After reading the map, Truman touched his head and asked, "Gentlemen, I don't understand the navy, but I want to ask a small question.? Can we just ignore the German troops on the British and Canadian routes, gather the superior forces of the seven aircraft carriers, and try to eat up the German fleet that is wandering around Brazil first? One is to give parliament and some confidence to the people..."

Everyone remained silent after hearing this. After a long time, Li Hai spoke: "Your strategy is very good, unfortunately it is not possible at present."

"Why?"

"Now General Cunningham is holding two aircraft carriers and two battleships in his hand. If we don't care about the British and Canadian routes and the lives of the British, I can't guarantee that he can completely obey the orders. Maybe he will walk halfway..." Li Hai made a turn gesture, implying that Cunningham might run away halfway.

"Damn it!" Truman immediately reacted and asked unwillingly, "What if Cunningham was replaced and someone else was allowed to join?"

"That must be at least a British man, and I don't think Churchill can agree." Li Hai explained, "Cunningham has never had a good relationship with him. The latter had the idea of ​​replacing him, but because the current situation in the UK is in danger, your superior is under great pressure. The replacement order cannot pass the level of Marshal Pound, nor can he pass the pressure on the court and the opposition."

Truman nodded and understood: Now some people in the UK accused Churchill of being the doggie of America and ruining the British Empire. If they force them to make the UK in a hurry, it would be really troublesome. Sinking a German squadron is better than the overall situation of Britain than Churchill arranged a coup. He was unaware of it.

But he didn't give up and asked, "If I could convince Churchill to temporarily transfer the fleet to Brazil to fight, and then return to the army to solve the British-Canada route, how much time do you think it will take to be delayed during this period?"

"The fleet will take at least 45 days to go back and forth. The time for annihilation of the enemy is not necessarily the case. If it is fast, it will be completed in one day. If it is slow, it can last for a month. I think it will take at least 2 months, and it may take 3 months."

"I understand that the British-Canada route needs to be suspended for at least 3 months." Truman thought for a while, "You will continue to arrange General Spruins to attack. I will report to the president today to see if he can agree with my ideas. If I agree, I plan to fly to London tomorrow and communicate with Churchill and Marshal Pound once in person, so as to make them agree with this strategy! We cannot always defeat the war, we must bring hope and confidence to the people of both countries."

"If this happens, can I allow me to accompany you tomorrow?" Li Hai volunteered.

"That's the best. I don't understand many military issues, just ask for advice."

After Truman left, everyone in the Association nodded and thought that the Vice President was good, he was decisive in doing things and was willing to listen to everyone's opinions. What is rare is that he is willing to take responsibility.

General Kim concluded at last: "If the British could really withstand three months, we would seize the opportunity to eat this squadron, and maybe the overall situation would be reversed."

Roosevelt also thought Truman's suggestion was feasible and explained: "You can also disclose the matter about the 500 million US dollars in government bonds to seek support from the British side."

"So, does your country hope to fight a war near Brazil first?" Churchill was also surprised by the dazzling political struggle within the United States. Truman came with sincerity this time, and the idea he proposed was also very feasible, and he was a little moved.

What made him even happier was that the US not only agreed to continue aiding for the UK, but also took the initiative to reveal that it had received a special national debt of 500 million US dollars, which made him believe that the so-called "interruption of aid for the UK" was just Wallace's own idea and did not mean that the mainstream opinion of the United States will greatly alleviate the political pressure he faces.

Marshal Pound is also a senior naval force, so he naturally knows the need to assemble to encircle and block the German fleet. Wasn't the Count of Speer blocked in Uruguay and was forced to sank on his own? He said: "In principle, I agree with this idea, but three months are too long. If there were no interruptions in the material input caused by the Battle of Newfoundland, we could have lasted for 3 months, but now we may have to last for 2 months."

After a night of bargaining, the two sides finally agreed that the Cunningham fleet would return to the UK-Canada route to rescue the British and Canadian routes at least 75 days, and the US will put the Hancock and the Bennington aircraft carriers (both Essex-class) into combat ranks.

Marshal Ponder said: "By May, our army's untiring (resentment-class) will also be put into service, and the Lion (little-class) battleship may also be expected to be put into service. Even if the Germans have more than 1-2 main battleships, the combined naval forces of the two countries will still overwhelm. At that time, we will fight to lock the Germans in the European 6th!"

Li Hai silently calculated that if this were the case, the British and American joint fleet would have 6 aircraft carriers and 5 battleships in June. Compared with the four aircraft carriers of the German Navy, the five battleships had certain advantages (both sides did not calculate the fleets of Spruins and Crank), and finally reached an agreement.

