She Jinsong captured Wake Island, and the battle report was immediately passed to Li Guang.

Li Guang has no doubts about victory. The Naval Resistance Forces were quite well prepared, a thousand tons of ammunition alone. Tiny Wake Island can carry a hundred tons of ammunition per square kilometre.

However, the heavy casualties made Li Guang gloomy. 1,800 casualties, and the most elite troops selected by the Naval Resistance Army. If such a force of 1,800 troops is placed on the domestic battlefield, it can be compared to the combat effectiveness of a division of the Chinese army.

According to the experience of the Naval Resistance Army, 1,800 elite veterans can support the skeleton of at least two regiments.

In a quasi-modern unit like the Naval Resistance Army, it is difficult for an infantry regiment to complete even the most basic training subjects without the support of nearly 1,000 veterans.

The casualties of these 1,800 veterans directly weakened the combat effectiveness of the Naval Resistance Army by the two infantry regiments.

The total strength of the army is the framework of 20 regiments, but excluding the artillery, armored corps, air force amphibious regiment and three column headquarters, there are only 10 infantry regiments in the traditional sense.

After this battle, the combat effectiveness of the infantry of the Naval Resistance Army was almost directly weakened by one to two percent. The losses are not insignificant.

For such a heavy loss, Li Guang also made an analysis. First of all, the naval resistance army suffered 200 casualties in the exercise, and the result was that it was a confrontation exercise with a group of surrendered devils, and the will to fight was incomparable. In addition, the Naval Resistance Force lacked artillery support from battleships. In addition, the war itself is very varied, and no exercise can simulate all situations.

The heavy losses made Li Guang realize that he needed to adjust his battle plan.

At least we can't put all the remaining forces on Wake Island. So Li Guang immediately sent a report to She Jinsong to solicit opinions.

Soon, She Jinsong called back.

He suggested leaving only five hundred troops to garrison Wake Island and the rest. The wounded, as well as the ships, all retreated. She Jinsong made a guarantee: 500 people could hold Wake Island for 24 hours.

Regarding She Jinsong's assurance, Li Guang chose to believe. What is even more gratifying to Li Guang is that She Jinsong's reply is enough to show that this is a battlefield commander with a view of the overall situation.

Because She Jinsong only asked to leave 500 troops, it did not mean that he was absolutely sure that he would hold Wake Island with such a small number of troops. Rather, if only 500 troops are left, in the event of any unexpected situation, the Naval Resistance Army can undertake the retreat task with only destroyers and cruisers.

So. The three high-speed merchant ships of the Maritime Resistance Army, as well as most of the officers and men, could immediately retreat. It has greatly reduced the pressure on the navy to escort convoys and completely liberated the combat effectiveness of the existing two aircraft carriers of the naval resistance fleet.

This is the embodiment of She Jinsong's overall view, and he not only considered the difficulties of the army, but also the navy. For an Army commander, it is possible to think of minimizing the risk on the side of the Army. Already qualified. To be able to think of the deployment of the Navy is a real reflection of the high level.

Half a year ago. She Jinsong was only a mountain battalion commander. Because of the Battle of Ceylon. Fight an extremely beautiful battle of annihilation, obtain the title of Flying Tiger Battalion, and become a lieutenant colonel commander. Then he commanded the Ceylon indigenous army in the battle against the Japanese army, and fought with agility and outstanding achievements. This time he sent troops to Wake Island, and was promoted by Li Guang to the head of the detachment (brigade level. Provisional. In the battle to conquer Wake Island, the command was also remarkable.

What's even more rare is She Jinsong, a young farmer in the Xinyang Mountains. I'm just twenty-three years old this year.

Li Guang secretly shouted in his heart: "Handsome." ”

Whether it is to manage a business or to manage a country, to manage the army. In Li Guang's position, he will gradually move away from the front-line battlefield. And Li Guang's most important task will no longer be to directly command operations, but to discover talents.

As for She Jinsong, it is difficult to make a conclusion about his prospects, but Li Guang is convinced that this is a military talent with great potential.

For a long time, there were very few people recruited by Li Guang who left a prominent name in history. But as the saying goes: more soldiers make generals. Although it may be less efficient than directly digging up the seedlings of those generals, the generals trained by the Naval Resistance Army themselves have a more solid pace of growth.

As the old saying goes: A thousand troops are easy to get, and a general is hard to find. Although the Naval Resistance Army is not an army that is ahead of the times, it can definitely be regarded as a quasi-modern army, and it is not easy to obtain thousands of troops, and it is even more difficult to find generals.

found a famous general Miaozi, Li Guang was very satisfied.

As the army strength was adjusted, the navy also began to adjust its combat plan.

