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What's more, the United States, which is actually the most powerful in the world in terms of comprehensive national strength, has not yet entered the war at this time.

In this case, the world war in 1940 was still incomplete, because the United States was still singing and dancing.

In the White House, Washington, D.C., President Roosevelt sat in his wheelchair and was pushed by a servant into a conference room.

There were very few people in the room because it wasn't a formal meeting, or to put it another way, it was a small, purposeful meeting convened by Roosevelt.

When Roosevelt was pushed into the room, all the officials and generals, in fact, only four, stood up and showed their respect.

"Mr. President...... For the second time this month, the British Foreign Office has asked us to expand the Lend-Lease Act assistance. Before an official in a suit could sit down, he spoke to Roosevelt.

Roosevelt nodded, pressed his palms twice and motioned for him to sit down first, before he spoke, "I know about this!" Will the 20 destroyers that came to Britain's aid be delivered this month? ”

When he asked, his face was turned towards the official in charge of organizing production, and the official looked at the representative of the military, and when he saw that the other party nodded, he replied: "Mr. President, this month can be delivered on time." ”

These destroyers, of course, are old warships, and in fact they do not have a very good role at all, except for being able to perform simple second-line tasks.

Even against German submarines, these destroyers did not have any advantages, they did not have advanced sonar, and could only rely on the most primitive means to fight German submarines.

But Britain was now in a state where everything was lacking, and in order to be able to escort transports, Churchill was now in dire need of warships - even some obsolete ones!

At present, because of the bombing, Britain is no longer able to use local industry to meet its shipbuilding needs.

Therefore, this gap in destroyers and even cruisers needs to rely on their own distant "big cousin" - the United States.

The Lend-Lease Act was nothing new anymore, it was nothing more than the United States using obsolete warships and a lot of supplies to exchange a large number of overseas military bases from the British.

This bill has turned the United States into a global military power in a real sense, and has also allowed the United States to emerge from isolation and become a world hegemon.

It can be said that Britain stepped down from the throne and ceded it to the Americans in order to defeat Germany - so to say that Britain was not the winner in this war in any way!

You know, even in the real history of Hitler's life, Germany had no real idea of conquering Britain for 40 years.

What Hitler advocated in 1940 was that Britain and Germany were like brothers, one family, and that the two nations were equally noble "excellent races"!

It can be seen that in fact, the British made peace with the Germans, and their international status was even about the same -- for a long time, they were still the second in 10,000 years, or even the third in 10,000 years, the fourth and fifth.

"The army is handing over 4 destroyers to the British Navy! They are all old ships from around 1910. The head of the army opened his mouth to add to Churchill.

The United States is updating its own war equipment, and the dynamics in Asia are also putting the United States under great pressure. Japan's intention to dominate the Pacific Ocean is obvious, and this has forced the United States to actively prepare for war.

In the process of preparing for war, the new destroyers built should naturally be given priority to the use of the country, so the old destroyers that have been eliminated are the equipment that have been replaced by Britain through the "Lend-Lease Act".

"The scientific and technological sector is developing updated anti-submarine equipment, and German submarines already pose a considerable threat to us." The old man in charge of science and technology opened his mouth and said something about the technological innovation of submarine warfare in the Atlantic.

The success of the submarine breaking engagement has brought tremendous inspiration and stimulation to the United States. The United States is also facing two oceanic states, and Roosevelt was also afraid that German submarines would really cut off the United States' expansion path to the ocean.

The official in charge of foreign affairs continued to speak, talking about the other needs of the quasi-ally Britain: "The United Kingdom has submitted a new needs report, which contains a lot of new things. ”

"What more could they want? We have to give them steel and other supplies every day, and they are not satisfied? The representative of the military muttered with some dissatisfaction.

It is not to blame for his displeasure that the support for Britain has now affected the active preparation for war on the Japanese side, and it is impossible for the representatives of the army to be without any emotion.

"They are fighting with the Germans! Watch your tone! Roosevelt reprimanded him, then motioned to his diplomat to continue.

