Chapter 457 Overseas Supply (Part 2)
South America, Guyana Plateau, Mount Roraima.
This is a very secluded valley, one of many in Monte Roraima. From the outside, it looks like any other valley. But if you enter it, you will find its secret.
In the middle of the valley, tall trees have been cut down. Numerous wooden houses stood in the middle of the valley, and in the distance, there were many soldiers patrolling with guns. In the nearby grass, there are also many guards hiding here. Outside a wooden house surrounded by many wooden houses, a tall metal antenna is pointed skyward. From time to time, there was a ticking sound in the wooden house. All of this, in this quiet valley, reveals endless mysteries.
That's right, this is the command center of the French 1st Army, and all French military orders in South America are issued from here. Since the retreat of French forces from the Americas, the French 1st Army has led other troops to continue fighting in South America with the American and Canadian troops.
It is June and the weather in the valley is very hot. It happened to be the rainy season on the plateau again, and the heavy rain fell all day long, making it impossible for the French army to launch military operations.
"Damn the weather, I don't know when the rain will stop." A tall and mighty old soldier with white hair stood at the door and looked at the gloomy weather and cursed. He is the head of the French 1st Army, French Marshal Davout, a famous general who has been famous all over Europe since the time of Napoleon.
"Thanks to the weather, otherwise, it would be difficult for us to repel the American attack." A young general came behind Dawu and said, looking at the rain that had been falling. He is the deputy commander of the French 1st Army, Field Marshal Bled.
"Have the results of the troop casualties been calculated?" Davout asked.
"In this battle, we suffered more than 30,000 casualties, and now, our available troops are less than 45,000." Brad said helplessly. Although they repelled the attack of the US military again, the price they paid was also very high.
Davout didn't speak, but it was obvious that his body was shaking constantly. Another 30,000 people! At the beginning, when the French 1st Army came to South America, there were more than 100,000 people. But now, there is not even half of it left. Their life is very difficult, food and medicine are very scarce, and soldiers often die because of illness but cannot receive timely treatment. Without food, they sometimes even have to live on wild vegetables. But despite this, they still did not give up the fight. They are still waiting persistently, waiting for the moment when the French army lands on the American continent again.
"Has the troops on the Pardaos plateau been withdrawn?" asked Davout. Now their strength is seriously insufficient, and they have to give up some areas as a last resort.
"Just contacted, they will enter the Guyana Plateau in two days." Brad replied.
"Report, urgent telegram from Paris." A messenger came to Brad with a telegram.
Brad took the telegram and waved to the messenger to let him leave first. Then he picked up the telegram and read it.
"Marshal, good news!" Seeing the contents of the telegram, Brad immediately shouted happily.
"Oh? Why are you so happy?" Davout asked.
"Our army has completely quelled the rebellion in Eastern Europe. Now we are preparing to concentrate our forces to take Northern Europe." Brad said hastily.
"So the war in Europe is coming to an end?" Davout also became happy. After calming down the rear, France's next strategy must be to compete with the United States and Canada for control of the Atlantic Ocean. Immediately afterwards, I am afraid that the sending of the Dali Army will land on the American continent. A massive French counterattack is imminent. They have waited a long time for this day.
"Marshal, the General Staff asked us if we could get a port on the Atlantic coast." Brad asked.
"What does the general staff want to do? Isn't it too early to land in America at this time?" Davout frowned and said.
"No, the General Staff sees that we have suffered heavy losses. So we want to carry out a large-scale supplement for us. The supplementary materials will include food, ammunition, medicine and soldiers." Brad explained.
"That's right. It seems that the chief staff member wants us to support us for a while, otherwise he wouldn't be so eager to make up for our losses." Davu said with a sigh.
"Then which port do you think is more suitable for us to attack?" Davout asked. Now the situation of the French 1st Army is already very bad, if it is not supplemented, it may be difficult to persist.
