Chapter 954: Dawn
It was dawn... and the tragic situation of the entire Yunshan temporary airport was also revealed in front of the eyes of all American soldiers. Chief of Staff Holmes could no longer work in his command tent. He had to stay in a semi-underground fortification constructed by engineers hastily and look at maps.
There are bomb craters everywhere on the ground, and the situation is already terrible. After a whole night of fierce fighting, the entire Eighth Cavalry Regiment was cut into several parts. The largest part of it is the regiment headquarters at the airport, but it has become full of wounded soldiers and howling everywhere.
"Maybe I should listen to Palmer's suggestion to break out last night." Chief of Staff Holmes squeezed his forehead in pain. If Colonel Palmer was ashamed because of a laxative, he would lose face because of a defeat. and lose their reputation.
No one expected that the situation would turn into what it is now, and the biggest reason for this was the army unit of the Eighth Regiment who set a trap to harass the headquarters of the Eighth Regiment last night. Chief of Staff Holmes has already cursed the opposing commander in his heart as a 'damn cold-blooded executioner'.
If it is an American army, 10% of the casualties should be withdrawn from the battlefield. But the enemy commander who harassed last night was not only massacring the U.S. troops, but also ruthlessly ordered his subordinates to launch a suicide attack. If more than half of the casualties were killed, they would not retreat, let alone surrender.
When he discovered that the enemy's harassment was a trap, Chief of Staff Holmes resolutely stepped up his attack and threw the reserve team in his hand into it. The troops sent later also broke through the opponent's simple defense line many times, and he even saw the dawn of victory.
But... when the 'Pershing' tank was crushing the opponent's line of defense, enemy soldiers with explosive packs would jump out of the trench and blow it up. This scene that is constantly being staged has shaken the confidence of the Chief of Staff in victory.
American soldiers are also very brave, but this is based on a strong firepower advantage. It is really rare for a soldier to sacrifice himself in exchange for victory in adversity. But last night, His Excellency the Chief of Staff saw many enemy soldiers doing this.
If it is only the bravery of flesh and blood, it can be suppressed with enough firepower. Your Excellency the Chief of Staff can at most admire those brave enemy fighters, and you still have to enjoy the fruits of victory that you should enjoy. But last night there was a butcher hiding in the dark with a black gun.
That damned butcher, damned, damned, damned..., butcher!
His Excellency the Chief of Staff gritted his teeth in hatred when he thought of the elusive enemy tank. I have never seen such a ruthless person, I have never seen such a cunning and difficult person, I have never seen such a cruel and vicious person.
It was obviously an M4 tank captured by the U.S. military, and the person driving it never confronted the U.S. military head-on. It always hides in the darkness in the distance, even if its comrades in arms are being slaughtered by the US military, it ignores them.
But if you think it's cowardly, you'd be wrong. It will use every opportunity to attack the US military. As long as you see a sudden burst of flames on the battlefield, it must be made by it.
Chief of Staff Holmes specifically ordered a tank platoon to remove it, but four tanks chased into the night, and it didn't take long before it became four torches in the night, one of which was itself. After a while it returned to the battlefield, already driving an M26 'Pershing' triumphantly.
According to the conversation on the radio, His Excellency the Chief of Staff only knew that the other side had destroyed a 'Pershing' in a sneak attack, and was chased by the remaining 'Pershing' after that.
But God knows how that cunning guy used his 'Sherman' as bait when he was on the verge of desperation, sneaked up and seized a 'Pershing' and turned the tables. In short, when one Pershing and one Greyhound are blown up in the dark, it means that the guy is back.
Four full tank platoons, plus a bunch of Greyhounds, troop carriers, and trucks, are now mostly reduced to scrap iron in the dark. Nearly half of them were killed by that terrifying night butcher, and very few of them managed to escape back to the airport.
Moreover, this butcher still has a strong sense of revenge. When he determined that the US military airport lost the ability to organize another attack, he bombarded the airport continuously all night long.
The non-stop flares and grenades all night did not kill many American soldiers, but they had a great impact on morale.
Especially when it found the regiment headquarters at the airport with sharp eyes, it blew up the command tent with a single shot. This grenade completely deprived the Eighth Regiment of its central command ability. Not only were more than a dozen radio stations blown up, but many officers from the division headquarters were also killed.
Chief of Staff Holmes, who was lucky enough to survive, did not feel how lucky he was. He still had thousands of people in his hands, and the personnel of the third battalion were basically intact. But even though he was still there, a large amount of equipment was either destroyed or lost, and everyone was panicked.
Outside the airport, thousands of people have already surrounded the entire two regiments of the Communist Army. It is completely impossible for the Eighth Cavalry Regiment to break out of the siege. But it doesn't matter, now it's dawn, and it's finally dawn!
There was a trace of white belly in the sky, and the morale of the US military at the entire airport immediately picked up. All the soldiers who are still alive are happy. They know that the powerful American Air Force will come back to support them after the night is over.
The Air Force would bring in supplies, take away the wounded, and beat up those nasty yellow monkeys. Ahhh, praises to the American Air Force!
"Sir, we have already contacted the Eighth Air Force. Their first batch of P51 fighter jets will arrive in our sky in ten minutes, and they hope that we can indicate the target." The liaison officer in front of the radio station was full of joy.
"Okay, very good!" Chief of Staff Holmes said several times, finally relieved his depression all night, and even the dry and cold air in North Korea felt clear, "Fortunately, we still have a strong air force." strength, otherwise I really don't know what to do?"
Without too much words from His Excellency the Chief of Staff, the remnants of the Eighth Regiment trapped at the airport cheered spontaneously after getting the news. Especially when the P51 with its roaring engine flew over the airport, many people even stood up from their bunkers and kept waving their clothes towards the sky.
Looking at the bumpy ground, the lead P51 plane greeted the hard-working Army brothers on the radio, and then asked where the enemy was? They had received news since last night that the Eighth Regiment had been beaten violently all night, and they took off at dawn to come over to support them.
Flying, circling, and lowering the altitude, the .50 machine guns are already ready to fire, and the eight P51s will start sweeping the ground in God mode, and at the same time save the unlucky army soldiers on the ground.
But before the pilots of the P51 fleet were happy for a few seconds, several camouflage nets were suddenly torn off the ground near the airport, and more than a dozen M16 half-track anti-aircraft vehicles aimed their guns at the sky, and opened fire first.
And not far away, several 90mm anti-aircraft guns that had been uncovered also began to spit flames, and a dense rain of bullets swept across the sky. The P51 pilot, who was flying low, was so frightened that he pulled the stick and was about to climb, but it was too late at this time, and two fighter jets had already hit.
Fuck..., damn Army, you have lost all your anti-aircraft equipment to the enemy. I curse you all to hell!