Rise from the sword

Chapter 761 Atlantic Wind!
November 21st.

noon.

White House.

National Guard Sergeant, Presidential Guard Heidemann is on duty.

The guard of the presidential palace is indeed a good job, with good salary, high status, and a certain halo bonus, but the upper limit of the guard is just like this.

But in this world war, the situation is different.

So being able to stand guard here now requires not only luck, but also good background strength.

Naturally, the Heidemann family had some influence.

Of course, there is only a little influence, otherwise he would be on the yacht instead of standing guard here.

thud thud thud... Accompanied by the sound of leather shoes stepping on the marble slab, Heideman saw the president's personal secretary holding a document, and hurriedly walked past the stone street beside him, his panic expression was directly written on the face.

The dignified Secretary of the Presidential Palace can't even take care of his expression and demeanor
"what happened?"

As far back as he can remember, Heidemann has seen 'rarely' such a flustered situation with the President's secretary.

The last time he had a similar expression was the day when the old president had a serious illness.

"It must be something big, otherwise I wouldn't be so flustered."

Glancing back from the corner of the eye, Heideman speculated in his mind.

He has seen the president's secretary a lot, and he is already very experienced. This guy has a high-end handmade suit and custom-made crocodile leather shoes every day. His expression is calm and natural, calm and composed, a model of a successful person.

Make him truly envious.

Of course, the secretary to the president can also be said to be a successful person.

Even if he failed to get anything in the political world and was forced to withdraw, but after being with the president for several years, he only saw and learned some things, and after he came out, many people wanted them, and he would not be bad at all.

Properly upper class.

It must be a big trouble to make such a person show such a flustered expression, which is almost no better than the previous president's illness that day.

"Or is there a problem with the offensive on the western front? Lost troops and lost generals?"

"Is there a problem with the battle on the Eastern Front? The Germans are too fierce? The allies lost badly?"

A litany of possibilities raced through Heidemann's mind.

Being able to become the guard of the presidential palace during this period, the key point is that it is the presidential palace, not the president. You don’t need to run around with the president, and you can even take vacations when the president is away. Naturally, if you have the ability at home, you can know many international affairs.

"It is impossible on the western front. The Germans have been on the defensive. General MacArthur has not yet taken office, so it is impossible to launch an offensive."

The first speculation was directly ruled out by Heidemann.

He was aware of the recent change of high command on the Western Front.

Although it is a common rule in the world that a new official takes office, the three fires must be cleared up before they are fired. The transfer of command is only a few days away. Start the fire.

Naturally, there will be no fiasco on the Western Front.

The Germans have been attacking with all their strength on the Eastern Front recently. It is said that part of the reserve team has been transferred from the Western Front. Naturally, it is impossible to launch an offensive. Besides, the German Army on the Western Front has never launched an active offensive.

"But it's impossible on the Eastern Front. I just got the news not long ago. The Germans haven't even taken Moscow yet. The advance speed of millions of troops is very slow..."

"Moreover, the main forces of the allies on the Eastern Front are all in the rear, and they are preparing to use the depth of the country to delay the enemy's offensive pace, and they will not fail so quickly."

The second thought was also dismissed.

Although materials cannot be transported in, the Eastern Front is very important, so the news spread immediately. This time, the Germans did not use the blitzkrieg that he was proud of, but advanced step by step with sufficient materials and troops.

The allies on the Eastern Front also responded correctly, avoiding the Germans' edge, lengthening the German supply line, and fighting decisively in the rear.

"Is it..."

Heidemann thought of a possibility:
"Another problem in the Pacific Ocean?"

He is clear about the Pacific Fleet.

Although the news is just propaganda, some kind of super weapon developed by the top-secret 'Manhattan' project got out of control and directly destroyed all the warships, but they can't hide it from them.

At least he can know part of the truth.

The captives of the American sailors on the other side can be hidden from the public, but they cannot be hidden from the businessmen, especially the businessmen who are running around abroad... The Heideman family is involved in the shipping business.

"The other side made a move?"

Heidemann speculated further.

This is the only possibility that can make the presidential secretary so flustered.

As a person with only some background, Heideman has no way to verify his ideas. At night, after completing the task of standing guard, he received good news and took a week off.

When the president wants to go out, their guards can take turns to rest, and he has a background and background, so he can naturally rest for a whole week.

Back at his luxurious apartment in the affluent district of Washington, Heideman learned a piece of news from his family—one month later, Atlantic Shipping would need to operate in groups under the command of the military. "

This news immediately shocked Heideman!

Pacific he understands.

The United States is actually far less powerful than people imagined, or the world is much stronger than people imagined.

but,
Atlantic? !

Why is there martial law here?
The last time there was martial law, when the fleet was assembled under the protection of the military, it was the period when the German submarines were arrogant. Now, although the Germans have suddenly risen, the navy has been abolished, and there are only a few small torpedo boats and submarines left, which pose no threat.

So···
There is only one possibility.

"God!"

Heidemann swallowed, his face full of disbelief.

Many people, including him, vaguely guessed something and realized it,
This America, this Atlantic Ocean, I am afraid that the weather will start to change,

And it's a huge change.

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November 22st.

"Pooh···"

Oh, in the central wasteland, between the highways, a group leader got off the big jeep, spit out the yellow sand blown into his mouth by the wind, took a sip of water, and glanced at the surrounding desert:

"This place is even more desolate than those wastelands in Northwest Shanxi."

"What's the use of this?"

