When the German artillery shells and bombs recklessly greeted the front line of the Panama Canal, the workers immediately dispersed and fled without a trace, leaving only a very small number of engineers and engineer units squatting on the site did not run away, and stayed with the army with a great sense of responsibility. Now the question is, let's not talk about whether Panama can hold it, what about the half-pulled project of canal repair? Will it be left to the Germans and left it alone, or will it be destroyed by some means?

Dewey, of course, is eager to protect the canal, without the canal, the Pacific direction will always be hung by Japan, according to the progress of the project, it is expected that the entire canal will be re-opened in another 4 months, at that time, the Essex class also began to be launched in batches, and the rebuilt Pacific Fleet will easily recover its strength, so the canal is not only a major artery in his eyes, but also determines the victory or defeat of nearly half of the global war of the United States, how can it be said that it is not important?

The U.S. government has spent countless costs and money to repair it so quickly, and Congress has allocated a lot of money for the first time.

However, the expressions of the members of the Joint Staff Association were quite ambiguous, and most people thought that the canal line, including Panama City, could not be defended, and they had to retreat northward, and if it was too late, they were afraid that they would not even have a chance to retreat. In the end, the summary of the meeting officially reported to Dewey was actually Turner's statement "To destroy or not to destroy, it is not a question, to fight a war is"

This passage made Dewey completely violent, and when he saw it, he wanted to grab Turner and ask him what he thought in his head, he thought he was Shakespeare?

Dulles shook his head to stop the urge and muttered, "Don't be fooled, that's not Turner's intention. ”

"How dare they fabricate?" Dewey's eyes widened, "Such a major national decision, they"

"I mean, this sentence may indeed be said by General Turner, but the reason is that the rest of the Joint Chiefs of Staff don't want to take responsibility, and at the same time they know that General Turner has been with you a few times, plus he is now the deputy director of the Office of Advisers, so push him out" Dulles pointed out sharply, "You don't think of them as pure generals, these are a group of old and sophisticated politicians, and the real American soldiers are almost dead, and even if they do, they don't have much to say." ”

Dewey was stunned for a moment, then remembered Roosevelt Jr., remembered Patton, remembered McCain, and remembered that when Halsey wanted the Pacific Fleet to intercept the German army half a month ago, only Halsey agreed, and the others were all opposed, and sneered at Halsey for "sending away" the Pacific Fleet because of his recklessness, but he could not be allowed to send away the Atlantic Fleet. Dewey didn't dare to get rid of Mitchell and replace Halsey, he could do this in terms of authority, but if the result was not good in the end, it would be a complete break between the American and political circles, so what kind of war would there be?

"So, what do these politicians mean?"

"In my opinion, the meaning is twofold." Dulles analyzes as much as possible from his point of view:

First of all, the generals believed that Panama could not be defended, and whether it was destroyed or not, the canal would definitely fall into the hands of the Axis;

Secondly, it is not us that determines the state of the canal, but the German army, which is about to occupy Panama;

In the end, the German decision-making was not always completely effective.

After Dulles's suggestion, Dulles, who had regained his composure, was finally able to calm down and think, and he found that the consideration of the Joint Staff Committee did have "reason":

If the Germans want to sabotage the Panama Canal project, it will be useless whether the United States is doing it now or not;

If the Germans do not destroy the project, because the project is not completely repaired for the time being, and the axis cannot be used, Japan and Germany will not be able to join forces through the Panama Canal;

If the Axis intends to continue with this project, the United States will not have to bother to interfere with it, and can sit back and enjoy the results, and use the strength accumulated in the first few months of navigation to drive the Germans away and then regain the canal, whether the Germans will destroy the canal before escaping, that is another question, although the probability of this is less than 5%.

