69novels Chapter 665
Chapter 665
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At 3 a.m. on the 42nd, an assistant in the White House office woke President Roosevelt from his sleep.
“What happened?”
Roosevelt suffered from severe poliomyelitis, and his condition continued to worsen. Under such circumstances, his sleep was not good at night.
In addition, he discussed a lot about the war in Europe with a group of military generals last night, so he worked until the early morning before going to bed. Not long after he fell asleep, he was called up. President Roosevelt’s eyes were full of bloodshot, and he looked very unwell.
“President, the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is here!”
The assistant whispered in his ear.
Roosevelt was shocked when he heard it.
The Eagle Sauce’s army is divided into two parts, the civilian system and the military system.
The civilian system mainly includes logistics, support and other systems, and the Minister of Defense is a civilian.
The military system mainly includes the staff of the General Staff, the Chief of Staff, the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Army and Air Force, and the chief generals of the subordinate units. The
Chief of Staff of the General Staff is actually the highest general in the military of the Eagle Sauce. Usually, the rank of this general is a four-star general, and he can be promoted to a five-star general based on his military merits in wartime.
The highest general of the military ran to the White House at more than three o’clock in the morning, so something major must have happened.
Thinking of this, President Roosevelt suddenly lost all sleepiness. At this time, his mind was completely awake. While putting on his clothes with the help of his assistant, he was thinking about where such a major thing happened!
Half a year ago, when the Gallic Campaign broke out and the German army suddenly rushed out of the Ardennes Forest and cut off the Allied forces’ retreat , he had also been woken up in his sleep.
Considering the decisive influence of that incident on the European war, Roosevelt was even more worried. This time, the impact would not be weaker than the Ardennes raid!
Soon, President Roosevelt met with the Chief of Staff in his office in the White House.
The current Chief of Staff of the Army is General Charles Summerall, who was born in 867 and is 61 years old this year.
He graduated from the West Point Military Academy and participated in the Eight-Nation Alliance’s invasion of China, suppressed the riots in the Philippines, and participated in the First During the First World War, he was promoted from brigade commander, division commander, army commander, etc.
because of his military merits, and became the Chief of Staff of the Eagle Sauce Army in 1926.
This is an experienced and meritorious veteran. Although he is not as famous as his predecessor General Pershing and his successor, five-star General MacArthur, his position in the Eagle Sauce Army is not bad at all!
Roosevelt often saw him, and had some frank exchanges with him about the current situation in Europe in the evening. Unexpectedly, in less than four hours, the two met again.
But at this time, the expressions of both of them did not look good. Charles’ expression was very solemn. When Roosevelt walked into the office, he was sitting on the top of the office, with his hands crossed, supporting his knees, lowering his head, staring at the ground under his feet in a daze.
“What’s wrong? What happened, Mr. Chief of Staff?”
Roosevelt greeted him and sat on his desk with the help of his assistant.
His legs were getting more and more uncontrollable, and it was difficult for him to move on his own, so President Roosevelt started using a wheelchair a month ago.
Admiral Charles stared at this scene in a daze, and only reacted after President Roosevelt spoke, so he quickly reported:
“Mr. President, the Hans launched a landing operation on the British mainland an hour ago!”
The news brought by Admiral Charles was not good news. President Roosevelt was stunned after hearing the news, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.
He stared straight at his chief of staff and asked seriously:”Is the information confirmed?”
Admiral Charles nodded:”This is a telegram sent back by our military attaché in the Fog City. The source of the information is the British government. They took the initiative to contact us and informed us of the latest information!”
When President Roosevelt heard that the source of the news was the British government, he immediately understood.
He no longer doubted the authenticity of the information. Since it came from the British government, it was probably true. It was just that the other party took the initiative to leak this information to them, and the intention behind it was worth thinking about. The current relationship between the two countries has improved, although due to domestic protests and demonstrations, Roosevelt was unable to sign an agreement directly with Churchill to send troops to help them fight.
However, President Roosevelt agreed to some of Churchill’s previous requests and agreed to transfer the large-scale storage of US troops after World War I. Those destroyers and light cruisers were handed over to the British Empire to help them fight against the threat of German submarines!
This aid agreement is the famous Lend-Lease Act in later generations. On the surface, the Eagle Sauce still did not participate in the war and maintained its posture as a neutral country.
But in fact, between the British Empire and Hans, they have actually stood on the side of the British Empire by providing weapons, equipment and various supplies to the British Empire.
Therefore, it is normal for the British Empire to return the favor and share the latest intelligence with them. What’s more, behind this move of the British Empire is the meaning of asking for help from the Eagle Sauce.
“What is the current battle situation? How many troops have the German army dispatched? Where did they land? Have they landed yet?”
Although Roosevelt had no military experience, he had served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President Will, so he had a certain understanding of the Navy’s landing warfare.
Each of the questions he asked was a critical question.
Admiral Charles immediately replied:”The German army landed in the southern part of the British Empire in the early morning hours, in the Bournemouth area opposite the Normandy area. The landing force is not clear for the time being, but the British Empire is estimated to have about 100,000 people. It is speculated that it should be the German Marine Corps’ First Army, and the commander should be Major General Steiner, the former commander of the Viking Division!”
“This man had participated in the Battle of Bordeaux, the Battle of Gaul and the Battle of Norway. He has rich combat experience and also has experience in landing battles. There are about 250,000 British troops near Bournemouth, but only 50,000 are on the front line. The other troops are in the surrounding areas. The British army has an advantage in terms of troop strength. Currently, the two countries’ armies are fighting fiercely on the beachhead and the situation is unclear!”
“Immediately send a telegram to Fog City to confirm the current situation. It is three o’clock in the morning here, and it should be eight o’clock in the morning there. The situation should be clear now!”
Roosevelt frowned and said to Admiral Charles