"It is said that there has been no rain for several years, no food can be grown, and there is no pasture, and grazing is unrealistic. Even if there are mines, it will be troublesome to transport them from the center of the mainland. Railways and roads must be built first."

The wasteland in front of me is hardly barren of grass, but looking around, it is not easy to find a few grasses, let alone ordinary people in Northwest Shanxi, even a big mule that can eat almost anything is coming. .

And it's not even 01:30. Looking around, you can't see the head at a glance.

"It's ok."

Fang Ligong on the side smiled and said:

"Even if it's useless, you can't grow food, you can't live in it, it doesn't matter, it's nice to keep."

Useless territory is also territory, and no one would dislike having a lot of territory, especially the Chinese people who are obsessed with land in their bones, and they have reached the point of madness. As long as it is a territory, take it down.

"Are we halfway there?"

Fang Ligong looked at the map officer beside him.

"Correct."

The map officer looked at the map and replied:

"Just to the central location, where we are now, the distance from the south coastline and the north coastline are the same distance."

"The location of the supply convoy?"

Fang Ligong looked at the staff officer at the side.

He now has more than 3000 people under his command, many of whom are elite veterans brought from northwest Shanxi and mountain cities, and the rest are veterans who have participated in many actual battles for more than a year and a half.

Strong morale and tough will.

Coupled with a large number of mechanized equipment, more than 300 jeeps, more than 300 No. 100 tanks, more than [-] half-track armored vehicles, more than [-] wheeled armored vehicles, [-] ten-wheel heavy-duty trucks, and some engineering auxiliary vehicles.

The whole army is on wheels.

There are also 40 small propeller fighter jets and more than [-] self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.

The combat power is not generally strong.

If it were placed on the Songhu battlefield, even if the devils took out three full-stack Class A divisions, Fang Ligong would still be able to say loudly that they were all rubbish.

Otherwise, it would not be easy to swallow the nearly [-] Austrian troops who came back from the Western Front. Even if these troops lack heavy weapons, some of the remaining heavy equipment are outdated old goods.

But the mechanical troops bring powerful combat effectiveness, but also bring huge material consumption.

Even if he maneuvers at a slow speed deliberately to slow down consumption, the fuel consumption of more than 3000 various tanks and vehicles, including more than 400 oil tiger tanks and armored vehicles, starts at [-] tons.

What's more, he still needs to send troops to patrol around every day to clear out the remaining militants, assist the people from the rear to establish market towns, consolidate the territory, and train soldiers by the way, so as to master the mechanized equipment in his hands as soon as possible.

It took them only a few months to replace the mechanized troops.

This is also arranged. Oil alone consumes [-] tons per day to start, and the consumption of parts, just the track tires, is also a considerable amount.

Plus more than 3000 people ate and drank.

Even if he has [-] ten-wheel trucks to carry supplies, the diesel engines are powerful, one can carry five or six tons or more, and a trailer can even load more than ten tons, but what he carries by himself is not enough how long.

In this desert, materials are scarce, and everything needs to be transported from the rear, and sometimes even water needs to be transported from a distant rear.

There is no railroad to use here.

To this end, he specially prepared a direct transportation team of 5000 people, which was divided into [-] transportation units to specifically meet the material needs of the troops.

"The nearest NO.11 convoy is currently 150 kilometers away from us."

The military officer in charge of military supplies spoke calmly and confidently:

"It is expected to join us at noon tomorrow. They have carried three thousand tons of supplies."

"Convoy No. [-] converged at noon three days later, and they also carried [-] tons of supplies."

Although there is no railway, all supplies must be transported from Darwin Port. The distance along the way is close to more than 500 kilometers. Quartermaster desperate distance.

But I have to say that the Austrian inland area is really suitable for mechanized troops.

Even if there is only a simple and repaired dirt road across the north and south, even if you don't take this road and march directly in the wilderness, the troops can pass without hindrance, whether it is tanks or heavy trucks, they can pass easily.

Even if it is trapped, it can be easily rescued.

In addition, Fangfang Ligong also sent an engineering team to carry out simple gravel pavement, reinforcement, widening, and leveling on the key positions of the road.

This also led to a transportation team of 1000 people, excluding the escort troops and the logistics maintenance unit. A transportation team has a total of [-] military heavy-duty off-road tractor trucks for transporting military supplies, which can transport a total of [-] tons of various materials.As for the fleet's own consumption, it is carried by the logistics maintenance team.

The speed of the team is not low.

In the case of not marching in a hurry, the average daily distance can reach nearly 230 kilometers.

This distance is only three hours in terms of the expressway network of later generations, but for a country with no expressway network, not even a national road, and only one dirt road, it is already very good.

Although the non-paved road consumes a lot of tires and tracks, and the fuel consumption is several times higher, and the driver is a novice, many vehicles need to replace the engine and gearbox every [-] kilometers, but these things, every car The car is equipped with at least six sets of spare parts, especially tires, there are [-] sets of spare parts, there is no shortage at all, and the skills of the logistics maintenance personnel can also be improved by the way.

"Nice place!"

Fang Ligong sighed again.

Even if there is no use here, you can't farm, live, graze, or even have mineral resources, then it's good to drive an off-road vehicle here.

And soaring planes are also good.

Therefore, it must be taken.

After resting for half an hour, Fang Ligong got on his big jeep, took a sip of water, and was full of energy:
"Keep going."

"Target, the southern coast, increase the marching speed."

The supply problem has been solved. Fifteen supply convoys can supply [-] tons of supplies every day. The daily supply has already overflowed, so it is time to speed up.

(End of this chapter)