bookpower Chapter 962
Chapter 962
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“How far did you chase him in one breath?”
When Model met Guderian again, it was in a small town in Tennessee, located in the central part of the United States. It was thousands of kilometers away from Texas, but it was only a few days since the two separated!
Model had heard about the madness of Guderian’s blitzkrieg a long time ago, but this was the first time he experienced the extent of this madness in person!
Being able to run so far in such a short time is a remarkable achievement in itself!
Even in a peaceful era without war, it is very difficult to run so far in one breath on an unobstructed road. In the field training of the German army, it took the German army several days to reach a distance of less than a thousand kilometers, and And the equipment failure rate was extremely high. After the troops arrived in Vienna, they had lost their combat capability!
However, this time, Guderian’s troops completed what they could not do in training in actual combat, and they did it while fighting and advancing. If the training back then was a difficult mode, then this time it was simply a hell mode!
However, surprisingly, Guderian actually did it, which shocked Model!
This kind of tactics, he may never learn it in his life!
Sure enough, as the head of Mainz said, the commander of each German army group has his own completely different way of using troops!
And the highlight of his Guderian’s way is one word: fast!
“Is it far?”
“The mileage is close to 2,500 kilometers. Considering the time you spent on the road, this speed is very fast! It is so fast that it is unbelievable!”
“I just ran and ran, and I didn’t notice it!”
Guderian glanced at Model and said with a smile.
Model nodded and didn’t think about it anymore. Anyway, he couldn’t learn Guderian’s way of fighting!
“Originally, according to the previous plan, the Third Army would launch a landing only when the battle between us and the U.S. Army in Florida was at its most intense and the Eagle Sauce sent another batch of troops from the north. But now, with your actions, all the U.S. troops in the south have fled. Although many U.S. troops did not escape our grasp because of our timely pursuit, a large number of U.S. troops still fled to North America!”
On the way here, Model received a telegram from the Third Reich, asking him to convey some new decisions of the Supreme Command to Guderian.
The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and of course it is impossible for everything to proceed according to the original plan.
However, no one expected that the situation would change so much because of Guderian’s unexpected sneak attack.
The U.S. troops in the south had basically been destroyed at this time, either eliminated or defeated, causing them to flee to the north.
In short, after this fierce battle, the U.S. military’s rule in the south no longer existed, and a huge power vacuum appeared in the south of the Eagle Sauce. Naturally, someone had to fill this power vacuum, otherwise, Civilian armed forces in various places, such as guerrillas, militias, and even bandits and gangs, will quickly roam around!
What the German army wants is a stable rear, not a devastated one. The activities of these civilian armed forces may even cause great threats to the safety of their own rear. At that time, they will need to invest heavily in maintaining law and order in the occupied areas!
Therefore, after defeating the main force of the US military, the German army had to stop and consolidate its ruling foundation in the south of the United States first!
Otherwise, if the hundreds of towns and tens of millions of people in the south of the United States fall into anarchy, it will not only be a disaster for the local residents, but also a huge burden for the German army.
“Do you mean to say that the Third Army will abandon the landing operation in the north, land directly in the south, and then take over the south of the United States with us?”
Guderian heard the first half of Model’s words and immediately imagined the second half that he had not said yet.
Model showed a teachable expression,”Yes, this is indeed the latest order from the Führer!”
“Oh, that’s such a pity!”
“Such a good opportunity!”
Guderian seemed very frustrated after hearing the news. In his opinion, the U.S. troops were already scared out of their wits, and this was undoubtedly the best time to pursue them.
If his army had not been too exhausted, and the weapons and equipment of the troops had reached their limits, he would have dared to take the troops in his hands to the north to attack the Eagle Sauce’s lair!
So Guderian originally expected Model’s arrival to join forces with him, and then go north together to complete the final attack on the Eagle Sauce.
Unexpectedly, Model brought such news. It is definitely impossible to say that he is not disappointed.
However, considering that this was a decision made by the headquarters, Guderian had nothing to say in his heart!
“All in all, we now control the territories of at least another six or seven states, covering an area of more than 2 million square kilometers.
This area is several times the size of the Third Reich’s homeland, and there are more than 30 million people living in these states.
It is impossible to leave such a large area and such a large population alone.
After all, every household in the United States has a gun.
If someone connects them with each other, they will become a troublesome guerrilla force.
When you attack on the front line, they will sabotage in the rear, and your attack will not be able to proceed smoothly!
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Seeing that Guderian was in a bad mood, Model patted him on the shoulder and explained to him.
As the first German general to come to North America, Model undoubtedly had a deeper understanding of the situation in North America.
Fighting in North America is completely different from fighting in Europe. First of all, fighting in Europe, it is very simple for the German army to replenish weapons and equipment and reserve troops.
They only need to use train cars to transport supplies and soldiers to the front line one by one. The generals are fighting on the front line and basically rarely worry about logistical supplies and manpower replenishment of the army.
But in North America, this is not possible. The reason is very simple. Their rear is still in Europe, but Europe is separated from North America by the entire Atlantic Ocean, which greatly increases the difficulty of their supply. It is difficult for the German army to fight like in Europe. It is easy to get a lot of supplies.
This has led to a great restriction on their military operations, just like Guderian’s operation this time. The tanks he scrapped and malfunctioned along the way in pursuit of speed, if it were in Europe, it would not be a problem at all. Rheinmetall and several other military factories would be able to fill this gap completely in a short time! But in North America
, it is difficult to get replenishment. They have to at least wait for the supplies from Europe to be delivered, and it takes a lot of time to deliver these things. This makes it difficult for the German army to carry out large-scale continuous operations, because such battles consume a lot of weapons and equipment and combat supplies, and they can’t support it!