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    The war came to the doorstep.

    While the Battle of Guam began, Japan's counterattacks continued.  After Guangzhou, Hong Kong and other places were visited by Japanese bombers from the Philippines.  Two Japanese Type 96 Army attack aircraft used the cover of night to arrive in Shanghai for the first time.  Although the bombers were picked up by radar, one dropped its bomb before being shot down.  The bomb landed at Wusongkou Pier and caused no casualties.  The shrill air-raid sirens at night made the people on the southeastern coast feel for the first time that war was not far away from them.  Subsequently, Dalian, Yantai, Taiwan and other places were also continuously attacked by sporadic Japanese aircraft. Most of them were shot down, but a few dropped bombs and escaped.  At sea, ships were sunk by Japanese submarines for two consecutive days, and the Coast Guard received hundreds of reports of suspected submarines every day.  Various air defense and combat readiness exercises were carried out along the southeastern coast, and some important factories were protected by National Guard soldiers.  An air defense coast patrol consisting of 1.5 million retired soldiers, workers, fishermen and volunteers was quickly recruited to patrol the coastline day and night, operating instruments from small boats to search for any unknown targets trying to approach the national border.

    ??Central Asia is too far away. For ordinary people, the only feeling is the slogans on the streets, food and a slight decrease in the quality of life.  But when enemies also appeared on the southeastern coast, the war began to change the character of the country and its people.  Subway signboards are affixed with air-raid shelter signs, a curfew is set at six o'clock every night, air-raid posts are placed on top of high-rise buildings, air-raid balloons are densely packed over the city, anti-aircraft guns are in parks, and fire trucks are at crossroads. A clear picture of war appears among people.  spread out in front of you.  But no one complained, especially after the General Information Administration deliberately labeled the photos of the tragic loss of warships after the Ryukyu Battle on the Soya Strait, which immediately aroused the indignation of the entire nation.  Most people choose to face the future with optimism and unity.  The workers and masters are working around the clock, the theater is holding performances, and the shops are open.  Even the comic book shop on the street has launched a little book called "Three Dozens of Fuso", which the children can read with gusto.

    No one is afraid, because everyone knows that there are millions of soldiers waiting in front of them.

    Fortunately, the Japanese naval and air forces in places such as Ryukyu and Korea were struck in advance and hundreds of Japanese aircraft were destroyed on the ground. The Japanese counterattack was always limited in scale. Sporadic bombings and submarine ambushes could not change the situation at all.  The big picture.  On the contrary, the Republic of China Air Force never gave up bombing Kyushu Island, Ryukyu and South Korea.  After the raid on August 23, several larger-scale night operations were launched one after another.  The biggest one was on August 26, when more than 300 bombers took off from Qingdao, Shanghai, Lianyungang and other places, dropping 1,000 tons of ammunition and 30 tons of propaganda posters on Kumamoto, destroying Kumamoto's naval factory and warehouses.  In total, more than 10,000 Japanese were killed and injured in the power plant and factory area.  Originally, the Air Force was also preparing to bomb Tokyo and the Seto Inland Sea. However, as the Petropavlovsk battle entered a critical stage, a large number of H-7 long-range bombers were transferred to Central Asia to carry out bombing missions against the Urals and Siberia, so the southeast mission could only be carried out.  For the time being, the H-5 aircraft with a shorter range will be responsible.  However, the Air Force did not give up the idea of ??directly striking Japan's core, and began to stockpile ammunition and fuel, and stockpile new aircraft.  Actively prepare for all-out bombing.  Although the main targets of the navy in the near future are Guam and Mariana, it also used continuous attacks by submarines and aviation. In just four days after the war, it sank sixteen Japanese merchant ships, three warships, and four submarines.  A total of 70,000 tons.

