Rise from the sword

Chapter 764 Give him a hand first!
November 27st.

Cherbourg.

Old Maitou, smoking a pipe and wearing hand-made big-toed leather shoes, walked into the building where the Allied High Command on the Western Front was located amidst the strict guards, and walked into the combat conference room.

"I order, the attack on Caen and Rennes begins."

Putting down the pipe in his mouth, he looked around at the generals, Lao Maitou was full of energy.

If he becomes the supreme commander of the Allied Forces on the Western Front, then he will have the opportunity to avenge his shame. Although he cannot return to the abolished green soldiers, he can wash away the shame of his previous defeat with the blood of the Germans and let everyone in the world know that he is old. Maitou's military capabilities are extraordinary.

"Make a battle plan as soon as possible."

Lao Mai headed straight to the point.

storm.

Moreover, it was a storm that had been prepared for a long time. In fact, the draft of the battle plan had been drawn up long ago. Coupled with Cherbourg's experience in storming, the huge staff group quickly drew up the attack plan into a book.

Then, the plan was sent to MacArthur's desk that afternoon.

"How about supplies?"

Old Maitou looked at the staff officer who sent the battle plan.

"All the materials are very sufficient. The materials we store in the warehouse in the Ernan area are enough to meet the consumption of the entire army for a month's storm."

The staff officer replied.

"A month and a half."

MacArthur narrowed his eyes and continued to ask:

"How is the ammunition reserve for heavy weapons? What is the production situation in the rear?"

This time the Allied forces were more than three times the Germans' strength, which was even greater than that of Cherbourg last time.

But the key to victory is whether they can break through the anti-aircraft towers of Caen and Rennes. If they can't win these two places, no amount of troops will be of any use.

The battle of Cherbourg was supported by naval guns, and the 16-inch heavy guns were enough to threaten the main armor of the air defense towers. In Rennes and Caen, the fleet artillery range was not enough to support them, and the army could only rely on the army's own means of attack.

Super Heavy Grand Slam Bomb, Penetrator, Little Davy Heavy Cannon.

During the Biserburg period, there was already a lot of abundance. The armor-piercing performance of the 50.00-ton super-heavy Grand Slam bomb was improved, the penetration performance of the ground-penetrating projectile was increased by [-]%, and the small David cannon was also in service.

But in contrast,

The anti-aircraft towers of Caen and Rennes are thicker than Cherbourg, with a thicker reinforced concrete layer, stronger firepower, and a more complete structure.

"The Elnan Ammunition Depot has [-] heavy-duty ground-penetrating bombs, [-] Grand Slam bombs, and [-] Little David armor-piercing bombs."

The staff officer replied:

"Produced in the rear. Currently, it can produce [-] heavy-duty ground-penetrating bombs, [-] grand-slam ground-penetrating bombs, and [-] small David armor-piercing bombs per month."

The more advanced the weapon, the more difficult it is to produce.

The ground penetrating projectile seems simple, but the strength requirements of the second generation projectile body have been greatly improved, coupled with the application of a large number of new technologies such as large volume and streamlined new technology, resulting in difficult production, which is comparable to battleship gun barrels .

The price is also extremely high, one comparable to a large bomber.

This is doomed that even if it is forced into the United States, it can only produce about [-] pieces in a month.Of course, the main reason is that only a part of the capacity can be allocated to produce this kind of ammunition.

However, the super-heavy and large-volume bombs of the Grand Slam can only be produced by hand, and the speed is very slow.

On the contrary, the production speed of the small David mortar shells is very fast. The basic structure of the shells is nothing more than an increase in weight, and the American industrial system is readily available.

"not enough."

Old Maitou's tone was very dissatisfied:

"Send a report to the country, asking for more ground penetrating bombs and small David shells. The more the better, it is best to increase the monthly production capacity by three times to meet the demand."

Although Eisenhower did it very cryptically and found a reason for being unwell and forced to resign, but the old Maitou is not a fool, so he can naturally guess Eisenhower's purpose.

Let him take the blame.

Let him be responsible for the huge casualties caused by the storm.

However, Lao Maitou also has countermeasures.

Referring to Cherbourg's experience, the staff liaison meeting for this attack on Rennes and Caen has already explained that heavy casualties will inevitably occur, and the top leaders of the two countries have already nodded, indicating that the top leaders are ready to accept casualties.

