Canteen System Assistance Notes

Chapter 734: Pacific Duo Meeting (4) Unexpected Choice

With such a major issue concerning Sino-US cooperation and subsequent campaign-level offensives at stake, such a meeting certainly couldn't be concluded in a matter of hours. Soon, the CCP representatives left the JCS, bearing the results of their initial negotiations and a touch of envy, ready to engage in further internal discussions, formulate a plan using democratic centralism, and contact the central government.

According to the results of the negotiations between the two sides, the US military promised to help the Eighth Route Army solve the problems of vehicle shortage, factory expansion and technical support in logistics. At their own expense, while expanding the base in Shandong Province, they also built a new "airport base" in the "safe area closest to Japan" for the US bombers to park and repair. According to the previous agreement with Guosu, the personnel were stationed in the Kuomintang-controlled areas.

The Chinese Communist Party promised to launch an offensive campaign against the Japanese army within six months, assist the US military in improving the air force base in Shandong Province, find a site for the US military's "Y Front Airport Base" in the existing liberated areas, and complete some tasks such as relocating residents, providing workers, and building transportation.

Of course, due to the meeting agenda, these are just some preliminary intentions, and the specific details still need further discussion between the two parties.

However, when the Eighth Route Army sincerely stated that the B24 bomber was best operated within a range of 3400 kilometers, so this location would be more limited, the US Army, with no so-called "secrecy awareness", brought the Chinese Communist Party delegation to the Boeing and United aircraft factories, and while touring them, boasted to the Eighth Route Army that they would be in service in 43 and "could fly 5300 miles."

The maximum weight of the super bomber is 9 tons. As long as it is within 3000 kilometers from Tokyo,

There is no problem in choosing a base.

So, looking at the B29 and B32 prototypes with four huge engines, the Eighth Route Army once again felt the shock of the landlord's home. Damn, this is much more powerful than the "Halifax"...

Because the Eighth Route Army's main battle area at that time was still on land, after the army's affairs, which represented the main event, were basically concluded, the CCP delegation's schedule was quite empty, and they were able to carry out some other matters, including the navy.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, having reviewed "Document Zero" and held numerous communications with Liu Helian, naturally understood the importance of the navy to China's future. However, building a strong navy from scratch was clearly not something that could be accomplished overnight—at least not in the context of World War II.

Therefore, as a second best option, it was obviously a very valuable thing to take advantage of the external conditions that still existed among the Allies in World War II to train a group of experienced sailors and naval officers and soldiers to lay a solid foundation for the future navy. It was this decision that gave birth to the Gulf of Aden Squadron, nicknamed the "Fishing Fleet", and the New Fourth Army/Eighth Route Army Coast Guard operating near the coast of Shandong and Jiangsu provinces.

The goal of the former is naturally the "regular fleet" training. In addition to the earliest "Three Musketeers" of Pandaria, Shanwei, and Badajie, this small squadron also has the captured Italian Lamb 4 (now named "Jinggangshan") and the Norwegian "Katie Brufeg" (now named "Qingliangshan"), as well as MTB torpedo boats, MGB gunboats and "Fellmier" gunboats operating in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. In 42, they also received two "Hua" class frigates ordered by China Resources Company.

The scale of the latter is obviously unable to break away from the shackles of "fast air and submarine", and even now it does not even have "submarine". However, as of now, relying on the personnel transfer of the Gulf of Aden Squadron and the training of local naval personnel, the Coast Guard now has two squadrons of more than ten "Fellmier" and MTBMGB gunboats, as well as several traditional armed motor sailboats, which can undertake fishing protection, patrol, reconnaissance,

Rescue and other missions.

However, considering that the "Hua" class was, after all, a civilian ship, converted from a whaling ship, and the operation of gunboats and armed merchant ships was always different from that of a proper warship, the Eighth Route Army still planned to get a few proper destroyers and frigates to turn the Gulf of Aden Squadron into a "squadron" that could undertake the most basic tasks.

Anyway, after becoming a squadron, not only fuel and artillery shells, but also supplies will be provided by the Allies, which is just right for training talents.

However, when the Eighth Route Army approached the U.S. Navy Department at a meeting and expressed their ideas, they encountered an unexpected outcome: America, with its vast wealth and abundant production capacity, actually had no suitable ships to sell!

