Chapter 456 Overseas Supply (Part 1)

The destruction of the three Eastern European countries brought the vast Eastern European plain back to the control of France. At this stage, France's two major strategic tasks have finally come to an end. Hundreds of thousands of French troops were freed up to join other fronts. However, this does not mean that France's rule in Eastern Europe is stable. Several months of war have left many cities and villages in Eastern Europe in ruins, and a large number of refugees have gathered in a few large cities. They have no food, no medicine, and they have to steal and rob in order to survive. In Moscow, robbery, rape, murder, and theft happen all the time. If these things are not managed well, not only will the Eastern European region not become a help for France to persist in the war, but it will also consume a lot of France's limited strength. For this reason, after discussions, the French cabinet decisively launched the Eastern European Regional Governance Measures, dividing the Eastern European region into St. Petersburg, Kirov, Moscow, Minsk, Kiev, and Orenburg special regions. Appoint someone to serve as the chief executive of the six special zones. Hundreds of thousands of French troops will also temporarily stay in Eastern Europe to rest and take on other combat orders after the Eastern European region is fully stabilized. At the same time, a large amount of food and other daily necessities began to be transported from various places in Europe to Eastern Europe. The French consortium headed by the Andrési Group will also invest a lot of money to develop the rich mineral resources in Eastern Europe, and strive for a short period of time. Within a short period of time, Eastern Europe will be turned into a French production base for war materials.

At the same time, in order to improve the backward transportation facilities in Eastern Europe, France plans to build a railway from Warsaw to Minsk to Moscow to Kirov within two years. And the railway from St. Petersburg south to Moscow to Kiev. Railway from Kirov south to Orenburg. The improvement of transportation will greatly stimulate the economic development of Eastern Europe, and at the same time, it will be more conducive to the French army's control of Eastern Europe.

In addition, the French General Staff will also implement a conscription plan for Russians. It is estimated that within one year, 200,000 Russian youths will be recruited to form the Russian Legion, which will be devoted to the decisive battle between France and the United States in the future.

"Eck, how is the war in the Nordic region going, and when will it end?" Xiao Jie asked in a good mood. The pacification of Eastern Europe has enabled France to concentrate its efforts on dealing with challenges from across the ocean.

"Your Majesty, the war in northern Europe is progressing fairly smoothly. The army attacking northwest has arrived at Halden, less than 100 kilometers away from Oslo. According to the plan of the General Staff, they will attack in a week's time with the cooperation of the navy. Oslo. The army marching northeast has reached Norrkoping, and is currently confronting more than 200,000 Swedish troops. Field Marshal Monty plans to fight a decisive battle with the Swedish army here, as long as he can eat up the 200,000 Swedish troops. All or half of it, then the time for us to end the Nordic War can be greatly advanced. Marshal Lanz’s French 3rd Army has already made preparations for landing in the Åland Islands. It’s just that in order to cooperate with Marshal Monty’s plan, their landing The date has been postponed to the end of next month. Generally speaking, if the war goes well, the Nordic war will end at the end of this month or the beginning of next month. If it does not go well, then the war should be able to end at the end of next month." Egypt Ke assured Xiao Jie.

Xiao Jie nodded, he is quite satisfied with this progress. "Has the clearing of the Azores not been completed yet? It's been a few months." Xiao Jie asked.

"Just received a telegram. The last island of the Azores has been occupied by our marines, and all American and Canadian soldiers on the island have been wiped out. Since then, the Azores have been officially recovered by our army." Eck Hastily replied.

"Then let the engineering department hurry up to repair the port. Before long, the navy will have to compete with the US and Canadian navies for control of the Atlantic Ocean." Xiao Jie said.

"Okay, I will urge the engineering department to do it quickly." Eke quickly recorded Xiao Jie's order.

"By the way, Americans and Canadians haven't done anything recently, have they?" Xiao Jie asked.

"They are still the same. As before, they keep adding troops to Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Ireland. They also built a large number of fortifications in the coastal areas. It seems that they want to be stationed in these areas." Eck replied.

"Ah, it seems that we will have to spend a lot of effort to regain these areas in the future." Xiao Jie said with a sigh. The intention of the Americans is very obvious, that is, to build an extremely strong defense chain in the eastern part of the Atlantic Ocean. If the French army wants to break through the blockade of the Americans, they have to attack these strong fortifications head-on. is unimaginable. If France chooses to bypass this island chain, then this island chain will be like a nail in the heart of France, threatening France's security at all times. If you don't pay attention, you will be injured by the US and Canadian navies stationed in these areas.

