In Eagle Palace, the news that the coalition forces had recaptured Luzon made Franklin feel extremely good. His early investment received generous returns, which further improved his support rate in Eagle Palace. There is still more than a year left in his third term. People are already discussing re-electing him for a fourth term, which represents their recognition of him.
Franklin took a puff of his cigar cheerfully and said to George:
"George, General Stevie and General Chu Xiong did a great job. From launching the landing to annihilating the 120,000 defenders in Luzon, it only took the coalition forces 20 days, and the casualties were almost negligible;
Chu Xiong is really a genius general. I heard that in the Battle of Marilla, he defeated 50,000 defenders by using the National Salvation Army and psychological warfare. This battle example should be included in the textbooks of West Point Military Academy! "
George looked at Franklin carefully and found that he did not seem to be joking, and then said:
"Your Excellency, I have no objection to this proposal. I think Douglas will object, because in his opinion, the Battle of Luzon has no highlights. It was won entirely by the powerful navy and air force of Eagle. Luzon can be recovered with a dog." .
He seems to have strong objections to your decision to hand over the honor of counterattacking Luzon to General Chu and the Chinese Expeditionary Force. He believes that it is more in the interest of Yingjiang to be completed by his troops. "
"Shit! Douglas didn't even have the dignity of a gentleman to get the credit.
No one did a better job than General Chu Xiong in counterattacking Luzon. Not only did General Chu not let the young men of Yingjiang bleed, he even shed very little blood from the Chinese people. This allowed the expeditionary force to regain control of Luzon soon after taking Luzon. Invest in a new counteroffensive, which will greatly speed up the time to end the war.
As for Douglas, except for his rhetoric when he lost Luzon more than a year ago, he has made no achievements on the Australian mainland. Don't pay attention to this arrogant guy and let him continue to play with kangaroos and monkeys on the mainland. "
George shrugged his shoulders in agreement, and his impression of Douglas was only average.
"George, what is Chu Xiong's next plan?"
This was Franklin's biggest concern and the central topic of their conversation this time. Douglas was just their afternoon tea.
When George saw Franklin asking about business, he adjusted his sitting posture and said seriously:
"Chu Xiong has already told General Stevie about his next attack target - Saipan!"
After hearing this, Franklin raised his eyebrows, then returned to his original state, looking at George with interest, waiting for him to answer his questions.
George's reaction to Franklin was obviously expected, and he continued after a while:
"Chuxiong's idea is that Saipan is about 2,400 kilometers away from the mainland of Jiaobenji. The range of the B29 strategic bomber is 6,500 kilometers, and the combat radius is exactly 2,400 kilometers;
As long as the coalition forces capture Saipan, it will be equivalent to having a huge land-based aircraft carrier. The bomber group taking off from Saipan can relentlessly carry out strategic bombing on the chickens and maximize the consumption of the war on the chickens. potential!
In addition, he also gave a suggestion, saying that the buildings in the Foot Pot Chicken are mainly clusters of wooden houses, and the use of napalm bombs during bombing would be most effective.
He also wants to get 100 B29 bombers so that he can send the boys from the expeditionary force to set fire to the chicken's nest. His goal is to blow the chicken back to the Stone Age! "
After George finished speaking, the two couldn't help laughing, and Franklin couldn't help but joked:
"I think he wants to play with his feet and set fire to it. You must convey my words to him. I can give him the B29, but he is a general commanding hundreds of thousands of troops. It is best not to go there in person. The idea of setting a foot pot chicken on fire, otherwise I don’t mind withdrawing the B29 that supports them.”
George smiled again, he could feel Mr. Franklin's love for Chu Xiong.
After the two of them relaxed for a moment, Franklin continued:
"Chu Xiong's proposal is a move of strategic significance. The Yingjiang Navy and Air Force will fully cooperate with them to land on Saipan, and then work with the Expeditionary Force Air Force to blow the chicken back to the Stone Age!"
After Franklin finished speaking, he waved his hand very domineeringly. His body language told George that he liked this way of fighting very much;
The most indispensable thing for Eagle Sauce is strategic bombers and napalm bombs. As long as the chicken is blown back to the Stone Age, Honolulu can be wiped out from the shame of being bombed by the Japanese.
Marilla, the expeditionary force headquarters. After stabilizing the situation in Luzon, Chu Xiong moved the headquarters to Marilla. Also coming to Marilla with him was Stevie.
After reaching a consensus with Eagle Palace, Chu Xiong couldn't wait to launch the Battle of the Northern Mariana Islands. The focus of the attack was naturally Saipan, where the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands is located.
In the command room, star-studded generals gathered, and even Lieutenant General Guan Yuan got a chair at the far end. This made him a little flattered. In his opinion, the National Salvation Army's efforts in Marilla had won the recognition of Commander Chu, which was very important to him. Saying it is more important than anything else.
Chu Xiong first praised the performance of various ministries in the Battle of Luzon, focusing on praising Sekihara and his Foot Pot Chicken National Salvation Army. This made him stand up excitedly and express his stance:
"Thank you for your cultivation, Commander. Sekihara and the National Salvation Army will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Chu Xiong motioned him to sit down with his hand, and then said pleasantly:
"Lieutenant General Sekihara, we don't need you to go through fire and water. You should have seen the Battle of Marila. We will try to reduce the casualties of the National Salvation Army as much as possible during the battle;
I won’t lie to you. In war, casualties are inevitable. You must be mentally prepared for this, but I will not treat you as expendables. The new order of the future will still require you to take the lead, and every effort will be rewarded. !
In the battle of Marila, the National Salvation Army lost thousands of people, and we still have nearly 30,000 prisoners of war in our hands. I will leave these people to you;
It's up to you how many people you can convince to join you. I'm going to expand the National Salvation Army to an army, with you as the commander.
Anyone who is unwilling to join the National Salvation Army should give them to the new Luzon government. Judging from what they did in Marila and Luzon, they will be considered lucky if they can survive more than three months.
They are not as kind as us Chinese! "
When Guan Yuan heard this, he immediately felt happy. He was promoted to commander of the army. Following Commander Chu, he really had a bright future.
"General Sekigahara, the Battle of Saipan will be fought by the National Salvation Army and the 1st Marine Brigade. In order to improve the combat effectiveness of the National Salvation Army, I plan to equip each of your divisions with some hawk equipment, including bazookas and flamethrowers. injector;
There are caves all over Saipan, and the devils hide in the caves like rats. We equip you with bazookas and flamethrowers to make it easier for you to drive these rats out of the caves and then eliminate them. Do you understand? "
Guan Yuan was so moved this time that he stuttered when he spoke:
"Your Excellency, Commander, your care for the National Salvation Army and Sekihara is like a loving father——"
Chu Xiong felt a chill in his heart and immediately stopped him:
"General Sekihara, I understand your thoughts. Just remember that all the efforts are worth it. You are now fighting for the new government that will be led by you in the future. There are some annoying people and annoying things that have been dealt with now. Better than ever!
Okay, you can go back and take my warrant to receive all the prisoners of war. I will only give you one week. After one week, you must be ready to join the war at any time. "
Lieutenant General Guan Yuan left in a hurry. After he left, Chu Xiong started talking about business.
