Chapter 448 Early Action

On the evening of May 5th. Boston, USA. Since the US and Canadian governments approved the active defense plan proposed by Davis, it has become a sea of ​​supplies and soldiers. A large number of soldiers and combat materials were brought here from all over the United States. In the port, warships from various US naval bases are also parked. As the main person in charge of the active defense plan, Davis also put his command here.

"General, the latest battle report from Europe." A staff officer hurried to Davis' office.

"Oh, is there any new progress in the war in Europe?" Davis raised his head and asked. Recently, he has been too busy and usually has to work overtime until very late.

"The French landed successfully in Gothenburg. In the early hours of this morning, the defenders of the Kalmar Union retreated without a fight. Now, the French army has completely occupied Gothenburg and its surrounding areas. Several people stationed in the Jutland Peninsula One hundred thousand troops in the Kattegat.

"Damn it! Are those Swedes and Norwegians pigs? Even if they are pigs, the French army can't kill them all! They retreat without fighting, they are all cowards." Davis cursed angrily. He is very aware of the consequences of the landing of hundreds of thousands of French and their vassal troops in Sweden. Not surprisingly, Sweden and Norway will not be able to withstand the attack of the French army. According to the attack speed of the French army, the Nordic war will most likely end within two to three months. Battleships across Europe are also very likely to end early. In other words, there is less and less time left for them.

"Prepare the carriage for me, I'm going to Lord Zominsk right away," Davis said.

"Okay, General." The staff officer ordered.

The carriage sped along the flat streets of Boston. Since Boston has a lot of things to deal with, Zominsk also came to Boston during this time. But instead of living in a barracks like Davis, he chose to buy a house in the city.

At this time, it was officially around 7 o'clock in the evening. When Davis arrived at Zominsk's residence, His Excellency the Chief of Staff was enjoying a sumptuous dinner.

"Sir, General Davis is looking for you." The servant reported back to Zominsk with some trepidation. Because Zominsk is the last thing he wants to be disturbed when he is dining. Therefore, his servants tried not to go to him at this time as much as possible. But here comes Davis, currently the No. 2 man in the U.S. military. The servant couldn't refuse, so he had to bite the bullet and report to Zominsk.

Sure enough, Zominsk frowned and put down the knife and fork in his hand.

The cowardly servant was so frightened that he didn't even dare to breathe.

"Go and invite General Davis in." Zominsk calmed down and said. He understood Davis very well, and knew that if he had nothing serious to do, he would never bother him at night.

"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, I'm really sorry to interrupt your meal." Davis came in, just like Zominsk apologized. Because, he is also very clear about Zominsk's hobby.

"It's okay, I think you must be in a hurry. By the way, have you eaten yet? How about we eat together." Zominsk said enthusiastically. He has only one year left in his term, and his successor is already very obvious. That is the number one head of the Navy Department with outstanding military exploits, Admiral Davis. Therefore, handling the relationship with him well will be very beneficial to Zominsk in the future, whether he is in politics or doing other things.

"Oh, thank you for your invitation, but I have already used it." Davis said politely.

"Okay then, let's go to the study. This is not a place to talk about business." Zominsk said.

"Let's talk about it after you have eaten," Davis said.

"No, business matters." Zominsk said, and then took Davis to his study.

The two sides divided the host and guest, and Zominsk's servant made a cup of coffee for the two at the right time.

"That's right, Your Excellency. We have just received a battle report from Europe. This morning, the French army has occupied Gothenburg and the surrounding areas, and the Swedish and Norwegian troops have retreated without a fight. Now, hundreds of thousands of troops from France and its vassal countries We are crossing the Kattegat Strait. It seems that the Kalmar Alliance is in danger this time." Davis said with a bad face. The successful landing of the French army is certainly not a good thing for the Kalmar Alliance, but it is also not a good thing for the United States.

"My God! What are those Swedes and Norwegians doing? It's only been a little more than a day, and they actually retreated without fighting. How could we have chosen to cooperate with such cowards?" Zominsk looked very regretful. look.

