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"Mr. President." MacArthur stood up and gave a military salute to Roosevelt: "Please allow me to resign as Chief of Staff of the Army. I think I will personally command the troops to counterattack Central America! If I can't defeat the Japanese army this time, then I will die on the front line." !"

Roosevelt was startled, raised his head and stared at the imposing American four-star general for a while, finally nodded and said: "Okay! I approve your request, but before that, you must lead the Army Staff Make a specific plan for sending troops to Central America this time." The president thought for a while, and then asked: "Douglas, how many troops do the Japanese have in Central America now? How many tanks? How many cannons and aircraft?"

MacArthur thought for a while and replied: "The Japanese recently established a Central American Front Army and appointed General Yamashita Fengfumi as the commander of the Front Army. According to intelligence, this Central American Front Army has two military-level units, one of which is the Japanese 10th Army. The San Lorenzo Fortress defended by the US 2nd Army, and another Japanese 11th Army is currently stationed on the border between Guatemala and Mexico. The troops under the jurisdiction of these two armies are all three divisions, and the number identified is the 6th Division Regiment, 16th Division, 56th Division, 102nd Division, 104th Division, 105th Division, 1st Pilot Division, 12st Independent Tank Brigade, Naval Panama Command, etc. In addition, There is the so-called Central American Federal Army, which has a total of 35 divisions. The total strength of the Japanese Army and the Central American Federal Army is about 40 to [-]!

In addition, all six Japanese divisions were assigned tank brigades, equipped with 50 to 60 light tanks.The independent 160st tank brigade has a tank regiment modeled on the German army, with 180 to 550 medium tanks.The Japanese Central American Front has a total of about 100 tanks.A division is equipped with more than 6 cannons, and the 1000 divisions plus the tank brigade and the Central American Federal Army have a total of about 200 cannons.There are more than 6 aircraft... According to the information provided by North Korean intelligence personnel, Japan has recently obtained a fighter with excellent performance, numbered A[-]M, and the Japanese Navy stationed in Panama has a squadron of this aircraft. "

"There are 550 tanks!" Roosevelt frowned tightly, and the Panzer IV with a total combat weight of 45.5 tons, an 88mm tank gun, and 110mm frontal armor naturally appeared in his mind!

"Douglas, how many troops do you plan to use to defeat them?" Roosevelt asked with some concern.

MacArthur also looked dignified: "Mr. President, I plan to use 19 Army infantry divisions, the first, second, and third armored divisions, the Navy's first marine division, and the Army Air Force to dispatch another 10 flying wings. Now our main force It is deployed in the west, so it is very convenient to mobilize, and all can reach the Mexican border within 10 days."

Roosevelt counted with his fingers in his heart, 23 divisions, or about 35 people, which seems to be 5 less than the Japanese side! Three armored divisions... Roosevelt thought about it, it seems that one armored division has more than 3 tanks, and three armored divisions have only more than 200 tanks, which is not much more than the 3 tanks of the Japanese.And the Japanese army is well-trained, and there are terrible kamikazes!Let MacArthur bring such a small number of soldiers to fight them, it seems to be really dangerous!

"Douglas." Roosevelt looked up at MacArthur, thinking, "The strength of 23 divisions is too small... Let's add 7 more divisions to make up 30 divisions! Among them, the number of armored divisions will be increased to 5."

"Okay, Mr. President." MacArthur looked at Roosevelt, paused, and asked again: "There is another question. Mexico is still neutral. If we want to attack the Japanese army in Central America, we must pass through the land of Mexico." .”

"Please rest assured, there should be no problem in this regard." US Secretary of State Hull took over the topic with a smile, and replied: "The reason why the Mexican government insists on a neutral position is because it is afraid of being attacked by Japan. If we have hundreds of thousands They will definitely give in when the army is pressing down on the border. Otherwise...they are protecting the fascist invaders!"

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1939 5 Month 2 Day.

Tokyo, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Japan.

When the news of the victory of the Battle of Jean Bluble came a few days ago, the brain and center of the Japanese Empire was once full of celebration.The Prime Minister Konoe, the Minister of the Army and the Navy, and the top military officials also held a celebratory reception on the roof of this two-story Western-style building... It seems that they have won the war behind Germany and China!But today, after the official text of Mussolini's peace plan was sent to Prime Minister Konoe together by the Italian and German ambassadors to Japan, the festive and cheerful atmosphere here disappeared at once, leaving only a feeling of being fooled. Furious, irritable, and unwilling after being cheated.

