Chapter 639 Black Cloud Region (1)
"It's embarrassing! You've lost all the face of the US military!"
In front of the TV in the Presidential Palace in Chicago, Roosevelt was so angry that he smashed the TV directly and kept cursing.
Chief of General Staff Marshall, Eisenhower of the Army, Arnold, Ella, Carr of the Air Force, Ernst, Nimitz and William Halesay of the Navy were all present, and they were all wilted like frosted eggplant.
Three million US troops surrounded tens of thousands of Chinese Emperors, not only suffered heavy losses, but also suffered more than 100,000 casualties. They were about to complete the goal of finally annihilated the other party, but they let the other party escape. This attack on the US military was undoubtedly huge. Everyone really didn't have the courage to look up and face Roosevelt.
After venting for a while, Roosevelt felt that it was useless to be angry, so he could only anger himself, so he gradually calmed down.
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Marshall opened the topic and said, "Although the Chinese Emperor was sent away, our army had completed its strategic purpose, completed its overall control over Mexico, and crushed the Chinese Emperor's plan to use Mexico as a landing point to attack our country. Now we are just about to give Chinese Emperor a last blow, driving tens of thousands of enemy troops near Isabel out of the sea."
"When we went, they had already taken the boat!" Roosevelt said angrily, but his tone had already eased greatly.
Eisenhower suddenly said: "According to MacArthur's report, our army has launched close-knit fights with the Chinese Emperor. It shows that the Chinese Emperor had no ammunition at that time. If the other party had not suddenly dispatched the so-called Hellfire Helicopter, a new weapon that we had never seen before, MacArthur would have won."
"What's the use of saying this now?" Roosevelt said dissatisfiedly: "The whole world knows that our US military dispatched millions of people to wipe out tens of thousands of Chinese Emperors who fought alone, and even made people run away in a swagger, embarrassing way home."
Henry said at this time: "Although we have lost this time, MacArthur has tried his best. If anyone else was the German marshal who came to command it would probably be a result."
Henry paused. Seeing that everyone had heard it, he continued: "The most important thing now is that we know that the Chinese Imperial Army Air Force has an additional powerful ground attack weapon. This kind of armed helicopter called Hellfire can be seen through the video taken by military reporters on the front line. It has an unparalleled advantage in ground attack. The mounted machine guns have a huge lethality to our army officers and soldiers. The rockets on both sides are obviously targeting tanks and other targets."
"That's right!" Ella interrupted at this time: "This Hellfire Armed Helicopter is a weapon specifically targeting ground troops. And for armored troops, this thing is simply a nemesis!"
Henry continued: "I think it would be a good thing for us to expose this secret weapon to save their troops!"
Roosevelt frowned and said, "What do you mean? Is it a good thing for us? You have a water in your mind!"
Henry knew that Roosevelt was angry and spoke harshly. He didn't care about him, but just explained: "If I was not wrong, the Hellfire Helicopter of the Chinese Emperor should be their secret weapon, not used as a rescue team."
Eisenhower asked, "What is that?"
Henry looked at everyone and said after he kept it in a silence, "I think their weapon is used for large-scale landing operations. Its original purpose should be to conduct large-scale shallow landing operations on the west coast of the United States. We can imagine that this kind of ultra-low-altitude armed helicopter cannot be discovered by our coastal alert radar. Their powerful ground firepower is enough to destroy the coastal defense fortifications, shore artillery, radar, barracks, ammunition depots, granaries, oil depots, transport vehicles, airports, etc. that can pose a threat to the landing troops of the Chinese Emperor. If the Chinese Emperor suddenly uses a large number of these secret weapons during the landing war, then the West Coast defense system we have worked hard to build will not be stopped at all."
Henry's words immediately made everyone alert. Marshall hurried to the base of the wall. He pulled the curtain open and presented a huge map of America. There were a large number of US defense points on it. The most eye-catching ones were two red defense lines thousands of kilometers long on the east and west coasts of the United States. They were the coastal fortifications that the US military secretly built over the years to resist the landing of the Chinese Emperor from the east and west coasts of the United States. Its scale was comparable to the French Maginot Line. It lasted for more than 20 years and cost more than 1 trillion US dollars.
"We have to be careful!" Marshall pointed to the long fortifications on the west coast and said, "Although this fortification was built secretly, it is not ruled out that the intelligence agencies of the Chinese Empire have already smelled it. If I was not wrong, the Chinese Empire used Mexico to restrain us, but only dropped two armored divisions in Mexico. Even if they later transferred only three airborne divisions from the Caribbean. It can be seen that the Chinese Empire did not seem to have intended to treat the Mexican battlefield as the main battlefield to attack us."
Eisenhower stepped forward and said, "Now our main forces are concentrated in Mexico, and the land is very empty. With the strong mechanized mobilization ability of the Emperor of China, if their army's main force directly conducts shallow landing operations from a certain point on the west coast, cooperate with several airborne division parachutes to land near the landing area, and with their absolute naval advantages and the powerful weapon of Hellfire Helicopters, they may be able to successfully land."
Marshall added: "Once that happens, we may not be able to break the coastal defense line we have invested heavily in over 20 years. Moreover, our mechanization ability is far inferior to that of the Chinese Emperor. It will take at least one month to withdraw three million American troops from the Mexican battlefield. Judging from the powerful mechanization ability shown by the Chinese Emperor, it only takes half a month to open the gap in our coastal defense line and gain a firm foothold."
Roosevelt frowned and said, "According to what you said, the Chinese Empire is indeed likely to attack the east and west."
Marshall nodded and said, "Fortunately, Mexico's sudden defeat disrupted the strategic deployment of the Chinese Empire. The airborne troops deployed on the Mexican battlefield to restrain our airborne troops were in danger, which made them confused. Under various pressures, the Chinese Empire government had to use secret weapons to rescue them. If I was not wrong, the General Staff of the Chinese Empire should step up the revision of the combat plan at present, so we still have time and should immediately withdraw the main force from the Mexican battlefield."
Eisenhower said at this time: "But the five airborne divisions of the Chinese Empire are still in Isabel, and we have to take them into the sea. In addition, we must send troops from Mexico. Our plan is to fight all the way to Panama, seize the Panama Canal, and cut off the interconnection between the two fleets of the Chinese Empire."
Roosevelt sighed and said, "From the current situation, we may have to change our plans. I agree to transfer the main force back soon. I have a premonition that the Chinese Emperor** has begun to carry out the landing operations on the West Coast."
Marshall agreed: "I think so too!"
Soon, the other major military officials held the same attitude. Seeing that everyone agreed, Eisenhower said, "Okay, let's draw back two million troops, and the rest stayed on the Mexican battlefield to continue to advance south, just in case."
Roosevelt agreed, and no one else objected.
Chapter completed!