Then, as long as he reduces the casualties to a single number, he will not only be innocent, but meritorious.

To reduce casualties, then, naturally, we can only increase the consumption of weapons and ammunition, and the most effective among them are all kinds of heavy ammunition for anti-aircraft towers.

As long as the air defense tower is suppressed or destroyed, the casualties can be reduced most effectively.

The Grand Slam is a large-yield bomb. It relies on power to win. It is not very destructive to the air defense tower. If you really want to destroy the air defense tower, you still need to rely on Little David and the ground penetrator.

Among them, the most effective is the heavy ground-penetrating projectile that attacks from the opposite bank. As long as it hits, it can destroy almost any air defense tower.

But anti-aircraft towers, anti-aircraft towers, and anti-aircraft firepower are several times denser than battleships, and it is easy to hit them. Then, during the attack, a heavy artillery like David, which can cause damage to the anti-aircraft towers, is required to appear on the scene.

"Yes."

The staff officer nodded.

"in addition."

While signing the battle plan, the old wheat head continued to ask for more weapons, equipment and supplies:
"Tanks, planes, and..."

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November 28st.

Washington.

Treasury Office.

The Minister of Finance looked at the budget proposal in front of him with a painful expression on his face.

It was originally expected that after the Battle of Cherbourg, military expenditure would be greatly reduced and return to normal levels, and the American economy would gradually improve, but the reality is often quite different from expectations.

At first, it was exactly as he thought.

After Cherbourg spent nearly [-] billion U.S. dollars, the military expenditure dropped sharply, and gradually returned to within the budget, and the economy gradually recovered.

The slow depreciation of the U.S. dollar, the massive amount of gold from all over the world, and the influx of talents and capital from all over the world have made the American economy full of vitality. Coupled with technological upgrades, the steel production has reached [-] million tons, and this year's production capacity has exceeded [-] million t already is inevitable.

This made it possible to allocate a sufficient amount of civilian needs while responding to war needs, and it also made the domestic economy flourish, and factories were built one after another.

Since October, the economy has been soaring all the way. Instead of shrinking the economy due to all being involved in the war, the GDP has soared.

As of the end of October, this year's GDP has reached 300 billion U.S. dollars. According to this rate and the growth rate, it is estimated that the 45-year GDP will reach 4000 billion U.S. dollars.

A full 500 billion more than expected.

According to this situation, as long as he is given a little time to allow the GNP to continue to increase, the dollar to continue to depreciate quietly, and the excess dollars to continue to flow to the world, then the national debt of more than 5000 billion will also be diluted.

But starting in November, the situation suddenly turned bad.

First, the government began to increase significantly, especially the investment in technology research, which was several times higher than before. Then the German bombing, although the loss was not large, caused international capital and talents to hesitate, resulting in a sharp drop in the rate of occurrence.

then,

Not long ago, the President suddenly requested 120 billion US dollars for advanced technology research and 300 billion US dollars for advanced military construction.

as well as,

The current military is about to start a strong attack on Caen and Rennes, which is expected to last for 13 days. Because it needs to consume a lot of advanced ammunition, it is estimated that the daily military expenditure will be 300 billion U.S. dollars, which is [-] billion U.S. dollars.

As a senior finance minister, he knows very well that the military's budget may not be exceeded. According to past practice, it is estimated that at least 500 billion US dollars will be consumed.

There is also advanced technology research.

This thing is also a gold-swallowing beast, and it is normal to expand twice the budget.

Even if these are not taken out immediately, but apportioned, this year's expenditure is as high as 300 billion U.S. dollars, while this year's income is less than 700 billion U.S. dollars, and the rest depends on national debt.

Even if nothing is done next year, 500 billion U.S. dollars will already be spent.

Calculated, it is expected that by next year, the national debt will swell to a minimum of 8000 billion U.S. dollars or even double the gross national product. The annual interest alone is enough to make the United States desperate.

Even a trillion dollars is not a small possibility.

"what can we do about it?"

The finance minister was lost in thought.

The influx of gold and immigrants from all over the world, and international safe-haven capital have made the American economy flourish. The exposure of the Manhattan Project has also made people full of confidence in victory.

There is no problem with special treasury bonds.

Even if it ends up as high as one trillion US dollars or even more, it is not a problem to raise it. The explosive development of the economy and the mire of private consumption make the folks have enough wealth and people are willing to buy.

