Nine hundred and fifty-four. "Judgment Day of Fate"
Corrit and his 2nd Panzer Cavalry Division were ruthlessly betrayed by the Italians.
When Tadziwater received a telegram that his own Akmot Panzer Division was unable to advance because of an "attack" by the Germans, Corrit had little strength to be angry.
That's it, that's it, it's not the first time that the Italians have done such an unbelievable thing.
Why should you be angry? What is the need to be angry? Instead of getting angry at the Italians, think carefully about how to get out of the predicament in front of you.
At this point, Corrit is still quite calm.
At this time, the German army had gradually occupied the initiative, and all positions defended by the Allies were attacked by the Germans to varying degrees.
The entire Allied army has completely switched from the previous offensive to the defensive.
To make matters worse, after the start of the Second Battle of Berlin, a large-scale armed uprising broke out in almost all occupied parts of Berlin on the orders of Baron Alexson and Führer Adolf.
Westmoreland was forced to put out fires everywhere, and a large number of troops were sent to these cities, and he was temporarily unable to send more troops to the front line until new reinforcements from home arrived.
Not only was there only one 2nd Panzer Division, but all the Allied units that were under attack by the Germans, who had to fight alone on their own for a long time.
This is a very serious, but also quite frustrating situation......
Relying on Crete simply won't solve the problem......
The German offensive was rising wave after wave, and calls for help from various positions continued to enter Corret's headquarters. But what can he do......
The only order he could give was to order his troops to hold their positions tightly and strive for reinforcements to arrive.
In such a passive situation, Crett had to let go of his dignity as an American officer. Ask for help again from the Italians, who had previously despised them, and ask them to move closer to him immediately.
This time he used a request, not a command......
Again, however, he received the news that made him angry: General Tazivona told the Americans that the pressure he was under was also very high, and that the German attack was so fierce that he could not get closer to the Americans.
Intelligence from aerial reconnaissance told Corrett. Only a small group of Italian troops operating in the vicinity of the Italian Akmot Panzer Division were monitoring them, and did not pose any threat to the Acmot Panzer Division at all.
"When the battle is over, I swear I'll kill him......" Crett said through gritted teeth......
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Wang Weiyi put down the telescope in his hand. Although the attack was relatively smooth, he could not be completely satisfied: "Order, the troops under the command of Guo Yunfeng immediately advanced to our place and joined the attack on the 2nd Armored Cavalry Division. ”
He had to end the war in the shortest possible time. Otherwise with the drag on of the battle. No one knows what will happen to the Dao.
Wang Weiyi thought for a moment: "Order, the Great German Regiment quickly launched an attack on the 7th Infantry Regiment of the US Army, and the 'Delphi Tank Group' assisted in joining the attack and crushing the enemy little by little!" ”
Ernst. As soon as Field Marshal Bremm's order was given, the Großdeutsche regiment quickly broke away from the frontal battlefield. This puzzled their opponents, but they definitely didn't have the guts to leave their positions and pursue them.
Similarly, the "Delphi Tank Group" quickly approached the 7th Infantry Regiment of the US Army.
A number of helicopter gunships appeared in the sky, which was the air power of the Germans to assist the infantry in combat.
Missiles from helicopters whizzed down on the positions of the Americans. Soon the earth was plunged into flames and smoke.
And then, the shouting German soldiers. Under the cover of tanks and assault guns, they launched an attack on the enemy's positions one after another.
The U.S. 7th Infantry Regiment has worked very hard, as have the helicopter gunships responsible for supporting them. But to the dismay, two US helicopters were quickly shot down.
Above the head, it was still the German helicopter gunships......
It was hard for American soldiers to imagine this happening before......
After the Großdeutsche Regiment and the "Delphi Tank Group" joined the battle, the 7th Infantry Regiment of the US Army, which was already in a bad situation, became even more passive.
The last soldier in his hands was also thrown into battle by Colonel Nack, but he found himself unable to stop the German attack.
The soldiers were bleeding and dying, and he couldn't do anything about it, and it was the saddest thing for a commander to do.
He couldn't remember the first time he had called General Corrit begging for reinforcements, but each time he got the exact same response:
General Corrette is trying to draw reinforcements......
What does effort mean? Colonel Nat was eager to ask General Corrett if he knew that for every minute of delay in the road, more soldiers would die.
But he was only a little colonel.
At 5 p.m. on March 21, 1966, the Germans launched their heaviest offensive since the beginning of the war, which lasted until 7 p.m. at night.
