"Mr. President," the door to the Oval Office opened, and Colonel Caton, the presidential adjutant, walked in, "Admiral Leahy, Admiral MacArthur, Admiral King, and Lieutenant General Arnold have arrived"

These are the current leaders of the US Navy, Army, Air and Army Air Forces, among which Admiral Leahy is the chief of naval operations of the United States, who is equivalent to the chief of the general staff of the Navy; General MacArthur was Chief of the Army General Staff; Ernest. Admiral King is the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy; Lieutenant General Arnold is the commander-in-chief of army aviation

Hearing these coming, Harry. Hopkins suddenly had a bad premonition, could it be that what had happened to the war?

"Let them in," Roosevelt said, glancing at the gloomy Hopkins below, and with a light smile, "Harry, my generals are now worried about the West Coast being attacked by Japan, so they are very unhappy that the President of the United States has sold weapons and equipment to Britain and France without regard for the safety of the country."

"Mr. President, providing weapons to Britain and France will help us win this world war, you know" Hopkins blinked his bloodshot eyes and smiled, "We can produce these weapons faster than any country in the world, but it will take at least 20 years to produce a living German to replace a dead German"

"Mr. Hopkins, please don't forget that China has 600 million imports, and tens of millions of Chinese imports are born every year, much faster than we can make killing weapons."

It was MacArthur who spoke, and the tall Army general was the first to enter the president's office, and after giving a military salute to President Roosevelt, he found a chair and sat down, followed by Admirals Leahy, King, and Arnold

"China is a big problem" Roosevelt's head tilted to the side, as if thinking about something, and after a while, he said: "It seems that the French emperor, he said that China is a sleeping lion, and once it is awakened, the world will be shaken by it, and he said so?" ”

MacArthur replied with a wry smile: "That's right, this lion has woken up, and it was Germany and the United States that woke it up" Old Mai looked at Roosevelt bitterly at the corner of his mouth, and said: "It's a pity that Germany is an ally of that lion, and we are the lion's enemy"

"In fact, we are not enemies with China in the true sense of the word...... President Roosevelt lit a Cuban cigar and took a puff, with a bit of helplessness in his voice, "China's territory is too big, and they have too many white spoons, otherwise they can become friends of the United States, if we are now allied with China, then the United States will have to be reduced to an American country forever, so we cannot take this step unless we have to."

"I understand," MacArthur sighed, smoking his corncob pipe, looking at the haggard president, "but since we can't form an alliance with China, then the United States must fight with all its might, not provide Britain and France with weapons and equipment that the army urgently needs."

"Doug, are you worried about the Japanese landing on the West Coast? Is this possible? Roosevelt looked at MacArthur with confusion in his eyes

"Mr. President, there is always a possibility, and if the enemy intrudes that there is an opportunity, they will land," Admiral Reahy, Chief of Naval Operations, explained

"Yes, Mr. President, if the U.S. Army does not have enough strength to defend the country, then the enemy will definitely choose to land" MacArthur previously confirmed that Japan would not invade the U.S. mainland, but that was based on the fact that Japan would need millions of troops to successfully invade, not that Japan would not invade an undefended West Coast, and the slow expansion of the U.S. Army might make Japan's invasion possible

"I see," Roosevelt asked Admiral Leahy, "what if Britain and France were willing to provide a few aircraft carriers for operations in the Pacific?" Would the Navy have the confidence to ensure the security of the West Coast? ”

"What do you say? Mr. President, are Britain and France willing to send aircraft carriers to the Pacific? Admiral King, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, turned his head and looked at Harry, who had just returned from England. Hopkins

"Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain just said that this could be considered," Hopkins said. Chugur, however, expressed his willingness to facilitate this, saying that Britain currently has 10 aircraft carriers, and only five of them are needed to defend the homeland, and the remaining five can be sent to the Pacific region to fight alongside the United States."

Admiral Leahy and Ernest. Admiral Kim glanced at each other, and both saw surprise on each other's faces, Admiral Kim said: "Mr. President, if there are 5 British aircraft carriers, then it will be 7 to 7 in the Pacific Ocean, and our White Spoon carrier-based aircraft are better than Japan's, so there is every hope that the situation will be reversed in a short time."

"Doug, what do you think?" Roosevelt asked MacArthur in a soft voice: "I know that the Army has some opinion on providing a large number of tanks, planes, and artillery to Britain and France."

