Rise from the sword

Chapter 581
"The situation on the second front in Europe is very bad."

Under bright lights, a lieutenant general introduced the situation solemnly:
"Although we have almost successfully opened up the landing field, but..."

Speaking of this, he paused and raised his tone:
"Because of very serious mistakes in intelligence work, the enemy's strength near the coast is actually far beyond our imagination, and the technology is also beyond our expectations."

"The enemy has a large number of armored forces on the west coast, and with methods we cannot understand, they quickly built a large number of concrete fortresses, as well as coastal defense artillery groups and air defense fortress groups."

"The subsequent two in-depth attacks and operations to expand the landing field suffered heavy losses."

"As of now, the landing force has lost nearly [-] divisions, but we have not advanced even one kilometer, and we have even been forced to retreat tens of kilometers."

Finally, the general said in a self-deprecating way:

"The only good news is that most of these twenty divisions were captured."

"At least our lads are alive."

Hearing the general's report, everyone turned their attention to Director Donovan of the Intelligence Bureau.

The intelligence work went wrong.

Naturally, the director of the Intelligence Bureau will carry it out!
Looking at the eyes of everyone, Donovan's face froze on the spot. He couldn't afford such a big pot, but it seemed that he could only carry it alone.
In fact, this is, and he is really depressed.

No, it should be said to be wronged.

Before Operation Overlord, for a full year, most of his energies were focused around the landing point. The intelligence agency, together with the intelligence department, used all means and forces to conduct a very detailed intelligence investigation on the west coast of France.

From inside to outside, all kinds of information proved that the Germans were gone, almost drained, lacking weapons and equipment, lacking transport trucks, lacking fuel, lacking ammunition, in short, lacking everything.

There were a total of twenty-odd divisions on the Western Front, and more than half of them were attracted by intelligence smoke bombs before they logged in and were transferred elsewhere.

But after landing, the situation changed drastically.

The sudden emergence of thousands of tanks took advantage of the storm and almost drove the coalition forces into the sea. There were also a large number of armored vehicles, transport trucks, and anti-aircraft armored vehicles in the team. Of course, there was also enough fuel for so much equipment.

Then, fortresses were built in Cherbourg and other areas, and it is said that some quick-drying cement technology was used.

Except for the lack of troops and a little less aircraft, the rest are all there, and there is no trace of it, which is sudden and weird, and it immediately confused the coalition forces.

He still hasn't figured out where these supplies and weapons came from, and how they were transported to the frontline areas.

Of course, there are clues.

He also reported it before, but the clues were a little untenable. After first reporting it to the analyst, he directly defined it as fraudulent information.Although it was picked up later, because it seems, maybe, it is possible that this is true, it is some kind of technology, but it is also classified as highly classified, and only the president and a few people know the specifics.

With so many people watching, he had to say something.

"I have used all my strength to investigate, but there is no further information yet."

Donovan bit the bullet:

"Regarding the source of this batch of equipment, they have adopted a new management system, which is directly managed by the military. The persons in charge are Rommel and Kesselring. These two people are very vigilant, and several intelligence personnel who approached were found gone."

"Moreover, they are also highly confidential about the source of these weapons and equipment."

"However, we still have some discoveries."

After a pause, Donovan said, at this moment he finally raised his tone a bit, since he can't go into details, let's say something else:
"After researching a captured tank, this batch of equipment is similar to that of the independent regiment. The structure and quality of the No. [-] tanks on both sides are almost exactly the same, so we can definitely come from the same factory."

"Chen Fan..."

One lieutenant general said the name.

In an instant, the entire conference room was silent.

They are familiar with this!

It is now July, and the entire Allied intelligence agency has been investigating this person for more than two months. During these two months, they have searched almost the whole world, but found nothing.

Can't help but make these generals wonder, is there really such a person in the world?
In the same way, the weaponry and weapons that came out of the mountains, where they came from, and how they were transported, have no clue at all, as if they appeared out of thin air, just like the space teleportation in the novel.

"Which Chen Fan provided them with weapons, equipment and supplies?"

asked the man in the wheelchair.

"Can't be sure, but very likely."

Donovan shook his head.

"Issued a wanted notice."

The person in the wheelchair slapped the table and said harshly:

"This person is wanted all over the world. If you want to see the person alive, you want to see the corpse if you die."

"Price, [-] million US dollars!"

"Yes."

The staff officer at the meeting said immediately.

But soon, the person in the wheelchair regretted the act of slapping the table, because he slapped him, and the whole person suddenly felt dizzy, panting, and short of breath. 24-hour on-call doctor.