Cars that can only be enjoyed by Japanese military and political officials lined up and drove into the gate of the prime minister's official residence one after another.Landlords from the army and navy, important members of the cabinet, and representatives of the Japanese emperor got out of these cars one after another, and walked to the conference room on the second floor with gloomy faces. After meeting each other, they did not see the Japanese-style 90-degree bow. , All of them walked with their heads down, as if they had a lot on their minds.

Entering the conference room, I saw Fummaro Konoe, the Prime Minister of the Japanese Cabinet, sitting there blankly, with a stiff body and straight eyes.Several army and navy generals who had arrived early were shouting loudly around them: "Germany is as shameless as China, and they all betrayed the empire! The empire cannot obey Germany's will! The empire must have its own will! It must speak with its own voice... ...the Reich will say no to Germany!"

Konoe Fumimaro sat there blankly, without blinking his eyes.He had already heard from Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka that Germany would "sell out Japan".And because of this, half of the army that was supposed to reinforce Central America was used to invade Australia.However, he never expected that while the Japanese invasion fleet was still on the way, Italy would throw out a "peace plan" supported by Germany, and it was still going on to convene a peace conference in Rome!

"...Imperial Ambassador to China Shigemitsu Aoi called, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Jingwei told him that China had agreed to start negotiations with Britain, France, and the Benelux countries on the basis of the 'Mussolini Plan'!"

A secretary of the prime minister's official residence hurriedly rushed into the meeting room on the second floor of the official residence, loudly reported the latest news received, and then handed a telegram to the prime minister who was still in a daze.

The room suddenly became quiet, only a few gasps were heard, and several army and navy generals stopped booing, but turned their attention to their respective bosses—Nagata Tieshan and Yamamoto Eisuke.

"Luo Yaoguo would actually agree to Hitler's arrangement..." Yongtian Tieshan closed his eyes, he wanted to sort out his messed up thoughts.With China's current national strength, there is no need to care about Hitler's ideas. It is entirely possible to continue fighting in Australia until the entire continent is defeated, but why did he give up half of Australia?Could it be...he didn't have the ambition to occupy the whole of Australia?Nagata shook his head, he is not a three-year-old child!

"Your Excellency, the humble opinion is that the empire should continue to implement the original combat plan and send troops to seize East Australia! It has become a fait accompli, so Hitler has nothing to do with us." The one who broke the silence was the Minister of the Navy, Hidesuke Yamamoto. The refined Admiralty of the Navy now has his chest heaving violently, and the veins on his face are bursting out, as if he is holding back his anger.

"Yes! The empire should continue to invade Australia and occupy the whole of Australia! Create a fait accompli!"

"The kamikaze of the empire is invincible, there is no need to be afraid of Germany and China!"

"If Germany wants to attack the United States, it cannot do without the cooperation of the Empire, so the Empire only wants to attack Australia, and Germany will not interfere!"

Seeing the boss's statement, several naval generals immediately jumped up to respond, and then the army generals, who had always been at odds with the navy, also started yelling in agreement. Minister.

Nagata knew that this matter was not that simple, and he could get over it by trying to make Hitler unhappy.Moreover, the war against the United States is not a matter of the German family. Due to Japan's previous behavior, the hatred between Japan and the United States cannot be resolved!If it hadn't taken the opportunity to completely disintegrate the great enemy of the United States, when the United States recovered, it would be Japan's turn to be unlucky.

Moreover, the United States is by no means the only enemy of Japan. The behemoth on the western mainland is probably the heart of death!I don't know when it will come up. The only thing I can hug now is Hitler's thigh.If you provoke him, the consequences may be difficult to bear, right?Besides... If Japan does not attack East Australia, then China may not be able to see those small islands!If it really wins Dongao, Japan will be guilty of committing crimes.

In the midst of the noise, there was a sudden coughing sound, and everyone followed the reputation. It turned out to be the Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro. At this time, Konoe seemed to have regained his sanity from a state of daze, and was looking at the Navy Minister Yamamoto with piercing eyes. Yingfu and Minister Nagata Tieshan. "Yamamoto-kun, Nagata-kun, have all the troops to conquer Australia set off?"

