Chapter 1009: Nothing is necessary

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The matter is actually not that complicated. After the German bombers visited the British Iceland Air Force Base, the United States was doing its best to think about what they could do in this war. There is obviously no doubt about defeating Japan. After all, the various victories that have been passed on the front line do not need to be faked.
But the attack on the Axis Powers has become very troublesome. The Germans had no way of draining the waters operated by the Atlantic Barriers, which really made American seniors feel that dogs ca n’t talk to hedgehogs. Of course, the Icelandic bombing also made the operation against Norway difficult.
So an important question lay in front of Americans: Where can we fight against the Germans before we can win the biggest victory? After some thinking, almost everyone's conclusions point to an answer: impossible!
Yes, it is impossible! The German-operated Atlantic barrier could not be broken by the United States for a while, and the German-Italian coalition in North Africa also defeated the Anglo-American coalition. The situation on the Soviet-German battlefield made the American high level worried. The Icelandic bombing plan was to ease the pressure on the east. The action just planned ...
The facts that have already happened prove that the plan to bomb Norway did not fundamentally solve the problem of pressure from Germany on the Eastern Front. The United States must find another way to completely stabilize the Soviet defense.
So everyone looked around, and it was possible to truly attract the attention of the Germans only if they were fighting head-on in the Middle East. And this battle must be freed from the possibility of confronting the Germans as much as possible. After all, it is not an easy task to defeat the Germans who crossed the Suez Canal.
"It's really embarrassing ... Both to attack the Axis team and to avoid the most elite Germans ... How do we fight this kind of battle?" At the conference to study this matter, a American The general sighed and shook his head while complaining.
Sitting next to him was the famous American general General Bradley. This genius had just returned from Africa. He glanced at the chubby colleague around him, and some disapprovingly looked at his colleague Marshall on the other side.
"The plan to reinforce the 100,000 infantry in the Middle East has been going on for so long, and the troops we deployed near the oil fields in Saudi Arabia are still pitiful. At least it is too reluctant to expect these troops to resist the attack of Rommel." The officers replenishing the troops sighed, and said with some sigh of relief: "Although we know that Rommel doesn't have many troops in his hands, they are the elite of a hundred battles, and the supply is better than us ..."
"Expect Mountbatten to defeat Rommel in the Middle East and create a miracle. It is better to study how to stop the German attack here, at least to preserve the Middle East oil field there, is the really important thing." Another general also agreed with most Views of people. He believes that it is very worthwhile to send US soldiers who are armed easily to a distant battlefield to die.
Roosevelt was sitting in his wheelchair, tapping the armrest of the wheelchair with his hand. He knew that there were many officers present who did not belong to his camp. In this kind of routine discussion, many people are using objections to try to pull those who support President Roosevelt into the water.
Relying on the Allied forces defeating Rommel ’s African Army in the Middle East, Roosevelt also knew that it was a very unrealistic thing. If there was a slight chance, Patton and Montgomery would not lose defeat in the North African battlefield. Now the German supply line is shorter and the military strength is stronger. There is no reason to lose to the Allied forces in the Western Region in the Middle East.
Although the United States relied on Britain and had its own huge transport fleet to send more than 70,000 American troops and various equipment to the Middle East, there was still no way to prevent the Germans from continuing to advance. At this time, it is necessary to formulate a more reasonable combat plan to delay the collapse of the Middle East, and the content of this meeting is actually this.
"General Bradley and I passed through, and in the Middle East he saw General Patton and General Mountbatten. He knew better than me." Marshall looked at the pale President Roosevelt and interrupted softly. Everyone's endless quarrel: "I have a fairly feasible plan here, let's discuss and discuss this."
If we compare the entire United States to Shu in the three countries, then General Marshall is undoubtedly the incarnation of the character Zhuge Liang. This man, who is known as a think tank at the top of the United States, is an advisor and assistant to Eisenhower and even Roosevelt in military affairs. Half of the American plan comes from his handwriting, saying that he helped the United States win the World War II in another time and space.
