The Rise of the Third Reich

Eastern Time, the morning of July 1, 1944.

Washington, White House.

Colonel Caton opened the door, placed a glass of water and a few pills on President Roosevelt's desk, and walked out quickly without daring to take a breath. Ever since the news came that Germany had an atomic bomb, the presidential aide, who had worked in the White House for eleven years, felt out of breath all the time, and the closer he got to President Roosevelt, the more obvious this feeling became.

When he walked out of the Oval Office, he couldn't help but look back. Looking at the president who was obviously much older and haggard than he was in May, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Why was President Roosevelt so unlucky?

First, Germany had the atomic bomb, then Europe wanted to establish the United States, and also filed a huge war claim of 500 billion Euromarks. Today, there was news that the Japanese combined fleet was deployed.

Obviously, Japan is being driven by Germany and is preparing to fight the United States to the death in the Hawaiian Islands!

The United States is now in a dilemma... If Germany had not built an atomic bomb, then a decisive battle with Japan in the Hawaiian Islands would not be a big deal. Even if Germany desperately tries to capture one or two Caribbean islands where long-range bombers can be deployed, the United States can continue to fight a protracted war.

With the air defense capabilities currently possessed by the United States, it is simply a fantasy for Germany to rely on strategic bombing to force the United States to sue for peace. Even if all of Germany's bombers were lost, America's industrial strength would not even be scratched.

But Germany now has the atomic bomb!

If one is lost in New York, it will cause irreparable consequences! If Germany has 10 or 20, then the history of the United States of America may end!

So the Caribbean islands are now the absolute defense circle of the United States, and the Hawaiian Islands...

In fact, after Germany acquired the atomic bomb, although the United States launched a round of attacks on Japan and oil fields in Southeast Asia, it also greatly intensified its maritime operations to break diplomatic relations, and it was likely to cut off Japan's maritime trade.

But Colonel Caton could still sense Roosevelt's true intention. The president actually wanted to use war to promote peace.

As long as Japan is willing to withdraw from the Hawaiian Islands, the United States is willing to withdraw from Australia and New Zealand... This time it is true!

Even if Congress impeaches Roosevelt and removes him from office, he will still fight for the survival of the United States of America.

However, Japan not only failed to respond to Hopkins' request for renewed peace talks through Rome, but instead sent out the main force of the combined fleet anchored in Danguan Bay on Etorofu Island.

It seems that Japan is unwilling to give up the Hawaiian Islands...

So can the United States back down on the Hawaiian Islands? This decision is obviously not easy to make.

“Three hours ago, the Sunderland ‘Shot’ seaplane belonging to the Soviet Air Force, which took off from the Kamchatka Peninsula, reconnoitred the Danguan Bay of Etoru Island again and confirmed that the main force of the Japanese combined fleet had all left.

In addition, our submarines deployed in the waters south of the Southern Kuril Islands also discovered the Japanese fleet sailing southeast again. According to submarine reconnaissance, the fleet has at least 10 battleships and 10 aircraft carriers. "

After Colonel Catton left, William Leahy reported the newly received notification from the Soviet Union and the discovery of the Pacific Fleet to the frustrated President Roosevelt.

"Is there anything else besides these?"

William Leahy shook his head: "Admiral Halsey and Admiral Spruance have deployed 11 'Essex' class aircraft carriers, 10 'Independence' class aircraft carriers and more than 1,200 commonly used carriers. aircraft, preparing to attack the Japanese fleet on Midway Island. In addition, there will be a concentration of about 60 P47D fighters on Midway Island... These aircraft have excellent performance and can also carry bombs. "

There is indeed nothing wrong with fighting an aviation war. It may be able to severely damage Japan's aircraft carrier formation, but the United States will not suffer losses. If Japan withstands the loss of its aircraft carriers and does not retreat and continues to attack Midway, what will the U.S. military do?

"With 21 aircraft carriers and more than 1,200 aircraft, the advantage is on our side." Secretary of State Cordell Hull said at this time, "As long as the Japanese army is defeated at Midway Island, peace is expected to be achieved. And Japan is about to invade the Soviet Far East. …”

"Soon?" Roosevelt frowned and asked, "Is this what Litvinov said?"

It is an open secret that Japan will soon attack the Soviet Far East, but when it will happen soon is a question.

"Yes, they will attack in July." Secretary Hull replied. "The Soviets have a fairly complete and reliable intelligence network in Manchuria, so the information they have is also very accurate."

Roosevelt's brows furrowed tightly, as if he was thinking hard about a countermeasure, "What is Stalin going to do? Will he cede the Far East to Japan?"

"This is impossible," Hull said. "If Stalin did this, his rule would soon collapse, and Empress Olga would become the sole master of Russia."

This is a matter of justice! The European unification route that Belarus is currently taking is both detrimental and helpful to the Russian nation. If Stalin dares to cede the Far East, it will only cause losses without compensation to the Russian nation, and he and the Bolsheviks will be abandoned immediately.

