"I need more air power!" At the joint military meeting of the United States and France, General Patton, who had an ugly face, shouted loudly in some anger, "Airplane, airplane!" We need more planes! ”

The Ming army's formidable air power showed its formidable power in the air strikes that preceded the campaign. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The U.S. Army Aviation, which was originally considered to be very powerful, suffered heavy losses, and even the Allied skies were gradually unable to defend them. A large number of artillery and armored vehicles were turned into scrap metal under the blow of the air power of the Ming army.

Patton had asked for more air support from home, but he could only rely on what he had until reinforcements arrived. Having used his air power to the extreme, Patton set his sights on his allies and asked the French to provide as much support as possible. It would be advisable to be able to mobilize a large number of air forces from the mainland to come to the battlefield in Tunisia.

It's just that the shrewd French don't think like this. They have their own plans in mind.

Unlike the United States, which has a strong national power. The French were small and weak, and they had no overseas colonies to exploit. Their current belongings are all accumulated by squeezing the country, especially when the war enters its third year, the French have clearly seen the great power of aircraft on the battlefield, and naturally they value the precious fighter troops in their hands.

The fierce air battle between the Ming and the Americans was seen by the French, and the tens and hundreds of battle losses every day made the hearts of the French people cold. How many days of attrition can they resist when they fill in the little belongings in their hands?

The Americans can replenish it and fight with the Ming Dynasty, what will the French fight for? It is not easy for them to train their own pilots and produce fighters, how long can they still resist on such a cruel battlefield? Not to mention that now Daming still maintains the strength in his hands, and he doesn't have to go all out.

"I'm sorry." General de Gaulle, the commander of the French North African Army, saw Patton's gaze and shrugged his shoulders helplessly: "We don't have the extra strength to invest here." ”

"General." Patton frowned and said in a deep voice, "I hope you can understand that the U.S. military is here to help the allies fight. That is not a reason for your country not to do anything. ”

"General." De Gaulle, who was also fluent in Chinese, sighed and said, "I also want to defeat the enemy, but France's national strength is limited, and we cannot continue to invest troops in it. Especially the strength of the aviation that you are talking about. After a pause, a gloomy color flashed in de Gaulle's eyes, and then he spoke, "I'm sure you already know, last night the strategic bomber unit of the Ming Army's army aviation attacked the port of Marseille on a large scale, causing huge losses to the port of Marseille area. At this time, not to mention mobilizing air forces from the mainland to come to support, the country even asked me to transfer all the air forces here back to the mainland for territorial defense. ”

Barton's body paused slightly, and he knew that de Gaulle was telling the truth.

After Zhang Cheng mobilized part of his strategic bomber force to North Africa, he soon launched a fierce strategic bombing campaign against the heartland of European countries on the northern shore of the Mediterranean. European incendiary bombs, which are basically made of reinforced concrete, are not easy to use, so they use traditional high-explosive bombs.

High-explosive bombs are no ordinary thing, and they are just as powerful. These high-explosive bombs, which weigh hundreds of kilograms or even nearly a ton, can easily destroy a building. After the start of the Ming strategic bombing, it went from Palermo to Rome, from Milan to Belgrade, and from Turin to Athens. Important cities in southern Europe were caught in flames and suffered heavy losses.

Last night, the Ming strategic bomber unit launched its first night bombardment on the French mainland, dropping hundreds of tons of bombs on Marseille, an important port city in southern France, paralyzing this important port city.

Panicked French politics. Fearing that the Ming Dynasty would continue to bomb the mainland, the government not only kept all the troops and equipment originally scheduled to be transported to North Africa, but even asked de Gaulle to transfer all the fighter units in North Africa back to the mainland.

There was no way, the Japanese were bombed back to the primitive era under the strategic bombing of the Ming Dynasty, and the complete loss of war potential happened in front of them. No one can be dismissed as not seeing.

"I have already made a request for reinforcements from home." Patton's words struck a chord with everyone present. To say that the only one in the anti-Ming alliance that can wrestle with the Ming in terms of materials is the United States. While guarding against the infiltration of the Americans, the various allies continued to ask the Americans for all kinds of supplies. From grain to minerals, from military products to watch fans. Everything.

"However, we will not be able to get large-scale reinforcements for the time being." Patton's next words made everyone's hearts sink again: "The domestic defense should be supplied first, and then the Russian battlefield." At present, European countries are facing the threat of the Ming strategic bomber force, and a large number of newly entered fighter units and air defense units are all supplied to the European allies for defensive operations. We can only be the last here. ”

"So what to do?" A French general couldn't help but shout. The air threat of Daming is too great, and no one can stand this kind of thing of bombing on the head all day long.

