US President Roosevelt is in a good mood now. The large amount of dollars invested in the Soviet Union is not in vain. Comrade Feldalin seems to be a real person who uses the benefits to fight for others.

Moreover, the Soviet Red Army was not as weak as some American military experts believed. Although they could not defeat Germany, they not only did not have any signs of putting the red flag into Berlin since June, but they suffered heavy losses. Even the second capital, Leningrad, surrounded the Germans. However, there was no sign of the Soviet Union falling down soon, the national morale was still quite high, and the mobilization of reserve troops was also very rapid.

It seems that as long as the United States continues to provide assistance to its energy sources, the Soviet Union will continue to fight against Germany!

In addition, the British also survived the Autumnal Equinox in 1942. Before the Autumnal Equinox, the Germans used ju288 and Fritz-x remote-controlled gliding bombs to kill the British and American fleets, making the so-called European Combined Fleet the master of the North Atlantic and completely blocked the British sea lifeline. During that time, the British were ready to "one British each other to represent each other". Fortunately, even if Stalin started war with Germany, he gave the British the courage to continue fighting.

Now that the autumnal equinox passes, the North Atlantic Ocean is "long nights" and the climate has become very harsh. The German ju288 will not threaten the North Atlantic route for at least a few months.

Moreover, the Soviets also offered to take out four Soviet-class battleships and two Kronstadt-class battlecruisers to fight with the British and American navies!

With these six powerful battleships and battle cruisers, the strength of the navy on the North Atlantic will be reversed immediately. Germany's blockade of the British Isles can be broken. Not only will the United States' aid and energy sources be sent to the British mainland, but even the American army can directly go to Ireland to support the British army. This will definitely be a huge encouragement to Britain's will to resist!

In addition to the joyful news from the Atlantic and Europe, a small target against Japan has also made progress. After the Battle of Hawaii, Roosevelt decided to start construction of 20 light fleet carriers and 40 Cleveland class light cruisers (now reduced to 30) for breaking the divorce, and has made progress.

The first "Independent" class aircraft carrier, built on the hull of the Cleveland-class light cruiser, has been put into service on September 24, and the Independent Class No. 2 Montpellier will be put into service on October 1. The first Cleveland class ships Cleveland, No. 2 Columbia, and No. 3 Denver will also be put into service between June and September.

Moreover, while the "Independent" class aircraft carrier was in service, the United States also had a carrier-based F4U Corsair carrier-based fighter with satisfactory paper performance. The first F4U Corsair carrier-based squadron to complete the equipment boarded the USS Independent aircraft carrier in early October, and now it has probably arrived at San Diego, the home port of the Pacific Fleet, with the "Independent", to San Diego. The USS Independent air force composed of 12 F4U fighters, 9 SBD dive bombers and 9 TBF torpedo attack aircraft, will soon start a big killing of the Japanese devils' maritime transportation line!

Although it is just a small goal and has not been fully achieved. But this is always a good start... The United States can finally start fighting back!

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"Mr. President, Secretary of State, Mr. Hull and Admiral Lacey, Admiral Marshall has arrived."

Colonel Katun, the Navy Adjutant of Roosevelt, then pushed open the gate of the Oval Office and reported to the president.

"Please come in," said Roosevelt.

Then it was the U.S. Secretary of State, Admiral Lacey, the presidential chief of staff who presided over the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Admiral Marshall, the U.S. Army Chief of Staff, walked in together.

The president nodded to the three visitors, then pointed to the chairs opposite his desk. The three of them sat down and surrounded a large desk with Roosevelt.

"The President, Molotov and Viscount Halifax both believe that we should take advantage of the favorable weather in the North Atlantic to seek a decisive battle with the German fleet, and also send ground troops to Ireland."

Secretary of State Hull had just exchanged views with the Soviet People's Foreign Affairs Commissioner and the British Ambassador to the United States who visited the United States. Molotov and Viscount Halifax once again made a request to regain the North Atlantic sea control and launch a counterattack in Ireland.

Roosevelt looked at Marshall, asking for his opinion.

"Mr. President, now the muddy season in the Soviet Union," Marshall said. "The road conditions in the Soviet Union are relatively poor, and there is no hard road surface in many places, so it is very difficult to march in the autumn rain and snow season. The Germans obviously understand this situation, and their main counterattack ended in September. Now only the German troops are still fighting back in Ukraine, and the German troops have suspended large-scale operations in Belarus and Leningrad battlefields."

