"We know that after the Japanese capture the Philippines, their next target will definitely be Taiwan. Fei Ouyang Yun readily agreed to send troops to the Philippines. I think this is the reason - instead of letting the battle take place in Taiwan, it is better to resist in the Philippines.
In that case, the damage to Taiwan will be much less. Moreover, we have Filipinos who will not only send out guns but also be grateful, right? It is really a plan to kill three birds with one stone!" Marshall said with a gloomy face, completely forgetting that the United States at that time
In order to allow the Xuebing Army to send troops, the government made a sincere request and vowed to promote the friendship between the US government and the Xuebing Army throughout the world.
Among the top American officials, Roosevelt had far-sighted vision and a much more open-minded mind than others. Hull, because he had the most exposure to military personnel and had a good personal relationship with Gu Lianyun, viewed this person as
Things are much more optimistic. Hull frowned slightly and said: "It's not that serious, is it? If possible, we must protect the Philippines, and sending troops to the Philippines should be a win-win move -"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Knox, who stood up and said aggressively: "Sir, I think you are fascinated by the American woman. May I ask, are you the Secretary of State of the United States or a student in the military?
Secretary of State?"
Hull's face turned red all of a sudden. He glared at Knox angrily and said, "Knox, whose fault is it that the country is in this state now? If the Pacific Fleet was still there, would the Japanese dare to be so rampant?
?The reason why the country is in such a predicament today is all caused by the incompetence of the military. Such a huge fleet sank into the Pacific Ocean without even taking a single bubble. You actually have the nerve to make irresponsible remarks here...
"As the Secretary of State in charge of foreign affairs, Hull naturally spoke faster than Knox. Before he finished speaking, Knox's face turned red, white, and red again, and his lips trembled, obviously being
Very angry.
"Okay, let's stop complaining to each other. The right thing for us to do now is to work together to overcome the difficulties," Roosevelt couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted. When everyone looked at him, his eyes fell on Marshall and asked
: "Sharp and Boga, do Wainwright IV know about this? What did they say in the telegram?"
Marshall's face became even more grim, and he said: "Boga and Wainwright IV have led their troops to retreat to Mindanao. Sharp called and said that they are receiving training from the student army - Sharp, this bastard, they completely misunderstood our
Meaning, we made him the deputy commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in the Far East so that he could contain Guo Kui of the student army. Fortunately, he actually listened to Guo Kui in everything. Mr. President, I have asked MacArthur to send a liaison officer to Mindanao.
If Sharp hasn't improved yet, let Pagar or Wainwright IV replace him." After saying this, he looked at Knox and said: "Knox, how long will it take for Admiral King to reorganize the Pacific Fleet?
We must withdraw all Philippine departments to Australia as soon as possible, otherwise, the Chinese will turn them all into cannon fodder."
Knox was about to answer this question when he heard Roosevelt ask: "Surely the Philippines cannot hold it?"
Everyone was startled, and Marshall asked: "Mr. President, do you mean you want to stick to the Philippines?"
Roosevelt nodded.
"Why? In that case, all our young men in the Philippines and Taiwan will die!"
Roosevelt sighed and said: "Britain and Australia need our help, so the Pacific Allied Unified Command must be established, and we must be the leader. Gentlemen, take a longer view. After this world war is over,
, the world structure will definitely undergo new changes. Needless to say, if it fails, mankind will definitely go back hundreds of years. What about victory? Let’s talk about Europe first, Germany and France, Italy will definitely decline from now on, and the United Kingdom will become the leader.
Looking at Asia again, even if the Soviet Union can win in the end, it will definitely be severely weakened, and Japan -" At this point Roosevelt snorted: "It will only end up worse than Germany. In that case, Japan will take advantage of the situation.
In fact, with the existence of the student army, the rise of the country is unstoppable. So what should we do? Europe is okay, Britain is our traditional ally after all, but what about Asia? Do we just allow one country to dominate? No, this is not the case
It is in our interests. Therefore, we can only prepare for a rainy day and prepare now. Gentlemen, do you understand?"
"Do we have to hold on to the Philippines? But what if the student army withdraws early?" Hull asked.
"Didn't Chief of Staff Marshall just analyze it? The Xuebing Army will not retreat easily."
"Mr. President, do you mean that even if the cadet army uses our Philippine department as cannon fodder, we can only choose to hold on?" Knox asked with a frown.
Roosevelt looked at him with deep eyes: "That's why we need to establish the Pacific Allied Unified Command, and we also need the friendship of the military."
"In that case, the initiative lies with the Xuebing Army! What if the Xuebing Army doesn't recognize it?" Marshall asked.
"Bring the Chongqing government in, and if necessary, I will propose convening a head-of-state meeting," Roosevelt thought for a moment and replied.
"But the Chongqing government has no binding force on the Xuebing Army," Knox said.
Roosevelt: "But the Xuebing Army has never shown any intention of becoming independent. This shows that Ouyang Yun still has the overall situation in mind."
"I agree with the judgment of His Excellency the President," Hull added: "Mrs. Chiang's visit was facilitated by Gu Lianyun. You have also seen that during this visit, Gu Lianyun has always respected Mrs. Chiang, and he was very active in diplomatic activities.
Let her be the main one.”
Knox and Marshall looked at each other with doubt in their eyes.
"Currently we have three main tasks. The first is to prepare for the establishment of the Pacific Allied Unified Command, the second is to establish a large-scale aviation force in Australia as soon as possible, and the third is to speed up the reconstruction of the Pacific Fleet," Roosevelt finally said.
This conversation, which was not a meeting but was slightly formal, lasted for four and a half hours, until the last telegram from Way Island arrived - the US aviation force from Way Island took the initiative to attack, but the result was that the P-47 was not a Zero ship at all.
The opponent was severely defeated. The destruction of the aviation force was tantamount to a direct sentence of death on the island. In the naval battle that followed, although the U.S. submarine force resisted desperately, it was no match for the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet. Under the indiscriminate bombardment of the Japanese navy force,
After the bombing, Way Island was directly turned into ruins, and it no longer had the conditions to build an airport. The U.S. submarine force was also severely damaged. After losing the supply station on Way Island, the following days will be extremely difficult.
It may become a floating ship due to exhaustion of fuel, and life or death will have to follow God's arrangements.
This was naturally a very heavy blow to the Americans. The victory of the Xuebing Army in the Green Island naval battle was particularly dazzling. It happened that Mrs. Chiang needed a domestic victory to help her prove to the Americans that the country’s
The young men were fighting to the death against the Japanese invaders, so after the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War, the name of the Chinese Navy finally appeared in Western newspapers again——
The winners are kings and the losers are bandits. Because the Chinese navy studied with the military, it finally made the front page of American newspapers with a positive image!