The Rise of the Third Reich

General Eisenhower felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Henry Agard Wallace sitting in the seat where Roosevelt once sat. When Roosevelt first became president, he was transferred to serve as an assistant to MacArthur, then Army Chief of Staff, so he could often follow his boss in and out of the White House, so he and Roosevelt were old acquaintances. For nearly 12 years, the man in that chair was Roosevelt. So much so that Eisenhower had the illusion that Roosevelt's era would never come to an end.

But what surprised him was that when he returned to Washington from the Trinidad front line, the President of the United States had been replaced by Wallace. The "interim president" of the United States looks tall and strong, with a rectangular face full of righteousness. His eyes were bright and sharp, and seemed to tolerate no evil.

Standing next to the president are Presidential Chief of Staff William Leahy and Army Chief of Staff Marshall. Eisenhower was very familiar with them and would often discuss the war situation in person or over the airwaves. And the three of them often had the same view - the situation was not good and the United States had better end the war as soon as possible.

"Hello, Ike." President Wallace stood up and shook hands with Eisenhower happily. His hands are very strong, showing that he is very healthy. Eisenhower thought to himself, if only President Roosevelt was as healthy as he was.

"Ike, you must know the strength of the German Army very well, right?" President Wallace asked Eisenhower, Marshall and William Leahy after sitting down. "How are they?"

"Very strong."

"How strong?" President Wallace frowned and asked, "How many times the number of troops do we need to defeat them?"

"..."

This question is not easy to answer. War is not a mathematical problem. The outcome can be determined through simple comparison of numbers.

William Leahy and Marshall looked at each other, and Marshall interjected: "What the president is saying is, how many divisions do you need to capture Santiago, the capital of Chile?"

"Santiago..." Eisenhower was stunned for a moment. He did not know the situation on the Chilean battlefield very well. However, he knew the terrain around Santiago, which was not very favorable for the attacking side.

Marshall told Eisenhower: "According to intelligence, there are about 2 German divisions and 2 New Asbanian divisions and a New Asbanian anti-aircraft artillery group stationed there. However, the air superiority in central Chile is still there." In our hands, the control of the sea off the coast of Chile is also ours.”

William Leahy added: "The nine large fleet aircraft carriers commanded by Vice Admiral Mitchell will ensure the safety of sea lines of communication."

Eisenhower understood that he was likely to be selected to command the troops to attack San Diego!

"At least 12 divisions are needed," Eisenhower said, "and at least one of them will be an armored division."

President Wallace laughed: "No problem! We already have 6 divisions there, and the 3rd Armored Division is already on its way to Valparaiso Bay. Ike, are you willing to serve as commander-in-chief of the South American Expeditionary Force? ?”

"Of course, sir, I am willing to take this responsibility." Eisenhower knew that the President of the United States was giving him an order, so he quickly stood up and stood at attention.

The president nodded: "I have another request. The 10th Army (US ground forces in Chile) must launch an offensive before October 25."

"October 25th..." Eisenhower thought for a moment and nodded reluctantly, "Mr. President, I will do my best."

Wallace looked at Marshall again and said: "Before the 25th, the Army Air Force must launch a major bombing of Buenos Aires!"

"Yes, yes, sir."

Marshall responded repeatedly that he was accepting orders from the President of the United States on behalf of General Henry Arnold, commander of the Army Air Forces. The latter is currently at the San Diego base on the Pacific coast, watching the live-fire target practice of the "Bat" radar-guided glide bomb with Spruance, the joint commander of the U.S. Pacific-Atlantic Fleet.

The target shooting location is not on the Pacific Ocean, but in the harbor of San Diego. The harbor, which is usually crowded with various warships and transport ships, has been emptied. Except for a target ship that was badly damaged (wounded in the Battle of the Hawaiian Islands) and had little repair value, not even a single fishing boat was missing.

Henry Arnold and Spruance stood together on the platform on the roof of the original Pacific Fleet headquarters building, surrounded by a group of Army Air Force and Navy generals. Everyone looked at the sky with telescopes.

Soon, the "buzzing" roar of the aircraft motor came from the air, far and near, and soon turned into a loud and ear-piercing noise. At this time, three B-24 bombers in a Z-shaped formation had appeared in the sky. Through the eyepiece of the telescope, Arnold, Spruance and others could clearly see that there was an ASM-N-2 "Bat" that looked like a small glider hanging under each of the six wings of the three aircraft. Radar guided glide bomb.

