698 Battle of Augusta (9)

Above the desert. 【 I want: super fast update 】

The crescent moon is like an eyebrow, the stars are like a bucket, and the Milky Way is hanging across the sky, which is beautiful.

Such a clear night can only be seen in the era when industrialization has not yet been popularized, but the red glow under the horizon in the distance has destroyed this beauty, looking at the horizon as red as charcoal, Xu Hai took a deep breath, and the continuous explosions were deeply stimulating him and all the officers and soldiers of the 37th Division.

"Again!"

Xu Hai stuffed the cake with body temperature into his mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it, and then stood on the side of the road to encourage everyone to speed up a little more.

The soldiers also gobbled up, they had been on the road almost since last night, and they had only rested for three hours along the way, and many of them had blistered soles of their feet, but everyone was still gritting their teeth and holding on, because Yanta was so important.

Unlike Wu Peifu before, the 37th and 51st Infantry Divisions supporting Yanta this time were complete infantry divisions, although they lost more than 300 trucks, they had to tow artillery and load ammunition, so it was a drop in the bucket for nearly 40,000 infantry in the two divisions.

As a reconnaissance battalion directly under the division, it is naturally elite, but even then they are a little unbearable, fortunately, as long as they cross the low hill in front, it is the Yanta, so many soldiers have already held their guns in their hands and are ready to enter the battlefield at any time.

Sasha's footsteps spread around the wasteland, and with a heavy breath, Xu Hai finally led everyone up the hill, and when he looked forward, he was also stunned by the scene in front of him.

I saw that one flame after another exploded from the darkness, the tracer bullets of the machine guns shuttled like meteors, and countless figures strangled together in the firelight, shouting and shouting and shouting slogans endlessly.

"How the is this fighting? People can't tell the difference! The commander of the reconnaissance battalion of the 27th Division scolded.

Indeed, for the Entente army, night was already their only chance to close the distance between them and China, so almost every officer would take advantage of the absence of planes at night, the navy, the army, and even the escape.

Therefore, Xu Hai knew that as long as Yanta held out for a few hours, and waited until the entire air force that had been held all night after dawn was dispatched, this Australian coalition army, which accounted for nearly 40% of the total strength, would be completely finished!

"Battalion commander." The correspondent walked to the side with the radio on his back: "Contact the command, they want us to reinforce the northwest corner, be sure to hold the position until tomorrow morning!" ”

"Northwest corner?"

Xu Hai immediately raised his binoculars to look, and saw that the light spots and explosions in that place were dense, and even many trenches were lit with flames, knowing that it must be a critical time, he immediately shouted: "Contact the headquarters, let them not attack to the north!" ”

The correspondent immediately shouted into the radio wow, this is a necessary communication, if it is not taken care of in advance, it is estimated that more than 3,000 people from the two reconnaissance battalions were wheeled by their own artillery before they pounced.

"Bullet, who still has bullets!"

"Then, the last, save some!" The dog threw out 2 magazines, and the comrades didn't even have time to thank them, so they pressed the magazines into the chamber of the gun, and then with a rifume bullet bridge, the bolt was loaded with great skill.

The war has reached a fever pitch, compared with the US troops who were about to collapse before, these Australian soldiers who started at night are obviously much stronger, no wonder Britain desperately wanted to recruit troops from here before the war, fortunately they were all dragged here, if they were put into Europe, I am afraid it would really bring a lot of trouble to Germany. 【 I want: super fast update 】

After more than ten hours of fighting, there were less than 50 men left in the trenches where a company was stationed, and there were corpses everywhere mixed with blood and mud, and the machine guns had long since stopped because they had run out of ammunition.

After the dog threw out the latter mortar shell, as soon as he picked up the gun, he saw a flower on the left, and immediately shouted nervously: "Big head, lie down!" ”

"Bang bang."

Two sounds, the moment the big head slammed to the ground, the dog raised his gun and fired two shots at the Australian soldier who jumped into the trench behind the big head, and the unlucky guy fell down before he could stand firmly.

