On August 12, 1935, the third day after the United States and Western allies concluded the Berlin Peace Treaty, Xia Tree in Limerick welcomed several special American guests. They wore casual clothes and top hats, and their words and deeds were modest and polite, but from some details, they could still see that they were on their own, and their vision and thinking were significantly higher than ordinary soldiers.

The old man sitting on the left hand of the summer tree was formerly the U.S. Navy Secretary William Vitz Pratt. The combat strategy of the British army to attack the Yar Islands was formulated and implemented during his tenure. After the end of the Bermuda Naval Battle, Pratt resigned and retired from active service. He was hired by the U.S. Naval Officer School and led teachers and students to study modern naval strategies and tactics.

On the left side of Pratt was U.S. Navy General Ernest Joseph King, who had faced Natsuki head-on in the Battle of Yar. This person was highly expected by Pratt and a considerable number of senior American officials. Unfortunately, his intelligence and intelligence failed to reverse the situation. During his ten-month period as commander of the US Atlantic Fleet, his greatest achievement was to preserve the strength of the US Navy as much as possible. After the Battle of Bermuda, he was transferred to the Navy Aviation Administration to focus on displaying aircraft carriers and naval aviation.

The middle-aged man sitting diagonally opposite Xia Shu had a kind face. At this time, his reputation was still limited to the United States. Not many people in Europe knew his name, but the name of Henry Harry Arnold sounded well-known to Xia Shu. This man has a strategic vision and was the creator and practitioner of strategic bombing in history. Although he is only 49 years old, he is already the deputy chief of staff of the US Air Force. He has been acting in the organization of the US Air Force, training and equipment support affairs since early 1935.

Sitting directly opposite Xia Shu was General Charles Somerol, the former chief of staff of the 6th Army of the United States. He was nearly 70 years old. He participated in the suppression of the Philippine uprising in the early days and participated in the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance. He then served as regiments, brigades, divisions, army-level commanders, military-level commanders, military-region commanders and even chief of staff of the 6th Army. After retirement, he served as the dean of the Charleston Military Academy. He was a veteran of the 6th Army. The famous George Marshall was next to him like a primary school student!

After some greetings, General Pratt said in a gentle tone: "We have heard that His Majesty has been very researching Eastern culture very early. Since the early 20s, the trade between the Kingdom of Ireland and China has been very close.?

?In the late 20 years, Sino-Japanese military conflict, Ireland ignored Japan's diplomatic protests and provided a large amount of valuable military aid to the Chinese government. Then, the Sino-Japanese War broke out in full swing, and the Japanese navy occupied and blocked most of the Chinese coast. Later, Japan officially joined the allies, and this aid did not completely stop."

This entanglement spanning more than ten years is only a few words, but the actual process is winding and complex, with both verbal and verbal strife that can be seen in diplomatic occasions and secret struggles that cannot be seen on the international stage. The normal trade exchanges between Ireland and China in the early days were mutually beneficial, but since Japan's invasion of Northeast China, which is what the Americans call the "China-Japan military conflict", Ireland's move to provide military supplies to China has been subject to increasing resistance, especially in 1931,1932, the smoke between the two camps The flavor became increasingly strong. In order to win over Japan to suppress the United States and Britain, the top German leaders forced Ireland to stop all the aid actions carried out in the official name. In the summer, autumn and winter of 1933, the two camps launched a life-and-death battle on the Pan-Atlantic battlefield, and had no time to take into account Asian affairs. The Japanese army successively launched a storm-like offensive on the Chinese battlefield. If the Allies had not finally won the victory of the Battle of Yar, it would have prompted Japan to make a choice to take sides and then go south to attack the U.S. and British colonies, the Chinese team, which was at a disadvantage, would have fallen into a more difficult situation.

Natsuki looked at Prat calmly, and after he finished speaking, he responded with a serious expression: "A country that is arrogant, aggressive, greedy, ignores the historical origins of national culture and the ethics of civilized society, and invades the neighboring countries that are obedient and honest, elegant and polite. What they think is not to defeat the other party openly on the battlefield, but to fundamentally destroy the absolute party! Over the years, the incidents of the Japanese army massacre civilians in China have more than twenty cases, and the total number of victims has reached hundreds of thousands! Unfortunately, my personal ability is limited and I cannot stop the Japanese army from committing atrocities. In fact, in the Philippines, Malay, India and other places, the Japanese army is not ruthless in massacre of surrendered soldiers. You should know this more than me."

