Chapter 3 Not Surrendering
The Normandy battlefield seemed to have become a meat grinder like World War I in the unwilling eyes of the Allied leaders. Faced with the "Atlantic Barriers", the Allied forces lost 150,000 people in the first day and night. Of course, this was nothing to the 8 million Allied troops on the British Isles. But the cruel battle on the beach, through TV screens, was hitting the confidence of all the people of the Allied.
Because in their eyes, an idea is taking shape, that is, the "Atlantic barrier" built by the "China Federation Military Engineering Company" cannot be conquered. Even this concept is immediately reflected in the betting market of "International War Gambling". A large amount of small purchases have caused the Allies to lose their advantages bit by bit on the betting market. Although on the battlefield, the attacking side was still the Allies, at least the Allies were in a crisis on the betting market.
"General, is this the Normandy Landing War you assured me? In three days, our casualties have risen to 300,000, but you still don't seem to have controlled the situation on the entire coast!"
Admiral Douglas MacArthur, who was sitting in the combat room of the Allied Command in the UK, looked at the huge map in front of him that could instantly display the battle situation. As mentioned earlier, this so-called command center is equipped with a large number of TV sets and some simple photoelectric display equipment. For example, this real-time battlefield map as big as a movie screen is just a projection display of a precision projection equipment. Although this is far less than the digital system used by the Chinese Federal Defense State, it is much better than the battlefield command system of other countries.
The person on the other end of the phone was US President Franklin Roosevelt, and Admiral Douglas MacArthur was a guy who likes to quarrel. At this moment, he was quite dissatisfied with the president's questioning. Because the commander-in-chief of the Allied forces was General Douglas MacArthur, not US President Franklin Roosevelt. He also believed in the observation that politically does not interfere in military operations and soldiers does not interfere in politics, and he did not like being ordered like this.
Here, please do not misunderstand the issue of the Chinese Federation, which is good at military operations and political relations. Professionalism is something that the Chinese Federation has been trying its best to promote in order to promote the development of science and technology. However, the mutual infiltration and interference between political intentions and military operations is unquestionable. So the means to deal with this problem are also a discussion, and research institutions are conducting research. Of course, these semi-official institutions only provide research results. As for how to use it, it is the issue of Crystal Palace and has nothing to do with any other institutions.
At this moment, General Douglas MacArthur is facing such a problem, which is important, political or military goals? Franklin Roosevelt was of course troubled by the huge casualties. In such a fierce bloody battle on Guadacanal, the US military paid the price of 300,000 casualties in three days without starting the war. This is definitely a surprising price, although from a certain perspective, it proves that the Allies have really underestimated the "Atlantic Barriers".
The situation in Germany was actually not very good. The coastal defense division also lost a lot of troops in the battle with the US Marine Corps, the Japanese army, and the Soviet Red Army Guards Infantry Division. Although they were on the defensive, they were far less casualties than the Allied forces, the most important thing is that the line of defense in the first line of defense has been almost completely destroyed. This was the Allied forces cleared out from the ground little by little at the cost of 300,000 casualties.
The more they fought, the more disappointed the Allies became. They never thought that a country's military engineering company could build a line of defense like this. In fact, when fighting against the defense line controlled by the German coastal defense division, they often faced flamethrowers, machine guns and various traps that suddenly appeared on the walls. There were even plundering tunnels, which allowed a large number of Allied officers and soldiers to be crushed into meat paste directly in the tunnel.
That was definitely a cruel act. Even the Soviet Red Army, the army that fought the cruel "Rat War" with the Germans. Even the US Marine Corps and the Japanese army, which had fought many bloody battles on Guadalam, couldn't help but complain repeatedly in the face of the "Atlantic Barriers". For this reason, a nervous atmosphere was also permeated in the army. The only one was General Douglas MacArthur, who had won the Normandy Landing, without any doubt.
Finally, President Franklin Roosevelt's questioning came to an end. General Douglas MacArthur suppressed his anger and reported to him the current progress of the war. In fact, he just wanted to delay it so that his anger could be calmed down, because the White House naturally knew the situation of the war.
"His Excellency President, we have cleared the underground fortresses within 10 kilometers of the coast in three days of attack. It is estimated that the cement components used there are enough to build a block in New York. You can imagine what a huge underground fortress that is. The soldiers have paid a lot and they should not be criticized. As for myself, I accept your question, but I want to say that no matter what, you must not retreat. If we lose the opportunity to land in Europe, then we will lose strategic initiative in the enemy's attack. And I remind you that
Note that near Europe, there are 1.5 million Chinese Federation personnel, including tank troops, powerful air force and air fleets. Perhaps our retreat will completely withdraw from the European stage by the American forces and pro-American European forces. And I think if possible, the battle situation will reverse when we capture the next line of defense. But this reversal will be established on the last front of the Atlantic barrier. If possible, starting from the capture, we will return to the situation of mobile combat, and then the superiority of troops will play a complete role!”
There is no place to tell the anger and pressure in the heart of General Douglas MacArthur. If there is no place to tell the story of the anger and pressure in the heart of General Douglas MacArthur. If there is a 300,000 casualties in three days of war, it is just to reduce his pressure. Because there is another landing direction led by the Canadians and the French, it is said that their casualties are also very heavy. Even until now, they are still fighting against the "Atlantic Barrier" coastal fortress.
That is also an important direction for General Douglas MacArthur. If the casualties on both sides are combined, it can be said that nearly 500,000 casualties have been reported in three days. Once for General Douglas MacArthur, it is like the Battle of Waterloo. Whoever persists to the end will achieve a decisive victory.
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Regarding President Franklin Roosevelt's implicit warning words, General Douglas MacArthur, when he put down the phone, he sneered coldly. Then, perhaps because he was alert that he shouldn't have such an expression, he quickly stuffed his pipe into his mouth and lit it. At this moment, a report suddenly came.
"Sir, our intelligence department judged that the Germans had given up the first line of defense!"
With the report, a video was released on the big screen TV in front of him, which was obviously a video clip from the "sentinel" above Normandy - a reconnaissance/command/electronic warfare airship. This video should have been taken directly from the battlefield.
There were clusters of fire rising from the ground, and many spherical bunkers were shot out from the ground with rockets. However, they were not a big bomb. When the soldiers came to the spherical cabin with guns alertly, extremely unstandard English came from inside.
"Pull me out of this damn ball cabin, you American sissies!"
When the people who came out of the spherical cabin were disabled soldiers wearing flat German SS dresses, they appeared beside them. Although they were disabled, and from the fatigue and red eyes, they fought for three consecutive days. General Douglas MacArthur, the Army, speculated that if it were not for the destruction of their offensive weapons, these people would have continued to fight underground.
"Send your number, your name, army..."
The nervousness of capturing these disabled Allied soldiers made General Douglas MacArthur want to laugh. Because it was obvious that the people who came up in the ball cabin were not even equipped with weapons. But looking at the faces of the still determined SS, he felt a cold feeling in his heart.
"My God, the Germans are far from defeated, maybe..."
Maybe he didn't think about it. But his thoughts first thoughts of the Japanese and then the Chinese Federal Defense Forces, and the cold feeling in his heart became more and more serious. Then he pressed a button and issued the following order.
Chapter completed!