"Mr. President, there is a lot of opinion," MacArthur said

"Mr. President, the U.S. Army Air Corps is in dire short supply of aircraft, and it takes tens of thousands of planes to win this war, and now we have less than 1,000 aircraft," added Army Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Arnold

"Well, tens of thousands of planes, we will have them" Roosevelt said and raised his head, looked at Lan Yao outside the window, and sighed softly: "But not now, our white spoon industry needs time to turn to wartime, and Britain and France need planes more than we need after the battle in the North Sea, Hitler's land offensive should start soon, once these two countries are conquered by Hitler, then the United States will be enemies on both sides"

With that, Roosevelt sighed, turned his wheelchair around, faced the floor-to-ceiling glass window of his office, looked out the window at the lawn of the White House, and lit a cigarette

"Gentlemen, this war is not just a war between the United States and Japan, but a world war, and the main battlefield that determines the outcome of this world war is not in the Pacific Ocean or Asia, but in Europe, if Hitler rules the whole of Europe...... That would be a disaster for the whole class, of course, it would also be a disaster for the United States to enter the people, even if we defeated Japan, it would not be possible to become the leading force to save the world, on the contrary, if Hitler failed in Europe, then Japan would not be vulnerable at all, even China behind Japan, would not be able to confront the entire Western world, and the United States would also become the world leader after this war, so I would send a steady stream of weapons and equipment to Europe to arm the British and French armies, so that they could try to consume Hitler's strength."

"But, Mr. President, if Britain and France are soon defeated by Hitler, what shall we use to defend America?" MacArthur was still uneasy

Roosevelt shook his head "No, you don't know about the British, they won't give in so quickly, even if France falls, they will fight"

"Mr. President, you are worried that France will ......" Harry. Hopkins was taken aback, he had never thought that the Anglo-French forces in Europe might fail, he hesitated slightly, and then asked, "Then do you want to meet with Chamberlain and Daladier?" ”

"Of course we have to meet," Roosevelt said, "and the French have a strong fleet and large overseas colonies, and they can continue to fight even if their homeland falls, and the United States must give them hope to fight...... War is fought by hope."

"And what about the post-war world arrangement?" Harry. Hopkins asked

Roosevelt seemed to have been thinking about this question for a long time, and after only a moment's thought, he slowly spoke:

"Although the current situation is not in favor of the United States, the United States should shoulder its responsibility and put forward its own views on the arrangements for the post-war world...... First, the United States, Great Britain, and France should publicly declare that they do not pursue territorial or other expansion; Second, the United States, Britain, and France do not recognize the territorial changes caused by fascist aggression, and respect the right of the people of each country to choose their form of government. third, to support the restoration of the sovereignty of the citizens of countries that have been violently deprived; Fourthly, equal treatment of all countries in trade and raw materials, leading to the most comprehensive economic cooperation among all countries; fifth, the re-establishment of peace after the destruction of fascist tyranny; Sixth, freedom of navigation on the high seas; Seventh, States must renounce the use of force to reduce armaments; Eighth, disarm the aggressor country"

"Mr. President, the third point you put forward is something that Britain and France will never agree to, because Britain and France have also used violence to deprive the people of many countries of their sovereignty," said Harry. Hopkins reminded in a whisper: "In addition, the Soviet Union will definitely participate in our white spoon camp, so will we no longer recognize the territory gained by China, Germany and Poland in the anti-Soviet war?" And what position should we take against the Russian Empire? In addition, Italy is also a fascist country, and it has also acquired territory in Africa through aggression, so we don't want to ......"

Confronting Harry. A lot of Hopkins questions, Roosevelt waved his hand a little impatiently: "Harry, the opinions we put forward represent the position of the United States on the above issues, but for the sake of the overall situation of the world's anti-fascist cause, the United States is not unable to compromise, you should negotiate with Britain and France on the basis of these eight articles, of which the fourth and sixth articles cannot be compromised, and the rest can be revised as appropriate" Speaking of this, he emphasized: "It is to be revised at the discretion, not to give up completely, otherwise, what is the difference between us and Germany and China?" ”

......"Fuwen, Admiral Nagata has arrived" Natalie pushed the door and walked into the vacant room

Luo Yaoguo put down the documents in his hand, stood up and adjusted the military uniform on his body, and said to Natalie: "Is Yongtian Tieshan an enter?" ”

Natalie replied while cleaning up the papers, paper and pens spread out on the table for him: "There is also the Japanese ambassador Shigemitsu Aoi, the representative of the Japanese Navy, Onishi Takijiro, and the righteous daughter of Nagata Tetsuyama, Nagata Isa" Speaking of the name of the Japanese female spy at the end, she couldn't help but glance at Luo Yaoguo

Luo Yaoguo didn't pay any attention to it, just smiled faintly, and walked out, "Let's go, go and see our white spoon Japanese friends, this world war...... You still need these cannon fodder" The corners of his mouth showed a little sinister smile, as if he was about to do a very funny prank, Natalie looked at his back, frowned slightly, sighed faintly, and said in an inaudible voice: "I'm really afraid that I won't mess up......"