After listening to Natsuki's fluent, clear and concise statement, everyone present showed an indignation. Of course, what really angered these Americans were the prisoners and massacres and massacres born in American colonies such as the Philippines and the Indian war zone. Tens of thousands of American soldiers were still killed by the Japanese army after putting down their weapons. Natsuki could see that the anger of these people in front of them was real, but this did not make each of them hate the Japanese in the bones. In the eyes of those politicians who held the power of the country, the belonging of soldiers is either retirement or death. Few people will be heartbroken for the tragedy of being born in Southeast Asia. The reason why they wanted to continue fighting with the Japanese army after the ceasefire with the Western allies was the national war.

If the marginal interests compromise with the Eastern and Western allies at the same time, the United States will lose most of its overseas territory, resulting in direct attacks on both sides, thus being strategically controlled by others. If you want to get rid of the dead and completely passive strategic situation, you must at least make a breakthrough in one direction, try your best to seize some colonies, and broaden the strategic depth of your country, and you can tell at a glance which enemy forces are stronger and which enemy is weak. Furthermore, when the US team fights with Germany as the alliance team, the most painful realization is that the enemy officers and soldiers have the iron-blooded qualities tempered in the war, so in those head-on battles, the US team collapses more than their opponents most of the time. Fighting with the Japanese army in the Pacific can not only hone the fighting will of the US soldiers through actual combat, but also maintain the dignity of a great power.

After a moment of silence, Admiral Pratt said slowly and firmly: "We should have a common language in helping China fight against Japan. It is precisely because of this common language that we can turn enemies into friends and live in the same room in the sun."

"Turn enemies into friends, well, that's right!" Natsuki raised his hand and patted the armrests on both sides of the seat. "If your country decides to fight against Japan, Ireland will give priority to providing you with various military supplies to your country within the scope permitted by the peace treaty, and provide preferential loans and maritime services."

Admiral Pratt nodded and said, "In fact, this is one of the main purposes of our trip."

"But" Xia Shu changed his tone, "The terms of the Berlin Armistice Treaty limit the size of the US armed forces and require the US Navy to cut half of the scale by the end of the year and not to build new ships in the next three years,"

Prat looked up slightly and looked straight ahead: "This is the second purpose of our trip. It is well known that His Majesty is the most outstanding military strategist of our time. In an old oriental saying, it is the ability to turn decay into magic. On the issue of Japanese warfare, the answer we received from Berlin is that all armaments and combat operations must be carried out without violating the Berlin Armistice Treaty. This is like letting gladiators tie their hands to fight with beasts. After thinking about it, we feel that the hope of winning is very slim, unless we can find a wonderful combat strategy."

When the other party expressed the original intention of this trip, Natsuki was not surprised, because the Western allies were not happy to see the Eastern allies who changed their minds to seize the victory that made them jealous at a very small cost in just one year. In order to prevent Japan from dominating the entire Asia-Pacific region, the brains of European countries hope that the United States will continue to fight against Japan, and the German top leaders seem to have reached some secret agreements with the Americans in private, so the number one problem that the Americans face next is

How to defeat the Japanese army under the constraints of the armistice in Berlin? The tiger and wolf army fought south and north in the past half century, and experienced four large-scale wars. It can be said that they were either fighting or preparing for the war. Moreover, the Japanese navy had a complete lineup and strong army at this time. The entire Pacific Ocean waters reached the Aleutian Islands, the Mariana Islands in the south, and the Hawaiian Islands in the central region were all occupied by the Japanese army. They could attack and retreat and defend. The US military was very passive in strategic direction.

Xia Shu spread her hands: "As you see, I am not a god, but an ordinary person. Every strategy and every decision of mine must be based on a large amount of detailed and accurate information, and then professional calculations and analysis by the staff team. Do you understand?"

Americans look at me, I look at you, and then General Summerrol of the 6th Army said: "His Majesty the King of Ireland, since 19o6, your series of actions in the military field have been respected by the whole world. The road ahead is extremely bumpy. If we can get your sincere help, we will be greatly encouraged and full of confidence."

Xia Shu smiled slightly and glanced at the people present one by one: "It is related to the fate of the country. Even if I give you advice, how dare you use it with confidence? Are you not afraid that I will inform your opponents behind the scenes for huge profits?"

Although these words are frank, they also touched the concerns in the hearts of Americans. The Germans dared to hand over hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers and most of the ships to this person, which was both guaranteed by camp interests and insurance of blood. The situation of the Americans was very different. Although European countries did not like Japanese atrocities, they would never sincerely help the United States fight back. For them, the United States and Japan were both defeated and both were the result of a happy outcome.
Chapter completed!