Chapter 709 Artillery Position

George Smith Patton Jr. is a famous American army general in World War II and a legendary figure.

Many people think he is "a genius who commands a large army and the most offensive pioneer" and "Napoleon of the 20th century"; but some people think he is "brave but not wise enough" and "arrogant and flashy".

Many famous generals in World War II have a high opinion of Patton, which is enough to prove Patton's personal ability and excellent tactical qualities.

But now, in 1928, Patton is still just an inconspicuous figure in the US military.

Before he was reused, Patton's rank was even only captain, and his position was just a staff officer without any real power in the US Army.

The cold reception and forced frequent transfers over the years made Patton deeply understand that the United States is not as beautiful as it seems.

The experience changed Patton's thinking, and Patton did not have the firm military heart of General Pershing.

Of course, this is indeed because the two people's experiences are completely different. General Pershing was appreciated by President Roosevelt in his early years, and was promoted from captain to major general, directly skipping the ranks of school-level officers.

But Patton was different. He was only a captain for more than ten years. If it weren't for this war that made General Pershing return urgently, Patton's rank would probably still be stuck at captain unless he could get higher-level appreciation.

But the abilities and ways of doing things of the recent presidents are already there, and it is impossible to appreciate Patton for no reason.

Such a disparity in treatment also destined the two people's ideas to have a huge difference. For General Pershing, no matter what the outcome of the war is, the most important thing at this moment is to fulfill the responsibilities of a soldier.

For Patton, whether to serve the US government or the Americans, and how to do better for the Americans, has become the most profound question in Patton's heart.

On November 7, 1928, the front-line defense position.

A few days later, the US army was finally attacked by the Australasian army.

After the outbreak of this war, the complicated inner thoughts of General Pershing and Patton were interrupted, and their attention was drawn back to the battlefield.

The entire defensive line was called the bow position by General Pershing because this section of the river was bow-shaped, like an open pocket, waiting for the arrival of the Australasian army.

But soon, General Pershing found that the development of things exceeded his expectations.

First of all, the number of troops on the opposite side seemed to be more than tens of thousands of people.

This was completely different from the intelligence in General Pershing's hands. According to the intelligence, the army attacking on the northern line was only about 30,000 people, one division each from Australasia and the Philippines.

But now the offensive force on the front battlefield is more than two divisions, which also made General Pershing question the accuracy of the intelligence.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for General Pershing to solve his doubts himself.

The front-line report found a large number of Russian faces in the attack, and it was suspected that it was supported by the Russian army.

If the Russian army is included, the Australasian army in front of him is indeed more than 30,000 people.

This is a blessing in disguise. General Pershing participated in World War I and naturally knew the combat effectiveness of the armies of various countries.

For General Pershing, the strongest combat effectiveness during World War I was naturally the Germans. This was a terrifying existence that had withstood the attacks of multiple powers for several years.

Although there are many different opinions about the second place, for General Pershing it should be the Australasians.

The attack of Australasian was like free money. Various shells and bullets were used in turn, leaving no chance for resistance.

In addition, the well-trained army could even fight back and forth with the German army, which was something that other countries' armies did not have in General Pershing's eyes.

The most important thing is that the armies of other countries do not have the spirit of the Germans, but the Australasian army does.

The spirit of fearlessness is the key to determining the combat effectiveness of the army. Only an army that is not afraid of death can exert sufficient combat effectiveness.

As for the current Russia, if it were not for the number of troops, I am afraid that the combat effectiveness would be ranked 4th or 5th in General Pershing's eyes.

This is also the reason why General Pershing was relieved. Compared with facing the Australasian army, General Pershing would rather face the Russians.

However, before General Pershing could be happy for too long, the defensive positions were frequently bombed by the enemy.

This is the agreement between Australasia and Russia, that is, Australasia must provide strong air force and artillery support to the Russian army.

Australasia naturally has no problem with this. After all, the Russians have been the vanguard, so naturally they have to pay something.

Compared with casualties, the cost of funds is nothing to Australasia.

The most fatal thing for the US military is that the bombing overhead has not ended yet, and the enemy's artillery positions have launched an overwhelming bombing.

Although the Australasian machine guns are not powerful, their firepower suppression capabilities are excellent.

