"Gentlemen, it is easy for us to achieve temporary peace with Germany. As long as I order today to give up support to Britain and Russia, Hitler will pounce on us tomorrow to shake hands with us. But when our only remaining allies on the European continent fall, can the United States survive? Will other allies believe that we will not sell them for their own interests? When Hitler ruled Europe, integrates the industrial capabilities of Germany, Italy, France, Russia, Britain, etc., and then attacked us, who else can we expect to help us? Not to mention that Hitler recently found a very capable follower, Japan."

"Yes, we suffered setbacks in the Battle of Panama, but this is the most normal episode in the war process. The United States had the experience of being burned by Washington... This doesn't mean anything. At least the Japanese sunk the battleships Muo and Hiei in the Panama Canal are real. At least the Tiger tanks or other heavy equipment abandoned by the Germans on the Panama Beach were real. At least they also lost three aircraft carriers and a large number of aircraft. Our losses are indeed greater than those of the enemy, but our industrial capacity and economic potential are many times stronger than those of the enemy. In other words, we can afford to lose but the enemy cannot bear it continuously!"

"We want to build more warships, more aircraft, more tanks, more cannons. Our enemies have fought for four years or even more wars. They are already exhausted and out of breath. The potential of the United States has just begun to be realized. Each of us can contribute our own strength to the victory of the war. Victory depends not only on the efforts of millions of army and navy soldiers, but also on the unity and production of the entire American people. We will unswervingly support the two important allies of Britain and Russia. They are the first line of defense to resist axial invasion. Supporting them is to support ourselves."

"Gentlemen, isolationism is forever gone, and when the enemy burns the war to Hawaii, Panama, Puerto Rico, and even threatens to attack the United States, the room for compromise and good office is lost forever. We cannot be indifferent, numb, voluntary, forced, everyone in the United States is deeply involved in this war. We cannot be afraid or avoid the war, because it is not an ordinary war

Fighting, this is a total battle between freedom and dictatorship, light and darkness, democracy and totalitarianism, and it is a total battle that determines the global status of the United States and the fate of the century! If you don’t want to live in fear and tyranny, don’t want your family, and your descendants to live in slavery and shackles in the future, then please take out all your sweat, courage and even life to fight... This war only has the American nation that goes to death, and there are no Americans who live in vain!"

General King and Marshall stared at the congressional questioning scene and everyone stood up to applaud Roosevelt. The applause was thunderous and the atmosphere was touching. The members of the parliament were excited as if they were injected with chicken blood. They had forgotten that they were originally coming to hold accountable and kept applauding Roosevelt, believing that the president expressed the voice of most people, believing that the army and navy soldiers had done their best and unswervingly expressed their desire to carry out the war to the end. Not only did they agree to the request to increase the war allocation, but they also unanimously stated that the president would implement the great idea of ​​starting 24 aircraft carriers within one year.

General Kim and Marshall looked at each other, nodding at each other, further strengthening their determination and confidence to continue the war.

That night, Roosevelt made a national speech through the radio based on the residual heat of Congress’ inquiries:

"...We were attacked by the superior enemy in this battle. After bravely resisting and striking heavy blows to the enemy, we repelled their intention to further invasion. As the president and the supreme commander of the national armed forces, I frankly admit to all the American people that although the final results are still under statistics, the overall situation where our army suffered slightly more losses than the enemy is basically clear, and it is also clear that the Panama Canal was destroyed. There is no need to spread rumors, and there is no need to worry about it. This is not a failure, nor a catastrophic failure. This is just one of the major challenges we face."

"...The reason for this kind of war is not because our soldiers are not as brave as the enemy, not because their equipment is not as advanced as the enemy. On the contrary, our soldiers are braver than the enemy, and our equipment is more and better than the enemy. Some people may ask, why are we at a disadvantage for the time being? Because the United States' army has always been small, and its military expenditures are at the lowest level among major powers before the war, our national defense forces have always aimed at self-defense, and our soldiers have been recruited one after another after the war began. We have never tried to invade, plunder and conquer other countries like the Axis Group. They have made 20 years of careful preparations for this, accumulated a large number of elite troops and rich combat experience. When we use the national fiscal revenue to improve infrastructure, improve the overall welfare of the people, and improve the level of science and technology to benefit mankind, the enemy is frantically exploiting the people to make weapons.