Now he said that with a new plan, everyone closed their mouths for granted. Exaggerated talks and real skills are completely two states. Most of these generals sitting around the conference table can only fight for the interests of all parties. If they speak again at this time, they will expose their ignorance when dealing with difficult problems. Come, no one will do such a stupid thing.
"General Bradley and I agree that directly countering the African Army under Rommel is a worthless thing. It will disrupt General Mombaton's retreat defense deployment, it will also increase our losses and accelerate our failure. Speed. "Marshall repeated the original words that those people had just discussed and said it as an opening speech.
Then he continued, and said to the headed Roosevelt: "However, if we change another opponent? In addition to Germany, is it possible for our US military to defeat the military of other countries?"
While asking this question, he looked at several generals who participated in the meeting on behalf of the army. These people immediately patted their chests to ensure: "Of course! If you are not fighting against the Germans, then the army's combat effectiveness is still trustworthy! For example, the attack on Japan in the Pacific Ocean is the best proof!"
"Germany broke through the Suez Canal defense line after occupying Alexandria. Their fighting power cannot be underestimated, but it is indeed the end!" He pointed to the map on the table and explained the problem to Roosevelt. : "Rommel did not cross the desert of Saudi Arabia, which proves that he still lacks fuel and lacks the support of his own forces!"
Then he stared at Roosevelt with a smile: "But, not long ago, the Axis Powers delivered their weaknesses under our eyes! Now we know what to do, and we will use a whole chain reaction to hit the shaft heavily. The arrogance of Xinguo! "
"Weakness? What weakness?" Roosevelt froze, then looked at Marshall puzzled. For his subordinate, Roosevelt was very satisfied. At least on the Pacific battlefield, the victory of the United States team can not be separated from Marshall's central dispatch, and adhere to the strategic policy of first Pacific then Atlantic.
"Not long ago, Turkey crossed the border and tried to attack Syria and other regions controlled by the French government in exile. As a result, their attack was easily repelled, and our loss was so small that there was no need to report it ..." Bradley smiled. Speaking, I took Roosevelt's words and introduced, "If I hadn't been to Africa in person, this thing wouldn't even disturb anyone here."
Marshall nodded and continued: "Originally we thought it was just a small-scale gunfire incident in the border area. After all, the two sides have no plans to go to war ... but after some investigation, we found that It was an attack launched by Turkey! "
An attack? Just hit the scale of a border conflict? Roosevelt's eyes lit up, and immediately grasped the key to the problem. He looked at General Marshall and asked, "So, how much power do we need to put in if we fight back against the Axis Powers at the Turkish border?"
Marshall smiled slightly, then looked at Turkey with complicated terrain, and finally chose a relatively stable number: "The Germans had deployed some troops there. I think if we defeat them together, we need at least 7 divisions. Force ... about 180,000 people. "
"Do we have so many troops in the Middle East? Generals." Roosevelt did not say anything to Marshall, but instead adjusted his gaze to all the generals present: "Can we mobilize close to 20 in the Middle East?" What about Wan's troops? "
"The local armed forces can cooperate with us. There are about 50,000 people. The British and Indian forces can support between 100,000 and 120,000. Our army there, if all are included, there are more than 100,000. ...... However, Mr. President, these troops cannot be all transferred, and must have a certain force on the front to deal with the German attack, so there are only more than 100,000 troops that can be transferred. "A general asked the left and right sides. After his colleagues, he only answered Roosevelt's question.
"General Bradley, if General Patton rushes from India to Baghdad and directs an attack against Turkey ... Try to avoid the Germans and annihilate only the Turkish forces ... 100,000 troops, is it enough?" Roosevelt asked again. Question, but this time, he asked General Bradley alone, not everyone.
So everyone, including General Marshall, focused on Bradley who did not answer the question immediately. I saw this American general who confidently answered Roosevelt's question: "Mr. President, if we lose this battle again, then there is no need to compete with the Germans for any benefits."