Because the Soviet army voluntarily gave up Brest and reduced its troops around Warsaw. Before the end of September, the German military operations in Western Belarus and Poland were very smooth. On the one hand, it surrounded Warsaw, and on the other hand, it maintained the Soviet-German military dividing line in Belarus before the outbreak of the world war.

In Ukraine, after the victory and defeat in Belarus, the initiative has been held in the hands of the German army. Although it was muddy season, the German army was advancing towards the hinterland of Ukraine on the right bank. However, the scale of the attack was not large, but at the level of hundreds of thousands.

Near Leningrad, the German army was also shrinking, abandoning Novgorod and Chudovo, tightening the troops around Leningrad, and also clearing out the large and small strongholds surrounding Leningrad, consolidating the encirclement. Empress Oliga also symbolically returned to the Tsarist village outside Leningrad!

"The Germans don't seem to want to expand their offense in the Soviet Union," Marshall continued to analyze, "at least until the muddy season in next spring has passed... This means that the Germans can switch part of the Army and Air Force to the Western Front and end the Battle of Ireland this winter."

If Ireland is completely controlled by Germany, then the British mainland can only kneel down, even if the United States and the Soviet Union temporarily regain the maritime power of the North Atlantic, it will be difficult for materials to be transported into the British Isles. Britain has consumed a lot of reserves in the spring and summer seasons this year, and it will not last long.

"Do they have such capabilities?" said President Roosevelt. "The Germans have been tug-of-war with the British in Ireland for months."

"This is undoubtedly!" Marshall spread his hands and said, "As long as Germany transports some of the armored divisions from Belarus to Ireland, the British will soon be unable to support them unless we can support them in time!"

"Send our armored division?" Roosevelt asked back.

"Yes," Marshall said, "this is the only way the Army Staff can think of at the moment."

"Where is the Navy?" Roosevelt asked William Lacey. Lacey is not the Secretary of Navy's Operations now, but as the presidential chief of staff (this position is equivalent to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), he was very clear about the Navy's plans.

"The Navy believes that defending Australia and regaining Guyana, which is occupied by Germany, is the top priority." Lessi said. "The Japanese army is now accelerating the consolidation of bases in the Bismarck Islands and the Solomon Islands, and it seems that it will soon attack Australia. Germany's rule in Guyana is becoming increasingly stable, and now it has controlled French Guiana and British Guiana. If we cannot drive the Germans away from South America as soon as possible, we are afraid that Venezuela will become the next victim. Therefore, the navy's opinion is priority for Australia and Venezuela."

Germany has been increasing its troops to Guyana in the past few months, and the troops stationed in Guyana are likely to have exceeded one division. The Germans also divided their troops to march towards French and British Guiana, and now they have unified the three Guyana.

In fact, Guyana has nothing important, and it is not afraid of being temporarily controlled by Germany. But Venezuela, which is close to Guyana, is different. Venezuela is now an important oil producer, and in the 1920s it was the largest oil exporter in the world. At present, its total oil production is comparable to that of the Soviet Union, and it is the world's second largest oil exporter after the United States.

Since the 1901 refusal of the debt incident (not recognizing foreign debt, which caused Britain, Germany and Italy to send troops to pay, and the United States finally settled it), pro-US has become the mainstream of politics and diplomacy. Its rich domestic oil resources are of course controlled by large companies from the United States and Britain. After Germany suddenly sent troops to Guyana, Venezuelan President Isaias Medina Angarita announced neutrality on the one hand, but on the other hand, he invited US troops to station.

This obviously biased "neutrality" will naturally not last long. Once Germany gains a foothold in Guyana, it is very likely to attack Venezuela from land. Once Venezuela is controlled by Germany, Germany's oil supply will be greatly enriched.

Therefore, Venezuela is also a territory that the United States must defend, Venezuela is a territory that must be defended, Britain is a territory that must be saved, Australia cannot give up, Hawaii is a territory that must be recovered, and the Soviet Union also needs the assistance of the United States.

However, the power in Roosevelt's hands, especially the navy, was very limited, and it was impossible to take very positive actions in these places at the same time. There must be some choices.

Therefore, many people in the US Navy, which was beaten by Japan, advocated "the first in the Pacific", that is, to give up Europe and Germany to use the Atlantic Ocean as the boundary. Then they concentrated their troops on the Pacific battlefield and defeated the Japanese devils first.
Chapter completed!