Beiyang reactionaries

"It may have something to do with Churchill's previous statement."

"Churchill's statement?"

"Not long ago, Churchill once again criticized Vichy France and Darlan. Even the British military officers privately stated that they must teach the French army in North Africa a good lesson and that Darlan should be held accountable for war crimes."

Marshall immediately expressed his opinion.

Then he explained: "There is a lot of hatred between the British army and the North African army. In order to support Montgomery's troops, the British army organized troops to land several times, but they were all beaten down by the North African army. The British army was in North Africa. Fighting against the North African army caused heavy casualties. The British army raided the French navy at the beginning of the war and inflicted heavy damage on the French navy. This was a great humiliation to Darlan. Therefore, Darlan has stationed troops in North Africa for the past two years and did not participate in the Axis However, as long as they face the British army, they are motivated. The last time the British army landed alone, the casualties reached 4. Therefore, neither Churchill nor the other generals of the British army had a good impression of the North African army. Darlan gritted his teeth even more. He has publicly stated several times that he wants to wipe out the North African army and send Darlan to a court-martial."

"Confused."

Roosevelt was very angry.

Therefore, some said indiscriminately: "Churchill, a lunatic, doesn't he know what the current situation is like. At this time, he is not going to appease Darlan, and he is not going to unite the North African Army, but he is still stimulating Darlan. Darlan There is a French naval force in hand, if this force joins the battle, it will definitely bring a huge blow to our landing operations."

Churchill is crazy.

Roosevelt looked down on Churchill.If it hadn't been for this war, it happened that Churchill's views were in line with the public opinion in Britain that insisted on fighting. How could a person like him have the opportunity to get into the position of British Prime Minister.Moreover, after Churchill became prime minister, several commands failed, which greatly dissatisfied the British army.Every time the situation is a little better, but as long as Churchill intervenes in the command of the war, it will inevitably fail in the end.Therefore, he was ridiculed as a "poor soldier" by the generals of the British army.

Now that the North African battlefield is so passive, it is still talking about this, which makes this "torch battle" very unsuccessful.

"General Marshall, send someone to meet with General Darlan immediately. Tell General Darlan that as long as he takes his troops to join the Anti-Fascist Alliance, the past will be forgotten. I, Roosevelt, will give him a guarantee. Whether it is the army under his command, or He himself, our American Republic will guarantee their property and personal safety. And we are willing to let General Darlan continue to command this force, and we support General Darlan to form a new government. Don't worry about the British side, our American Republic will fully undertake .”

"Yes."

"Tell General Eisenhower that he is the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces. He has the right to make decisions about Darlan and his troops. The British army cannot intervene. The North African battlefield cannot be confronted for a long time, which is not good for us. It must be resolved as soon as possible. North African Army."

"Yes."

Marshall left after accepting the order.Roosevelt turned his head and said to Cordell Hull: "Churchill, bastard, under the current situation, he still wants to attack France, completely disregarding the overall situation."

Roosevelt was furious.

Of course Roosevelt understood the small calculation in Churchill's mind.Churchill, a damn bastard, has already begun to think about the problems of post-war Europe before he sees the hope of victory.For the century-old rival France, try every means to hit them.If Darlan is really destroyed by the hands of the United States, and the French navy is solved by the way, then France really has little right to speak after the war.

While supporting de Gaulle, Churchill was guarding against France.

"Short-sighted, nothing to be afraid of."

Cordell Hull laughed and spoke.

"New information from General Stilwell."

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"The latest news from General Stilwell."

"Talk about it. Look at what those damned Chinamen have asked for."

Roosevelt immediately regained his spirits.

The United States has begun to turn the Hawaiian Islands into a military fortress, where it has begun to deploy a large number of troops and fighter planes.The United States has money and someone has the ability to spend huge sums of money to build a military base here.Although these military bases will be abandoned as long as the war is over, it is equivalent to wasting billions or tens of billions of dollars.But for the sake of victory in the war, Roosevelt did not care about these issues.

Thousands of construction machinery have been shipped to the Hawaiian Islands to start military engineering.Moreover, all kinds of construction machinery were continuously sent in from behind.

Although this can defend the Hawaiian Islands, it cannot deal with the Japanese navy that is currently cruising everywhere at sea.The United States is very worried that Japan will attack the Panama Canal again.Japan is a lunatic, even if it knows it can't go back, if there is a suicide attack, then the United States will suffer a lot.The last time Japan bombed the Panama Canal, it has not been opened to navigation.It will take more than a month before it is ready for navigation.

