Rise from the sword

"how?"

After the fall of Cherbourg, the old fox and Kesselring met once in Hamburg.

Before sitting down, Kesselin asked eagerly.

The Cherbourg evacuation operation has been carried out, and the process is very smooth. Not only has one army group been withdrawn, but more than 20 elite troops that have been honed in actual combat have been preserved, and the morale of this army has been maintained.

During the retreat, five Allied divisions were also defeated. If it was not for the lack of time, these five divisions could even be wiped out.

It can be said to be a big victory.

During Cherbourg's hold on for the past few months, it also greatly consumed the strength of the Allied forces, and bought enough time for the expansion of the army and the construction of fortifications.

But compared to the joy of victory, Kesselring is more worried about his boss——

Führer!

This man has ordered the German army to fight to the end many times, and would rather lose troops than give up a piece of land. The Sixth Army is still a pain that Germany does not want to mention.

If Mr. Yuan was very dissatisfied with the two giving up Cherbourg and demanded to take it back, then the fun would be great.

Otherwise, the situation on the Western Front will have to be reshuffled.

Because he has been busy bombing the British Empire recently, and the huge bomber fleet requires his painstaking management, so the old fox can only be responsible for reporting to Mr. Yuan.

"The head of state agrees."

The old fox's tone was relaxed:
"Our follow-up plan is also agreed."

"Great."

Kesselring couldn't help but waved his hand fiercely.

The follow-up battle plan for the two has been formulated-abandon Cherbourg, put the Allied forces in, put them in the Cotentin Peninsula, the west coast of France, and drag each other into a protracted war of attrition.

Although the acquisition of Cherbourg will allow the Allies to have an excellent deep-water port and completely solve the current logistical problems, and the front-line supplies will no longer be affected by the weather, but it only solves the front-line logistical supply problem.

As long as they continue to bomb the British mainland, the Allied forces will not be able to gather all their forces to attack the Western Front, and a large part of their troops and supplies will be held back by the British mainland.

And Germany.

It has a greater advantage in supplies.

The existence of the "warehouse" allows Germany to obtain various materials at almost no cost, and the losses can be made up for quickly, and can be delivered to the frontline troops as quickly as possible. Any material can be used.

The allied forces need to produce and transport them from the United States. Not only does it take a long time, but the cost is dozens of times, or even more than a hundred times that of their own.

Also.

On the Cotentin Peninsula alone, there are three lines of defense consisting of one hundred air defense towers and more than 2000 reinforced concrete fortresses.

On the entire Siegfeller line of defense, there are more than 400 million elite imperial troops and more than 70 reserve second-line Allied troops, many of which are not weaker than the German second-line armored divisions.

There are more than 1 tanks and more than 3000 aircraft on the entire defense line.

These included nearly [-] new Panzer V tanks.

This newly improved No. [-] tank has all upgraded armor, firepower, power, and fire control system. Its performance is far superior to that of the existing No. [-] tank. In actual combat tests, it is controlled by an elite team, and its combat effectiveness has nearly doubled.

It is doubled compared to the new No. [-] tank.

The effect of cluster use is better, and the improvement is more obvious.

The Cotentin Peninsula and the flat terrain of the west coast of France can better exert the combat effectiveness of Germany's most elite ground armored forces, thereby more effectively consuming the vital forces of the Allies.

With [-] aircraft and [-] No. [-] tanks, the anti-aircraft guns should be installed to defend the sky.

The Allied forces took Cherbourg, only to fall into a bigger quagmire.

As long as you don't advance aggressively, maintain the current consumption, and continue to implement the European unification plan, Germany will surely win in the end.

As for the Eastern Front, the head of state seemed to understand that, instead of advancing aggressively, he was stationed on the outskirts of Moscow to maintain military pressure, relying on superior logistics, to consume the enemy's vital forces, and to train the servants in actual combat.

"There is another piece of good news."

The old fox continued:
"The latest information is that the four Iowa-class battleships and four Essex-class aircraft carriers of the Americans have left the west coast ports of the British mainland and headed for the mainland of the United States."

Then, the old fox increased his tone:

"These four cutting-edge battleships and four aircraft carriers all returned to the United States for repairs a month ago, and arrived on the Western Front half a month ago to participate in the war. They are in good condition and do not need to return to China."

"so."

Kesselring understood, grinned and laughed out loud:

"This is a direct conflict with them!"

The internal conflict of the Allied forces is great news for Germany. Although it was within his expectations, the American reaction was much stronger than Kesselring expected.

"Correct."

The old fox continued:
"In the Indian Ocean, the Austrians fought directly with them, and the Austrians suffered heavy losses."

Having said this, the old fox's expression became serious, and his brows were deeply frowned:
"The Austrian army dispatched nearly a hundred fighter jets to attack, but they were all sunk by their two warships, and none of the planes reached the attack range."

