Chapter 219 Countermeasures

"General!" Deguingham reported to Montgomery: "We lost more than 300 soldiers last night!"

"What?" Montgomery was stunned: "Was it done by German snipers?"

"No, General!" Deguingham replied: "They sent out commandos at night, using mortars and grenades to attack at close range!"

Montgomery frowned.

He really didn't want to face these details, but he had to face them, because these details looked like tactics, but if they were deployed on a large scale, they would become strategic issues...

If 500 people were lost every day, even if the British army was prepared to cut the number by more than 200 in the future, it would be more than 2,000 in ten days. Over time, this would be an astronomical figure that could not be borne.

More importantly, the Germans' tactics made the British army feel powerful but nowhere to use them... Tanks could not drive into their own minefields, the killing rate of artillery carpet bombing was too low, and airplanes were even less effective.

What is taboo on the battlefield is that the enemy's tactics are so bad that the army has no way to deal with them and can only passively take the beating, because this will make the whole army feel that "the German army cannot defeat the army and the army must lose", which simply means that it will affect morale.

In fact, there is really no good way to deal with this tactic, just like during the Korean War, the Volunteer Army used tunnels to shoot cold guns during the day and crawled out of the tunnels to attack the US military at night, making the US military restless.

It's also like fighting with Vietnam, digging holes and blowing up trenches... This can actually be called special operations.

If there is really a countermeasure, it is "fighting the enemy with their own way"... The best way to deal with special operations is special operations.

Montgomery was a famous general. He quickly thought of this and said, "Why can't we do the same?"

"What?" Deguingamp couldn't help but widen his eyes: "But, General, this requires soldiers to be able to hide all day during the day, and we don't have such soldiers!"

"Then hurry up and train!" Montgomery said angrily: "The Germans can do it, why can't our soldiers do it?!"

Facts have proved that Montgomery's words were wrong. What the Germans can do may not be possible for the British army...

Deguingamp released the training plan to the next level, and the British officers and soldiers were terrified:

"I don't think this makes any sense, General!"

"This is simply sending those soldiers to die. Congress will not agree to such an inhumane practice!"

"The Germans are crazy, but it doesn't mean we have to become crazy like them!"

...

In the end, Montgomery had to compromise, because this was indeed a bit "inhumane". The news back to Britain would inevitably cause an uproar, and Montgomery might be questioned like Churchill.

So naturally, this important task fell on the shoulders of the Australian and New Zealand troops.

Australia and New Zealand are actually the most likely to be used as cannon fodder because their status is neither too high nor too low, just right...

The British are superior people, of course it is impossible for them to do such difficult and dangerous tasks.

The colonial troops in Africa, India and other places are inferior people. Although they can do it, they cannot do it because of cultural, quality and willingness reasons... It is even difficult for the African army to teach them to line up neatly, let alone disguise and lie on the battlefield motionless for a whole day.

Indian soldiers may be able to do it. Under the influence of the idea of ​​"suffering in this life and enjoying happiness in the next life", many of them have unimaginable endurance. The problem is that their thoughts have a component of everything going with the flow.

This is also related to their religion. Hinduism preaches that people are born into different classes, high castes are destined to be high castes, and low castes are born low castes, and everything is destined by fate.

So since everything is destined, why should we restrain ourselves?

So they do whatever they want to do and say whatever they want to say, just like animals, without thinking too much about things... This is one of the reasons why Indians are lazy, make excuses, lie, are arrogant, and are not punctual.

This kind of character that goes with the flow is reflected in the military, that is, they have very bad shooting skills, because they have a similar idea to Africans who believe in witch doctors, and believe that whether they can hit the target or survive on the battlefield is destined rather than relying on their usual hard practice.

Of course, in addition to this, it is also related to their low cultural level. They don’t calculate things like wind deviation and lead time.

Therefore, the only ones who can take on this "important task" are soldiers from Australia and New Zealand.

As second-class citizens, the Australian and New Zealand armies gladly accepted this task in order to show their loyalty to their masters, and even regarded it as a kind of honor: looking at the entire army, only the Australian and New Zealand armies can do it, how valuable!

In fact, two words should be added before this value... "utilization".

Of course, the snipers trained by the Australian and New Zealand armies were not at the same level as the German snipers on the battlefield. On the one hand, the German K98K had better accuracy and was more suitable for sniping. On the other hand, the German army received more professional and comprehensive training.

In addition, the Australian and New Zealand armies were still in a hurry, so the two armies made almost all the mistakes that the German snipers made during exercises and training, and were often suppressed by the German army on the battlefield.

But objectively speaking, this approach is still effective... Snipers are a bit like landmines. Even poor quality mines can have a blocking effect when buried on the ground. The same is true for Australian and New Zealand snipers. Although they are of high quality, It is not as good as the German army, but as long as it is disguised and hidden in the position, the German snipers cannot attack with confidence.

But the German strategy was not that simple.

Just when Montgomery was secretly relieved that the situation on the front line had improved, Degangan sent another telegram, saying: "General, one of our warehouses was attacked last night and all the supplies were looted!"

"How did they move so much supplies under our noses?" Montgomery asked.

"They didn't move away!" Degangang replied: "These materials were distributed to the local people!"

Montgomery couldn't help but be stunned for a moment and asked: "Then what?"

He knew there was more to it. If it were just like this, this question wouldn't be worth mentioning at all.

"The guerrillas are becoming more and more active!" Degangan said: "The railways are bombed frequently, small groups are often attacked, and the number of assassinations of soldiers increases... Originally we thought this was just the Egyptian underground organization taking advantage of the fire to rob. , but this raid on the warehouse was very professional, and we have reason to believe that they were trained and supported by the Germans!”

Then Montgomery understood that the problems he had to face were not just on the battlefield.