In the original time and space of 1942, the US military's night combat training level was not as good as that of the Japanese army, and its night combat tactics were also unscientific. They often suffered losses in the "bar night fights" in the Solomon Sea of ​​the Pacific. At that time, the radar equipment was still incomplete and immature, unable to make up for the gap in training level. In addition, the US military's torpedo performance was weak, and they always won less and lost more when facing the Japanese mine house, which was "dominant" in torpedo warfare.

So the US Navy's strategy at that time was to avoid engaging with the Japanese Navy at night.

Have a "brawl".

But at this time and space, the Japanese army occupied the Solomon airport chain, and formed an air superiority in the waters of the Solomon Islands and even the northwest side of the Coral Sea; and the US military, which found it difficult to carry out large-scale operations during the day, had to deliver supplies to Port Moresby at night in order to maintain resistance, and took the risk of breaking into the area where the Japanese army had sea superiority.

The two sides engaged in frequent night battles around this type of stealth transport. In the darkness, the US fired shells at the pale green dots on the PPI monitor, while the Japanese alternately turned on their lights in the flash of flares, engaging in a classic artillery and torpedo battle.

The artillery fire and explosions from both sides nearly illuminated the night sky south of the Louisiade Islands and the Guinea Peninsula. In this bloody battle, although everyone knew that Japan's industrial strength could not outlast the US military, at this point in 1942, the Japanese army's training and tactical advantages still resulted in the loss of a large number of light ships by the US military.

Many destroyers, minesweepers, and APD transport ships converted from flat-deck destroyers exploded or sank in the dark night. Even fleet "leaders" such as the New Orleans-class heavy cruisers and the Brooklyn-class large light cruisers were lost in this iron-bottomed aluminum sea.

General Nimitz was busy trying to find a replacement for the light warships the Eighth Route Army needed. So at this critical juncture, even the US Navy, as powerful as it was, had no suitable "regular light warships" to offer the Eighth Route Army.

"Well... your idea does have some merit. Organizing your ships into a small squadron could make a due contribution to the Allied operations in the Indian Ocean. This should be supported."

The day after their visit to the U.S. Navy Department, the Chinese Communist Party delegation welcomed a strange guest at their temporary office in the United States: General Mark Wayne Clark, a U.S. Army general, renowned amphibious landing expert, and special envoy to the U.S. military. After stating his purpose directly, he spoke to Zhou Gong and the other representatives of the delegation:

The problem of destroyers and frigates doesn't actually have to be solved in the United States. You can also continue the way you did when you purchased the Flower class and go to the Commonwealth shipyard to inquire. After all, there are more British people in the East India Fleet operating in that area - I think Lord James Somerville is likely to arrange for you to escort the route from Aden to Madagascar.

"Also, I have a semi-official proposal regarding your squadron. Would you be interested in hearing it?"

"But it doesn't matter."

Clark glanced at the CCP clerk who was taking notes and blinked.

"Since it's a squadron, it must have several large ships. After all, the commander can't be a destroyer or an armed merchant ship like the Q-ship. It must at least be large enough to accommodate the fleet's command system. Coincidentally, we have several excellent options."

Clark gestured, and a staff member nearby brought over a document and a letter and handed them to the CCP representative. The comrade in charge of the document handover quickly opened the document bag and found a thick stack of bound technical materials and a bag of photos inside.

what?

Zhou Gong thought for a few seconds. He first set aside the wax-sealed letter, which bore a beautiful floral design and the inscription "Personally addressed to the Head of the Northern Chinese Communist Corps Delegation." Then he unpacked the contents of the document bag. He briefly glanced at the bilingual technical documentation and pulled a photo from the photo bag.

Soon, a ship with two twin-mounted front turrets came into view.

It was an expensive color photo of a cruiser with four twin-gun turrets. Zhou Gong quickly noticed the seaplane crane near the rear bridge of the battleship, the empty seaplane catapult platform, and the blue, white, and red flag flying on the flagpole at the ship's headquarters.

Zhou Gong drew another picture, a cruiser with two ships in front and one in the back; the next picture was an aircraft carrier with a classical shape...

"The Governor-General's plenipotentiary representative from the French West Indies is in Miami, awaiting your visit. Oh... General Gaulle is also in Miami. Would you be interested in meeting him?"

Chapter 735: Pacific Twins (5) Dancing in the Chicken Coop

French, Chinese, Chinese ship.

At that moment, in the Caribbean Sea, in the French West Indies, there indeed existed a small "wandering fleet," breathing its last breaths as it gazed upon a world roiled by war. This small fleet consisted of three ships: the aircraft carrier Béarn, the light cruiser Émile Bertin (formerly known as "Blauy"), and the training light cruiser Jeanne d'Arc.

