nucmednet Chapter 625 Arrival at Pearl Harbor
Chapter 625 Arrival at Pearl Harbor
625 Arrived at Pearl Harbor
Awarding titles, honors, and changing uniforms.
In the eyes of American generals such as Frank and Charles, it means nothing.
But in the hearts of fleet officers like Wang Chuying, it has extremely important significance.
This allows them to always remember where their home is and where their roots are.
This is also Ye Qingshan’s purpose.
In the future, these people will hang out with Americans every day and be assimilated by them.
Time flies and it is October 25th.
On this day, Ye Qingshan finally received the good news from Frank.
“Ye, the latest order from the headquarters is for our fleet to return to base.
You can come with us.”
"Finally, we're leaving.
OK, I'll have someone pack their luggage right away."
After hearing the news, Ye Qingshan smiled happily.
Then, he turned around and told Alice.
These days, Alice couldn't eat or sleep well because she missed Xiao Leping and her daughter Anna who was born not long ago.
This made Ye Qingshan want to take Alice to the United States as soon as possible.
Perhaps Alice will feel better when she sees her family in the United States.
That afternoon, Ye Qingshan arrived at the port under the protection of the guards and boarded a US heavy cruiser.
Return to the US military's Pearl Harbor base with Frank.
Charles brought people to the port to see them off, as he still needed to stay in Australia to carry out his mission.
Not traveling with Ye Qingshan and the others.
Nine days later, the fleet arrived at the US military base at Pearl Harbor.
Originally, it shouldn't have taken so long, but unfortunately some damaged warships in the fleet slowed down their sailing speed.
It slowed down the fleet's speed and prolonged the time.
After arriving at the Pearl Harbor base, the US military headquarters had received the news in advance and held a grand celebration ceremony for their triumphant fleet.
US Commander Kimmel personally welcomed him.
At first, Ye Qingshan thought that the current commander-in-chief of the US Pacific Fleet was Nimitz.
But later Ye Qingshan found out that Nimitz had not yet taken office.
On the warship, Ye Qingshan looked at the many American officers and soldiers lined up at the port, the orchestra played music, and the welcome ceremony was grand.
Then, he smiled and said to Frank next to him: "Frank, I am really benefiting from you this time.
Enjoy your fleet, such a grand ceremony."
Ye Qingshan is right.
If it weren’t for this time, it would have been because the fleet commanded by Frank returned triumphantly.
Just based on Ye Qingshan's identity, it would be absolutely impossible for him to receive such a welcome treatment when he arrived at the US military base at Pearl Harbor.
Not to mention the commander-in-chief of the US Pacific Fleet, who came out to greet him personally.
I guess it would be good enough to send a major general to welcome Ye Qingshan.
Please be more considerate and send a lieutenant general with an idle rank to welcome him.
Don’t look at it, Ye Qingshan now holds the rank of Lieutenant General of the National Army.
However, in the eyes of the US military, it is not worth mentioning.
A general of a weak country is nothing more than that.
Therefore, there is nothing wrong with Ye Qingshan saying that he benefited from Frank this time.
“Haha, Ye.
What do you mean you are taking advantage of me? This is a welcome ceremony for you.
Come on, come down with me."
Frank also has a very high emotional intelligence. The elite education he received since childhood was not learned in vain.
He simply took Ye Qingshan's arm, and the two of them walked off the warship together.
This is considered to be giving Ye Qingshan enough face.
At this moment, Pearl Harbor had already been restored by the Americans to the scene after the Japanese surprise attack and bombing.
The naval port is built very neatly and beautifully.
At the berths of the port, there are many mighty and huge warships.
This was actually Ye Qingshan’s first time visiting the U.S. military’s Pearl Harbor base, and he was very curious.
"Frank, you fought beautifully.
It didn’t bring shame to our fleet.”
After a while, Ye Qingshan and Frank met the current Commander-in-Chief of the US Pacific Fleet, Kimmel.
The other person patted Frank on the shoulder and praised him.
Although this battle was considered a victory achieved by Ye Qingshan's expeditionary fleet.
The US fleet could only be considered to have won a small victory over the Japanese.
But such a small victory was a victory of extraordinary significance in the eyes of the top leaders of the US Pacific Fleet at that time.
After all, they had been in the situation for a year following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
It has basically lost the qualifications to compete with the Japanese naval fleet in the Western Pacific.
They have always been in a humiliating position of being suppressed.
This battle, let alone a small victory, even a draw with the Japanese, was a historic moment for the US Pacific Fleet.
Because this means that their fleet will be eligible to compete with the Japanese naval fleet for the position of overlord of the Pacific again.
That is what we often say, offense and defense have changed.
It is precisely because Frank knows too well the great significance of victory in this battle that his contribution in this battle will be extremely important.
Only then was he willing to take a huge risk and choose Ye Qingshan's goodwill to modify the course of the battle.
At any other time, Frank might not have done this.
It's okay to take risks, but it depends on whether the benefits are big enough.
"General, thank you for your praise. This victory is not just my own achievement.
It is the result of the united efforts of all the soldiers in the fleet."
Frank also made a standard set of humble remarks, causing Ye Qingshan next to him to glance at him.
Who says Westerners don't care about the ways of the world?
“Commander-in-chief, this is Ye Qingshan, General Ye.
We can win this battle.
Thanks to the fleet under General Ye for fully assisting my command.
Willing to take risks and carry out sneak attacks deep behind enemy lines."
Frank then quickly introduced Ye Qingshan to the commander-in-chief of the US Pacific Fleet.
"You are Ye!
Younger than I thought.
Frank has mentioned you a lot in his telegrams these days.
I know you too.
The small port on Lanai Island, south of our base, which was built more than a year ago, must be the base of your fleet.
I remember that it was me who approved the document for the construction of your base.
Now it seems that my decision was right.”
Jin Meier shook hands with Ye Qingshan and spoke to him with a smile.
"Of course, the commander-in-chief's decision must be correct."
"Ha ha!"
Ye Qingshan's answer made Jin Meier slightly stunned, and then he burst into laughter.
The two didn't say much as the occasion was not appropriate.
Frank is the protagonist today, and Ye Qingshan cannot take the spotlight.
Next, Frank had to deal with other American generals, and Ye Qingshan did not go with him.
Otherwise, he would be disliked by other US generals.
Didn’t you see that when Ye Qingshan and Frank walked off the warship just now, Ye Qingshan saw dissatisfaction in the eyes of many American generals.
While the American generals were celebrating, Ye Qingshan took Wang Chuying to the other side of the port where other officers of their fleet were waiting.