Marshall's words once again ushered in an uproar, once the war machine of the United States was launched, the effectiveness was really amazing, not only in half a year to develop a carrier-based aircraft to restrain the Japanese Zero, but also to restore the combat effectiveness at sea, this is definitely an amazing good news, once the United States has the strength to compete with the Japanese army in the Pacific Ocean, and the expeditionary force is so strong, land and waterway all-out counteroffensive, the good days of the Japanese army rampant in Southeast Asia are really over. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

As soon as the press conference ended, Marshall immediately found Jiang Haoran and asked urgently: "General Jiang, my trust in you can be said to be unreserved, and I have put the safety of the people of the United States on you on my own initiative. ”

Jiang Haoran smiled and replied in English: "General Marshall, in fact, you already have a score in your heart, otherwise Chester, the commander-in-chief of your country's Pacific Fleet??" William?? Admiral Nimitz will not appear in Yingduo, you have long agreed to my battle plan, and the rest is only a matter of figuring out the details, so you have to put this smoke bomb anyway, otherwise how can the Japanese army take the bait? ”

After Jiang Haoran finished speaking, his eyes crossed Marshall and looked behind him, Marshall unconsciously followed Jiang Haoran's gaze and looked back, only to see that not far away, Nimitz was talking with Chen Shaokuan.

Marshall turned his head, shrugged his shoulders with his hands outstretched, and said helplessly: "Okay, I admit that you are very smart, but you must ensure that this plan is perfect and does not go wrong, at this time, the strength of the US Navy has really not reached the level of competing with the Japanese Combined Fleet, this cowhide is a bit big, once the Japanese army goes all out to attack, the future of the Pacific Fleet is worrying?" Also, we insisted that this battle could only be carried out in the Strait of Malacca, and that Midway was too close to the west coast of the United States and too risky for us to accept. ”

While the two were talking, Chen Chen, General He and others also got out of the encirclement of reporters and came to the front of the two, Jiang Haoran said: "These issues will be left for discussion in the war room, now that our Chief of General Staff He and Minister Chen have also arrived, should we go to the headquarters and say something else?" ”

Marshall glanced left and right, did not say anything more, General He and Chen Chen also extended a "please" gesture to him, Marshall nodded, and walked into the command headquarters with great momentum.

Soon, the senior generals of the expeditionary force also walked into the headquarters one after another, stood in front of the circular conference table, and watched Marshall and Admiral He excuse themselves on who would sit first, Marshall believed that this is the home field of the Chinese, and the first place should of course be sat by the supreme commander, General He, but Admiral He believes that China is a country of etiquette, and the United States is the biggest ally, and this first place must of course be sat by Marshall.

The two of them made endless concessions, but Jiang Haoran pulled out his chair and sat up with a big grin, saying that this was the headquarters of the expeditionary force, and it was not suitable for any of them to sit, only he, the supreme military commander of the expeditionary force, was just right.

There was silence in the headquarters, and in the end, Marshall took the lead in applauding, and everyone applauded, even if this matter passed, Marshall sat on Jiang Haoran's right hand, General He and Chen Chen sat on Jiang Haoran's left hand, and a group of staff officers and generals sat down according to their status.

At the beginning of the meeting, General He spoke first, and on behalf of the Central Military Commission and the chairman of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, he made a comprehensive summary of the campaign, spoke highly of and affirmed the fearless spirit of the officers and men of the expeditionary force who were brave and tenacious, fearless of a strong enemy, and not afraid of bloodshed and sacrifice.

At the same time, a special award of three million oceans was given to the expeditionary force. Compared with the victory in this battle, the reward of three million oceans is not much, but for the financial and economic situation of the Nationalist Government at this time, it is definitely not a small amount.

The commanders at all levels of the headquarters seemed to be very satisfied with the commendation of the Military Commission, the applause lasted for a long time, and everyone's faces were filled with joyful smiles.

As the provider of the military salary of the expeditionary force, he said that the pensions of the fallen soldiers will be paid as soon as possible, and it is guaranteed that a lot of money will be handed over to the families of the fallen soldiers.

Speaking of this, Marshall deliberately bought the pass, and when the eyes of everyone in the audience stayed on him, he said slowly: "In order to solve the situation of command confusion caused by the overlapping command systems in Southeast Asia, the Supreme Command of the Allied Forces decided to establish the Southeast Asian Theater of Operations, with General Jiang Haoran as the commander-in-chief and General Stilwell as the chief of the general staff. ”

Marshall spoke in English, but there was an interpreter beside him who translated word by word, and as soon as the translator's voice fell, the audience suddenly fell silent, and the command center was so quiet that you could hear even a needle drop on the ground.

