The reason for this situation is not that there is a lack of cooperation among the three major Central Powers, but that in terms of intelligence, each of them has "unspeakable secrets".

Washington, White House.

At this time, Roosevelt in a wheelchair was talking to his son on the phone.

"Is it Ilio?"

"Hello, Dad!" The other party was almost shouting loudly.

"How are you, kid?"

"Me? I'm fine, what about you? ”

"Very good...... Of course, Luo, very busy. ”

"What's the news, Dad?"

"Message? Of course, the matter seems to be quite serious. Do you have any news there? ”

"Where am I?"

"yes, what did you hear?"

"There are so many rumors that they say that we are all going to leave tomorrow by boat...... All squadrons are going to the Philippines......"

"Really?"

"I just heard that I have a landing force in Mexico, and Texas could be attacked by enemy air strikes at any time."

"Oh."

"There is another rumor that I have prepared a powerful mobile ground force, all infantry, from Mexico to attack Texas or California......"

Roosevelt listened to his son's words and couldn't help but smile.

"Very well, if you hear anything new, you must tell me immediately, okay?"

"Of course, of course, Dad! As soon as I hear something new, I'll tell you right away! ”

"How are you?"

"You know what? Dad, we're going to be sent overseas to work in aerial intelligence and mapping photography across most of North Africa. Everyone is complaining, and I don't think this kind of work is worth making a fuss......"

"You're completely wrong. You think you've been sent to take a lot of desert photos, and that's a waste of time and film, but that's not the case. You should look at it from the other side. Roosevelt immediately corrected his son's opinion.

"Let me ask you first, should we do our best to enable China to continue fighting against me?"

"Of course, Dad, I think it's necessary."

"If there is no China, if China is defeated, do you think how many divisions and regiments of the soldiers can be transferred to other areas to fight because of this? They can take down Australia right away, they can take down India, they can take these places down effortlessly. And they can rush all the way to the Middle East. ”

"Say?"

"Why not? It could have been combined with Germany to carry out a large-scale flanking attack, rendezvous in the Near East, completely isolate Britain, annex Egypt, and cut off all communication routes through the Mediterranean. ”

"It was a fatal blow. So what does this have to do with Africa? ”

"Because we have to constantly think about how we can get our supplies all the way safely across the southern tip of Africa. You must also remember that even on the island of Madagascar, there are people who are willing to cover for Ben and German submarines. We have to master the shipping routes of the Mediterranean, so ......"

"Africa, then I understand. But what I never understand is, why do we waste time in circles like this? Why can't we make a general preparation and deal a heavy blow to Germany head-on directly from the British side? ”

"It's not that simple. Don't think we've reached the point of producing at full speed. Roosevelt smiled bitterly, "Don't raise your hopes too high all at once. At the moment we know only two things: it was the Chinese who fought against the Germans, and the British who fought against the Germans. Until our navy and army are fully equipped and capable of helping them, we must enable them to continue this current resistance. ”

"In order to keep the British resisting, we must try to give them a thousand times more than what they have received from us. Africa is about enabling them to secure access to our supplies. ”

"Look at Africa from another angle. The Nazis did not stay in the Sahara Desert to take a big sunbath. Why do they want Egypt? Why do they want to get Central Africa? You know, it's not very far from there to Brazil. Beesphanian Street will most likely be renamed Hitler Street or Strasse Strasse, don't think I'm joking, it's quite possible. So you should take a few more valuable photos in the desert, and don't think that your work is wasting film! ”

"This war is such a great and difficult job," Ilio said by phone, "and we are still so far from being fully ready." ”

"You can compare this war to an English-style football game," Roosevelt replied. "It's like we're in the reserves, sitting on a bench and watching people play. France and England form the first team to play, and to a certain extent, China can also be said to be the first team members. We were scheduled to do that...... What's that proverb called? Is it called a new force to end the overall situation? ”

"I know what you mean. Hehe, Dad. ”

"When our Pioneers are down or tired in the middle of the game, we should be involved in the final fight to decide the overall victory. We should go on the field in good spirits and full of energy. If we had estimated the time correctly, our vanguard would not have been completely exhausted. And ......," he said, pausing.

"And how?"

"I'm sure our time estimates will be accurate. First, although there are still some people in our country who talk about defeatism, the entire American people still have the courage and courage to accomplish this arduous work. Second, God never wants this beautiful world to be ruled by a few. He will give us and our allies the strength to support the war and achieve final victory. ”

Then the door opened again. Seeing that it was Hopkins, Roosevelt nodded at him. "Alright, then I wish you a nice trip."

As soon as Roosevelt put down the phone, Hopkins hurried forward and handed him a report.

