"I don't believe MacArthur can hold off the Japanese."

Not only He Yingqin, but also Zhang Zhizhong, Chen Cheng, Bai Zhenxi and others all scoffed at Qin Wei's words. This is not the time to be presumptuous. Even if the United States is strong, it is their industrial strength, as for the army...... Can a veteran soldier who has not fought in more than 20 years compare with the Japanese army that has been honed on the battlefield for several years? As for the famous players...... Which one of those present is not a celebrity? is the most stinky Qin with the most stinky military level, and he is also a generation of famous generals.

"The Philippine army is only 130,000, of which the US military is only a little more than 30,000, and the rest are all Filipino soldiers. It's not that I look down on these people, even if they have been trained by the Americans for a few years, they are still far behind. And in terms of equipment, they are actually about the same as the Japanese, and on average they are even worse. In addition, they do not have much strategic depth, and the Pacific Fleet has been almost completely wiped out, and it is even more impossible for them to provide any assistance to the Philippine US forces under the joint attack of the Japanese navy, land, and air force. Fighting alone, MacArthur would have been defeated unless he invited God down, no matter how great his ability was. ”

"What Kei Zhi said is right." Chiang Kai-shek nodded repeatedly. The Chinese army against the Japanese, can be regarded as elite, even trump card, with more than 30,000 people, and they are still isolated and helpless, can fight against the Japanese army going south? According to the latest information, the Japanese have set up the Southern Army, with former Chinese Dispatch Army commander Toshiichi Terauchi as commander-in-chief, and another four armies under its direct jurisdiction, a total of 11 divisions and three brigades, supplemented by other units. The Philippines is the roadblock in front of such a large army, and it is also the largest force of Britain and the United States in Southeast Asia. Unfortunately, MacArthur had no chance of victory, either way. Even if it's guarding, it can't be done.

"But I insist that MacArthur can hold the Philippines." Qin Wei said, "If you don't believe you can try, I promise, MacArthur will never ask us for help!" He must have been confident. ”

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Is he so confident? He didn't even have half of the opponent's troops, and there were no reinforcements from outside. ”

Qin Wei's "guess" is naturally accurate. But not everyone was as confident as MacArthur...... Roosevelt even thought that MacArthur was purely hard-mouthed, just to avoid losing face.

That's what MacArthur's telegram said. Marshall pinched the bridge of his nose, he had not been rested enough lately and his spirit was a little lacking, "But I still think." The most important thing we need to do now is to evacuate as soon as possible. Withdraw all troops in the Philippines. ”

"Retreat without a fight?" Roosevelt's face showed a look of great reluctance. The United States has already suffered a big loss, a huge loss. If it was just the attack on Pearl Harbor, he would have accepted it, but now the whole United States has been bombed by the Japanese. Even New York on the East Coast has not been spared. This kind of shame and humiliation, if MacArthur retreats without a fight. Then the morale of the entire American military and civilians will suffer an unparalleled blow. Especially now that the whole of the United States is immersed in the great anger of being attacked by Japan. The call for a counterattack was extremely high. For him who is bent on participating in the war, it is a morale that can be used, but if the US troops stationed in the Philippines do not fight and run, then maybe the Americans will doubt the strength of their own country. When the time comes, many people will come out and shout for peace. Moreover, he will also be reproached by others.

"But we have no chance of winning this battle at all." Marshall said, "The West Coast was almost bombed by the Japanese. There is also the Panama Canal, which is simply impossible to reopen without a year or so of cleanup. We can't support them. MacArthur's men were poorly equipped and almost had no combat experience......"

"The Chinese government has said it can provide some support." Hull suddenly said, "Their Hainan Island is not too far from the Philippines. Bombers can go back and forth freely. In addition, they have nearly 800 'Hellcats' in their hands, which can cover the airspace of the Philippines. ”

"And what conditions do they have?" Roosevelt snorted coldly. After being in contact with Chinese for so long, he had already seen through these people...... Those guys are simply a typical example of being unprofitable and can't afford to be early, so they won't say they want to help for no reason, maybe they will be ready for the lion to open their mouths.

