Pitt's troops had held out here for three full days.
God can prove how hard Americans fought here.
Pitt and his Sixth Regiment faced here a German army several times their own and a massive concentrated artillery attack. On the first day, these American soldiers almost collapsed, but miraculously, they actually
Pushed down.
The U.S. military's bat swing was so chaotic that it was so confusing that it was unbelievable.
While the Sixth Regiment struggled to hold on, the troops that were supposed to break through the Germans from both wings inexplicably gave up the attack after several unsuccessful attacks and turned to attack other positions for no apparent reason.
Pitt and his Sixth Regiment became a forgotten unit inexplicably.
But Pitt and his soldiers didn't know that.
Before accepting the task of defending this position called "Mipens Position", no one clearly told Pete how long he would persist and what the specific plan for the entire combat mission was.
The order couldn't be simpler: "Lieutenant Colonel Cornwell S. Pitt, you and your boys performed very well before. Now, taking your people to the Chomepans position, I hope you will be equally brave."
Peter didn't ask too many questions, so he brought his soldiers here, and they have been fighting here until now.
The soldiers suffered heavy casualties. Some of the seriously wounded soldiers wailed in pain for a while before finally breathing their last breath...
No orders have been issued yet. Should we continue to hold on, or should we fucking withdraw?
Kurogane always felt that something was not quite right.
Here, although they claim to have a regiment, in fact they only have one battalion at most. They are facing an enemy several times their own. After persisting until now, there should be news from both wings anyway.
But now, the Sixth Regiment seems to have been completely forgotten.
Having said that, in fact, the Sixth Regiment did not "seem" but was really forgotten. The US Second Division simply ignored Pitt's troops.
The two wings had already attacked in the direction of Mano and Chiwent, which completely overturned the previous combat ideas, but the Sixth Regiment had no idea about it, so no one came to inform them.
So, they became: alone!
But although Kurogane was suspicious, he would never have imagined that the American command system would make such a despicable or even incredible mistake.
Their commander, like the soldiers, was on the battlefield for the first time. The level of chaos and incompetence was shocking. They really dared to forget that there was an army!
The Germans came up again. Peter loudly greeted his officers and soldiers, and regained his strength to enter the position.
There were several times when Peter wanted to simply give up the position, but every time he went to ask Kurogane for his opinion, the [Chinese] man always said to him: "When you come to Europe, my task is to protect your safety, and
Hengshuai also told you that you can choose to surrender when necessary. I know that surrender is not a shameful thing in your opinion, but I don’t think so. Military obedience is always the first priority. Maybe then
If you persist, you can become a hero."
Pete really wants to be a hero.
When he first took over this unit, he found that the soldiers' fighting qualities were unimaginably low, so he boasted about his various "heroic deeds" in China and told them that the people in China liked him so much.
A "young, brave and upright" American boy.
Well, now it’s time to put the American boys to the test!
Pete then personally operated a machine gun, shouting in a language that no one could understand and firing randomly!
No one knows how much longer we will continue to hold on here, no one knows what the headquarters’ intentions are.
Kurogane told himself that it was easy, so let himself and the soldiers fight for honor. American Expeditionary Force Command.
The commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, temporary U.S. Army General John Joseph Pershing, stared at the map without blinking.
The German attack was very fierce but there was also a decline, but it was not obvious yet!
But the current situation makes Pershing a little frustrated. The officers and soldiers under his command are too inexperienced. Among the officers, only one in every six had served in the Army or National Guard before the war.
Experience. Relying on these officers often makes it impossible to achieve the combat goals set by the headquarters.
The situation we are facing now is that the US troops attacking in the direction of Mano and Chiwent did indeed break in, but the experienced Germans quickly completed the encirclement.
The assaulting US troops were surrounded! They were holding on there hard but they might not be able to hold on for long.
This made Pershing very troubled. He had to rescue the surrounded American troops.
But where to start?
"Your Excellency General.
"A staff officer walked in: "The intelligence we just received shows that there is still fierce fighting on the Mipans defense line, and it seems that our troops are still fighting there!"
