The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 830

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German bombing of Washington lasted for about an hour. During this period, the German army dropped a total of 15 thermobaric bombs, more than 3,000 ordinary bombs and more than 200 napalm incendiary bombs.

This amount of ammunition may have limited lethality for a metropolis like Gotham City. After all, Gotham City is too large and there are high-rise buildings everywhere. It takes more bombs to completely destroy these urban areas.

However, the scale of Washington City is much smaller. The urban area of the entire city is only more than 100 square kilometers. The German thermobaric bombs destroyed several famous landmarks in the city, and the napalm bombs set the important local blocks on fire. The ordinary bombs performed well in the pursuit and destroyed many identified targets.

After dropping all the bombs and confirming that there were no targets worth bombing in the city, the German army began to return with satisfaction.

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Only after the German bombers left did Roosevelt and others who were hiding in the ruins dare to come out.

“Have the Germans left?” the Vice President asked with lingering fear.

“They have already left.

The place where they took off should be Florida in the south.

The reason why they did not alarm us along the way should be that they chose to fly around the sea.

In this case, their flight distance should be about 1,500 kilometers, and they will fly almost the same distance when they return.

Moreover, they bombed over Washington City for more than an hour, and they must have consumed a lot of fuel.

So they should really return at this time, otherwise they will fall when the fuel runs out!

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A military air force staff made an analysis based on his own knowledge. His analysis finally settled everyone’s hearts!

“Your suggestion is better, President. Everyone is fleeing to the west, but we should do the opposite and run to the east, hiding in the ruins near the Capitol Hill, which was first bombed by the Germans. During this period, although the German bombers have been searching everywhere in the city, they have never searched here. It is true that there is no place to hide!”

Speaking of which, these people were able to escape thanks to President Roosevelt’s sudden inspiration.

Originally, they were planning to retreat to the west, disperse and then meet in the suburbs.

However, Roosevelt observed that almost everyone in the city was fleeing to the west, and the German bombers were also chasing to the west. He immediately thought:

If we continue to retreat to the west at this time, it may be even more dangerous!

Therefore, it is better to take a gamble and do the opposite, retreat to the east, and hide in the place where the German army had bombed. In this way, the German army may be blinded by the light and ignore the places they have cleared, and they can successfully get rid of the crisis!

It must be said that President Roosevelt is very accurate in his analysis of the situation and human nature.

The White House is not far from Capitol Hill, so he It didn’t take them too long to get to Capitol Hill.

As the first place bombed by the German army, Capitol Hill was hit by two fuel-air bombs, one hitting the Capitol Building and one hitting Capitol Hill.

As a result, these two landmark buildings were completely destroyed and turned into ruins.

When President Roosevelt and others fled here, they were still very worried, because there were ruins everywhere and there was almost no cover. If the German bombers passed by here, they would be finished with just a random incendiary bomb!

So during this long hour, the senior officials of the United States who hid in the ruins near Capitol Hill were in great torment in their hearts!

They had all been to Capitol Hill before, but when they came here again at this time, they immediately couldn’t recognize it, because the buildings here were almost destroyed. It was a devastating blow. The destructive power of the German fuel-air bombs was extremely terrible!

The entire Capitol and Capitol Hill were razed to the ground. Hiding in the bombed ruins, they were all worried about one problem. If the German army came back and bombed them with the same super bomb that bombed Capitol Hill, they would probably be killed without leaving any trace.

Fortunately, this did not happen. Although everyone was covered in dust and dirt by the burning black smoke in the ruins, they at least saved their lives. Those who broke out in different places did not have such a good fate!

After the German army left, the Eagle Sauce counted the damage it suffered.

The area of the city of Washington that was bombed was as high as 75%, of which 50% of the blocks were completely destroyed, and several landmarks were destroyed. Buildings like the White House, Capitol Hill, and the Pentagon have been completely razed to the ground.

Moreover, this is only the loss of buildings and cities. As for the loss of personnel, it is even more serious!

In this air raid, the White House lost more than 25 staff members, nearly half of the total number of the White House. Many of them were senior staff members of President Roosevelt. Their loss had a great impact on the normal operation of the White House.

As for the Pentagon, there are more staff members here, so the loss is much greater than that of the White House. There are more than 17,000 staff members in the Pentagon. In the air raid, more than 6,000 people died, of which 4,000 died in the German bombing of the Pentagon because they did not have time to retreat or the retreat distance was not far enough.

Most of the remaining 2,000 were chased by the German army when they retreated to the west. They were either directly killed on the way or affected by the German bombing of other targets. Some were in a panic when they fled, and ended up in a car accident, causing accidental casualties!

The worst losses actually came from the Capitol Hill, because they were the first to be attacked, resulting in the shortest reaction time. In addition, the Congress was still operating normally during the air raid. They were reviewing and voting on a bill, which affected their retreat time!

The masters of the Congress usually traveled across the country, but they didn’t even take the German bombing seriously and didn’t retreat in the first place. As a result, they were naturally taught a lesson. Most of the members died in the bombing before they had time to retreat.

When the follow-up rescuers arrived, they found a large number of melted bodies in the destroyed ruins.

Among the more than 300 members of Congress, more than 280 people were missing. Because the bodies were melted, it was difficult to identify their identities. However, these missing people were basically judged to have died in the bombing!

If judged by this standard, the loss of members of Congress this time is as high as 80%!