"Stop the pursuit, strengthen the defense line, and prepare for Americans's counterattack!"
German military The general on the front line issued an order. After the collapse of the US military, German military took advantage of the situation and pursued it, almost hitting Topsfield.
However, there are not many German military that have passed now, and the main players Armored Division and Mechanized Infantry Division have not passed either. The US military still has heavy troops in Topsfield. If we attack rashly, we may not be able to defeat the US military, but will suffer losses instead. Therefore, German military had to suspend the attack and wait until the subsequent main force arrived before launching the attack again.
German military engineers began to build the pontoon bridge. They were busy on the St. Croix River with the tools they had prepared in advance. Soon, floating bridges were built one after another.
German military The infantry of each Infantry Division began to build positions on the other side of the St. Croix River after passing through these pontoon bridges. Prepare to resist the U. S. counterattack.
More German military engineers are building solid pontoons that can carry heavy equipment. Otherwise, those heavy tanks of German military would not be able to cross the river. We must defeat the US military head-on and defeat them completely. These heavy equipment of German military are indispensable.
"Your Excellency, the US military's defense line has been defeated by us. Now, a Infantry Division is crossing the river. The engineers are building a pontoon bridge that can pass heavy equipment, and it is expected to be completed in the afternoon." Lieutenant General Karl Hilpert reported.
Marshal Guderian nodded. "Let 8th Armored Division, 88th Armored Division, 71 Mechanized Infantry Division, 72 Mechanized Infantry Division, 73rd Mechanized Infantry Division and 74th Mechanized Infantry Division be ready. Before it gets dark tomorrow, they must all cross the river. The day after tomorrow, attack on time, and we must defeat US 5th Army Corps." Marshal Guderian ordered.
"Yes, Your Excellency." Karl? Lieutenant General Hilpert replied.
8th Army Corps is an armored group army, with two Armored Division and four Mechanized Infantry Division. The entire army group has more than a thousand tanks. The 'King Tiger tank' heavy tank alone is equipped with two battalions and more than one hundred vehicles. Even if US 5th Army Corps also has the powerful Armored Forces, it will undoubtedly be very difficult to compete with German 8th Army Corps.
"In addition, let 3rd Army Corps and 13th Army Corps also hurry up. They also need to deal with Americans and 6th Army Corps the day after tomorrow." Marshal Guderian said.
"Yes, Your Excellency." Karl? Lieutenant General Hillpet nodded.
With the strength of 3rd Army Corps and 13th Army Corps, there is no problem in killing the US military 6th Army Corps. However, whether they can achieve total annihilation depends on luck.
US 5th Army Corps Commander Lieutenant General Lucien Truscott looked very ugly after learning that the front line collapsed. He has already sent four more Infantry Division and two independent tank battalions to the front line. But in the end, he still couldn't resist German offensive. Moreover, so many troops only persisted for less than half a day, which is completely a shame!
"Asshole! Are those guys on the front line just a bunch of losers? Four divisions, more than 70,000 people, were defeated by Germany people in half a day." Lieutenant General Lucian Truscott was very angry.
"General, what should we do now? Do we need to mobilize troops to fight back again? The main force of the Germany people is now crossing the river. A large number of troops have already crossed the St. Croix River." An officer asked.
Lieutenant General Lucien Truscott shook his head. "Now the Germany people are fully prepared. If we launch an attack, it will be difficult to defeat them."
Although 5th Army Corps also has one Armored Division and two Mechanized Infantry Division, with more than six hundred tanks. But German military dispatched a group of armed helicopters and quickly destroyed two US tank battalions, and also scared Lieutenant General Lucien Truscott.
"After the Germany people cross the St. Croix River, it is impossible not to continue the attack. In this case, we will be at Topsfield, waiting for the Germany people to attack. Reinforce the defense here, and when the Germany people attack, let them smash their heads in our defense line and bleed!" Lieutenant General Lucien Truscott ordered.
"Yes, General."
Originally, the US military regarded the St. Croix River as a natural moat, hoping to withstand German offensive. But now it seems that this is of no use at all.
This forced Lieutenant General Lucian Truscott to change his thinking.
After all, Topsfield is the territory that US 5th Army Corps has been operating for a long time. The remaining four Infantry Division have already gathered here. 5th Armored Division, 41st Mechanized Infantry Division and 42nd Mechanized Infantry Division are not far away and can be reinforced at any time. Once the US military can use the built fortifications to resist German offensive and consume German military's vitality, it can then invest in Armored Forces and defeat German military in one fell swoop.
Of course, this is just Lieutenant General Lucian Truscott's own thoughts. Whether it can become a reality is very difficult to say.
Like 5th Army Corps, the US military 6th Army Corps also chose to defend Prince ton. In other words, the pressure on the US military 6th Army Corps is greater than that on US 5th Army Corps. After all, what they have to face is the two armies of German military, with twice as many troops as them.
Lieutenant General Lucian Truscott and the 6 Army Group Commander also did not forget to ask for help. Hopefully Army General Staff can send more reinforcements to reinforce them. Otherwise, it will undoubtedly be very difficult for these two armies to withstand the attack of German Army Group B's three elite armies.
When the US military General Staff Headquarters was breached on the St. Croix River defense line, it was already aware of the critical situation on the front line. The US troops to the north of 5th Army Corps have been ordered to prepare for reinforcements.
The defense line of US military 8th Army Corps has been taken over by 7th Army Corps and 9th Army Corps. 8th Army Corps reassembled and headed south, preparing to reinforce 5th Army Corps. At the same time, 11th Army Corps is also heading south. It's just that the journey is a little longer.
The US military did not stop German military from crossing the river. When US Army Air Corps had been beaten to the point of losing his temper by German Air Force, they had no way to stop German military from crossing the river. In fact, if the army is sent to launch an attack, it will only be a meat bun beating a dog, and there will be no return. German military The troops crossing the river have reinforced the defense line based on the defense line left by the US military, and are waiting for the US military to come to their doorstep.
Under such circumstances, several Armored Division and Mechanized Infantry Division of German military began to cross the St. Croix River in an orderly manner.