Chapter 050: Allied Commander Zhukov

The missile operation went very smoothly, the Americans' airfields were destroyed, unable to take off and land planes, and then China's huge air force carpet bombed them, blowing up those airfields that could have been repaired, and blowing up those planes that were still in storage.

When Chennault received that all the planes were destroyed, his face was like ashes, and so did MacArthur and Stilwell.

The Chinese Air Force has taken control of air supremacy, and what Alaska can be destroyed has also been destroyed, MacArthur knows their situation, surrounded on three sides by land, and the vast sea to the south, and their air force cannot support them in the hinterland of Canada, and the Chinese Air Force may not let the Americans repair the airfield anymore,

MacArthur hung his head and said, "We're finished." ”

Stilwell didn't speak, he completely agreed with MacArthur's words, without air supremacy, no matter how heroic the US military was, it would be wiped out under the powerful air force of the Chinese Air Force.

Chennault has the most say in this, to occupy a place you need infantry, but to destroy a place at the least cost, it has to be an airplane.

Now that their own planes have been completely destroyed, the Chinese's planes can now bomb the US military around the clock, 24 hours a day, and even if there are more US troops, they cannot withstand the Chinese's wanton bombardment.

Chennault knows that the Chinese have more bombs, and when the sun rises, it is by this that the Soviet army will be destroyed and destroyed, and China has now developed for more than a year, and the industrial and military industry has developed more perfectly, and there is absolutely no shortage of ammunition,

"Although I don't want to evacuate, we must evacuate if we lose air supremacy, otherwise the lives of these 300,000 US troops and millions of civilians will be wiped out under the blows of the Chinese."

The three of them discussed it and immediately reported the situation to the White House, Truman was in a hurry, and the intelligence of the attack in Alaska and the airport in the Canadian Whitehorse ranking were also attacked, and according to the report, the weapons of these attacks were missiles, which the Germans had used three years earlier,

The frightening thing about this weapon is that it can't intercept them, which means that unless you can destroy them before they can be fired, once they are fired, the attacked party will have to sit back and wait to be bombed.

Moreover, the Chinese missiles are obviously more advanced than the Germans in terms of effect, at least the accuracy is very high, throw more than a dozen at the airport, and the airport will be scrapped, which is a very big blow to the United States,

Truman said to Marshall: "Marshall, this matter must be suppressed, and if the people know that we have no measures to suppress the enemy's secret weapon, I am afraid that it will cause great turmoil." ”

Marshall said: "I know this, I have asked them to keep it a secret." ”

"Do you think we should approve MacArthur's evacuation?"

"Mr. President, it's best not to evacuate, but I'm afraid that the soldiers will keep crumbling in this situation, and as a result, we will not only lose 300,000 troops, but also fail to reach our goal."

Truman nodded and said, "Damn the Germans, if they hadn't destroyed Oak Ridge, we would have had a nuclear bomb long ago, and their Axis powers would have been wiped out a long time ago, and we wouldn't be as passive as we are today." ”

"Mr. President, now is not the time to talk about this, it will take some time for our atomic bomb to be made, what we need now is persistence, and only by persevering can we win."

"Well, let MacArthur and the others evacuate, regardless of Canada, we must hold it at all costs, otherwise we probably won't be able to wait for the atomic bomb to be made."

"Don't be discouraged, Mr. President, victory will definitely belong to us, I will definitely strengthen anti-aircraft firepower, besides, Canada is not a small place like Alaska, we can have hundreds of airports here, and the Chinese should not want to easily destroy our airports."

Truman lamented: "The Chinese know that our nuclear bombs have been successfully researched, and they still dare to attack us, do you think I can rest assured, now they must know that we are redeveloping the atomic bomb, they will inevitably increase their offensive efforts to kill us while we have not developed the atomic bomb, Canada is very large, there are too many places for us to defend, the Chinese may kill the United States from any point." ”

Marshall said: "I have gathered a million troops to get up to Simpsonburg and Watsonlake early to set up defenses, and there are still two million troops in the assembly, we will definitely block the Chinese there." ”

This place fortified by Marshall is very beneficial to them, there are railways, roads, and hundreds of airports, which are convenient for transportation, and the squadron needs to transport supplies from the Chinese mainland, thousands of miles away, and the Americans at sea think that their navy is much stronger than the squadron, even if the surface ships are not good, there are still a large number of submarines that can break the Chinese caramel,

If the squadron wants to fight two or three million troops in the United States, it must have huge logistics, and the places that the United States has given up are all barren land, no agriculture, no industry, few roads, and no railways that can run through there, so the squadron can only rely on sea transportation to ensure the supply of materials, but it may not be able to protect it.

