Chapter 765: Killing in the Moonlight
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The war horses galloped, and the sound of horses' hooves resounded all over the place, gathering together, as if it was thunder! The 15th Division of the US Army, which was attacked by surprise, was simply unable to organize a powerful counterattack. A few minutes later, the Chinese cavalry entered the camp of the American army, and a saber emitted a cold white glow under the moonlight!
"Kill!" The camp of the American army built a rudimentary defensive line on the perimeter. But at this time, a large number of American troops were still in a panic, and the American troops who entered the position to block the Chinese cavalry were pitiful.
"Dada!" A light machine gun was set up and fired at the galloping Chinese cavalry, and the two cavalrymen who rushed in front were instantly shot and fell to the ground. However, before the machine gun could finish firing a shuttle of bullets, the Chinese cavalry who came around from the side, waved the saber in his hand lightly, and with the help of the power of the war horse, he easily cut off the head of the American machine gunner!
The small amount of American resistance was crushed in less than a few minutes. And at this time, the artillery battalion, to which the cavalry brigade belonged, also stopped shelling. At this moment, the camp of the US military has already been on fire. Explosions were heard continuously, and it was the death of the ammunition depot of the American army in the fire. At the same time, these sky-high fires also pointed out the direction for the assault of the Chinese cavalry!
Although, with the increase in automatic weapons, the lethality of cavalry, is no longer as great as before. However, at certain specific times. The cavalry assault can still exert a strong force. And at the moment. The situation of the 15th Division of the US Army is exactly like this!
After the Chinese cavalry broke into the camp of the American army, it was like a tiger rushing into a flock of sheep, and they continued to reap the lives of these American soldiers with their sabers. The tall American soldiers looked so weak at this moment. In the face of the assault of the Chinese cavalry, the US army simply could not resist!
"The first battalion is to the east, the second battalion is to the west. Three battalions assaulted due north! "The three battalions that broke into the US camp from the front, after attacking it, were divided into three arrows, as if to pierce the US camp. Outside the camp, the fourth and fifth battalions of the cavalry brigade were still detouring. Brigadier General Gong Zhiqiang, the commander of the cavalry brigade, was determined to take advantage of this opportunity this time. The 15th Division of the U.S. Army was crippled!
"Kill!" The panicked American soldiers, like headless flies, ran around the camp, while the Chinese cavalry, following behind them, killed the American soldiers with their sabers. Even though. There were some American soldiers who surrendered to the Chinese cavalry, but in the midst of such a scuffle, how could it be possible to accept their surrender? With the same knife, a head has already flown high!
David? Smit, a U.S. lieutenant platoon leader, was one of the survivors of the battle. It's just that this time the battle. but took his right hand. That may be why he survived that chaotic night. After the war, David? Smit recounted the night's scuffle.
After a day of rapid marching, David? Smit and his comrades, after an early dinner, went into the tent to rest. They had to walk more than 150 kilometers to get to San Luis Potosí, and they had to walk for at least four days or so. During such a long march, it is very important to maintain your body.
In the middle of the night, a violent explosion suddenly sounded in the camp. And David? Smit was also awakened. The word "enemy attack" immediately flashed through his mind. He got up at once, woke up his comrades, grabbed his gun and rushed out. After rushing out of the tent, he found that the entire camp seemed to be in a sea of fire. Panicked American soldiers were everywhere, and a large number of tents were set on fire during the shelling.
At this time, a sound like thunder was heard in the distance. But David? Smit was a seasoned veteran who understood what it was the first time. In the early days of this chaos, it was raided by the Chinese cavalry, which was undoubtedly a catastrophe for the 15th Division of the US Army! In fact, just like David? As Smit expected, the panicked American troops could not resist the vomiting of blood from the Chinese cavalry, and the Chinese cavalry was like a devil crawling out of hell, quickly reaping their lives!
At the time, David? Smit immediately led dozens of his soldiers, leaning on the rocks near the tent, to prepare to resist the attack of the Chinese cavalry!
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Their fire killed several Chinese cavalrymen, but it drew more Chinese cavalry retaliation. Soon, David? Smit's platoon was annihilated by the Chinese cavalry. And he himself was cut off with an arm. However, it is precisely because of this that he also picked up a life!
