Chapter 288: The Divided Countries of the Allies
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First target plane, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
At this time, there was no peaceful atmosphere here, and the planes shuttling back and forth in the sky and a large number of bombs were thrown, and the great dictator of Brazil, Getulio?? Vargas, whose troops relied on the will to resist were completely destroyed. For the Samba people, who did not have much blood and resistance in their bones, the landing massacre that exceeded the ordinary level of bloodiness was manifested by the Japanese pirates, and the male organs of their defenders were cut off in an instant. In the face of the war quality and military strength that the United Fleet of Japanese Invaders had cultivated over the years of fighting against the Stars and Stripes, the majority of the peace-loving Brazilian people chose to give in and wait and see what happened.
Of course, the happiest people in the war were actually the native Brazilian Japanese diaspora, whose sense of fear, excitement and power when they first got their hands on a gun quickly exploded in their cruelty, arrogance and ferocity. In the city of Rio, one beautiful house after another was kicked in by them, and then the property in the house was robbed, the hostess of the house was **, the children were tied up, the husband was imprisoned, and the depression and resentment accumulated over the decades made the whole of Rio de Janeiro a crime city. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, after the main force of the Japanese army landed on the shore as a whole, the little devil soldiers, who had long been holding back the evil fire in their stomachs, immediately joined in the continuous resurrection movement in each house.
Stars and Stripes Republic, White House.
"Your Excellency, the military is in a hurry, and the Japanese have launched a campaign to land in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil." Ronnie walked briskly into Roosevelt's private room and said anxiously.
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A few minutes later, in the small conference room.
"Marshall, how's it going?" Roosevelt, who was in a wheelchair and was pushed into the room by the waiter, asked, his face was not very good-looking at this time, years of exhaustion and overwork had hollowed out Roosevelt's body and spirit, and now he was more on his way (he still had a year to be gameover in history).
"Your Excellency, I'm afraid the situation is very bad, our liaison officer in Brazil has sent a telegram, Getulio?? Vargas's forces were weak in resistance, and most of them didn't want to work for Getulio anymore. Most of Rio de Janeiro has now been lost, and only a few are still resisting. Personally, I believe that unless a miracle happens, it is only a matter of time before Rio de Janeiro falls, and the whole of Brazil is in danger of subversion. Marshall flipped through the materials in his hand and said briefly.
"Can the Japanese have the military strength and the number of naval ships to sustain long-term and high-intensity troop supply and logistics transportation?" Roosevelt touched his chin and asked.
"According to our analysis, it can't be! According to their existing number of merchant ships and military transport ships, maintaining about 300,000 transpacific ground troops should be the limit. And that should be without our interference. β
"What about our domestic troops?"
"The total number of troops in the domestic army, plus those that are still being trained, should be about 2.8 million. However, half of them have just enlisted in the army, and it will take 3~6 months to form basic combat effectiveness. Marshall, whose head was full of data, replied quickly.
"Ahem, Your Excellency, I would like to remind you that Brazil has more than 3 million pirates there." Ronnie interjected at the right time.
"You're right! Objectively speaking, though, I don't think that these expatriates will immediately become good fighters when they get their guns. The purpose of their existence is more to consolidate the theater rule of the Japanese Army, as long as we send a sufficient number of field troops, we can easily destroy their resistance and consciousness. Marshall commented.
"How many mobile forces are there on the Navy's side?" Roosevelt was astonished at the senseless invasion of Brazil. According to his idea, as long as the Star-Spangled Banner withdraws the forces of the army, navy and air force that it has sent out, it can easily destroy the landing force of the other side by virtue of its geographical advantage, and it is very likely that it will also severely damage the combined fleet that has no South American roots. So the little devils have 10,000 reasons not to do this, but they do dare to bet, and they really do it!
"If we mobilize the Pacific Fleet on the west coast, we can still form enough counterattack forces, but"
"What's wrong?"
"Purely from a military point of view, I personally do not recommend sending the Pacific Fleet. On the one hand, the last decisive battle with the Japanese invaders, the aircraft carrier strength of the Pacific Fleet was completely lost, and even if the newly built aircraft carrier was desperately rushed, it would take several months to be launched. Therefore, at present, the Pacific Fleet mainly relies on escort aircraft carriers to form an air combat force, and there is still a gap between it and the air combat strength of the Japanese Combined Fleet. On the other hand, this is very likely to be a decoy and trap devised by Yamamoto Isoroku; if he sets a trap in the waters near Brazil and ambushes China's Pacific Fleet heading south, then once he gets his wish, the Stars and Stripes will lose its sea-based strength in the western region, and what is even more terrifying is that he will take this opportunity to break through into the Atlantic Ocean and disrupt the Normandy landing campaign and the North Atlantic logistics supply routes that are being launched, and even seek to join forces with Germany to carry out a strategic counteroffensive of decisive significance for the overall situation. Marshall, as a staff officer, thought a lot, and he told the worst possible outcome.
