"According to the agreement between our two countries, your country should always maintain a certain military presence in the Pacific Ocean. Therefore, you cannot leave until your country's new fleet is in place. Of course, we will do our best to maintain the fleet and meet all the requirements of you and your fleet." Marshall, who was standing next to him, immediately said.

"Okay. I believe that your country will do its best, but I want to say that in the battle tonight, our fleet had more than 700 wounded people. So, now the question is, how will your country be ready to provide us with all its manpower?" Su Xiong asked.

That's right, the German fleet suffered a lot of losses in the night battle tonight. There were more than 300 wounded people on the Weimar alone. After all, they were hit by various 15-inch and 14-inch shells. These personnel were not just people who could be replaced at will, such as chefs and stoves. If you take a step back, the parts, steel plates, and even artillery and turrets needed for the maintenance of the German fleet can be transported directly from Germany, but how can the personnel be transferred? Now the German Navy has reduced its scale on a large scale, so it is impossible to pull the personnel of other main ships over quickly. After all, it is a carrot and a pit! The retired personnel before the recruitment will also need to undergo adaptive training after the personnel return.

To be honest, Su Xiong really doesn't want to continue fighting anymore. On the one hand, he is unable to do so. On the other hand, Su Xiong is worried that he will be cheated again. Yes, it's just a cheat! To be honest, the US Army is the biggest victim tonight, and Su Xiong's fleet is the second victim! If it weren't for the sake of face, Su Xiong really wanted to tell the US Navy that you can change the commander-in-chief!

"In principle, I agree that the fleet will return to Pearl Harbor for repairs. The Weimar will return tomorrow under the escort of the destroyer, but the remaining three warships are not good. We must ensure that the Japanese fleet will leave this sea area before it can be done." Sims said.

"What if the Japanese fleet was partially evacuated?" Su Xiong asked.

"As long as the number of Japanese main fleet stays here does not exceed 5 ships, your country's fleet can return to Pearl Harbor for maintenance." Sims thought for a while and said. In fact, letting Suxiong fleet stay is to pull the flag and make tiger skins to maintain the scale of the fleet to shock the Japanese. In terms of combat effectiveness, the Suxiong fleet is really not much. If the Japanese also choose to flash people, then the American fleet will naturally have to go back and repair it. Not to mention Suxiong fleet, in fact, the main force of the American fleet is almost unable to hold on and will take turns to repair it.

"I hope you can keep your word." Su Xiong stopped arguing. Because Su Xiong knew that after this battle, the Japanese also suffered heavy losses, and the main fleet continued to maintain a sense of existence here, and they must go back to repair it! In a short period of time, no one can attack again.

"So good, next, General Benson, what do you mean?" asked Pershing. Obviously, this time, he was asking about the attitude of the US Navy. This question made Benson stand in a dilemma. Because Benson didn't know whether the battle could continue!

In wars, you must not be emotional. The result of being reckless is that you can lose more and more! For example, the Battle of Dardanell and the Battle of Guadalam in World War II... Benson has been thinking about this question. In fact, if the United States wants to stop now, then after discarding "unnecessary" equipment and under the cover of the fleet, there is still no problem that tens of thousands of American navy and army officers will successfully withdraw under the cover of the fleet. However, if this is done, what is the face of the United States of America? The news of such a crushing defeat is transmitted back to China, so will the United States still fight? What will the other great powers in the world think? How can the Americans survive on this earth?

And if you leave at this time, then everything you have paid before will be useless? The cost of sunk is a bit high. If you continue to fight, what should I do if the US Army supplies and reinforcements are in a short time? Who will be responsible for the safety of the sea? Benson has no confidence in himself.

If Pershing gave Benson a longer time, Benson and his staff could still sort out a plan, but today, Pershing made a statement directly. If Benson did not make a statement, then the gap between the navy and the army would be too big. After all, the root of the army's encounter today is in the navy!

The scene was very quiet for a moment, with only people's breathing. Pershing stared at Benson. Benson looked down at the documents on the table. Majiphin was a little anxious, Sims frowned, Su Xiong opposite him was thinking, and Radell seemed to be wandering outside the sky.

"As long as I am still the commander of the United States Fleet, I will do my best to ensure the smooth flow of the army's supply lines and the safety of the sea." In the end, Benson raised his head and said firmly. After weighing the trade-offs, Benson decided to stand with Pershing. Of course, this was his decision before he was removed from office, and it would be hard to say after changing to a new commander.

Benson also believes that the possibility of the Japanese fleet continuing to attack is not high. Although the main fleet is relatively complete, according to the intelligence description, the light cruiser squad of the Japanese main fleet is almost completely destroyed, and the destroyers evacuated with the main fleet may not have even 10 destroyers. In this case, even the most basic anti-submarine and anti-lightning strike operations of the large fleet are not enough, and the possibility of continuing to fight is not high.

On the other hand, Benson also believes that the United States has paid enough for this war, and the army is slowly opening up the situation. It must not be stopped at this time, both moral and political!

"You finally did something right." Pershing nodded and said. In fact, today's meeting has reached this point. The Americans at least figured out the entire battle process, and the attitudes of the Navy and Army were consistent. As for what to do next? This is a matter that needs to be discussed from a long-term perspective. Some things cannot even be decided by them, and Washington needs to discuss them. The largest maritime battle that broke out after the end of this world war has had too much impact. The matter has just ended, and many of the impacts are still fermenting. What arrangements are made by the top leaders depends on the situation.

If the first meeting between the top leaders in front after the war ended, it would be like this. Everyone was busy immediately. The US Army would quickly pick up the remaining supplies of the Japanese to fight. It is estimated that they would have to live a long hard life, and the US Navy needed to rebuild the defense system. The easiest one is probably the Germans. In addition to taking care of their own affairs, most of them would just wait to evacuate. Of course, Su Xiong and Redell are exceptions, because they also need to prepare to send a war report to the crown prince! This war report will largely determine the relationship between the United States and Germany for a long time in the future!
Chapter completed!