Chapter 55: The 20,000-Kilometer Expedition (Supplement)
As soon as the meeting was dismissed, Turner got into Admiral King's car, completely oblivious to the fact that the president himself, who had lasted until the end, was so tired that he lay down, and in the next room, the doctor had been waiting for a long time -- in order to maintain his image of being energetic and shrewd, Roosevelt flatly rejected the proposal to suspend the meeting for treatment, and insisted until the last moment, even smiling as he watched the crowd leave the meeting. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"What now?" Turner's tone was dejected, "The President still refuses to give up that fat man on the island of Great Britain, and now I feel that the United States is not supporting and aiding the British, but fighting this war for the British." ”
Admiral King said in a sarcastic tone, "Didn't you hear Clark just now? The Germans won the African war for Italy......"
"That's the Germans...... Turner shrugged, "do we have what it takes?" We ourselves were in a mess, Nimitz was watching us with a blank eye, and the Navy was still pushing the few essences and equipment into the fire pit. ”
"It's our own fault, and we can't blame anyone else." Although Turner himself was opposed to such a quick attack, the crowd still had a preliminary approval of the overlord operation for which he was responsible, and Marshall said that it was very good, but he hoped to refine it in the landing part - he instructed Eisenhower to participate in the cooperation.
Turner knew what Admiral King meant: Plan A, Plan B, and even Plan C were now cocooned. Of course, Admiral Kim is a very bold figure, and he will not accuse Turner of "bad ideas", just as he clearly hinted that Nimitz should not act rashly, but Admiral Kim is still willing to take the blame for others after the latter stabs Louzi.
Admiral Kim is such a person, he appreciates you, likes you, looks up to you, you can do anything, you have achievements, and if something goes wrong, he will help you to top it together -- this is also the reason why the navy unanimously supports Admiral King, even Nimitz is respectful, not to mention Turner, he and Admiral Kim are completely in a relationship of both glory and loss.
Lehi, who also holds the rank of admiral, is "politically correct", but unfortunately this is useless, the navy does not welcome and will only point fingers, and once something really happens, he will blame himself, and even reprimand you in turn, the commander is not cute at all - I would rather be a real villain than a hypocrite!
So no one hugged General Li Haihai's thigh, and everyone still felt that following a true boss like Admiral Jin had a future. The same is true for the Army, everyone thinks that following Marshall has a future, even Patton, who has never been afraid of heaven and earth, and it is also a rule to meet Marshall.
"Regardless of the president and Hull, I'll figure it out myself."
"What?" Turner was startled and stammered, "You're going to ......"
The next two words are "coup d'état", Turner never thought of such a thing, it was Qiu Fatzi who inspired him to understand that there is another way to achieve the goal in the world besides democratic decision-making.
"What are you thinking?" Admiral Jin glared fiercely at the subordinate who would be misguided.
"I'll do whatever you say." Turner immediately patted his chest to show his loyalty, and almost said, "If you want to make a coup, I'll make the plan." ”
"It's not that simple......," Admiral Kim smiled when he thought about it, just joking about the "coup" or something, the United States does not have this kind of soil, and Admiral Kim has no political ambitions, his mind was spinning fast just now, and he thought of a lot of things.
"Let's not talk about whether Operation Overlord will succeed or not, there will be at least 50 days between now and Operation Overlord, maybe more than 60 days or more, do you think the Germans will be stupid to stay in the Falkland Islands?"
"Of course not."
"If the Argentines fall to the Germans, then the Germans will be greatly assisted, and what will happen next?"
Turner gasped: "That means that not only is the situation in Brazil dangerous, but the South African route is cut off, and the whole of South America will be in chaos." ”
"After the chaos in South America, does the army still have the heart to fight the Azores?"
Turner shook his head, but immediately asked, "I'm afraid...... It's hard, isn't it? ”
"It's a little hard, but it's not impossible." The corners of Admiral Kim's mouth showed a sly smile, "Transfer back the two battleships that we were originally going to go to Argentina for armed demonstration, for two reasons: first, the execution of Operation Overlord requires the concentration of all forces; Second, it is extremely dangerous for this detachment to continue to wander in Brazilian waters when the main German fleet arrives......"
Admiral King is an out-and-out patriot and a high-ranking position, and of course he will not do such things as betraying American interests such as leaking information and leaking secrets, but he has a way to make things worse -- such as withdrawing these two battleships.
This decision was undoubtedly militarily correct, and Turner believed that both the Navy and the Army generals would approve of Admiral King's approach -- these two battleships were no match for the Germans at all, and that any of the warships would be valuable and could not be lost in vain when the US Navy suffered successive setbacks.