"There is no doubt that I choose Georgetown. First of all, it is the closest to us, and transportation is easy after all. Second, there are only about 10,000 U.S. troops here, and there is no navy. U.S. troops are only in Paramaribo and Cayenne in the south. There are 20,000 troops stationed. If we fight Georgetown, our losses will drop a lot." Brad said when he came to the front of the map.
Davout looked at the map and didn't speak for a long time. Such transoceanic supplies are inherently risky. The time when the fleet arrived, the time when they occupied the port, and the time when they blocked the reinforcements of the US troops all need to be studied carefully. If there is a slight mistake, it is very likely to cause the failure of this operation. However, judging from the current situation of the French 1st Army, domestic assistance is urgently needed.
"Okay then, return to the country, we will seize Georgetown to cooperate with the General Staff's actions." Davout replied firmly.
"Okay, I'll reply to the general staff immediately." Brad said happily.
After receiving the reply from the French 1st Army, Eke, Dugor and Rody quickly came to the palace. Xiao Jie met them at the Tuileries Palace.
"How about it, Marshal Davout, how do they reply? If it really doesn't work, we can dispatch the Marine Corps to cooperate with them." Xiao Jie said eagerly. It can be seen from his appearance that he attaches great importance to the French 1st Army and this operation.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Marshal Davout said that they will capture Georgetown to cooperate with our operation." Dugel said with a smile.
"Their losses are so big this time, can they capture Georgetown?" Xiao Jie frowned and said, this is not to say that he doubts the strength of the French 1st Army, but the loss of the French 1st Army is too serious. None of the French legions has hitherto suffered such losses.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. There are more than 40,000 people in the French 1st Army, while Georgetown only has 10,000 US troops. With the addition of troops to stop the US reinforcements, Marshal Davout and the others will definitely be able to handle it." Eck also said.
Only then did Xiao Jie feel relieved.
"Then have you discussed how much supplies will be added to the French 1st Army this time?" Xiao Jie asked.
"Due to the current war situation and the actual situation of the logistics department, we are going to supplement the French 1st Army with enough supplies for 100,000 people to consume for half a year. Including food, ammunition, medicine, clothing and weapons and equipment. Since they are now in forests and mountainous areas , they will certainly not be able to use heavy weapons, so we will not replenish them with large-caliber artillery, but only a small number of 75mm field guns and a large number of mortars and light and heavy machine guns. According to our calculations, we will replenish them with a one-time Supplement 2,000 tons of food, some medicines, 100,000 sets of quilts, 10,000 field artillery shells, 100,000 mortar shells, and 5 million bullets for the French First Army." Roddy took out a long list , outlined to Xiao Jie.
"How many transport ships will this need?" Xiao Jie asked.
"Probably need about 20 ships." Roddy replied.
"What about the troops? How much troops is the General Staff going to add to the French 1st Army?" Xiao Jie asked.
"Because the war in Eastern Europe has just ended, the legions in Eastern Europe are also in urgent need of replenishment. Therefore, we can only replenish 60,000 people for the French 1st Legion. This is already our maximum~www.mtlnovel.com~ Eck said.
Xiao Jie frowned. In his opinion, 60,000 people is indeed a little less. You must know that the US military has 400,000 troops in South America. With the addition of the Canadian army, the French 1st Army needs to fight against 500,000 enemy troops. But he also knew the difficulty of the general staff, so after thinking about it, he said: "Then 60,000 people. But all of them must be elite troops."
"I know this, please rest assured." Eke said with a sigh of relief.
"Then when are you going to start planning?" Xiao Jie asked.
"It will take about a week to prepare supplies, transport ships, and assemble troops. We will start planning in a week," Roddy said.
"Everyone must remember to keep it secret. I don't want this plan to be aborted because the Americans discovered it in advance. This supply is very important to the French 1st Army." Xiao Jie said seriously.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I promise that this plan will not be leaked. In order to keep it secret, our supplies and troops have been secretly assembled in the Gibraltar Fortress, and then loaded and set off there. After that, we will be in the Atlantic Ocean and escorted by the Mediterranean Fleet The main force will meet up and go to South America." Dougal assured Xiao Jie.