Chapter 724: Allied German Bigwigs
June 3, 1944. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ info London. 10 Downing Street. Washington dc. White House.
As early as 1896, there was a transoceanic cable between the United States and Britain. Formerly telegraph cables, now, advances in technology have made transoceanic telephones possible. Of course, this is only for emergencies, as there is no peace of mind about the safety of this new technology.
Churchill was holding the phone and talking to Roosevelt on the phone.
Churchill: "That said, I don't think it's a good time to open a second battlefield at the moment, in these circumstances. β
Roosevelt: "This is something we have planned many times. We have dozens of reasons why this is a good time and cannot be delayed any longer. β
Churchill: "Now the Soviet Union can't even recover Moscow, I just read the battle report of the Battle of Moscow, and the street fighting is fierce. Although the Soviets cooperated with us and made the illusion of marching into northern Europe, and the rest of the region also made the illusion of transferring troops, their battle with the Germans seemed to be indefinite. If we march now, then we will face the main forces of the Allies alone against Germany. β
Roosevelt: "First, we will not face the German army alone, after all, the Soviet Union is still fighting most of the German army. Second, sending troops now will benefit our post-war layout. We will occupy all of Germany. By victory in the war, we will dominate the European continent, not the USSR. β
Churchill: "I know this, timing, I just want to find a timing, preferably when both the Soviet and German armies are exhausted." β
Roosevelt: "Judging by the experience of northern China, this is already a good time. Germany, like Japan, may not be able to withstand a powerful blow and suffer an avalanche of defeat. I firmly believe that this is a good opportunity. β
Churchill was speechless all at once: yes, Germany had been fighting in Europe for six or seven years, southern Europe, northern Europe, France, Eastern Europe, and the Soviet Union for almost five years. It is not in our interest that Germany destroys the Soviet Union, or that the Soviet Union defeats the Soviet Union, if we do not send troops now.
After a long time, Churchill said: "Well, you convinced me. β
Roosevelt: "Three million people stationed in Britain is too much pressure. The whole of Britain has become a military camp, and if no more action is taken, the strike of British workers will spread, and the situation will be difficult to manage. "Now, there are Allied barracks in all British cities, social order is in turmoil, and the British government is under great pressure due to the fact that strikes are coming and going.
Churchill said: "We have no choice but to make up our minds." "Roosevelt thought it through. It can be seen that Roosevelt was always thinking from a global perspective. The United States is becoming more and more a world leader. Now, of course, we in Britain want to remain world leaders, but we really don't have the strength to do so.
No wonder the United States was beyond the battlefield, and they wanted to reap the benefits of the entire Second World War.
Roosevelt: "Okay. This one is settled, not the same. Let Ike decide which day to attack. "Ike is the commander-in-chief, Eisenhower.
Churchill said, "All right. But it's not Ike, it's God. This year's weather was the worst for this time in history. β
Roosevelt: "Back to the Soviet war situation, the Soviet Union fought with all its might on the battlefield in Moscow, and its military forces in other areas were concealed and frequently mobilized to confuse the German army. The potential of the USSR was much greater than we thought. β
Churchill said: "That's why I'm worried. I think it's an important factor in the assistance that you give them from the Vladivostok Passage. In order for the Soviet Union to contain the more right German troops, we can give them more assistance in the direction of Vladivostok. β
Roosevelt: "Only if we take the initiative will we not let the Soviet Union dominate Europe." β
Churchill said: "The Soviet Union must not be allowed to take advantage." Stalin wanted all of Eastern Europe, and it even wanted part of northern Europe and part of southern Europe. Now, let's not let the USSR die, just pin down some more German troops. β
Roosevelt: "We still have trouble in Asia. Recently, the situation in China has changed dramatically, and the Chinese Communist Party miraculously won a partial victory. Moreover, in the battle of the previous two days, we saw that the army in Yan'an showed strong combat effectiveness, much stronger than the Japanese. We fear that it will be difficult for Chiang to dominate China. Even, if we do not achieve victory in Europe in time, then a new USSR will appear in Asia. β
Churchill said: "The intelligence in Hong Kong shows that the Japanese are making small moves behind our backs. They seem to have unique intelligence channels, and they are informing the Germans about our situation. β
Roosevelt: "We judged that the source of intelligence for the Japanese was Chongqing. Chongqing is really not enough to succeed and more than to lose. Be sure to land before Hitler makes the right judgment. β
Churchill said: "I had to block the news from Chongqing... I don't know what Hitler, the madman, is thinking now. β
The call between the two was recorded. The consensus they reached was implemented. It won't be long before the world is changed by this phone call.
