Chapter 480: Bait
On September 8, under the order of Cavenster, hundreds of thousands of U.S. and Canadian troops stationed in South America immediately went into action. The coastal area in the eastern part of the Guyana Plateau is the area where Cavester focuses on defense. Since Georgetown was captured by the French 1st Army last time, and the French 1st Army has received a large number of supplements, Cavenster has deployed a large number of troops in these coastal areas. Three cities, including Georgetown, each deployed 50,000 troops.
When Cavester's order was issued to this area, the top military officials stationed here were Richard and Dana. Since the two resolutely carried out Cavester's order in the last battle, so Cavester Winster made an exception and promoted them to major generals, commanding the 150,000 troops deployed in this area. Richard and Dana immediately began to reorganize the army, and on the second day they sent a vanguard of about 20,000 troops, and the follow-up 100,000 troops will follow.
In the southern part of the Guyana Plateau and the northern part of the Amazonian Plain, Cavenster has also deployed 100,000 troops. However, among the 100,000 troops here, the U.S. and Canadian troops each account for half. After receiving Cavester's order, 50,000 U.S. troops set off immediately. And the 50,000 Canadian troops did not start sending troops until they were confirmed by Brady. This made Cavenster very dissatisfied, but now is the time for unity, so he had to suppress his dissatisfaction and find time to clean up these disobedient troops later.
The news of the dispatch of the U.S. and Canadian troops was quickly learned by the French First Army. At that time, Brad asked Davout for instructions if he needed to lead 40,000 French troops back to defend the Guyana plateau. However, Davout told him to continue to attack the Paldaos plateau. Only the greater the success of Bled in the Paldaos Plateau, can the US military be more effectively contained.
At this moment, Davout, facing the menacing American and Canadian troops, was a little nervous, but not afraid. Because, he knew that he only needed to last for 10 days at most, and the situation of the battle would change immediately. Because there are still 10 days at most, and the French army is about to start landing in South America. Excluding the time spent on the Atlantic route, within a few days, I am afraid that the domestic operations in France will begin.
If Davout had been more cautious, he could have taken the method of shrinking his troops and dragging through the ten days at the least cost. However, he is not a person who is used to avoiding by nature. He prefers to take the initiative rather than defend.
However, at this time, Richard and Dana gave him an excellent opportunity. Richard and Dana sent 20,000 troops as the vanguard of the large force. There is nothing wrong with this, because this can effectively clear the way for the follow-up troops to advance. If you encounter a strong enemy army, you can completely hold the enemy army back, and when the large army arrives, you will wipe out the opponent in one fell swoop.
However, the terrain of the Guyana Plateau is very unfavorable to the implementation of this tactic. On the plateau, there are terrains that are easy to defend but difficult to attack. The French 1st Army can choose such terrain very conveniently, and send troops to block the US reinforcements while besieging the vanguard of the US troops.
The U.S. military attacked the Guyana plateau along the Essequibo River. But after arriving at the Guyana Plateau, they entered the river valley area. The terrain here is very dangerous and very suitable for ambushes. And Davout chose this area to ambush the vanguard of the US military. Of course, if the vanguard of the US military stopped advancing at the valley, Davout would have nothing to do. However, Davout was very surprised that the opponent did not stop at all, and directly entered the river valley, apparently preparing to directly attack the hinterland of the French 1st Army.
"Hmph! Ambitious. I will let you come and go." Davout said fiercely.
"It's not very far, only a day's journey." The staff officer replied.
"One day is enough." Davout said confidently. Next, the French 1st Army began to move quickly. The units of the French 1st Army, which had been hidden in various places on the Guyana Plateau, immediately moved towards the target designated by Davout. In order to ensure the success of this operation, Davout mobilized 40,000 people at one time. You must know that there are only 60,000 people left on the entire Guyana Plateau. Moreover, there are 100,000 American and Canadian troops in the southern part of the Guyana Plateau attacking the French army. It's just that because their journey is a little longer, it will take at least 3 or 4 days for them to arrive at the Guyana Plateau. And these 3 or 4 days are enough for the French 1st Army to ambush the vanguard of the US military. Davout believed that as long as the 1st French Army wiped out the 20,000 vanguard troops of the U.S. Army in one fell swoop, it would definitely deter the U.S. military and deal a big blow to the morale of the U.S. military. In this case, it will be much easier to defend the French 1st Army in the future.
