The Third Reich: I Became Emperor

"Can General Eisenhower's naval fleet resist the combined fleet of Germany, Italy and France?" Luo Quezi pondered for a while and asked. Admiral Marshall, who had been silent, stood up and said:"It should be able to fight against the combined fleet of Germany, France and Italy. The Indian Ocean Fleet of the British Empire has crossed the Suez Canal and is on the way to converge."

Hearing this, Luo Quezi nodded. The originally clear situation became complicated again. Relying on new weapons, the strength of the D Army has increased several times. It is impossible to win a quick victory.

He can only think of ways from other places. After thinking for a while, he said:"The research and development of new equipment cannot stop. It is our means to win the war. We must also come up with more new weapons."

"Yes, President, please rest assured that we will develop more advanced weapons as soon as possible. Marshall stood up and promised.

Afterwards, Luo Quezi discussed other things with everyone again, mainly about adjusting the next strategy and weapons support for various countries.

When the meeting was over, Luo Quezi left except for a few confidants. After a round of inspection, Luo Quezi slowly said

"How is the Manhattan Project going? When will the super bomb plan be completed?"

The people who can stay here are the most trusted among the trusted, so Luo Quezi didn't have too many scruples when he spoke.

"The research has been accelerated, but their funding has increased several times again. If you want to make the research completely successful, it will cost no less than 10 billion US dollars, Mr. President."Admiral Marshall said nervously.

Because the initial investment has exceeded 1 billion US dollars, according to the plan, it will be successful in two years, and the total cost will be about 2 billion US dollars at that time, but now to speed up the research, naturally more money will be invested, the scale will be larger, more people will be hired, and the number of experiments will be more.

The consumption of raw materials has also increased, and money is needed to support all aspects, so the budget has increased from 2 billion US dollars to 10 billion US dollars, a full five times increase, but the time has been reduced from two years to one year.

"Hmm? 10 billion US dollars?"Even Luo Guizi was surprised to hear this number.

No wonder Admiral Marshall was also nervous. If the 10 billion was used to arm the army, it would definitely be enough to arm millions of troops, and then it would be enough to sweep the D army. Admiral

Marshall had always refused the super bomb project. If it wasn't for the president's support, he would have given up long ago.

"I understand. Funding is not a problem. I want to know what the research results are now."As if remembering his determination to invest in weapons, Luo Quezi nodded and agreed.

"There are no significant results for the time being, mainly because researchers and other staff are very scarce, especially we have built four uranium isotope separation plants using different methods, and other research and production bases such as the"Alternative Materials Development Laboratory"."

"Oppenheimer also handed over a recruitment plan. He needed 5,000 civilian researchers, 10,000 military personnel, and 10,000 scientists. Marshall handed over a recruitment plan.

""Why are they hiring so many?" Luo Quezi asked in surprise,"Doesn't he already have tens of thousands of people there? Now he's recruiting another 20,000 people? Can he manage it?""

"So many famous scientists, can't they develop it? Is this super bomb really so difficult to make?"

Hearing this, Admiral Marshall said bitterly:"Yes, according to Oppenheimer, the development of the super bomb is difficult, but there are still many breakthroughs. As long as there is enough time, it will definitely be produced."

"Can it be produced within half a year?" Luo Quezi's eyes flashed with a hint of joy, and he asked hurriedly.

Hearing this, Marshall smiled bitterly and said,"Mr. President, I'm afraid not. Our original plan was three years, and we have just started it, so it is impossible to successfully develop it in such a short time."

Luo Quezi's face flashed a trace of disappointment, and his idea was shattered again, but he still encouraged:"Can't we speed up? Aren't we hiring so many people again?"

He believed that by hiring so many people and raising so much funding, he would definitely be able to successfully develop it in the shortest time.

"Mr. President, recruiting so many people will only speed up the process. However, if we want to develop the product as soon as possible, some key technologies cannot be solved. For example, in the area of refining, our equipment has always been unqualified. Therefore, those scientists are redesigning the equipment, and then let our factory produce it, and finally install it."

"Then through experiments, if it can be refined, then look at the concentration and so on. There are many key technologies here, which we have not mastered yet, so it will take some time, but Oppenheimer assured me that there should be a physical product in a year."Admiral Marshall said a lot in one breath.

Hearing what the other party said, Luo Quezi knew that he couldn't push it anymore, because it was already the fastest speed, and pushing it further might be counterproductive.

"We are now fighting on three fronts, and the situation is not optimistic. The daily pension is also an astronomical figure, especially the various new weapons of the D army, which have caused us great harm."

"If we don't have the new weapons to fight against the D army, we may be defeated in this war, and then everyone here will be implicated."

"Therefore, we must launch the most powerful and strongest counterattack in the shortest possible time, and these require new weapons and super bombs. If they can be developed, peace will come soon." Luo Quezi said excitedly. Admiral

Marshall and others looked at each other in bewilderment at the president's words, not knowing what to say for a while, but in the end Marshall still stood up and promised

"Mr. President, I will personally go to Oppenheimer after the meeting. I hope they can speed up and develop a super bomb in the shortest possible time."

"Very good." Luo Quezi nodded with satisfaction and said,"Remember, we cannot lose this war. If we lose, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Please rest assured, Mr. President, victory will eventually belong to us."

The successful retreat of the 240,000 North African Corps made Auguste breathe a sigh of relief. With these 200,000 elite troops, the situation in Italy can be temporarily stabilized. The next step is to rest and replenish weapons and ammunition.