But the reason why Turner was able to be favored and reused by Admiral King was that his mind would never be so simple, and the meaning behind this move had to be at least three detours, and he immediately understood the profound intention: the Germans came, occupied the Falkland Islands of the British, cut off the American transportation lines, and the U.S. Navy instigated -- not only did they not dare to attack, but they also withdrew the warships that had been deployed in South America, and you were Brazilians and Argentines, what do you think? How to choose?
Although Hull kept saying that he wanted to return the Falkland Islands to Argentina by the British, as long as Argentina agreed to join the alliance, if you were Argentina, would you take this obvious trick of sowing discord? Britain and the United States themselves retreated, and the Argentines themselves rolled up their sleeves to fight a battle for the Falkland Islands and the Germans? Don't joke internationally, the Anglo-American Atlantic Combined Fleet does not dare to say that it is certain to win in the face of the Axis Combined Fleet, let alone the poor navies of the three South American countries.
"I'll go give the order right away and get back to the East Coast as soon as possible!" Turner easily added fuel to the fire - the faster the retreat, the more awkward the scene became!
"Operation Overlord is still going ahead as planned, and all aspects should be considered more maturely, meticulously, and ......perfectly," Admiral Jin said with a smile, "Even if we go to fight Falkland, we will need the fleet, the Marine Corps, the air force, you and all kinds of supplies......
After the bait was released, it was up to the Germans and Argentines to cooperate.
At the same time that Admiral King was using the tactics of fighting cattle across the mountains, Secretary of State Hull urgently went to London to coordinate the ownership of the Falkland Islands, and Director Donovan went to Brazil to carry out subversive actions, in a secret estate outside Buenos Aires, Argentine Minister of Labor Juan Perón was holding a secret meeting, and of course he was planning a great event.
"Leader...... The Germans joined us, they occupied the Malvinas in its entirety, and wiped out almost the entire British garrison without bloodshed, and General Machar expressed his desire for us to move as soon as possible. Germany has not only supported you as our supreme and sole leader, but has also offered to return the Falklands to us, and the time we have been waiting for has finally come......"
Peron nodded: "What are those wine bags and rice bags doing in the city?" ”
"It's all secretly arranged, hoping to strike first, the American ambassador is very active in jumping up and down, trying to bring them together, but one thing is certain, no matter what opinions they have with each other, they are unanimously against you, and the charges have been thought out: populists, enemies of the people, dictatorial fascists!"
"Everyone wants to be an American lackey, and they want to go crazy!" Peron smiled, "You continue to connect according to the plan, and I believe that the eyes of the broad masses of workers, peasants, and ordinary officers and soldiers of the army are clear-eyed, and who really represents their interests." ”
"What about your safety?"
"They can't catch me!"
On 13 September, senior German officers headed by Machar inspected the military situation on Malvinas Island, and after occupying the Falklands, the German troops quickly deployed their positions and unloaded supplies; after just a few days of hard work, the airport facilities, radar, and air defense systems on the Falklands were initially established, and the construction of ground fortifications was also in full swing.
In order to smoothly carry out the "Pearl of Peace" project and avoid the interference of this 20,000-kilometer transportation route, Machar's fleet brought 23 transport ships full of supplies and munitions, all of which were will ships, and at the same time, Madagascar, as an important transit base, also began to hoard supplies and reserve personnel. In addition, the Germans were able to take over everything that the British had left on the island, including the precious nearly 20,000 tons of fuel.
Looking at the surrounding scene, Masal thought about it, remembering the scene when the Royal Navy encircled and suppressed the Earl Spee, who was forced to South America by the British, and was forced to sink himself in Uruguay with no way to go to the sky and no way to enter the ground, and was forced to sink himself in Uruguay.
"Sir, here comes Mr. Peron and his supporters......"
"Welcome, invite him over immediately. No! We went to meet him. ”
"General Machar, it's a pleasure to see you again, I didn't expect to see you for a few years, and you led such a majestic fleet to Argentina as a guest."
"Mr. Peron, I am also very pleased to see you, and I have my deep admiration for your contribution to the Argentine people, and the head of state and the leader of Italy have entrusted me with conveying my greetings to you."
"Thank you very much!"
"Is the ceremony ready?" Mashal turned to the adjutant and asked.
"It's all right, sir."
"What ritual?" Peron was a little puzzled, "Let's stop this red tape, just start the talks." ”
"You'll know when you come, the Führer said he was going to surprise you!"
Almost dragging, Mashal brought Peron to the scene, where there was only a bare flagpole with the British Empire's rice flag hanging from it...... (To be continued.) )