At eight o'clock in the morning, Roosevelt was having breakfast in the dining room. Attendant Watson suddenly walked in from the door, went straight to Roosevelt, and said anxiously:
"Mr. President, I'd like to ask you to listen to the latest radio news!"
Roosevelt was a little surprised, and then waved to Miss Lehand, the life secretary who was standing by: "Lehand, please turn on the radio for me!"
Laihand did not dare to neglect, and quickly walked to the cabinet where the radio was placed, turned the button, and the announcer's slightly joyful voice suddenly came from the loudspeaker: "The latest news from the American Return to the United States, the Nanhua Foreign Return to Return one hour ago The ministry held a press conference in Beijing, saying that the war in East India has made decisive progress."
Roosevelt was so fascinated by what he heard that he didn't even notice that the bread dipped in butter in his hand fell on the table. After a while, he sighed: "It's unbelievable. The Chinese returned to China only used two armies and wiped them out." The Japanese army had more than 200,000 soldiers, and they also annihilated more than 500,000 puppet troops. Why is it so difficult for us to win a victory?"
At this time, Army Chief of Staff George Marshall walked into the restaurant with a briefcase tucked away and a telegram in his hand. Hearing Roosevelt's words, his face turned red and he immediately said to Roosevelt:
"Mr. President, I think this is related to the fact that our troops have not received much training and do not have much combat experience! After all, one year before the war broke out, we only had one hundred thousand troops, and now the troops have expanded. The number reached 1.63 million, of which 270,000 were from the Army Air Corps, and the rest were organized into 29 infantry divisions, five armored divisions and two cavalry divisions. This was a very remarkable breakthrough.
"It is not something that can happen overnight to turn a young man of the right age into a qualified soldier. Moreover, in the continuous battles, our slightly experienced soldiers have been severely depleted. Many of the soldiers currently on the front line were even trained in the past month or two. Students who are still attending university classes! We are also seriously lagging behind in the upgrading of weapons and equipment. Many weapons and equipment directly adopt the designs of the United Kingdom and the Republic of South China, such as the latest ones put into production by Boeing. The B24 long-range bomber is the B5 bomber technology originated from Nanhua!
"However, I always firmly believe that with our strong industrial strength and years of technological reserves, we will catch up in all aspects. We should be confident in victory. After all, the United States has a population of 130 million, which can be compared with 100 million. The Japanese armed forces have equipped more troops, and at the same time we have a strong industrial base that can produce a steady stream of weapons and equipment to replenish the consumption on the front line in a timely manner. Victory will eventually belong to us!"
"Dear Marshall"
Roosevelt shrugged and said with a wry smile, "Actually, we are all very aware of these advantages. People all over the world think so. Even Churchill believed that victory was just around the corner after learning about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. However, the incident at Pearl Harbor has already Almost a year has passed, what is the reality now?
"As for the navy, the Panama Canal has just been repaired, but due to successive defeats in naval battles, we no longer have enough ships to dispatch to fight in the Pacific region, and the army is in a mess. We only faced a small number of Japanese troops in South Africa and we were unable to move forward. And in the southwest The Pacific theater is gradually losing Australia, and New Zealand may even be lost in the future under the pressure of the Japanese navy. All this is like a nightmare!"
Having said this, Roosevelt glanced at the telegram in Marshall's hand and asked: "Marshall, don't tell me that you are here to report the victory. Tell me, where have the Japanese troops in Australia moved to?"
Marshall was a little embarrassed. The staff moved his stool and sat down opposite Roosevelt, shook his head and said:
"I'm sorry, Mr. President, the situation is not optimistic. In the early hours of yesterday, the town of Yass, the gateway to Canberra, the capital of Australia, was lost. The Japanese troops have been directed towards Canberra and Sydney! In the past month, the Japanese army has occupied New Zealand. Most of South Wales and Victoria, as well as large and medium-sized cities such as Adelaide, Geelong, and Melbourne, have fallen successively. The Japanese army has successfully advanced the front line to the Great Dividing Range. If we do not invest new troops to assist, it will only be a matter of time before the cities on Australia's east coast fall. question!
"Previously, after General MacArthur withdrew from the Eyre Peninsula to Tasmania, he was unable to secure his position. The Australian army ignored several requests for help and only continued to strengthen the island's defenses! For this reason, the Australian government and military returned The team is very dissatisfied with General MacArthur, saying that he has never fulfilled his duties as an ally. If all of Australia falls, General MacArthur, as the commander-in-chief of the theater, will be fully responsible for it!"
