Chapter 935: Defeat

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"General, it's not good, Heights 2 has been captured by those Japanese dwarfs, and our soldiers are almost dead and wounded!" A staff officer rushed into the headquarters and reported to Lieutenant General George and Lieutenant General Clark.

"Damn, how can this be? Order the 25th Army to draw strong forces and recapture Heights 2! Lieutenant General Clark scolded angrily and immediately ordered. However, the staff officer did not answer, but looked at Lieutenant General George.

At this moment, Lieutenant General George was completely stunned, and his descendants were still attacking Heights 1 regardless of casualties. But unexpectedly, Heights 2 fell again. After Heights 2 is occupied by the squadron, even if Heights 1 is recaptured, it will not be of much use.

"It's over, it's all over!" Lieutenant General George muttered that his efforts were completely crushed by the squadron's attack. And his military career is likely to come to an end because of this failure, and it is an imperfect end.

"George, you sober me up, it's too late to say anything, you have to be responsible for the lives of the remaining more than 100,000 people, and immediately arrange troops to block the Chinese attack." If I am not mistaken, the fierce attack of the Chinese is just around the corner! Lieutenant General Clark urged.

At this time, a violent explosion suddenly broke out in Hartiangis, and the whole earth seemed to tremble, which was the result of the Chinese artillery gathering thousands of large-caliber artillery pieces to carry out a fierce shelling of Hartiangis.

"The attack of the Chinese has begun!" Lieutenant General Clark's face also changed, he didn't expect that the squadron's counterattack would come so quickly.

The violent explosion woke up Lieutenant General George, and his face turned pale. After the squadron launched an attack. The U.S. military has completely lost its last chance. With only the 100,000 men remaining in Hartiangis, it was impossible for Gen to reach the attack of the squadron. The U.S. defense of Hartian was based entirely on the high ground on both sides of the town and the dense fortifications within the town. Now that the heights on both sides had been occupied by squadrons, the Chinese artillery had launched a devastating shelling of the town, and the fortifications carefully prepared by the American troops were lightly destroyed in the heavy shelling, which made it almost impossible for the American troops to hold Hartian Geis.

"Order the 23rd Army to hold on to Hartiangis. No retreat without an order! The remaining forces of the 11th Army were ordered to stop the assault on Heights No. 1 and take charge of defending the flanks of Hartiangis. Clark, return to Iron La Corada with your troops, the Chinese attack has begun. We have no hope of holding on here! Lieutenant General George ordered.

"George, you retreat first! The main forces of my 16th Army are still alive and can stay and use the terrain to block the Chinese! Lieutenant General Clark said.

Admiral George shook his head, and then said, "Because of my reasons, the American team suffered heavy losses in this battle, and I must be responsible for this." Clark, you're right. If I had listened to your advice, I wouldn't have been what I am now. The United States needs generals like you! I hope that we will finally be able to defeat China and make the evil Chinese pay a heavy price! ”

"Okay. George, I'm going to lead the troops back to Tierra Cororada. However, the loss of Haltiangis is a foregone conclusion, and you should not hold on any longer. You only need to fend off the attacks of the Chinese for an hour. You can retreat. We still have enough troops in Tierra Cororada, and Admiral Pershing will give us enough support there. We haven't lost yet, we still have a chance to win! Lieutenant General Clark said. Although, he was able to be sure that Lieutenant General George would be punished for his miscommand in battle. But if Admiral Pershing can protect him, there shouldn't be too many problems, and the maximum relegation is just that. As long as he builds up meritorious service in future wars, then Lieutenant General George will have a chance to turn around.

"Okay, I see, Clark, anyway, thank you this time! Well, let's not say anything superfluous, the Chinese are coming! Lieutenant General George said.

"Okay, George, take care, we'll see you in Irona Colorada!" After Lieutenant General Clark finished speaking, he immediately left the command headquarters and gathered the remnants of the US 16th Army to prepare to withdraw to Tierra Cororada.

"Rush!" At this moment, two infantry divisions of the 7th Group Army of the Chinese Army launched a fierce attack on Hartiangis. The officers and men of the 23rd Army of the US Army, who were guarding this town, also ran out of the anti-artillery holes and tunnels, ready to resist the attack of the squadron. After the high ground on both sides was captured by the squadron, the town's defenses seemed so isolated. When the squadron launched the attack, a considerable number of infantry runs and mortars were deployed on the high ground on both sides, which could launch intensive fire strikes on the American fortifications.

"Fire! Fire! Those Chinese are going to rush up! The rank-and-file officers of the U.S. military shouted loudly.

