"This is a strange war. Who is China's enemy and who is China's friend?"

"China? Your Excellency the President, why don't you ask, who is Chiang's enemy and friend, who is Mao's enemy and friend, or maybe one more, who is Wang's enemy and friend?" Hull spread his hands, "The Chinese are confused themselves, how can we see clearly?"

"Combined with the intelligence that Japan obtained a large number of army equipment from Germany and contraction from China, we speculate that the joint fleet will soon be launched on India after returning to its homeland. If it is fast, it should be between September and October, and there will be less time left for us." General Jin did not want to discuss China's confusing accounts anymore, but said, "The submarines sent from South Africa observed one of the transport fleets and tried to attack, but the Japanese defended them very tightly. Not only did they fail to succeed, they were sunk by the plane."

"Can you stop or hurt them?" Marshall asked.

"The possibility is very small unless the main force of the Japanese fleet does not go with the transport fleet." General Kim explained, "I oppose the Pacific Fleet's battle with the Joint Fleet now. If you win, you can maintain a balance. What should you do if you lose? The Far East is completely over."

Everyone sighed that the Joint Fleet once returned to the Far East would put too much pressure on the Pacific Fleet.

"Did the British Empire have the determination and courage to defend India?" asked Shi-Tinson.

"We have determination and courage, but we don't have the strength." Marshall mocked, "We have successfully transferred an army to South Africa, but the British have not been able to add a soldier to India. There are only the remnants of the remnants and the indigenous troops who retreated from the Middle East. By the way, there are still some British troops in Myanmar."

Roosevelt asked, "They won't dream that these troops can beat the Japanese, right?"

"You are right! First, they don't believe that the Japanese will attack; second, they think that the Japanese army is not worth worrying. They have fought against Japan several times in the direction of Myanmar, and they think that the enemy is just like this."

"Bastard!" Roosevelt cursed in anger, "What does it mean? Who was defeated in Southeast Asia and Singapore and forced to surrender to the Japanese? Who was surrounded in Myanmar and begging the Chinese to send troops to support them in tears? Who fled into India in one breath? Isn't this mean?"

Everyone shook their heads, and now they began to sympathize with China: from Chiang's standpoint, if they were allies like Britain, they would not bother to arm the defense of India.

Shi Tinson was a little surprised: "Can't they draw out troops? The British Isles still have at least 3 million troops, many of which have fought wars and had combat experience! Germany's main force is now on the Eastern Front, so it's fine if the British people refuse to counterattack the European continent, but why don't they even have the enthusiasm to defend India? This is the most dazzling gem in the crown of the British Empire!"

"But they don't have a ship." Marshall shrugged, "All reinforcements must go around the Cape of Good Hope to go to India. They have always hoped that we can send troops to support India..."

General Jin and Shi Tingsheng actually said in unison: "This must be crazy!"

"This is not possible. They must send their soldiers over, even with our ships." Roosevelt thought about it and said, "Let the British give us officers and soldiers with combat experience. I will arm them and send them to India and South Africa to participate in the war. The British Empire cannot do anything and watch the fun quietly. This is a world war!"

"This is great, I think it's totally OK," said General Jin immediately. "Recently, we have transported many skilled workers leaving Britain through the return cargo ship, with a total of nearly 10,000 households. We will work hard until the autumn of this year to complete all transportation tasks. It is easier for them to command without weapons than to transport civilians!"

Marshall nodded: "It should be that defending India and South Africa has surpassed the United States. We can no longer use huge casualties to let the people poke our backbone. The British must pay sacrifices, which is the price they want to maintain their status as a great power."

Shi Tinson then asked: "I am wondering one thing, why are you so unanimously sure that Japan will attack India? Shouldn't it be an attack on Australia?"

"It is also possible to attack Australia." General Kim smiled. "Australia has relatively abundant troops. The Marine Corps has been increasing its troops. The Army has also sent two divisions to the past. Now the front-line troops in Australia and New Zealand are not weak, and the Australian and New Zealand troops are also strong. This can be seen from the battle between North Africa and Kenya. I hope that Japan can attack Australia, so they will definitely be full of people. If the Japanese still have the minimum rationality, they will not come. Of course, they are not ruled out that they will counterattack those islands. General MacArthur has strengthened their defense, and General Nimitz's fleet has also made relevant preparations. The only thing that worries me is that the fleet is a bit weak."

"Since it is clear that Japan will not participate in the attack on South Africa, I think it can be transferred to the Pacific Fleet with an independent class light aircraft carrier, and a group of destroyers and light cruisers will be sent to Cape Horn to the Far East, and to dock in Argentina once."

"Argentina?" General Kim was puzzled, what did the president ask to do in Argentina?

