His actions made a lot of people crazy. After the commander of the Third Army, Walter Kruger, received the news, he sent him a text message angrily: "What the hell are you going to do?! What we need is for you to hold the Chinese back."

, not to fight them head-on! Strategy, strategy first, do you understand?!"

George Patton responded firmly: "Isn't that right? Mr. Commander! I think it is more important to maintain the honor of the American people! If we dare not fight in the face of a strong enemy today, but sit back and watch the young men in crisis lose their lives,

We will be nailed to the pillar of shame forever! Today, I will use actions to prove that Americans are not afraid of any enemy!"

After saying that, he blocked the communication and refused to answer no matter how many times Commander Kruger called.

Commander Kruger overturned the table angrily and cursed for a full quarter of an hour. He was hoarse and his mouth was dry before he suddenly remembered that that damn bastard Patton had made a big hole all of a sudden.

, the offensive power on the left is obviously not enough!

Will the enemy take the opportunity to attack Salt Lake City? He first considered this key issue. Because Salt Lake City's position is so important, once something goes wrong, not only will the entire offensive strategy completely fail, but even the US military's

The control radius will be compressed back to at least 500 kilometers!

This is not 500 kilometers on one side, but more than 3,000 kilometers from north to south of the entire United States! It is even possible that the Chinese will use the Salt Lake City front as a springboard to forcefully push the forward line into the middle of the United States and push the Mississippi

All along the river has turned into a battlefield!

When he thought of the enemy's unstoppable torrent of steel, galloping unbridled across the great plains of the central United States, Kruger couldn't help but shudder. That scene was so terrifying!

"No! We must not let them in. We cannot afford such terrible consequences!"

Kruger made a prompt decision. Looking at the strength at hand, it seemed that there was no shortage. He did not hesitate to send another armored division to reinforce the gap left by Patton. No matter what, he could not get out of the trap.

At the same time, he mobilized more than a hundred fighter planes of various types, pulled them out from the main battlefield and brought them to the main offensive front to reinforce the temporarily insufficient ground offensive forces. He made sure to suppress the opponent's tanks and not charge too hard. He even destroyed a regiment's tanks.

The heavy artillery troops were brought out, including the T17 183mm rocket launcher that had just been mastered. They were originally intended to be used as surprise troops, but now they had to be brought out to deal with them first.

The U.S. military's weapons are updated at an unusually fast pace. The Army has followed suit, and today's equipment has undergone earth-shaking changes compared to three years ago. Take the rocket launcher, the first version of the 114mm small tube, the original towed

The launchers are now all integrated into the abandoned M4 Sherman chassis and turned into a T34 "pipe organ". Some geniuses even retained the turret, which is good. A group attack from a distance and a fierce bombardment from close range. Kill two birds with one stone.

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How effective it is remains to be tested on the battlefield, but overall, it can be said to be quite good!

…At least, that’s what Americans think.

Of course, one of the major features of American weapons is that they use assembly line production to its extreme, using the same energy as building cars to build tanks. As long as they are finalized, they will be outputted in piles, which makes you feel good just looking at them!

But at this time, Kruger couldn't care less about his pride. He had to ensure that these guys could come in handy!

Hooray, an armored division immediately set off from the Utah Lake defense area, running all the way to Delta!

On this side, the main force led by George Patton swept across the battlefield, first reached the front of Sevier Lake, and had a gorgeous collision with the armored tanks of the Luo Zhendong Regiment!

In terms of numbers, the Americans still had the upper hand, and were equipped with all kinds of light and heavy weapons and equipment. From a long distance away, they used heavy artillery and rocket launchers to bombard the sky with overwhelming force! That posture could turn the entire Gobi Desert into the surface of the moon!

The large-caliber and high-density artillery attacks advocated by the US military were brought into full play at this moment. Hundreds of artillery pieces, large and small, launched thousands of shells from several directions to hit the target.

The tank battle made the ground rugged and blasted countless holes. Not to mention the tanks, you just can't walk smoothly on both legs!

Luo Zhendong was brave but not reckless. He burrowed into the core of an entire American heavy tank division. Naturally he knew where the danger lay. After winning the initial victory in the battle, he immediately pulled his troops to avoid the mountains on the right and escape from the impassable battlefield.

