Age of Rebirth

"Reinforcements?" Marshal Rommel was taken aback, then smiled and said: "You have no reinforcements, including the direction of Oklahoma City, which is the closest to the battlefield, and there is no sign of your American reinforcements dispatching at all. This is my most regrettable place , did not achieve the intended purpose!"

Marshal Rommel did not intentionally hit his captives, but he really felt very sorry. He set up a bait and prepared to send reinforcements, but no prey was baited, wasting a game he set up. I don’t know whether it is the Americans who are smart or their own. The situation is too obvious, too many flaws to be seen through?

Although he has guessed the truth of the facts, it is still a very painful and devastating thing for Lieutenant General Hells to personally confirm his guess from the opponent's mouth. He shook his head repeatedly and said to himself: " If that's the case, the Ninth Army can't wait for reinforcements!"

However, the last words of Marshal Rommel aroused the curiosity of Lieutenant General Hells. As a soldier, he would be unconsciously interested in the topic of war. He seemed to have forgotten his identity as a prisoner and asked : "Mr. Marshal, forgive me for asking, what is your regret? What is your goal?"

Marshal Rommel obviously didn't intend to hide anything from his captives, and said with a smile: "Surrounded the Ninth Army in the Dallas area, within a week, I didn't order the troops to launch a full-line attack. The purpose was to use the Ninth Army. Attract the US troops in the direction of Oklahoma City, come to the rescue!"

"Mr. Custer, do you know that I have prepared more than [-] troops for your reinforcements. It is a pity that you Americans did not take the bait. It can be seen that the highest command of your US Army , is still very insightful, but I might as well tell you frankly that this has no major impact on my overall offensive plan. The final outcome of this war will inevitably end in the defeat of you Americans!"

Lieutenant General Hulse was completely stunned, he didn't know himself at this moment.What kind of mood is it? From the mouth of the enemy commander, it seems that the Supreme Command during the war has made a decision not to rescue the Ninth Army.is very correct.Otherwise, the reinforcements will also fall into Rommel's trap, and the losses will be even greater, and even shake the foundation of the second line of defense on the southwestern border!

In this sense, I have nothing to complain about, but the more than 10,000 soldiers of the Ninth Army were ruthlessly abandoned like this.However, the Southwest Border Defense Command responded one by one.Concealing the decision of the Supreme Command during the war from myself, deceiving myself and 6+ soldiers, and fighting desperately for the reinforcements that will never be waited for, in more than ten days, more than [-] American soldiers fell in the On the battlefield!

This, why?In an instant, the will of Lieutenant General Hells almost collapsed. It is the responsibility of himself and the more than [-] officers and soldiers of the Ninth Army to fight for the United States, but is it worth fighting in deception? . . . . .

Lieutenant General Hells, who was hit and confused, said to Marshal Rommel with a pale face: "I understand, thank you for your frankness, now, please send me back to the prisoner-of-war camp, I want to be with my soldiers !"

Lieutenant General Hells left in a daze, Marshal Rommel shook his head, he was a little regretful, he didn't seem to deliberately attack, the meaning of the surrendered American lieutenant general, but it seemed that he was very shocked, "Americans really Is that weird?" he thought to himself.

However, Marshal Rommel quickly forgot about this little episode. The end of the Battle of Dallas meant that there were no more U.S. troops on the southwestern border of the United States, and it was time to implement the next offensive plan.

Marshal Rommel called and called Lieutenant General Beruk, Chief of Staff of the Army Group Headquarters. After the capable chief of staff arrived, he ordered: "Beiruk, record the following order. First, it is located in the direction of Phoenix. The No.13, No.17, and No.18 armies, the Third Tank Army, and the First Air Force to which the army group belongs will start going north to attack Denver and Cheyenne at five o'clock tomorrow morning!"

"Then, continue to go north and attack important targets such as Peel and Bismarck. The purpose of the attack is to reach the southern border of Canada and occupy the central part of the United States. But remember, don't attack Salt Lake City for the time being, let alone give Di The U.S. military on the front line of the Lela Mountains poses a threat from behind, which is especially important!"

"Secondly, the troops in the other three attacking directions will launch a full-line offensive targeting Oklahoma City, Paluton, Little Rock, and Jackson starting at [-]:[-] am tomorrow to break through the southwestern border of the US military. The second line of defense is the purpose, and in the order, it must be emphasized that the commanders of each group army must grasp the rhythm of the attack, and focus on annihilating the vital forces of the US army during the attack, not the speed of advance!"

"The Second Air Force of the Army Group, cooperate with this offensive operation, Beruk, the above order will be issued immediately, and all units still have a few hours of preparation time. Our headquarters will also move forward!"