    On the morning of August 25, Yang Qiu signed a presidential decree, announcing that from now on all radio broadcasts except national radio stations will be stopped, and any private or corporate use of radios will be prohibited.  To prevent the Japanese army from using aviation navigation.  Authorizes the National Defense Forces, National Guard, police, civil affairs and other departments to take joint actions to indefinitely imprison all Japanese nationals and Japanese companies within the national borders and control areas.  About 50,000 Japanese personnel in China and 150,000 people of Japanese ancestry were forcibly sent to quarantine camps. In addition, more than 500 businessmen involved in smuggling to Japan after the total embargo against Japan in 1938 were arrested. More than two  Thousands of people were arrested on espionage charges.  Such actions also extended to China-controlled areas such as Vietnam and Borneo. Yue Peng even personally wrote to Ho Chi Minh and others who were preparing for the founding of the country, asking them to cooperate as soon as possible in arresting the Japanese.  Finally, Congress passed the "Unrestricted War Against Japan" proposal put forward by the Ministry of Defense. That is, before Japan completely and unconditionally surrenders, the Chinese armed forces can launch attacks at any time and any place against all Japanese and even military and civilian targets that help Japan.  .

    If the Japanese counterattack on the southeast coast is just a scabies disease and a decision-making method used by the government to use war to promote tension, change the character of the people, and build unity, then the north is a real fight.  After the fall of Sakhalin, a total of more than 30,000 Japanese troops and Soviet guerrillas launched an attack from the Sea of ??Okhotsk to Temple Street and the outer Heilongjiang Basin.  Under the personal command of Wang Geng, 30,000 National Defense Forces and 40,000 National Guard soldiers defeated the Japanese and Soviet troops several times to hold the border.  The most critical situation is North Korea, which is sufferingAfter the humiliating sudden air raid, the Japanese and Korean troops commanded by Itagaki Seishiro seemed to be letting out all their ill will, and the troops fought extremely frantically.  It only took three days to completely break through the actual dividing line between north and south, occupy Kaesong and Goseong, and more than 40,000 North Korean troops surrendered after being surrounded.  Faced with the rapid defeat of the North Korean National Defense Forces, the two National Defense Forces infantry divisions stationed on the demarcation line in accordance with the China-North Korea defense agreement had to retreat to the Sariwon line south of Pyongyang and re-establish their positions.

    The city of Pyongyang is in chaos, with refugees fleeing everywhere.  Trains to China were crowded, ferries were hard to find, and plane tickets were priced at as high as 1,000 yuan per person (the value of North Korea¡¯s currency is exchanged one-to-one with the yuan).  On one side are the refugee teams from south to north, and on the other side are the military columns coming from Anton in a steady stream.  The military trains were filled with supplies, oil, weapons and ammunition. In just a few days, the Beijing General Staff provided 500,000 tons of gasoline free of charge to the North Korean government and the National Defense Forces, as well as all the equipment and ammunition of two infantry divisions.  .  There are also fifty Snake B fighter/attack aircraft, thirty H-5 bombers, and ten H-10 "bomb trucks" that made their debut in the Kurgarson Tank Battle.

    Even so, North Koreans are still uneasy.  Because so far, China has only one second-line infantry division and National Guard air defense brigade stationed in Pyongyang, and none of the heavy armored troops that are said to have swept across the Soviet Union have been seen.  "Why are you panicking? Look at you, you look a bit like my old Zhang family!" Outside the Zhang Mansion on the banks of the Datong River, the servants and bodyguards hurriedly moved things to the car.  Inside the mansion.  Zhang Zongchang was wearing a family robe, holding a small cloth bag in his hand, scolding the dozens of crying women and Zhang's children around him with angry eyes.

    Speaking of Zhang Zongchang and the Zhang family, they are definitely the biggest names besides the central government of North Korea.  After Yang Qiu arranged for Zhang Zongchang to come to North Korea for development, he relied on his strong backing and extraordinary skills to become the largest industrial and commercial family in North Korea, and also participated in defense industries such as telephones and telegraphs.  Especially his "Jang's Bank", not only opened in Northeast China, South Korea and Japan, but also invested in the Central Bank of North Korea.  Obtained the right to issue currency.  Therefore, there is no one in North Korea who does not know Zhang Zongchang.  However, he is still as enthusiastic about women and money as before. He has more than ten wives from North Korea and Japan, and two Russian wives.  Therefore, those who are disgusted and hostile privately call him "North Korean Bully", "Northern Cancer" and "Flower Tai Sui".

