"Then..." After a moment of silence, Ernest asked Roosevelt: "As it is still time to do so, do we want to change the strategic direction?"

"God, of course not!" Roosevelt replied: "The Japanese are not fools... If we change the direction of the attack, they will certainly not attack China. Do you know what will happen? The Japanese will transfer most of their troops back, which will double the difficulty of our attack on Japan!"

Ernest nodded in a characteristic way. This situation was obviously not something the United States would like to see.

"So..." Roosevelt said: "We will continue to attack the Philippines until Japan launches an attack on China and can't extricate ourselves!"

Then Roosevelt raised the telegram in his hand and said, "At the same time, we can also consider Halsey's suggestion... Halsey is right, of course, the Japanese will strengthen the defenses of Ryuhuang Island and Okinawa. If we send Chinese troops to attack these two islands at the right time... For example, after the Japanese offensive had already begun, the Japanese were at a difficult time to ride the tiger. On the other hand, the Japanese may not take this small army seriously. Therefore, without affecting the overall strategy, it may be feasible to use the Chinese to weaken the defenses of the Japanese on Ryuhuang Island and Okinawa!"

Then Roosevelt made up his mind: "Do it just do it and inform Halsey to tell the Chinese that they can prepare for the island of Pellio!"

Soon, Zhang Chi received news that Washington agreed to his plan, and Zhang Chi's half-hanging heart finally fell to the ground.

Roosevelt would definitely not have imagined that in Zhang Chi's plan, it was not just about taking down the two islands of Okinawa, but also about Okinawa.

However, let’s put other things aside for the moment, and we are going to help the First Land War Division take down the Island of Pelelius.

That night, Zhang Chi took a plane to the USS Essex aircraft carrier where Halsey was located... At this time, the new division was rushing from Rabaul to Peleliu Island. Zhang Chi happened to go to the front line to learn about the situation.

It was raining lightly at this time, and although it was daytime, it was very poor to see. The American pilot who was flying the plane even reminded Zhang Chi to prepare for the accident before landing... Although the US pilots are of good quality, it is quite difficult to land safely on an aircraft carrier under such weather conditions.

Fortunately, the plane was only violently shaking when it landed, and then it stopped steadily on the deck of the aircraft carrier.

As soon as he got off the plane, Halsey warmly came up and held Zhang Chi's hand: "Col. I knew that we were under the same army after all, do you know? Major General Ruperts heard that you would reinforce the First Land War Division, and he was so happy that he almost jumped up. You really should have heard his exclamation at that time, and even repeatedly confirmed the time you arrived!"

"Maybe we are helpless about Pelest Island!" Zhang Chi replied.

Halsey laughed and said, "If you are all helpless, then I will advise the president to jump over this island without hesitation!"

After pausing, Halsey said, "There is something I should tell you, Colonel... The Japanese have launched an attack on the Chinese troops!"

"Oh!" Zhang Chi couldn't help but stop and asked, "Do you know how many troops they have?"

"It's not clear yet!" Halsey replied: "It's worth more than 100,000... Your 'guess' has become a reality!"

Of course, it is not only tens of thousands, but the correct one should be tens of thousands... The US military has always underestimated the Japanese military's strength, because the US military always considers the Japanese military's power based on the Japanese logistics capabilities. But the problem is that the supplies needed by the Japanese army are not on the same order of magnitude as the US military can understand. Especially in China, the Japanese army did not have to carry food, and they could get the food they wanted by burning, killing, looting and looting.

However, even so, thousands of people starved to death in the last attack launched by the Japanese army... This also shows how poor China was at that time. Even if the Japanese army burned, killed, looted, sometimes they could not rob anything, and even the Japanese army was starved to death.

"Can I go to see General Rupertes?" Zhang Chi asked.

"Now?" Halsey looked at Zhang Chi in surprise: "Don't you need a rest?"

"I want to understand the situation first!" Zhang Chi said.

"Okay!" Halsey nodded.

It is more troublesome to go to the front line... The reason is that Rupertes is a Marine Corps, and he cannot use an aircraft carrier as a command ship like the Navy. So Zhang Chi first took a lifeboat to a warship, and then took Zhang Chi to Rupertes' landing ship group, and then took a lifeboat to the command ship "McKinley Hill" of the flagship of the 1st Marine Division.

The McKinley Hill command ship is an amphibious command ship. It was modified from the US military's "General Auxiliary Ship". It is also the first such command ship specially used for amphibious command.

Needless to say, the US military used battleships as flagship command before, which seems easy to understand... Battleships have strong firepower and thick armor. In the era of giant cannon ships, they were once the "pride of heaven" of the navy. It is normal to use them as flagship command and combat.

However, after a war, various problems soon arose: the cabin is small enough to accommodate the command department, the cannon will damage the circuit and paralyze the communications as soon as it is fired.

Shortly after that, the US military began to modify the so-called "general auxiliary ship" as a special command ship. It goes without saying how to modify it... enlarge the cabin, strengthen electronic communication equipment, etc.

On the one hand, this shows that the US military's industrial capabilities are strong, and on the other hand, it shows that the US military's operation is very efficient at least during World War II... After making a mistake once, it will basically not make it again, and it can learn from the mistakes and then immediately come up with a new equipment that can better adapt to the battlefield.

"College!" Several US military officers came up. An officer in charge with a mustache and a tired face held Zhang Chi and said, "I'm very happy to see you, Colonel! I am Rupertes, the commander of the First Division of the Land Warfare!"

"General!" Zhang Chi saluted Rupertes.

Although Zhang Chi and the First Land War Division fought a war on Guadalcanal Island, it was the first time to see Rupertes... The reason was that at that time the First Land War Division's troops were divided into several pieces to fight at different positions, and Zhang Chi only came into contact with the First Land War Group.

Then Ruperst introduced several more staff officers. Of course, Zhang Chi did not remember their names, which were always Zhang Chi's weaknesses.
Chapter completed!