Rise from the sword

Chapter 746 A good idea.

"Ao begging to buy weapons and equipment?"

Hearing the news reported by the secretary, Lao Du fell into deep thought.

After the Pacific Fleet was wiped out, the other side has been refusing to communicate. The ambassador to the United States ignored him on the grounds that he was unwell.

It gave him a headache.

The disastrous defeat of the Pacific Fleet was not clear in the country, and it did not spread. He sent people to suppress it. Now is the time of war, the whole people is mobilized, the president has great power, and it is easy to control public opinion.

The two parties in Congress also reached a consensus on this point, and no one messed with it.

In this naval battle, the strength shown by the other side is too strong, and the gap between the two sides is too large. This cannot be made up by command and experience. Even the most hawkish people will honestly bow their heads.

but.

This news cannot be suppressed.

Of the nearly 2 cutting-edge battleships, only four came back. Of the 5 sailors, less than [-] returned. More than [-] people became prisoners of the opponent, and nearly [-] people sank in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.

These people have family members and friends in the country, especially military officers, and some captains, and they have huge influence in the country.

Even the captured ones were photographed.

Sooner or later, this news will spread, and the American people will know about the fiasco in the Pacific Ocean, and will know that the powerful Pacific Fleet is so vulnerable.

The trouble is.

Previously, Luo Laizi made a lot of noise for this fleet, calling it the world's first fleet. He wanted to use this to further strengthen the people's support for the war and their confidence in victory.

Such a huge fiasco suddenly broke out, which will greatly shake the hearts of the American people, and it is very likely to trigger a wave of anti-war, which is something that all high-level Americans do not want to see.

Everyone in the two parties in Congress, as well as other high-level officials, are united in their attitude towards the European War - there must never be a unified Europe, which would be an absolute disaster for the United States.

Now the time is still short, and it can be covered up on the grounds of military secrets, but after a long time, it will definitely arouse suspicion.

He must find a way to cover up this matter, at least, to minimize the impact, it is best to make up a reason to fool the people, which can explain why the Pacific Fleet suffered a disastrous defeat and only four capital ships and nine submarines came back, but not affect national morale.

But all of this must have a premise.

Discuss the follow-up of this incident with the other side.

You should apologize, you should bow your head, your strength is inferior to others, the army can't beat others, there is nothing to say, being ridiculed in the face, kicked in the face, economic and international concessions, there is no way.

But the other side seemed to have nothing happened, and the United States was completely uncontactable. It seemed to ignore the matter, but it just reported it in the newspapers, making Lao Du wonder what the other side wanted to do.

as well as.

How to cover up the fiasco in the Pacific Ocean, who to use as a scapegoat, how to deal with the anger of the domestic people, and how to deal with the leak of the Manhattan Project also gave him quite a headache.

For a while, Lao Du felt nostalgic for Cripple Luo.

Die later.

Wouldn't it be better to die after dealing with these troublesome things?

"Mr President."

Just when Lao Du was frowning, McCarthy walked in.

As a rising star in American politics, McCarthy, who was born as a lawyer and served in the Marine Corps before retiring for a long time, is well aware of his own shortcomings-no strong background and no senior resume.

His ability to come to power depends entirely on the promotion of the president and the right timing.

At this time, the United States has internal and external troubles.

The European war was defeated, 30 elite troops were lost, and the offensive plan was interrupted. At the same time, the Pacific was defeated. The strongest new fleet in history was instantly wiped out, and only four warships escaped back.

The secret Manhattan Project suffers a leak.

America at this time needs a tough attitude and firm actions to encourage and save.

And some of his remarks, ideas, and behavior are very suitable for the current internal situation in the United States-there are a large number of spies inside, and people who are influenced by foreign countries. These people must be dealt with toughly.

In his opinion, he would rather kill by mistake than let him go.

This incident is very offensive.

Therefore, there must be strong support. Now is the time of war, the power of public opinion has been greatly reduced, and it is impossible to win the support of the people. All he can think of is the president.

Also because of the wartime, the power of the president today is very high.

Truman nodded, greeted McCarthy back, and asked McCarthy to sit down. The two chatted briefly, and McCarthy got straight to the point:

"I have a way to solve domestic problems."

"Oh?!"

Old Du's eyes lit up.

To be honest, Truman didn't like this man very much.

In his opinion, this person is a typical opportunist, completely unscrupulous for the purpose, like a mad dog, but he also has to admit that this kind of person is very effective when called upon.

That's why he used this person.

"We need to explain to the people."

McCarthy said:
"Why is the so-called invincible Pacific Fleet completely wiped out, leaving only a dozen battleships and two destroyers, and why tens of thousands of elite sailors appear on the other side."

