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    Stilwell's telegram requesting instructions soon arrived in Washington.

    At this time, it was exactly eight o'clock in the morning in Washington, and Roosevelt had just gone to work.

    After reading the telegram, Roosevelt felt that the matter was of great importance, and immediately asked his secretary to call Secretary of State Hull, Army Chief of Staff Marshall, Navy Chief of Staff Stark, and Army and Navy Chief of Staff Leahy to the White House.

    After Hull and others finished circulating Stilwell's telegram, Roosevelt asked in a deep voice: "What do you think?"

    There was a moment of silence in the small conference room, and then Marshall's voice sounded: "Is what Stilwell said a bit alarmist? Ishihara Wanji's transfer to the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, will it really have such a big impact?"

    "I don't think so." Hull said solemnly, "Ishihara Wan'er is still very courageous. Back then, he was just a combat staff officer of the Kwantung Army, but he single-handedly concocted the Willow Lake Incident. Now he has become a  It is not impossible for the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, who has nearly one million troops at his disposal, to attack the Soviet Union despite the opposition of the Japanese base camp."

    "That's not what I'm talking about." Marshall waved his hand and said, "What I want to say is, even if Ishihara Kanji brazenly launches an attack on the Far East of the Soviet Union, will it really cause such a big chain reaction?"

    "This is indeed doubtful." Leahy echoed, "In the Battle of Nomonkan two years ago, although the Soviet Union had absolute advantages in strength and weapons, the Japanese army's disastrous defeat was a fact."

    "A tragic failure?" Hull shook his head, "According to the information provided by the intelligence department, this does not seem to be the case."

    After a pause, Hull continued: "In the Battle of Nomenkan, it is true that the Japanese army failed to achieve their combat intentions, but in terms of casualties alone, the Soviet army actually had more casualties than the Japanese army, and the Soviet Union lost more technical equipment than  There were more Japanese troops, so from this perspective, the Japanese army was at least not defeated."

    "No, no, failure is failure." Leahy shook his head and said.

    "I support Hull's opinion." Stark also said, "In the Battle of Nomenkan, the Japanese army was not actually defeated. Although the Soviet army won tactically, the losses in personnel and materials were greater. Therefore, once the Japanese Kwantung Army invested  If more troops and technical equipment are used to launch a large-scale attack again, the result will be difficult to say.¡±

    "It's impossible," Leahy said. "The Japanese no longer have the courage."

    Hull said: "The Japanese base camp may not have the courage, but this does not include Ishihara Wanji. This guy is a war madman. There is nothing in this world that he dare not do."

    The four chiefs of staff and one secretary of state were divided into two factions and were at loggerheads.

    Roosevelt also found it difficult to make a decision. After all, the impact of this decision was too great.

    If Stilwell¡¯s judgment is correct, then the assistance plan for the Chinese theater and the Myanmar theater will need to be revised on a large scale, and the amount of assistance will be greatly increased!

    At present, more than half of the materials aided by the U.S. government under the terms of Lend-Lease go to the United Kingdom, 20% of the aid goes to the Soviet Union, and the proportion of materials aided to the Chinese theater and the Burmese theater is even less than 5%.

    If Stilwell¡¯s judgment is correct, the aid to the Myanmar war zone must be at least doubled!

    This will undoubtedly greatly increase the pressure on the US government, and it will also increase the pressure on transportation!

    ¡°This will inevitably affect the Allied forces¡¯ investment in the African battlefield. After all, Germany has just sent two million more troops to the African battlefield. The African battlefield has now become the main battlefield second only to the Eastern Front battlefield in Europe.

    If the African battlefield fails, then the victory or defeat in the Asian battlefield will become meaningless. In the final analysis, the core interests of the United States are always in Europe, not Asia.

    At that moment, Roosevelt said: "Since it is difficult to make a decision, let this matter be shelved for the time being."

    After a pause, Roosevelt continued: "But regarding the expansion of the scale of aid construction in the northern Myanmar industrial zone, everyone must have no different opinions, right?"

    "This does not."

    ¡°I also think it should be expanded.¡±

    "Expanding the scale of the industrial zone in northern Myanmar can reduce the pressure on the local area, which is a good thing."

    Leahy, Hull, Stark and others nodded in unison. Marshall opened his mouth and wanted to express a different opinion, but when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them.

    In fact, Marshall opposed the expansion of the industrial zone in northern Myanmar.

    The reason is simple. There are too many uncertainties in Myanmar in the future.

    From the current point of view, Myanmar is an undisputed British territory.

    But in the long run, Myanmar¡¯s independence is probably inevitableOK.

    And this time, Chinese forces are deeply involved in Myanmar's political situation, making the entire situation in Myanmar even more complicated and confusing.

    Therefore, it is difficult to define the ownership of industrial parks in northern Myanmar.

    In the near future, this industrial zone is likely to become the trigger of the next war.

    If this is the case, it will be difficult for the US government to stay out of the matter, and it is very likely that it will be involved.

    But these are all things for the future. The most important thing right now is to defeat the Axis Alliance, so Marshall thought about it and said nothing more.

    Roosevelt said: "Since everyone has no objections, then Hull"

    Roosevelt turned his attention to Secretary of State Hull and said: "Your State Council will re-draw a construction assistance plan. The industrial categories must still cover all 39 major categories, and the number of specific projects must be at least doubled. On the original basis, additional  One hundred industrial projects, focusing on coal, refining, steel, and power generation projects.¡±

    "Okay." Hull nodded and said, "Go and do it right away."

    "Well, let's not discuss this matter anymore." Roosevelt nodded and said, "Now let's discuss the proposal for an emergency increase in troops to the African battlefield. This is the report Patton just sent back from Morocco."

    Hull had already seen the report, so he didn¡¯t read it again.

    After reading the report, Marshall's face changed drastically: "Two million more troops? Include at least 20 armored divisions? In addition, at least 30 aviation divisions must be dispatched? God!"

    Leahy and Stark also looked at each other.

    The scale of this increase in troops is too scary.

    Even if the United States has a great cause, it cannot afford such squandering, right?

    After reading the telegram, Marshall said: "Your Excellency, I think it is necessary to increase the number of 2 million troops, but we should not put so many troops into the African battlefield."

    "Oh?" Roosevelt asked in astonishment, "Where should I invest it?"

    Marshall stood up, walked to the map, stood in front of the map, pointed to the west coast of Europe and said: "Here!"

    "You mean to open a second battlefield directly on the western front of the European continent?" Roosevelt said.

    "Yes." Marshall nodded and said, "It's difficult to pose a threat to Germany if it overturns the sky in Africa, but if it lands directly on the west coast of Europe, it can pose a fatal threat to Germany!" (Remember this!  Website address: www.hlnovel.com
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