Age of Rebirth

Lieutenant General Brennan, commander of the U.S. Army Air Forces, flew back to Washington from Salt Lake City on the west coast at the fastest speed to meet with President Roosevelt.

Roosevelt, who looked even more haggard, had high hopes for the commander of the Army Air Corps. He flew all the way from the West Coast where the air battle was fierce, and flew back to Washington to ask him to see him. He attached great importance to Brennan's Army Air Force, but The first line of defense against the Japanese.

Roosevelt postponed an important meeting. In the White House President's Office, he summoned Lieutenant General Brennan. He was accompanied by General Jeffrey, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, and General Shulk, Chief of Staff of the Army. Head of the U.S. Army.

These two military leaders appeared together with the president. Obviously, Roosevelt attached great importance to Lieutenant General Brennan's return to Washington this time, and was eager to learn about the situation on the west coast and the Japanese Army and Navy Air Force.

What brought great pressure to Roosevelt was not only the continuous air raids and bombings by the Japanese on the west coast, but also the unusually frequent transfer of the German army from the Mexican border, and the Mexican government's seizure of American guns. After the war with the U.S. dollar, Roosevelt had to order to stop mobilizing army troops to the west coast.

Instead, the army forces on hand were concentrated on the U.S.-Mexico border to deal with the increasing pressure from the Germans. In this way, Lieutenant General Brennan's combat plan to use the number of fighter jets to kill the Japanese is particularly important. important.

Roosevelt was not a professional soldier, but there was no shortage of senior military officers and advisers around him, so.As for some military issues, Bai Ding is not alone, he also knows.If the Japanese want to land on the west coast of the United States, they will not be able to achieve it without obtaining air supremacy.

Therefore, as soon as Lieutenant General Brennan entered the office, he hurriedly asked: "General Brennan, how is the battle with the Japanese Army and Navy Air Force? Although you have daily battle reports, I still want to hear from you." Say it yourself!"

"Mr. President, the situation is very bad!" Lieutenant General Brennan said with a look of shame, "During the ten days of air battles, our Army Air Force suffered relatively large losses. Although we fought in the local airspace, we have always been at a disadvantage. !"

"Why is this happening?" Roosevelt's face suddenly became ugly, and he stood guard at the door of the house.Ready to take off to meet the enemy at any time.But at the point of being beaten passively, whoever it is, it is impossible to understand?

Lieutenant General Brennan looked at Roosevelt's ugly face, swallowed with difficulty, and explained: "Mr. President, I understand that the reason why the air force is in a passive position is that the Japanese army is equipped with a new type of radar. The detection range The performance and distance are several times or even dozens of times higher than the performance of the radar we are using now!"

"The army aviation fleet is often just taken off. All the actions fall into the eyes of the Japanese commander. The battlefield is transparent to the Japanese, but to us, it is like blind and deaf!"

"Do you have any definite information that proves that the Japanese are indeed using radars whose performance far exceeds that of our army?" Admiral Schulke, the chief of staff of the army, suddenly interjected and asked, his explanation to Lieutenant General Brennan, He was very skeptical, because the Army Intelligence Bureau had never received any information in this regard. Therefore, he believed that Brennan was making excuses for his failure to shirk responsibility.

"No!" Lieutenant General Brennan replied very simply, "However, according to my summary and analysis of the situation of multiple air battles in the past ten days, I can confirm this! I can guarantee it with the honor of soldiers! "

Lieutenant General Brennan's guarantee is feeble, because he can't produce any evidence, including General Jeffrey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who don't believe it. If the Japanese are capable of surpassing the US Army Who would believe that the military radar being used can surpass that of the United States in terms of military technology level of the Japanese?

However, Roosevelt believed that he would see the battlefield situation reports from the Army Aviation Command every day, and he was also very puzzled by the number of Army Aviation combat aircraft lost. He knew Brennan and was by no means an incompetent commander. , but when facing the Japanese army, navy and air force, they were repeatedly defeated. This is a problem!

Politicians consider issues differently from soldiers. Roosevelt waved his hand to stop what Admiral Schulke was about to say, and said to Brennan: "General Brennan, I trust your judgment, but I don't want to be so because of it. What I want to know is the reason why Lu Hang is in a passive position, what is your safe solution?"

For Mr. President's understanding, Lieutenant General Brennan is very grateful. After all, he has no intelligence support, and it is purely an empirical judgment. Therefore, he said bluntly, "Mr. Disadvantageous position, only to ask that Chinese Tang Qiuli to leave!"