The three B-24s circled and lowered their altitude, and soon dropped from the original altitude of more than 4,000 meters to about 3,000 meters, and were located right above the scarred target ship.

"Two generals, the plane dropped a bomb!"

Someone shouted, and Arnold and Spruance noticed that three planes in the sky had dropped six "gliders." The six "gliders" did not fly along the natural wind direction, but circled and descended around the target ship on the water. It was obvious that something was controlling them.

Admiral Arnold noticed at this time that the flying speed of these six "gliders" was very slow, only about 400 kilometers per hour. Moreover, the law of circling and descending is also easy to grasp. If the target ship on the water has 40mm anti-aircraft guns, it is estimated that several of them have been shot down. However, no weapons were firing at them now, so these six "gliders" were able to slowly slide down and approach the target ship in circles. In the end, two of the "gliders" slammed into the deck superstructure of the target ship, and the other four plunged into the sea.

"Boom boom..."

As two blazing fireballs rose into the sky, Admiral Arnold and Admiral Spruance put down their telescopes at the same time.

The two exchanged glances, and Spruance said: "Henry, I think we have a real weapon against the Germans!"

"But they fly very slowly and their power is too small." Henry Arnold seemed dissatisfied.

The guided weapon he is looking forward to is a big one like the German Reaper series and V series. It has a 2-ton multi-missile, one of which can paralyze a battleship! However, what the military industry department displayed today weighs only 850 kilograms, has a warhead of only more than 400 kilograms, and does not have a guided weapon with an armor-piercing warhead. Even if this thing hit the German battleships and aircraft carriers, it probably wouldn't cause much damage.

"I don't think so," Admiral Spruance shook his head and said with a smile, "This is a very good weapon. With it, all our two-engine, four-engine bombers and reconnaissance aircraft have It has anti-ship capabilities and can also attack enemy ships at night. Henry, I think you understand what this means?"

At this time, Henry Arnold suddenly realized that the U.S. Army and Naval Air Forces were still equipped with many two-engine and four-engine bombers that could not carry out dive bombing and were difficult to carry out torpedo attacks at night. For the ongoing war, this aircraft can only serve as a night bomber and patrol aircraft, posing basically no threat to the German surface fleet.

But now, with this ASM-N-2 "Bat" radar-guided glide bomb, all twin-engine, four-engine bombers, and even Catalina seaplanes can hang two "Bat" bombs to attack Germany at night. human surface craft.

Even if the explosion doesn't cause any serious damage, it's still good to scare him!

…

Thomas Dewey came to the Rockefeller Estate, more than 100 kilometers away from New York City. After learning that President Wallace ordered the FBI to investigate the National Fascist Party, he interrupted his canvassing activities in California to come here to meet John Rockefeller Jr.

The only person who accompanied him to the magnificent Rockefeller Estate, besides his most trusted driver and bodyguard Tilette, was Nelson Rockefeller - Nelson Rockefeller's assistant after Wallace officially took over the presidency. The Secretary of State position was lost. Now I am temporarily "unemployed" at home, and I have become a kind of old man.

In a four-story building built on a hill, the exterior walls and roof are beautifully carved. Thomas Dewey and Nelson Rockefeller met John Rockefeller Jr., the head of the Rockefeller family.

"Thomas, we are in big trouble, big, big trouble!" John Rockefeller Jr. and Thomas Dewey exchanged a few words and then got straight to the point.

"Sir, are you talking about the FBI's investigation of the Fascist Party?" Dewey asked with a frown.

"This is just one aspect." John Rockefeller Jr. shook his head. "Wallace is also preparing to use a military adventure to help the Democratic Party! They have reached the point of doing whatever it takes to win the election. Even if they plunge the United States into a There will be an unavoidable disaster, so Thomas, you must not lose this time! You must not let those villains continue to control the United States!"

Can't lose?

According to Gallup's poll, Thomas Dewey is now on the verge of failure!

John Rockefeller Jr. looked at Dewey and his tone became very solemn: "Thomas, the Democratic Party has already formed an alliance with the Bolshevik Party... so the Republican Party cannot fight alone. We must join forces with the National Fascist Party! The National Fascist Party has a strong influence on racists and Romans. Support among Americans is critical to us."