Chapter 934: Counterattack

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"Holy shit, do these Yankees want to fight hard? Let the 252nd Regiment immediately go to support the 251st Regiment, and the 253rd Regiment is also ready and ready to go to the front at any time. Hum! Even if you have to work hard, Lao Tzu is definitely not afraid of these Yankees! Said the commander of the 25th Infantry Division.

At 9:15 a.m., the soldiers of the 252nd Regiment went to the high ground and joined the defense of Heights 1. The U.S. 61st Division attacked very fiercely, but its own casualties were also extremely high, and soldiers were killed or wounded almost every second. In the face of huge casualties, the high will to fight of the American army began to gradually begin to crumble.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, after two hours of fierce fighting, the 61st Infantry Division of the US Army paid heavy casualties and had to stop the attack and retreat to the American positions.

"Hell! Almost, almost broke through the defense line of the Chinese! Seeing that the American troops were retreating, Lieutenant General George yelled.

"George, calm down, the 61st Division has done its best." Lieutenant General Clark said in a deep voice. In just two hours of fighting, the 61st Division of the US Army paid the price of at least thousands of people, plus the lightly wounded soldiers, the entire division has already suffered more than half of the casualties!

"Clark, immediately launch a second wave of attacks, the Chinese will be almost unable to resist, once we can break through the Chinese defense line and recapture the No. 1 height!" Lieutenant General George said loudly.

"George, forget it, let's retreat! The defense of the Chinese is too strong, in such a situation. Continue to attack, command, and increase casualties! "Lieutenant General Clark built yì road.

"No, I can't just throw in the towel. We still have more than 100,000 troops, and we will definitely be able to retake Heights 1! Lieutenant General George said with red eyes. He really doesn't want to admit defeat like this, if he admits defeat, the US military has paid such a big price, and he will definitely find a scapegoat, he doesn't want to be that scapegoat, so he can only make a desperate bet.

"George, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the squadron opposite. Even if we recapture Heights No. 1, the Chinese can still capture Heights No. 2, do we still have to kill and wound tens of thousands of people to take Heights No. 2 back? We don't have so many troops, so we can't waste it in vain! Lieutenant General Clark said bitterly.

"No, Clark. I wasn't willing to give up like that. In this way, my 11th Army still has two full divisions, your unit is responsible for the defense behind Hartiangis, and I use my troops to capture Heights 1! Lieutenant General George said.

Seeing that Lieutenant General George had made up his mind, Lieutenant General Clark knew that no matter how much he persuaded him, Lieutenant General George would not change his attitude. I had to agree to Lieutenant General George's plan.

A few minutes later, Lieutenant General George summoned all officers above the regimental level of the 43rd and 44th Divisions of the 11th Army of the U.S. Army.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Chinese have occupied Heights No. 1 and are a great threat to us. We must retake High Ground 1 and drive China out of Hartiangis. Otherwise, we'll have to evacuate here. Your Excellency the President has just commended us to the whole army, and we cannot let him down! Therefore. The 43rd and 44th Divisions must recapture Heights 1 in today's offensive. It is not allowed to retreat without permission. Otherwise military law engages! Lieutenant General George said sternly.

"Yes, General!" The officers of the 43rd and 44th Divisions felt the murderous intent in Lieutenant General George's words. Lieutenant General George was also very powerful in the 11th Army, and the officers did not dare to oppose him.

At half past 10 a.m., the 11th Division of the 43rd Army of the US Army once again launched a fierce attack on Heights No. 1. Lieutenant General George also specially ordered the gendarmes to form a patrol team, and if any American troops did not obey the order and retreated without authorization, they would deal with it. Under the threat of the Warlords, the American troops attacking Position 1 almost took out all their strength. Under the cover of their own artillery fire, they sacrificed their lives to attack the high ground. Even though the comrades-in-arms around them kept falling, they did not flinch.

The fierce attack of the American army directly led the Chinese defenders to pay great casualties. The so-called killing of 1,000 enemies and self-loss of 800 was not small while the squadron inflicted great casualties on the US troops. It's just that the squadron's losses are a little smaller than the casualties of the American troops. Under the attack of the American army, the squadron's defense on Heights 1 also became precarious.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Several mortar shells fell into the trenches, tearing to shreds several Chinese soldiers who were operating a heavy machine gun to fire at American troops. Taking advantage of this opportunity, several American troops took the opportunity to break into the trenches of the Chinese defenders.

"Bastard! A squad come with me and drive the Americans out of the trenches! A second lieutenant platoon commander shouted an order, called a few soldiers and rushed towards the American soldiers who had stormed the trenches.