But the problem is.

Once the war is over, such a huge national debt will drag down the dollar and make the United States collapse and bankrupt.

This is not a problem that depreciation can solve.

Old Europe couldn't hold those dollars either.

According to his calculations, including the British and Eastern Allies, even if the United States completely dominates the restoration of Europe after the Monopoly War, the limit there can only accommodate about 6000 to [-] billion US dollars of funds.

And this also requires the United States to completely defeat the Germans, take complete military control of the Western and Eastern Fronts, and dominate the entire Europa including England.

Unless, there is a powerful economy willing to take over these dollars.

"Go to the White House."

After thinking for a long time, the Minister of Finance who couldn't find a solution could only go to Lao Du.

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It's hard to love.

A newly expanded port.

Two huge ro-ro wheels were moored slowly at the port under the traction of the tugboat. The hatch was opened, and transport trucks, tanks, and cannons came out of the hatch.

at this time.

At other berths in the port, there are three [-]-ton container ships moored. Huge tower cranes are unloading the containers one by one, and then they are transported away by heavy-duty trucks.

In addition, there is a [-]-ton bulk carrier and two [-]-ton oil tankers also berthed at the corner berths.

On the top of the bridges of these eight ocean-going ships, there is a flag floating, and a Chinese character-Lu is written in the flag in changing fonts.

"Hey hey..."

Outside the port, in a beautiful hotel, a middle-aged man in a woolen Tang suit looked at the fleet in the distance. Although his expression was calm and composed, the joy in his expression was indescribable.

You can even faintly hear a silly laugh.

Beside him, a young man in a suit who was [-]% similar to him looked at the fleet in the distance with a look of horror. He was stunned for a long time before looking at his old father:
"Dad, this, this... are all our ships?"

Because he was so surprised, he couldn't speak very clearly.

Although his family was considered wealthy before the devils fully entered the customs, and even his father was called the ship king, he also knew very well that the total number of ships in their family's fleet was But it's worth tons.

Internationally, it is simply unrecognizable.

The so-called ship king is just that the development of his family was poor at that time, the strength of the Republic of China was too weak, and the generals were selected from among the dwarfs.

And in front of...

Just that brand-new bulk ship has a full cargo capacity of 1 tons, which is more than the sum of his own fleet before the devils entered the customs. He has seen this kind of ship in the United States, with a lot of electrification equipment, and Anti-collision radar, autopilot, high-power crane, or high-power steam turbine with low failure rate, I don’t know how much more advanced than the American Freewheel. The market price is more than 700 million US dollars, which is equivalent to four Freewheel. Before the war Even if I try my best, I can't afford it.

The late period of the war was also bad enough. Although relying on foreign funds to develop, assets and working capital are two different things. In fact, the operation of our own company is very bleak, with a lot of foreign debts, and actually very little net capital, and the business is only difficult to support.

Not to mention the two advanced [-]-ton roll-on-rollers.

The price of this kind of ship in the United States is sky-high. Americans are waving banknotes everywhere to buy it, and the price has been increased several times. The bid is higher than their entire family's assets, but they still can't buy it.

There are also the two [-]-ton oil tankers and the three container ships. These things are also priceless in the market.

It's hard to imagine that all eight giant ships with a total load of more than 30 tons and a value of over [-] million US dollars belong to their own fleet and fly their own company's flag.

"Hey hey..."

The old gentleman in Tang suit laughed out loud, but immediately stopped smiling:

"It's not our family's, it's the company's. We only hold a part of the shares. I am the general manager of the fleet. We must not forget our roots and run the fleet well."

Then, he exhorted in a serious tone:
"Although you are my son, if you want to run the fleet, you must rely on your own ability."

"Ah."

The young man nodded.

He came back from the United States this time to study fleet management with his father.

"Father."

The young man continued to ask:
"Why do we trade in dollars? Instead of our own?"

The more than 30 tons of materials transported by the fleet in front of him is not a small amount, but what surprised the young man was that the settlement was settled in US dollars, which made him feel very strange.

It is unreasonable to sell your own fleet and your own products to the British...

"because."

Looking at his son, the old gentleman hesitated for a moment before lowering his tone:

"We're going to give the Americans a push."

"push?"

The young man fell into deep thought.

Not to help, but to push... This explains a lot of problems.

(End of this chapter)