As for the oil fields in Arlia, there is no need to worry too much. France is more active than him. The first batch of 50,000 troops has set off and will arrive in Arlia in three days at most. It is believed that the first batch of oil can be transported back to the mainland in one month at most.

With oil, August's strategic actions are much tougher, and he directly sets his sights on the Eastern Front.

He is now trying to suppress the large-scale counterattack that the Soviet army is about to launch, or even severely damage it, so that he can free up his hands to deal with other countries.

For example, in the area where Asia and Europe meet, those small countries are not honest, and someone needs to detonate them. The situation is more chaotic, and August can better take advantage of the situation.

At this time on the Eastern Front, the General Staff of the Bear, a group of generals including their leaders are gathered. If a bomb is thrown over, it is estimated that the S Army on the Eastern Front will be completely finished.

"What about our air force? Why has the loss been so severe recently? Can anyone tell me? What has the air force been doing during this period?"At the beginning of the meeting, the leader of the Russian bear roared angrily.

""Leader, I'm sorry, the fighter planes of the D army are too advanced, we are no match for them, so our air force suffered such heavy losses." Zhukov stood up and explained. At this time, the air force was under Zhukov's command. Only after the war was the air force divided separately, so the status of the air force was still relatively low at this time.

"Are our heroic pilots completely powerless to fight back?"The leader of the Russian bear snorted coldly.

At the beginning of the war, the fighter planes of the D army were also very advanced, but later on, they were just like that. They consumed countless fighter planes with numbers and eventually lost air superiority.

Now they can completely ignore the losses and consume the new fighter planes of the D army. In his opinion, how advanced can the fighter planes of the D army be?

The Leopard tank was also very advanced when it first came out. Later, after they developed the T-34 tank, the combat loss ratio dropped sharply. Now the situation has reversed. The two sides have already vaguely been ahead in tanks.

"Are we just going to watch the D Army fighters bomb our soldiers? Are we just going to let our people live in dire straits?"

Zhukov's forehead was sweating when he heard this. Fortunately, he was well prepared and said immediately:"Your Excellency, my suggestion is that we should produce new aircraft as soon as possible to fight against the D Army's jet aircraft. Otherwise, even if our air force can defeat the D Army's fighters in terms of numbers, we will face a situation where our vitality is seriously damaged, and even the whole army may be wiped out."

"In addition, we also need to equip a large number of anti-aircraft weapons and train more soldiers for the next counterattack."

In response, the leader of the bear did not immediately agree, but looked around and slowly said:"What do you think of Marshal Zhukov's opinion?"

He trusted this confidant of his confidants very much, so he did not scold him too much, but looked around and asked others

"I agree with Marshal Zhukov's point of view"

"I agree too!"

"Agree"

"We really need jet fighters."

A minute later, two people stood up and said.

Seeing that there were only two people, the bear leader looked unhappy and looked at the others with sharp eyes again.

"I agree"

"We agree too."

The rest of the people were frightened by the bearded man's cold eyes, and they didn't dare to look directly at him. They all lowered their heads and said

"Very good, I will let the Air Force develop new aircraft as soon as possible, but I hope that by then, new weapons will not be used as an excuse, otherwise I don't mind sending a few people to the military court."The bearded man looked at everything in front of him with cold eyes and said indifferently

""Yes!"

Everyone was shocked and responded quickly.

"Comrade Zhukov, do you think we can launch a counterattack? Seeing everyone's opinions, the bearded man nodded with satisfaction and asked.

"Yes, I can't let the D army increase its strength. According to intelligence, they have already transferred troops from the Western Front to the Eastern Front, and their supplies are also being transported to the Eastern Front. Over time, their strength will increase, and it will be difficult for us to win."Zhukov said loudly

"Very good, tell me about your plan."The bearded man replied

"Your Excellency, first we must quickly eliminate the enemy in Ukraine and Donbass on the left bank and seize the landing sites on the right bank of the Dnieper River."

"General Vatutin's Voronezh Front and General Konev's Steppe Front quickly advanced to the middle reaches of the Dnieper River to seize the landing site."

"Once our army occupied the landing site, we could attack Kiev under the surprise attack of the armored forces, and then advance westward to pursue the fleeing enemy. Konev's troops took this opportunity to capture Poltava and seize the landing site on the right bank of the Dnieper River. At this point, our campaign objectives were all completed."

"As long as we can accomplish these goals, we will be able to recover all the lost territories and create favorable conditions for the next step of driving the D Army out of the border."

Zhukov said a lot in one breath. The purpose of coming to Moscow this time was this counterattack plan. If it succeeds, the war will likely end early.

As for the troops dispatched, there are the Central Front, Voronezh Front, Steppe Front, Southwestern Front and Southern Front, with a total strength of more than 2.6 million people, more than 50,000 artillery pieces, more than 5,000 tanks and self-propelled artillery, and more than 5,000 aircraft.

In addition, there will be coordinated operations with the guerrillas and the Azov Sea Fleet.

After listening to the battle plan, the bearded man thought for a while, nodded for a long time and said,"The plan is perfect, there are no loopholes, and I agree in principle."

"How confident are you in this counterattack?" Finally, the bearded man added:

"70%, we have an absolute advantage in manpower and artillery, if we also have jet planes, the chance of winning will be even higher."Zhukov thought for a while and said:"According to intelligence, Country M has produced a batch of new jet planes and has already been put into service."

Hearing this, the officer in charge of intelligence broke out in a cold sweat. To be honest, this intelligence is still being confirmed, and I have no idea how Zhukov confirmed it, but I also know that their army also has a set of intelligence agencies, and he did not hesitate to speak immediately

"Your Excellency, Leader, we have just received this information and are still confirming it."