"Mipans?" Pershing returned his gaze to the map in disbelief and looked at it for a long time: "No, this is impossible. Hasn't the second division there been defeated?...,
"General, our troops are indeed still fighting!" The second staff officer hurried in and happened to hear the commander's words: "That's the Sixth Regiment of the Second Division, the commander is Lieutenant Colonel Cornwell Pitt.
, they didn’t receive the order to retreat!”
"God!" Pershing exclaimed: "When did the Second Division retreat?"
"Three days ago!" Pershing's shock was completely written on his face: "Three days ago? The Sixth Regiment held on there for three full days? What was their commander's name?, "Cornwell S Pitt!"
"God save him!" Pershing suddenly turned around: "Mipans still has our army, hell, there is still our army there, Mipans has not completely fallen into the hands of the Germans! Please ask the British
and the French troops, immediately continued to attack in the direction of Mano and Chiwent, and responded to our besieged troops. The 9th Division and the 11th Division were ordered to immediately reinforce Mipens and launch a counterattack.
Let’s tear a hole in the middle!” “Yes!”
Pershing was nervous and excited, a shocking turn of events! The Americans are still holding on to Mipansi!
Miracle, this is a miracle, but with no support, an American unit stood there for three whole days. Pershing could not imagine how they did it!
They were facing a number of elite German troops several times their own. The entire Second Division was attacked, but Peter held on there with this small force!
Now, the Germans' attention has been drawn to Mano and Chiwent, and the opportunity has arrived!
If reinforcements can be sent up in time, a big hole can be opened in the center, and victory is already within reach!
"Mipans' machine," Pershing murmured, "Lieutenant Colonel, G Company needs reinforcements!" "Hell, I don't have anyone to give them. Tell Ogubas and ask him to hold on for me!"
"Lieutenant Colonel, 1 Little George is wounded, God, he's gone." "Hell, take him to the back, let him hold on, God, Gus, Gus! Where the hell are you, get it right now.
I push the Germans back!" The shouts on the battlefield became a mess.
This is already the fourth day that the Sixth Regiment has been holding on here.
Half of the American soldiers had been killed or wounded, and their positions had been breached several times. However, with their bravery, the Americans actually pushed the Germans back again.
But the situation was really not good, and the Sixth Regiment was at the end of its tether.
Danci had every thought of surrendering or running away, but Peter managed to suppress the thought every time.
If you persist a little longer, a miracle will happen, and the miracle will really come!
When the sixth group really couldn't hold on any longer, a miracle was born!
A large number of U.S. military reinforcements came up, and with the Meipans defense line as a support point, the German army launched a counterattack.
After four days of attacks, the attacking German troops were already exhausted. They could not believe that the entire main force of the US military had collapsed, but a small US military unit had been fighting here for four full days.
Such a small position cut off the Germans' dream of victory!
A large number of American soldiers appeared and rushed forward with a roar.
Victory? Is it really victory?
Peter and Heitie sat tiredly on the battlefield, the guns were thrown far away, and they seemed not to hear the sound of gunfire and shouts of death. None of this had anything to do with them.
"I'm going home too..." Peter said tiredly.
"I think so too." Kurogie looked at the wound on his left arm: "The war is over. I must go back and never stay here again."
"Cornwell, S Pete!"
"Here!" Peter stood up reluctantly.
An American general appeared on the battlefield surrounded by a large number of staff officers, officers, and reporters. Pete recognized him, Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Force Pershing!
"Your Excellency General!" Pitt saluted, but it was weak.
"Miracle, Miracle of Mipens!" This was the first sentence Pershing said: "Lieutenant Colonel Pitt, you have created a miracle, which is incredible. On behalf of the Expeditionary Force Headquarters, I salute you. You
Created all this for our victory!" "Thank you, General." Pete said, but what he wanted to do most now was to punch his commander hard on the nose.
"In the name of the Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Forces of the United States of America, I promote you to the rank of colonel, Colonel Pitt!" "Thank you!"
The spotlights of the surrounding reporters began to click.
The Miracle of Meepens, The Invincible Pete, etc.
Such a title appeared in all newspapers, and all Americans cheered for such a miracle.