Chief of Staff Beruk, after recording Wan's order, handed it over to a major general officer to issue. He turned to Marshal Rommel and said: "Commander, the second phase of the war against the United States is about to begin. I think it was blocked in the The Japanese on the side of the Delela Mountains in the west should be furious, will they ask us to attack Salt Lake City and open the way for them to attack?"

"At that time, how should we answer the Japanese?" Chief of Staff Beruk added, "After all, according to the agreement signed by the two countries, we are obliged to assist the Japanese in fighting. Before that, we could use the reason that the battle in the southwest battlefield has not yet ended , but this time, our troops are attacking north from Phoenix, and there is no reason to refuse the Japanese request!"

"It is indeed a difficult problem!" Marshal Rommel frowned and said, "But what I am most worried about now is that the three armies in the direction of Phoenix will attack northward and scare away the Americans and Canadians on the defense line of the Dillerah Mountains. As a result, the Japanese will take the opportunity to move eastward and compete with us for control of central America!"

"This possibility is unlikely!" Chief of Staff Beruk said after thinking: "Our three armies in the direction of Phoenix will attack from Denver, Cheyenne to Peel and Bismarck. The defense line is more than 700 kilometers away, at least in the first two weeks of our offensive, it will not pose a huge threat to the Americans and Canadians on the battlefield!"

"What about two weeks later?" Field Marshal Rommel repeated, "Therefore, we need speed, the speed of rapid northward advance. After the attacking force reaches the southern border of Canada, it will immediately attack westward and stabilize the front in the east of the Delera Mountains. Only then can the goal be achieved!"

"So, within two weeks, the attacking force in the direction of Phoenix must complete the established campaign plan. You can give the three army commanders an additional order. If necessary, you can give up the main attack route that the US military must hold. Cities, adopt the tactic of surrounding but not fighting, mainly to reach the southern border of Canada!"

"As for how to answer the Japanese request, Beruk, that's up to you, the chief of staff!"

The information that the rest of the Ninth Army of the U.S. Army surrendered to the Germans on the Dallas battlefield on the southwestern border reached Tang Qiuli a few hours later. He looked at the information, thought for a long time, and then asked Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe To: "Yuhe, after Rommel has dealt with the remnants of the US military on the southwestern border battlefield of the United States, what do you think he will do next?"

Zhao Yuhe replied: "Master, according to the deployment of the German army, I think that Rommel should launch a full-line attack on the second line of defense on the southwestern border of the US military. In addition, the three German armies deployed in the direction of Phoenix in the west, It is very likely that they will attack Salt Lake City and other places, attack the U.S. Army's Delela Mountain defense line from behind, and assist the Japanese army in attacking!"

"It's not that simple!" Tang Qiuli shook his head and said, "If Rommel had the intention of assisting the Japanese army in attacking, why did the troops he deployed in Phoenix not go north for a long time, watching the Japanese be beaten to death? ?”

"So, even if the German troops of these three armies go northward, they will not attack the U.S. military's defense line in the Dillerah Mountains. The Germans and the Japanese are now sharing the same bed and have different plans!"

"Master, what are you referring to...?" Zhao Yuhe asked in confusion.

Tang Qiuli's eyes flashed with thought, and he said: "The central region of the United States should be a focus. Rommel did not send troops to attack Salt Lake City from behind, because he did not want the Japanese army to enter the central region of the United States. Yuhe, ordered the Intelligence Department to Pay close attention to all the situation in the central region of the United States, something big should happen in this region!"

In Duluth, the wartime capital of the United States, in the War Room of the Supreme Command during the war, General Stimson, the Secretary of the United States Army, took a telegram from General Sutland, the commander of the southwestern border defense, and turned to the Joint Chiefs of Staff with his face flushed with anger. The chairman, Admiral Jeffrey, roared: "General Jeffrey, what I want to know is, why didn't you send troops to rescue the Ninth Army, which is a full force of 10,000+ people!"

"Well now, in the battle of Dallas, the Ninth Army was wiped out, with more than 6 casualties, and the rest surrendered to the Germans. This is the first large-scale surrender in the history of the US Army. It is you, Jie General Feffer, sent 10,000+ American soldiers to the hands of the Germans! It was you who destroyed the Ninth Army with your own hands!"

Admiral Jeffrey had a wry smile on his face. What could he explain? Not rescuing the Ninth Army was a decision made by Mr. President himself, and he only had to carry it out. He told the truth to Stimson, who was so angry that he lost his mind. Well, then he is not a competent chief of staff.

It's not my style to throw Mr. President out first when something happens. It seems that I can only bear the blame for this!

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