A Dream of Jinling Chapter 318 Solving the Cow (31)

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Brigadier Arthur was woken from his sleep, rubbing his eyes, pulling out his pocket watch and opening it. Inside the lid of the pocket watch is a photograph of a beautiful woman holding two young boys in her arms. It was Brigadier General Arthur's wife and two sons. The hands of the pocket watch point to nine o'clock. I glanced out the window, and the night was already dark. From five o'clock in the afternoon, Brigadier Arthur, who had not closed his eyes much for about two days, began to sleep. The orderly called him up on time.

The daytime battle with the squadron made Brigadier Arthur very uneasy, and the fact that he could fall asleep in such an uneasy mood also proved that Brigadier Arthur was extraordinary. The squadron's shooting level and offensive tactical arrangements are not comparable to those of the United States. In particular, the weapons in the hands of the soldiers made the brigadier general feel extremely uneasy. Neither the accuracy nor the rate of fire can be compared with the rifles in the hands of the US federal army.

Fortunately during the day, the squadron seems to have a lot to take care of, so the speed of the attack is relatively limited. Just when Brigadier General Arthur felt that he was almost under pressure to hold on, the Chinese army actually temporarily suspended the offensive. Brigadier General Arthur didn't say a word, and told the troops to rest immediately and prepare for the night battle. He himself took the lead in resting.

Upon waking up, Brigadier Arthur felt hungry. The people in Duluth, near Lake Superior, were fond of making Nordic sausages, and those black bread and mashed potatoes with some Nordic fish sausages made Brigadier Arthur feel much better. No one spoke during the meal, and Brigadier Arthur repeatedly combed through the plan for this night battle in his heart.

In fact, he did not want to fight at night, and yesterday's night battle was a failure, and he was defeated by the Chinese when he saw that he was about to win. Most of the troops lost were the elite of Brigadier General Arthur. If that were all there was to it, Brigadier General Arthur would not have been so depressed. He encountered even worse circumstances during the Civil War, and Brigadier General Arthur, who was only 17 years old at the time, did not flinch in the slightest. The loss of a few hundred men certainly made Brigadier Arthur very sad, but the "trophies" brought back by the withdrawn US Federal Army made Brigadier Arthur extremely uncomfortable.

After personally trying Chinese weapons, Brigadier General Arthur was speechless. Not to mention those rifles that far exceed the lowest prices purchased by the US federal government from black-hearted arms dealers, the steel helmet of the faint Chinese opened the eyes of Brigadier General Arthur. He thought that if he put such a steel guy on his head, he would be uncomfortable anyway. When I actually got the Chinese steel helmet, I saw that there was cushioning equipment inside the Chinese steel helmet. It's not about directly touching the head with the hard steel helmet. This humanized design is not something that those black-hearted arms dealers in the United States can do.

Despite all the uneasiness in his heart, Brigadier General Arthur did not give up his plan to attack. It is because of such a large gap in weapons that the American Federation of Duluth City really cannot continue to hold on. If the squadron stays up until tomorrow daylight at the current pace, Duluth City will not be able to hold it anyway.

At about 10 o'clock in the evening, Brigadier General Arthur personally led an elite unit straight to the position they had chosen for the night attack. It was a very strange little gap, and the passage on a stone slope of more than 20 meters turned out to be an S-shaped bend. And if the Chinese are not able to guard carefully, the US ** team can easily avoid the surveillance of the Chinese.

Along the way, the Chinese did not set up any ambush in this gap, nor did they try to attack Duluth further from here. Just when Brigadier General Arthur thought that the raiding force would be able to infiltrate the Chinese front from here, the guy who was walking in front suddenly let out a terrible scream. With the screams, the bells began to ring violently.

The screams became even more terrible, and Brigadier Arthur rushed forward. During the Civil War, Brigadier General Arthur was convinced by his subordinates by fighting on the front line in person. Before he could reach the front, he heard the screaming man shout after a long scream: "Ah...... Don't touch me! For God's sake, let me die. ”

Brigadier Arthur had just approached when he saw a crowd of people huddled together in front of him. In the dark night, when there were many people, they could not see clearly, and they would inevitably collide when they were crowded together, and before the screaming person could be made, with an exclamation and a fall, another person screamed loudly.

Such a toss naturally cannot avoid the eyes and ears of the Chinese, and China has already begun to shoot in this direction. The Union Army soldier who had just fallen cried out in horror and pain: "Take me away, don't leave me behind." ”

Then he saw that several people were helping to drag the soldier, and then Brigadier General Arthur, who had experienced countless bloody scenes in the battle, heard a scream that was no longer a human voice at all. This voice is not light on Brigadier Arthur, and it is probably only when the human soul goes directly into hell that such a sound will be made.

