Chapter 62: The commander-in-chief’s anger Although the situation on the Pacific side is not very good, the situation on the Atlantic side is even more worrying.
It is so worrying that people will lose their hair.
After several twists and turns, repeated reversals, and repeated defeats, in April this year, the French Red and White Civil War, which lasted for more than a year, finally ended with the victory of the Red elements.
After paying an extremely heavy price, the red camp completely occupied the continental part of France and drove all foreign intervention forces and the remnants of the French White Army into the sea.
De Gaulle and Marshal Pétain were driven to Corsica together.
Keep company.
The British Army suffered more than 100,000 deaths on the French battlefield.
In addition, it also seriously dragged down Spain and Portugal who participated in the intervention: In retaliation for the intervention of the Spanish and Portuguese in the French Civil War, a Soviet Red Army and an entire European socialist army The international column formed by the camp has crossed the Pyrenees and marched into the Iberian Peninsula.
The remnants of the left-wing republics from the Spanish Civil War era also took the opportunity to launch rebellions in Catalonia and the Basque Country.
Head of state Franco, who had just lost most of his regular troops in France, was almost in a state of collapse.
Facing the increasingly discolored European continent, British Prime Minister Churchill repeatedly begged the United States to declare war on the Soviet Union as soon as possible and allow hundreds of thousands of American troops stationed in southern Italy to join this "holy war" against the "red devil".
However, the White House After all, Truman was still undecided.
He was not Hideki Tojo.
He could continue to gamble on the fate of the country and jump into another bigger pit of fire recklessly when the country was already trapped in a war quagmire.
The only thing worth celebrating is that Switzerland, which had always claimed to be a permanently neutral country, also declared war on the Soviet Union last month and joined the anti-Soviet alliance led by the United Kingdom.
The reason for Switzerland's participation in the war was that the Soviet government requested Nazi gold from Swiss banks based on captured documents and the confessions of German prisoners, but was strongly rejected by the Swiss.
So Stalin did not hesitate to launch "Soviet punishment" against the Swiss mountain people.
As we all know, throughout World War II, Switzerland, which claimed to be a permanently neutral country, had always had close relations with Nazi Germany.
Not only were Swiss banks laundering money and serving as payment channels for Germany, but Switzerland itself was also making a huge contribution to Hitler's war.
From 1941 to 1942, 60% of the Swiss arms industry, 50% of the optical industry, and 40% of the machinery output were produced for the Germans, and the rewards they received were gold plundered by Germany from all over Europe, even until Germany surrendered The month before, the Swiss were selling submachine guns to Germany In order to win over Switzerland as a "quasi-ally", Nazi Germany stored most of the wealth it plundered in Swiss banks.
The gold alone amounted to nearly a thousand tons.
During World War II, the wealth accumulated by various occupied countries in Europe over many years was almost They were all taken away by the Germans.
At least the treasury gold of various countries was moved back to their hometowns by the Nazi Germans, and then flowed into Swiss banks for various reasons.
In addition, Switzerland also profited from the deaths of Jews during World War II and acted as an accomplice of Nazi Germany in the persecution of Jews.
Long before the outbreak of World War II, Switzerland had openly refused entry to German Jews, and later expanded it to the entire Jews in Europe.
Because many Jewish wealthy people previously deposited their property in Swiss banks to avoid being swallowed up by Nazi Germany.
Unexpectedly, the Swiss government took the opportunity to join forces with the Nazis and sent these Jewish depositors to death camps.
After they died in the gas chambers of the Nazi concentration camps, their properties in Swiss banks were naturally accepted by the Swiss.
A large part of the gold and silver jewelry that Nazi Germany obtained from the dead in concentration camps was melted down, cast into gold bars and silver ingots, and deposited in Swiss banks.
In addition, there are a large number of precious works of art snatched from museums and private collectors in various European countries.
Of course, with so many benefits from Nazi Germany, the Swiss also had to do things for Nazi Germany, mainly to help Hitler obtain foreign exchange and buy important materials for the Nazis to maintain the war on the world market, such as chromium, the metal that was indispensable for the manufacture of armor-piercing bombs at that time.
Tungsten for tank armor strength and more.
In fact, without Switzerland as a foreign exchange channel, Nazi Germany, which was isolated from the world, would not have been able to sustain the war for a long time.
In addition to transactions between governments, Swiss banks also preserved the personal property of many high-ranking Nazi officials.
