Stilwell's telegram soon arrived in Washington.

At this time, it happened to be eight o'clock in the morning in Washington, and Roosevelt had just started working.

After reading the telegram, Roosevelt felt that it was of great importance, so he immediately asked the secretary to call Secretary Hull, Army Chief of Staff Marshall, Navy Chief of Staff Stark, and Army and Navy General Staff Lehsh all to the White House.

After Hull and others finished circulating Stilwell's telegram, Roosevelt asked in a deep voice: "What do you think?"

There was a moment of silence in the small conference room, and then Marshall's voice sounded: "Would Stilwell say something alarmist? Ishihara Kan's transfer to the commander-in-chief of the Kanto Army will really have such a big impact?"

"I don't think so." Hur said in a deep voice, "Ishihara Kanir is still very courageous. At that time, he was just a combat staff officer of the Kwantung Army and fabricated the Liutiao Lake incident with one hand. Now he has become the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army with nearly one million troops. It is not impossible to attack the Soviet Union despite the Japanese base camp."

"I'm not talking about this." Marshall waved his hand and said, "What I want to say is that even if Ishihara Kan's attack on the Soviet Far East would it really cause such a big chain reaction?"

"This is indeed questionable." Lexi echoed, "While the Soviet Union had absolute military strength and weapons in the Battle of Nomenkan two years ago, the Japanese army's crushing defeat was a fact."

"Scattered defeat?" Hull shook his head, "according to information provided by the intelligence department, this does not seem to be the case."

After pausing, Hull said: "It is a fact that the Japanese army failed to achieve their combat intentions in the Battle of Nomenkan, but in terms of casualties alone, the Soviet army actually had more than the Japanese army, and the Soviet Union lost more technical equipment than the Japanese army, so from this level, the Japanese army at least did not lose the battle."

"No, failure is failure." Lexi shook his head and said.

"I support Hull's opinion." Stark also said, "The Japanese army was not defeated in the Battle of Nomenkan. Although the Soviet army won tactically, the losses of personnel and materials were greater. Therefore, once the Japanese Kwantung Army invested more troops and technical equipment to launch a large-scale attack again, the result would be difficult to say."

"Impossible," said Lexi, "the Japanese no longer have the courage."

Hull said: "The Japanese base camp may not have the courage, but this does not include Ishihara Kanir. This guy is a war madman. There is nothing in this world that he dare not do."

The four chiefs of staff and a secretary of state were divided into two factions and had a dispute.

Roosevelt also felt it was difficult to make a decision, after all, the impact of this decision was too great.

If Stilwell's judgment is correct, then the aid plan for the Chinese theater and the Myanmar theater will need to be revised on a large scale, and the assistance efforts will be greatly increased!

As of now, most of the materials aided by the US government based on the terms of the loan were given to the UK, and twenty percent of the materials aided to the Soviet Union. The proportion of materials aid to the Chinese theater and the Myanmar theater was even less than five percent.

If Stilwell's judgment is correct, the aid to the Myanmar war zone should at least double!

This will undoubtedly greatly increase the pressure on the US government and also increase the pressure on transportation!

In this way, it will inevitably affect the Allied forces' investment in the African battlefield. After all, Germany has just added two million troops to the African battlefield, and the African battlefield has now become the main battlefield second only to the Eastern Front of Europe.

If the African battlefield fails, the victory or defeat of the Asian battlefield will become meaningless. After all, the core interests of the United States are always in Europe, not in Asia.

Roosevelt said, "Since it is difficult to make a decision, this matter will be put on hold for the time being."

After pausing, Roosevelt said again: "But everyone must have no different opinions on the expansion of the scale of aid construction in the northern Myanmar industrial zone?"

“This one doesn’t.”

“I think it should be expanded too.”

"It is a good thing to expand the scale of the industrial zone in northern Myanmar to reduce local pressure."

Lexi, Hull, Stark and others nodded at the same time. Marshall opened his mouth and wanted to express a different opinion, but when he spoke, he swallowed it back.

In fact, Marshall opposed the expansion of the industrial zone in northern Myanmar.

The reason is very simple, there are too many uncertainties in Myanmar in the future.

From the present point of view, Myanmar is an uncontested British territory.

But in the long run, Myanmar's independence is probably imperative.

Moreover, this time, the Chinese people's forces have deeply participated in the political situation in Myanmar, making the situation in Myanmar even more confusing.

Therefore, it is difficult to define the ownership rights of industrial parks in northern Myanmar.

In the near future, this industrial area is likely to become the fuse of the next war.

If this is the case, the US government will find it difficult to stay out of the matter and may be involved.

However, these are things in the future. The most important thing now is to defeat the Axis Alliance, so Marshall stopped saying anything after thinking about it.

Roosevelt said: "Since everyone has no objection, then Hull..."

Roosevelt turned his attention to Secretary of State Hull and said: "Your State Council has re-developed an aid plan. The industrial category still needs to cover all 39 major categories, and the number of specific projects must be at least doubled. On the basis of the original, add another 100 industrial projects, focusing on coal, refining, steel, and power plants."

"Okay." Hull nodded and said, "Go and do it now."

"Okay, I won't discuss this matter anymore." Roosevelt nodded and said, "Now we will discuss the proposal to urgently increase troops to the African battlefield. This is the report Patton just sent back from Morocco."

Hull has read this report, so he hasn't read it again.

After reading the report, Marshall's face changed drastically: "Add 2 million troops? There are at least 20 armored divisions? In addition, at least 30 aviation divisions must be sent to condemn it? God!"

Lexi and Stark also looked at each other.

The scale of this increase in troops is too scary.

Even if the United States has great achievements, it cannot withstand such squandering, right?

After reading the telegram, Marshall said: "His Excellency President, I think it is necessary to increase 2 million troops, but so many troops should not be put into the African battlefield."

"Oh?" Roosevelt asked in surprise, "Where should we invest in?"

Marshall stood up and walked to the map to stand, pointed to the west coast of Europe and said, "Here!"

"You mean to open up a second battlefield directly on the Western Front of the European Continent?" Roosevelt said.

"Yes." Marshall nodded and said, "It is difficult to pose a threat to Germany after overthrowing the sky in Africa, but if you land directly on the west coast of Europe, it can pose a fatal threat to Germany!"
Chapter completed!