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister," Eisuke Yamamoto thought for a moment and replied, "The first batch of four divisions took 4 transport ships, and under the escort of the First Air Fleet, they secretly left Wujun Port last night. It will reach Fiji and will make landfall near Brisbane in Queensland in 38 days."

"The second batch of 4 divisions will set off from Hawaii by boat, escorted by the Second Air Fleet, also set off last night, take 42 transport ships to capture New Zealand, and then go straight to Canberra, the capital of Australia."

"8 divisions, or 20 offensive troops." Konoe Fumimaro frowned slightly, "Is it a little less? How many British troops are there in Australia? It seems that the Chinese offensive troops have already set off, right? how many people?"

"There are nearly 60 Australian British troops!" Nagata Tieshan opened his eyes at this time and replied loudly: "The Chinese offensive troops set out three days earlier than us, and they have now arrived in Singapore. They mobilized nearly 200 soldiers for this expedition." 40 million tons of ships! Therefore, the scale of the expedition should reach more than [-]."

Konoe Fumimaro gasped, and muttered to himself, "40 plus 60 is 100 million...the Imperial Army only has 20!" At this point, he glanced at Nagata. "Mr. Yongtian, can the 20 imperial army conquer the entire Dong'ao?"

Nagata nodded, and said lightly: "Yes, because the Chinese will attack before us, and they will attract the main attention of the British army. Therefore, we can ensure the capture of Dongao."

"But in Mussolini's peace plan, doesn't Western Australia belong to China? Is it necessary for them to send troops?"

Nagata smiled and said: "Mussolini is not the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, so it doesn't count if he says it! This territory can only be considered real if it is in your hands. Besides... this time the commander of the Chinese Australian Front Army is Luo Yaoguo's." Brother-in-law, General An Sihua! Luo Yaoguo transferred him from Europe to this position because he wanted him to make meritorious service so that he could be promoted to Marshal. If Western Australia was won without a fight, wouldn't An Sihua's Marshal run away again?"

"Then after China seized Western Australia, will it look for opportunities to attack Eastern Australia?" Konoe Fumimaro asked again.

"Yes!" Nagata Tieshan nodded with certainty. He thought for a while and said: "The key to China's betrayal of the alliance is the war with the United States. If the Empire and Germany win the United States quickly, China will definitely not dare to go to war with Japan, which is supported by Germany. Conversely...if Germany and Japan fall into a quagmire in the United States, China will definitely attack the empire! Not only will Eastern Australia not be able to keep it, the Philippines, Indonesia, and even North Korea will not be able to keep it!"

"Quick victory over the United States... shouldn't be too difficult, right?" Konoe Fumimaro has always admired Nagata Tieshan's sense of the overall situation, and he was relieved after listening to his analysis.The performance of the U.S. military a while ago was really not good, and a few months later, it was not the Japanese family that singled out the U.S., but almost the entire world ganging up on the U.S. family!It's no wonder if you don't win quickly.

Chapter 0873 US encirclement network ([-]) prepares to set up another central government

"Leopold III announces the surrender of Belgium!"

May 1939, 5.London, Whitehall, British Admiralty, in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, Churchill stared at Admiral Pound who told him the news, the blood on his fat face disappeared, and the pipe in his mouth "clicked" fell to the ground.

Belgium has surrendered!Although this news had long been expected by Churchill, but after hearing it, it still seemed like the sky was falling!Of course, the sky of the British Empire has completely collapsed after the Battle of the Ardennes Forest and the Battle of Jean Blue, but he, Winston Churchill, has been unwilling to admit it.The surrender of Belgium ruthlessly shattered the last illusion in Churchill's heart. The main force of the British and French allied forces of more than 100 million is completely trapped in Belgium and cannot return.

Originally, after the Battle of Jean-Bloux on April 4, the armored forces of the Chinese and German coalition forces only advanced to the vicinity of Brussels, cutting off the main force of the British and French coalition forces from the mainland of France, and did not attack the city where two Belgian armies were firmly defending. s capital.However, looking at the situation at that time from the map, there seemed to be a ray of hope.After all, the Chinese and German troops responsible for cutting off the retreat of the British and French forces had only 30 divisions.Although there are 9 tanks, there are less than 2000 officers and soldiers.If the more than 20 million British and French allied forces and the more than 130 Belgian troops in the encirclement are determined to break through, there may be a chance to escape a little bit.But now, as soon as Belgium surrendered, Brussels, a transportation hub, immediately changed hands.Once the Chinese and German allied forces entered, it would be difficult for the British and French allied forces to break through.In addition, there are a large number of supplies and fuel of the Belgian army in Brussels, as well as a large airport with good facilities!Moreover, the straight-line distance from Brussels to London is only 20 kilometers. I am afraid that the German bombers will come to London soon, right?