Roosevelt was silent for a moment and asked: "Marshall, do you think that if MacArthur is allowed to devote his eight under-strength infantry divisions and two armored divisions to the battle to defend the east coast of Australia, can the current disadvantage be restored?"
"this--"
Marshall thought for a long time, and finally shook his head helplessly: "According to the information obtained by the intelligence department, the Japanese army MacArthur faced had a total of twenty-nine main divisions, four tank divisions, and thirteen independent divisions. In addition, there are 25 Japanese and Indian divisions, 20 Malay divisions, and 15 Burmese divisions. The total strength of the Japanese army is about two million. He is expected to resist so many troops. It is unrealistic to win in a parallel battle!"
"yes!"
Roosevelt took a sip of milk and said with some emotion: "Based on the current situation, General MacArthur's choice is undoubtedly the right one. Since he knows that taking the initiative will fail, why not simply conserve his strength and wait until he can gather enough strength?" What about counterattack? Should we return our troops to the battlefield in batches and slowly consume them?
"I have read the combat report submitted by MacArthur through Secretary Stimson of the War Department. Under the current situation where the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, we can only make full use of the width of Bass Strait. In an area of nearly 90,000 square kilometers, Only by defending Tasmania safely can it always remain a threat to Australia's return to the mainland, and we also have a springboard for counterattack.
"However, even this is not very safe. After all, the strength of the Japanese navy has greatly increased after successive wars. On the contrary, our combat power has been seriously damaged due to the loss of a large number of experienced naval officers and soldiers. Therefore, we still have Strong defensive barriers should be built on the North and South Islands of New Zealand. I have already ordered MacArthur to withdraw half of his troops to New Zealand, so that even if Tasmania is lost, the enemy will not be wiped out!"
Marshall did not expect Roosevelt to be so pessimistic. He was stunned for a moment and took a deep breath: "Mr. President, how should we reply to the Australians?"
"Tell them that our troops are already stretched thin and cannot provide more assistance! But we can send a fleet to take them to the United States to form a government-in-exile government!"
Roosevelt thought for a while and then added: "Don't Australia have more than 100,000 immigrants in Mong Cai City in northern South China? They can also form an exile government there! Time is too precious for us, we need more now We will use our time to train and return the armed forces to the army, and strive to reach an army of 2.8 million or even 3 million by this time next year, but this is what the Japanese do not want to leave to us!"
At this time, the news of Nanhua's victory over the two rivers was replayed on the radio again. Later, the American Huihui Press and the United Press summarized the war between Nanhua and Japan for more than a month, saying that this was a true victory for the allies. Victory is a great encouragement to the current morale of the military and the people.
After Marshall listened carefully, he suddenly suggested:
"Mr. President, since the returning troops of the South China Army are so brave and good at fighting, maybe we can ask President An Yi to send troops to help us. Among the many returning troops that have experience in fighting the Japanese army, only the returning troops of the South China Army have always maintained their fight against Japan. A higher winning rate! I have been paying attention to the battles between the Nanhua and Japanese troops in Indochina and the Indian subcontinent in the past month. The Nanhua army has achieved a series of jaw-dropping victories. It can even be said that from beginning to end, The army is at a disadvantage!
"On the other hand, we have lost consecutive battles. We lost Hawaii, the Philippines, New Guinea, and now Australia is about to lose it! Failure is not terrible. The terrible thing is not knowing why it failed. When it comes to military return, We did not lose to our opponents in terms of weaponry and equipment. In terms of the quality of our bodies, those Japanese dwarfs were only as tall as our chests! However, we were still defeated, and the defeat was unreasonable!
"Mr. President, I estimate that it will take at most two months for the returning South China Army troops to easily open up the transportation line back to the mainland, and then use the first half of the year to completely clear out the Japanese troops returning to the mainland in Indochina and the Indian subcontinent. In this case, millions of South China troops will be free when they return to the army."
"It is too early to say this before the navy has gained control of the Indian Ocean!"
Roosevelt looked grim: "During this period, seeing the South China Army's returning troops winning frequent victories in Indochina and the Indian subcontinent, Prime Minister Churchill's mind became alive again. He called me across the ocean for several days in a row to express India's support for Great Britain. and the United Kingdom of Northern Ireland are very important. King George of the United Kingdom is also the Emperor of India. He is the well-deserved guardian of India for more than two hundred years. The United Kingdom has the right to take back what it has lost!"
