Henry 61 Lewis 61 Stimson's words once again caused controversy, with some opposing and some in favor, and some even said that it was really not possible, and it was okay for the United States to temporarily abandon the Philippines. Because even if the Japanese army gets the Philippines, the gap between Japan and the United States is worlds apart, and once the United States restores its fleet, it will only be a matter of raising its hands to regain control of Southeast Asia. The discussion ended happily with a cheerful opposition, and all that remained was to discuss how to support the Umbrella Company's mercenary forces to ensure that they could hold back the Japanese army, preferably in the war in Southeast Asia rather than gathering eastward.

Henry 61 Lewis 61 Stimson was very satisfied with the controversy he provoked, at least he could see that President Roosevelt had made a move, so Henry 61 Lewis 61 Stimson intended to add another fire to Roosevelt to make the right choice. "Mr. President, it is clear that the mercenary units of the Umbrella Company are very combat-ready, otherwise they would not have been able to defeat the Japanese army in Burma and Thailand in a row, no one denies this. But once they go to sea, then the power of the umbrella does not become, because they have almost no sea power. ”

"Although, according to the information we have, the mercenary unit of the Umbrella has fought with a mixed fleet of Japanese troops in the battle to capture Rangoon. However, due to the lack of sea power of the umbrella company, although the umbrella finally won, some ships of the Japanese mixed fleet still fled. ”

The people attending the meeting were a little puzzled by Henry 61 Lewis 61 Stimson's words at this moment, and said in their hearts What is the connection between this mercenary umbrella and containing the Japanese army, but at this moment, Henry 61 Lewis 61 Stimson suddenly changed his words. "The mercenary forces of the Umbrella defeated a mixed fleet of Japanese troops in the port of Yangon, which at least shows that they already have the strength to defend the coastline, according to the latest intelligence from China, the mercenary forces of the Umbrella not only defeated the mixed fleet of the Japanese army, but also captured at least four Japanese warships in that battle, one of which is still a modified aircraft carrier."

At this point, everyone understood the meaning of Henry 61 Lewis 61 Stimson's words, especially Roosevelt's mind. "So I think we should step up our support for the umbrella now, so that they can strengthen their maritime power. China is very close to Japan, and if the umbrella has a maritime power capable of threatening the Japanese mainland, the Japanese side will definitely give up the idea of continuing to attack the United States for the sake of its own security. In this way, on the one hand, we can infiltrate the mercenary forces under the umbrella, and on the other hand, they can help us contain or even delay Japan's power in the Pacific. ”

"If that's the case, we'll have more time to prepare for the next battle." After a short pause, Henry 61 Lewis 61 Stimson continued: "Our strategic focus must be on Europe after all, because only Germany can really influence us. Henry 61 Lewis 61 Stimson's words again caused a nod. Undoubtedly, Henry 61 Lewis 61 Stimson's current view is also the mainstream view in the entire U.S. government. Everyone is not very concerned about the war situation in Asia, because in their opinion, Germany, which is currently in the ascendant in Europe, is the great enemy of the United States, and Japan, which is stirring up trouble in Asia, is just a side dish.

"Hmm...... Harold, what do you think?! Roosevelt did not respond directly, but questioned Chief of Naval Operations Harold 61 Stark.

The latter nodded at Roosevelt and said, "I agree with Henry, I think we can send a group of people from the navy that has withdrawn to the mainland to go to South Asia, to help the Umbrella Company get familiar with and master the few warships they have captured the Japanese army, so that they can have the sea power to fight and compete with the Japanese." ”

"I think this will first of all be able to contain the Japanese fleet in South Asia with the captured ships under the umbrella. The second is to attract the attention of the Japanese home fleet, and if we launch a counteroffensive against Japan, the warships that protect the Japanese will also be able to assist us. ”

Roosevelt nodded and turned to look at Marshall. And Marshall was still in his mind at the moment, until Roosevelt coughed a few times before he came to his senses and smiled bitterly at Roosevelt. "I'm sorry, Your Excellency. I've been thinking about a question just now, and that is the question raised by Victor about guerrilla warfare. Seeing that Marshall proposed guerrilla warfare, Roosevelt was suddenly very interested.

