Chapter 180 The US Army who is determined to win
"Boom boom boom~"
In just the blink of an eye, the entire Songhu Peak was enveloped by overwhelming artillery fire. Seeing that the entire mountain peak seemed to have exploded, it was completely wrapped in rising mud and billowing smoke. The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division "
Stanley, the commander of the "Rhinoceros" battalion battle group, shook his head with dissatisfaction. He immediately put down the telescope in his hand and shouted an order to the artillery liaison officer: "The firepower is not enough, we need to continue to strengthen it!"
After hearing this, the artillery liaison officer almost fell out of the jeep. There were two battalions of 105mm howitzers, one battalion of 155mm howitzers, and a company of 203mm heavy howitzers. Such a powerful artillery support force, only 10
A surprise fire attack of just minutes can fire thousands of artillery shells and more than 100 tons of ammunition at enemy positions.
Its power was enough to flatten a small hill. However, such a huge firepower strike was not enough for Major Stanley. This made the artillery liaison officer almost think that there was something wrong with his ears.
So he turned his head and looked at his superior in confusion. Just as he was about to say something, Stanley shook his finger directly at him to stop his questioning, and then said in a deep and resolute voice: "You have to know, China
People are not only cunning, but also extremely tenacious. This level of artillery fire may cause them to suffer losses.
But it still hasn't reached the level of complete annihilation. If it's normal, that's it. It doesn't matter if the infantry rushes a few times. But what we want now is time, so I don't want the boys to have too much contact with these Chinese.
Entanglement, that's the same thing, concentrate your firepower, flatten the mountain, and rush over on the corpses of the Chinese, just like we did before!"
After listening to Major Stanley's sonorous and powerful words, the artillery liaison officer who was originally full of doubts was gradually replaced by a look of confusion. Stanley was right.
After encircling the entire U.S. Eighth Army in the Chongchuan River area, time became the last thing the U.S. military could afford to waste.
Because of this, after sensing the possible danger, Lieutenant General Walker, commander of the Eighth Army, immediately ordered the entire army to stop the attack and retreat quickly. At the same time, he ordered the elite 1st Cavalry Division "Rhinoceros" battalion-level battle group to
As the vanguard of the entire army, attack southward along Route 12!
The reason why Lieutenant General Walker chose the "Rhinoceros" battalion battle group of the 1st Cavalry Division as the vanguard of the entire army is not only because this unit has always been the trump card of the US military and is worthy of the trust of any commander, but also because "
The "Rhinoceros" battalion-level battle group is one of the few units that has combat experience with the Chinese Army.
In particular, the commander, Major Stanley, conducted repeated research on the entire battle process after the encounter on Route 9. Not only did he deny the original speculation about the mysterious "Chinese artillery group", but he also targeted the Chinese army.
The strength demonstrated by the * team has developed several sets of effective response methods.
It is precisely because of this that in the previous offensive operations, the "Rhinoceros" battalion-level battle group commanded by Stanley was overwhelming, and it really broke several hard bones one by one. So when deploying for retreat, Lieutenant General Walker
Without hesitation, Stanley and his "Rhino" battalion battle group came to mind.
And Stanley did not disappoint Lieutenant General Walker. Since receiving the order, Stanley and his "Rhinoceros" battalion-level battle group released the beasts from the cage and broke through three volunteer army blockades along Route 12.
And every time, the volunteers suffered huge casualties at a very small cost.
Just two hours ago, Stanley used the coordinated air-ground tactics to completely defeat an elite Chinese infantry battalion stationed in Ihara-ri, thus leaping over the difficult terrain of Ihara-ri. In this battle, Stanley fully utilized the power of the US military.
With the advantage of firepower, while the Volunteer Army was still unstable, it implemented intensive firepower coverage.
By the time the infantry rushed to the squadron's position, there were already less than two squads of Chinese soldiers equivalent to a reinforced battalion. The battalion headquarters was immediately reduced to ruins by the Air Force's napalm bombs. Of course, the only remaining
The Chinese soldiers were not without a desperate resistance, but facing the semi-armored "Rhinoceros" battalion-level battle group, the flesh and blood of the Chinese soldiers was like an egg against a stone, without even the slightest hysteresis effect.
The main force of the U.S. Eighth Army behind it also took advantage of the gap opened by the "Rhinoceros" battalion-level battle group to quickly break away from the volunteer forces in front of them and withdraw its troops south. Now it only needs to break through Songhu Peak and then cross over at full speed.
After crossing the Cheongcheon River, you can join up with the U.S. troops heading north for reinforcements, thus ending the nightmare retreat.
As for how to capture Songhu Peak, Stanley's tactics were direct and brutal, which was to use the most violent firepower to hit it without any cost. It was determined that the ** team used enhanced explosives like explosives and won the battle.
After the encounter on Route 9, Stanley no longer took the Chinese Army seriously.
That kind of explosive is very powerful, and the Chinese soldiers' firearms are also very powerful, and the magical "small steel cannon" is also amazing, but in the end they are no match for real tanks, aircraft and artillery. After all, the so-called elite equipment of the Chinese ** team is at best
It's just a light weapon, but heavy weapons are still better than nothing.
Modern warfare is not a gang-like fight with guns, but a steam roller-like confrontation with heavy equipment. This is the experience and lesson tested in World War II. No matter how strong a country's infantry is, they are nothing more than cannon fodder in the face of the torrent of steel.
The scumbag, so Stanley's method is very simple.
Use one's own strengths to attack its weaknesses, further utilize the powerful firepower advantage of the US military, and strive to completely lose the combat effectiveness of the Chinese ** team in the early stages of the battle, and then use the armor force as the lead to directly attack the heavily wounded Chinese ** team.
Crush directly over the flesh and blood!
The combat operations all the way south proved that his strategies and tactics were quite effective. Although the Chinese troops were tenacious, they still could not stop one of his attacks. Even some remaining Chinese soldiers were determined to die and headed towards the "Rhinoceros" camp.
The battle group launched a desperate charge, but before it could reach the front, it was beaten into pieces by the dense fire net of the US military.
Of course, the "Rhinoceros" battalion-level battle group was not without losses. For example, in the battle at Iharari two hours ago, its two M24 "Xiafei" light tanks were blown up by several Chinese soldiers risking their lives with explosives.
However, this loss did not concern Stanley. Instead, he was even more disdainful of the equipment of the Chinese Army.
You must know that if an army is reduced to using unprofessional and low-level equipment such as explosive packs to fight tanks, it will not be far away from defeat, because the armor strength of their US military is simply terrifying.
However, being strong means being strong, and it is best to be able to resolve the face-to-face battle with minimal losses. So Stanley once again used the telescope to look at Songhu Peak, which was under fire, and then asked the artillery liaison officer who was in contact: "How is it? That's okay.
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This time the artillery liaison officer did not hesitate for a moment and nodded quickly: "Okay!"
"Let's get started!"
Following Stanley's order, the U.S. artillery, which was more than twice as large as before, let out a bloodthirsty roar. The flying shells completely covered the entire Songhu Peak, and the sky was filled with fire and shock waves.
Splattered in all directions, it formed a layer of glass that looked like a substance, trapping the entire mountain peak into it. However, under this bright appearance, there was endless death.
Seeing this, Stanley smiled with satisfaction, then put down the telescope and ordered to Captain Underwood beside him: "I'll give you five minutes. You also know that my patience is not long...".
Chapter completed!