Special Forces of Crossing: Cloud's Anti-Japanese

Chapter 2660 Unwilling Roosevelt
When China's military chiefs were arguing over the allocation of military expansion shares, in Washington, the White House, US President Roosevelt was sitting in a wheelchair listening to Secretary of the Navy Knox's report.A massive counter-offensive on which the Presidential Palace, the Congress, and the people of the country placed high hopes ended in failure and caused the US Pacific Fleet to lose combat power again. As Secretary of the Navy, Knox cannot shirk his responsibility.When the U.S. Pacific Fleet lost the Battle of the Coral Sea, Knox's capabilities were called into question.Now, it is no longer possible for him to rely on this position.If nothing else, this will be his last meeting with Roosevelt.

"...I have carefully analyzed the difference between the Timor Sea Battle and the Vila Sea Battle. In terms of combat power alone, our fleet is actually stronger than the Chinese fleet. But it is obvious that our front-line commanders cannot adapt to the Japanese. It’s not that our soldiers are not brave enough, and our generals are not smart enough, it’s because the Japanese’s style of play is too oriental. Therefore, the Chinese who are also oriental can easily defeat us, but we are always passive... Your Excellency, For the long-term, I suggest that young and promising officers from the front-line troops be sent to China to study and gain experience from the Chinese.”

Because of the ineffectiveness of the front-line troops, the commander-in-chief in the country could only take the blame and resign. For Knox, this is definitely a bitter cup.However, for a responsible person, even if he is about to leave the post of Secretary of the Navy, Knox feels that he still has an obligation to contribute his last strength to the country's naval cause.In fact, deep down in his heart, Knox still does not think that China's navy can be stronger than that of the United States.He insisted that the construction of a navy takes time and experience, and there is no shortcut to building a strong sea power.However, the facts are too eloquent. Even if he can point out many shortcomings of the Pacific Fleet in the march and even the battle during the post-war analysis, they will be able to win.In the face of victory, these analyzes of his are at best theoretical in the eyes of political opponents, and even maliciously criticized as sour. "Perhaps the Chinese are indeed superior," I already had this understanding in my heart, but when I came to my lips, what came out was still a somewhat general and vague excuse of "Orientalization".

After the Battle of Villa, Knox's resignation was irreversible.At the same time, the US Pacific Fleet will definitely be replaced.Roosevelt had convened his think tank to seriously analyze the reasons for the failure of the Vera naval battle, and the answer he finally got was similar to that given by Knox.Therefore, he sympathized with and felt sorry for Knox's resignation, so he sincerely comforted Knox and said: "The people in Congress don't understand war, General, you don't have to belittle yourself. The defeat of the counterattack against New Guinea is indeed disappointing, but you should see that the United States will never be defeated by this defeat." Speaking of how much he raised his tone here: "The United States is still the country with the highest productivity and industrialization in the world. Our financial situation also allows us to continue to increase investment in the military. The same thing happened to Japan can knock Japan down immediately, but this kind of thing will never happen to the United States. We Americans have always been humble Those who have the courage to recognize their own mistakes and actively improve their learning, since the Chinese have specialties in this area, then we should learn from them. When we master the Chinese's means of fighting the enemy, and then wait for our Pacific Fleet to recover, we will It is absolutely possible to launch another counter-offensive. This time, I believe that victory will definitely belong to us. General, you are familiar with naval affairs. The Minister of the Navy can’t do it, but you can play a role in other directions. Since it is urgent to send personnel to learn from the Chinese Navy, this matter I will leave the matter to you. Well, I think we can set up a department under the Joint Chiefs of Staff to be responsible for this matter. Not only the Navy, the Army, and the Air Force, I think we should all learn from China..."

The counterattack to New Guinea and the failure of the Vila naval battle put Roosevelt under too much pressure during this period.Although the president of the United States is in command of the armed forces, there is Congress that weighs on the president. Therefore, the president not only cannot do whatever he wants, but also has to bear responsibility for every decision.Because the counterattack to New Guinea involves the United States' return to Southeast Asia, a country that will last a hundred years, the US Congress has agreed to increase military spending again and again.Well now, a huge amount of money has been invested in it but nothing has been done. Not to mention that it is directly related to the votes of members of Congress, even in terms of personal emotions, they will never be indifferent.

Members of Congress look at the problem more realistically. The country has spent so much money to arm the navy, but the navy has repeatedly failed.

The Navy and the Pacific Fleet will definitely have to be replaced, and the commander-in-chief of the US military in the Pacific will also be replaced.For Roosevelt, losing a battle is not just a matter of substitutions, he must also consider whether tactics and even equipment are appropriate. "The equipment is not inferior to the Japanese, and the morale is not weaker than the Japanese. Why can't they win?" This question has troubled Roosevelt for quite a long time, and now, he felt that it was time for him to face it head-on, so he There was this visit by Knox, as well as several subsequent summons and adjustments to the army.Considering that the Japanese army in Southeast Asia will definitely seize this opportunity to counterattack Australia, Australia's defense must also be considered.With the new defeat of the US-Australian coalition forces, the Pacific Fleet will definitely have to rest. If you want to hold Australia, you have to ask China for support again.However, thinking that China has become stronger and stronger because of the repeated requests for help from the United States, Roosevelt felt a little unwilling.China's Foreign Minister Song Ziwen was very active during this time, frequently visiting Hanoi and New Delhi. Roosevelt already knew that he was for the preparation of the United Nations, which made him wary of China.For the United Nations, Roosevelt was very enthusiastic at one time, because he thought that with the strength of the United States, if the allies really established the United Nations, then the United States would definitely be able to gain a large enough voice.But now?The strength of the United States does not seem to have weakened much, but because of its poor military performance, he has to worry that in this era when fists determine everything, China will force the United States to control the United Nations.

"Perhaps we should learn from Ouyang Yun and take this opportunity to blackmail the Chinese people," Roosevelt couldn't help thinking when he was sitting alone in his office facing the huge world map.Immediately, his eyes fell on the territory of Australia, and he could only smile wryly and secretly said: "It's a pity that the army is not up to par, and Australia has to rely on the Chinese!"

(End of this chapter)