Sneak attack can only be done once. The first time is tactical, the second time is stupid.
General Frisner was very smart. He was the commander of the German "South" Army Group. After sending two reconnaissance planes to conduct reconnaissance on the camp of the First Division, General Frisner gave up the idea of a sneak attack.
In the absence of long-range artillery, a sneak attack on a circular position defended by tanks is simply a recipe for death.
Two reconnaissance planes were attacked wildly by anti-aircraft guns of the First Division. One was shot down and fell into the Danube River. The other was damaged and fled back to Budapest. Then the airport was bombed by the Southern African Air Force that followed.
Currently, only the Air Force is less affected by weather conditions and continues to dispatch.
Ypres, Belgium, after the US First Army captured the Liege Fortress, it retreated to Ypres to rest and recuperate. This is also the logistics center of the Allied forces in Belgium. All materials needed by the Allied forces to fight in Belgium must be transited through Ypres.
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In the last world war, Ypres became an important battlefield. The Allied Powers and the Central Powers fought repeated tug-of-wars at Ypres, and large-scale battles broke out three times.
The first Battle of Ypres broke out in 1914, 30 years ago.
There are still ten huge bomb craters left in Ypres, which are relics of the last world war. At that time, in order to break through the German positions, the British army dug tunnels under the German positions and planted a total of more than one hundred tons of explosives.
Perhaps both sides had shed enough blood in Ypres. This time the Allies invaded Belgium. The German army did not have too much entanglement with the Allies in Ypres and withdrew its main force to the Liège Fortress. Ypres escaped disaster.
It was not too seriously damaged.
Now Ypres is a huge hospital.
The U.S. military suffered heavy casualties during the capture of the Liege Fortress. More than 60,000 U.S. troops were injured. Some of the wounded have been transferred to the United Kingdom or sent back to the United States for treatment. There are about 17,000 U.S. troops staying in Ypres for treatment.
Multiple people.
Those American soldiers who were sent back to Britain and the United States were lucky. Their war was over and they would not return to the battlefield in the future.
At the same time, they are also unfortunate, because their injuries are serious and most of them are left with physical disabilities. If they cannot receive good care, their future life will become a problem.
Southern Africa has the most advanced field medical care in the world. There are three field hospitals of the Southern African Expeditionary Force in Ypres, the largest of which has nearly 1,500 beds.
In Area A3, Second Lieutenant Fred has recovered well from his injuries and has met the standards for discharge. However, Fred insists that he still needs hospitalization and will not leave. The hospital has nothing to do with him.
Hospital treatment is not free, the U.S. government will pay all costs.
"Wow, look at this. The federal government of Southern Africa will send a condolence team to Europe at Christmas. The members may include actress Garbo. She is so charming. If I can have dinner with her, then let me go right away.
I am willing to die!" Fred would read the newspaper to the patients in the ward every day. His injury on his arm had healed and the stitches had been removed.
There are three people in a ward, the other two are Tom from Cobra and Armstrong from Tennessee.
Armstrong's injury was not serious. The location was a bit sensitive. The injury was on his buttocks and he could not lie on his back. He could only sleep on his stomach.
Tom's injury was on his head. Although the doctor judged that Tom's injury had healed after detailed examination, Tom said he had a headache that made him unable to sleep every day.
Fred suspected that Tom was just as feigning illness as he was, because the evidence was clear that Tom couldn't sleep at night not because of a headache, but because he slept too much during the day.
For example, now, Armstrong is very energetic and gossiping with Fred.
"Is it just for dinner?"
"If I can have the opportunity to talk about life with Garbo after dinner, of course I would be happy to accompany him."
The two of them were chatting in a lively manner, and a mere piece of entertainment news could make the two of them achieve that.
Armstrong did not participate in the chat. His injury was not serious, but it had relapsed many times. Doctors were already considering sending Armstrong back to the United States for treatment because Tom needed a long period of recovery.
The position of the butt is indeed awkward. Although it is not fatal, it is easy to repeat. Going to the toilet every day is equivalent to experiencing torture for Armstrong.
"By Christmas, I'm afraid we will have returned to the battlefield." Armstrong was sad, as his romantic journey ended before it even began.
