"Mr. President."

In the White House, Lao Du's face was a little pale at this time, with obvious bloodshot pupils.

Two battles in Caen and Rennes.

It can be said that it won,

Under the command of Lao Maitou, the Allies almost completely destroyed the German anti-aircraft towers in these two places, and most of the remnants were broken, with little combat effectiveness, and at the same time annihilated a large number of German troops and weapons and equipment.

According to the statistics of the front, more than 5,500 No. 5 tanks were destroyed alone, and more than 6,000 German fighters were also shot down.

The objectives set at the beginning of the campaign were perfectly accomplished.

but

It can also be said that it lost.

Because as of today, Caen and Wren are still in the hands of the Germans, and they have already begun to repair the anti-aircraft towers, and according to reports from the front, new giant anti-aircraft towers have been erected, and the Allies cannot do anything about it.

Unlike the plan, the three-month offensive has exhausted all the offensive forces of the Allies, and it has also exhausted the morale of the Allies, and now the Allies have no strength to launch an offensive, even if the Germans' defense is already minimal.

All units are in dire need of repair.

At most, a little air force can be sent to attack and harass, and the scale is not large.

Although the Germans were unable to attack and suffered heavy losses, it was still no problem to defend against a little air attack, and the living forces from the Eastern Front, with the remnants of the anti-aircraft towers, mobile anti-aircraft vehicles, and fighters mobilized from the Near Eastern Front, had no problem defending the skies between Caen and Rennes.

Moreover, the air force alone will not be able to take Caen and Rennes, and the war will eventually need infantry to end.

"Can't you just hold on a little longer?!"

Lao Du didn't notice the secretary's shouting, and scolded in his mouth.

If

If the Allies on the Eastern Front could hold out a little longer, pin down the Germans for a little longer, and let the Germans suffer a little more losses, then the situation would be completely different.

They can squeeze out a little force and take Caen and Rennes, although they are unable to continue the attack, but it is equivalent to completely taking the Siegfeiler Line, not like this, obviously defeating the enemy, but they just can't occupy the position.

"These fucking idiots······"

There is one more thing that Lao Du can't figure out.

After such a long period of war consumption, the human resources of the Germans have actually been exhausted, there are no more young people of service age in the country, and all those who can join the army have been stuffed into the army, so that there are even many sixteen-year-old children on the front line.

but

Populations from other European countries compensate for this shortcoming,

In the battles of Caen and Rennes, 60 percent of the troops of the other side participated in the war were from other countries, with a total strength of up to 3 million, especially the pilots, almost ninety percent of them were so-called servant troops, and these guys were completely fully mobilized.

And then, these troops, not only large, but very obedient,

Moreover, the combat effectiveness is still strong, and there are many units that are not inferior to the elite German units at all.

This is true and makes Lao Du envious.

The Servant Army, oh no, allies, and the United States has it too,

Moreover, in terms of the number of allies, there are many more countries than the Germans, counting them, there are dozens of them, and the human resources are more than three times that of the Germans.

But the problem is that the quality of the two sides is not at the same level at all.

Although the allies of the United States are numerous, the troops provided are really small, except for the big Ghana and the abandoned Austria, some of the other younger brothers are basically going through the motions, and the total is not as many as the troops sent by the younger brother of the Germans.

Moreover, the troops sent over have no combat effectiveness, and placing them on the front line will only add to the chaos and even be counterproductive.

A month and a half ago, in the middle of the Battle of Caen, a small group of more than 20 tanks of the enemy's small armored force made a surprise attack into the rear and approached a supply transfer station, which was garrisoned by a division of South American allies, totaling 5,000 men, armed with tanks, anti-tank guns, and fortified positions.

Then faced with less than half a regiment of the enemy's tank troops, this allied unit resisted for less than ten minutes before the entire line was routed.

Even in the process of the rout, an armored battalion of the United States supporting in the rear was dispersed, and several Sherman tanks that rushed to support were hit by the trucks and armored vehicles of the 'allies' and were unable to move, and a few were destroyed by the allies, which is simply outrageous.

So much so that all the supplies at this transit station were destroyed.

Even, when this group of fools escaped, they left behind all the anti-tank artillery and supplies. As a result, half of the enemy's armored regiment, with the help of existing positions, as well as abundant supplies, held off the attack of one Allied division for a whole day.

What is even more incredible is that this half of the armored regiment is not yet a unit of the Germans.

Everyone is an ally, they are all junior brothers, and the equipment and treatment are similar, why is there such a big gap?

Lao Du didn't understand.

"Mr. President."

The secretary increased his tone for the second time, and Lao Du reacted:

"What's the matter?"

Lao Du asked.

"There is still half an hour to go before the operational meeting."

The secretary reminded.

"I see."

Lao Du nodded.

Although the outcome of the battles of Caen and Rennes exceeded everyone's expectations, the Allies had no way to retreat.

The British Empire can't lose, if it loses, it's all gone, and the United States can't lose, hundreds of billions of nearly a trillion dollars will be smashed, and if it loses, it will inevitably collapse completely, and the outcome will not be much better than that of Britain, even if it is difficult, you have to grit your teeth and persevere.

In fact, the current difficulties are not serious,

Although the front line suffered heavy losses, it also completely destroyed the defenses of Caen and Rennes, and pierced the Siegfeiler Line.

As for casualties,

Millions of casualties, for the Allied forces with more than 20 million combat troops, are actually not serious, and they are completely bearable, at this time, the United States, there are still a large number of troops that can be called up in the country, and another 5 million troops is not a problem.

The British Empire was also far from exhausted.

Supplies can also be supplied.

But the Germans, even with that group of servants, were still far inferior to the Allies in terms of total human resources.

