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It took more than half an hour for the 49th and 50th armies of the US army to complete preparations for the attack, and when they launched an attack on the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army, it was already 8 o'clock in the morning. On the artillery positions of the US army, more than a hundred 105-mm light howitzers and 155-mm heavy howitzers have raised their muzzles and pointed at the positions of the Chinese army. On the artillery position, an observation balloon has been raised, ready to provide guidance to the artillery on the ground.

Similarly, on the positions of the 2nd Group Army of the Chinese Army, the artillery brigades directly under the Group Army and the actual artillery battalions of the infantry divisions were also ready for battle. The artillery position was located in the center of the small basin, which made it convenient to provide fire support to the east and west sides of the small basin at the same time. At this moment, the American troops coming from the direction of Chilpansingo were still on the road, so that the artillery of the 2nd Army could concentrate on dealing with the artillery of the 49th and 50th armies of the American army.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The artillery of the US army opened fire first, and one shell after another fell on the positions of the Chinese army, and for a time the smoke of gunpowder was filled with dust, and the forward positions were almost completely enveloped in gunsmoke.

Garrisoned to the west of the small basin was the 21st Division under the 21st Army. The division had more than 18,000 officers and men, but in the battle of Hartiangis, almost a regiment was lost, and now there are only about 15,000 men left in the division. Because it was too late to build strong fortifications such as anti-artillery holes, the Chinese army suffered heavy casualties in the face of the US shelling, and neither the trenches nor the foxholes could provide safe protection for the soldiers in the heavy shelling.

Fortunately, less than two minutes after the artillery bombardment of the American army began, the artillery of the 2nd Army opened fire. More than 300 artillery pieces, guided by observation balloons. A burst of heavy bombardment of the artillery positions of the American army. The dense shells fell on the artillery positions of the US army, and the American artillery bombers were turned on their backs, and the artillery was blown up a lot.

"General, the Chinese shelling is too fierce, our artillery is too small, and fighting so hard with the Chinese does not do us the slightest benefit!" The artillery commander of the US army asked Major General Powell, commander of the 49th Army of the US Army, for instructions.

"Disperse the artillery as much as possible, focus on bombarding the defensive positions of the Chinese, and clear the way for the infantry attack!" Twenty minutes. Hold out for another twenty minutes, and the infantry will attack! Major General Powell insisted!

"Well, General!" The artillery commander of the US army had to follow the orders of Major General Powell.

The U.S. artillery opened fire on the positions of the Chinese Army at maximum rate of fire, regardless of their own casualties, although their losses were somewhat large. But it also caused a lot of losses to the 21st Division of the Army. The 211th Regiment on the front line lost at least 1,000 men in the 20-minute shelling of the American army. But in the same way, more than half of the hundreds of artillery pieces of the American army were lost after the shelling.

At 8:20 a.m., the commander of the US army, Major General Powell, gave the order to attack, and the 190th Infantry Division of the 49th Army of the US Army took the lead in the battle, and tens of thousands of US soldiers rushed to the position of the 21st Division of the Chinese Army. Although the morale of the American army suffered a lot before, it is now driven by the will to survive. They also burst out with great courage.

After the American artillery stopped firing and shifted positions, the Chinese artillery shifted the target of the shelling to the attacking American soldiers. Dense shells fell in the American offensive queue, even if the American offensive queue was relatively sparse. But it also took a heavy toll on them.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The cannonballs exploded in the crowd, and the resulting air waves were so light that they threw the human body away. The human body seemed so fragile at this moment, and it was cut into pieces by the shrapnel that shot at all directions. On the way to the offensive, the U.S. military continued to pay heavy casualties. But in the face of this casualty. The U.S. military seems to have turned a blind eye and continued to attack forward!

"Hit!" After the US army entered the range of the 21st Division of the Chinese Army. The Chinese soldiers on the defensive, on the orders of the officers, opened fire. For a time, the sound of light and heavy machine guns and mortars, as well as infantry guns, resounded throughout the battlefield. The strong firepower caused heavy losses to the American troops who were burying their heads in the charge, and many American soldiers were hit, and then fell to the ground at once, and there was no sound again.

The 127 mm heavy machine gun bullet was so powerful that after the human body was hit, it was directly broken in two. After some American soldiers were shot in the abdomen, their entire bodies were directly broken into two, and the upper part of the body had fallen to the ground, but the lower part of the body had run forward a few times due to inertia before falling to the ground. Under the intensive fire of the squadron, the American army will pay a heavy price for every step forward. On the battlefield, there were stumps and broken arms everywhere, and it soon became a Shura hell!