But this was not the time for these reflections, and the assault troops withdrew with the wounded. On the way back, the wounded first cried out in pain, then his voice weakened at a clear and discernible rate, and when he returned to the starting point, the wounded were silent.

Brigadier General Arthur couldn't help it, and he ordered his men to light torches and take a look. The torches lit and illuminated the bodies of the wounded. The bold man gasped, and the timid screamed in fright. As if he had been scratched by some cruel claw, the clothes of the soldier who had died were completely torn, and the ** covered with blood was full of deep wounds, several large pieces of flesh were torn off by force, and a few pieces of meat hung on the body by the skin. White bones can be faintly seen beneath the wound.

Brigadier General Arthur suddenly realized why the wounded soldier who was wounded earlier would rather be killed by the Chinese than be rescued. Compared to this sharp pain, a bullet that pierces the brain seems to be both merciful and considerate.

"What the hell is that? What did they encounter? Brigadier General Arthur didn't see what caused such a brutal injury.

"It's barbed wire. Thicker and more barbed than we've seen. The soldier replied. Many of these American soldiers are from the west, and the west itself is the birthplace of barbed wire, and too many people have seen or used this kind of thing in the sparsely populated United States.

Brigadier General Arthur had also seen that kind of murderous thing, and when he heard the report of his subordinates, he pondered for a moment before ordering: "Let's break through in another position." ”

For almost the entire night, Brigadier Arthur and his men tried here and there. There are high slopes, woods, and flat land. No matter how the terrain changes, the Chinese have built barbed wire with their subordinates equally.

"Ah......h In the mountains, two or three U.S. federal servicemen tripped over barbed wire by tripping in front of the barbed wire.

"Ah......h In the woodland, several more U.S. federal servicemen accidentally punctured their leather boots by barbs buried in the ground, and fell unsteadily on the barbed wire.

"Ah......h On flat ground, several U.S. federal servicemen accidentally stepped into a trap and fell unsteadily on the barbed wire.

Even if he was bold, Brigadier General Arthur did not expect that he would see so many killing methods in one night. Moreover, these methods do not even need to be manipulated by the troops themselves, as long as they are arranged according to the terrain, they can have a considerable effect.

And those US federal soldiers who had fallen under the barbed wire fence also tried to save themselves or wait for others to save them, but after several attempts, those trapped soldiers themselves voluntarily gave up the possibility of being rescued. Brigadier Arthur could see that the pain of being saved had outweighed the pain of death.

Just tossed around all night, losing at least twenty or thirty federal soldiers. Brigadier General Arthur found that his actions did not even make the squadron front nervous in the slightest. That kind of panicked shooting is not the same thing as organized and planned shooting. It's easy to tell if you're born or die on the battlefield.

Returning to the headquarters exhausted, Brigadier Arthur felt a sense of despair in his heart. The Congressional Medal of the United States is an honor bestowed on the bravest soldiers, and this sentiment is rare for a person as brave and resolute as Brigadier General Arthur, who has received the Congressional Medal. In the past, the battle was fierce, and Cheng Dù was actually far greater than it is now. However, Brigadier Arthur found that unlike before, Duluth was really surrounded by the Chinese. Moreover, the war techniques adopted by the Chinese far exceeded those faced by Brigadier General Arthur.

Not to mention such a thing as barbed wire, the weapons equipped by the squadron are indeed much more than those of the United States. Since the beginning of the American Civil War, the Army's equipment has been procured by the government from arms profiteers at the lowest prices. There was an incident in the Civil War when the U.S. Army bought a batch of weapons from the Morgan Consortium's arsenal, and because the quality of the weapons was intolerable, the Army refused to accept the rags. And the Morgan consortium took the U.S. Army to court without saying a word. In the end, the tribunal imposed a mandatory order that the Army must accept the equipment and pay for it in full.

Although Brigadier General Arthur was only 18 years old at the time, he could understand what was going on by listening to the older officers tell about the twists and turns. To put it bluntly, it is someone in the army who takes the benefit fee of the Morgan consortium to buy this batch of garbage. The judge in the court also received the benefits of the Morgan consortium, so the Army lost the case.

In the past 20 years or so of the Civil War, the United States has also undergone considerable changes. However, the U.S. Army has not undergone much change, and all weapons and equipment from the federal government are still the cheapest and worst goods to buy. Even so, these are only basic equipment. If the soldiers wanted to add additional equipment, they had to pay for it out of their own pockets. The squadron opposite the US Federal Army is very different, they are well-armed and well-trained.

Needless to say, the squadron surrounded Duluth in a very short period of time with an encirclement made of barbed wire, which was much more than the US Federal Army.

After thinking about it, Brigadier General Arthur made a judgment, and he called in the staff officers and the commanders of the various units. After everyone gathered, Brigadier General Arthur said with a stern expression: "Let's break through after dawn!" ”