Chapter 1691 The American Counterattack

"Your Excellency, Marshal, the Americans are still vulnerable. Under the attack of our two marine divisions, the US troops stationed in Aldous and Mulgrave retreated after only one hour. Now, the Marine Corps No. The 6th and 7th Divisions have captured Aldous and Mulgrave. Engineers are starting to build pontoon bridges," reported Lieutenant General Coulter, Chief of Staff of the 1st Army.

"Very well, let the engineers speed up the construction of the pontoon bridge. Let our troops get ready to cross the strait in the shortest possible time!" Marshal Bromberg ordered.

Seizing a secure beachhead south of the Canso Strait is only the first step. Next, the German army will have to resist the American counterattack before it can be regarded as truly gaining a foothold on the North American continent, and the follow-up combat plans will be realized one after another.

"Yes, Marshal!" Lieutenant General Kurt replied.

The engineers of the German army progressed very smoothly without being disturbed. Two hours later, the Germans built a pontoon bridge at Aldous and Mulgrave respectively.

Units under the 1st Army of the German Army began to cross the strait via pontoon bridges.

At the same time, German engineers were still working hard to build more pontoon bridges. The German army not only needs infantry to cross the strait through the pontoon bridge, but also needs to let those heavy equipment, such as heavy artillery, trucks, armored divisions and even tanks, cross the pontoon bridge. This made the German army not only need to build more pontoon bridges, but also need to build pontoon bridges strong enough to withstand those heavy equipment to cross the strait.

Nor did they give up after the American troops retreated from Aldous and Mulgrave. The main force of the US First Army is gathering. The armored units with the 1st Armored Division, 1st Mechanized Infantry Division and 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division as the main force are not far from Aldous and Mulgrave. Even the US 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade, equipped with 72 203mm heavy howitzers, has already rushed to the front line. As long as Lieutenant General Omar Bradley gave the order to attack, they could immediately launch a counterattack and drive the German troops crossing the strait into the sea in one fell swoop.

"General, the Germans have built a pontoon bridge across the Canso Strait. A large number of their infantry are crossing the strait." Major General Thomas reported.

"Very well, closely monitor the movements of the Germans." Lieutenant General Omar Bradley ordered.

He is not going to launch an attack now, he hopes to wait until a certain number of German troops have crossed the Canso Strait before launching an attack. In that case, they will be able to hit the German army in one fell swoop. Of course, this degree must be grasped well. Arranging for Mar Bradley to cross the strait was all German infantry, and the German armored forces were unable to cross the strait because the solid pontoon bridge had not yet been built. In that case, it is their perfect opportunity.

Lieutenant General Omar Bradley waited, and soon saw what he hoped to see.

By noon, the German army crossing the strait already had two infantry divisions. Including the previous two marine divisions, the total strength is more than 70,000. However, a large number of heavy artillery, tanks and armored vehicles are still stranded on the northern shore of the strait.

At this time, Lieutenant General Omar Bradley decisively issued an order to attack.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Hundreds of cannons from the U.S. military began shelling, including 203mm heavy howitzers and 155mm heavy howitzers.

The German air search radar also discovered that a large number of US Army Air Force fighter planes appeared in the sky. This forced the Luftwaffe and Navy to scramble fighter jets to meet the enemy. Naturally, it will be impossible to provide air support to the ground troops in a short while.

"Boom! Boom!"

The shells exploded on the beach, and the German troops who had just crossed the Canso Strait and had not had time to hide suffered heavy losses under the heavy shelling of the US military.

A shell fell into the middle of the strait, splashing water jets into the sky.

A heavy-caliber shell hit a floating bridge. In the violent explosion, a long section of the pontoon bridge was blown off. Even a lot of German soldiers fell into the sea.

The sudden and violent counterattack of the US military put the German army into a passive position for a while. In particular, the tens of thousands of German troops who had crossed the Canso Strait had to enter defensive positions immediately.

However, these German troops lacked heavy weapons and relied heavily on fire support from the German troops across the strait.

In the sky, fighter planes of the German Air Force and Navy were fighting with fighter planes of the US Army Air Forces. Although, the fighters of the Luftwaffe and Navy completely suppressed the US Army Air Forces. But at this time, they could not allow dive bombers and ground attack aircraft to enter the battlefield. Otherwise, those bombers that move more slowly may become the prey of the fighter jets of the US military.

"Your Excellency Marshal, the Americans really launched a counterattack. They mobilized hundreds of heavy artillery pieces and are shelling the troops crossing the strait. Many pontoon bridges on the strait were also destroyed. In addition, the Americans also dispatched two Hundreds of fighter jets provide air cover for their ground forces. Our air force and navy are engaging them. But neither dive bombers nor ground attack aircraft can enter the battlefield until these American fighter jets are completely driven away." Kuo Lieutenant General Walter reported.

Marshal Bromberg frowned tightly: "It seems that the American counterattack is faster and more violent than I expected! The troops crossing the strait are ordered to resist the United States no matter what. Human attack. Reinforcements will be on their way soon!"

"Yes, Marshal." Lieutenant General Kurt nodded. He also knew that it was now a critical moment.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

American artillery fire soon began to extend to the deep German positions. Even crossed the strait and began to attack the German positions on the other side of the strait. Especially those large-caliber heavy artillery, the range can completely cover the northern shore of the strait.

However, the German army obviously will not sit still. The German army has more artillery than the American army. After the U.S. artillery fire began to rage, they responded immediately and began to counterattack the U.S. military.

In terms of artillery strength alone, although the US military is very strong, the German army is also not weak. Even, because of the performance of the artillery, the German army can still occupy some advantages.

But the U.S. military's counterattack is more than just that.

Soon, the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Division, 1st Mechanized Infantry Division, and 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division were thrown into the offensive.

Hundreds of American tanks and a large number of armored vehicles formed a torrent of steel and rushed towards the German positions.