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    "He intervened?"

    Roosevelt pushed the wheelchair and took the newspaper from Hurdle.  The hot and cold weather made him catch a cold, but when the huge headline "China's intervention in the Persian Gulf" appeared, he suddenly forgot about the discomfort, and his eyebrows began to get closer.

    Hopkins never cared about other people's feelings. Even if the president was still suffering from a cold, he would light up a cigarette whenever he was thinking about a problem.  The choking smell of cigarette smoke floated in the room, but Roosevelt unusually did not complain at all this time. After carefully reading the AP report, he raised his head and asked: "Is there no deal?"

    "I heard that it was not completely achieved." Secretary of State Hurdle waved his hand and tried to disperse the big smokers around him: "According to the British, China had requested autonomy for Singapore, West Borneo and Eastern Siberia, and requested theater command rights in exchange for them.  Send troops to deal with Japan. But after the incident in Tehran, it has taken the initiative to soften its attitude, but we have not received any information on the outcome of the negotiations."

    "A specialized foreign intelligence agency should be established as soon as possible. That guy Hoover will abuse his power and have no idea what we need." Hopkins listened very dissatisfied.  Compared with Europe, China and Japan, which have well-established intelligence systems, the United States is like a blind and deaf person.  In his opinion, this was all due to Edgar Hoover, who was greedy for power, unwilling to decentralize power, and also liked men.

    "Harry!" Roosevelt scratched his eyebrows and glared at Hopkins.  Although he was also dissatisfied with the inefficient and chaotic U.S. intelligence agency, as a private consultant, he should not say it on such occasions.  The sound made Hopkins realize his mistake, smiled apologetically, and put out the cigarette butt: "Judging from the current situation, he took action too early. Taking the initiative to challenge the Soviet Union will only put the entire border in danger. When he was  By containing the northwest and Iran, Japan can easily gain control of the Philippines. What the British hope most now is that he will stand up and shoulder the responsibilities that should belong to them and resist the expansion of the Soviet Union. But as a capital country, neither Europe nor we will  Give up the pursuit of interests. And judging from the performance in Afghanistan, his army did not show too much strength. Although the Soviets were backward in equipment, they relied on their numerical superiority to stabilize the war situation. So I don¡¯t know his confidence.  Where did it come from, but one thing is certain, if it gains an advantage, Britain and France will stand up to support the Soviet Union, and if the Soviet Union gains an advantage, its northwest and Southeast Asia will become a disaster."

    Hopkins is right. Although Afghanistan started with a bang, the weakness of mountain operations in supporting huge logistical needs was subsequently exposed.  But Roosevelt felt something was wrong.  He had studied Yang Qiu carefully and found that there had been almost no cases of rashness since he took power. Could it be that he would make mistakes as he got older?  Of course, it cannot be said that this intervention was all a mistake. The stupid foreign policy of the British has led to credit bankruptcy. If China can defeat the Soviet Union and restore the Iranian regime, then Yang Qiu can establish a courageous leader in Arab, Asian and even South American countries.  The image of a responsible great power.

    But does it really have that strength?  Just relying on a total of 2 million tons of supplies transported to Saudi Arabia and purchased from the United States in advance?  Roosevelt, growing increasingly confused, asked, "Hull. Any updates on the Soviet Union?"

    "Stalin has clearly refused to withdraw from Iran. He complained to Chamberlain that if the Caucasus could not be secured, the Soviet Union would not withdraw from this region. He also hoped that Britain and France would provide support to jointly expel China's penetration into the Persian Gulf and safeguard the  European interests. To achieve this goal, he has ordered to continue to send more troops to Iran, and has temporarily taken over the oil fields and refineries of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. It is used to provide fuel to troops stationed in Iran. According to news from Armenia,  Yesterday, at least 23 military trains and 100 aircraft entered Iran through the Caucasus. A large amount of steel rails and railway equipment were also transported in an attempt to transform and strengthen the capacity of Iran's old railways."

    "Where is Beijing? Has the fourth fleet been dispatched?"

    "There is no fourth fleet, only 1 Xiangjiang-class cruiser, 5 Qinling-class destroyers, 16 Territorial Sea-class frigates, and ten landing ships and 1 supply ship departed from Guangzhou yesterday afternoon. It is expected to depart from Guangzhou in two weeks.  Arriving in Saudi Arabia, the number of planes heading to Saudi Arabia from the northwest has increased from 3 to 12 per day.¡±

    "Landing ship? I heard General King (Ernest Joseph King) say that this is a very interesting new warship."

