1192 Time Is Running Out

?<="">> "Urgent telegram! Mr. President! Urgent telegram!" A military officer rushed into the president's office before the meeting adjourned. He hurriedly spread the telegram on the desk in front of President Roosevelt. He whispered to Roosevelt, who looked a little old: "Mr. President! This is an urgent call from Moscow!"

hum! When the people in the conference room heard that the telegram came from Moscow, which had been surrounded by Germany, they immediately exploded. Everyone whispered to each other, feeling extremely curious about the telegram from the Soviet Union.

Presumably, this is not a telegram asking for help or support. After all, everyone now knows that supporting the Soviet Union has become impossible, so this telegram from Moscow is worth pondering. Many smart people have already guessed that this may be Stalin's last note to Roosevelt, who was dying in Moscow.

Roosevelt pressed the telegram with trembling hands, and then slowly read the text on it with his glasses. He seemed to see the Soviet tyrant with a big beard standing in front of him holding a pipe .

"Dear President Roosevelt, thank you for your strong support to the Soviet Union against German aggression... After arduous fighting, we regret that we failed to complete the mission of defending our country<="r">." When he read this, Roosevelt closed his eyes He rolled his eyes, and this sentence made him feel restless - Stalin did not complete the mission of defending the country, so could Roosevelt really be able to complete it?

It is true that the United States is a country chosen by heaven with an excellent geographical location. In the special environment of North America, the United States seems to have no natural enemies at all. Any country that wants to challenge the United States has to face two hopelessly wide oceans, but this cannot be a reason for the United States not to make progress. The superior geographical location may sometimes be a good helper for others to implement isolated sanctions.

Although the United States may not necessarily be subjugated, it is very likely to be excluded from the mainstream social circle by the world. An isolated United States can only be backward and closed. In the eyes of high-level Americans, there is no essential difference from the subjugation of the country. up.

Roosevelt thought of this, sighed, and then continued to look down: "Now, I, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, has no hope of victory. The first regret in my life is that I did not succeed. To save my motherland, the second regret is not being able to meet such an outstanding person as you."

The President of the United States shook his head regretfully. Stalin regretted that he had not met Roosevelt, so why did Roosevelt regret that he did not meet some of the most outstanding people of this era? Germany's head of state Accardo, British prime minister Winston Churchill... too many people who should be seen, just missed it.

After feeling emotional for a while, Roosevelt swept his eyes and kept looking down: "No matter what, I will fight to the last moment, and I hope you can continue to fight with the United States...May the United States be able to win and the world forever Remember the country of the USSR... your dear friend,

Stalin. "

After reading the entire telegram, Roosevelt raised his head, looked at the politicians and generals who had not left the office, and showed a bitter smile: "The leader of the Soviet Union, Stalin, wished us victory in the United States... I I hope that everyone here, like him, believes that the United States can win the final victory!"

There was no sound in the office, and then everyone nodded, which was regarded as an answer to President Roosevelt's encouragement. The person with the materials began to pack up the documents and materials in front of him, and the slightly interested politicians walked outside the door while talking about the telegram from Moscow. This may be the most worthwhile topic in the entire meeting. At least the content of this telegram has nothing to do with the current battle situation.

"Mr. President, do you mean that you are going to give up the established policy of wooing China?" Pushing Roosevelt out of the president's office, his waiter pushed the wheelchair forward and asked President Roosevelt who was meditating softly.

Roosevelt came back from his thoughts, leaned on the back of the wheelchair, was silent for a few seconds, and then said: "I want Japan to consume the Germans as much as possible, and then gather strength to defeat them in Southeast Asia... This is Now it looks like we have the fastest way to take Southeast Asia, doesn't it?"

"However, if Germany gains an advantage in the war against Japan and then fulfills its territorial commitment to China, maybe China will fall to the Axis group in advance..." The waiter pushed Roosevelt through the long corridor, and then opened the After opening the door, Roosevelt pushed into the bedroom with floor-to-ceiling windows.

