Age of Rebirth

President Franklin Roosevelt was in a deep sleep and was awakened by the secretary on duty. This political strongman who was in his 40s but inexplicably contracted polio had to sit in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. For the future and destiny of the United States, Work hard and plan strategies.

Ever since he lost the ability to act independently, Mr. President's sleeping condition has been extremely bad. For him at night, it is a painful torture. He can't fall asleep without taking sleeping pills.

Shaking the wheelchair, when he reached the living room, Roosevelt's head was still groggy, and the effect of the sleeping pills was still onset. To be honest, he was extremely disgusted by the late-night call. In one night, he was able to sleep peacefully for a few days. Hours, for Mr. President, is the greatest happiness. Now, the happiness that was finally obtained has been interrupted violently. In all fairness, anyone who is awakened from a deep sleep cannot be in a good mood.

Roosevelt resisted the irritability and unhappiness in his heart, picked up the phone, "I am Roosevelt, who are you? Is there any urgent business?" Mr. President's tone was full of impatience.

It was Admiral Jeffrey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who called, "Mr. President, this is Jeffrey, and I want to report an unfortunate news to you. The Combat Duty Room of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has just received Commander Vice Admiral Nimitz's urgent telegram, just an hour ago, the Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, where the Pacific Fleet is stationed!" [

In Admiral Jeffrey's tone, there was panic and panic that could not be concealed, "What?" Roosevelt exclaimed, his heart was shocked, his haggard face instantly turned pale, and the phone receiver It slipped from his hand suddenly, and the president's brain went blank in an instant, and his thinking stopped functioning.The whole person stayed in the wheelchair.

On the other end of the phone, Admiral Jeffrey, who didn't know what happened, shouted loudly: "Mr. President! Mr. President! Are you listening?"

Right next to Roosevelt, the secretary who was ready to accept orders at any time, for some reason, His Excellency's complexion was as ugly as dead ashes. He picked up the phone and handed it to Roosevelt. "Mr. President, your phone number!"

Roosevelt suddenly had a cold war, and the three souls and six souls returned to their original positions. He woke up from the petrified state, grabbed the phone, and almost shouted and asked: "Jeffrey, what is the specific situation of Pearl Harbor? What about the fleet losses? What about the [-]st and [-]rd Marine Divisions assembled at Hawaii? I want to know everything!"

Questions like a cannonball were thrown at Admiral Jeffrey.Poor Your Excellency General, you don't know much more than others.Nimitz sent a telegram, the content of which was unreasonably simple, "At [-]:[-] am today, the Pearl Harbor base was suddenly attacked by the Japanese navy, and the harbor was on fire. All the warships of the Pacific Fleet are fighting fiercely with the Japanese navy! "

Regarding these circumstances, the Operations Department of the Joint Chiefs of Staff sent telegrams to Nimitz several times to inquire about the specific situation.However, there was still no reply. The questions asked by His Excellency the President are what Admiral Jeffrey urgently needs to know, "Unfortunately, Mr. President. The situation at Pearl Harbor is unknown, and the Operations Department of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is trying to communicate with the Pacific Fleet. Contact, if there is an update, I will report to you immediately!"

Roosevelt would suddenly become furious and shout loudly: "What? The situation is unknown! What are you doing at the Joint Chiefs of Staff? Didn't you get any news before the Japanese launched a despicable sneak attack? Also, ISI and OSS, what are they doing?"

Admiral Jeffrey, I understand the feelings of the President. Hawaii, as the first batch of troops to reinforce the South Pacific battlefield, and the Pacific Fleet, as the core force to strengthen the defense of the Luzon Island campaign, were already ready to go, but they were suddenly attacked. The attack, without Nimitz's report, Admiral Jeffrey can imagine that Hawaii, which has no defense at all, will become a slaughterhouse for the Japanese to massacre American soldiers and warships!

Facing the fury of the President, General Jeffrey explained without confidence: "Mr. President, six hours ago, our embassy in the Republic of China received a report from the intelligence department of the Chinese government. The content of the report is Remind us to pay attention to the upcoming sneak attack on the Pearl Harbor Naval Base by the Japanese Navy Task Force."

Upon hearing this, Roosevelt asked furiously: "What measures have we taken?" In his view, the Japanese had already received a warning six hours before their despicable sneak attack, and the Pacific Fleet had time to calm down. He didn't understand why he was still attacked!

measure?Admiral Jeffrey smiled wryly, and replied bitterly: "Mr. President, the embassy transferred the Chinese intelligence to the Naval Office of Strategic Intelligence at the first time, but the Intelligence Analysis Center of the Office of Strategic Intelligence did not I don’t believe the Chinese’s warning, I think it’s nonsense, and the naval observation posts all over the islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean have not found any movements of the Japanese naval fleet.”

