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Although there have always been rumors, hearing the words "withdrawal from the election" from Durau's door, Turner felt at a loss, and at that moment he felt that he had caused the president to lose his chance for re-election.

A few people, such as Marshall, General King, and Lehi, knew the inside story, and this was also the reason why General King resigned due to illness, but now that Truman has made a clear statement and even recognized by the top level of the Democratic Party, everyone knows that there is little room for maneuver in this matter.

The fact that the military is not a party does not mean that the military does not have a position tendency, and which of the current leaders of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was not single-handedly promoted during the Roosevelt presidency? To put it bluntly, they are all Democratic Party teams. Everyone felt very sad that Truman finally made trouble with the withdrawal of the election.

"Think hard about who can take your place, and if there are any remaining problems that need to be remedied, they will be remedied as soon as possible...... When Dewey came to power, he would definitely launch a purge. Truman was also hinting that these people should quickly wipe the shit under their butts, "I'm sorry guys, I didn't lead you to victory, I ...... I regret it, but I will not surrender, and I will fight the axis to the end for the rest of my term to win a more ideal foundation for the new president. ”

After the meeting, Eisenhower watched Marshall walk out of the room with a heavy face, and he was about to ask about the situation, but Marshall was already beckoning him: "Ike, come to my office." ”

As soon as Eisenhower entered, Marshall told him to close the door and said something shocking.

"The president is already considering withdrawing from the election, and he is expected to make a formal public statement after the election debate at the end of this month, and I will ......resign later," Marshall said in a calm tone, as if he was saying something completely unrelated to him, "Who do you think would be better to take over this position?" ”

"Your Excellency, is this true? Not a rumor? ”

"The president has just admitted it himself, and the top Democrats have reached a consensus."

"If you resign at this juncture, the blow to the morale of the army is too great, and you have to think twice. You can work with Dewey. ”

Marshall shook his head: "This is impossible, I'm thinking about what way to retire, if I resign, it seems that I will give Dewey a dismissal, or I will be sick?" Can't arrange a car accident? ”

Eisenhower's mouth was wide open, not knowing how to answer.

"Personally, I would have hoped that you would be able to take over my class, but now it seems unlikely, you are not qualified enough, and you will have to work hard for a few more years in the position of deputy chief of the general staff to have a chance." Marshall's mouth was full of bitterness.

Eisenhower's qualifications were indeed a problem, and if it weren't for the problems with the Battle of Cape Verde, which led to the dismissal of another deputy chief of the General Staff, Devers, he would not even have the qualifications of first deputy chief of the general staff.

Eisenhower was very self-aware, thought for a moment and said: "If you want to calm the scene, there is only one person at the moment, but I don't know if he wants to come back." ”

Marshall's eyes lit up: "You do the Dao?" ”

Eisenhower nodded.

Douglas-MacArthur was the same age as Marshall, but he had more seniority, having served as the principal of the West Point Military Academy and more than a decade earlier, in the 1930-1935 years ago, as the chief of staff of the U.S. Army. MacArthur's question was whether he could manage his relationship effectively with the president and other generals -- he always seemed a bit arrogant and arrogant, even though he had the ability to do so.

"That's him! As for whether he can have a good relationship with Dewey, that's his business, not for me to speculate! ”

"I think the Navy will support it." Eisenhower added a word of disgust.

Marshall nodded again and again: MacArthur and Nimitz have always been fighting for resources, offensive direction, and dominance, and after Nimitz was transferred to Ingram, the navy gradually could no longer bear MacArthur, and if MacArthur was transferred back from the Far East, the pressure on the navy would be much reduced, and in turn it would be able to cooperate better.

"Who can go to the Pacific to take his place?"

"What do you think of me?"

"You?" In the face of Eisenhower, who took the initiative to ask for help, Marshall was not mentally prepared at all, was a little surprised, and hesitated, "It's not easy to clean up this mess in the Pacific Ocean right now." ”

"So we have to work together, not only with the Navy, but also with Australia and New Zealand, not from above. Given my qualifications, if you agree, give me the title of agent. ”

"What will happen to the Army Headquarters after you leave?"

"My place can be replaced by General Clark, and as for who is higher ranked between him and General McEnany, I suggest that General MacArthur judge." Eisenhower said his thoughts, "In addition, the commander of the South American theater also needs to be adjusted, and the current strategic arrangement is equivalent to the temporary withdrawal of the navy from South America and the main army, and General Nimitz is about to take over the position of Admiral King, and it seems inappropriate to let him concurrently serve as the commander of the South American theater." ”

Marshall nodded, Eisenhower's consideration was more appropriate.

Mark Clark is a man of perfection and skill, which can just make up for MacArthur's overly arrogant characteristic; And since Nimitz is going to return to China to serve as the commander of the navy, it is indeed no longer suitable for him to be the commander in the South American theater.

