Finally letting go of the entanglement in his heart, John suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Then, drunkenness and sleepiness kept coming to him like waves. He didn't even take off his clothes, he fell headlong on the bed in his bedroom and fell asleep.

By the time he woke up again, it was already past 10 a.m. the next day. After a brunch, John plans to go to Georgetown and find Cornelius Jr. More than a month has passed, and the rumors about "Adele is Alva's second" have basically disappeared, but he has been a little unsure. He always suspected that there was an invisible black hand behind this matter. Although he didn't find any evidence from it, it was more reassuring to investigate.

Before he could go out, he received a call from William. With next year's midterm elections approaching, William has gradually begun to focus on the Republican National Committee. While he spends most of his time in the governor's office in Providentens, he also spends a lot of time at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee in Washington.

On the phone, William didn't say much, and after making sure that John had no official business scheduled for today, he asked him to meet him in an hour at a steakhouse near Capitol Hill. John couldn't guess why William was looking for him. As for the "betting" of the midterm elections, wasn't it all discussed at the family meeting last Christmas? The check that should have been issued by him had already been written and handed over to William. Even if there were any changes, William wouldn't be able to consult with him.

Seeing that it was still early, John went to take another shower, changed his clothes, and walked to the steakhouse. Walking into the box, he was immediately taken aback. Not only William was inside, but Stimson, Knox, and Donovan were also there. This situation suddenly reminded John of the interview at the "Little White House" in 1938.

"I'm sorry I'm late." John hurriedly greeted the party bigwigs. Although he did not exceed the time agreed with William, it was somewhat inappropriate to let so many bigwigs wait for him alone. I knew that he didn't choose to walk and drove over.

"John, long time no see. Sit down and order to eat first, and the filet mignon at this restaurant is very good. Of all the people here, the most familiar with John, except for William, was Donovan, who had recently returned from an expedition to the Balkan front. Ever since John helped him take down his sworn enemy Hoover, Donovan has been particularly enthusiastic about John. As soon as they met, he took the initiative to stand up and help John resolve the embarrassment.

"Thanks, Bill. When did you return home. Didn't you say you still want to go to the Middle East? After sending the waiter away, John asked curiously.

"It didn't work out. The Arabs supporting Rushdi Ali were rioting in Baghdad, and the British Gurkha forces were rushing there from Mosul. Donovan said regretfully: "I went directly from Cyprus to Alexandria by boat, and from there I came back via Mumbai." ”

John nodded, it was a wise choice for Donovan not to go to Baghdad. On the Balkan front, his neutral observer status could provide him with some security. When you get to Baghdad, the Arab thugs who were instigated by the Nazis don't care if you're an American or not. If you're not careful, Donovan could be attacked as a British colonist. According to the newspapers, Jewish shops in Baghdad had been looted and hundreds of people, mostly British Jews, had died in the riots.

After chatting for a while, the waiter brought over the steak that John had ordered. Everyone didn't seem to be talking about business right away, and chatted about the war situation in Europe while eating. Most of the time, it was Stimson, Knox, and John who asked again, Donovan answering, and William on the sidelines.

"How's going on in North Africa? I heard that the British sent a lot of troops and supplies to North Africa by circumnavigating the Cape of Good Hope. The stack of letters John was reading at home last night was more than just spam from a charity. Among them was a "congratulatory letter" sent by Randolph from Cairo.

In that letter, Randolph congratulated him primarily on the success of FedEx's container renovation project at its UK terminal. But between the lines, two important pieces of information were also revealed to him. One of them is about the transportation of goods between the British mainland and North Africa.

Last month, at the behest of Churchill, a group of transport ships escorted by the British Royal Navy sailed around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa via the Red Sea and the Suez Canal to the besieged port of Tobruk in order to avoid an ambush by German submarines in the Mediterranean.

"I met with Admiral Wavell in Cairo, who were gathering strength for a major counteroffensive against the Germans' Afrika Army (not yet the Afrika Korps)." Donovan said with some excitement: "The British have gathered almost 10 brigades and hundreds of tanks. And their air and navy deployed on the island of Malta have successfully cut off the sea transport route from Italy to North Africa, sinking several ships carrying fuel. I think they should be able to clear Tobruk this time. ”

John calculated the days, and it was almost time for the commander of the British forces in the Middle East, Admiral Waveville, to begin Operation Tomahawk. This was the first real tank battle between the German and British armies in the North African theater. The British 7th Panzer Division, 7th Armoured Brigade, 4th Armoured Brigade, 4th Indian Division, and 22nd Guards Brigade, plus Tobruk's defenders, against Rommel's two Panzer Divisions and six Italian Divisions.

However, in the memory, the battle did not go as smoothly as Donovan expected. Although the British army used 250 "Crusaders" and "Matilda", the German side had only 95 Type 3 and 4 tanks, and there was a serious shortage of fuel.

However, the British, who had an absolute advantage in the number of tanks, were finally beaten to the ground by Rommel with 88-mm anti-aircraft guns. Instead of relieving Tobruk, he left behind the more than 200 tanks that had been painstakingly brought from the mainland (less than ninety were destroyed or captured, the rest were abandoned due to various mechanical problems) and fled back to their starting positions in disarray.

Historically, it wasn't until 1942 that the British were convinced that their tanks were out of range and were beaten by Rommel with something they were jerking off. Moreover, there were only 8 of them in Africa, and most of them were placed by Rommel on the Halfaya Mountains (which was the only way for the British to attack), forming a deadly tank trap.

However, even if John were to warn him now, it is estimated that no one would believe the absurd statement that "anti-aircraft guns hit tanks". Therefore, John did not say anything more about the situation in North Africa, but asked a few more questions about the situation of the battle of Crete.

It wasn't until everyone had finished their lunch, the waiter came in, removed the utensils, and replaced everyone with coffee and tea, that Stimson spoke up and explained the reason for calling John over today. "John, when I was in the White House in the morning, I heard that you had thoughts about the position of the Third Army's chief of logistics?"

John, who had just picked up the teacup, froze. Whose mouth is this so fast, and this has only been the past day to the White House Cabinet meeting?