    But even the leaders of the North Korean government often visit this "Huahua Taisui".  There is no way, the person behind Lao Zhang is too strong, and he himself has a good relationship with the people.  When the Snake fighter jet first entered service, the North Korean government was very envious of it, but the Korean government was unwilling to sell it. In the end, Jin Jiu had to come to the Zhang family for help.  Zhang Zongchang lived up to expectations.  The quota of fifty aircraft was obtained. Although the price was peeled off a few layers, it at least allowed North Korea to establish a modern air force.  With this incident in mind, Jin Jiu also bought several old-fashioned cruisers that were eliminated by the Republic of China through him.  Get all the navy and air force involved.  Even the Japanese are unwilling to touch him because the Zhang family is the largest private trade relay between China and Japan.

    Before Japan went south, non-governmental trade between China and Japan was still very frequent, with an annual trade volume of more than one billion yuan.  This is because with the economic development of the Republic of China.  Even if the domestic manufacturing industry expands rapidly, some products must be imported.  But most European and American products are expensive.  On the contrary, Japanese products are cheap and of good quality.  Similarly, the Republic of China itself also faced export demand, especially palm oil and cocoa from New Guinea (before World War I, Guinea was Germany's main source of palm oil and cocoa. After Japan occupied Guinea during the European War, immigrants  Hundreds of thousands of people continue to vigorously promote the cultivation of palm oil, cocoa and rubber, which have become Japan's most important export materials after silk and dyes). It has always been China's largest import of commodities from Japan, so non-governmental trade between the two countries has never been banned.  contacts.  Just because of Yang Qiu's personal preference, the local government did not dare to act recklessly, so the domestic trade with Japan was relatively strict.  So the businessmen thought of transiting through North Korea, and the Zhang family, a local snake, naturally became the largest agent.  Before the war, a quarter of the trade between the two countries was controlled by Zhang's consortium.  Because of this, Zhangjia Bank can open to Japan.  But this also made many people dislike it, especially those who were blocked from making money. They said that Zhang Zongchang was a traitor to the enemy and was a Japanese comprador, because the trade profits were enough to send several heavy cruisers to Japan every year.  Even after the Japanese army marched south, the British authorities asked the Chinese to arrest him. However, because he was running a legal business and did not involve any sensitive materials, he also obtained a large amount of palm oil from Japan (palm oil was a strategic material at the time), so in the end  The matter was settled.

    Today, Lao Zhang is a little anxious. Seeing that decades of hard work are about to be wiped out, no one can sit still.  However, the Japanese offensive became more and more fierce, and Pyongyang was only a few dozen kilometers away. He had no choice but to pack up his belongings and prepare to cross the river for temporary refuge.  But how could such a large family property be taken away at once, so the more he spoke, the more anxious he became, and in the end he even pointed at several children and scolded them one by one.  "Boss Zhang, why is there such a big fight? It's just a few shops."Just when he was venting his anger on his children and wife, a voice suddenly rang at the door.  He turned around to look and ran a few steps happily.  "Isn't this brother Boling? A rare visitor, a rare visitor! You are such a rare visitor! What a waste, why are you standing here? This is your Uncle Xue, why don't you say hello? Go, tell me not to clean up, and give me a cleanup first.  Here comes the banquet." Zhang Zongchang cursed and asked his children to come forward to say hello, and then quickly ordered his servants to prepare the banquet, without looking as anxious and angry as before.

    "Haha, Boss Zhang, what are you going to do? Are you planning to imitate others and run away?"

    "Brother Boling, you are slapping my old Zhang in the face. Boss Zhang, if you are not afraid that my old Zhang is smelly of copper now, just call me Zhang Long Legs." Zhang Zongchang pulled the visitor with a rare expression of intimacy  .  Because the person here today is a rare visitor. He is Lieutenant General Xue Yue, dean of the Armor Academy of Baoding Army University.

    After becoming famous in the European War, Xue Yue became more active in studying armor tactics.  He and Yang Qiu created the earliest armored forces in the country.  Later, he transferred to civilian employment and served as an instructor at the Armor Academy.  It can be said that nearly half of the officers of the domestic armored forces are from his disciples.  Even the recently world-famous "Armored Butcher" Zhuo Fan, "Persian Tiger" Li Jin, "Big Sword" Zhao Deng Yujun, desperate Saburo Du Yuming and others have all received his guidance.  If Zhang Zongchang is Yang Qiuzang's agent in North Korea, then Xue Yue is his agent's disseminator of all modern armor ideas.