When he got up and saw that this guy was actually holding a 77mm Lewis machine gun, cold sweat broke out all over his body, and he angrily rushed up and kicked the corpse a few times, picked up the machine gun and scolded: "Grandpa smiled!" ”

"Brother dog, thank you!"

The big head turned around and thanked him, and after setting up the machine gun, he pulled the trigger fiercely at the figure in the firelight.

With shuttles flying overhead, shells whistling incessantly, the Entente soldiers who had blocked the way to retreat had gone mad, and they understood that tonight was the last opportunity, so they sent all the troops they could send.

The dog also gasped, patted the big head on the shoulder, and led a few companions along the trench to check, as a front position, he could not even remember how many times the enemy had breached the line, it seemed that every time, they rushed in, and then they were quickly cleared, and the line was set up again after retaking the trench.

In front of the trenches were densely packed corpses, and in the back, hundreds of machine guns and mortars on the main position were still roaring, forming a tragic line of death.

Stumbling under his feet, the "land" was of different depths, the soft ones were all corpses, both his own comrades, and many of them were enemies, as the first line of defense in front of the breakthrough, he knew from the beginning that it would be such a scene.

Several Australian soldiers who tried to climb over the trench appeared in front, and the dog threw the latter grenade without thinking, and before the explosion could be extinguished, a series of bullets fell at their feet.

"Be careful, tank!"

The dog pushed down his comrades around him, and when he was about to crouch down and shrink into the corner, the shells exploded beside him, and the 75-mm shells that exploded at close range not only raised countless dust, but also pierced his arm with the shrapnel that exploded.

The pain paralyzed his whole body in an instant, and the dark shadow in his eyes began to grow larger and larger, and a moment later a St. Chamont tank creaked and slowly appeared on the edge of the trench, trying to climb over it.

"Brother Dog!"

Hearing the explosion, and seeing the dog lying in the trench, half of his body was dyed red, and the big head was red in an instant, and whether he could penetrate the tank or not, raising the Lewis machine gun against the tank was a fierce sweep.

In the spark that clanged open, the machine gun in the tail of the tank was immediately smashed to pieces, and he threw away the dead machine gun, rushed under the belly of the tank, hugged the dog and shouted: "Brother dog, it's okay." ”

"It's okay, phew." After spitting out the mud in his mouth, the dog endured the pain, looked up at the crawler rolling slowly, and said with bared teeth: "Blow it up with a grenade." ”

"It's gone!"

"You're gone?"

Seeing that the tank was about to pass, the big head grabbed a handful of mud fiercely, smashed it on the tank and shouted around: "Who still has grenades, who has them?" ”

"It's gone."

"I'm gone!"

There was a sparse sound in the trenches, and when he heard everyone's answer, the dog endured the pain and scolded: "Damn, I knew I wouldn't blow up those bastards!" ”

Seeing that the tank was about to leave the trench and drive backwards, everyone had no choice but to when, a fiery red light like a meteor suddenly came from the north, only to see that the left side of the Saint-Chamont tank, which had just crossed the trench, was suddenly burst into flames.

"I'll let you beat my dog, I'll be your grandma!"

Seeing a few Australian tank soldiers escape, the big head was now energetic, and it didn't take long for everyone to be released, and just as he wanted to see who was helping, he heard countless loud shouts of killing suddenly coming from the north.

"Don't hit north!"

"Stop hitting north!"

The company commander shouted to everyone's attention, and after a while, he saw hundreds of comrades in Chinese military uniforms rushing into the trenches, and in an instant, the less than 400-meter-long and shaky defense line was once again stabilized.

By the time the machine gun roared again, the big head had already begun to look for someone.

"Medic, do you have any medics?!"

The big head barked while running, and after a while, he finally found a medical officer, pulled him to the dog, and asked anxiously with red eyes, "Medical officer, is there anything wrong?" ”

After checking it, the medical officer comforted: "It's okay, it's just that the shrapnel has pierced the arm, it's not a big problem, the hand can be saved!" ”

"That's good, that's good!" As soon as he heard that the dog was fine, and the reinforcements had arrived, the anxious big head finally breathed a sigh of relief, and sat on the ground, as if he had been taken away with all his strength.

