69novels Chapter 942
Chapter 942
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“Are the Germans chasing us?”
After successfully withdrawing from Houston, Ridgway heaved a sigh of relief!
But now is not the time to relax, they have not completely escaped danger, the German pursuers should be on the way and will soon catch up with them.
If they cannot repel the German pursuers and are defeated by the Germans, then their retreat will completely turn into a rout, and once they fall into a rout, then they are all finished!
Therefore, being able to leave Houston is not something to be happy about. If they can successfully escape from the pursuit of the Germans, then it is really worth being happy about!
“Not yet, our people are always watching from behind. As soon as there is any movement from the German side, we will immediately send out the intelligence by telegram!”
Compared to Ridgway’s caution, the US military was simply going crazy!
Originally, they were surrounded in Houston, and it was almost a dead end. As a result, by accident, they successfully escaped from Houston!
If they were not facing the threat of pursuit by the German army, I am afraid that these hundreds of thousands of American troops would start cheering and celebrating!
However, at this time, more than two hours had passed since they withdrew from Houston, and their earliest batch of troops had been on the road for a full ten hours. It would not be long before they were completely safe. By then, even if the German army sent out pursuers, they would not be able to defeat them all.
So the US military was beaming with joy, and everyone felt like they had survived a disaster!
“Well, you must not let your guard down!”
When Ridgway heard the soldier’s words, he was slightly relieved. Although he didn’t know what the Germans were doing and why they didn’t send troops to chase them immediately, the longer the Germans delayed, the more time they had. As long as they were given enough time to smoothly retreat to San Antonio, their danger would naturally be completely resolved!
In fact, the nearest city to Houston is not San Antonio, but The Woodlands in the north, which is only about 65 kilometers away from Houston and can be reached in a few hours.
However, the Germans did not open the passage to the north, leaving only the farthest west to the US military. This meant that if the US military wanted to retreat, they had to travel more than 400 kilometers to the farther San Antonio area before they could breathe a sigh of relief!
San Antonio The area is a railway hub, with a large number of trains passing through it from the north to the south. If they arrive here, they can go north to Austin, or go south to Lado, or continue westward into California. With the protection of the Rocky Mountains, their safety should be guaranteed.
However, this 400-kilometer journey really feels a bit long, especially when there is an enemy army chasing them from behind that poses a huge threat. Every step, Ridgway feels like walking on thin ice!
He only hopes to end this torturous journey as soon as possible, get out of danger and reach a safe area as soon as possible!
Two hours later, the U.S. military arrived at a small town along the railway, Cobron. There are not many residents in this town, less than a thousand people. Originally, the population here exceeded three thousand, so the local residents are ready to report to the government. The government applied to upgrade the town to a city, but because of the war, a large number of local residents began to flee.
After all, this place is too close to Houston. Even if the German army did not attack, the local residents were worried about the rumbling of artillery and explosions from Houston every day. Therefore, many young people who were energetic to migrate left their families and fled to California in the west.
Since the gold rush in the West in the 1960s and 1970s, more and more people in the United States have begun to set their migration goals to the west.
California in the west is like Florida in the south. It is a state with sunshine, beaches and a long coastline. And unlike Florida, California’s geographical environment is more superior. It will not face typhoons or hurricanes, so It is safer, and with the influx of a large number of people, California’s economy has begun to become more and more prosperous!
The prosperous economy has brought many business opportunities, provided a large number of jobs for the society, and further attracted more people to migrate.
California can become the largest state in the United States in the future, with more than 4 million people out of 300 million people, because their prosperous economic strength has attracted a large number of people to settle here, and the famous Silicon Valley is located here!
Compared with California, the environment here in Texas is actually not bad, but because of the war, Texas has encountered several battles in a short period of time in just a few months. Although the war mainly affected the eastern part of Texas, no one knows when the battle will spread to the west, so the population in the west of Texas has also experienced panic migration.
After Ridgway and his men arrived in the town of Cobron, they originally planned to replenish supplies and fuel here and then set off immediately, but because a large number of residents in this town fled, various supplies were extremely scarce. They spent a lot of effort to collect but still failed to purchase enough supplies for their use!
It’s no wonder that other towns have only more than a thousand people, but Ridgway’s army has more than 300,000 people!
Originally, his Southwest Army Group had more troops. After the US military suffered losses from the German army on the battlefield, it also set up its own army group in a targeted manner. In order to suppress the German army group, the US army group’s organization is often much larger than the German army.
Just like the Southwest Army Group in Ridgway’s hands, this army group is benchmarked against the German army’s first to seventh armies, but unlike the German army group with only 350,000 people, the US army group’s troops are not fixed.
Their organization will fluctuate to a certain extent according to different combat missions. Usually, a US army group has a strength of about 400,000 troops. However, if the mission they perform is very difficult and the enemy they face is too strong, the Ministry of Defense will send additional troops to strengthen them.
Ridgway’s Southwest Army Group had an army of 500,000 before setting off. After a series of battles, more than 100,000 people were killed and wounded. Among these casualties, a small number were lost in the battle with the red necks, and most of them were killed and wounded by the German army after encountering the German army and fighting with the German army. Among them, the most casualties were caused by the German artillery bombardment!