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"Pits? Clark, what do you mean? Lieutenant General George said with a frown. Although the casualties of the American army are somewhat large now, in his opinion, they are reasonable. The combat strength of the Chinese Army is relatively strong, and it is obvious that the US military will pay a considerable price if it wants to conquer the high ground occupied by the Chinese Army. However, being able to hold the front on the line of Hartiangis and prevent the squadron from continuing to attack eastward was, in the opinion of Lieutenant General George, a remarkable achievement.

"George, wake up! Don't you realize that the Chinese mean this? If the squadron is really going to capture Hartiangis, will your army really be able to withstand it? The Chinese just want to make us pay as much as possible! Lieutenant General Clark said that Lieutenant General George was in the middle of the game, but he didn't see it as clearly. This had to do with the order that Lieutenant General George had received, and Admiral Pershing had asked him to keep the squadron as west of the line as possible and to wear down the squadron as much as possible. Therefore, Lieutenant General George can't help but think that the current style of play is the best.

Lieutenant General George's face suddenly became a little ugly, in his opinion, Clark completely denied the efforts he had made these days, and he just wanted to refute it, but he understood it in an instant. As a result, Lieutenant General George could not say a word. Originally, he thought that with the strength of the American army, he had firmly blocked the squadron in Hartiangis, but now it seems that from beginning to end, this is a scam.

"Damn, these cunning Chinese, they actually came up with such a despicable and shameless tactic. I said why they lowered the intensity of their attack on Heights 2, it turned out that they had such a plan! Lieutenant General George scolded hatefully.

"Of course, or not, after the fall of Heights 1. It will be very easy for the Chinese to take the No. 2 heights. The reason why they continue to keep Heights 2 in our hands is to keep us here and continue to fight back against Heights 1. Otherwise, if the Chinese capture Heights 2, we will have only one way to retreat! Lieutenant General Clark said. He also found out that the Japanese mercenaries' attack on Heights 2 was very strange, so he guessed the intentions of the Chinese side.

"Clark, so what do we do now? Now with your 16th Army, we can fight less than 150,000 troops. Artillery is even more of a small left. Lieutenant General George said with some frustration. He found that his watch these days was like a clown, allowing the Chinese to play with it. The corpses of the American soldiers piled up under Heights 1 were entirely the result of his erroneous orders, if the U.S. Army Staff were to be held accountable. He's definitely going to court martial.

"George, we have only one way out now, and that is to evacuate Hartian Gis immediately and retreat to Irona Cororada. We still have the strength of 5 corps there, plus the defenders here, a total of 400,000 men, with the fortifications of Tierra Corolada. To resist the attack of the Chinese, it will not be too difficult! If that doesn't work, we can also ask Admiral Pershing for help, in Chilpancingo's troops. It was possible to reach Tierra Coroda in one day. "Lieutenant General Clark built yì road.

Lieutenant General George's face changed for a while, if he withdrew at this time, the U.S. military could certainly preserve its strength as much as possible, but it was the same. The battle for Hartian is also going to end in the defeat of the American army. You know, Lieutenant General George has just been commended by US President William Howard Taft. If you retreat now, you will undoubtedly give President Taft a slap in the face! Coupled with the fact that he has lost so many troops, the US Army Staff will definitely find him trouble.

"No, we can't just retreat, we haven't lost yet!" Lieutenant General George hesitated for a moment, then said with a firm expression.

"George, wake up, if we continue to fight, we will only pay a greater price! When the time comes, it will be very strict on our overall operation! Lieutenant General Clark persuaded.

"No, Clark, you're going to help me, we'll have a chance. The Chinese want to use our scramble for Heights 1 to deplete our strength, but as long as we can retake Heights 1 and reclose the gates to Hartiangis, our defenses will remain strong. Even if I resist the squadron for another three or four days, then I can be considered to have completed the task. Clark, I need your 16th Army to help me! Lieutenant General George said.

"But what if we can't retake Heights 1?" Lieutenant General Clark asked with some embarrassment.

"Clark, if we can't retake Heights 1, I'll choose to retreat immediately!" Lieutenant General George said.

Lieutenant General Clark hesitated, but finally nodded. He and Lieutenant General George had also been friends for many years, and both served under Admiral Pershing. The relationship between each other is also very good. Lieutenant General George pleaded with him like this, and he could not refuse. After all, if Lieutenant General George could not resist the squadron's attack and lost his troops, he would definitely be court-merried. As for reason, he can't sit idly by. Therefore, he had only the option to help Lieutenant General George.

