Rise from the sword

Chapter 772 Old Du's Trouble, Old Zhao's New Plan
"Mr President."

In the White House, Lao Du's complexion was a little pale at this moment, and there were obvious bloodshot eyes in his pupils.

Caen, Rennes two battles.

It can be said to have won,

Under the command of Old Maitou, the Allied forces almost completely destroyed the two German anti-aircraft tower groups, and most of the remaining ones were broken, with little combat effectiveness. At the same time, they also wiped out a large number of German troops and weapons.

According to front-line statistics, more than 500 No. [-] tanks were destroyed, and more than [-] German fighter jets were shot down. reality.

Perfectly completed the goal set at the beginning of the campaign.

but,
It can also be said to have lost.

Because as of today, Caen and Rennes are still in the hands of the Germans, and they have begun to repair the anti-aircraft towers. According to reports from the front line, new giant anti-aircraft towers have been erected one after another, and the Allies can do nothing about it.

The difference from the plan is that the three consecutive months of offensive have exhausted all the offensive power of the Allied forces, and also exhausted the morale of the Allied forces. Now the Allied forces have no strength to launch an attack, even if the Germans Defense has been negligible.

All units are in dire need of a refresh.

At most, a little air force can be sent to harass, and the scale is not large.

Although the Germans were unable to attack and suffered heavy losses, they could defend against some air attacks. The effective forces from the Eastern Front, combined with the remaining air defense towers, mobile air defense vehicles, and fighter jets mobilized from the mainland near the Eastern Front, defended There is nothing wrong with the skies over Caen and Rennes.

Moreover, it is impossible to win Caen and Rennes by relying on the air force alone. In the end, the war needs infantry to end.

"Can't you hold on longer?!"

Old Du didn't notice the secretary's shout, and cursed.

in case,

If the Allied forces on the Eastern Front could persist for a while longer, contain the Germans for a while, and make the Germans lose more, then the situation will be completely different.

They can squeeze out a little more troops and take down Caen and Rennes. Although they are unable to continue to attack, it is equivalent to completely taking down the Siegfeller line of defense. It is not like this. They have clearly defeated the enemy, but they just cannot occupy the position.

"These bloody idiots..."

There was one more thing that Lao Du couldn't figure out.

After such a long war, the human resources of the Germans have actually been exhausted. There are no young people of the right age to serve in the country. All those who can join the army have been stuffed into the army, so that there are even many 16-year-old children on the front line.

but,
Populations from other European countries make up for this deficiency,

In the battles of Caen and Rennes, 60.00% of the opponent's troops participating in the battle were from other countries, with a total strength of 300 million. Especially the pilots, almost [-]% of them were so-called servants. These guys were fully mobilized.

Then, these troops are not only large in size, but also very obedient,

Moreover, the combat effectiveness is still strong, and there are many troops that are not inferior to the elite German troops.

This really made Lao Du envious.

Servants, oh no, they are allies, the United States also has them,

Moreover, in terms of the number of allied countries, there are many more than the Germans. Counting it, there are dozens of them, and the human resources are more than three times that of the Germans.

But the problem is that the quality of both parties is not at the same level.

Although the number of allies of the United States is large, the troops they provide are really small. Except for the Ghanaian University and the abandoned Austrian, some other younger brothers are basically just going through the motions.

Moreover, the troops sent over have no combat effectiveness, and putting them on the front line will only add chaos, or even have a counterproductive effect.

One and a half months ago, in the middle of the Battle of Caen, a small-scale armored force of the enemy with more than 20 tanks made a surprise attack and entered the rear, approaching a supply transfer station. A division of the South American allies stationed at this transfer station, with a total of 5000 people, equipped There are tanks, anti-tank guns, and strong positions.

Then facing the enemy's tank force less than half a regiment, this ally force was defeated across the board in less than 10 minutes of resistance.

Even during the rout, an American armored battalion supporting from the rear was dispersed. Several Sherman tanks who came to support were hit by trucks and armored vehicles of "allies" and were immobilized, and several were destroyed by allies. Outrageous.

As a result, all the materials at this transfer station were destroyed.

Even, when these idiots fled, they left all the anti-tank artillery and supplies behind.As a result, half of the enemy's armored regiment blocked the attack of a division of the Allied forces for a whole day with the help of existing positions and sufficient supplies.

What is even more incredible is that this half of the armored regiment is not yet a German unit.

We are all allies, we are all younger brothers, and our equipment and treatment are similar, so why is there such a big gap?

Old Du didn't understand.

"Mr President."

The secretary increased his tone for the second time, and Lao Du finally realized:

"what's up?"

Old Du asked.

"There is still half an hour before the battle meeting will be held."

The secretary reminded.

"I see."

Old Du nodded.

Although the outcome of the Caen and Rennes battles was beyond everyone's expectations, the Allied forces had no way out.

The British Empire can’t lose. If it loses, it’s all gone. The United States can’t lose either. Hundreds of billions and trillions of dollars have been thrown down. If it loses, the economy will collapse completely. go down.

In fact, the current difficulties are not serious.

Although the front line suffered heavy losses, it also completely destroyed the defense system of Caen and Rennes, and broke through the Siegfeller line of defense.

As for casualties,

Millions of casualties are actually not serious for the Allied forces with more than 2000 million combat troops, and they are completely tolerable. At this time, the United States still has a large number of troops that can be recruited in the country, and another 500 million troops will not be a problem.

The British Empire is far from exhausted.

Supplies are also available.

But the Germans, even with the group of servants, are still far inferior to the Allies in terms of total human resources.

The core purpose of this battle meeting is to use all means to mobilize enough troops to attack Caen and Rennes again, advance the battlefield to Paris, then conquer Paris, and finally burn the war to the German mainland.