By the way, after the end of this battle, nearly 500 seriously wounded of the Naval Resistance Army remained on Paradise Island. These veterans started a family on Paradise Island, and by the way, they trained a force composed of local natives for the Haitang Kingdom, the Chikunlun Battalion. It became the fourth non-Chinese unit of the Naval Resistance Army after the Black Kunlun Battalion, the Green Kunlun Battalion, and the Huang Kunlun Battalion.

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Pearl Harbor, U.S. Pacific Fleet Command.

Nimitz, commander of the US Pacific Fleet, received a battle report from Li Guang at noon on 20 July. The reaction was a little strange, and instead of sitting down and thinking, he left a cadre of officers and went to a room alone to practice marksmanship.

After five or six rounds of hard firing, Admiral Nimitz returned to the headquarters.

U.S. military officers were accustomed to this, and Nimitz had such a hobby. Or a special way of mental relaxation.

The information from Li Guang made Nimitz painful and happy. The reason is that the US Pacific Fleet is indeed under-manned at present.

The battleships that were sunk at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese have been repaired one by one. One of the newly built battleships has also been installed. However, there is a severe shortage of aircraft carriers, and Nimitz now has only one aircraft carrier on hand, busy supporting the fighting on the islands of Kuah and New Guinea.

Happy. For a simpler reason, the Maritime Resistance Army seized Wake Island. Due to the location of Wake Island, it destroyed the Japanese defense circle in the central Pacific Ocean at once, and will undoubtedly become the next focus of the Pacific theater.

As for the possibility that the U.S. military would not accept Wake Island and take the initiative to abandon Wake Island, Nimitz did not consider it at all. Although soldiers are not allowed to interfere in politics, in the position of Admiral Nimitz, political factors are also something he has to consider.

Just as Li Guang's starting point for sending troops to Wake Island, for the United States, Wake Island cannot be given up at all, and the people will support it. Morale and politics demand that the United States absolutely defend Wake Island.

The United States did not have many territories occupied by Japan, only the Aleutian Islands in the North Pacific Ocean and Wake Island, Guam in the Central Pacific.

Wake Island was recaptured by the Naval Resistance Army, meaning that this was the first time that the Allies had recaptured American territory. In addition, it was the Naval Resistance Army that helped the United States recapture it, and the United States could not tolerate it to give up again.

The Pacific War has been fought for more than a year, and if the US military dares to lose the territory that others have helped recapture, the public opinion of the domestic people alone will spray the military to death.

Neither Roosevelt nor Nimitz dared to give up Wake Island. If such a decision is made, or if it is really defeated by the Japanese and reoccupy Wake Island. Then Roosevelt will be drowned in the saliva of the American people, and Nimitz will immediately roll up and leave.

Therefore, Wake Island will inevitably become the next focus of the Pacific Theater, and one thing is logical: The United States will inevitably tilt more manpower and material resources towards the Pacific Fleet. Equip.

And these "powers" will go to Nimitz.

Soldiers, no one will refuse the opportunity to command a more powerful army. No one will refuse more glorious feats.

Admiral Nimitz was no exception.

When Nimitz returned to the room. Another acquaintance of Li Guang, Lieutenant General Spruance, was already waiting for Nimitz. Spruance has made great contributions since the Battle of Midway. Not only did he rise in rank, but he also rose in rank and became chief of staff of the US Pacific Fleet.

By the way, in the Battle of Midway, another commander, Fletcher, is now also with the rank of lieutenant general. However, it is said that it is because they always like to avoid fighting under the pretext of "refueling" during battles. At one time, he even refused to protect the landing force, so now he was "promoted" and became a commander, and went to the West Coast of the United States to serve as an escort.

Spruance. There were not many words, but the thoughtful general was very much valued by Nimitz. By the time Nimitz saw Spruance, a plan had been made to send troops to Wake Island.

After a few glances at the battle plan, Nimitz was satisfied. His chief of staff is indeed a high-level and long-term vision.

The plan drawn up by Lieutenant General Spruance did not play any tricks at all.

As a U.S. military, if you want to reduce your losses, the best way is not to take the hot yam of Wake Island. Or try to delay the takeover.

However, either way, there is a chance that you will shoot yourself in the foot. The consequences of a foot smash are severe.

Ever since Li Guang sent a telegram, Wake Island has not been a purely military issue, but a political issue. Li Guang's dispatch to Wake Island saw this point.

Obviously, Spruance saw the core of this, so he made a plan with only one core - to send troops immediately.

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North Africa. Casablanca.

The meeting between the heads of state of the United States and Britain has ended, and the two sides have reached several consensuses. The United States has also basically determined the proportion of war resources to be distributed.

