"General Qin, I'm afraid the U.S. Navy doesn't have the strength to help you for the time being. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info We are in the Pacific Ocean and are preparing to fight back against the Japanese * myself. The combined fleet of the Japanese * this navy, although it was heavily damaged by us. However, their main force is still there. We have to continue to keep the pressure on the Pacific. In order to defeat them completely.

In addition, in the Atlantic, the submarines of the Germans were becoming more and more rampant. In order to protect the shipping lanes, a large number of our naval forces have been contained. Therefore, this greatly restricts our investment in other directions. Admiral Marshall said.

Of course, there is one thing he still has to say, and that is that their British allies are too bad. The assistance provided by the United States to Britain even included a lot of warships. The British, who had no money to pay, even had to trade with overseas colonies.

Qin Shou nodded, he knew that General Marshall and President Roosevelt had the same idea, Europe first and then Asia. They have to deal with the enemies of Europe first, and then they will focus on Asia.

"General Marshall, I can understand that. So, we can work together in a different way. The Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army has always wanted to build our own coastal defense fleet. On the one hand, it is used to protect the coast of Burma from the attack of the Japanese navy. On the other hand, it is also to support the army's operations. In the future, when we attack the Malay Peninsula, or Sumatra or Kalimantan, the fleet will be able to provide protection and fire assistance. Qin Shou's face was sincere, as if he made these requests completely to defeat Ri* himself as soon as possible, and he had no selfishness at all. Of course, Admiral Marshall will never be deceived by appearances.

"This guy is really ambitious!" Admiral Marshall thought to himself. Qin Shou wanted to develop a navy for the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, which Admiral Marshall had known for a long time. At the beginning, Qin Shou also raised this issue like Lieutenant General Stilwell. It's just that Lieutenant General Stilwell didn't make a clear statement. Unexpectedly, Qin Shou would take advantage of this trip to the United States to put forward this request again.

The navy is different from the army, and the navy has been an offensive branch of the army since its inception. Once the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army has a navy, they will definitely not be trapped in a corner of the South Seas, but will actively expand outward.

The Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army occupied Burma, and the United States supported it. However, if the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army expands further, I am afraid that this will provoke the sensitive nerves of the Americans.

However, the status of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army is now significantly different from before. The Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, which is currently being expanded, will have more than 300,000 troops once the expansion is completed. And it is an elite unit armed with all American-style equipment. This force has great influence in the South Seas and even in the entire Western Pacific region. For the war situation, it will have a huge impact. Therefore, the US government also needs to consider Qin Shou's request carefully and cannot be easily dismissed.

"General Qin, the navy can't be built in a while. Even if we support a group of your warships, it will take a long time to develop combat effectiveness. Admiral Marshall tactfully expressed his attitude.

The navy is not so easy to build, of course Qin Shou knows this. You don't see the Celestial Empire of later generations, and it took decades to change the navy from a yellow-water navy to a blue-water navy?

However, the so-called century-old navy, with the progress of science and technology, has been able to greatly shorten the time. In the old era of sailing, it would have been very difficult to train a qualified naval soldier. Therefore, it is simply impossible for a country that does not have a hundred years of history to develop into a naval power. However, this is no longer the case. Mechanized manipulation, the requirements for the individual capabilities of sailors, are no longer so high. Personnel training should also be relatively simple. It is true that it is much more difficult for the Navy to form combat effectiveness than for the Army. However, if we do not seize this opportunity now, it will undoubtedly be even more difficult to develop the navy on the basis of poverty and whiteness in the future. Therefore, no matter how difficult it is now, Qin Shou has to grit his teeth!

"General Marshall, I've taken this into account. However, we have already figured out how to solve it. We will recruit enough sailors from among the Chinese American population and hire U.S. Navy instructors to train them. So that they can form combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time. Qin Shou told his plan.

Among the Chinese-Americans, there are indeed many who become sailors. With An Liangtang's influence among Chinese Americans, it was completely possible to recruit enough sailors for Qin Shou.

Admiral Marshall hesitated, but finally decided to compromise. For the US Navy, which has a large number of surface warships dominated by aircraft carriers, even if the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army develops a navy, it will not pose any threat to the US Navy. If the fleet of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army poses a threat to the US Navy, they can crush them at any time.

"Okay, General Qin. The United States could assist the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army with four light cruisers and eight destroyers to form a single fleet. Admiral Marshall said.

At the speed of shipbuilding at the US Navy shipyards, four light cruisers and 8 destroyers, not even a month's worth of their production. It doesn't cost a lot of money, and if it can be used to win over the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, it will undoubtedly be better.

However, soon Admiral Marshall will know that Qin Shou's ambitions are far more than that.

"Thank you for the generosity of the general. However, these warships alone may not be enough. Qin Shou shook his head.

"General Qin, how many warships do you need? If it's too much, I can't be the master. Admiral Marshall said.

"General, we hope to be able to have four aircraft carriers, as well as supporting fighters and escort warships, to form four aircraft carrier battle groups. In this case, we will be sure that we will defeat the Japanese themselves in the South Seas, so that the Japanese navy will not have an impact on our attack. Qin Shou said.

Admiral Marshall, on the other side, was already dumbfounded. Although, he had long expected that Qin Shou was very ambitious. But he never expected that Qin Shou would dare to open his mouth and ask for four aircraft carrier battle groups! For the US Navy, this is already a huge force. If the US Navy can have four more aircraft carrier battle groups, they will even have the strength to launch a large-scale counterattack against the Japanese Navy in advance.

This made Admiral Marshall look at Qin Shou as if he was looking at a madman. In his opinion, Qin Shou's idea was simply too crazy. (To be continued.) )