A temporary fleet under the umbrella was a purely patchwork of the umbrella and the Japanese home defense fleet accidentally encountered and exchanged fire, and the naval battle without a suspense was beyond the expectations of many people, who thought that the temporary fleet would return defeated, but unexpectedly, the two sides unexpectedly reached a draw. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The U.S. government, which learned of the incident, immediately sent a telegram to Zhuo Fei, requesting that the temporary fleet commanded by McHausen be transferred to the United States and Australia to help the United States and Australia counterattack the Philippines.

Zhuo Fei, who received the telegram, was not surprised by this matter, and after receiving the battle report from McHausen, Zhuo Fei was waiting for a call from the US government, because he knew that the Americans needed help now. MacArthur was busy with official business and did not have time to meet with Zhuo Fei, who flew to Jiaodong was Zhuo Fei's old friend Sir James. When an old friend came to the door, Zhuo Fei naturally wanted to give him a warm reception, but Sir James, who had a gloomy expression, was obviously not in the mood.

"Zhuo, I appreciate your hospitality, but these can be put aside for now, I have something important to discuss with you this time." Sir James's expression looked a little serious, but Zhuo Fei smiled secretly in his heart, knowing that this old man came to him definitely for the war in the Philippines. Sure enough, as Zhuo Fei expected, Sir James's next words were about the war in the Philippines, "Zhuo, the counteroffensive of the United States and Australia coalition forces against the Philippines has begun, but the development of the war is very unfavorable to the coalition forces, at least so far, I have not seen the Philippine Japanese army retreat at all. ”

Regarding Sir James's words, Zhuo Fei just smiled but did not answer, seeing Zhuo Fei like this, Sir James could only stubbornly continue, "Zhuo, although there is no shortage of troops on the coalition side for the time being, we lack sea forces, whether it is to transport troops or provide fire support, the coalition forces are now in urgent need of the help of the umbrella. As if he had seen through Zhuo Fei's pretense, Sir James simply opened his words.

"Zhuo, I know that the temporary fleet under your umbrella has just fought against the Japanese home defense fleet, and there have been some losses, but we really need that fleet to join the coalition." Sir James is really anxious this time, the United States and Australia can only threaten the Japanese mainland if they take the Philippines first, and only when Japan is solved first, the United States may send troops to help the precarious Britain.

At present, in Asia, the only thing that can be regarded as easy is the umbrella, so Sir James, who was in a hurry to go to the doctor, also bet on Zhuo Fei. "Don't do this, Mr. Sir, I don't say I disagree." Seeing that the tears swirling in Sir James's eyes were about to fall, Zhuo Fei finally spoke. "Mr. Sir, in this exchange of fire with the Japanese defense fleet, my fleet has lost almost all the carrier-based aircraft, without carrier-based aircraft, my fleet is just a transport fleet at all, I don't know what role such a fleet can play in the war in the Philippines."

Zhuo Fei has never complained in front of Sir James, even when he was dealing with the Japanese army's southward advance on the Malay Peninsula, Zhuo Fei, who did not have an advantage in troops, never complained to Sir James. So his remarks made Sir James a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't refute Zhuo Fei's remarks, everyone knows that the Japanese home defense fleet is not so easy to fight, and Zhuo Fei's fleet is just a temporary patchwork, and it is reasonable to have large losses.

"Mr. Sir, if the coalition forces lack troops or materials, even if you ask, whether it is the transfer of troops or support materials, the umbrella is absolutely the same, but my fleet has lost its basic combat capability, and I am afraid that the transfer to the Philippines will not help the coalition forces." Zhuo Fei paid attention to Sir James's expression as he spoke, seeing that Sir James's expression was getting worse and worse, Zhuo Fei was already smiling in his heart.

The main purpose of Sir James's second visit was to persuade Zhuo Fei to agree to transfer a temporary fleet to the Philippine battlefield to help in the war, but he couldn't refute Zhuo Fei's words just now, and the excitement when he first saw Zhuo Fei immediately came to naught. Receiving Zhuo Fei's hinted eyes, Angela, who came on the field with coffee, pretended to interject unintentionally, "Wouldn't it be okay to find a way to equip the fleet with a batch of carrier-based aircraft, with carrier-based aircraft, the fleet will not be able to restore its combat capability." ”

Angela's unintentional interjection woke up Sir James, and Sir James, who originally had a desperate expression, was like being beaten with chicken blood, and immediately refreshed his spirits. "Zhuo, that's right, that's right, as long as we equip your fleet with enough carrier-based aircraft, I think your fleet will definitely recover its combat effectiveness." Zhuo Fei secretly pursed his lips at Angela, who was holding back a smile, and the latter nodded and left, leaving this place to Zhuo Fei and Sir James.