"Oh?! Have you thought of something?! Tell us about it. Roosevelt smiled at Marshall and said, compared with the previous Army Chief of Staff MacArthur, Roosevelt still attached great importance to Marshall. At the very least, Marshall was not as flamboyant as MacArthur, and he considered Marshall one of the few intelligent and capable people, so he was willing to give Marshall credibility and authority.

"Indeed, as Mr. Victor said, we cannot conduct guerrilla warfare in the Philippines, so what about the umbrella mercenaries who are good at guerrilla warfare?!" As soon as Marshall's words came out, everyone was stunned. "Why don't we allow the umbrella to send their guerrillas to the Philippines?!" Marshall's words immediately made everyone explode! If the umbrella enters the Philippines, then the possibility of their withdrawal is undoubtedly extremely small!

This would inevitably pose a very serious threat to the position of the United States in the Philippines, and the officers present could not help but stand up and speak out against it, which in their view should not be allowed at all. "Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to ask: Do we have the ability to fight in Southeast Asia now?!" No one said a word, and they all knew that it was unlikely now. The Pacific Fleet has suffered heavy losses, and it will take at least another year or so to regain combat effectiveness.

"Let me ask again: who can estimate how long it will take us to defeat the alliance of Germany, Japan and Italy?!" Still no one squeaked, Germany is much stronger now than it was in the first war. France, Belgium, Netherlands...... and other countries only resisted for more than a month before they were wiped out, and Dunkirk lost most of the main British forces, and the rest were like lost dogs.

Now that Germany has not launched an attack on England, who knows what the future will be like?! No one dared to say exactly how long it would fight Germany. "We haven't even settled the war on our own soil, so we don't know how much military power those Southeast Asian resources will bring to the Japanese." Marshall paused and said to the crowd: "If we insist on not allowing the mercenary forces of the umbrella to enter the Philippines, which leads to a large number of Japanese naval developments, then it will still be the United States that will be threatened in the end." ”

Now the Japanese have occupied Hawaii and Midway, completely choking the American army in the Pacific Ocean. I have to say that the Japanese army played this extremely beautiful game, and if the Japanese navy develops further, in the end, they will attack the US mainland like locusts, and everyone knows what will happen at that time.

"It's true that we have a lot of interests in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. But these interests must be possessed by us, otherwise they will only stay on paper. Marshall paused and said to everyone: "What we need to consider now is how to let the Chinese and the mercenaries under the umbrella drag the Japanese attack." ”

"Even if we give it to them, they may not be able to enter the Philippines." A naval officer shook his head and said, "After all, their navy is not strong, and if they want to enter the Philippines to fight the Japanese army, they still need a strong navy to support them." ”

"Trust me, they'll have a way." Marshall suddenly smiled inexplicably and said, "Since Mr. Victor said it, he must have their way." Marshall's smile made Henry 61 Lewis 61 Stimson's heart beat wildly, and he said that this thing also accepted Andy's bribe, and if not, why would he offer to agree to the mercenary force of the umbrella to enter the Philippines?

With a strong suspicion, after the end of the meeting, Henry 61 Lewis 61 Stimson made a special call to Andy, who was waiting for news. "Henry, thank you for the good news, treat friends, the umbrella company has never been stingy." Andy's answer made Henry 61 Lewis 61 Stimson a little angry, because he didn't even find out from Andy whether Marshall was also on the umbrella boat. But then, his wife's call from home made Henry61Lewis61Stimson happy, and just a few minutes earlier, a card-of-equity document from Carl Pharmaceuticals had been delivered to his home.

"The U.S. government will agree to let us go to the Philippines." In Andy's study, Victor, who was already confident, said to Andy with a smile: "Just because they can't fight doesn't mean we can't fight either, I just want to remind them that we can do it." Knowing that Roosevelt had convened a joint meeting again, Victor and Andy were already waiting for news, and the phone call from Henry 61 Lewis 61 Stimson just now undoubtedly reassured Victor completely, and the attitude of the US government began to become favorable to the umbrella.

"According to the current situation, there is no doubt that Southeast Asia will inevitably be defeated by the Japanese. But if Southeast Asia does not provide Japan with war resources, it will need to be constantly harassed and attacked. Victor said to Andy beside him: "The American army can't do this, but we can do it." When the time comes, the umbrella will be able to justifiably take over the whole of Southeast Asia. In the future, the U.S. government will regret it, and they can't say anything, but they agree to it......"