The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 995

The war in Eastern Europe attracted more attention from Europeans than the war in North America. After all, the battle in North America was a confrontation between the Third Reich and the Eagle Sauce. It only involved two countries and had little to do with other countries.

It was precisely because it did not involve their own vital interests that they were only temporarily interested in this war thousands of miles away. After a long time, they were not very interested.

However, the war in Europe really happened at their doorsteps or in their backyards. Such things naturally attracted the attention of people from all over Europe!

What’s more, in this military operation, European countries basically contributed money and strength, and almost every country contributed its own strength! Whether it was a country that sent troops or a country that contributed military expenses, they all hoped that good news would come from the front line so that their efforts would not be in vain!

Therefore, it was natural that everyone was more concerned about the war in Eastern Europe!

The capital of the Third Reich, Berlin.

As the supreme leader of the Third Reich, Mainz is actually also paying attention to this war. Using the European coalition to consume the bear is a famous brand in his hand. It is an upright conspiracy. Even if the bear knows it, they can do nothing! As for why European countries are so obedient, so hard-working, and willing to sacrifice their lives to participate in this war, it is naturally because Mainz’s carrot and stick strategy has been a great success!

Due to the previous promises made at the EU meeting, European countries all want to have a share of the seat of the rotating head of the EU, which represents the highest power. Therefore, in order to prove their strength, they are extremely keen on launching a war to the east.

As the last threat to Europe, the bear can be said to have perfectly served as a punching bag for European countries to prove themselves and vent their anger!

As long as European countries can kill him, then their mission will be completed!

Moreover, with their outstanding performance in this war, they will also obtain the power they dream of, and this kind of power is simply fatal to the temptation of European countries!

Mainz couldn’t help but laugh out loud when he thought that he had only drawn a big pie in the sky and attracted so many heroes in Europe to work for him!

“The coalition forces are fighting in an orderly manner, and I think they seem to be able to do something!”

Manstein, who was about to leave for North America, was received by Mainz at the Führer’s residence, and happened to talk with Mainz about the war situation in Eastern Europe.

Hearing what Manstein said, Mainz joked:”If you are so optimistic about them, I think you can stay and serve as the commander of the coalition forces. As for the matters in North America, I can let Kesselring go over there, and there won’t be any big problems for him to be in charge of the Third Army!”

The Third Army has now landed in North America. Its landing has broken the comparison of military strength between the Third Reich and the Eagle Sauce in North America, which has given the German army greater initiative to launch a series of offensives.

Although Mainz does not intend to quickly destroy the Eagle Sauce government, doing so will only create a huge power vacuum in a short period of time and create opportunities for the scoundrels on all sides.

However, taking steady steps does not mean that the German army will give up offensive actions on the battlefield. That will undoubtedly give the Eagle Sauce a chance to breathe. So after the Third Army lands, the German army will begin to advance separately from the eastern coastal areas and the western regions, and begin to erode the Eagle Sauce’s land.

In this way, on the one hand, they can quickly weaken the strength of the Eagle Sauce government, and on the other hand, they can control these fertile lands of the Eagle Sauce in their own hands earlier. In their hands, so as to avoid these places being beaten to pieces due to repeated tug-of-war in the future, thus losing their value of use!

In fact, there are not many core areas of the United States. The industrial area of the Great Lakes is one, and the plains east of the Appalachian Mountains, that is, the eastern coastal area close to the Atlantic Ocean is one. The Great Plains of the vast Mississippi River Basin east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Appalachian Mountains is one.

In addition, there are the western regions, especially the basins and plains in California, which are also areas with a very dense population and factories in the United States.

The population of the United States exceeds 100 million, making it the fourth most populous country in this era, ranking after China, India, and the Russian Bear, and more than 20 million more than the population of the Third Reich!

Of the more than 100 million people, the vast majority are distributed in the eastern region. The population of the western region was far less than that of later generations. The main reason was that the natural conditions in the western region were harsh, and there was too little habitable and arable land. Most of it was mountainous, and only a small part was plains and basins.

However, driven by the gold rush in the 19th century, a large number of people from the eastern region migrated to the west, which led to great development in the west. This development not only brought population to the western region, but also brought railways and factories.

Moreover, the California region is on the east side of the Pacific Ocean. If it controls this place, it will be very helpful for the Third Reich to expand its influence to the Pacific Ocean and the western part of America!

However, this action will lead to the division of the German army. The territory of the United States is still very vast. The eastern region is separated from the western region by four or five thousand kilometers. In addition, the existence of the Rocky Mountains makes these two regions very close. It is difficult for the armies on the ground to support each other.

Therefore, once the troops are divided, the current Guderian and Model may have to act separately. Who will command and dispatch at that time will be a big problem.

Due to the geographical barriers, it is difficult for the two places to support each other, so they must cooperate with each other during the action so that the enemy cannot catch one of them and pursue them.

And if you want to command famous generals like Guderian and Model, you must have talents with more ability and prestige than them! There are not many such people in the entire Third Reich!

The most suitable candidate is of course Mainz himself. His military talent has long been proven. No one in the German army is dissatisfied. Guderian and Model were both raised by him. If he went to North America in person, these two people would be more obedient than sheep!

But Mainz is the head of the empire and cannot leave the empire easily, especially when Europe is currently facing a critical moment of integration, and he cannot get away, so he certainly can’t go!

If Mainz himself does not go, the only candidate left can only be Manstein.

Manstein, Guderian and Model were all three famous generals of the empire, but Manstein had been the chief of the German general staff and had planned and commanded the combat operations of millions of troops. His qualifications and prestige were obviously higher than the other two, so it would be very appropriate for him to take action!

Manstein obviously understood this, so he knew that Mainz was joking with him.