"But if Nimitz and General Clark are withdrawn, there will only be George left in South America, and his personality, I'm afraid ......"

"George is very good at fighting, but his temperament is still a bit troublesome, and I recommend other candidates as commander of the theater."

"Who?"

"General Joseph Stilwell."

"Joe?" Marshall was taken aback, "He's in China!" ”

Eisenhower held up two fingers: "First, his seniority is greater than George's, and the Chinese theater, at least on the surface, is the only theater of operations to repel the Japanese and regain lost territory - whatever method they use, then his merits as chief of staff of the Chinese theater should be recognized; Second, the supreme commander of the Chinese theater has clashed with Qiao many times, his situation is difficult, and although the current civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party has converged on the surface, in fact, there is an undercurrent, and he can't play more roles there, can he command the Chinese to fight the civil war? ”

As for how Stilwell managed to break out of the encirclement from China, Marshall didn't ask, there must be a way: the easiest way was to fly north to Bolshevik-controlled territory by B-29, and then fly back to the Kamchatka-Aleutian line. Although the Soviet Union and Germany ceased war and suspended their alliance on the surface, the US government still only recognized the Soviet Union as the Russian government, the embassy was moved to Omsk, and the exchange of intelligence in other areas continued.

As for the Chinese battlefield, it is true that, as Eisenhower said, after the European war ceased and the Communists took control of the six provinces of Gansu, Shaanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, southern Hebei, and western Shandong, the civil war gradually weakened due to changes in the international situation and the expansion of the liberated areas. The Chongqing authorities found themselves overwhelmed, the Yan'an authorities were anxious to consolidate their gains, and the Bolsheviks were all sent back to Asia, so there was great organizational and political pressure, and they needed to recuperate.

During this period, Stilwell frequently criticized the two parties for ignoring the overall situation and their allies, and almost became the most unpopular figure in China.

"As for Joe's place, it is suggested that General Weidemeyer take his place, though I know it is very unfair to him."

Marshall nodded, as soon as the British and Axis Treaty was signed and Pakistan's status was determined, the Americans in Pakistan felt embarrassed, although the British side was still courteous and not affected by factors such as "coup d'état" and "peace talks" at home, but the two sides could indeed only talk about the ups and downs. The transfer of Wei Demaier, chief of staff of the Southeast Asian Theater of Operations, and others from Pakistan to China (and some to the Soviet Union) to carry out work was not a step in the post-war layout.

After Eisenhower's combing and personnel refresh, Marshall felt that the whole was feasible.

That night, Marshall made a report to Truman, and the latter basically agreed on the overall arrangement, and only made some minor adjustments: Since the Pacific Theater should work together, it would no longer distinguish between the Southwest Pacific Theater and the Central Pacific Theater, and the two theaters would be merged, with Admiral Ingram as commander-in-chief of the Pacific Theater, Eisenhower promoted to the rank of admiral as deputy commander-in-chief, Vice Admiral George Kenny as commander of the theater ground aviation, and Vice Admiral Halsey as fleet commander.

Historically, Eisenhower became a general in 43 because of the success of the Torch Project, and his admiral was delayed for more than a year due to the failure of the operation to withdraw from Africa, but Ike himself did not complain.

Send a telegram to MacArthur now, and wait for the approval of this great god to make adjustments.

At dawn on 22 August, Tsukahara led the artillery fleet to approach Midway, and in yesterday afternoon's air battle, the mobile fleet repelled the US air raid on Midway Island with an absolute superiority of more than 600 sorties versus more than 300 sorties, and defeated more than 90 US planes at the cost of losing 14 planes. But to Tsunoda's anger, the cunning and cowardly American planes did not dare to attack the artillery fleet, but instead shot at the transport and landing forces with the worst defenses. The latter sank 2 freighters, 1 old destroyer, 2 oil tankers, 3 Sibel landing craft, the bow of the escort carrier Yunying was damaged, unable to carry out combat missions, and several warships were injured by near-misses.

It doesn't matter what other losses, he didn't bother to inquire about how many army red deer died, but the sinking of the two ships loaded with more than 6,000 tons and more than 8,000 tons of various fuel fuels made his heart ache for a long time, and it was easy to make up for 15,000 tons of oil, but it was a big trouble for 15,000 tons of oil to travel thousands of miles from the mainland to Midway, and he dared to conclude that the sinking of oil tankers and cargo ships was only the beginning, and there would be a steady stream of auxiliary warship losses in the future.

He now finally understood why Chief Horikichi had proposed to buy ships from Europe, such as the Will Ship and all kinds of oil tankers, after buying all kinds of equipment from Germany.

"Three-way bullet, ready!"

"Put!"

Midway erupted in endless roar and flames......