    In the past ten years, Xue Yue has concentrated on armor research and has rarely shown up, so Zhang Zongchang said that he was a rare guest.  Relying on the ability to live in the world.  In just a few words, Zhang Zongchang and Xue Yue regarded each other as brothers. After sitting down, he asked in surprise: "Brother Boling, why are you here? It's just a little Japan. Can't you please a great god like you?"

    "Shenyang has made some new things, come and take a look. When I arrived, I heard that something happened here. I have nothing to do, so I came to set up an outpost." Xue Yue laughed, but did not say what the new things were.  Zhang Zongchang is also a human being. Knowing that this was a military secret, he immediately asked around: "Brother Boling, didn't you say that we won't attack Japan until the end of the year? Why is it so early? I am not prepared at all."

    "Brother Xiaokun is well-informed." Xue Yue knew that he had a close relationship with the senior officials.  It is said that every year on the first day of the Lunar New Year, he personally visits Yang Qiu, Wang Zhengting and others to pay New Year greetings.  It's normal to know some secrets.  Therefore, Japan's high-level changes were made and the plan to attack the southeast was revealed.  "No wonder! Let me tell you, the president has always been cautious in doing things, so why did he suddenly move ahead of schedule? It turned out that he wanted to take advantage of the Japanese sneak attack. To destroy their prestige first, the president is so calculating!" Zhang Zongchang slapped his thigh, and across the thousands of mountains,  Shui also didn't forget to flatter Yang Qiu.

    Xue Yue saw that he was holding a cloth bag in his hand, and there was a sound of metal collision from time to time.  Smiling slightly: "These are the three bullets left by the president, right?" "Yes." The fact that Yang Qiu gave Zhang Zongchang the three bullets had spread all over the world, so he did not hide it.  Pouring out the yellow and orange bullets, he held them in the palm of his hand and said with emotion: "Lao Zhang did something wrong back then and almost died, but fortunately the president showed mercy. So the happiest thing in my life is having these three bullets."  Alas, it¡¯s a pity that the current situation is turbulent and I don¡¯t know when I will be able to see the president.¡±

    "Brother Xiaokun, why have you become sentimental? Don't worry, Xue is here to see the situation in North Korea. Secondly, he is entrusted by the president to take you back to Beijing for temporary refuge."

    "The Presidentasked my brother to pick me up?" Zhang Zongchang stood up in excitement. Seeing Xue Yue nodding, he suddenly looked excited: "I know it, I know it! The President is a nostalgic person, how could he forget me. You guys  Look, I said, the Japanese are afraid of balls! The president has no time, otherwise he will let them run wild." After saying that, he did not forget to reprimand the family members who were panicking just now.  Everyone was moved when they heard that Xue Yue came to pick up the Zhang family on Yang Qiu's order.

    "Damn, it's all a bunch of head-scratching, but my third son is more capable." Zhang Zongchang couldn't stand the unsatisfactory look of his children, and thought of his third son who was far away in the northwest.  Xue Yue smiled and shook his head. In fact, the children of the Zhang family are quite capable.  The third oldest, Zhang Chun, is now a major in the Air Force, and the eldest is the president of Shenyang University. The second youngest manages the Zhang family's business in an orderly manner. Others have also joined the army and engaged in business, unlike some children from aristocratic families who are idle.

    Soon, the servants set up the banquet.  Zhang Zongchang also asked his sons to accompany him in person, but after eating and drinking, he saw that Xue Yue seemed to be unfinished, so he quickly dismissed everyone and took him to the secret room of the study: "Brother Boling, is there anything else?  "

    Xue Yue nodded: "I really can't hide anything from Brother Xiaokun. Xue has a mission here. Firstly, he is to take you back, and secondly, he is to see the terrain of North Korea and the Japanese armored forces. You also know that North Korea is here  There are many mountainous areas on the border, which is different from Persia and Central Asia, so the fighting style must be changed. In addition, I heard that Japan has also developed several new tanks and anti-tank guns, and the Korean army has obtained several wreckage samples, and I am planning to go back.Research it.  "

    "It's a simple matter. I'll call them later and send over the seized samples." Before Xue Yue finished speaking, Zhang Zongchang clapped his chest.  Given his status in North Korea, this kind of thing is really not a big deal.  In fact, Xue Yue could get it without relying on him, but he still thanked him twice before continuing: "Thirdly the navy has been a little tight recently, so we are going to launch a small counterattack on North Korea first.  To keep Japan's attention. In addition, the president asked Brother Xiaokun to do a favor and take me to meet these people." After that, he took out a list and handed it over.

