"And the combat effectiveness of the Chinese troops is beyond doubt!" Ernest continued: "At the same time, Lieutenant General Turner trusted the Chinese general very much, and he once praised the Chinese and said that he was simply a military genius. Pen %Fun %Cabinet www.biquge.info If we can send a Chinese unit to participate in the Okinawa campaign and have that Chinese help command the Okinawa campaign...... First of all, we can build up the confidence of the navy in the army, which is conducive to alleviating the contradictions between the army and navy and making them more effective coordination! ”

"Hmm!" Roosevelt continued Ernest's words: "Secondly, since the Japanese tactics were learned from the Chinese troops, the Chinese troops knew more about the advantages and disadvantages of these tactics, and possibly even better than the Japanese, which was very beneficial for the Battle of Okinawa!" ”

"Yes!" This is obvious, Ernest was just waiting for Roosevelt to say it.

"Anything else?"

"Of course!" Ernest replied: "Throw the Chinese troops into battle...... Perhaps the casualties of the U.S. Army can be mitigated to a great extent, but why not? ”

Hearing this, Roosevelt no longer hesitated, and immediately nodded and ordered: "Send a telegram to General Halsey!" ”

Zhang Chi soon received a telegram from Halsey: "The Battle of Okinawa is not going well, and Washington hopes that you can lead the New Seventh Army to reinforce Okinawa!" ”

Although Zhang Chi is not surprised by this...... In fact, he had expected such a day, but he still frowned.

New Seventh Army ...... There were only four armies in Northeast China, and the other three armies were all Chiang troops except for the New Seventh Army.

Although after a series of reforms and training at this time, the Chiang troops have basically been controlled by Zhang Chi, after all, it has not been stable for a long time, and the foundation that can suppress the three Chiang troops and promote the continuation of reform is the New Seventh Army.

At this time, if the entire New Seventh Army is transferred, I am afraid that those Chiang forces that were originally suppressed will resurrect again.

So Zhang Chi called back to Halsey: "The situation in the northeast is not stable, and the reinforcements I can draw out may only be the new first division!" ”

"A division?" Halsey replied: "Although I believe in the combat effectiveness of the new 1st Division, how much can the strength of one division help in the Battle of Okinawa?" ”

"General!" Zhang Chi said: "The difficulties facing Okinawa are not a problem of insufficient troops, but a problem of tactics! So...... It doesn't have much to do with whether my reinforcements are a division or an army! ”

Thinking about it, Halsey felt that Zhang Chi's words were right, but this was not something Halsey could do, so he sent a telegram to Roosevelt asking for instructions.

Roosevelt couldn't help but be happy when he looked at Halsey's telegram: "I don't know where this Chinese got his confidence, the US Army and the Marine Corps can't solve the problem with more than 100,000 people, he thinks that only one division can turn things around?" ”

"Mr. President!" Ernest said: "Our transportation capacity is also not able to transport an army from the Northeast in one go, so ......"

"Just let them try!" Roosevelt understood: "If the battle situation does not break through, then order them to increase their troops!" ”

So Zhang Chi soon set off with the new first division...... There are not many things to prepare, most of the equipment and supplies will be prepared by the American side, and at the same time, there is a railway built in the northeast, so as soon as the train rings, a division will be pulled to Lushun.

Of course, in this process, Zhang Chi did not forget to enjoy the style and comfort of the ironclad train again...... This may seem a bit specialized, but in fact, the special protection of senior commanders on the battlefield is very necessary, and even any country and army will do so, but Zhang Chi could have chosen to take the plane as a safer and more time-saving way, but he chose the ironclad train.

In Lushun, Zhang Chi originally hoped to go to Okinawa with the troops on warships and transport ships, but Halsey objected to Zhang Chi's actions.

"General!" Halsey said in a telegram: "The situation on the Okinawa side is very unstable, the army may collapse at any time, and they need you, the staff officer, to appear as soon as possible and stabilize the overall situation!" ”

Zhang Chi felt a little strange about this, and he replied: "General, the troops on Okinawa Island are all American troops, aren't they?" ”

"Yes!"

"Okinawa has already appointed a new army commander, hasn't it?"

"Yes!"

"Then how can I, a Chinese officer, stabilize the overall situation when I go there?"

"Are you kidding?" Halsey asked rhetorically.

"You think I'm joking?" Zhang Chi really doesn't know why.

"Okay!" Halsey replied, "You don't know that you and your troops are a symbol of victory for American soldiers." ”

"A symbol of victory?"

"Yes!" Halsey replied: "In the Pacific theater, wherever there is a problem, as long as you and your troops arrive, the problem will be solved quickly." That's why they gave you the nickname 'Fireman', which means that where there's danger, there's you!" ”

Zhang Chi couldn't help but be speechless, he didn't expect his unit to have such a good reputation in the U.S. military.

But then again, if a unit can win as many battles as the Chinese army, then it is not too much to gain such a reputation.

"Now you understand!" Halsey concluded: "You'd better get to Okinawa as fast as you can, the troops may be demoralized by your presence!" ”

Zhang Chi couldn't believe this, but it turned out that what Halsey said was right.

Zhang Chi's bomber flew to Okinawa under the cover of twelve "Hellcats...... You must know that this is a time of war, and the US Navy urgently needs "Hellcat" fighters to patrol the air to shoot down one suicide attack plane after another rushing to US warships, and at the same time, it also urgently needs "Hellcat" fighters to coordinate with the US military on Okinawa Island in attack and defense, and in this situation of shortage of fighters, it is simply a shameless waste to be able to draw out 12 "Hellcats" to provide cover for Zhang Chi's landline.

But Commander Turner felt it was worth it, and in Turner's words, "I'd rather lose a few warships under the Japanese suicide attack planes than make this Chinese rear admiral a little more dangerous." Because, most likely, he is our hope for a successful end to this war! ”

A few hours later, Zhang Chi landed at Kadena Airport in Okinawa, and only then did he believe what Halsey said, because there were already many American officers and soldiers waiting for him spontaneously at the airport.

As soon as they saw Zhang Chi and the guards stepping off the plane, they immediately let out a cheer and shouted to Zhang Chi one after another:

"Welcome, sir!"

"Your troops will be there later, won't they?"

"It's time to give those Japanese monkeys a good look!"

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