Chapter 997: North Korean Mercenaries
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"Marshal, the bombing of the Americans by the Air Force is not very smooth." Admiral Xie Dingkun reported to Marshal Zhao Bowen. When he received the telegram from the front, he was also very surprised. This is the first time since the start of the war that the Chinese Air Force has been deflated.
"What's going on?" Marshal Zhao Bowen couldn't help frowning. The attack on the central defense line of the US army has just begun, and it seems that it will not go well! I am afraid that this will have a great impact on the follow-up operations. According to the plan drawn up earlier, the Air Force cooperated with the artillery to first solve the artillery of the US troops stationed in Cuautra, so that the squadron had an absolute advantage in firepower. Then, the squadron and mercenaries launched an attack on the US military, gathering all the eyes of the US military here. After that, the armored forces quickly began to attack, trying to take Puebla in two days, and then quickly moved north, encircling Mexico City, and the entire attack was completed in a week.
"The U.S. military is armed with an advanced high-profile machine gun, which is not inferior to our high-profile machine gun. In the bombing just now, the Air Force lost seven aircraft, including six F5 Haidongqing fighters and one FH5 Falcon dive bomber. Because of the threat of the U.S. military's high-profile machine guns, the H5 'bomber' dropped bombs at an altitude of two thousand meters, and the effect was not good! The airship unit was still on its way, but the Air Force Commander gave up the bombing! Admiral Xie Dingkun said. Obviously, the US military suddenly possessed weapons that could endanger the safety of the Air Force, which made the Air Force pilots very nervous. They seem to have become accustomed to bullying the US military, which has no power to fight back. For a while, I was a little uncomfortable.
Marshal Zhao Bowen nodded. The U.S. military can quickly possess weapons against the Chinese Air Force. This was not surprising to him. War is a catalyst for the development of science and technology, after the emergence of the Chinese Air Force, it has caused huge casualties to the US military, and it is very normal for the US military to have a high shè machine gun comparable to that of Chinese equipment in a short period of time. After all, the high-tech content of the high-tech machine gun is not high, and it is difficult for the United States, which has strong industrial strength.
"Marshal, then should we postpone the attack. If it is not possible to destroy the American artillery. It will cause heavy casualties to the attacking troops. In addition, the U.S. military in other places must also be equipped with this kind of high-profile machine gun. Admiral Xie Dingkun said.
"No, you don't! We can't be scared just because the U.S. military is equipped with a weapon that threatens itself. In any case, in terms of weapons, we are much stronger than the US military. Still doing what you planned. The armored forces will start their assault on Puebla tomorrow, and you will also go to the front line to command the troops! Send a telegram to General He Bingju that the attack on Cuautra does not need to be postponed. However, you can try to let the North Koreans attack! Marshal Zhao Bowen said. In the former defense line of the Sierra Madre do Sul, the losses of the North Korean mercenaries were not significant. On the contrary, it was the mercenaries who lost hundreds of thousands of people. The Chinese side could not afford to favor one over the other, so this time it was decided to let the North Korean mercenaries attack first.
"Yes. Marshal! I'll rush to the troops in the afternoon! Admiral Xie Dingkun said. He will be the commander of the armored forces outflanking Mexico City this time. Although he is not very good at the use of armored forces. But this will not have much impact, for the application of armored forces, let the commander below play on his own, he just needs to grasp the general direction.
On the Cuautra front, the U.S. military, which had shot down several fighters of the Chinese Air Force, was boiling, and everyone was rejoicing, as if they had won a great victory. However, they seem to have forgotten how many casualties they paid in order to shoot down these fighters. More than a dozen anti-aircraft positions were destroyed, hundreds of high shè machine guns were lost, and the loss of personnel was as high as thousands. You know, in Cuautra, there are only four hundred high-profile machine guns in total. Now that a quarter of them have been lost, how much will they have left if the bombing of the Chinese Air Force comes a few more times? Once these high-level machine guns are destroyed, the U.S. military will still be a lamb to the slaughter without the power to fight back. Of course, at that time, the U.S. military may be able to draw high shè machine guns from other places to assist in the defense.
At 9:15 a.m., the artillery units of the Chinese Army stopped shelling. During the hour-long shelling, the Chinese side lost more than 60 large-caliber artillery pieces, while the US artillery lost more than 200 guns, including a small number of them destroyed by the Chinese Air Force. But most of it was because after the US artillery observation balloon was destroyed, the Chinese artillery completely took the initiative in the artillery battle and suppressed the US artillery. Before the Chinese Air Force left, the US military's observation balloon did not dare to rise again, so it has always been at a disadvantage.