"And, responding to the Manhattan Project leaks."

Truman nodded.

"But, I think, we can combine the two."

McCarthy said slowly.

"Combined?"

Truman squinted his eyes, then lighted up slightly, and looked at McCarthy suddenly.

He grasped the meaning of this person.

This made him even more amazed, it was just too suitable for him to take the risk of vigorously using this person's behavior.

"Correct."

McCarthy smiled:
"The failure of the Pacific Fleet and the leak of the Manhattan Research Project. These things cannot be hidden from the people. As the news spreads, many Americans will know about it one day."

"We can't block it."

After a pause, McCarthy continued to smile and said:

"Now, all American citizens know that our newly formed Pacific Fleet is the strongest fleet in history, representing the strong military strength of the United States, and it has greatly enhanced the people's confidence in the victory of this war."

"So, this fleet must not fail in the hands of the enemy, but it can fail in our own hands."

"good idea."

Truman smiled too.

Because of Luo Laizi's excessive propaganda, the powerful American Pacific Fleet has become a symbol of American military power and a source of confidence in victory for the people of the whole country.

Now, that confidence is shattered.

It was broken in an hour by the opposite bank.

When the news came back, Luo Laizi was so frightened that he stood up straight away. All the high-ranking officers in the military looked pale. More than a dozen generals couldn't accept the facts and committed suicide. Nearly 40 generals offered to resign.

The gap is really too big.

The military was terrified.

Desperate.

It is conceivable that once this matter spreads among the people, what a huge confusion it will cause.

But it can be replaced with a greater confidence.

The Manhattan Project has also been leaked by the other side, and this super weapon that can determine the outcome of a war has completed all the theoretical data processes and is waiting to enter the live ammunition experiment.

The super bomb developed by the United States made a mistake and destroyed the powerful and invincible Pacific Fleet.

Then, find out some spies, technicians, high-level people to be responsible for this matter.

As for the destruction of the Pacific Fleet that was publicized by the other side, more than 2 soldiers were captured, and the photos were displayed. This is just to satisfy their vanity by acting for themselves after the other side rescued tens of thousands of American sailors.

The powerful fleet of the United States was wiped out by the enemy in less than an hour?

Is this possible?

Who will the people trust?
This can be known without thinking.

The two then began to discuss the matter closely, and made an exhaustive plan.

Including but not limited to, how to deeply use the media for propaganda, to build momentum, to weaken the loss of the Pacific Fleet, and instead to highlight the horror of the Manhattan Project super weapon, as well as the enemy's crazy destruction, spying and theft of this weapon.

By the way, this will uncover the spies in the Manhattan Project.

After McCarthy left, it was already late at night.

Satisfied, Lao Du put down the draft in his hand, and Shi Shiran left. During the period, he accidentally dropped a document, which happened to fall into the trash can, but he turned his head, and then left directly.

The secretary looked at Lao Du who was leaving, and then at the telegram that Ao begged to buy weapons and equipment that fell into the trash can. After hesitating for a moment, he picked it up and threw it into the file shredder.

Ten minutes later, the lights of the White House, the highest capital of the United States, went out.

America paused for thought.

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"War, how can you still fight like this?"

At the same time, in Hamburg, the old fox's office was brightly lit.

At this time, the desert fox, a famous military expert in later generations, looked at the Chinese version of the "Independence Daily" in his hand, as well as the more detailed information investigated by the German intelligence agency, and his tone was full of surprise.

Even horrified!
"Across a distance of 1000 kilometers, in less than an hour, twelve Essex-class aircraft carrier battle groups, 24 two hundred fighters, two fast battleships, four heavy cruisers, ten Six light cruisers, [-] destroyers."

"And a submarine, and damage to two fast battleships, and two destroyers."

Saying the result word by word, the old fox was trembling all over.

At this time, the information in his hand made his entire understanding of war, from the foundation to the peak, all shattered, and the knowledge system built over decades completely collapsed.

"future."

Kesselring on the side also had the same tone, amazed, even horrified:

"No, it should be said that from now on, wars will no longer be about who has more tanks, more cannons, and larger calibers."

"Correct."

The old fox put down the newspaper in his hand:

"From today onwards, the outcome of large-scale battles is not about whose commander is more cunning, whose tank is more sophisticated, or whose armor is thicker. None of these can determine the direction of a large-scale war."

"It depends on whose weapon system is more advanced."

"Weapon system?"

Kesselring was a little surprised.

In the final analysis, this naval battle was due to the terrorist missiles brought out by the other side.