This kind of artillery cannot cause much damage to the defensive positions, but it can effectively suppress the enemy's attack.

Under such firepower, the new recruits led by General Pershing did not dare to show their heads. Most of the soldiers just fired into the air and then retreated into the trenches to reload their bullets.

"Damn, how can their logistics withstand such a large-scale bombing?" General Pershing looked heavy-faced, hiding in the trenches and looking at the bombers in the sky with a gloomy face.

Australasia is fighting across the ocean, and the logistical pressure it faces is much greater than that of the United States.

But Australasia still maintained large-scale bombing, which is not a good thing for the US military.

"Where are the anti-aircraft guns? Take them out and let the enemy see that we are not easy to mess with. Order the artillery regiment to start counterattack, we can't be suppressed all the time." General Pershing quickly gave his order to the messenger.

As early as after the World War, countries around the world began to study air defense weapons. Aircraft played a huge role in World War I, and countries naturally understood the importance of aircraft and the importance of studying weapons to resist aircraft.

The current mainstream air defense weapon is anti-aircraft guns, a kind of artillery with extremely high frequency and specially responsible for firing into the sky.

The US military is naturally equipped with these anti-aircraft guns, but the number is not too large. After all, carrying these on a long journey will slow down the speed of travel.

According to the plan, the next batch of weapons and equipment may have to wait until two weeks later, when a large number of anti-aircraft weapons and artillery will arrive.

But before that, the US military's firepower was only one artillery regiment, and the number of shells was also limited.

Under the order of General Pershing, the only artillery regiment began to counterattack the enemy's artillery, and the anti-aircraft artillery platoon under the artillery regiment also counterattacked the planes in the sky.

However, the number of artillery and the reserve of artillery shells on both sides were not at the same level. The resistance of the US military was better than nothing and did not play a key role in the battlefield.

What's more, the counterattack of artillery also allowed the Australasian Air Force to see the US artillery deployment. Several bombers, escorted by fighter jets, headed towards the US artillery positions.

"Damn, how can their planes be so fast?" General Pershing looked at the fast-moving bombers in the sky with a livid face and had a bad premonition in his heart.

The planes in front of us are completely different from American planes. The enemy's flying speed is at least twice that of American planes, which also means that the existing American air defense weapons cannot effectively suppress the enemy's planes.

In the research and development of air defense weapons, the performance reference can only be the country's own aircraft.

The American air defense weapons can barely suppress their own aircraft, but if the aircraft is replaced with more advanced foreign aircraft, the ability of air defense weapons will be greatly reduced.

"All machine guns and air defense weapons must fight back with all their strength, and we must not let the enemy threaten our artillery positions!" Although the ominous premonition is getting stronger and stronger, it is too late to transfer the artillery positions at this time.

And it is under the enemy's nose, where can the artillery positions be transferred? Compared with the transfer of positions, General Pershing prefers the second option, that is, all air defense weapons are deployed to do their best to stop the enemy from bombing their own artillery positions.

It has to be admitted that under the fire suppression of various machine guns and anti-aircraft artillery, there is still a certain threat to the current aircraft.

Especially when Australasia did not deploy jet aircraft, the gap between propeller aircraft and aircraft from other countries was not that huge.

Under the suppression of American firepower, a fighter and bomber were unfortunately hit. After barely holding on for a while, the pilot had no choice but to parachute.

The remaining bombers and fighters were still moving towards the artillery positions. When the distance was getting closer and closer, the enemy's air defense weapons could no longer change the result.

Boom! Boom!

Boom!

The first series of explosions was caused by the bombs dropped by the bombers, and the second series of explosions was caused by the bombs that unfortunately ignited the shells in the artillery positions.

The bombing was a fatal blow to the artillery positions. Several artillery positions that were unfortunately exposed were instantly ablaze, forming several huge mushroom clouds.

General Pershing looked pale as he looked at the mushroom clouds in the distance. He understood that the US military had lost its greatest firepower guarantee, which also meant that the combat effectiveness that the army could exert would be greatly reduced.

Even if the enemy had sufficient reserves of artillery shells, the American soldiers would always be suppressed by the enemy under the trenches in the next long war, with almost no room for resistance.

Such a war would become a completely passive war. When the war would end and how many casualties would be suffered by the enemy would depend on the enemy's artillery reserves and their ideas.

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