Chapter 916: Destroying the German Army's Logistics Supply Lines
Although he later won the Battle of Imphal and occupied Rangoon, he used the talent of impromptu command, resourcefulness, and strange raids, and equipped with the capabilities of the British Royal Air Force to defeat the Japanese army who counterattacked frantically.
However, in the face of Guderian's German army, which has achieved overwhelming superiority in terms of advanced weaponry and individual combat capability, as well as naval and air combat capability, there are very few units and officers and men under his command who can confront and counterattack the German army.
"We now have a large number of officers and soldiers, but in the face of the ferocious attack of Guderian's German army, we have little advantage and no chance of victory!"
"And the individual strength of these German troops is even stronger than that of the Japanese army, and even the ruthlessness of the desperate "and desperate degree are also as crazy as the Japanese army!" I really can't imagine that Guderian actually has such a tiger and wolf army! ”
"I thought that the German army would now be caught in the battle on two fronts, and there would be no way to send elite troops to attack Middle Eastern countries such as Iraq and Iran because of the lack of troops! But now it seems that I have lost my eyes! ”
When the British lost another Iraqi city, William Joseph Slim was also troubled to learn about the current situation of his troops, and muttered to himself while looking at the war information and telegram documents in his hand.
Although the current situation is not optimistic, he continues to use his subtle insight to think about the meticulous tactics and surprise plans for counterattacking the German army.
and how to use their limited air support to gain air supremacy in the air forces of the German army, or to cover the ground forces in operations, and then to make the German tactics of encirclement, penetration and breakthrough, intersperse, and surprise attack lose the maximum combat effectiveness and results.
There is also the reorganization and reorganization of these British units that he has just taken over, and how to assist the American and Soviet armies in the Middle East, Iraq and Iran to counterattack and counter-encircle the German army.
"Surprise attack tactics may have a certain auxiliary effect on our resistance to the ferocious attack of the German army at this stage, but in order to completely defeat the German invading army, I am afraid that we still need to cut off the German army's logistics transportation lines and supply air lines, which is the most correct thing!"
"Although the German army now also has a powerful aircraft carrier formation, the combat strength and experience of their aircraft carrier officers and men are absolutely impossible to compare with our British Empire and the old United States!"
"In other words, even our British Empire has no way to guarantee that during the war, it will be able to protect its own transportation routes 100% and obtain sufficient replenishment of weapons and equipment and military materials! It is absolutely impossible for the German army, which has just acquired aircraft carriers, to do a better job than our and the American army's transportation and supply operations and logistical replenishment! ”
As William Joseph Slim read more and more information about the battle situation, his combat thinking became clearer and more flexible, which made him mumble to himself with a burst of inspiration.
For William Joseph Slim, who has a high level of handsome ability and commanding ability, when his inspiration flowed, he slowly showed a more and more confident smile, and gently relaxed the big stone in his heart.
Because in the face of Guderian's blitzkrieg tactics, especially the sudden attack of mechanized blitzkrieg tactics combined with sea and air blitzkrieg tactics, the British, American, and Soviet troops that were killed by surprise are now suffering a lot of casualties here in Iraq.
"Good! So decided! We'll do everything we can to destroy all of Guderian's logistical supply lines! None of them will be left, including the sea and the air! ”
When William Joseph Slim became more and more determined in his brilliant tactics, he waved his fist excitedly, and shouted excitedly with the most confident smile in his command.