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Chapter 48 General, I’m helping you (Second update, please collect)
  What was the scene like in Washington in 43?
  soldier!

There are soldiers everywhere!

After the outbreak of the war, while the US military strength was rapidly expanding, Washington's command structure also expanded rapidly. In order to accommodate the rapidly expanding military command structure, they built a building in Arlington County, Virginia, southwest of Washington. The object is named "Pentagon" because of its pentagonal shape.

This largest single administrative building in the world has only been put into use for a few months, and all the facilities are not complete. Even the canteen cannot satisfy everyone... Of course, it is impossible for the generals to dine here. We will dine at the National Hotel, not far from the Pentagon.

However, it is not only the generals who dine in this hotel, but also senior executives of various companies. To a certain extent, they are arms brokers. They meet with the generals here to sell weapons or seek orders. With tens of billions of dollars in demand for military orders, companies large and small are making a lot of money.

And here, it is not just the Americans, the British, the Soviets, and the French will all appear here to communicate with the American generals, seek assistance, and at the same time seek them to adjust their combat plans so that the U.S. military can move It is good for itself and, of course, the Chinese, although there are very few.

"Hello, General."

When Li Yi'an walked up to Thomas Holcomb, the Marine Corps Commander and Vice Admiral, who was enjoying a steak, said directly without even raising his head.

"The generals in charge of the India-Burma Theater are on the left front. The generals in charge of Lend-Lease supplies are surrounded by the British and the Soviets. I can't provide you with any help here."

What is a third-class person?
  Just look at the treatment of the Marine Corps Commander. When the other generals were surrounded and tested, the Vice Admiral actually sat here alone, without anyone to say hello.

Now he is a "third-class person" Ma Run. When the Air Force became independent from the army, he was immediately downgraded to a "fourth-class person."

Li Yian said with emotion about the status of "Ma Run".

"No, General, I'm here to help you."

Interestingly, Thomas Holcomb, who originally thought that the other party was a newbie and didn't know the ropes, raised his head with a little interest.

"this is my name card."

"KTJ..."

Thomas Holcomb asked after taking the business card and looking at it.

"Are you going to kill the Japs?"

"Yes, General, just kill the Japs."

Thomas Holcomb laughed immediately.

"Haha, this is the best company name I have ever seen. Take a seat."

I have to say that the number one person who hates the Japanese the most in the United States is the Navy, and that is because of Pearl Harbor. The Marine Corps is tied for number one, because they really have to fight the Japanese gun to gun, cannon to cannon, and even bayonet to bayonet. Tear and kill.

And this company name immediately won the favor of Thomas Holcomb.

"Thank you, General."

With the general's invitation, Li Yian sat down. Don't think of the lieutenant general as a general. There was also an attaché sitting next to him.

"Tell me, how are you going to help me?"

Looking at the business card in his hand, Thomas Holcomb said.

"Chemical companies, are they chemical weapons? You should know that the production of chemical weapons in the United States is run by DuPont. They are more technologically advanced and have a complete range of varieties." Thomas Holcomb, a soldier, saw The word chemistry naturally brings to mind chemical weapons, which reveals the inside story of U.S. military supplies—there are specially designated suppliers.

"General, what I can offer is not a weapon in the traditional sense!"

While speaking, Li Yian put the document bag on the table and took out a few photos first. These were the battlefield photos of Guadalcanal that he bought from the New York Times. It must be said that American reporters are still very good at it. , they directly entered the battlefield for the first interview and took photos.

"General, this is a photo of Guadalcanal. Please take a look."

General Holcomb was no stranger to Guadalcanal. He took the photo, looked at it and said.

"Is there anything special about this?"

It's just an ordinary battlefield photo. In the photo, Marines covered in mud are fighting. "General, look above the heads of the Marines, look around them..."

Li Yi'an pointed at the photo and said.

"what?"

General Holcomb wondered as he looked at the photo in his hand.

"It's just trees. It's the tropics and there are trees everywhere."

"Yes, General, there are trees everywhere! There are tropical rainforests everywhere, from Guadalcanal to Borneo, to Malaya to Burma, there are tropical rainforests everywhere. The Japanese devils have deployed hundreds of trees in these areas. Thousands of troops, perhaps their firepower is not strong, but the tropical rainforest provides them with the best cover. They hide in the rainforest, use mortars to bombard the Marines, and they hide in the canopy of the trees and snipe the Marines with rifles. …”

Li Yian deliberately emphasized the word "Marine", but everyone will protect their own children, and Americans are no exception.

"General, although I am a layman when it comes to military affairs, in my opinion, the biggest enemy that Marines face on the battlefield is not the Japanese, but the tropical rainforest! It is hidden in the tropical rainforest. Jap!"

"Your judgment is correct."

General Holcomb nodded with deep understanding and said,
  "Our biggest enemy in the Pacific is the local natural environment, which is the tropical rainforest. In the rainforest, our Marines cannot even see the Japanese soldiers thirty yards in front of them, and those Japanese soldiers are hiding deep in the dense forest. You can't see him here, but when you see him, bullets and shells will come."

"So, General, the help I provide is..."

Pushing a document in front of General Holcomb.

"Help the U.S. Marines destroy their greatest enemy - the rainforest!"

After opening the file, what caught General Holcomb's eyes was a photo of trees. The bare tree trunks stood there, and it was obvious at a glance that they were several dead trees.

"what is this?"

General Holcomb asked in confusion.

"General, this is the weapon I provide you - a new type of chemical substance. With it, we can wipe out the tropical rainforest."

Li Yian gave the answer straightforwardly.

"If we spray a large amount of this chemical from an airplane, it will cause the forests on the mountains to fall off their leaves on a large scale, and the vegetation will die, and it will be difficult for the vegetation to recover within a few years. Eventually, the Japanese soldiers hiding in the rainforest will lose their natural protective barrier. Let them be completely exposed to the firepower of the US military."

(End of this chapter)