Kesselin's expression also became serious.

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"Hey···"

Downing Street, the underground Prime Minister's Office, Fatty Qiu looked at the telegram in his hand and sighed deeply:

"A bunch of idiots."

"Stupid upstart!"

Fatty Qiu patted the table and stomped his feet, in a fit of rage.

The corner of the secretary's mouth twitched again.

This time he understood.

Idiots refer to the Prime Minister of Ozhou and the high-level military. This group of people was fooled by the Americans casually. Before they got the benefits, they got involved with others. They are really stupid and outrageous. from.

shame.

The upstart refers to the United States.

As for the reason, I also understand.

That's not how international politics works.

You sit in the dealership and play a game of chess, trying to plot against others.

But it also depends on the situation.

If you are the strongest, it is okay for others to be afraid, but the problem is that the other side is not afraid of you at all, and they are not cowardly at all, and they just smash the whole game of chess and don't play according to your rules.

As a result, it was hard to get off the tiger.

Thinking of this, the secretary pursed her lips.

He actually understands why Americans are like this.

The chaotic changes in the world situation, the corrupt situation of the British Empire, and his position as the prime minister's chief secretary made this secretary think deeply about the international situation.

Americans are not stupid or stupid, just plain arrogant.

After hundreds of years of plundering, with the development of industry, white Europeans found that direct plundering was inefficient, and began to play with 'morality', claiming to be a civilized person, pointing and controlling the world, and formulating world rules that are beneficial to themselves.

It was the last world war.

But the arrogance left by hundreds of years of plunder and killing still exists in the bones.

Even if others are very powerful, they still have a kind of mysterious self-confidence that they don’t know where it came from—Mr. Secretary thought of this term that originated in Northwest Shanxi and spread all over the world through the products of the Republic of China.

If it wasn't for the British Empire being bombarded by the Germans, and the main cities almost returning to the Stone Age, the kind of "mysterious self-confidence" in my heart would probably be much more than that of the Americans.

"latest news."

Withdrawing his thoughts, the secretary reported bad news to Fatty Qiu again:

"The Americans have withdrawn four Iowa-class battleships and returned four main aircraft carriers."

"It's really troublesome."

Fatty Qiu sighed again.

Winning Cherbourg was indeed a great thing for the Allies and the British Empire, but the Germans were still powerful, and the mainland was still suffering from continuous bombing, and the scale was still increasing.

War has a long way to go.

Cherbourg was only a breakthrough.

Occupying an excellent port on the Cotentin Peninsula, not to mention that Siegfeller has not yet broken through, the west coast of France has not yet been captured, and even the surrounding beaches of Normandy have not been fully occupied.

At this time, the conflict between the two patrons' fathers, and it was also a military conflict, was really uncomfortable for Fatty Qiu.

America cannot be offended.

Most of the war materials of the British Empire were provided by the other party. Of course, the British Empire had to give money for these materials, but at present, the money was shy, so only part of it was given, and the rest was owed.

At present, the arrears have accumulated to 500 billion US dollars.

This is a number that makes Fatty Qiu despair.

Even if it was the British Empire before the war, which was not destroyed by bombing, if it wanted to pay off the 500 billion US dollars, it would take the whole country to save money for at least ten years.

And even more desperate.

This number is still increasing rapidly.

Republic of China.

It must not be offended.

Through the export of labor, hundreds of thousands of nearly a million excellent workers from the British Empire went to work there, and the rewards they received earned the British Empire government hundreds of millions of dollars in profits every month, which greatly made up for the shortfall in the treasury.

and also.

At present, most of the food, clothing and other living materials consumed by the British Empire, most of the important materials such as medicines and fuel oil, and even some weapons and ammunition come from the Western Pacific.

Because, even after tens of thousands of kilometers of transportation, the goods from the Western Pacific are only half of that of the United States.

And the quality is even better.

Simply incredible.

More importantly, these materials can be paid using other properties of the British Empire, such as companies and buildings in the Western Pacific, as well as overseas islands without disputes. The price given by the other party is very fair, much better than Luo Laizi Yes, this is too important for the bankrupt British Empire.

The British Empire is really gone.

But the land.

It's not Fatty Qiu bragging, he is really number one in the world. After all, the British Empire is known as the empire on which the sun never sets, and the ancestors were really rich.

"Hold a press conference to condemn Oshu and the enemy..."

After pondering for a moment, Fatty Qiu made a decision.

The United States cannot be offended, and neither can the lion in the Western Pacific. They are all the fathers of the big donors. Then, you can only get rid of that disobedient brother-who told you to hug the American thigh before?
"Do you want to contact the ambassadors of the two parties? Mediation?"

The secretary continued to ask.

"It's useless."

Fatty Qiu waved his hand:
"Mediation is meaningless now, unless one party backs down, otherwise..."

"Hopefully, the situation will not get out of control."

