Age of Rebirth

Marshal Rommel, the commander of the German South American Army Group, is a proud and talented general. In his heart, he can't help but have a competition with the five Japanese generals Yamamoto, who is known as the third military god in Japan. Especially after returning to China to participate in a high-level military meeting hosted by the head of state, he was somewhat uncomfortable when the head of state praised the Japanese Yamamoto 56. It is very unfortunate that the Americans became two German and Japanese generals who had never met the test object.

The Yamamoto Five Commanders will storm the west coast of the United States and darken Chencang. They successfully landed within a day, but the number of enemies wiped out is not flattering. Marshal Rommel did not have so many twists and turns. He relied on more than 120 million troops under his command. Well-equipped, battle-hardened elite German army, large-scale armored clusters, and a powerful air force.

From the Mexican border to the United States, although the terrain is also mountainous, many places are very suitable for armored assaults. The two lines of defense deployed by the Americans on the southern border, in the eyes of Marshal Rommel, are almost like paper. It's not blind arrogance, but he has sufficient confidence to back him up. He wants to beat the Americans to pieces!

The deployment of the German army is mainly divided into the following directions. The first route consists of five group armies plus two motorized infantry divisions to form a right-handed assault group, with Matamoros in Mexico as the starting point for the attack. The target of the attack is Austin and Baton Rouge in the United States.

The second route consists of three group armies plus four motorized infantry divisions to form a central assault group, starting from Juárez in Mexico.Forcibly cross the border river between the United States and Mexico-the North Garravo River, and the targets of the attack are Oklahoma City and Santa Fe City.

The third route, with the strength of four group armies plus five motorized infantry brigades.Form a left-wing assault group, starting from Nogales in Mexico, and targeting Phoenix and Denver in the United States.

The Third Air Force, which belongs to the German South American Army Group, has a total of more than [-] combat aircraft of various types, which are deployed in three attack directions on average, providing powerful air fire support for the attacking German ground forces.

Judging from the deployment of Marshal Rommel.The purpose is very clear. The three-way army is directly targeting the central part of the United States, and the sole purpose of this attack is to occupy the central part of the United States.There was absolutely no intention of turning around and going west to support the Japanese army. In this move, Rommel fully understood the intention of the head of state.It is like Germany and Japan after the war.A pre-rehearsal of the division of the American territory.

The entire United States is about to be divided into three. The Japanese occupy the western part of the United States west of Salt Lake City, and the Germans occupy the central and eastern parts of the United States east of Salt Lake City. The defense line of Dilela Mountain was fiercely fought with the U.S. military, and after the Japanese broke through the U.S. defense line.German tanks have already reached the northern border of the United States.

German attack.Ferociously and swiftly, the German fleet rushed over overwhelmingly, and the bombs rained down on the US military positions. As soon as they made a move, they beat the US military dizzily. Dust filled the sky, roaring and rolling up. Behind the tanks were a large number of German infantry.

The U.S. Naval Air Force deployed in the south of the United States immediately took off to fight. A total of more than 800 combat aircraft from both sides fought desperately in the open airspace in the south of the United States. The German army has a greater advantage in the number and performance of fighter jets After more than an hour of air combat, the U.S. fleet lost more than 200 fighter jets, and the German army gained air supremacy at the cost of losing more than [-] fighter jets and more than [-] bombers.

On the ground, the first line of defense on the U.S. border was breached by the Germans in less than five hours. They were in the direction of Matamoros and Juárez, the only one still in fierce battle. , which is the direction of Nogales.

After receiving the report, Marshal Rommel was speechless for a while. When he saw that it was in the direction of Nogales and had not broken through, he knew that the attack did not achieve the expected goal, and the bad things were caused by the Italians.

Indeed, the leader of the Italian Nazi Party and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy, His Excellency Mussolini, originally sent troops to form the American Expeditionary Force, intending to take advantage of the opportunity of the Germans attacking the United States.

Before dispatching troops, Mussolini solemnly warned General Orozzo, the commander of the expeditionary force, "The purpose of the Kingdom's dispatch of troops this time is not specifically to fight against the Americans, but to a large extent, it is to declare to the world that we, Italy, Therefore, you have to control the troops well, and don't take risks!"

In a word, His Excellency Mussolini sent troops to the American continent to make soy sauce, and it was cheap soy sauce. He could lead the commander, Admiral Orozzo, but he didn’t think so. This romantic and classical European knight The temperamental Italian general has his own plan to restore the reputation of the Italian army in the war against the Americans.