"Actually, this may not be all bad for us. To build these islands into strong bridgeheads, the United States and Canada must also invest a lot of human, financial and material resources in these islands, which also hinders their development." Egypt K said.

It's not that Xiao Jie doesn't understand this point, but when he thinks how many French soldiers will be buried in front of the solid defensive positions built by the Americans, he panics. "Let's not talk about this. I remember that we still have some troops in Iceland to fight guerrillas in the ice fields and mountainous areas. Do you have contact with them? How is their current situation?" Xiao Jie asked.

"Yes, the troops led by Colonel Beavis are still in the ice sheets and mountainous areas of Iceland, insisting on dealing with the US army. Although the US army has launched many encirclement campaigns against them, they have all been successfully crushed by them. They and the General Staff He has been in touch, and will communicate with us about every other week." Eck said with some relief. Bivis is a relative of his, belonging to the nephew's generation. Now that he can achieve such an achievement, he, as an uncle, is also happy for him.

"That young man is not bad. How about it, in my name, send them a commendation telegram, and promote Bivis to brigadier general." Xiao Jie thought for a while and said, meritorious deeds must be rewarded, and demerit must be punished, this has always been the Xiao Jie insisted on the creed.

"Okay, I'll take care of it." Eck said happily. In any case, their family finally has another general, which is something to celebrate.

"Your Majesty, Marshal Dougal is asking to see you." Suddenly, Xiao Jie's secretary came in and said.

"Oh, let him come in." Xiao Jie said.

"See Your Majesty." Du Geer bowed to Xiao Jie.

"Excuse me! Please sit down." Xiao Jie said with a smile.

Dougal made it to the side of Eke, and the two nodded. The two of them are already old partners. From the beginning together to the 88th Legion, and now, both of them have been at the peak of the entire imperial army.

"Marshal Dougal, you want to see me so urgently, is there anything important?" Xiao Jie asked.

"That's right, Your Majesty. We just received a telegram from Marshal Davout." Dougal said.

"Oh, Marshal Davout's telegram, what did he say?" Xiao Jie immediately got excited. Xiao Jie has always admired this old Marshal from the Napoleonic period.

"Marshal Davout is asking for help from us." Dougal said.

"Help? Why?" Xiao Jie asked.

"That's right. At the beginning of this month, the U.S. military assembled more than 200,000 troops and launched a fierce attack on the French 1st Army. Although after half a month of hard work, the French 1st Army repelled the U.S. attack, but they also suffered losses. It's a terrible situation. Now there are only more than 40,000 people left in the entire French First Army. And there is a serious shortage of ammunition, food and medicine. If the US military launches another attack of this scale, the situation of Marshal Davout will be threatened." Du Ge Er said with a worried face.

"No, we have to find a way to rescue Marshal Dawu." Xiao Jie said firmly.

Eke and Dougal also nodded. Rescue is definitely necessary, but how to do it is still open to discussion.

"Do you have any good plans?" Xiao Jie asked ~lightnovelpub.net~ Your Majesty, I thought about it when I came here. We can definitely carry out a large-scale replenishment for the French 1st Army, supplementing them with the medicines, ammunition, food and even troops they urgently need now. However, there are two conditions for this. First, this operation must be carried out in secret, so that the Americans cannot discover our intentions. Second, the 1st French Army must capture a coastal port so that our supplies can proceed. "Dougal said directly.

"Now the Americans are focusing on the eastern part of the North Atlantic Ocean. As long as we do it a little more concealed, it is still possible to hide it from them. As for the second condition, we have to ask Marshal Davout to know." Eck said .

"But at present, the entire western part of the South Atlantic Ocean is under the control of the U.S. Navy. Will our supply be successful?" Xiao Jie asked with some uncertainty.

"Now the U.S. Navy has a total of 12 fleets. Four of them have been deployed in the eastern North Atlantic. In order to protect the route from the United States to the eastern North Atlantic, they have to invest at least two to three fleets. If they keep a certain fleet, then they will be able to send at most three fleets to the South Atlantic region. The entire western South Atlantic region is so vast, we can fully grasp their loopholes." Dougal analyzed.