My own war game

Chapter 230 Suddenly Got Rich

In this timeline, the Battle of Midway lasted for more than two hours longer because the First Air Fleet was deceived by false information. In addition to the sinking of four aircraft carriers, the Japanese also lost a battleship and a heavy cruiser, and an entire fleet of destroyers was sunk.

The Combined Fleet suffered a heavy loss.

Of course, under the inertia of history, some events still happened.

For example, after the unfortunate Yorktown was paralyzed by the final counterattack of the Hiryu aircraft carrier, it was eventually sent into the sea by a submarine of the Japanese Navy.

For example, the two Japanese heavy cruisers Mogami and Mikuma collided in the fog due to being lost and almost sank.

For example, the Nautilus once again broke the record for the number of ships sunk by US submarines in a single battle, but Captain Rockman was still full of resentment for not personally sending Akagi away.

For example, the former "Gufeng" ship piloted by He Chi was hit by a bomb from the US military's own aircraft.

"He, what's going on in there? Why do I hear the bed shaking? It's so noisy that I can't sleep." Colonel Carlson walked onto the bridge with dark circles under his eyes. He hadn't had a good sleep for 36 hours.

"That guy named Nanyun cut his stomach as soon as he woke up. Just in case, I had him tied to the bed." He Chi put down the telescope in his hand and replied.

"Damn it, I'm going to beat him up before handing him over to Washington. Anyway, why haven't we arrived yet? We're already three hours behind schedule." Carlson looked at his watch.

"It's all because of our heroic American Air Force. A near miss bomb exploded about five meters away, damaging the bottom cabin. Now the hull is a little unbalanced, and the speed is only half of the normal speed, but it will be there soon." He Chi looked at the slightly charred part on the side of the ship.

"Your Excellency! Your Excellency!" Iikuni Kojiro suddenly ran up.

"What's up? Why so excited?"

"Sir, we have made a special discovery. Please come down and take a look."

He Chi walked down and found something shiny on the sea surface, and then sank into the sea. But at this moment, a special voice suddenly sounded in He Chi's ears: "Key information fragments have been found, core data has been obtained, and the total progress of information collection is 21.33%."

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The next day, He Chi stood on the dock and looked at the Gufeng that was cut in half by workers using gas welding, with a thoughtful look on his face.

"He, you lucky guy, you are probably going to get rich." The colonel walked towards him with a report.

"Get rich? Is Washington's bonus going to arrive so soon?" He Chi said half-jokingly.

"Well, I had no hope for this before I retired." Colonel Carlson threw the report in his hand over. "Look at it, you lucky guy!"

He Chi took the report and glanced at it.

"mercury?!"

"That's right, it's mercury. The ballast of this ship is not lead or iron, but mercury, a full 400 tons of mercury!" said the colonel excitedly.

"What's so exciting about this?" He Chi still didn't understand
The colonel gestured at the words on the report. "When I reported the plan to Washington, the president approved that this ship belonged to your private finances. All the items on the ship were bought out by the Department of Defense. Now is a war time, and the price of mercury is skyrocketing. Do you know how much 400 tons of mercury is worth?"

"Sorry, I have no idea about this." He Chi shrugged. Now he remembered that there seemed to be a story about a large amount of mercury being found when the Yukikaze was dismantled in Taiwan. It seemed that a rich man was born because of it. It seems that all the Yanyang-class destroyers have this feature?

"The current official price of mercury is five thousand US dollars per ton, which means that the mercury in your hand is worth a full two million US dollars! And no more, no less!" The colonel revealed an astonishing figure.

这下何池确实惊讶了，要知道1942年美元和黄金的比例是1:0.88，一个美国陆军普通士兵的军饷也不过50美金。粗暴一点的换算，这些水银在2024年的价值大概有9千万到一个亿美元。

"I have talked to the Ministry of National Defense, and they are willing to purchase your goods in full. Congratulations! You are a millionaire now!" The colonel laughed and patted He Chi's shoulder, but saw that he had entered a state of thinking.

"The last information fragment was plutonium, this time it's mercury... radioactive metals, heavy metals, nuclear fission research... what is the connection between these?" "What will happen when the total progress of information collection reaches 100%?"

He Chi now has a feeling that he seems to be getting closer and closer to a certain goal.

A loud shout interrupted He Chi's thoughts.

The American troops that had originally attacked had all returned, and after confirming that the Japanese troops had retreated, the American soldiers started a party on the shore.

I have to say that the logistics of the US military during this period were still very powerful. On such a small island of five square kilometers, the Americans sent more Coca-Cola than fresh water. Beer, steaks, bacon, and freshly caught seafood were all sent. The soldiers and the nurses stationed there had already started dancing.

And at the edge of the gathering place, there is a unique landscape.

"Come! Purely made in Japan! Everyone come and take a look!"

Kojiro Iikuni was selling the spoils to the Americans with other surrendered Japanese soldiers.

Military water bottles cost $3, lieutenant badges cost $10, pilot medals cost $100, sabers for lieutenants and above cost $300 and up, and a signature of Japanese chief Nagumo Chuichi is also included. (Forged)

It doesn't matter if you don't have enough money, you can exchange it for something.

Chocolate, ice cream, military lighters, and military socks are all hard currency. Kojiro accepts any daily necessities, even the small safety balloons in the hands of soldiers can be exchanged for cash.

There was a constant stream of American soldiers in front of the stall of the former Osaka bondage apprentice, and Kojiro's face was covered with tears from counting the money.

He Chi walked over when he heard the sound, and the smile on Kojiro's face began to freeze, and he gradually became uneasy.

"Your Excellency! Now that you are here, I was too rude in front of you!" Kojiro bowed his head and apologized.

He Chi did not comment, walked up to him, picked up an exquisite wine jug and asked, "Where did these things come from?"

"This..." Kojiro hesitated for a moment, "I got it from the prisoners in exchange for supplies..."

It turned out that in this battle, the US military not only won a great victory, but also captured more than 100 more Japanese prisoners than in history, more than half of whom were rescued from the sea by He Chi and his team.

Kojiro, who was in charge of managing the prisoners of war, fully mobilized his "Osaka spirit" and, under the guise of helping the prisoners improve their treatment, exchanged boxes of canned food and clean water for a large number of personal belongings of the Japanese prisoners. He even bribed the American guards to exchange some pistols and swords for sale.

The result is huge profits.

Looking at Kojiro who had a mercenary look on his face, He Chi remembered that Japanese trading companies were often the vanguards of espionage activities during World War II, so he suddenly had an idea.

"Kojiro, I remember you once said that you dreamed of having your own trading company."

"Hai! Sir, this was Kojiro's dream..."

"Well, now you have this opportunity." He Chi pulled up the confused Fanguo Kojiro.

"I will assign all the goods in the bottom warehouse of the Gufeng to you. You must set up a trading company that can do business with Japan within one year. You can select the personnel from the prisoners. Do you understand what I mean?"

Kojiro rolled his eyes and immediately knelt down to pay his respects. "Ha! I understand. I will set up a trading company directly under your jurisdiction within a year."

Then he took two steps and added in a low voice, "It is also your intelligence agency."

(End of this chapter)