The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 1009

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: 0.133s Scan: 0.505sAlthough his family strongly opposed it, out of love for his motherland, knowing that he was about to take over a mess, Admiral Pershing announced his comeback and accepted the White House’s appointment to officially become the commander-in-chief of the US military, responsible for defending against the German offensive in the east.

After he took office, President Roosevelt held a grand welcome ceremony for him at the White House.

The White House in Chicago was rebuilt after the White House in the capital of Washington was destroyed. It is still inferior to the original White House. After all, it was a war era, and the country’s resources had to be spent on the cutting edge, and they would certainly not be wasted on other irrelevant places.

So in the eyes of Admiral Pershing, the current White House is much worse than the real White House where he was awarded the medal by President Will a few years ago.

And this gap deeply hurt his heart.

“I am very sorry, my general. The conditions are limited now. The country is in great difficulties. We cannot hold a more grand ceremony!”

President Roosevelt is very good at observing people’s words and expressions. After seeing the painful expression on General Pershing’s face, he immediately guessed the other party’s mind, so he immediately seized the opportunity and took the opportunity to use the trick of self-torture to sell misery to General Pershing.

General Pershing was a soldier, without as many twists and turns as politicians. He believed in President Roosevelt’s words. After all, the US military was retreating on the battlefield, and nearly half of the country fell into the hands of the enemy. Under such circumstances, it was not easy for the government to hold such a welcome ceremony for himself, and he certainly could not expect more.

On the contrary, under such unfavorable circumstances, the government can still hold such a ceremony for himself, which shows the ardent expectations of the government and the people for himself, which makes him feel that the burden on his shoulders has become heavier!

“It’s nothing, Mr. President. A soldier’s honor is not won at a ball, but on the battlefield, with iron and blood!”

Admiral Pershing was a famous general who participated in the brutal trench warfare on the Western Front of World War I. Every word he said sounded resounding, and people felt a breath of iron and blood blowing in their faces!

Hearing Admiral Pershing’s words, President Roosevelt was relieved.

It looks like it’s almost done!

Although Admiral Pershing is very old, he can’t care about so much at the moment, and whether in terms of ability or prestige, among the current batch of generals of the US military, there is no one more suitable than him. The person who was appointed as the commander-in-chief, so President Roosevelt and the entire Eagle Sauce Empire had no choice but to push him out.

Originally, Roosevelt was worried that even if Admiral Pershing came out reluctantly, he would not fight for the country with all his strength. But now, after this series of tests and stimulations, he firmly believed that he had completely inspired Admiral Pershing’s patriotism. Under such a trend of serving the country, this veteran will definitely fight for the country with all his strength!

Only in this way can they fight against the German army in Zhongtian!

Of course, this is not enough!

“Mr. President, I have carefully studied the battle plan you and General Marshall have drawn up!”

Admiral Pershing was a man of swift and decisive actions. The day after he took office, he took the initiative to find Roosevelt to report the situation to him.

When Roosevelt heard him mention the counterattack plan he had previously drawn up with Marshall, he immediately became interested. He sat up straight and asked with concern:”Oh? What do you think, General?”

Pershing shook his head:”From the perspective of the battle plan alone, if it was half a year ago, this plan would be very good!”

It should have been a happy thing to get the affirmation of a veteran general like Admiral Pershing.

But President Roosevelt couldn’t laugh because he heard the other party’s implication.

This plan was good half a year ago, which means that this plan is not good now?

“At present, our army has been defeated one after another on the battlefield. The morale of both soldiers and officers is extremely low. They have doubts about their abilities and are deeply afraid of the enemy’s strength. In this case, if we let them go to the battlefield to fight the enemy, I think the possibility of our failure is 100%!”

Admiral Pershing’s attitude is very clear. He does not agree with this plan because he thinks that this plan is sending the army and soldiers to die!

President Roosevelt was a little unhappy with these words. This plan took a lot of his effort. He combined the current dynamic situation of both sides of the enemy and us, and took advantage of the fact that after the German army was divided, the strength of the eastern region decreased, and the new army was mobilized. The situation was unstable. He made this decision. He thought it was the best choice!

However, such a choice was rejected by Admiral Pershing all of a sudden. How could he be happy?

However, considering Admiral Pershing’s qualifications and his age, President Roosevelt did not get angry all of a sudden. Instead, he took a deep breath and asked,”So, General, what are you going to do?”

Some of what Admiral Pershing said was true. Roosevelt was not unaware of the low morale of the army, but he did not have a good way to solve the problem. Moreover, the German army was busy clearing out the stragglers in the occupied areas. If they did not seize this opportunity to recover the lost territory, once they eliminated the internal hidden dangers, the pressure on the US military would suddenly increase, and then the battle would be difficult to fight!

“I think that if we want to reverse the situation, we must start with our own problems. We must strengthen the combat capability of our army and cannot let such continuous failures continue. Otherwise, we will never be able to defeat the Hans!”

Admiral Pershing put forward his own point of view. He believed that the attack should be postponed and this rare opportunity should be seized to start training troops. Before the German army launches a general offensive, at least an army that can fight hard battles and compete with the German army should be trained. In this way, they can defeat the German army on the battlefield!

After listening to his advice, Roosevelt did not refute him immediately.

Because he remembered what Admiral Pershing did on the European battlefield during World War I. When he took the US military to Europe to participate in the war, the Allied allies also urged him to send troops at the beginning, but he was unmoved and insisted on doing a good job of training first and then training the troops. Go to the battlefield.

This approach naturally caused dissatisfaction in the British Empire and Gaul. At that time, the two countries jointly protested to the White House and almost scolded General Pershing to death.

However, General Pershing withstood the pressure and insisted on his own opinion. Finally, after more than half a year of training, the combat effectiveness of the US military was greatly improved, and it was finally able to adapt to the battlefield on the Western Front and put into actual combat.