Beiyang reactionaries

Roosevelt looked at the map, frowned and said, "Japan has deployed a large number of military bases on these islands in the Pacific Ocean. If we want to counterattack in the future, even if our Pacific Fleet defeats the Japanese Navy, we will have to pay a heavy price."

Japan controls so many islands in the Pacific that troops are deployed on each island.Some small islands deployed hundreds or thousands of people, while some large islands deployed a division.

Even important islands like the Marshall Islands, Illian Island, and the Ryukyu Islands have deployed 10,000+ and more than 20 troops.Even if the United States defeated the Japanese navy in the Pacific Ocean, it must take these islands if it wants to completely defeat the Japanese army.But taking these islands is not so easy.

After all, the Japanese troops on these islands add up to millions of troops.If so many troops are wiped out, what a price the United States will have to pay.Not to mention the current Pacific Ocean, the Japanese navy still has the advantage.

The thought of Roosevelt made him angry.

War is bad after all.

So much money is invested in the war. Although it will stimulate the development of the military industry, it will definitely be harmful to the overall economic development.Moreover, this kind of war investment will have great after-effects after the war.

Compared with China, it is the best.

No war, so a large amount of military expenses can be saved, which can be used to develop our own technology, industry, and economy.The war with Japan has no end in sight, and Roosevelt can't judge how long it will last.If we fight for another three to five years, it will be very difficult even with the industrial and economic strength of the United States.Because the current military expenditure is too high, including the United States, which has a large amount of debt, the government debt has been increasing.If the war lasts too long, it will easily affect fiscal and financial stability.

"Kordell, now that China is starting to raise its own terms, I think it's time to go deeper into the negotiations."

"Franklin, what do you mean?"

"I want you to go to China in person. Now Duan Xun's airs are getting bigger and bigger. This time General Stilwell went to Beijing, he didn't even show his face once. It is obvious that Duan Xun despises Stilwell The rank of the general is too low to talk about important issues. Therefore, I think you can only negotiate face-to-face with Duan Xun if you go there in person. Get rid of China as soon as possible, and let China and Japan cut off the warship trade. I think about other trades, let It is impossible for China to interrupt them for a while. If China continues to support Japan in this way, Japan will become stronger and stronger. China's shipbuilding industry will inevitably have a new level, which is not good for us."

All industries are the same.

The more you build, the more experience you have.The more experience you have, the more you will know about these industries, you will discover the laws of the development of these industries, and various technical problems will be gradually solved.If China hadn't cooperated with Japan and provided them with a large number of warships, how could China's shipbuilding industry have developed so fast.

With more shipbuilding, China's shipbuilding industry has trained more and more skilled workers, and there are more and more supporting enterprises, with rapid development of technical and engineering capabilities.Originally, many technologies in China's shipbuilding industry were obtained directly from Britain, Germany, and Japan.China only knows how to make it like this, but China doesn't really understand why it should be made like this.But after making too many, China gradually understood why it was made in this way.This is the development of technology and the accumulation of technology.

All kinds of project management capabilities in the shipbuilding industry are improving in a straight line.

After all, China now has to build ships with more than 200 million tons and nearly 300 million tons a year.It is so easy to build so many ships.Therefore, we must find ways to improve efficiency.There are two ways to improve efficiency, one is technological progress, and the other is the improvement of engineering management capabilities.Today's China is making rapid progress in terms of technology and engineering management capabilities.

Roosevelt could not watch China's industrial capabilities continue to develop so rapidly, so it was necessary to cut off the warship trade between China and Japan.

"What about the Pacific Islands?"

"Press it, press it down hard. If you can't hold it down, let China promise to make these Pacific islands independent. One thing, no matter which island it is, China cannot let them become its own territory. As long as these islands become independent country, then we will have a way to infiltrate in the future. But once these islands are annexed by China, we will be very passive in the Pacific Ocean in the future.”

"Okay. After I hand over the work in my hand, I will fly to China immediately."

It will take at least a month to go to China and negotiate with China.Even if it takes a long time, two months is possible.So Cordell Hull has to hand over some work.

"please."

730

"Stilwell is still in Beijing?"

"Yes."

"Damn."

Stilwell visited China secretly, but Stilwell had been in China for more than a month.No matter how careful he was, he was still known by Japanese intelligence agencies.Tojo knew that Stilwell was the US envoy.

