Chapter 951 Miscellaneous Barracks

"Order the troops directly under the regiment to expedite the evacuation of Yunshan City."

"Request Lieutenant Colonel Mirkin's 1st Battalion to withdraw from the battle at Sandancheon and move closer to the regiment headquarters immediately."

"Ask for support from the division headquarters. We need the help of the fifth regiment. Let them come over quickly. We hope to see their tanks break through the defense line of the Russian army before dawn."

"Okay, don't panic! We haven't reached the worst point yet. The enemy just took advantage of the cover of the night to cause us a small loss, but our main force is still there."

At the new regiment headquarters at Yunshan Temporary Airport, Chief of Staff Holmes, who controls the Eighth Regiment of the U.S. Cavalry, is calmly giving orders. His calmness and wisdom calmed down the regiment staff who had just learned that the rear route had been cut off, and resumed their work.

"It's been a long night!" His Excellency the Chief of Staff mobilized the troops as best he could, but he frowned when he saw the map in the military tent. He felt that the U.S. military would not fight without air support.

"Chief of Staff Holmes." A corner of the military tent was lifted, and Colonel Palmer, who was a little pale, came in from outside. "I'm glad you can come to help, otherwise my regiment will suffer heavy losses."

Colonel Palmer, who was given laxatives by 'Douding', was very vain. Although he received the best treatment and self-cultivation after being brought down, his deeds have become a semi-public joke of the US military, especially his regiment. While being violently beaten.

"Colonel, I think you should go to rest now. After dawn, a transport plane will take you to Tokyo for further treatment." Chief of Staff Holmes' words were full of sympathy, and he felt that he would meet Palmer instead. As for the colonel, I am afraid of death.

"Do you think I still need to rest?" Colonel Palmer was really desperate. He found a seat in the tent and sat down, propping his forehead with one hand and whispering: "I can't leave my regiment alone, I can't abandon my subordinates. I heard that the situation is very bad..."

Chief of Staff Holmes nodded incredulously. He no longer had the confidence he had when he landed. The night attack of the Russian army had messed up the entire battlefield.

"Our opponent has broken into Yunshan City from two directions. The troops in the city are withdrawing, but one of the howitzers has lost contact. The tenth anti-aircraft artillery group has been defeated, and almost all the heavy equipment is lost. I only have contact with the artillery The group headquarters and several battalions attached to it are missing.

Many of our retreat routes were blocked by the enemy, especially the Fifth Regiment could not approach us. Moreover, the northeast direction we evacuated from Yunshan has been occupied by the enemy. Simply put, we were alone and helpless in just five or six hours. "

Chief of Staff Holmes briefly described the current battle situation to the map. Colonel Palmer also sensed the urgency of the situation. He hurriedly said, "We must take the initiative to break through."

But His Excellency the Chief of Staff shook his head and said: "Not now, we haven't assembled enough troops. There are quite a few defeated troops, but there is a shortage of equipment. I have already requested reinforcements from the division headquarters, and the air force will come to help after dawn. But we It will last for about seven or eight hours."

"No..., we can't last that long. Our opponents are different from what we have encountered in the past. Haven't you noticed yet? There is a big difference between the Japanese Army and the Beibai Army. We have really met our opponents. We can't shrink back If we move, we will only lose the initiative, which will make us lose even more."

Colonel Palmer was in a hurry, and he even expressed his willingness to lead a force to regain the position at the three-way intersection. But the Chief of Staff refused his request, "I'm sorry, Palmer, now I'm the chief officer of the Eighth Regiment, I can't let the boys take risks in the dark."

"Damn it, you're committing a crime. War is a risk. Are we sitting here waiting to be surrounded?"

"So what about the siege? It's not convenient for us to attack now, but the defense is still possible. The position of the airport is very strong. I have mobilized enough tanks and artillery. No one can attack. Seven hours, we will definitely hold on." live."

"My God, where do you have the confidence to hold on? This is just an airport,

The surrounding area is flat and there is no cover. Are you out of your mind? "

Two senior military officers immediately quarreled over the direction of operational decision-making. One thought that if he did not break through, he would die, and the other believed that it was king to stick to it and wait for reinforcements. For most American soldiers, it seems safer to stay in the position because they rush into the dark night to kill the enemy.

On the other side, Zhou Qingfeng, who came up with the idea of ​​attacking the enemy regiment headquarters, found that he seemed to have miscalculated the volunteer army's fighting style. After he learned that his superiors approved his idea, he felt that there would be a regular combat force to carry out the mission, but in fact what appeared in front of him was a miscellaneous soldier.

"After the division chief made a decision, he used the seized vehicles to gather the civilian and logistical personnel of the 347th and 348th Regiments to form a temporary combat battalion of more than 300 people. The deputy of the 347th Regiment The head of the regiment personally commands." The battalion commander of the first battalion was very proud when he introduced it.

But what Zhou Qingfeng saw was a team composed of non-combatants such as cooking soldiers, repair soldiers, regimental and battalion clerks. A big question mark rose in his heart, "Don't be ridiculous, can this team fight? Can it fight against the U.S. army armed to the teeth? It's good if you don't fall apart halfway."

Compared with the volunteer soldiers fighting on the front line, these second-line personnel in front of them are either scholars wearing glasses or older men. In particular, he saw a wrinkled old soldier, who was in his fifties upon questioning, and he was a fire-headed army who volunteered to come from the division headquarters.

"Boy, don't look down on us. When the old man and I were fighting, your mother was still a young girl." Seeing Zhou Qingfeng's suspicious expression, the old man gave him a few unconvinced glances.

"Old man, can you still shoot?" Zhou Qingfeng was really worried about the combat effectiveness of this group of people, they didn't seem like people capable of fighting at all.

"Bastard, do you have the guts to say something again? I was a good player with guns and cannons when I followed the Chairman's Long March. If it weren't for my lack of education and my age, how could you have a bright future?"

The old man cursed angrily, if someone hadn't stopped him, he would have made gestures with Zhou Qingfeng. But watching him play with Sanba Dagai's deftness, it seems..., it's okay!

Hey..., this is still the old Red Army. Zhou Qingfeng could only run away, because he couldn't afford to provoke him!

While Zhou Qingfeng questioned whether the assembled miscellaneous soldiers had combat effectiveness, the deputy head of the battalion who temporarily commanded the battalion also came to question him, "Xiao Zhou, can you really open the enemy's defense line with a tank? Can we fight this time?" Success depends on whether you are really capable."

You are kidding me! Don't question me if you question anyone?

Zhou Qingfeng was also amused. He patted his chest and shouted: "I dare to issue a military order. If I can't open the gap in the enemy's airfield, I will come to see you."

"Okay, the young man has ambition." The deputy head of the regiment, who was also from an old revolutionary, praised Zhou Qingfeng a few words, and then told others that the little guy was still too tender, and his combat effectiveness increased after a few words of encouragement.