The Blue Hot Springs tank battle resulted in the total annihilation of the 13th Armored Division of the US Army and the destruction of the "Fist of God". Even in the war reports of the American side, many people believe that it was the unfavorable operation of the 13th Panzer Division that led to the forced surrender of the 3rd Army, which was surrounded by the Allies on the west bank of Lake Truqui. Among these people are Admiral Clark, commander of the Western Theater of Operations of the US Army, and ...... Chief of Staff Claus.

Of course, there are many American generals who do not think so, and Admiral MacArthur, the former commander of the Western Theater of Operations, who was idle, publicly stated, "The 13th Panzer Division is an absolute hero, under the blow of the superior forces of the Allied forces, and the loss of radio communications and the face of better and better Allied tanks, Brigadier General Jonathan has done well enough!" At least they play with the dignity of American soldiers, at least much better than some people who make a big mistake by indiscriminately commanding. ”

MacArthur's remarks were said in an interview with the Voice of the Times, and the result of venting his anger and publicly slapping his face was that Bradley, chief of staff of the US Army, canceled the appointment that had been issued to reappoint him as commander of the Gulf Garrison.

Truman also told his cronies in his White House office: "He [MacArthur] is no longer fit to appear in the U.S. Army." ”

In any era, in any country, those who are upright will not have any good results, and those who are proud of their talents may not have the opportunity to display their talents.

The 13th Panzer Division was completely annihilated, the 3rd Army on the left flank was forced to surrender, the U.S. Nevada Line collapsed, and Clark withdrew Clarke's 12th Army in Reno within hours of the Allied encirclement.

The pursuing Allied forces were then stopped at Austin by Clark's five armored divisions and two corps of infantry, and the 12th Army, one of the elite of the American army in the west, was successfully withdrawn to Salt Lake City and given a chance to repair.

Ye Shuai expressed dissatisfaction with the Battle of Nevada and the failure to completely annihilate the American army, especially for Zhang Houqun's slow breakthrough in the battle to capture the ruins of Canerson City, and also criticized it by name in the summary of the battle held in Sacramento. This made Commander Zhang, who wanted to save face, quite uncomfortable, and made a military order on the spot, the 10th Guards Army must fight a turnaround battle in Austin.

Ye Weixun is happy, please be better than the generals, ponder the character of the generals under him, and stimulate their fighting spirit in a targeted manner, which is the correct way to be a commander.

For the 3rd Guards Armored Army, which annihilated the 13th Armored Division, the ace of the US army, in Chico Town and in the Blue Hot Spring Town, Ye Shuai did not hesitate to say words and gave extreme praise. However, Ji Youqian made a request at the meeting, which surprised everyone.

It wasn't until Lieutenant General Ji Youqian said that in the Blue Hot Spring tank battle, some of the situations that happened on the battlefield but did not appear in the battle report did everyone suddenly realize.

The battle between the 9th Guards Panzer Division and the 13th Panzer Division of the US Army lasted until 11:30. The U.S. M26 tanks, which were separated by the Guards because of inconvenient communications, did not retreat, in the words of Major General Wen Hejun, the commander of the 9th Division, that is, after the U.S. tanks were divided, they became organized. Many commanders lifted the turret covers, risking being targeted by Allied snipers to communicate with other tanks shouting and gesticulating. When the commander is killed, the observer is changed, and when the observer is killed, the loader is changed, and the gunner completes the loading and aiming by himself. The tanks of the US army were scattered and assembled, scattered but did not retreat, and in the close combat between the two sides, the Tiger tanks of the Guards Army also suffered heavy losses, and many Cheetah armored personnel carriers were destroyed, so that the casualties of the 9th Guards Armored Division also reached more than 1,000.

Ji Youqian arranged for the 8th Guards Armored Division to attack from the flank of the Blue Hot Spring Town at 10:30, but because the terrain was unfamiliar, Xiong Xiangyue's 8th Division shamefully lost its way, which was the lowest mistake in the eyes of the armored forces. A small river that was not too wide forced the 8th Division to take a detour and arrive at the battlefield twenty minutes later than the mission time. The arrival of the new force made the US army, which was already gradually overwhelmed, no longer have the strength to resist. In particular, the powerful main guns of the "Tiger" tank, which appeared on the flank, penetrated the side armor of dozens of M26s at the first meeting of the firefight.

The counterattack that the US military had just organized with great difficulty suddenly came to naught. But the fighting did not stop, and the M3 long-barreled main gun of the Pershing heavy tank, the only remaining tank on the battlefield, was still spewing flames. However, the Allied fighters knew that it was only their last grenade. The armor-piercing shells of these surviving tanks of the US army have long been exhausted. The use of grenades, which are mainly anti-personnel grenades, against the Guards Tigers, has extremely limited damage. Unless...... The Guardsmen, like the Americans, opened the turret cover and let the 90-mm grenades fired by the M26 fall inside the tank.

The 9th Panzer Division, which also suffered heavy casualties, had already begun to clean up the battlefield and treat the wounded. But the 8th Armored Division, which was a little depressed after not catching up with the big drama, began to start a target shooting competition against the dozens of M26s that were still resisting - the 41 shells carried by the M26s were all gone, and we went back with a full ammunition box, which is really unreasonable, isn't it?