, leaving behind hundreds of steel wreckage.

As soon as he walked with his front legs, the cannonballs from his back legs were raining down overwhelmingly! The rearguard troops could even feel the hot breath carried by the strong wind caused by the surge of air that was almost ignited! The loud rumbling sound was like a volcano erupting and boiling.

The orange-red flames filled the sky, and half of the fumigated sky changed color!

Amidst the roar of artillery, Patton led a group of tanks into the battlefield. As a result, before they got very far, their tanks almost fell apart due to the huge craters on the ground! The forward troops could not even maintain a speed of twenty kilometers.

, black light blind

It's hard to see the fire clearly. Turn on the lights, it's a death-defying rhythm, groping forward, burying people in large pits three to four meters deep and seven to eight meters wide. These are all done by 155, 152 or even 203mm artillery.

Good thing!

Patton saw that there was nothing he could do. If the whole army came in, it would be like a living target that could not move. He was so angry that he threw his helmet on the tank turret and cursed: "Damn it! Why do you always keep it?"

Such a thing happened!"

He had no choice but to send his troops to circle north. This time, they had traveled at least twenty kilometers more, but fortunately, they were still able to pass through the canyon and intercept the right road that suffered heavy losses.

The huge torrent of armor rolls forward under the cover of artillery. The sonorous collision sound is obscured by the rumbling explosions. It is generally difficult to hear it clearly from a distance. However, it is almost impossible for others to be completely unable to detect it.

Possible. Not to mention the ones hovering in the sky

A reconnaissance plane. At low altitude, the small drone released by Luo Zhendong and the others only made a low buzzing sound. It passed over the battlefield like a ghost and cruised to a height of only a few hundred meters above the US military. Infrared night vision lenses

Pass back the dazzling signal sources.

"Oh! The Yankees have mobilized quite a lot of force! It looks like they are in a hurry!"

The weapons operator laughed heartlessly. He had reason to be proud. In this era, no one is luckier than them. They can control a drone like a big bird for dozens or hundreds of kilometers.

Spy on your enemy's whereabouts without being discovered.

At night, in the dark, the human eye can't see anything clearly, and can't hear the sound of flying. You can peek unscrupulously, and the exciting feeling is really incomparable to ordinary things.

Luo Zhendong's eyes shone when he saw it, and he scratched with his hands for a long time. Finally, he groaned depressedly: "No! There are too many! If we rush over, it will be difficult to swallow them all. At most, we can disperse them, which will affect the impact."

Divisional strategy.”

This is like a hungry wild wolf, clearly seeing fat sheep wandering in front of him, but worried about scaring away the larger flock, unable to eat, his mouth watering with greed, and his hunger and thirst are unbearable!

Gritting his teeth, he chose to give up more wisely. This thing cannot be messed up. If the plan is ruined, Wang Zhangtang can chop him with a knife.

"Damn it! Let them go first. Keep an eye on them! The whole army is ready. Once the general offensive is ordered, we must be able to act immediately!"

Time is tight, and combat units that are still intact are undergoing intensive maintenance and refueling. Tanks and combat vehicles that are injured but not fatal are quickly repaired. Thanks to the advantages of modular design, the broken parts only need to be disassembled as a whole and replaced with new ones.

That's fine. Whether it's the tracks, road wheels, skirt armor, or even the entire turret, large maintenance trucks come up to hold up the battlefield maintenance room. They "swallow" the entire tank and lift it for replacement!

In just a few hours, about half of the damaged tanks were repaired. By this time, almost all the large US military troops had passed by.

The forwards of the US military have already exchanged fire with the troops attacking from the left. The enemy troops are too scattered and have the strength to get out of the calabash mouth. It is relatively difficult to completely break through for a while. This gives Patton and others enough time to step up.

Thick defense, even a counter attack.

At this time, the attacking troops on the right finally rushed forward. Patton's 2nd Armored Division was left with insufficient manpower. Fortunately, Kruger's reinforcements also arrived. Coupled with the convenience of the air force, more than a hundred aircraft were deployed at night.

The fighter jets braved the risk of crashing into the mountain at any time, made desperate attacks, and even dropped bombs without distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy. They just used destructive explosion flames to create a wide isolation zone, responded to the artillery movement in place, and launched a fierce bombardment. This was regarded as

Roadblock.