As French warships, they were actually quite lucky - while a group of their colleagues suffered a tragic defeat in Operation Ballista and another group of colleagues returned to the port of Toulon to face an unknown future, they were safely anchored in the warm Caribbean Sea, able to enjoy the warm sunshine without having to bathe in the deep sea.

But as French warships, they were quite unfortunate - compared to their colleagues who returned to Toulon or joined the Allied forces, who at least had someone in charge and a direction to go, they were involved in a huge amount of grievances and interests, like a tangled mess that could not be sorted out, entangling the entire ship from boilers to engines to propellers and steering gear, making it unable to move.

More importantly, these three relatively young warships were in a delicate state of being "unwelcome and unloved by their mothers, and eager to be exploited by their neighbors": they were not only unwelcome by the US Navy and the British Navy, but also by the Free French and other overseas resistance forces and the local French colonial government in the Caribbean. In other words, in addition to being "unwelcome", they were also "coveted" by many.

The reason for this, apart from the more metaphysical thing like "battleships represent mobile territory", there is another key reason - at this moment

Along with the three warships were 290 tons of gold from the French central bank.

290 tons!

gold!

This includes not only France's national wealth, but also a portion of the treasury reserves.

In 1940, the French government, sensing the rapid collapse of the war, intended to transfer the gold in the national central bank to the other side of the ocean for safekeeping in order to prevent its wealth from falling into the hands of the Germans.

The fast Émile Bertin, equipped with a mine-laying bay, and the training cruiser Jeanne d'Arc, with additional accommodations for the Officers' Academy, were the first to undertake this crucial mission. They initially loaded 212 tons of gold in the port of Brest, then took on another 194 tons offshore. After reuniting with the aircraft carrier Béarn, which had departed from Toulon, the three ships transported the gold to Halifax, Canada, where it was unloaded.

Afterward, the faster Émile Bertin sailed directly to Brest, loaded another 290 tons of gold and returned home. The Jeanne d'Arc and the Béarn sailed south to the United States, loaded over thirty SBD bombers, and prepared to return to France. But just then, France tore off the red and blue colors of its flag and surrendered. These three ships were left orphaned: Canada would no longer allow them to dock, and returning home would mean falling into the arms of the Nazis. Ultimately, they had no choice but to seek refuge in the French West Indies in the Caribbean, docking at the port of Les Trois-Îlets on Martinique.

Now, this small fleet has become the child "holding gold in the busy city".

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The first to take action were the Americans who were closest to the area.

The USNAVV first dispatched ships to blockade Martinique, citing concerns that the gold would be seized and exploited by Nazi Germany and that the ships could be taken over by Nazi Germany. Later, Roosevelt, acting on behalf of the United States, pressured the local French fleet and the French colonial government to disarm the three ships, remove key equipment such as engines, and render them harmless.

Next to Martinique, the British in Dominica planned to continue their habit of "doing whatever they can to the French" and tried every possible means to sink or capture the three ships.

However, because "His Majesty's" Royal Navy was busy with a decisive battle with Dönitz's submarines at the moment and had to guard against the Japanese in the Indian Ocean, and there was an American blockade between British Dominica and French Martinique, the British could not really carry out any action - otherwise, a mini version of "Operation Ballista" would probably have been thrown on the heads of these three unfortunate ships.

The French themselves are also unstable and are in a state of fighting between the left and the right and mental confusion.

Viscy France, which seemed to represent orthodoxy, naturally demanded that the fleet return home with the gold. However, the French Resistance Organization, which was in the Allied camp and had just changed its name from Free France to "Fighting France", was also shouting, demanding that the fleet not return home but turn to the Allied camp.

However, not only were the British, who had just stabbed the French Navy in the back, in the Allied camp, but within the "Fighting France" camp itself there were four leaders: Marshal Georges Carrut, Archbishop d'Achampreux, Admiral Henri Giraud, and Charles de Gaulle. The multiple policies and fierce struggles made it difficult to decide what to do.

Even the French West Indies government, which temporarily sheltered the three ships, viewed them as a "hot potato" and was eager to get rid of them as soon as possible. What if the Americans or British bombarded the land because of the fleet and the gold? What if the three ships defected to the Allies, and power fell to others, losing their independence and the pride of France? What if, because of their indecision, the sailors on the three ships suddenly tore down the blue and white stripes of the tricolor flag and organized a riot, overthrowing them?