    ¡°Ambassador Johnson sent a telegram in the morning saying that Beijing is already in contact with Japan, and it is said that the two sides are likely to reach an agreement to extend the lease rights of Sakhalin Island in the near future.¡±

    Roosevelt listened quietly to the conversation between the two, and already had a plan in mind. After everything was said, he slowly raised his head and looked at Hopkins: "Harry, what do you think our position should be in this war?"  ?" If anyone in this world can understand Roosevelt, then Hopkins is definitely in the top three.  He knew very well the dream of this man who was in a wheelchair and suffered from pain every day.  The experience of serving in the navy made himHe has a brighter vision than his predecessors. For him, an American-led Europe and an American Pacific are lifelong dreams.

    The chaos in Europe has taken shape, but the Pacific is still foggy.

    Japan in the East has already taken the lead, but its land, economy and resources dictate that they will not have the last laugh.  On the contrary, Yang Qiu, who was originally trapped in the siege of Britain and Japan, took advantage of Japan's opportunity to cut off the Pacific Ocean to continuously strengthen and expand its naval power.  Originally, he had to consider the feelings of Britain, but now that Britain has withdrawn from the Far East, he has no scruples and has the best opportunity to expand his navy. For Roosevelt, who dreams of dominating the Pacific, the situation is becoming increasingly unfavorable.

    The Pacific must belong to the United States, and everything in the future of the United States rests on this vast blue!  That's why Roosevelt had this problem.  His previous approach was to withdraw from the Philippines and let China and Japan go to war first. This goal is about to be achieved.  But this was not enough. Japan could block it for a while, but not forever, so the Sino-Soviet war was a good opportunity to contain it.

    Of course, these problems are not the biggest. The biggest problem is the old die-hards in Congress!

    If it were not for the restrictions of Congress and domestic isolationism, why use the risky move of withdrawing from the Philippines to provoke a Sino-Japanese war?  Every time he thought of this incident, Hopkins felt a little guilty: "Franklin, we must abide by the neutrality law, and we also need to make some necessary reserves and appropriately increase the size of the army." Roosevelt hesitated and looked at the window and thought.  After a long time, he looked at Hudel and said: "Hull. If the other party asks for it, you can provide Stalin with some minor help."

    Heddle knew very well what "minor" help was, just like the embargo against Japan. On the surface, everything was suspended, but in private, DuPont and Merlin were still conducting various secret transactions.  Even last month, Hoover reported that DuPont had sold an ammonia explosive device to Japan through a third party.  U.S. Steel also provided 200,000 tons of high-melting-point "scrap steel" and a large amount of aluminum ingots to Japan through Peru.  At the end of last year, Chevel sold 60 P35 fighter jets to Japan, and Douglas even sold 36 C47 and old engine technology.

    ¡°If it weren¡¯t for Roosevelt¡¯s instructions, these things would definitely have become a disaster once they were exposed.  This is why Roosevelt was willing to tolerate Hoover monopolizing power.  But now that the president has made his choice, he, the secretary of state, must be fully responsible for this goal.  So he nodded, but just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and took out two enlarged photos of warships from his bag: "By the way, Mr. President, these are the Qinling-class destroyers that the Navy photographed in the South China Sea three months ago.  Photo. Look at this, the top of the mast was originally a large box-shaped object of unknown purpose, but look at this again, this is the photo after opening the box. The Naval Technology Department has been able to confirm it after analysis! This should be a kind of thing similar to ours  Something like a secretly researched radio detection radar. According to Major General Jin. From the analysis of the antenna appearance, external volume, etc., Beijing¡¯s technology is probably higher than ours. And it is certain! They have broken through the difficulties of mass manufacturing, and have not only begun to provide  Each destroyer is installed in Tianjin, Beijing, Dalian, Qingdao, Lianyungang, Shanghai, Natuna and Saudi Arabia. There are at least 57 identified radar stations! On Beijing-class battleships, Anhai-class battleships and heavy cruisers, even  It was discovered that at least three radars with different functions were installed at the same time."

    Herder¡¯s words made Roosevelt, who was originally indifferent, suddenly shake, and his eyes were fixed on the large photo on the left.  The tile-shaped antenna is specially circled with red pen.

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    Like the United States, countries such as Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan began to study the news that suddenly came from Lushan.  Both Britain and Japan were ecstatic.  Worrying Italians, Germany sharpening its knives, or the Soviet Union preparing for war could no longer shake Yang Qiu's determination to intervene in advance!

    Once the national war machine turns, no one can predict the energy it will unleash.

    Rows of closely protected military columns rushed northwest from the Northern China Railway (formerly East Siberia Railway), Longhai Line, and Zhongguan Line (Harbin to Kashgar). Some of them eventually converged to the northwest.  Kashgar Airport is the second largest aviation hub.  On the left side of the huge cement apron of this sparsely populated airport, there are densely packed Y-9 long-range transport aircraft.  On the right, there are brand-new H-5 medium-range bombers and H-7 long-range bombers that are also invisible and smell of engine oil.

