The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 1002

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“Is it really necessary to advance in both directions?”

In North America, in the German headquarters.

Guderian, who had just captured Richmond, questioned Manstein’s North American military strategy for the first time.

He felt that according to the performance of the US military in the past few months, it was not necessary to be so complicated. If he was given two armies, he could go all the way north along the eastern coastline, break through the US defense line and then go straight to Huanglong. Why was it necessary to be so slow and divide the troops into two routes, from the east and west respectively?

Doing so is not only complicated to operate, but also very easy to cause the enemy to seize the opportunity to defeat them one by one.

Of course, judging from the current situation, after the US military lost a large number of troops in the early stage, he The combat effectiveness of their army has declined greatly, and a large number of soldiers have been temporarily conscripted.

Although the number of soldiers has been replenished quickly, thanks to the strong industrial strength of the Eagle Sauce, especially the military strength, the weapons and equipment of these recruits can barely keep up, so they are not short of guns and bullets.

However, recruits are just recruits after all. They have not even completed three months of basic training, but they are hastily sent to the battlefield. You can imagine how they will perform on the battlefield!

When Guderian first landed in North America, he could still fight against all the stronger armies under MacArthur, but soon, after the elite troops of the Eagle Sauce were exhausted, the remaining recruits The combat effectiveness of the Americans has dropped sharply, resulting in almost one-sided battles during this period.

Although these American soldiers do not lack the courage to fight for their country, some soldiers often make incredible moves on the battlefield.

However, the lack of military quality cannot be compensated by courage, and these people’s single-handed efforts have not changed the result of the US military’s defeat.

After winning a series of major victories in succession, Guderian was dismissive of the strength of the US recruits.

He believed that based on the current strength of both sides, the German army could draw a line and push forward, and there was no need to make it so complicated!

Manstein spoke when Guderian opened his mouth He did not look up at the time, but was busy drawing on the map.

Although there is no shortage of staff officers with excellent drawing skills in the headquarters, he still likes to do this kind of thing himself, especially at a time like now when he is harvesting. It is an intoxicating enjoyment to personally plant the black eagle flags representing the empire in the important cities of various states in the United States! Wherever these flags are planted, it means that the German army has conquered and controlled that place!

The territory of the United States is so large, and there are hundreds of large, medium and small cities. This kind of joy of conquering cities is really completely different from the situation in Europe!

“Are you done?”

Manstein planted the last eagle flag in Seattle, a city in the western part of the Eagle Sauce. This was the result of the battle that Model’s Second Army had just reported. Before entering California, the Second Army had fought a battle with the U.S. Army in Chicken Falls. After the U.S. Army put up a brave resistance and was annihilated, the entire state had become an undefended area!

After Model occupied Chicken Falls, he quickly dispatched troops to various places, infiltrated the German forces into various parts of California, and quickly controlled the entire state.

After completing the actual occupation of California, Model’s Second Army then leisurely set off northward and advanced towards the northwest of the Eagle Sauce.

Originally in his plan, the U.S. The army should resist in the central area of California, that is, in the mountainous area, because the terrain here is most suitable for blocking battles.

However, the American troops in the north did not know what was going on. After hearing the news that the German army was coming, they actually fled overnight. They did not even think about relying on the favorable terrain to launch a tenacious resistance.

This result is naturally good news for Model, because without having to fight the enemy in the central mountainous area, the German army can quickly move north and control the areas in the north!

After taking over the city of Seattle, the important towns in the western part of the Eagle Sauce have basically been taken out.

With Model’s cautious character, once these cities fall into his hands, He will definitely manage it as solid as an iron road, so Manstein was not worried at all!

On the contrary, in the east, although Guderian won victory after victory on the battlefield and repeatedly defeated the hastily formed defense lines of the US military, he achieved great military results.

However, Manstein was somewhat dissatisfied with Guderian’s actions!

Sometimes, being too good at fighting is not a good thing.

The German army’s advancement speed was too fast, resulting in a serious disconnection between the front and the back. The German army’s logistics supply lines had been stretched for thousands of kilometers at this time, which was a huge hidden danger for the German army!

Moreover, Guderian only defeated the US military, and failed to annihilate all of them, which led to the defeat of the US military. Afterwards, many scattered soldiers took their weapons and hid in the countryside and small towns. The existence of these people and the weapons in their hands posed a great threat to the German logistics supply line!

If we cannot control the grassroots, eliminate these people, and collect the weapons of the civilians, then they will sooner or later cause trouble for the German army!

Therefore, from a strategic point of view, Guderian should not continue to attack at this time, but should consolidate the defense, digest the captured areas first, and then consider other things.

And not only did he not have such awareness, but he kept clamoring to go straight to Huanglong, and said that he would give him more support. How could Manstein be happy?

“Of course not.

Our tanks don’t perform very well in the eastern part of the United States.

The water system in the eastern coastal area of the United States is very developed, and the land here is soft.

There has been too much rainfall since the beginning of spring, resulting in mud everywhere.

Our armored forces often get stuck in mud pits during the attack, which greatly affects our marching speed.

So I need better logistical support, more pontoon troops and a large number of rescue tanks!

”

Guderian didn’t know whether he saw Manstein’s expression or not, and he was still talking to himself.

“Enough!”

Manstein interrupted him unhappily and glared at him.

“If it doesn’t work in the spring, wait until summer or autumn. Why are you in such a hurry?”

Manstein had already made it clear, but Guderian was not willing to give up so easily!

“We can’t wait. If we wait until autumn, the new recruits on the battlefield will become veterans. It will be more difficult to deal with them by then. So we can’t give them any breathing time!”

This is not wrong, so Manstein decided to give him a chance to explain!