Chapter 1087 Looks Beautiful
Because the "God of Liberty" operation was at its most critical moment, US President Roosevelt stayed up all night, sitting in the Oval Office waiting for bad news from the front at any time. As the worst president in American history, Franklin Roosevelt certainly had an extraordinary tolerance for all kinds of bad news, and he was particularly good at making difficult and painful decisions. For example, the implementation of the "God of Liberty" operation!
This adventurous plan to launch a counterattack against British Guiana, which was held by the German army from the sea, was full of controversy during the formulation process. President Roosevelt had seen at least 30 similar plans in the past two years. The Joint Chiefs of Staff would come up with at least one plan to attack Guyana, a thorn in the eye, every month, and sometimes two adventurous plans would be formulated by countless smart and military-savvy brains in a month.
President Roosevelt spent a lot of energy convening cabinet military meetings to discuss these plans that seemed unlikely to be feasible and would definitely cause the deaths of hundreds of thousands of American youths.
The result of the discussion was either to shelve it indefinitely or to simply reject it directly, except for the "God of Liberty" plan.
However, President Roosevelt also knew that the reason why the "God of Liberty" plan was approved was not because it was more perfect than the 30 other risky plans that were rejected before, but because there was no other choice. Since Germany had the atomic bomb before the United States, the Soviet Union had ceased war, and Europe had started the process of forming the United States, the United States had been forced into a corner.
Time is no longer on the side of the United States!
Although the industrial capacity of the United States is still strong, it has surpassed the European Community industry, which has not yet recovered from the destruction of the war and has not been fully integrated. If we simply calculate the production capacity of heavy industrial products in the European Community countries such as Germany, Britain, France, Belgium, Russia (Soviet Union) before the war, except for automobiles, the total production capacity of various products mostly exceeds that of the United States. However, this paper production capacity cannot be fully utilized for various reasons, making the current military production of the European Community still inferior to that of the United States.
But as time goes by, the gap in quantity between the United States and Europe is definitely narrowing rather than widening.
And since the ground operations on the Eastern Front have basically ended - the Soviet Union and Russia formally signed a peace agreement on August 1, and the Soviet Red Army began to peacefully withdraw from the west of the Ural Mountains - the European Community can now transfer all its military forces to the Atlantic battlefield, and the oil production capacity in the Caucasus and Volga-Urals will also fall into the hands of the European Community intact!
This means that the European Community's oil production in 1945 can be increased by at least 30 million tons! If the further increase in Middle Eastern oil production and the increase in the production of artificial synthetic fuels are taken into account, the total amount of oil (including various synthetic fuels) owned by the European Community in 1945 may exceed the 100 million ton mark.
The increase in oil and the basic end of the war on the Eastern Front also mean that the scale of the European Community's naval and air forces can be rapidly expanded in the future. If the European Community currently has a leading advantage in aviation technology, the delay of the war is obviously more disadvantageous to the United States.
The most disadvantageous aspect of the delay of the war to the United States is that the number of atomic bombs, Germany's unique killer weapon, will also become more and more as time goes by!
Therefore, for the United States now, using war to promote peace and creating a ceasefire condition that is most favorable to the United States in exchange for time to make a breakthrough in atomic bomb research is still the most favorable option.
This is also the main reason why President Roosevelt approved the "Andes Plan" and the "God of Liberty Plan".
But how likely are these two risky offensive plans to succeed? To be honest, President Roosevelt really didn't have much confidence in his heart.
A person walked in quickly, and a burst of hurried footsteps sounded on the floor, waking President Roosevelt from his troubles and worries. Looking up, he saw Admiral William Leahy, the President's Chief of Staff, with a look of surprise on his face, appear in front of him. President Roosevelt hurriedly greeted him: "William, how is it? Did the Marines attack the Georgetown beach? Was the loss...very heavy?"
"Mr. President, good news!" William Leahy replied with a smile, "The first phase of the God of Liberty plan was successful, and the 4th Marine Division has occupied Georgetown! The loss is not serious, only 24 landing ships, 3 destroyers and 3 escort destroyers were sunk. The loss of personnel is estimated to be no more than 3,000..."
"No more than 3,000 people?" Roosevelt couldn't believe his ears, "Oh my God, is this true? 3,000 people sacrificed in exchange for Georgetown?"
The United States lost more than 30,000 people on Ni'ihau Island! Now Georgetown has been captured with only one-tenth of it, and no large ships have suffered losses. This can probably only be described as a miracle.
