Chapter 532 Three hundred thousand prisoners of war
On the way from Corona to San Bernardino, nearly 90,000 American troops were running towards the east. Many American soldiers, in order to run faster, threw away the burdens of weapons, ammunition, hats and other burdens in their hands.
Behind the Chinese Army's Seventh Army was pursuing relentlessly. The defeat of the US army was beyond the expectations of the Seventh Army. Originally, Lieutenant General Du Qizheng, the commander of the Seventh Army, thought that after the arrival of the US Army, the third army would
There was a fierce battle. But there was no expectation that the 3rd Army of the US Army discovered that Corona had been realized, and the remnants of the 4th Army were retreating, and immediately joined. Even the obstruction of the US generals became a delusion.
At this time, the powerful role of the cavalry was fully exerted. Because it was very difficult to transport the war horses across the Pacific Ocean to the west coast of the United States. Therefore, the cavalry brigades of the Sixth Army and the Seventh Army were only two cavalry battalions, two thousand
Many cavalrymen. However, these cavalrymen played a great role in pursuing the collapsed US troops.
The two cavalry battalions of the Cavalry Brigade of the Seventh Army launched a pursuit of the collapsed US troops. The cavalry waved their sabers and rushed into the US troops quickly. The sabers shone with the help of the horse galloping, they could
It was easy to cut off the head. This made every white light shine and a human head soar into the sky.
The US soldiers who were scattered were frightened by this killing. Many US soldiers fell to their knees and raised their hands to surrender to the Central Team. The cavalry of the Seventh Army, during the pursuit,
It is easy to separate the two thousand cavalry into pieces. At least thousands of cavalry can force at least thousands of American troops to surrender. Then wait for the infantry behind to come up to capture the prisoners. Then it will launch a pursuit to the fleeing American troops. It will continue to do so.
Next, a large number of US soldiers gave up resistance and became prisoners of the Chinese team. It was not until the night generals. The pursuit of the Seventh Army ended. But in just a few hours, more than 50,000 US troops were dispersed.
The people were captured, and there were no remaining ones, only more than 30,000 people fled back to San Bernardino in the dark. Tens of thousands of people remained separated, or they intentionally became deserters. For these just now
For the young people who joined the army, the cruelty of the battlefield made them feel deeply afraid. Instead of waiting to die on the battlefield, it would be better to take the opportunity to escape. Anyway, there are no military police to arrest them in the entire West Coast area.
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The Seventh Army won a great victory in Corona. More than 50,000 American soldiers were captured, and more than 30,000 people were killed and injured, plus the 5th Army of the US Army that was eliminated in Irving.
The Seventh Army has wiped out more than 100,000 US troops.
When the defeated general of the 3rd Army retreated to Saint-Bernardino, Lieutenant General Samuel Young knew what had happened. After hearing this news, Lieutenant General Samuel almost vomited blood. The two armies
, 120,000 US troops were so easily destroyed by the Chinese team.
Afterwards, Lieutenant General Samuel Young was in a dilemma. He was a little confused whether to retreat immediately or continue to defend San Bernardino. Although the 6th Army was rushing towards San Bernardino, he did not
I don’t think that 200,000 US troops can withstand the attack of the Chinese team. You should know that the attacking of San Bernardino is not only the main force of the Seventh Army of the Chinese Army, but also the main force of the Sixth Army.
The total number of troops is 200,000. There will be no problem in defeating the US military with the same force.
Lieutenant General Samuel Young finally handed over the problem to the Minister of War Russell A? Alger, who asked him to make the final decision. U.S. Secretary of War Russell A? Alger did not expect it.
In just a few days, the occupation of the West Coast will become like this. During these days of battle, the US troops besieging Los Angeles have almost lost one-third of their troops. And, San Bernardino
More than 100,000 US troops are also in danger.
Although he was unwilling to retreat, War Minister Russell Ah Alger knew that if these tens of thousands of US troops were lost, the entire West Coast war situation would be completely ruined.
On the morning of August 19, Minister of War Russell Ah Alger issued an order to retreat to Lieutenant General Samuel Young. He asked the US troops in San Bernardino to retreat eastward, join the 6th Army, and go east
Looking for the favorable terrain in front of the face, blocking the ** team.
After receiving the order, Lieutenant General Samuel Yang immediately ordered the US 1st Army to start retreating eastward, and the 2nd Army and its direct troops followed. However, at 11 a.m., the 1st Army sent back a telegram claiming to be stuck.
Hong has been occupied by the Chinese team, and the road for the US military to retreat east has been blocked. Unless the translation of Mount San Antonio flashes, there is no other way.