This worry about complexity, chaos and self-inflicted worries was so strong that when the colonial government of Guadeloupe in the French West Indies sent a telegram announcing that it would obey Charles de Gaulle's command, the first reaction of the Governor of the French West Indies was not to make any political response, but to hastily request the "Joan of Arc" to go to the local shore to bombard the enemy in order to suppress the "rebellion" of his own people - the result of this reckless action was that the Joan of Arc was intercepted by US warships just after arriving at its destination and was trapped there.

After Zhou Gong led his team south to Miami and met with representatives of the Governor of the French West Indies, the other party even directly stated that as long as you can take these three ships away, whether you buy them or rent them, they will not only not charge money, but also give you a subsidy.

This is really...

Seeing this government that regarded its own ships and sailors as enemies and wanted to drive them out immediately, everyone in the delegation felt like "selling one's own land without feeling any regret", and even looked at the photos of the ships with some sympathy.

"Next, I'll go meet General de Gaulle."

After leaving the meeting place, the representative of the Communist Party of China came to the agreed hotel with the beautifully bound handwritten letter, and met Charles de Gaulle who had arrived there waiting in a reception room.

This last man of France, standing over 1.8 meters tall, "hadn't yet achieved the glory of leading his troops back to Paris, nor the arrogance of dismissing the role of Britain and the United States in speeches back home, but one could still detect a hint of cunning, a skillfully disguised political intrigue." After greeting Zhou Gong in Chinese and exchanging a handshake and hug, the negotiating parties quickly recognized each other's roles. Zhou Gong and de Gaulle exchanged a smile, and tacitly agreed to cease the verbal probing and circling.

You need ships and navy, I need reputation and gold, so why bother beating around the bush?

"Dear Zhou, in view of our common pursuits, I propose that we make the following arrangements regarding the French fleet in the Windward Islands..."

As expected of a political elite who was able to carve out a path in the French Resistance, Charles de Gaulle actually found a way to clarify most of the interests in such a complicated situation.

In his plan, the CCP would first contact General Charles de Gaulle, a key leader of the "Fighting France", through General Mark Wayne Clark, and propose the lease of the three ships: Béarn, Émile Bertin, and Joan of Arc.

Afterwards, General Clark, who was responsible for coordinating this matter, would contact François Darlan, the commander-in-chief of the French Navy who had secretly defected to the Allies through internal channels, and ask him to send a telegram to the United States stating that the French Navy had agreed to lease the three ships.

Next, de Gaulle will accompany the negotiating representatives from China and the United States to negotiate with the governor and commissioners of the French West Indies government to withdraw the three ships from the Caribbean and hand them over to China in the United States.

The sailors on board would then assist the United States in modernizing the three ships as part of the "wet lease" program under the Lend-Lease program, and would also provide training to Chinese naval officers and soldiers, helping the Eighth Route Army quickly master ship handling and combat. Ultimately, these ships would come under the command of the Eighth Route Army under the Allied system and be incorporated into the Chinese Communist Party's "Indian Ocean Yemen Squadron" in the western Indian Ocean for operations.

Charles de Gaulle also assured that, on behalf of France, he would send naval chaplains to screen the extreme ideas prevalent among the fleet's sailors, such as "God punish Laval and fight the Germans to the death" and "Capture Dominica and take revenge on the British", after the fleet arrives in the United States, to ensure that the extreme sailors are taken away from the fleet and will not cause trouble to the Chinese side.

Furthermore, even if the Eighth Route Army was dissatisfied with one of the ships, it wouldn't matter. Charles Gergaulle stated that if the Eighth Route Army contacted him, he would issue a call to arms to the ship in the name of "Fighting France," summoning them back to the banner of fighting for French independence and freedom. This would be both dignified and practical.

In this way, de Gaulle could not only gain prestige in the French Resistance and French overseas territories by facilitating this matter, but also control a large amount of funds.

-After all, since the three ships were leased by the Allies, the last 290 tons of gold,

Should I uninstall it of course?

The Eighth Route Army only needed to provide a name, and through manipulation, they could obtain the lease rights of three warships, command rights, and the opportunity to train naval personnel, and it basically didn't cost much - after all, Charles de Gaulle had taken nearly 300 tons of gold, so it would be very generous of us, the Eighth Route Army, not to ask you for the lease fees!