Garbo was from southern Africa. Even if he came to work in the army, he was performing for the Southern African Expeditionary Force and had nothing to do with the US military.
Even if a U.S. military officer was invited, he would definitely be an officer at the level of a general. Armstrong and the others had no chance and could only look at Garbo's poster.
Not to mention, the U.S. government has done a very good job in this regard. It distributes more than one poster, and all the poster girls have hot bodies and full of seductive movements.
"No, no, no, I will definitely still be in this hospital by then." Tom's words revealed his true injury.
Just as Armstrong was about to speak, the door suddenly opened and several U.S. military officers walked in.
"Tom Richard, are your injuries healed?" the officer said with a serious expression.
"Not yet sir, I have a severe headache, as if someone is pricking my head with a needle, and I often feel nauseous -" Tom said, retching a few times in cooperation to show that he was very uncomfortable.
"Tom Richard, you have two choices now, either return to the army like a warrior, or be sent back to your hometown as a deserter. Now tell me what your choice is?" The officer did not listen to Tom's excuse.
"Sir, my injury hasn't healed yet. I'm sick, I'm really sick!" Tom was horrified. He wanted neither of these.
"You are indeed sick, but doctors can't cure it. You need the help of the Germans to treat you." The officer was indifferent. He saw through Tom's disguise at a glance.
The battle at Liege Fortress has been over for more than half a month. All the American officers and soldiers who could not be cured have been sent away. Those who stayed in Ypres were all with minor injuries. Even the doctor thought they could be discharged. The officers obviously trusted the doctor's judgment more.
"I'm not, I didn't—" Tom faltered.
"Pack your things now. You only have ten minutes. Whether you decide to return to the army or your hometown, you have to leave here today." The officer showed no mercy and turned to face Fred.
"Gibbon Fred, are your injuries healed?"
Fred made the right choice: "Yes sir, my injury has healed. In fact, I am preparing to apply for discharge and return to the army."
Tom's eyes suddenly widened, are you people in the capital so fickle?
Ten minutes later, Tom and Fred walked out of the hospital carrying their belongings and boarded the truck waiting at the door, which would take them back to the unit.
The arrival of the Allied forces brought huge changes to Ypres. This small town has never been able to recover after the end of the last world war, and its population is not even as high as it was thirty years ago.
Now Ypres has become a huge military city. Allied officers and soldiers are everywhere as far as the eye can see. Americans are the most numerous, and there are also many people from southern Africa. There are also British, French, and even Canadians and Indians. Only
There are no Belgians in sight.
In a competition between military uniforms from various countries, the uniforms of the Southern African Expeditionary Force are the most handsome. It is said that when the Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa decided to determine the uniforms of the expeditionary force, they invited senior clothing designers from the Itno Company, so the uniforms distributed were the most handsome.
Dresses and casual clothes are both elegant.
The uniforms worn by the officers and soldiers of the Southern African Expeditionary Force consist of a short windbreaker similar to a hunting suit on the top and slightly tight-fitting breeches on the bottom. Paired with multi-purpose short boots, they look really cool.
Let’s look at the uniforms of American soldiers. The khaki baker’s jacket and loose wide-leg overalls highlight comfort and have nothing to do with handsomeness.
In the words of the southern African expeditionary officers and soldiers, American soldiers have traveled directly from the last world war to the present.
Because the style of the clothes worn by American soldiers is similar to that of the Southern African Expeditionary Force during World War I.
But at that time, the colors of the Southern African Expeditionary Force's uniforms were iron gray, but now the U.S. military's uniforms are khaki.
So overall, the U.S. military’s uniforms are not only thirty years behind those in southern Africa, but they are even further behind in terms of color selection.
Tom and Fred didn't care much about whose clothes looked better. Their eyes were focused on the occasional woman.
After all, there are no women in field hospitals.
This is also the tradition of the Southern African Expeditionary Force Field Hospital.
In fact, it's not that they don't exist, it's just that they don't exist in the ward where Tom and Fred are. The nurses in the senior officers' ward are all young and beautiful girls.
The nurse in charge of the ward where Tom and Fred were in was a strong African aunt who could pick up a person and walk away casually.