"But if we don't pay attention to it now, it's very likely that the Japanese will go north," Harriman, who had been silent in the room, interjected at this time, he was in charge of Roosevelt's foreign policy, and he had to take care of the attitude of the countries towards the Star-Spangled Banner.
"What we need most now is time, and we need to prioritize the success of the second battlefield." Marshall shook his head and said, "There is not much industry in Brazil, and the Japanese will not gain any resources by occupying it, but they will have to divide the army and consume a lot of resources." Their occupation there does not pose a direct threat to our country. And even if they go north, our air power and air superiority can suppress their naval carrier-based aircraft forces. The Combined Fleet did not have extensive ports as supply bases, and if they wanted to attack Atlantic merchant ships, they had to go north from Brazilian waters, and only need to deploy a sufficient number of reconnaissance submarines. But Germany was different, and the news from the front showed that they were accumulating forces and preparing for a major counteroffensive on the Western Front. Although we have more than 1.2 million landing troops ashore, the new jet fighters that the Germans have put in dominate the air supremacy of the whole of Normandy and the surrounding area, causing huge losses to our logistical supplies and equipment transportation. At present, we can only rely on a large number of antiaircraft guns and antiaircraft machine guns to cooperate with the air force in defensive operations, and we do not have the strength and ability to take the initiative to attack in a short period of time. β
"Your Excellency Marshall, speaking of France, General de Gaulle of the Free France, who was in England, has sent a telegram for three days in a row to discuss the future delivery of France after the liberation." When Harriman heard the word France, he suddenly remembered.
"Can't they just do something meaningful?" Roosevelt thought of the stubborn De Gaulle again, and said in a lawsuit.
"Because the entire industrial base and industrial system of France have basically collapsed, and there are no complete industrial factories in the French colonial areas, they are now at a very low level in terms of the number of surface ships and the combat power of the ground forces. Now, according to the aid agreement signed between our two countries, they will be given a batch of supplies every month to strengthen their combat power, so that they can send colonial troops to join the entire Western Front. But there is one thing, Your Excellency the President, and I need to remind you. Harriman replied.
"What's the matter?"
"De Gaulle has already shown a European policy that is not in sync with us. After the success of the Normandy counteroffensive landing, he told his subordinates that when Germany disappeared from the stage, the small European countries would inevitably face the threat of the Soviet Union. If they were to prevent the Soviet Union from dominating Europe, they would have to rally around France. Britain was, after all, an island nation, unable to extricate itself from the difficulties of the British Empire, and with the Stars and Stripes far away from the continent, its own interests outside the European continent. Therefore, it is only right that France should lead Europe. β
β**οΌ A self-righteous guy! Didn't they know that the beginning of World War II meant that Europe began to slide from the center of the world? Ronnie, who is slightly younger, dissatisfied.
"What other changes or demands do other countries have besides France?" Roosevelt did not answer and evaluate immediately, but considered the world as a whole.
"According to the intelligence system, the foreign policy achieved by the Soviet Union in the Democratic Republic of Yan and Huang did not satisfy Stalin, and they did not persuade Yan Huang to send ground troops to actually assist the precarious Soviet army on the European front."
"Truman told me when he came back that the newly established Yanhuang Democratic Republic had an extremely strong air force, and it already had an air force that was not inferior to that of Britain. On the part of the army, its various armored vehicles are reasonably equipped and complete, and their combat power is very strong. It is estimated to have 70~80% of the combat effectiveness of the Germans (the Star-Spangled Banner still looks down on the yellow race, they have always believed that the German Army is the strongest). Roosevelt said with some concern.
"According to Yan Huang's announcement, about 4.5 million troops in the country, even if calculated according to half, with the weapons and equipment revealed in the military parade, my preliminary estimate can be comparable to 2 million German front-line troops and 3.5 million main forces of the Soviet army. However, it is a pity that no matter how much price is offered, they all avoid it on the pretext that the civil war has not been extinguished and the bandits have not been cleared. However, Your Excellency the President, you don't have to worry too much, the planes on the Yanhuang side mainly rely on our assistance, the performance of their own aircraft is still very backward, and the naval strength is even more basic, and they are learning from scratch, and they will not become the main opponent of the Star-Spangled Banner in twenty years. Marshall replied.
"Your Excellency President, speaking of Yan and Huang, they have officially submitted a diplomatic note through diplomatic channels on the mutual recognition of each other's patents and intellectual property rights, how should we deal with it?" Harriman also asked.
"Let me think about it, let me think about it." Roosevelt rubbed his temples and said uncomfortably.