"This ......" Admiral King only felt a burst of blood rushing to his head, and it seemed that this incident had seriously irritated the president, and the situation was even worse than the Pearl Harbor incident, but he obviously did not lose his mind, but replied hesitantly, "I am afraid it will be very difficult." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Of course it's difficult! Gentlemen, the American people have chosen us to solve problems and difficulties, not to enjoy them. Roosevelt waved his hand vigorously, "You can tell me from a professional point of view how many difficulties there are, and we will find a way to solve them together." I declare to the world and to the American people: even if we pay 4 aircraft carriers to sink 1 enemy aircraft carrier, the United States will fight the war to the end, because we can build 24 aircraft in a year! ”

"If we build 24 Essex classes, there should be no problem with the supply of raw materials and accessories; The slipway can be challenging, but with the right work, the large slipway can be turned around – even if 24 can't be reached, 22 or 20 have a lot of hope. Admiral Kim recounted bit by bit, "Funding should not be a particularly difficult constraint; But there are two things that concern me: not only do we lack sufficient and skilled shipbuilders, but we also lack the appropriate naval officers and pilots. ”

"Shipbuilders, you don't have to worry, I have a way."

"How?" The crowd looked at Roosevelt in confusion, wondering how he could conjure up a skilled worker.

Roosevelt quickly revealed the mystery: "I will write to Prime Minister Churchill and ask him to immigrate skilled workers from British shipyards to the United States with their families, and we have a large number of cargo ships going to England every week, and they are empty on the way back, and we can send fast cruise ships to transport these people, and capacity is certainly not a problem." If possible, I plan to start with 20,000 households – so it won't exceed 100,000. In addition to shipbuilders, other workers such as aircraft builders, tanks, and vehicle builders can similarly migrate to the Weekly Continent! Spain, Portugal, and Italy could send their workers to work in Germany, so why couldn't the United States absorb the British? If necessary, we can also build new businesses along the U.S.-Canada border. ”

Everyone nodded again and again, and Roosevelt's seemingly bland words were actually a good move with one stone:

First, it greatly alleviated the problem of the shortage of skilled workers in the United States, anyway, Britain could not build so many warships because of limited materials, and instead of relying on the United States to support materials, it was better to directly count on supporting warships;

Second, reducing the burden on Britain and absorbing 100,000-300,000 immigrants to the United States will not cause much burden, but it will reduce 30 mouths for Britain;

Third, and most importantly, by absorbing the most valuable engineers, technicians, and skilled workers in British industry, the United States will greatly increase its industrial strength, and in the event of the worst of such a scenario as Britain's surrender, the United States will also get the best part of it, and before that, the most valuable scientists in Britain have been collected by the United States.

All of you are smart people, and after a little thought, you can understand Roosevelt's intention that "drunkards don't want to drink," and they don't have to worry about the British not cooperating -- as long as Congress passes the plan, countless Britons will sign up to immigrate to the United States tomorrow.

Admiral Kim nodded again and again, the president is indeed very good at politics.

"As for the ...... of enough officers and pilots," Roosevelt glanced at the crowd, "this is your job, and you must increase your training and training, and hopefully not let me down, and if necessary, bring in some Royal Navy." ”

Admiral Kim immediately stood up and made a determination: "Rest assured, we will have enough sailors and pilots to fight the enemy with every ship we have acquired!" ”

Roosevelt nodded approvingly: "We must have faith that the final victory will be ours." The United States is not only the world's number one industrial power, but will also be the world's number one military power in the future! ”

Although Admiral King made a military order with Roosevelt, he still broke out in a cold sweat after returning to take a careful inventory: In addition to the personnel serving in the shore organs, civilian officers, and marines, the Navy has had a casualty rate of more than 25 percent of the personnel who served in the front-line fleet before the war, starting from Pearl Harbor, and the death rate of carrier-based aircraft pilots has exceeded 50 percent. The pilots lost more than 1,000 people in one year, and one in ten of them was a veteran, which really hurt the vitality.

In the end, Nimitz made a sacrifice and promised to transfer 40 experienced pilots (groups) and a group of naval officers and sailors from the Far East to the Atlantic Fleet, and Admiral Kim promised to give the Pacific Fleet enough new aircraft, including F4U and F6F, as for the new aircraft carrier that Nimitz originally expected, it was completely ruined by the defeat in the Panama Campaign. But Admiral Kim promised to provide 2-3 more escort aircraft carriers to Australia as much as possible in June.

When parting, Admiral Kim held Nimitz's hand tightly: "In view of the current difficult situation, the Pacific can only count on your support!" ”

Nimitz nodded with a grim expression, and then the Pacific Theater will be fully on the defensive.

On 25 April, the United States officially announced the results of the Panama Campaign, and the development of events was exactly as Cohen expected, and the media understated the destruction of the Panama Canal, focusing on the heroic and sacrificial spirit of the US Army and Navy, and also took great pains to publish photos of Mutsu and Hiei sunk in the water. But Cohen didn't have time to say much, as he was appointed commander-in-chief of the U.S. Southern Command, and was responsible for the entire Caribbean and Panama Army and Air Forces.

As a result of this dilution, the losses of the United States itself seem to be less serious, and the losses announced by the United States are 2 fleet aircraft carriers, 2 light aircraft carriers, 1 fleet aircraft carrier with heavy damage, and more than 10 cruisers and destroyers, while the losses of aircraft and pilots are more than 300 people in a veupful manner.

On the afternoon of the same day that the news was announced, Roosevelt was questioned by Congress, accompanied by General Marshall and King as the main witnesses. (To be continued.) )