I Became a Captain of the British Empire - I Became a Captain of the British Empire chapter 115

White War Plan

“It’s a simple situation, Your Excellency.”

In a room where sirens sounded instead of horns, United States Army Chief of Staff MacArthur slowly approached Hoover.

“The Reds have finally done the job.”

“What a crazy bastard… !”

Coming out of the window and standing close to his desk, Hoover pointed at him.

“Do you know what this is about? It’s a coup! Coup d’etat!”

“No, Your Excellency. This is the way to save the United States of America from the machinations of the evil Communists.”

“What kind of dog is that… .”

“Please check my plan for details.”

bang-

As if hitting the desk, a series of piles of papers appeared in front of Hoover’s eyes.

He glared at MacArthur with bewildered eyes, but soon closed his mouth and looked at it with an absurd face.

“What is this?”

“War Plan Red, its definitive ‘War Plan White’.”

come now?

It was Hoover retracing his memories to see if he had gone back to the past.

“It’s already been over a year since I received the final version.”

“This will be the last, sir.”

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Placing his hand on his waist, MacArthur exhaled his snort and spoke confidently.

Although no trust was felt there.

Hoover once turned over the papers.

Because there was nothing special about it.

However, with each page turned, the incomprehensible sentence stimulated his patience.

“It will be revealed that His Excellency was assassinated by coup forces instigated by the communists.”

As if pouring oil on it, MacArthur confidently continued his story.

“The vice president will take over the presidency, and martial law will be declared immediately. Since then, after suppressing the communist forces inside us… .”

Leaving MacArthur behind, Hoover’s eyes turned to the last page. From now on, it was a naval operation.

Travel distance and time between each fleet from current available power. The number of remaining supplies and the date of the ship to be commissioned in the future.

All of that was running towards a single result.

“We will deliver the final blow to the enemy in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean.”

“Are you crazy now?”

Hoover couldn’t stand it. A terrifying roar echoed through the room.

The desk separating the two fell over.

“The war is over! From the moment you showed the hateful bayonets to the demonstrators! A war that has lost public sentiment can never last!”

Confused eyes.

Neither the White House aides, nor the guards who came with MacArthur, had ever seen the president so angry.

Because of this, no one could think of a way to deal with this situation.

“Who is the war for in the first place? me? Damn it, we lost the election! Stopping the Great Depression now sounds like a dream. The Navy has become an idiot who is desperate to defend his offshore. Then what do you mean?”

Only the lonely general facing him silently stiffened his expression and received his pointing.

Hoover sighed and shook his head at the sight of the arrogant general who faced the president right in front of him and didn’t blink an eye.

“Even now, we have to go to the negotiating table and negotiate reinforcements on the best terms possible. At this time, there is still power left! The Philippines has not been lost yet, so if we accept losses on the Atlantic side, we can guarantee our interests in the Pacific Ocean.”

Suddenly, MacArthur twitched his hands.

what? Are you pulling out a pistol?

Hoover opened his eyes wide for a moment, then shut his mouth.

… But fortunately nothing happened. MacArthur quietly closed and opened his eyes and spoke to Hoover.

“Then, Your Excellency, why the hell did we invade Canada?”

It was quite different from the dignified voice he had so far. It was a dry voice, reminiscent of the overcast night sky of the White House.

“Where are the men who died in the northern cold winter going?”

“It was my mistake. But that is also your mistake.”

“Don’t be a f*cking bullsh*t, damn it!”

Clinging close to the overturned desk, he shouted. A voice that seemed to break a window filled the room.

“I empowered you! Then you should give me the ability too!”

As if to vomit resentment, as if spitting out miasma, MacArthur raised his hand and pointed at the opponent. A sharp fingertip swayed close enough to touch Hoover’s forehead.

Hoover swallowed dryly. But he didn’t take his eyes off him. As the vanguard of democracy, he knew how to fight back.

“We wasted half a year while the Navy was acting stupid! If only they hadn’t done anything stupid!”

“By blaming others, there is no reason to defend this absurd hoax.”

That’s why I was able to barely utter a confident word.

MacArthur stopped talking with his eyes wide open for a moment. However, he soon raised a corner of his mouth and shook his head.

“exactly. But it’s over now. But, I can’t quit now.”

He picks up a pile of papers that have fallen on the floor and shakes them.

“As you can see, we have one chance.”

One of the countless pages unfolds. Sides that document numerous shipyards in the eastern United States.

One impressive vote among them was pointed out in the hands of the general.

“Louisiana, Washington, Ohio, Mississippi.”

Hoover knew it. I had heard enough of the Navy’s report to put scabs on my ears.

The United States boasts four new battleships. Descendants of South Dakota-class battleships, undisputedly the world’s strongest battleships after the disarmament treaty.

“These are the battleships that will be launched by March of this year. Louisiana and Washington are on the same level as South Dakota, and Ohio and Mississippi will be bigger and stronger than that.”

Therefore, he vaguely predicted what MacArthur would expect.

“A total of four 16-inch gun battleships, plus two in the Atlantic and five in the Pacific Fleet. The Navy thinks that if 11 battleships of 16-inch guns are gathered, it can defeat any fleet in the world.”

MacArthur’s eyes shone fiercely with strong trust as he explained the plan again. When I met those burning eyes, I even felt fear.

But it wasn’t just fanatical belief.

11 battleships with 16-inch cannons are a scale that is difficult to follow even if the world’s same-class battleships are combined. Apart from that, if you add 7 old battleships of the Pacific Fleet and 2 ships of the Atlantic Fleet, you get 9 ships.

If you include 11 ships and 9 ships, plus 2 battlecruisers and 2 large carriers, you will have a total of 24 main fleets.