"Richard, I always feel that something is wrong. Should we order the army to move forward? This is too far away from the vanguard. I am a little worried." Dana said worriedly.
"Don't worry, old man. Believe me, I'm right. If our large army is too close to the vanguard, the French will not be fooled. Only at this distance will they be the last. According to the information we have, now On the Guyana plateau, there are only tens of thousands of French troops left. I don’t think they can all be sent out to attack us. You must know that the friendly troops in the south have also started to move. In this way, I can be sure that the French will be able to attack us within a day. It is absolutely impossible to wipe out our vanguard. On the contrary, we will be held back by our vanguard. And at that time, it is time for us to wipe them out in one fell swoop. Think about it, what a big deal this is Credit. As long as the main force of the French 1st Army here is wiped out, the remaining French troops will be nothing to worry about. We have made such a great contribution, and I believe that no one will have any objections to our extraordinary promotion. It is." Richard said excitedly. As if right in front of you.
After Cavester broke the rules and promoted the two of them, the two of them have been objected by others, thinking that Cavester is unfair, saying that Richard and Dana are just two dogs raised by Cavester , two very obedient dogs. Otherwise Cavenster wouldn't have promoted them like this. All these made Richard and Dana very depressed, and they were always cautious, for fear that something might go wrong. However, if they can make great contributions in this battle, then all of this will be completely gone.
Thinking of this, Dana didn't say anything more. He knew that Richard did it for the best of both of them. However, he was still a little worried, with a faint feeling of ominousness.
On September 11, the vanguard of the US military completely entered the Essequibo River Valley, and at this time, the 40,000 troops of the French army also secretly arrived in this area. Davout immediately issued an order for 10,000 French troops to go to the mouth of the valley and use the terrain to block the follow-up troops of the US army. And he personally led an army of 30,000 to ambush the vanguard of the US military.
Although there are 20,000 U.S. troops, the French army used to ambush them is only 30,000, which does not form an overwhelming advantage at all. However, the combat effectiveness of the two sides is also disproportionate. The French army is far superior to the US military in terms of individual combat effectiveness and combat skills. In terms of weapons, the French army also has an advantage. Therefore, Davout believes that it should not be difficult for 30,000 French troops to eat up 20,000 American troops.
After entering the river valley area, the U.S. military became more cautious. The 20,000 U.S. troops are also quite clear about their own mission. They knew that they were acting as bait now, so they were extra careful for fear of falling into the encirclement of the French army. Although they knew it would be inevitable, if they acted carefully, at least they could reduce a lot of casualties~www.mtlnovel.com~ On the morning of March 12, the vanguard of the US military finally entered the encirclement that the French army was preparing for. This is a relatively narrow section of the Essebo River Valley. As long as you pass through this area, the hinterland of the French 1st Army is in front of you. At the end of the valley, there is a small plain, but it is indeed the food supply place for most of the French 1st Army. In Richard's view, as long as this place is captured, the life of the French 1st Army will be difficult.
If it was changed in the past, maybe the French 1st Army would start a **** battle with the US military for this reason. However, as a large number of French troops are about to land in South America, this plain is not so important to the French First Army. However, the U.S. military did not know this, so the French First Army could also use this fast plain as a bait to attract the U.S. military.
After all the vanguard troops of the US army entered the encirclement of the French army, the 30,000 French army immediately launched a fierce attack on them. In order to ensure an advantage in firepower, Davout carried all the heavy weapons of the remaining troops of the French 1st Army this time, and even the 10 only 75mm field guns were disassembled and brought to the front line. In addition, nearly a hundred mortars were used together. Although the power of the mortar can't keep up with the heavy artillery, its firing speed is far from that of the heavy artillery. In just a few minutes, hundreds of shells can be dropped on the heads of the US military, and the US military is crying.