Moreover, the Soviet Bolshevik Party's control over the Red Army is no longer as tight as before. If Stalin really orders the cession of the Far East, the Red Army's Far Eastern Front is likely to defect to Petrograd.

"So what is Stalin going to do?" Roosevelt asked.

"Representatives of the Soviet Union are still negotiating secretly with Japan," Hull said. "At the same time, they are also negotiating with Belarus?"

"Negotiate with White Russia?" Roosevelt was a little surprised.

"Yes," Hull said. "According to the news from Rome, Belarus and the Soviet Union may use the Ural Mountains as the boundary, with Russia in the west and the Soviet Union in the east. In this way, the Soviet Union can concentrate its efforts on Japan..."

"Oh." Roosevelt seemed thoughtful, "Did the Germans acquiesce?"

"It should be," Hull said. "It won't hurt them."

"But another bad news for us!" Roosevelt sighed.

Once the war between Belarus and the Soviet Union ends, they can send troops to follow Germany and invade America!

"It's not all bad news." Chief of Naval Operations Ernest King suddenly interjected, "Mr. President, don't forget that the Soviet Union also has a Pacific Fleet."

"Soviet Pacific Fleet?"

"They have 2 Langkstadt-class battlecruisers and 3 Gangut-class battleships, as well as hundreds of submarines!"

Because Leningrad became Petrograd and the situation on the Soviet Union's Western Front took a turn for the worse, most of the ships of the Northern Fleet (the main force of the Soviet Red Navy) were transferred to the Pacific Fleet via the Atlantic-Panama-Pacific route, or from the Arctic Ocean route. Home port of Vladivostok.

"But that's just an existing fleet," Roosevelt said.

"As long as they can break out of the Sea of ​​Japan and enter the Pacific, they will no longer exist as a fleet." Ernest King said to Roosevelt. "Originally, the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet has been stationed on Etoru Island in the Southern Kuril Islands. The Soviet Pacific Fleet has no basis at all. We can’t get out, but now the main force of the Japanese combined fleet has left.”

The Soviet Pacific Fleet, consisting of 2 Kronshtadt-class ships, 3 Gangut-class ships, plus a few heavy cruisers, destroyers, and more than 100 submarines, is a powerful maritime force wherever it goes.

However, this maritime force unfortunately encountered the Japanese combined fleet, and its home port was still located in Vladivostok, which was double blockaded by the Japanese Archipelago and the Kuril Islands. The fleet must sail more than 900 nautical miles before it can break through the waters near the Kuril Islands and enter the vast Pacific Ocean.

"Will the Japanese planes deployed in Hokkaido sink them all?" Roosevelt asked, rubbing his temples.

"This is not necessarily true," Ernest King counted on his fingers for Roosevelt, "if the Soviet Pacific Fleet does not take the anti-submarine route, but takes a straight line north along the Soviet Far East coastline, bypassing Sakhalin Island, and then southeast Passing through the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, sailing 1,500 nautical miles can break through the Northern Kuril Islands and enter the Pacific Ocean at a speed of 16 knots. However, the Japanese may not necessarily leave Vladivostok in the Soviet Pacific Fleet. Immediately bomb the Tok, because Japan and the Soviet Union are not at war now, and if the Soviet fleet goes north along the coastline, it can also get cover from shore-based aircraft, and the Japanese Navy and Army Air Force do not have many aircraft on South Sakhalin Island.

Moreover, the Japanese may not immediately judge that the purpose of the Soviet Pacific Fleet heading north is to suddenly reach the Pacific Ocean, because they may also go to the Nikolayevsk Port on the lower reaches of the Amur River to avoid possible Japanese attacks. Once the Soviet fleet enters the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, it will be difficult for Japan to monitor it. This will give the Soviet Pacific Fleet the opportunity to use the cover of night to break into the Pacific. I think... if the time calculation is more accurate, the Soviets can completely break into the Pacific when Midway starts the air war!

Once the Soviet Pacific Fleet breaks into the Pacific and Japan loses the Midway air battle, Japan will most likely choose to negotiate a peace with us and withdraw from the Hawaiian Islands. At least... the Japanese combined fleet no longer dares to fight us in a fleet battle. "

The Soviet Pacific Fleet is dead inside the port of Vladivostok, but it will be alive once it emerges! If the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet "makes money" with the United States at Midway Island, then the Soviet Union's five battleships/battlecruisers plus the remaining battleships and aircraft carriers of the U.S. Pacific Fleet will become the dominant force in the Pacific.

Roosevelt thought for a while and asked: "What if the Japanese insist on fighting us to the end?"

Ernest King and William Leahy looked at each other, and Leahy whispered: "Mr. President, in fact, we can discuss the issue of war compensation and the return of British and French assets in the United States with the United States of Europe."