Chapter 484 - American reinforcements
The fall of Viria made Hansaloniki's Greek army lose the barrier of the left wing defense. The originally orderly defensive formation has shown great flaws. The Chinese army has been able to attack Thessaloniki from all directions.
The news that 50,000 Greek soldiers in Virilla died or became prisoners came, causing the whole Greek army in Thessaloniki to shake the spirit of the 150,000 soldiers who were hiding on the front line of Thessaloniki were panicked and no one knew whether they would face such an end.
The general attack order against Thessaloniki was issued in the early morning of the 27th. The 2nd Regiment of the 4th Division and the 3rd Regiment launched a clamp-shaped offensive against Huftasros, which was protruding at the top of Thessaloniki, and rushed forward. The 3rd Battalion of the 3rd Regiment directly investigated and carried out a detour to encircle the southwest of Huftasros; the L Battalion of the 2nd Regiment broke into Huftasros from the northeast with the cooperation of the reconnaissance company and the guard company, and the lower Dattasros attacked the defending enemy. The remaining troops of the 4th Division launched a frontal attack along both sides of the road.
Suddenly, gunfire, grenade explosions and Chinese soldiers shouted and killed on the quiet battlefield.
The Greek defenders of Vtasros were shocked by the sudden blow and were all dizzy and panicked. I wonder how many Chinese troops were coming up.
The commander of the Greek brigade guarding here was supervising the troops to respond hastily while lifting up a telescope to observe the situation on the battlefield, and he saw from the telescope that countless Chinese soldiers were launching fierce attacks on this place.
At this time, the Chinese army's artillery began to show its power. The first shell hit the Greek command post. Immediately afterwards, thousands of artillery units of the National Wehrmacht artillery units fired countless shells like hail and poured on the enemy's positions, causing Greek soldiers to flee everywhere.
The left arm of the Greek brigade commander exploded, and the blood gushed out like a fountain. The other half of the broken arm, which was covered in blood, jumped slightly in the mud and flowed out. Mixed with the loess, it quickly wrapped the broken arm with a layer of mud plasma. Several staff officers of the Greek brigade commander were exploding by such fierce artillery fire and struggled for a few strokes. They soon died.
The guard crawled out of the soil and had several injuries on his body, but it was miraculous but not injured. The blood dyed a few pieces of blood on the military uniforms. He screamed strangely, his hands kept squeezing on his face for a while before he opened his eyes and saw that the command center had become ruins. When he picked out the soil in his ears, he could barely hear the brigade commander who was injured. He screamed like a cow and gritted his teeth, "Support all the Chinese to me and fight me firmly. If you take a step back, you will kill someone! But with the help of the guard, the brigade commander jumped onto the horse and ran away with a few confidants.
The Greeks were even more panicked when they lost their commander.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of the enemy's panic, the Chinese soldiers of the 2nd Regiment divided into three groups and launched a rapid offensive and fierce battle to defend the enemy east of the Lower Fitasros. The Greeks fought desperately and relied on the narrow fortifications of the Lower Fitasros to block the Chinese army's charges on many occasions. The battle entered a white-hot heat.
Dawn quietly arrived. An orange-red morning breeze was applied to the horizon of the east and earth, pressing the endless residual clouds towards the southwest horizon.
The 3rd Battalion, who served as the Forward Battalion, braved the enemy's artillery fire and launched the most brave attack on the small hill ridge southwest of Ftasros.
Under the cover of artillery fire, the Greeks also divided their troops into multiple groups to try to seize the Chinese army.
The commander of the 4th Division was not very familiar with this Greek enemy. He hit the enemy's brigade command at the beginning of the battle and then underestimated the enemy. He thought the enemy would turn into a nest of leprosy who had lost the queen bee. But unexpectedly, the Greek soldiers of this brigade were not a group of mobs. They were not only well-trained, but also stubborn guys who did not cry without seeing the coffin. After several repeated battles, the Chinese officers finally disappeared. They encountered an opponent different from the previous Greek army. This was a tough opponent of the county.