"Oh my God!"
Marshall was stunned: "Is that obese fat man crazy? Now that the international situation is so bad, he actually wants to offend a country that has won consecutive wars against Japan and go home! Is he only happy because he wants to push Nanhua to the opposite side of us? Mr. President, you can’t accompany him to go crazy!”
Roosevelt stroked his forehead with a headache. "The problem is that Britain's strength has been damaged too much since the war started the year before last. They first lost it to Southeast Asia and India, and then North Africa and the Middle East were not saved. Now the war has spread to East Africa and South Africa. Australia is about to be thrown back again in the blink of an eye! In this case, I am very worried that the British will not be able to withstand the huge psychological pressure and will simply break the pot and defect to the Germans!
"To this day, Germany has still not given up its efforts to win over Britain. Hitler has given speeches in Berlin many times, saying that he is only interested in the lands in the East. After completely conquering the Soviet Union and gaining a living space for the development of the Germanic people, Then we will live in peace with the countries of Western Europe!
"Once Britain surrenders, the tens of billions of dollars in loan repayments provided by the United States to assist them will be in vain! I am very embarrassed by the current situation!"
"Mr. President, it is absolutely impossible for the British to surrender to Germany!"
Marshall shook his head repeatedly: "This is clearly Prime Minister Churchill's shameless blackmail! Judging from the Prime Minister's previous conversations and the deployment of British troops on various fronts, they have no reason to turn to the Germans! Look at now Due to the continuous bombings by German fighter planes, the southern and eastern parts of the UK did not even have an intact city. Millions of British civilians died! If Churchill dared to surrender, he would have betrayed all his relatives and left his body intact. !”
"But we cannot deny the possibility!"
Roosevelt solemnly said: "And Marshall, don't you think the territory of the Republic of South China is too vast now? Indochina Peninsula, Subcontinent, West Asia and Central Asia. It is said that they also signed a secret treaty with the Soviet Union and obtained Millions of square kilometers of land in Siberia and the coastal areas of the Far East! If we don't suppress it, another superpower will appear on the other side of the Pacific. How is this any different from raising tigers to make trouble? We don't want to defeat a Japan, but for the United States Build a stronger opponent!"
"Mr. President, I think we must make a clear distinction between priorities. In any case, South China is our ally, and Japan is our enemy! The top priority now is to resist the invasion of the Japanese army, which has the capability to fight in both oceans. We must stabilize our position under the powerful land and sea offensive, and as for other aspects, we can wait until after the war to resolve them!"
Marshall looked extremely grim: "Now the Chinese people are doing their best to annihilate the Japanese army. I believe that it will not be long before we can win a decisive victory against Japan. If we take advantage of the situation and make some promises, it will not be difficult to bring the Chinese people into our war track. . On the other hand, if the South China government is offended and returned to the government, not to mention adding an opponent in vain, there may be big chaos in the central Pacific and the Americas. I am worried."
Seeing Marshall paused at this point, Roosevelt was a little puzzled at first, but then his face changed drastically, and he said in a trembling voice: "You are worried that Japan will gain access to Shu, and you don't have the confidence to confront the South China Army's return army. Will they attack our homeland in order to achieve greater victory?"
"Yes, judging from all aspects of the situation, this is very likely to happen!"
Marshall nodded solemnly, then took out a thick stack of pictures from the briefcase in front of him and handed them to Roosevelt.
Roosevelt picked up the picture with some confusion and looked at it carefully.
These pictures are obviously aerial pictures, reflecting the labor scenes of railway construction. The pictures show white, yellow, black and brown people, sweating profusely, busy building foundations and laying rails. The background of the picture is very There are mountains, forests, plains, lakes, oceans, and even snow fields, which is extremely puzzling!
"What's this?"
Roosevelt looked at it for a long time and still couldn't figure it out: "Looking at the situation, it seems that a certain country is building a railway. It seems that it is a white country. There is a war in Europe right now. Looking at the snow on the map, it doesn't look like South America. Is this our Alaska? But I can’t remember when we had such a large-scale railway construction project!”
"Not the United States of America!"
Marshall shook his head and faced Roosevelt's puzzled eyes and explained:
"This is a real scene currently taking place in the Far East. The Japanese government has captured former Far East Communist Army officers and soldiers and Soviet Red Army soldiers, British and Aguila soldiers returning home to their country, and overseas Chinese. Since the outbreak of the Pacific War, we and Australia's captured soldiers, supplemented by the Philippines, Lanyin, Malaya, Burma and Indians, have made every effort to build from Konsomolsk to Petropavlov in the Far East Coast of the former Soviet Union. Railway between Sksk and the port of Uelen on the Chukotka Peninsula!”