Roosevelt did not speak, and waited until the waiter helped him close the curtains, and helped him to lie on his bed, and then slowly said: "We can only pray, child, we can only pray... pray that China will not collapse immediately. To Germany, when we open up the transportation line, we can use countless materials to impress them to fall to us..."

When the waiter closed the door, Roosevelt closed his eyes. He felt that he was old and missed those past times too much. He thought of Stalin's telegram. Those old friends who had been friends for a long time have now left the stage of history one by one. Now he was the only one left, which made him, who was seriously ill, feel cool and lonely<="r">. When falling asleep, Roosevelt murmured: "Go all the way, old friend..."

Aiding China, as an important part of Germany's strategy of perfecting Eurasian-African integration, actually occupies a very important position. It was not because of how powerful China was at the time, but because the land of China was geographically more important than the island of Japan.

If the United States wins over China, even if it is just a Chinese battlefield that has been fighting for years, the United States can easily turn Southeast Asia into a rear area controlled by itself, and then keep India's sphere of influence-then the United States can extend its hand to the Middle East through the Indian Ocean , thereby disturbing Africa. Having said that, everyone immediately understands why China is so important to the United States.

Similarly, if Germany establishes a solid ally relationship with China first, then Germany may use China's hand to urge American forces to withdraw from Southeast Asia, encircle all sides and take India, a place controlled by American and British forces, as its own—then The Middle East has completely become Germany's backyard, and Europe, Asia and Africa will remain monolithic for at least 30 years.

Speaking of this, everyone must understand why both Germany and the United States have chosen China as their future partner instead of Japan, which seems to be more powerful now. At this time, the United States has no choice but to suspend its plan to attack Japan. It seems that as long as Germany wins in the Far East, Akado will be able to win the war.

But in fact, Germany is still far from winning the war. Berlin, the Fuhrer's residence, in Akado's office. While Roosevelt was feeling sad about Stalin's defeat, Akado was also worried about the situation in the Far East.

In front of him, Marshal Rommel, who had just recovered from a serious illness, Marshal Brauchitsch, who had rushed back from the Eastern Front, and several generals from the logistics department, were sitting in front of a huge world map, sorting out the current situation in the Far East and Possible German countermeasures.

"Although our army initially won the victory in the battle of Nuomenkan, we all know that this is just a small result of the elite troops raiding the unprepared enemy." Akado put his hands together and looked at Rommel Several generals also said: "In fact, we don't have the ability to make quick decisions in the Far East, and we don't have the capital to expand the front line."

"That's true, my head of state." A general in charge of logistics said to Akado, facing a thick stack of logistics reports: "Our strategic material reserves in the Far East are far from meeting the corresponding requirements. These materials are simply not enough to support a large-scale battle, not even a medium-sized battle..."

"Although we gained an absolute advantage in the local battlefield during the Battle of Nomenkan, the ammunition consumption rate of the frontline troops reached an astonishing 70%. If this was on the Eastern Front, the General Staff might have ordered a retreat " Brauchitsch nodded, agreeing with what the general of the logistics department said.

Rommel put down some documents with top-secret official seals in his hand, glanced at Brauchitsch and other generals, and finally turned his eyes to Akado and said: "Counting the troops in front of Komsomolsk, we transported to The troops in the Far East only have a little more than one division... There is no problem in winning partial operations, but I think these troops are too few to make substantial progress."

Although the German army won the victory in the Far East, the absolute disadvantage in terms of strength and logistical supply problems restricted the ability of the German army to expand the victory into a victory. The German army had no way to complete the division and encirclement of the Japanese army and advance in depth as it did on the Eastern Front. Even if it frightened the Japanese army locally, the German army in the Far East really couldn't continue to maintain this offensive momentum.

"It seems that I'm still a little too hasty..." After Akado sighed, he smiled bitterly and said: "Try to keep the material transportation smooth, and no matter what, we must maintain about 6 divisions in the Far East, with 100,000 people. This is the bottom line for us to win, and I hope you can come up with a specific and feasible plan as soon as possible.”

Having said that, Akado looked out the window: "Because, after all, we don't have much time left... Really not much..."<=""><=""><="">