"Your Excellency, General MacArthur has arrived in New Zealand. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoHe will return to the United States via Panama. It is expected to arrive in Washington in a week. Maj. Gen. Marshall said. The Australian campaign was fought like this, and General MacArthur was suspected of abandoning his troops and fleeing, so the US Army Staff asked MacArthur to return to China to report on his work.

"Well, let him come to me then." President Roosevelt said.

"Yes, Your Excellency." Major General Marshall nodded.

On April 15, 4638 A.D., Admiral MacArthur and Lieutenant General Christie arrived in Washington on their plane. The moment the plane landed, the two of them were truly relieved. You know, when flying in the Pacific Ocean, the two of them were always on the lookout. Because the Hawaiian Islands are controlled by China, they can only fly from New Zealand to small islands in the Pacific, where they refuel, fly east again, and after several transitions, fly to Panama and from there back to the continental United States. In order to repair the Panama Canal and prevent the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft from attacking the Panama Canal again, the United States has built up its military strength in Panama. And Panama is a small country, and even the government is supported by the Americans. Naturally, I dare not have any complaints about what the Americans are doing. As a result, the U.S. Army has deployed a number of troops in Panama, as well as a number of aircraft belonging to the U.S. Army Air Corps.

"General, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff asked me to pick you up, and the place of the debriefing has been changed to the White House, and President Roosevelt wants to see you." An officer from the Army Staff said to Admiral MacArthur.

"Okay." Admiral MacArthur nodded. He knew that the defeat of the Australian campaign this time made President Roosevelt and others very annoyed. As the commander of the US South Pacific Theater, he undoubtedly has to bear a great deal of responsibility. But he believed that if he could have won President Roosevelt's understanding and support, he would not have been held accountable. Perhaps, he will be able to continue to be entrusted with important tasks.

Admiral MacArthur was taken directly to the White House, while Lieutenant General Christie was taken to the Army Staff.

By the time General MacArthur arrived at the White House, there had already been a large number of people gathered in President Roosevelt's office. The top brass of the U.S. Army and Navy are gathered here. In addition, Rear Admiral Halsey, commander of the U.S. Navy's 1st Aircraft Carrier Task Force, who was defeated by the Chinese Navy in the Coral Sea, was also summoned. President Roosevelt apparently wanted to learn more intuitively from Admiral MacArthur and Major General Halsey about the strength of the Chinese Empire, so as to determine what the United States should do next.

"Your Excellency the President, Your Excellency the Ministers, Generals, hello." Admiral MacArthur said as soon as he entered the office.

"Well, General MacArthur, please be seated." President Roosevelt said with a blank face.

"Alright, everyone, now everyone is here. So, let's have a meeting. General MacArthur and General Halsey, please introduce the Chinese army and navy from your own perspective. Let us understand more intuitively how big the gap between us and the Chinese is, and how we need to defeat the Chinese in the next war. President Roosevelt said.

Admiral MacArthur and Major General Halsey looked at each other and said, "Your Excellency, let me speak first." In the Philippine and Australian battlefields, I gained an intuitive understanding of their land forces through my battles with the Chinese. The combat effectiveness of the Chinese Army is very strong, much stronger than ours, and the gap between the two sides is very obvious.

China is a big land force, and although the history of their army is not long, it is only a few decades. However, in the intervening decades, they have faced a large number of powerful opponents. Japan, Russia, and later Soviet Russia, Britain and other countries were defeated by the Chinese. Even in the last world war, their armies performed very impressively on the battlefields of Europe. The U.S. Army, on the other hand, is very poor. Before the outbreak of the war, our army was very small. Although through a large-scale expansion, the size of the army was expanded. However, the newly expanded army is simply not on par with the elite troops in terms of combat effectiveness, and this makes our army's performance on the battlefield far inferior to that of the Chinese army. With the same weaponry and strength, the Chinese Army can easily defeat the US Army.

In addition, in terms of weapons and equipment, the gap between us and the Chinese is even greater. In the area of light weapons, the gap between the two sides is not large. However, the Chinese are equipped with more automatic weapons. In addition, their unit's use of snipers is very unique. Each of their infantry squads had snipers, which made our safety seriously threatened by the safety of junior officers and machine gunners and mortar gunners in the course of our engagement with the Chinese. There are many troops because of the large number of junior officers who have been shot, and the orders of the superiors cannot be conveyed in time, which leads to the collapse of the troops.

