Age of Rebirth

The special envoy brought back Marshal Rommel's personal letter. Generals Yamamoto and Minano read the letter again and again, and they always felt that there was something wrong there, but they couldn't find anything wrong. They also knew that the German left assault group was in Phoenix City. And its surrounding areas surrounded most of the No.13 Army of the U.S. Army.

There are about 6 to [-] U.S. troops in the encirclement, and they rely on city defense. Although the Germans have an absolute advantage in military strength, it is unrealistic to completely eliminate the U.S. troops in Phoenix within five or six days. It would be impossible for General Yamamoto himself to do it.

Generals Yamamoto and Minano, who were a little depressed, had to temporarily give up the idea of ​​letting the Germans send troops to attack Salt Lake City, and commanded the troops wholeheartedly to storm the US defense line in the Dillerah Mountains.

Since the German army began to attack, the lights of the U.S. Wartime Supreme Command in Washington have been on all night. Battle reports from the southern battlefield and the western battlefield have been flying in like snowflakes. They are all bad news, causing trouble in the headquarters. Everyone was tense and terrified.

As the supreme wartime commander of the United States, President Roosevelt also moved his lounge to a small courtyard in the headquarters so that he could handle military affairs in a timely manner. Of course, Roosevelt was a layman in specific military command operations, but this did not It does not prevent him from looking at this war burning in the United States, which is related to the future and destiny of the United States, from the perspective of a politician.

After many days of hard work, Roosevelt, who was plagued by illness, became worse and worse. Although the doctor had warned, "Mr. President can no longer work so hard and work so hard!"

But how could Roosevelt recuperate in peace.The United States is now being attacked by the Germans and the Japanese, one tiger and one wolf.Coming from the south and west, the war situation is absolutely unfavorable for the United States, and he cannot rest.

Now, it was late at night, and the lights in Roosevelt's office were still on.All members of the high command during the war were here to report to President Roosevelt on the situation on the battlefield.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Jeffrey Fell.Reporting about the dispatch of troops from Canada, "Mr. President, so far, Canada has reinforced the troops on the western battlefield. More than [-] people have all arrived at the designated positions. The defense line of the Dillerah Mountains on the western battlefield has stabilized. We can finally Take a breath!"

President Roosevelt was sitting in a wheelchair, listening to Admiral Jeffrey's report with a calm expression, but in his heart, there were ups and downs, which others might not know.But I know best, in order to let the Canadians send troops.How much effort I have spent, but fortunately, after all, they are of the same race, connected by blood, and have a relationship between lips and teeth. In addition, Canada and the United States are inseparably linked, so they will send troops to the American battlefield.

60 troops were dispatched. For Canada, the domestic regular troops basically came out in full force. This was not easy. For this reason, Roosevelt thanked Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King very much. Convince members of Congress to reach out and give a hand.

However, President Roosevelt was deeply moved when he dealt with this chubby old bachelor with dull conversation and ambiguous accidents. On the surface, Mackenzie King was not outstanding, and his appearance was mediocre. It is said that he often discussed major political affairs, Ask his mother's ghost for advice.

But through in-depth contact, President Roosevelt had a completely different understanding of this seemingly clumsy Prime Minister. In fact, Prime Minister Mackenzie is a shrewd, persistent, and scheming politician, or a politician.

Since they are all excellent politicians or politicians, they are all shrewd people, and they are not confused, so they have a lot in common. Roosevelt and Mackenzie have a lot of common language, especially the Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie, in After receiving the invitation from President Roosevelt, he flew to Washington immediately without hesitation to have talks with the President of the United States.

Mackenzie is very shrewd and has a unique vision. He is soberly aware that if Germany and Japan defeat the Americans and occupy most of North America, then Canada cannot stay out of the flames of war and stand alone. , The family is in danger," that's the reason. The aggressive Axis powers will not let Canada go. In a fundamental sense, to save the United States is to save Canada itself!

The content of the closed-door conversation between two outstanding politicians is unknown to the outside world, but it is known that Canada has sent troops not long ago, almost all the troops of the whole country, and there are no additional conditions. They bring their own guns, ammunition and supplies. 60 Tens of thousands of Canadian soldiers rushed up roaring!

The content of the secret conversation between the two, apart from sending troops from Canada, has another result, which involves the Americans themselves. It is now buried in the heart of President Roosevelt and has not been disclosed to the outside world for the time being. To shock the whole country!

"That's it for the situation on the Western Front!" Admiral Jeffrey finished his report, looked at the president who seemed to be in a trance, and asked carefully: "Mr. President, do you have any instructions?"