When the enemy expands wantonly on the European and Asian continents, our soldiers have just entered the barracks to learn shooting and marching. The combat experience is what we lack the most. It is no shame to admit that we are not as good as our opponents in these fields, because we never have the ambition to conquer the world. However, this elite force has limited enemies and fewer battles. Their expansion has developed, and their continuous production capacity and mobilization potential are not as good as ours.

The enemy may be able to win some initiatives through sneak attacks and blitzkriegs, but they cannot change their fundamental strategic weaknesses. This war is not a sprint, a long-distance running, a marathon, and only then can we have victory and a future until the end! The Americans are learning about war in war, and are constantly accumulating experience in failure and improving their combat capabilities. I am delighted to see that the abilities we showed in this battle have made significant progress compared to those during the Pearl Harbor Incident! That time we only shot down more than 30 aircraft, and this time we not only shot down nearly 300 enemy aircraft but also sunk nearly 200,000 tons of warships.

I can clearly declare that the United States will use more power and greater determination to defeat the enemy. Every time the enemy builds an aircraft carrier, we will build 4, 6 or even 8 aircraft carriers to deal with it... We must use the number advantage to offset the quality advantage that the enemy has temporarily. When we are in war experience and combat effectiveness, their doomsday comes. I believe that this moment is not far away!"

Roosevelt's speech lasted until after 10 o'clock. After the speech, the hosts of major radio stations focused on the speech and answered the audience's questions. No one knew that at this time, Masato Tsukahara led a mobile fleet to bypass the Bermuda Islands and quietly rushed towards the east coast of the United States. All officers heard Roosevelt's speech on the radio.

"Sir, Roosevelt is so bragging that he can't help but shoot down 300 of us. We only have so many planes in total!" Kuroku Ryunosuke smiled, "It can also deceive ordinary people who don't know how to behave. I guess the insiders have long sneered at it."

"We will be able to drop bombs on the Americans soon. I don't know when they will be better than us in experience. I'm looking forward to such a day." Genda Shi laughed, "I don't know what their reaction will be after dropping the bombs on the Americans?"

"Modify the combat target." Tsukahara did not laugh, but instead looked very cold.

"Sir?!"

“Cancel attacks on Norfolk naval bases and shipyards and change the target to New York.”

"Why is this?" asked the others in confusion. "Roosevelt just said that he wanted to build a large warship to deal with us. Destroying this base would help slow down the Americans."

"No!" Tsukahara shook his head, "If he hadn't made this speech, it would be a good move for us to attack the naval base and shipyard, but now that he has said that he wants to build a naval force, the situation will change, and it is more advantageous to attack New York."

Everyone didn't understand the truth: Isn't it because the enemy wants to do what we have to oppose what we have to do?

"You don't understand politicians and American politics..." Tsukahara explained, "If we do this, he will add fuel to the fire tomorrow: the enemy is afraid of our idea of ​​building warships, so he will desperately destroy our industrial capabilities; and then after two days of restoration, we can brag again, and we have defeated the enemy's attempt to destroy."

"Are you so shameless?"

“There is no lower limit for politicians.”

"But sir, didn't you initially oppose the attack on New York? Didn't it say it would arouse the anger of the American people?"

"Their anger has been aroused." Tsukahara pointed to the broadcast. "Now we have to use bombs to calm them down. Words and slogans cannot replace the essence. The US government is far from protecting its own people. The enthusiasm of democratic countries is easily incited and changed."

Everyone didn't understand the truth.

"There is one thing that the German head of state and Chief Hori Teiki's view is consistent: from a purely military perspective, attacking the east coast of the United States will not have much impact. Even if we drop dozens of tons of bombs in Norfolk, it will probably delay the Americans by 1-2 months. Such a large-scale strategic air strike on Germany has not changed Germany's industrial capacity and war potential. But through bombing, we can allow the United States to distribute its forces for national defense. For every additional anti-aircraft gun and an aircraft for national patrol, he will reduce the military strength that can be sent to foreign operations." Tsukahara explained patiently, "Think about it, the United States has such a large land area. If it wants to reach Germany's current air defense level, how much industrial resources and military strength they have to consume."

"And if the promises made by the US government cannot effectively protect its people, the politicians will go bankrupt. After all, the emotions that are stirred up come and go quickly!"

Kusatar Ryunosuke nodded: "Turn, we are going to New York..." (To be continued.)

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Chapter completed!