A Dream of Jinling Chapter 303 Solving the Cow (16)

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Since the start of the war between China and the United States, the density of radio waves over North America has skyrocketed, and soon reached dozens of times that of the past. These airborne radios carried the news of the destruction of the railroad to the headquarters of the 24th Army, which was besieging Duluth.

After receiving the information, Chief of Staff Qi Rui's face was very ugly. With the current strength of the Liberation Army, it is not easy to make a railway needle unable to penetrate the water, but Qi Rui believes that there should be no problem with key defenses. But in the latest news, a heavily defended railway bridge was vandalized by the Yankees. This alone caused great problems in the subsequent military planning.

The original plan was for the 24th Corps to surround Duluth, and the three corps at São Paulo immediately moved north to join the battle. After taking this key point, tens of thousands of U.S. federal troops north of Duluth were encircled. After this period of fighting, the front command believed that the federal troops on the front line were the elite of the United States. Concentrate superior forces∷↘wán∷↘∷ロ↘ ba,↘.》※.▼The advantage of fighting a war of annihilation is here, and the clean and neat annihilation of these people not only makes the US federal army not have sufficient backbone, but also makes those US ** teams who have not yet fought with the Liberation Army unable to figure out the reality of the Liberation Army. The follow-up U.S. ** team does not know the true ability of the opponent, which means that the follow-up troops of the United States will make another mistake like the army that was annihilated in front.

So far, wishful thinking has been executing well. But a railway bridge made the calculation a big problem, even if Qi Rui knew that it was useless to be angry, he still couldn't help the anger caused by disappointment.

All the young officers were silent, and there was a tense situation in the headquarters. At this time, the army commander Zheng Minglun got up and spoke, "Let's adjust our plan first." Continue to fight the enemy when the follow-up troops are a day to a day and a half late. ”

During this time, the commander rarely spoke, and even when he did, it was when he was involved in the development of the plan. Although there were many problems before, on the whole, there was no situation beyond the plan, and everyone did not have the opportunity to ask the commander to speak. Now the situation is a little beyond the pre-planned, and when the commander gave the order at this time, everyone in the headquarters was in high spirits.

Thinking back to the commander's order, the young man in the headquarters was also frozen. In fact, the worst situation is that the follow-up troops are two days late. As long as there were no large-scale problems with the railway bridges, the infantry relied on sappers to build simple bridges. The delay can take up to two days.

Perhaps because of his relief, Qi Rui found a reason to make himself angry. The 24th Army has encountered many enemies in the battle so far, but it has not encountered a situation that forced them to change their battle plan. When you are rushing forward all the way and suddenly suffer a setback, you are naturally very, very unhappy in your heart.

"Order the troops to step up railway patrols to prevent the enemy from continuing to sabotage." Qi Rui gave an order on the railway issue. The bombing of a railway bridge had a limited impact on the infantry's arrival at the front on foot. The infantrymen crossed the damaged railway bridge with military backpacks on their backs and walked to the undamaged side. It doesn't matter if it's a train or a truck, the light infantry can get on and go.

Light infantry can do this, but heavy weapons can't do that. 75 cannons weigh more than a ton, and it takes more than a dozen people to carry them on the ground. Transportation on rough terrain is largely unnecessary. As for the 105 cannon, there is no need to consider it at all. Heavy equipment can bring a huge advantage on the battlefield, and the Liberation Army's dependence on heavy equipment is quite high. Even if it was the heavy equipment of friendly forces, Qi Rui couldn't turn a blind eye to it.

In the dark night outside the headquarters, the gunfire began to rage again. It seems that the Yankees in Duluth show no signs of relaxing, and they have the intention of disrupting the arrangements of the Liberation Army when they first arrived here and did not gain a firm foothold.

Even if the reinforcements from the south are slow, Qi Rui still has reinforcements from the north to look forward to. He quickly regained his composure and ordered the communications staff officer, "Inform the various units that even if they retreat a little temporarily, they will not let any problems arise in the encirclement network." As long as we hold on to the Heavenly Spirit, we can let those Yankees know what the result of the Earth Serpent against our strong dragon is! ”

The army commander Zheng Minglun quietly looked at the faces of the young people in the headquarters, Qi Rui rarely said cruel words, and he still couldn't hold back under pressure at this time. What does this so-called head snake refer to the American ** team in Duluth City? Or are you referring to the American detachments that are active near the railway line? Zheng Minglun is a little interested in this.

However, Zheng Minglun didn't say anything, and the battle situation at this time was far from a reversal of the situation. The marching table of the 24th Army was really outstanding, and Zheng Minglun was convinced that his troops would be able to solve the enemy alone and achieve great success.