"Oh!" President Roosevelt was awakened from his memories and returned to reality. Jeffrey's report was nothing new. It was expected that Canada sent troops to the western battlefield to stabilize the crumbling defense line of the Delera Mountains. More than 60 people fill in the matter, will it work?

Roosevelt calmed down and asked, "Jeffrey, what is the current situation of our [-]-odd troops who were cut off behind the German army on the southern battlefield? Are we following the orders of the Supreme Command? Carry out the evacuation operation as scheduled?"

"Mr. President, I'm going to report this to you!" Admiral Jeffrey's expression was as ugly as that of a dead man, he swallowed dryly, and said with difficulty.

Seeing the ugly face of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, President Roosevelt suddenly felt an ominous premonition, "Report truthfully!" He took a deep breath and said calmly.

"Yes! Mr. President!" Admiral Jeffrey opened the folder in his hand, and said in an interfering voice: "The situation is like this, after the wartime Supreme Command issued an order to retreat from the first line of defense in the southern battlefield , Admiral Sutland, the garrison commander of the southwestern border line, earnestly carried out the order, and all the troops under his command retreated across the board!"

"However, the speed at which the Germans advanced far exceeded our expectations, and the retreat order was issued too late. Now, all the troops belonging to the Southwest Border Defense Command are isolated behind the German army. Among them, Phoenix, St. Troops in the Philippines and other places are still surrounded by German troops and cannot evacuate!"

"The German army is spreading out horizontally on the front lines of Phoenix, Santa Fe, and Austin. The intention is very obvious. They will cut off the retreat of my retreating troops. If they want to retreat to the second line of defense smoothly, they must break through the blocking of the German army. This is the reality of the southwestern battlefield. Situation, Mr. President!"

"I don't need a dry repeater! Just report the situation on the battlefield to me!" Roosevelt suddenly became furious, and roared sharply. A layer of gray-blue appeared on his sallow face, which was rare for himself, the most powerful man in the military. An important assistant was embarrassed on the spot.

All the members of the U.S. Supreme Command during the war have never seen such ferocious rage from Mr. President, and a chill surged in their hearts. Don't look at Mr. President sitting in a wheelchair, sick and boned, as if at any time They will all fall, but no one can deny that President Roosevelt is the most powerful among the previous American presidents, manipulating the life and death of the entire United States to seize power!

Facing the silent generals, Roosevelt was still furious, and his roar echoed in the conference room, "What I need to hear is the battlefield in the southwest. After such a bad situation, you, including the Joint Chiefs of Staff, including the Ministry of Defense, including The Ministry of the Army, what solution can we come up with so that our more than [-] soldiers can safely and smoothly withdraw to the second line of defense, and get rid of the fate of being surrounded by the Germans and even wiped out!"

After venting his inner anger, Roosevelt seemed to have exhausted all his strength, slumped on the wheelchair, panting heavily, and the meeting room was deadly quiet.

Several giants in the American military circle glanced at each other. Finally, General Stimson, the Secretary of the Army, stood up and said: "Mr. President, regarding the current severe situation in the southwest battlefield, the Army Department has come up with two plans. , you can discuss it at the meeting, and then make a decision!"

Seeing that Mr. President was so weak that he didn't want to lift his eyelids, but the expression on his face seemed to be listening, General Stimson had no choice but to continue: "The first plan is to focus on the troops on the second line of defense in the southwest battlefield. Take the initiative to attack, break the horizontal blockade of the German army, open the channel for retreat, and respond to the first line of defense in the southwest battlefield, and the troops blocked by the German army will retreat!"

"In this way, the available troops are nine group armies, with about 45 troops, who will go out to rescue from the direction of Oklahoma, the Denver line of defense, and the direction of Baton Rouge, and the remaining troops will stick to the second line of defense. "

"The second plan is that on the southwestern border battlefield, all the troops blocked by the German army will be divided into two groups, with Santa Fe as the dividing line to form the left route army. The number of troops that can be assembled is about 15. To the left and right, instead of seeking to break through the German resistance, turn to the west coast. …”

Speaking of this, Admiral Stimson paused, because he saw that President Roosevelt had opened his eyes, and stared at him viciously like a knife, and anger appeared on his withered face.

Roosevelt was angry, so angry that he almost cursed people on the spot, and gave Admiral Stimson a few big mouths. Is there anything more unreliable than this?

Idiots know that the west coast area has now fallen into the hands of the Japanese. Where is it already in the hands of the Japanese? You, the Minister of the Army, want 10,000+ soldiers to turn to the west coast and let these American soldiers surrender themselves. What's the difference between snares and death?

But Roosevelt did not attack, he said coldly: "I need a reason!"

(to be continued) (to be continued...)