The night was dark, and all around was shrouded in night

Suddenly, a bright flare rose into the sky and exploded, followed by one flare after another, and in the night, the exhausted American soldiers looked at the horror in front of them in amazement.

The flares opened the corner of the night, and one tank after another surrounded the open field, and the black holes pointed straight ahead, and they had been on the road all night, and they were already surrounded by armored troops.

"Oh my God, the Devil's Legion is here, run quickly."

"What are you running, can you still run? Surrender...... This battle can't be fought. ”

As soon as they said this, most of the people were deflated, and the US reinforcement troops rushed back desperately from the morning when they received the military order, and almost broke their legs, and as a result, they ran into the enemy's encirclement.

As the first man dropped his gun and raised his hand, just like the plague contagion, most of the American soldiers had no strength to resist anymore and dropped their guns in front of the muzzle of the black hole.

"Don't lie down, don't sit down, put all the weapons with guns and bullets on the ground, and the disarmed soldier continues to walk forward, with hot soup and food in front of him."

The soldiers of the expeditionary force, holding a large iron horn in their hands, kept broadcasting in English, directing the surrendered soldiers to move forward obediently.

It didn't take a while

The weapons on both sides of the road have been piled up into small hills, and the hard-working American soldiers have worked hard for dozens of miles, and finally disarmed and surrendered when they arrive at the ground.

It's not that they don't want to resist, it's not that they don't want to escape, but they have exhausted their strength by the blind command of the US commander, and now they are hungry, thirsty, hungry, and surrounded again, how can they resist?

One by one, the US officers and men who had thrown themselves into the net surrendered and walked into the night according to the instructions, and they had to walk more than 10 kilometers ahead to reach the prisoner of war camp.

Otherwise, what if you are full and drunk, and have the strength to resist?

The flares fell quickly, and after the passage of this American unit, no new flares rose into the sky, and the surrounding area was shrouded in darkness of night, and the mechanized troops in a pocket formation quietly waited for the next prey, and Baba ran to take the bait.

This night

On several roads leading to Washington, there were expeditionary force soldiers waiting for the American troops who returned overnight to take the bait.

Although there were also American troops resisting during this period, in the unobstructed field, under the fire network of heavy machine guns and artillery, any resistance was extremely futile, and had no effect except to increase casualties in vain.

Until dawn

The Mobile Regiment of the Expeditionary Force has taken in nearly 40,000 prisoners, killed and wounded nearly 3,000 people, and the rest have fled.

In addition to the more than 10,000 American troops captured in the Battle of Harrington, the Mobile Corps already has more than 50,000 prisoners in their hands, which has become a huge burden for them, and they must not be discarded.

It is absolutely impossible to kill so many prisoners, and it is necessary to give them a certain amount of reasonable treatment, which has become the most troublesome problem for the two leaders of the mobile corps at present.

"Division Commander Wu, take care of the prisoners, you must give me at least one armored battalion, I don't want the main tank, just the Cheetah light tank, at least 40 of them.

I put them in the town of Harrington, and they took prisoners to solve the problem of food and water, and managed it themselves, and they ate when they could find food, and they starved when they couldn't find it.

I sent a main regiment to guard the roads out of the town, and I needed the tanks of the armored battalion to hold the key points and bridges to maintain maximum deterrence, otherwise the prisoner battalion of tens of thousands of people would not know how to end up once the den was blown up? ”

Major General Gu Haikang scratched his head with some annoyance, he had to take care of the prisoners' troops, because there was neither a prisoner camp nor a suitable place, so the prisoners could only be trapped in Harrington Town.

In this way, at least a force of no less than 5,000 people had to be formed, plus more than 1,000 casualties in the previous continuous battles needed to be settled, which accounted for almost one-third of Shangri-La's strength.

Brigadier General Wu Baoli also made a difficulty, saying that he was an armored division, but in fact lacked a heavy tank regiment, and added several more companies of Wild Wolf light tanks, so it can be said that it was not a complete body.

The main forces of the operation were two armored tank regiments with a total of 6 battalions.

Along the way, the battle was continuously transferred to 500 kilometers, and the vehicles damaged in the battle were negligible, and there were many vehicles lying in the nest, and there were nearly 50 tanks in the whole division.

The division headquarters and the repair companies of various regiments fought day and night to repair the combat vehicles lying in the nests, and if they were given dozens of wolf light tanks, the mobile strike force would be stretched.

He thought about it seriously and said sincerely;

"Commander Gu, I can't give you so many armored vehicles, at most 20 wolf light tanks, but the German regiment in the mobile corps can be handed over to you, and the dozens of British people are also placed here, they may not be good at fighting, and it is still okay to help do the psychological counseling work of being a prisoner.

Next

I plan to postpone the attack on Washington, but to make a quick attack along the road of American reinforcements, to break the enemy's heavy defensive line in one fell swoop, and to meet the main force of the Eastern Corps of the Expeditionary Force to the north.

Such a high honor as the occupation of Washington should be planned by the main force of the Corps.