"Major Dwyer has just sent someone to send it, and the main fleet of the Chinese Navy is engaged in a fierce battle with the Saiben fleet in the waters around Nagasaki."

Hearing Hopus's words, Roosevelt's expression suddenly became focused. Hopkins noticed that Roosevelt's mouth had a subtle smile.

"Hawaii's fleet has already left, and it should be for reinforcements." Roosevelt looked at the report and said, "What can we do?" Can Pearl Harbor be recaptured? ”

"General Nimitz believes that we should not rush into an attack on the enemy until we get new aircraft carriers." Hopkins said.

"The Chinese don't seem to have many aircraft carriers, and this time they all seem to have been dispatched." Roosevelt said, "I'd like to go over and see ......."

"China is facing the same problems as us, and they don't have enough aircraft carriers." Hopkins was a little surprised that Roosevelt would have thought this, "They need time, too." ”

"We have to find a way to inform the Chinese side of the information we have obtained." Roosevelt said, "The outcome of this naval battle is equally important to us." ”

Hopkins nodded in agreement.

"If China can delay the pace of aggression for one more day, the United States will be able to have a better chance of victory."

While the US president and his special adviser were having a casual conversation, the naval battle that took place in the Benhai Sea had become white-hot.

At this time, the sea was covered with a storm and drizzle, and endless dark clouds were pressing down on the sea. In this very bad weather, the plane was desperately attacking the Chinese fleet.

Before the arrival of the attack group, the light aircraft carrier "Yunfeng" and the cruiser "Baihe" guarding her on the periphery of the Chinese fleet had just been torpedoed by the submarine "Yi 12." The submarine fired torpedoes at the moving Chinese fleet, but none of them hit. The Chinese destroyers discovered the hidden submarine and launched a fierce attack, and the "Yi-12" was in danger for a while, and if it had not been for the appearance of the Yueben attack plane group at this time, the "Yi-12" submarine would probably be in danger.

The plane that discovered the Chinese fleet was bent on putting the Chinese aircraft carrier to death, but due to the extremely fierce anti-aircraft artillery fire of the Chinese [***] ship, the plane was unable to carry out accurate bombing at all. Although there were clouds to conceal at that time, and there were "Gale" fighters to escort them, due to the ferocious interception of the Chinese "Wind and Thunder" fighters, as well as the fierce anti-aircraft fire of the Chinese fleet. One after another, Benfei was caught on fire and fell into the sea.

"Despite the madness of my attack, it was a happy day for us. All 24 of the 24 planes that attacked our aircraft carrier were shot down. On the aircraft carrier "Panlong," lookout Su Yuankai wrote, "Of course, not all of the planes were shot down by our men, some were shot down by anti-aircraft artillery fire because of the weather, and some were caused by fuel fire and wrecked fuel tanks leaked by us." ”

"This plane flew over our fleet in a dense formation. Our anti-aircraft guns roared, and groups of fighters opened fire one after another, chasing them all the way to the surface. ”

The first victory was won by Second Lieutenant Song Jingang, who piloted the "Wind Thunder" fighter. "When I tried to attack our aircraft carrier from the side for the second time, my machine guns and machine guns opened fire at the same time, and I saw that the 'Tianshan' plane was burning and fell into the sea crookedly."

Squadrons of Chinese fighters appeared in the air. They just refueled. Soon after the emergency takeoff, the bomber formation was clearly visible, and it happened to be the sea area where the Chinese fleet was located. “…… We didn't want to let go of these planes, and I couldn't wait to rush on. Our 'Wind Thunder' fighter is constantly climbing higher. It allows us to observe the entire air battlefield in detail at a high altitude with a wide field of vision. I saw that the main formation of this aircraft was located in the north of the fleet, and some of our fighters were surrounding them. It was probably a brigade commanded by Major Luo Wenming. Suddenly, it was discovered that two 'Tianshan' planes were secretly flying westward over the fleet. A few minutes later, we arrived there and climbed high into the attack. ”

"We carried out the first attack. Everyone moved quickly and opened fire fiercely, taking the enemy planes by surprise. I kept my altitude and clung to the enemy. Aiming at the target, I immediately set the tail of the enemy plane on fire, and I fired another series of fires, and the enemy plane suddenly emitted clouds of black smoke and began to fall downward. ”

"We continue the pursuit. I drove the second enemy plane to the surface, and the enemy plane fled at a height of three meters above the surface of the sea. This time I hit a burst from the rear. …… The enemy aircraft soon caught fire, and the fuselage disintegrated when it crashed into the sea, being swallowed up by the sea. ”

"Five minutes later, I played the same way and knocked out the third 'Tien Shan' plane, which had fled far away. Enemy aircraft crashed in the sea twenty-five kilometers northwest of the fleet. ”

