Age of Rebirth

In the southwestern border area of ​​the United States, Marshal Rommel, the commander of the German South American Army Group who is strategizing, is in a smooth situation compared with his Japanese counterpart General Yamamoto, and he is quite handy.

Marshal Rommel dispatched more than 40 elite soldiers to the Dallas area northwest of Baton Rouge, and brought in a net of more than [-] American soldiers intending to go north to Oklahoma City. An encirclement circle with Dallas as the center and Dutland, Longview, Fort Worth, Tecasakana, and Amott as the outer perimeter encloses the US regiments within an area of ​​more than [-] kilometers.

Encircling and annihilating this group of U.S. troops was not the ultimate goal of Marshal Rommel. The choice of Dallas as the encirclement location was not a whim. too far.

According to Marshal Rommel's plan, the more than 28 American soldiers were used as bait to temporarily encircle and not fight, to attract American troops in the direction of Oklahoma City, to come to the rescue, and then to concentrate with Austin's eight armies of [-] People's troops quickly went north, together with more than [-] troops of the encircling troops, they used more than [-] troops to encircle the U.S. troops who came to rescue again.

In a large-scale war of annihilation in the southwestern United States, according to Marshal Rommel's estimation, in order to rescue more than 20 U.S. soldiers who were surrounded, the U.S. troops on the second line of defense should dispatch no less than More than [-] people encircled and wiped out more than [-] U.S. troops in World War I, which can be called a major annihilation battle on the American battlefield.

After the campaign of encirclement and annihilation was over.Deploying all the forces to attack Oklahoma City, which is empty of troops, can easily be the second line of defense on the southwestern border of the US military.Tear a big hole, and Oklahoma is the breakthrough point. Then, along this big hole, the US military's defense line will be completely torn apart, and finally attack the eastern part of the United States.

It's an interlocking plan, otherwise.Marshal Rommel will not give up temporarily to seize the opportunity in the central region of the United States, and instead is interested in the 10,000+ American soldiers who are definitely not alive!

The encirclement plan is progressing very well.The encirclement circle was formed, and Marshal Rommel rushed to the front line to command in person. He gave orders to the encirclement troops to deal with the US troops in the encirclement circle.Launch a limited attack.The scale must be right, so that the surrounded US troops can feel the strong pressure, but also give them the confidence and time to ask for help.

The supreme commander of the U.S. troops in the encirclement is Lieutenant General Hells, the commander of the Ninth Army. The original strength of the Ninth Army was not that many. It was nothing more than three infantry divisions plus other fire support and logistics troops attached to it. There are about 6 people, but when turning into the direction of Balutunri.The stragglers and disbanded troops that were continuously taken in by other troops ranged from 800 to 3000 people to two to [-] people, and there were also organized regiment-level units.

When receiving the order from Admiral Sutland, the commander of the Southwest Frontier Garrison Command, to turn to Oklahoma City, the Ninth Army was like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger, and had already gathered 5 soldiers. According to the establishment of the US military, this is already the size of a group army.

More troops is not necessarily a good thing, at least on the southwestern border battlefield, Lieutenant General Hells knows very well that there are more than one million elite German troops around, and the first line of defense on the border is fragmented. Under the circumstances, bringing these 10,000+ people by yourself is definitely the most conspicuous target, and it is impossible not to attract Rommel's attention.

At the thought of this, Lieutenant General Hells was very worried, but he was followed by American soldiers, and he couldn't leave it alone. He had no choice but to mobilize a large number of officers from the Ninth Army to take these scattered troops. , as well as the troops that still maintain the original organizational system, are all gathered for reorganization, and all of them are included in the Ninth Army's combat order.

After working so hard for a few days, I wasted some time in the Waco area. Sure enough, the development of the next battle situation was unfortunately right by Hells. In the direction leading to Baton Rouge, the Germans gathered heavy troops. Just waiting for myself to throw myself into the trap, according to the order of the Supreme Command during the war, it is definitely not possible to take the sea route. Turning to the direction of Oklahoma City is undoubtedly the shortest way, and there is still a chance of survival.

Therefore, while receiving the order from Admiral Sutland, the commander of the southwestern border defense, Lieutenant General Hells ordered the troops to turn around and head north without hesitation. Formed into multiple columns, on the land of the southern United States, they ran desperately to the northwest, but in the end they still couldn't get rid of the fate of being surrounded by the German army in the Dallas area.

Now that he has reached the point, Lieutenant General Hells is determined to break out of the siege. He is all generals who lead troops. He knows too well that since the Germans can surround themselves with more than 30 people in Dallas, the troops used will not Less than [-] or more.

Lieutenant General Hells issued an order to all the troops, "All ministries will immediately rely on the current terrain conditions to build fortifications and stand by for help!"