As front-line commanders, we can only think more from a military point of view and make the most reasonable choice, what do you mean? ”

"Yes, I support your decision." Although Major General Gu Haikang has a higher rank, the special nature of the operation of the Mobile Strike Corps determines that the 4th Division of the Royal Praetorian Guard should be the main force, and the Shangri-La Division should be in a subordinate position.

The two big hands clasped tightly together, looked at each other and smiled, and reached a tacit understanding.

Looking at Brigadier General Wu Baoli's young and resolute face, Major General Gu Haikang sighed slightly in his heart, the opportunity of this deputy division commander Wu is really good, the merit of destroying the country is imminent, but Lieutenant General Zhao Jiaxiong is sick in bed, and he will give up this great credit to Brigadier General Wu Baoli.

He seized this opportunity and led the mobile corps to play a beautiful left hook, which made a detour of more than 500 kilometers, and won successive battles, and smashed into the suburbs of Washington like a bamboo, and his performance was really brilliant.

At the critical moment, in the face of the huge temptation, you can not be greedy for merit, and Feihuang Tengda is just around the corner.

At this moment, Major General Gu Haikang looked pleased; He is already old, but the new generation of stars is rising, and he doesn't have to worry about having no successor!

The prosperity of the empire, the prosperity of the country, and the ensuing army of the army and navy are shining brightly, one after another, and jointly support the backbone of the empire's strong and powerful forces, which is gratifying!

No matter what the era

There is no doubt that the capture of the flag and the destruction of the king are the first achievements.

Can't a mobile corps of more than 30,000 people beat Washington?

It should be said that there is a certainty of 6~7 percent, but it will definitely have to pay a huge price, and it is not a hard battle that can be fought in three days and five days.

Armored units are good at field operations, large-scale surprise attacks, detours, divisions and intersperses, and crush the enemy's infantry defense line with overwhelming force, which is the iron fist of attack in field combat.

The peculiarities of urban operations are more suitable for infantry units to attack fortifications.

Considering Washington's special political status and huge influence in the United States, it is a sure thing for the US military to resist and defend to the death.

The federal army, which is mainly composed of militias, is still quite bloody, otherwise the sacrifice would not be so great.

However, in the field, the overwhelming armored corps assaulted the weak flanks, which were not of the same rank in terms of weapons and equipment and officer command, so they were beaten to pieces and collapsed.

It's not that the Mi militia is not resolute in its will to resist, it's that the commander is too bad.

The US military command made a series of defeats in a hurry, demonstrating the great incompetence of the military command.

The more than 30,000 infantry and more than 300 armored vehicles in the Battle of Harrington would have caused serious damage to the mobile corps if they were to be heavily defended in urban warfare.

Not to mention one day, ten days may not be able to take it.

The hasty mobilization of the US troops on the nearby 10-kilometer defensive line was a major defeat, and when these exhausted US soldiers rushed to the outskirts of Washington, they were powerless to resist the armored units of the expeditionary force waiting for them.

It's better to let them stay on the defensive line, and it's better to fight step by step.

Therefore, one general is incompetent and exhausts the three armies.

Over the past few days, more than 150,000 American troops have been captured, wounded, and fled, and the number of American soldiers who still remain in the defense line is almost the same, and there are probably less than 30,000 urban militia and federal troops stationed in Washington City.

In such a battlefield situation, it is not far off for the US military to face a major rout in the Battle of Washington.

Originally, on the Washington Line, which is more than 80 kilometers long and more than 100 kilometers wide, the US military has amassed more than 300,000 heavy troops against the 100,000 Eastern Expeditionary Force.

It was through the roundabout flanking attack of the mobile strike corps, pulling and maneuvering, which had formed a huge gap in the entire defense site, annihilating and crushing 150,000 American troops.

The current situation is 150,000 against 100,000, the US defense line is under attack, and on the southern front, the US troops have not yet realized that the rear defense line has been completely empty, this is the fighter, and it is time to give a fatal blow.

Considering that the soldiers were too tired from continuous fighting, the mobile regiment set off again for Washington's southern defense line after a short rest for half a day.

Three days later

The Washington Line, which had been hit by the enemy, completely collapsed, with more than 20,000 American soldiers killed and wounded, more than 70,000 captured, and more than 60,000 fleeing.

The main force of the Imperial Expeditionary Force and the Mobile Strike Corps triumphantly joined forces, killing all the way with great momentum, and nearly 100,000 troops surrounded Washington.

At this moment, it was 100,000 against 30,000, and the expeditionary force had an absolute superiority in strength.

In a short period of more than 10 days, the expeditionary force broke through the Washington defense line defended by 360,000 US troops, which really surprised the whole world.

For a time, the strength of the Royal Army of the Ocean Empire became the focus of attention, and even the conceited Kaiser Wilhelm II had to admit it; "This is the most powerful army I have ever seen in the world, comparable to or even surpassed by the German army, and there is a lot to exchange and learn from between the two armies."

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