"Although the situation is not out of control, the crisis has come, and the Germans may launch a new offensive at any time to take France in one fell swoop. Then coerce the British Isles. The war is about to enter its darkest phase, and we must do something. Churchill's words on the phone were filled with deep apprehension.

"The generals are still discussing the next plan of action, I think we should not interfere too much in military affairs for the time being, and think about our own considerations, such as France and China. Another example is how long your country can hold out after the fall of France, and how can we get your country through the vacuum period before China's entry into the war. There was a coldness in Roosevelt's words.

"Are you going to give up France completely?" Although the answer was expected, Churchill still had some hard time believing his ears that a European power was abandoned in a matter of words? Churchill still couldn't accept it, after all, the pride in the bones of the Europeans made it difficult for him to let go. It still makes him uneasy to be thrown away by Americans who are seen as hillbillies. But it's also good that if there is less for France, then more for Britain, which is also good news for the British!

"France can no longer support it. Even if there is still a considerable amount of military strength, once the sea route is cut off, the French surrender is an inevitable choice, and there are similar voices within the French government. There's no benefit to throwing too many resources there. After a brief explanation, Roosevelt was not interested in talking about the subject any more, but decisively moved on to the next more important topic. The conditions for Huaxia have been opened. They want to turn all of Southeast Asia into their paradise, including British Malaya, Brunei and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands west of the Strait of Malacca! ”

"These bandits! As allies, they actually want to take colonies from the British Empire! They. After hearing the news, Churchill suddenly lost control and even began to scold!

"Calm down, Mr. Prime Minister. Although the other party's conditions are excessive, even if they are devils, we must make this deal with them. Because they are a little stronger than the Germans after all. If we can use the strength of China to tide over this difficulty, then the British Empire will still be a world power, and if we can't get through it, the end of your country will be unimaginable. In extraordinary times. You should make a decision. Roosevelt sighed and said this in as calm a tone as possible. In fact, from the bottom of his heart, Roosevelt was not at all surprised by the fact that China was exchanging colonies from the British, after all. No good, who will help you? As the most difficult and disadvantaged big country after France, if China doesn't get some benefits from you, what can China get benefits from? Not to mention the loss of these places, if the British wanted to maintain their position in South Asia. Then we must rely more on the United States, so as to completely tie it to the American chariot, which is good news for the United States! It has an extremely far-reaching impact on the post-war situation!

"This is not something I can decide alone, but I hope that your country will provide some financial support to our country through the Lend-Lease Act, so that we can get more supplies and equipment from China. If we can, can we first ask Huaxia to provide an aircraft carrier fleet to supplement our shortcomings? Churchill chose to avoid it for the time being, instead hoping that China would send a decisive force as soon as possible.

"This is impossible, Huaxia said that it will take more than 3 months to complete the final combat preparations, or rather. Until your country agrees to their conditions, the main fleet of Huaxia will not appear in the Atlantic. If we can, I hope we can discuss the future defense of the British homeland, and the US Air Force will do everything in its power to help. Roosevelt said with a little regret.

"And what about the American fleet? Will the U.S. fleet be able to build a North Atlantic line of defense with the Royal Navy? What about stopping the German attack on the British Isles? Churchill's key words made Roosevelt a little overwhelmed, compared with airplanes, the fleet is undoubtedly more precious, the Air Force throws thousands of planes a month Roosevelt may not have much heartache, but if you throw away 4 aircraft carriers at once, even if Roosevelt is fine, it is estimated that the navy may collapse! Face this problem. Roosevelt, who didn't understand the Navy himself, couldn't have made any suggestions.

Not only did the high-level relations of the Allied countries have a relationship with the Allied fleet, but at the headquarters of the Allied Combined Fleet in London, the top brass of the US Navy represented by Nimitz and the British Royal Navy represented by Pound are also arguing about the future situation! Compared with the high-level discussion of the situation after the fall of France, the crisis faced by the Allied navy was more realistic and came faster!

What happened to Fletcher's fleet was made known to all of you by telegram. The combat effectiveness of the German naval aviation exceeded the expectations of Nimitz and others! Even at the meeting, some of the generals bluntly suggested that the Allied fleet had no chance of winning if the war was fought in fair terms. Although the other generals did not say it explicitly, most of them also supported this statement with tacit consent, and after determining the basic situation of the enemy and us, the next step was to determine the strategy. Should we deal with the Raeder fleet in the South Atlantic first, or should we concentrate on dealing with the plan of the main German fleet to move west into the Atlantic, or should everyone go back to their own homes to find their own mothers?

This last point is definitely not a joke! Although the above decision on France has not yet reached the ears of Nimitz and others, as high-ranking officers of the Entente, they also realize that France may not be able to hold it! And if the French base is lost, the Allied fleet will be faced with a choice, should everyone join forces in Britain or disperse? If it is the former, I am afraid that the entire fleet will be blocked near the British Isles and become a disguised existence fleet, and if it is dispersed, then the British and American fleets will lose the ability to fight a large-scale decisive battle!

As for going to the German fleet in the South Atlantic first? This plan is easy to say, but it is still full of too many uncertainties, where do you find one of the other side's fleets in the depths of the ocean? According to the experience of the last search, the two hunting fleets only discovered one of the other fleets when they cooperated with each other, and the other main fleet was hidden under their noses! And according to Fletcher's telegram, if there were no 3 fleet carriers, it would really not be able to beat the opponent. Then the two detachments are 6 ships! If the Germans continue to increase their forces, the number of fleets needed will increase! In this case, the Entente fleet will be split, and the possibility of loss will be greater! And this kind of hunting is definitely not going to work in a short period of time!