Roosevelt was knowledgeable about geography. The Chukchi Peninsula is located at the northeastern tip of the Eurasian continent, bounded by the East Siberian Sea and the Chukchi Sea to the north, the Bering Sea to the south, and Cape Dezhnev at the eastern end, separated by the Bering Strait. It is opposite to Alaska in the United States. Therefore, when he heard Marshall’s report, his expression changed drastically:
"How is this possible? The Japanese actually want to build a railway around the Pacific Northwest. Do they have so much financial and material resources? This cannot be a strategic deception by Japan to reduce the pressure on Australia. Take action!”
"Sadly, this is true!"
Marshall's face was equally ugly: "In order to build this railway, the Japanese army used nearly one million prisoners of war from various countries, plus one million colonial youths, divided into 300 sections for construction, and each group was assigned more than 6,000 people. , responsible for building ten to twenty kilometers of railway. Since most of the areas the railway passes through are permafrost, they cut down trees to bake the ground, and then start construction after the land is normal. They also lay special tracks to Adaptation to permafrost.
"In the past two months or so, our reconnaissance aircraft have repeatedly conducted reconnaissance and photography, and have confirmed that nearly a thousand kilometers of railways have been completed. The Japanese army's construction progress is currently accelerating. At the current pace, it is expected that the railway will be built in four to five years next year. The entire section of the railway construction can be completed within a month. Of course, if the area continues to suffer extreme cold weather, the final completion time of the railway may be postponed to the summer of 2042!"
"Crazy! The Japanese are completely crazy!"
Roosevelt shuddered: "Do these hateful dwarves want to directly cross the Bering Strait and attack our Alaska? And then cross Canada from north to south and launch an attack on our homeland? They simply treat us like nothing."
"Mr. President, we can never underestimate the madness of the Japanese at any time!"
Marshall said with a wry smile: "From the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor to the blasting of the Panama Canal locks to the previous naval battles, which action of the Japanese did not exceed our expectations? Think about it, if the Japanese army really came all the way from Alaska, what would we do? There will be big trouble! Once the Japanese army invades our western and central regions, our industrial and agricultural production will be seriously affected, and the United States will face the biggest crisis since independence!"
Roosevelt pondered for a long time and finally nodded: "Okay, I will personally persuade Churchill to give up his provocation against South China at this time! But Marshall, if you want to send troops to South China, you must at least wait until our navy returns to control the Indian Ocean. The situation will only work, and by that time, the situation may have changed again!"
Having said this, Roosevelt looked at the big pendulum clock in the middle of the restaurant and said:
"It's almost time to return to the meeting. Let's go back to the meeting room first. The first topic we're waiting for is how to congratulate Nan Hua on his great victory in the war against Japan!"
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I saw some book friends saying that the Japanese army lost consecutive battles and why so many people came to die. Here I will use the free word count to explain it a little bit!
In fact, as long as you read the book carefully, you will find that the Japanese army currently has less than 500,000 troops deployed in Malaya, Burma and East India. Most of them are servants and incited or kidnapped indigenous violent Muslims. Compared with For Japan, which has received military education since childhood and has the ability to attack tens of millions of troops, these hundreds of thousands are a drop in the bucket! Even with the ferocity of the Anjia army in this plane, the total number of enemies it has wiped out since the war began in 37 years will not exceed one hundred. Ten thousand, compared with Japan's war potential, it has not damaged its fundamentals!
As for combat supplies, since they were not caught up in the quagmire of the Chinese Return War, the Japanese army in North China and Shandong mostly confronted the Chinese Return Army and consumed less. The Japanese army seized Lanyin in advance and defrauded the United States of loan repayments, scrap steel and After investing, they obtained enough development capital, and then attacked the Far East and Siberia to obtain a large amount of machinery. After occupying East India, their economic and industrial strength increased to a higher level, and they have now occupied Australia, the energy, resource and industrial center developed due to the butterfly effect. !
Historically, in the early days of the Pacific War, the Japanese army fought against the United Kingdom and the United States. It was entirely based on war. The British would rather leave combat materials to the Japanese than to the Chinese expeditionary force. In the Philippines, the U.S. military was outnumbered and outnumbered. After losing consecutive battles, the Japanese captured so much that others could hardly imagine!