"I hope your government can see where the real turning point of the war is." Patton turned his gaze to the silent Charles de Gaulle: "The main reason why the Ming army was able to carry out strategic bombing of your mainland is because they have obtained an advance airfield on the front line in North Africa. Defense alone will not be able to counter their strategic bombardment. According to the inferences of the intelligence services, the Ming was able to increase the production of strategic bombers to the level of thousands per month. What do we use against these powerful weapons? These were sturdy metal warplanes flying at high altitudes, not the wooden planes of the Russians. ”

In fact, the intelligence services of the allies still underestimated the strong industrial production capacity after the reintegration of the Ming Dynasty. The actual production capacity of the Daming strategic bomber is more than double the figure that Patton said. Such sturdy, high-flying bomb-dropping strategic bombers were capable of threatening them only with large-caliber anti-aircraft guns and advanced high-altitude fighters.

"I can keep all the fighters that are now stationed in North Africa." After a moment of silence, de Gaulle looked up at Patton and said in a deep voice, "But domestic reinforcements are not to be considered, at least for a short time. Politics. The high-ranking officials in the government will not understand what is going on at the front. ”

"It's not the way to go." Patton approached de Gaulle's side, his eyes flashing with determination: "We can't just wait to be beaten. What's the use of a strong defensive line? The line you built was strong enough, wasn't it? It was not quickly penetrated by the Ming army. Now that so many troops are clustered here, once the Ming army's offensive is launched, there is no room for maneuver. ”

"You mean." De Gaulle narrowed his eyes and looked at Barton with some surprise: "Take the initiative?" ”

"That's right!" Barton nodded vigorously, "There is no point in passive defense, the strength of the Ming army on the opposite side has been greatly strengthened." It's almost impossible for us to hold here. In order not to be surrounded and annihilated, the best way is to take the initiative. ”

"Can you ever beat it?" De Gaulle faced anxious inquiries.

"It's hard." Barton shook his head, then continued, "But there is a chance, after all, they are busy preparing for the attack now, and there are almost no defensive measures. We have gathered our armored forces and attacked in a big way, and the infantry may be able to succeed in the battle. As long as they could defeat the Ming army in front of them, they would not be able to mobilize a large number of troops to resist in a short period of time. Then we would be able to sweep across the whole of North Africa and advance the front into Egyptian territory. At that time, the air threat of the European countries was lifted. ”

De Gaulle, whose words Barton had spoken, was thrilled, lowered his gaze and began to seriously ponder the feasibility of the matter. As for the surrounding generals, they all watched them silently, waiting for the final decision.

The Ming Dynasty has colonized the world for hundreds of years, and has already exported its various cultures to all parts of the world, and the values of the Ming Dynasty have also deeply influenced everyone around the world.

Hundreds of years ago, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern armies commanded the whole army, and the way of saying the same thing also affected the countries of Europe. Front-line commanders have a powerful force in their hands, and they can decide everything in the army. The same was true of de Gaulle in the French army in North Africa.

When the Ming morning had already begun to make the transition from private control to state ownership, the army was transferred from private control. The armies of European countries deeply influenced by the culture of the Ming Dynasty are still in the stage of knowing the soldiers and not knowing the generals.

The Americans are better at this, but they also have some influence. The smaller the country, the greater the impact. Countries with high quality citizens and strong industrial capacity are gradually beginning to get rid of this situation.

De Gaulle also had his own struggles. His roots are in North Africa, and losing North Africa means losing his roots. But Da Ming's strength is simply not something he can deal with. If you don't want to sit on the ground, then all you have left is to fight to the death!

De Gaulle looked up at Patton and took a deep breath, "I know, I'll convince Politic. The government agreed to the plan to take the initiative. How's it going over there? ”

"Don't worry." Patton raised his chin a little proudly, "Mr. President, I will support me." "How is it possible to command an army thousands of miles away without the strong support of high-level figures? Barton knew his opinion would be agreed.

Sure enough, the battle plan proposed by these two generals who had strong influence on the front line at the same time was quickly separated. Consent of the government. It is simply impossible for the front-line commanders to decide for themselves that kind of operation of this scale, and it is pure nonsense that the front-line commanders in the movie can casually launch large-scale battles. Anyone who dares to do so will be immediately arrested and court-martialed. Even the military leaders with heavy weapons in their hands would not be so brainless. They just have a lot of power, but not to the point where they want to rebel.

The U.S.-French forces soon began pre-war preparations. They don't have much time, because the Ming could attack at any time. (To be continued.) )