It's just that even such heavy casualties did not make the US troops retreat. At the time of the attack, the officers of the American army had already explained the situation to every soldier. Their back road has been cut off, and if they want to return to the United States alive, they can only move forward bravely and break through the blockade of the squadron, which is their only chance. Otherwise, they will all die here. Even if they were captured by the Chinese, they would be taken to work as coolies in the mines or to build railroads and roads until they died of exhaustion, never to have the opportunity to return to the United States and meet their relatives. The soldiers of the U.S. Army were convinced of what the officers said. In addition, the U.S. government has been demonizing China for many years, making China completely synonymous with an evil country in the eyes of ordinary Americans. Therefore, in order to be able to escape back to the United States, in order to be able to see their relatives and lovers, these American soldiers completely forgot their fear when they attacked, and they all seemed to have gone crazy one by one!

"Damn! Heavy machine guns! Heavy machine gun fire cover! Come up with a mortar and knock out the heavy machine guns of the Chinese! An American captain officer lay on the ground and spoke loudly.

"Boom!" A mortar shell exploded beside him, and the body of the American captain officer was suddenly blown in two, blood continued to gush out of the wound, and the look in his eyes slowly disappeared. At the end of his life, he rang out to his elderly parents in his native state of Kansas and his newly married wife. It's just that because of this damn war, he never had a chance to go back and see them!

"Division commander, the attack of the Americans is very fierce, and they are completely unafraid of death. Despite the great casualties we inflicted on the Americans, the losses of the 211th regiment in front were not small. They had suffered heavy losses in the previous shelling by the US army, and now they are almost unable to withstand the attack of tens of thousands of Americans! Said the chief of staff of the 21st Division of the Chinese Army.

"Let the 212th Regiment go up and reinforce it immediately! The attack of the Americans, although fierce, was only based on a surge of courage in their hearts. I don't believe they will be able to hold out for much longer in the face of huge casualties! Said the commander of the 21st Division of the Chinese Army.

Soon, thousands of officers and soldiers of the 212th Regiment were reinforced, and after receiving reinforcements, the pressure on the front line was reduced a lot, and the American army had to face more powerful firepower!

At 8:50 a.m., half an hour after the U.S. Army attacked, the U.S. 190th Infantry Division had already suffered most of the casualties. Seeing the comrades-in-arms around him fall to the ground one by one, and those comrades who were seriously injured but not dead wailing on the ground, this made the surviving American officers and soldiers full of fear. In such a situation, their courage also slowly faded. In the end, a retreat had to be chosen. When the 190th Infantry Division of the US Army withdrew, it was found that the total casualties of the division had reached two-thirds. This division has completely lost its combat effectiveness!

The huge casualties made the commander of the US army, Major General Powell, very distressed, but he did not have time to take care of these things now. After the 190th Infantry Division was torn down, the 191st Infantry Division was immediately replaced, and once again launched a fierce attack on the positions of the Chinese Army. There is a great momentum of not giving up until the Chinese army's position is broken.

The battle for Irona Corolada has already begun. The Chinese Army and Japanese mercenaries launched a fierce attack on the remaining two heights controlled by the US military. The U.S. troops guarding the high ground fought back desperately, and the two sides fought fiercely on the hillside. The blood of the soldiers who died in battle almost stained the ground on the hillside red.

At 9:15 a.m., the airship unit of the Chinese Air Force arrived in Tiela Corollada. Both the Chinese army and the Japanese mercenaries took advantage of the situation to withdraw back. Airship units began to bomb the heights of the American army. One aerial bomb after another roared down, blasting huge craters on the high ground. The US fortifications were blown up in scattered pieces, and the US soldiers who were unfortunately at the center of the explosion were even more boneless.

The bombing of the airship unit lasted only half an hour, but it caused huge casualties to the American troops. The U.S. troops, who were already struggling to cope with the Chinese Army's offensive, suffered heavy losses and demoralized a lot. What surprised the US military even more was that the airship unit of the Chinese Air Force did not evacuate as usual after the bombing, but continued to stay in the air.

"Da Da Da!" The heavy machine guns and rapid-fire guns carried on the airship began to fire at the positions of the American troops, further striking the American troops from the air, and acting as a firing point to stay in the air. An airship suspended in mid-air that can charge and play a condescending advantage. The U.S. troops hid in the trenches and could withstand the bullets of the Chinese army, but they were powerless in the face of the strafing of airships in the air. More and more American soldiers were being shot by airships in the air, which cost the US military dearly.

Soon, the fighters of the Chinese Air Force also joined in, and the machine guns on the fighters also joined in the strafing of the US troops, making the US troops guarding the high ground miserable!