Therefore, Roosevelt could not allow the Japanese navy to continue to grow.

If you want to cut off the increase in the strength of the Japanese navy, you must cut off the arms trade between Japan and China.Especially the warship trade.Therefore, Roosevelt still attached great importance to negotiations with China.

"Although China took a step back and no longer proposed to use the longitude of Pearl Harbor as the dividing line, it still proposed this line?"

With a pen, Cordell Hull drew a semicircle on the map.

In fact, it is the Pacific island that China claims.

Roosevelt looked at the line and couldn't help laughing.Then he said: "Duan Xun is too ambitious, and he is not afraid of supporting them to death. Besides, they have the nerve to ask for Wake Island and Johnston Island. They are asking a lot of money."

Roosevelt laughed outright.

The deployment of the US military in the Pacific Ocean, especially Pearl Harbor, as the most important naval base of the US military in the Pacific Ocean, does not exist in isolation.The U.S. Pacific Fleet is centered on Pearl Harbor Naval Base, with Midway Naval Base to the north, Wake Island Naval Base to the west, and Johnston Island Naval Base to the south.These naval bases have become the most important deployment of the US military in the Pacific Ocean, and constitute the most stable fortress of the US Navy in the Pacific Ocean.

But China wants Wake Island and Johnston Island?

What a joke.

Wake Island is about 3700 kilometers away from Pearl Harbor and about 2000 kilometers away from Midway Island. The location is very important.If China takes Wake Island, it is not a direct threat to the Hawaiian Islands.This is especially true of Johnston Island.

Johnston Island is only about 1300 kilometers away from Pearl Harbor.

At present, some heavy bombers, if deployed on Johnston Island, can directly participate in the attack on Pearl Harbor.The current air battle between the United States and Japan is getting more and more intense, what is the reason.The reason is that Japan currently occupies Johnston Island, which directly threatens Pearl Harbor.The bombers of both sides do not need an aircraft carrier to attack each other directly.

The island is now a thorn in the side of the US military.

Why did the United States deploy so many heavy bombers in the Hawaiian Islands? It was to bomb Johnston Island and solve the Japanese naval forces here.Of course, the Japanese army was also unceremonious and sent a large number of planes to fight.So here between the United States and Japan, the air battle is very intense.Sometimes both sides lose two or three hundred aircraft a day.

How could the United States give up such an important place.

"What do you think is China's bottom line?"

"Mariana Islands, Illian Islands (New Guinea), Solomon Islands."

Cordell Hull pointed to the map and said: "I think China should try its best to fight for the Marshall Islands, the Gilbert Islands, and the Tuvalu Islands. Because as long as they control these three islands, China will be able to sit on an equal footing with our country in the Pacific Ocean." , can exert greater influence in the Pacific Ocean in the future. But this should only be China's goal. But China's bottom line should be the Mariana Islands, Illian Island, and Solomon Islands, because only by controlling these islands can China prevent my country from affect Asia."

"Ah."

Roosevelt nodded.

Agreed with Cordell Hull's thoughts.

To judge the other party's goals, we must consider what the other party's needs are.It is obvious that China wants to become the hegemon of Asia, bring Asia into its sphere of influence, and expel the influence of Europe and the United States in Asia.It is precisely because of this that China will cooperate with Japan and let Japan go to war with European and American countries.The purpose is to use Japan to expel European and American forces.

Since it wants to become the boss of Asia, it must not agree with European and American countries to intervene in Asian affairs again.At present, countries such as Britain, France and the Netherlands have been bruised and swollen because of this war, and their vitality has been greatly damaged.There is not much power to interfere in Asian affairs.Even if they really want to interfere in Asian affairs, they have little advantage over China.

The only one with a chance is the United States.

Once the United States wins the Pacific War, the U.S. Navy will be able to move on and have the opportunity to directly intervene in Asian affairs.In order to prevent this, China will definitely have a certain bottom line.

Cordell said the Mariana Islands, Illian Island, and Solomon Islands are a line of defense.

"Solomon Islands, no."

Roosevelt shook his head and said: "Once the Solomon Islands are controlled by China, the relationship between us and Australia will depend on China's face. Maybe Australia will listen to China and fall to China."

"We are worried that Australia will fall to China, and China is probably also worried about this. China is worried that we will use Australia to influence Southeast Asian countries."

"It's a bit difficult."