"Unless nuclear weapons are used on a large scale, and dozens of 10,000+ ton nuclear weapons must be dropped at one time, it is almost impossible to win a war with one weapon."

"The missiles they're using are scary, but they're not at the level of a nuclear weapon."

The old fox glanced at Kesselin and sighed slightly:

"It's actually very simple to keep missiles away. We can do it even with radar and rockets. The other side is nothing more than rocket engine technology. Radar technology is much more advanced than ours."

"But no matter how advanced it is, it is impossible to hit a fleet [-] kilometers away with missiles alone. Otherwise, the other side would not need to be equipped with early warning aircraft equipped with large radars."

"The most important thing in this naval battle is to guide these missiles launched from [-] kilometers away to accurately hit the American Pacific Fleet. This technology is the most terrifying."

The old fox's amazing war talent allowed him to grasp the core of the Pacific naval battle accurately.

The "Bawang-500" long-range anti-ship missile improved from the P1 is indeed advanced, but the most advanced and most important is the communication guidance system that provides guidance and guidance for the "Bawang-1".

Otherwise, the shooting range of 'Bawang-1' will be reduced to 50 kilometers, just like the P[-] back then, if there is no relay guidance, its shooting range is almost the same as that of the Styx.

"This is the biggest gap between us and the other side, at least 20 years."

The old fox's hands were shaking.

"what should we do?"

Kesselring was silent for a while before asking.

"End the war faster."

The old fox let out a deep breath:

"The winter war this year will completely end the Eastern Front, and the first half of next year will end the Western Front War, and then concentrate the power of the entire Europe, increase investment in military technology, and catch up in the shortest possible time."

"Before the other side really stands up."

"With the military strength on the other side, it is actually possible to control the world and formulate world rules. The reason why they have not implemented it is because their domestic situation, especially economic strength and the level of education of the people, cannot support these."

Kesselring nodded.

This is the same plan as the current empire.

This winter, we will concentrate our forces to attack the Eastern Front to completely resolve the issue on the Eastern Front, and then concentrate our forces to resolve the war on the Western Front.

Of course, now it's faster and more power is being used.

More troops, more supplies, and faster attack speed, although more casualties will be paid.

"in addition."

The old fox continued:
"Increase the storage of materials, I am worried..."

"I've been working on it, and it's halfway done. It's enough locally, and it's being stored in major EU countries."

Kesselring nodded.

The 'warehouse' is not theirs after all.

The source is very clear to both of them, the purpose is also clear to both of them, and only two of them know.

Germany is actually a pawn. Once the situation changes, for example, if Germany takes the upper hand and one side wins the war, the 'warehouse' may fail at any time, not necessarily.

But Germany, or Europe cannot leave the materials in the 'warehouse'.

Therefore, he has been stockpiling materials for a long time, and massive concrete warehouses have been built in various European countries to store various materials.

He needs to do it.

The stored materials, especially basic materials such as fuel, food, and medicine, can also last for two and a half to three years of consumption.

Because a lot of manpower was devoted to the war, it is only half completed now. Fortunately, all kinds of material packaging in the 'warehouse' are very suitable for storage, and even the fuel can be stored for 36 months without deterioration, which is incredible.

Needless to say, weapons and equipment, long-term storage for five or six years will be the same as new ones.

At this time, Kesselring obviously didn't know that his scattered storage of food, fuel, weapons and ammunition in various places provided the material basis for Europe's "comprehensive and continuously burning powder kegs".

after all.

Everyone is sufficient, with food, guns, cannons, tanks, and fuel.

There are also contradictions.

Coupled with careerists.

What happens, very simple quiz question.

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the other side.

Eastern line.

"An armed rebellion broke out in Alamutu, a group..."

In the gorgeous palace, the conference table is at the top of the mountain, the pipe flickers on and off, and the smoke is lingering, and the expression on that face cannot be seen clearly.

At the conference table, the faces of the people were the same as the pipes, with uncertain light and shade, and this greatest country, like the face behind the smoke, could not see the future clearly.

"Fortunately, only some little devils intervened, but not too much. The rebellion has subsided now."

"us·····"

The pipe was placed on the table:
"Needs a win to cheer it up."

"us."

Pause again:

"It must also win."

"We have mobilized the whole country. Anyone who can afford a gun, regardless of age or sex, has been conscripted into the army. Now, we have 350 new full-staffed divisions who are training."

"Whether Miss Su is dead or alive depends on this winter."

"but."

The pipe is held up and pointed at a man:

"We need to address the issue of armament."

"The Soviet Union needs more tanks, artillery, machine guns, and even planes."

"Go and buy from them. Give them whatever they want. Anyway, it's theirs."

　The asterisk is my own. . .

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