"I think that at such times we should take the initiative and launch a series of air strikes against the Allied land-based air bases in Spain before the German High Seas Fleet is dispatched! Gradually weaken the superiority of the Allied Navy through the first-mover advantage! "Just when everyone is at a loss. Cunningham proposed a plan to attack, which immediately plunged the whole meeting into a cold field, and people did not expect that in the case of disadvantage, Cunningham would actually let the fleet take the initiative! If the person speaking is not Cunningham. Then I'm afraid I'll be kicked out directly, right?

"I would like to ask you, can our fleet leave France without firing a shot?" Cunningham asked, looking at his colleagues. Faced with everyone's puzzled, ridiculed, and even surprised targets, Cunningham did not shy away from it. This is a very serious question, although those of you already know that France cannot hold on, and it is time to be ready to talk about it when necessary. But if you don't even do enough superficial work, it will definitely not work, after all, big powers want to be face-saving, and even if the United States and Britain want to throw away France, they will have to throw it more beautifully. Don't you see that when Italy was about to be occupied by Germany, the Allies and China also concentrated most of the aircraft carriers in their hands and the Germans just had a frontal battle? And even more so the current France! What Cunningham didn't know was that in fact, Nimitz and the others were already preparing to coerce the French fleet to withdraw to other countries when necessary, if you didn't do something, why would the French fleet go with you?! Could it really be that at a critical moment, the fleets of the United States and Britain concentrated their firepower to deal with the French Navy?

"It's a political thing. But we shouldn't give up on our allies. The American fleet will not retreat without a fight. Nimitz said carefully, this sentence is tantamount to agreeing with Cunningham's opinion in disguise.

"In that case, then everything is easy to say. Sooner or later, we will have to fight the German High Seas Fleet, so why not strike first? Before the appearance of the high seas fleet in the Atlantic, weaken the opponent's land-based aviation and create a favorable external environment for future big wars? Do we still have to wait for the Germans to make a move and then react passively, as we did at the beginning? Cunningham asked rhetorically, in fact, he still had one more thing to say, and that was if it was well arranged. Even if you lose, you will lose less!

"What about the southern Atlantic shipping lines? We can't leave it alone! Kincaid said, glancing at the large-scale map. There have been many protests from the Army and Air Force. ”

"We know that the German Navy's aircraft carriers have an advantage, so why do we still fight with each other in the vast ocean? We can think of it another way, the Germans have already put into the South Atlantic 2 fleet aircraft carriers and 5 aviation cruisers, if you count the number of carrier-based aircraft above. That's at least more than 350 carrier-based aircraft, which is already a very strong force, and if the German High Seas Fleet intends to make a big move, it will inevitably take back the fleet operating in the South Atlantic and it will take some time to restore this fleet to combat effectiveness. And isn't this tantamount to solving the problems of the South Atlantic in disguise? And to be honest, I don't think we are in a position to solve the problem of the South Atlantic at the moment with the guarantee that the main fleet will be stationed in France. Cunningham's words revealed a sense of helplessness.

Cunningham was right, although the problems of the South Atlantic are important. But the current situation is clearly beyond the scope of what the Entente fleet can solve. Is it for the sake of a transport line to set up a half-pull Allied fleet, or to use the method of encircling Wei to save Zhao and let the Germans transfer the fleet back by themselves? Although Cunningham made this suggestion, he was not sure what the outcome would be, after all, if the German High Seas Fleet did not plan to fight a decisive battle in the short term, then wouldn't the Raeder fleet be in trouble in the South Atlantic?

"We can let out some words and make the Germans think that we are going to continue to fight them in the South Atlantic, and then we can use our precious time to prepare our aircraft carrier fleet, you know, although most of our fleet is not involved in the fierce fighting, but a lot of carrier-based aircraft on aircraft carriers have been transferred to land-based airfields, although they are performing secondary missions, but the losses are still quite a lot, and we need at least a week to replenish the aircraft." Pound expressed his support for Cunningham, since he intends to abandon France, then relying solely on the North Atlantic transportation line and the Panama Canal can still support British consumption, and it is not impossible to abandon the South Atlantic route for the safety of Britain itself.

"Then we need to strengthen the monitoring of the Strait of Gibraltar, after all, the German fleet has been retreating to the absolute security circle for some time, and it is difficult for us to get relevant information. We can prepare for this battle first, and as soon as the top brass agrees, we will act immediately! In the end, with the strong support of the British, Nimitz also expressed his willingness to support this battle plan, but the premise of everything was that the top management agreed, and this kind of play that directly pressed the US Navy's family base for more than ten years made Nimitz have to be cautious!

The next day, as Roosevelt sat at his desk rubbing his somewhat swollen temples, Nimitz and the others' plan was finally delivered to his desk. And along with this plan, there was also a secret message from Stuart Leiden. Roosevelt probably glanced at the whole plan and put it aside. He then picked up Stuart's secret telegram. After reading it, a wry smile appeared on his face.

The contents of the letter were good news for the Americans, who hinted that the fleet would be dispatched earlier, and that if the British could hand over East Malaya first, then this time could be brought forward. But considering the actual situation, it is estimated that it will take two months no matter how fast it is, and the telegram of Nimitz and others just now has already said that they will abandon the South Atlantic transportation line, if so, can France still support it for two months? Roosevelt was skeptical. In his opinion, at least the first half of the letter really doesn't mean much! However, in the end, Roosevelt found some differences in it, because just behind the telegram, Situ Leiden emphasized that as long as the funds were in place, Huaxia was willing to send the air force to join the current battle as volunteers! That's a real benefit! It plays a very important role in mitigating the deterioration of the situation!

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