A year ago, Stilwell came to China as a special envoy of the United States, and had secret talks with Duan Xun in Harbin, and the two sides reached some agreements.After that, China not only obtained more than 300 million square kilometers of land in the "Nerchinsk Treaty" pending discussion area from the Soviet Union, but also allowed the United States to abolish the "Chinese Exclusion Treaty" enacted that year.Even in order to win over China, the U.S. government directly checked all federal laws and state laws, and deleted all treaties that might involve "exclusion of China".The United Kingdom and the United States have announced one after another that they support the independence of those colonies in Asia.

Of course, China must have given guarantees to Britain and the United States.

What kind of guarantee, Tojo Hideki can guess without looking at the treaty between the two parties.That is, China will not join the Axis powers and will not fight with Germany, Italy and Japan.After all, 1941 was the most glorious time for the Axis powers, and it was also the best time for the situation.The Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan were almost invincible on the battlefield. They all hoped that China would join the Axis powers, and Germany and Japan took turns persuading China to join the Axis powers.After all, everyone was a member of the "Anti-Comintern" back then, and they have been allies for so many years.

But after Stilwell came once, the matter of China joining the Axis powers was completely ruined.Because China turned around and signed the "Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship" with the Soviet Union, stating that China would not attack the Soviet Union.

Now that Stilwell has come to China again, what exactly are China and the United States going to talk about this time?This news made Tojo very angry.

During this period of time, Japan once again had that feeling of invincibility on the battlefield.The Battle of Myitkyina was a huge victory, although Myitkyina was not conquered and the British and Indian troops in Myitkyina were annihilated.But the British and Indian troops in Myitkyina were seriously injured.

During this period of time, the British and Indian troops in Myitkyina surrendered voluntarily, and even formed British and Indian troops that surrendered.

The British and Indian troops suffered heavy losses in Myitkyina. At present, there are only about 20 remnants of the defeated generals living in Myitkyina.It is also because the fortifications of the British and Indian troops here are well done.If the fortifications were a little worse and the terrain here was slightly unfavorable to the British and Indian troops, the British and Indian troops in Myitkyina would be wiped out.

After a big victory, the Japanese army is being repaired.After all, although the Battle of Myitkyina started smoothly, the resistance of the British and Indian troops was still fierce.As a result, the loss of the Japanese frontline troops was not too small, and a major battle consumed too much ammunition and logistical materials.Therefore, the Japanese army needs to repair, receive ammunition and logistical supplies from the rear, and prepare for the final blow to the British and Indian troops in Myitkyina.For the British and Indian troops that wiped out Myitkyina, the commander-in-chief of the Burmese Front Seishiro Sakagaki is very confident.

Because of the defeat of the British and Indian troops this time, a large amount of military supplies were lost, and the good things in it made the Japanese army tremble.In particular, the British and Indian troops discarded a large number of artillery, including a large number of heavy artillery.These are all very difficult for China to transport to Myitkyina and sold to the British and Indian troops at high prices.For these arms, Britain paid a huge price.But this time it was all cheaper for the Japanese army.

And not only a large number of artillery, but also a large number of shells.

This solved the urgent need of the Japanese army.When fighting the British and Indian troops, the Japanese army was quite aggrieved.Because the artillery of the British and Indian troops is too powerful, two or three thousand cannons are often used in a battle.In comparison, the Japanese army is not good, there are not so many cannons.Because Japan's logistics are too difficult, it is not easy to pull in those infantry artillery, let alone heavy artillery.At present, the weight of the Japanese heavy artillery is more than three tons, and there are even many heavy artillery of four tons and five tons.In Myanmar, where the traffic is so bad, if you want to deploy heavy artillery, you don't know how many mules and horses are needed to pull a heavy artillery.

It is no longer easy to pull in heavy artillery, but it is even more difficult to provide enough shells.Because the shells of heavy artillery are very heavy, the weight of Japanese 155mm heavy artillery shells is forty to fifty kilograms.For heavy artillery with a larger caliber, the weight of a shell can even be hundreds or hundreds of kilograms.With such shells, it is very difficult to use mules and horses purely.Therefore, after capturing these cannons, the Japanese army was very happy.The Japanese army is now rectifying these weapons and equipment.

After the rectification is completed, Japan will wipe out the British and Indian troops in Myitkyina. About 20 remnants and defeated generals, Sakagaki Seishiro didn't take it seriously.

