President Roosevelt has obviously lost weight. The situation in the Mediterranean battlefield is becoming more and more severe. The war in the Balkan Peninsula is especially the most dangerous. If you are not careful, the more than 2 million Allied troops on the peninsula may be defeated by the Axis forces.
Encirclement and annihilation, in order to ease the tension in the Mediterranean battlefield, President Roosevelt really tried his best.
Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Marshall has made it very clear. From a purely war perspective, unless a miracle occurs or a decisive strategic weapon appears, the possibility of the Allies winning in the Mediterranean battlefield is extremely slim. Considering immediate interests,
, Americans should probably negotiate with Germany to seek a dignified end to this war.
But in the long run, the Americans must continue this war, because after Germany has seized the war resources of the entire Europe and Russia, its industrial potential and war potential have far exceeded the US-British alliance. If both sides temporarily
From the truce, only Germany, not the United States, would truly benefit.
As a far-sighted politician, Roosevelt knew that the United States had no retreat.
But Marshall's words also reminded Roosevelt that if he wanted to win in the Mediterranean battlefield, he might have to rely on nuclear weapons.
In fact, several years ago, the scientific community in various countries had theoretically verified the possibility of manufacturing nuclear weapons and briefly described the terrifying lethality of nuclear weapons. However, it would require a lot of manpower to invest in such a weapon.
, weapons with limited material resources and little future, governments around the world have little interest in them.
Although the U.S. government has long launched the "Manhattan Project" aimed at researching nuclear weapons, the funds available for investment are less than 20 million US dollars. Historically, the U.S. government increased investment in the Manhattan Project after the outbreak of the Pacific War.
But in this life, President Roosevelt never thought of this until now.
The situation in Germany is similar. Mustache is obviously more interested in missiles than atomic bombs.
The v1 missile has officially come out. Although the results are not good, it does not affect Mustache's preference for missiles. Because Germany at this time is far stronger than Germany in history in all aspects, Mustache has doubled
Investment in missile research has increased, but there is still little interest in the elusive atomic bomb.
Until now, the research on the atomic bomb by both camps has only remained on paper, and it is still far from being able to produce real results.
Amidst the rapid footsteps, Secretary of State Hull had already walked in.
Meeting President Roosevelt's expectant eyes, Hull shook his head in shame and said sadly: "Mr. President, due to lack of funds, the Manhattan Project has actually come to a standstill. So far, the research team has not achieved any real results.
, we can’t even refine enough uranium for experiments..."
Roosevelt frowned and asked: "Does the scientific research team have a clear budget?"
"Yes." Hull nodded and said, "It requires at least 200 million US dollars in funding!"
Roosevelt pondered for a moment and then said: "In this way, immediately revise this year's fiscal budget, squeeze out 500 million US dollars for the Manhattan Project, and then issue a decree to cover all matters related to the project, whether it is personnel transfer, material rationing or external cooperation.
For processing, all departments and enterprises must fully cooperate and must not delay for any reason!"
"Okay." Hull nodded and suddenly said, "Mr. President, General Nimitz called to say..."
"I already know this." Roosevelt waved his hand tiredly and said, "The core interest of the U.S. government has always been Europe, not Asia. Since Yue Weihan and the Chinese Expeditionary Force want to dominate the war in Asia, let them do it.
, telegraphed to General Nimitz that he must fully cooperate with the military operations of the Chinese Expeditionary Force."
Now that the war has reached this point, the U.S. government is really powerless to think about war in Asia.
When President Roosevelt promised to aid the construction of Myanmar's industrial base, wasn't it because the pressure on the European battlefield was too heavy and the U.S. government wanted to dump the burden of the Asian battlefield on the Chinese Expeditionary Force? Now the Chinese Expeditionary Force truly has the strength and will to dominate the Asian battlefield.
, President Roosevelt will naturally not change his original intention.
Rangoon, Expeditionary Force Headquarters.
Stilwig hurriedly walked into Yue Weihan's office, and immediately took off his pipe and said loudly: "Yue, Nimitz has responded. The Pacific Fleet will dispatch 6 aircraft carriers, 2 battleships, 4 cruisers, and 24 destroyers.
18 submarines and more than 60 transport ships cooperated with us to land on Shah Alan Beach!"
"Great." Yue Weihan said fiercely, "When will the U.S. Navy be in place?"
"The Seventh and Eighth Fleets have already set sail from Melbourne and Brisbane respectively." Stilwell said, "In half a month at most, the two fleets will arrive at Yangon Port."
"Okay." Yue Weihan said happily, "Notify the staff and start tactical feints immediately!"
Saigon, Southern Army Headquarters.
