Chapter 1028 The Future of America (1)

ps: Two chapters will be updated in a row, and there will be another chapter in the evening, so stay tuned...

After finishing the report, Keitel said with embarrassment: "General Garland submitted a long list of candidates for the Knight's Cross. There are too many, right?"

"Does it meet the usual evaluation standards? Is there any fraud?"

"Yes, the situation is true. Marshal Rommel also sent a telegram to express his approval and guarantee with his personality, but..."

Hoffman waved his hand: "All approved! It is not allowed to treat meritorious soldiers unfairly, otherwise who will go to the next war? Will you and me, who are old and weak, go to war again?"

Keitel immediately stood at attention and saluted: "Yes!"

" Has the official communiqué of the battle been issued? "

"The brief results have been published, but the detailed report has not yet been released."

"Write it well. Let me think about it. The following points are very important and must be reflected." Hoffman solemnly instructed, "Please read it after you finish it and then show it to me. We must not only win militarily, but also win beautifully politically!

First, our enemy is very strong, brave, and tenacious. Whether it is Nimitz's fleet attack, Patton's ground attack, or the US Army Aviation's moth-to-flame attack and transportation, it shows that this is a brave army. We are not fighting with fools and cowards, we are fighting with the elite of a great power. The troops fought desperately thousands of kilometers away from Europe;

Second, the reason why the enemy failed and we won. On the one hand, it was because our commanders and all the soldiers were braver, more tenacious, and more intelligent. On the other hand, it was because we represented the voice of justice. We established our own country for millions of German people who suffered from bullying and oppression, and drove away the American capitalist forces for South American countries including Brazil. We have won the unanimous support and love of all South American people, including the Brazilian people. The only difference between us and the enemy is that we fight for justice and social fairness, while the enemy fights for regional hegemony and capital interests;

Third, the United States The United States also occupies parts of Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia and other South American territories, oppresses Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Panama, Costa Rica and other small Caribbean and Central American countries, and occupies the overseas territories of our allies such as France, Britain and the Netherlands. We have no intention of attacking and occupying the U.S. mainland, but if the U.S. forces continue to occupy the above-mentioned areas, they will be ruthlessly attacked and completely destroyed by us - this sacred obligation is the unshirkable responsibility of Germany as the leader of the European Union! "

Keitel didn't say much, just nodded repeatedly, with "The Führer is smart!" written all over his forehead. Hoffman didn't know what he was thinking.

After receiving the news that Patton was killed and the Fifth Army's Salvador Group was completely destroyed, Marshall, who had just improved a little, cried bitterly and fainted directly.

The bigwigs of the Joint Chiefs of Staff were silent as if it was the end of the world.

"George... Oh... George..." Truman patted the armrest in pain, "Why didn't he take the plane to retreat? So many generals retreated... But he..."

Eisenhower was speechless: as a general who had also experienced a disastrous defeat in Africa and retreated, he was the one who understood Patton the most. Patton regarded the disastrous defeat in the Horn of Africa as the greatest shame of his life, and he was always thinking about revenge. The last time he was exposed to training soldiers with live ammunition was actually a manifestation of this revenge mentality. How could such a person retreat again?

When he thought of this, he blamed Hewitt a little, and wanted to blame him for not knocking the man unconscious and bringing him back - he had clearly sent a telegram to specifically remind him.

Hewitt's face was covered with tears. He never thought that this farewell to Patton would be forever. He hated himself for not insisting at that time: forcibly confiscating Patton's weapons, tying him up on a plane and bringing him to Washington, even if he apologized to him in the future...

"President, we must solemnly mourn General Patton and General Roosevelt... We must use their heroic deeds of martyrdom to inspire all American people to resist aggression." Li Hai advised, "The pensions for the two generals must be issued as soon as possible. If it takes too long, it will be difficult to explain to public opinion here."

Truman nodded. In two days, it will be the last debate with Dewey. Although he has made up his mind to withdraw from the election, the surging public opinion is very deadly.

"This is Columbia Broadcasting Corporation. Dear listeners, we are reporting the war news with great sadness:

…Since September, in order to defend freedom, safeguard the interests of the United States and the integrity of its territorial sovereignty, and fight back against the fierce attacks of the Axis invaders, our Fifth Army, led by Commander George Patton, has been fighting fiercely with the enemy along the eastern coast of Brazil. In this battle, our total force was only over 100,000, and was deployed in two places with insufficient combat experience. The enemy deployed the main fleet of the navy, the experienced army division that had fought on the eastern front for many years, and a total of nearly 2,000 aircraft. The Air Force and Naval Aviation Forces and the violent and fierce rocket forces, totaling more than 200,000 people, launched a fierce attack on our army.

