1092 Waiting for News From Americans
? United States, Washington, in the Oval Office of the President of the White House, Roosevelt coughed and did not speak. Aides beside him were reporting the ongoing naval battles in the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. r?anw en?????
"On the Pacific battlefield, Japan deployed a force of suicide attack aircraft and launched a fierce battle with our fleet in the waters near the Bismarck Islands. As of two hours ago, our army had already damaged 7 warships, and the Japanese warships also suffered heavy losses. , The specific battle situation is still developing.” The aide put the telegram on President Roosevelt’s desk.
Recently, President Roosevelt has been questioned more and more, and many politicians have begun to publicize their views against Roosevelt's war policy. These people proposed a new plan that is more in line with the interests of the United States: reach a peace agreement with the European Axis group, abandon the collapsed Britain, and make up for their lost interests on the Pacific battlefield.
Some Jews began to support this view, because a genuinely neutral Jewish state has been born in the Middle East. This country established with the support of Germany did not fall to the Axis powers, but chose an independent development path to the outside world.
This choice has left a very good impression on the United States and other Jews in the world. More and more people support Enrique, who is now the first president of the State of Israel. Bauerman, who was born in the United States, has to face increasing pressure.
"Is there any news from General Nimitz? Are we sure that our fleet will wipe out the Japanese fleet in the waters near the Bismarck Islands?" Roosevelt's health is not good recently, he coughed violently twice, and then He asked the assistant who had just stopped.
"After all, it is on the vast sea. It seems impossible to wipe out the cunning Japanese fleet. If there is no accident, this time we can severely injure the enemy and create an opportunity for the next attack on New Guinea. Very good environment." The assistant told his president what a naval liaison officer told him just now, and now the battle is still going on, and the most optimistic promise can only be said to this level.
Sure enough, Roosevelt nodded, no longer interested in asking this question, he looked at the huge Pacific Ocean on the map, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Silence spread in the presidential office, and there was a suffocating sense of oppression. In the end, it was Roosevelt himself who broke the silence, and continued to ask: "So, how is the battle on the Atlantic battlefield?"
Speaking of this, the assistant was obviously a little embarrassed. Because within the framework of Anglo-American cooperation, the defense of the Atlantic Ocean has always been guaranteed by the Royal Navy. The main force of the US navy has always been in the Pacific Ocean, which is the fundamental reason why it can crush the Japanese navy in numbers.
However, regarding the recent actions in Italy, the United States coerced and lured the United Kingdom to take out its own coffin, and the fleets of the two sides jointly dispatched to escort the landing troops in an attempt to kill the Germans in Italy by means of a sneak attack. But this huge plan is doomed to be difficult to succeed, so the huge Anglo-American combined fleet,
He was forced by the equally powerful German High Seas Fleet to travel around the South Atlantic Ocean.
The most direct consequence of this wage travel was that Iceland's maritime defense force was empty, and a German squadron took advantage of it. Under the cover of several cruisers, the German battleship Admiral Raeder shelled the empty coastal facilities in Iceland, which directly made the old face of the British king red.
The bombardment of Iceland sent too much information to the United States and the British high-level, so much that it made Roosevelt a little desperate. First, the German heavy warships once again dispatched intensively, marking that the German Navy has solved its actual problem of lack of fuel. Solving the problem of oil shortage means that the five aircraft carriers in Germany can be dispatched at any time to threaten the east coast of the United States.
At the same time, the battleship approached and bombarded Iceland, which also showed that the German navy had psychologically got rid of the curse of being soft-footed when encountering the United Kingdom. It also showed that the German navy had all the conditions to take the initiative to attack. It is also not good news for the Allied forces on the ocean.
These signals are dangerous and terrifying, because the Allied forces lack a fleet against the German navy in the Atlantic Ocean. Once Germany starts to take the initiative and seek sea engagement, the American fleet in the Atlantic Ocean will face catastrophe.
"Mr. President, four hours ago, the German battleships that bombarded Iceland had already left. The British side was only mobilizing their main fleet to deploy to defend Iceland." The assistant answered President Roosevelt's question in a low voice. Even he could see the lack of confidence in the Royal Navy.