A tragic scene began to play out. Xiong Xiangyue, commander of the 8th Guards Division, suddenly found that the US tank, which had already shot the last shell, had actually begun to put on a pose. After being targeted by the "Tigers", less than ten M26s that could still move formed a circle, and the long main gun was raised, and the muzzle of the gun was outward. And in the middle of the circle, too, is a Pershing heavy tank.

Seeing this strange scene, Major General Xiong Xiangyue stopped the "Tiger" tanks that were about to destroy all the US tanks. "Find someone who can speak English and ask them what they do. Could it be that Americans will also put up a gossip array? ”

The ensuing exchange did not show any twists and turns, and the American armored troops, who had run out of ammunition, said that they would not surrender because they were the "fist of God". They did this just to protect the 1301 tank in the middle and to protect the remains of their division commander from destruction. -- Brigadier General Jonathan, shortly after the start of the battle, when a brave commander began to drill out of the turret to command, despite the adjutant's resistance, drilled out to command the tank.

It's a pity that he, dressed in a brigadier general's uniform, was met by multiple snipers in the Allied Cheetah armored car at the same time. Brigadier General Jonathan's bravery lasted only a few dozen seconds before he was reduced to a dead body and fell back into the tank. A heavy sniper shot through the M1 helmet and hit him in the center of the eyebrow.

After listening to the liaison officer's translation, Xiong Xiangyue jumped out of his command tank, shook off the obstruction of other officers, and walked straight into the encirclement of M26, and under the muzzle of the machine gun of the American soldier, he raised his right hand obliquely and saluted the No. 1301 tank with a guard salute.

"Tell them that they are a group of warriors and that they deserve the respect of us as opponents! I was so impressed by their loyalty to their superiors that I allowed them not to surrender...... Well, count it as a wounded soldier and be captured! ”

The story is not over, and this group of "wounded soldiers" has been carrying the body of Brigadier General Jonathan on a stretcher after entering the wounded barracks. In the words of Captain Rudy: The corpses of other American soldiers who died in the battle should be disposed of by the Han army. But Brigadier General Jonathan was a general, and his remains should be returned to the United States.

This request is not excessive, just a brigadier general...... In the rank of the Han army, he is not a general, but only a colonel!

Ji Youqian's request is: ask Ye Shuai for approval and return Jonathan's body to the US military in the specifications of a general!

Ye Weixun hesitated for more than ten seconds in everyone's surprised eyes!

"Contact the US military side and announce that our side will send a special plane to escort the body of Brigadier General Jonathan and the flag of the 13th Armored Division of the US Army, and the place of return will be designated by the US side. On the day of the handover, which is the day of the air armistice, all warplanes on both sides are not allowed to attack. Join the American people in saluting this venerable general! ”

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Ye Shuai's words made Ji Youqian a little unpredictable, "What's the situation?" Jonathan is just a brigadier general who is not a general. And there were no earth-shattering deeds during his lifetime. asked Ye Shuai to give permission to return his body before, but it was only because the persistence of those soldiers of the US army was very moving. But what do you think now...... How can this move be the return of the body of a brigadier general? Even if he is replaced by Admiral Clark, he may not be qualified, right? It's pretty much the same for the president of the United States, if Truman would also be killed on the battlefield! ”

"Ye Shuai ......"

"Commander Zhang, you are responsible for communicating with the US military; Commander Ji, you are responsible for pacifying the American prisoners who are guarding the remains; Other matters are arranged by the General Command. Before Ji Youqian could express his doubts, Ye Shuai continued to give orders and did his job.

Military orders are like mountains, and no matter how big the questions are, they have to be at the back. Zhang Houqun and Ji Youqian glanced at each other, stood up, and Hong Sheng should be "yes".

The other generals present at the meeting were expressionless, and this was not a suitable occasion for gossip. Ye Shuai has an order, just implement it! Only the commander of the Air Force, General Long Xiaotian, looked up at Ye Shuai, who was in the middle and stood up to give an order, and when the two met their eyes, Long Xiaotian saw Ye Shuai and nodded lightly!

A cold light suddenly shot out of Commander Long's eyes, "Your Majesty has finally made up your mind!" ”

However, does Ye Shuai want to take advantage of this opportunity to act? After the date of the public declaration of the air armistice, and then blatantly blatantly breach, that ...... Although in order to win the final victory on the battlefield, there is no problem with overt plotting, conspiracy, and unscrupulous means. But that's how it goes...... Long Xiaotian really felt that Ye Shuai's move, as far as the art of war was concerned, was indeed obscure enough and unexpected. But it is really "dog meat is delicious, but it is difficult to get into the elegant hall!" ”

"This is not Ye Shuai's character, is it? Could it be ...... Is it what Your Majesty means? ”

I don't know, if Zhong Yi learned that in Long Xiaotian's heart, his character was not as good as Ye Weixun's, what kind of expression would he have. It's just at this moment that Admiral Long bowed slightly: "It must be like this, and only Your Majesty can come up with such a damaging idea, Ye Shuai is just acting on his behalf." ”