This attitude of resignation to fate is probably the focus of the consideration of the people of the United States of Staff, and on the surface it is very tough: "It doesn't matter whether Germany destroys it or not, I don't care about the United States!" ”

"Personally, I don't think it's likely that the Germans will destroy it or continue to build it after the occupation, and the most likely thing is to ignore it." "During my negotiations in Europe, the other side was loose on the Recife issue, but Panama refused to let go at all, so it is hard to believe that Germany will sabotage the canal again, and if Germany does not destroy it, Japan will have to take into account Germany's intentions if it wants to sabotage it; It is even more impossible to repair, so many building materials are now all dependent on the United States, if Germany has the ability to transport enough building materials from Europe, why don't they put this capacity on army supplies? ”

After Dulles's analysis, Dewey suddenly found that the Panamanian restoration project did not seem to be so worrying, and on the surface, the initiative seemed to be in the hands of Germany, but in fact, they were also difficult to ride.

"Now I'm not worried about Panama, I'm worried about Germany's determination and asking price," Dulleston paused, "I wonder if you remember the key points I reported on the European negotiations?" ”

"I remember," said Dewey, "that many of the terms have greatly exceeded our bottom line, and no matter how euphemistic the German words may be, no matter how upright and above board the appearance of Germany, there is always an inherent threat to the United States, and I dare not agree to such terms, and even if I do, the Congress and the people will not accept them." ”

"What worries me most now is that Germany is determined to achieve these conditions, and if it can't get it from the negotiating table, it will take it from the battlefield, in short, it must get it!"

Dewey rubbed his temples: "You let me think about it, we have to think systematically about the balance between war and peace, compromise and persistence." ”

Dulles sighed and walked away: the situation is such that even a diplomat's great ability cannot withstand the general's actions on the battlefield. He had just boasted in front of Ribbentrop: "Panama? No! You will never get it, and the United States will fight to the last man! As soon as the words fell, Rommel had already rushed to Panama with his troops, and Dulles only felt as if he had been slapped in the face, and it hurt fiercely.

While Washington's top brass was discussing the question of whether to leave or leave the Panama Canal restoration project, Rommel was also discussing the matter with Gauss and others, but the focus of their dispute was not to destroy or repair the canal, which was not for them, at least not for them at the moment. However, Gauss was concerned about the piles of building materials on the construction site, "We can use them effectively to build strong fortifications to resist the counterattack of the American army, after all, the fleet cannot stay here for a long time!" ”

Rommel agreed with this and tentatively asked, "Can you build an air defense tower?" Even if it's a simple version, it works! ”

"I don't know, but I don't recommend it, because it will take too long, believe it or not, as soon as the fleet retreats, the Americans will come to attack!"

"Then build other permanent fortifications, if any ships of the navy are damaged, they can be stranded here as a core point of fire, just as there are ships stranded in the Azores."

Gauss was amused by his "whimsy": "Do you really think so? Marshal Mashal knows he'll be looking for you desperately! He treasured these ships very much, and if it had not been for the order of the Führer, he would not have penetrated so far and attacked Panama. ”

Rommel shrugged his shoulders and said no more, only giving the order to continue the onslaught.

On the 26th, after five days of continuous resistance, the remnants of the Panamanian defenders surrendered with less than 7,000 men left, a reduction rate of more than 60%

Receiving the news of the surrender of the Panamanian defenders, Dewey roared like thunder at the Joint Chiefs of Staff: "Don't we have nearly 100,000 troops in Central America? There are also more than 1,000 aircraft and a complete defense system, and you also say that the German army does not exceed 30,000 people, why did they surrender again? What about follow-up reinforcements? And what about other troops? Are you watching the Panamanian defenders die? Also, isn't it said that Panama's defense system is impregnable? Why can't it be done in less than a week? Who commanded it? I'm going to remove him from his post and take him to court-martial!" ”

Everyone looked at Dewey and felt that he was a little too naïve, the so-called impregnable, of course, was said to the small group of enemy troops who were disturbing, and now Germany has more than 30,000 troops, and the Panamanian defenders are only 50,000 people, how can they fight in the face of an enemy with overwhelming naval superiority twice as much? Defeated, of course

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