Age of Rebirth

Although the Japanese army's three-pronged attack was repelled, after such a fierce Japanese attack, the defense line of the US military's Dilela Mountains has many cracks, like a piece of cracked porcelain, as long as it is added a little more With a little external force, it will be completely broken.

The hundreds of thousands of American soldiers on the defense line have been exhausted from fighting, and it is difficult to persist. The order of the Supreme Command during the war was that the defensive troops in the Dillerah Mountains should persist for more than 20 days, but until now, In the past ten days, the U.S. military has paid the price of more than 15 casualties, with an average of more than [-] casualties per day.

Lieutenant General Custer was already desperate, not only himself, but all the officers and soldiers on the defense line were exhausted to the extreme and reached the limit of endurance. After carefully thinking about the difficult timing of the western battlefield, Lieutenant General Custer It was decided to send a telegram to the Supreme Command during the war, requesting to abandon the defense line of the Dilela Mountains and withdraw the troops to the east. Otherwise, the remaining hundreds of thousands of soldiers will be buried here!

The reason why Lieutenant General Custer asked to abandon the defense line of the Delela Mountains is another important factor, that is, the offensive launched by the Germans in the south. He has seen military maps countless times, and every time he shudders, Phoenix in the south fell. , the German soldiers were pointing at Denver and Cheyenne, and to the west of Denver and Cheyenne was Salt Lake City. With such a battlefield situation, wouldn't the defense forces of the Dellera Mountains become a live attack from both sides of the Japanese army and the German army? target?

Lieutenant General Custer hadn't finished writing the telegram when Major General Herder, Chief of Staff of the Defense Command, rushed in.But he yelled loudly: "Commander, good news! Great news!"

"Good news?" Lieutenant General Custer looked at the out-of-character chief of staff in surprise, but muttered in his heart, "I'm sleepwalking. Ever since I came to the front line, I have been struggling every day. How can there be any good news? "

Chief of Staff Herder took a breath and said, "Commander, I just received a telegram from the wartime Supreme Command that our reinforcements are here!"

"Reinforcements? Where did the reinforcements come from?" Lieutenant General Custer shook his head with a wry smile as if hearing a big joke.Said: "Do we have any reinforcements?"

Seeing that the commander didn't believe it, Chief of Staff Herder waved the telegram in his hand and said loudly: "Commander, it's absolutely true, they are Canadians. There are more than 60 reinforcements from seven regiments. Their vanguard, the First Army The two infantry divisions and one heavy artillery brigade have already reached the Granger area. It is only more than 70 kilometers away from Salt Lake City!"

Lieutenant General Custer snatched the telegram from the chief of staff, looking greedily, sure enough, the content of the telegram was exactly what Major General Herder said, and it was indeed the Canadian who stretched out the telegram at the most critical moment. To help, the seven legions have a huge force of more than [-] people.In this way, the defense line of the Dilela Mountains.It can ensure worry-free, the land of central and eastern America, from the ravages of the Japanese!

"The sky is endless, I am America!" Lieutenant General Custer closed his eyes, enjoying the shock of the huge surprise, two lines of tears slipped down quietly.

With more than [-] Canadian soldiers joining the Delera Mountains defense line battlefield, the crumbling US defense line has finally stabilized. General Yamamoto also found that the defensive US military strength has suddenly increased, and it seems to be very cutting-edge. State, and even, in some directions, the U.S. troops, which have been on passive defense, launched several small-scale counterattacks!

General Yamamoto was puzzled, and the information that followed solved his inner doubts. The Canadians sent troops to join the war. In this way, the total strength of the U.S. and Canadian troops on the front line of the Delera Mountains was combined, and the Imperial Army The strength of the army is almost the same, and the imperial army can no longer use the superior strength to choose the direction of attack at will.

With a long sigh, General Yamamoto had no choice but to change his style of play. He ordered his troops to change the tactics of high-intensity and high-density attacks. He used artillery and air superiority to consume the vital forces of the U.S. and Canadian troops instead of quickly breaking through the U.S. defense line.

As a result, the plan to occupy Denver and Cheyenne before the Germans, and then control the central part of the United States, fell through. General Yamamoto hated him, but there was no way. The only solution was for the Germans to occupy Phoenix. , Separate part of the troops to quickly go north and attack Salt Lake City from behind.

For this reason, after careful discussion with Chief of Staff Nanno, General Yamamoto decided to send a major general officer as his special envoy, as the commander of the North American Operations Command of the Empire of Japan, to Santa Fe in the southern United States with a personal letter. See Marshal Rommel, commander of the German South American Army Group, requesting the assistance of friendly forces to attack Salt Lake City.

Regardless of whether Rommel is willing to extend a helping hand or not, he must try. Besides, according to the agreement between the two countries, both sides have the obligation to support and cooperate with friendly forces in combat, so my request is not too much!