However, there was no road between the nearby San Antonio Mountain and the steep mountains and ridges, so Lieutenant General Samuel Young ordered the US troops to return to San Bernardino quickly, then retreat southward and retreat to San Diego.
There are still tens of thousands of American troops there.
However, it is now over. The main force of the Sixth Army of the Chinese Army has arrived in San Bernardino. It quickly occupied the road south of San Bernardino and blocked the road for the US troops to retreat south. In the evening
The main force of the Seventh Army also arrived, and the 1st and 2nd Army of the US Army and its direct troops, a total of more than 140,000 people were surrounded in San Bernardino.
The main force of the US military was surrounded, which caused shock to the US government. If the US military in San Bernardino was annihilated again, the US military would have lost more than 300,000 troops. This is definitely a fatal blow to the US military.
.The entire West Coast will no longer have sufficient troops or confront the China Team. As long as the China Team is willing, the West Coast of the United States and the territory west of the Rocky Mountains will fall easily like ripe peaches.
Entering the hands of the Zhongzhao team.
To this end, War Minister Russell Ah Alger ordered Lieutenant General Samuel Young to stick to San Bernardino. At the same time, he ordered the US troops near San Bernardino to do their best to rescue the besieged US troops.
However, all this was futile. Newhall's 8th Army and Pamdale's 7th Army were intercepted in the area north of Los Angeles by three infantry divisions of the 7th Army of the Chinese Army. Although China**
The three infantry divisions of the team were only more than 50,000. The two US troops had 120,000. However, the three infantry divisions of the Chinese team, which were in defensive operations, could not achieve any effect at all.
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The 6th Army of the US Army heading south from Victorville was stopped by two infantry divisions of the 6th Army occupying Cahon. The tasks undertaken by the two infantry divisions of the 6th Army occupied Cahon, on the one hand, were held.
It was the way for the US military to flee east in San Bernardino. Another aspect was to prevent the US military from rescue of San Bernardino. Although the US military launched a fierce attack, it was impossible to tear open the defense line of the Chinese team.
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The attacks on San Bernardino by the main force of the Sixth Army of the Chinese Army and the main force of the Seventh Army began on August 20. The two armies concentrated more than 600 heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 105 mm to attack San Bernardino.
Dino carried out a fierce bombardment. Within less than three hours, the beautiful small town of San Bernardino turned into ruins, and the US military's artillery was even more lost.
Afterwards, the eight infantry divisions under the Sixth Army and the Seventh Army launched a fierce attack on San Bernardino. With the support of powerful artillery fire, they easily broke through the US military in San Bernardino.
The positions arranged on the outside attacked the city.
In the fierce street fighting, the US military was no match for the Chinese team. Light machine guns, mortars and snipers showed great combat power in the street fighting. A large number of US soldiers were killed, and the rest were
People either flee desperately or surrender, and there is no second way to go.
The US military resisted in San Bernardino for two days, but was unable to reverse the decline. On the afternoon of August 21, Lieutenant General Samuel Yang announced his surrender. More than 80,000 American soldiers put down their weapons and walked into China.
** team's prisoner of war camp.
Subsequently, the two armies of the Chinese team launched fierce attacks on the 6th, 7th and 8th Army of the US Army. After learning that the US troops in San Bernardino surrendered, these US troops also lost their fighting spirit.
, only knows how to escape wildly. During the pursuit of the Chinese team, many US troops surrendered to the Chinese team in despair.
By August 24, the battle had basically come to an end. The 500,000 US troops besieging Los Angeles were basically lost in the past two weeks. Only the 6th Army, 7th Army and 8th Army of the US
Some of the troops fled, while the rest, except for a small number of people, were basically captured.
The final statistics show that during this stage of the battle, more than 300,000 American troops were captured. Nearly 100,000 American troops were killed, and only tens of thousands of American troops escaped. This made the US troops on the West Coast
The troops have dropped to only more than 200,000, and the US military can no longer stop the attack of the Chinese team. In this battle, the Chinese team suffered very little losses, with less than 20,000 casualties.
Among them, there were less than 8,000 casualties and serious injuries, and most of them were just minor injuries.
After breaking the US military blockade, the Chinese team began to send powerful troops to attack north and south from Los Angeles to encircle and suppress the remaining US troops on the west coast. In addition, several divisions were organized to continue to advance eastward and make great crossings.
The Rockies attacking Nevada has terrified the United States. Once the Chinese team attacks the American hinterland, the US military is simply unable to stop the Chinese team's attack!
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