Stilwell's idea was simple, and he suggested Zhang Chi: "I'll see ...... Let the American pilots come to this part! The Chinese air force needs to grow slowly, and in the process of growing up, it is still good to have a group of American pilots with rich combat experience as an example! ”

It should be said that Stilwell's statement is also reasonable, after all, this is the battlefield, even if Zhang Chi can get together these pilots, but these pilots who still need training do not mean that they can be put into battle immediately, and it is indeed necessary to rely on US pilots when they are in a state of failure. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

But Zhang Chi didn't think so.

On the one hand, at this stage, the intensity of air combat in the Japanese direction has fallen in stages...... The Japanese army, army and navy were basically in all the major battles...... Not long ago, it was the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and the recent Battle of Okinawa lost more than 7,000 planes of all kinds, and almost all that could fly, whether military or civilian, were used.

It is almost impossible to organize a large-scale air battle with the remaining fighters of the Japanese army...... In fact, the Japanese army was incapable of organizing large-scale air battles after the Battle of the Marianas.

On the other hand, the training of Japanese pilots was also insufficient......

The pilots of the Chinese army are trained for two or three years, and the Japanese pilots are also trained for two or three years, and even because Japan is extremely short of fuel, most of its training is theoretical and simulated training on the ground, and there are few opportunities for practical operation.

In other words, even if these poorly trained pilots of the Chinese army are put into the battlefield, the problem is not very big.

What is more important is that the expeditionary force also has a number of pilots with very rich combat experience...... and the pilots on the "Pinghai" aircraft carrier have grown into pilots who can stand alone after more than a year of actual combat, and there are even more than 10 ace pilots who have shot down dozens of enemy planes...... Of course, on the one hand, the American fighters used by the expeditionary force were superior to the Japanese army, and on the other hand, the Japanese pilots were not well trained.

Considering the above factors, if the pilots who have no place for him can be transferred from President Jiang...... That's perfectly appropriate for the current situation.

I really can't adjust it, so I will consider Stilwell's suggestion.

In fact, Zhang Chi has another consideration...... This is a good opportunity for the US military to get rid of Okinawa, at least in terms of aviation, and if the US air force and navy are allowed to station, I am afraid that we will not be able to get rid of it if we want to get rid of it in the future.

As for the US 10th Army stationed on the island of Okinawa...... Zhang Chi didn't take these old soldiers in his eyes at all. The U.S. military, especially the U.S. Army, relies heavily on sea and air supremacy to fight wars, and without these, they are just a kitten at the mercy of others on land.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chi replied, "General, I hope you can give me some time." Or...... We can first transfer more than 200 pilots from Rabaul to train first, after all, even if we can transfer pilots from President Chiang...... The training level of the two groups is also very different, and they also have to be trained separately! ”

"Hmm!" Stilwell agrees.

After a pause, Stilwell asked again, "So, Zhang ...... How are you going to do that? I mean, how do you get President Chiang to succumb? ”

"There's only one way!" Zhang Chi replied: "President of the United States! ”

"The President of the United States?"

There are only interests between countries...... Now that Zhang Chi and President Jiang have almost become two units with only interests, Zhang Chi will not whimsically think that as long as he sends a telegram to President Jiang, President Jiang will take into account the interests of the whole nation and transfer the pilots who are not needed to Zhang Chi to blockade Japan.

Although this was beneficial to President Chiang, only Zhang Chi could blockade Japan and cut the Japanese army into two parts, which would deal a devastating blow to Japanese industry and make it unable to launch a more violent attack on Chongqing.

But Zhang Chi knew that Principal Jiang was scheming...... He knew early on that the United States would never allow Japan to reopen contacts, so he had nothing to fear.

In other words, whether or not Principal Chiang agrees to transfer pilots, the expeditionary force must blockade the Japanese mainland, so why should Principal Chiang be transferred?!

Therefore, Zhang Chi has no cards to play in his hand, but the United States has it in his hand.

After thinking about it, Zhang Chi said to Stilwell: "Moreover, this matter ...... I believe it is better for the general to mention! ”

What Zhang Chi meant by this meant that Stilwell was the supreme commander of Okinawa.

Stilwell nodded: "I'll send a telegram to Mr. President later, but Zhang ...... I don't think we should get our hopes up too much! ”

"I know!" Zhang Chi replied.

In fact, the reason why Zhang Chi asked Stilwell to raise this question was not because Stilwell was the supreme commander. In fact, Zhang Chi even wanted to fly to Washington to personally persuade Roosevelt to put pressure on President Chiang.

After all, this is not a trivial matter, and it is not enough to say a few words on the phone or send a telegram.

But Zhang Chi still gave up this idea...... He was sensitively aware that Roosevelt had already taken precautions against the Chinese Expeditionary Force, so it was better if he didn't bring it up himself, and if he brought it up himself, Roosevelt would probably agree to it.

It turned out that Zhang Chi's idea was right......

Roosevelt soon received a telegram from Stilwell, which briefly described the difficulties of blockading the Japanese mainland by the Chinese Expeditionary Force, the most important of which was the lack of pilots and the fact that it could not be accomplished by short-term training.

Then Stilwell had two suggestions, one was to transfer the Chinese pilots trained by the Flying Tigers from President Chiang, and the other was to have the American pilots fill the gap.

Roosevelt was unwary when he saw this telegram, because listening to Stilwell's tone, he seemed to be more inclined to use American pilots to fill the gap.

"Are there enough of our pilots?" Roosevelt asked.

"Of course!" Ernest replied: "If you need to!" ”

"If you need to? What does that mean? ”

"Because we can't predict the pressure we might face in the future!" Ernest replied: "On the one hand, our navy needs to support General MacArthur's forces in the Philippines, and on the other hand, we may have to go to all-out war with the Germans in North Africa...... The German air force was not as easy to deal with as the Japanese! ”

"Hmm!" Roosevelt gently knocked his fingers on the wheelchair, making a sound similar to the second hand of a large clock moving, and then Roosevelt asked Ernest, "So, the best choice...... Pilots were transferred from China? ”

"Of course!" Ernest replied: "If we can bring in a pilot from China, it means that we have one more hope of victory in North Africa!" ”