The cannon grinned and told Roosevelt what was going to do in guerrilla warfare. Obviously, Roosevelt was very interested in this. However, those US military officers were not.

In their opinion, this method does not have much effect. Only by facing the front, defeating the opponent's main force with powerful military strength and firepower advantages can one achieve victory.

This may be the huge gap in cultural differences between the East and the West. In fact, the idea of ​​the US military has continued to later generations. Even when the United States attacked Iraq and Afghanistan, it still used comprehensive firepower suppression.

However, they have not made much achievements in dealing with the rebellious forces. The most serious problem is that a large number of U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan every year, and they are attacked and killed by various attacks.

Even the casualties caused by this are far higher than those caused by the US attack on both places, which ultimately led to the US having to choose to withdraw its troops from these two places.

"His Excellency President, I think this General Tu may be very good. But we may find it difficult to implement it." Walter Biddle Smith, Secretary of the General Staff of the Army and Secretary of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said with a wry smile at Roosevelt who was still thinking after the tiger was slaughtering.

"I believe what General Tu said, and they also believe in the results and achievements they achieved in guerrilla warfare. But I don't believe that our troops in the Philippines can do this." Smith said to Roosevelt with a wry smile: "If they can do it, they will not collapse in the Japanese offensive..."

Roosevelt's originally frowning brow finally let go at this moment. He realized the most important point he ignored in the description of slaughtering tigers: those soldiers who implemented the plan must be the most elite soldiers.

Obviously, the US military in the Philippines is not an elite force now.

"And, another thing is that the guerrilla warfare proposed by this general was carried out on their own land. So the support they could get will definitely be more than we get in the Philippines. And the connection of the country also allows them to obtain supplies and weapons and ammunition through various channels."

Smith smiled wryly and said, "Obviously, our troops in the Philippines cannot get these. If we just copy the guerrilla warfare carried out by the National Defense Force in China, perhaps we will get nothing except for losing our troops."

Smith's words resonated with each other. Originally, these officers did not agree with the words of slaughtering the tiger. Now that there is a reason, they will naturally object.

Everyone talked about the disadvantages of guerrilla warfare. For example, the psychological quality requirements of personnel are very high, such as training must be different from conventional troops... etc.

In the end, they concluded that the US military had no possibility of carrying out guerrilla operations, and it did not need to carry out guerrilla operations. What the troops in the Philippines now have to do is persist. It would be great to persevere until the US Pacific Fleet recovers and can reach China.

If it really doesn't work, it's okay to give up the Philippines. Even if you get the Philippines, the gap between Japan and the United States is huge. Once the United States returns to the fleet, it will be a slight effort to win Southeast Asia.

The discussion ended happily with an optimistic forecast. The rest was to discuss how to support the National Defense Forces to ensure that they could hold back the Japanese army. At least the Japanese army should not expand the war in Southeast Asia for the time being.

Obviously, the Defense Army has a strong combat effectiveness. No one denies this, but once he goes to the sea, the Defense Army will not be able to do so.

Although the National Defense Force Navy had fought against the Japanese army, the result was that the National Defense Force Navy was almost completely destroyed. The Japanese army lost only a portion of the warships.

"So I think we should now strengthen our support for China's warships. Let them strengthen their navy and help us delay or even defeat Japan's power in the Pacific." Smith said to Roosevelt and others.

"China is very close to Japan. If China has the naval force that can threaten the Japanese army, then Japan will definitely give up the idea of ​​attacking the United States for local security reasons..."

"This way we can win more time to prepare for the next battle." Smith continued: "Our strategic focus must be in Europe. Because only Germany there can truly affect us."

Smith's words caused a nod again. Undoubtedly, Smith's current view is also the mainstream view in the entire US government. Everyone does not care much about the war in Asia. In their opinion, as long as they take over Germany and Italy in Europe, they will remove the biggest threat.

The rest of Japan is easy to handle.

"Well... Charles, what do you think?!" Roosevelt did not respond directly, but questioned the new Secretary of the Navy, Charles Edison.

The latter nodded and said to Roosevelt: "I agree with Smith. I think we can find a few repaired warships from Pearl Harbor and hand them over to the Chinese, so that they can compete with or check and balance against the Japanese."

