Chapter 946: Three Forks in the Road

In the southeast of Yunnan Province, there is a three-way intersection.

The road here is a very ordinary country road, to put it bluntly, it is a dirt road. The roadside is wasteland and farmland, with a few buildings. Because of the open terrain and convenient transportation, it was chosen as the rendezvous point for the retreat of the Eighth Regiment of the U.S. Cavalry.

The second battalion of the Eighth Regiment was the first to retreat here to build a position. However, when its commander, Lieutenant Colonel Walton, arrived, he only had one heavy firearms company in his hands, and the other companies lost contact due to the enemy's infiltration and harassment.

"Damn it, these yellow-skinned monkeys are crazy!"

Lieutenant Colonel Walton had one head and two big players. He really didn't expect his opponent to dare to use weak equipment to penetrate directly into his own depth. According to the information he has received so far, the enemy sent a large number of company-level troops to constantly test his defense line, and rushed in when they found a gap.

After nine o'clock at night, the last quarter moon appeared in the sky. Compared with the claustrophobic environment inside the city, the open environment outside the city allows people to see clearly the blurry situation hundreds of meters away. Outside Lieutenant Colonel Walton's position, there are shadowy people everywhere, some are American soldiers, some are Nanbang soldiers, and some are enemies.

For the bold interspersion and division of small units of the Volunteer Army, the US military who encountered this for the first time was very uncomfortable. Judging from the experience of the European battlefield, shouldn't wars be put on the front line? What's the matter with running around like this?

If a small group of U.S. troops ran around like this, the commander would immediately lose control of his soldiers. Even if their communication capabilities were much stronger, the situation would become extremely complicated. But the Volunteer Army obviously didn't have such concerns. They made detours, interspersed, and tried their best to mix with the enemy.

Because the enemy and the enemy were unknown in the dark, the position of the Second Battalion of the US Army was almost broken by a small unit of the Volunteer Army. However, more than a dozen grenades were thrown into the position, wounding several American soldiers and igniting a troop transport truck.

"Fire all the shells out for me. From now on, there will be no restrictions on the use of ammunition." Lieutenant Colonel Walton became furious. He ordered the mortars of the heavy firearms company to attack with full fire, and the target was to harass those surrounding his position. enemy.

The M16 half-track anti-aircraft vehicle is equipped with four M2HB heavy machine guns. This thing is extremely ferocious when it fires. It can interrupt the infantry within hundreds of meters and almost sweep everything.

"Yes, that's it! Kill these yellow monkeys." Lieutenant Colonel Walton heaved a sigh of relief at the sound of gunfire, and he used the M16 anti-aircraft vehicle as a fixed firepower point, sweeping the ground like a big broom. Almost all harassing firepower outside the three-way intersection was cleared.

In addition to the flat-firing anti-aircraft vehicles, Lieutenant Colonel Walton also gathered several tanks one after another. This made his defense more solid and basically stabilized his position. These heavy firepower can completely defeat the enemy's attack with just one salvo.

while on the other side,

The 347th Regiment of the 116th Division of the Volunteer Army also hoped to take down the three-way intersection that controlled the enemy's escape. The first battalion of the 347th Regiment was responsible for the main attack here, and they approached in the dark, but now the whole battalion was suppressed by the enemy's fierce firepower in the wilderness outside the three-way intersection.

"Hey, hello, the first company? Where did you call?" In the temporarily established battalion headquarters, the battalion commander and other personnel of the first battalion were at a loss as to the wired telephone commanding the battlefield. All three of their companies dispersed, but the offensive was not smooth.

"Battalion Commander, I just received a notification from the regiment headquarters that the second battalion in the regiment is attacking Yunshan City from north to south, and they have taken down the enemy's outer line of defense.

The 3rd Battalion followed the 2nd Battalion, and it is said that they found an American howitzer battery and were trying to annihilate each other. The head of the group now asks when we will win the crucial three-way intersection? "

The communication staff's report made everyone in the battalion feel hot on their faces, and the battalion commander was even more angry to scold. The attacks of the colleagues went smoothly, but they are still more than a thousand meters away from the target, and the three companies on the front line have not been able to open up the situation.

"Let me connect with the battalion department." The deputy battalion commander volunteered.

The battalion headquarters company is the reserve team, the last resort of the first battalion. It is generally used when expanding the results of the battle or when the situation is bad.

The battalion commander of the first battalion shook his head, frowned and said: "Use all the mortars in our battalion headquarters' hands, and use half of the shells we have to blow up the enemy's positions, especially the enemy's heavy machine gun positions."

The M16 anti-aircraft vehicle that serves as a fixed firepower point is really terrible. This thing fires and shoots a large area, which is more annoying than a tank that bombards it one after another. The first battalion didn't know that they were facing a mobile anti-aircraft vehicle. They only knew that the enemy's heavy machine guns were unexpectedly strong.

It is also a battalion. Lieutenant Colonel Walton of the US Army can mobilize a large number of heavy firepower weapons, tanks and cannons at will, and planes will come back to support at dawn. But the battalion commander of the Volunteer Army used 82mm mortars at most, and there were not many shells, so he was reluctant to part with them at critical moments.

But now is the critical moment!

The first battalion organized three 82mm mortars and six 60mm mortars, and dozens of shells bombarded the US positions at the intersection of the three forks. The continuous explosions caused the American soldiers in the position to run away with their heads in their arms. This insignificant firepower made them feel like "bullets are raining down".

"Take down the anti-aircraft vehicles at the front, those yellow monkeys are staring at them." Lieutenant Colonel Walton knew that the enemy was going to kill the most vicious machine gun firepower in his hand when he saw the impact point. He couldn't help laughing: "Do these Asian natives think we are idiots? I will teach them a lesson."

As soon as the mortars fired from the rear, the three volunteer infantry companies at the front immediately began to attack. This is a tacit cooperation formed over the years of fighting and training. The land turtle's army relies on its tactical advantages to make up for its disadvantages in equipment.

But the infantry on the front line had only rushed up tens of meters, and the heavy machine guns on the American position opened fire again, and the M16 anti-aircraft vehicles were not killed at all. As soon as their firepower was fired, the fighters who launched the attack were immediately beaten to pieces, and their corpses lay all over the ground.

The first battalion commander who was holding a binoculars suddenly stared at him with fury. The deputy battalion commander was heartbroken as well. The soldiers in front were beaten to death one by one without even touching the edge of the enemy's position.

"Just now, shoot out all the remaining shells. We can't let our soldiers die in vain." The battalion commander didn't order to retreat, but instead used shells to kill the enemy's exposed firepower by taking advantage of the moment when his soldiers charged.

Although very helpless, this is to exchange the lives of one's own soldiers for victory. The deputy battalion commander immediately confirmed the order with a cold face, and now it is all about consumption—the enemy consumes ammunition, and we consume human lives.

Compassion does not command soldiers, and now when it is time to sacrifice, you must sacrifice...  

Just when a battalion commander was desperately trying to win this crucial three-way intersection, he suddenly saw a group of exploding fireballs in the binoculars, and after about three or four seconds, he heard explosions from a distance ——An M16 half-track anti-aircraft vehicle that was firing violently was inexplicably blown into the sky!