"Clark, my friend, thank you very much, we will definitely succeed!" Lieutenant General George said firmly. He knew that this was his last chance.

On the morning of 5 February, Lieutenant General George gave the order to launch an attack on Heights 1. This time, it was the 16th Army brought by Lieutenant General Clark who attacked the No. 1 heights.

At half past seven in the morning, after having breakfast early, the US military began a heavy artillery bombardment. Originally, the artillery of the American army stationed in Hartian was not much left after several days of fierce fighting, but the arrival of the 16th Army made the American artillery once again regain a certain strength. In order to be able to break through the No. 1 heights, Lieutenant General George took out almost all the money.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "In total, the U.S. military gathered more than 300 artillery pieces with a caliber of more than 105 mm and carried out a fierce artillery bombardment of the No. 1 heights. After days of fierce fighting, the vegetation on the No. 1 Heights has been blown away, and even the top of the mountain has been weakened by two meters. The hard rocks on the high ground were blown to powder by American artillery fire.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! By the time the sharp whistling of the shells was remembered, the Chinese defenders on the high ground had already drilled into the anti-artillery holes and tunnels. After a few days of fierce fighting, although the fortifications on Heights 1 were destroyed a lot, the Chinese defenders took advantage of the gap in the battlefield to build many new fortifications, making the fortifications on Heights 1 still very strong.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Orange-red fireballs rose on Heights 1, and the rocks on the heights were bursting with dust from the heavy shelling. The smoke of gunpowder completely enveloped the entire mountain. Trenches and barbed wire fences were destroyed by heavy American shelling, as were fixed fire points.

After half an hour of shelling, more than 10,000 people of the 61st Division of the US Army launched an attack on Heights 1.

"Call me! Fire! "After the heavy shelling was over, the Chinese defenders came out of the holes and opened heavy fire on the attacking Americans.

"Da Da Da! Bang bang bang! "Dense light and heavy machine gun fire and rifle fire continued to fire at the attacking American troops, and the attacking American soldiers fell to the ground in rows as if they were cutting wheat. But more American soldiers stepped on the bodies of their comrades and rushed to the high ground.

"Rush! Come on! Kill all those yellow-skinned monkeys! The U.S. soldiers shouted slogans and attacked Heights 1 one after another.

On the advancing positions of the American troops, mortars and heavy machine guns also frantically fired at the No. 1 height, in an attempt to suppress the fire of the Chinese defenders. The heavy shelling and heavy machine-gun fire inflicted great casualties on the Chinese defenders!

"Captain! Call for fire support! The artillery fire of the Americans is so fierce that the brothers are almost unable to hold it! "A signal corpsman, covered in blood, stormed the command post located at the back of the high ground.

"Contact the artillery company immediately and provide fire support to the front!" The commander of the 2nd Regiment of the 25th Infantry Division of the 251st Army of the Chinese Army ordered.

The Chinese defenders deployed only one regiment of troops on the high ground, and relying on the fortifications on the high ground and the artillery support of the group army, it was not difficult to resist the attack of the American army. However, this time the US military attacked much more fiercely than in the previous two days. This style of fighting by the U.S. troops, regardless of casualties, put a lot of pressure on the Chinese defenders.

"Attack! It is not allowed to retreat, it is necessary to break through the defense line of the Chinese and occupy the high ground! Lieutenant General George held up the binoculars and yelled with a hideous face. Next to him was Lieutenant General Clark, who was very uncomfortable to see his soldiers constantly being shot by the dense fire of the Chinese defenders. Although there will definitely be death if there is a war, such a tragic battle and such a huge loss still moved him.

"Division commander, the 1st Regiment is asking for support, the US attack is very fierce, and the 1st Regiment is about to be unable to resist!" 1 staff officer walked into the headquarters of the 25th Division of the Chinese Army and reported to the division commander.

"What's going on? Only an hour after the start of the battle, the 1 regiment could not hold out? The commander of the 25th Division frowned. The 251st Regiment was the main force of the 25th Infantry Division, and it was impossible for it to resist the attack of the American army.

"Division commander, the Americans are crazy, although their large-caliber heavy artillery has stopped shelling, but small-caliber mountain artillery and mortars have been firing, completely regardless of whether they will be injured by mistake or not, many brothers of the 1st regiment have died under the shelling of the Americans!" The staff officer replied.