Chapter 279: Digging into the corner
Changjin Lake.
Lieutenant Colonel Drysdale is still on the offensive.
Of course, he was attacking south, and as for the task of reinforcing Xiajieyuli, to hell with it! God forbids him to return alive!
He still did not know how many volunteers were around him, and with the remnants of less than two hundred soldiers, relying on a surviving Pershing tank, he struggled to move slowly along the road they had come, falling on average less than fifty meters.
The volunteer soldiers, dressed in coarse cotton clothes, kept rushing out of any possible and impossible places on both sides, attacking them with all the weapons they could use, and he even saw a volunteer soldier rushing in the middle of them with a blaster in his arms.
That time he lost half a platoon.
The volunteers who attacked him were running out of ammunition, whether it was grenades, rockets or large-caliber machine guns, they no longer appeared, their logistical supply capabilities were too poor, but the American army could not rejoice, because even without those weapons, this was also a terrible army, they were as fierce as the Japanese army on the battlefield, but their tactics were more flexible than the Japanese army, and every time their little horn sounded, it would make people subconsciously tremble, because the next moment they would usher in a nightmare attack.
"I wish I could understand these Orientals!"
Lieutenant Colonel Drysdale looked pale as he looked not far away, about a company of volunteers were attacking.
And above them, a wild horse was strafing at a low altitude.
A few minutes later, the company was all on the attack, and they finally rushed to the distance of the grenade, and half a platoon of American soldiers fell in the grenade explosion.
"Keep going!"
Lieutenant Colonel Drysdale takes off his hat. Paying tribute to these brave and fearless enemies, he said.
The only remaining Pershing tank slowly started moving. But at this time. Among the dead bodies not far from it, a volunteer soldier with only one arm left suddenly jumped up and swooped down on the tank with a smoking explosive bag in his arms.
Less than ten meters away from him was a group of American soldiers, but they were stunned by this scene, they couldn't imagine why a corpse with a blood-red body could run so fast, almost at the moment when the fastest reactive American soldier came to his senses and raised his gun, the volunteer soldier was with the explosives bag in his arms. Fiercely pounced under Pershing's tracks.
There was a loud bang and the last tank of Lieutenant Colonel Drysdale was finished.
An hour later, Lieutenant Colonel Drysdale and the remaining one hundred and twenty men of his men disarmed the volunteers who had come to demand their surrender, and only then did he realize that there was only one regiment attacking him, and that it was the same regiment all along. Of course, this was no longer meaningful, and the destruction of Task Force Drysdale had deprived the American troops in the lower corner of the country of the only reinforcements they could get, in other words. They had to hold on on to themselves, because they had to hold on there. Otherwise, the gate of the entire Changjin Lake area will be completely closed.
At this time, MacArthur was still doing his best to try to save the 1st Marine Division, this division could not be destroyed in his hands, once the 1st Marine Division was completely destroyed, he would be kicked back to his hometown by Truman without any suspense, not only did he not expect a good life for the Emperor of the Japanese Kingdom, it is estimated that it is impossible to continue to mix in the army, and retiring with a comforting rank is the best ending, so it is better to simply let him die.
While urging the Third Division to speed up and go north for reinforcements, and the Seventh Division to strengthen the offensive from the left flank, he pulled down his face and asked Truman again to give him more troops, and at least four more divisions, which almost made Truman's nose crooked, where was the energy when you bragged about ending the war on Thanksgiving? There are also four more divisions, you count how many divisions you have now, there are six divisions in the US army alone, one in the five marines in the army, and the entire United States is now only 11 combat divisions, okay, give you four more, what do you mean to let me leave one division to defend Europe?
Even if I solve the Congress, it will take time to rebuild the army!
"It seems that our friends in the United States are quite embarrassed, I persuaded them at the beginning that it was a complete mistake to start a war with Xinhua, they were fighting a wrong war with the wrong enemy at the wrong time, in the wrong place. But they didn't listen, they took my advice as a gust of wind in their ears, and now it was okay, not only did they turn a would-be friend into an enemy, but they also angered a tiger who was originally basking in the sun, and now Stahlin should laugh, if I were him, it would be time to open the champagne. ”
Yang Feng said gloating while pacing slowly.
Adenauer beside him continued to smile horribly.
The West German chancellor was the first foreign head of state to visit the Ming Dynasty, and in return for the aid of the Ming Empire in previous years, the West German government provided the Ming with one million tons of steel to support its friends in the East in the war to maintain the free world order.
At present, the most lacking thing in the Ming Empire is steel.