Truman said: "Marshall, democracy and freedom must be defended by the United States, and the fate of the United States is now in your hands, and if you fail, then the world will be the devil, and the people of the earth will live in misery." ”

Marshall nodded, he knew how heavy the burden was,

"Mr. President, I intend to bring back General Eisenhower, who was the Allied commander in Europe, and let him command the army to fend off the squadron."

"Is it okay, if he leaves Europe, I'm afraid no one will be able to take his position, Barton or Montgomery."

"No, George (Patton) was more than brave and resourceful, he could command an army group, but Eisenhower's position was not only to fight, but more importantly, to coordinate the interests of various allies, George was more short-tempered, and he would not be impatient in these trivial matters, so he could be a good general or marshal, but not a good politician, so he was not suitable."

"And Montgomery is obviously not suitable, you also know that this Englishman has average ability, his performance on the African battlefield is very bad, he has to fight ten times the enemy's strength, and there is no shortage of weapons and ammunition to defeat the enemy, at that time in Africa he faced tens of thousands of German soldiers, and lacked weapons, ammunition and living materials, but today he has to face millions of well-equipped German troops, he can't cope with such a situation."

"As for the French, there is no such talent, and the French are not satisfied with the choice of the British, and the British are not satisfied with the choice of the French, so I have decided to make one of the generals of our fallen ally the commander-in-chief of Allied Europe."

"Who." Truman was surprised, he knew that of course it was the Soviet Union that had perished, and he had no idea that Marshall would make the Soviets the commander-in-chief of the Allied forces.

"Zhukov."

"Him."

"Yes, if it weren't for the sudden rise of the Chinese who attacked the Soviet Union from behind, the army that attacked Germany today would definitely be led by this general."

"Mr. President, after the start of the Barbarossa plan, the German army sent 5.5 million troops to invade the Soviet Union, the German army attacked in three ways, north into Leningrad, in the middle into Moscow, south into Kiev, the Soviet army rushed to the battle, suffered heavy losses, failed to stop the German army, lost the city and lost the land, the German army advanced 300,600 kilometers in 3 weeks, in late July, the south entered the German army only 15 to 20 kilometers from Kiev, Stalin ordered to hold Kiev, Chief of the General Staff Zhukov strongly advocated abandoning Kiev and withdrawing the Southwestern Front to the other side of the Dnieper River, In order to avoid being surrounded by the German army, preserve strength, and then try to counterattack, Stalin refused to accept the suggestion of the chief of the General Staff Zhukov, relieved him of his post as chief of the General Staff, and demoted him to the commander of the reserve front, two months later, the Southwestern Front was surrounded by the German army in the Kiev area, Stalin realized that Zhukov's proposition was correct, but it was too late, the 660,000 troops of the Southwestern Front were surrounded and annihilated, and Kiev fell. ”

"Although Zhukov did not do much to turn the tide in this battle, his strategic vision was already revealed, and later he participated in the siege of Leningrad, the defense of Moscow, and the operation of Uranus, all of which showed his excellent command ability, so I think he was the only Allied commander other than Eisenhower who could command a million-strong army, and this position belonged to him."

Truman said: "I'm afraid that Britain and France will not agree." ”

"Don't worry about this, in fact, since the Chinese attacked Alaska, I negotiated with Britain, France and the Soviet Union, just to be able to transfer Eisenhower back to the United States in time at that time, the three of them have agreed on this, Britain and France do not want to become German colonies, and the Soviet Union and although the country is destroyed, but after all, they still have many Slavs, as long as they defeat the Germans, they can re-establish the state, there are still many Slavs in the Balkans, if they sit back and watch the allies be eliminated, Then it won't be long before that part of the gate will be annexed by the Axis powers, and the Germans will kill them all, and Zhukov himself hopes to take this opportunity to take revenge on the tens of millions of Soviets, so I believe that he will command the battle with his heart and destroy the Germans. ”

Truman said: "Then you have arranged it, hoping that we can defeat the Axis powers and end the war as soon as possible." ”

At this time, Zhukov had gathered 300,000 Soviet troops, they would change into American-style weapons in France, and then go to the front line to fight the Germans, these Soviets all signed up voluntarily, and there was no brainwashing or forcing them, these people were all family members in the Soviet Union, and almost the possibility of living in the United States, their hearts were full of hatred for the Germans, and what they did in Eritrea in the previous months was the most immoral, cruel, and perverted, When they learned that they were going to Europe to fight the Germans, they signed up.

These people will be very strong in combat, and their fanaticism will not be matched by any army.