Chester, 56. William. Nimitz is the latest admiral in the U.S. Navy to be promoted, but this promotion is not easy for Nimitz himself. Because along with the general, there is also a difficult task - to serve as the commander of the Pacific Fleet, and to resist the Japanese army for at least a year!

If the Pacific Fleet in its heyday were to be handed over to Nimitz, the task would be somewhat difficult at best. However, as everyone knows, the Pacific Fleet has suffered unprecedented heavy losses in the Pearl Harbor incident, and the main force of the fleet has almost been wiped out, and its strength has been greatly damaged.

But even though he knew the situation was so dire, Nimitz accepted the task.

After Nimitz took over as commander, he took stock of his "family base" and found that he only had five large aircraft carriers and a heavy patrol on hand that could be used as the main force temporarily. Neither qualitatively nor quantitatively, these were not enough to compete with the Japanese Combined Fleet alone.

For this reason, Nimitz once hoped to borrow some capital ships from the Atlantic Fleet to come over for emergency, but in order to guard against Germany and Italy, which also declared war on the United States, the Atlantic Fleet had to face no lighter pressure than on this side, and there was no surplus combat power to help Nimitz.

The only good news that Nimitz got was probably the carelessness of the Japanese!

They did not work to the end in one fell swoop like Germany did in the attack on France, and gave the United States a rare respite in vain. In addition, the millions of tons of heavy oil stored by the US military in Pearl Harbor are all safe and sound, and it will not take much trouble to get them out, and the fleet at least does not have to worry about fuel problems.

In fact, President Roosevelt also knew that the crippled Pacific Fleet alone would be difficult to stop the wolf-like Japanese Combined Fleet, and Nimitz could not be left without rice. So he specially summoned the other party to the White House, just hoping to hear his thoughts in person and see if he could provide some help.

"General, I'm sorry to entrust such a difficult task to you. But I couldn't find a better fit than you. ”

"Mr. President, you don't have to be like this, it's my honor as a soldier!"

"I called you this time just to hear your thoughts, how are you going to fight this battle?"

Under Roosevelt's questioning, Nimitz told the story of his plan of action.

The first is to do everything possible to revive the morale of the army and the people, who are mostly angry and have no hope of victory. If this pessimism is allowed to continue to grow, and the time comes when the time comes, the United States will not have to fight against the Japanese, and I am afraid that the United States will collapse first.

At this point. Nimitz's thoughts coincided with Roosevelt's, and both believed that retaliation was necessary, not only to boost the morale of the people, but also to effectively combat the arrogance of the enemy! You must let the Japanese understand that even if Lao Tzu is blown by you, he can still pull on your head!

And in parallel with the retaliatory action, the line of defense was pushed forward, allowing the fleet to meet the enemy in the shattered star area.

Nimitz believes that with the current inferior forces of the Pacific Fleet. Conducting a space operation on your doorstep is extremely disadvantageous, not only will you not gain any home field advantage, but it will also cause damage to your homeland. And if the combat location is changed to the Shattered Star Zone, the aircraft carrier can also have a better chance of winning against the battleship.

Nimitz intends to adopt a strategy of "active defense". In addition to pushing the fleet forward, it is also necessary to plug up several US mines in the Shattered Star Zone and station them in the Marine Corps to guard them. These forts were an effective way to attract the attention of the Japanese and allow the opposing side to spend their forces and time on them. The fleet can take advantage of the opportunity to attack behind the enemy's back.

Roosevelt couldn't help frowning when he heard this, he understood that this was actually an "outcast tactic", and those forts and the marines inside were bait used to attract Japanese troops. But Roosevelt did not object to Nimitz doing so. Because the sacrifice of these people will buy the most precious time for the United States.

"General, I generally understand your battle plan, but it shouldn't be enough, right?"

"It's not enough! This obstacle alone was not enough to completely slow down the Japanese army, so in addition to tactical application, we also need to make diplomatic efforts. ”

Hearing Nimitz's "diplomatic efforts," Roosevelt immediately chuckled and comforted the other party.

"General, don't worry about this, our diplomats are already in action."

"But Mr. President, don't you think that our Foreign Ministry is doing some useless work? Most of the objects they are trying to win over now are some small countries that lack naval strength, and the big countries are only working on Tang and Ying, which is obviously in the wrong direction! ”

"But at present, in the international arena, these two countries still have the strength to influence the war situation."

"That being said, we can't count on these two countries for a while! The British are already in danger of protecting themselves, and they need help more than we do right now. And Tang Guo, even if those cunning Orientals really had the heart to help, they would definitely not make a move now. They will patiently wait until the day when we are exhausted, and then come up with a bunch of harsh unequal conditions. ”

"Then according to your opinion, General, who should we go to?"

"The Soviets, and those local forces in the Shattered Star Zone!"

Nimitz replied succinctly, but his words made Roosevelt a little embarrassed. Because since the founding of the Soviet Union, it has always been at odds with the European and American powers, and the United States has not been involved in those things that suppress Mao. So even if they are willing to put down their shelves and go to Stalin now, the other side will not agree.

And the most important thing is that the Soviet Union's naval foundation is too thin, and the Red Navy, which can be suppressed by the German garrison fleet deployed on Titan, does not dare to move, and it is impossible to expect them to contain the Japanese army.

As for the so-called "local forces" entrenched in the Shattered Star Zone, Roosevelt always believed that the master behind them should be the Empress LOLI of the East. If even Tang Guo can't beg for it, then it's even more impossible to ask for these subordinates, but Nimitz doesn't think so.

"Mr. President, with the current situation of the United States, we no longer have the share of Yu Ying who picks allies! For now, whether it is a local warlord or a communist, as long as they can fight the Nazis, we should ally with them, even if it is only a temporary expedient measure! ”

"But the two of you can't help us, can you?"

"It's true that the Soviets won't be useless for a while, but if they can move a little, they can at least play a good role in containing them. As far as I know, the local warlords in the Shattered Star Zone clashed with the Japanese before we did, and even fought with Germany and Italy. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and maybe we're allies now. (To be continued......)