Age of Conquest Reborn

Tang Qiuli turned around and asked: "Yuhe, is there an emergency?" Before coming to the hospital, he had already told Zhao Yuhe that Zhao Yuhe would never have gone to the hospital without our special situation.

Come on, interrupt your conversation with Chutian!

Zhao Yuhe replied: "It's not a particularly urgent situation. I just received a report from the Intelligence Department about the US military. On June 21, the US Second Army was under the command of its commander, Lieutenant General Harrison.

Next, we set off from the assembly area in Los Angeles and headed for the battlefield in the Hawaiian Islands. The total strength of this group is about 140,000 people. The specific unit number is unknown, and intelligence is continuing to be collected!"

"I took a look and thought that this would have a great impact on the situation on the Eastern Pacific battlefield, so I hurriedly showed it to the division commander so that the division commander could make an accurate judgment on the next change in the situation on the Pacific battlefield.

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Tang Qiuli took the telegram, read it carefully, and said thoughtfully: "The Americans realized the threat and finally used the greatest strength they could at present. However, Yuhe, the Second Army, was

From what we know about the establishment of the US military, it seems that there has never been one before. A second army with a strength of 140,000 troops emerged from there and ordered the Intelligence Department to quickly find out the matter!"

Zhao Yuhe replied: "Yes, division commander. Also, just two days before the Second Army of the U.S. Army went to the Hawaiian Islands battlefield, the U.S. Congress passed the Declaration of War Act against Japan and formally declared war on Japan. Can it be considered that the United States

Has it been officially transferred to the wartime system?"

Tang Qiuli said with a sarcastic sneer: "It has been more than twenty days since the Pacific War broke out. Japan officially declared war on the United States on June 5, but the Americans delayed it for more than two weeks before officially declaring war on Japan.

By declaring war, the United States is obviously forced to respond to the war, showing its passivity, and will become the laughing stock of the world. Even if the United States enters a wartime system, it will still be unable to curb the Japanese offensive momentum in a short period of time."

"The Second Army has a strange origin. If it can withstand the Japanese attack on the Hawaiian Islands battlefield and stabilize the situation in the Eastern Pacific battlefield, the situation in the Eastern Pacific battlefield will fall into a stalemate for a long time. Otherwise, the Americans will

When we are forced to carry out homeland defense, we should realize that the elite troops of the US military are all on the European battlefield, and the German attack is quite fierce. The British and American coalition forces are under great pressure, and it will not be easy for the US military to withdraw from the European battlefield."

"Yesterday, didn't you see the war situation report sent by the German General Staff? The German army is preparing to cross the English Channel and attack the British mainland. Therefore, the American Second Army is the key to affecting the Eastern Pacific battlefield.

Yu He, order Yu Deshui, Director of the Intelligence Department, to find out the details of this second group army no matter what means or methods are used so that we can make the next action plan!"

After talking about official matters, Zhao Yuhe walked to Chu Tian's bed and asked with concern: "Captain Chu, your injury is recovering very quickly. Recuperate in peace, the division commander is also looking forward to your early discharge from the hospital!"

Chu Tian smiled and replied: "Thank you Chief of Staff for your concern. To be honest, the doctor and Murong Xue did not let me get out of bed. According to my own wishes, I can just leave the hospital now. I have been lying in the hospital for more than ten days, and my bones are all broken."

I’m so sore and even more tired than training!”

Murong Xue, who was on the side, shouted that she was wronged, "Commander, Chief of Staff, listen, it's the doctor who doesn't allow you to get out of bed and move around, not me! Besides, the wounds haven't fully healed yet, can you get out of bed and move around?"

Tang Qiuli and Zhao Yuhe laughed, and Tang Qiuli said: "Chutian, don't even think about being discharged from the hospital. If you don't stay in the hospital for a few months, even if the doctor agrees to discharge you, I won't approve it!"

Chu Tian grimaced and muttered: "Sir, isn't this going to kill me? In a few months, my God, I've killed people!"

On June 24, the U.S. Second Army, after four days of rough seas, could finally see the outline of the Hawaiian Islands. Commander Lieutenant General Harrison stood on the newly formed Pacific Fleet flagship "McKin"

On the deck of the heavy cruiser, looking at the increasingly clear land line in the field of vision, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Starting on the 21st, as soon as he entered the vast sea, Lieutenant General Harrison began to be wary. Although there were more than 60 warships in the Pacific Fleet, including three aircraft carriers, the escort force was not insignificant, but Lieutenant General Harrison

The general had no confidence in his heart. Looking around at the situation, the Japanese had already occupied several important islands. Japanese land-based aircraft could carry out air strikes against the sailing formations at any time!

If it were just the Pacific Fleet, Lieutenant General Harrison wouldn't be so worried. There are nearly a thousand troop carriers in the formation, the 9th and 10th mechanized infantry divisions of the first echelon of the Second Army, and the 3rd and 10th Marine Corps.