Moreover, the Japanese army has already started the Battle of Imphal, preparing to attack Imphal on both sides.

The Japanese troops of the three divisions set out from Mandalay, crossed the Chindun River, and aimed directly at Imphal.These three divisions had fought against the British front-line forces and won.The British and Indian troops retreated and deployed a new line of defense at Imphal.At the same time, Japanese troops from two divisions, plus Chandra Bose's Indian National Army First Army and Second Army also landed in Chittagong.

A force of nearly 14 men was preparing to besiege Imphal.

This is on land.

In the Pacific, the number of Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor is increasing.In order to protect Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Pacific Fleet met with the Japanese Navy several times, and it has almost been wiped out by now.The aircraft carriers and battleships that had just been assigned to the Pacific Fleet were all sunk by the Japanese Navy.In addition, although the anti-submarine capability of the Japanese Navy is very poor, the number of U.S. submarines has been dispatched too many times, so the submarine force of the U.S. Pacific Fleet has also lost a lot.In the past few months, the Japanese Navy has destroyed more than 60 submarines of the US Pacific Fleet.Of course, Japan also paid a heavy price.

Especially in the recent period, the United States is vigorously building the Hawaiian Islands.

The scattered islands of the Hawaiian Islands have become military bases one by one.The U.S. Army Air Forces and Naval Air Forces are heavily deployed on these islands.The number of U.S. aircraft deployed in the Hawaiian Islands has skyrocketed.In order to protect the Hawaiian Islands, the United States deployed a large number of fighter jets here to guard against the bombing of Japanese bombers.Of course, it is not just fighter jets. The United States has deployed more than 24 B-800 heavy bombers in the Hawaiian Islands.As long as the position of the Japanese navy is determined, these heavy bombers will participate in the counterattack.

Like the B-24 heavy bomber, the maximum range can reach 6000 kilometers.Therefore, as long as the target is within 2500 kilometers, the B-24 heavy bomber can participate in the attack.This is currently the most outstanding bomber among American heavy bombers.

The effect is very good.

Japan's aircraft carrier is slightly closer to the Hawaiian Islands, and these heavy bombers from the United States will be dispatched.Compared with ordinary bombers, these heavy bombers fly farther and carry more bombs, so the attack effect is very good.The Japanese Navy has suffered from these heavy bombers many times during this period, so they dare not get too close to the Hawaiian Islands.But if it is farther away, it will be much more difficult for the Japanese bombers to bomb Pearl Harbor.

Even American heavy bombers have begun to bomb the Japanese navy on Midway Island and the Japanese military base on Midway Island.Of course, with such a large-scale counterattack, the US bomber loss data has skyrocketed.The number of bombers of various types lost within one or two months exceeded 2000.Among them, the combat casualties were only about [-], and the rest were lost due to various other factors.

不仅仅是轰炸机，战斗机、运输机的损失也是非常惊人。1942年4月、5月、6月，美国和日本之间的空战最为激烈。这三个月当中美国损失了7000多架飞机，也是太平洋战争爆发以来损失飞机数量最多的时间。光是非战斗损失的飞机就超过4000多架。

But the United States is not afraid of casualties at all.

Because they can replenish as much as they lose. Only half a year later in 1942, the United States had produced more than 3.6 aircraft.What is the loss of thousands of planes? Even if it loses [-] planes within these three months, the United States can quickly replenish them.After Roosevelt became ruthless, he didn't care about it at all, and just built the Hawaiian Islands.Thousands of transport ships are constantly shuttling between the mainland United States and the Hawaiian Islands, constantly bringing in various materials to speed up the construction of the Hawaiian Islands.

Some small islands have built airports and deployed dozens or hundreds of aircraft.

What Marshall has to do is to deploy at least 6000 or more aircraft in the Hawaiian Islands.In other words, in the Hawaiian Islands, Marshall usually maintains a scale of 6000 aircraft.The United States used such abrupt money to build the Hawaiian Islands, and the materials it consumed were astonishing.After all, all supplies are transported from the continental United States to the Hawaiian Islands.Only the United States has such economic strength that it can completely disregard waste and turn the Hawaiian Islands into a military fortress.

Within a few months, three to four billion US dollars of funds were spent, and the effect was still very good.It became more and more difficult for the Japanese navy to capture the Hawaiian Islands. Instead, Midway Island and Johnston Island were frequently visited by the US military.

Japan is not America.