The Liberation Army was confident in the war, but the American Union Army opposite the Liberation Army was very different. Major Pershing's admiration for Lieutenant Colonel Montes was as endless as the Mississippi River. Not to mention the accurate information of the lieutenant colonel, just being able to lead the team in battle is unparalleled bravery. Although he didn't encounter any real danger during the whole process, within twenty meters of the three people was an enemy who was more than ten times or even dozens of times stronger. Lieutenant Colonel Montes's calm response made the operation a success.

Lieutenant Colonel Montes did not like to hear Major Pershing's praise, and it was painful to discredit the five-mile road. Although he had personally walked this path, Engineer Montes was only very worried. He worries if he is going down the wrong path and taking everyone in the wrong direction. As a trail, there are naturally no particularly obvious traces. Some of the twists and turns depend entirely on memories. But these memories have been quite blurred because of time.

One mile is about 1.6 kilometers, and five miles is 8 kilometers. What could have been done in more than an hour during the day now takes several times as long. Halfway through, Lieutenant Colonel Montes was out of breath, and his squad was equally panting.

"Lieutenant Colonel, let's take a break." Major Pershing wiped the sweat from his face and made a request to Lieutenant Colonel Mendes.

"Okay." Lieutenant Colonel Monters agreed. The psychological pressure he had to experience through the dark night was something he had never imagined before, and the physical consumption of this pressure was something he had never imagined.

As soon as everyone sat down, Lieutenant Colonel Monters opened the lunch box and let the rest of the squad eat the salted cold mashed potatoes. At this point, they have no way of heating the food. If a little fire is seen by the Chinese, it will be over. You can sneak attack the Chinese, but you can't fight the Chinese head-on. Everyone in this squad is a defeated soldier of the squadron, if it weren't for luck, they would probably have been killed at this time.

After a few bites of mashed potatoes, the troops immediately became a little angry. The soldier couldn't help but ask: "Lieutenant colonel, let's just go blow up another bridge, right?" ”

"Yes. Just blow up one more bridge. Lieutenant Colonel Monters replied in the affirmative.

"Why can't you just blow up one bridge or just a few more?" The soldier was puzzled.

Lieutenant Colonel Mendes patiently explained: "If you only blow up one, you can repair the bridge by working on both sides of Guò." After the two bridges were blown up, repairs could only be made by the power of equipment on one side. That's about a quarter of what it would be like to repair both sides together. Blowing up a few more bridges is not much different from just two bridges. And we're just such a little people, and there aren't many thunder g. I can't blow up the bridge even if I want to. ”

The soldiers had no idea about bridge engineering and railway engineering, but they understood that this very capable lieutenant colonel had no intention of letting this small patchwork force go head-to-head with the Chinese. For soldiers, this is enough. The lieutenant colonel does not force the soldiers to die, this is simply a god descending from earth. As for how many damn broken bridges are blown up, that's not a big deal.

The team ate something, and then back to back with each other, and the three of them wrapped themselves in a blanket and squinted for a while. In the end, at the urging of Lieutenant Colonel Montes, he got up and continued to move forward.

Walking in the dark is still so difficult, one foot deep and one foot shallow, in order to prevent injury, you must pay full attention. The squad didn't know how long it had been or how far it had gone. They finally saw the lights. The lights weren't bright, but they were the guiding lights in the dark. After walking in the direction of the lights for a while, the team heard the sound of the river.

"It's here!" There was great enthusiasm in Lieutenant Colonel Montes's voice. As soon as he looked at the terrain, he was sure he was really on the right path. The bridge was a headache for Mendes, and the contractors did a simple and crude approach, cutting down huge trees to make stupid black pillars. These pillars look thick and strong, but they are not. In particular, the interface is handled very badly, and the position of the pillar connection is even rougher. Engineer Montes used to joke with other engineers about how long the railway bridge would last.

Along the way, Mendes had already figured out where to destroy. As long as you blow up at the interface, other already unstable positions will be more damaged. As the United States did when the railroad was built, as long as there was a train to Guò, the seemingly fine bridge would be crushed. At least there is a structural problem with the heavy dà.

But this idea is good, but there is a problem. The river is relatively deep, and the railway bridge is erected on two high slopes. If you want to blow up the bridge, you have to climb onto the bridge deck and climb down from it. The previous bridge can also be handled by building a human ladder, but this bridge is not suitable.

After thinking about it, Lieutenant Colonel Montes called Major Pershing aside and told Major Pershing about the problem he was facing. Major Pershing frowned and thought for a while, then he said in embarrassment, "Lieutenant colonel? Or let's climb up. ”

"How to climb?" Mendes naturally knew that they did not have the strength to break through the Chinese's defenses at the bridgehead, and it would be good if they could use the method of climbing.

"Wrap the rope around the pillar and hold it tightly with your feet......" Major Pershing recounted his method.

This time it was Lieutenant Colonel Montes' turn to frown, he had never used it before, and it sounded like it required a very high level of skill.

"Who's going to climb?" Lieutenant Colonel Monters asked