By the end of the German offensive, Colonel Nat had less than 500 soldiers left to continue fighting, and most of his positions had been thrown to the Germans.
Colonel Nat knew very well that when the sun rose tomorrow, he would not be able to hold out anyway.
The cold wind whimpered, and the surviving American soldiers sat on their positions in frustration.
What else can be done? Colonel Turner sighed in despair......
"Colonel, we, can we surrender?" When a second lieutenant saw the colonel again, he asked cautiously.
"Maybe, maybe it's time for us to think about surrendering." Colonel Turner smiled bitterly.
Before, he had always thought that surrender was a very shameful thing, but now he knew it. Being alive is more important than anything else.
"Colonel, General Corret's call."
"Hello, Your Excellency."
"Colonel. I have great respect for the bravery of the 7th Infantry Regiment and hope that you will continue to be as brave as ever. On the other end of the phone came the unconfident voice of General Corrett: "I tell you once again, reinforcements will arrive soon, and I hope you will fight to the end for the honor of America." So tell me now, would you like to do that? ”
How many times has the general told himself that reinforcements were about to arrive? Colonel Nat counted about three times. But each time the general did not keep his promise. Should I tell him about the idea of surrendering? No, can't say. Otherwise, the gendarmerie will soon appear.
Colonel Turner perked his spirits: "Yes, General, I promise that I will see the glory of America above all else. ”
He hung up. Then he summoned all the officers of the regiment and shared with them the news of his decision to surrender.
The officers were silent......
"Choose, gentlemen officers." Colonel Turner's tone sounded so bleak: "Either fight to the end, or let us return home alive." ”
"You decide. You're the Colonel. "Finally. One major spoke: "But I really want to see my wife and children." ”
When these words were spoken, someone quietly shed tears......
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The sun has risen, as always......
When the Germans re-prepared for the attack, they were amazed.
On the positions of the 7th Infantry Regiment of the United States, a white flag was raised.
The Americans surrendered.
"The war will always end, and those who survive, I will try to get them back to their hometown alive." Wang Weiyi sighed softly, and then said in a low voice: "This cursed war......"
This is a cursed war......
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This is the second time Corrit has heard the news of his subordinates' surrender. The previous time it was the French, and this time it was the turn of the Americans.
He is not angry. It's just a little sad. He knew that some of his troops had lost their enthusiasm for fighting.
Or will you choose to surrender one day?
Ryan, the chief of staff on one side, was silent, and after a long while, he whispered: "Colonel Turner's surrender has had a great impact on the troops, and our intelligence department analyzes that more troops will do so in the near future." ”
"Not in the near future, but today." Crete's tone revealed unspeakable bitterness: "Ryan, do you think I will choose to surrender?" ”
"No, they can all surrender, but only you can't." Ryan had the audacity to suggest his own: "You can suffer defeat or you can choose to escape, but you can't only surrender, which will make you fall into the abyss from now on." ”
"Yes, the terrible abyss." Crete sighed deeply, "Should we really have this war?" Before that, I had never doubted our victory, and I was not even afraid of the Skull Baron at all. But reality broke me and told me that a country is definitely not so easy to conquer. ”
Crete finally understood this, but it seemed too late for him to understand......
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At this time, Wang Weiyi decided not to give the Americans any respite, and after the surrender of the 7th Infantry Regiment of the US Army, he quickly ordered his troops to attack the 8th Infantry Regiment.
And Corret, who decided to give up his illusions, also made a desperate and-for-tat deployment, he deployed the strength of an armored regiment to the position of the 8th Infantry Regiment.
I can't let my subordinates have no hope anymore, and although there are not many troops in his hands to mobilize, he still works hard to draw reinforcements.
Once the troops have hope, they may be able to burst into great power.
There are always miracles on the battlefield......
Crete was not wrong in his judgment, his only mistake was that he chose the wrong opponent.
His opponent was called Ernst. Alexon. Feng. Bram - Skull Baron!
Wang Weiyi will never allow victory to slip out of his hands!
He also sent all the power he could use to the battlefield, and this was perhaps the most decisive battle!
On March 22, 1966, the German army under the command of Wang Weiyi. and the U.S. forces under the command of Corritt put on a decisive battle on the Western Front in Berlin.
In order to support this decisive battle, the Germans and the Allies used almost all the forces they could.
The planes were engaged in a battle to the death in the air. Cannons roared at each other on the ground.
Perhaps the Allies had not expected such a situation before.
But this scene has really come......