In the previous era, any enemy warship that dared to challenge the authority of the Royal Navy would be hunted down and hunted down by the huge fleet deployed by the Royal Navy around the world—this was the case with Earl Spey and the Bismarck from another time and space fate.
But now, the overall strength of the German High Seas Fleet has surpassed the main fleet of the British Royal Navy. The huge aircraft carrier fleet can rely on more advanced carrier-based aircraft and better electronic equipment to sink the British Empire. Proud battleship. I don’t know when it started, but the glorious tradition of the British Royal Navy of "fighting against the enemy" has become the extremely criticized "passive avoidance of war". It can be said that in terms of the so-called state of mind, the British Navy has already been defeated.
Although the old General Dudley Pound still maintains the last trace of dignity of the Royal Navy; although the huge Royal Navy still has the capital to fight the German Navy in terms of numbers and training; The empire still has countless diehards who believe that it can be reborn from Nirvana... But it really doesn't have much capital, enough for its decision makers to squander it again.
"If we can't come up with something to strengthen the strength of the British Iceland base, the UK may be squeezed out of the war..." Roosevelt frowned and muttered his own thoughts in a low voice. He knew that the British resistance was now maintained. The last bargaining chip is the still good strength of the British Royal Navy. If the Royal Navy loses, then Britain is likely to really collapse completely.
The United States, which has lost Britain, is likely to be forced to make peace with the Third Reich, and the bargaining chip for peace is the defeated Middle East and the interests of the Atlantic Ocean. The United States will be forced to withdraw from the arena of world hegemony and hand over the alliance built by itself to Germany.
And in that state of forced peace, it wasn't just the British government in exile in Iceland that collapsed, but also Charles de Gaulle's French government in exile—as long as the United States lost the Atlantic Ocean, these European governments in exile would be wiped out. , not even a scrap of paper will be left behind.
"While we still have overwhelming power in Congress, give Britain some preferential policies, and then find a way to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the Atlantic Fleet." After thinking for a while, Roosevelt ordered: "To the arms dealers who support us Call and ask them to provide a support package for the rebuilding of the Icelandic Air Force Base."
After he finished speaking, he fixed his gaze on the location of Iceland on the map. In the end, he didn't know whether he was convincing his assistant or himself: "Strengthen this base and use bombers to destroy Norway at all costs." Iron ore, this is our only chance."
While the President of the United States was worried in his office, on the bridge of the Royal Navy's Ark Royal aircraft carrier, Dudley Pound and his officers were carefully studying the route of the German Navy battleship squadron.
"The enemy can use too many routes, and we have no way of tracking their battleship Admiral Raeder." A naval aviation officer with his hands behind his back said to his immediate boss: "They can go east and return directly. To reach the Norwegian port, you only need to walk half the distance to enter the protection range of the Norwegian 6th Air Force."
As he spoke, he drew his hand from behind and pointed to the relevant location on the map: "If they sail to the southeast, they can enter the air defense range of the British Isles... There is Zhang Bolin's North British Air Force there, and there are often The me-1o9c fighter jets patrol. Of course, if they have enough fuel, they can return directly to Wilhelmshaven, and we also have no way to catch up."
"The distance is too subtle. Their aircraft carrier fleet can take off aircraft to cover this battle fleet within the combat radius of the 6-based aircraft. If we attack recklessly, we will suffer losses." Dudley Pound's current situation It's a typical clever woman who can't cook without rice. Most of the nearby sea areas are within the combat radius of the German 6-based aircraft. It is really difficult for his navy to make a difference.
"We must find a way to lure the German naval fleet to the east coast of the United States, and it is possible to encircle and destroy this fleet on the vast ocean." The captain of the Ark Royal stood beside Dudley Pound and said: "The chance of this is too small. The Germans will not be fooled unless they are stupid."
The officer in charge of the Navy's submarine force shook his head and denied the plan to lure the German fleet: "Even if we put out enough bait, the only ones who will be hooked will be those damn submarines under Dönitz's command. The surface ships of the German Navy Much more cautious than their submarine force, which has yet to enter the mid-North Atlantic."
"Everything still needs to be considered in the long run." Dudley Pound said with a groan: "What we need to do now is to prevent the German navy from continuing to threaten Iceland. Other things, wait for news from the Americans."