After careful discussion, the Chinese officers decided to seize the favorable terrain first and then look at the weak links of the enemy and steadily fight a large number of killing places to suppress the Greek arrogance.
After deciding on this combat idea, Chinese soldiers captured several high grounds with rapid actions and then launched an attack on the commanding heights of Miritanal, southeast of the downward Ftasros.
The lonely valley of Militnar Mountain stands tall and is covered with weeds. There are cliffs on the north and south sides, and there is only one single person crawling and climbing on the east and west sides. The terrain is very steep.
The Greeks set up heavy machine guns on the top of the mountain to defend the mountain with heavy troops and blocked the mountain climbing path with dense fire nets.
The Chinese soldiers from the 8th Company Platoon served as the commando to attack Militnar Mountain. The 3rd Battalion concentrated all the light and heavy machine guns and organized the sharpshooters to form a fire cover group.
In the blink of an eye, the machine guns and rifles roared together. They suppressed the firepower of the Greeks on the top of the mountain. A row of commandos, who led the commando to charge up, jumped to Shandong first.
Behind him was followed by more than 30 brave and fearless Chinese soldiers and soldiers, holding guns with shiny bayonets, each holding grenades that lifted the cover and climbed up quickly.
Suddenly, the Greeks were like crazy. A burst of strafing machine guns and rifles bullets hit the steep hillside. The dust and weeds fell down like they were cut by an axe and machete, covering the whole ground.
The cover troops at the foot of Militnar Mountain pulled up the mortar and aimed at the top of the mountain. A fierce bombardment followed several loud bangs of Greek heavy machine guns. The firepower suddenly weakened.
The commandos took the opportunity to charge and approached the mountain like a gust of wind. The Greeks quickly reorganized a dense firepower network to block the only mountain path for the Chinese commando to advance.
The Chinese soldiers were lying in the grass, being hit by bullets and unable to look up. The charge was once again blocked.
A row of long men lay in the grass and pulled a grenade and fuse suddenly jumped and threw it out. Then the commando threw the rows of grenades out at the same time. The grenades flew into the enemy's position like a flock of birds. Suddenly, a fireworks screen exploded.
Under the cover of grenades, the commando climbed up one after another while the enemy was in chaos. They held a roaring submachine gun and fired violently at the stubborn enemy.
The Greeks on the position were gone, and the commandos used bayonets to kill several. The enemy who was stubbornly resisting took Militnar Mountain over.
A bright red earth imperial military flag was planted on the Dingyu of Militnar Mountain, like a gorgeous fire between heaven and earth under the morning glow.
Soon the Houxia troops rushed up. The Chinese soldiers were condescending with the favorable terrain.
Under the cover of dense firepower, press down on the enemy who is still fighting stubbornly.
The Greeks still tried to stick to the low mountain bag and struggled dyingly.
On the steep hillside, the weeds were half-man deep, and the Chinese soldiers held their weapons in their arms and rushed down the steep slopes and tried hard to chase these enemies.
A machine gun shooter was injured. The squad leader took the machine gun and gritted his teeth and fired violently. Then the squad leader was seriously injured. The blood stained the hillside. A soldier rushed up again. The ammunition hand was sacrificed.
This soldier, one machine gun, loads and shoots with one hand.
At this time, the No. 2 Battalion and the No. 2 Battalion attacked the mountain one after another and came one after another. The Greeks could no longer support each other and began to collapse.
The position on Militnar Mountain was stabilized. Mortars were transported here. The condescending shells began to bombard the Greeks. The shells were prepared. The Greeks were bombarded in the Greek positions. They almost didn't have to spend any effort to blow down the Greek soldiers in pieces.
The Greek brigade could not stand it. I don’t know who made a shout first to escape from the position. Then a large number of soldiers threw down their weapons and fled in the direction of Thessaloniki as they imitated their companions.
The door to Thessaloniki was opened in the battle of Ftasros.
