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    "Today is April Fool's Day?" "Obviously not." "Then why are you telling me this? Is my IQ so low?" Roosevelt glared at Marshall and Henry Stinson who was following Marshall.  Waiting for someone, his face is very ugly.  Because these people had just told him that the Chinese had given them a clear answer and could help them rescue MacArthur and even help them rescue tens of thousands of American troops who were besieged in Manila But he didn't believe this.  Don't believe it at all.  "Our intelligence errors resulted in MacArthur being besieged by 300,000 Japanese troops!" Roosevelt took a deep breath, "And these 300,000 Japanese troops are veterans with extremely powerful combat capabilities! Leading them is the famous Japanese general Seishiro Sakagaki.  This man once defeated dozens of divisions of Chinese troops on the Chinese battlefield with half a division Do you believe that the Chinese are now capable of rescuing all our people under his hands?  In my opinion, they are simply lying, and their purpose is to use this excuse to get enough U.S. dollars from us. "The Chinese want U.S. dollars, and everyone knows this," Harry Hopkins sat aside.  He said calmly.  Roosevelt's former commerce secretary had resigned from all government positions.  Because he suffered from stomach problems and various other ailments, he was in a bad condition and was unable to handle the heavy government work.  But even so, he was still Roosevelt's most important staff and think tank. Although he was not a member of the cabinet, he was actually the second-in-command in the White House under Roosevelt.  "But in my opinion, the Chinese don't just want to use some empty words to get our assistance. They should still have a certain degree of confidence If they can't rescue some of our soldiers, they won't be able to provide us with help at all.  According to my research during this period, playing rogue is not the way of the Chinese. "But we have tens of thousands of soldiers in the Philippines." Roosevelt's attitude towards Hopkins was obviously much better.  "How can the Chinese rescue so many people? Do they directly send troops to attack the Japanese army in the Philippines? They don't even have enough ships." "I remember that the Chinese once transported tens of thousands of people in two days  The troops are thousands of kilometers away" Henry Stinson said suddenly.  "That's the Air Force." Marshall said, "The Chinese regained Hainan Island some time ago and can borrow the Hong Kong Airport. If they really want to, they can definitely transport a considerable force to the Philippines in the shortest possible time.  The problem is that the airport in Manila has been severely damaged, and Japanese aircraft and artillery have bombed it many times during this period. Therefore, unless the Chinese are willing to use their airborne troops, it is possible to send troops to the Philippines to participate in the war.  "  How many airborne troops do the Chinese have?" Hopkins asked.  ¡°According to our previous intelligence, it¡¯s an army!¡± Marshall replied.  "But the size of this army is not large, only a dozen regiments." "A dozen regiments? That's two to thirty thousand people at most!" Henry Stinson sighed, "Facing three hundred thousand people  Unless the Japanese can defeat ten, they will have no effect at all. ""In other words, we have no idea what they will do in the face of the Chinese people's confidence." Roosevelt looked at the crowd and smiled bitterly.  Not oneself.  "I brought a person who knows the Chinese better than we do. And before he came, he had mentioned to me the methods that the Chinese might use." Everyone looked ashamed at Roosevelt's words.  "No," Marshall said suddenly.  "Have you brought him here?" Roosevelt asked.  "Yes!" Marshall nodded.  "Then why don't we invite him in quickly?" Roosevelt asked again.  He understood what Marshall meant. The Army Chief of Staff wanted to recommend someone to him.  Of course he was very happy with this approach.  Now is America's most difficult time.  At this time, the more they need talents.  And it can make Marshall fancy.  That must be talent.   "Mr. President, gentlemen ministers, nice to see you!" Eisenhower walked into the Oval Office for the first time with his half-bald forehead. He didn't know that he would also become one of the owners of this office in the future.  , he only knew that after a trip to China, he began to have great luck.  Not only was he spotted by Marshall as soon as he returned to China, he was mentioned as his assistant, and now he was recommended to Roosevelt by Marshall.  Although the American system is different from other countries, the President of the United States hasThe promotion of military personnel does not have much impact, but now is a war period, and the president has begun to perform the duties of the top leader of the country's armed forces, and his wishes can determine many things.  And if he performs well this time, he might be able to get a bigger stage.  "I remember you, Colonel Eisenhower" "It's the Brigadier General! Mr. President." Marshall reminded at the side.  "Oh, I'm sorry, I've been a little too busy lately, General Eisenhower." Roosevelt followed suit.  "You don't have to worry about it. In fact, I have just obtained this military rank." Eisenhower replied with a smile.  "Yes." Roosevelt nodded, "General, I know that you have stayed in China for a period of time and are highly valued by the Chinese. You have also participated in some of their secret operations and performed very well. But now Marshall  The general said, can you tell me how the Chinese can rescue our troops trapped in the Philippines We have been thinking about it for a long time, but there is no result. " "Actually, there is no way.  I originally planned to tell General Marshall directly, but he insisted that I come to you and tell him." Eisenhower glanced at Marshall gratefully, and then said to Roosevelt: "Mr. President, I wonder if you still remember the mystery of the Chinese.  Weapons?¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡± ******************************************  ******************* "You can be sure. The combat effectiveness of the Chinese army is actually far beyond what we imagined in the past." Eisenhower began to appear on his stage, Jimmy Dooley  Te was sorting out his telegram draftnow that he was roped in by the Chinese to help.  Naturally, he could not give up such an opportunity to observe the Chinese army "up close".  "I have learned about the poor performance of the Chinese army when facing the Japanese army in the early days of the Sino-Japanese War I used to think that they were vulnerable. But now I have changed this impression, at least for China's 'Central Army'  This impression has changed. This is an absolutely heroic and capable force. In my opinion, the reason why they have been losing battles may be because they did not expect that the Japanese would be so crazy and dare to launch a full-scale attack on them.  War; on the other hand, this country is too poor. ""They have millions of troops, but they can't do it with one shot!" When writing this sentence, Doolittle paused for a long time.  He sighed, "Even if you have enough guns, most of these guns are not good guns. I have seen more than one soldier using old guns that have been used for several years, or even more than ten years. These guns  The gun body has been touched by them as if it was covered with engine oilbut this is already lucky. I have inquired and confirmed with reporters from various countries who have worked here for many years that even if many Chinese troops have guns,  There are not many bullets, so they prefer hand-to-hand combat. This is why many of their soldiers carry both a gun and a spear or a broadsword when they go to the battlefield But this  It is still not their poorest force. The Chinese now rely on Sichuan Province, which has hundreds of thousands of troops in this battle, and is one of the main forces in China's war of resistance.  One of the poorest troops. Many of their soldiers don't even have neat military uniforms. Most of them wear straw sandals As for the firearms, most of them have been used for more than ten years, and many of them are even gunpowder guns!  " "I think you should introduce the achievements of the Sichuan Army here." Bai Xiude.  The reporter of the American "Time" magazine in Chongqing "once" revealed the Henan famine to the world, forcing Chiang Kai-shek to order relief for the victims.  But this time he didn't have the chance to be a benefactor to many people.  Because before he received news of the famine in Henan, disaster relief food funds had already entered Henan and northern Shaanxi.  Therefore, he is now with Doolittle, covering the Chinese army's military operations to regain Shanxi and Doolittle, the "American hero", planning to do a few exclusive interviews.  After all, because Doolittle never returned to the United States, Americans were very concerned about his situation in China.  But I don't know what happened. Not long after these two people stayed together, they began to sympathize with the Chinese soldiers.  "What are the achievements of the Sichuan Army?" Doolittle thought for a moment, "What battles did they fight?" "The most famous one is of course the Battle of Teng County!" Bai Xiude sighed. He had been in China for several years, and the war of resistance broke out.  Since then, many battles on the Chinese battlefield have been relatively clear: "A beggar army, relying on a dilapidated county town, blocked an elite Japanese division equipped with tanks, heavy artillery, and aircraft for three days. In the end,  Their commander put the last bullet into his heart on the city wall" "Ifwe had the same weapons as us, would the outcome of this battle change?""" Doolittle's face was heavy. Although he was only a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, he knew very well what the consequences of his telegram would be This would be important evidence for the U.S. government to provide assistance to China. No one would want to  Giving their weapons to a force that cannot fight will only be a waste. But if the facts are contrary to imagination, it will be completely different. The Americans now just want to defeat the Japanese and end this.  "If they had the same weapons and equipment as us, no, no, no, even half, or even one-third, the Chinese would be able to drive the Japanese out of their country!"  I even believe that the Japanese would not dare to invade China at all.  "Bai Xiude said: "You have seen the ongoing battle to regain Shanxi. With enough artillery support, the Chinese can beat the Japanese without the ability to fight back They are far better than us.  Those who arrive are better able to fight.  "
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