In fact, in 1943, the Joint Strategic Investigative Committee, or JSSC, composed of Lieutenant General Stanley Embick, Vice Admiral Russell Wilson, and Army Air Force Major General Mulfier Child, had a lower status in the U.S. military's strategic organization than the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Marshall and others.

In the discussion of whether the strategic focus of the U.S. military in the Pacific in 1943 was in the Southwest Pacific, or in the Central Pacific, the last three members of the JSSC were unanimous in believing that as long as they achieved great operational success in the Central Pacific, they could not only effectively shorten the transportation lines of the Southwest Allied forces, but also protect Australia from Japanese occupation.

Of course, the reasons for launching the Central Pacific Offensive are also listed as being able to disperse the air forces deployed by the Japanese army in the Pacific, and to be able to attack the islands where the Japanese naval and air forces are weak, and to achieve results, and at the same time, they can continue to expand the sea power and strike area of the Japanese army by the allies such as Britain, the United States and Canada, and they can also support the Solomon Islands at any time to fight, in short, launch a large-scale offensive from the Central Pacific, seize the Marshall Islands, and the Caroline, The Mariana and other islands were the main route of the U.S. military in the fall of 1943, because the ultimate goal of the U.S. military was to seize Luzon, march into the Japanese mainland, and set foot on Tokyo.

Although the JSSC strongly put forward such an operational proposal to the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Marshall and others, the opposition forces represented by MacArthur made a fierce refutation for no other reason, because if the US military once focused all its military strikes on the Central Pacific Campaign, then the Southwest Pacific Theater that he himself was attacking would not have too many weapons and equipment to supplement with military supplies.

Everyone is selfish, especially when suddenly the Japanese army still has a new hatred and an old hatred MacArthur, but he has never forgotten the shame of losing the Philippines, especially when he almost became a prisoner of the Japanese army in the Philippines.

But no matter how freely he shouted against the JSSC's strategic advice, because his opposition proposal was that if the U.S. military mainly attacked the Central Pacific, then it would face the sea and air of the Japanese army all over the island; The resistance of the joint defense system will easily result in heavy losses as the Japanese army in the Battle of Midway, which became a solid fortification deployed by the main attacking US army.

At the same time, he also strongly suggested that the US military should choose to open up Australia, New Guinea, Mindanao and other islands as the main attack route in 1943, but in the end, his fierce rebuttal was refuted by Admiral Onee King, chief of naval operations and commander-in-chief of the US Navy fleet, and finally let the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Marshall and others, and President Roosevelt agree to determine the main target of attack in 1943 as the Central Pacific.

Of course, after President Roosevelt agreed to this matter, he also gave MacArthur some benefits, at least in the War of Resistance against Japan in the Southwest Pacific, he lost a lot of ships, and MacArthur and the troops quickly got enough weapons and equipment, and ammunition, and soldiers were replenished, and promised to replenish him with more fleets and military supplies as soon as possible.

In this regard, MacArthur also fell silent, opened one eye and closed the other.

In addition to providing MacArthur with a large number of various supplies, President Roosevelt did not forget to comfort the Halsey fleet, which had suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Japanese for the islands such as Munda Airfield.

Halsey was not opposed to concentrating his main forces to attack the Central Pacific, and he chose to be eager to tear apart the German troops who bought and sold weapons and equipment to the Japanese army, in order to vent his inner anger.

Originally, in the Battle of Munda, his fleet and air force and other forces were superior, but with the new aircraft carriers that the Japanese army received from the Germans and the replenishment of various weapons and equipment, the Japanese army's combat effectiveness became stronger, so that the Halsey fleet and the marines who cooperated with their landing operation suffered heavy casualties, and almost ended in defeat.

If it weren't for the decisive decision of Nimitz to support his fleet, he would not have been able to occupy Munda Island and Munda Airport, but even then the main force of the Japanese troops stationed in Munda would have been evacuated.

"Japanese monkeys, Germans! You wait for me, and I'll definitely come back soon and beat you all over the ground looking for teeth, and I'm going to and! Otherwise I'm not called Halsey! ”

The more he thought about it, the more Halsey, nicknamed the bull or bull, instantly became in his heart as a battle maniac, and he made up his mind not to defeat the German and Japanese forces, and he would not give up.

Of course, in addition to his idea, the realization of its realization is very hated by the German army led by Chen Yanlong, especially Chen Yanlong's elusive advanced weapons and equipment, which simply made them extremely painful.

While Vice Admiral Spruance was confusing with his chief of staff, Colonel Moore, he hurried to Wellington to inspect the training of the 2nd Marine Division, and to consult with the commander of the 2nd Marine Division, Major General Julian Smith, about the Gilbert Islands landing operation, especially the results of the training in amphibious operations, and then to counter the Japanese shore defense artillery attack.

At the same time, he also used all means to collect information on the deployment of Japanese troops in the Gilbert Islands, such as sending a large number of reconnaissance planes to conduct aerial photography, and sending submarine forces deep into the Gilbert Islands to conduct more detailed reconnaissance information.

He also sought the memories of those who were familiar with the reserves of Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji in the Gilbert Islands, and gathered information about the geography there, and he would not hesitate to use them as long as he could give Vice Admiral Spruance enough means to gather the actual situation of the battle.

However, in this process, President Roosevelt and Nimitz, as well as the three high-ranking officers in the JSSC, the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Marshall and others, and the Chief of Naval Operations and Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Navy Fleet Admiral Onee King and other high-ranking U.S. military officials were unanimously worried about how much advanced weapons and equipment the Japanese army still possessed, especially those fighters that were exactly the same as them, the F6F "Vixen" fighters, also known as the "Hellcat" fighters, and the F-14 Tomcat, one of the main fighters of the U.S. military in the late stage of World War II. There is also the last carrier-based fighter known as the strongest in World War II, with excellent performance, completely surpassing the carrier-based aircraft F8F Panda of various countries in the world at that time.

As soon as they thought of this, all the top leaders of the US military were gloomy, and their hatred for Chen Yanlong and his German army was simply like a surging river, endless, and they were eager to immediately break the other party's corpse into thousands of pieces and pick it up to feed the fish.

The Sicilian Campaign and the Pacific Campaign, which were originally in a good situation, were all caught off guard by Chen Yanlong's various advanced weapons and equipment, and they also suffered heavy casualties and huge losses, which were more than 100 million US dollars.

However, although they hated and worried whether the Japanese army would once again be replenished by the weapons and equipment of the German army commanded by Chen Yanlong, and even the participation of personnel in the war, on the whole, all the top leaders of the US military, including President Roosevelt, unanimously decided to immediately capture the Gilbert Islands and other islands and open up a stronger anti-Japanese situation in the Central Pacific.

If Chen Yanlong really wants to intervene in the Pacific War, President Roosevelt and his US military top brass will also make the final decision to accompany them to the end and fight to the death.