ps: Today's unit is working overtime, the update is relatively late. Sorry, the second update will be presented later. Thank you for understanding...

So far, the US military has not achieved much results: including air strikes in the escort aircraft carrier formations, artillery formations and shelling formations, plus the 6th Army boarding 6, the casualties caused to the Cape Verde defenders were less than one-quarter. Link had more than 14 o'clock casualties, including the losses of the pilots. More than 4 o'clock of the minor wounded men returned to the battle after simple bandage and treatment. Therefore, the number of German soldiers who insisted on Saar Island was still nearly 5 o'clock, of which about 45 o'clock were members of the 6th Navy Brigade.

In addition to the casualties on the island, the German army suffered too much losses in other aspects. All submarines involved in the night attack successfully left the battlefield. The first attack on the aircraft carrier formation lost 2 S boats. The second attack on the beachhead position lost 2 of the four S boats. The B formation that attacked the artillery fleet and led a large number of guard ships lost 3 more. A total of 16 S boat troops participated in the battle, and 7 were lost. In addition, the casualties on the other boats caused nearly 20 people to be lost.

In other words, the German casualties were about 16oo, while the US military had accumulated casualties of more than 5oo, which was more than three times that of the German army.

Even so, the US military would still thank the German army for only using artillery formations as its main target. If the third strike in the night attack and the fourth strike targeted the Crane 6 fleet further away, the US military would not simply lose a few warships, but would have lost people in large numbers. However, there were still a few torpedoes with too long range that ran into the transport fleet and exploded, using "fate" to take away several cargo ships (the Crane 6 boat was not enough to blow up because of its shallow draft). However, no one is a god. If the German army has another chance to make a new choice, they will still use the main fleet to kill more US soldiers and kill more US soldiers.

Of course, the statistics of the US military cannot be so objective. They believe that they have reimbursed at least half of the Germans on the island and sunk about 20 S boats and 2 submarines. This was reported to Turner by the captains and sailors of each destroyer. They were not trying to lie about military information, but they couldn't help but misjudgment in the dark and in the chaotic state.

This misjudgment seems reasonable: if the Germans didn't have so many S-boats, how could they achieve such a major damage? They only know the long-range and concealment of oxygen torpedoes, and they don't understand their power at all. If it were an American PT boat, it would be useless to rely on torpedoes to achieve such a big result, and it would be useless to add ten times, because their torpedoes are very unreliable.

The sky gradually became brighter, and the sea around Cape Verde returned to calm, as if it was just a nightmare. However, Te Nan and Ingersoll have no intention of calmly thinking about success or failure. They were very depressed. Admiral Ingersoll, who was sitting at the conference table, seemed to have grown 20 years old overnight, and his head hung deeply. After a long time, he asked in a hoarse tone: "Have the losses been counted?"

"The statistics are complete. We have lost 2 Elizabeth-class and West Virginia in terms of battleships, and also lost several light cruisers and destroyers, plus some cargo ships..." a staff officer said in a heavy tone.

"So, with the California, we lost a total of four half of the battleships?"

"It's not just that..." Turner smiled bitterly, "Iowa and the Duke of York were both hit by thunder. The former was still injured, while the latter was seriously damaged. If you don't go to the shipyard for half a year, you may not be able to recover."

"This is too much loss..." Ingersoll murmured to himself, his voice full of sadness, "How should I explain to the President and General Kim?"

Turner and the staff around him couldn't speak. When the Pacific Fleet was in the Far East, it was attacked by Japanese suicide weapons and sank several battleships (including the same-class ships of West Virginia, Colorado and Maryland). It was also a rebellious thing at the time. Everyone complained about Nimitz's command and always thought he was too careless. This time, Turner also specifically emphasized the prevention of possible German suicide weapons in the arrangement. As a result, the German army did not have suicide weapons but used almost suicide styles. The greater losses occurred in the Battle of Cape Verde, and the losses were even greater, which was quite unacceptable.

Now the escort aircraft carrier has lost half of it, the aircraft has lost half of it, and the battleship has also lost half of it. The Collins regiment that boarded the beachhead still lost half of it, but the battle lasted less than a week. If the loss is carried out according to this degree, the fleet will be fully reimbursed here next week.

"What do you think now?"

"There is no other way to report the situation to the Joint Conference... When I go back, I resign and take responsibility."

"Sir, you?"

Ingersoll waved his hand: "It's such a huge loss to beat Cape Verde. When you go back, someone must take responsibility. To be honest, I am the only one who can take responsibility."

"The problem is that I have formulated the tactics and plans, so I should be responsible for it." Turner thought for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth. "We should persevere until the reinforcements arrive and we must take Cape Verde."

