The 5 minutes vacant between two batches of Japanese planes attacking Pearl Harbor is the most famous "5-minute peace" in the history of World War II. Some historians also call these 5 minutes "temporary peace", and this title is more accurate.

Of course, for those in Pearl Harbor who were still suffering from artillery fire, it was difficult for them to realize that this so-called temporary calm has not allowed them to fully emerge from death.

When several large medical speedboats rushed into Pearl Harbor, the soldiers injured on the ship desperately tried to retain these busy medical workers in order to get rescue. Some hooked the medical ship with anchor hooks and refused to leave, while others hugged the medical staff directly and refused to leave. In short, everyone tried every means to keep the ambulance boats stayed next to their warships.

Soon, the sea water covered with oil and dirt made the originally white and bright lifeboat full of oil stains and filthy. They came and went on the water, shuttled and kept shaking with the huge waves, and were covered with dirty, rotten, bloody, and covered with corpses. The broken limbs and broken arms left traces on the water.

Just as the rescue was launched in Pearl Harbor, Zhou Zhihan was always staring at the Type 99 high-altitude bomber that had not left and was hovering in the distance.

Mizuo Fuchida led the Japanese aircraft fleet to retreat. When he was 30 kilometers away from Pearl Harbor, he used his gesture to order the aircraft fleet to return to the aircraft carrier first. His bomber stayed alone and circled at a high altitude to monitor Pearl Harbor.

Zhou Zhihan had long discovered that Mizuho Renda was hovering outside Pearl Harbor. The reason why he did not shoot down the bomber of the Sun Commander was planned.

The enemy left, and Kimmel, who was standing on the lawn in front of the house, looked at the devastation in Pearl Harbor. He tried to calm himself down. At this time, he regained his wisdom as a commander, and asked the messenger to immediately order all resting air defense forces to enter Pearl Harbor urgently to guard against the Japanese's second sneak attack, and ordered relevant departments to quickly enter Pearl Harbor, count the number of ships lost in this attack, and he wanted to report the real data to the president.

Kimmel, who had returned to peace, muttered to himself: "I believe that President Roosevelt will declare war on the Japanese in the future." Then he clenched his fists and vowed to make the Japanese pay back their blood.

Just as Kimmel vowed to make the Japanese pay back their blood, Japan's second attack echelon was about to reach over Pearl Harbor.

At this time, Nomura, the Japanese ambassador stationed in the United States, accompanied the envoy who negotiated with the United States to the US State Department to submit a Japanese ultimatum.

Until this time, the shameless Japanese were still pretending.

In fact, after receiving a sneak attack by Japanese troops in Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt had called Secretary of State Hull about the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Secretary of State Hull's first reaction was unbelievable, and he was extremely angry and blurted out the Japanese for being shameless and betrayal.

In response, President Roosevelt comforted Hull that being shameless, treacherous, and willing to be a villain was the usual trick of the Japanese. For such a nation that seeks purpose by treacherous, there is no need to be angry with them, and just hit them head-on and make them surrender.

When Hull calmed down, Roosevelt asked Hull to still agree to the request of the Japanese envoy, and told him to remain calm, not mention the Pearl Harbor, and to receive Japanese envoys politely, have the style of a great power, be serious and cold to the Japanese, and send them away politely.

Putting down the phone, Hull suppressed his anger and deeply felt the despicableness of the Japanese. At the same time, he also felt guilty for not being able to see the Japanese conspiracy in time and being played with by them.

When the Japanese envoy arrived at the State Council and was waiting for summons in the diplomat's lounge, Hull walked out.

The Japanese ambassador and envoy quickly stood up and bent down to Hull with Japanese etiquette, so that those who don’t know felt very harmonious when they saw this scene.

The envoy came forward, smiled and stretched out his right hand to Hull.

Hull's expression was cold, and there was a hint of contempt at the corner of his mouth, and he ignored the hand that the Japanese envoy reached out.

Nomura was embarrassed when he stood aside. In order to break the embarrassment, he bowed his head and bent down and handed the note to Hull: "The Japanese government called us to hand over this document to your government at 1:00 in the afternoon." Then he stopped and said in an apology, "Maybe it was because the translation was used for too long, so it was too late, please forgive me!"

Hull's face turned pale: "Why should I hand it over to our country at 1:00 in the afternoon?" Then he said in a sarcastic tone, "Do you have any intention?"

Japan said in an apology tone: "I don't know what's the reason, but this is an instruction to me!" At this time, his hands were still holding the note.

Hull took the note with one hand, but did not open it, but just glanced coldly and said sternly: "I want to tell you directly that we have never told a lie in the past nine months of negotiations with you. This is completely filed for verification.

In my 50 years of public office life, I have never seen you submit a shameless, hypocritical, cunning and deception like you.

So far, I never dreamed that there was a government on this planet that could tell such a terrible lie so much without regard for the facts. I felt ridiculous for this despicable government."

Seeing Hull's words, the two Japanese diplomats seemed to realize something.

Nomura: "…"

Hull didn't give Nomura a chance to speak at all. He raised his right hand to stop him from speaking, then pointed to the door and signaled the Japanese to leave.

Nomura walked to Hull with a shy face: "Goodbye!" Then he bowed in a very standard Japanese style, and walked quickly to the door in disgrace.

The two Japanese turned around with their heads down and walked towards the door. Hull couldn't help it. Without waiting for them to walk away, he began to curse: "Despicable, shameless, scoundrel, damn Japanese..."

On the way back to the Japanese Embassy, ​​American radio stations have begun to repeatedly broadcast news of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

It was not until this time that Nomura and Lai Sui were sure of why they had been received by Hull insults, although they had a premonition of something at that time.

The news that Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese and suffered heavy losses was repeatedly broadcast by American radio and television stations. It was like a bombshell, stalking heavily in the hearts of Americans who had long been accustomed to peace and did not know what war felt.

Americans who are immersed in the prosperous times and intoxicated with wonderful Sundays have been hit unprecedentedly. Many people cannot believe their ears and think that the radio station is playing a joke.

But the nervous and trembling voice of the announcer made them quickly understand that this was true.

Suddenly, the streets were silent.

After a while, the impulsive people rushed to the Japanese Embassy in the United States with sticks, stones and moor bottles, shouted anti-Japanese slogans all the way.
Chapter completed!