"This is something that no one expected. It seems that this war in Northern Europe may end within two to three months." Davis said with a sigh.

"Does that affect our plans?" Zominske asked. Now, the governments of the United States and Canada are focusing their energy on implementing active defense plans. If something goes wrong, it will be very bad.

"For us, it doesn't have much impact. It's just that we don't have much time left. I think we should act in advance. At that time, France just ended the war in Europe, and all kinds of consumption must be very large. All of a sudden , They won't have time to attack us," Davis said.

"If we act in advance, are we fully prepared in all aspects?" Zominsk asked. This plan is definitely a very meaningful event during his tenure, and he certainly cannot tolerate any mistakes.

"The first stage is basically fully prepared. The 7th Fleet and the 9th Fleet have arrived in Boston, and the remaining two fleets are also on their way. Our marines are all here, but the Canadian Navy The marines haven’t arrived yet. However, we can set off first and let them join us in Iceland. As for the troops and supplies behind, we have to hurry up and prepare.” Davis said.

Zominsk nodded: "Okay then. I will convince the president and the cabinet, and I will ask the rest of the army to hurry up. By the way, when are you going to leave?"

"It's better tomorrow. We'll be at sea for more than a week," Davis said.

"So fast?"

"Soldiers are expensive and fast!"

"Oh well."

Due to time constraints, on the afternoon of May 6, Davis led the army to leave Boston without even holding an expedition ceremony. This time, he brought a total of more than 60 warships from the 7th and 9th Fleets, and more than 200 transport ships, 100 of which were troop carriers carrying 15,000 US Marines and 1 Army infantry division.

In order to avoid being discovered by the French Navy, they took the North Atlantic route.

It was not until May 15 that the American fleet arrived in Icelandic waters after more than a week of bumpy weather. Since all of France's energy is now devoted to the European war, there are no warships patrolling in the northern Atlantic region. Therefore, the US fleet was able to appear in Icelandic waters undetected.

"General Davis, we are less than 20 nautical miles away from Iceland." Lieutenant General Harold, commander of the 7th Fleet, reported to Davis.

"Order the Ninth Fleet to go around the waters south of Iceland, and try not to let the people on the island escape. If they encounter French warships, they will be sunk, and if they encounter merchant ships, they will also be detained." Davis ordered.

"Okay, General." Harold took the order. Then quickly sent a telegram to the 9th Fleet. After a while, more than 30 warships of the 9th Fleet broke away from the formation and sailed southeast.

"Leave a few warships to guard the transport fleet, and the rest of the warships are moving forward at full speed, ready to go to battle." After the 9th Fleet left, Davis immediately issued a combat order.

After entering Fahsa Bay, the US fleet was immediately spotted by the French troops stationed in Iceland. And quickly sent the news to Reykjavik. The headquarters of Colonel Bivis, the supreme commander of the French army stationed in Iceland, is located here.

On this day, Colonel Bivis, who had nothing to do, stayed in the headquarters to translate the newspapers shipped from China~lightnovelpub.net~ On the newspapers, the latest news about the war in Europe was published in large numbers. At present, as time goes by, France is increasingly gaining the upper hand in Europe, and all legions have achieved good results. It can be said that, if there is no accident, the balance of victory will eventually completely fall to the French side. And this time will not be too long.

Putting down the newspaper, Bivis drank his coffee. It has been almost two years since he came to Iceland, and he thought about leaving here all the time, but what made him helpless was that the transfer order never came down. As an imperial soldier, he very much imagined being able to fight the enemy bravely on the battlefield like his comrades-in-arms. However, now he can only guard the beach in this place where there is no threat of war.

At this moment, a signal soldier hurried into his office: "Report to the commander, there is an urgent military situation!"

"Come on. What kind of military emergency is there in this place! There must be no pirates. If that's the case, let Lieutenant Colonel Gejill's fleet go out to sea." Bivis replied calmly. Although in Iceland, only a fleet with a few old-fashioned warships and speedboats is deployed, there is still no problem in dealing with pirates who use converted merchant ships.

"It's not pirates. It's the fleet, the American fleet. Many, many." The signalman explained nervously.