Chapter 478: War in South America

South America, El Salvador. The High Command of the US-Canadian Forces in South America.

"Damn it. I really don't know what those politicians think. We have prepared a plan for so long, but we stopped it as soon as we said it." Cavenster said very depressed. Cavester had been complaining ever since Washington asked him to stop attacking the 1st French Army and wait for orders.

"General, there is no way. Who will let the entire United States be in the hands of those politicians?" Robert was also a little helpless. He had been waiting for Cavenster to be transferred back to the United States to take over as the head of the Army Department, so he would be the supreme commander of the US military in South America. However, because Cavenster has been unable to eliminate the French 1st Army entrenched in northern South America, his promotion has been stuck there, and Robert's hopes have finally failed. Finally, this time Cavenster was determined to launch a large-scale attack on the French First Army, but was stopped by an order from Washington. His depression and helplessness can be said to be no less than Cavester's.

"I see, this is simply a French conspiracy. They must have known about our plan, so they deliberately delayed the time." Brady guessed.

"But even if what we say is true, so what? The **** politicians in the country don't believe us at all. They are all afraid of dying, lest they be captured by the French army. The 'island chain' made the United States directly exposed to the French cannons. However, isn't there still a large number of navy and army? Besides, the 'island chain' has been built for several months, and a lot of investment has been invested Couldn't the materials and manpower of the country still be able to withstand the attack of hundreds of thousands of French troops? If that's the case, then there is no need to build this 'island chain' at all." Karst said angrily. It was really hard for him to believe Adams and his group, why did they believe in Davis' plan in the first place? In his view, the "island chain" highly praised by Davis and others is simply a piece of garbage that has no effect other than wasting money and manpower. If all those investments are used to arm the army, the army can increase by at least hundreds of thousands of people. Cavenster believes that the role of these hundreds of thousands of troops is definitely much better than those fortresses that can only be defended passively.

"General, can we directly attack the French 1st Army because the current situation in South America is out of control and not obey Washington's order?" Robert said after thinking for a while.

Karster shook his head: "Let's not talk about whether those soldiers will listen to us. We can command and move them, but have you ever thought about it. If Washington wants to sanction us because of our actions, they can cut off Our logistical supply, then our situation is very bad. Therefore, we can't do this, we can only think of ways to get authorization from Washington."

"This is probably unlikely. The eyes of the entire Americas are now focused on Western Europe, paying attention to when France will launch an attack on our 'island chain'. The country will definitely not agree to our request." Brady said .

After Brady's words were spoken, everyone fell silent. They knew that Brady was right. At this time, Washington would definitely not agree to their attack on the French 1st Army.

While Cavenster and others were attacking the French 1st Army in order to be unable to resist Washington's order, the French 1st Army headquarters far away in the Guyana Plateau began to take active actions to prepare for the arrival of the war. With final preparations.

"Marshal, the latest telegram from Paris." Brad came to Davout with a telegram.

"Any new instructions from Paris?" said Davout.

"The General Staff asked us to cooperate with this domestic operation." Brad replied.

"Cooperate? How to cooperate? Do we want us to capture a port city like last time?" Davout frowned and said. He had already mentioned this before, but the General Staff rejected his proposal. What does the General Staff mean now?

"No. The General Staff asked us to launch an attack on the US military in the near future to attract the attention of the US." Brad said.

"Let us attract the attention of the US military? Is Nebu afraid that the US will see through their intentions?" Davout said. However, after thinking about it carefully, he understood why the general staff made such a request. Although they launched an attack on the U.S. military at this time, it will make the U.S. military aware that this French action is a bit strange. However, more people would think that the French side must have deliberately asked the French First Army to do so in order to ensure the success of the attack on Ireland. As a result, the United States still focuses its main attention on Europe, ignoring the prevention of South America. This enabled the French army to land in South America calmly. Hit the Americans by surprise.

"Marshal, what are we going to do? Launching an attack on the U.S. military at this time means that we have to fight hundreds of thousands of U.S. and Canadian troops alone for at least a week. Although our current strength has recovered a lot, compared to The French 1st Army back then was still far behind. If this is the case, our casualties will definitely be huge again." Brad said with some concern.

"What else? Let's fight. Even if we run out, the country will replenish us." Davout said helplessly. He is actually not a cold-blooded person, watching his soldiers fall one by one will also make him very heartbroken. However, since the General Staff has issued such an order. Then he has no other choice but to obey. After all, the chief staff member made a decision after careful consideration.

"So what plan should we choose?" Brad asked. Now that Davout had made his decision, there was no possibility of changing it. Now, we can only choose the plan with the least casualties to preserve the strength of the French 1st Army. Anyway, the request of the General Staff is to launch an attack on the U.S. military in order to attract the attention of the U.S. side. Then the French 1st Army will naturally not be so stupid as to go head-to-head with the US military to complete this task.

Davout did not speak, but came to the front of the military map. Brad also hurriedly followed.

"Now the main force of the US military is concentrated in the Amazon River and the Atlantic coast. If we launch an attack in these two directions, then we are looking for death. On the contrary, the strength of the US military in the west and the north is relatively weak. The north is due to the Orinoco Due to the existence of the river, the U.S. military only deployed tens of thousands of troops in the area north of the Guyana Plateau. Although these tens of thousands of troops cannot be used to attack, it is relatively easy to use them to defend our attack. In addition, Ori The northern part of the Nuoke River is all swamps. Therefore, we cannot choose this direction as our attack direction." Davout stood in front of the map and looked at it for a while before saying.

"Then you mean we can only attack west?" Brad asked. After all, due to geographical factors in the north, it is difficult for the French army to win even if it launches an offensive. In the two directions of the south and the east, there are areas heavily guarded by the US military. If the French army attacks in these two directions, it is simply courting death. Then, there is only one direction left for the French army to attack, the West.

Davout nodded: "That's right. The west is the main direction of our attack this time. At least it was like this before the main force of the US military retreated south. To the west of the Guyana plateau is the Paldaos plateau. Once this The area also belongs to our control area. It was only occupied by the US military after the end of the last war. We are very familiar with the terrain in that area. In addition, the US military has not deployed many troops in that area. The total strength does not exceed 80,000. I think that as long as about 40,000 are dispatched, those American troops can be defeated."

"Is 40,000 troops too weak?" Bligh asked with some concern. If it was the previous French 1st Army, he wouldn't have to worry about this at all. Because compared with the previous French 1st Army, the current French 1st Army, which has been replenished with supplementary forces, has a lower combat effectiveness than the previous French 1st Army.

"No need~ lightnovelpub.net~ Ten thousand people are enough. Although the US military has 80,000 people, which is twice as many as ours. But they are scattered in a vast area, and they cannot gather in one place at all. So in terms of military strength , we are not at a disadvantage. And the general combat effectiveness of our soldiers is also higher than that of the US military, so naturally we have nothing to worry about." Davout said confidently.

"That's fine, Marshal. But I request that I be in command of the army attacking Pardaos," Brad said.

Davout looked at Brad and didn't say anything, but his eyes were obviously full of doubts.

"You know, I used to be a cavalry general, and I was good at attacking. But this time, the remaining troops will withstand the fierce attack of the US army, so I think it will be safer for you to stay in the Guyana plateau after all." Brad smiled Said. In fact, there is another reason, that is, Davout is old after all, and his body will definitely not be able to bear it if he participates in such a high-intensity battle.

"Okay," Davout said. As for Brad's thoughts, he was actually very clear.

After confirming the plan, the French 1st Army immediately took action. Three days later, Bled led 40,000 French troops to leave the Guyana Plateau and attack the Pardaos Plateau.