"I don't think there are many mistakes in your strategy. You even anticipated the cruelty of the war more in advance than me. You firmly demanded that one more division and eight escort carriers come to reinforce. Putting aside these, such a large loss is a failure for us. So far, our goal of luring the German fleet to come to fight has not been achieved. If they come here now, do we still have the courage and strength to win the battle?"

When Turner heard Ingersoll talk about this, he was speechless and advised after a while: "Sir, although it is heartbreaking to lose half of his troops, we must finish the Battle of Cape Verde, at least we still have the upper hand."

Ingersoll did not comment. At this moment, a staff officer rushed in like a flying man: "Sir, the transatlantic 6 report, the German fleet was not seen in the Yar air defense circle, and General Cunningham also sent a telegram, and there was no trace of the German fleet in their reconnaissance vision."

"Come toward us?" Turner was stunned for a moment, and then said anxiously, "The escort fleet must be allowed to take off the reconnaissance plane immediately to determine the direction..."

"The reconnaissance plane takes off and report the losses to the Joint Conference at the same time." Ingersoll sighed helplessly, "If it is found that the enemy is rushing towards Cape Verde, our army's current state may need to temporarily escape from contact and avoid the limelight."

Cape Verde was 4 hours earlier than Washington. General Jin, who received the emergency telegram from the front line, had just woken up at this time. He had been on duty at the Joint Conference these days and seemed very tired. He received the news that Turner had successfully completed the 6th and controlled the beachhead position last night. He relaxed a little and had a rare sleep. Unexpectedly, he received the emergency telegram early in the morning. Seeing that the adjutant's face was not good, he vaguely knew that the situation was not good.

However, General Jin is a very dignified figure. He was unwilling to show his timidity to his subordinates, and he still insisted on calmness and asked, "Looking at your nervous appearance, did you have a big change last night?"

The adjutant did not dare to answer the conversation, so he just handed the telegram to General Jin. When he handed it on, his hands trembled slightly, as if he had a heavy weight pressed on it.

General Jin suppressed his uneasy mood and looked at it carefully. It would be fine if he didn't look at it. After a closer look, he felt that all his blood was pouring on his head. After several days of fatigue, he was hit by the sudden awakening in the morning and the hypoglycemia caused by the failure to eat, the 60-year-old soldier suddenly turned black and he leaned to the side. The adjutant quickly supported him with his eyes and hands. While resting him, he sat down, and called other guards to take the superior to the hospital.

Everyone rushed him into the car and rushed to the hospital. But not long after, General Jin woke up leisurely. He was in good health and had no hidden diseases. He just fainted in anger. After all, he had completely woken up.

He patted the seat in the back seat and scolded: "What are you doing? What are you doing? I'm not dead yet!"

"Sir, you looked so scary just now. You must go to the hospital."

"Bastard, bastard, the emergency military situation cannot be delayed."

"I had asked others to inform Chief Marshall when you were unconscious just now."

"Okay, now I'm fine. You can send me back to the Federation of Associations. I'm going to have a meeting, the meeting! You can't delay!"

"Sir, don't go..." the adjutant cried, "General Machal said he would go to the hospital for a live meeting, and the president was there too."

Marshall seemed to be very anxious, and in desperation he told General Kim the adjutant that Roosevelt was hospitalized. This kind of news is strictly confidential. Not to mention General Kim's adjutant, he was not qualified to know whether he was not an important figure in the Joint Conference or the Cabinet.

"All right."

After General Jin's car rushed into the hospital with a roar, the doctors and nurses who had already been waiting there immediately rushed over and gave him an emergency examination. Finally, they came to a conclusion: General Jin was fine, just eat a piece of chocolate.

"But, general, you must take care of rest, and this kind of continuous labor cannot last."

"Okay, I'll pay attention to it later..."

In front of Roosevelt's hospital bed, everyone held a special meeting. Roosevelt was in a good mood early in the morning: last night, General Jin and Marshall called him and said that the Cape Verde Islands had been controlled by more than 90%, and that the German army had successfully landed on the island of Saar, and that as long as they fought again today and tomorrow, they could basically be taken down. Although the German fleet was gone, he felt very happy when he thought of taking Cape Verde's strategic location. Then the doctor told him that due to his days of cultivation, his health had improved greatly, and if he wanted to do so, he would be discharged from the hospital.

The two things came together, which made Roosevelt feel very comfortable all over. His appetite for getting up early in the morning improved a lot. When he first saw the senior military officials coming over, he thought he was here to report good news, such as the German army on the island announced his surrender when they saw the general situation...

Unexpectedly, I waited for such a bad news!
Chapter completed!