    "A small counterattack? What. Aren't you ready to save North Korea?" Zhang Zongchang was surprised at first, then took the list and read it carefully.  The list is full of important figures from both the military and political circles of North Korea, and they all have one thing in common, that is, they don't deal with Kim Jiu very well.  Who is Zhang Zongchang?  Human spirit!  As soon as I looked at the list, I vaguely understood.  Xue Yue looked at his expression and continued: "To be honest, brother, the president is not very satisfied with North Korea's top leaders. Let's not talk about whether to remove Jin Jiu for now, just talk about what he has done in these years, you should know it."

    Zhang Zongchang nodded.  Doesn¡¯t he know about North Korea?  Although Jin Jiu came to power with the support of Yang Qiu and the Republic of China and established North Korea, they also formed an alliance and signed a defense agreement.  However, as Beijing's attention gradually turned to the West and its own hardware construction after the world economic crisis, it reduced its aid to North Korea, causing a lot of criticism from Kim.  Another conflict is the Huishan copper mine and Musan iron mine developed by the Republic of China. North Korea has always hoped to recover half of its shares.  However, considering that these two strategic mines can provide 20 million tons of iron ore and 500,000 tons of copper ore each year, they were only willing to give 20% of the shares according to the agreement at the time, and they had to buy back all the ore.  Jin Gu agreed happily on the surface, but privately he was very dissatisfied, so he later increased the quota for exporting iron ore to Japan (not mined by Masan), in the name of increasing exports and improving people's living conditions.  These things made Yang Qiu very dissatisfied.  However, because the top priority was to build the country, and he did not want to give the outside world the impression that the Republic of China was bullying its allies, after all, he had already begun to consider the formation of the Asian League at that time, so he did not raise any objection.  I didn¡¯t expect that there would be no objection to seeing Beijing.  However, Jinjiu became increasingly bold and actually increased the proportion of iron ore exports to Japan from 300,000 tons to 2 million tons per year, accounting for 20% of Japan's annual iron ore imports.

    You should know that Japan consumed 10 million tons of iron ore every year before the war.  One-third of this is scrap steel and ore imported from the United States, with the remainder coming from Malaya, Okhotsk and North Korea.  (After September 18th, Japan¡¯s steel output was 5.5 million tons. It required about 12 million tons of ore, but in the same year Japan obtained only 1.5 million tons of ore from China. In 1930, Japan imported only 600,000 tons of ore from China.  , so it is debatable to say that Japan relied entirely on China for its World War II steel.) Therefore, Jinjiu¡¯s approach is undoubtedly to enhance Japan¡¯s steel capabilities.  Moreover, under the pretext of supporting the South Korean Resistance Army, he secretly smuggled important resources such as graphite and magnesite to South Korea, and all of these fell into Japanese hands.  Taking 1935 as an example, North Korea produced a total of 15 million tons of coal, 25 million tons of iron ore, 600,000 tons of copper ore, 15 million tons of magnesite ore, 50 tons of graphite, 30 tons of gold, 20 tons of silver and 2  Ten thousand tons of zinc and other minerals, in addition to coal, gold and silver (stored in Beijing as reserves of the central bank) and iron ore, 60% of them are exported to China in exchange for food and oil and other aid, 20% are consumed by themselves, and the remaining 20% ??are exported or smuggled  Japan.  This kind of smuggling activity did not stop until the Japanese troops went south and countries around the world imposed embargoes on Japan.  The most annoying thing is that Jin Jiu has been reluctant to accept Yang Qiu's suggestion to amend the constitution.  Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1920, he has occupied the position of president for a long time and has been reelected for five terms (North Korea became independent on May 1, 1920, so it is five terms. The constitution is modeled after the Republic of China, with terms every five years), and depending on the trend, he wants to continue.  Go ahead.  You must know that the Republic of China can only serve three consecutive terms. This was Yang Qiu's plan to catch up with the world war. Recently, he has been considering amending the constitution to change the term to a maximum of two terms.  But he didn't expect that there was someone at his doorstep who was more powerful than him, and he directly became the president for twenty years.