Fortunately, the person in the wheelchair recovered quickly. After the doctor's examination, he found that there was no serious problem. It was just that he had to avoid getting angry as much as possible in the near future, so that everyone could continue the meeting.

Glancing at his own president, a general hesitated for a while before bringing the topic back on track.

"Investigating the source of these weapons, and that Chen Fan is very important, but the most important thing right now."

He said:
"How to deal with the situation in Europe."

"Not only the second battlefield, but also a big problem on the peninsula. The enemy's mountain troops also received a lot of supplies, and the battle situation fell into a stalemate. If it weren't for our advantage of complex mountain maneuvers, we might be defeated. return."

"in addition."

He paused and lowered his tone:

"The bombing of the Eighth Air Force has also encountered obstacles. The enemy's anti-aircraft firepower has been greatly improved, and it is suspected that a radio proximity bomb has appeared. The large-scale bombing formation not long ago suffered serious losses. The loss of a single mission of the thousand-aircraft formation reached . 11.00% point nine."

"During the battle, the enemy also appeared a large number of new fighter jets, including jet aircraft, indicating that the lack of manufacturing resources has also eased."

"We have to keep sending more troops to Europe and put more pressure on the Germans."

"Otherwise, not only the landing site is likely to be lost, but even the eastern front will suffer problems. Only a dozen divisions were lost on the western front, while the scale of losses on the eastern side was more than three times that of ours."

"What's going on? Why did you lose so badly on the Eastern Front?"

Immediately, some generals did not understand.

The Western Front failed because they were not familiar with the terrain and their forces were not fully deployed.

If you wait for the coalition landing field to adapt for a period of time, or occupy Cherbourg, put down the main force, and then train and adapt for a period of time, the commanders are familiar with the terrain, and the battle between the armies is not sure who will win.

Although the performance of the new Panzer IV is very strong, it has no absolute advantage over the Sherman.

But on the Eastern Front, in terms of strength, the coalition forces also have an advantage. In terms of tanks, the T34 is also very advanced and has an advantage in numbers. No matter how long the battle has been fought, the commander will not make fatal mistakes. How could it fail so miserably?
Three times that means the loss of nearly forty divisions.

It's a pity that no one answered his question. No one knew the details of what happened on the Eastern Front. The communication between the two sides has not been so close, and the reasons for the failure will be shared.

However, the actual cause of failure will be known in a few months.

"We can only draw reinforcements from the Pacific Ocean."

An admiral sighed.

Europe needs reinforcements, and the number must not be small, so the troops on the Western Pacific battlefield must be withdrawn, otherwise there will be no soldiers to lose.

"Strategic bombing cannot be stopped."

"Strategic bombing can greatly reduce the Germans' European industrial capabilities and reduce the casualties of frontline troops."

Another army general said:
"As for this bombing mission, the bombers lost a lot, and the anti-aircraft guns were only secondary. The main reason is that the Germans have a large number of jet aircraft. As long as we can quickly put the jet aircraft into battle and do a good job of escorting the bomber formation, the loss will be reduced. a lot of."

"The fleet also needs to transfer some to Western Europe. Both capital ships and aircraft carriers are needed."

Another admiral said:
"The mobility of the navy and its powerful loading capacity allow us to choose a battlefield location far away from the German strong fortress group."

"Moreover, we also need naval artillery and carrier-based aircraft to provide timely fire support for combat in coastal areas."

"That Japanese."

Questions were raised.

Although the Western Pacific troops stopped attacking, they still deterred the Japanese and prevented them from taking other actions. Once they evacuated, the Japanese must be dishonest.

"The Japanese have almost no time to talk to us."

Someone shook his head:

"They are deeply trapped in the battlefield of the Republic of China, and they can't draw much strength. They just need to leave a part of the fleet for defense."

Then, he emphasized his tone and said:

"There is no need to worry about a repeat of the Pearl Harbor incident. We can know any movement of their navy."

In this way, you say something, I say something, and soon, a detailed troop deployment plan will be released.

The United States has deployed most of the army and half of the warships from the Western Pacific Army to form three squadrons. Each squadron includes battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, landing ships, minesweepers, etc., and can perform tasks independently.

At the same time, in order to make up for the weakening of the deterrent force in the Western Pacific, newly built warships will be added as soon as possible.

Finally, the plan was finalized, and a man in a suit asked a question:
"Mr President."

"Now there is one last problem left."

"At present, there is a lot of anti-war pressure in the country. The public and many congressmen are calling for an end to the war against Germany."

"They believe that it was the Japanese who attacked the United States, and now that the Germans have withdrawn from the axis, they have nothing to do with the Japanese."

(End of this chapter)