Stilwell's opinion was quickly reached by Roosevelt, who read the telegram and handed it to Ernest. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Ernest nodded while looking at the telegram: "Mr. President, it should be said...... This is probably the best option we have right now! ”

"I know!" Roosevelt replied, "But...... At this time, I am more worried about the Chinese than the Japanese! ”

"Chinese?" Ernest looked at Roosevelt suspiciously: "You mean the Chinese Expeditionary Force!" ”

"Yes!" Roosevelt nodded: "To be more precise, the Chinese major general...... He was a great soldier, and I am sure that his purpose would not have been limited to that! I fear that one day he will become our enemy...... If there is such an enemy, it will be terrible! ”

"He has no reason to be an enemy of the United States, does he?" Ernest said: "If this is the case, we can settle for the next best thing and choose to have the Chinese army stationed in the northeast while the American army is stationed in Okinawa!" ”

Roosevelt handed another telegram to Ernest, saying: "The Germans have launched another new offensive against the British in North Africa, this time ...... Their target was Alexandria, and behind Alexandria was Port Said...... If the Germans had succeeded, the Suez Canal and even the Red Sea would have fallen into the hands of the Germans, do you know what this means? ”

Ernest replied: "The American route to England will be cut off, to be exact, by going around the Cape of Good Hope to reach England!" Worse still...... The original passage of the United States will also be cut off by Germany! ”

"Yes!" Roosevelt replied, "So we must send forces and resources to North Africa to reinforce the British army, including most of the Navy." So, we have no other choice! ”

If Zhang Chi knew this, he would only be amazed at the ingenuity of fate: the first expedition of the Chinese Expeditionary Force did not fail, resulting in the strategic resources that the United States should have invested in North Africa, including a large number of supplies, warplanes, and tanks, were not invested in North Africa and continued to be in Burma, with the result that the German army not only did not lose in the Battle of El Alamein but had an advantage, and at this time, the situation in North Africa forced Roosevelt to accept Stilwell's suggestion......

So the order was quickly handed down, and Roosevelt agreed to Stilwell's plan, with the only difference being that Okinawa would be garrisoned by the Tenth Army and Chinese troops.

Zhang Chi couldn't help but almost jump for joy when he heard this order, although there were still some unsatisfactory points...... The Tenth Army was stationed alongside Chinese troops, apparently because Roosevelt did not want the expeditionary force to go big, but it was at least a big step forward.

But although he was happy in his heart, he still pretended to be very calm and said to Stilwell: "General, congratulations! At the same time, I am honored that we can take on your training again! ”

Stilwell laughed and said, "My child, I'm an infantryman, and I'm already an old man who can't do anything...... I may be able to do more than serve as a bond in the rest of my training, but I'm glad to be fighting with you! ”

Zhang Chi nodded in understanding, Stilwell's health has always been poor, and Zhang Chi even knew that he would die of stomach cancer in a few years...... So it's really like he said, it's probably just a bond.

Stilwell then accepted Zhang Chi's suggestion and asked the U.S. military to switch from offensive to defensive...... The terrain of Okinawa became narrower the further south you played, and the front of the American assault division had gradually shrunk to the point that only 3 to 5 battalions were needed to defend the entire front.

Since the Japanese artillery and tank corps had been basically destroyed by the US troops, the US troops were relieved to put in five battalions for defense, and then they used the sappers to open the way to transfer the "Sherman" tanks to the front line, laying a large number of mines and barbed wire in the front and artillery in the back to make the defense line airtight.

For the Japanese army, what was even worse was that the defense of the American army was not only encircled but not attacked...... While laying down the defensive line, the US troops continued to use artillery and fighter planes to bomb the compressed Japanese troops indiscriminately, causing the Japanese troops to be shaken day and night.

Now is the time to test the endurance of the Japanese army.

To be precise, this is not a "test" at all, but a kind of "torture" or even "playing...... The Japanese had no chance of victory or escape, and the entire army struggled in an atmosphere of despair.

If it is the army of another country, it should choose to surrender at this time. But the Japanese army could not do it, and there was no place for the word "surrender" in their militaristic education, so the Japanese army could only support it hard.

In fact, it should be Ushijima who is struggling to support it.

This was because Chief Officer Nagayu and other Japanese officers were eager to launch the final battle and "be loyal to the Emperor...... It sounds like being loyal to the emperor, but in fact, I can't stand it in this hopeless ordeal, so I can simply launch a counterattack to get rid of it!

But Ushijima still ordered "no jade breaking"!

The reason why Ushijima did this is very simple, if you can delay it for a day, Okinawa can delay for one more day, and the mainland of Japan will have one more day to prepare.

However, when Ushijima Mitsuzai learned that the main force of the US Navy had withdrawn from the waters of Okinawa, he couldn't help but sigh, and his whole body collapsed on the ground like a deflated ball.

The main force of the US Navy withdrew from the waters off Okinawa...... This may seem like good news to others, but Ushijima knows that this means that the United States may not have any intention of attacking the Japanese mainland.

In other words, Ushijima saw that the next strategy of the US military against Japan was blockade rather than attack......

Ushijima Mitsuru is well aware that a blockade, especially a long-term blockade, is fatal, and that if the United States adopts an offensive strategy, Japan may have a turnaround, just as the U.S. military is now blockading Okinawa rather than attacking.

Knowing this, Mitsuru Ushijima also understood...... It no longer makes sense to drag it on the island of Okinawa.

So Ushijima summoned Changyong's staff officer and said, "Attack!" Just tonight! ”

"Yes!" Staff Officer Changyong's originally gloomy eyes suddenly regained their brightness when they heard this order, as if they had finally found a way to live.

In fact, it was not only the staff officer of Chang Yong who was like this, but the cheers of the Japanese soldiers soon sounded in the tunnel, and even many Japanese soldiers sang the heroic song in unison.

Ushijima returned to his headquarters, then silently took out his saber, sat on the ground and pondered for a while, before calmly pulling out his saber and stabbing it in the abdomen......