Chapter 1498 No reinforcements
When the bullets swept across a row of people lying behind the stones, Phillips didn't feel much. This kind of excitement of sweeping the ground was stimulating every cell of his cell. He knew it was very satisfying, but that's all.
He didn't know that his machine gun bullets swept away an American major general and killed the commander of the 1st Land War Division.
Reykjavik.
The sun had already set and the whole of Reykjavik was trapped in darkness.
US Headquarters in Iceland.
Lieutenant General Alexander had a lot of blood in his eyes. He kept smoking and the whole room became smoky.
"That is, in one day, the Germans successfully landed in Iceland, they annihilated our entire 1st Land War Division, and at the same time, they approached the capital of Iceland where we are."
It was only a day, from morning to night, and who would have thought that the situation on this day would worsen so much!
This is the first battle between the United States and Germany, and the United States has already lost a lot.
"We must reinforce. If we want to defend this city and drive the Germans out of the sea, it is absolutely not enough to have our 3rd Land Warfare Division." Next to him, Major General Slachi, the commander of the 3rd Land Warfare Division, said.
During the day, after receiving the news that the 1st Land War Division was surrounded, they wanted to go out for rescue, but did not take action.
If the 1st Marine Division cannot break out with its own abilities, their rescue will be useless and will only consume their troops in vain. Now, they have to defend the city of Reykjavik, and they have to rely on the city to conduct street fighting!
Unfortunately, the power of their division alone is absolutely not enough. They do not have heavy weapons or effective anti-tank weapons. For them, fighting is to die.
They need reinforcements.
Upon hearing his words, Lieutenant General Alexander stomped uneasily: "Until now, the White House has not responded to us."
Lieutenant General Alexander had already guessed something.
Reinforcements are impossible.
The reason is also very simple. The United States has now used all its main forces to deal with island countries and is not ready to fight against the Germans.
If reinforcements are too small, the transport fleet must be used, so it will inevitably be intercepted by the German Navy. During this period when a large number of ships of the US Navy were still under construction and were not in service, the United States was even stretched to deal with island countries and had no ability to deal with the Germans.
In this way, if the United States sends a transport ship, it will only be sunk by Germany. If the United States mobilizes the main force of the navy, what should we do in the Pacific?
In fact, even if the United States wants to mobilize now, it will be too late, because it will take three or five days at the earliest. If it comes from the distant American land, a week will not be enough. During this period, the whole of Iceland will be equipped with the German 10,000-character flag, and it will be too late.
What's more, the United States has lost Iceland and the United States has Greenland.
After Denmark was conquered by Germany, the United States immediately occupied Greenland and managed Greenland. Compared with Greenland's vast land, Iceland is too small. After weighing the pros and cons, the White House might have given up its plan to save Iceland.
The White House gave up, but couldn't say it out, so they simply didn't reply and watched Iceland fall into the hands of the Germans?
"No, we can't just give up." Major General Slach said: "We can mobilize the citizens of Reykjavik and work with us to resist the invasion of the Germans. Yes, let's go to the Prime Minister of Iceland now and ask him to mobilize the people."
Lieutenant General Alexander just smiled bitterly after hearing Major General Sledge's words.
Looking for help from the Prime Minister of Iceland? Think about how we came here. The Prime Minister of Iceland was like he was strong. At this time, maybe they were cheering and waiting for the Germans to come!
Prime Minister's Office.
"The Germans have reached the outskirts of the city." Irena Anades, head of the Iceland National Police Force, told Iceland's Prime Minister Hermann Jonathan: "The powerful 1st American Marine Division was wiped out after just one day."
"In other words, Iceland is already irreplaceable under German rule." Hermann said: "Tonight, there may be a major disaster in our capital."
Indeed, the fight between gods and immortals will affect the people. Iceland has no army, only police force, now there are only 70 people, and the entire population of Iceland is only 120,000, which is definitely the weakest character.
The British came and Iceland had to be occupied by the British, which was a shame for Iceland.
After all, from the history of Iceland, the British played the role of invaders.
Iceland has a cold climate, but the surrounding waters have a large amount of abundant fish resources. The fishing cost is low, but it is rich in protein, which is almost an important source of economical income for Iceland.
Due to geographical location, the British often came to Iceland's waters to fish. Even in later generations, after World War II, Iceland fought the "cod War" with the British for more than 20 years.
Although it was just a small-scale conflict, it also demonstrated the hatred between Iceland and the British.
Now, Iceland is reluctant to be controlled by the British and has no good feelings for the Americans who replaced Britain. In later generations, when Germany announced its surrender, other parts of Europe were in jubilation, but there was a conflict between local people and British sailors in Iceland. Apart from leaving a large number of illegitimate children, British and American soldiers made no other contribution to Iceland.
But what benefits will it be for Iceland if it falls under the rule of the Germans?
It doesn't seem to be any good either.
Just then, a noise came from outside.
"No, you can't go in, the Prime Minister has already rested." The voice of the captain of the guard came from outside, and then the sound of the gun bolt pulling.
The two looked at each other and looked at the door. They saw an American major general pushing the door open and walking in.
"Mr. Prime Minister, I am here to get help." Major General Slach said: "When Iceland is at its most dangerous time, Iceland's men must be mobilized to resist the invasion of the Germans."
He said he was here to seek help, but his attitude was definitely an orderly tone. A major general could shout at the Iceland Prime Minister.
Hearing Slache's words, Hermann immediately looked stern.
Chapter completed!