After the shelling stopped, the assault on Cuautra officially began. On the forward positions, a division of North Korean mercenaries was already ready for an attack. It's just that their morale was originally high, but after seeing the Chinese Air Force fighter plane shot down, their morale inevitably dropped a little.
"General Kim, it's time, start attacking!" General He Bingju, commander of the 8th Group Army of the Chinese Army, ordered.
"Yes, Your Excellency!" The commander of the North Korean mercenaries, General Kim Soon-hwa, nodded and immediately gave the order to attack the 12th division of the North Korean mercenaries on the front line. In the battle for the defense line of the Sierra Madre do Sul, the mercenaries of Rìben achieved great successes, which made Admiral Kim Soon-hwa very dissatisfied. In his opinion, the North Korean mercenaries are no worse than the rìben mercenaries, they just don't have a chance. And now, the Chinese side has let the North Korean mercenaries take the lead in the attack, which undoubtedly gives them a chance to prove themselves. Admiral Kim Soon-hwa has given an order to the generals on the front line to show the strength of the Korean mercenaries in the battle, and to let the Chinese generals see that the Korean mercenaries are China's most loyal subordinates. After all, for thousands of years, Korea has been a vassal state of China, and in their minds, they have always considered their status much higher than that of Rìmoto, a latecomer.
"Start attacking! Kill all these Yankees and let them know how powerful our North Korean warriors are! "The commander of the 12th division of the North Korean mercenaries immediately gave the order to attack. Tens of thousands of Goryeo sticks jumped out of their positions and launched a fierce attack on the American defense line.
"Da Da Da! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! "Because of the closer relationship between North Korea and China, the North Korean mercenaries are equipped with much more powerful weapons than the rìben mercenaries, at least about half the number of heavy machine guns and mortars. When the infantry charged, the heavy machine guns and mortars in the rear immediately provided fire cover for the infantry.
"Quick! Get up! Give me all up, the Chinese come up, beat them down, or we will die! The voices of the junior officers on the front line of the U.S. Army filled the entire trench. In the eyes of Americans, East Asians look about the same, so they think Koreans are Chinese.
U.S. soldiers emerged from the anti-artillery holes and entered the trenches, ready to open fire. Some machine-gun fire points have been destroyed, and the barbed wire fence has been blown up quite a bit, so that the strength of the American fortifications has dropped considerably.
"Mortar, fire, give me a hard beating of these Chinese raised by bitches!" An American captain lay in the trench, looked at the North Korean mercenary soldiers who were charging, and ordered loudly.
"Boom! Rumble! "Two mortar shells fell into the ranks of the North Korean mercenaries, and several North Korean mercenary soldiers were blown up and flew up, and after they landed, they were already silent.
"Da Da Da!" The heavy machine guns and light machine guns of the American army also rang out. Dense bullets swept out, rushed into the bodies of the North Korean mercenary soldiers at the front, bloomed with blood, and fell to the ground.
"Rush! Come on! "The North Korean mercenary soldiers who were attacked did not retreat, and under the orders of the officers, they continued to attack. After paying a heavy price, the North Korean mercenaries rushed to a point less than a hundred meters from the positions of the American troops. At this time, the firepower of the US military was already very strong, and the North Korean mercenaries were completely suppressed here. Many North Korean mercenary soldiers lay on the ground and confronted the U.S. military. It's just that their marksmanship can't be compared with the rìben mercenaries, and they can't take advantage of the shè in the slightest.
"Light machine guns, fire cover! Mortars are erected and knock out that heavy machine gun of the Americans! A North Korean mercenary officer ordered.
A machine gunner quickly stepped forward and swept the U.S. troops with a light machine gun in his hand. However, before he could finish a clip of bullets, a bloody hole appeared in his head. Fortunately, taking advantage of this time, the mortar gunners have already set up the mortars.
"Boom!" A mortar shell flew towards the American lines. However, the skills of the North Korean mercenary gunners were not up to par, and the shells flew through the trenches of the American troops, without causing any casualties to the American troops. The gunners of the North Korean mercenaries wanted to keep firing, but there was no longer a chance. The heavy machine guns of the American army had already spotted them and began a fierce sweep. A dense stream of bullets hit, and several gunners were beaten into a sieve and collapsed in pools of blood.
Although the North Korean mercenaries attacked fiercely, they were faced by the Jīng Rui troops of the U.S. Army. A division of the North Korean mercenaries launched a tentative attack and held out for only half an hour before crumbling due to heavy losses. When the attack was launched, there were tens of thousands of people, but when they withdrew to their positions, only one-third of them remained, and the rest had all remained in front of the American positions. Although it was only a test of Xìng's attack, the failure of the attack still made the commander of the North Korean mercenaries, Admiral Kim Soon-hwa, feel disgraced! (To be continued......)