69novels Chapter 1036
Chapter 1036
“My opinion is, let’s try to fight first and see how the German army reacts!”
Admiral Pershing would have been fine if he hadn’t spoken, but once he spoke, he made a big splash. What he said surprised everyone present!
No way? Aren’t the Germans attacking and they are defending now?
How come it became the U.S. Army that took the initiative to attack when it came to General Pershing?
The U.S. Army is now in a passive situation strategically. They are very disadvantaged in facing the siege of the German army on all sides, and they are a bit stretched in terms of manpower. How can they have the ability to take the initiative to attack?
Moreover, even if they really have the ability to launch an active attack, what’s the point? If they take the initiative to attack, even if they defeat the German army in a certain direction, the German army responsible for the attack in other directions can still break through their defense line and kill their nest. At that time, the main force of the U.S. Army is not there, and the defense of the city where the White House is located is empty. Wouldn’t it be wiped out by the German army?
So when they heard Admiral Pershing’s proposal, the senior officials of the White House and the government began to clamor, obviously disagreeing!
“No, this is not possible, it’s too dangerous!”
“Yes, we don’t know in which direction the German army has the strongest forces. If we are unlucky and run into the enemy’s heavy troops when we take the initiative to attack, wouldn’t that be walking into a trap?”
“We have saved money and saved a lot of money. If we throw it all away, how can we explain it to the people?”
Even President Roosevelt had to consider the opinions of the people, so he looked at Admiral Pershing. Although he did not explicitly reject his proposal, he obviously hoped that he could take back his idea or make further explanations, at least to calm everyone’s panic and lest everyone feel insecure!
“Don’t worry, the attack does not require all the troops. I only need to mobilize a small part of the army to launch one or two exploratory attacks on the local battlefield. The troops do not need too many, about two or three divisions are enough!”
General Pershing originally planned to send out more troops to test the waters. After all, his composite armored division has not been tested in actual combat since it was created, and it is not clear how powerful this new army is on the battlefield. So before the decisive battle, he wanted to find a place to compete with the German army to see what his new army is like!
However, everyone’s attitude was so firm that he couldn’t force it, so he was forced to reduce the troops and use two or three armored divisions to try it out.
“Well, our army has just completed training. The soldiers are equipped with a lot of new equipment, and the tactics they use are completely different from before. So we really need to find a place to verify whether our idea is successful. This is very necessary!”
Admiral Pershing’s statement made President Roosevelt feel a little relieved. It can be seen that he is actually a little worried.
He himself is not very worried about his own safety. After all, he is determined to give everything he has to this country, so he is naturally not afraid of sacrifice.
However, other people in the government may not have this awareness. If they cannot provide them with a safe working environment, I am afraid that everyone will be panicked and unwilling to complete their work. The army is fighting on the front line, and the various support work in the rear is very important and very complicated. If there is no efficient operation system to support it, the weapons, ammunition and supplies of the front-line troops may soon be gone!
Therefore, leaving the main force of the US military behind is not for himself, but a necessary measure to maintain the stability of the government.
However, he did not want everyone to continue to oppose it, so he directly agreed to Admiral Pershing’s proposal and gave him a chance to let him go out and try it out!
“Thank you, Mr. President. I will not let you down. Just wait for the good news from the front line!”
Admiral Pershing paid little attention to political affairs after his retirement, so he was not very familiar with President Roosevelt.
But the other party provided him with various conveniences from the time he invited him out of retirement to the time he trained the troops, and managed to secure three months for him to train without being disturbed! It is a very good thing for Pershing to work under such a sensible president who can provide all kinds of help. If the current situation was not too bad, he might have served for a few more years and helped Roosevelt more.
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Admiral Pershing promised the president that he would bring back the news of victory, and he was actually prepared to do so!
The U.
S.
military had been fighting the German army for so long, and had hardly won any large-scale battles.
This made the U.
S.
military have an involuntary fear of the German army, and the entire army from top to bottom was afraid of the German army to the core!
This state actually had a great impact on the combat effectiveness of the U.
S.
military.
When MacArthur led the team before, this kind of problem had already occurred, but he also wanted to break the myth of the invincibility of the German army through local battles, so as to boost the morale and military spirit of the army.
Unexpectedly, he played too much and was attacked by Guderian unexpectedly. In the end, he did not win the victory, but he lost his own army. It can be said that he lost both the wife and the army!
MacArthur died on the battlefield, which made the U.S. military even more afraid of the German army!
General Pershing was not a rookie. He did not think that the German army was invincible, but ordinary soldiers thought so. And the soldiers who went to the battlefield were all such soldiers. This was fatal!
Therefore, no matter what, they had to win once, even if they had more people against fewer, even if they used conspiracy and trickery. Anyway, at all costs, winning once was enough!
And the enemy he chose was naturally the weakest Southern Army!
“General, the intelligence investigation is clear. The defenders 120 kilometers southeast of Pittsburgh should be the rebels of the Southern Army. The number of defenders here is not large, about one regiment, with a total of about 2,500 people. They are equipped with 12 75mm field guns, no heavy artillery, and no tanks. If we send out tank troops to attack them, we should be able to win!”
Pick the softest persimmons, and among the soft persimmons, you have to find the softest ones, the ones that are least likely to hit your teeth.
The German troops stationed in Morganton are obviously the most ideal target in the minds of the US military!
After hearing the soldier’s report, General Pershing nodded slightly. This target does look good.
In this case, let’s decide to attack this stronghold!
“Taking out the Morganton stronghold will cut off the connection between the central and eastern German armies, which will be of great benefit to our future defense!”
Admiral Pershing took a look at the map and felt that this target was right and appropriate!