Chapter 974: Heavy losses

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"Whew!" A piercing screech came from overhead, and the noise from the high speed of the shells and the friction of the air sent a pain in the eardrums. A large number of American officers and soldiers huddled in the trenches, looking at the sky in horror, and prayed to God in their hearts that the shells would not fall on their heads.

The fortified defensive line built by the US military west of Chilpansingo has long been destroyed by the continuous shelling of the Chinese army's artillery and the continuous bombardment of the air force. Although every time the fighting was interrupted, the American officers and soldiers would rush to repair these fortifications. But overall, it didn't make much of a difference. All the anti-artillery shelters and air-raid shelters on the base have long been destroyed, which makes the US officers and soldiers have to hide in the trenches when they are hiding from the shelling of the Chinese army, and in this case, the probability of being hit is much higher.

The U.S. army has already lost several troops on this defensive line, and the blood that flows out has dyed the positions dark red. However, under the orders of their commander, General Pershing, they still need to continue to hold on to this disfigured line of defense, which has been destroyed. It can be said that they are completely using their own to counter the powerful firepower of the Chinese army and air force!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Dense shells exploded on the positions of the American troops, and the smoke of gunpowder rose everywhere, enveloping the entire position. The American officers and men were full of horror in their eyes, and everyone huddled at the bottom of the trenches, praying that shells would not fall over their heads. However, under the intensive fire of the artillery of the Chinese Army, shells still fell into the trenches from time to time, taking away the lives of these American officers and men. Often a shell explodes in a trench, and the US officers and soldiers in this trench are all dead or alive.

"Damn, what about our artillery? Why didn't our artillery fight back? Didn't the officers always declare that our artillery is very powerful, more powerful than the Chinese? Why is it now that it has always been the artillery of the Chinese who are bullying us? An American soldier yelled in dissatisfaction. It seemed that this was the way to vent the fear in his heart.

The artillery of the American army is very strong, but they can only fire at the Chinese army in the morning and evening. Because at that time, the Chinese Air Force had not yet arrived at the battlefield, and they did not have to worry about being bombed by Chinese fighters or airships. And during the daytime, it is the stage for the artillery performance of the Chinese Army. The artillery of the US army did not dare to show their heads, otherwise, the fighters and airships of the Chinese Air Force in the sky would be enough to kill them. Even so, the artillery of the American army lost hundreds of cannons. Under such a bloody lesson, the artillery of the US army finally learned to behave. Once the Chinese Air Force fighter plane or airship appeared. They immediately hid and became more and more camouflage, making it difficult for Chinese Air Force fighters and airships in the sky to spot them.

The intensive shelling lasted for half an hour before it stopped, but at this moment the positions of the American troops were in disarray, as if they had been plowed with a plowshare. Large sections of trenches were blown up. The U.S. officers and soldiers inside didn't know whether they were dead or alive. On the battlefield, there were stumps and broken arms everywhere, very bloody, just like Shura hell.

It's just that the surviving American soldiers don't have time to sigh about this. They had already begun to prepare for battle at the urging of the officers. According to the usual practice, after the heavy artillery bombardment of the Chinese army, it was the attack of the infantry of the Chinese army and the Japanese mercenaries.

Merely. This time, to the surprise of the U.S. military, the Chinese Army did not immediately attack. However, once again there was a sharp whistling sound in the sky. In the distance, on the artillery positions of the Chinese Army. Orange-red fires were shining.

"Damn, these Chinese are so shameless, they actually deceived us!" Many American officers and soldiers cursed, and at the same time quickly retreated into the trenches. Merely. Many U.S. troops are still moving late, while they are stunned. Dense shells were already exploding on the positions.

Clusters of orange-red fireballs rose from the positions of the US troops, and the shock waves and shrunnel formed after the explosion of the shells scattered in all directions, reaping the lives of the US officers and men. Although this wave of shelling lasted only 10 minutes, the casualties of the US troops were very large. The 143rd Infantry Division of the 36th Army of the US Army, which defended the first trench of the US defensive line, at least diveled into the heavy price of more than half of the casualties in this shelling.

The shelling soon ended, but the Americans did not rush to the top this time, they feared that they would once again fall into the hands of the Chinese. However, this time the Chinese Army did not deceive them anymore, and the 12th Regiment of the 12th Division of the 6th Army and the 42nd Division of the Japanese Mercenary Army jointly launched an attack on the American defense line. More than 10,000 people dispersed and launched a fierce attack on the American line.

"Get up! Hurry up, the Chinese are coming up! Beat them down! The commander of the 143rd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army roared.

