The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 1047

General Pershing’s sudden departure was a huge blow to the besieged U.S. Army.

The soldiers were already very panicked because they were surrounded. However, because of the existence of General Pershing, they were more or less comforted. Many people even placed their hopes on this legendary veteran, hoping that he could lead them to create miracles. After all, he was a household name in the Eagle Sauce. Who else could they place their hopes on?

However, now this person who they regarded as their spiritual pillar suddenly left them and ran away, and he left without saying goodbye. This hurt the U.S. soldiers very much. Many people’s first reaction to hearing the news was that they were completely disappointed!

Why did General Pershing run away?

It was because he felt that there was no hope to stay here, but he would ruin his life, so he left!

But why didn’t he choose to leave publicly, but sneak away?

For this, the soldiers felt very angry, and many people felt betrayed!

Therefore, the legendary veteran who was originally respected by them was now regarded as a street rat by everyone. Almost all of the tens of thousands of American soldiers who were left behind were scolding him!

The reason for scolding him was not only because he abandoned himself and fled, but also because his departure completely shattered the hope in the hearts of the soldiers, so that they could not find any hope at all!

And just when they were in despair, the German ground forces began to attack!

After more than 1,500 kilometers and almost half of the northeast of the Eagle Sauce, Eisenhower’s main force finally arrived at the battlefield.

At this time, the regiment in the Morganton area had withdrawn to the rear to rest, and the airborne troops participating in the battle had returned to the airport to wait.

This battle will be completely commanded by Eisenhower, and the troops he can mobilize are the Southern Army under his command!

With his qualifications and prestige, if he wants to request support from the Air Force, he can only follow the procedures and send a telegram back to apply. It is impossible to solve the problem with just one phone call like Manstein.

Now, the German army’s battle on the Western Front is particularly fierce. The Air Force’s main focus must be on the battlefield in the west. There are not many troops left to support him. After a concentrated bombing this morning, almost all the bombers at the nearby airports, especially the B-52 strategic bombers, have to be transferred to the west. Only a small number of Stuka dive bombers are left for him!

Although Eisenhower is very fond of offensive artifacts such as Stuka dive bombers, after seeing the terrifyingly powerful firepower of B-52, he still thinks that calling strategic bombers for support is more effective. However

, the enemy he has to deal with is just an isolated army that is surrounded and has no way out. The opponent’s troops are only 30,000 or 40,000 at most. With such a small number of people and still in such a dilemma, this battle does not actually need to be attacked. They can drag it on until the opponent has exhausted their supplies and supplies, and then they will be in chaos. At that time, they can solve the enemy at the lowest cost!

In this case, it is unlikely that a fierce battle will break out here in a short period of time, so it is reasonable for the Air Force to withdraw its troops!

After Eisenhower arrived in Cliff City, he was curious about the besieged army after listening to the report on the Morganton Battle that had broken out before.

He knew that this was an army trained by General Pershing himself. The weapons and equipment of this army were very advanced. Compared with the general US army, their weapons and equipment were undoubtedly much better. Moreover

, unlike the US army that had been defeated repeatedly before and whose morale had fallen to the bottom, this group of US troops had not lost any battles, so their morale was still high.

Although their situation was very bad, they did not give up.

They were still consolidating their defenses and pretending to be ready to defend to the end.

Just like the US attack on the German stronghold before, because the other side occupied a favorable position on the mountain, if the German army launched an attack in this case, it would inevitably be strongly counterattacked by the enemy.

Shooting from a high position has a wider field of vision and a more advantageous position.

The German army is at the foot of the mountain.

If it attacks from the bottom up, it will definitely suffer great casualties.

This price has been shown by the US military once before.

It only attacked a stronghold guarded by only 2,000 people.

The US military, which has more than ten times the force advantage, not only failed to successfully seize the German position, but also paid the price of more than 6,000 casualties!

At this time, the US military has a force of 30,000 to 40,000. If the German army also launches such an attack, I am afraid that the casualties suffered by the German army will be greater than those of the previous US army! The troops trained by General Pershing are the elite of the Eagle Sauce. As long as they resist a little more firmly, the German attack will hardly make any progress.

Therefore, Eisenhower did not act recklessly. After he used a secondary small peak next to the main position of the US military to launch a tentative attack, he immediately began to shrink his troops and put on a defensive posture like the US military.

This attitude clearly told the US military that the German army did not intend to take the initiative to attack, but intended to compete with you in patience to see who can hold on longer!

That’s not all. In order to speed up the collapse of the morale of the US troops in the encirclement, the German army also arranged dozens of tweeters on the battlefield, which were dedicated to playing the latest battle situation on other battlefields.

During this period, Guderian’s advancement in the west was very fast.

Almost every few hours, there was news that his army had captured some place or city.

These news made the German soldiers extremely excited, but they hurt the hearts of the US soldiers!

The power of fishing reel propaganda is very powerful.

After learning that the situation on other battlefields was also very unfavorable to their side, the morale of the Eagle Sauce Army became even more depressed, and many soldiers even began to be at a loss!

They don’t know what they are doing now, why do they still take up arms to resist?

Obviously there is no chance at all, and it is just a trapped beast fighting, why do they still fight so hard?

Even if a miracle really happens, so that they can get rid of the encirclement of the German army.

Even if they are allowed to return to the US military headquarters and return to the safe rear!

With the current situation of the enemy and us on the battlefield, can they still change their fate?

The answer is no!