Traveling through 1937, I came to fight against the Kwantung Army

the Philippines,

Subic Bay Naval Base,

A US military transport plane slowly landed on the airport runway inside the base.

A naval general slowly walked down from the plane. He was the four-star Admiral McCormick, the former commander-in-chief of the US Atlantic Fleet and the new commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in Australia!

McCormick's expression was extremely serious. This time, the president gave him a difficult task, which was to be responsible for all military operations against Haizhou State!

This was the first time since World War II that the United States fought on two fronts at the same time. President Truman’s attitude was very clear: the Haizhou Kingdom must be defeated as soon as possible and driven out of Australia!

The person who came to greet him was Spruance, the US Ambassador to the Philippines, who was also McCormick's former colleague and a former senior general of the US Navy!

The two got into a car.

McCormick asked straight to the point.

"Mr. Ambassador, what is the situation of our opponents? What is their combat effectiveness?"

McCormick flew to the Philippines as soon as he took office. His purpose was to obtain first-hand information about his opponents so that he could make accurate decisions in the next step.

Spruance said,

"General, you have to know that the United States does not have diplomatic relations with Haizhou, and Haizhou has only established diplomatic relations with China and Indonesia. This makes it very difficult for us to collect intelligence. However, I have collected some intelligence from the side through the diplomatic agencies stationed in Indonesia!

The rise of Haizhou was very rapid. In just a few months, they defeated the British and Indonesian forces on the island and unified the entire Kalimantan Island. This aroused my curiosity and attention at the time. I suggested that the president establish diplomatic relations with this country, but the president said that the British were lobbying him to suppress and blockade this country! "

"Stupid British! They only consider their own immediate interests!" McCormick said angrily.

Spruance continued,

"So, the subsequent situation became even more uncontrollable. Haizhou defeated the British expeditionary fleet and signed a treaty with Indonesia, forcing Indonesia to cede Sumba Island! And all this happened in just one year!"

McCormick was also a little surprised. He asked,

"So what is the origin of this Haizhou Kingdom? What is their military strength?"

"It's very mysterious. Although I have collected some intelligence, I can only say that it is very mysterious. Haizhou State is led by a mysterious Chinese organization. The president of this country is called Yin Xinjun, and many of his agency ministers are all Chinese. You have to know that President Truman is very hostile to the Chinese!

Their military strength, from the intelligence we already know, is about 10 troops, including two aircraft carriers, and about 500 military aircraft. They can walk sideways in the South Seas! "

McCormick frowned and asked,

"I'm just curious, where did they get their equipment? Was it supported by China?"

Spruance said decisively,

"No! Because even China itself does not have an aircraft carrier. Haizhou has its own industrial system. They can manufacture a large number of industrial products, and their political system is different from China. This is why I suggest that the president establish diplomatic relations with Haizhou. Although this country is friendly with China, it should not be the same type of country!"

McCormick agreed.

"Thanks to the stupid British, the president's decision gave the United States an extra enemy out of thin air. The Korean War was already a huge problem, and now we have to fight in Australia at the same time! We are forced to mobilize four aircraft carriers from Europe and the Second Air Force from the mainland, plus 15 army troops. The military expenditure is an astronomical figure!"

Spruance said,

"That's right, General. We have already spent countless amounts of money in North Korea, and now we are facing a new hole!"

McCormick nodded.

"But Congress almost unanimously passed a $600 billion emergency special appropriation. If the United States doesn't care about Australia's affairs, then we will no longer have any allies!"

Spruance was a diplomat after all, and he looked at things from a different perspective.

"This is a war that doesn't have much meaning. If we get bogged down in the same quagmire as the Korean War, our hegemonic position in the world will be in jeopardy!"

McCormick narrowed his eyes and said,

"So, I want to find a way to win quickly. We can't fight two wars of attrition at the same time. This will be too disadvantageous to the United States!"

Presidential Palace of Haizhou State,

Foreign Minister Chen Chao walked into the office with a telegram in his hand.

"President, the United States has finally declared war on us. This is the diplomatic note they sent!"

Yin Xinjun's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said excitedly,

"Declare war on them immediately! Haha, does this mean we can attack any target in the United States at will?"

"Military targets are allowed, but civilian targets are still not allowed according to international conventions!"

Yin Xinjun originally considered sending troops directly to blockade the Strait of Malacca, but later thought that this would not cause much damage to the US economy, so he gave up for the time being!

"Since the United States has declared war, we can go all out and fight without any more concerns!" Yin Xinjun walked to the world map. He came to Southeast Asia just to wait for the day when he could have a big fight with Britain and the United States!

Chen Chao followed behind him and pointed to the Philippines in the northeast and said,

"According to intelligence from our Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the United States has two large military bases in the Philippines, one is Clark Air Force Base and the other is Subic Bay Naval Base, but there are not many military forces in the bases at present, and they should have all been transferred to North Korea!

The two bases are 70 kilometers apart, with three military ports and two airports, which can accommodate large ships including aircraft carriers. They are about 1200 kilometers away from our New Mulan City!"

Yin Xinjun raised his eyebrows.

"1200 kilometers? That means it's within the bombing range of our White Tiger bombers!"

The White Tiger heavy bomber has a combat radius of 2550 kilometers and can carry 10 tons of bombs. Since its launch, it has played a huge role in the battles against Indonesia and Australia!

"Yes, but there are currently no valuable military targets in the two bases!"

"Well, Chen Chao, you continue to increase intelligence efforts, especially reconnaissance efforts on neighboring countries, to find military targets that can be attacked. Now the United States and Commonwealth countries are important targets for us to attack. We have deployed more than 200 White Tiger bombers. Australia alone is not enough for us to fight!"

Chen Chao smacked his lips, his president was so generous!