When Germany was about to be defeated, many Nazi leaders transferred their ill-gotten wealth to Swiss bank vaults in an attempt to rely on the protection of the Swiss Bank Secrecy Act to escape the seizure of the victorious country after the war.
As a result, the Swiss people devoured everything in one bite, just like they did to Jewish savers, and their mouths were really full of oil.
In the history of another time and space, Switzerland took advantage of the outbreak of the Cold War and the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union to easily survive after World War II, escape the prosecution of the victims, cleanse itself, and be able to enjoy this huge amount of ill-gotten wealth with peace of mind. , becoming a famous wealthy country in the world.
But in this time and space, with the establishment of the French red regime and the occupation of northern Italy by the Soviet army, the entire Switzerland has been surrounded by the socialist camp.
There is no longer room for transfer, leverage, or even the ability to communicate with the outside world and gain access to There are no ports of assistance left.
Despite this, with the territory surrounded on all sides and the Soviet troops overwhelming the battle, and faced with the ultimatum from the Soviet Union and the entire socialist camp, the Swiss still gritted their teeth and chose to rebuff it flatly: First of all, before this, Switzerland had openly cooperated with the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom.
The anti-Soviet armies of Spain and other countries stood together, provided logistical support to the interventionist forces on the French battlefield, and even organized a "volunteer force" to enter France to participate in the war.
They had already developed a deep hatred for the European socialist camp.
Even if we turn around and kneel down now, we may not be able to gain understanding.
On the contrary, we may lose the support of Britain and the United States, and the gain will be more than the loss is worth.
Secondly, the Soviets made very harsh demands.
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They not only required Switzerland to hand over thousands of tons of gold that had been hidden when the fascist regimes in Nazi Germany and Italy collapsed, but also required Switzerland to hand over all the secret accounts of Nazi officials and hidden property that originally belonged to the Jews.
And officials sent to the Soviet Union thoroughly disclosed all accounts to facilitate auditing and auditing to ensure that Swiss banks would not commit fraud.
In addition, a large additional fine, which could drain the Swiss treasury dry, had to be paid for the reconstruction of European socialist countries, and the Soviet Union had to station troops in Switzerland for supervision.
In short, after such a series of combinations, the various money laundering and reselling activities operated by Switzerland during World War II were all in vain, and they even had to pay a lot of money back.
It was equivalent to defeat without a fight and falling directly to the defeated country.
How can Swiss bankers tolerate this position?
In fact, for Stalin, or rather the shipgirl Sophie, who now owns the Japanese government's two magic machines, the money printing machine and the era's vending machine, and has everything he wants, this little bit of Swiss gold is a piece of cake.
The descriptions are all polite.
But for Switzerland, the "white nail" that is deeply rooted in the belly of the socialist camp, it must be pulled out, otherwise God knows what trouble will be caused in the future.
As for the special status of a permanently neutral country, hey, if you claim to be neutral, you can really be neutral.
We have to be willing to admit it.
You can't just claim to be a neutral country and everyone will have to give you face and not hit you.
Things have never been that cheap since ancient times.
On the other hand, the Swiss, who are greedy for the ill-gotten gains of the Nazis, do not know whether they are self-deception or greedy.
Anyway, they firmly believe that although the "Red Devil" is very powerful in Europe today, it will certainly not last long.
When the United States frees up its hands from the Pacific battlefield and organizes 10 million Freedom King divisions to land in Europe, both Soviet Maoists and red elements from various countries will be quickly crushed by the huge US military.
Although Switzerland is not a large country, all its people are soldiers.
It has a tradition of sending mercenaries since ancient times, and it is located in the natural dangers of the Alps.
As long as it is willing to pay a certain price, it can withstand the siege of the Soviet Red Army and red elements from various countries in a short period of time. , persist until the moment when the situation in Europe reverses.
Therefore, the Swiss, who wanted money rather than their lives, categorically rejected the Soviet ultimatum and bravely embarked on the road to death in a one-on-one challenge across Europe.
Churchill and Truman naturally expressed great appreciation for this heroic feat of the Swiss, mobilizing newspapers and radio stations to praise it, hoping that they could live up to expectations and take on the great task of fighting the ghost of the Bolsheviks in Europe, recreating the Swiss mercenaries and sharpshooters in the Middle Ages.
William Tell's heroic demeanor, eh, it would be too difficult to show any kind of support.
Switzerland is a landlocked country, and it is currently surrounded by pro-Soviet forces on all sides.
Even if the United States and the United Kingdom want to transport something there, they can't find a way and naturally they can only rely on moral support.