The dog who bared his teeth and endured the pain to let the dog who bandaged the wound of the medical officer see that the sky gradually let go of a trace of redness, and the difficult night was finally over!

Looking at the red sun on the horizon, Major General Jim sat down on the ground with a snap, and all night, as many as 300,000 soldiers were invested, but Yanta remained as immobile as a rock.

As the sky brightens, it means that you have completely failed!

The general's staff officer ran into the headquarters with a nervous face, but was frightened by Major General Jim's appearance, and said the last four words after half a ring: "Fly, the plane is coming." ”

"Boom, boom

A series of explosions responded to the staff officer's voice, and the 3rd Air Division, which had been holding back all night, took out all its strength, 170 Kunpeng were divided into three batches, plus 163 Tempests, 21 Hippopotamus-class airships, and even more than 50 Mustang that had no mission were hung with 125 kg of bombs.

The sky, in an instant, seemed to be obscured, the flowers of death continued to explode, and the reality of a night of hard fighting, with nearly 70,000 casualties and not taking Yanta, made the Australian coalition army swallow up a little morale.

When the plane appeared overhead, almost everyone forgot the military order and began to scatter, looking down from the sky, it was full of remnants of soldiers running around.

"Well fried!"

"Holy shit, let you have a good time last night!"

Seeing the black and red mushroom clouds all over the mountains, the big head clapped his hands excitedly, and then a horn sounded throughout the world, making everyone feel a burst of numbness.

"Brothers, rush!" In the blink of an eye, the big head was the first to rush out of the trench, and I don't know where he found a military flag, waving it and rushing towards the enemy.

The dog leaned against the wall, endured the pain and slowly stood up, only to see that the left, right, and behind him, all the places that could be seen were his comrades-in-arms, and in the loud charge, tens of thousands of comrades-in-arms swept towards the enemy, and those coalition troops who had stormed all night had forgotten to shoot like lost dogs.

"Win!" In Yanta Town, Wu Peifu breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Win!" On the plane, Zhao Long and Huang Fuqi high-fived each other.

"Win!" There was a thunderous roar of joy in the General Staff of the General Staff in Beijing.

"Win!" In the garden, the corners of Li Mo's mouth hooked, and he put down the telegram and slid his finger to the target behind him.

At 3 p.m. on September 17, the Battle of Augusta ended.

Within five days, with Augusta, Flinders Ridge and Yanta as the center, the West Route Army of the South Central China Theater invested a total of 370,000 troops, 508 aircraft, 579 tanks/armored vehicles, 8,900 trucks, and heavy artillery

During the five-day battle, a total of 320,000 enemies were killed and wounded, more than 410,000 people were captured, and its own losses reached more than 15,700 people.

On the 19th, hundreds of huge ships suddenly appeared off the coast of Brisbane, and with the help of 6 battleships and heavy cruisers, 3 fire support ships and 5 motherships, it took only half a day to take control of the port of Brisbane.

On the 23rd, the 110,000-strong landing force joined up with the North and Central Route Armies in the South-Central Theater and successfully cut off the connection between Queensland and South Wales, and more than 190,000 of the Australian Allied Fifth Army stationed in Queensland were killed and 230,000 captured.

On the 25th, the forward of the Western Route Army arrived in Canberra, the Australian Parliament announced surrender at the next moment, and more than 300,000 allied soldiers also laid down their arms.

On the same day, Hua announced that the families of the Australian soldiers who had been called persona non grata because of their support for the war would be deported to Sealand together, and since almost all the Australian men were evacuated, nearly 960,000 families would have to leave!

: This month is relatively weak, in the middle of the month when the unit changes leaders, the result is required to link the year-end assessment and the year-end bonus that began in October, Hippo happens to do this, in previous years, when it was not linked, just make up a few copies of it, but this time I don't dare, it is related to the money bags of dozens of brothers and sisters, so I have to deck n days, and I have to go home to assess the form, so there is no state, and there is no speed, and I am sad.

It's 250,000 words this month, let's redo it next month, hehe!

No more nagging! ~！