After smoking the third cigarette, Jiang Haoran sat up straight, looked at Nimitz and said, "Okay, I agree to assist you in attacking the Philippines, but your plan needs to be adjusted." ”

Nimitz was burdened and said, "You say, how do we need to adjust?" ”

Jiang Haoran said: "The main direction of attack is not in the Dutch East Indies, but in the Mariana Islands, gather superior forces and launch an attack on Saipan, Tinian, Guam and other islands at the same time, in order to take it in one fell swoop." ”

"Oh...... Reason? Nimitz asked.

Jiang Haoran said: "It's very simple, once we have conquered the Philippines and the Mariana Islands, we have cut off all their foreign aid and material channels, and the little devils in the Dutch East Indies are a dead end, is it necessary for us to waste so many troops on them?" ”

Nimitz hesitated for a few seconds and said: "Chiang, the area of the major islands in the Mariana Islands is relatively large, and the defense forces of the island army are tens of thousands. Mariana is 1,000 nautical miles away from Enivitok, the westernmost base of the Mi army in the Central Pacific, 3,500 nautical miles from Pearl Harbor, and 5,000 nautical miles from the U.S. mainland. At the same time, the Allies in Europe were actively organizing the Normandy landings, and it was impossible to mobilize more ships to the Pacific theater of operations in the short term. Moreover, it is impossible for us to mobilize enough landing craft and amphibious tracks in a short period of time, so we will not be able to organize troops to land on several islands at the same time, so we can only seize Saipan first, and then attack Tinian and Guam. ”

Jiang Haoran said: "But have you thought about it, when you fight Saipan, the island armies of Tinian and Guam are likely to be fully supported, and they can also quickly strengthen the defense of other islands, once the Mariana Islands cannot break through quickly, the troops of the island country will inevitably support them with all their might, and when they swarm in, coupled with the dilemma of our own supply line length, we will immediately be in a stalemate, not only can we not complete the plan, but the troops I put into the Philippine battlefield will be extremely dangerous, and they will be besieged on three sides...... Have you thought about any of this? ”

"But the transport ......"

Jiang Haoran interrupted: "There is no way to solve the transportation, your early island-hopping attack has already laid down New Guinea, the Solomon, the Marshall Islands and other islands, these islands have powerful air bases, and we can make up for the poor shipping capacity by air, so that the material supply line is not a problem at all, if it is not possible, you can build a number of simple oil drum and wooden platforms at sea, only for receiving airdrops, and some light materials can be directly put into the battlefield zone, I don't believe that the materials can not be guaranteed." ”

Nimitz's eyes lit up, and he said happily: This is really a good idea, as long as the logistics problem can be solved, the rest is not a problem, I think it's okay, I will report truthfully to the Allied Command as soon as I go back, I think they will agree. ”

Jiang Haoran said: "That's good, but I still have a request." “

"You say." Nimitz was refreshed.

"Old ghost, it's no problem to fight the Philippines, but you have to send me an airborne division to help."

"You ...... Isn't there an airborne division of its own? And as far as I know, their tactical literacy is only stronger than our Mi army. ”

A look of pain drifted through Jiang Haoran's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Old ghost, you should have heard of the Battle of Langfang, my airborne division fought miserably, the troops of 16,000 people, the rest are only two or three percent, even the division commander Liu Xianwei was killed, such a big battle in front of me, I can't let these remnants take on this responsibility, right?" ”

Nimitz said: "I have also heard of General Liu's death, but I didn't expect that the troops also suffered such heavy casualties, they are real heroes, don't worry, I will try my best to help you fight for the airborne division." ”

……

Three hours later, Nimitz and his entourage walked out of the headquarters, and Jiang Haoran and Huang Jie personally put them on the plane.

After the plan was decided, the time was very tight for everyone, because the preparation time for this campaign was only a short month and a half, and it was a huge challenge for everyone to complete the full deployment of such a huge offensive plan within 45 days.

On the car back from the airport, Huang Jie said: "Boss, I'm very strange, this time you agreed to them so simply, and didn't mention any conditions, you know, the Philippines is a hard bone, and it will inevitably be a lot of casualties if you bite it, and this time we are still helping them to help, which is not like your style." ”

Jiang Haoran smiled slightly and said: "Brother Dayun, this is not a contribution to the United States, once Saipan falls into the hands of the allies, the long-range bombers of the United States will be able to fly directly over the mainland of the island country, and bombing the island country will become the norm in the future." This is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that the rear of the island joint fleet will no longer be safe, and their desire to build an island chain defense system between the treasure island and the Philippines will be completely in vain, and they will have no place to stand in the entire South China Sea and the Philippine Sea. As for the price we pay...... It's certainly not small, but it's worth it, and in the big picture, we're making a big bargain. ”

"Yes." Huang Jie smiled embarrassedly, and then changed the conversation and said: "The Australian army is the main force in this attack on the Mariana Islands, do they have this ability, you know, they have not had any outstanding performances in the Pacific Theater and the African Theater?" ”

"Hehe, that's all because they've never sung the lead role, they've always been a vassal of Yingmi, and although they're not well-known, you see, they're going to subvert your senses."

Huang Jie smiled: "To be so sure, have you studied them or dealt with them?" ”

"Neither, but I know the origin of their people."

"The origin of the nation? Isn't Australia just a British colony, what do they have in their origins, since the British occupation of Australia at the end of the 18th century, Australia has been living a life of infestation, and they have not been heard of fighting for more than 200 years before the outbreak of World War II. The vast majority of Australians herd cattle and mine every day, and they don't know what war is, will they have what you say? ”