Hull explained: "There has been a coup recently, and the populist slogans of the rulers who came to power were shouting loudly. They are said to be flirting with the Germans and sending fleets to deter them and let them wake up to the boss."

"Then it's enough to send a small fleet. Anyway, you have to pass by Argentina when you walk from Cape Horn, so it won't be delayed." Admiral Kim was very optimistic about this and agreed.

But soon General Jin was not optimistic and the adjutant handed him the latest telegram, and his face changed drastically after seeing it.

"What's wrong?"

"Three hours ago, the German aircraft carrier formation suddenly appeared and attacked the fleet on the British and Canadian route. Two escort aircraft carriers, four destroyers, three auxiliary cruisers were sunk, 21 freewheelers were sunk or captured, and only two ships escaped by chance..." Admiral Jin's face was solemn, "According to information, the enemy may have at least two aircraft carriers and 4 main battleships. I guess one of the two aircraft carriers is Zeppelin and the other is Skyhawk."

"It's dead!"

"God!" Everyone took a breath of air conditioning.

"The crow has no information sent?" Roosevelt frowned. "We have not received any warnings in the direction of Italy?"

Donovan shook his head: "The German fleet should have advanced northwest after leaving the Strait of Gibraltar, and it may have been replenished on the way in Portugal or Spain."

The atmosphere of the meeting suddenly became tense: the main force of the German navy went north in large numbers. Is it a pioneer in breaking diplomatic relations or landing in the UK on a large scale?

"Is the Navy's current strength enough to defeat them?"

"If it were just the main force of the German Navy, there would be a great chance to defeat them." General Jin said, "Our battleship troops did not lose in the last battle, and could dispatch 6 ships; in terms of aircraft carriers, there are now two fleet aircraft carriers: Bunker Hill (Essex class), Unicorn (British), and 2 light aircraft carriers (both independent class): Cowbons (British), and Monterrey. What we lack is combat experience."

Roosevelt nodded. His strength had exceeded that of the main force of the German Navy. The most important thing was that the joint fleet was not there, so there were some battles in this battle.

"Can we add warships in the future?"

"Capote (Independence Class) has just entered service. I am going to arrange to be transferred to the Far East to join the Pacific Fleet. Next week, Langley (Independence Class) will be in service and scheduled to be provided to the Royal Navy. By October, the Hornets (Essex Class) and Bataan (Independence Class) can be in service; in November, the San Jacinto (Independence Class) can be in service; next spring, there will be Bennington (Essex Class) and Missouri (Iowa Class) to serve..." Admiral Kim now has a clear understanding of the progress of the warships. If you have any questions, call the major shipyards to urge the promotion level. Sometimes you can fight three times a week, and everyone below is about to be forced to collapse by him.

"The British are also stepping up the construction of ships. They have stopped a large number of warships and concentrated their efforts to focus on the construction of the main ships. It is expected that the two fleet aircraft carriers of the hatred class will be in service next spring, the Lion-class battleship will be in service in the summer, and the Fleet Armageddon fleet carriers will be in service in the autumn, but there will be no more."

"Capode will be arranged to go to the Far East," said Roosevelt. "Can the Navy fight a war with the Germans? I don't think they can easily destroy our transportation lines. If they can be eliminated, it will help improve our current passive situation in the Atlantic."

"It is okay to fight a war, but in order to protect the South African transportation line, most of the main navy's main forces were concentrated near South America, and there were only newly-served troops in the local area." Admiral Jin smiled bitterly, "Change back, replenish supplies and then attack again, at least half a month has passed."

"The Navy speeds up its return to the North Atlantic Ocean, and the South African route should not stop. If you transfer another army there, you must seize the favorable opportunity when the axis strength is relatively empty." Roosevelt made a quick decision, "I have a premonition that South Africa will become an important base for our counterattack."

"Why did you transport British troops to India?"

"Communicate with Prime Minister Churchill first, for example, to announce it in another way to the public and defend Canada with an armed force? It would be unreasonable to send our soldiers to defend Canada, right?"

Everyone was amused by the president's humorous words, and the solemn atmosphere finally eased some of the United States' capital was still strong enough. When the two or thirty Essexes were completed, it was time to find the axial calculations.

"As for China..." Roosevelt said to Hull in a stern tone, "Increase the crackdown on Chiang and tell him that if he is unwilling to help his allies protect India, we can only regretfully leave all kinds of supplies to those willing to protect India. He must be clear that once Japan controls India, China will lose all channels to accept foreign aid. Even if we are willing to support him in the fight against the Communist Party, he should not expect a shot and bullet from the United States."

Hull quickly asked back: "Do you support him in fighting the Communist Party?"

Roosevelt nodded subconsciously, but what was even more surprising was the passage he said next... (To be continued.)

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Chapter completed!