U.S. Army Chief of Staff Marshall took over the topic and said: "Mr. President, I think General Patton's idea may not be able to become a reality, there is still a long process for the German army to hit the Indian rear, I don't say a year, but they can't do it in half a year, and there are still variables in this, we can't ignore an important issue, we still have the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front, although they are standing still now, but once the German army comes to Baghdad, their rear line will be under the German army's front, That is to say, as long as we make every effort to provide sufficient material and weapon assistance for the Chinese expeditionary force in this half a year, it is entirely possible for them to open up the Yunnan-Burma Highway and control the situation in Burma in this half a year. ”

Roosevelt was silent for a long time, clearly moved by Marshall's words, and subconsciously flipped through the latest news about Burma sent by Stilwell, and said: "Is this hump route reliable?" Will it really be possible to open an air vessel for the expeditionary force? ”

Marshall said: "It is entirely possible, General Stilwell has ordered the Flying Tigers Chennault to personally test the route, although there is a great risk, but the test flight was successful, and just now our embassy in Chongqing has also sent a transoceanic telegram, and the Chongqing government also hopes that we will open this route as soon as possible."

When President Roosevelt heard this, he said in a deep voice: "General Arnold, how many fighter planes and transport planes can the Air Force free up to support Burma and open this hump route?" ”

The five-star general of the US Air Force Division made General Henry 61 Harry 61 Arnold stand up and said: "Mr. President, at present, in addition to supporting the British Isles, the Air Force also has to deal with the Japanese monkeys over the Pacific Ocean, so the pressure is also very high, and the maximum number of 100 fighters and 500 transport planes that can be deployed in a short period of time is also very great. ”

President Roosevelt waved his hands and said, "No, no, no! General Arnold, you must know that if you want to restore the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in the short term, and at the same time ensure that they have enough fuel to fight the Japanese for air supremacy in Burma, this airlift capacity is completely insufficient, and you must think of a way. ”

General Arnold frowned slightly, his face was embarrassed, and then he gritted his teeth and said: "Two hundred fighters, one thousand transport planes, this is the maximum, other than that, there is really no way to think about it." ”

"Okay, as you said, General Arnold, you can consider including the Flying Tigers in your establishment, forming the 14th Air Brigade, and reaching an agreement with the Chongqing government as soon as possible, within three days, I will hear the news of the opening of the Hump route."

"Yes, Mr. President!" General Arnold stepped forward and replied.

Immediately, Roosevelt looked at the commander of the Pacific Fleet, Chester 61 William 61 Admiral Nimitz, and said: "General Nimitz, starting tomorrow, all transport ships will be transferred to India through the Indian Ocean, and every effort will be made to ensure the supply of strategic materials for the Chinese battlefield." ”

"Yes, Mr. President!" General Nimitz stepped forward and replied, but then said: "It's just that Mr. President, if a large number of transport ships appear in the Indian Ocean, there may be no problem in a short time, but they will inevitably not be discovered by Japanese reconnaissance planes for a long time, and in the absence of aircraft carrier escort, the transport ships may not be able to escape the bombing of the Japanese naval fleet and aircraft." ”

"I can't care so much now, wait for the Japanese army to find out and talk about it." Roosevelt said in a cruel voice, and then said: "By the way, how is the repair of the aircraft carrier, and how long will it take to relaunch it?" ”

Nimitz replied: "All five aircraft carriers have been salvaged, the Yorktown and the Wasp, have been towed into the shipyard and are expected to be launched again after two months of repair, and the other three may take three to four months." ”

Historically, before World War II, the U.S. military had five aircraft carriers, and three of them survived the attack on Pearl Harbor, although it was not enough to go to the Pacific Ocean to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese navy, but there was no problem in cruising in the Indian Ocean, the problem is that now there are no even these three aircraft carriers, and the entire Indian Ocean is no longer safe.

Although the war potential of the United States is very terrifying, according to incomplete statistics, after the end of World War II, the number of aircraft carriers of the US military has increased from the original five to more than 200. But the war machine has just been launched, everything is still a process, and even the president is speechless about the embarrassing situation in front of him.

Nimitz seemed to suddenly remember something, and said: "By the way, I heard that a few days ago at Hughes Shipyard, two aircraft carriers were launched almost at the same time, and they were also at the Yorktown level, one was named 'Zhongshan', and the other was named 'Jiezhong'. ”

"What, Hughes shipyard has two aircraft carriers launched? And it's Yorktown-level? ”

The command headquarters was in an uproar, Hughes Shipyard is Jiang Haoran's Yangtze River Shipyard, when it was exchanged for radar, walkie-talkie, AK47 and other technologies, almost everyone thought that the Chinese, even if they got a large shipyard, without American technology, would definitely not be able to create anything ghostly. Therefore, Jiang Haoran's quid pro quo was unanimously approved in the parliament, who knew that at this time, it was actually revealed that there were aircraft carriers launched at the Yangtze River Shipyard, and they were two at the same time, which made these Americans not surprised.

Roosevelt even glanced at Marshall unconsciously, he was the one who strongly agreed with this matter at the beginning, and asserted that Jiang Haoran simply promoted the American economy, otherwise, Roosevelt really couldn't make up his mind.

Seeing Roosevelt's eyes, Marshall immediately lowered his head, of course he understood the meaning of Roosevelt's glance, and immediately felt that his scalp was numb, and his old face suddenly turned red.

Fortunately, the Americans are still more pragmatic, at the moment Jiang Haoran is not their enemy, but their allies, at this time the allies can have strategic weapons appear, which is also a good thing for them, and immediately began to discuss, how to get these two aircraft carriers and use them to equip the Pacific Fleet, but it can solve the urgent need.

Of course, the Americans at that time were relatively democratic, although they knew that the Yangtze River Shipyard was Jiang Haoran's industry, but they had no intention of stealing it, and what they discussed was the civilized method of renting and borrowing.

But whether it's a lease or a loan, almost everyone agrees that it will be a long negotiation process. Jiang Haoran's reputation at this time is enough for the entire high-level people in the US military to recognize and understand, and everyone knows that that guy will definitely have to open his mouth again.