"They need B-17 and B-25! Rent! Hull replied, "In addition, they are willing to provide an aircraft carrier for us to retaliate against Japan." ”

"They're gloating!" Roosevelt was a little angry. I couldn't help but be angry. The entire US Navy, until now, has only seven aircraft carriers. Three of them are in the Pacific Ocean, two are on the mainland, and the other two are in the Atlantic. Unexpectedly, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, and the "Enterprise", "Lexington", and "Saratoga" were all sunk, and then they were burned by the fire of 4.5 million tons of heavy oil there...... Today, these three aircraft carriers have been completely abandoned, and they don't even need to be repaired. But he didn't expect that this was just the beginning of the pain of the U.S. Navy. Hearing of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Navy immediately ordered the "Hornet" and "Yorktown" on the mainland to go to support, but the result was not dead, and when the "Yorktown" passed through the lock of the Panama Canal, it happened to encounter the Japanese bombing, although it was lucky not to sink, but the planes on the deck were almost all destroyed by the Japanese Zero, but it was still trapped in the destroyed Panama Canal, unable to enter, unable to retreat, and had been trapped alive. Compared with the misfortune of the "Yorktown", the "Hornet" was still relatively lucky, it was still on the other side of the Panama Canal, got the news, immediately desperately withdrew to the direction of the Atlantic, and finally escaped, but was still seriously injured by the Japanese carrier-based aircraft, and is still undergoing repairs at Norfolk Military Port in Virginia.

For a country, a navy, five-sevenths of its strength is wasted, and this is a catastrophe at all. But Chinese mention "revenge" at this time...... It's intentional! It must have been deliberate! Roosevelt was 100% sure that these Chinese guys were trying to disgust him with this incident.

"Whether the Chinese are gloating or not, I think their proposal is very correct." Marshall said, "Timely retaliation can strengthen the confidence of the whole of America and stabilize the mood of the people." ”

"Can't we ourselves?" Roosevelt dissatisfied.

"We can't pull aircraft carriers from the Atlantic, and that could give Germany an opportunity." Marshall said, "You must know that Germany and Japan are allies. ”

"Then send the 'bumblebee' out of the city." Roosevelt said in a deep voice.

"The 'Hornet' is still under repair." Hull reminded.

"Then speed it up." Roosevelt shouted.

"The Panama Canal has been destroyed, and if you want the 'Hornet' to attack, you have to take a detour from Cape Horn...... It takes a long time. And then, we're going to have to cross almost the entire Pacific, and then we're going to have to attack again, and I'm afraid it's no longer effective. Marshall said, "Because what the American people need is a timely and ferocious punch!" ”

"But we can use Chinese aircraft carriers...... No, that's not yet the Chinese's own, that's the aircraft carrier of the Japanese that they captured! What does this make the American people think? Roosevelt was still extremely unhappy. Because according to these interactions with the Chinese, those guys are not good men and women. Although it has always been their side looking for trouble, and the Chinese guy is just passively responding, he has an intuition, and this time the other party will never easily say help and help. Just a few bombers on lease? He didn't believe it. As soon as they showed the slightest hint of agreement, the guys would definitely raise the conditions immediately. He's sure.

"The American people will certainly be very happy if they hear the news of using Japanese aircraft carriers to attack Japan. And I'm sure they'll certainly be happy to have a strong ally at this time, too. "Herdau.

"Strong?" Roosevelt disdained, "If the Chinese were so strong, the Japanese would not dare to be as arrogant as they are now." ”

"The secret weapon that the Chinese can capture a fleet has not been figured out until now. This is a threat to the navy of the whole world, and it is only because it is a time of war that no one forces the Chinese to hand over this weapon. However, if we can strengthen cooperation with the Chinese, then we can hope to get this powerful weapon first. Marshall Road.

"The Japanese navy is our greatest threat." Hull said again.

"But we're talking about MacArthur...... Roosevelt said, "and if the Philippines loses, we won't have the slightest strength in the Western Pacific." ”

"The Chinese have expressed their willingness to support." Hull's old words are repeated.

"But they will certainly put forward a lot of conditions...... "and that's what is most difficult for me." Especially if we take the initiative to ask them, they will definitely take the opportunity to blackmail. ”

"At least not yet. Maybe they're thinking about it. In that case, the sooner we agree, the sooner we can reach an agreement with them, the smaller the loss will be......"

"Ding-woo-woo."

Hull also tried to persuade Roosevelt, but at this time, the phone rang suddenly, and he could only ask Roosevelt to answer the phone first. However, he soon found that Roosevelt's face was covered with a thick layer of blood, and his whole body could not help but tremble.

"Whose phone is it?" Hull asked cautiously.

"Henry!" Roosevelt's whole face bulged, and his murderous anger boiled.

"Henry? Treasury? Hull was stunned. Roosevelt was elected for the third time, and the cabinet made some adjustments, but there were still many people in the same position. Like him, like Treasury Secretary Henry Jr. Morgenthau! And as Minister of Finance, Henry Jr. Morgenthau's position in the U.S. government is naturally self-evident. But what the hell did that guy say to provoke Roosevelt into this?

Hull was full of doubts, but before he could express it, Roosevelt had already thrown the phone out of the phone at once:

"Robbers! A bunch of robbers—" (To be continued......