    ¡°These things are difficult to handle in peacetime. Even if you get evidence of smuggling, it¡¯s just a game for the police to catch thieves.  After all, the Republic of China recognized North Korea as an independent country at that time, and there was also Japan, the rival that occupied South Korea, and the United States, the future rival.  No matter which country, a major political earthquake will become a battlefield for great powers. Yang Qiu did not want to give others a chance, so Zhang Zongchang reported many times, but he suppressed and tolerated it.  But now he doesn't have so many worries, so he deliberately used the lack of troops as an excuse not to rescue North Korea immediately. On the one hand, he was considering using North Korea's special terrain to consume Japan's manpower here, and at the same time, he also wanted Jin Jiu to take the blame for his failure.  , to bring him and his clique down.

    Zhang Zongchang doesn¡¯t care about Jin Jiu¡¯s life or death. As long as it¡¯s what Yang Qiu says, it¡¯s okay even if he sends someone to assassinate him.  But his own business was his concern. After reading it, he asked: "Don't worry, brother Boling. I will call them later and ask them to send tank samples, and I will give you an opportunity to meet these people. But having said that, President  Are you really not going to save North Korea?" Xue Yue is a world-renowned armored commander.Division, and had never heard of his political activities, so he used the opportunity to view Japanese tanks to contact people on the list.  Undoubtedly the best cover.

    "Brother Xiaokun, don't worry, the president has said that sooner or later he will let you go to Japan as a receptionist." Xue Yue laughed loudly: "But, if Ryukyu is not destroyed, North Korea will not make any big moves, because we  We must use this place to hold back the main force of the Japanese Army and consume Japan¡¯s national power.¡±

    "Brother Boling is joking, but Lao Zhang can be regarded as an idler If he really has the opportunity to be a high-ranking official in Japan in the future, he will definitely have to dig three feet into the ground. He will not be able to make trouble for a hundred years." Zhang Zongchang heard this.  After understanding it, I also laughed.  He still has a job as a clerk in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so he can be considered a government employee.  It's just that the two of them don't know yet that Xue Yue's words came true, and Zhang Zongchang was actually sent to Japan later.  He showed his ability to scrape three feet from the ground.

    By the afternoon, Zhang Zongchang finally knew what Xue Yue's small counterattack was.

    Three 1938-style Hammer heavy train guns wrapped in camouflage cloth and camouflage netting arrived in Pyongyang.  At the same time, a naval test ship set off from Huludao. Coast Guard sailors used canvas to cover the country's only 480mm experimental naval gun on the deck¡ª¡ª

    In late August 1940, the English Channel and the Yellow Sea of ??China were undoubtedly the two most eye-catching areas.  But knowledgeable people all know that as the alliance negotiations between the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy and Japan accelerate, what can really change the power of the Allied Powers.  Still in the North American continent.  The United States of America, which has the strongest manufacturing capacity in the world and a population of 130 million, is alone outside the whirlpool and does not even have any border issues.

    At this time, Americans were enjoying orders from all over the world after the war broke out.  The manufacturing industry is becoming vibrant again after a lapse of ten years.  Every machine is running at full speed, skyscrapers are under construction, and the docks on the seaside are full of ships.  This is a time when just sweeping the floor in a warehouse can be sold for a sky-high price!  Opera houses, bars, and cinemas are constantly busy.  The stock exchange was filled with shouts of rising.  The life of prosperity reminds Americans of twenty-six years ago.  The same world-class war, the same snow-like orders.

    ¡°Of course, there¡¯s also the last damn decision to go to war.