The US officers and soldiers who survived were ready to fight. Soon, the sound of muffled heavy machine gun fire and the crisp sound of rifle fire like fried beans rang out in the positions of the American troops. Some of the charging Chinese army soldiers and Japanese mercenary soldiers were hit and fell to the ground, not knowing whether they were dead or alive. The rest of his comrades didn't have time to pay attention to them, and they passed over the corpses of their comrades and continued to attack. Soon, heavy machine guns and light machine guns of the Chinese army and Japanese mercenaries were also erected to provide fire cover for the attacking troops, and the two sides launched fierce fire. Perhaps the 143rd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army suffered heavy losses in the previous artillery bombardment, and their resistance was very limited, and they were completely inferior in the confrontation with the Chinese Army and Japanese mercenaries.

"Order the 144th Infantry Division to go up, once it is necessary to resist the attack of the Chinese!" The commander of the 36th Army of the US Army ordered. This was the first day that their army entered the position, and if the Chinese had taken the position, he would not have been able to explain it to Admiral Pershing.

"Boom!" A piercing ghostly whistling sound sounded again. A series of FH5 Falcon dive bombers of the Chinese Air Force appeared in the sky. The bombers spotted that the U.S. forces were sending reinforcements to the forward positions, so they immediately dived down and launched an attack on the U.S. troops.

One after another, 500-kilogram aerial bombs fell from the belly of the Falcon dive bomber and landed almost vertically in the ranks of the US troops.

"Boom!" A violent explosion was heard, and a huge orange-red flame rose, and the black smoke formed a cloud like a mushroom. In the explosion of the aerial bomb, the US soldiers within a radius of several tens of meters were completely killed.

The 'Falcons' dive bombers in the sky dived one after another, and then dropped bombs, harvesting the lives of these US officers and men to their heart's content. A sharp and piercing whistling sound, accompanied by the whole process, made the soul from the depths of the deep to the deep terrification.

After the bombing of the 'Falcon' dive bombers, the 'Haidongqing' fighters also joined in, and although the 25-kilogram aerial bombs they carried were not very powerful, they were completely sufficient to deal with the fragile human body. At the same time, the aviation machine gun written on the fighter plane is also very powerful, and the person who is hit will often become mutilated and unable to die anymore.

Under the ravages of the Chinese Air Force, the US military suffered heavy casualties. An infantry division went to the aid and was routed in less than twenty minutes. The huge casualties have cast a shadow in the hearts of these US officers and soldiers, and Yan zhòng has affected the combat strength of the US army.

With the cooperation of the air force, the pressure on the Chinese army and the Japanese mercenaries on the ground offensive was much less, and they successfully approached the positions of the American army, and then launched an assault. After paying a certain price, the fierce Japanese mercenaries first rushed into the trenches of the American army.

"Yaga! Go to hell! You white ghosts! The soldiers of the Japanese mercenaries shouted, and with their rifles loaded with bayonets, they opened fire in the trenches of the American army. Although the Japanese mercenary soldiers were short, they were very strong, and their skills in fighting bayonets were also very good.

As more and more Japanese mercenaries and soldiers of the Chinese Army rushed into the trenches of the US army, and began to clear the trenches section by section. The commander of the 36th Army of the U.S. Army finally realized that something was wrong. The Chinese seem to really want to seize the positions of the American army this time. He immediately ordered the U.S. 142nd Infantry Division to rush to support, and at the same time collect the rout of the U.S. 144th Infantry Division, and then find a way to put these troops into the battlefield.

But at this time, the artillery of the Chinese army opened fire again, and the target of the shelling was exactly 200 meters behind the first trench of the US army, and if the US army wanted to reinforce the first trench, it had to rush through the barrage composed of artillery shells. Even if they can rush over alive, if a regiment rushes over, it is estimated that there will be only one battalion left in the end. With such a heavy blow, the American forces could no longer prevent the first trench on the line of defense from being captured by the squadron.

The commander of the 36th Army of the US Army did not dare to slack off, and while trying to send reinforcements up, he hurriedly asked General Pershing for help.

At 10 a.m. on March 18, the U.S. defensive line west of Chilpansingo was captured by the Chinese Army. Although only the first trench was captured, there were two more trenches behind this trench. But overall, this also gives the Chinese army a foothold.

Admiral Pershing was even more shocked when he learned of the news. He immediately realized that the Chinese Army seemed unwilling to continue this stalemate and wanted to end the war as soon as possible. This is definitely not a good thing for the US military!