When Lin Zun inserted the Chinese national flag and the five-star military flag on Huangyan Island again, not only did he lean towards the Philippines fleet make the Japanese hearts shrink, but he also once again hurt the American nerves.

Although Huangyan Island is not valued now, and there is no Japanese army stationed, the water depth of 10-20 meters and a lagoon with an area of ​​130 kilometers is enough to imagine.

Even if it cannot be used as a long-term base, it can still be used as a temporary mooring place for the fleet. Moreover, this place is too close to the Philippines, only 130 nautical miles from Subic Bay.

Americans who have been stationed in Subico Bay for a long time understand how threatening this 130 nautical miles are.

"The Chinese can rush into Manila with just one charge!" Republican candidate Dewey first fired at Roosevelt's Democratic government, "We can't let the cheese on our plate be stolen!"

Of course, he is also a strong person. He can find fault with Roosevelt, but he will never shout out words to compromise with the Japanese.

The mainstream American thinking will not surrender to Japan and will not be afraid of China's occupation. Even if the top Americans are aware of China's threat in Asia, for Dewey, who is going to compete with Roosevelt for president in 1944, being tough on Japan and China will adapt to the American people who like heroes.

He stood up and spoke without a pain in his back, so he naturally came out casually and stabbed Roosevelt, but Roosevelt had no choice. It was really hard for the Americans to rush to the Philippines now.

A series of islands blocked the Americans' courage to rush forward.

Moreover, Hawaii's base is incomplete and lacks support from the Australian mainland. Americans, who are also nervous in logistics, dare not even jump to the island to fight across a large span.

It is okay to bypass a few islands and reefs, but the Japanese Navy's concentration of Marshall, Carolin, Mariana and other archipelagos cannot be avoided. It takes a lot of Americans' energy and time to capture a few key parts.

For a moment, Washington was also in a dilemma.

"There are only a few Japanese troops stationed in the South China Sea, and it is normal to be taken down by the Chinese!" Vice President Wallace, an agricultural expert, obviously had less knowledge of the military and comforted himself.

"The Chinese not only have to occupy the island, but also need to defeat the many Japanese warships near the South China Sea islands and reefs!" Lexi shrugged and replied. "This at least shows that the Chinese Navy's strength in the South China Sea is getting stronger. Of course, it may also be that the Japanese put their focus on our side, and their strength in the South China Sea is getting weaker! No matter what, this is bad news!"

"What we have done is far from enough. We can continue to increase troops in Asia and resolve the crisis in the Philippines early!" Roosevelt said decisively.

Although Europe is now at a critical juncture, the Philippines in Asia cannot afford to lose. The increasingly strong United States can already deal with large-scale operations between the two oceans.

Moreover, in 44 years, Roosevelt's health is already a little bad and he is facing his fourth general election. The strong Roosevelt hopes to hear good news during his term.

The European American and British Allied Forces still made no major progress, with the sound of cannons rumbling on the Western Front. They used metal and flames to open the way, but they still could not break through the German defense line.

The tank armor commanded by Patton once rushed to less than 30 kilometers from Rome, but was still beaten back by the Germans.

The same is true on the Isle of Great Britain, where the two sides were on the stalemate of Sheffield-Birmingham-Bristol and spent another winter.

A winter passed, and millions of casualties were filled in between the two sides, but they remained the same.

Even the Allies on the North African battlefield filled in 100,000 casualties, but they still struggled to move to the walls of Libya and the Nile.

However, the Soviets took advantage of the lack of German logistics supplies. In January 1944, after the big hand filled in two million cannon fodder, the front line in the middle was pushed outside Moscow.

Although more than a thousand Soviet soldiers who were airborne in Moscow were all broken by German machine guns, the symbolic meaning of this incident once again boosted the morale of the Soviets, and they launched a counterattack on all fronts with a mad spirit comparable to the Japanese.

But this is the honor of the Soviets, not Americans. Moreover, as the weather warms up and the supply of more logistics lines is restored, the German tanks will start to power again.

