Chapter 859: How Did President Roosevelt Respond to the Matter?

The snowflakes began to fall from the sky again, and before the evening came, the whole sky was full of snowflakes fluttering, and it was gray.

And in this snowfield where snowflakes gradually covered the earth, the battlefields in Leningrad and Kharkov on the Eastern Front were covered with hundreds of corpses abandoned on the snow, and they were completely hidden in the snow, and they could not be seen clearly.

At this time, however, Eisenhower was anxious to take the lucky gold coins he had with him, and under the escort of the guards, he went to Marshall's newly established headquarters in Algiers.

Of course, there is not a single snowflake in Algiers now, not even cold weather.

Compared with the situation on the Eastern Front, Eisenhower was nervous about the situation on the Western Front under his command.

As soon as he received information from the U.S. Intelligence Coordination Bureau, which was headed by William Joseph Donovan, he indicated that the Germans might have amassed 60 divisions around Cassino and the Winter Line.

In response to such disturbing information, Eisenhower, who was in a state of panic, immediately went to Admiral Marshall for consultation.

It wasn't long before Eisenhower arrived at Admiral Marshall's temporary general headquarters.

"Did you receive any information from Director Donovan? Sir! ”

Upon entering the Provisional General Headquarters, Eisenhower first gave Admiral Marshall a respectful military salute, and then said solemnly.

Facing the old secretary who had promoted himself in front of him, Eisenhower still respected him very much.

"Roger! What do you think? White! ”

For Eisenhower's respect, Admiral Marshall also responded with a friendly smile.

"I'm going to confirm this information to Director Donovan! Because this information is about the lives of our more than 500,000 troops, as well as the victory or defeat of the various battles we are now fighting on the Western Front, there is absolutely no room for mistakes! ”

"And we had been investigating the deployment of the German army for a long time before we began to launch a surprise attack on the German army, and the total strength of Kaiser's army before the start of the war was definitely not more than 27 divisions, but why did he suddenly tell me that Kesselring's men already had 60 divisions of German troops to command the operation?"

"For such a major miscalculation, I will never forgive Director Donovan and the Intelligence Coordination Bureau under his command!"

Eisenhower said indignantly.

"Your opinion is exactly the same as mine, so I am already communicating this matter with President Roosevelt, and I also hope that Director Donovan and the Intelligence Coordination Bureau under his command will give us a satisfactory explanation, as well as accurate information!"

Admiral Marshall also had sharp eyes and said in an irritated tone.

"Hmmm! So how did President Roosevelt respond to this? Sir! ”

To this reply, Eisenhower was stunned at first, and then nodded with satisfaction.

"President Roosevelt is also checking with Director Donovan and the Intelligence Coordination Bureau under his command to verify the accuracy and credibility of the information, especially when Kesselring's German army was so greatly replenished, and we have no idea of it" "But to be honest, I can't imagine that Hitler could have sent so many troops from there to give Kesselring command of the operation!" ”

"He is now caught in the battle on the eastern and western fronts, and there should be a shortage of troops!"

"The population of Germany, in particular, is simply not comparable to the population of our allies!"

Admiral Marshall was also puzzled.

"What if the Germans in Kesselring's hands really had 60 divisions to fight? Should the Italian combat units be withdrawn immediately, or should they continue to fight the Germans to the end? ”

Hearing this, Eisenhower also immediately put forward his worst-case plan.

"At that time, President Roosevelt and our Joint Chiefs of Staff will have to meet and decide, and this matter is beyond the scope of our official duties!"

"If we make a rash decision, once there is a defeat and the casualties are very serious, then whether it is you or me, neither of us will be able to give an account to people from all walks of life in the country!"

"But no matter how things don't go well, President Roosevelt and I have always been aiming to put the European theater of affairs first and the Pacific theater on the back burner!"

"As long as we can defeat the mighty German army, then the tiny island nation of Japan will not be afraid!"

"And we are not alone, we also have the assistance of allies such as the Soviet Army and the British Army!"

"Especially the Soviet Army, they are also holding back a large number of German troops on the Eastern Front, so I am also curious about where Hitler got so many reserves from there to be deployed to fight in Italy!"

Admiral Marshall said with a solemn face.

"I see, sir!"

After hearing this, Eisenhower's nervousness in his heart suddenly relaxed a lot, and he smiled slightly.

"Everything will be fine, God will bless our army, because they are fighting for justice!"

Admiral Marshall suddenly sighed with emotion and said softly.

At the same time, he also walked out of the door of the headquarters suddenly, while Eisenhower was stunned, and then immediately followed.

After that, the two of them began a slow tour of the nearby barracks, as well as new chats.

As for what the two of them said, no one knew very well except God, not even the guards and officers who accompanied them.