Someone proposed to wait for the Manhattan Project, because the casualties and consumption are too great...
But the risk is too great,
The Germans also had a similar plan, and after two bombings, the Manhattan Project was seriously affected, and no one can say when it will be able to serve in the army.

"Mr. President, there is one more thing."

said the secretary.

"What's up?!"

Old Du asked.

"Those things in South America..."

The secretary reminded:
"Senator Carter is still waiting for your reply outside..."

"South America."

Old Du rubbed his forehead.

America has more than one enemy.

Compared with Mustache's direct confrontation of swords and soldiers, concentrating all forces to carry out military conflicts, the enemy on the other side did not take direct military actions. Apart from annihilating the Pacific Fleet with technological advantages, it mainly gradually eroded economically.

The other side seems to be very concerned about their economic weakness, various strengthening the economy, especially in the global impact.
According to the analysis of the Ministry of Finance, the other side wants to use this method to get rid of the influence of the US dollar.

And he really couldn't figure out how to do it.

The war in Europe has nearly contained all American forces.

"Tell him that the government will not intervene for the time being and let them figure it out themselves."

Old Du took a deep breath.

He has increased technical funding, formed a technical team led by the federal government, and devoted himself to researching radar, missiles, automation and other technologies. After defeating the Germans, he can obtain Europe, and when the American technology catches up, he can compete with the other side. Down.

"Senator Carter also said."

The secretary continued:
"Information shows that Mexico is in contact with that group."

"Mexico."

For such an instant, Lao Du's heart paused.

Forget about other countries in South America, they are far away from the United States, even if they lose it, the impact on the United States is actually very small. After all, these small territories have limited internal capital capacity, and they are also far away from the United States, but Mexico.

The territory here is large enough, nearly 200 million square kilometers of land, the population is large enough, tens of millions of people, and it borders the United States on a large scale, and has hatred with the United States.

Old Du frowned deeply.

The United States should take countermeasures, but after thinking about it, he couldn't think of any effective means.

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March 25.

Clear sky.

"Cangyun Ridge development plan?"

Looking at the plan report written by Zhang Dabiao and others in his hand, Zhao Gang fell into deep thought.

This report reminded him of something else.

After so long of development and construction, the base area has changed a lot.

A series of roads and railways stretched across the north and south, connecting east and west, and communicating the whole country.

At the same time, surrounding stations, gas stations, repair stations, and service stations were also built simultaneously. After the completion of the pilot program for individual businesses, they also began to expand. Now, people can easily reach every city in the country by car and train , every village.

There are also intensive farms that have introduced modern management, and factories with advanced technology and management systems have sprung up.

But just a few years is still too short for this country.

Although a large number of laborers have entered the construction brigade, and some have been absorbed into base farms, various factories, and enterprises to recruit workers, but in this land, more than half of the people are purely farmers, living on one-third of an acre of land.

After (painting) changes, these lands belong to themselves.

The high-quality seeds produced by the head office, cheap chemical fertilizers, and the new planting technology promoted by radio waves and movies day and night, and the agricultural technology team that walks to every village, let these ordinary people rely on one acre of three-point land, and food and clothing are not a problem.
What's more, it's just barely food and clothing. It's okay to eat enough, and you can even eat some meat, but everything else is completely useless.

Because of cheap food, agriculture is actually not profitable at all.

Although there is a basis to purchase at a guaranteed price, small farmers are limited by their operational efficiency. The land in mountain villages is barren, the water conservancy conditions are poor, they are greatly affected by the environment, and transportation costs. Only large-scale, mechanized planting farms can make money.

In addition, because it is too remote, there are still many remote villages without roads. At present, food and clothing are still a problem, and this number is quite a lot.

In the construction of roads in the mountains, even if the construction team uses construction machinery and explosives on a large scale regardless of the cost, there is still a limit to what can be repaired every day. It is estimated that it will take more than ten years to complete the task of connecting every village.Especially in the plateau area, the villages deep in the mountains may take more than [-] years.

People in those remote mountain villages can't be made to wait for more than ten or twenty years.

These questions have been bothering him.

It has been proven impossible to average wealth. It has been proved by practice that even distribution will create a large number of idlers and lazy people, resulting in a bad atmosphere. The society needs effective competition.

However, common prosperity is possible.

It is not realistic to give money and materials directly, but to provide opportunities and conditions for everyone to be rich, and the rest is up to them.

Zhang Dabiao's plan gave him an inspiration.

Even if the construction brigade extends the road to every remote mountain village, even if it helps the people in the mountain villages to build water conservancy facilities and further open up wasteland, their living conditions will not be improved much. Even if the road is connected, the transportation will still be inconvenient.

People in mountain villages grow fresh vegetables, high-value crops, and raise pigs, cattle, and sheep, etc., because of transportation costs, they are not competitive.

Scattered groups of people cannot form a collective effect,
It is also impossible to connect highways, railways, or even build airports. This is not a problem that can be solved with sufficient materials. It must have a certain scale, otherwise even if it is built, it will be just a decoration.

But he can build a big village directly in the depths of the mountains,

If there is no plain, push the mountain and open up a plain. The land is scattered and not suitable for mechanized planting. In places such as hills and valleys, forcibly develop a piece of intensive land that starts from a single hundred mu and is suitable for mechanized planting. If there is no water conservancy facility, build water conservancy facilities.

With 'warehouse' supplies, this is not a problem at all.

During the period, it can also fully attract the surrounding labor force and attract the surrounding people out of the mountain village.

In this process, many people will take root in the villages and towns they built with their own hands.

(End of this chapter)