Faced with the unfavorable situation of being outnumbered, General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. resolutely led a battle group of more than 3,000 people to bravely cover the retreat of the main force in the face of a force 20 times his own, fought bravely, covered the retreat of the main force, and resisted the enemy to the last shot, and died heroically; General Patton led the main force to fight and retreat, repeatedly thwarted the enemy's offensive attempts, inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy Rommel Group, and forced the enemy to advance less than 150 miles in two weeks... In the end, they were surrounded because of being outnumbered.

In the encirclement, General Patton took the lead and inspired all the soldiers to continue to resist bravely. Our fearless Army aviation officers and soldiers withstood the pressure and retreated from the encirclement day and night under the siege of enemy fighter jets.

After the battle began, nearly 20,000 army officers and soldiers evacuated to Recife by ground, and about 17,000 other officers and soldiers evacuated by air, including more than 3,000 lightly and seriously wounded.

When the battle entered the final critical moment, General Patton gave up the opportunity to retreat by plane four times. He devoted himself to combat command, gave up precious escape routes to other officers, soldiers and the sick and wounded, and used self-sacrifice to inspire the soldiers to persevere to the end. Cover the retreat of other brothers.

On the last day of the battle, General Patton still formed an armored assault group. He went out in the first tank, hoping to find a way out of the encirclement for other officers and soldiers. Unfortunately, his car was hit by a sinister shell, and all the soldiers in the tank were killed... …The rest of our army ran out of ammunition and food, and finally surrendered out of humanitarianism…

General George Patton, General Theodore Roosevelt Jr., and all Allied soldiers who fought for democracy and freedom throughout their lives, defended the independence of the United States, and died heroically for the interests of the people of the United States will be immortalized forever! "

"Associated Press news... President Truman promoted General George Patton, who died heroically in his country, to the rank of General of the Army and awarded him the Congressional Medal; promoted General Theodore Roosevelt Jr., who died heroically, to the rank of Major General in the Army and awarded him the Congressional Medal, and promoted him to the rank of Major General. …”

"This evening, President Truman, all members of the Cabinet and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, representatives of members of Congress, and representatives of allied countries went to General George Patton's hometown to visit and express condolences to his wife and family members. The President tearfully expressed his condolences to all family members (Mrs. Art. Liz Banning-Eyre, eldest daughter Atrice Patton, second daughter Ruth Ellen Patton, eldest son George Smith Patton) recounted General Patton’s heroic battles, fearlessness and self-dedication, We extend our deepest condolences to them for their heroic sacrifices, and point out that '...all the American people are proud of General Patton. We will inherit General Patton's legacy and unswervingly defend the fundamental interests of the United States and the people. And fight bravely...'

He also highly praised his wife's contribution: she has always loved and supported the national defense industry. Mrs. Atrice supported her husband's development of new tanks and not only persuaded seven generals from the Ministry of War to come and watch. She also personally drove the tank around the field (showing that this tank is extremely easy to use). Although this tank was eventually rejected, she still supported Patton as always, and even purchased tank spare parts for her husband's army, which was short of funds...

The president said emotionally: 'The entire United States owes you and General Patton a debt of gratitude.'

The grief-stricken Mrs. Patton used a very tenacious spirit to express what General Patton had buried for many years - 'As a soldier, the most magnificent way to die is to let the last bullet at the end of the war hit me in the head.' Unfortunately, George Taking the first step, I hope that the people of the United States will further unite to fight bravely and defend the free world.

General Patton's eldest son, Mr. George Smith Patton Jr., is currently studying at West Point Military Academy and was originally scheduled to graduate in 1946. After receiving the sad news that his father was killed in action, he applied to temporarily interrupt his studies and join the army early, vowing to avenge his father. , after careful consideration, the President accepted this determination to fight and sent George Patton Jr. to the Second Armored Division for training. This division is an elite armored division of our army formed by General Patton. It will be renamed "Patton Division" from now on...

It is also reported that the President will leave today to visit the hometown of General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. to express his condolences..."

Nimitz and MacArthur led the fleet to New Caledonia. In order to gain time, he increased the speed of the entire formation to 18 knots (almost the highest speed of the Casablanca class).

After receiving the bad news from China, Nimitz staggered and almost collapsed, crying bitterly: "I harmed him, harmed him... I am guilty, I am guilty..."

Patton originally hoped that Nimitz's navy could conduct a small landing battle in Victoria to defeat the German army. However, because Nimitz wanted to kill the Krank fleet before the German main fleet arrived, he did not agree to this idea, and then ended up in the end. This is how the Battle of the South Atlantic ended.

Without the loss of sea control, how could Patton's troops end up like this?

He regretted this endlessly...

MacArthur clutched the railing tightly and stared blankly at the sea: "George, have a good journey. I will definitely find a way to avenge you!"