The first thousand one hundred and forty first chapters ashore
"Quick, quick, quick! Pull all the artillery into the woods quickly, the Chinese plane is coming! If we can't hide in time, we will be dead!" The commander of the US artillery regiment loudly ordered. This
The regiment's sixty heavy guns each fired ten
After firing several artillery shells, they immediately began to retreat into the woods, hoping to use the cover of the woods to avoid being discovered by Chinese Air Force bombers. As for the effectiveness of the shells they fired, that was beyond their ability to care.
Some of the U.S. military's artillery is towed by mules and horses, and some are towed by cars.
However, compared with larger cars, mules and horses are easier to hide in the woods. Now, the U.S. military uses mules and horses to pull heavy artillery into the woods.
However, although the US military's response was quick enough, they were still a little slower. When the Chinese Air Force fighter planes hovering in the sky saw that the sandbank in the center of the river was turned into a sea of fire by the US heavy artillery, they all became angry.
Broken. Immediately speed up and fly north, looking for
Looking for traces of the US artillery. When several FH5' Falcon and dive bombers flew over, they happened to find the US artillery moving into the woods. Immediately, these aircraft began to dive and drop bombs, and did not forget to drop the US artillery.
The traces tell other fighters.
"Jie Jie!" Three FH5' Falcons of the Chinese Air Force made a sharp roar when they dived. The harsh sound made the US artillerymen below feel as if their eardrums were about to be shattered. Many people
They all covered their ears with painful expressions on their faces.
"Run! The Chinese are going to drop bombs!" Some US military officers saw that they could no longer hide and shouted quickly. If the artillery is lost, it can be rebuilt, but if the artillery is lost, it will be a heavy loss. After all, training a
Artillery is much more difficult than training an infantryman. Considering the strong industrial strength of the United States, the loss of artillery is not a big problem!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Three aerial bombs weighing 500 kilograms fell into the U.S. artillery group. The huge fireball generated by the explosion almost enveloped half of the U.S. artillery position. The fire swallowed everything,
The barrels of those heavy artillery were even blown into pieces, and the American artillerymen who had no time to escape were even blown to pieces.
After the dive bombers dropped their bombs, the three FH5' Falcons flew southward in a swaggering manner. They will return to the airport to replenish fuel and ammunition. Because they have to support the Army's forced crossing today, their mission today is also very heavy. Although the three
FH5'Falcon and FH5'Falcon dive bombers were not enough to deal with the US artillery regiment. But after these three dive bombers left, there were more than a dozen HB'Hongyan, bombers and FHB'Hunter.
Eagle, dive bombers arrived. Under the fierce bombing by the Chinese Air Force, the U.S. artillery regiment suffered heavy losses. Only a few of the regiment's sixty heavy artillery pieces were preserved, and the rest were all destroyed.
The casualties were also very heavy. There were thousands of people in the whole regiment, and the casualties were more than one-third. This was the reason why many people hid in the woods after the Chinese Air Force planes arrived.
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The fighter planes of the Chinese Air Force destroyed an artillery regiment of the US Army, which was regarded as revenge for the officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 231st Regiment of the Chinese Army. The US artillery had been marked in advance to shoot at Zhu Yuan, so their bombardment was very accurate.
Although the sixty heavy artillery fired only 600 shells, most of these shells hit the sandbar in the center of the Rio Grande. The officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 231st Regiment who boarded the sandbar were
pay
A heavy price was paid. There were more than a thousand people in the battalion, and hundreds of them were lost when crossing the river. The rest successfully boarded the sandbar. However, after the US bombardment, only the remaining people in the battalion were alive.
One-third of the people were killed. All the rest were lost in the U.S. bombardment. Many people were bombed to death. After all, the power of heavy artillery was huge. After the bombardment, the sandbank was already covered with many people.
There are many large and small craters!
"You son of a bitch Yankee! Fire! Let me shell those bitches hard!" The commander of the 23rd Infantry Division was furious when he saw this situation. How long has it taken for a battalion to fight until now?
, two-thirds of the troops were lost.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" More than 40 heavy artillery pieces belonging to the artillery battalion of the 23rd Infantry Division began to fire on the US defense line. The artillery shells fell on the US military position, blasting craters one after another. At this time,
The US military could not hide in the artillery holes as before. If the Chinese army took the opportunity to cross the river, how could they resist it? Therefore, they could only brave the Chinese artillery shelling and continue fighting.
"Boom!" A 155mm heavy howitzer shell fell into the US military trench. After the shell exploded, a section of the trench about ten meters long was directly destroyed. Several US soldiers inside were not alive.
