Chapter 973: Silence Before the Outbreak
"No, it shouldn't be like this. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info we must not hold back on this. "When he learned that the enemy on the Changjin Lake front had new weapons that he had never seen before, MacArthur, who was squatting in Tokyo, did not hesitate to refuse the staff officer's suggestion to 'attack cautiously'.
The 'Emperor' was even furious because of this, loudly rebuking the cowardice and cowardice of the US Far Eastern Theater General Staff. Instead, he demanded to step up his attacks and be sure to gain overwhelming momentum in front of his opponents.
Small losses could not affect the enterprising spirit of the 1st Marine Division. As a pole that dominates the world, the US military is not a piece of garbage that will be defeated at the slightest setback. In a world that only believes in iron and blood, only those who are calm and brave enough to sacrifice can win dignity.
The United States, which had just won World War II, was so confident that it was the best in the world in industry, agriculture, commerce, technology, and even everything. They will not admit that they are inferior to anyone in any place, which is the pride of the world hegemon.
And the self-confidence of the 'Emperor Taishang' is well-founded, "I know the Chinese army." They are corrupt, inefficient, and crushed with a single blow. I know a Mr. 'Peanuts' whose army impresses me, and whose compatriots can't stand in the way of our mighty America. ”
Similarly, as a 'fourth-class class' of the American military force, the Marine Corps has historically been the object of discrimination. They receive the least funds, use the worst weapons, and do the hardest work, accompanied only by honor and pride. They are a real force and they will not admit defeat.
When he found that the enemy on the opposite side was very difficult to deal with, Colonel Puller, who was located in the ancient soil, restrained his impatience and began to face his opponent squarely. Because he realized that the enemy in front of him was not a temporary soft bone like Nanbang, but a soldier with strong endurance and a spirit of sacrifice.
The most important thing is that some of the weapons of this opponent are not bad, and even slightly better than the current Marine Corps. This point is worthy of serious attention from the strong explosive power of the opponent's heavy tank, and the result of serious treatment is to bear the wrath of the powerful US military.
"Our air power has been blockading the logistics of the Chinese communist army, and the number of their advanced weapons is definitely not enough, and the ammunition is even less enough, otherwise they would have driven us into the sea and would not have fought a defensive war at all." Colonel Puller weighed his strength and felt that it was easiest to push the fire.
"We need support, we need a lot of air support." Colonel Puller still called for support, and the generals of the rear marines and the Tenth Army immediately met his needs. The loss of five 'pirates' is nothing, and the United States has nothing else, but more planes and more ammunition.
It's a mountain of stacks!
In order to effectively suppress the target, not only the 'pirates' of aircraft carrier-based aircraft came, but also the B-26 from Wonsan airfield and the B-29 from many Japanese airfields. The overwhelming iron wings span the sky, obscuring the sky and the sun.
Raining bombs and napalm rained down from the sky, carpet bombing spread a web of fire that spread across the entire field of vision. Countless explosions continued to sound, and the clouds of smoke in the sky covered the wasteland and hillside where the volunteers were located, launching an all-round attack without dead ends.
With the protection of air power, Colonel Puller on the ground decided to take the initiative again. He hopes to break the opponent's will to fight, make full use of his side's firepower advantage during the day, and weaken the enemy's ability to fight at night.
Another tactical force of about 1,000 men fought out of Gutuli, and the 1st Marine Regiment struggled to piece together the equipment at hand, and once again organized an armored force to attack the hill controlled by the volunteers. The artillery in the rear also did everything possible to provide fire support.
...... bombing and shelling, the U.S. troops in Gutuli launched an attack during the day for the entire 30 days, and the powerful firepower put the 60th Division of the Volunteer Army responsible for blocking the attack under great pressure.
In order to block the enemy's attack, the three main regiments of the 60th Division suffered heavy losses. The snow-capped hilltop positions were lost, and the soldiers, whose hands and feet were stiff from the cold, watched as the American troops approached step by step.
But just when the enemy's arrogance was rising, the 60th Division had no other way but to endure. Zhou Qingfeng and others, who belonged to the 178th Regiment, were placed in the rear and could not move, and the only order they received was to rest and recuperate.
Tanks can't move, radars can't be turned on, anti-aircraft guns can't be fired, and all heavy equipment is covered with camouflage nets and well protected. According to the words of the regiment commander - this batch of heavy equipment is the only counterattack force in our hands, even if the front line is dead, we cannot move.
In addition to the regiment's independent tank platoon, more than 300 regiments of the main force were withdrawn from the front. They changed into field coats and plush leather shoes that Zhou Qingfeng had robbed, wore gloves and thick hats, and ate a small supply of high-calorie U.S. military food, which was also silently accumulating physical strength.
Zhou Qingfeng also belongs to the silent group, his ability has been recognized, and the job to do now is to organize a shock force.
In addition to three IS-7s and two engineering vehicles, Zhou Qingfeng also had five stolen M26 'Pershing', one M4A3E8 'Sherman', and more than a dozen armored vehicles and trucks. These tanks and vehicles will form a fast-moving assault vanguard.
In the face of the frantic offensive of the American army during the day, the 60th Division can now only wait desperately for the night to come. Because the Battle of Changjin Lake had only been fought for two or three days, judging from the current situation, the difficulties faced by the Ninth Corps were beyond imagination.
The entire corps is the absolute elite of the Turtle Army, and it is a powerful force used by the Turtle to realize the reunification of the motherland. But now the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level have done their best, but the severe cold in North Korea has caused them great losses.
Zhou Qingfeng watched the wounded sent off the front line without even the strength to wail, and the blood they flowed out quickly froze. The hygienists lacked medical treatment and medicine, and they couldn't even make fires to keep warm under the US air raids, so they could only watch their comrades-in-arms lose their body temperature and become stiff corpses.
The Marines of the U.S. Army, who were fighting for their honor, considered themselves unbearable humiliation, who believed that the destruction of five fighter jets, a dozen tanks, and dozens of vehicles was a tragic loss, and that they had been provoked by an unacceptable kind.
The yellow monkey should fight with rifles and mortars, how can it use advanced tanks and anti-aircraft artillery? In order to emphasize that they have the most powerful equipment and firepower superiority, the Marines launched an attack with all their might.
It's not just the American Marines who can fight for honor, there is also a group of people who are fighting for their own glory and dreams. In terms of hardships and crimes, who can compare with the people in the land of China, and who can surpass the people's army?
Dressed in dirt, poorly fed, and poorly used, they have almost no understanding of the world's strongest military force, but this army has never given up its enterprising spirit. The Korean War was a lesson in modern warfare for them, with blood and lives as tuition.
"When it gets dark, we can launch a counterattack." The regimental commissar was also suffering. The 178th Regiment was the focus of the US attack, and more than 3,000 people in the regiment lost most of them in one day, and all the sacrifices were made to carry it until dark.
"No, we can't wait for dark, we have to put it up now. The Americans are about to be unable to fight, we can't wait for them to retreat and organize their defenses before attacking, if we want to fight, we have to take advantage of now! ”
Withstand a day's high-intensity attacks, exchanging casualties for a chance to counterattack. It was almost six o'clock in the afternoon, and Zhou Qingfeng showed the decisiveness of an armored commander, and he asked to attack in the last half hour before dark.
"Prepare now. Burn the fire to warm up the tank engine. The radar is activated, and the flies in the sky are shot down for me. Is the fast column full? When I'm full, I'll get in the car, and the Yankees should listen to the roar of our cannons! ”