The central purpose of this battle conference was to do everything possible to mobilize sufficient forces to launch another attack on Caen and Rennes, to advance the battlefield to Paris, then to conquer Paris, and finally to spread the flames of war to Germany proper.

It was suggested to wait for the Manhattan Project, because the casualties and attrition were too great...

But the risk is too great,

The Germans had similar plans, and after two bombings, the Manhattan Project was seriously affected, and no one can say exactly when it would be able to enter service and enter the army.

"Mr. President, one more thing."

The secretary said.

"What's the matter?!"

Lao Du asked.

"Those things in South America..."

The secretary reminded:

"Congressman Carter is still outside waiting for you to reply..."

"South America."

Lao Du rubbed his forehead.

America has more than just one enemy.

Compared with the mustache's direct sword-to-sword confrontation and the concentration of all forces to carry out a military conflict, the enemy on the other side did not take direct military action, and in addition to annihilating the Pacific Fleet with technological superiority, it was mainly gradually encroached on economically.

The other side seems to be very concerned about their economic weakness and all kinds of economic enhancement especially on the global scale.

According to the analysis of the Ministry of Finance, the other side wants to get rid of the influence of the dollar through this means.

And he really can't figure out much.

The war in Europe was close to pinning down all the power of the United States.

"Tell him that the government will not intervene for the time being, let them figure it out on their own."

Lao Du took a deep breath.

He has increased the allocation of technology and set up a technical team led by the federal government to fully research radar, missiles, automation and other technologies, and when the Germans are defeated and Europe is obtained, and when the American technology catches up, he can compete with the other side.

Congressman Carter also said.

The secretary continued:

"There's information that Moses is in contact with the gang."

"Moses."

At such an instant, Lao Du's heart paused.

Other countries in South America are far away from the United States, and even if they are lost, the impact on the United States is actually very small, after all, the internal capital capacity of these small territories is limited, and they are also far, far away from the United States, but Mosesgo.

The territory here is large enough, nearly two million ordinary kilometers of land, the population is large enough, tens of millions of people, and it borders the United States on a large scale, and there is hatred with the United States.

Lao Du's brows furrowed deeply.

The United States should have countered it, but he couldn't think of any effective means.

·····

March 25.

Fine.

"Cangyunling development plan?"

Looking at the plan report written by Zhang Dabiao and others in his hand, Zhao Gang fell into deep thought.

This report reminded him of something else.

After so much development and construction, the base area has changed greatly.

Roads and railways stretch out, traversing the north and south, connecting the east and west, and connecting the whole country.

At the same time, the surrounding stations, gas stations, repair stations, and service stations have also been built simultaneously, and after the completion of the pilot project for individual operation, it has also begun to expand, and now, people can easily reach every city and village in the country by car and train.

There are also intensive farms that have introduced modern management, and factories with advanced technology and management systems have sung up.

But just a few years is still too short for this country.

Although a large number of laborers have entered the construction brigade, and some of them have been absorbed into base farms, as well as various factories and enterprises, and enterprises have recruited workers, more than half of the people in this land are still purely engaged in agriculture and live on one acre and three points of land.

After the change, the land belongs to them.

The high-quality seeds, cheap fertilizers, and new planting technologies promoted day and night by radio waves and movies have gone to the agricultural technology team in every village, so that these people can rely on one acre and three points of land, and food and clothing are not a problem.

Moreover, it's just barely enough to eat, it's okay to eat enough, and you can even eat some meat, but the rest is not good at all.

Because of cheap food, agriculture is actually not profitable at all.

Although there are guaranteed purchases on the ground, smallholder farmers are limited by operational efficiency, barren land, poor water conservancy conditions, environmental impacts, and transportation costs, and only large-scale, mechanized farms can make money.

In addition, because it is too remote, there are still many remote villages without roads, and food and clothing are still a problem, which is still a lot.

To build a road in the mountains, even if the construction brigade uses construction machinery and explosives on a large scale regardless of the cost, it is still limited to be repaired every day, and it is estimated that it will take more than ten years to complete the task of communicating with every village. Especially in the plateau area, the villages deep in the mountains are afraid that it will take more than 20 years.

We can't let people in remote mountain villages wait for more than ten or twenty years.

These questions have always bothered him.

Average affluence has proven impossible, and it has been proved that the average distribution will produce a large number of idlers and lazy people, creating a bad atmosphere, and society needs effective competition.

However, common prosperity is possible.

It is not realistic to give money and materials directly, but to provide everyone with opportunities and conditions to be rich, and the rest is up to them.

Zhang Dabiao's plan gave him an inspiration.

Even if the construction brigade extends the highway to every remote mountain village, even if it helps the people in the mountain village to build water conservancy facilities and further open up the wasteland, it will not improve their living conditions much, and even if the road is opened, it will still be inconvenient.

People in mountain villages, the fresh vegetables they grow, the high-value crops, the pigs, cattle and sheep they raise, etc., are not competitive because of the transportation costs.

Scattered groups of people cannot form a collective effect,

It is impossible to pass through highways, railways, and even build airports, which is not a problem that can be solved by sufficient materials, and must have a certain scale, otherwise even if it is built, it is just a decoration.

But he can directly build a big village and town in the depths of the mountains.

If there is no plain, push the mountain, open up a plain, the land is scattered, not suitable for mechanized planting, just in the mountain canyon and other places, forcibly open up a single 100 acres of intensive land, suitable for mechanized planting, lack of water conservancy facilities, the construction of water conservancy facilities.

There are 'warehouses' of supplies, and this is not a problem at all.

During this period, it can also fully attract the surrounding labor force and attract the surrounding people from the mountain village.

In the process, there will be many people who will take root in the villages and towns they have built with their own hands.

(End of chapter)