That's the big shots.
June 4, 1944. Poland. Wolf's Lair.
Hitler was here for a while, and he looked in the direction of Moscow and seemed to see the heroic and brilliant victory of the German army in Moscow.
At this time, the secretary knocked on the door, came in like a kitten and said softly: "The FΓΌhrer, the generals and marshals attending the meeting have all arrived. β
Hitler nodded, his hands twitching, trying to put his hat on. His hands trembled violently, and he couldn't even do something as simple as putting on a hat, so his secretary helped him put it on.
Hitler walked to the door. The thick door opened, and Hitler walked through the corridor and into the conference room, and Hitler was immediately in high spirits.
The generals and marshals immediately stood up and saluted.
Hitler's hand waved seemingly casually, and he motioned for everyone to sit down. In the past, he would also raise his hand in return, and his palm would try to tilt back as much as possible, but now, he can only wave it casually.
Hitler said: "Today, we will only discuss the situation on the Western Front. Yes. We do not discuss Moscow. We're going to talk about the British garrison. β
As soon as the conversation changed, Hitler suddenly roared: "Espionage Bureau! Espionage Bureau! You know, it was the director who said: 'I think it will be a disaster for Germany to suffer defeat in this war; But if Hitler wins, it will be an even greater disaster, so the spy bureau should not do anything to prolong the war even by one day. Even though he retired in February, we arrested him. That is why, our intelligence work in Western Europe has repeatedly failed, and we have had to go to the Americas and Southern Europe, and even to Hong Kong to collect intelligence! All the British spies have defected! They need to be hanged! Hanged! β
The failure of the espionage bureau was discovered a few days ago while verifying Hong Kong's intelligence. After discovering this situation, the spy bureau was purged, comprehensively purged, and at the same time, it intensified its intelligence collection in Hong Kong, that is, it took the initiative to provide Hong Kong with dollars, gold, and even Swiss antiques in exchange for intelligence.
The United States has also stepped up its efforts to gather intelligence. Although the United States has tightened domestic control, the United States is too big to be able to turn the entire country into a military camp like the United Kingdom.
In this way, under the guidance of Hong Kong intelligence, the spies collected a large number of orders for military supplies. Later, the information mentioned by the Hong Kong intelligence was actually collected by American spies in advance.
Intelligence analysis quickly came to the conclusion that the Germans could attack in the near future, landing.
The information from this line is completely different from the original information, and it can be completely opposite to the conclusion.
Therefore, it is not surprising that everyone is surprised by Hitler's speech.
Hitler continued to shout: "Therefore, we must strengthen our precautions against landings. So, will they land in Calais? I think so, because the line of the spy bureau all points to Calais. Calais is so close to Berlin. Calais missed, and we can't afford it. β
"But," Hitler suddenly raised his voice and shouted, "intelligence from Hong Kong, intelligence from the United States, all conclusions are Normandy!" Therefore, we decided to focus on both fronts and deploy strong military forces. We have already pumped eight divisions from Northern Europe eight days ago and moved them to Calais, and at the same time transferred Calais's troops to Normandy! Some of the generals complained, saying that there were difficulties! No matter how difficult it is, mobilize too! Be sure to move all your troops to Normandy before the weather improves! β
The movement of troops was slow, and only part of the troops were in place. Because of the bad weather, the air force did not have many troops in place, but the mechanized troops moved relatively quickly along the main road.
Hitler was another big man in this world. At present, there are only six or seven big names in this world, and the determination of each of them, and even the change of mood, will affect the world. A lot of people have lost their lives because of it, and many people have survived because of it.
The conversation between Roosevelt and Churchill did not involve much troop mobilization, but Hitler's shouting led to the distribution of German troops in Western Europe, Northern Europe, and Southern Europe. Part of the troops began to move. In the mud and rain, the Germans were moving hard.
You know, in this era, most roads are dirt roads, gravel roads, even in the most advanced countries in the world. The half-meter-deep mud that the Germans experienced on Soviet roads will also experience in Europe.
In this era there are no satellites, and no one can monitor the movement of the army from the sky. However, there is a satellite image that appears in a person's mind, which is imaginary, and it is true that the movement of the army also appears in this imaginary satellite image. The Germans began to move to the opposite side of the Allies.
******
1. The defeat of the German spy is inseparable from the inaction of the German spy bureau, not necessarily how clever the British are in the spy war. It was true that the spy director, William Franz Canaris, opposed Hitler, because some evidence of his opposition to Hitler was found.
2. The information on the landing of the Allied forces was both true and false, and the most important thing was that a large amount of false information deliberately released led the German decision-makers in the wrong direction.