The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 808

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: 0.037s Scan: 0.044sAfter attacking for an entire afternoon and failing several times, the morale of the American soldiers dropped seriously. Seeing this, Marshall did not continue to send troops to attack, so both sides stopped fighting and the battlefield began to quiet down.

However, before Marshall could lie down to rest, bad news came from the west!

“”General, a large number of German tank troops appeared to our west and launched a fierce attack on us. Our troops had just arrived at the front line and had not had time to build a defense line. In addition, they could not see each other after dark and were defeated by the Germans. They are currently retreating to the rear. I request the general to send reinforcements to support them immediately!”

This news made Marshall very unhappy. He sent troops to the west to expand the front and find a breakthrough from the flank of the German army. Unexpectedly, his troops had not yet started to attack the Germans, but were attacked by the Germans first.

Night fighting is the battle that the US military is least good at. Many of their weapons cannot exert their strength at night. In this case, US soldiers usually shrink in their own defense lines, intercept the enemy’s attack with machine guns and artillery, and wait until dawn to launch a counterattack.

Historically, in the subsequent Korean War, when facing the Volunteer Army, the US military was like this. How did they do that?

However, the Volunteer Army only had millet and rifles, and lacked heavy weapons for attacking.

They had no way to threaten their fortifications, and it was difficult for them to conquer their positions under the powerful firepower of the U.

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Army.

Moreover, their logistical supply was very poor, and they could not continue to fight for a long time.

Once the attack was unfavorable, they could only retreat to avoid being bitten by the U.

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Army and being hit by intensive heavy firepower of the U.

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Army!

The situation of the German Army was completely different from that of the Volunteer Army. They had no shortage of heavy weapons, and they also had tanks and armored vehicles, which were weapons of speed, protection, and firepower!

Therefore, the U.

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Army’s defense line was in a very bad situation when facing the German Army.

The machine guns and artillery they deployed on the defense line were completely useless.

They could not pose a threat to the German tanks at all, and the few anti-tank guns could not aim at all in the dark.

When the enemy rushed to them, they could see the enemy clearly, but at this time they had no chance to shoot at all.

The German artillery and machine guns had already opened fire and shot them into sieves!

Using infantry to fight against armored forces, especially in such an open area, and the infantry had no solid defense line, it was a complete massacre. The US military had no chance of winning at all.!

So the American troops in the west were defeated without any surprise.

In the dark night, they could not see the scale of the enemy, and there were battles everywhere.

The sound of gunfire and artillery fire was heard all over the battlefield, making it impossible for the American generals to judge the specific number of the enemy.

This invisibly magnified the fear in the hearts of the American soldiers, so that many American soldiers who were not attacked by the German army fled with the defeated soldiers!

If Marshall did not send troops to support the American troops in the west, the German army might rush into their camp in one go. In that case, they would have no use for their millions of troops!

“I’ll go, General. We still need you to take command here. I think the German attack will definitely not be limited to this side. The German troops in the south may also be dispatched!”

After hearing the battle report from the west, MacArthur decisively decided to go to the west to stabilize the front line.

Marshall thought about it and realized that there were not many people under his command who could take on such an important task. MacArthur was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate, so he nodded:

“I hand over General Patton’s Third Army to you. His troops are equipped with a certain number of Vickers tanks and a lot of anti-tank guns. No matter what, you must stop the Germans and not let them cross Williamsburg!”

MacArthur nodded. He felt that the strength of an army group should be enough. After all, the total strength of the German army was only that much. During the day, they dispatched so many tanks in St. Marys, and the army in the south was said to have been attacked by German armored forces on the way north.

Considering that the German army only has the strength of an army group, the number of German troops in the west will not be large, at most only one or two armored divisions.

With such a small force, it is not difficult to stop them, and even reinforcements are not needed.

If the German army attacks during the day, the US troops in the west can stop them by themselves.

The reason why the German attack was effective is entirely because the darkness magnified their advantages and concealed them well.

Due to their insufficient manpower, the U.

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Army was unable to take advantage of its numerical advantage, which led to its defeat!

After recognizing this, MacArthur immediately marched westward with Patton’s Third Army. After arriving at Foxton, he left all the heavy firepower of the Third Army here, and specially selected a battlefield to set up an ambush, preparing to use the anti-tank guns and tanks in Patton’s hands to ambush the German army.

He continued to advance westward, and at the same time ordered the U.S. troops on the front line to retreat northward.

After this order was issued, the U.S. troops retreated one after another, and the German troops who were attacking the U.S. positions were no longer blocked, and suddenly became unimpeded.

However, The sudden retreat of the U.S. military to the north caused some concerns in the hearts of the German army.

The person in charge of commanding this operation was Colonel Kleist, who joined the Second Army from the Sixth Army after the British-Sun-Sets Campaign. He was originally from the cavalry and was encouraged by Reinhardt, so he had the idea of joining the armored forces. After hesitating for more than a year, he finally joined the armored forces.

Dietrich was reluctant to part with his beloved general, but everyone has their own aspirations, and he could not force it, so he tried his best to recommend Kleist to Model.

Model had also heard of this person and knew that he had some strength, so after a detailed assessment, he accepted his joining and let him join the Second Army as the first light armored The commander of the division.

Although Colonel Kleist’s rank and position are not high, he is a veteran in the Wehrmacht. He is 47 years old this year, over 40 years old, with a calm and tough personality.

Although the mobilization of the US military facilitated their advancement to the east, which was equivalent to opening the door to the German army, the opponent’s behavior was too abnormal. The way they opened the door in this way easily made people think that they had some conspiracy waiting for them.

Moreover, the US troops retreating to the north would pose a threat to the German offensive forces from the flank. If they attacked too deeply, they would most likely be cut off from behind by this US army.

And if they gave up the pursuit, it would be difficult to complete the task assigned by Model.

“It seems that the American general seems to have come to his senses. His move may seem risky, but in fact he has accurately guessed our weakness, which is insufficient manpower. If I had more troops at this time, even one more armored division, then he would be courting death by doing this!”_