For the Chinese, this is indeed a great piece of good news, to put it mildly, this means that the strategic center of gravity of the American people has begun to shift to the Asian battlefield, and the pressure on the Chinese battlefield will suddenly be greatly reduced, which may end the War of Resistance against Japan ahead of schedule, and to put it mildly, China's international status will rise.

The Allied forces have four major theaters, namely the European theater (including the African theater), the Pacific theater, the Soviet theater, and the Chinese theater, of which the European theater and the Pacific theater are all commanded by the United States, and Stalin and Chiang Kai-chung are respectively the commanders of the Soviet theater and the Chinese theater.

However, this means that Jiang Haoran's status has also skyrocketed, directly on an equal footing with the chairman, the entire Southeast Asian army, whether it is the Chinese troops, the United States troops, or the British troops, all have to listen to Jiang Haoran's orders, although in the past they also belonged to the command of the Chinese Theater Command, but the chairman has never commanded them, Jiang Haoran sat in this position, no one will worry about this, in dealing with the problem of troops, he Jiang Haoran not only has ability, but also courage, the most important thing, He dared to light up the butcher's knife, but if anyone did not obey the order, he would dare to kill anyone.

In this way, Southeast Asia will become his Jiang Haoran's kingdom, not to mention hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and the 150 million natives in Southeast Asia will become ants under his feet.

Moreover, the military salaries and materials of the expeditionary force do not need to go through the chairman, and will be directly transferred from the Allied General Headquarters to the accounts of the Southeast Asian theater.

In addition, the entire Yunnan-Burma-India Highway was under Jiang Haoran's control, and the materials flowing into the Chinese battlefield were bound to pass through his hands, and he was willing to give as much as he wanted, which simply choked the neck of the chairman.

The twists and turns in the middle, needless to say, all the people present at the headquarters understood it, so when they suddenly heard the news, they were all a little confused, and they all looked at Jiang Haoran to see how he made this decision, whether to accept it or not.

Jiang Haoran also had a little discomfort, the surprise was bigger than the surprise, he didn't expect that he was originally counting on the position of deputy commander-in-chief of the Chinese theater, who knew that such a big hat fell out of thin air, and he naturally understood the power involved, and was considering whether he should or could accept this appointment, and General He on the side had already gotten up.

Admiral He said: "General Marshall, such a big military appointment and dismissal, as the Allied Chinese Theater Command, did not know in advance, this seems to be a bit inappropriate, right?" I don't think this matter should be notified to our commission first, and then it is up to him to decide who will sit in this position, after all, the vast majority of soldiers in the Southeast Asian theater are from China, and we should have the right to make this decision. ”

Marshall said with a smile: "General He, the establishment of the Southeast Asian Theater and the appointment of Jiang Haoran as the commander-in-chief of the Southeast Asian Theater are the decisions of the Supreme Command of the Allied Forces, and the commanders of other major theaters have also recognized that Southeast Asia is not the home of the Chinese theater, even if your chairman does not agree, it will be invalid. At the same time, this is a matter that is beneficial to you China and does no harm, and I can't think of any reason why your chairman will refuse; once the Southeast Asian Theater is established, China will no longer have to trouble the Western Front, and all kinds of anti-Japanese war materials will continue to flow into China in quantities several times greater than before, and the Chinese soldiers will be able to deal with the Japanese invaders in the interior without distraction, and it is entirely possible that China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression will end early. Unless he wants his people to suffer in the flames of war for a few more years, which is obviously unrealistic. As for the appointment of the commander-in-chief, apart from Jiang Haoran, do you have a more suitable candidate? ”

"This" Admiral He's face was flushed, speechless, he only looked at Chen Chen, hoping that he would stand up and say a few words, but Chen Chen's eyes drooped, like an old monk in a fixed place, as if he was completely out of the matter, Admiral He had no choice but to sit down angrily.

"Why, General Jiang, do you have no confidence, no confidence, or any other concerns that you dare not accept this important task?" Marshall looked at Jiang Haoran and said again.

Jiang Haoran hesitated for two seconds, got up and said: "General Marshall, I don't need to use the agitation method for Jiang Haoran, but everything that is beneficial to my country and the nation, I, Jiang Haoran, am willing to die with my heart and brain, and there is no such thing as timidity and retreat, but I have one condition, as long as you agree, I Jiang Haoran will bear the burden of the commander-in-chief of the Southeast Asian Theater." ”

Marshall looked at Jiang Haoran with a hint of disdain, obviously blaming Jiang Haoran for being cheap and obedient, but still replied: "Okay, you say, as long as it's not too excessive, I'll satisfy you as much as possible." ”