The fifth division, with more than 80,000 people in four divisions, are all on board the ship. With the current strength of the Pacific Fleet, it is simply impossible to provide effective air cover for all troop transport ships!

If a troop transport ship was sunk by Japanese bombers, seven to eight hundred soldiers would be buried in the sea. Therefore, after the troops set off, Harrison ordered the Third and Sixth Air Forces of the Air Force in the name of the commander.

All the land-based fighter wings entered a state of special combat readiness, and the fleet was ordered to maintain a state of first-level combat readiness. Lieutenant General Harrison spent more than four days at sea in a state of continuous insomnia!

The new commander of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet, Lieutenant General Fullwood, was very dissatisfied with Lieutenant General Harrison's neurotic and out-of-control behavior. In his heart, he still looked down on him vaguely. However, the Pacific Fleet is currently under the Third

The Second Army was commanded by Lieutenant General Harrison, who was still his superior. In order to reassure the Commander, Lieutenant General Fulwood ordered carrier-based aircraft to conduct uninterrupted aerial reconnaissance.

To be fair, Lieutenant General Fullwood, who had fought to the death with the German Navy's submarine "Wolf Pack" force on the Atlantic battlefield, did not believe that the Japanese naval fleet could have much combat power. The former Pacific Fleet was completely annihilated.

In the view of the Lieutenant General, it was largely caused by sneak attacks. Whether it was the Battle of Pearl Harbor or the Battle of Midway, neither was a decisive frontal battle.

Germany, known as the number one military power in Europe, has never had a decent naval battle with its navy on the Atlantic battlefield. In other words, the Germans do not have a decent fleet so far, even though the German army is very powerful.

Can Japan in Asia still have a decent fleet?

Lieutenant General Fullwood walked out of the command module and came to the deck, looking at the calm sea, a few seagulls flying freely, the cloudless sky, and occasionally a few white clouds drifting by, looking at the frowning and worried man

Lieutenant General Harrison,

Lieutenant General Fulwood felt it was necessary to give the commander some confidence and comforted him: "Your Excellency, Commander, there is no need to worry too much. If the Japanese navy has strong combat power, it should appear on our way to the Hawaiian Islands."

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"Our fleet has more than 200 carrier-based aircraft, which can provide safe air cover for the formation. The Japanese fleet did not appear, which shows that they do not dare to engage in a head-on battle with the Pacific Fleet!"

Lieutenant General Harrison was not so optimistic. If it was true as Lieutenant General Fullwood said, how could he explain the annihilation of the former Pacific Fleet? The Japanese fleet must be hiding somewhere, waiting for opportunities, and

The situation on the battlefield in the Hawaiian Islands is even more worrying. The 1st and 4th Marine Divisions have been compressed by the Japanese Seventh Army at the easternmost tip of Hawaiian Island.

The two Marine divisions, with less than four regiments left, stubbornly held on to a position with a radius of no more than a hundred square kilometers. In such a large area, they had to serve as the first echelon of the Second Group Army.

The division has more than 80,000 troops and is the only landing site.

Moreover, the conditions at this landing site were extremely harsh. The landing craft could not reach the shore at all. The soldiers had to disembark more than 2,000 meters away from the land and wade through almost bottomless water to land. One can imagine the difficulty involved.

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He looked at the confident Vice Admiral and reminded: "General, I don't think the Japanese fleet has the ability to attack us. It's just that they think they don't have fighter planes. General, don't underestimate the enemy. I'm at the Army Staff Department."

While working, I also had a general understanding of the situation of the Japanese naval fleet. General, when my troops begin to land, all the fleet's fighter planes must provide strong air cover!"

Vice Admiral Fullwood replied disapprovingly: "That's natural. The task of the fleet is to ensure that the infantry land on Hawaii Island." If he wanted to say something else, a communications staff officer came over in a hurry and "reported to the commander."

Your Excellency, I received a telegram from Brigadier General Holman, commander of the 1st Marine Division on Hawaii Island, that there will be no large-scale fighting today and the troops can land as planned!"

Lieutenant General Harrison ordered: "The troops began to land according to the original plan. The order of landing was: the 9th and 10th Mechanized Infantry Divisions were the first wave, and the 3rd and 5th Marine Divisions were the second wave.

, the group army headquarters followed the first echelon ashore! Order the troops on the island to closely monitor the Japanese targets. During the landing of the troops, no matter whether they encounter a fierce attack by the Japanese army, they must also defend the landing site!"

Then, looking at Vice Admiral Fullwood, he said: "General, your plane will take off immediately and be on alert for the landing force. I don't know why, such a quiet battlefield, compared with the fierce battles of the past few days, is so quiet."

It makes me even more uneasy, and this is just the beginning!"

On the other side of Hawaii Island, the commander of the Japanese Seventh Army, Lieutenant General Nakano Yoshiki, put down the phone. A trace of bloody excitement flashed in his eyes. Behind him stood seven or eight Japanese division commanders.

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(To be continued)