Chapter 1248 Where Is the Main Force

"The route we wanted to get eastward to the Soviet Union was completely blocked by the Germans," said Secretary of State Hull rather gloomily at the White House after receiving news that his own cargo ship had been detained by the so-called Joint Maritime Law Enforcement Commission.

The route to the east was blocked, and only the west was left. This is a longer road, but the United States has no other way. Now, it must support the Soviet Union to fight, and rely on the Soviet Union to consume Germany's military strength. Buy America time.

"They demanded a ransom of 500 million euros from us. This is simply money grabbing, and doing so is no different from a pirate." Marshall also said.

Everyone gritted their teeth with hatred. When the Germans announced the news, they were indignant about it. The ocean there is public, so why do you Germans enforce the law?

However, in this world, the truth that the fist is the boss will not change. The United States is already struggling to cope with the provocations of the island countries in the Pacific Ocean. After all, the construction of warships and the expansion of the fleet will take time. Only by defeating the island countries can we deal with the German threat in the Atlantic Ocean. In this case, we can only let the Soviet Union delay Germany.

If, like other battlefields in Europe, Germany destroyed the Soviet Union in a few months, the United States would be fighting on both sides. At that time, the United States will really be unable to bear it. After all, the current expansion rate of the German Navy is scary.

"There's another thing, the Soviets were not satisfied with the fighters we provided, they wanted high-altitude fighters," Marshall said. "Now, the Germans' progress in aviation has surprised us even more. They are said to be bombing Peter. When we were in Fort, the German bombers appeared at an altitude of 25,000 kilometers."

Afraid that Roosevelt would not understand, Marshall continued: "Our fighter jets cannot fly above 12,000 kilometers. According to technical experts, with our current capabilities, it will take about two years to achieve that. ceiling."

In this era, the United States has begun to show the vitality of the New World, but its scientific research capabilities are still not as good as those of the old capitalist countries and the Old World.

During World War II in history, the continuous development of American science and technology was also the scientific and technological personnel of the old continent in the past. Almost all advanced technologies flowed from the United Kingdom.

"Intensify our scientific research and develop a high-altitude fighter with a ceiling of 15,000 as soon as possible," Roosevelt said.

Roosevelt had a deep understanding that he could bomb the Soviet Union today and the United States tomorrow. He must have fighter jets with the same performance, or at least intercept them.

At least, it's not easy.

Although the Soviet Union had already been in contact with the German high-altitude bombers, the Soviet Union did not tell the United States everything. For example, the most important one was that the bomber had no propellers.

In history, the United States did not have any technical reserves for jet engines. The jets they originally developed were all technologies from the United Kingdom.

Now, the Americans can only start by improving their own propeller planes.

Germany put too much pressure on the United States. Roosevelt still firmly believed that victory belonged to the New World and to the free people. They would open up new routes and continue to support the Soviet Union in its just war of resistance.

At this time, on the ground of the Soviets, wars were everywhere.

"The Germans haven't attacked our positions yet?" In Kyiv, Budyonny frowned when he heard the news from the front.

Not right.

According to the advancing speed of the Germans, they have now reached their defensive zone on the Dnieper River. The Germans have always been quite bold, and they should have conquered their own bridges and tried to cross the Dnieper River.

At the same time, they are fully prepared, and if necessary, they will not let the Germans cross the Dnieper even at the cost of blowing up the bridge!

This moat must be protected.

This is the firm belief of Budyonny.

"Marshal, should we send more reconnaissance planes to search for the whereabouts of the German army?" Admiral Kilponos suggested to him beside him.

The huge German corps suddenly disappeared, which made everyone's heart heavy. Where did the disappeared troop go? Is it just a temporary pause because the logistical supplies can't keep up? Or went the other way?

If it is the former, then it’s okay to say, if it is the latter, the trouble will be big, so where can the huge army go if they don’t come to fight Kyiv?

On the battlefield, the Germans have occupied absolute air supremacy, but after all, the airspace is too huge, and there are still many gaps, which can allow Soviet reconnaissance aircraft to conduct battlefield reconnaissance.

Germany has strong aviation industry capabilities. They have produced many advanced aircraft, and even reconnaissance aircraft have special projects.

But the Soviet Union is different. In this era, the Soviet Union can only focus on all its capabilities to produce fighter jets. There are no special reconnaissance aircraft at all, but they have a huge number of aircraft.

The Po-2, the open-top biplane, is a natural all-rounder.

Pilot Maurice, driving this small plane, flew at an ultra-low altitude over the vast land. He took off from Kanev and flew slowly towards the east.

Where is the German army?

Below is the flat Ukrainian land. In the cool wind blowing in the face, there is a fresh earthy smell, and the breath is sweet. Maurice's heart is full of heroism. This is his own motherland, and the Germans must not be ravaged. !

The sky was clear and it was a good day to fly. His plane was painted gray and black. Looking down from a high altitude, his plane could blend well with the ground. Their threat came from high altitude.

After flying for more than an hour, I did not encounter any German aircraft in the sky. It seems that the German army will not appear in this area.

"Let's continue flying west." The observer in the back seat suggested.

Pushing the joystick, Morris continued to fly the plane westward. After continuing to fly for an hour, he suddenly pointed to the ground in the distance and shouted loudly: "Look!"

On the ground in the distance, there was a cloud of black smoke. The black smoke looked very eye-catching. It was the tank engine coming out of the high-speed movement, and so much black smoke was definitely the main force of the opponent. Tank troops are advancing!

"Quick, fly back immediately, we have to tell Kyiv that the main force of the Germans is heading south towards Uman!"

Without getting close to observe, Morris began to fly back. He didn't dare to get too close. When the Germans found out, they couldn't go back. They didn't have a radio and had to go back to report.