"Dudley, the British Empire is in big trouble now!" Churchill smiled wryly, and slumped on his chair.

Dudley Pound also sighed and looked at Churchill speechlessly.The two of them stared at each other silently for a while. Finally, Churchill broke the silence and asked in a deep voice, "Dudley, do you think it is possible to defend the mainland?"

"Impossible." Pound shook his head affirmatively without the slightest hesitation, and said, "Although we have 5 battleships and 7 aircraft carriers...but the English Channel is too narrow, and German shore-based aircraft can It is completely blocked! Their fighter jets are at least one generation ahead of ours, and their battleships are better than ours, and their aircraft carriers are also better...so the landing will definitely be successful, and our army can't resist it." Pound said here, full of Two lines of hot tears could not help but flow out of the bloodshot eyes.

"No! No! Dudley, the British Empire will never surrender! We will keep fighting until we win!" Churchill, who had just recognized the reality for a while, seemed to be committing counter-revolutionary optimism at this moment.He straightened up, with a little more confidence in his expression. "Dudley, you said just now that we can't hold it because the English Channel is too narrow? If it were wider, like the Atlantic Ocean, would the Royal Navy be able to hold it?"

"As... as wide as the Atlantic Ocean, of course it can be defended!" Pound suddenly changed his face when he said this, and he stared at the person in front of him, as if he was seeing him for the first time.He stammered: "Winston, what do you want... what do you want to say? The war has been defeated, defeated, and we have fulfilled our responsibilities. Now we should consider how to let Britain recover from the trauma of the war..."

Churchill shook his head slowly: "Dudley, you are wrong, we have not fulfilled our responsibilities." His voice seemed a little distant, as if he was not speaking to Pound, but addressing the entire empire: " For it is our duty to win for England, to win at all costs, to win however terrible, to win however long and hard the road, because without victory there is no British Empire, without victory there is no To regain all that the British Empire symbolizes, without victory, there will be no strong demands and impulses of the past centuries; Dudley, let us move towards this goal of winning for the British Empire! I believe that there will be many people Follow ours."

"Mr. Minister, is the Prime Minister wrong?"

Churchill nodded and said with a wry smile: "The prime minister is a good man, but he should not lead our precarious empire in such a difficult time! What the empire needs is not a gentleman like Mr. Chamberlain, but treacherous people like me and Luo Yaoguo !"

His expression was a bit sad: "Mr. Prime Minister wants to preserve the empire with the least bloodshed and pain... Most of the older generation who have gone through the last world war have this idea, and so do I. But I know that the necessary bloodshed and pain It is inevitable. The glory of the British Empire was forged by generations of people with blood and pain. If we want to keep the empire, we must not be afraid of bloodshed and suffering... Dudley, let's go to Canada! Bring the emperor The navy fleet, and Princess Elizabeth, go to the land that the ancestors of the British Empire won for us with bloodshed, go there to form a government and army, and continue to fight to defend the British Empire!"

"Take away the fleet and the princess!" Pound stood up abruptly, opened his mouth wide and looked at Churchill, unable to utter a word!It would not be a big deal if Churchill and Pound took some followers to Canada, but it would not be that simple to take away the Royal Navy fleet and Princess Elizabeth, the legal heir to the British throne. Li Central!

"But, but... Does His Majesty know about this? Does the King know?"

The corner of Churchill's mouth curled slightly, showing a somewhat confident smile: "Your Majesty will know! And Your Majesty will understand my actions deep down in his heart."

As he spoke, he stood up from his seat, walked to the window, and looked at the anti-aircraft guns that were being erected on the buildings on Whitehall Street and the young people playing with these weapons. "They will follow me. If they refuse to follow, I have the confidence to persuade them." He turned his head and smiled at Pound again: "From now on, try to send combat ships out. It would be best if they could go to Canada. If not, I would try my best." Don't stay in Scapa Flow, let them cruise the North Atlantic.

Also, give Cunningham an order to take all the ships of the Australian Grand Fleet, including the Ark Royal and Indomitable under repair, away from Australia and go to South Africa first. "