"Germany showed the courage to die in times of crisis, and now it is time to show the courage of Germany to die." Wang Weiyi calmly watched the hot battlefield, and then issued his own order:
"Let's get started!"
In the roar of artillery fire, the great German counterattack began!
Tanks roared out, soldiers roared out, and the whole battlefield was in a frenzy.
The fanaticism of the German soldiers. The fanaticism of the American soldiers, the fanaticism of all the people are intertwined.
Fight for the honor of your country, fight for your own life!
Bullets flew wildly in the air. From time to time, it will hit the target, and then a life will leave this world like this......
It was a shocking scene.
Those who were able to survive and see this scene with their own eyes will relish. Some people may never want to remember what kind of nightmare they were into.
A soldier collapsed in a pool of blood. He's not dead yet. He begged his companions to help him, but he was disappointed that no one wanted to take care of him.
The only one who can save himself on the battlefield is himself......
An American soldier was probably frightened by this terrible battlefield, and he actually grabbed a grenade and shouted, as if he was afraid that the enemy would not know about his existence.
He's crazy.
Of course, the bullet did not pity him because of his madness. When the American soldier fell, his body was almost honeycombed.
Still no one wants to look at him more......
The battlefield is so brutal. You can choose to fight to the end, or you can choose to go crazy.
It's all your own choice!
The battlefields are so intertwined that it is almost impossible to tell where the main battlefield is, and the more this time, the more it is time to test the senior commander.
Rommel and Guderian are undoubtedly the best of them.
At the most critical moment of the decisive battle, after getting Adolf. After Hitler's permission, Rommel drew the last force in his hands that could be used:
All the guards around the Imperial Führer's Guard and the marshals were handed over to Ernst. Marshal Bram commanded!
They knew one thing too well, either they would win, or no amount of guards around them would be able to stop the defeat of Germany.
Wang Weiyi thanked Rommel, Guderian and Hitler for everything they had done for him, and he was able to give them only one thing in return:
Victory!
Wang Weiyi personally appeared on the battlefield with these troops.
"So, let's move forward together." Wang Weiyi's voice revealed calmness and determination to win: "Let's defeat our enemies together!" ”
Let's work together - crush our enemies! “
The Germans no longer had a single soldier, and all those who could move were thrown into battle.
The Germans are desperate, and the Americans are just as desperate. They knew that if they failed, they would lose not only victory, but also their lives and freedom.
This is a battle between the two armies to the death, and this is March 22, 1966......
Judgment Day of Fate!
"General Corritt, more than two divisions of troops are approaching the battlefield." Commander-in-Chief Westmoreland's voice finally rang out on the phone: "This is all the reinforcements we can organize at the moment, and I ask you to hold out until March 24th." ”
"I don't know if I'll be able to make it to that day." Corrit decided not to hide anything more: "What is certain is that the Germans are ready to make a decisive breakthrough today, at most tomorrow." ”
"I still hope that you can live up to our expectations of you." Westmoreland, who was on the other end of the phone, said coldly: "The president has personally called, and in addition to asking about the progress of the battlefield, he also specifically mentioned you. I must warn you, General Corret, that you have failed once, and if you fail again, I think your future will be ruined. ”
Corrett smiled sarcastically. Future? At this time, Commander-in-Chief Westmoreland actually threatened himself with these two words?
I am not sure if I will survive the war......
"I'll do my best, Mr. Commander-in-Chief." If Westmoreland had been by Corret's side at this time, he would probably have been able to see the disdain on Corret's face: "But if I'm unfortunate enough to die here, I hope to at least be able to cover my coffin with a national flag." ”
"I can guarantee you that I would rather do what you say than your failures."
When the contact was broken, Crete fully understood what the other party meant. Win or die here, he has no other choice.
His own death in battle is acceptable for any powerful force, at least it can divert domestic contradictions. Crete even thought that at his funeral, one of his own bosses would say with a heavy expression:
"General Corrit fought to the last moment for the honor of the United States, he was the pride of the United States, and he was a model for all American soldiers......"
Then, his own coffin will be buried, and no one will remember him for a few more years.
Pathetic life, poor life.
"Let's do what the politicians ask, Ryan." Corrit picked up his hat and put it on his head: "Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief has promised me that at least we can have a flag to cover." At the very least, our families will not be ashamed of us. At the very least, the politicians who deserve the curse have a reason to give an account to the people! ”
Ryan also smiled bitterly and helplessly. There's nothing they can do but do that! (To be continued......)