On the sandbar in the center of the Rio Grande, the battle continues. Although the 1st Battalion of the 231st Regiment has suffered heavy losses, the soldiers of Live! still hold onto their weapons and vent their anger by pouring bullets and artillery shells at the US military.
The anger and hatred in their hearts.
"The 2nd Battalion attacks! The artillery company of the regiment, give me a hard beating! I will teach those Americans a lesson!" the commander of the 231st Regiment ordered. He was also very angry at the heavy losses of his men.
, command regimental artillery
The battery company opened fire like crazy. Each regiment of the Chinese Army is equipped with an artillery company, 6 120mm heavy howitzers and 6 infantry cannons. This kind of firepower is already very powerful in this era!
Thousands of officers and soldiers of the 2nd Battalion of the 231st Regiment, after more than ten minutes of preparation, boarded hundreds of small boats, rushed out of the water plants on the shore, and quickly rushed to the sandbar in the center of the river.
When they were crossing the river, both the army's artillery and the aircraft in the sky were desperately raining artillery shells and bombs on the US military positions, causing heavy losses to the US troops defending this line of defense and being unable to effectively kill the Chinese troops who were crossing the river.
"General, we have suffered heavy losses. Chinese planes are constantly dropping bombs above our heads. Their artillery is also constantly firing at us. My people have suffered heavy losses! I need support!" The US military is responsible for guarding this section of the defense line.
The Army's 117th Infantry Division
, affiliated to the 30th Army of the US Army. Although the defense line their division is responsible for is only five kilometers long, it is a key attack target of the Chinese army. It has been less than an hour since the battle began, but their division has 12,000
The remaining people have already suffered heavy losses.
"Boom! Boom!" Two artillery shells exploded not far from the headquarters of the US 117th Infantry Division. The huge impact shook the roof of this simple headquarters and dropped a lot of sand, which even caused the 117th Infantry Division to
The teacher was so frightened.
"General, I need reinforcements! Otherwise, our division won't be able to hold on for long!" the commander of the 117th Infantry Division shouted loudly.
"Asshole! You son of a bitch, the battle has only started less than an hour ago, and you are going to ask for reinforcements? Tell you, give me at least one morning to hold on, otherwise, don't ask for reinforcements! If the defense line is blocked
If there is a breakthrough, just wait to go to court-martial!" the commander of the 30th Army threatened, and then hung up the phone.
"Damn it! That damn guy, he wants us to die!" the division commander of the 117th Infantry Division roared angrily. However, he had no way. If the defense line was breached, he would be 100% certain.
He will be sent to a military court.
"Commander, the 1st Regiment in front can no longer support us.
The Chinese attack was too fierce, the line of defense we had to defend was too long, and they have already lost more than half of them!" the chief of staff of the 117th Division said with an anxious look.
"Shrink the defense line! Let the 2nd regiment go up! The 3rd regiment will defend the other lines of defense. Anyway, the main target of the Chinese attack is us! That son of a bitch, the commander, told us to hold on for a whole morning. Otherwise it won't happen.
Give us any reinforcements!" The commander of the 117th Division looked angry.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The light and heavy artillery of both China and the United States kept hitting each other. The US military kept firing at the Chinese troops who boarded the sandbar in the center of the Rio Grande, while the Chinese troops on the south bank used artillery fire to suppress them.
The U.S. military is fighting fiercely, and soldiers are dying every moment! However, both sides continue to persevere.
After two hours of fighting, the Chinese army had completely established a foothold on the sandbank in the center of the Rio Grande. The soldiers hid in the craters and fired at the US troops across the river. During the battle, the US troops did not occupy any
of cheapness.
The Chinese Air Force also provided great support to the Army. It always maintained a fleet of dozens of aircraft over the US military's defense lines. It continuously bombed the US military and blasted each of its firepower points into the sky.
"Deploy the 3rd Battalion! Fight directly to the other side!" the commander of the 231st Regiment ordered. At this time, the sandbar in the center of the river had attracted the firepower of the US military, and with the assistance of the Chinese army's air force and artillery, the US military almost
It has been suppressed. And now, it is a good opportunity to reach the north bank of the Grand River in one fell swoop.
Thousands of soldiers from the 3rd Battalion of the 231st Infantry Regiment took hundreds of small boats and rowed quickly to the other side of the river. The two-hundred-meter-wide river only took a few minutes for fast-sailing small boats.
The US military discovered this unit crossing the river and wanted to mobilize firepower to attack this unit. However, it was violently bombed by the Chinese Air Force. At the same time, the Chinese army, which had already landed on the sandbank, was also constantly tilting its firepower towards the US military.
, almost suppressing a one-kilometer-long defense line of the US military.
At 9:52 a.m., the first boat docked on the north bank of the Rio Grande!