Age of Rebirth

President Roosevelt of the United States sent a special envoy to send a personal letter all the way, which surprised Tang Qiuli. After reading the contents of the letter, he felt that the well-known leader of the allied countries, the United States, wanted to take the lead. He knew it like the back of his hand, and for some reason, he could smell Churchill from the letter.

No matter in the past or now, Tang Qiuli has never taken advantage of the American fire, and has no plans to mix in the Australian war. No matter what Roosevelt's status is, the president of the United States or the boss of the Allied Forces, this time is no exception. It is absolutely impossible.

However, the rapid failure of the Allied Forces in the Australian battlefield, and being wiped out by the Japanese was not in their own interests. Therefore, Tang Qiuli did not reject it outright in the telegram, which made Roosevelt desperate. The troops of the Independent Division went to The Australian battlefield is impossible, but in terms of equipment supplementation, the urgent needs of the Australian Allied Forces can be considered. For example, combat aircraft and large-caliber artillery should be equipped with allied forces first.

Regarding this point, Tang Qiuli has his own plans, because the British colony of West Indies does not have a complete military industry system, and can't even do the job of assembling aircraft. The parts of the novel aircraft are all assembled in the East India military factory in the area under their own control. However, a large number of American and Canadian pilots have arrived in West India early, waiting to receive these fighters and bombers. They have been waiting for almost a month. .

But there is no way to be anxious. When the British colonized the Indian mainland, they patronized and squeezed the wealth of the colonies, wishing to smash the bones and suck the marrow.Three layers of land were scraped off, so how could anyone be interested in establishing a complete industrial system? The final assembly had to be carried out in East India controlled by the Chinese.Otherwise, it's just a bunch of parts!

As for Tang Qiuli, he coveted these new American fighter planes, and dreamed of taking them for himself. Therefore, he secretly ordered Lieutenant General Zhang Quan, the head of the logistics department in East India.Just one word "drag!"

Zhang Quan understood it with all his heart, and the old man always enjoyed things that could take advantage of him.It can be counted to the bone, Zhang Quan has long been concerned about this batch of American goods, so.more than a month.I was stunned that the final assembly of an aircraft was not completed.

The current two combat groups of the Air Force of the Independent Division have a very large number of combat aircraft, almost more than 7000. However, the pedigree is quite mixed. Some fighters of Japanese descent were captured from the Japanese army, and some were blackmailed from Stalin. The fighter planes of Soviet origin that came here were bought from the Germans.In addition to the fighter planes of German origin provided by Hitler free of charge, there are fighter planes bought from the Americans.It can be described as the Four Nations Fighter Aircraft Expo.

Tang Qiuli had long intended to replace the fighter planes of Japanese and Soviet origin. The little devil's things are light but not durable. Besides, spare parts are also a problem. The Soviet Union has now perished, and it will not be easy to replace the parts of the aircraft in the future. , is out of print, now, the opportunity has come.

In his telegram to Roosevelt, Tang Qiuli proposed the following solutions for reinforcements on the Australian battlefield, "Your Excellency, I understand the content of the letter. The matter of the Independent Division sending troops to Australia is of great importance. In addition, the Independent Division has just finished the northern campaign and its troops are exhausted. It is huge and urgently needs to be rested and supplemented, at least within six months, it is impossible to realize the possibility of reinforcing Australia."

"However, as a member of the Allied Powers and holding an important position in the headquarters of the Allied Forces, Qiuli cannot sit back and watch Australia fall to the Japanese. The biggest weakness of the Allied Forces in the current Australian battlefield is the loss of air supremacy. The headquarters of the new combat aircraft equipped by the Australian Allied Air Force, because the military industrial enterprises in the East India region have extremely limited assembly capabilities, it is impossible to complete the large-scale final assembly of fighter jets in a short period of time, let alone deliver them to the Allied Air Force for use as soon as possible.”

"Considering the severe situation in the Australian battlefield, Qiu Li proposed a compromise plan, deploying a part of the active combat aircraft of the Independent Division Aviation, the number of which can meet the needs of the Allied forces in the Australian battlefield, and deliver them to the pilots of the Allied forces for use immediately. It is up to Your Excellency the President to consider whether it is feasible to form a combat capability, and use the current batch of fighter jet parts from the Allied Forces to supplement the shortage of our independent division's aviation force!"

"In particular, most of the active combat aircraft of our independent division aviation are mainly Japanese and Soviet fighters. If an agreement is reached, allied pilots will need to undergo adaptive training. Therefore, I hope that your Excellency the President will make a decision as soon as possible! "

Regardless of whether it is new or old, one aircraft needs to be replaced. Subsequent spare parts and matching ammunition, fuel, etc. need to be calculated separately. The ground support department of the independent aviation division can be responsible for the maintenance and maintenance of these fighters. The military pay is not too expensive, as long as it is twice as high as their salary in the independent division.

This is the condition for Tang Qiu to leave to replace the combat aircraft. The ugly words are up front, brothers, clear accounts, not to mention, you Americans are not even buddies!

