Patton's "Chronicles of China":

"After going through the tedious and annoying formalities about the identities of us Americans, I met my Chinese comrade-in-arms Zhao Yu who had saved me in Saint-Miel at Shanhaiguan, and I also received first-hand information from Colonel Guy about my own situation. In addition to the six divisions that arrived first, there is also a tank regiment of the 9th Division, a tank regiment of the 10th Division, and the 209th Anti-Tank Battalion, as well as some artillery and quartermaster units. The officers and men of those quartermaster units were also excellent, and they always behaved very bravely when they were needed. ”

"In order to counter the imminent invasion of the Chinese army, the Chinese political axe began to assemble all the troops capable of fighting, and the troops returning from the European theater were all called up, and I accepted the appointment of the Chinese political axe to assist Colonel Liu Renfeng of the Chinese Army in commanding a tank regiment that had just been formed by the 6th Division. I thought it would be a mistake to concentrate all the tank forces and separate them, but the situation forced the Chinese political axe to do so. I also made several phone calls to prepare anti-tank artillery battalions, hospitals, ammunition, bridge-building equipment, etc. I ordered the personnel assigned to our anti-tank detachment to be fully prepared, because I had a hunch that the war would begin soon. ”

"At the end of an unusually busy day, my friend Zhao Yu complained to me: 'Our political axe wasted a lot of money on those staff officers. In fact, as long as there are a few more people like you to manage the troops, they are much better than them. Actually, I feel the same way, but I admit that the staff officers who have studied and worked in Europe and the United States are much more efficient than the staff officers of the Chinese army, and the reason why the 1st Army of the Chinese Army was able to assemble quickly from Tientsin to the vicinity of Shanhaiguan should be entirely due to the extraordinary efficiency of the staff officers of the 1st Army, and I think that those in the [***] squadron who wish to know how an army group acted, should study this operation. ”

"The 1st Army made a detailed record of the build-up. On the evening of April 6, our army was deployed as follows: the 5th Army was on the right flank, and it consisted of the 6th Infantry Division and a task force, plus the 7th Infantry Division, the 8th Infantry Division, and the attached artillery and tank units; The 6th Army had the 11th, 12th and 14th Infantry Divisions; The 8th Army had the 4th and 5th Infantry Divisions and the 13th Infantry Division; The 7th Army had the 15th and 17th Infantry Divisions and a newly formed tank brigade. It is said that six more divisions are advancing here, ready to replenish here, and then be placed in the 6th or 8th Army, depending on the situation. The timing of the offensive of the 5th Army has not yet been determined. But we're all ready. ”

"I've had a lot of phone calls from Chinese officials asking for my opinion and expressing concern about the success of our offensive. I stick to my own point of view, and it is better to attack immediately with the existing forces and take the enemy by surprise than to miss the opportunity. I fear that the Japanese army will launch a disruptive attack on us. If the Saysayers had known that we were massing, they would have undoubtedly attacked immediately, but as we learned when we were in Europe, the Saysayers had a very poor communication system, and I doubt that they would have known that the 1st Army was in action at that time. ”

"As usual, when the battle is approaching, everyone is suspicious, but I am an exception. Before each move, I was always playing the role of sunny and unlucky, and I had to constantly cheer up my boss and subordinates. But I can say very frankly that I had no doubt that we would succeed in our operation, and I was sure that we would succeed. ”

"For the Chinese, bad news kept coming, and in Vladivostok, the [***] squadron was fiercely attacked by the Yuben army, and they held on with the support of the navy. The army of Soviet Russia invaded Mongolia, killed the Mongol lama leader, and the [***] squadron retreated. In the face of the fact that war had already broken out, the Chinese High Command finally issued an operational order and issued a partial mobilization order. It seems to me that the Chinese gave orders too late, although they began preparations very early. ”

"What I probably know about the situation of the Chinese [***] squadron is that the Chinese army began to deploy and assemble in Shanhaiguan and Liaoxi, and their strategic intention was to separate the army in Liaodong Peninsula from the army in Korea. The squadron assembled in the area of Gubeikou, Kouwai, Shanhaiguan, Liaoxi, and Jinzhou on the Great Wall were all expeditionary forces that had participated in the exclusive occupation of Europe, and I estimate that the total number was about 24 divisions (actually 30 divisions). These units are all armed with American-made weapons. As far as I know, the squadron outside the mouth is now beginning to advance towards Kulen and Balqian in Outer Mongolia, and their target position should be the southwestern region of Nebuchu and the southern part of Ulan-Ude. The main forces of the southern Chinese army are also gathering in the Shandong and Qingdao areas to prepare for the landing of the Japanese army from the sea. ”