The diplomat squeezed out a smile in embarrassment: "In view of the war situation in North Africa, Britain wants us to support 2,000 tanks and 300 aircraft for the North African operation." ”

"Doesn't he need time when we produce weapons and equipment?" When the officials in charge of coordinating the factory's production heard this figure, they couldn't sit still.

Although the United States is known for its extremely perverted production capacity in history, the mass production speed of the terrifying dumpling-like warship has always been talked about by the majority of netizens.

However, taking out such a huge amount of supplies in one go, and then finding ships and other things to transport to Africa, is also a hugely expensive operation for the United States.

"Of course, this is what Britain wants, and whether we want to give, or how much to give, then it will be necessary to negotiate and bargain." The officer of the diplomatic department said to Roosevelt in embarrassment.

He also did not want to be a mouthpiece between Britain and the United States, after all, at this time, the microphone was not so easy to make.

Just like now, when he sends a message, he will cause the dissatisfaction of his own officials, and send back some of the requirements that can be met at a discount, and the British side will also have to complain for a while.

It's a pity that someone has to do such a job, and he happens to be the "unlucky ghost" who was ordered to do such an unfortunate thing.

"Find a way, with neutral ships...... Free France, our own, ready to send a batch of supplies to the British army in North Africa! Roosevelt thought for a moment, then commanded.

He is inclined to support Britain, after all, there are benefits to be gained by supporting Britain, and the United States does not want to see a strong and unified Europe, which is not in the fundamental interests of the United States.

Almost everyone in Roosevelt's think tank believed that Germany could not afford to see Germany play well in Europe.

They tend to support Britain and continue to make this "European-stirring stick" work, weaken Europe and turn the United States into the new center of the world!

"Get 200 M3Lee and M3 tanks from the active armored forces and hand them over to the British!" Roosevelt gave his own price code, and the number of tanks shrank 10 times at once.

Of course, it was impossible for the United States to give as much supplies as the British wanted, and all support was limited to the extent that Britain could not end the war and could continue to hold on.

Roosevelt was not a fool, and the United States certainly could not be a fool - how could it be possible to miss a second chance after so many years of careful preparation without pulling Britain off the throne of the world through the First World War?

"You can give more planes, just give them according to the requirements of the UK, aren't we replacing the new P-40 and give them the obsolete planes!" Roosevelt was finally generous in his wheelchair.

At this time, most of the aircraft equipped by the United States were still P-36 fighters with backward performance.

The famous P-40 Warhawk fighter has only been in mass production for 3 months at this time, so it is not yet the time to give it to Britain with the Lend-Lease Act.

Of course, both the backward P-36 fighter and the P-40 fighter just mass-produced by the United States are already lagging behind when compared with the ME-109E fighter and FW-190 fighter jets flying in the sky of the Third Reich.

At this moment, in order to ensure the absolute safety of the Libyan oil fields in North Africa, Goering has deployed a total of more than 170 ME-109E fighters in Africa and Malta in the desert version.

Even if 300 P-40s arrive in North Africa, they will not necessarily be a match for the German ME-109E fighters - let alone the P-36s.

"The intelligence is already very accurate, the Germans have discovered large oil fields in Libya." The officer in charge of intelligence finally spoke, and he was the only one in the room who had not spoken until now.

Roosevelt looked at him, and then narrowed his eyes curiously: "Can anyone tell me how the Germans found oil in Libya?" ”

"Mr. President, our spy agency in Germany has been very badly damaged." The officer of the intelligence department replied helplessly.

He uttered a question that puzzled him to this day: "About two months ago, our spies started losing contact for various reasons. ”

"For all sorts of reasons?" Roosevelt frowned, one or two can be said to be a coincidence, and it is not an accident that so many spy networks have problems at the same time.

"The British spy network also faces this problem, and I suspect that some of the remaining spies were deliberately left behind by the enemy, or have already rebelled." The intelligence officer spoke.

After he finished speaking, he added President Roosevelt's question just now: "In addition, according to the last reliable intelligence analysis, the Germans began the development of Libyan oil fields two months ago. ”

"Two months too? So coincidentally? Roosevelt looked at his intelligence chief with a questioning face: "Are you sure about this point in time?" Why did all the problems suddenly arise two months ago? ”