"Yes, Mr. President." William Leahy was almost unable to close his mouth. The Joint Chiefs of Staff had estimated that the US military might have lost tens of thousands of lives on the first day of the Georgetown landing operation, and without 20-30 days of bloody battles and the sacrifice of 50,000 people, the United States would not have been able to obtain Georgetown.
Moreover, being able to exchange 50,000 lives and a month of bloody battles for Georgetown was already a great victory for the United States.
And the current situation can only be described as a miracle under God's blessing.
"How is this possible?" Roosevelt stared at William Leahy with wide eyes, "Are all the Germans defending Georgetown asleep?"
"No, they didn't fall asleep, they all ran away." William Leahy said, "The landing formation was attacked by German aircraft, torpedo boats and submarines, and all the losses were caused by them. But during the landing operation, But there was no resistance.”
"The Germans abandoned Georgetown?" Roosevelt was stunned again and again. "How is this possible?"
William Leahy, who was as happy as if he had won a jackpot, smiled and shrugged, "Mr. President, I don't know what's going on? But what is certain is that the Stars and Stripes are flying over Georgetown now! It belongs to us." "
"Thank God," Roosevelt breathed a sigh of relief. "In any case, this is a good thing and is also very beneficial to the peace talks."
Although Mussolini left the United States disappointed, the door to peace negotiations was not closed. Representatives of the United States and the European Community are still conducting secret diplomatic negotiations under the mediation of Rome.
The progress made by the United States on the battlefield will undoubtedly become a bargaining chip in peace negotiations.
"What about the direction of Valparaiso Bay?" Roosevelt immediately remembered the key to the "Andean Plan" - Valparaiso Bay in Chile. "Where are the German aircraft carriers still?"
William Leahy said: "The German aircraft carrier formation should still be there. German carrier-based aircraft also bombed the airport in Valparaiso Bay yesterday evening. In addition, according to submarine reconnaissance, there was another group of 20-30 aircraft last night. A fleet of ships bypassed Tierra del Fuego and entered the Pacific from the Atlantic Ocean. It should be the German fleet that left the port of Belém on August 13. We estimate that it was a landing formation, and its first destination may be. Puerto Montt in southern Chile.”
"Is there going to be any problem?" Roosevelt showed a worried expression again.
"It's not a big problem." William Leahy said, "This fleet will arrive in Puerto Montt in 2 days at the earliest. The unloading operation will take 2-3 days, and then it will take 1,000 kilometers of land to reach Santiago... It is estimated that it will still be It will take 5-8 days. It will be quick if the Germans can launch a counterattack in the Valparaiso area in 10 days, and our fast troop transport ships are now arriving at the Port of Valparaiso, with thousands of soldiers arriving every day. And a large amount of equipment will arrive. In 10 days, our total strength in the Valparai area will exceed 35,000."
The fast troop carrier he was talking about was actually modified from a flat-deck destroyer "old from World War I". Although its carrying capacity is very limited, it is very fast and difficult to be discovered and intercepted. It is the best way to increase troops through dangerous sea areas. transport.
In the "Andes Plan", there is a plan to use fast troop carriers to increase troops to Valparaiso Bay. For this reason, before the US military launched the landing operation, dozens of "flat-deck troop carriers" and nearly 20,000 officers and soldiers of the 2nd Marine Division arrived at the Port of Guayaquil in Ecuador. After the successful landing in Valparaiso Bay, the "flat-deck transport ships" loaded with personnel and equipment set off in batches towards Valparaiso Bay.
"That's great!" President Roosevelt showed a reassuring smile, "No matter what conspiracy the Germans have, the current situation is definitely beneficial to us. William, now we must defend Valparaiso and Georgetown... This is very important to the United States. It means a lot to the free world.”
"I understand, Mr. President." William Leahy gave Roosevelt a military salute and turned around to rush Secretary of Naval Operations Ernest King and Army Chief of Staff Marshall to convey Roosevelt's latest instructions.
At the same time, Marshal Hessmann, who had just been crowned Duke of Rastenberg (because the Soviet troops withdrew from Moscow), was also holding a military meeting in the Joint Intelligence Command Center within the General Staff to study the latest changes in the Atlantic battlefield. .
Like the Americans, Hessmann and the generals of the German Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps also believed that the current situation was very beneficial to Germany and the European Community.
Because the Americans are stepping step by step into the trap carefully designed by the German General Staff!
And a combat plan aimed at annihilating the main force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, the "Atlantic Storm" plan, has also been formulated.