Finally, Fatty Qiu prayed silently.

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Southwest Washington, Virginia.

in a building.

The U.S. Naval Staff Headquarters meeting is underway.

Due to the hasty preparations and the large number of people participating in the meeting, more than a dozen naval generals, more than 20 senior staff officers, more than 20 battleship captains and staff officers, etc., made this originally not-so-large conference room look very crowded. It was a bit crowded, and many people sat on temporary chairs in the corridor.

Although the Pentagon has been in service at this time and has been in use for more than a year, even not far from the conference room, the Pentagon was built by the Department of the Army and is the resident of the Department of the Army.

Since ancient times, the navy and army have been wrong, even in wartime.

The ghost is famous because it is too outrageous.

In addition, this battle does not require the cooperation of the army at all. Naturally, the army will not be allowed to participate in this important meeting of the navy.

"This time."

On the podium at the top of the conference room, American Admiral Nimitz looked around at the elites of the American Navy, took a deep breath, and raised his tone:

"Our purpose is not to start a full-scale war, but to deter the other side and prevent the world situation from getting out of the control of the United States. Therefore, in this mission, we must not be the first to fire."

At the beginning of the game, Nimitz made it clear that he had his own hole card - it is forbidden to fire first.

After the voice fell, a low voice of discussion suddenly sounded in the meeting room.

Except for the senior staff officer and some generals, the rest of the officers were collectively shocked.

This task is a little different from what they expected.

As the first-line commander of the navy, most of the capital ship captains are militants. Their hope is to participate in naval battles and fight decisive battles with enemy warships, rather than supporting the army and confronting tortoise shells.

They are more or less aware of the international situation. They originally thought that they were going to attack Japan by force, or have a naval battle with the other side, teach the destroyers of the world order a lesson, and support their hard-core allies.

But unexpectedly, it turned out to be like this.

A group of people were shocked.

And very puzzled.

Although the opponent has missiles, technology is more advanced than that of the United States, the shore-based air force is strong, and the aircraft is also very advanced, but the American Pacific Fleet is not the combined fleet of the Japanese.

After more than a year of technological upgrades, at this time every capital ship has deployed chaff jammers. Experiments have proved that as long as the density is sufficient, it can completely interfere with the radar guidance system of the missile, unless they manually control the radar, or the radar Can intelligently distinguish the target, otherwise the probability of missing is extremely high.

As for shore-based aviation.

Currently, on any warship in the United States, the number of anti-aircraft guns is three times that of the beginning of the war!
and.

There are less than ten capital ships on the other side, including the so-called guided missile destroyers, while the powerful United States has more than ten battleships alone, and 24 aircraft carriers in active service. As for light cruisers, heavy cruisers, and destroyers, there are even more do not talk.

The strengths of the two sides are not at the same level at all.

Although only four battleships and four aircraft carriers came this time, they were enough. After all, there were more heavy cruisers, light cruisers, and destroyers.

Why is the attitude so cautious?
The key to determining the victory of the war is people. The United States has a century-old naval heritage and has gathered outstanding talents from all over the world.

Nimitz didn't explain this question, and he didn't bother to explain it. He just briefly introduced the mission of this operation, and after talking nonsense, he left the conference room.

There were also several senior staff officers and several generals who left together.

"What?"

A heavy cruiser captain was very dissatisfied.

He was still thinking about making some achievements in the Pacific Ocean!

"that is···"

"..."

A group of grassroots captain-level commanders were very dissatisfied and shouted loudly.

"Mikaz."

A vice admiral looked at the heavy cruiser captain who shouted loudly at the beginning, with a stern tone:
"Use your poor brain more."

As he spoke, the lieutenant general strode into the internal meeting room, and the brow on his face was always deeply frowned.

At this time, all the captains realized that the mission this time might not be that simple, and there was something inside that they didn't know.

"What happened?"

asked a battleship captain.

Although commanding a capital ship, the captains are actually not in a high position. Under the full blockade of the Austrian authorities and the United States, these captains are still unclear about the conflict in the Indian Ocean.

······
Just when the top leaders of the US Navy held a secret meeting, a group of capital ship captains were surrounded.

subcontinent.

Devil Command.

"The transport ship was sunk by Li Yunlong and the others."

Okamura told Yamamoto the bad news:

"And they also had a conflict with the Austrian Navy, I think."

After a pause, Gangcun sighed:
"Next, we will not have logistical material support."

"This is very Li Yunlong."

Yamamoto said such a sentence in a calm tone, even after he finished speaking, he couldn't help laughing.

"why are you laughing?"

Gangcun didn't understand for a while.

"Not only us, but the whole world has underestimated Li Yunlong's determination and Chen Fan behind them!"

Yamamoto let out a long sigh.

Then, Yamamoto looked at the world map behind him and paused:

"Except, the fat man in England."