Lieutenant General Adachi Twenty-three, chief of staff of the Southern Army, handed a document to Juichi Terauchi's desk and said: "Your Excellency, General, this is the assessment report on the defenses on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula that Yamashita has just submitted. It says that it is the 10th Division.
The regiment only paid attention to land defense, but did not pay attention to the protection of the coastline. He urged him sternly several times, but Katamura Shiba just used excuses to shirk responsibility."
In the order of the Japanese Army, divisions are the highest-level standing establishment. The legions and strategic fronts only temporarily deploy a number of divisions when there is a war. In addition, the Japanese Army has always had a tradition of disobedience, so each field battle
Division commanders often did not take orders from the front or corps headquarters seriously.
Therefore, even though Yamashita Fengwen personally went to the Malay Peninsula to supervise, and Katamura Shiba also respected Yamashita Laojia on the surface, he delayed and refused to implement Yamashita Laojia's order to strengthen coastal defense.
There was no choice but to appeal to the front army headquarters to seek support from the old Japanese in the temple.
"Mr. Anda, what do you think about this?" The old man in the temple did not read Yamashita Fengwen's report.
Anda Twenty-Three pondered for a moment and then said: "From a strategic situation point of view, the operational focus of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet is in the Southwest Pacific, while the operational focus of the Chinese Expeditionary Force is in the direction of the Indo-China Peninsula and the Malay Peninsula. Based on intelligence analysis,
There are no signs or trends of these two forces cooperating in the short term."
Terauchi Toshiichi: "Are you saying that the U.S. Navy will not cooperate with the expeditionary force in carrying out beach landings on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula?"
"Analyzing the national strength and international status of the United States and China, this possibility is indeed low." Anda twenty-three said, "However, considering that the United States is already deeply involved in the European battlefield, it has no time to take care of the Asian battlefield.
, it is not impossible for the Chinese military to dominate the Asian battlefield."
"Baga." The old devil in the temple said angrily, "Isn't what you said all nonsense?"
"Hai." Anda Twenty-Three suddenly lowered his head and said, "Your Excellency, General, I think Yamashita Fengwen's worries are not unreasonable. The possibility of the Chinese Expeditionary Force carrying out a beach landing on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula still exists. The Imperial Army must not take it lightly.
, I think the 10th Division must strengthen the defense of the west coast of the Malay Peninsula!"
When the old devil in the temple was hesitating, a beautiful figure suddenly strode in.
Seeing this beautiful figure, the frowned brows of the old devil in the temple immediately relaxed, and his originally gloomy face immediately became clear. But Anda Twenty-three's face immediately darkened, because of the woman who came in.
It was none other than Colonel Nanzo Yunzi, the head of the Nan Agency directly affiliated with the Japanese base camp.
To this day, the ambiguity between Minami Yunko and Terauchi Juichi is no longer a secret.
However, the senior generals of the Southern Army did not have a good impression of Nanzo Yunzi, because since Nanzo Yunzi became the director of the Southern Agency, he began to recruit domestic and foreign beauties, and arranged songs and dances all day long.
A secret service agency was turned into another comfort station, and it only served Juichi Terauchi personally!
In the past two years, Nanjing Institution has made great achievements and has almost become a dispensable institution.
In front of Anda Twenty-Three, Nan Zao Yunzi winked at the old Japanese in the temple and said softly: "Your Excellency, General, the Nanjing Siam Station has just cracked the top-secret telegram of the China Expedition. It is reported that the China Expedition
The army has assembled two main armies on the Siam-Myanmar border, with a total of 12 art divisions, and will invade Siam in a large scale in the near future!"
"This is impossible." Anda Twenty-three said flatly, "Invading Siam will not do any good to the Chinese army!"
"Mr. Anda." Nan Zao Yunzi glanced at Anda Twenty-Three coldly and said, "I know that you are dissatisfied with the Nan Agency and have set up a secret service under the General Staff Headquarters to spy on China.
If I am not mistaken about the news about the army, in a few moments at most, there should be news from your people."
As soon as he finished speaking, Major General Lin Yixiu, deputy chief of staff of the Southern Army, had already walked in quickly. He immediately stood upright and reported to the old Japanese and Anda Twenty-three in the temple: "Your Excellency, General, Your Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief, we have just received reliable information about the China Expedition."
The army has assembled more than 20 divisions on the Siam-Myanmar border and seems to be making big moves in the near future."
"How's it going?" Nan Zao Yunzi said proudly, "Anda-kun, am I right?"
Anda Twenty-Three said solemnly: "Miss Yunzi, this is probably just a tactical feint by the Chinese Army."
"Oh, this is just a tactical feint by the China Army?" Nanzao Yunzi said calmly, "Then, may I ask, what is the real tactical intention of the China Expeditionary Army?"
