stonecrandall Chapter 802
Chapter 802
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“Order, the 1st and 2nd Light Divisions to withdraw from the battle immediately and move westward. Remember, stay hidden and make sure the U.S. Army doesn’t discover your movements before the general offensive is launched!”
After receiving the news that Marshall had accelerated his march southward, Model immediately took targeted measures to respond to the U.S. Army’s actions!
“The 3rd and 4th Armored Divisions marched south, preparing to ambush the American troops coming out of Jackson. Remember, once you discover that the American troops in the south are trying to go north to join their reinforcements, attack immediately, break through their formation and defeat them!”
The Germans did deploy a lot of troops in the town of St. Marys, so Marshall’s judgment was not wrong, but Model had withdrawn all the armored forces of the four divisions.
Two of them went westward, preparing to squeeze the U.S. troops from the flank when they retreated, and drive them to the coastal areas in the east.
The other two armored divisions headed south to ambush the besieged U.S. troops coming out of Jackson.
This U.S. army should have received intelligence at this time and knew that the U.S. troops in the north were accelerating their southward movement, so they would most likely go north after the war to assist the U.S. troops in the front to attack the Germans.
The St. Marys area is not large and is located by the sea. Once this U.S. army goes north to encircle the German retreat, the German army is very likely to be surrounded!
Model did not have enough troops and could not withdraw too many troops to deal with the U.S. troops in the south, so he adopted another tactic, which was to set up an ambush.
The U.S. troops in the south had seen the combat effectiveness of the German army during the period of being surrounded by the German army, so they were more Fear of the Germans.
In this case, as long as they were hit hard by the Germans when they went north, once they suffered heavy losses, they would easily suspect that the main purpose of the Germans was to transfer them north, leave their previous strong positions and attack them.
In this case, the US troops in the south will definitely become cautious. They are very likely to stop and wait and see the situation. Even if they don’t stop, they will slow down to prevent being ambushed by the Germans again.
Of course, to achieve this goal, the Germans must cause huge casualties to the other side in the ambush. Only when they are hurt, they will know fear! The troops with strong attack capabilities, fast speed, and the most capable of expanding the results of the battle are obviously armored divisions. In order to further enhance the strike effect, Model sent two armored divisions to the south in one breath!
Of course, they can’t eat all the US troops in the south, so Model’s task for them is to contain the US troops in the south for at least 48 hours!
As long as they can delay the other side for two days, the outcome of the front battlefield should be clear!
“This battle is related to the success or failure of the Empire’s North American strategy. I hope you will work together to overcome difficulties and win this battle together!”
Model glanced at the army commanders and division commanders under his command. All the generals who were swept by his eyes raised their heads and chests, with firm eyes and looked confident! Although their troops in this battle were far fewer, they were still in high spirits and full of confidence. Almost all German generals firmly believed that they would win this battle!
Eisenhower was shocked by the momentum of the German soldiers. After Model’s military mobilization meeting was over, he remembered that his mission had not been arranged yet, so he quickly found Model.
“General, what is the responsibility of our Southern Army in this battle?”
Although the Southern Army was formed relatively recently and has relatively poor combat effectiveness, they still hope to play a role, especially since this battle is so critical. If the German army is defeated, not only will the German army that landed on the Eagle Sauce mainland be doomed, but even these German immigrants will be doomed as well!
Moreover, the German army at least has a large number of ships in the southern ports that can take them away, while tens of millions of German immigrants cannot all retreat by ship.
Therefore, compared with the German army, Eisenhower and other soldiers of the Southern Army composed of a large number of German immigrants actually hope that the German army can win this battle!
Model did not intend to let the Southern Army participate in the war.
After all, the Southern Army is now The training time is relatively short and the combat effectiveness is not strong.
If they are transferred to the battlefield, they can only help a limited amount and may suffer huge casualties!
In the Battle of Jackson, the Confederate Army suffered more than 300,000 casualties, which can be said to be to the extent of breaking bones.
Therefore, Model believes that the Confederate Army needs at least three months of rest.
He has already transferred a group of middle and lower-level German officers to supplement the Confederate Army.
As long as they are given enough time, under the training of these experienced German officers, the combat effectiveness of the Confederate Army will surely be rapidly improved!
Therefore, in Model’s mind, the Confederate Army is the main force that the German army needs to rely on in the future, but not at this time, at least not now!
“Your duty is to guard Jackson and prevent the U.S. troops from taking advantage of the situation!”
Model’s words clearly meant that he didn’t want them to go to the battlefield, and Eisenhower understood immediately.
Although there are a large number of U.S. troops outside Jackson, what these U.S. troops are thinking about at the moment is probably to get out of the encirclement as soon as possible and retreat to the north, right?
In this case, they will not march south at all, so even if Jackson is an empty city without a single soldier, there will be no danger here!
Model placed his troops in Jackson, ostensibly to let them defend here, but in fact he excluded them from the battle sequence of this battle!
“General, I think you are too dismissive of the Southern Army! This has damaged our self-esteem!”
Eisenhower said to Model very seriously. He put a hat on Model right from the start, forcing Model to respond to him directly.
And as long as Model responded to him, he could put forward his demands openly!
Model looked at Eisenhower very seriously. He had already felt the other party’s determination. It seemed that it would not work if he did not let them go to the battlefield this time!
“The Southern Army has just replaced its equipment with German weapons. Although the soldiers cannot use various advanced tactics as skillfully as the Germans, we can still defend with solid positions. So, I think we can help in this battle!”
Seeing that Model’s expression was a little unhappy, Eisenhower immediately spoke up and changed the subject.
“Tell me, what are your plans!”
Model originally left the Southern Army behind for their own good, but now that the other side is so determined to go to the battlefield, he can’t blame him.