"No, Mr. Sir, you know about our umbrella. If we talk about the materials and equipment needed by the ground forces, our umbrella can solve it ourselves, but what the fleet needs is carrier-based aircraft, and all the fighters under our umbrella come from Western countries. Without the fighters provided by the United States and the Soviet Union, our umbrella would not have been able to build a flying fleet at all, and the loss of one of these fighters would be one less. There was no one left and right, and Zhuo Fei didn't have so many scruples when he cried bitterly, and even Sir James twitched the corners of his mouth when he heard it.

"Besides, carrier-based aircraft are not the same as ground flying teams, and the umbrella is currently not replenishing enough carrier-based aircraft for the fleet, Angela doesn't know any of this, so don't take what she just said seriously." Zhuo Fei has been able to determine the real purpose of Sir James's trip, since the fat pig is automatically sent to the door, where will Zhuo Fei let go of the opportunity to extort bamboo, in the way of extortion, where will Sir James, an Englishman, be Zhuo Fei's opponent.

At the beginning of the German turmoil in Europe, the far-sighted Churchill persuaded the British government to secretly build two aircraft production plants in Australia. After the surrender of France, the British government accelerated the construction of the two aircraft factories, and by the time Zhuo Fei moved the umbrella headquarters to Western Australia, the aircraft factories established by the British in Australia had been completed. Since knowing that the British had built two aircraft factories in Australia, Zhuo Fei has been secretly collecting intelligence and information about Australian aircraft factories, and the reason why MacArthur decided to launch a counteroffensive against the Philippines is mainly because those two aircraft factories have been put into production.

As the British government's special envoy in Asia, Sir James naturally knew about the two aircraft factories, but following Zhuo Fei's words, Sir James couldn't help but smash his mouth. "Zhuo, I can help you get planes, but all I got are bombers and fighters, you just said that carrier-based planes are different from ground planes, I don't think I can help you." Sir James's words were just unconscious, but he didn't want Zhuo Fei to wait for him.

"Sir Sir, you should know that the weapons laboratory established by our umbrella in Western Australia, and the carrier-based aircraft equipped in my fleet, are actually converted from ordinary new fighter jets in the weapons laboratory. Join the gang, you can really get me fighter jets, maybe the Umbrella Weapons Lab can be converted into the carrier-based aircraft that the fleet needs. Zhuo Fei's words sounded plain, but in the ears of Sir James, it was no less than the holy voice of God.

"Zhuo, how many fighters do you need? If it's not a lot, I can promise you now, but you must promise me to transfer that fleet to the Philippines to help in the war. Sir James didn't care about other things at the moment, knowing that as long as there were enough fighters, Zhuo Fei could solve the matter of carrier-based aircraft, and Sir James couldn't wait to let Zhuo Fei agree immediately.

Zhuo Fei did not disappoint Sir James, first pretending to call a logistics staff officer to ask a few words, and then replied to Sir James, "Mr. Sir, as long as you are sure that you can help us get fighter jets under our umbrella, I can now promise you to transfer the fleet to the Philippines to help in the war." But what I'm going to say is, in addition to fighters that can be converted into carrier-based aircraft, can you get bombers, especially large ones? ”

Zhuo Fei was able to agree to transfer the temporary fleet to the Philippine battlefield to help Sir James a lot, so it was impossible for Sir James to refuse Zhuo Fei's request in front of Zhuo Fei. Thinking about it secretly, although Sir James did not answer Zhuo Fei clearly, he also said in his words that he would do his best. In return for Sir James, Zhuo Fei offered to send another servant army of more than 50,000 troops to participate in the war in the Philippines.

As the person in charge of the umbrella in Western Australia, Angela, who had just arrived on the Jiaodong Peninsula for a few days, returned to Australia with Sir James, and Zhuo Fei, who saw off Sir James and Angela, convened a meeting of his staff as soon as possible. "Gentlemen, perhaps it is time for us to revise our battle plans, for Britain and the United States have decided to end their war in Asia as soon as possible. If we can't start the Brahma Project before the U.S.-Australian coalition takes the Philippines, perhaps after the settlement of Japan, our umbrella will not be able to participate in the post-war pie sharing. ”

Zhuo Fei's worries are not superfluous, in fact, the United States and Britain have already held secret meetings, and the United States and Australia coalition forces commanded by MacArthur are eager to take the Philippines, which is the first step after the secret meeting between the United States and Britain. In a sense, the movements of the umbrella in the northeast and the Korean Peninsula can be regarded as catering to the military operations of the US-Australian coalition. Once the US-Australian coalition takes the Philippines, the next step is to attack the Japanese mainland, if not to completely solve Japan, at least to harass and destroy the Japanese mainland, and force the Japanese army attacking the Americas to return to the mainland.