But there is no need to be too depressed.
The Poles were able to win the Battle of Warsaw under the fierce attack of the Soviet Red Army and create the "Miracle on the Vistula."
Today's Swiss may not be unable to defeat the Soviet Union's armored torrent and create a "miracle of the Alps."
Although Switzerland, a permanently neutral country, joined the war, it should be regarded as a small surprise for the United States and Britain, which were in a bad situation.
But from a global strategic perspective, whether a little guy like Switzerland participates in the war or not, its actual military significance may be very limited.
Not to mention reversing the decline of the US-British camp, even if it is just to delay the Soviet Red Army for a longer time, I am afraid it will be difficult.
According to the deduction made by the US military staff, in the most optimistic case, the Swiss are expected to be able to fight for six months, while the most pessimistic estimate is that in the face of a massive siege by the Soviet Red Army, the Swiss will be able to fight in two months.
Within three months, the war would be decided.
Regardless of whether the war lasts for six months or three months, the United States does not have the power to send sufficient support to the Swiss before they are defeated.
For the United States of America, which aspires to dominate the world, there is still only one key to unraveling the current tangled chain.
That is to defeat the Japanese at all costs and to defeat the Japanese as quickly as possible.
However, it is not easy to do this, especially when the US military in Japan has just suffered a major rout.
In any case, the most important thing right now is to quickly send more troops to the Japanese battlefield.
This is a consensus that both the Pentagon and the White House can reach.
However, even with the speed of the United States launching three free ships every day and its powerful transportation capacity that ranks first in the world, it can only replenish 200,000 to 300,000 new troops from the west coast to the Japanese battlefield every month.
Otherwise, this cross-Pacific Logistics and supply lines will be stretched and collapsed.
In addition, there is a more important and troublesome issue: where should new soldiers come from without affecting wartime production?
When the war entered its fourth year, the national mobilization of the United States of America had almost reached its limit.
Just like the French at the end of World War I, the young and middle-aged men that the United States can scrape together today are either in factories, on the front lines, or in graveyards.
It is unreliable to count on allies.
The British mainland has lost all its members for a generation, and it has to rely on South Africans and Canadians to defend the capital London.
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Almost all white Australians have been sent to concentration camps and mass graves, and almost all New Zealand men have been conscripted into military camps.
New Zealand, with a population of only 2 million before the war, has already recruited more than 200,000 men by the Allies, and Most of them were wiped out, and more than 100,000 civilians died in the war.
Even the Maori indigenous people were dragged to fill the holes of the Japanese army.
How many more usable heads could be looted?
So after going around in a big circle, President Truman found that he could only find a solution from the American continent.
The first was to put pressure on Brazil, which had already participated in the war, so that this South American power could not continue to send only one division to North Africa to show off.
It is to conscript at least hundreds of thousands of people to serve as cannon fodder in the Pacific battlefield.
Second, let diplomats use both soft and hard tactics to find ways to "persuade" Chile, Peru and Mexico to declare war on Japan.
The last step is to further explore the potential of domestic human resources, such as recruiting soldiers from Indian reserves, while increasing the proportion of black soldiers recruited.
In addition, the Japanese immigrants in the country who were detained in desert concentration camps and monitored could also be used.
The U.S. government had not paid much attention to them before.
It formed a Japanese-American infantry regiment just for political propaganda.
Although these Japanese-American American troops were actually very powerful and fought hard on the European battlefield, the number was too large.
Few are better than nothing for the overall battle situation.
Nowadays, even the best whites are bleeding and dying in the hundreds of thousands and millions.
Naturally, we can no longer leave those Japanese immigrants to bask in the sun in the desert and arm them and transfer them to Japan to deal with their compatriots in their mother country.
Perhaps it is too risky.
But if we move them to North Africa and Italy and replace the white troops and black troops there, it should be more feasible.
Of course, although the above-mentioned measures seem sensible, they are ultimately unable to quench the near thirst with water far away.
In the view of Chief of Staff Marshall, if the army wanted to achieve immediate results in the Pacific battlefield, the Army, which had just been severely damaged, might not be able to do anything.
Just replenishing troops and ordnance supplies to the front line would take a long time.
All we can do is either let the Pacific Fleet carry out a big operation, or throw another big killer weapon to Japan.
President Truman agreed in principle with the proposal to drop nuclear weapons on Japan again, but he also had his own difficulties: “Previously, the Pentagon had proposed a plan to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
At that time, the Japanese die-hard Army and the central government had The navy is stationed in Wu Port not far away.