This still makes Tom and Fred reluctant to leave.
"This is good. Look at her legs. They are long and strong, like a galloping horse-" Fred and Tom were lying on the tailgate of the truck to communicate with each other.
"Isn't the girl of your dreams Garbo?" Tom said in disgust, just like Fred abandoned Garbo all the time.
"Garbo will always be the woman of my dreams, but this does not affect my appreciation of other women. Who would give up an entire forest for a tree?" Fred smiled obscenely, and then a scene that made him heartbroken happened.
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The girl Fred and Tom were discussing was really good. Even the thick winter clothes could not cover up the girl's strong assets. She stood on the roadside and looked around as if she was waiting for someone.
A military off-road vehicle stopped next to the girl.
With a smile on her face, the girl kissed each other on the cheeks with the officer who got out of the car, and then the girl got in the car.
Looking at the Southern African military emblem on the car, Fred looked numb.
In Europe, Southern African expeditionary officers and soldiers are indeed more popular than American soldiers.
This is just the beginning. When we get to Germany, not only will the situation not get better, but the gap will further widen.
The officers and soldiers of the Southern African Expeditionary Force never used coercion when dealing with women.
Therefore, after the end of the last world war, many European girls went to southern Africa with the soldiers of the Southern African Expedition to start families.
When the U.S. military was stationed in Germany, there were more than 20,000 cases of violent violations, and after the U.S. military was finally withdrawn, they left behind countless illegitimate children.
Looking at it this way, there are good reasons for Europeans to dislike Americans.
"What a bitch, it's better to be my Jiabao, who will never betray me!" Fred's feelings were as casual as his words.
One after another "recovered" American soldiers came out of the hospital, and soon the truck was filled with people, and the truck slowly left.
Due to time constraints, there are still damaged buildings on both sides of the road that have not had time to be cleaned and repaired. However, the road surface has been repaired and the truck is driving smoothly.
We passed several checkpoints along the way, and the inspection by the US military was very easy. When we saw that there were American soldiers in the carriage, we waved and let them go.
Checkpoints in southern Africa are very strict. In addition to checking the certification documents issued by the hospital, they also need to verify the number of people and are meticulous.
Passing by a southern African military camp on the road, we could see that the conditions were very good. There was actually a stove burning in the guard box at the door. The sentry was wearing thick cotton clothes and stood in the guard box without fear of the cold wind. His cheeks were flushed by the stove.
Half an hour later, Tom and Fred finally returned to their unit. As soon as they got off the bus, they were disappointed.
There was no stove, no applause, and Tom and Fred even went hungry the whole night because they missed the meal time.
Less than an hour after leaving the hospital, Tom and Fred already began to miss life in the hospital.
At six o'clock in the morning, Tom was awakened by the wake-up call.
This is amazing. Tom's unit has never been so punctual.
"Don't be surprised, this is the wake-up call for Southern Africans, damn Southern Africans, they don't sleep, and they don't let us sleep." Tom's roommate Bruce got up with a curse, and the officer on duty outside had already begun to blow the muster whistle.
"Why are you gathering so early?" Tom felt unfamiliar with everything in front of him.
"What else to do, training, training, damn training--" Bruce hated morning training.
Soon Tom and Bruce began to curse Southern Africans.
Since leaving the boot camp, Tom has never done morning exercises again.
The troop camp where Tom is located is next to the camp of the Southern African Expeditionary Force.
Even during the rest period, the Southern African Expeditionary Force's daily training was never interrupted, especially in the morning, with a five-kilometer pace every day.
This is very painful for American soldiers who have never run five kilometers since leaving the boot camp.
The camps are all close together. The Southern African Expeditionary Force can run five kilometers every day. Why can't the American soldiers do it?
Why can't it be done?
Then run.
Not only the five kilometers, the US military commanders were completely consumed with southern Africa. The US military also had to complete the daily training projects of the Southern African Expeditionary Force every day. So from morning to night every day, the American soldiers felt like they were resting in the rear.
It's more tiring than fighting on the front line.
A week later, Tom didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the intensity of training in southern Africa was increasing every day.
