69novels Chapter 929
Chapter 929
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: 1.389s Scan: 0.035sIt was not Model himself who attacked Houston, but Guderian.
Although Guderian said he was here to visit before joining the war, he couldn’t help but take action when the real battle started.
Guderian was good at blitzkrieg. Based on the telegram intercepted by the German army, he knew that the defenders of Houston had not retreated yet, so he immediately guessed the opponent’s mind.
Ridgway probably wanted to retreat, but he didn’t dare to retreat, so he was in hesitation, and this state of hesitation gave the German army a great opportunity-if they could arrive outside Houston before the enemy made a decision and launched an attack on Houston, then the American troops stationed here would not be able to run away even if they wanted to!
Whether in Europe or North America, the armies of various countries summed up an experience when fighting the German army: when facing the German army, they must not retreat rashly before defeating the enemy, because once they retreat, they will face the pursuit of the German army, and the speed of the German army is much faster than theirs. If they let the German army chase them recklessly, then what awaits them must be the result of being caught up and continuously harassed!
During the Gallic Campaign, more than one million Allied troops were surrounded in the Benelux and other places. Among them, more than 600,000 Allied troops in the Liege Fortress area retreated hastily without being able to stop the German army. As a result, they were caught up by the German pursuers, slowed down their pace, surrounded them in the Ardennes Forest, and annihilated them!
On the battlefield in North America, during the Battle of St. Marys, after being fatally hit by the German Air Force, the US military retreated hastily without anyone arranging for a rear guard and cover, resulting in the three light divisions of the German army chasing them closely behind, causing a large-scale rout of the US military, and the resulting losses even exceeded the direct casualties in the bombing!
For an army, once the organization is destroyed, they will become a mess of headless flies. Even if they have advanced weapons in their hands, they will become powerless to resist. Once they are hit by the enemy, they will face a catastrophe!
Therefore, as long as they can catch up with the enemy before they escape, then things will be simple. If the US military does not run, Guderian will patiently wait for Model’s main force to arrive. When Model’s main force arrives, the German army will also have the initiative on the battlefield. At that time, they can launch an active attack on the enemy with superior forces. The disadvantage of this approach is nothing more than a little time consumption, which is not too serious.
If the enemy flees in a hurry, it will be even better. Guderian has not let go of his hands and feet and galloped wantonly for a long time. The battlefield in North America is so large. If the enemy flees desperately, there will be pursuit, and this is exactly the rhythm Guderian likes!
Therefore, after capturing this fleeting opportunity, Guderian immediately went south and took over the First Marine Corps in Port Arthur.
Although Steiner’s troops belonged to the navy, they were previously separated from the army, and they had a good relationship with their old superiors in the army. Guderian proposed to take over his troops, and Steiner would naturally not object. After all, no one who had served in the army would not admire Guderian!
Having the opportunity to fight Guderian on the battlefield is something that many people can’t even dream of!
Guderian was very happy to see Steiner cooperate so well. After Nitsch and the combat command of the Imperial Headquarters sent an application telegram, they drove Steiner’s troops to seize the time to move forward!
The navy and the general command also responded quickly. After receiving Guderian’s telegram, both sides quickly responded and agreed to Guderian’s work, temporarily handing over the First Army of the Marine Corps to him to command until the end of the Texas Campaign!
So, Guderian, who had come alone and had no soldiers in his hands, finally mastered an army. Although this army was considered a navy, as a marine, they certainly had no problem fighting on land.
Guderian’s tactics are plain and unpretentious, and there is nothing special about them. If you really want to say it, it’s just one word-fast!
After Guderian took over Steinner’s troops, he did not give the troops too much time to prepare, and set off immediately. The vanguard troops took less than four hours to arrive in Houston before the US troops retreated.
Of course, because this time is too short, Guderian can’t bring too many people. The troops around him are actually limited in number, less than 20,000 people at most. The remaining troops of the Marine Corps are still behind, and it will take several hours to arrive one after another. The heavy weapons troops even need half a day or even one or two days!
And this time window is an excellent opportunity for the defenders. As long as they can grasp the intelligence that the German heavy weapons are not in place, then they don’t have to be afraid of the Germans at all. They can directly take the initiative to launch a counterattack and take the opportunity of the Germans before this German army creates trouble for themselves!
If they can defeat this German army, then the German army will not be able to pose any threat to them in a short time, and they can still seize this opportunity to retreat calmly.
However, Guderian’s title as the first general of the empire is not in vain!
He had anticipated such risks when he took action, especially when the enemy generals they faced were still quite capable!
Therefore, in order to confuse the enemy and reduce the risk, Guderian chose a very clever time.
When his troops arrived at the city of Houston, it was around 6:30 pm local time. At this time, the sun had already set. In January, even in the south of the United States, it gets dark early, so there is not much time for the US military to spy on intelligence.
Moreover, Guderian led his troops to attack, and he specially selected a large number of tanks and assault guns. These troops rushed over in a mighty manner, not only raising a cloud of dust from a long distance, but also the earth-shaking movement, which made people feel extremely shocked and fearful.
Apart from anything else, just seeing so many tanks equipped by the German troops on the surface, the US military was already scared enough. They had no idea that the German army only had tanks but not many infantry. After all, seeing the German steel torrent, they were already scared. How could they dare to approach for reconnaissance to find out how many troops the enemy had?
In this way, the last time window left for them was gone. The US military only knew that the German army was coming, and they also saw a large number of tanks coming, but they didn’t know how many troops the German army had. Without knowing the German army’s strength, they certainly didn’t dare to launch an attack rashly!
And Guderian’s last move was to take the initiative. When you don’t know whether to attack or not, I’ll attack first!
“Pass on my order, all assault guns and self-propelled artillery aim at Houston, don’t be stingy with the shells, shoot, shoot hard, until the shells are all gone!”
So, in a moment, the sky and the earth changed color, a large number of shells dragged orange-red tails, crossed the sky, and fell into the city of Houston, breaking the tranquility between heaven and earth!