In the direction of Viria, the 13th Division of the Chinese Defense Forces, the SS Sword Division and the First Chinese Armored Division also launched a fierce attack on Thessaloniki. The defense line of the entire Thessaloniki was in turmoil.
There are more than 3 days left before the expeditionary legion commander-in-chief of Marshal Liu Bocheng stipulated that the Battle of Thessaloniki ended, which is enough for the Chinese army.
Then, Niu Dali, commander-in-chief of the Sixth Army, joined the Canadian Pacific in order to end the battle as soon as possible.
The two armies that have served as spectators since the war, the Leah army and the Turkish army were inspired to attack the Greeks with unprecedented momentum after witnessing the invincible and powerful force of the Chinese army.
Telegrams asking for help were taken from Thessaloniki and the Thessaloniki could no longer hold on, but at this time the reinforcements they were eagerly looking for could not even see the shadows.
At this time, MacArthur, who was repeatedly blocked from attacking in the direction of Mount Smolicas and Mount Olympus, finally saw the reinforcements brought by his superiors, Lieutenant General Biller and Lieutenant General.
Lieutenant General Biller's face was very bad and he had high expectations. MacArthur, who had not achieved any achievements in the battle for several days, also lost thousands of American and Greek soldiers to death at the foot of Mount Smolicas and Olympus.
The Greek general Lieutenant General Arkansas's face was a little gloating. The arrogant American colonel on the opposite country finally became less annoying and arrogant. This made Arkansas feel very happy.
"Col. Where is the victory I want?" Lieutenant General Biller said straight to the point. "In a few days, Mount Smolicas and Mount Olympus are still in the hands of the Chinese. You have not been able to move forward at all. What I saw is nothing but the bodies of our soldiers. How can I explain it to the country?"
"Maybe Colonel MacArthur has a better state, it's not useful." Arkansas said maliciously, "I believe that the Colonel's ability must have a way to take back Mount Smolicas and Mount Olympus!"
Colonel MacArthur stared at the Greeks fiercely and then said to Lieutenant General Bilier, "I'm sorry I didn't meet your expectations. The Chinese will to resist was greatly beyond my expectations. Their firepower and defensive fronts were arranged perfectly. Each of them had the courage to fight to the end without fear of death. What's worse is that they also stored a large number of reserve teams. Once we rushed to the position several times and were about to win, they were about to win, but they were soon beaten down by the soldiers of the Chinese reserve team. General, you didn't see with your own eyes that those Chinese soldiers were simply a group of madmen. They shot and threw down grenades without fear of life and launched a counterattack against us without fear of life!"
"I don't want to hear any excuses Colonel!" Although Lieutenant General Biller said this, his tone was somewhat alleviated. No matter what, from the situation on the battlefield, MacArthur fought very hard. His excuse also saved some face for the Americans. "Failure is failure. There is no reason to say, but I believe you have made great efforts. I also believe that the Chinese army on the opposite mountain you mentioned are strong in combat effectiveness. Then this time I brought two American reinforcements with two divisions. I still trust you so much as before. I handed over these two divisions to you again. Now you command the soldiers of five divisions. It's like a US general. Colonel MacArthur please don't let me down again this time!"
Speaking of which, Biller looked at Arkansas specifically but found that the Greeks turned their heads aside with disdain. Lieutenant General Arkansas is now looking down on these Americans more and more. He said he would not make excuses for failure, but in fact, what is they doing not to cover up for themselves?
What's even more annoying is that as the commander-in-chief, Biller actually handed over the forces of the two divisions to a defeated general, MacArthur, at this time, the rights in his hands were completely beyond the normal scope of responsibility that a colonel should have. The current Greek lieutenant general was surprised to find that he actually hoped that the Chinese army would win another beautiful victory and make good setbacks to these arrogant Americans!
Colonel MacArthur hesitated and said, "Since this is the case, I will happily accept your order. I plan to change the combat plan tomorrow to launch an attack on the Chinese army on the two mountains of Mount Smolicas and Mount Olympus. I think we will win for a day!"
Chapter completed!