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill have a lot more to discuss. Regarding France, the Americans asked a French general Gerald to speak for him, while Churchill found Charles de Gaulle to speak for him. However, de Gaulle has a "French character", and his positive evaluation is that he is unwilling to be at the mercy of the United States and Britain. Li Guang's evaluation: two. This guy is also in North Africa, but he refuses to be the representative of France with Gerod, who was launched by the United States. (Note: Gerod, because of his poor political talents, later withdrew from the competition with Charles de Gaulle.) ）

Roosevelt's affairs were complicated, and on January 20, he was a little impatient: urging Churchill: "The bridegroom has arrived, but where is the bride?" ”

De Gaulle is a bride. If Roosevelt had known that there was such a special relationship between husband and wife in China, he would probably have said, "Where is the concubine?"

At this time, France, in the eyes of Roosevelt and Churchill, was just the status of a concubine.

Churchill was a little annoyed, seeing that De Gaulle dared to play 'two', so he directly threatened de Gaulle: "Between Roosevelt and you, I will choose the big one." ”

Holding and not going backwards refers to De Gaulle. After Churchill released this sentence, he immediately stopped being "French character", and immediately came to see the American boss and the British second.

It was also at this moment that the news of Li Guang's capture of Wake Island reached Casablanca.

Roosevelt attended the Casablanca Conference with many high-ranking officials, including Admiral Marshall, a U.S. Army boss, and Admiral Kim, a U.S. Navy boss.

In terms of the distribution of forces in the United States, the US Army boss Marshall is quite satisfied. Although MacArthur was allocated more to the Pacific side, the proportion of Eisenhower assigned to the Atlantic direction was not reduced. As for who gets less supplies, it can only be Britain and the Soviet Union, and maybe France?

And Admiral King, the big man of the US Navy, is actually not very satisfied. You must know that the Atlantic direction is the home of the British Royal Navy, and the US military is purely a striker. No amount of resources allocated to the Atlantic direction will show the merits of the US Navy. If you want to have military achievements, you must not have materials, equipment and troops. However, if you want to distribute more supplies, you have to have a hard enough reason.

When the news of Li Guang's occupation of Wake Island reached Casablanca, a staff officer who had just graduated from a military academy could see the importance of Wake Island, and Admiral Kim naturally saw it clearly.

Admiral Kim immediately saw hope, and his eyes lit up.

Twenty-one.

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, as well as the U.S.-nominated French representative Gerald and the British elected Charles de Gaulle. Having talked about some of the benefits almost as soon as possible, the four of them decided to take a picture in the garden as a memorial.

At this moment, Admiral Kim quietly muttered a few words behind Roosevelt's back, and Roosevelt smiled: "Uh." By the way, you can do the boat thing. ”

De Gaulle was sitting next to Roosevelt at the moment. De Gaulle, who was more than 1.9 meters tall, tilted his head and listened to the conversation between King and Roosevelt clearly. At that time, de Gaulle's face drooped.

This is intentional. It was definitely deliberately arranged by Roosevelt.

A slap in the face, a real slap in the face.

The "small boat" that Roosevelt said was actually the battleship Dunkirk in the mouth of France, and the battleship Atlantic of the Naval Resistance Army. De Gaulle took a lot of effort to take out several mines in the French colonies in North Africa, which moved a few American congressmen. I want to operate to get the Atlantic battleship back from the hands of the Haitang Kingdom.

Unexpectedly, Roosevelt's understatement let go of the Atlantic battleship of the Naval Resistance Army. For de Gaulle, who had a "French character", the loss of the Atlantic battleship was secondary. The point is that Roosevelt and King talked to De Gaulle at all. The decision to release the ship was a trivial matter that was not worth Roosevelt's special study.

To do this kind of thing related to France, Roosevelt could do it behind his back, and De Gaulle did not have a single trick. But Roosevelt did it to his face, and to put it mildly, let go of a "small boat". This is Chi Guoguo's slap in the face.

It was a battleship.

For Free France, a battleship was also a national weapon. The "tragic" self-sinking battleship of the French Navy, the Free France now had only one of the most powerful battleships Richelieu at hand. The other battleship Jean Bar is still a pile of scrap metal, and if it wants to be repaired, it is not estimated that it will be thought of for three or five years.

However, the battleship Richelieu is now also being repaired in the United States, and there are no shells yet, and the Americans are counting on the production of shells.

It is even more important that the battleship Richelieu was not actually under the command of de Gaulle.

