Jiangdong's status and military strength are no longer what they used to be, and the Third Reich has always maintained contact with it.

Mr. Rabe acted as the liaison between the two parties. This old man who cared about the country and the people was once again put on fire by his own country.

No one knows the exchanges between Koto and the Third Reich, and neither party left any written records.

The relationship is one of mutual use, and no one is clean.

After introducing the situation between ourselves and the enemy in Europe, Wu Zhan turned his attention to the east.

"The combined fleet of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and Isoroku Yamamoto just had a battle at Midway Island. Both sides used their best efforts. It can be said to be an unprecedented decisive battle at sea."

Jiangdong has been busy with the wedding these days. He didn't even know that the Battle of Midway had already started, so he asked:

"What was the result?"

Wu Zhan chuckled and said:

"After the Pearl Harbor incident, the Americans hurriedly installed the advanced radar provided by us on their warships. However, the Japanese combined fleet was still unaware of this, and its tactics and vision fell behind."

"In the face of advanced technology, the outcome is doomed."

"The Japanese fleet participating in the Battle of Midway lost more than two-thirds of its fleet's ships and carrier-based aircraft, and is already in a state of severe disability."

"The Pacific Fleet took advantage of the situation and launched a fierce attack, sweeping the Japanese maritime power out of the Western Pacific."

"The initiative at sea has fallen into the hands of the Americans, and Japan will not be able to recover for a while."

The ending was similar to the original Battle of Midway in history, but the losses of the Combined Fleet were more serious.

Before Jiang Dong had time to express his opinion, Xie Chengrui and Wu Zhan looked at each other, and the latter shook his head and sighed:

"The Pacific Fleet achieved a great victory at Midway, but with every joy comes sorrow."

The tip of the baton came to Australia's northern New Zealand Islands and the Solomon Sea.

Wu Zhan continued:

"The United States and Japan had several large-scale naval battles in the Solomon Sea before the Battle of Midway, and the results were two extremes."

"The fleet participating in the Battle of the Solomons was dominated by the U.S. Navy, but it also included the navies and armies of the Commonwealth countries. Within two months, the two sides fought back and forth for more than a dozen rounds.

But unfortunately, the Japanese won in the end."

"On March 20, the Japanese occupied Port Moresby and already had the ability to threaten the European continent!"

Xie Chengrui continued:

"MacArthur has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Southwest Pacific Theater. His island-hopping tactics have not yet been implemented, and he will then begin to make arrangements to defend Australia. I don't know when he will be able to return to the Bataan Peninsula and fulfill his original mission.

promise."

The outcome of the Battle of Midway was consistent with Koto's memory, and the failure of the Battle of Solomon greatly exceeded Koto's expectations.

The reason for such a result is probably that the Japanese base camp completely shifted its strategic focus to the south and tried to avoid contact with the Chinese army.

While Jiang Dong was thinking, Xie Chengrui continued his analysis:

"Judging from the current strength of the Japanese navy and army, it is unlikely that they will cross the sea to attack the Australian mainland. The Pacific Fleet has already taken the initiative at sea, and the Japanese should change their offense to defense.

However, the little devil’s thoughts are always strange and strange, and whether or not to attack Australia may just be a matter of thought.”

The entire world is in great turmoil, and the Japanese dream of a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere has been shattered.

From Koto's point of view, if Japan wants to survive this world war and maintain its national blood, it can only abandon its homeland and move to Australia with its entire family.

In this way, the Sixth Corps can follow the pace of the Japanese and take over Australia.

It's just that the Emperor of Japan and the base camp cannot have such courage and decisive power.

The situation of the entire world was in Jiang Dong's mind. After thinking seriously for a moment, he said:

“I think it’s time for the White House to abandon its Europe-first-Asia-first strategy!”

"The strategy is to focus on Asia first and then Europe. All forces and resources will be directed towards Asia. After Japanese fascism is dealt with, all forces will be concentrated on dealing with the Third Reich. This seems to be the most appropriate decision at present."

Wu Zhan and Xie Chengrui nodded in unison.

As the 6th Corps gradually acquires the ability to produce its own long-range bombers, bombing the Japanese mainland will become the norm.

Under the large-scale and uninterrupted bombing, Japan's domestic industry will definitely suffer a fatal blow, and the equipment of the navy and army will not be replenished in time, and it will be defeated quickly.

Europe and the United States are one body and want the White House to change its planned strategy. However, being powerful is not enough. Corresponding actions must also be taken.

On March 25, 1942, Jiangdong appointed Lu Zhuoran as his plenipotentiary representative and flew to the United States via the Bering Strait.

Lu Zhuoran has only one mission, which is to shift the strategic focus of the anti-fascist allies to Asia and work together to annihilate Japanese fascism.