"So, about where this gold will go next."

At the end of the negotiations, de Gaulle glanced at Clark at the side of the conference table and quickly made a decision: "The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is a very good choice."

"He maneuvered between Britain and the United States, leveraging so many forces with such a small leverage, and even profiting from it all, de Gaulle was truly a man of great flexibility and skill."

"This Charles de Gaulle must have had connections with the French puppet government. Otherwise, how could he have known so quickly about Darlan's defection to the Allies? In our country's ancient history, Charles de Gaulle would have been considered something of a treacherous villain—he was undoubtedly one of the people who would achieve great things in France in the future."

"France today is like a shattered mirror. The fascists put one foot on it, and the Allies, watching the situation, want to add a few more. In the end, few people care about the thoughts of the fleet's sailors. It's really... a bit sad."

After initially agreeing on a framework for leasing warships with the United States and France, the Chinese Communist Party delegation boarded a Boeing 307 brought by Northern Airlines and began its return flight to Washington. On the plane, many comrades, witnessing for the first time the political clashes and conspiracies between the great powers, slumped in their seats with emotion, turning into melted plastic figures.

"On this trip, we must not only complete our mission, but also observe and learn more on the international stage, honing our diplomatic skills." Inside the cabin, Zhou Gong listened with interest to the discussion and said, "Although Charles de Gaulle had many selfish motives, he objectively contributed to France's efforts to restore its sovereignty and maintain its status as a major power. Furthermore, his maneuvering skills in the diplomatic arena and political confrontations were first-rate, something we should both learn from and be wary of..."

Everyone nodded and expressed a deeper understanding of the fact that "imperialists are not a monolithic entity."

However, at this moment, the radio operator in the Boeing 307 cockpit came out. He pulled down his headphones, handed a piece of paper to Zhou Gong, and whispered in his ear: "Vice Chairman Zhou, a telegram from China Resources, urgent." "The lady is here."

Chapter 736: Madam’s Original Skills

(Update, Happy New Year everyone!)

The White House's invitation to the Eighth Route Army was a formal "sincere invitation to visit and attend a meeting." So, after their arrival in the United States, they were practically non-stop, holding meetings, discussing matters, paying respects to officials, and coordinating with allies—all serious business.

Therefore, the Eighth Route Army delegations arrived very early, and started to get busy as soon as they arrived in Washington, becoming real "meeting-going social animals."

The invitation to the pro-democracy figures was given under the more general pretext of "exchange." This group of Chinese individuals, holding high the banner of the "Third Route," traveled extensively to Chuncheng, Yunnan Province, then flew to India. After several days of bumpy travel on a regular US military transport plane, they finally arrived in the United States, traveling through numerous destinations. They were then arranged to visit numerous "miracle projects" in the United States, experiencing the similarities and differences between Chinese and American cultures and deepening understanding between the peoples of the two countries.

These representatives were shocked at Ford's Willowbrook assembly line, where B-24 bombers rolled out at an interval of 63 minutes, and where they were measured in miles. They wandered the high-rise buildings and the busy streets of New York. They were speechless at the steel-heavy, roaring mechanized equipment in the New York shipyards.

And then, that’s all… At most, there were some meetings and interviews with cultural figures, exchanging some cultural, literary, and artistic things, and expressing support from all walks of life for the just struggle of the Chinese people.

However, as a delegation that "hitchhiked" on the plane, this group of domestic democrats was actually the second wave to come to the United States.

The delegation of the Republic of China government that visited the United States under the pretext of a formal invitation between countries, and that "Mrs. Merlin" was actually the last to arrive in the United States. She arrived late with several Republic of China officials only after the Eighth Route Army had dealt with the army's affairs and had a trip to Miami to "negotiate" the fleet's affairs with Charles de Gaulle.

This isn't right? Why is Mrs. Song so late?

Even if she wasn't interested in negotiations with the US, was Chiang Kai-shek happy to watch the Eighth Route Army engage in activities and exchanges with "friendly nations" in the US, "not engaging in the war of resistance, wandering around without fighting"? Are these insects planning some new conspiracy and disgusting tricks?

After the comrade in charge of staking out Washington at China Resources Company sent the telegram to Zhou Gong, the CCP's intelligence systems in China and the United States began to take action. Because in China, the CCP spies could easily obtain inside information from Guo Su, so 12 hours later, the CCP delegation received a summary of intelligence forwarded from China, which explained the ins and outs of the matter.

