Under careful preparation, Wesley would not give the other party a chance, even if the chance to escape would not be left behind. It was rare for the enemy to gather their main forces together. If he did not destroy them, he would be letting down their cooperation.
"Alert, there's an enemy submarine." The flagship's alarm was completely shrill. Wesley still sat where he was, not paying the slightest attention. In the flagship command room, everyone looked nervously at Wesley.
Wesley said evenly, "The sub is inside the formation?"
"Uh, nothing else was found in the periphery," a communications staff officer said.
"Oh, it was found on the periphery. Then why are you so panicked? Our formation is not only for air defense, but also for anti-submarine warfare. The enemy submarines found on the periphery must have been discovered by destroyers patrolling. Isn't that normal? The enemy is not a fool. Their submarine troops must spread out to find our fleet's main force and cooperate with the aircraft to find it."
"Yes." Everyone in the command room expressed their understanding. Wesley shook his head. These guys were good when they were training, but they were nervous when they went to the battlefield. Forget it. I'm in charge of the air force. Let them do it themselves.
In the distance, Japan's fleet was being slaughtered. More than 500 fighter jets, most of which carried air bombs and torpedoes, swarmed toward the behemoth on the surface of the sea. Under the bombardment, the six aircraft carriers of Japan's fleet began to fall silent. However, the American military also suffered losses. Although the enemy's air defense firepower was not dense, it was inevitable that some of them would be shot down. Most of the American pilots had parachuted down, and they could wait here for rescue.
The first wave of attacks crippled the Japanese fleet, and at this time the second wave arrived, and the first wave of aircraft began to return. Wesley looked at the battle report and smiled, then ordered, "Order the submarine force to be ready and start to approach the enemy fleet. After the second wave of attacks, let them hunt freely. Intercept the fleet and let the destroyers go over and bring back our fallen pilots."
The naval battle lasted for about three hours, but the two fleets did not even see each other before it ended. Basically, it was all planes fighting, and the losses were negligible. Wesley was now relieved, but the other party's submarine force must still be there. He could not be careless about this. Destroyers needed to increase their patrols, and at the same time, Grand Fleet did not need to continue maintaining it.
The next day Wesley called a fleet meeting. "Order the four heavy carriers to return to the Atlantic Fleet and provide them with escorts. The enemy's submarines have not all appeared yet, and their submarines will be more careful. Let our submarine forces hunt them. Destroyers pay attention to anti-submarine patrols."
"Orders, four World War I battleships are deployed on Guam, responsible for protecting the material transit station there, and are assigned to four heavy patrols. The remaining fleet is divided into two, forming a new task force, ready for the next battle, and now Japan is in front of us, we can fight however we want."
After the naval battle, Wesley divided the fleet into two task forces and then began to fire along the coasts on both sides of Japan. He wanted to destroy everything in sight from south to north. At the same time, the two forward operating bases sent out thousands of planes every day to bombard continuously. Japan could not hold on at all, and the news here spread all over the world.
Germany was glad that they had not yet signed on with Japan Benn, and Wesley had stepped in during this time period for that purpose. If the two sides had not signed, then the United States would not have to declare war on Germany, and Germany would not have to declare war on the United States. The two sides now had a tacit understanding.
Wesley didn't care about the fleet bombardment or the aircraft bombardment. He was now preparing the Army units. The Army was assembled, and now they needed a landing site, and he needed to think about where to put it. China's coastline was very long, and Japan's forces were limited. Landing was a simple problem, but after landing, he needed to consider the mobility of the troops.
The United States Army is now a mechanized unit. There are light and heavy infantry divisions, armored divisions, heavy artillery units, and airborne troops. There are more soldiers, more equipment, and more reliance on transportation.
In the end, Wesley chose to fight in Shanghai again. This time, the United States Army had a fleet and could bombard the Japanese. Moreover, there were many of his properties here. Although the people in front of the station had been evacuated, it was time to take them back.
After making up his mind, Wesley began to deploy and contact China to collect local information. Meanwhile, Japan's main force was still fighting the Battle of Changsha. This time, China was fighting to the death, fighting with the enemy at all costs. They fought to the death and did not retreat. If they retreated, they would be shot.
The preparation time was not long, and it only took a month. Then, they launched all the landings. There were many landing sites, and ten divisions were launched at five points at once. Japan did not have enough troops to defend at all, so they directly evacuated to the periphery of Shanghai, and the landings were unusually smooth. The follow-up troops began to land one after another. The US military deployed 40 divisions, including five armored divisions, and began to attack along the railway line. Some went to Changsha to surround the Japanese army, and some went north to recover lost land.
Wesley was disappointed that the new Shanghai Battle did not start. He had wanted to wipe out the local forces, but now it seemed that it was not practical. The other party did not dare to face them head-on. The engineers began to organize the Japanese army's airport. A large number of planes were transported here and then joined the battle.
The firepower of both sides was not on the same level. It was now the Japanese army's turn to suffer. The number and quality of their artillery were not on the same level at all, and the automatic firepower was even more incomparable. The Little Bean tank was like a piece of paper that could be broken with a poke.
The American army was unstoppable, and the Japanese army in Changsha began to retreat, trying to avoid being surrounded. However, the Chinese army clung tightly to the other side, determined not to let them leave safely. In the end, the American army took the back road and surrounded the 300,000 Japanese soldiers in the war with China. The American army began to bombard the Japanese soldiers, pressing them to the ground and beating them up. Wesley had no mercy at all. He had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.
In mid-January 1940, Japan had no choice but to surrender. By this time, the Japanese army was basically gone. Most of them had been wiped out, and the mainland was scorched. China was celebrating. Then came the problem. Baldy Jiang wanted to raise his butcher's knife again, and Wesley ordered the American military to evacuate and go directly to the occupied Japanese islands. North Korea was also under the control of the American military.