Chapter 530 The Poseidon Project
On October 5, just one week after the end of the military meeting on the evening of September 28. French Navy Commander Boult and Navy Chief of Staff Sucret appeared in the Elysee Palace on time, in Xiao Jie's office.
Dugor and Eke also came here. Today is the last day for the Navy to introduce the combat plan to Xiao Jie. Although this combat plan started to be produced two years ago, with the continuous changes in the strength of both sides and the influence of economic and political factors, this combat plan is also constantly changing.
Yesterday morning, with the efforts of all the staff of the Navy, the combat plan was finally completed. Boult and Sucret have been paying attention to this combat plan. In the afternoon, some hopeful modifications were made. I knew that it was finally finalized last night. [bsp; The entire combat plan was named "Boseidon Plan", which means that after this battle, the French Navy will control the entire ocean like the legendary sea god.
The entire combat plan listed the military comparison and advantages and disadvantages of the two sides, and then formulated a detailed combat plan to completely defeat the enemy in one battle. The combat plan is very detailed, from where and when should the French Navy launch an attack, what reactions will the Navy come from when to the United States and Canada, based on these reactions, what countermeasures the French Navy take, etc. It is very detailed. Xiao Jie just roughly reviewed it. In fact, he is just a layman in the naval battle. Those naval staff are much more professional than him.
The decisive sea area of the naval battle was actually the Little Antilles Islands. This surprised Xiao Jie, but then he figured it out. Since the defeat of the last battle in the English Channel, they have become more cautious. They completely withdrew from the eastern Atlantic region and retracted the defense line to the central Atlantic region. It is extremely cautious. In this case, it is basically impossible to fight in a waters that are beneficial to France. The US and Canadian navies are not allowed to come to these areas, making France powerful but unable to use it.
Therefore, the waters for the decisive battle can only be the western Atlantic region, close to the United States. But this would be very unfavorable to the French Navy's supply, and they needed to prepare enough supply ships. Otherwise, the supply of the huge navy would be a very serious problem. Fortunately, the Navy was prepared and built more than 20 supply ships on its own and collected hundreds of merchant ships. This was enough for the supply of the navy fleet.
From the latest information, the U.S. and Canadian Navy have made re-adjustments. In addition, a joint command was established, with Davis officially becoming the supreme commander, responsible for fully commanding the navies of the two countries.
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The 6th, 7th and 8th Fleets of the United States were respectively. However, in the failed command of the Battle of the English Channel, the 8th Fleet was transferred back to the country, and the 6th and 7th Fleets of the South Atlantic region were only left. In the strait, the 5th, 9th and 11th Fleets of the United States were only half of their combat effectiveness, and the most powerful "North Carolina" class warships were left. Therefore, these three fleets were deployed in the Caribbean region. The remaining 7 fleets, 1, 2th, 3rd, 4th, 8th, 10th and 12th, were deployed in the Central Atlantic region and the United States coastal region, focusing on defending the security of the United States.
The French Admiralty’s “Boseidon Plan” is actually not novel, but it has forced the United States and Canada to fall into France’s plan step by step.
The entire plan is: the first step, the French Navy's South Atlantic Fleet will break through the US Navy's blockade of South America and escort an army to land in South America. After that, the French Navy's South Atlantic Fleet will face the siege of the US 6th and 7th Fleets. The South Atlantic Fleet is the last fleet established by France. The main battleships include only two "Giant Whale" class warships and two "Tiger Shark" class warships. The overall strength is slightly stronger than any of the US fleets, but facing the siege of the US two fleets,
Only failure. The second step is that the Straits Fleet supports the South Atlantic Fleet. At this time, the US Navy is forced to dispatch a fleet to rescue the surrounded Fleets 6 and 7. The most likely one is the three remaining fleets stationed in the Caribbean. After they go to South America, the Mediterranean Fleet will directly chā their rear and surround these three remaining fleets, and cooperate with the Straits Fleet and the South Atlantic Fleet in front to annihilate all five of the US Navy's fleets.
The United States and Canada will definitely not sit idly by and watch these fleets be annihilated. They will definitely concentrate their main forces for rescue, or take the opportunity to gather the main fleet to surround the French fleet, and damage or annihilate them in one fell swoop. At this time, if the US and Canadian navy makes such an intention, the French Atlantic Fleet must buy time for the other three fleets.
In this way, a large-scale decisive battle will be launched around the Little Antilles Islands. According to the analysis of the Navy, the two sides may be evenly matched in this naval battle. The French Navy has a little advantage at most, and even if it wins, it will be a tragic victory. In order to change this ending, the "Glorious" fleet will appear as a killer weapon. When the war reaches a white-hot stage, the Glorious Fleet will appear on the battlefield. With its powerful power, it will severely damage the US and Canadian Navy, divide it, and cooperate with several other fleets to severely damage the US and Canadian Navy.
After that, the French Navy will go north as a whole, and fight the remaining fleet of the US and Canadian Navy. If the US and Canadian Navy hide, the French Navy will destroy all industrial facilities along the US coast, including shipyards. This will greatly weaken the US's war potential and prepare for future landings.
"The overall plan is very good, one by one. However, this requires that the timing be very accurate. If something goes wrong in one link, it may affect the final result. In addition, pay attention to how to deal with the reaction of the US and Canadian Navy." Xiao Jie said after closing the thick "boseidon" plan.
"The Admiralty has prepared a careful response plan, please rest assured," Sucret replied.
Xiao Jie nodded and asked, "So, why is the implementation date of the entire plan? It seems that there is no date marked on the plan?"
"This must be discussed with the General Staff. I don't know if the General Staff has any other requirements for the three legions in South America. The Admiralty Department's suggestion is better to control it within 50,000 people and bring less supplies, so that the South Atlantic Fleet can quickly react after discovering the siege of the 6th and 7th Fleets of the United States." Burt said.
"We have also discussed it. Let's send a Marine Division to the place where they can transfer the troops of two divisions from the reserve. After they arrive in South America, they will replenish them into three legions. As for the supplies, they will only need to add some shells, especially the 155mm howitzer shells. Marshal Dawu's telegram clearly mentioned that this shell is very short of them and has seriously affected their battle." Eck said.
"So how long will it take to prepare these?" asked Burt.
"It's ready within three days!" Eck replied.
"Then the whole plan will be carried out on October 12. The supply fleet and the South Atlantic Fleet will set off at night. At the same time, contact Marshal Dawu, and they need to cooperate at that time to capture a port and mobilize the US fleet." Sucret said.
"This is no problem. The General Staff will coordinate with the three legions in South America." Eck agreed.
The Navy will play an irreplaceable role in this battle. Only when they win will the Army have the opportunity to land in North America and make achievements. Therefore, the Army will naturally cooperate with the Navy's requirements. If the two sides are not blocked by such an ocean, it will be much easier. The French army alone can easily destroy the other side.
"In addition, the issue of confidentiality requires the cooperation of the Ministry of Interior and Security!" said Burt.
"I will personally tell the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Security. During the war, they will do their best to assist the military's intelligence department." Xiao Jie agreed directly. The Ministry of Interior and Security are subordinate departments of the government. The military has no right to direct command, which requires Xiao Jie to personally order.
Three days later, the General Staff quickly prepared 50,000 troops to South America and strategic materials for the mainland. More than 150 transport ships were shipped. At the same time, all the naval bases in France were martial law. The French intelligence department, the Ministry of Interior and Security, jointly investigated these areas and defended them closely.
The news was transmitted back to the United States by American spies. The United States realized that this was a precursor to the beginning of the war. They immediately made preparations and at the same time informed the Canadian side.
Chapter completed!