Adachi Twenty-Three no longer paid attention to Nanzo Yunzi, but turned to the temple's Shouichi. He suddenly put his feet back and stood at attention: "Your Excellency, I was still a little suspicious at first, but at this moment, I can be sure that the true intention of the China Expeditionary Force is definitely not to invade.
Siam, Mr. Yamashita’s judgment is correct, the China Expeditionary Force will land on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula.”
Shouyi in the temple looked at Nan Zao Yunzi, then at Anda Twenty-three, and was silent for a while.
Although the old devil in the temple is lecherous, he is not stupid. He also takes note of Nan Ji's performance in the past two years. It is only because he is infatuated with Nan Zao Yunzi's beauty and the boundless romance she has arranged that he has not moved for the time being.
What she meant, however, was that the weight of Nanji in the old devil's heart had been weakened a lot.
In fact, the secret service agency under the General Staff of the Southern Army was established by the old Japanese soldier Teruchi at the instruction of the former chief of staff of the Southern Army, Lieutenant General Luota Gong, and was only responsible to the old Japanese soldier Teruchi himself.
In Mawlamyine, tens of thousands of expeditionary officers and soldiers gathered together to form a torrent of steel rolling forward along the road.
Going south along the road are the 32nd, 33rd, 35th Division of the 3rd Army and the 2nd Armored Division directly under the headquarters.
As mentioned earlier, the Chinese Expeditionary Force currently has only 12 art divisions. Among them, the 4 infantry divisions of the 3rd Group Army have been equipped with art equipment. Gao Shuxun's 6th Group Army has not been equipped with art equipment. The remaining 4 armies have each changed their equipment.
It is understandable that 2 art technicians are installed. After all, the 3rd Army is the direct force of Yue Weihan, so it naturally has to give priority to equipment.
In addition to the 3 infantry regiments under each division, the art divisions that have been organized also have 1 howitzer regiment, 1 armored regiment, 1 automobile regiment and 1 engineering regiment. In addition, there are field hospitals, communications battalions,
Guard battalion, special operations brigade, anti-aircraft artillery battalion and other units directly under the division headquarters, totaling more than 15,000 people in the division.
In addition to having two headquarters and three armored regiments at the front and rear, the Armored Division also has a self-propelled artillery regiment and an armored infantry regiment, with a total of more than 10,000 people in the division.
In the armored command vehicle heading south along the highway, Lieutenant General Liu Yi, commander of the 3rd Army, was discussing the next tactical feint plan with political commissar Qin Huaiming. Qin Huaiming was an old party member and was an old acquaintance with Liu Yi. As early as when he defended Pukou during the Nanjing defense battle,
The eastern Jiangxi guerrillas led by Qin Huaiming and Deng Bao once helped the Baoshan regiment a lot.
It was precisely because of this relationship that Yan'an transferred Qin Huaiming to Liu Yi as political commissar.
Qin Huaiming did not live up to the expectations of the Party Central Committee. He quickly entered his role after taking office. Military matters were definitely decided by Liu Yi. Qin Huaiming absolutely obeyed Liu Yi's command. If it was within the scope of the political commissar's responsibilities, Liu Yi would also
They will never interfere. Within the expeditionary force, the two people's cooperation is considered to be a tacit understanding, and they are no less generous than Deng Gong and Yue Weihan.
Seeing Liu Yi's low mood, Qin Huaiming couldn't help but said: "Old Liu, don't you feel particularly uncomfortable because our group army didn't launch the main attack this time?"
"Does that need to be said?" Liu Yi said angrily, "Our 3rd Group Army is really the old foundation of the 39th Group Army. It is an old army started by the commander-in-chief. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the direct descendant of the commander-in-chief. Such a big army
Song Xilian and Huo Kuizhang are not involved in military operations, right? I really don’t know what the commander-in-chief is thinking."
With the current foundation of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Myanmar and sufficient reserves of troops, Yue Weihan cannot commit the crime of deliberately hiding the 3rd Army in order to preserve the strength of his direct lineage. To put it bluntly, no matter how much equipment and soldiers the 3rd Army loses, Yue Weihan can do it in the shortest time.
If the replenishment is in place in time, as long as the 3rd Army can achieve a decent record on the battlefield, it will be able to dominate the other five armies!
Therefore, the chief officers of the six armies, including Liu Yi, were surprised by Yue Weihan's decision to only let the 3rd Army carry out a feint attack, but let the 1st and 2nd Army carry out the main attack.
When it comes to Liu Yi, it should be Dai Anlan or Peng Bisheng. Why can't they be the two outsiders, Song Xilian and Huo Kuizhang?