After Luo Zhendong contacted the division headquarters for confirmation, he waved his hand fiercely: "Construction vehicle operation, open the way!"

A dozen Tiger tanks with large push shovels in front, their two engines roaring at the same time, erupting into a deafening roar, with a full 1,500kw of powerful power, each moving along a route, tearing away the rotten remains of US tanks.

Push it aside, push the big crater created by the shell flatly, fill it almost completely, and slowly drive all the way, rumbling to form a dozen curved diagonal lines, stretching to the north!

This movement was quite big. It didn't take long for the security troops left behind by Patton's 2nd Division to hear it. The soldiers became nervous and without saying a word, they called for artillery fire and bombarded the other side, and urgently reported to the division.

Department, please pay attention!

Patton had long expected that things were not that simple. The U.S. military's actions almost became unilateral and transparent. If he didn't realize that there was something wrong with their large-scale movement, he didn't panic. He ordered the rearguard troops: "Delay at all costs."

They! As long as we block the enemy forces in front of us, we can eliminate this nasty enemy group when we turn back! In addition, our location should be found out by now, right? Call the air force and drop bombs there!"

"But general, that area is at least several hundred square miles, it's too big!"

"I don't care!" Patton yelled arrogantly, "You just need to tell the Air Force that even if they use bombs to fill it all up one by one, they will still do it! I just want a rotten vegetable patch that is completely unwalkable! In short, we can't let it go

The Chinese come out!”

A broken battlefield is an obstacle to them, but it is also a trouble to the Chinese! Whether they want to enter or the other side wants to get out, they must solve the difficult problem. Who can escape under the threat of powerful artillery fire?

If it's too slow, it's a recipe for death!

The helpless rear guard officer conveyed his intention faithfully, which in turn led to a crazy scolding from Commander Kruger. But after venting his anger, he still had to do what the bastard wanted, because he couldn't afford the consequences!

Another group of night planes that were originally going to participate in the Nevada air battle were mobilized to form a group of hundreds of bombers. According to the coordinates Patton said, they flew over. It didn't matter whether there were enemies below or how many there were.

Those aerial bombs weighing at least 100 pounds, and as large as thousands of pounds, were dropped as if they were free.

Suddenly, thousands of bombs were as spectacular as super-large hailstones. In an instant, flames shot into the sky in the Gobi desert with a radius of dozens of square kilometers. The shock of the explosion made the dry and hardened ground soft, one after another.

The big crater made the battlefield even more rugged. Now, even a bicycle could not walk. On foot, if you were not careful, your feet would be cut by bullet casings!

The dozen or so "Tiger" tanks that opened the road were first hit by the overwhelming artillery shells and then hit by bombs. Seven or eight tanks were lost, and the road that was finally built was blown to pieces.

Luo Zhendong never expected that Americans would be so crazy and cursed angrily. Now, if things go wrong, he might not be able to catch up with the action!

But after Wang Zhangtang learned about it, his eyes widened. He instinctively realized that something was wrong with this!

From the right railway line, to the middle road, and then to the left road, there are more than 200 US military night fighters that have been encountered so far, and the power in the Nevada airspace has suddenly weakened a lot, and it was obviously transferred there. But

All the current manifestations are that the US military is storming Las Vegas, but there is not enough air support arranged in advance?!

Unless the generals who formulate the strategy of the US military have their brains broken, otherwise it is just a rip-off!

The emergence of terminally sensitive bombs and the landing of amphibious tanks on land. These are all insufficient preparations by the US military, and it is reasonable to suffer losses. However, other actions show a deliberate flavor, and even the coherence of the front and rear attacks is different.

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War, like any sport in the world, has its own unique rhythm. A battle-hardened commander can first detect whether the rhythm is in sync, and thus determine what problems there are.

As the saying goes, whoever has more temples wins. What the Chinese understand, Americans will not understand. They have suffered such a big loss and still act like fools. There must be something wrong with it!

I have to say that Wang Zhangtang's rough and subtle character helped a lot! No matter how reliable the plan drawn up by Eisenhower is, a frontal attack will always be a fake. When the theoretical things are implemented, there will inevitably be deviations, and the result will be a fake show.
To be continued...