"Bang bang bang!" The pistol in the platoon commander's hand opened fire one after another, killing several American soldiers, and the remaining American soldiers were also killed by other Chinese soldiers. At the same time, light machine guns were also set up, and strafing the follow-up American soldiers were launched, repelling the attack of the American soldiers. However, the entire No. 1 high ground is still precarious in the fierce attack of the US army.

At this time, the generals of the Chinese Navy also discovered the abnormality of the American army. A few days ago, although the US military attacked fiercely, it did not reach the point of being so fearless of death. The attack of the US military gives people a feeling of complete madness. The commander of the 25th Division of the Chinese Army hurriedly reported the situation to Lieutenant General Xie Dingkun, commander of the group army. His 25th Division had already thrown all three regiments into the No. 1 Heights, and if the American attacks continued to be fierce, the 25th Division would definitely not be able to hold on.

"Lord Zhao, what do you think? What are the Americans going to do? "In the headquarters, General Xie Dingkun sent a division of reinforcements to the No. 1 heights, and at the same time consulted General Zhao Bo's opinion.

"It seems that the Americans have seen through our plan, and they are planning to make a desperate bet to recapture Heights 1!" Admiral Zhao Bo thought for a moment, and then said.

"But we're not going to let them succeed. No matter how many troops they invest, it is impossible for them to recapture Heights 1! General Du Qizheng, commander of the 7th Army, said.

"If their attack fails, they should recognize the reality and choose to retreat!" Admiral Zhao Bo said.

"However, in this case, we will not be able to accomplish the combat goal!" Admiral Xie Dingkun said eagerly. There are still more than 100,000 U.S. troops in Hartiangis, and if these U.S. troops flee back to Tierra Cororada, it will have a great impact on the next battle.

"You can only take one step at a time! Order the whole army, prepare for the offensive. Let Oshima Yoshimasa's Japanese mercenaries strengthen the attack on the No. 2 heights, and before two o'clock this afternoon, once they want to take the No. 2 heights! In addition, Heights 1 must be held. The 7th Army is ready for battle and will attack Hartiangis as soon as the American forces show signs of retreat! We must keep as many U.S. troops here as possible! Admiral Zhao Bo said!

"Yes, sir!" Admiral Xie Dingkun and Admiral Du Qizheng hurriedly said.

The squadron quickly moved into action, and Lieutenant General Xie Dingkun once again transferred an infantry division from the 2nd Army to reinforce the No. 1 high ground, and another infantry division was used as a reserve. The 7th Army, which had been waiting for orders since the beginning of the war, quickly completed its preparations for the attack. After receiving the order, the commander of the Japanese mercenaries, Admiral Yoshimasa Oshimasa, immediately intensified the attack on Heights No. 2, and once only one wing was invested in each attack, now one brigade was invested in each round of attack. The Japanese mercenaries intensified their attacks, which immediately doubled the pressure on the US troops guarding the No. 2 position, and the positions were almost broken through by the Japanese mercenaries several times.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "On the high ground on both sides of Hartiangis, the squadron and the American army engaged in a fierce battle. The commander of the US army, Lieutenant General George, pinned all his hopes on this wave of attacks, and transferred two complete infantry divisions from the 11th Army to the attack on Heights 1, hoping to recapture the heights, but after the Chinese side judged the intentions of the US troops and made new deployments, the intentions of the US troops had completely failed.

The U.S. Army launched attacks on Heights No. 1 again and again, but after the squadron's position was replenished with sufficient strength, it was like the hard rock on the seashore, allowing the waves to rush violently, but it was still standing still, but the waves were shattered in the impact.

"Damn, how can this be? How can the Chinese have such strong defenses? Lieutenant General George said through gritted teeth.

"George, give up, it's too late for us to retreat now!" Lieutenant General Clark built yì road. However, Lieutenant General George still stubbornly rejected Lieutenant General Clark's offer.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the No. 2 high ground defended by the US army was broken by Japanese mercenaries, and the tens of thousands of US troops guarding the high ground were almost lost.

At this moment, the Chinese artillery launched a large-scale artillery bombardment of Hartiangis, thousands of heavy artillery launched a covering shelling of Hartiangis, dense shells fell, enveloping the entire Hartiangis, houses and streets were turned into ruins in the shelling, and the American fortifications were also destroyed in the shelling. The 23rd Army Corps of the US Army, stationed in Hartiangis, suffered heavy losses in the shelling.

The shelling lasted only ten minutes, after which the Chinese Army's 7th Army, with two infantry divisions, launched a fierce assault on Hartiangis. At the same time, the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army, which was stationed on Heights 1, and the Japanese mercenaries, who had just taken Heights 2, also launched attacks and outflanked Hartiangis from both sides!