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"What about your officers?" Thomas looked at the hundreds of soldiers on board, but there was not a single wounded, not a single officer, not even a few sergeants, and he couldn't help but wonder.

"I'm an officer......" A sergeant major with Thomson in his hand suddenly stood up, his gun pointed at Thomas impartially.

"Big man, don't point the gun at me, beware of misfire!"

"Hands up!"

"What did you say?"

"Hands up, or I'll shoot......"

"Are you crazy? You're threatening a naval officer, I'm ......"

"I'll count 3-2-1......" Seeing that the other party had pressed his fingers on the trigger, Thomas, who was a good man and did not suffer the loss in front of him, could only raise his hand obediently.

"Do it!"

After a while, the officers and men of the army, whose faces were numb just now, suddenly became restless, and they all took control of Thomson and Garland, and soon the frigate "White River" was completely controlled.

"Signaling ......"

"The 2nd SS American Division is here, all hands raised and surrendered...... such scenes were played out on the naval ships responsible for receiving them, although there were also naval officers and men who tried to resist, but where could they beat the army that had just retreated from the sea of corpses and blood? There is only one way to go on the spot.

The officers hated the Navy for abandoning them, and all their anger was directed at these light warships, and a total of 11 frigates, 14 freighters or oil tankers, 31 torpedo boats, and more than 40 landing ships were all controlled by the 3rd and 5th Divisions of the Army, except for a few who escaped.

It was only after dawn that all the American officers and men could see clearly what was in the distance: the Germans had mobilized overnight, including the battleship Richelieu, the heavy cruiser Hipper, four frigates of the Fantasy class, and a large number of S-boats, and there were also German Army planes circling and monitoring.

"Change the flag!"

The U.S. military was still very creative in this regard, they tore off the Star-Spangled Banner above their heads, and hoisted up the flags they had prepared overnight, most of which were hand-painted, some were made of bed sheets, some were made of white shirts, and the patterns on them were also indestructible, and there were also iron crosses, swastika flags, and the most creative was the frigate "Vast Expanse", on which was painted an American GI who raised his hand and saluted, which made all the German navy who watched from afar laugh.

"The Americans are kind of funny, I like them a lot, and although the British call them 'Italians on our side,' I think they're cuter than the Italians." Admiral Winneke burst out laughing, "Fire the salute and welcome the SS American division to our camp." ”

At about 9 o'clock in the morning, Turner received a telegram from several destroyers south of Cape Verde that were in charge of receiving the army: "We have not seen our retreating fleet, but we have encountered an air attack by enemy aircraft, and our army has resisted bravely, long live America!" ”

MacDonald and Hull hated the Navy so much that they not only intercepted all the light warships near Cape Verde, but also informed the enemy of the location of the destroyers in the south who were responsible for receiving them, and Ozawa was of course unceremonious, sending all six Fletcher-class destroyers to the bottom of the sea with 24 He-218s, and the process was as easy as shooting targets. Fortunately, Turner's mind was not completely confused yesterday, and he let the battleships and other main forces take the lead in retreating, and only let the destroyers go to meet them, otherwise these warships would also be killed -- the German aircraft carriers still have nearly 150 carrier-based aircraft, and they have army aviation to protect them.

At this time, it was the game that the girl ran away, Ingersoll's fleet retreated to the southwest, and fled to the Brazilian sea, Cunningham's sense of smell was more sensitive, realizing that the battlefield power balance was reversed, and his side was at a serious disadvantage, after releasing the last group of attack groups in the evening, he immediately decided to retreat, without dragging the mud and water, Ozawa led the fleet to chase for 3 days in a row, and frequently sent Ar-352 to perform long-distance tracking, although the distance between each other continued to shrink, but because Cunningham ran overnight in advance, In the shortest time, the distance between the two sides remained at more than 800 kilometers, which exceeded the attack range of the carrier-based aircraft, and finally the US fleet had no choice but to give up when it sailed into Bermuda's air defense circle.

This pursuit made the German navy very addicted, and they have always taken breaking diplomatic relations as their own responsibility, often hiding in Tibet under the heavy encirclement and suppression of the British and American navies, when did they dare to fight the main fleet of Britain and the United States so domineeringly? Although this chase did not achieve final results, it brought out the spirit of the German Navy, which had been suppressed for many years. Afterwards, some people thought that if they chased the American battleship force, they might be able to catch up, but Marchar and others have worked with Ozawa for a long time, and their vision has also been high, and they said: "Battleships are nothing, our army now has more battleships than Britain and the United States combined, the key is the aircraft carrier, as long as this last British and American aircraft carrier force is defeated, the entire Atlantic can go sideways!" ”

The news of the complete defeat of the battles of Newfoundland and Cape Verde reached Washington, causing a huge shock, and the news that the 3rd and 5th Army Divisions had publicly electrified the pre-uprising and announced the formation of the 2nd SS American Division was no less than a 12-magnitude earthquake at the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

At the closed-door meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, two veterans, Marshall and Admiral King, not only talked but also took action on the question of responsibility for the defeat of the war, and almost staged an all-out military action, and in the end they were forcibly pulled away by Eisenhower and Ingram, and after being torn apart, the two men blew each other's beards and glared, panting and pointing at each other's noses and scolding.

