The first thousand one hundred and forty-three chapters of the US counterattack
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"Marshal! The 23rd Division has successfully landed on the north bank of the Rio Grande. One regiment and one battalion have already landed! It is now launching an attack on the US defense line. As long as they establish a solid beachhead, the engineers will
Start building the pontoon bridge!" General Du Qizheng, commander of the 7th Group Army, reported to Marshal Zhao Bowen.
"Didn't the U.S. military launch a large-scale counterattack?" Marshal Zhao Bowen asked. Now only the attack of the Army's 23rd Division successfully landed on the north bank of the Rio Grande. This seems a bit too easy! In the previous expectations
Among them, the Chinese ** team may have to pay a huge price if they want to successfully cross the river. But now it seems that this loss is still within an acceptable range. So far, the losses of the troops involved in the attack have not exceeded
Three thousand people.
"No, the US military seems to be passively defending now. However, their defense lines have been attacked by our artillery and air force, and the losses are not small. Although the Americans are very tenacious, it seems that they are trying to stop us now.
Attacking is no longer easy!" General Du Qizheng, commander of the 7th Group Army, said with certainty.
"No matter what, send as many troops as possible to cross the river and establish a solid beachhead. Maybe, tonight, the Americans will start taking action!" Marshal Zhao Bowen said with some worry. After all,
, the US military has been preparing for several months this time. It has also deployed heavy deployments along the entire Rio Grande defense line.
It is impossible for the Chinese Army to break through easily. The importance of this line of defense is self-evident. But if it is broken through, the Chinese Army will be able to march straight into the United States.
Therefore, neither the commander of the US Army's Rio Grande Defense Line nor the President of the United States will allow the Chinese to break through their defense line!
"Marshal, are you saying that the Americans will launch a night attack on us tonight? However, it seems that it is really possible. At night, our air force cannot be dispatched, and the pressure on the Americans will be much less!" Du Qizheng came up
The general nodded.
"Well! Success or failure depends on tonight! I hope we can hold on!" Marshal Zhao Bowen said. He was sure that the US military would not sit still and wait for death. And tonight is the good opportunity that the US military has been waiting for. This battle tonight
, is also directly related to whether this battle to forcefully cross the Rio Grande will be successful. This is undoubtedly a test for the Chinese team.
"Marshal, I know, I will be fully prepared. The Americans want to drive us down the river, just dream!" General Du Qizheng said. Even without the support of the Air Force, the troops of the 7th Group Army are still not that good.
Easy to deal with. He assured that the Americans' attempt to drive the troops of the 7th Army down the river at night would never succeed.
On the north bank of the Rio Grande, the battle continued. After the Chinese ** team landed on the river beach, they began to break through the US defense line. However, the US military's firepower was still strong. The Chinese ** team's attack was very difficult.
Almost no step forward, and a lot of losses will be incurred. Many soldiers are lying on the beach, shooting at the US military. But because there is no cover on the beach, they suffer a lot.
Fortunately, the Chinese Army's heavy artillery force and the Air Force continued to attack the U.S. military's defense lines. The U.S. military, which fought under heavy artillery fire, also paid a huge price. The battle between the two sides almost entered a stalemate.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, the Chinese ** team had established a position on the north bank of the Rio Grande that was two kilometers long but only more than 100 meters wide. However, the entire position was within the firepower range of the US military. The troops
Heavy casualties are incurred every moment.
"Give me the first platoon!" Bullets were flying above their heads, but the Chinese army was still attacking the US defense line. The position they had obtained now was not strong, and they needed to increase the width of the position to at least 500 meters or more.
, Only in this way can the subsequent troops cross the river smoothly. The engineers can also start to build the pontoon bridge. This means that the squadron that has already landed must break through and capture the US military's front-line positions. And the difficulty is obviously not
Generally large.
Although the U.S. military's defense line has been blown to pieces under the fierce attack of the Chinese Army's heavy artillery and air force, the U.S. military continues to send reinforcements to the front-line positions from afar and engages in a war of attrition with the Chinese army.
The Rand River restricted the Chinese ** Corps' reinforcements to the front line, but the U.S. Army was able to use the already constructed communication trenches to reinforce the front-line positions. In comparison, the Chinese ** Corps still suffered a relatively big disadvantage.
Dozens of Chinese soldiers were crawling on the river beach. Everyone had their heads buried low. If they raised their heads, they might be hit by bullets flying over their heads. But even so
, people were hit from time to time. The shells exploded randomly around them. Even if the sand limited the power of the shells, if the shells exploded around them, they would still cause huge casualties.
"Da da da!" A heavy machine gun fire point of the US military discovered the Chinese ** team that was approaching the US military position. The heavy machine gun immediately began to fire at the crawling Chinese ** troops. Intensive bullets hit the sand.