    "Look."

    "Oh my God! How many planes are there!"

    "Oh my god, can this one hold hundreds of people?"

    "You tell me, why didn't I think of joining the Air Force back then?"

    The Fourth Army soldiers who had been training in Kashgar and other places for half a year began to gather from all directions, but when the truck drove into the airport, everyoneThey were all attracted by the shining silver ocean in front of them.  But the soldiers didn't know that this was only a small part.  In order to achieve a rapid increase in troops in the Persian Gulf, the Air Force can say that it has used all its cards this time.  Not only did it use eight airports, including Kashgar and Andijan, but it also deployed an air force that would make the world fearful.

    ? Two strategic transport aircraft brigades, 400 Yunjiu long-range transport aircraft.

    A medium-range transport aircraft wing, 256 medium-range transport aircraft.

    A long-range bomber group, 118 H-7 long-range bombers.

    A medium-range bomber wing, 256 H-5 medium-range bombers.

    ¡°Coupled with miscellaneous oil transport aircraft, long-range reconnaissance and communication relays, etc., a total of 916 fighter planes will go to Saudi Arabia from here.  This is only the first batch. More tactical aircraft will be transferred to areas controlled by the Muslim League in the future, and then go to the Persian Gulf to participate in the war.

    Xu Huansheng, who participated in the largest air operation in history, smiled with his eyes. When the world's eyes were still fixed on the growing Chinese navy, when they recalled the Chinese army that became famous in the First World War of Reniwell, they did not know that after the second battle  After more than ten years of development, relying on the will of the country and concentrating resources and strength, the Air Force is the real ace!

    Sitting in the H-7 cockpit waiting for take-off, he kept his eyes on the Y-9 opposite the fuselage with the pattern of a violent bear with teeth and claws.  This pattern, seen for the first time, represents a mysterious force of the Air Force with the power of a wild bear.

    Air Force Strategic Transport Aircraft Group.

    The emergence of the term strategic transport aircraft is closely related to the development of aviation technology. Taking into account factors such as land and territory, the Chinese Air Force has stricter requirements than Europe and the United States in terms of range, bomb load and other data since its establishment.  Therefore, after the World Expo, the Air Force immediately began to adjust its layout and cut off all production lines of old models that did not meet the requirements.  While saving money, we will focus on manufacturing competitive products and continue to research new processes and manufacturing technologies.

    After research, five of the existing transport models have been retained.  They are the single-engine 1500-horsepower Yun-7 (pc6) general aircraft, the twin-engine 1200-horsepower Yun-6 (c47), the twin-engine 1600-horsepower Yun-10 (c46), the four-engine 1600-horsepower Yun-8 (Boeing 307 enhanced) and  The same four-engine 1,600-horsepower Yunjiu (DC4 enhanced).  Especially the latter two have a maximum load capacity of more than 8 tons, a maximum empty range of more than 6,000 kilometers, and a range of 3,500 kilometers when carrying 66 light infantry.

    Because of the early attention and layout, the mysterious speed of technological breakthroughs, the president¡¯s support at all costs, the tilt of national power, the practice of using it twice in Afghanistan, etc.  Finally, the Air Force achieved a scale of 4,288 medium-range transport aircraft and 1,327 long-range transport aircraft three months ago, with more than 200 additional aircraft added every month.  Looking around the whole world, no one can currently put together such a luxurious transportation lineup!  This is just the beginning. After the advent of more powerful engines, the Air Force has started a new round of bidding for super transport aircraft in response to problems such as the lack of the ability to effectively transport heavy equipment, the inability of long-range transport aircraft to land at field airports, and major domestic aviation manufacturers.  They have also come up with corresponding models, and they are blushing.

    In addition to aircraft, the Air Force also, based on the president's suggestion, separately listed long-distance transport aircraft with strict take-off and landing conditions, and formed the world's first strategic transport force to specialize in long-distance and some major transport missions.  At present, the army has six brigades, each with 200 Y-8 or Y-9 aircraft.  If we only count the transport of soldiers, six strategic transport groups alone have the ability to transport nearly 80,000 soldiers at a time, not to mention that the president has determined to form twelve groups with a total of 2,400 strategic intercontinental transport aircraft by the end of 2042.  .

    "However, the establishment of the Strategic Transportation Brigade is very confidential, because most of their bases are located in the Midwest and Northeast, so the outside world has no way of knowing the specific amount of equipment. Even he only learned of the existence of this unit today.

    "Let's go." The co-pilot pushed Xu Huansheng, who was in a daze, and hundreds of propellers began to rotate
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