The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 1040

This decision is risky. The two sides are competing in speed to see who can be faster.

If the U.

S.

military can take down this stronghold in one go before the second wave of German air strikes, then they don’t have to worry about the next German bombing.

They just need to hide on the spot and find cover.

The reason why the U.

S.

military suffered huge casualties in the previous wave of air strikes was mainly because they were in an offensive state.

The soldiers were completely exposed to the enemy’s vision.

Facing the attack of bombers that were much faster than themselves, most of the soldiers were bombed without being able to find cover.

In this case, the shock wave and fragments of the bomb explosion will cause a large number of casualties to the exposed soldiers. However, if they have been prepared in advance and hidden when the German bombers come, the result will be completely different. The German army, which has lost its clear target, can only bomb indiscriminately. In this case, even if there will be some damage, the number of casualties will definitely be much less than before!

However, if they fail to complete the attack before then, they will inevitably be hit hard again when the second wave of air strikes comes, and it is even possible that the losses they suffer next time will be even more severe than this time! The longer the time left for the German army, the more fully prepared they will be, and the more bombers will take off, and then the variables will be greater!

Admiral Pershing is a very cautious person. Under normal circumstances, he will not do such a risky thing.

He has never been a radical person, and stability has always been his personal style.

Moreover, the Eagle Sauce in the past did not need to win by surprise. They only needed to draw lines and push forward step by step. With their strong national strength, they would sooner or later wear out the enemy, and there was no need to take any risks at all!

In later generations, regarding the performance of the US military in World War I and World War II, many people felt that the US military’s tactics were very rigid, that is, aircraft bombing, artillery fire, and ground advancement.

The reason for this is actually closely related to the strong national strength of the Eagle Sauce.

Their tactics seem rigid, but they have no obvious weaknesses.

Faced with this kind of play, the German army on the Western Front did not have any good solutions.

The little mustache concentrated most of the elite forces in the Battle of the Bulge at the last moment and tried it once, but the effect was still not very good.

The German army was so strong that it could not break through the US defense line.

Other armies encountered such tactics of the US Army and I am afraid that there is nothing they can do!

However, the current situation is different from the past. The current Eagle Sauce is very different from the previous Eagle Sauce.

Before, time was on their side. They only needed to fight step by step. If they dragged on and were exhausted, they would definitely be the enemy.

Now, the Third Reich has crushed the Eagle Sauce in terms of both comprehensive national strength and military strength. After losing most of the land in the country, the land area of the Eagle Sauce has shrunk by more than half, and the population has also been reduced by half. Although the industrial power of the Great Lakes region is still preserved, after losing the states that provide raw materials for production, the industry in the Great Lakes region has also been greatly affected.

Their factories can’t produce things out of thin air. They must have raw materials to produce. At this time, their raw materials are running out. If this continues, the German army only needs to continue to block their access to supplies. They don’t need to do anything. They can trap the Eagle Sauce to death!

So, time is on the side of the German army now. The Eagle Sauce must turn the situation around as soon as possible. If it continues to drag on, they will definitely fail!

In this case, Admiral Pershing had to become radical.

The reason why he insisted on fighting this battle was to get the first victory at all costs. As long as he got this first victory, he hoped to achieve a decisive victory in this battle by relying on the victory to improve the morale of the army!

The German army pushed forward in three directions, seemingly aggressive, but in fact it was a taboo in military strategy!

Since ancient times, it is easy to be defeated one by one when divided into troops!

By controlling the stronghold in front of them and occupying the pass of the Appalachian Mountains, they can close the connection between the east and west of the German army. In this way, they can concentrate their forces to eat one of the German armies!

Admiral Pershing knew very well that if they fought a defensive battle this time, their hope of winning was very slim.

In terms of hard power, they were not as good as the Germans.

Moreover, the Germans had absolute air superiority, and their air operations were completely unstoppable by the US military, which led to the US military being passive everywhere.

The attacking party originally had the initiative, and they could concentrate a large number of troops in a certain place for key attacks. Once the defending party failed to react in time and failed to send reinforcements to plug the gap in the first time, the defense line would be penetrated. The

Eagle Sauce had very little land left at this time. As long as one point was penetrated and the Germans came in, the entire Eagle Sauce defense line would collapse in an instant. With their current strategic depth, it was almost impossible to form a second line of defense in a short time. If the Germans were allowed to advance recklessly, then the territories controlled by the Eagle Sauce would be burned to pieces by the war!

By then, the city factories and farmland would be burned to ashes by the war. Even if they repelled the Germans, what would happen?

Without food and factories, who would feed them and produce weapons for them?

Therefore, for the US military, this battle must not be blindly defended. Even if it is defended, it will be a failure for them!

Therefore, Admiral Pershing hopes to attack and push the war to the area controlled by the German army. In this way, the impact of the war between the two sides on the Eagle Sauce itself will be much smaller!

So, he plans to give it a try!

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Richman, German headquarters.

Manstein’s attention has been completely attracted by the small-scale but influential battle in Morganton.

For such a regiment of defenders, the German army has dispatched three batches of bomber groups and sent more than 150 bombers to support.

However, bombers alone are not enough, because his opponent chose to launch a crazy attack regardless of the cost under the bombing! Although the location of Morganton is very critical, this place is not an absolute battleground for military strategists, so Manstein’s first impression of the opponent’s behavior is a bit abnormal.

For this reason, he didn’t have time to think about it, and relied on his intuition to issue an order to dispatch airborne troops to fight.

When the Air Force faces an enemy attack, it can not only drop bombs to bomb the enemy, but also dispatch transport planes to directly drop troops and weapons and equipment, and quickly increase its own forces in a certain place in a short time.

If it is on the plains, the airdropped paratroopers are actually quite dangerous when facing the enemy’s armored division because of the lack of heavy weapons.

However, Morganton is located in the mountains. Even light infantry without heavy weapons can still fight very well in this environment. Therefore, increasing the number of troops can greatly improve the strength of the defense and increase the difficulty of the enemy’s attack!

Manstein was very curious about what the enemy would do after he made such a decision.