On the ground, the Chinese soldiers could not even lift their heads. A few unlucky soldiers were even hit. Large-caliber heavy machine gun bullets were enough to make a terrifying bullet hole in the human body. Once hit,
Basically it's either death or injury.
"Mortar! Destroy the enemy's heavy machine gun firepower point!" the captain and company commander ordered.
A minute later, an 80mm mortar shell hit the heavy machine gun fire point. The heavy machine gun fire point of the civil structure was blown away. The fire suppression of the Chinese ** team was also slightly relieved. Those crawling Chinese
The soldiers immediately seized this opportunity and rushed forward. They did not stop until other US heavy machine guns suppressed them.
After repeating this several times, the Chinese *** team had already rushed to the front of the US military's defense line. The barbed wire fence that the US military had previously pulled up in front of the position had already been blown to pieces and did not pose any threat to them. As for the front of the position,
Although the anti-tank trench was more than two meters wide, it was only more than one meter deep. The attacking Chinese soldiers jumped into it one after another, which actually gave them a hiding place.
At 12 noon, after a fierce battle, the Chinese ** team successfully broke into the position of the US 117th Infantry Division. The two sides began to engage in a fierce battle for position. The US 117th Division was attacked by the Chinese ** team.
, had already suffered heavy losses. After more and more Chinese troops jumped into the US military positions, morale also dropped a lot.
At this time, the 233rd Regiment of the 23rd Division of the Chinese Army also successfully crossed the Rio Grande. This brought the number of Chinese troops crossing the river to tens of thousands. The addition of new troops further increased the number of Chinese troops crossing the Rio Grande.
Even if the US 30th Army deployed an infantry division to reinforce the 117th Division, it would not be able to reverse the situation.
Just when the 23rd Division of the Chinese Army successfully invaded the U.S. position, the engineer brigade of the 7th Army of the Chinese Army and the engineer battalion of the 23rd Infantry Division began to build pontoon bridges. Three pontoon bridges were started on the south bank of the Rio Grande at the same time.
To be constructed, they will first connect from the south bank of the Rio Grande to the sandbar in the center of the river, and then connect from the sandbar in the center of the river to the north bank of the Rio Grande.
The Rio Grande is not very deep at this time, so you need to drive wooden piles properly and fix them with the wooden boats that have been prepared. Then just lay wooden boards on top. Although such a floating bridge is not very strong, it cannot pass heavy traffic.
Weapons, but passing infantry has no problem.
During the construction process of the pontoon bridge, it also suffered a fierce attack from the US military. The US heavy artillery unit opened fire again, and dense artillery shells exploded on the river, blowing up the three pontoon bridges being built. Thanks to China
The Air Force strengthened its surveillance north of the Rio Grande. As soon as it discovered the US heavy artillery units, a large number of bombers immediately launched an attack on the US heavy artillery units, destroying many US heavy artillery units. This made the US military give up its attack on the Chinese engineers.
Attack on the pontoon bridge built.
Without the interference of the US military, the three pontoon bridges were built one after another at two o'clock in the afternoon. The Chinese Army's 7th Group Army immediately dispatched the 32nd Division to reinforce the 23rd Division on the north bank through the pontoon bridges. At the same time, the Japanese mercenaries also received the order, and they would
This afternoon, three divisions will be sent to the other side of the river to fight with the Chinese army.
The U.S. military's defense line on the Rio Grande mainly consisted of two lines of defenses with trenches as the main body. After the Chinese ** team cleared the U.S. troops in the first trench, it immediately began to expand to both sides. At the same time, it began to organize favorable forces to attack
The second line of American trenches launched the attack.
By six o'clock in the afternoon, when the sun was about to set, China and Canada had captured a ten-kilometer-long and two-kilometer-wide defense line of the US military. A solid beachhead was basically established. At the same time, the Chinese troops crossing the river also reached
There were two infantry divisions and three divisions of Japanese mercenaries. The total strength reached more than 60,000 people.
As night fell, the Chinese ** team stopped attacking the US military and began to strengthen their positions. They knew that tonight they would face a US military counterattack. Whether they could survive tonight's attack was directly related to this
A successful forcible crossing. And the US military, without even thinking about it, will definitely launch a large-scale counterattack. Therefore, tonight is crucial for both China and the United States.
The U.S. 30th Army suffered heavy losses under the attack of the Chinese ***. Their defense line was captured by the Chinese ***. This made General Pershing very dissatisfied. In order to regain the position, the 30th Army will become the enemy of the Chinese Army tonight.
* Corps was the main force in launching the counterattack. At the same time, General Pershing also deployed two infantry corps to ensure the victory of the counterattack! (To be continued...)