Chapter 950: General Attack
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At a time when the 50 airships led by Colonel Ebutt of the US Airship Force were being slaughtered by the fighter group of the Chinese Air Force, the 60 airships led by Major General Carter, commander of the US Airship Force, had already set off from Chilpancingo, and they were already less than 20 kilometers away from Tyra Corolada, and it only took half an hour to reach the battlefield.
Major General Carter had ordered Colonel Ebutt to avoid engaging the airship units of the Chinese Air Force, and to wait for the arrival of the main force before besieging the airship units of the Chinese Air Force. Major General Carter had already learned about the air battle that took place over the Tira Coroda on 20 February, and under the same numbers, the US airship unit was no match for the Chinese Air Force's airship unit at all, and only by relying on the huge numerical superiority to besiege them could they have a chance of victory. However, although the quality of the US military's airships is not as good as that of the Chinese Air Force's, it has an overwhelming advantage in quantity. The second batch of hundreds of airships is already on its way to Mexico, and it is expected to arrive in a week's time, when the US airship force will have a decisive advantage and will completely seize air supremacy.
Major General Carter thought that as long as this time the US airship unit could defeat the airship unit of the Chinese Air Force, gain air supremacy, and help the US military defeat China. Then, the airship unit will undoubtedly be important in the US military, and he will rise because of it. A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, even though Carter is already a major general, but he doesn't want to stop there, he still wants to get promoted and continue to move up. And this time to defeat the airship units of the Chinese Air Force. Undoubtedly a great opportunity.
The vast majority of countries in the world are different from China, only China has a separate air force, and the airship units of other countries are subordinate to the army and navy. If the United States can set up an air force on its own, then the position of commander of the air force will probably be none other than him. As soon as he thought of this, Major General Carter's heart was on fire and he was looking forward to it. If he can become the commander of the Air Force, he will at least rise in rank and become a lieutenant general!
Merely. What Major General Carthusian was thinking was clearly a pipe dream. He wanted to use the airship unit of the Chinese Air Force as a stepping stone for his promotion, and he was completely looking for the wrong target. Although, the airship units of the US military do have absolute superiority in numbers, but in front of the fighters of the Chinese Air Force. These airships have no power to fight back, and no amount of numerical superiority is completely useless.
Just when Major General Carter was still immersed in his fantasies, a telegram from Colonel Eebt came. When Major General Carthus read the telegram, the smile on his face disappeared in an instant, replaced by deep anger and horror!
"How can the Chinese be so vile and shameless? Secretly developed such a powerful fighter? They also deliberately guided various countries to develop airships, and then lightly used warplanes to shoot down our airships! The Chinese are so despicable! Major General Carthus couldn't help but scold. The reason why the U.S. military developed the airship unit was largely due to the Chinese Air Force's performance in the Battle of Vladivostok in the war against Russia that year.
"General. What do we do now? Major General Carter's adjutant asked.
"Homecoming! Return now! Major General Carter roared. Colonel Eblt had already telegraphed him at high speed, and the US airship had no power to fight back in front of the fighters of the Chinese Air Force. This also let him know, even if the sixty airships he led joined the battlefield. I'm afraid that there is only the life of being shot down, so instead of this, it is better to retreat as soon as possible to save strength!
It's just that Major General Carthus's order was still late. The fate of the airship units of the US military is already predestined and inevitable. Fighters of the 2nd Group of the 4th Fighter Wing of the Chinese Air Force. In a short period of time, he destroyed all the airship units led by Colonel Ebutt, and then immediately accelerated his flight to the east, searching for the traces of other airship units of the American army.
Less than 10 minutes after the US airship unit returned, the Chinese Air Force fighters had already spotted them and chased after them. An airship with a speed of 40 km/h is no match for the F5 Haidongqing, which has a top speed of 180 km/h. After discovering the US airship unit, the fighters of the Chinese Air Force immediately chased after them excitedly, ready to teach these Americans a hard lesson.
The course of the battle did not change in the slightest, and the fighters of the Chinese Air Force once again copied the tactics in the sky over the Tierra Corollada, and lightly smashed the US airships into fireballs that were burning and falling rapidly. The U.S. airships scattered and fled, but Gen could not escape. Chinese Air Force fighters can easily catch up with them and shoot them down.