"Da Da Da!" The heavy machine guns of the US troops immediately began to strafe, and several Chinese soldiers who rushed to the front immediately fell to the ground, and the bullets of the heavy machine guns of the US troops left a large bullet hole in their chests. The Chinese soldiers in the back hurriedly lay on the ground.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Several mortars deployed on Heights 1 opened fire on the positions of the American troops. Several mortar shells landed in the dense trenches, blowing up the Americans in all directions, and even the heavy machine gun that was constantly firing was blown up.

At the same time, the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army also concentrated the forces of two infantry divisions and attacked eastward from Heights 1, preparing to outflank the rear of the American army. On the No. 2 high ground on the other side, after the Japanese mercenaries seized the high ground, they also sent several divisions to outflank the rear of the American army from the other side. Although the resistance of the American army is very stubborn, it is now clear that it is the end of the crossbow.

"Mortar ready, blow up the enemy's heavy machine gun!" A platoon leader of a Chinese army second lieutenant shouted loudly.

Several mortars, with all their hands and feet, set up the mortar, and fired the first shell in less than a minute. After several rounds of artillery fire, the US heavy machine gun fire point had been destroyed, and the US heavy machine gunners were also killed.

"Rush me!" The second lieutenant platoon commander immediately jumped out of the trench and quickly rushed to the trench of the US army with dozens of officers and men of the whole platoon.

"Grenade! Throw! "After being less than thirty meters from the trenches of the American army, the second lieutenant platoon commander commanded loudly.

More than a dozen grenades were thrown, most of which fell into the trenches of the American troops, killing the reinforcements. The squadron also took the opportunity to break into the trenches and engage the American troops in close quarters.

"Bang Bang!" The second lieutenant platoon commander and sergeant squad leader were equipped with pistols, which were very useful when clearing the enemy in the trenches, and quickly killed the American troops who rushed at them.

"Boom!" The shotgun fired, killing the American troops hiding in the trenches. In order to strengthen the combat power in street battles and trench battles, the Chinese Army specially equipped a shotgun in the American infantry squad, which was very effective when dealing with the enemy in a dense state.

The defense of the U.S. forces in Hartian is based on sharp heights on both sides, and they try to rely on the high ground on both sides to inflict a lot of casualties on the squadrons attacking Hartian Gees. However, the American army never imagined that the heights on both sides would be captured by the squadron in such a short time. Moreover, the squadron took advantage of the high ground and deployed infantry runs and mortars and other light artillery, which fired condescendingly, almost suppressing the defense of the American army in Hartiangis. This allowed the squadron to break through the American defenses in a number of places.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the American line at Hartian Urgis was completely breached, and the remnants of the American 23rd Army, which had suffered heavy losses, retreated into the town. At this time, the town had already been reduced to ruins under the fierce fire of Chinese artillery.

"Send a telegram to Lieutenant General George, the attack of the Chinese is too fierce, we are about to be unable to withstand it, ask for a retreat!" The commander of the 23rd Army of the U.S. Army was in the underground headquarters and ordered with an anxious face.

"Yes, General!" The signal corps quickly sent the telegram. However, they did not receive a reply for a long time.

At this time, Lieutenant General George was also in a predicament. Two infantry divisions of the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army, which attacked from Heights 1, and 4 divisions of the Japanese mercenaries who attacked from Heights 2, launched an outflanking operation against Hartiangis. And it was the remnants of the US 11th Army that were responsible for defending the flanks. Although the 11th Army of the US Army was a descendant of Lieutenant General George, they had already broken their heads and suffered heavy losses in the battle of attacking the No. 1 Heights, with less than 20,000 of the 50,000 troops left. With only 20,000 people, how can we reach two fully manned Chinese Army infantry divisions and four Japanese mercenary divisions.

By the time the Chinese Army's 7th Army broke through the outer line of Hartian Geis and engaged in fierce street fighting with the US 23rd Army, Lieutenant General George and his army had already been surrounded, and more than 20,000 people were compressed into a narrow area of less than two square kilometers.

The commander of the squadron, Admiral Zhao Bo, immediately ordered that four divisions of the Japanese mercenaries surround the remnants of Lieutenant General George's 11th Army, and ordered General Yoshimasa Oshima to organize troops to encircle and annihilate this group of American troops. The two infantry divisions of the 2nd Army continued to pursue eastward, eliminating as many American troops as possible.

The commander of the 23rd Army of the US Army, who was defending Harties, gave the order to retreat without receiving a reply from Lieutenant General George for a long time. And this immediately caused a series of chain reactions, and the retreating American troops rushed to flee for their lives, and finally evolved from retreat to rout!