"What?" This time, including Roosevelt, all three people frowned. That damned Chinese, when the Axis powers declared war on the United States, refused to even issue a statement of solidarity. A neutral statement, now, you still have to ask him, not to mention, is it useful to ask him?Brennan's brain is broken?

"Why?" Roosevelt asked, suppressing his inner anger.

Brennan explained: "Mr. President, two generals, three years ago, I went to China for aiding the military equipment of the Nationalist government. That was the time I heard a senior general of the Chinese government army talk about this. thing!"

"I remember that Chinese general said, 'The Japanese have a powerful air force, but in the hands of our vice chairman Tang, we can't take advantage of it. The current independent division is equipped with the most advanced radar in the world, little devil As soon as your plane is in the sky, there is nothing to hide from. The fighter jets of the Air Force of the Independent Division are waiting for the little devil’s plane to come to your door!'”

"Therefore, I can be sure that the Chinese Tang Qiuli has a new type of radar that surpasses or is at least comparable to the radar currently equipped by the Japanese. Therefore, I request the President to negotiate with Tang Qiuli at any cost. The price is to get this latest radar!"

"Mr. President, the two generals, this matter is related to whether the Army Air Corps can defeat the Japanese and attempt to land on the west coast. Otherwise, the Army Aviation will not be able to bear the current loss and gradually lose its air supremacy. Why? repel the Japanese landing?"

Several people were silent. Although they didn't believe Brennan's words, the Japanese couldn't manufacture military radars that surpassed those used by the U.S. Army, not to mention the backward China, but they had to consider the consequences of what Brennan said. , After all, the loss of Army Aviation is a ruthless fact.

"Brennan, you know, this is difficult!" President Roosevelt sighed and said, "Tang Qiuli issued a statement of neutrality on behalf of the Chinese government, which means that he cannot provide any help from the United States!"

"However, we have to try, Jeffrey. For this matter, Robert, the chief of operations of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be sent to Yangon as a special envoy of the US government. After all, he is familiar with the temperament of the Chinese. You clearly told Robert , Try to meet the request of that greedy Chinese, as long as it is within the acceptable range of the US government!"

Roosevelt's attitude towards this matter is that "a dead horse is treated as a living horse doctor!" Qiuli, how many cards are still left, I really can't figure out the tricks in my heart, so it's good to try!

However, Roosevelt also kept an eye out and set a limit for Robert, "within the acceptable range of the US government!" rather than "within the acceptable range!" With that set of greed and cunning.It is better to be more cautious when dealing with sinister, despicable and immoral Chinese!

Now that the matter had been settled, Brennan hurried back to Salt Lake City in a hurry. Admiral Jeffrey and Schulke also left. There was still a lot of work in the hands of the two of them, only the Germans On the Mexican border, the abnormally frequent movements are enough for two US Army heads to feel distraught and have headaches!

Roosevelt rested for a while, and now his physical condition is getting worse and worse, and he is holding on all at once. The chief of staff of the White House, Joelna, waited for the president to drink a few pills, reminding him with a smile To: "Mr. President, you have an important meeting to attend!"

"Oh!" Roosevelt sighed secretly, and said helplessly, "Joelna, let's go!"

Joelna pushed Roosevelt, and before leaving the office, a secretary came in, "Mr. President, British Prime Minister Sir Churchill, I want to see you, and I am waiting in the reception room now!"

"What is Churchill doing here at this time?" Roosevelt couldn't help being stunned. The prime minister of the British Empire in exile, since the defeat of the Australian Allied Forces and the last bit of British capital lost in the Australian battlefield, he rarely showed himself in front of him. Oh, it's been more than half a month now?

It seems that this old friend of mine has deliberately alienated himself. Apart from publicly releasing a statement in support of the United States after the Axis powers declared war on the United States, he usually does not know what he is doing. It happens that the United States is now There are a lot of bad things on the table, and I am not in the mood.

It was not like this before. Churchill had to step in to show the actual existence of the British Empire in everything about the Allies and the Allies, and hinted to the outside world that he was one of the leaders of the Allies on an equal footing with him. Now, Churchill came to visit unexpectedly. Roosevelt had to think about all kinds of possibilities!

"Joelna, please go and inform that the original meeting has been canceled and postponed to tomorrow morning!" Roosevelt ordered, and then let the secretary push him to the reception room.

As soon as he entered the reception room and saw Churchill sitting on the sofa, Roosevelt was taken aback and almost exclaimed.

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