Therefore, when the Italian American Expeditionary Force just arrived on the South American continent, when Marshal Rommel out of good intentions asked the Italian army to be responsible for protecting the safety of the logistics supply line, Admiral Orozzo was very angry. What he meant in his words was that Rommel The Marshal looked down on the allies.

In desperation, Rommel could not bear the charge, so he had to hand over the task of attacking the direction of Phoenix to the Italian army. However, in the European battlefield, he had already experienced the performance of the allied troops, so how could he rest assured that a single The direction of attack, handed over to the Italians, is not as reliable as changing the direction of attack.

Therefore, Marshal Rommel deployed two more armies to follow closely behind the Italians. In case this pig-like teammate messes up the attack, the Germans can easily take over, and the five armies on the left plus The two motorized infantry divisions are the main assault force.

Sure enough, the Italians really screwed up the attack. It's not that the Italian army didn't dare to attack. They attacked, and they were very brave, but they suffered a loss!

Admiral Orozzo, the commander of the Italian American Expeditionary Force, received the order to launch an offensive, and lined up three infantry divisions and two motorized infantry divisions to form five attack arrows, which were to be on the US defense line. , At the same time tore open five openings, came to sweep the Americans, and won the first victory abroad!

The idea is definitely good, but Admiral Orozzo's idea is too romantic. In terms of equipment, the Italian army is not even a star behind the German army. In terms of the number of large-caliber artillery, it is not even as good as The U.S. military is even more incomparable with the German army in terms of the quantity and quality of tanks. It needs confidence and capital to fight.

The German bomber group took the lead for the Italian army, blowing up the U.S. positions with smoke, dust and flames. Then, Admiral Orozzo ordered five artillery groups in the attack direction to bombard for an hour to consolidate the bombing effect. The artillerymen of the Italian army exerted all their strength, and the shells could be smashed hard. It seemed very fierce, but the artillery used by the Italian army was not enough in caliber and powerful enough.

Therefore, on the surface, the U.S. military positions were first bombarded by German bombers indiscriminately, and then intensively bombarded by Italian artillery. , a far cry from that.

Admiral Orozuo stood on an armored command vehicle, showing half of his body, holding up a binoculars to observe the situation on the battlefield. Seeing that his artillery had blown up the US positions into smoke, he nodded in satisfaction.

Originally, the staff and aides were very opposed to His Excellency Commander's coming to the front line in person. Guns have no eyes, but no matter who you are, this Admiral Orozzo is the confidant of Prime Minister Mussolini. Once something happened in North America, everyone was unlucky.

Admiral Orozzo, who is quite chivalrous, has his own cuteness, "As a soldier, how can I not go to the front line in person, I am the commander, and I should be with the soldiers to meet the American bullets!" He said If so, he said to the staff and aides who persuaded him to stay in the headquarters honestly.

The artillery fire began to extend, and Admiral Orozzo ordered the troops to attack. Five divisions of the Italian army launched an attack on the US positions from their respective directions. The US soldiers hiding in the fortifications lay in the trenches in fear. The bombardment was followed by shelling, which really stunned the U.S. military. If a similar attack was completed by the German army, there would be no problem at all. The armored clusters and heavy artillery were enough to crush the U.S. counterattack.

But it was the Italian army that was attacking. The artillery was not very powerful, and there were few tanks. What's more, the Italian-American Expeditionary Force, which had a total strength of only [-] troops, should concentrate its forces to attack the US defense line, and there was still a possibility of success.

However, Admiral Orozuo divided his forces into five groups, with more than [-] offensive troops on each route, while the defensive forces of the opposite US army had two divisions of more than [-] troops, and the casualties were not large. , and relying on the fortifications that are damaged but functional, the consequences of the Italian army's attack can be imagined.

In order to show the existence of the Italian army, the attacking Italian troops unfurled their flags one after another. The flags were flying, and the soldiers charged along. They seemed to be telling the American soldiers on the ground, "We, the bravest Italian army in the world, attack coming!"

Against the German army, the American soldiers were still afraid from the bottom of their hearts, but against the Italian army, the American soldiers did not have the slightest fear. They had already experienced the virtues of the Italian army on the European battlefield.

Anti-tank guns and bazookas beat them hard. After the Italian tanks were reimbursed, the remaining Italian infantry were a bunch of live targets. The light and heavy machine guns swept wildly, like cutting wheat, and beat the Italian soldiers to pieces. They staggered here and there, falling one by one, and then, after picking up cheap US troops, they even organized a counterattack across the board.

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