"The Chinese are not a belligerent people, they are mild-mannered, kind-hearted, and always know to fight back after the enemy has caused them threats and losses. I think that's one of the reasons why they're always being bullied by themselves. ”

"It took about 40 days for the [***] team to assemble and prepare. The 5th Army launched its attack at 6 a.m. on 13 April, and despite stubborn enemy resistance and difficulties caused by the bombing of roads and bridges, they advanced steadily for six miles. It was slower than I expected, but I know that in this situation, it's usually tough to keep attacking. Our attack was actually very fierce to the Yue himself, and I think that the Syrian army will not be able to take countermeasures in the next 36 hours, and I sincerely hope that our troops will continue to advance during this time. ”

"The 1st Tank Regiment of the 6th Division, which I assisted in commanding, launched an attack in the direction of Jinzhou at noon on the day of the attack and achieved outstanding results. We happened to encounter two wings of the Japanese Army that were preparing to attack the 6th Infantry Division and routed them. In Ganjiagou, I met eight Chinese special forces soldiers and an officer, who happened to be there when the Japanese army attacked. They told me that they had gone straight through the territory occupied by the Japanese army, and that they had only seen 10 of them. This convinces me that the intensity of the offensive is much smaller than the data in the report. ”

"Our offensive continues, and the number of units and armies supporting the offensive of the 1st Army is very impressive, with a total of almost 800 guns of 105 mm and 88 mm caliber."

"On April 17, we were met with a fierce attack from the northeast by the 6th Infantry Division, which was repelled by the 6th Infantry Division. This may be the first time that the Japanese army has reacted to our attack. ”

"From the orders of the Yue army intercepted, we know that the Yue army is trying to cross Jinzhou to the west and then turn south to attack us from the flank. Since the presence of such a possible surname is a great threat to us, it is necessary to consider strengthening the left flank of the 5th Army. Some of the troops launched a limited-target offensive and drove the army east of the Daling River. At the same time, the 6th Army also launched a limited-target offensive against the Japanese Army Front in order to pin down the enemy. The weather was getting warmer, and the five bomber groups of the Chinese Air Force fought very well, bombing and destroying the pontoon bridge erected by the Yue army over the river, which seriously threatened the rear road of the Yue army. Our progress on the day was not impressive, and we only advanced 2 to 5 miles. ”

"20 It was really discouraging, our entire front was subjected to a fierce counteroffensive by the Japanese army, and we lost several tanks. It was probably my fault because I insisted on attacking day and night. Such an offensive went well on the first night, and probably no problem on the second, but after that the officers and men were extremely tired. Not only that, but unless the moon is clear and the road can be seen clearly, the consequences of a night battle by tank troops are unpredictable, and I should have thought about this earlier. ”

"I always believed that this offensive was planned and carried out by the General Staff of the Chinese Army, with the aim of regaining the initiative on the battlefield, but later it turned out that I was wrong. The attack was obviously much slower than planned, so at that time I thought it was possible for us to encircle and annihilate the enemy. But there is also a concern that we do not know much about the situation of the Japanese army, but undoubtedly overestimate their strength, and nevertheless my mistakes are much smaller than most. ”

"While we were with the 1st Tank Brigade (commanded by Major General Xie Xun), two planes strafed and bombed us, but to no avail. During the period when China was fighting with North Korea, this was the only time I was spotted and attacked by a plane on the road. ”

"Overall, there hasn't been much progress in the last few days. Although we kept advancing, the only remarkable achievement was that the 6th Infantry Division drove back the attacking Japanese army and annihilated a wing of the Japanese army that attempted to escape across the river. ”

"That night, I had a simple dinner with Colonel Liu Renfeng and Major General Xie Xun. After the meal, Major General Xie Xun and I had a long talk. Rear Admiral Xie Xun told me that the Lai Navy, most likely, was going to cover the landing of the Army in our rear, and he was worried that our rear route would be cut off, and whether we should retreat to wait for the infantry to follow, but Colonel Liu and I both felt that it was unlikely that the Commander himself would take such a move, and that he knew that a strong Chinese fleet was on combat cruises in the waters behind us, and that we had been supported by gunboats at sea, so the situation he feared should not arise. Liu and I are both adamantly opposed to making any gestures of back-off, because we feel that it will have a huge adverse political repercussions, and that it may lead to the enslavement or massacre of all the peaceful Chinese inhabitants in this area. For such a retreat would put the areas we have regained back into the hands of the Say, who is known for his brutality. ”

"I told Major General Xie Xun that we just had to move forward. At 9:45 a.m. the next day, we encountered the army again, and we saw our tanks for the first time, but their tanks were too few in number, and the armor was very thin, and they could not pose a threat to us at all, but my infantry was very troublesome, I have to admit that these people were very brave, they would rush to our tanks despite the strafing of machine gun bullets, and try to destroy or destroy the tanks with explosives, we lost 6 tanks, but we still eliminated them, and by the end of the battle, There were corpses of the soldiers everywhere. We also captured a lot of our own soldiers, but when our planes attacked our troops at night that day, about 100 or so Japanese prisoners rioted and attacked the guards. ”

On the same day, the army also launched another attack on the 7th and 8th Infantry Divisions from the northeast, launched by a wing of the Guards Division and a cavalry unit. Another division launched an attack on the Liaozhong area. This was probably the largest coordinated counterattack my unit had ever experienced. We have won all kinds of battles. ”

On April 24, a group of 10 people dressed in Chinese military uniforms and riding in an American truck were killed. According to the information reported by the 7th Division, there was also a group of 22 soldiers, also wearing Chinese uniforms, and a reinforced sentry found them, killing 15 people, and the rest escaped. I think it might be a scout or a spy from the Japanese army. On this day, the army launched a total of 3 attacks on us, but all of them were repulsed. We were unable to occupy a large area, and only the 8th Division made a surprise attack along the muddy road, advancing four miles. ”

Barton's Letter Home:

"My dear! How are you? Hopefully I'll be able to spend Christmas at home this year.

Yesterday I really didn't have bad luck. Two more Chinese tank regiments came, but they arrived late at the meeting place, and among them I saw a lot of acquaintances again, which was amazing! Each of them tried to persuade me to delay the attack. I still insist that they attack, if it is in the vanguard's favor. They were finally persuaded by me to agree to attack, only to meet the flank attack of the Japanese army. If this is not the case, the situation will be against us. In this way, we stopped their attack at that time.

Historians would say that such a perfect timing was a stroke of genius. Actually, this is my stubborn temper, I didn't know that I would attack.

On the other side of the front, they also hit us. We lost a village, the enemy lost 15 tanks, and after a lot of fighting, we finally stopped their attack.

It was a tough battle today, but we got more tanks and things have improved. Tomorrow is a test of life and death. I think, actually, I knew we were going to stop them and attack immediately. ”

Patton was interviewed by a reporter from "Every News":

Barton: For all the Americans who volunteered to serve in the Chinese [***] team, the purpose of this trip was to beat the sons of bitches and get them out of China -- excuse me -- that's what we did, and as a result, could there be any other outcome? Of course we defeated them, and they were running away from us.

I'm happy with the current situation...... For me, all that our valiant fighters – whether they are Americans or Chinese – can do is for peace in Asia and the world.

I will also say this: the real greatness is the ordinary soldiers who are fighting on the front line! The Chinese generals and their staff can issue orders for the operation. It was the young and brave officers and soldiers who were taking part in the operation. You can think about it, these young men marched all night long, no one was left behind, everyone arrived at the designated place in time, even if they were surrounded by the enemy, they never retreated! This is quite remarkable; In military history, nothing compares with this...... I took off my hat to salute them.

I don't think China should be soft anymore! Their enemies are not as terrible as they are legendary! Like yesterday, they could have done something, but now they have nothing to do.

Reporter: Will the 1st Army move soon?

Patton: I'm not a commander, and I don't know what the Chinese generals decide.

Reporter:...... What about future plans?

Barton:...... We plan to catch as many soldiers as we can, but unfortunately they are retreating.

Reporter: If you arrest too many people, is it possible to collapse the front line?

Barton: What do you think I was doing in church yesterday?

Reporter: And what if the enemy forces concentrate troops and tank artillery?

Barton: They don't have any! Unless they can get tanks from Yakben now!

Reporter: What is the strength of our army on the Liaodong Peninsula?

Barton: I don't care. I'm only interested in these bitches who are right now under my nose...... Anywhere we can defeat the soldiers...... I don't care where to fight! I can find them everywhere! Kick their teeth in the stomach!

Reporter: Have you broken through the defense line of the Japanese army?

Barton: Absolutely! There has never been a line of defense in the history of the world that has been successfully held. The Trojans built a large wall, but the Greeks attacked it anyway. Hadrian built a wall; The Chinese also built the Great Wall; The French - out of consideration of the situation - built a wall with their heads down. We also built walls when we were in Europe - the trenches were really just walls with their heads down. The only way to win a war is to attack! Attack again! And then attack!

Reporter: Major Patton, what do you think is the general purpose of this war?

Patton: I think they're preparing for another world war, they've always thought that China should be their territory, and I'm going to tell them, they're wrong! China was, is, and will not be their territory! As long as we live, they will not want to enslave the people of this land! That's just my personal opinion, though!

(To be continued)