In the face of the attack of the fighters of the Chinese Air Force, the US airships also put up fierce resistance, and they used the heavy machine guns on the airships to continuously fire at the fighters of the Chinese Air Force. But this is futile. The Chinese Air Force fighters launched an attack from a high altitude, targeting the huge airbags on the airships, and the machine guns installed by the US military on the pods under the airbags did not pose any threat to the Chinese Air Force fighters.
In the end, in less than half an hour, the American airship was slaughtered, and even the commander of the American airship unit, Major General Carter, was killed in this battle. Although, there are American troops who try to surrender. But in the heat of the air battle, Gen was unable to get in touch with the fighters of the Chinese Air Force. Therefore, the fighters of the Chinese Air Force shot down all these airships!
After the US airship unit is completely wiped out, the entire Mexican sky is already under the control of the Chinese Air Force, and the squadron can continue to bomb the US defense line with airships, destroying the US army's fortifications and killing and injuring their living forces to the greatest extent. More importantly, the confidence of the US military has been hit again, and this will greatly affect the combat effectiveness of the US military.
When the fighters of the Chinese Air Force annihilated the US airship unit, the Chinese Air Force's airship unit once again bombed the US troops in Tira La Cororada, and although the 46 airships only carried more than 70 tons of bombs, they caused great casualties to the US troops, especially the US troops on the No. 1 high ground west of Tiera Cororada.
After the bombing by the Chinese Air Force, the artillery of the army also carried out heavy shelling, which further increased the casualties of the American army.
At 10:20 a.m., the 18th Division of the Japanese mercenaries launched an attack on the No. 1 heights of the American army. In fact, at this time, the US infantry division stationed on Heights No. 1 had already suffered more than half of the casualties after the bombing of the Chinese Air Force and the shelling of the army artillery. At the same time, the slaughter of the U.S. airship unit also dealt a devastating blow to their morale, which had finally recovered.
"Rush! Kill all those white ghosts! "The officers and men of the 18th Division of the Japanese mercenary army launched an attack on the US army with high morale. The victory of the Chinese Air Force was light, and the morale of their Japanese mercenaries was also raised. As China's dogs, they rushed to the trenches deep for the strength of the Chinese Air Force. The Chinese Air Force has already won, so it's time to see them next!
"Get up! Guys, are there any alive? All the people who can still go east will get up, and those little dwarfs will be killed! "The American officers, who survived the bombing and shelling, began to organize their troops for defense. However, the number of surviving American troops is very limited. Even those American troops who survived were greatly affected in morale. It will be very difficult for them to withstand the attacks of the murderous Japanese mercenaries!
"Da Da Da!" The sound of machine guns in the American positions rang out, but it was a little sparse, and although there were some casualties to the Japanese mercenaries, it was very limited. More Japanese mercenaries rushed to less than 200 meters from the high ground and began to launch a counterattack against the American troops, inflicting heavy casualties on the American troops.
"The artillery was ordered to conduct interdiction fire to prevent the Americans from increasing their forces on Heights 1 again. Give an order to the Japanese mercenaries and take the No. 1 high ground in one go! Marshal Zhao Bo ordered. The squadron's operation in Tiera Coroda has been stalemate for half a month, and it has also caused great casualties to the US army. Moreover, now is the time when morale is at its peak, and it is time to launch a decisive battle against the US army, regardless of the time, location, and people!
"Yes, Marshal!" General Xie Dingkun, commander of the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army, replied. He also understood what Marshal Zhao Bo meant, and he didn't want to continue the stalemate with the US army. As long as the U.S. forces in Tira La Colorada are defeated, or even heavily damaged, the next step will be to launch an attack on Chilpancingo and break through the defense line of the Sierra Madre do Sul established by the U.S. Army in one fell swoop.
After receiving the order, the Chinese artillery, which had been silent, began shelling again. Lieutenant General Clark, who had sent an infantry division to reinforce Heights 1, suddenly turned very ugly. The 115th Infantry Division of the 29th Army of the US Army, which was marching to Heights No. 1, was hit by the Chinese artillery, and the dense shells exploded in the ranks of the US troops, causing great casualties to the US troops. Of these reinforcements, less than half were able to survive the artillery blockade of the Chinese Army.
After the 18th Division of the Japanese mercenary army received the order issued by Marshal Zhao Bo, the division commander immediately threw the remaining brigade into battle. Except for some senior officers, the rest of the divisional headquarters were also engaged in the attack. For a time, the defenders on the No. 1 heights of the US army fell into a bitter battle, and many defensive lines were broken through by Japanese mercenaries, and the entire defense line was already in danger!