    In the Hudson Manor outside Washington, medical consultants were examining Roosevelt's body.  Next to him, Hopkins sat on the edge. As soon as he took out his cigarette, he was stopped by the doctor. He had to smile and put it away again. He took out the document from his bag and handed it to Roosevelt: "This is the report of Hoover and Donovan."  .Senator Mr. Charles Lindbergh has been very active recently. He has contacted a lot of isolated people, trying to prevent us from exporting materials and goods to China and Britain, and advocating not to join the war and not to be enemies of Germany. He also pointed the finger at the Jews, believing that all this is  The Jews are up to something. The British damage report follows. The situation is very bad. His Excellency Churchill is facing an extremely severe situation. If it weren't for the planes and aviation volunteers provided by Yang Qiu, I don't know if they can still persist. In addition, Italy  It has launched a full-scale attack on North Africa and the Middle East, with troops appearing in Syria, Libya, Ethiopia, Egypt and other places. There are signs that Germany is also considering entering North Africa. The British government is actively responding and has also sent a request for assistance to China, hoping to draw troops from the Persian theater.  Troops helped defend. Finally, there was news from the Soviet Union. The British Intelligence Department had confirmed that three Soviet infantry divisions had entered Armenia and the Kurdish region in northern Iraq. Whitehall had issued a warning asking Turkey to increase its alert and warned the Iraqis not to contact the Soviet Union.  The Chinese ** team has also surrounded Petropavlovsk and cut off the Siberian Railway. They are currently launching violent air attacks on the Siberian region east of Omsk, mainly destroying grain warehouses, farmland, power plants and fuel. I think  Your Excellency Yang Qiu wants to destroy these basic facilities and winter necessities, so that these areas will automatically collapse in the severe winter. This is a telegram sent by Major Stilwell. He has confirmed that so far, the Chinese navy and air force have destroyed more than 800 Japanese aircraft.  aircraft, and also sank six battleships, two aircraft carriers, four cruisers, eleven destroyers, three submarines¡­.¡±

    "So many?" After hearing this, Roosevelt, who had never responded, stared at the documents in his hand and suddenly became a little irritable.  China and Japan are at war. Today's enemies and future opponents are fighting each other. No matter how you look at it, it is a good thing for the United States.  When he was in opposition, he promoted Philippine independence and deliberately ignored Guam to induce Japanese militarism to indulge in arrogance. Now it seems to be very successful.  The problem is that he always thought that Yang Qiu would take a conciliatory attitude on the southeast coast because of the pressure from Central Asia and the need to consider the southwest and the Persian Gulf.  The first to take action must be Japan.  But I didn't expect that Yang Qiu would actually take action before Japan!  And achieved such great results, they directly slapped the Japanese navy from the clouds.

    So this battle report made him doubt for the first time whether his decision was right or wrong

    Originally, according to his idea, Japan¡¯s first attack would definitely lead toThe Chinese navy suffered losses, and then the two sides strangled each other in Taiwan, Ryukyu and the South China Sea.  At this time, he could let MacArthur return to the Southwest Pacific in the name of the U.S-Philippines protection agreement.  But now things are a little out of control. China's aviation technology and power have far exceeded his imagination.  The pace of aircraft carriers replacing battleships is much faster than the U.S. Navy had previously predicted.  It can be said that he expected most of it, but he did not expect that technology and warfare styles would change so quickly.

    "Your Excellency Yang Qiu needs to break through the Japanese navy's island chain blockade first. We still have time." Hopkins saw his worries and comforted him before continuing: "The most important thing for you now is to win the election! This is  The latest opinion poll report shows that people are not willing to break tradition, so your re-election has been strongly challenged! The Republican Party has also pointed all its fingers at you on the issue of military expansion and support for China and Britain. I think you are  It¡¯s about taking America into war again.¡±

    After learning that his election results were unsatisfactory, Roosevelt felt even worse.  Just as he was about to ask for specific solutions, he saw a car drive in quickly.  In the blink of an eye, the car arrived at the door of the villa, and Eisenhower and Secretary of State Hurdle rushed out of the car.  Seeing him, the latter hurried over and said a few words in his ear.  Just a few sentences.  But Roosevelt's expression changed drastically. Upon seeing this, Hopkins quickly asked Eisenhower what happened.

    Eisenhower said with a cold face: "Kimmel just called me. Yesterday afternoon, the Chinese Marine Corps landed on Guam!"

    "What? How did they get there? Is the entire Japanese Navy on vacation?" Hopkins is such a calm person.  When they heard the news, their eyes widened in shock.  Eisenhower even said bitterly: "I don't know yet, but Kimmel said that he has a submarine operating in the Philippine Sea and has seen a large number of Chinese seaplanes flying towards Taiwan."

