Chapter 237: An Emergency Operational Meeting of British and American High-ranking Officers

But at this moment, the people who were in the exact opposite mood of Hausserl and Heinrich were Eisenhower, Lieutenant General Smith, General Alexander, Commander of Spatz Aviation, Hewitt; Admiral Eck, Admiral Anderson, and Jimmy? Admiral Doolittle, and the commander of the 3rd Bomber, Curtis? Admiral Levin and the commander of British Air Mallory waited for them. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Originally, they thought that if they had sent so many planes to Berlin for bombing and backup support, then they bombed with thousands of planes this time; It will definitely be able to do it smoothly, and it should have a good record of victory.

It was only when this large-scale air raid was over that the number of their planes was as high as more than 600.

Although they deployed more than 2,000 planes to support the operation in the back, they did not lose much of their troops, and they also shot down more than 80 German planes.

But in the face of such a painful loss, Eisenhower completely ignored the small amount of victory.

Now for Eisenhower and all the high-ranking officers of Britain and the United States, they were not thinking about how to retaliate against the Germans, or to reward and encourage the pilots who had achieved good results.

Their biggest headache now is how to account to President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, and all the members of the Anglo-American Joint Staff, as well as to the Anglo-American allies.

"How can this be! We sent more than 1,000 planes to bomb Berlin this time, and more than 2,000 planes in reserve, but we suffered a big defeat, what the hell is going on! When did our aviation become so vulnerable! ”

In the oppressive atmosphere of the war conference room, all the high-ranking officers of Britain and the United States were silent with a heavy heart; Until General Alexander couldn't bear it anymore and suddenly stood up, roared angrily at everyone.

"It's not the incompetence of our aviation forces, but the fact that the Germans have more new weapons, and their anti-aircraft fire is super ferocious, and they seem to know the time, place and scale of our air strikes!"

"To put it bluntly, the Germans are waiting for us to bomb them this time, and then let them suddenly come with a big counterattack, and kill us by surprise! The Germans are ambushing our air force! ”

The commander of Spatz retorted reluctantly.

"Listen to your tone, I think you mean to say that we have spies here, and traitors have betrayed the secrets of our bombing operations?"

As soon as the words fell, Admiral Arnold, commander-in-chief of the US Army Air Corps, said with sharp eyes.

"Yes! That's exactly what I mean, and I feel like we should immediately arrest these German agents and get rid of them all today! Otherwise, our future battles will also be killed by the German army in the way of waiting for the rabbit! ”

Commander Spatz replied seriously, in an affirmative tone.

"I'll agree with what you say, Admiral Spatz!"

Before Admiral Arnold could reply, Eisenhower immediately agreed loudly.

At the same time, his eyes also flashed with decisiveness and fierceness.

Because the loss this time is really large, and it is not the first time that he has lost troops like this, but the third time.

The first was on the Bang Kok Peninsula in Tunisia, and the second and third were on the island of Pantelleria where the Germans suddenly appeared, and their sudden use of new weapons and equipment killed many aircraft and army forces.

For Eisenhower, who had won several big battles in a row, it was a naked slap in the face and a disgrace to his military career.

He must avenge this blood feud, and he must take revenge as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if he had not lost the war again and again, I am afraid that his political career, and the official post of Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in Europe, would soon have come to an end and would have been deposed by President Roosevelt.

"I also agree to get rid of all the German spies lurking inside us as soon as possible! In addition to this, I personally think that we should also find a way to give the Germans back the color right away; to redeem our defeats, otherwise if the above is investigated, I'm afraid all of us will not have a good life! ”

When Eisenhower finished, Jimmy? Admiral Doolittle also immediately interjected.

"It is incumbent upon me to immediately get rid of those German spies and traitors, and to fight back against the German army, and I have no objection! However, I feel that you seem to have overlooked something very important, that is, the new weapons and equipment that the German army is using now are more and more and endless! ”

"For these new weapons and equipment that have taken us by surprise, I feel that we should also investigate their names, combat performance, and how they were produced as quickly as possible, and where the German army made these weapons and equipment!"

Lieutenant General Smith also interjected abruptly.

"I agree with Lieutenant General Smith's proposal, because the reason why the Germans were able to inflict such rapidity and heavy damage on our troops was because they had a large number of new types of weaponry; And it's a lethal weapon, and a weapon that surpasses our existing science and technology! ”

"At least I have never seen such a powerful weapon since I became a soldier, so I can't name the new weapons and equipment that the German army is using now, and I don't even know anything about their research!"

"So I'm pretty sure that if we're going to win a counterattack against the Germans and defeat them, then we need to know in the shortest possible time the advantages and disadvantages of their new weapons and equipment, and how they are made, and we need to have new weapons and equipment that are as powerful as theirs, or more powerful than their new weapons."

"Otherwise, all our counterattack plans are empty in the face of absolute strength, they are all foolish dreams, and they have no effect, and even bury all our living forces in the attack of the new weapons and equipment of the German army!"

When Lieutenant General Smith finished speaking, Lieutenant General Hewitt, who had been pondering, suddenly stood up, scanned the audience with a sharp gaze like a knife, and then said in a deep voice.

As soon as the words fell, the audience fell silent, and everyone fell silent.

In the entire combat meeting, even the silence of a needle falling to the ground could be heard clearly.

For the first time since the emergency operational meeting of British and American high-ranking officers, there was a disturbing silence.