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    Under the thunderous attack of the German armored forces, the three divisions on the right wing of the U.S. Army were immediately surrounded, and their fate was decided.  ¦æAfter several failed breakouts, the fighting will of the American troops in the encirclement plummeted. Faced with enemy troops approaching from all directions, the vast majority of them finally chose to surrender their weapons and surrender to the enemy.  In American values, life is the most precious thing above all else. When nothing can be done, there is no psychological resistance to becoming a prisoner of the Germans.  (In the early days of the Pacific War in history, hundreds of thousands of U.S-Philippine coalition troops stationed in the Philippines also adopted this mentality and became Japanese prisoners of war; however, the tragedy is that the Japanese did not treat these "interested" Uncle Sam kindly.  Due to the long-term influence of extreme militaristic ideas such as the Bushido spirit, the Japanese believe that surrender is a cowardly act that cannot be tolerated at all; but for this group of "rice cowards" who are struggling to survive, the Japanese have no mercy at all, but give  During the Bataan Death March alone, 15,000 people were tortured to death. The surviving prisoners of war were also tortured in every possible way by the Japanese army. They finally persisted until the US military recaptured the Philippines and rescued them.  No one out of ten - Author's note) By February 23, the fighting in the right-wing encirclement had completely ceased.  At the cost of more than 3,000 casualties, the German army completely annihilated a US military regiment deployed in this area. Due to the formation of an ideal encirclement, the German army captured a total of more than 30,000 US military prisoners.  After being searched and registered with their personal information, these surrendered soldiers were quickly escorted to the rear areas as laborers, and under the threat of gunpoint from the other side, they became accomplices and traitors who helped the invaders transport supplies.  A German guard smashed the butt of a gun.  Those who were passive and sabotaged turned into gourds holding their heads and howling miserably.  And the various automatic firearms held by the opponent.  This completely extinguished the last vestiges of resistance among American prisoners of war.  Although the German army had to be more responsible for the food of many people, it was completely worth it: after these American prisoners of war joined the logistics, a large number of German troops were able to break away from the role of auxiliary troops and devote themselves to the front-line battles where they were most needed.  .  In addition, these American prisoners of war working in the rear also made the American pilots who came to drop bombs from time to time become wary of rats, which undoubtedly greatly ensured the smooth flow of German transportation lines.  The German army soon discovered that its rear supply became smoother with the capture of these prisoners; along with the continuous reinforcement of troops and material resources.  Their offensive on the front line is also more fierce and fierce!  After the victory, the German armored forces did not stop and continued to penetrate the rear flank of the US military.  According to the reconnaissance report made by the Air Force, the Americans still have a large number of troops deployed on the island of Cuba, and their mission is to break through the enemy's front line through a mercury-like offensive, and then rely on the mobility of tanks and motorized infantry to carry out roundabouts and cooperate with  The rear infantry surrounded the target troops.  The flat Cuban wilderness gave this steel torrent sweeping across Western Europe an excellent opportunity to exert its power, and the thin strips of land in Cuba as a whole also made their offensive extremely deadly.  The circuitous journey of German tanks usually takes no more than two days, and their range of more than 400km after being equipped with auxiliary fuel tanks also makes these beasts that are not afraid of guns and guns not suffering from lack of fuel at all.  Although the troops deployed by the US military are much denser than normal because of this narrow war zone.  But they were simply unable to withstand the impact of the German army cluster with Tiger tanks as the core!  In the blink of an eye, the U.S. military¡¯s front in eastern Cuba.  With this round of German attacks, it fell apart.  After a regiment on the right wing was declared destroyed, the adjacent central front also suffered a devastating blow; the roaring German tanks cut off the core highway transporting supplies from Guantanamo to Guantanamo, putting the more than 50,000 U.S. troops in front of them in a difficult situation.  The situation worsened rapidly. In order not to repeat the mistakes of the nearby friendly forces, the US military commander immediately ordered the troops to quickly retreat to the opening of the opponent's pocket that had not yet been closed.  However, what was originally planned as an orderly evacuation turned into a catastrophic collapse.  After previous battles, American officers and soldiers have developed a deep fear of German tanks. The close cooperation and superb combat skills between the various arms also make American officers and soldiers feel that they are far invincible.  When they learned that the supply line had been cut off again, they lost all their will to fight in extreme panic and panic, just thinking about how to escape the opponent's closing giant pincers.  This army, which originally had a complete lineup, became history completely.  "Not long after our army's probing attack was launched, the American soldiers on the front line retreated. Countless coats with open buttons were running around in front of our eyes until not a single person was left. On their abandoned positions, we found  There are more than 40 intact light and heavy machine guns, piles of ammunition and ammunition, and even a dozen 155mm heavy howitzers that were too late to be towed away. If these firepower can be used correctly, then our army will never be able to escape from this.  To form a breakthrough in this theater, we must wait for the strong follow-up troops.reinforce!  Fortunately, the Americans do not have the same fighting will as our soldiers. They have powerful technical equipment, but they have crucial flaws in their personnel.  Subsequent battles also confirmed this. Only 28 of our troops were killed or missing, and 55 were injured, but more than 600 prisoners were captured, and nearly a hundred enemy soldiers were killed.  The most surprising thing is that a considerable number of these prisoners actually carry green dollars with them. They give these things that are no different from waste paper on the battlefield to our soldiers in order to use them after becoming prisoners.  Get a better treatment.  "A German commander who participated in the attack recalled with joy and disdain afterwards. "In just two days, the German army completed another encirclement. Among the four divisions of US troops, only one and a half brigades escaped.  , the rest all laid down their weapons within two days of the siege. The hordes of prisoners of war were a mixed blessing for the Germans, because they were simply not prepared to accept such a large number of people. The U.S. troops on the Cuban front began to retreat westward.  Guantanamo resisted for the frontline fortress. However, with air supremacy no longer belonging to the US military, the German army at full power was already unstoppable. The German tanks pursued the retreating US troops and seriously hindered their progress through continuous attacks.  The infantry quickly followed up in the rear, easily disarming the American troops they encountered along the way. An avalanche began to appear among the retreating American troops, and people were everywhere fleeing in extreme panic. They could be seen abandoned on the roadside fields.  With various weapons, ammunition and auxiliary items, the situation was even worse than that of the French army in the Battle of France! On February 27, the vanguard of the German 6th Armored Army rolled through Guantanamo like a storm, which made the German army feel a little troublesome.  Unfortunately, although the US troops in front of them were frightened, the city, together with the seaport base in the south, had quite complete and solid fortifications; their attack was quickly repelled by the US troops who retreated into the city, and they suffered in vain.  Casualties and losses. As the most important U.S. base in the Caribbean, Guant¨¢namo has been operated by them for forty years. It cannot be easily captured by German armored forces who are not familiar with street fighting. The German commanders who realized this immediately moved.  The attack direction was heading towards Santiago, 60 kilometers away - most of the US warplanes that bombed the German landing site took off from the surrounding airports of this town, and this town that lacked defense was not like Guantanamo.  Good luck. The undefended field airport soon fell under the attack of German tanks. This biggest cancer threatening the German rear supply was finally uprooted, and through a detour and feint, the German army also forced the city.  The few defenders evacuated westward under the threat of being surrounded, and finally took complete control of the area before sunset. On March 4, the German army finally stopped advancing due to logistical supplies and troop strength.  During the two-week offensive, they advanced a total of 160 kilometers. Although this distance on paper was much lower than that of the Battle of France, it was the advancement speed of the entire front including the infantry, which exceeded 12,000!  The Iron Cross flag flew over the square kilometers of land, and Guantanamo was the only area in southeastern Cuba that was still in the hands of the US military. More than 160,000 US soldiers were prisoners of the German army, and countless ammunition and materials were seized.  In this battle, the Americans finally fully understood why the British and French coalition collapsed completely in just one month. You must know that the total number of German troops deployed in the offensive was only 11 divisions, and the number of tanks had not yet reached the 10 in the Battle of France.  One in 10! Compared with this painful realization, the US military commander is more worried about the already collapsed situation on the island of Cuba.  As a large number of military units were destroyed or lost their combat effectiveness, the US military's defenses everywhere became stretched; the troops were filled with a pessimistic atmosphere of failure, and war-weariness began to spread rapidly among the officers and soldiers.  Once the fully prepared German army launches the next round of attacks, their failure will inevitably be even greater than this tragic battle!  A new round of German offensive is coming soon.  Due to the sudden expansion of the controlled area, they had too many beaches for transport ships to land troops and unload supplies. After a brief rest, the highly morale German troops advanced westward again.  The US military, which had no fighting spirit, abandoned a large number of heavy weapons and fled westward. Important towns such as Bayamo, Las Tunas, and Camaguey fell successively.  The complete fall of this island is only a matter of time, and the German high command has set its sights on subsequent battlefields outside Cuba.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! ps: Thanks to book friends Evil God V Nitian, Rebirth in Paradise, Kong Shenwu for their monthly ticket support, and Golden Crab, Mountain Breeze, and zhouyu1976 for their rewards~~~
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