It turns out that the main reason the "lady" postponed her important state visit was a very personal matter - a younger generation's marriage!

In this time and space, it is not known whether it was the "happy and successful marriage" between Mr. Hu Qinzhai and Miss Kong Er that greatly inspired the "Song Family" and the "Hou Family" among the four major families. These two powerful families in the Republic of China cast aside the haze of the marriage between the eldest son of the Kong family and the third son of the Kong family in 1939, and transformed themselves into the Pro Max of Urging Marriage Aunties, and began to actively match people up, intending to replicate the successful case with Miss Kong, the last remaining member of their family with difficulties in marriage, and achieve the mass output of "high-quality marriages" for the new generation of young people.

As a result, the rebellious Miss Kong, even earlier than in history, fell into the trap of "a princess falling in love with a poor handsome man." In 1942, she traveled to the United States and secretly married her lover. With the matter now settled, the Kong family, forced to recognize the marriage later, had no choice but to finance eight large boxes of dowry and charter a plane, preparing to travel to the United States via Spring City, India, the Middle East, and Africa.

At this point, although this was the "imperial household affairs" of the Republic of China, it was still barely within the scope of "private affairs" and did not affect the main business. Unfortunately, perhaps because of the heavy load, the plane encountered shear airflow while flying over the Hengduan Mountains and crashed into the deep valley of the mountains with a thud, destroying the plane and killing everyone on board.

The Kong family then prepared eight more boxes of dowry, and Mrs. Song directly coordinated the dispatch of a US military aircraft to fly thousands of miles to the United States to transport the betrothal gifts, even delaying her visit. Finally, after Mrs. Song and the betrothal gifts arrived in the United States, the Republic of China's embassy in the United States not only lavishly decorated the place with lanterns and colorful lights, widely distributed invitations, and hosted a grand banquet, but also recruited more than half of the democratic representatives who were on cultural exchanges and academic visits to officiate the wedding of the two "ordinary Republican couples" and offer their best wishes.

As for visiting the United States, it's not as important as getting married, so naturally it will have to be put off until later. What does it mean to be extremely powerful? This is what it means to be extremely powerful!

However, objectively speaking, apart from minor incidents like abusing public power for personal gain and misappropriating Air Force procurement funds for interest, Mrs. Song was indeed quite capable in diplomacy and propaganda toward the United States, and lived up to the nickname "Chiang Kai-shek's retreat mace."

After the wedding and taking care of another major event in the life of a younger generation, Mrs. Song, full of pride, immediately began her publicity journey in the United States.

As an American in China and a Christian who believes in God, Mrs. Song accurately grasped the key points of campaigning in the United States. She chose the White House, the U.S. Congress and the streets of New York as her propaganda locations, and was ready to fire at the pain points of Americans in the most American way.

At the White House, she accepted Anna Eleanor Roosevelt's invitation and moved in. During the gathering, she engaged in a lively conversation with the Roosevelts, ranging from the development of national democracy and freedom to the replacement of China's backward beliefs, and the inevitable victory of the advanced American civilization over the backward Japanese. Mrs. Roosevelt exclaimed, "She's like my own daughter. I can't help but want to help her."

In Congress, she addressed NBC and the many U.S. congressmen present, delivering a speech entirely in English with a pure Southern accent. In her speech, she spoke highly of the fiduciary duty and responsibility of the American people in declaring war on Japan. She praised the American soldiers fighting in battlefields around the world, their hard work and sacrifices, and sang the praises of the hardworking and loyal patriotic U.S. Marines searching the oceans for submarines, their ability to endure monotonous lives and meager logistics. She praised the brilliant, great, and incredible American spirit, and spoke of the steadfastness and excellence of the Mayflower pioneers. Finally, she declared that Japan, which had arbitrarily provoked war, was ignorant and backward, and could never match the might of America. She said that a bright future and a harmonious and peaceful world would inevitably emerge under America's extraordinary leadership, like the Messiah who would eventually be born.

On the streets of New York, she thanked the mayor, council members, and citizens for their kindness, praising the city as a great miracle, its comprehensive facilities, ample welfare benefits, and excellent public security. To her, it was such a magical and wonderful thing that she hoped to share this joy with her 450 million compatriots back home as soon as possible. Finally, after a refined tone, flexible word choice, and beautiful sentence structure, she shifted the subject, expressing her immense envy for this city, a miracle, even a miracle, but the spirit and empathy of its people were the true gems, like diamonds...