69novels Chapter 943
Chapter 943
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: 0.161s Scan: 0.043sWithout enough supplies, Ridgway dared not delay on the road.
So the U.S. Army did not stop, did not stay in the town of Goblen for too long, and soon returned to the rhythm of the march!
However, during the entire process of the U.S. Army entering and leaving the town of Goblen, Ridgway’s heart was always hanging!
The German pursuers did not appear for a long time, which was too abnormal!
Aren’t they afraid that they will escape?
Why didn’t they send the pursuers?
This is really unreasonable!
“How is it? Where are the German pursuers?”
After seeing the scouts again, before they could speak, Li Qiwei couldn’t wait to ask.
The expressions of several scouts were quite strange. They looked at each other, scratching their heads, not knowing what to say.
“What’s wrong? Is there anything unusual?”
Seeing the expressions of several scouts, Li Qiwei also realized that something seemed unusual, so he pretended to be angry and asked
“Yes, a little bit!”
“What exactly happened? Where are the German pursuers now?”
The town of Coblen is not far from Houston. Although it is outside the range of 50 kilometers, this distance is only one or two hours for the German tanks. As long as they want to catch up, they will definitely catch up!
In order to deal with the German pursuers, the US military had made arrangements in advance before retreating. They planned to use the local terrain to set traps for the Germans and prepare to ambush them!
There is an area between the town of Coblen and the next town that is very suitable for ambush.
The western part of Texas is originally mountainous.
If the railway transportation line wants to pass through these areas, it is necessary to build roads through mountains and build bridges across rivers.
Therefore, many areas where the transportation lines pass are narrow valleys, which are very suitable for ambushes.
As long as the enemy dives into their ambush circle, they can launch a fierce attack on the enemy from a high position!
Although it is impossible to annihilate the entire German army with the current combat effectiveness of the US military, using an ambush to hurt the German army has left a profound lesson for the German army. They will not dare to get so close when chasing in the future!
And once the German army dares not get close, the US military can retreat more calmly without having to worry like it is now!
However, the embarrassing thing now is that the German army has not arrived yet, and they are about to pass through this area!
In this situation, Ridgway doesn’t know whether he should set an ambush or not. If he stays to set an ambush, he doesn’t know when the German army will come, or even what the German army will do.
If the Germans don’t come, then it would be a waste of time for them to set up an ambush here!
Moreover, the US military is very short of supplies. They need to reach San Antonio as soon as possible, and there is not much time to waste on the road!
If it is a normal situation, the US military can actually split up and leave some troops here to defend. Even if they can’t ambush the Germans, they can at least guard the important position and prevent the Germans from passing through here! As long as the Germans can’t get through, their main force can also continue to move forward very safely without worrying about the threat behind!
However, the current situation is that if the US military is tight-knit, it will be a little easier to say, but once he proposes to split up and leave some people behind, I’m afraid no one will be willing to be left behind. After all, they have just escaped from the tiger’s mouth. At this time, no one is willing to sacrifice themselves to stay behind!
So it is difficult for Ridgway to make a decision. Should he set up an ambush or not?
This decision is really difficult to make, so he urgently needs to know the movements of the German army!
“General, after the Germans chased out of the city, there was no movement, and our people did not find the German pursuers behind them!”
The scouts scratched their heads, and finally chose to tell the truth and reported the real situation to Ridgway.
“What? This is impossible!”
Ridgway’s first reaction after hearing the news was suspicion and disbelief!
How could the Germans let them go so easily?
Although Ridgway knew that the Germans’ goal was to get to Texas, they were just trying to catch rabbits by robbing grass, and encountered such a good opportunity to eat up hundreds of thousands of American soldiers in one go. Of course, the Germans would not give up the fat meat in their mouths!
If they let the US troops escape in order to avoid fierce resistance in street fighting, so that there would be too many casualties that they could not accept, then the US troops had already left the city at this moment, and the Germans could have pursued them. Why didn’t they pursue them?
He couldn’t figure this out anyway!
So he instinctively began to doubt the words of these scouts. Ridgway looked at these scouts from beginning to end with a suspicious look, which made them shudder and their hair almost stand up!
“Where did you detect? How far is it from Houston?”
Li Qiwei believed that the enemy was afraid of the German army, so they did not dare to get too close, so they failed to get any useful intelligence. Apart from this explanation, he could not find any other more reasonable explanation!
“General, we have risked great danger and have already approached the city of Houston, but we really haven’t seen the German army chasing westward!”
The expressions of several scouts looked quite aggrieved and innocent. They had obviously done well enough, but in the end they were still questioned by their commander, which made them feel very aggrieved!
How dangerous the German army is. Hundreds of thousands of American soldiers could only flee in embarrassment when they encountered the German army. When everyone was fleeing, only they went the other way without hesitation. Not only did they not flee, but they took the initiative to move towards the direction of the German army. The risk was so great that ordinary people could not even imagine it!
In the armies of various countries, scouts are often the most dangerous troops, because the area where they are active may be controlled by the enemy. If they want to find out useful military intelligence, they must get as close to the core area of the enemy as possible, and the closer to the core area, the more dangerous it is. , the enemy’s defense will naturally be tighter, and the possibility of encountering the enemy and even fighting will be greatly increased!
Therefore, the work of the reconnaissance troops is quite dangerous, and the casualty rate is also very high. In order to improve the reconnaissance efficiency of scouts and facilitate them to complete reconnaissance operations, the general method adopted by the armies of various countries is to transfer elite troops to form reconnaissance troops, and use their strong combat effectiveness and rich combat experience to help them complete the task!
Thanks to this, the US military scouts can still rush to the enemy without hesitation and complete their work conscientiously when most of their own troops have lost the will to fight.
As a result, the work they completed at the risk of their lives was not recognized, which hurt them!