Even Hoover, who was not very familiar with the Navy, could see what this size meant.

“Even if the fleet joins forces against the Royal Navy, we cannot defeat them.”

“General Yibosio… !”

The president raised his trembling hand toward MacArthur, who calmed his excitement and finished his speech with a confident voice.

“There are already no allies and public sentiment is dead, so what’s the use of such things! Someone is helping us!”

“Damn it, it only takes one shot!”

How can you not even think about it?

Thinking so, MacArthur managed to suppress his desire to strike a blow and opened his mouth again.

“A single blow and then a truce. just quietly wagging his tail. What will bring better results? It’s not your head that’s on your shoulder, is it a cardboard box?”

Who are you talking about right now?

Hoover struggled again with who should carry the cardboard box.

However, the initiative was clearly on the other side. Hoover looked at the situation calmly. The White House has already been overpowered, and intelligence has been blocked.

The meticulously planned plan showed that this was not done on impulse.

If so, there is only one thing to do.

“Either you are thrown out of the White House before the year is out, or the enemy is driven out of the sea.”

He took a handkerchief out of his pocket and wiped his sweaty hands.

“I will fall. I don’t want to get involved in this anymore, and I have no obligation to take more responsibility.”

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Politics is timing.

He chose to die on the spot.

MacArthur, having already achieved his goal, meekly accepted his decision.

I will bear all responsibility. The sea that was decided from the beginning.

There was no cowardly thought to grab onto someone’s crotch and beg.

Watching the dead president walk out the door of the Oval Office, he quietly clenched his fists.

In an instant, Adjutant Eisenhower quietly approached him.

“General, Hoover has escaped.”

“I saw the president go out. Ike.”

“I mean the intelligence director.”

MacArthur froze for a moment. But then he shook his head and said.

“find. You couldn’t have gone far.”

It’s embarrassing. However, it’s okay. No problem. What will they do if they run away?

All information was already in his hands.

The United States of America is in his grasp.

But Eisenhower hesitated and continued.

“and… Huey, woke up in the hospital.”

MacArthur’s eyes widened.

* * *

Japan, Yokosuka.

Task Force Z’s flagship ‘Repulse’.

In the late afternoon, the conference room is tinged with chilly silence.

I opened my mouth with a hard face as I faced everyone sitting on either side of me.

“As you all know, matters are not that simple.”

After taking a look at the report in my hand, I recited a fact that I couldn’t believe.

“Some extremist groups of communists who followed Huey Long infiltrated the White House by force. President Hoover was murdered, and intelligence director John Hoover, who was expected to be the ringleader, fled.”

From the first sentence, it is written with bullsh*t that is difficult to understand. Of course, the Ministry of Information would have taken what was revealed by the local media, so you can’t criticize them.

“MacArthur subdued the present militants, immediately summoned the Vice President and declared an emergency martial law.”

Just in time, the general, who was in Washington, made a decision to save the country.

“… These are the things that happened in Washington the other day.”

To be honest, this is what it looks like.

Sighing, I shook my head. Tobay, who had been listening to the story, quietly raised his hand and asked.

“It is an absurd situation. Then, what will the war be like?”

I do not know. Honestly, it’s hard to explain even with the history I know now.

What kind of fuss is this? A coup in the US? It’s something I can’t quite understand. What the hell is going on?

But we are soldiers. Now that things have happened like this, we need to prepare for the future instead of retracing the past.

“I don’t know, but they seem to be claiming that our Anglo-Japanese alliance instigated this. Of course we issued a statement of denial, but at least it doesn’t seem like we have any intention of ending the war.”

all sighing.

Captain Fraser shook his head and muttered quietly.

“I am not crazy. crazy guys… .”

I agree too. Had I been sane in the first place, I wouldn’t have done it this far.

“What on earth do you believe in continuing the war?”

“I don’t know about that, but you should keep in mind at least two possibilities.”

It’s time we think about our response.

Leaving my mixed thoughts behind, I raised my finger and said.

“First, the offensive on the Newfoundland Islands side will be strengthened. Second, the Pacific Fleet will move.”

“Movement, where do you mean?”

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Phillips asked with a tilt of his head. Holding my hands together, I looked at him.

“With the loss of the Philippines, there will be a possibility of crossing over to the Atlantic Ocean, leaving only the minimum force to defend Pearl Harbor.”

The United States can freely cross both oceans. As long as the Panama Canal is alive and well.

Since the defense of the canal had been strengthened since the last raid, it was not as easy to hit as before.

“Then it is a big deal. We need to hit them soon and reduce our power a bit. No matter how strong the defense of Pearl Harbor is.”

It was Torbay’s proposal.

In fact, that’s all that can be done on the Pacific side.

“Yes, the allies will have to shed blood for us now. Of course, don’t say that in front of them.”

A thin laugh passed through the meeting room.

Of course, the situation cannot be said to be light.

No one has experienced a large-scale engagement between battleship trains since the last fleet showdown. This will be our fleet’s first fleet showdown.

However, there is no time to fully prepare.

“Anyway, everyone knows. we don’t have time We need to get ready to set sail right now and head to the truck. It is better to discuss the details on the spot.”

That was when I said that.

bang-

The sound of the door being slammed echoed through the room. Everyone frowned at the rude noise and turned their heads.

However, the criminal standing at the door did not pay attention to the pouring stares.

“If that’s the case… I hope you don’t have to worry.”

It was Lieutenant Colonel Leach. After clearing his throat and clearing his breath, he came over to me and handed me a medical examination.

“I got a call from Admiral Yamamoto.”

It seems that we are not the only ones who have recognized the seriousness of the issue.