"I think this can first restrain the Japanese fleet. Secondly, these warships can also help us once we launch a counterattack against the Japanese."

Roosevelt nodded and turned to look at Marshall. Marshall was still in a daze. It was not until Roosevelt coughed heavily that he recovered and said with a wry smile at Roosevelt.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency the President. I've been thinking about a question just now, which is the question about guerrilla warfare raised by Smith." Seeing that Marshall proposed guerrilla warfare, Roosevelt was suddenly very interested.

"Oh?! Did you think of something?! Come and talk to us." Roosevelt said to Marshall with a smile, and Roosevelt respected Marshall very much.

At least, he believed that Marshall was one of the few smart and capable people. Therefore, he was willing to give Marshall trust and power.

"Indeed, as Smith said, we cannot carry out guerrilla warfare in the Philippines. What about the National Wehrmacht, who is good at guerrilla warfare?!" As soon as Marshall said, everyone was stunned.

"Why don't we allow those defense forces to send guerrillas to Southeast Asia?!" Marshall's words immediately made everyone explode! If the defense forces enter the Philippines, the possibility of their withdrawal is undoubtedly extremely small!

This will inevitably pose an extremely serious threat to the United States' status in the Philippines. The officers present couldn't help but stand up and voice their objections. In their opinion, this should not be allowed at all.

"Everyone, I would like to ask: Are we capable of fighting to Southeast Asia now?!" No one said anything, and everyone knew that it was unlikely now. The Pacific Fleet had just suffered a severe blow, and it would take at least one year to restore its combat effectiveness.

"I'll ask again: Can anyone estimate how long it will take for Italy to defeat Germany?!" Still no one said that Germany is much better now than in the battle.

France, Belgium, the Netherlands, etc. were wiped out after just over a month of resistance. Dunkirk lost most of the British main forces, and the rest were like a stray dog.

Germany has not launched an attack on England now, so who knows what will happen in the future?! No one dares to say how long it will fight with Germany.

"We have not even resolved the current matters, so we don't know how much military power the Southeast Asian resources will bring to the Japanese." Marshall paused and said to everyone: "If we insist on not allowing the Chinese team to enter Southeast Asia, which leads to a large number of Japanese naval development, then the United States will be the one who will be threatened in the end."

Now the Japanese army has occupied Guam and has grabbed the throat of the US military in the Pacific. I have to say that their hands are extremely beautiful. If the Japanese Navy develops further next, there is no doubt that they will occupy most of the US military's bases in the Pacific.

In the end, they will attack the United States. Everyone knows what will happen then.

"Indeed, we have a lot of interests in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. But these interests must be taken into account, otherwise they will just stay on paper." Marshall paused and said to everyone: "What we need to consider now is how to let the Chinese drag the Japanese offensive."

"Even if we give it to them, they may not be able to board Southeast Asia." An officer shook his head and said, "After all, their navy is not strong. To board Southeast Asia and fight against the Japanese army, they still need a strong navy to support it."

"Believe me, they will have a way." Marshall suddenly smiled inexplicably and said, "Since that General Tu has said it, there must be his way."

As he said that, Marshall's smile turned into a bitter smile. He said to Roosevelt: "His President, can you please let General Tu stop calling me 'Old Ma'? He calls me George or Marshall. But I always feel weird when I call me 'Old Ma'..."

Marshall's words caused a burst of laughter in the serious office.

"The Americans will agree to us going to Southeast Asia." In the car on the way back, the staff officer around him asked why Pao Ye told the Americans about guerrilla warfare. Pao Ye smiled and said to the staff officer: "They can't fight, I just want to remind them that we can do it."

"Southeast Asia will inevitably be defeated by the Japanese. There is no doubt about this. But if Southeast Asia cannot provide resources to Japan, there will be people who need to constantly harass and attack them." Pao Ye smiled at the staff officer beside him and said, "Americans can't do this, we can do it."

"At that time, we can take it back to Southeast Asia with justifiable reasons. Even if the United States regrets it in the future, it will not be able to say anything. This is what they agree with..."

Just as Cannon Master talked about Southeast Asia with the generals in the White House, MacArthur already felt that he was powerless in the battle situation.
Chapter completed!