Although the chariot was getting more and more tired under the pressure of the United States participating in the war, he felt that he had no time to see the opportunity to overturn or fall apart.

The American has tried his best in Europe, but his body cannot wait for the season of harvest.

However, Japan, whose defeat has already emerged, is a good breakthrough. It is just because the United States' strategic deployment of Europe first and then Asia was delayed.

"What we did is far from enough. The soldiers of the United States of America who are brave and not afraid of sacrifice are invincible! No matter who the enemy is, we will eventually defeat them!" Roosevelt raised his chest and glanced at everyone with a bright look.

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Roosevelt's words have been realized by everyone.

On the one hand, the Americans sent special envoys to China again, toughly emphasized the issue of belonging to the Philippines, and on the other hand, they increased the intensity of reinforcements. The number of US troops in the Pacific quickly exceeded 600,000.

Moreover, the words of not being afraid of sacrifice mean that the commanders on the front line can boldly invest their troops and cannon fodder and launch a strong attack on the Japanese.

After the Chinese Navy erected inscriptions on some islands and reefs in the South China Sea, except for continuing to station troops on Taiping Island, the others did not defend themselves. Instead, they continued to guerrilla warships in the South China Sea and bullyed the small warships and avoided the large warships of the Japanese. They did not continue to approach the Philippines, nor did they achieve the hope that some Americans would like to attract the attention of the Japanese army and reduce the pressure on many island chains.

The Japanese are also very conflicted about the Philippines.

The decline of the Japanese has become apparent, and there are also news in China that are shouting about peace talks with Americans.

But they were still unwilling to admit defeat and directly compromised with the United States, which would not win enough benefits. Using island chain defense to force the Americans to the negotiating table, gaining enough benefits, and then sitting and watching the battle between China and the United States is the calculation of the top Japanese executives.

If the Philippines is directly given to the United States, even if the Americans sit idly by Japan and are bullied by China, they may not necessarily fall apart with China. If the Philippines is occupied by the Chinese army, there may be no room for maneuver between the United States and China.

Therefore, even if the Japanese have reached the point where they cannot retreat, they will throw them out of the Philippines and give them to China to preserve local security.

Therefore, in addition to intercepting Chinese ships in the South China Sea, the Japanese were gradually weakening the Philippines' defense towards China, hoping to lead China to take the bait and transfer the army to the island chain in the east, making it difficult for the Americans to fight.

However, Americans are strong after all, and they are forced to do so.

The Americans were in full force of offensives, and under the pressure of the large army with casualties, the Japanese island chain defenses collapsed step by step.

At the end of March, the US military conquered most of the reefs in the Marshall Islands. Mili, Voje and Jaluit Atoll were not conquered, and after the Japanese army lost their air and maritime power, it did not hinder the passage of cargo ships. The Americans who were worried that casualties would continue to rise came to an encirclement and not attacked.

At the same time, the Gilbert Islands and the Tuvalu Islands were completely captured by the US military.

However, when the Tarawa was captured, the casualties were slightly greater. After annihilated more than 6,000 Japanese troops on the island, the number of casualties of the US military was roughly the same.

However, the number of annihilations by the Japanese army was mainly counting dead bodies, and less than one-third of the casualties of the US army were killed.

The entire Marshall Islands battle, including the Gilbert Islands and the Tuvalu Islands, annihilated and captured nearly 40,000 Japanese troops, and the casualties reached 230,000. Relying on the perfect medical conditions of the US military, more injuries and fewer deaths finally made the US commanders who were strict with their soldiers breathe a sigh of relief.

But the war continued. As soon as April began, the Americans who had just recaptured Wake Island immediately organized an offensive against the Caroling and Mariana Islands, vowing to tear the defense of the latter island chain that arrived in the Philippines.

At this time, MacArthur and the U.S. Army had crossed the land on the west side of Irian Island and boarded Hamahela Island on the Malugu Island. Standing at a high place, looking at the Philippines in the northwest and the Sulawesi Island with the Chinese flag floating on the west side.

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