    Roosevelt was still angry just now that he did not expect China's superior strength in aviation and warfare.  Unexpectedly, the plane ruined his good deeds again, and he patted the armrest of his wheelchair angrily: "David. Tell me, what should I do now?" Although Guam is not a US territory, Roosevelt did not really intend to give up. He also wanted to  I will take it back together when I return to the Philippines.  Eisenhower couldn't think of a way for a while, so he had to say: "Mr. President, you can ask Kimmel to send more troops to Wake Island and the Marshall Islands."

    "that's it?"

    "Yes, unless" Eisenhower paused, looked at Hopkins, and spread his hands: "You can obtain congressional authorization."

    "Damn it!" Roosevelt, who seemed to be elegant and kind in front of outsiders, was really anxious and couldn't help but cursed.  But he soon realized that his emotions were a little out of control. He quickly took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down, and then asked: "David, if Congress authorizes it, how long will it take for you to prepare?" Eisenhower thought for a while and replied: "The fleet  It takes at least ten weeks to be ready to go to the Southwest Pacific. Twenty weeks for the Marines, twenty-four weeks for the Armyat least twenty-four weeks."

    "Is there no way at all?"

    "You can ask Beijing for return or protest to the League of Nations." After Secretary of State Hurdle finished speaking, even he shook his head: "Of course, I don't think there is any hope of success. This is better than us occupying Saipan before the Chinese."  The chances are even smaller.¡±

    Roosevelt pinched his eyebrows bitterly. Originally, he still had hope. As long as he could be re-elected, he could find an excuse to join the war and return to the Philippines.  But now even if we return to the Philippines, the waterway will be blocked by Guam.  China and the United States are currently cooperating, but what about the future?  Who likes to have a knife next to their neck that can be thrust into their throat at any time?  Just when no one could come up with a solution, Hopkins suddenly leaned down and said in a voice that only two people could hear: "Franklin, this may be a good opportunity."

    "Good opportunity?" Roosevelt was stunned for a moment.

    When Eisenhower and Hurdle saw this, they knew they had something to say, and immediately took a few steps away.  "Harry, what do you want to say?" Roosevelt was in a bad mood and had no time to talk in circles.  Hopkins was also very direct: "We have lost Guam and cannot lose the Philippines again. So I recommend restarting the protection agreement with the Philippines as soon as possible."

    "Harry, are you crazy? If I propose to fulfill this agreement now, the people will think that I want to join the war." Roosevelt shook his head.

    Hopkins looked serious: "This is the only way! It is also the way to get you re-elected! Franklin, do you remember the Maine? Americans don't like war, but if someone forces it on us, then no one will  Cowardly." Roosevelt's heart trembled twice.  The Maine incident is the top secret of the United States. In order to seize Cuba and expel Spain, the USS Maine incident was directed and acted by the United States and then blamed on the Spanish government.  His uncle Roosevelt also became the president of the United States through this war.  But it doesn¡¯t matter if you play this little trick once, but someone might be suspicious the second time.  ?But Hopkins insisted that it was okay, and the corners of his mouth were terrifyingly cold: "Franklin, we don't need to arrange this. Maybe you should ask your wife to represent you and us American women to visit the British children in the war and help them."  Bring some food and toys. And it can also help you get re-elected, just like Yang Qiu did."

    Roosevelt's pupils suddenly shrank into cold stars, his cheeks flushed suddenly, and he was very angry: "I don't need to be like him! I don't need to rely on this to get re-elected!"

    "Sorry, it was my mistake." Hopkins was not angry, but continued to press forward step by step: "But Franklin, we, you, make a decision as soon as possible! The cooperation between the Soviet Union and Germany is already very serious. Once the four countries of the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy and Japan complete the alliance,  In the negotiations, Lord Churchill may not be able to persist until the end of the year. In the Pacific, Japan, which has lost Guam, can no longer communicate effectively with the south, and the raw material fleet faces a full-scale attack by Beijing! So they can no longer contain Beijing. The worst thing is that Yang Qiu  The power in his hands has exceeded our expectations, and we don¡¯t even know what he will do next. But I know that we and the whole world have been fooled! If the guess is not wrong, he will probably not be eager to launch an offensive in North Korea next  , but to use land for sea, use the space and time on land to create opportunities in the Southwest Pacific for the navy! Maybe in a few weeks, his army will land in Micronesia, and in half a year, it will be the Ogasawara Islands and Ryukyu,  Then Guinea, Rabaul, Solomon" To be continued)
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