69novels Chapter 813
Chapter 813
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North America, Washington, the capital of the United States.
In the White House, the president had just woken up and had not had time to eat breakfast when an urgent war report was delivered to him.
“”What happened to you? Why did you all come to me so early in the morning?”
President Roosevelt was holding a sandwich in his hand and was about to eat, but a large group of staff officers from the Joint Chiefs of Staff appeared in front of him with serious expressions!
Seeing these people appear in unison, President Roosevelt felt something was wrong.
There must have been a huge change in the war situation in the south, otherwise these people would not have come so early in the morning!
However, seeing their expressions, Roosevelt was a little worried.
These people might not have brought good news. If it was good news, their expressions would not be so serious, but they would be excited and run over with joy, and I’m afraid there wouldn’t be so many people!
“Mr. President, considering your physical condition, I hope you will be prepared for what we are going to say next. We are worried that……”
Before speaking, a staff officer kindly gave a reminder.
His words basically confirmed Roosevelt’s previous guess: It’s not good news!
“Tell me, what happened!”
“I can bear it!”
Taking a deep breath, Roosevelt tried his best to calm himself down. Since these people said so, the news they brought must be very bad, and it might even be worse than what he thought!
This made Roosevelt curious: What happened in the south? Did the German army occupy Florida, or did the US army lose a battle? Or did the
German bombers go to the eastern coastal areas and bomb some important city?
After thinking about it, it seemed that there were only these few possible bad news!
If this was the case, Roosevelt felt that he should still be able to bear it!
However, he was still too optimistic!
“Mr. President, an hour ago, the German army launched a fierce attack on our reinforcements coming south!”
Roosevelt raised his eyebrows. Shouldn’t they have launched an attack on the German army?
How did it become the Germans attacking them?
Is this the bad news they are talking about?
“In this battle, the German army dispatched hundreds of heavy bombers and used a very powerful weapon for the first time. Our reinforcements heading south were severely damaged, with more than 400,000 people killed on the spot.……”
Boom—
When President Roosevelt heard this, his pocket buzzed, and his brain went blank!
Four hundred thousand people died in World War I?
Was this a nightmare?
This couldn’t be true, could it?
“Wait, are you sure you made it clear just now that this is killed in action, not casualties?”
Killed in action and casualties have two completely different meanings. Killed in action refers to the number of dead soldiers, while casualties include death and injury. Usually, after a battle, the number of wounded soldiers is far greater than the number of dead soldiers. After all, human vitality is still very tenacious. Unless they are hit directly in the vitals, in most cases, people will not die immediately.
If rescued in time, most people can still save their lives!
Of course, if you want to get timely treatment, you must win the battle and then let your own troops control the battlefield.
If the battlefield is under the control of the enemy, the injured soldiers may not get timely treatment. After all, treating the enemy’s wounded is time-consuming, labor-intensive and expensive, and there is no benefit at all. Therefore, many armies will only rescue their own wounded when cleaning the battlefield. When they encounter the enemy’s wounded, they will usually shoot them and kill them.
The number of 400,000 is so huge that Roosevelt felt like he was hit by a heavy punch on his chest. He felt a little suffocated in an instant and couldn’t review it!
“No, President, 400,000 people were killed and nearly 400,000 were injured. In addition, General Marshall, the Army Chief of Staff, was seriously injured and is currently receiving treatment in Atlanta, but his condition is worrying.……”
I thought that 400,000 casualties were the limit, but who knew that 400,000 was just the number of deaths, and there was another 400,000 injured!
Upon hearing these two numbers, President Roosevelt almost blacked out and fainted!
However, the next sentence of the staff officer woke him up again!
“Most of our troops that went south to rescue have suffered casualties. Except for some troops under General MacArthur who retreated northward in time, the other troops have been basically annihilated. They are no longer able to continue going south to rescue the besieged friendly forces. We also ask the President to immediately recruit other troops to go south to rescue those besieged troops!”
“After all, there are still 1.3 million of our troops in the encirclement!”
Boom – the last sentence was like a nuclear bomb, which directly blew President Roosevelt unconscious. This time he couldn’t make it. His eyes rolled back and he fainted directly. The sandwich in his hand, which had been squeezed out of shape, also fell to the ground.
“President, President!”
“Quick, call a doctor!”
“President, please wake up! Nothing can happen to you!”
When President Roosevelt fainted, the entire White House was in chaos. The White House staff, the staff who came to report on their work, and the doctors and assistants who took care of the president’s diet and daily life were all in a mess!
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Some were happy while others were sad. The president of the United States fainted from shock at the bad news.
On the other hand, after receiving the victory report from the front, the high-ranking officials of the Third Reich, such as Mainz in the Azores, breathed a sigh of relief!
“This guy Goering is really a capable guy. His cooperation with Model is seamless. After the Air Force finished bombing with fuel-air bombs, the Army immediately moved forward and launched an attack on the US military!”
“The American troops had already been bombed dizzy and disoriented, and were then smashed to pieces by Model’s Second Army. Although they were numerous, they were useless. They didn’t put up any resistance and were either killed or kneeled down in surrender!”
Mainz received two reports of victory from the front, one from General Goering, the commander of the Air Force.
After successfully completing the bombing of the U.S. troops, General Goering sent a victory report to the headquarters, reporting their results.
However, the action in the air did not mean the success of the entire plan, and they still needed to wait for further reports from Model’s army!
After waiting for two hours, Model’s telegram also came!
“In this battle, our army won a great victory, annihilating a total of 432,832 American soldiers, capturing 46,234 prisoners, seizing more than 700,000 rifles, more than 21,000 machine guns, and more than 400,000 bullets. We also seized 3,800 artillery pieces of various calibers, 8,700 mortars, and 8 million shells.