Chapter 1609 Roosevelt's request

After the U.S. Navy went through the naval battle of the Azores, it can be said that it was seriously injured. Even the major shipyards in the United States are working overtime to build warships. However, the construction cycle of warships is relatively long. This also makes it almost impossible for the U.S. Navy to quickly restore its strength. It is precisely because of this that the United States will force the British side, not allowing them to retain their strength in this war, but requiring the British to join in. With the expectation of uniting the forces of the two countries, they can resist the attack of the German navy.

It's just that the U.S. Navy didn't seem to expect that the German Navy would respond in such a short period of time and was ready to attack them.

"General, this is a telegram from the British Admiralty." A staff officer put a telegram into the hands of Admiral Harold Stark with a serious face.

After reading the content of the telegram, Admiral Harold Stark, the Chief of Naval Operations of the United States, suddenly became very ugly.

"Have you got any news from the Admiralty?" Admiral Harold Stark asked.

"General, the British telegram should have been sent to us and the Admiralty at the same time," said the staff officer.

Admiral Harold Stark nodded: "Notify the generals immediately."

"Yes, General," replied the staff officer.

At this time, another staff officer came in: "Report, General. The White House is calling and asks you to go over immediately."

"Okay, I understand. Inform the generals and let them wait for me in the conference room first. After returning from the White House, an emergency meeting will be held immediately." Admiral Harold Stark stood up and ordered.

"Yes, General."

Admiral Harold Stark rushed to the White House immediately. When he arrived at President Roosevelt's office, he found that Secretary of War Henry Stimson, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, and Army Chief of Staff General Marshall had all arrived first.

"Sorry, Your Excellency, I'm late." Admiral Harold Stark said.

"No, General, you are not late, it's just that we were discussing other things before." President Roosevelt said with a smile.

Admiral Harold Stark nodded and sat down in his seat.

"Everyone, everyone is here, so let's start the meeting." President Roosevelt said.

Everyone sat up straight.

"Gentlemen, the British side has sent us a telegram just now. Their submarines have spotted the German fleet appearing in the waters southeast of Greenland. Although it is not clear how large the German fleet is, it is certain that the German The scale of the human fleet must be very large. This will be a huge threat to us." President Roosevelt said.

"Your Excellency, the Germans are sending a large fleet to attack at this time, and it must be aimed at our and the British navy. They want to launch a landing operation in North America, and our navy is the first thing they want to deal with." Frank said Knox.

Everyone else nodded. The German Navy is frantically building various landing warships, and the intention to prepare to land in North America is already very obvious. This is undoubtedly a very big threat to the United States and the United Kingdom.

"So, gentlemen, what shall we do now?" President Roosevelt then asked.

"Your Excellency, no matter what, if we want to ensure the safety of North America, we must prevent the Germans from landing. Once the Germans land in North America, we will have to pay a greater price if we want to defeat the Germans." said Henry Stimson.

The German navy is powerful and dominates the world's oceans. However, the German Army is undoubtedly stronger than the German Navy. This point, no one doubts. The mighty Russia was pushed horizontally by the German Army in less than a year, which shocked the whole world. Everyone knows very well that if the German Army successfully lands in the United States, with the strength of the US Army, even if it finally defeats the German Army's landing force, it may suffer heavy losses. Moreover, a large part of the country will be turned into scorched earth during the war. This will bring unbearable losses to the United States. It is precisely because of this that the Americans do not want the Germans to land. To prevent the Germans from landing, we can only pin our hopes on the navy.

Everyone's eyes couldn't help but fell on Admiral Harold Stark.

"Your Excellency, everyone, with the current strength of the navy, it is no match for the Germans at all." Admiral Harold Stark seemed a little helpless. The naval battle of the Azores caused unimaginable losses to the U.S. Navy, making it even more difficult for them to continue challenging the German Navy.

"Even with the addition of the British Navy?" asked President Roosevelt.

He is also very clear about the current situation of the US Navy. However, building a warship is not something that can be done overnight, it takes time. But the threat of the Germans was imminent, so they had no time to recover their strength step by step.

"Add the British Navy, and then with the support of shore-based aircraft, we may be able to confront the German Navy. However, it is still very difficult to defeat the German Navy." Admiral Harold Stark said.

After all, the German navy is at sea and can change its position at will. And shore-based aircraft are affected by range. Once the German Navy withdraws from the combat radius of shore-based aircraft, they have nothing to do with the German Navy. In addition, although the U.S. Army Air Force and the Royal Air Force are not weak, the coastline they need to garrison is too long, which seriously disperses their strength. If the German Navy concentrates its main force to attack in a certain direction, it may be difficult for the U.S. Army Air Force and the Royal Air Force to resist it.

The expression on President Roosevelt's face couldn't help becoming serious, even though they all knew that the German navy would launch further attacks on them sooner or later. However, when the German navy actually launched a threat, they still found it difficult to resist.

"Gentlemen, it is obvious that the current situation is very unfavorable to us. However, no matter what, we must do our best to resist the German attack. If possible, I hope we can defeat Germany in one fell swoop in a naval battle Navy," said President Roosevelt.

Admiral Harold Stark couldn't help but smiled wryly. In his opinion, President Roosevelt's request was too big and unrealistic. With their current strength, it is undoubtedly almost impossible to realize President Roosevelt's request!