The War of Resistance Against Japan: Special Operations Battalion Traverses Shanghai and Slaughters

Half an hour later, at Qingdao Cangkou Airport, ten H-6K bombers took off and sped towards the central Pacific Ocean.

A few hours later, the U.S. Marines who had landed on the island were lying on the beach, enjoying the sea breeze and drinking beer, feeling incredibly comfortable.

They suddenly heard a piercing whistling sound coming from the sky.

Before they could react, more than twenty YJ-12 missiles struck Howland and Baker Island respectively.

After the massive explosion, the two tiny islands were completely wiped out by the YJ-12 missile.

In an instant, an entire company of U.S. Marines was blown to smithereens.

At this moment, apart from the thick smoke billowing into the sky, there was no sign of life on either of the two islands.

The two flying Stars and Stripes, along with their flagpoles, were also blown to pieces.

Upon hearing the explosion, the crew members on the three warships rushed to the deck to see what was happening.

As a result, nine more YJ-12 missiles followed, hitting the bow, hull, and stern of the three warships almost simultaneously.

The violent explosion instantly destroyed the three warships.

While Kurtz was relaxing in his cabin with coffee, the explosion caused the ship to break apart and become severely deformed.

Although he was not killed on the spot, he was trapped in the severely deformed cabin, and no matter what he tried, he could not open the hatch.

Immediately afterwards, a large amount of seawater began to rush in from the broken and damaged parts of the warship.

The three warships sank rapidly, with a few officers and soldiers who were lucky enough to survive the explosion.

Driven by a strong will to survive, they quickly put on life jackets and launched lifeboats to escape.

Just over ten minutes later, all three warships sank to the bottom of the sea.

There were more than 6,000 officers and soldiers on the three US warships, but only a mere 300 or so managed to escape.

Left with no other option, the more than 300 people had to row the lifeboats toward the two nearest islands.

Fortunately, after the attack on the USS Columbia, the radio operator sent a telegram to the Pacific Fleet Command requesting assistance before the ship sank.

Nimitz could not believe it when he received the telegram.

Two battleships and a cruiser were attacked simultaneously, which shows how powerful the opposing fleet must have been to accomplish this.

To confirm this further, Nimitz ordered a telegram to be sent to the Columbia cruiser, requesting Captain Kurtz to provide a detailed report.

However, despite sending numerous telegrams, the Columbia received no response.

Nimitz had a very bad feeling at this point, so he anxiously ordered the other two cruisers to be contacted, but unfortunately there was no response either.

Nimitz could no longer sit still; he had no choice but to report to President Ross immediately.

President Ross was also startled and broke out in a cold sweat. After his initial shock, he ordered Nimitz...

Immediately dispatch an aircraft carrier strike group to rush over at full speed and ascertain the situation.

Two days later, the carrier strike group arrived safely, but unfortunately they only found the three hundred or so survivors on the island.

There was no fresh water on either island, and the more than 300 survivors were trapped on the islands without food or water, and many of them were severely dehydrated.

If the carrier strike group had arrived two days later, these people would probably have died of thirst.

The aircraft carrier commander ordered all three hundred-plus people to be brought back to the warship immediately and to be briefed on the situation.

Then, he immediately reported the facts to Nimitz.

After reading the telegram, Nimitz was furious and cursed loudly.

"Fuck, fuck, fuck, how is this possible? We didn't even see the enemy's shadow, and three warships were hit and sunk."

But faced with the harsh reality, Nimitz had no choice but to accept it.

He could only report what he had learned to President Ross immediately.

President Ross was so angry he almost vomited blood. He hurriedly requested that Congress convene an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures.

When members of Congress learned of this news, they were immediately outraged. This was outrageous! Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor, and the United States had immediately declared war on them.

Now, the Longyan Kingdom has actually launched a preemptive attack on the US fleet, sinking three warships and causing the deaths of nearly 6,000 officers and soldiers.

This was a blatant provocation, and almost all the members of Congress were filled with righteous indignation, demanding that the United States immediately declare war on the Dragon Flame Kingdom and retaliate.

Although President Ross was furious, he remained clear-headed.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as far as I know, although Longyan has announced the establishment of the Longyan Kingdom on Howlan and Baker Island."

"But their million-strong army is currently not only distributed across several provinces of China, but also stationed in the Far East regions of the Kingdom of Horseback and the Kingdom of Rakshasa."

"Therefore, if we follow everyone's wishes and immediately declare war on the Longyan Kingdom and retaliate, then we must land in the aforementioned areas and fight against the Longyan Kingdom's army."

"But in the current situation, Japan has occupied a large number of islands in the Pacific Ocean, not only building strong fortifications but also stationing elite troops to defend the islands."

"Our immediate priority is to use our powerful navy to eliminate all the islands that Japan occupies in the Pacific, one by one, and then attack the Japanese mainland."

"Therefore, we currently have no ability to send a large number of warships and soldiers to land in China and fight against the Longyan army."

President Ross's words were like a bucket of ice water poured over the heads of all the members of Congress, instantly sobering them up and silencing their clamor.

Just then, President Ross's secretary hurriedly handed him a telegram.

President Ross immediately opened it, but after reading it, he actually tilted his head back and closed his eyes in pain.

A congressman sitting next to President Ross, seeing this, hurriedly asked a question.

"Mr. President, what's wrong? What news have you received this time?"

President Ross sighed and addressed all members of Congress.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Long Fei from Longyan Kingdom has sent another telegram, saying that we Americans are untrustworthy and go back on our word."

"It is said that our country has sold these two islands to Mr. Ho Tung, and he bought them from Mr. Ho Tung, so it is perfectly reasonable and legal for him to establish a country on the islands."

He also said that the United States disregarded the territory and sovereignty of the Longyan Kingdom and brazenly sent troops to land and invade the territory of the Longyan Kingdom.

"Long Fei said he could not accept this act of aggression, so he had no choice but to use military means to defend the territory and sovereignty of the Longyan Kingdom."

"Long Fei also announced that the territorial waters of Longyan Kingdom are 100 nautical miles. He gave us five hours and demanded that our aircraft carrier group leave immediately, otherwise he would have to take military action to retaliate against the aggression again."

After President Ross finished speaking, the entire Congress became unusually quiet.

These members of Congress were shocked by Long Fei's outrageous words; they even wondered if there was something wrong with Long Fei's mind.

A few minutes later, a member of parliament slammed his hands on the table and then shouted.

"Fuck, how dare he threaten our mighty United States and even dare to claim a hundred nautical miles of territorial waters? Has he gone mad? We must teach this ignorant yellow-skinned monkey a lesson."