Among the 15th Division of the U.S. Army, there are many low-ranking officers who are like David? Smit, like the soldiers, organized a resistance, but their bravery could not save the rout of the 15th Division of the American Army. More than half an hour after the Chinese cavalry attacked the US camp, the commander of the 15th Division of the US Army, seeing that the general trend had gone, issued an order to disperse and break through. His original intention was to hope that the American soldiers would be able to escape back and join the main force under the cover of night. However, it was this order that caused the US 15th Division to completely collapse.
After receiving the order from the division commander, some soldiers of the 15th Division of the US Army turned around and fled, while others were at a loss. This once again plunged the soldiers of the 15th Division of the US Army into chaos. The Chinese cavalry, on the other hand, took advantage of this opportunity to wantonly kill American soldiers.
From the camp of the 15th Division of the US Army, the road to the main force of the US First Army, although it was only a short ten kilometers, was chased by the Chinese cavalry all the way, and the entire road was almost covered by the corpses of American soldiers. The Chinese cavalry pursued until they reached the camp of the First Army of the United States Army before turning their horses' heads.
The killing lasted until dawn. The Chinese cavalry, having completed the task, calmly retreated. Only the devastated US military camp remained. According to post-war statistics, the 15th Division of the US Army suffered more than 7,000 casualties of more than 12,000 men in the battle that night, of which more than half of the soldiers were killed, and most of the remaining were seriously wounded, and only a small number were lightly wounded. In addition, there were many American soldiers, pursued by the Chinese cavalry, lost, and by the time the First Army of the United States finally gathered the troops of the 15th Division, there were less than 3,000 men left. The 15th Division of the U.S. Army was completely disabled!
When the Chinese cavalry launched a surprise attack on the 15th Division of the US Army, the main force of the US First Army, ten kilometers away, received the news not long after. However, what is strange is that they did not send troops to support the 15th Division, but sat back and watched the 15th Division of the US Army be heavily damaged by the Chinese cavalry. After the end of the war, the commander of the First Army of the United States, James ? Major General Bell said in an investigation that it was already midnight, and the US army did not have many cavalry, and it was not known how many troops the Chinese had invested and whether there were other traps. Therefore, in order to avoid even greater losses, he did not send troops to the rescue of the 15th Division, but ordered the divisions to strengthen the defense. James? Major General Bell's answer did not satisfy the investigation team. As a result, James? Major General Bell had to retire early after the war, and his military career came to an end!
The cavalry brigade of the Sixth Army suffered very slight losses in this battle, and the casualties of the whole brigade were less than 200 people. Killed and seriously wounded, less than a hundred, and the rest were only lightly wounded. This victory of the cavalry brigade greatly boosted the morale of the squadron.
In the ensuing battle, the cavalry brigade continued to block the US First Army, and during the march of the US army, there were always Chinese cavalry attacking them, adopting a hit-and-run strategy, causing extremely severe casualties to the US army, and at the same time, successfully delaying the advance of the US army. Later, the First Army of the US Army could only advance about 10 kilometers a day at most, and the road that needed to be completed in a few days took more than 10 days. And, by the time the First Army of the U.S. Army arrived in San Luis Potosí, the war was over.
General Gao Chang received the good news from the cavalry brigade on the morning of February 28, and the good news of the cavalry brigade finally made the squadron ** squadron, which had been frustrated in the attack for two consecutive days, raise its eyebrows. The morale, which was originally somewhat low, has also picked up.
Immediately afterward, the squadron immediately launched an attack on the U.S. Third Army in the St. Louis Valley, and the U.S. Army also received the news that the First Army had been attacked by Chinese cavalry, that an infantry division had been crippled, and that it would take more time to reach St. Luis Potosi. This made the commander of the American army, John? Lieutenant General Bates was shocked. Although he strictly ordered the news to be kept secret, the news eventually spread, which also severely affected the morale of the American troops.
Although, after the US army was defeated by the squadron last time, the army began to expand its army, and at the same time strengthened training and increased heavy equipment. However, these do not change the US Army in the calculation time. The U.S. Army hasn't fought a decent major battle since the Civil War. In the war of no drama, although the US military won the victory, its own casualties were not small. And then the war with China was a complete defeat. Therefore, the US Army's will to fight, on the whole, is far inferior to that of the squadron. If you have an advantage, you may not be affected. But once at a disadvantage, this is the problem of Yan zhòng.
On the contrary, the Chinese Army has been at war since the time of Western Sichuan. After the establishment of the empire, it fought several major battles one after another, and both the ability of the commander and the will to fight individually were far stronger than those of the American soldiers! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the Biquge www.biquge.info (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to M to read.