69novels Chapter 846
Chapter 846
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In New Orleans, the battle here has come to an end. Although the American troops stationed here put up a heroic resistance in isolation, they were outnumbered and still lost miserably to the Germans!
However, Model, who entered the city in an armored vehicle, couldn’t help but frown when he saw the large number of buildings in the city that were destroyed in the battle.
“This is a redneck state. The people who originally lived here were very tough. Louisiana is very close to Texas. The people in these two places are tough and brave. They were the main force of the Southern Army during the Civil War. In many battles, they beat the Northern Army to a pulp!”
Seeing the tragic battle in the city, Vanelk didn’t think it was strange. It seemed that it should be so.
“Texas even established an independent country. Unlike the thirteen states, they joined the Eagle Sauce with their country, so the rednecks in Texas are more sturdy than the Eagle Sauce people in other places. If we want to attack Texas in the future, we must be wary not only of the US troops here, but also of the civilians here!”Texas has extremely rich oil reserves, so Mobil Oil has a large number of oil fields here.
Because of work, Vanelk often travels between Texas and Louisiana, so he has some understanding of the local customs and history.
“Well, the Führer has reminded me of this before I came here. I was a little skeptical before. The Führer said that if there is no special need, Texas should be the last state to be attacked. I thought it was very strange at the time, but now after listening to your explanation, I understand it!”
Model nodded slightly and glanced at the American soldiers dressed in civilian or militia costumes who were killed by the Germans on the street. The weapons in these people’s hands were varied and they did not look like regular troops, but in the street fighting in New Orleans, it was these mobs that caused the Germans a lot of trouble!
The German army suddenly began to march westward three days ago. In order to solve the crisis of insufficient fuel supply, Model decided to send troops to capture the southern oil-producing areas of the American army!
The oil production in Louisiana and Texas is very rich, but Texas is a little far away, and the people here are tough and not easy to mess with.
Therefore, Louisiana, which is closest to them, naturally became their first choice!
Louisiana is adjacent to Florida.
After the Battle of St.
Marys, the US troops stationed here were afraid of the strength of the German army and sent troops from the east.
They retreated back to New Orleans, so the German army encountered almost no obstruction from the US military when crossing the state border.
However, the militia and civilian armed elements that kept emerging from both sides of the road caused considerable trouble to the German army’s march. These people rode horses, carried guns, and some carried some explosives and tools.
These armed elements would destroy the railways, roads and bridges on the German army’s advance route.
The railways in many areas were pried open by them with tools, and the rails were removed or directly blown up.
Some unscrupulous people not only removed the rails, but also dug a lot of pits on the railway line, so that even if the German army connected the rails, they could not continue to pass in a short time. They needed to get off the car and fill in the dug holes!
This is not to mention the damaged bridges. If the German army wants to repair the bridges here, I’m afraid it will take more time!
These sabotage actions are somewhat like guerrilla warfare. Although they did not cause much casualties, they greatly tied down their energy and reduced their progress!
For three whole days, the German army that set out from the railway has not yet reached its destination. Fortunately, the German armored forces do not rely on railways. They set out from the land roads and arrived in New Orleans first.
These hawkish rednecks did not let go of the German troops advancing on the roads. They also tried to attack the German troops here.
However, roads are much more difficult to destroy than railways. Even if a section of the road is destroyed, it will not affect the German army’s advance. After all, the German tanks can easily bypass these sections.
Therefore, these rednecks had to stand up and deal with the German army in a powerless way!
In the process of marching into New Orleans. In the 1980s, a fierce battle broke out between the German army and the red necks of the Eagle Sauce in the Biloxi area!
The red necks knew that they could not fight against the large German army, so they hid after seeing the German army from a distance, fired a few shots at the large German army, and quickly rode away on horseback!
This harassment tactic is the guerrilla warfare in the German army training course. This tactic was used by the Boers during the Boer War. The British lobster soldiers who were hit by this tactic suffered heavy losses. They had martial arts but could not use them. As a result, they recruited hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and the number of troops exceeded the total population of the Boers, but they still could not do anything to the other side! The
British lost hundreds of millions of pounds in the Boer War, which directly led to the decline of the British Empire. In the view of many historians in later generations, the hegemony of the British Empire began to fall rapidly after this war!
At this time, the red necks of the Eagle Sauce used this difficult guerrilla tactic to deal with the German army. Obviously, they hoped to replicate the results of the Boers!
However, the German army they faced was not as useless as the British army thirty years ago!
“The enemy’s cavalry is very fast. If we send out infantry to pursue them, we will definitely not be able to catch up with them. Moreover, we cannot be sure whether the enemy has an ambush. Therefore, if we send out a fast cavalry unit, it is easy to be ambushed and cause greater casualties!”
Faced with this kind of attack, the biggest difficulty for the attacked party is not knowing how to pursue.
The enemy is a scattered cavalry. If we use infantry to chase them, we will definitely not be able to catch up. If we use cavalry to chase them, the enemy is a local and is very familiar with the local terrain. It is easy for them to deliberately lead the pursuers into their ambush circle for an ambush!
Therefore, the attacked party is in a dilemma of whether to chase or not, and is directly caught in the unfavorable situation of passively being beaten.
Under normal circumstances, if such harassment occurs a few more times, the morale of the army will be greatly affected, and the morale of the soldiers will probably be gone soon. At that time, if they encounter the regular troops of an enemy of equal strength, they may really be unable to beat them!
Back then, the Boers This tactic was used. First, the British army was harassed and attacked. Then, when the British army was exhausted and its combat effectiveness declined, the main force suddenly came out and wiped out the British army in one go!
How to crack this tactic became the biggest problem for the British army at that time. The answer given by the British army was to set up camps and villages, compress the Boers’ activity space little by little, and use bunkers and railways to cut off the Boers’ activity space. Once the Boers lost their activity space, they would be defeated one by one!
Although the British army paid a huge price, they finally won the Boer War, which proved that this tactic was actually effective!
So, does the German army need to learn this tactic now?
Of course not!
The German army has a better way!
“Let the light division pursue, use the speed of the armored vehicles to hold on to the enemy cavalry, expand the search area, maintain flank support, and prevent enemy attacks!”
Model’s tactics are very targeted. He is good at playing defense. Even when chasing, he never forgets to maintain a defensive posture!