During the Allied "Torch" operation in North Africa, the "Richelieu" remained neutral, that is, it did not participate in the landing operation and did not strike at the Allied landing force. Under the mediation of the United States, at the end of 1942, the Free France and the crew of the "Richelieu" finally reached a settlement: the United States nominally bought the "Richelieu", and after the United States underwent refurbishment, it was put into the Pacific theater to fight against Japan, and then returned to the French government after the war.

This was a diplomatic term, in fact, because the officers and men of the Richelieu looked down on de Gaulle. And the United States was very interested in this battleship.

You must know that the combat effectiveness of this battleship Richelieu is strong enough, not worse than the existing battleships of the United States, or even stronger. (Referring to the South Dakota-class battleships that the United States has just installed.) The pinnacle of American battleships, the Iowa-class battleships, has not yet been commissioned. ）

The battleship Richelieu, which once slashed against two British battleships, not only did not fall behind, but also seriously damaged one of the British battleships, the "Resolve". The Americans, until the shortage of warships is alleviated, will certainly not let the French have capital ships.

In short, de Gaulle spent a lot of brains trying to build a capital ship. But the wish was beautiful, and Roosevelt's words immediately shattered de Gaulle's heart.

Charles de Gaulle was tall and had a bird. Roosevelt was a cripple who slapped his face as much as he wanted. This is revenge on de Gaulle for playing "two" and waiting for the American boss in Casablanca early. When Roosevelt is really lame, is face worthless? De Gaulle had to have the consciousness of being a concubine.

The president of a big country has the domineering spirit of a president of a big country, and a small thought of Roosevelt can affect the overall combat effectiveness of the navy of the Tang Kingdom and France.

De Gaulle was deflated in front of him and was in a very bad mood. In fact, Li Guang's mood is not much better, and the United States' seizure of the battleships of the Maritime Resistance Forces has already substantially damaged the interests of the Naval Resistance Forces.

However, if you delve into Roosevelt's psychology, Li Guang actually doesn't need to be too depressed, only De Gaulle is pure depression.

When Roosevelt heard the news of the capture of Wake Island by the Naval Resistance Army, his reaction was similar to that of the U.S. Navy boss King. Don't look at Roosevelt as the president of the United States, as a politician. But at the beginning, this was also a navy, served as a captain, and even served as an assistant secretary of the US Navy, and his military literacy is undoubted.

It was precisely because Roosevelt saw that Wake Island would inevitably become the new focus of the Pacific Theater and that the scale of the Pacific Theater would inevitably expand, so Roosevelt was a little depressed.

The propaganda of the Haitang Kingdom in the United States has been launched, and the main body is clear: In order to thank the United States for supporting the Haitang Kingdom for two military assistance totaling 15 million US dollars, the Haitang Kingdom took the most sincere action -- paying huge casualties for the United States to recapture Wake Island, the territory of the United States, from the hands of the Japanese devils.

Fifteen million dollars, is it a miscalculation? That's right, the United States has only really assisted Haitang with 15 million US dollars, and the rest is either war exploits, technology sales, or business practices.

Roosevelt felt very unhappy, and the action of the Naval Resistance Army was completely holding the nose of the US military, as if it was a bit of a US military fighting according to the baton of the Naval Resistance Army. However, in the current situation, the US Pacific Fleet really lacks aircraft carriers.

The document sent by Nimitz, commander of the Pacific Fleet, shows that for at least 15 days, the US military will be indispensable for the support of the aircraft carriers of the Haitang Kingdom. You must know that it will take time for the US military to rush to Wake Island, repair the airport, and transfer planes. Without air power, it is really difficult to defend Wake Island by land alone, and Roosevelt understood this.

In other words, the United States is now actually asking for the Tang Kingdom. It has always been other countries begging for the United States, and this feeling really makes the president of a big country, Roosevelt, very unhappy. Roosevelt was unhappy, so De Gaulle suffered, and De Gaulle became a punching bag for Roosevelt and was slapped in the face.

Roosevelt did not consult with Churchill on another extremely important matter. At the meeting a few days ago, it was determined that the distribution ratio of US "forces" between the Atlantic and Pacific theaters would be six to four. Now there is a new situation, and on the surface of this ratio, Roosevelt decided not to change on the surface, but what substantial changes will be made, Roosevelt knew in his mind.

After the end of World War II, with the declassification of some documents, it was discovered that in four or three years, the United States invested fifty-fifty shares of forces in the Pacific Theater and the Atlantic Theater, and distributed them equally.

Originally, in history, the United States distributed its forces in the Atlantic Theater and the Pacific Theater in a principle that Europe came first and then Asia, with the Atlantic theater divided 70 percent and the Pacific theater only 30 percent.

Li Guang, the butterfly, fanned the storm and intensified. In essence, it has changed the U.S. strategy of Europe first and then Asia. (To be continued......)