Seeing that Roosevelt didn't speak, Ernest continued: "And General Stilwell is right. Chinese pilots have almost no place to use their skills in China. It is a huge waste for them to stay in China..."

There is no doubt about this, because Principal Jiang lost two important airports in the Battle of Henan, Hunan and Guangxi, namely Guizhou and Liuzhou Airports, which forced the 14th Air Force Contingent of the US Air Force in China to withdraw. (Note: The Flying Tigers have been disbanded in about 42 years and are reorganized into the regular US Air Force in China, that is, the 14th Air Force Contingent of the China. China still calls it the "Flying Tigers" as usual)

Roosevelt nodded and said, "Now, I'm only worried about it. Will Chiang agree to transfer the pilot?"

"Mr. President!" Ernest replied disdainfully: "I don't think Chiang has a choice!"

“How to say it?”

"Because of the failure of the Battle of Henan, Hunan and Guangxi!" Ernest said: "We have paid so much aid, but what we have received is Chiang's refusal and failure again and again. Many officers are complaining... What is the point of this negatively supporting a regime that is increasingly unpopular and untrusted by the people in China, and cannot bring benefits to the United States?!"

Roosevelt nodded, and he was also very indignant about this... He did not expect that Chiang's army's combat effectiveness was so low.

"I understand what you mean!" Roosevelt said: "If Chiang disagrees, we can choose to give up on them at any time!"

"Yes!" Ernest replied: "We can put chips in places that are more worthy of betting, such as the Chinese Expeditionary Force..."

Roosevelt agreed that the United States' investment in the Chinese Expeditionary Force is probably not as much as that of Chiang, but the returns are much greater than Chiang, and it is foreseeable that the Chinese Expeditionary Force will play an unexpected role in the future.

The United States is a typical business country, and they naturally know which one is worth it and which one is not.

So Roosevelt immediately sent a telegram to Principal Jiang without saying a word.

In the telegram, he said to Principal Jiang without hesitation: "Because of the war, we need pilots who were trained in China before. They are a wealth and should be devoted to the battlefield, and you no longer need it, are you?"

When Principal Jiang received this telegram, he felt so distressed...

You should know that these pilots have been trained by him for all his efforts and countless efforts... Not to mention the time and money he invested, at the extreme moment when the China-Myanmar Highway was blocked, he also promised to let them fly and train the fuel. But now... the United States said it would be necessary!

Principal Jiang’s first idea was to refuse.

But after all, Jiang is still old, so he read the telegram again... Although nothing was said in the telegram, Principal Jiang still saw that his tone was not good, and then he turned the whole situation around in his mind for a few times, and soon understood what the problem was.

"Oh!" Thinking of this, Principal Jiang couldn't help but sigh and said, "Forget it... give it to them!"

Principal Jiang is indeed smart enough. In the past, Principal Jiang was the only one in China. If the United States wants to consume the US military, it only supports Principal Jiang. Therefore, Principal Jiang can "proudly" reject the United States again and again. Now he said that he needed more US aid, but then he said that he was not prepared enough...

But now, after the Expeditionary Force took over the Northeast and entered Okinawa, the situation of Principal Jiang's "dominant family" has ended.

Although the Chinese Expeditionary Force is nominally the army of Principal Chiang, the Americans can completely choose to fully support the Chinese Expeditionary Force and abandon Principal Chiang. By then, Principal Chiang would not even get US aid... It was only a matter of time before it was captured by the Japanese army.

Of course, this is not in the interests of the United States... Principal Jiang's existence can drag the Japanese down a little bit, so the United States will not do this unless it is absolutely necessary. However, Principal Jiang did not dare to use his destiny to bet.

So, Stilwell was quickly responded: "The first batch of Chinese pilots is 180, and it is expected to arrive in one month!"

Stilwell looked at the telegram and couldn't help but stare at Zhang Chi. He couldn't believe that the difficult Principal Jiang was so easy to solve. You must know that he had dealt with Principal Jiang countless times before... He had never finished a telegram like now!

Zhang Chi just smiled... Only he knew in his heart that this seemingly simple thing actually has many twists and turns!

On the other hand, Zhang Chi felt more beautiful: there were 180 pilots, and they were pilots who had been trained for several years and had practical experience... They could fly to the sky with just a little training, which basically solved the problem of insufficient pilots in Okinawa and even Northeast China.

Of course, Zhang Chi will not be satisfied with this.

From this crisis, Zhang Chi also knows... troops like pilots with long training cycles must prepare early, otherwise they will almost force people into desperate situations once they are used.

So Zhang Chi turned around and sent a telegram to Li Huakun, the commander of the 50th Division who was in charge of the Northeast, asking him to actively recruit and cultivate talents in the Northeast.

This talent not only includes pilots, but also technicians, engineers, overseas returnees, etc.

Of course, there are extremely few talents like this in China these days, especially Northeast China was once under the rule of the Japanese army... The enslavement and brainwashing of the Japanese army made it impossible for most people in Northeast China to obtain better education.

But you should know that there are more than 36 million people in the Northeast at this time... There will always be some people who miss the net if there are too many people, such as landlords, relatives of traitors, and sons of merchants.

Among them, the landlords and traitors cannot be beaten to death with one blow and think that they will be the same as traitors... In fact, because they have the conditions to receive better education or even study abroad rather than being brainwashed by the Japanese in China, they often have more enlightened ideas. For example, in the history of the "Anti-Japanese Rape Killing Group", there are several core members of the traitors who are relatives of the big traitors.

On the other hand, Zhang Chi also considered whether he could pick out a number of highly educated soldiers or special talents from the expeditionary army to let them go to the United States to study, such as learning mechanical manufacturing, medicine, mechanical maintenance, shipbuilding...

"Development" is easy to solve in other aspects, such as capital, resources, etc., which may be obtained in a short time, but even talents are anxious and cannot eat hot tofu. You must be prescient in making reserves for the future.
Chapter completed!