12dz Chapter 205 Declaration of War
Chapter 205 Declaration of War
The news that the Eastern Ocean Fleet was completely annihilated soon reached Lankton!
At the same time as the Japanese Combined Fleet launched an attack on Honolulu Island, the Japanese ambassador to Texas also submitted a note to the Texas Ministry of Foreign Affairs!
Throughout the article, Japan is still pretending to be compliant, emphasizing that it was Texas that imposed various economic blockades and sanctions on it, forcing Japan to make a difficult decision and officially announce the severance of diplomatic relations between the two countries! In protest! "
President Michel looked at the two documents on the table, furious. Although he had known that this day would come, he still looked extremely angry!
"This bunch of bastards! Clowns! They are simply the most despicable and shameless people in the world! They are fighting without declaring war! They are naked robbers! I will make them pay ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times the price!"
"Mr. President, the latest news just came in. Honolulu Island has fallen!" Defense Minister Florenti walked in with a serious face and placed a latest telegram on the table.
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
"Please tell me again Florenti! What do you mean by 'fall'? What happened?"
Michelle said in disbelief.
"At the same time that the Japanese Combined Fleet attacked our aircraft carrier formation, the Japanese Army's fleet launched a landing operation on Tanshan Island! Tanshan Island has completely fallen! All the survivors have been captured! This is the last-minute telegram sent by Admiral Monbastov, commander of the Eastern Ocean Fleet."
Michelle fell heavily onto the chair!
This day was really a disaster! He expected some losses! But he never expected such a huge loss! The entire Eastern Ocean Fleet was wiped out! The largest base in the Eastern Ocean was also lost!
The landing of the Japanese Army was beyond everyone's understanding!
Even the Japanese Navy didn't expect this!
"Damn it! Where did these idiots from the army come from!" Nan Yong Xiangnan really didn't know what words to use to describe his current mood!
"How did they show up?" Nan Yong Xiangnan was really speechless!
The Japanese army and navy have always been at odds, and the two armies have never taken joint action. The navy only sent warships to cover the army's landing and fighting in China.
The navy's non-cooperation made the army secretly determined to develop its own maritime power! Thus, a deformed fleet was born!
This fleet was filled with a large number of civilian transport ships, and the army's howitzers were moved onto the ships! With just this modification, the army had its own maritime force!
This army was originally planning to land in Sunry, recapture Kaesong, and support the Togo Group.
But Tojo accidentally learned about the Navy's huge plan! Without any hesitation, he immediately decided to change the course of the entire army and seize the opportunity to seize Honan Island!
The navy cannot take all the credit for such a great achievement!
Such a so-called fleet could not do anything. The Japanese are simply idiots!
But unexpectedly, the bombing of Tanshan Island had already made it to the brink of death! The Japanese Army landed there successfully for no apparent reason!
Even Commander Shangshan Fengyong found it hard to believe that this seemingly impossible task could be accomplished so smoothly!
With only less than 300 casualties, the troops occupied the entire island of Honolulu! Most of them were drowned during the landing.
Looking at the Japanese flag flying over Tanshan Island, the naval officers and soldiers standing on the deck all felt as disgusted as if they had eaten a fly!
"Baka! The army is full of bastards! They are villains! They take advantage of others' misfortune! They steal our fruits of victory!" Fuchida cursed loudly!
If the people below hadn't stopped him, he would have personally driven a carrier-based aircraft and dropped bombs on the army!
Of course, the Texans in Lankton knew nothing about the Japanese navy and army! No normal person would do such a thing!
The news of the disaster on Honolulu Island quickly spread throughout Texas and the world!
Instantly, the entire Texas nation was plunged into grief! Especially those families with family members in the Eastern Ocean Fleet!
People took to the streets, gathered together, and shouted slogans to denounce Japan's shameless behavior!
"Mr. President, what are we waiting for? Japan's shameless behavior has deeply hurt our citizens! I strongly demand that we declare war on Japan!"
Danny Rogers, Speaker of the National Senate, shouted.
Michelle stood up from the chair tremblingly, facing all the members of the upper and lower houses present, and slowly spoke:
"Ladies and gentlemen, yesterday, December 1936, 12, our Eastern Ocean Fleet was attacked by the Japanese shamelessly! This is a naked act of robbery!
This is a shame for our Republic of Texas! Under the attack of the shameless Japanese navy and army, our Eastern Ocean Fleet was completely destroyed! Honan Island fell!
Before this, we were at peace with Japan! At the invitation of the Japanese government, we are conducting friendly negotiations with Japan! Expand trade and economic exchanges between the two countries!
Just after the Japanese Navy bombed Honolulu Island, their ambassador shamelessly submitted a note regarding the economic and trade relations between our two countries!
We have every reason to believe that this attack was planned by Japan for weeks or even months before it was implemented! During this period, they have been deceiving us with false negotiations! This will be clearly recorded by us!
As the Commander-in-Chief of the Texas Army and Navy, I have ordered the entire army to take all means to defend!
Our country is in extreme danger! We no longer have any military forces in the East Ocean! With a powerful enemy at hand, our country and people are in danger! We must not slack off!
Our country must unite and jointly deal with this crisis! I believe we are the righteous side! No matter how long this crisis lasts, our country and our people will continue to move forward unswervingly! The final victory will surely belong to us!
I once again request the National Assembly to declare that due to Japan's despicable behavior, the Republic of Texas has entered a state of war! All countries that have formed an alliance with Japan will be regarded as enemies of the Republic of Texas!
God bless my people! I will be with them! "