"Enough!" Li Haihai, who finally arrived at the venue, shouted angrily, and then burst into tears, "I have been to the hospital, the president is not in good health, the doctors and nurses have closed his sources, he is full of joy waiting for me to be able to bring good news, hearing the news of the current war - I have not dared to say anything about the two divisions to surrender, the president passed out without saying a word, the doctor issued a critical illness notice, and thought that he could not perform his duties normally. Now that this matter could not be concealed, the cabinet decided to immediately notify the vice president of the acting powers! ”

"Ahh Everyone froze.

Someone subconsciously asked, "Is this really good?" Wallace didn't understand military affairs at all, and his naivety and idealism were criticized more than once, and the president ......"

"Stupid!" Lehi scolded angrily, "The battle is lost, the troops have mutinied, someone must come out to stand up to the mines, it's not the vice president who comes forward, can you withstand it?" What's more, the constitutional system is here, and you want to encroach on it? ”

Immediately the crowd stopped squeaking, and Admiral King and Marshall looked up at each other, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded knowingly, which was no ordinary nod, meaning that they quickly reached a consensus on the unanimity of the army and navy, and the replacement of the vice president—which was far more important than arguing about who was to blame for the defeat of the battle.

In the middle of the night, Vice President Henry Wallace hurriedly convened his first meeting since the presidency, and the situation was very tricky, but he had to stand up at this critical moment, although Roosevelt did not appreciate him many times, thinking that he was "bookish and idealistic", but after all, he was Roosevelt's chosen deputy, and he was also a civilian representative, and he thought that he should play an active role.

"I only got the exact news of the progress of the war this afternoon, and to my surprise, the situation we face is far worse than what is portrayed in the newspapers and on the radio." Wallace looked at the bureaucrats he knew and didn't know -- these were Roosevelt's men, he couldn't touch them now, he was now only "acting" the presidency rather than succeeding him, and the immediate priority was to stabilize the situation and avoid the collapse of the government in front of Congress.

The army and navy initially came up with a unanimous opinion, which mainly includes the following points:

1. Admiral Ingersoll was removed from the post of commander-in-chief of the Atlantic Fleet, and Admiral Nimitz took over, and the commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet was replaced by Admiral Ingram;

2. In view of the fact that Admiral Cunningham has made too many mistakes in the command of the aircraft carrier formation, it is recommended that he be removed from the post of commander and replaced by Vice Admiral Spruance;

3. In view of the problem of the rebellion of the Army, it is recommended to carry out internal rectification, transfer unreliable and unsafe generals, and at the same time remove General Devers, who has command responsibility, from his post and try in absentia the officers of the 3rd and 5th Divisions of the Army at the rank of major and above;

4. Speed up the construction of warships, reorganize forces, accumulate strength, focus on defending the North American continent and the Caribbean region, and postpone the offensive campaign in the Falkland Islands and the Azores;

5. It is recommended to draw forces from the British and American air forces or army aviation to strengthen the team of carrier-based aircraft pilots;

6. Develop more powerful technical weapons, including heavy tanks, cutting-edge aircraft, etc.;

7、……”

"Is this your agreement?"

"I disagree." Nimitz suddenly stood up and spoke.

"Please." The expressions of the others were very exciting, and they sneaked to see the faces of Admiral Jin and Admiral Li Haihai, and found that the two of them did not say anything about it.

"I don't agree with the idea of removing General Cunningham as commander of the aircraft carrier fleet, and I hope he can stay in office while Spruance is the chief of staff of the Pacific Fleet, and as for General Turner, I think his strength lies in strategic planning, and I hope he can play a greater role in the Joint Chiefs of Staff."

"Tell me your reasoning?"

Nimitz's reasoning is simple: Cunningham is not bad in terms of numbers and records, or even the best of these generals. The losses of the aircraft carrier forces of the two sides are about 6 US ships (4 light ships, 2 Essex class), 2 heavy damage \ Zhongchuang ships (1 each of the Independence class and Essex class), 3 German losses (Skyhawk, Harrier Eagle, Elbe), and 2 Zhongchuang \ light damage (Dunkirk, Zeppelin), which is a big gap on the surface. However, Nimitz believed that 4 Independence classes could only be converted into 2 fleet aircraft carriers at best, so the comparison of losses after conversion and discretion was actually 4 + 1.5 vs. 3 + 1, the gap was very close, and considering the experience and technical superiority of German pilots, it was completely normal.

In Nimitz's view, what really widened the gap between Germany and the United States was the four battleships, more than 20 escort aircraft carriers, thousands of pilots of the Army Airlines, and the 5 million tons of supplies on the island of Newfoundland......