69novels Chapter 925
Chapter 925
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: 0.054s Scan: 0.044sJust when the Americans were celebrating and jubilant about a great victory, the German side seemed a little depressed!
“You say, this guy Ridgway has clearly reached the door, why didn’t he think of coming over to take a look? If his troops had taken a few more steps forward, maybe we could have captured another Eagle Sauce general alive!”
After learning that the Eagle Sauce was heading south, Model quietly led an army to travel at night and arrived in Louisiana without anyone noticing.
If the U.S. military had investigated the German garrison in the Orange area in advance, they would have found that the German troops here were very weak, so they might take the initiative to attack here!
And once they launched an attack on Orange, then Model’s army, with the cooperation of the navy, would advance from the north and south, directly into the rear of the U.S. military, and surround them in this narrow area between Beaumont and Orange!
As long as their encirclement can be formed, the U.S. troops in the encirclement will basically have no way to escape!
But somehow, the U.S. military, which was originally aggressive, stopped its advance outside the city of Orange after catching up with Anthony’s rednecks. Facing Orange, a city with such empty defenses, they were not tempted and did not have the idea of taking the opportunity to recapture it. This made Model miss a good opportunity to capture Ridgway.
“It seems that this Ridgway is more cautious than we originally thought. To be honest, I don’t like such an opponent!”
Guderian, who led an armored division and arrived in Florida first from the air, participated in this operation with Model this time.
The two great generals of the empire went out together, originally thinking that they could catch a big fish, but unexpectedly the big fish slipped away in advance, making them almost run for nothing, which made them feel a little depressed!
“When will your follow-up troops land? Texas is so important, we can’t give it to the Eagles!”
Model still cares a lot about Texas. After all, the oil in Texas is not only important to the Eagles, but also to the German army that wants to gain a foothold in the Eagles’ homeland!
Without this oil, all their weapons and equipment will need to rely on fuel shipped from the mainland!
The cost of transporting fuel from the mainland is too high, and it takes too long, which will greatly affect the combat efficiency of the army!
Moreover, even if they don’t consider their own fuel needs, in order to cut off the Eagles’ oil source, they can’t give Texas to the Eagles!
So whether it is Guderian or Model, the attitude of the two towards Texas is almost the same. They both want to take the initiative to attack and defeat the American troops stationed in Texas. Army, take control of this place in their own hands!
In this way, they can not only protect the safety of Florida’s flank, but also open up a new battlefield. The German army can cross the Rocky Mountains and attack the western part of the Eagle Sauce to the west.
Similar to the eastern region, the western part of the Eagle Sauce close to the Pacific Ocean is prosperous. There is a prosperous economic belt composed of a large number of coastal cities, which gathers more than 10 million people and nearly a quarter of the total economic output!
As the safest rear base of the Eagle Sauce at this time, many of the Eagle Sauce’s military factories are located here. If this place can be taken down, it will be of great help to weaken the Eagle Sauce’s strength!
So both of them want to march westward as soon as possible to threaten this safe rear base of the Eagle Sauce.
However, to carry out such a large-scale military operation, Model’s army alone is definitely not enough. The defensive pressure they face at this time is still quite large. If they cannot solve the security problem in Florida, a hasty division of troops will only give the enemy the opportunity to defeat them one by one. So unless they can get more reinforcements, they will be unable to attack westward!
Guderian is the commander of the First Army. Since he appeared in North America, it means that his First Army will also arrive!
However, an entire army obviously cannot be transported completely by air. Except for the armored division that Guderian brought with him, the rest of the troops all came on transport ships and landing ships.
Guderian’s First Army There is one more division than other armies, and they have a lot of heavy weapons, so it takes a lot of ships and time to transport them. If they depart from the Empire, it will take at least 20 days to reach North America.
If they depart from the Azores, then almost 12 days will be enough!
Model certainly hopes that Guderian’s First Army can land ashore quickly, so that they can take advantage of the fact that the US troops have just entered Texas and have not yet established a firm foothold to expel them!
After the victory of the Bermuda Battle, the sea route from mainland Europe to Florida has basically been opened. In this case, the Empire has begun to gradually increase the speed of sending troops to Florida.
Guderian’s First Army was not the first to arrive. Before him, the Navy’s Marine Corps had taken the lead in landing an army, and after Guderian, the Third, Fourth and Fifth Armies were waiting for the transfer of transport ships. As long as there are enough transport ships, these troops will soon land in North America!
Once these troops land, the German army will definitely not be satisfied with staying in this small place in Florida. They will definitely attack northward and launch a fierce attack on the core areas of the Eagle Sauce!
Model wanted to consolidate the western defense line as soon as possible before that, protect the stability of the fuel supply of hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops, and open up a second battlefield by the way, and burn the flames of war to the western states of the Eagle Sauce!
“If we calculate the time, we should be able to arrive before January 15th!”
Guderian’s First Army set out from the European mainland, but they set out earlier, immediately after the Battle of Bermuda.
The troops are expected to be at sea for more than 20 days. If everything goes well, they will definitely be able to land before mid-January.
“But don’t expect them to be combat-ready immediately after landing. Several of my army commanders have told me that the soldiers in the army are suffering from severe seasickness when sailing on the sea. Soldiers are generally not very adaptable to sailing on ships, so the troops need some time to rest and adjust after landing. I don’t plan to use these troops before they fully recover!”
Model nodded and expressed his understanding.
At the beginning, his troops also rested for a while after landing before participating in the Battle of Jefferson. Model could be said to have felt the pain of traveling across the sea on a ship.
However, his plan did not change because of this!