Chapter 980: The Slag-Like Third Division
The U.S. Tenth Army went ashore from Xingnan Port to the Changjin Lake area in order to carry out MacArthur's pincer operation, attacking the Beibang People's Army from North Korea's two east and west coasts, completely quelling the Korean War, and threatening Northeast China by the way.
Many later generations of big V elites have produced various examples of later generations, desperately trying to prove that the US military had no intention of attacking China at that time. It was a wrong decision for the soil turtle to send troops to North Korea.
People who make idiotic statements like this either have ulterior motives or are mentally handicapped. Back then, Japan occupied North Korea, entered the Northeast, and finally swept most of China. How many years have passed since this lesson? If you say that Americans are friendly, you have to believe it!
But now Zhou Qingfeng led the team into Gutuli and broke through a crucial ring defense position of the US military. This information has been sent back to Xingnan Port through radio waves.
Xingnan Port has the headquarters of the U.S. Tenth Army and the 1st Division of the 6th Battle. Major General Smith, who commanded the 1st Division of the 6th Battle, flew from Xingnan to the front line to inspect the situation in a helicopter from time to time. This ability seen in the Volunteer Army is simply a fantasy.
It didn't take long after dark to learn that Gutuli was doomed. Major General Smith was so angry that he really had the manic idea to go to the front line to command the battle, "Puller is an idiot, why did he lose a support point on the battlefield where more than 3,000 people were stationed?" ? Changing pigs to command is better than him!"
Major General Almond, commander of the Tenth Army, also received the news and hurried to Major General Smith. Two senior U.S. military officers looked at the sand table of the headquarters together, and both began to worry about the changes in the battle situation.
At present, the main force of the Ninth Corps is still encircling the main force of the 6th Division in Liutanli and Xiajieyu. Hundreds of thousands of people failed to break through the US defense circle of more than 10,000 people, but suffered heavy casualties. But no one thought that the main battlefield would be fine, but there would be a big problem in Gutuli, which is the blocking battlefield.
Colonel Puller, who had escaped into the mountains and was being hunted down, also sent a telegram requesting immediate support from the division headquarters, especially food and ammunition. The colonel said that they were now in great difficulty, their morale was low, and they could hardly hold on.
When Major General Smith heard the news, his nose was so angry that the volunteers killed from the north were more miserable and tired, but they were still fighting. Team 6 cried and howled endlessly when they were hungry in the wild. But now that it was dark, he could only ask Colonel Puller to be patient, and rescue would arrive soon.
The biggest trouble for the U.S. military at present is not Colonel Puller who is driven away, but the almost undefended long narrow road. This critical road connects the entire Changjin Lake area and leads directly to Xingnan Port.
"We should take Gutuli back immediately, otherwise if this enemy army goes south, it will pose too much threat to us." The U.S. military is not an idiot. Kill to Xingnan Port.
Listening to Major General Smith's words, Major General Almond also frowned. But he asked back: "Who will be sent to collect Gu Tuli?"
That's a really good question!
The enemy who can kill the U.S. troops in Gutuli must not be weak, or even strong, so the troops sent to recover cannot be too bad. But at present, the first division of the 6th battle on the battlefield is surrounded, the seventh division is isolated, and only the third division is left to guard the hometown and have enough troops to attack.
But with the combat power of the third division, hahaha... Are you sure you are not going to give the enemy a head? This is a useless unit that even the Beibang guerrillas can't handle, and they are not even qualified to be a policeman.
Because of the limited strength of the U.S. military, it keeps filling its troops with all kinds of southern soldiers, and some of them even directly grab strong men on the street to make up for it. The Seventh Division of the U.S. Army on the battlefield stuffed seven to eight thousand people, which led to a sharp drop in the combat effectiveness of the Seventh Division.
The third division of the U.S. Army was even worse. In some teams, except for officers and non-commissioned officers, almost all of them were Nanbang soldiers at the grassroots level. Such troops are in desperate need of training, but are rushed into battle.
The Third Division of the U.S. Army also fought against the 20th Army of the Volunteer Army. But every time there was a fight, the Nanbang soldiers of the third division would quickly collapse, and then throw the American soldiers in the army to the volunteers to clean up, killing many Americans.
While hesitating where to raise troops,
Major General Smith received two messages. The good news is that tonight the weather will be fine with moonlight and the Navy will be able to launch night fighter support operations. The bad news is... Zhenxingli to the south of Gutuli was also defeated by a single blow.
"The enemy has dispatched a powerful armored force, and our people can't hold it at all." Major General Smith finally made up his mind after reading the telegram, "Let the third division go, they have a lot of people. The enemy's troops must be stopped in Wulaoli This will give us time to adjust our forces."
The so-called 'adjustment of troops' is nothing more than waiting until the daytime for another wave of more ferocious indiscriminate bombing until the enemy is completely wiped out. Anyway, for Americans, problems that can be solved with ammunition are not a problem.
Major General Almond did the same thing. Although he was the commander of the Tenth Army, all the troops under his command had already entered the field, leaving only the third division to guard the house. Faced with the threat that the enemy might raid Xingnan Port, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and push the third division up.
If you want to die, let those Korean soldiers die first, right?
"Let the air force launch night fighter jets as soon as possible, first blow up the materials discarded in Guli, so that our opponents cannot get any supplies. At the same time, destroy the roads along the way and prevent the enemy from going south. Then let the third division go, I hope they can insist on at least one night."
After the order was issued, the two major generals of the US military were a little uneasy. No one knew whether it would work or not. If not, you're in big trouble!
The chief made an order, the staff drew up a detailed battle plan, and the US Third Division defending Xingnan Port was immediately driven into action. After all, this is an army of more than 20,000 people, and the aura of American big-handed local tyrants is fully displayed in this army.
Thousands of vehicles carried thousands of people to form the vanguard to head north. They towed cannons, equipped with tanks, and were covered by night fighter jets. They also looked quite powerful.
The third division needs to strengthen the defense in Wulaoli, which is nearly 30 kilometers away, to stop the enemy in Zhenxingli, which is about 20 kilometers away.
Wulaoli, which the U.S. military placed high hopes on, is equivalent to a gate. In front of the gate is a rugged mountainous area, and behind the gate is a relatively flat plain. If the armored units of the Volunteer Army are really strong enough, they can scurry around after rushing in, and they can no longer be controlled.
Hurriedly rushed to Wulaoli, where the 3rd Division of the U.S. Army deployed two regiments. The seemingly strong troops even occupied the hills around Wulaoli. However, facing the dark night, the officers and soldiers of the third division did not have much confidence.
The Nanbang soldiers in the division didn't know what they were going to face at all, but they were urgently assembled and deployed to the field after nightfall. This drudgery was enough to make people complain. Not to mention the ugly faces of the US military officers as officers, which is also extremely disturbing.
And the US commander of the third division is in a bad mood. The first division of the 6th battle and the first division are all in bad luck. They can stop the extremely vicious volunteers with these scumbag soldiers under their hands? No matter how you look at it, it is an impossible task!