"In the skies over these waters, other fighters have also made a contribution. Lieutenant Zhang Haining and his wingmen Lieutenant Sha Qianli and Second Lieutenant Wang Kaihua each shot down a plane. ”

"The farthest pursued is the 'Wind Thunder' fighter of Second Lieutenant Lang Yuguo. Fifty kilometers north of the aircraft carrier Qiulong, he bit two "Tien Shan" planes and hit one on the left, but his own plane was hit by a machine gun of an enemy "Gale" fighter and wounded him in the head with a bullet. ”

"After destroying these enemy planes, we were together 20 kilometers southwest of the 'Qiu Long'. The sky above the altitude of 25,000 meters closely pursued the dense formation of the 'Tianshan' aircraft. The fighters came to intercept us, and the air battle lasted from 14:35 to 14:45. ”

"I shot down two enemy planes, and my wingman Feng Nan's opponent also turned into a ball of fireball and fell. However, there was a 'Gale' fighter that fought hard. The enemy plane rushed up from the left and hit me, my engine suddenly stopped, and gasoline sprayed out of the wing tanks. Fortunately, the plane did not catch fire. However, my cabin was full of smoke and things looked very bad. ”

"I hope that the plane will fly back to the aircraft carrier without a hitch. But soon the engine stopped completely, and in order to prevent the plane from burning or exploding when it landed on the sea, I ran out all the ammunition I had left and let go of the gasoline. Then, the landing gear is lowered using compressed air. ”

"The plane is getting closer and closer to the sea, and when it lands, the plane withstands the impact of the waves. That's great! The plane slid on the surface of the sea for a while, and finally, finally came to a halt. ”

"The air battle lasted about thirty minutes. I saw the battered formation of bombers flying in the direction of the battlefleet. ”

"The other plane that was shot down by the enemy like me was the 'Wind Thunder' fighter piloted by Lieutenant Fu Hengfei, a native of Nanjing. Three unsuccessful attacks by enemy planes from the flanks were unsuccessful, but he became a little impatient by this time. When he was about to rush to the surface to get rid of the enemy plane, he accidentally broke into the range of the machine gun of another enemy plane and was hit. ”

"The Thunderbolt was honeycomb by the machine guns of two enemy planes, and black smoke rose from the engine. Although he was also seriously injured, he pulled up the plane that was falling down again. On the rough sea, Fu Hengfei's plane landed close to the water, stirring up a white wave. It was a nice crash landing on the water. I could clearly see here that he carefully climbed out of the cockpit and escaped before the plane sank. ”

The flight suit, soaked in seawater, dragged us down heavily, but Fu Hengfei still used his last strength to struggle to swim towards the destroyer. However, before the lookout could notify the speedboat to come to the rescue, the sea mercilessly ended the desperate battle. Less than five hundred meters from the destroyer, he sank. ”

"In addition to Fu Hengfei, there was also a young second lieutenant Zhu Dawei who died in the line of duty, and the 'Wind Thunder' fighter he piloted was also shot down and fell into the sea......"

"I said that I fought very fiercely this time!"

Chu Yangwei stood in the command tower of the battleship "Fuxi" and looked out through the porthole, just when he saw a plane crashing into the armored deck of the "Panlong" aircraft carrier.

"I said that I was desperate this time." Zhang Enming also saw this scene and said, "Their plane can't bomb us, so we have to play suicide ramming." ”

As soon as Chu Yangwei was about to speak again, a "Gale" fighter plane covered in flames crashed straight into the "Fuxi," and the pilot's target was obviously the bridge of the "Fuxi," but because the plane fell too fast, it fell heavily on the deck of the "Fuxi" and exploded.

"It's a bit of a problem." Chu Yangwei looked at the huge ball of fire that rose up, then turned his head to look at the "Panlong" aircraft carrier full of flames, and said with a frown.

"General, the Admiralty is calling." A communications officer hurriedly ran over and handed the copy of the telegram in his hand to Chu Yangwei.

Chu Yangwei took the telegram and glanced at it, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Enming noticed the change in Chu Yangwei's expression and immediately asked.

"The information from the Admiralty and the Americans said that a fleet from Hawaii was coming to our side." Chu Yangwei said and handed the telegram to Zhang Enming.

"Two super battleships? Four aircraft carriers? After reading the telegram, Zhang Enming shook his head, "Impossible, right?" My super battleships should be all here, right? ”

"If the Americans' intelligence is accurate, it means that I have two more super battleships than us." Chu Yangwei said with a smile, "There are two more useless wastes." ”

"Those four aircraft carriers are our real threat." Zhang Enming said, "It seems that I really want to eat us in one bite this time." ”

"How easy is it?" Chu Yangwei smiled and came to the chart table.

(To be continued)