In terms of heavy weapons, each infantry division of the Chinese has about 2,000 fewer troops than ours. However, they were armed with 24 more cannons than we had. In addition, in the Chinese army group units, a large number of heavy guns of 210 mm caliber were equipped. There is also a covered gun capable of rapid fire. As a result, our troops are often at a disadvantage in artillery battles with the Chinese.

The tanks of the Chinese are much more advanced in performance than ours. Our M1, M2 and M3 tanks are not at all a threat to the tanks of the Chinese. Even our M3LEE medium tank is not at all an opponent of the advanced tanks of the Chinese on the battlefield. The armored units of the Chinese are very strong in combat. If we want to defeat them, we have to find a way to do it.

In terms of aviation, the performance of the fighters we are equipped with is completely incomparable with the Chinese. The Chinese fighters only need to launch an attack to seize air supremacy. After losing air supremacy, not only was the movement of troops completely in the eyes of the Chinese, but at the same time, the troops also had to face endless air raids by the Chinese. On the Australian battlefield, the casualties caused by the air raids of the Chinese were very staggering.

In addition, fighting in the Pacific, our naval supremacy is not guaranteed, not only will our logistical supply lines be cut off, but we will also have to face constant attacks from the Chinese navy. This will be even more evident in future island operations in the Pacific. Therefore, we are now completely suppressed by the Chinese. In the battle with them, it is inevitable that they will be suppressed. Admiral MacArthur said.

After listening to MacArthur's account, the faces of President Roosevelt and a group of high-ranking members of the U.S. military were no longer good-looking. Admiral MacArthur has simply criticized the US Army as worthless! How could they defeat the Chinese Army in such a situation?

"Admiral Halsey, what about the Navy?" President Roosevelt asked.

"Your Excellency President, the biggest problem in the navy is still that the number and performance of our aircraft carriers are inferior to those of the Chinese. The performance of our carrier-based aircraft is also inferior to that of the Chinese. In the Battle of the Coral Sea, we had only two aircraft carriers. Although there were eight cutting-edge battleships. But this does not mean that the battleship is indeed obsolete. In the face of overwhelming blows from the enemy's carrier-based aircraft, there is often only a dead end. If we had a few more aircraft carriers in the Battle of the Coral Sea, we might have been able to turn the tide in one fell swoop.

Of course, the gap in the performance of carrier-based aircraft is also the reason for our failure. Our F3F Wildcat fighter has a good performance improvement over the F2A Buffalo fighter. However, in the face of the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese, it is still vulnerable. Therefore, if we want to defeat the Chinese Navy in the future, on the one hand, we need a large number of aircraft carriers, and on the other hand, we need more advanced carrier-based aircraft, both of which are indispensable. In addition, high-quality carrier-based aircraft pilots are also very necessary. If we can close the gap with the Chinese in these aspects, or even surpass them. Then, the probability of us defeating the Chinese is undoubtedly much higher. Major General Halsey said.

"Ladies and gentlemen, after listening to the two generals, have you more intuitively understood the gap between us and the Chinese? It seems that if we want to defeat the Chinese, we are indeed facing many, many difficulties. However, as long as we discover these difficulties and find ways to overcome them, we will definitely be able to defeat the Chinese.

Our army is training hard. Although there is still a big gap between them and the elite soldiers. However, I am sure that they will become elite soldiers. In terms of weapons and equipment, the Army's P-40 fighter and M4 medium tank are under intense development and will soon be mass-produced. In terms of the navy, the construction of 12 'Essex-class' aircraft carriers has entered the middle stage and will be commissioned next year, and the next batch of 12 'Essex-class' aircraft carriers has also been included in the plan. The Navy's F4U carrier-based aircraft is also undergoing test flights and will soon be able to enter service with the troops. The powerful industrial strength of the American Republic is being transformed into war strength, and our war potential is gradually being brought into play.

Although, now there is still a relatively large gap between us and the Chinese Empire. However, I believe that as long as we work hard, in the end we will be able to defeat the Chinese and win the war. President Roosevelt said firmly. (To be continued.) )