For a week after their wedding, Jiang Dong and Su Qing were inseparable every night and worked tirelessly.

This situation continued until Lu Zhuoran's transoceanic telegram arrived.

The United States was very worried that the Japanese fascists would invade Australia, so it was very interested in the strategy proposed by Lu Zhuoran: Asia first, then second.

The White House is already studying the feasibility of changing strategic direction.

Once the strategy of Asia first and Europe first is determined, the Sixth Corps will continue to expand its troops and seek to take the initiative.

Japan is an island country, and the Pacific War will also focus on fighting for islands everywhere.

In such a war, having a powerful navy is particularly important and urgent.

On April 1, Jiangdong temporarily bid farewell to his newlywed wife and, accompanied by senior officials from the National Development and Reform Commission, went to inspect the two most important shipbuilding bases in Tianjin and Dalian.

After the Songhua River operation, the number of ships launched by the two shipyards has exceeded 30.

What Jiangdong wants to know most is the construction progress of the two aircraft carriers.

Throughout World War II, the number of aircraft carriers invested by various countries was an astonishing number.

Aircraft carriers are produced and launched very quickly, sometimes in less than two months.

Compared with the construction period of later generations, which often took ten or more years, the speed at which aircraft carriers were launched during this period was comparable to dumplings.

The production and construction speed of aircraft carriers was so fast because the aircraft carriers during this period were mainly a take-off and landing platform for carrier-based aircraft.

The function is very simple.

All takeoffs and landings are propeller-driven fighter jets, so the requirements for decks, etc. are not strict.

Some aircraft carriers are even rebuilt from large merchant ships, and the entire process takes no more than a month.

It is common in this era for ordinary shipyards to build aircraft carriers.

As a time traveler, Jiangdong knows the development direction of aircraft carriers.

He did not follow what others said and followed the general trend of using merchant ships to transform aircraft carriers.

At the beginning of the construction of the two aircraft carriers, Jiangdong determined the standards for Chinese aircraft carriers.

The construction ideas of aircraft carriers No. 001 and 002 are completely different from the aircraft carriers of this era. The most important thing is that after the construction of these two aircraft carriers is completed, the carrier-based aircraft will be jet aircraft in the future.

Mushroom eggs are still under development, and Kodong may not be able to use nuclear energy for aircraft carriers for a while.

However, the maritime combat and deterrence capabilities of the No. 001 and No. 002 aircraft carriers being built by Tianjin Shipyard and Dalian Shipyard will be an era ahead of the aircraft carriers of other countries.

Use quality to make up for the gap in quantity.

The two brand-new aircraft carriers, coupled with jet fighters, missiles and rockets, will sail the sea invincibly.

Jiangdong has established its leadership in technology, thinking and vision from the very beginning.

The Chinese navy started late, but with the support of advanced science and technology, it is only a matter of time before latecomers catch up.

"Commander-in-Chief, our shipyard is also crossing the river by feeling its stones. Many designs have been changed again and again." Guo Shun, director of the Tianjin Shipyard, said to Jiangdong with some shame:

"Scientists and technical workers are working hard, but your requirements are too high. We are doing our best to meet your requirements, but the launch time will be delayed again and again."

Jiang Dong personally inspected the construction progress of the aircraft carrier, with a dull expression on his face, showing no emotion or anger.

"Give me an approximate time?"

Guo Shun looked at the chief designer beside him and gritted his teeth and said:

"The fastest is 5 months, the latest is 8 months."

As if worried that Jiangdong would be dissatisfied, Guo Shun added:

"001 and 002 are the works of Tianjin and Dalian crossing the river by feeling the stones. After these two ships are built and launched, the subsequent aircraft carrier construction period can be shortened by at least half."

Jiang Dong hummed noncommittally.

After leaving Tianjin, a group of people came to Dalian non-stop.

The construction progress of the two aircraft carriers is similar, and the launch time will be at least after May.

There are already hundreds of thousands of people working on these two aircraft carriers. Although Jiangdong is anxious, he also knows that he can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.

And the jet fighter has not yet entered the test flight stage.

After knowing what he was doing, Jiangdong encouraged the workers at the shipyard.

His next stop will be the training base for the mixed formation of the Chinese and American air forces.

When Jiangdong just got married, Air Force Commander Zhou Yingshan requested a bombing campaign against Tokyo, Japan.

It was said to be a celebration of the Commander-in-Chief's wedding.

Jiang Dong suppressed this request.

The Japanese have already made preparations, and rushing to bomb Tokyo is likely to cause trouble in their celebration.

After inspecting the training and preparation of the mixed formation, he will personally command the second air attack on Tokyo.

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