So Stilwell is right, Zhang Chi can't stay out of the matter, whether it's public or private. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"But, General!" Zhang Chi said helplessly: "You have also seen it, now we can say that we are very busy: economy, public security, factories, training, tasks...... Nothing is trivial, and your order ......"

"If you want, we can do it for you!" Stilwell said, "I mean, let the United States send someone to take it over!" ”

"No, we can!" Zhang Chi replied: "I just hope that the United States will give us more support, so that everything in Okinawa can get on the right track sooner!" ”

What are you kidding, what has been in business for a long time and let the United States send someone to take over? If Zhang Chi is willing, he will be a fool.

"How do you want us to support you?" Stilwell asked.

"Heavy machinery!" After thinking about it, Zhang Chi said: "For example, excavators, bulldozers, cranes, etc. used for construction, and more transport ships, we have many people and things that need to be transported from the Northeast!" ”

"No problem!" Stilwell agreed without thinking about it.

If the expeditionary force can solve the problems of North Africa, then none of this is a problem.

"Nothing else?" Seeing that Zhang Chi didn't speak, Stilwell asked.

"No more!" Zhang Chi replied.

Stilwell was a little surprised, he looked around, and then lowered his voice and said, "Zhang, as a friend...... I know where you and the expeditionary force are now, and you need Okinawa as a foothold. So, why not bring it up now? While the United States and its allies need you! ”

Zhang Chi smiled and replied, "General, thank you for the reminder." But...... The foothold is never given by others, but in the relationship of interests or one's own play, right? ”

Hearing this, Stilwell couldn't help but nodded.

In fact, the so-called treaties in the world are not reliable, just like some people say that "treaties are used to tear up", Japan, Germany, the Soviet Union, and the United States...... The only reason why those treaties were signed was that the provisions of the treaties were in the interests of the two countries at that time, and when the situation of transit and relocation was different, they could be openly violated by "covering their ears and stealing the bell" as long as they found an excuse.

Therefore, Zhang Chi understands that even if he takes this opportunity today, it is useless to get the United States to agree, and the most important thing is his own development, and one day when it can develop to the point where even the United States has to think about the price paid for attacking Okinawa, then it will really have a foothold.

"Looks like I'm underestimating you!" Stilwell raised his coffee cup at Zhang Chi: "You not only understand military and economics, but also politics!" ”

The Americans wanted a new division.

This is understandable...... The Germans have launched an attack on Alexandria, which means that the situation in North Africa has almost reached the point of being out of control.

The new 1st Division, named a division, has a navy and air force, and each unit has rich combat experience and the three services are closely coordinated.

It's just that due to the urgency of the military situation, only the army can be sent by the new division...... This was due to the fact that Okinawa was a long way from Egypt and that the Japanese army controlled Taiwan, the Philippines and the Haitong Gorge in Malacca, so it was almost impossible for the navy to reach Egypt in a short time...... The distance in a straight line is more than 8,000 kilometers, and the sea route has to bypass the Strait of Malacca, from the Solomon Strait to Austria and then into the Indian Ocean, and it will take a month to sail to reach the destination. At that time, I was afraid that the German army had completely occupied the Suez Canal.

As a result, the new 1st Division and 1st Regiment were soon divided into three parts and assembled at three airfields in Okinawa as the first batch of troops to go to North Africa...... For this reason, the U.S. military has mobilized 200 C47 transport planes, to be exact, thousands of them, because the C47 transport range is only 2,600 kilometers, and during this period, it has to be transferred several times, like a relay race, batch after batch to transport the expeditionary force to the destination, and sometimes even B29 bombers are used because of the lack of C47......

It can also be seen from this that the United States has an amazing long-range delivery capability, which can be said to have covered a quarter of the circumference of the earth, and it only takes three days to deliver a group at a time, which is not possible in a few months if it were another country.

Of course, this is also the United States' eagerness to save the North African battlefield so it uses all its energy as much as possible, but even this makes people have to marvel at the energy of this superpower.

Zhang Chi and the 30 people of the command of the new 1st Division rushed to Egypt in front of the 1st regiment on the B29...... The reason why I took the B29 is because of the long range of the B29, its maximum range can reach more than 9,000 kilometers, and it can almost arrive at one time without transfer. Of course, for the sake of insurance, there is still a transfer halfway. On the other hand, the B29 is a high-altitude bomber, and after flying to an altitude of 10,000 meters, there is basically no need to worry about enemy aircraft intercepting, so it doesn't even have to consider whether it is Allied or Japanese on the ground...... It didn't matter if there was a Japanese airfield or anti-aircraft artillery below, anyway, none of these anti-aircraft guns and aircraft could pose a threat to the B29.

IN FACT, THE JAPANESE ARMY STILL HAS SOME ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY THAT CAN HIT B29, FOR EXAMPLE, THE JAPANESE 120MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN, ITS FIRING HEIGHT REACHES 14,000 METERS, BUT THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN IS ...... Its effective range is generally only seven or eighty percent of the maximum shooting height, that is, the effective shooting range is only about 9000 meters.

Unfortunately, the B29 was not suitable for carrying large forces, otherwise transporting the new 1st Division would have saved a lot of trouble...... At the same time, B29 is flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters, although the bomb bay is very large, the air is thin and the temperature is dozens of degrees below zero, which is not suitable for manning at all, and only a dozen people can be stuffed into the full pressurized cabin, so it is really a waste to use this thing to carry people...... Such a large plane can only carry a dozen people. Of course, if it flies below 10,000 meters at a reduced altitude, that's a different story.

Finally, after nearly a full day of sailing, Zhang Chi's B29 landed at Port Said Airport.

Zhang Chi walked off the plane with Staff Officer Liang, and a British colonel in a khaki military uniform greeted him with several soldiers, saluted Zhang Chi, and said, "General, I am Colonel Abner, welcome to your arrival!" ”

"What about General Montgomery?" Zhang Chi asked casually.

"He's commanding the battle!" Colonel Abner replied: "You know, the Germans are launching a full-scale attack on Alexandria!" ”

Zhang Chi looked around, there were only two jeeps and three cars, the scene was very deserted, it seemed that this General Montgomery did not have much hope for Zhang Chi and the arrival of the Chinese army.