From the bottom of his heart, General Yamamoto is absolutely unwilling to show weakness and ask for help from Marshal Rommel. Marshal Rommel wants to compete with General Yamamoto, and General Yamamoto has no intention of doing so. Both of them are arrogant The elders, each representing the best in the world, secretly lucked out, started training with the Americans, and it is normal for them to be dissatisfied with each other!

But in the face of the interests of the empire, more than one million elite troops of the empire are not trapped by the U.S. defense line, drooling over the great rivers and mountains in the central and eastern United States, personal rivalry, honor and disgrace, it doesn’t matter, as long as Rommel agrees, Sending troops north to attack Salt Lake City, what does it matter if General Yamamoto just shouts "convince!"

General Yamamoto felt a lot better about the words of his best friend General Nanye, "Yamamoto-kun, you can be a man if you can bend and stretch! You bowed your head temporarily, but what you got in return was the huge benefits of the empire. After the war is over, your dedication, Yamamoto-kun, will pay off. To be admired infinitely by the empire, from His Majesty the Emperor to ordinary subjects!"

Rommel is not a fool either. After seeing the special envoy of General Yamamoto and reading his personal letter, he immediately understood the little thought of the Japanese. From the bottom of his heart, Marshal Rommel is very grateful to the Canadians. At that time, intervene in the American battlefield. In this way, the Japanese can be blocked in the defense line of the Delera Mountains, and the Japanese will be cut off from the desire to covet the central and eastern regions of the United States.

As for the addition of hundreds of thousands of Canadian soldiers in the subsequent battles, Marshal Rommel didn't take it seriously at all. As long as he sent a telegram asking for help, the marshal would immediately send millions of elite troops. If necessary, the millions of soldiers in his hands are enough, and he is bound to win the central and western regions of the United States!

Marshal Rommel entertained the special envoy of General Yamamoto with a very high standard. He gave enough face to the Japanese. He poured down a few bottles of Munich beer, which made the dizzy special envoy feel the deep affection among allies. Houyi, I feel warm in my heart!

Then, Marshal Rommel told the special envoy who was immersed in excitement, "I need to report to the general staff of our country about all matters related to fighting in the United States, especially the major matters involving the cooperation between your two militaries. Therefore, The matter of going north to attack Salt Lake City still needs to be approved by the country, please wait at ease, Mr. Special Envoy!"

The Japanese special envoy expressed his understanding that this matter was placed on Commander Yamamoto, and he had to do the same. He was also very moved because the famous German general, a field marshal, explained it to him specially!

Marshal Rommel did send a confidential telegram to the Führer. In the telegram, he not only reported the Japanese request, but also added his own analysis, specifically explaining that after the first phase of the offensive was achieved, there was a conscious pause The main purpose of the attack was to consolidate the occupied area and eliminate the US troops in the encirclement.

After seeing the telegram sent by Rommel, Hitler, the head of state of Germany, nodded again and again, and was very happy to say to the chief of staff, Marshal Strong: "Rommel really lived up to expectations, well done! Deployed properly, focusing on the fundamental interests of Germany , the central and eastern regions of the United States must be included in the territory of Germany, this cannot be changed!"

Marshal Strong was concerned about another matter, so he reminded: "Head of State, now the Japanese have proposed that we send troops northward to attack Salt Lake City. According to the agreement signed between the two countries, it is difficult for us to refuse. How to answer? Japanese?"

It’s good that Marshal Strong didn’t mention it. As soon as Hitler mentioned this matter, he became furious and sneered: “The appetite of the Japanese is too greedy. The vast land of the western United States is not enough to satisfy their appetite. ?"

After pondering for a while, Hitler gave the opportunity face-to-face, "Return a telegram to Rommel, and do not refuse or help the Japanese's request. I believe Rommel will handle it. He has the ability!"

"Don't refuse, don't help!" Marshal Strong recalled the six-character motto of the head of state. The more he touched it, the more mysterious it became. He couldn't help smiling knowingly. When something goes wrong, the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, who knows what unexpected situation will happen?

After Hitler's telegram was in the hands of Marshal Rommel, he also smiled knowingly, and then met General Yamamoto's special envoy and told him, "The General Staff has already responded, and I am authorized to deal with it on the fly. Please go back and report General Yamamoto of your country, I will earnestly implement the relevant agreement between the two countries on the war against the United States!"

"It's just that my troops haven't finished the Battle of Phoenix. I'm afraid they won't be able to go north in a short period of time. I ask General Yamamoto to understand. Once the Battle of Phoenix is ​​over, I will immediately send troops north to attack Salt Lake City!"

Obviously, Marshal Rommel used a "drag" tactic. He knew that with more than [-] Canadian soldiers joining the battlefield in the western United States, the Japanese wanted to break through the US military's Delela Mountains in a short time The line of defense is impossible, time is on your side!

(to be continued) (to be continued...)