The Japanese did work, and the U.S. military soon organized another high-level meeting. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The venue of the meeting was still Pearl Harbor...... This is relatively close to summoning generals in the Pacific theater. Because Zhang Chi successfully persuaded Roosevelt last time, Halsey still took Zhang Chi with him this time.

The meeting was surprisingly quiet, and for a while no one spoke.

"Gentlemen...... Don't have any comments to make? Roosevelt asked, looking at MacArthur.

Everyone expected MacArthur to say something or reiterate what he had said last time about his plan to attack the Philippines, but he said nothing.

Zhang Chi knew that this was also where MacArthur was great...... He knows how to grasp other people's emotions and curiosity.

Until Roosevelt took a roll call: "General MacArthur!" ”

"Mr. President!" MacArthur replied, "I don't think there's any need to say anything more at this point." I admit that last time I talked to ......"

Saying that, MacArthur looked at Zhang Chi, and then continued: "This Chinese soldier, when I respected Colonel Zhang Chi and argued, I lost. Then we chose the Mariana Islands instead of the Philippines. I also admit that we had a brilliant victory in the Mariana Islands, and God, our navy actually destroyed more than 300 Japanese warplanes, as well as several aircraft carriers, and more importantly, ...... Our B29 bombers were deployed in the Mariana Islands as planned, and as long as Mr. President gave the order, they would fly to Japan to bomb any place, even Tokyo! It's awesome, well done! ”

Everyone was a little confused when they heard this, but they didn't expect MacArthur to praise his opponent this time.

Halsey, on the other hand, let out a "snort" through his nose, and he was close to MacArthur, so he knew that this was just a little trick played by MacArthur.

Zhang Chi also knew that MacArthur praised his opponent first and said something that no one could deny, which was actually proving that he was objectively speaking and increasing the credibility of his words.

So, as Halsey said, MacArthur is better suited to be a politician than a soldier.

Sure enough, MacArthur then said, "But now the situation is different!" As you can see, the Japanese deployed power in the Philippines that would be powerful enough to shake the Mariana Islands...... And that's what I've been worried about, and that's what I emphasized in the last meeting, that the Philippines is not a small island that we can easily get around, and that the Mariana Islands are somewhere between the Philippines and Japan...... Gentlemen, the Japanese are not fools, they see this, in fact, they are doing it, and if we do not act, the Mariana Islands will be attacked from both the Philippines and Japan. Especially since we have a long supply line in the Mariana Islands, which is vulnerable to problems with Japanese attacks......"

"With all due respect, General!" Halsey objected: "We didn't see that, in fact, our transport lines were barely attacked!" ”

"That's just the Japanese stubbornly attacking our aircraft carriers and warships with submarines!" MacArthur responded, "But we can't expect the enemy to remain so stubborn, can we?" Just like we can't always hope that the enemy will make mistakes! ”

Halsey didn't say anything for a while, because what MacArthur said was indeed the norm on the battlefield, but MacArthur didn't consider the actual situation...... The Japanese have always been so stubborn, and on the other hand, at this time, the Japanese submarines were not enough to pose a threat to the US military transportation line, which had as many warships as many as meters.

"Then ......," then MacArthur added, "now we have two directions, one is the Philippines, and the other is to leave the Philippines behind a strong enemy and continue to advance toward Japan." Which one should we choose?! That's why I don't want to speak, because I feel ...... Anyone who understands military affairs knows how to choose! ”

The admirals were dumbfounded by MacArthur, because the situation on the battlefield seemed to be exactly what MacArthur had said.

"General!" Zhang Chi replied: "I am exactly what you said...... The one who doesn't understand military affairs! ”

MacArthur shrugged his shoulders magnanimously: "Tell me your opinion, Colonel, I'm listening!" ”

Zhang Chi didn't say anything, but turned his head to Halsey: "I heard...... The Japanese are moving big in the Philippines? And there are also a lot of fighters taking off and landing? ”

"Yes!" Halsey replied with a frown: "Our reconnaissance aircraft have detected many Japanese fighters in the direction of the Philippine Islands, in addition to the Japanese Combined Fleet, they are obviously supplementing the carrier-based aircraft in order to launch an attack on the Mariana Islands!" ”

"I don't think so, General!" Zhang Chi said.

"Don't think what?" Halsey asked: "Is it the activities of the Japanese or will they attack?" ”

"Both!"

"What?" Halsey looked at Zhang Chi suspiciously, although he somewhat disagreed with MacArthur's point of view, he also believed that the Japanese had the intention of attacking the Mariana Islands from both sides.

MacArthur laughed and said, "I have to warn you, Colonel! This is war, and our judgment of the enemy cannot be based solely on subjective consciousness, otherwise it will ...... Your pride and rashness will kill many. ”

"The same applies to you, General!" Zhang Chi replied.

MacArthur's eyes flashed with anger, but he was inconvenient in front of Roosevelt, so he glared at him fiercely and twisted his head to the side with his pipe.

"Colonel!" Roosevelt asked, "Do you think the Japanese are bluffing?" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Chi nodded: "Obviously, the Japanese are worried that we will directly attack the Japanese mainland...... In fact, the Japanese were simply powerless to stop us from attacking the Japanese mainland. Generals...... Think about it and look back at our battle in the Mariana Islands, where we lost only forty fighters in total, but shot down more than 200 Japanese fighters. The other 80 fighters we lost were all accidents that occurred when they landed in the dark, and strictly speaking, they could not be counted as battle damage. In other words, we already have an overwhelming advantage in the Pacific Ocean, and no matter how many fighters the Japanese have, it will only take us a moment to shoot them down. I think that as the commander of the naval and air battle on Tinian Island, I am qualified to say this. ”

Hearing this, the generals couldn't help but nod their heads, because the U.S. military has a "hell cat", so the facts are indeed as Zhang Chi said, especially since this has been verified in actual combat. (To be continued.) )