Chapter 439: Hole Cards
Wu Chen was in full swing preparing to pay off the blood debt, but the heart of Colonel Robin Hood, the commander of the 25th Canadian Brigade over there, had already begun to drip blood.
From the time the 2nd Royal Canadian Infantry Regiment entered the position to the time it was routed by the Chinese army, it took less than half an hour before and after, but the regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Robben, killed 264 people, and injured more than 400 people, of which more than half were seriously injured.
Carefully calculated, there are more than 700 casualties, you must know that they are all carefully selected World War II veterans in the Canadian army, and even most of them have participated in the Normandy landing battle, which can be called the essence of the entire Canadian army, but I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, more than 700 essences were wiped out, how not to let Robin Hood drip blood.
So when he checked the wounded and listened carefully to the details of the battle from the Canadian soldiers who had escaped death, he hurried back to his command post, grabbed the phone that connected the Eighth Army's forward command post, and said angrily after calling through:
"Colonel Wharton, how did you do enemy reconnaissance? Why didn't you investigate the use of new mines by the Chinese army in advance? Now my soldiers have suffered terrible casualties, and the responsibility must be borne by you, the American military......"
While Colonel Robin Hood was foaming at the mouth, gushing and angrily denouncing the serious mistakes of friendly intelligence, Colonel Wharton, who was sitting in the forward command post of the Eighth Army, was holding the microphone with a happy face, he had been promoted from lieutenant colonel to colonel two days ago in recognition of his outstanding performance in the battle south of the Imjin River.
This is just an outward statement, but in fact, because he captured the wreckage of the No. 117 improved T-34 tank, Chrysler reciprocated for his promotion.
Otherwise, a big defeat with heavy losses, it would be good not to be punished, how could it be promoted?
Maybe this promotion is too criticized, or maybe the defeat of the previous battles finally made a proud Wharton put away his pride, since the main force of the Eighth Army, Wharton has been a lot more low-key, let alone take the lead, even if he is responsible for the task of flank guard, he will do everything possible to shirk and resolutely accept it.
So much so that the command of the Eighth Army gave him the nickname "Colonel Recuperation".
Because the reason for his shirk was either that the troops had been fighting hard for a long time and needed to rest, or that the rest time was still short and had not yet adjusted, in short, his troops only needed to rest.
The circle of the US troops on the front line is so big, this nickname, Colonel Wharton naturally knows, it is absolutely impossible not to be depressed, but this time Colonel Wharton took out a cheeky spirit of a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, no matter how others ridicule and ridicule, he just won't let go.
Now listening to the angry roar of Robin Hood's bird, I couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief, and secretly said in my heart, it's so dangerous, it's so dangerous, fortunately I resisted the pressure and didn't listen to General Van Fleet to take the lead in the attack, otherwise the miserable appearance of the 25th Brigade in Canada now would be the fate of his Wharton armored battle group.
But then again, the Chinese army called the Heavy Firepower Company in front of you is really different, not only the soldiers are willing to sacrifice their lives and death, but their combat power is strong; In terms of weapons and equipment, the hole cards fell out.
During the battle, the 80mm recoilless artillery and the 40mm individual bazooka can be described as a human block to kill, and the Buddha block and kill the Buddha are called a complement to each other; In the time of the movement war, it was supported by the improved T-34 tank, an advanced weapon that even the United States did not hesitate to borrow.
And when it came to the blocking battle, he took out a butterfly thunder that was like a toy but very ruthless, to be honest, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes that it was a group of authentic volunteers, Colonel Wharton would definitely think that the superheroes in American comics teamed up to smash the field.
It was precisely because he did not know how many hole cards the Chinese army in front of him still had, so Colonel Wharton, who had previously vowed to eliminate the heavy fire company, kept an eye on it to see how many tricks the Chinese army that gave him a headache still had not come out, and as a result, the offensive battle had just begun, and the Chinese began to show their killing moves.
Colonel Wharton, who has rich combat experience with the heavy firepower company, believes that the small butterfly mine will never be the last killer weapon of the heavy firepower company, and in this case, the Canadian 25th Brigade must hold on again......
"Did you hear what I said? Colonel Wharton! Your dereliction of duty has caused irreparable casualties to my soldiers......"
Just when Colonel Wharton was thinking quickly, Colonel Robin Hood's more intense roar came out through the earpiece, and Wharton realized that he was still talking to Robin Hood on the phone, so he quickly put away his mind and said: "Colonel, please don't make such a big fire, you also know that all kinds of reconnaissance cannot be perfect, besides, the kind of mine you said is so small, and most of the Chinese soldiers carry it with them, unless they have a clairvoyant eye, they can't detect it at all."
But it doesn't matter, the point is that I believe that Canadian soldiers inherited the glory and courage of the British Empire, knowing that accurate intelligence on the battlefield is only one aspect, and more is the determination of others, just like the choice of your country, it is worth learning from the colonel! ”
"To borrow a fart, do you know how heavy my soldiers' casualties are? More than 700 people, a full 700 people, a good 2nd regiment is about to be disabled...... Kindness...... Wait a minute...... What did you mean by that? ”
Before Wharton's words fell, Robin Hood was furious, he had never seen such a shameless person, and he dared to love that he was not at fault at all, but they Canadians had become cowards.
Robin Hood, who was already angry, was furious and replied without thinking about it, but when he was halfway through his words, he stopped again, because he suddenly realized that the second half of Wharton's sentence seemed to contain some deep meaning.
"What do you mean?" Just as Robin Hood was wondering, Wharton's gentle voice with a smile came from the earpiece: "Wouldn't it be clear why you came to North Korea?" ”
Hearing this, Robin Hood's angry tone suddenly froze, and he also knew that it was very unreasonable for him to look for trouble with the US military so carelessly, but there was no way, his losses were too great, so he had to find a way to vent.
Since he is helping the Americans to fight the war, he naturally has to settle accounts with the Americans, but the question is whether he really dares to settle accounts with the Americans?
"The British Empire no longer exists, and if you want Canada to enjoy peace and prosperity as always, you can only take refuge in the United States in the south, but the Americans are more realistic than the British, so Robin Hood, you don't need to fight the war in Korea this time, even if the loss is great, you must persevere, so that the government can smoothly break away from British jurisdiction and become an ally of the United States of America!"
At this moment, before leaving, the words of the Canadian General Staff suddenly flashed in Robin Hood's mind, so savoring Wharton's words just now, Colonel Robin Hood lost his previous resentment, miraculously turned a hundred and eighty degrees, and said calmly: "Understood, I know what to do!" ”
After speaking, he hung up the phone with a snap.
Colonel Wharton listened to the blind voice on the phone, and then he breathed a long sigh of relief, in fact, he didn't want to threaten the northern neighbor, but there was no way, he couldn't move until the hole cards of the heavy fire company were used up.
"Hopefully, this time, the sacrifice of the Canadians will have an effect!"
Colonel Wharton sighed leisurely, then walked to the observation port of the command post, raised the telescope, and with the roar of artillery, the camera was instantly drowned out by wisps of rising gunsmoke...... [.]