A Dream of Jinling Chapter 308 Solving the Cow (21)

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Brigadier General Arthur stood on the pier at Duluth, where strong fortifications had been built out of stone and sandbags. The majority of the Duluth natives are Scandinavians, a group of Scandinavian descendants of Norwegian and Swedish descent who are tall and stubborn. In the face of the Chinese attack, they strongly supported the Federal Army. Whether leading the way on the front lines or helping to build fortifications, they all showed extraordinary ability.

"Your Excellency, we have all the ships ready. Do you have any other arrangements? A giant man with a height of more than 1.9 meters walked up to Brigadier General Arthur and said in a soft bass.

"Thank you, Reinhardt. You just have to take someone to guard the boat. Brigadier Arthur Pinsuri's always proud look eased up unconsciously at this time, although the other party could not see it at night, Reinhardt could always hear Brigadier Arthur's soft voice.

This was a rare occurrence for Brigadier General Arthur, who had lost 40 percent of his regiment in the Battle of Chattanuca in Tennessee in the Civil War in 1862, and all the mounted officers had been killed, leaving only Adjutant MacArthur. He galloped left and right on the battlefield, rallied his troops, reorganized the companies, commanded with agility and courage, and finally planted the regimental flag on the enemy fortifications at the top of Mount Mishench and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, and he himself was promoted to major. Later, he commanded the 24th Regiment until the end of the war. He was only 19 years old when he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and colonel, the youngest colonel in the Union Army, and was known as the baby colonel of the West.

After the Chinese and the British reached an agreement on the British colonies, the U.S. federal government failed to reach an agreement on the expansion of the army, but they immediately regrouped the excellent soldiers who had been disarmed and returned to the fields after the Civil War. Colonel Arthur started as a second lieutenant and soon returned to colonel. Before the start of the war, he was promoted to brigadier general and was in charge of the garrison commander of the important city of Duluth. His subordinates never objected to Brigadier Arthur's arrogance, and the general's resume and bravery and composure did give him the capital to be arrogant.

At this time, Brigadier General Arthur did not look at the unit that was heading straight for the squadron, his eyes scanned over the dark lake. Night battles are a very annoying thing, and if you go beyond a short distance, it is difficult to tell whether you are on the other side or an enemy. But Brigadier Arthur still made such a plan, because Brigadier Arthur was arrogant but not stupid. He believed that the Chinese on the other side did surpass the US military in combat effectiveness, if the strength of the two armies was equal. It is impossible for the squadron to sweep across the west coast, nor can it be possible to enter São Paulo first and then go all the way north to begin the siege of Duluth. If he lets the squadron get through this night, when the sun rises during the day tomorrow, the US ** team, which has been terrified all night, will face a terrible attack.

The U.S. team will be tired in night battles, but the U.S. is a local snake. Squadrons that come from afar will receive more pressure in a foreign country. Brigadier General Arthur, who had fought in the Civil War and became a colonel at the age of 19, was well aware of the pressure they were under when they swept through the Confederacy. In every farm, in every town, there were Southerners who tried to attack the northern army. Before the South is completely disarmed, any Southerner is likely to draw a gun and shoot at the Northern army. Now that the Chinese are facing such pressure, what Brigadier Arthur has to do is to expand this pressure to the maximum. The fear of the strange American land is the best assistant of the American federal army against the squadron.

Brigadier General Arthur considered the problem at least at the operational level, and at a distance of about two kilometers from him, Company Commander Wei Jianjun considered the current problems entirely in combat mode. The commander of the third platoon hoped to be able to pick up a squad that had been interrupted by the enemy's machine gun in the dark of night before withdrawing, and in this black-lit battlefield, it would take at least 10 minutes to find the troops dozens of meters away if he wanted to avoid the enemy's machine gun fire. If it is a back and forth, half an hour will pass.

And the enemy's large forces are pressing over, and they have a huge advantage in strength. If the Second Company couldn't retreat quickly, Wei Jianjun would be able to come up with four or five enemy attack modes immediately. One of the modes is to find a force to shoot at the Liberation Army, and then quietly outflank the two flanks. Unless the second platoon decides to fight the enemy to the death, it is very likely that the battle will break out when the enemy is directly close to the second company. Then the second company was besieged to death by the enemy's overwhelmingly superior forces.

"Sue sù third platoon commander, take me down now. As for one of their classes, two people can be sent to let them slip away from the lake. The troops should be able to swim, and if they go around the water farther, they will definitely avoid the enemy's pursuit. If they do not immediately withdraw with the company, let them retreat along the water's edge themselves. Wei Jianjun shouted to the correspondent.

After letting the correspondent set off, Wei Jianjun only felt as if his heart had been slashed by a knife. It was a platoon of troops, and he naturally didn't want the troops to be scattered. But as a company commander, he had to consider the issue of the company, and between two platoons and one platoon, Wei Jianjun certainly had to put the life and death of the two platoons in a higher priority.

But even if he knew this, Wei Jianjun still felt that he might be able to shout on his lips, but in fact he couldn't make such a decision. The temperament of the three platoon leaders is stubborn at best, and a tendon at worst. Let him give up a platoon of troops whose life and death are uncertain, I am afraid that it will be difficult to reach the sky. The correspondent brought back the news that the three platoon commanders refused to retreat is very likely.

Thinking of this, Wei Jianjun said to the deputy battalion commander: "Deputy battalion commander, you take the company to withdraw first, and I will go to the third platoon commander." If I can withdraw with you, I will withdraw. If I couldn't keep up, I took three rows back from the water's edge. ”

The deputy battalion commander did not answer immediately, and he could also understand Wei Jianjun's thoughts. The palms and backs of his hands are full of meat, and Wei Jianjun doesn't look like a person who favors one over the other. Thinking of this, the deputy battalion commander said: "Company Commander Wei, you can't let them do it on their own when you lead the troops. When this fight is over, you have to take care of them! ”

"Yes." Wei Jianjun replied. After saying that, he led the guards to the third row. said yes, Wei Jianjun smiled bitterly in his heart, and he would talk about it when the battle was over.

Sure enough, when Wei Jianjun arrived at the third platoon, he heard the third platoon commander shouting, "I'm not leaving, I'm going to take my troops with me." ”

As soon as he heard the words of the third platoon commander, Wei Jianjun was angry, just the appearance of this stubborn donkey must have no chance to go with the company, Wei Jianjun shouted to the third platoon leader: "If you don't go, I'll take you group of people from the lake." ”

The third platoon commander was stunned, he didn't expect the company commander to come. However, hearing Wei Jianjun's angry shouts, the third platoon commander was overjoyed. "Company commander, I'll lead the way in front, and the third shift is by the lake."

Wei Jianjun couldn't wait to take out a pistol and shoot it in the head of the third platoon leader at this time, this bastard is still energetic! But he didn't do that, just as he couldn't decisively abandon the third platoon, wouldn't it be understandable that the third platoon commander couldn't decisively abandon the third platoon?

At this time, the three platoon leaders took the lead, and the cat moved forward with his waist down, and Wei Jianjun shouted in a low voice: "Everyone follow closely!" He led the troops and followed the leader of the third platoon to the direction of the third squad.