Two entered one after the other, along the corridor of the French club until the living room on the first floor, two entered the stairs, and then passed through a long corridor, and came to the door of the living room, at the door stood two guards wearing tweed uniforms, saw Luo Yaoguo and Natalie coming, both of them snapped upright, Natalie stepped forward and pushed the door open, Luo Yaoguo swaggered in, as soon as he entered, he saw that in the spacious and bright hall, there were five or six sitting, and one in an khaki tweed military uniform was the visiting Japanese Minister of War Nagata TetsuyamaAccompanying him was Zhou Fohai, the Chinese ambassador to Japan

On the right side of Nagata is the amorous mixed-race beauty Isha Nagata, although it is no longer a cardamom year, but it has a little more charm of a young woman This mixed-race beauty is wearing a French court dress, and her entire shoulders are all bare, very much in the style of Empress Anastasia, Miss Isa's big light blue eyes have been watching the door, and when she saw Luo Yaoguo coming in, the first one stood up, and walked forward very enthusiastically to walk in front of Luo Yaoguo, lifting the skirt with both hands, bowing slightly, A European court etiquette was practiced

"Your Excellency, it's a pleasure to see you here," he said, stretching out a slender jade hand

Luo Yaoguo smiled slightly, took the jade hand and kissed it lightly on his lips, then just nodded at Isha, and then strode to Nagata Tieshan, stretched out his hand to shake hands with the Japanese general

"Nagata-kun, your country's combined fleet has fought a beautiful battle in Hawaii that is worthy of fame in the annals of history, and I really admire it," he said, and then looked at the Japanese rear admiral wearing a dark blue military uniform and a face with a national character, and asked: "This is the famous Rear Admiral Takijiro Nishi, the deputy secretary of the naval command department of your country?" ”

Nagata Tieshan was stunned when he heard this, he never thought that the other party would recognize Onishi Takijiro at a glance, didn't he remember what the intersection between Luo Yaoguo and the Japanese Navy was, could it be that the Chinese side had long regarded the Japanese Navy as an imaginary enemy? However, this thought was only a flash, he bowed slightly at Luo Yaoguo, and said with a smile: "This is indeed the deputy secretary of the naval command department of our country, Takakijiro Nishi," and then introduced Luo Yaoguo to Onishi Takijiro in Japanese

As soon as the crowd sat down, before they had time to talk about the greetings, Major General Onishi Takijiro went straight to the topic, "Your Excellency Marshal, it is a critical moment in the Pacific War, I believe you already know very well"

Onishi spoke fluent English with a London accent, and Luo Yaoguo knew that Japan's Etajima Naval Academy was taught in English, so he switched to American English and asked, "After your country captures Hawaii, where is it going to attack next?" Will it threaten further US West Coast? ”

Daxi raised his eyes and looked at Luo Yaoguo, and said in his heart: "This Marshal of China is really cunning, and he wants to talk to him about assistance, but he shifts the topic to the direction of attack."

Seeing that Onishi's face was a little gloomy, Nagata Tieshan smiled slightly: "Where to attack next, it still depends on the logistics and supply situation, if the supplies are sufficient, there is no problem with transportation, why not hit the mainland of the United States in one go?" As he spoke, he gave Onishi another look

Onishi nodded hurriedly and shouted: "Yes, if the material capacity is sufficient, now is the best time to attack the continental United States, but ......" Speaking of this, he sighed heavily and began to cry poorly, "Now that the fuel reserves of the combined fleet have bottomed out, and even the fuel for returning from Hawaii is almost gone, what kind of attack is there In addition, Japan's aircraft technology is too backward, the performance of the Type 96 is too outdated, and the fighter is stuck on the engine if it can't get technical support as soon as possible, The next big war is most likely to be the defeat of the Combined Fleet, and Japan's shipbuilding capacity is not enough, don't look at the current 8 aircraft carriers, controlling the sea supremacy in the Pacific Ocean, but if the follow-up ship construction can't keep up, these motherships will soon be consumed by the aircraft carriers built by ......the United States."

Listening to Onishi's words, Luo Yaoguo also sneered in his heart, these Japanese devils have no steel, no fuel, no advanced technology, and no enough shipbuilding capacity...... Basically, there is nothing, and he dares to stab the hornet's nest of the United States, obviously because he wants to play the trick of the white wolf with empty gloves, and wants to use the resources of China and Germany to fight his own subordinates

"And how much supplies does Japan need to realize its plan to attack the continental United States?"

At this time, a voice suddenly took over the topic of Onishi Takijiro, Luo Yaoguo followed the voice, and it turned out to be the great traitor Zhou Fohai in history

The traitor didn't seem to see Luo Yaoguo's cold eyes, and he also generously stated there: "As far as I know, the United States has always defended the country with its navy, and their White Spoon Army is very weak, and it is undertrained and poorly equipped...... Although the United States is the world's largest industrial country, it is not an overnight affair to convert civilian industry into military use and regenerate weapons to equip the troops, and the troops still have to recruit, organize, and train, and it may be difficult to form combat effectiveness without three or five months, and this period of time is the best time to land on the west coast of the United States and strike at the United States mainland and weaken the United States to the greatest extent, and to attack the United States is the best opportunity for our East Asian yellow nation to defeat the European and American white nation and win this world war."

Speaking of this, Zhou Fohai secretly glanced at Luo Yaoguo from the corner of his eye, and saw that his expression was calm, and he seemed to be nodding slightly, so he sighed lightly, and continued: "As long as the Japanese side can seize this opportunity and establish a special honor for our East Asian nation, what is there to worry about with only material and technology?" As long as China and Japan reach an agreement on certain suspenseful issues and sign an alliance, China will naturally fulfill its obligations as an ally."

To be continued