Although Huaxia Mining has been under the jaw-dropping gaze of the world, in only one month, in Western Australia, which has not found a large iron ore mine for decades, found a large iron mine, but the development of iron ore takes time, the iron mine is in no man's land, must build a railway, build a port, anyway, don't expect iron ore to be produced there within a year, and after the war between Xinhua and the United States, the supply of iron ore to Southeast Asia has also stopped, and they themselves are building a large-scale steel plant with the help of the Soviets, of course, they can no longer sell iron ore.
At this time, the Ming Dynasty and the Chinese steel mills in Southeast Asia were desperately searching for iron ore all over the world to maintain the war. Of course, for the West German government, the aid could also help their steel companies recover quickly, after all, they only buy from their own domestic steel mills and only use their own printed banknotes.
At this time, on their right, is the wharf of Yingtian Military Port, where a row of brand-new gray battleships are shining in the sun, a total of ten, all brand new, this is the Ming Navy just built four Qi Jiguang-class destroyers, Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, Zhang Jing, Hu Zongxian. In addition, there are six frigates, all of which are named after mythical beasts, the Hanqi, Zhu Yan, Qian, Qiqi, Qiqi, and Qi, and the Pig, in addition to these ten, there are ten other warships of the same class under construction, and in the future they will gradually eliminate all the old warships of the Ming army.
Qi Jiguang-class has a full load displacement of 6,000 tons, three 30,000-horsepower steam turbines, three-shaft propulsion, because the ship is a little fat, so the fastest speed can only reach 34 knots, two twin 130 mm main guns, four Styx anti-ship missile launch boxes, and four sets of AK630 close defense guns. Because there are no anti-aircraft missiles yet, an additional double-linked 114-millimeter auxiliary gun is installed behind the helicopter hangar at the stern of the ship, with a Pixiu reconnaissance and search and rescue anti-submarine helicopter.
The frigate is actually the Leander class, the last British steam turbine frigate, with a full load displacement of 2,800 tons, a 25,000 horsepower steam turbine, a maximum speed of 28 knots, a twin 114 mm main gun, two AK630 close defense guns, also with a helicopter hangar, can carry a Pixiu helicopter, and can also install anti-aircraft missiles in the design.
He has a lot of alternative projects, such as sea wolves, sea rattlesnakes, and sea sparrows, but they are all too advanced without exception, and it is a bit ruthless to take them out at this time, of course, this is not a big deal, in fact, he is already inclined to simply pretend to be sea sparrows, after all, the range is still far.
It's just that the anti-ship missile is not easy to put out, and the original version was later put after the main gun, and this will depend on the situation later, and if you need it, you will install it, and if you don't need it, you won't install it.
And to the left of him and Adenauer, are the three latest Leopard tanks, although they have not yet entered service at this time, but the test work is nearing completion, especially the most important artillery system can be said to be very perfect, L7 has been tested in actual combat, of course, there can be no problem, if it is not for the power system and a little problem from time to time, at this time it can be completely pulled into the battlefield.
This tank is smaller than the original Leopard 1, after all, the Ming soldiers do not need such a large internal space, but the tonnage is almost the same, reduce the weight of space saving, all added to the armor, the thickest part of the front of the turret is more than 130 mm, the front of the hull is 100 mm, the side has been greatly strengthened, increased to 50 mm, although it is not thick at this time, but it can no longer be described as Luo Ben Leopard, after all, a forty-ton tank, no matter how thick it is, it is not thick.
Of course, this is not a problem for Yang Feng, and he will install composite armor on it next.
Using a diesel engine cooperated by the engine company of Kirin Automobile and Maybach Company, the maximum power is 900 horsepower, slightly higher than the original, and the transmission system is also developed by the transmission division of Kirin Automobile and the German Gear Company, with a maximum speed of 65 kilometers on the road and 40 off-road speeds, and the most important one is to have a two-way stabilizer, which can give the tank the ability to shoot on the move.
Of course, this is not high-tech, and the centurion has a steady position.
In addition, there are passive infrared night vision devices and low-light night vision devices with night combat capabilities, of course, this is a self-use type, and the export type is another one.
Well, his goal in showing Adenauer these latest weapons is to export, to export to West Germany, especially the Leopard tank, to arm West Germany to resist the Soviet Union's armored torrent as quickly as possible, not only the Leopard tank, but also his Tiger Shark fighter jet, his anti-aircraft missile, West Germany is negotiating with the United States and Britain to re-arm, and what he has to do is to get ahead of the United States and isolate West Germany from the United States at least in terms of weapons. (To be continued.) )