On March 26, Truman returned to Washington happily and said to the congregation general: "Gentlemen, I have communicated with the British side. They agreed to support independently for 75 days. Calculation will start from April 1. During this period, General Cunningham will guarantee to cooperate with our army's actions!"

Everyone applauded warmly. April 1 is almost the day when two new warships can be put into service. If they can assemble 7 aircraft carriers and 5 battleships in the South Atlantic, they believe that there is a high chance of catching this bold German fleet.

"Where is he now?"

"The specific location is not clear, but they attacked Rio de Janeiro yesterday..." General Jin smiled bitterly, "It's another night attack, and our army cannot defend. However, General Spruins' movements are very fast. We estimate that he and the enemy fleet are about 1 ooo kilometers apart."

"Will he run to Argentina?"

"It is possible that the loading and unloading of Argentina should be completed. Unless he does not want these transport ships to go back to the Mediterranean alone, he must go south to Buenos Aires, and Spruins is waiting on the way south... If it is normal, he may take the enemy around March 28."

"Very good. Give the Germans some color to see. If you do too much bad things, you will be rewarded."

The estimated attendance of the Joint Conference is good. The current distance between the Spruenz fleet and the Crank fleet is about 11oo kilometers. The former knows that the latter exists, but does not know the specific location, so he can only wait on the opponent's way back to Argentina, while the latter has no idea that the Americans have been tracking.

But there is one thing that the Americans did not expect. The bold Crank did not regain the vote as they thought. After bombing Rio de Janeiro, the entire army felt not very satisfied. He also planned to take the fleet to continue to go north to see if he could break the transaction in the direction of the Caribbean. If not, he would also bomb the US aviation bases in the three eastern Brazilian states, and the analysis of Mandofir and Waller reminded him that it was appropriate to add some congestion to the Americans.

As for fuel consumption, he was not worried at all. At worst, he could go to Dakar, West Africa to make up for some. After winning the last Cape Verde battle, the French army was already impressed by Germany. The Betton government cooperated so well. Isn’t it easy to get fuel? And swaying in the South Atlantic to restrain British and American troops and sight, there were also comprehensive considerations from the RMB. However, the transportation of supplies from Argentina was not particularly important. Therefore, as the Crank fleet continued to move north, the distance between him and the TF44 fleet continued to widen.

Just when Krank was in a state of great chaos, Chernyakhovsky of the Transcaucasus also mixed the local situation into a thunderous situation. Taking advantage of the Caspian Sea thawing and subsequent reinforcements, Malinovsky on the east coast continued to transport reinforcements to the west coast. By March 29, the total strength of the Red Army in the Transcaucasus was nearly 10,000. The offensive cluster used nearly 80,000 troops to block the Iranian line, and the remaining forces were unscrupulously swept in the Caucasus. During the battle, the Turks deployed about 12 divisions and 4 brigades here, even two more precious armored divisions. However, under the merciless sweep of the Red Army, 6 divisions suffered devastating blows, 3 divisions and 2 brigades collapsed, and only the other 3 divisions and 2 brigades suffered minor losses and returned to the country.

Turkey not only lost nearly 150,000 troops and related materials, equipment and supplies, but also threw away most of the Caucasus land occupied since its troops were sent. Even the front line of Ardahan and Karls in the northeastern Turkish territory were robbed by the Red Army. The Red Army, who was jealous when they arrived in Turkey, was very jealous when they saw things, and they were on the women. How could there be the word discipline? All the aggravated anger that had been accumulated over the past few years was vented. The political commissars might not be able to stop the chaos.

The soldiers might not want to stop them and just make trouble. However, the Chernyhovs was basically very sober. He did not go to fight in cities along the Black Sea such as Poddy and Batumi, where there were Axis naval forces, and Romanian gunboats were not a joke. Second, he did not go to touch the Iranians, which was strange. The Red Army did not attack, and Iran and even the Germans had no intention of attacking. Both sides maintained a quiet battle state with staring eyes on the border. As for the front line of the Caucasus Mountains, he had no warehouse to promote the attack.

He thought it very clearly that the Germans acquiesced or even condoned against Turkey, so he turned a blind eye to his own actions. Even bombers only dealt with the Red Army on the Caspian Sea and the East Coast. The Caucasus was hardly aware of it, but it was not easy to cross the Caucasus to attack the German army in the Southern Caucasus. He had to rest and replenish first and gather strength to get confident in attacking. He believed that the ideal attack time would be at least after April 5.
Chapter completed!