Fortunately, the terrain conditions around Dallas are not too bad. There are several rivers and low hills that can be used as defenses. Following the order of the headquarters, more than [-] American soldiers, with fear In an uneasy mood, as if desperately building field fortifications with shovels and picks, while listening to the sound of guns and guns coming from all around, I felt nervous and scared.

After giving the order to the troops to stand by and wait for reinforcements, Lieutenant General Hells did not wait. He knew too well what the current situation of the 10,000+ troops under his command was, regardless of the large number of troops. But they were all on the border battlefield in the southwestern part of the country. The troops who were scattered and feared by the Germans, except for their own Ninth Army, which still kept about half of their heavy equipment, accommodated another [-] to [-] troops who were dispersed. , They are all light weapons, and there are not many light and heavy machine guns, let alone heavy weapons such as artillery.

With such scattered troops lacking heavy weapons and without any external supplies, they had no chance of winning against the hundreds of thousands of elite German troops that surrounded them, and they would not last long if they stood by and waited for reinforcements.

Therefore, Lieutenant General Hells sent a telegram for help to Admiral Sutland, commander of the southwestern border defense. In the telegram, he explained in detail the dangerous situation faced by the Ninth Army and the contained troops. , and the approximate strength of the German troops surrounding their own troops.

"Your Excellency, Commander, to sum up, although all the officers and soldiers of our Ninth Army and the containment force have adopted the tactics of standing still and waiting for reinforcements, and have the determination and will to wait for reinforcements to arrive, they will definitely not be able to hold on for a long time. Two weeks is the maximum limit. We urgently need the garrison command to send reinforcements to rescue, and open a gap in the German encirclement in the direction of Dutland, otherwise, the Ninth Army will be wiped out!" He wrote at the end of the telegram for help.

After receiving a call for help from Lieutenant General Hells, General Sutland, the commander of the southwestern border defense of the United States, did not dare to make decisions privately. According to his thinking, no matter what, he was only surrounded by German troops more than 200 kilometers away. Rescue by the Ninth Army in the area of ​​Dallas is a matter of course and an unshirkable responsibility. In the direction of Oklahoma City and the surrounding areas, there are more than [-] troops from the garrison headquarters, and they are fully capable. to the rescue.

However, at this moment, Admiral Sutland has basically lost his command. According to the order of the Supreme Command during the war, every soldier who uses the second line of defense on the southwestern border must obtain the consent of the Supreme Command during the war. , otherwise, he has no right to mobilize troops.

Therefore, Admiral Sutland, who was in a hurry, sent the original text of Lieutenant General Hells's telegram to the wartime Supreme Command, and attached his own opinion, "The Southwest Border Garrison Command believes that it is necessary to respond to the encircled Rescue the Ninth Army in the Dallas area, otherwise, this is a heavy loss for our US Army!"

After the telegram was sent, Admiral Sutland waited anxiously for a reply, but after a whole day passed, the wartime Supreme Command did not receive a single word of telegram, even if it was to deny his opinion.

Unable to contact the Wartime Supreme Command Staff Headquarters, that is nonsense, several radio stations are unimpeded, at night, Admiral Sutland once again sent a telegram with the same content to the Wartime Supreme Command, in At the end of the telegram, I also added my own opinion, "A whole day has passed. For the Ninth Army surrounded by the Germans in Dallas, every minute is extremely precious. Please also ask the Supreme Command during the war to do it immediately." Make a decision!"

This time, the U.S. Wartime Supreme Command finally got an answer, but it made Admiral Sutland feel cold all over his body, "I understand all the calls, and the current priority is to ensure that the second line of defense on the southwestern border is foolproof!" It's just such a few simple sentences, which are very ambiguous. They didn't deny their opinions, but they didn't approve the rescue plan either.

Admiral Sutland understood that the Ninth Army was abandoned by the wartime Supreme Command, and if it was not approved, it was a denial. Although he did not say it clearly, he could only sigh to the sky. The general commander of the Southwest Border Defense Command did not dare to mobilize even a single soldier.

In the early morning of the next day, I felt very uncomfortable. Admiral Sutland, who hadn't slept well all night, was awakened by the combat staff officer on duty just as he was in a daze, "Your Excellency, Commander of the Ninth Army Will, send another telegram for help!"

"When will the reinforcements arrive? The German army has launched an attack on our position, and the artillery fire is very fierce! The German tank assault is even more difficult to resist!" This is the entire content of the telegram.

After reading the telegram, Admiral Sutland was silent for a long time, full of bitterness in his heart, and he said to the combat staff: "Call Lieutenant General Hells back, I have made all preparations to rescue you immediately, and I am waiting for the wartime Supreme Commander to come back." According to the command of the headquarters, I hope your department will hold out for a few days and wait for the reinforcements to arrive!"

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