"Therefore, the Intelligence Analysis Center of the Strategic Intelligence Agency listed this information as the least valuable e-level information, put it on the shelf, and did not report it to the Department of the Navy, or the Operations Department of the Mobile Joint Chiefs of Staff. The tragedy happened. Mr. President, This is the process I just investigated!"

President Roosevelt almost fainted from anger. What kind of idiots are there in the US Navy?This is intelligence of a strategic nature. Based on the principle of intelligence processing, it is better to believe it than to trust it. Moreover, in the South Pacific, the US military and Japanese soldiers have already fought bloody battles. How could it be impossible for the Japanese navy to sneak attack? Pacific Fleet?

Roosevelt suppressed the blood in his throat, and said with a murderous tone in his tone: "Jeffrey, as the commander-in-chief of the United States, I issue the following order. The Strategic Intelligence Agency immediately detained all the naval officers in the intelligence analysis center on charges of dereliction of duty, and screened them one by one. I suspect that there are Japanese spies lurking among them. Regardless of whether there is conclusive evidence, as long as there is any doubt, it will be dealt with severely! Tell the military Judges, I will kill 1"

Admiral Jeffrey suddenly had a cold war, and a chill came from the bottom of his heart. Your Excellency, the President, has already launched a murderous plan. Someone in the Naval Strategic Intelligence Office is going to be unlucky. Regardless of whether there are Japanese spies or not, the President will use it. A few heads came to sacrifice the flag to show the determination to fight against Japan.

Roosevelt went on to say: "Convey my order, all heads of military departments, four hours later, go to the White House for a meeting to study the countermeasures of Pearl Harbor. During the meeting, I need to know the specific situation of Pearl Harbor, otherwise, there will be many positions. Substitution, you should understand what I mean!"

Admiral Jeffrey certainly understands that if he still can't tell the situation on the battlefield in the meeting four hours later, the position of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will bear the brunt of the replacement, that is, he will leave the United States in despair. The beginning of the center.

After putting down the phone, Roosevelt sat motionless in the wheelchair, looking through the thick curtains, looking at the sunshine seeping in from outside. In Washington in June, the climate was pleasant, the sun was rising, and thousands of rays warmed the earth, but Roosevelt In my heart, it was as cold as winter.

He didn't feel sleepy at all, his thoughts were flying around in a mess, and he couldn't concentrate at all. The secretary walked lightly to the landing and wanted to open the curtain. Roosevelt waved silently, and the secretary quietly withdrew. In the huge room, He was the only one left, and he seemed more and more empty and deserted. [

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor dealt him a much greater blow than the Japanese attack on the islands in the South Pacific. The location of Hawaii is too close to the west coast of the United States. If the Japanese use this as their forward base, the land-based aircraft The combat radius covers almost all important cities on the west coast of the United States. If Hawaii falls into the hands of the Japanese, it is like putting a gun on the forehead of the Americans!

When the Japanese planes dropped deadly bombs over the cities of the mainland United States, Americans who had not experienced the baptism of war for many years, in World War I, did not drop a single bomb on the mainland, facing the Japanese planes, What will be the reaction?

Also, the United States, which is used to fighting at other people's doorsteps, is now being beaten at the doorstep by the Japanese. Whether it is panic or excitement, Roosevelt can accurately judge which reaction it is, and fighting at home is completely different from fighting overseas. two concepts.

Just after I was in Congress and passed the national general mobilization order, the members of the two houses were very determined to fight against the Japanese. However, the reaction of the people made President Roosevelt feel cold. The opinion polls of major newspapers were almost 90.00% All the respondents above are opposed to this war away from the United States. Can such a bad national psychology resist the Japanese attack?

In this way, Roosevelt closed himself behind a thick curtain and thought hard about various outcomes. He was under great pressure for the war that the United States had to fight. Moreover, the war in Europe was not going well. For the Germans, the end of the war is far away, and the loss of the US military has greatly exceeded the original estimate.

Now that the Japanese are at their doorstep again, the United States has no choice but to embark on the road of fighting two large-scale wars at the same time. No matter how strong the national power is, it is difficult to support such consumption for a long time. Roosevelt even had a strange feeling that the United States His national power is weakening little by little, just like his own energy, slowly losing.

At around eight o'clock in the morning on June [-]th, Tang Qiuli, who had had a good night's sleep, came to the division headquarters full of energy. As soon as he entered the office, Yu Deshui and Bai Luoyu were already waiting here with tired faces. .

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