The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 960

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“General MacArthur, I am the commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 7th Division. Our division commander ordered us to bypass the Germans and take a shortcut to reach the headquarters to support you!”

Just when MacArthur and his headquarters were almost in a desperate situation, a US military unit appeared beside them.

“Great, you are finally here, hurry up, take your men to the battlefield to stop them, at least delay our main force for an hour!”

After receiving the assistance of this fresh force, MacArthur breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, he himself did not have enough confidence in the guard battalion beside him, so when mobilizing the Seventh Division and the Eleventh Division, he specifically asked the other side to send at least one battalion of troops to take the lead and arrive at his headquarters to obey his command and strengthen the protection of the headquarters.

At this time, the battalion of the Seventh Division arrived first, which made him breathe a sigh of relief. With this battalion and the previous guard battalion, although the US military’s strength is still at a disadvantage, it is not completely unable to fight, and the battalion of the Eleventh Division is also on the way. I believe it won’t be long before they will be there. Arrived at the battlefield.

By that time, three battalions were assembled, which was almost the strength of a main regiment. It was unlikely to defeat the German army, but it was believed that it was still possible to stop the German army and delay it for a while!

And as long as they could delay the pace of the German army and buy time for the main attacking troops in the rear, their mission would be accomplished!

Seeing the arrival of the reinforcements, everyone in the US military command was obviously relieved. Those who had just made up their minds to escape when the situation was not good were not in a hurry to escape at this time. They planned to observe the situation first!

However, shortly after the reinforcements of the 7th Division arrived, the battalion of the 11th Division also quickly Arrived.

With the reinforcement of the second battalion, the US military’s defense line suddenly became much stronger, and the German army had a hard time attacking when facing the defense of these three battalions. As a result, the situation on the battlefield seemed to gradually stabilize, and the crisis on the US military headquarters seemed to be resolved.

Seeing this situation, everyone in the headquarters completely gave up the idea of escaping, and everyone became concerned: Will the German army, which has been surrounded, be eliminated by them?

If it can be eliminated, when can it be eliminated?

Because the US military had never defeated the German army on the battlefield before, this made the US military full of doubts about its own capabilities.

, although at this moment the German army seemed to have no way to escape, surrounded by the troops of their two divisions, and there were also a large number of other US troops around, many of which were already rushing to the encirclement.

As long as they arrived, the German army’s retreat would be completely blocked.

In this case, can the German army still escape?

In short, with the situation looking very good, the mood of the US military gradually changed from the previous nervousness to eager anticipation. They all looked forward to harvesting their first victory!

However, Guderian, who was in the encirclement, did not want to give himself as a military merit to the US military so easily.

“Take it easy, don’t attack too hard, be careful not to scare the American troops!”

The German army’s previous attack was a fierce charge and a fierce and rapid attack that made the American troops unable to resist and retreat step by step.

However, after the support of the American troops, the German attack was immediately suppressed. Their quick attack could not be launched, and the attack was not fierce. It looked like they were completely powerless.

This gave the American troops great confidence, making them think that they could stop the German attack.

Little did they know that the reason why the German attack became less powerful was entirely because Guderian adjusted his tactics and no longer required his army to launch a fierce attack without casualties!

“General, didn’t you always tell us that speed is the most important thing in war? Didn’t we attack quickly before to prevent the US army from making adjustments and to prevent their reinforcements from arriving before us? But why do we have to slow down now? Isn’t this a missed opportunity?”

Not only did the US army on the opposite side fail to understand the sudden change of the German army, but even many people in the German army were quite puzzled.

Several of Guderian’s old subordinates have followed him for many years and are very familiar with the characteristics of Guderian’s blitzkrieg!

Before, they rushed and attacked the US military headquarters, which was the implementation of this combat concept!

But now, for some reason, General Guderian suddenly became conservative. He no longer pursued speed and efficiency, but slowed down to give the enemy a chance to strengthen their defense. In this way, they might not be able to complete their combat plan, and they might even miss the opportunity and be surrounded by the enemy!

Therefore, many people couldn’t understand Guderian’s sudden change. In their opinion, this was simply a crime, which was not like Guderian’s characteristics at all!

“”Haha, you don’t understand, do you?”

Facing everyone’s doubts, Guderian asked with a smile, as if he knew that you guys couldn’t understand.

Everyone nodded in unison. This was really incomprehensible. Now they couldn’t slow down at all. If they slowed down, they would be caught up, surrounded, and possibly destroyed!

Only by fighting quickly, decapitating the enemy’s headquarters, and disrupting the enemy’s command and dispatch, can there be a glimmer of hope!

“”The reason why we had to strike quickly before was, as you thought, this was our only chance, but now it’s different. The decapitation task has been handed over to the Air Force, and the Air Force has gladly accepted our invitation and has dispatched a large number of bombers to carry out this task!”

Guderian said leisurely:”The Air Force brought a large number of heavy bombs this time, including the thermobaric bombs that performed brilliantly in the Battle of St. Marys. You have all heard of thermobaric bombs, right? They are the kind of terrible weapons that blow up a large area with one explosion, and many people die without even seeing wounds on their bodies!”

Everyone nodded in unison. The appearance of this weapon not only shocked the entire U.S. military and even the whole country of the United States, but even within the German army, many people were terrified of the appearance of this weapon!

After all, a weapon of mass destruction with such a huge power would be a devastating blow to anyone it hits! Even if the German troops were elite and powerful, they would suffer when they encountered this kind of bomb!

Seeing everyone’s fear of the enemy, Guderian laughed in his heart, thinking that you haven’t seen the power of nuclear weapons yet. It is said that the destructive power of this weapon is more than a hundred times more terrifying than that of a thermobaric bomb. One bomb can directly kill a division, or even wipe a city off the map!

This is the real killer. Compared with it, the thermobaric bomb is nothing!