After reading Tang Qiuli's telegram, President Roosevelt was filled with dissatisfaction. He was in a panic and couldn't tell what it was like. It was impossible to count on Tang Qiuli to send troops to Australia, but the matter of replacing combat aircraft , Why do you feel like you were slaughtered?

The Japanese and Soviet fighters that have been flying for an unknown period of time, and the American fighters that have not been opened, this deal is a loss, it is called new for old, but Tang Qiuli said clearly in the telegram Do it at your own discretion, no one is forcing you, the matter is clear here, and it is up to you Roosevelt whether to do it or not.

Of course, Roosevelt has another way to avoid being slaughtered by this cunning Chinese, which is to complete the final assembly of the combat aircraft in the United States, and then fly to Australia, but the difficulty is not ordinary.

There are two options. One is to go to the Pacific Ocean. In the past, there was no problem at all, but now it is not possible. Let alone the Japanese naval fleet blocking the door to fight. With so many fighters, I am afraid that they will not wait for Australia. Most of it had to be lost halfway, leaving the United States across the vast Pacific Ocean, and there was no place to stop and refuel on the way. The Hawaiian Islands and Midway Island were all in the hands of the Japanese.

Without several landings in the middle to refuel, the fighter planes taking off from the mainland of the United States are afraid that they will all fall into the Pacific Ocean. Therefore, this road is impassable. Another route is the newly opened troop transport route, which can be tens of thousands of kilometers away. How many times do you have to land on the way to refuel, and they are all on the territory of the Chinese. The cost will be an astonishing figure. I am afraid that the cost of these fighters flying to Australia is more expensive than manufacturing one!

Moreover, in the agreement signed with Tang Qiuli, it is clearly stipulated that only the transportation of army personnel will be provided, excluding the combat aircraft of the Allied forces, flying over the mainland of China. Now it seems that this cunning Chinese has long been prepared. Roosevelt Gritting his teeth, he thought about it.

When Roosevelt was hesitating whether to make this loss-making deal with Tang Qiuli, two days later, the joint emergency telegram from the two commanders of the Australian Allied Forces came again. Avoiding the ferocious artillery fire of the Japanese army, the frequent air strikes and bombings of the Japanese combat aircraft not only caused great casualties to the front-line Allied soldiers, but also limited the Allied forces' counterattack actions against the Japanese army's attack.

Moreover, the blockade of the Allied logistics supply line has caused great difficulties for the supply of the Allied forces on the front line. The ammunition and material transportation of the Allied logistics forces did not dare to move during the day, even if it was a car. The strafing and bombing of several Japanese aircraft and the loss of logistical supplies are increasing. This is an unbearable burden for the Australian Allied Forces who rely on sea supplies!

As for the bombing and air strikes on cities in southeastern Australia, the losses of civilians, property, and industrial and mining enterprises are even more inestimable. In a word, the Australian allied forces without air power are in a very difficult situation. Partial air supremacy, the fall of Australia, is within a month or two!

The disadvantages of the Australian Allied Forces on the battlefield brought unprecedented pressure on Roosevelt. In desperation, he convened a meeting with relevant military and political officials to study this matter. These two-term US military and political decision makers are very clear What does Australia's safety mean to the United States? After some intense quarrels and debates, a unified opinion was finally formed, and they should follow the Chinese way.

After receiving Roosevelt's call back, Tang Qiuli in Yangon smiled like a cunning old fox, and let Colonel Ge Zhenzhuang, the chief of staff of the division who came in to send the telegram, feel a chill, but he knew that it must be the division commander Calculate who will succeed again!

Tang Qiuli was of course delighted to be able to replace the Soviet-style and Japanese-style fighters he was planning to eliminate with unopened American fighters, and scrape off a thick layer of oil from the Americans. Le Yiqin and Liu Cuigang issued an order to directly fly the fighter planes to be eliminated to the West Indies, and were responsible for training Allied pilots to familiarize themselves with the performance of Soviet and Japanese fighter planes as soon as possible.

As a result, a large number of Soviet-style and Japanese-style fighters from the Air Force of the Independent Division gathered in the West Indies one after another. In just a dozen days, more than 200 fighter planes from the Air Force of the Independent Division arrived in West India. It is quite high. Tang Qiuli has always asked for a quick solution to the bargain.

There are more than 1000 combat aircraft from the Air Force of the Independent Division. This large-scale southward movement has frightened the Japanese intelligence agencies, which are always monitoring the movements of the fleet and aviation of the Independent Division, into a cold sweat. The occupied area is underway!

The information was immediately reported to Emperor Hirohito of Japan. At this moment, the entire Japanese senior management was covered in cold sweat. When the Australian war was at a critical moment, if Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, stabbed him in the back at this moment, not only would the occupied areas be lost, Even in the Australian battlefield, the situation has reversed. The largest overseas military group of the Empire of Japan will face a catastrophe!

It wasn't until the secret agents lurking in the West India region sent information that the aviation unit of the Independent Division had no intention of continuing to go south, and the Japanese knew that they had made a false alarm. Of course, the Japanese secret agents didn't know, what were these fighters used for?

(to be continued) (to be continued...)