As long as a nuclear explosion with a large enough yield can wipe them all out, or at least cause devastating damage.
But now, with the end of the previous stage of the war, the main force of the Japanese Army has moved eastward to Gifu and Nagoya, and more than half a million troops have been assembled in that plain.
After the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet ended its latest military operation, it basically withdrew from Kure Port, which was damaged by air strikes, and moved to the most intact Sasebo Military Port.
And their government moved from Hiroshima to Kyoto to show its legitimacy.
If you look at the map, you will understand that the three locations of Nagoya, Kyoto and Sasebo are far apart and cannot be struck with just one nuclear bomb.
Moreover, the Japanese air force has become more powerful, not to mention whether our bomber formation carrying atomic bombs can successfully break through the Japanese aircraft interception and ground anti-aircraft firepower.
Even if it is possible to carry out air strikes and nuclear explosions, which of these three targets should be attacked first?
Unfortunately, the number of nuclear bombs currently available in the United States is very limited.
The third batch of atomic bombs our country plans to produce is still under intense construction and may not be sent to the front line for use before this fall.
Among the second batch of three atomic bombs that have been manufactured at the Oak Ridge Factory, one atomic bomb has been shipped to the United Kingdom to deter the Soviet Union, and the other atomic bomb has been shipped to South Africa and will be dropped on India.
In the entire Pacific battlefield, we have only one atomic bomb that can be used at any time, and it is currently stored at Pearl Harbor.
It is impossible to use it to bomb several targets at the same time."
Pointing to a bunch of new markings drawn with colored pencils on the map of the Japanese archipelago war zone, President Truman said to Chief of Staff Marshall, "There is still a discussion about which target in Japan should be used to bomb this nuclear bomb.
The final conclusion has not yet been reached, but don’t worry, by this autumn, our army will have twelve atomic bombs that can be put into the battlefield, enough to destroy the unrepentant Japanese.”
He waved his fist with a grin, "As for the Navy, the Pacific Fleet has now completed its rest and replenishment at Pearl Harbor.
Admiral Halsey is preparing to launch a major operation within a few weeks.
But unfortunately, the target of the attack is not the Japanese Empire.
Mainland, but here."
The president pointed to the needle-like string of small islands south of the Japanese archipelago on the map of the Western Pacific, the "Mariana Islands."
"Is the Mariana Islands trying to regain Guam and Wake Island, wash away the shame of the early days of the war, or protect maritime transportation lines?"
"It can be a combination of both, but the most important thing is to completely cut off the connection between Japan and the Japanese-occupied areas in Nanyang."
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President Truman replied, “After the Japanese forces in the Philippines and Taiwan surrendered one after another, the current Japanese Empire has been cut into two parts, the north and the south.
They are far apart and difficult to communicate with each other.
Only the thin line of the Mariana Islands is left to separate them.
Admiral Halsey's plan is to cut it off, divide the enemy, and at the same time use it as bait to lure out the main force of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet as much as possible, forcing the enemy to fight with superior forces on the open ocean surface that lacks the cover of shore-based aviation.
Our Pacific Fleet engages in a decisive battle" "It sounds good, but even if the development of all events follows Halsey's judgment and he can ultimately win as predicted, he will still have to spend a long time organizing a landing campaign and setting up traps.
In the past few months, Patton's army has to continue to fight alone on the Japanese battlefield and fight against the Japanese invaders."
Chief of Staff Marshall touched his chin and said, "Currently, Patton's troops are at a disadvantage, and their morale and supply situation are also very bad."
"Yes, I'm sorry.
But don't worry too much.
During the planning of the Mariana Islands naval battle, the United States will still try its best to deliver soldiers, arms and supplies to the Japanese front line.
Moreover, the Japanese are not omnipotent gods.
They had just retaken so much of a completely devastated territory that simply resettling refugees and reestablishing order would empty their inventories and plunge them into unprecedented trouble.”
President Truman said with confidence, "There is a limit to the distance a modern army can attack, and the Japanese's latest counterattack has also reached its limit.
Patton doesn't have to worry about being pushed further into the sea.
Even if the exhausted Japanese army continues to attack, The result can only be another Eastern version of the Battle of the Marne.
Let us cheer up.
No matter how many hardships we have to go through, the final victory must belong to the United States."
Regrettably, on the Japanese front line, the "Red Japanese Army", which had just recovered a large area of territory, showed no sign of being in trouble at all oshow7: