readx;?“ Call the headquarters of Army Group, my headquarters of the Fifth Division has entered the center of Pratt City! In the process of capturing the city of Prater, our division did not encounter stubborn resistance. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info{.. The main force of the American army withdrew ahead of schedule, and only a small number of troops in the rear of the palace were still stranded, and they collapsed at the first touch...... In front of our department, there are no longer any troops of the American Empire blocking it, and the road to Kansas City and the Pacific Railroad line is clear! ”

In the mist that filled the early morning, Huang Bingkun, commander of the Fifth Division of the Donghua Army, had his chin blue, and stood on the balcony on the second floor of a church in Pratt with a team of guards and staff officers, holding a telescope and looking at the vast plain in the distance. There was a satisfied expression on his face. There was calm around the battlefield, and there was no sign of battle except for a few craters. In fact, the defenders of the American Empire had largely fled before they could attack. The few remaining troops did not put up any resistance, and exposed the flanks and rear of the Confederate Kansas cluster to the bayonets of the 5th and 45th Divisions of the Donghua Army. Now the only thing holding them back from rushing to the railroad line east of Kansas City was the Missouri River, where the sappers of the 5th Division, the 45th Division, and the 3rd Donghua Infantry Corps were sweating profusely erecting pontoon bridges. The infantry of the brigade had gathered on the other side of the river, waiting for a dozen small boats to ferry them across the river. The troops that had already crossed the river crossed the city and marched into the depth of the Confederates in great stride.

There was still fierce fighting in the area of Kansas City in the south, and the thunderous cannon sound came from one after another, and from the position of the smoke column and the firelight, it seemed that the Union Army was still storming the position of the Donghua First Army! Don't they know at all that the Missouri River cluster of the American Empire has retreated? It's incredible! Huang Bingkun shook his head in confusion. Then he ordered the sappers to speed up and build the bridge, regardless of what the commander of the Union Army thought. There won't be a lot of time left for the Donghua Army!

And inside Kansas City at this moment. Thomas. Admiral Jackson was holding the phone, pale as he listened to the shocking bad news from Des Moines—there was telephone and telegraph communication between Kansas Cluster Command and Des Moines' Missouri Cluster Command, and the two sides would conduct routine briefings every hour. Theoretically, if there is any bad news or good news, both sides should tell each other in a timely manner, and any important deployment adjustments should not be hidden from the other side.

So Thomas. Jackson was aware of the fact that the Conseil Bluffs salient had been broken through by the East China Army. Mead also communicated with him on the phone for more than ten minutes, and the two sides agreed to continue to implement the counterattack plan. Onslaught on the southern front by the Kansas cluster. Strive to defeat the First Army of Donghua in order to relieve the pressure on the Missouri River line. In the next thirty hours, the Kansas cluster was indeed attacking at any cost, and the casualties of the troops were incalculable. Liaison with Des Moines is also going on as usual, and although the news is not good, it is still maintained...... According to the Des Moines report, the fighting in the Conseil Bluffs salient continues, and the American Emperor has deployed a new reserve line east of the Conseil Bluffs salient, which is thin but can be held for a while. And the counterattack continues, with heavy casualties and limited progress. Everything, everything. It doesn't seem to be much different from what was expected. Until an hour ago, the cordoned off position north of Kansas City reported. They exchanged fire with a small group of troops of the Donghua Army!

Knowing that things have changed, Thomas. Admiral Jackson hurriedly personally communicated with George of Des Moines. Mead talked on the phone, and the other party was hesitant at first, and under Jackson's repeated questioning, he finally admitted that the troops on the front line of the Missouri River had begun to evacuate! The Missouri River cluster has been defeated by the offensive of the Chinese army!

Thomas. Admiral Jackson lost his ability to judge for a while, and the defensive line held by 800,000 heavy troops, and equipped with very sufficient firepower in this era, how could it be overwhelmed by the Chinese offensive in a few days? And not only to be broken through in a certain section, but to collapse the entire line of defense! This shows that the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army far exceeded their pre-war estimates? The theory of defensive omnipotence has become completely outdated in the face of the offensive of the Chinese army! Fighting such a formidable enemy, where is the slightest possibility of victory for the Confederate States of America?

Inside the phone receiver came George. Mead apologized for his voice and also suggested "well-intentioned" advice to Thomas. Jackson immediately retracted his forces to defend around Kansas City. Admiral Jackson was momentarily shocked and did not reply.

And the chief of staff of the Kansas cluster, Ambros. Lieutenant General Hill was quite calm, he and several staff officers compared to the sand table, and finally said to Admiral Jackson: "Your Excellency, the Conseil Bluffs salient where the Chinese army has broken through is more than 200 kilometers away from Kansas City, and their main force will not be able to reach Kansas within a few days!" This is our last chance to retreat east of the Mississippi River, and we must take it! As long as the main forces can be withdrawn, there is still hope that the alliance can be maintained! ”

Ambrose. Hill's words seemed to remind the Admiral Jackson that since the decisive battle had been defeated, the only way to do it was to hurry up! If you can't slip away, you'll have to wait for help! The Alliance's 500,000 troops in Kansas City are the root of life, and if they are annihilated by the Chinese army, they will really lose the country. He put down the phone, walked to the front of the sand table and discussed a few words with Lieutenant General Hill, and hastily decided on a plan for the retreat of the troops - this is really not an easy task, hundreds of thousands of troops who are attacking the enemy's defense line want to adjust to retreat and slip away, how can it be done without two or three days? To make matters worse, an unknown number of Chinese troops have now made a detour north of Kansas City, presumably on their way to sabotage the Pacific Railroad line! As soon as this railway is broken, hundreds of thousands of people will have to retreat on foot...... If I had known earlier that the Yankees had retreated, the Kansas cluster would have boarded the train and retreated to St. Louis by now!

Thinking of this, the fierce general of the Alliance Army couldn't help but grit his teeth and slap the table, shouting loudly: "Damn the Yankees! ”

At this time, in the army headquarters of the damned Yankee, there was also a scene of extreme tension. Each staff officer was grim-faced, guarding the phone, and going about his work around the map. Although their Missouri River cluster retreated in time, bad news continued to come one after another. After a brief hesitation, the Chinese sent a large number of cavalry and began to pursue the retreating American troops. The already chaotic order of the retreat became even more chaotic under the pursuit of these cavalry, especially in the southern part of the Cantel Bluffs salient, and the retreat had turned into a rout, which was truly a disaster! In the end, the troops that were able to retreat to Des Moines don't know if there could be 500,000?

"Mr. Prime Minister...... The telephone of the Prime Minister's official residence, Her Majesty the Queen sent a telegram asking you to go to Toronto immediately, and Her Majesty would like to know the latest situation in the war. As soon as a staff officer put down the phone, he yelled at Prime Minister Henry, who was pale. Bush shouted. His Excellency the Prime Minister has been sitting in the Army Headquarters in Central Park since the Missouri River Cluster began to retreat.

"Mr. Prime Minister, what should I do?" William. Sherman took his eyes off the sand table where the situation was dire and looked at Henry. Bush.

"Damn the British, they must want to take advantage of it!" Henry. Bush gritted his teeth and said that this was somewhat similar to Admiral Jackson thousands of miles away. "They must want to take the opportunity to merge the United States and Canada, move the capital to Toronto, and then inevitably reorganize the government and reorganize the army."

"So what do we do?" William. Sherman asked.

"I can only promise first!" Henry. Bush gritted his teeth, "There is no way now, we need the help of the British!" But...... Wait for the South to join in, and we will surpass the British! When the time comes, the British won't even want to keep Canada! They will lose everything! (To be continued.) )