69novels Chapter 1039
Chapter 1039
“Boom, boom!”
Dense bombs fell from the sky and landed in the attacking U.S. military formation, just like the god of death waving his sickle, harvesting the lives of a large number of soldiers in an instant!
“The German air support came so quickly, I thought they would come later, but I didn’t expect them to come so soon!”
Looking at the German bomber group that had just dropped bombs and was on its way back, Admiral Pershing’s face looked very ugly.
Standing next to him was a general who was slightly younger than him. In his original history, he had become famous in the Second World War and was one of the top generals in the Eagle Sauce Army. His name was Patton!
However, unlike in history, General Patton was not a famous general at this time. Since he led his troops south last year, he has been defeated repeatedly by the German army. This left him with a very bad reputation and made him unable to raise his head in front of the people, especially when his main general was killed by the enemy and he was powerless to do anything. This feeling was particularly strong!
“The German army has unshakable air superiority, and our air force has no way to compete with them in the air, which results in air supremacy falling completely into their control. Without the air threat, the German bombers can naturally come and go as they please, and they can provide support at any time!”
This was the first time that Admiral Pershing had dealt with this German army, so he was somewhat unfamiliar with the German army’s tactics.
Although he had participated in World War I and was the most outstanding general in World War I.
However, now that more than ten years have passed since World War I, the experience of World War I is no longer of much help to them now.
A typical example is the struggle for air supremacy!
In World War I, the performance of the aircraft on both sides was very poor. Because of the insufficient power of the engine, the aircraft’s load-bearing capacity was very poor. Not only was the flight speed slow and the flight distance short, but it was also unable to carry a large amount of weapons and ammunition, which made the aircraft’s ground attack capability during World War I very weak.
But ten years later, the situation was completely different. At this time, the German Air Force was far superior to the original Air Force. The German fighters had a long range and fast speed. When they encountered fighters from various countries, they were almost one-sided. The
German bombers were completely different from those bombers during World War I. They had a heavier tonnage and a larger payload, which made them a great threat to the ground troops. One or two bombers could It’s still okay, but if dozens or even hundreds of bombers are dispatched at one time to focus on the care, the result will be completely different!
Patton has suffered losses at the hands of the German Air Force many times. In the Battle of St. Marys, the German Air Force used the terrible weapon of thermobaric bombs, which caused incalculable casualties to the US military in a short period of time. As a witness who witnessed all this, General Patton can be said to have never forgotten this scene!
Therefore, long before Admiral Pershing returned, he had reminded the other party many times to be careful of the German Air Force.
Although Admiral Pershing was quick to follow his advice and accepted many of his suggestions, the other party had not witnessed the horror of the German Air Force with his own eyes, so he was still skeptical about what he said in his heart!
At this time, Admiral Pershing finally saw the scene that Patton had described to him: a huge plane that covered the sky and the sun flew overhead, and a large number of bombs were thrown out from the belly of the plane and fell on the position, blowing groups of soldiers to the ground!
Listening to others’ descriptions and seeing it with your own eyes, these two feelings are really completely different!
“Fortunately, this is a mountainous area, with dense vegetation and a lot of hidden landforms that provide us with natural protection. Otherwise, the previous round of bombing would have caused us even more serious casualties!”
General Patton said with lingering fear, looking at the craters on the battlefield that were still emitting thick smoke.
“With such a fierce bombing, if we continue to attack under the bombing, I am afraid that the casualties of the troops will be very high. So, General, should we withdraw?”
Neither Patton nor Pershing took the defenders in Morganton to heart.
Although this army has performed very hard and has persisted from last night until now without giving up or surrendering, this tenacious spirit is enough to be admired.
However, the gap in hard power between the two sides is very obvious. As long as Admiral Pershing is determined to continue fighting, then this stronghold will definitely be pulled out by them. The Germans inside will either become their prisoners or be killed on the spot. With this victory, they will become the first people in the Eagle Sauce to break the myth of the invincibility of the German army!
However, the risk of doing so is too great!
Due to the lack of intelligence, they have no idea how many German bombers have come, and whether there will be more bombings later?
If the Germans continue to bomb, should they continue to attack?
Continuing the attack may cause heavy losses due to the fierce bombing in the air, but if they give up, wouldn’t all the previous efforts be in vain?
“How many defenders are left in Morganton?”
Admiral Pershing frowned and thought for a while, then asked.
“I’m not sure, but if the previous intelligence is correct, the troops stationed here are the 177th Regiment of the Southern Army. This regiment has a strength of about 2,500 people. Taking into account the losses last night and the fierce fighting today, the number of defenders should not exceed half, and there are probably less than a thousand people with combat capabilities!”The
German air firepower is very fierce, but the US ground artillery is not inferior at all!
The US composite armored division is equipped with a large number of heavy artillery. These heavy artillery have almost never stopped since last night, and have been bombarding the defenders’ positions.
How effective is this bombardment? Unless you carefully clean the battlefield after winning, it is difficult to determine directly with the naked eye!
“A thousand men?”
Admiral Pershing thought about it. A thousand men were already very few. If these thousand men were a fresh force with full energy and excellent condition, he might give up the plan to continue the attack.
However, these thousand men have been fighting since last night. The entire army is exhausted from top to bottom and in a very bad condition. Moreover, more than half of their troops have been killed or wounded. The morale of the soldiers must be very low. In this state, it seems that as long as they work harder and launch an attack in one go, they can be killed!