"Mr. President, the latest news, the USS Enterprise was sunk, and the same is true for the USS Lexington aircraft carrier..." An officer came over and conveyed the latest news about Pearl Harbor.

From the beginning, the news was very chaotic, and some rumors claimed that the Japanese had landed in Pearl Harbor, which scared senior officials in Washington to worry about the safety of San Francisco.

But later it turned out that it was just a rumor. However, it was certain that the Japanese attacked the port, and it was unquestionable that the American Pacific Fleet suffered this time.

"Two aircraft carriers were sunk? We were half of our troops on the Pacific battlefield." A naval general looked at Roosevelt and spoke.

Roosevelt's face looked very ugly. Because he lost the advantages of the Pacific Fleet, the US Navy's combat deployment against Japan was completely useless.

Originally, at least the seemingly impregnable areas of the Philippines, Malaya and other areas, the defense immediately became vulnerable.

The Japanese are likely, or are already deploying their own forces to these areas. The United States has to face so many difficulties that it has given Roosevelt a headache.

"The specific losses have not been summarized yet. If we can find the Japanese fleet halfway, we may be able to fight back..." The navy general looked at Roosevelt and spoke.

Now Roosevelt has no time to intercept the Japanese fleet, attack and kill the Japanese warships to avenge his fleet.

What he is concerned about now is that if the Japanese have the advantage in the Western Pacific, then will the Philippines and Southeast Asia all become the sphere of influence of the Japanese?

Once the United States loses some of its rubber production areas, coupled with the oil and other materials obtained by Japan, will the United States still have the ability to win a protracted Pacific War?

God bless them, God bless them to win this war and allow the United States to continue to exist as a world power.

"Sir! The latest news... The USS Saratoga was sunk, and the Japanese seemed to be targeting our aircraft carrier..." Another officer walked in and reported the latest situation in Pearl Harbor.

At this time, let alone intercepting the Japanese fleet, praying for losses to end here may be what the top leaders of the United States should do the most.

"Three aircraft carriers were sunk, and our advantage in the Pacific Ocean was gone. Now we need to think about what to do with the garrison in the Philippines!" Roosevelt was not in the mood to care about the Japanese fleet. What he was worried about was the hundreds of thousands of US troops throughout Southeast Asia.

Losing the naval advantage, whether they can retreat safely is now a serious problem.

But this was just the beginning. The officer who came to report had not reported everything he knew: "Mr. President..."

He screamed weakly, interrupted Roosevelt's words, spoke embarrassedly, and continued: "The Pennsylvania battleship was sunk, and the California was also sunk..."

Including the battleships Arizona and the West Virginia that everyone has known for a long time, four battleships in the United States have been sunk!

When Roosevelt heard the news, he felt dizzy when he sat in a wheelchair. Because the news he heard was almost equivalent to "the Pacific Fleet is over."

It is a pity that he doesn't know yet. In fact, the US Pacific Fleet is really over, and he doesn't even have a main warship left.

Looking at the several US Navy generals around him, Roosevelt's eyes were full of anger: "How did you assure me? Say the Pacific Fleet is foolproof?"

He tapped his wheelchair armrest with his fingers and scolded: "Now our loss is enough to be the heaviest loss in American history!"

In fact, the words he used were still too elegant, because at this time, the battleship Colorado that had persisted until the end had lost any need for rescue.

The entire Hawaii was burning, and the oil depot explosion destroyed nearby mountains and forests, causing the fire to spread to various places in one breath.

Including field airports, command centers, and even threatened areas such as Honolulu. What's more fatal is that the port is also burning, and explosions fill almost all places.

The huge warship is now only left with its capsized hull and is exposed on the water surface, and the warship that has directly sunk is only left with masts and other things.

The heavy steel plates built to defend against enemy shells have now become abominable obstacles to trapping one's own people.

The thick iron door could not be opened due to the huge water pressure, and the twisted steel plates were like cages, imprisoning the sailors inside.

Without any rescue or help, these sailors trapped in the warship could only watch the sea water penetrated into their cabins little by little, swallowing up their originally not much air.

And in the burning harbor, the last cruiser was leaving the port dock little by little.

Standing on the side of the ship, General Kimmel looked at the sunken warship and the explosive warehouse in the distance without saying a word, following the battleship under his feet.

The U.S. fleet lost two cruisers, seven battleships, and four aircraft carriers sunk.

If the lost planes are included, almost the entire Pacific Fleet has been annihilated by Japan's sneak attacks.

The power of the naval aviation was reflected, and its huge destructive power made Yamamoto Izuru who was on his way back to the voyage extremely excited.

For the Japanese, the Americans are finished! The United States, which has lost its Pacific Fleet, no longer has the ability to prevent the Japanese army from expanding.

The Japanese army will head south from southern China and invade Southeast Asia such as Lao Guo, Myanmar, and other Southeast Asian regions.

After the annexation of this place, Japan has a large area of ​​rubber production bases that can feed back local industrial production.

At the same time, based in Northeast China, which owns coal mines, and with iron ore mining in Anshan, Japan has most of the strategic materials.

If we include the mass-produced oil in Southeast Asia and other regions of the Philippines, Japan has actually no obvious shortcomings in the military industry!

Now, the initiative to achieve all this in front of you is in the hands of the Japanese Empire itself!

As long as the Japanese Navy can complete the established combat plan to seize Midway Island, the United States will face Japan's impoverished defense.
Chapter completed!