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Chapter 168: Iron Wall Encirclement (11)

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    After the crazy legion learned that the air assault group was attacked by Chinese turboprop fighters and almost the entire army was wiped out, Lieutenant General Halsey's vision went dark, his body swayed, and he almost passed out!  He knew very well the hidden meaning behind the words "almost the whole army was wiped out", which meant that thousands of soldiers and a large number of officers of the 1st Cavalry Division were buried in the Dnieper River and would never come back. The 1st Cavalry Division was completely defeated.  With the morale of the army shaken, it is very likely that it will completely collapse under the enemy's offensive like an avalanche and tsunami, and eventually disappear from the order of operations of the NATO coalition forces!  The 1st Big Red Division was completely wiped out, and the 1st Cavalry Division and the 4th Mechanized Infantry Division were surrounded. The situation was precarious. The United States has never suffered such a terrible loss since its founding!  The commander of the Tenth Army roared with red eyes: "They are going to kill them all! General, I am willing to lead a division to cross the river immediately, compete with them, and support the retreat of the 1st Cavalry Division and the 4th Mechanized Infantry Division!"  The Chief of General Staff said coldly: "Take a division across the river to support the retreat of the surrounded troops? You think our surrounded troops are not enough, right?" The Army Commander became angry: "Chief of Staff, what do you mean?" Chief of General Staff  The commander said: "With the Poltava battlefield as the center, the elite troops of six or seven divisions of the Soviet army are lying dormant. There has been no movement so far. Don't you think that the Soviet commander thinks that these troops are working too hard and give them  Is it a holiday?" He punched the table, took a breath, and said angrily: "Encircle the target and fight for reinforcements! This is what they did in Georgia. They crippled the Turkish dispatched troops and then surrounded them instead of annihilating them.  In the past, one division of reinforcements was surrounded by them, and an entire Turkish army reinforcements were killed by them! Now they want to do this again, and are trying to surround the 7th Mechanized Infantry that is reinforcing the 1st Cavalry Division.  Division! General, what we need to do now is not to reinforce the 1st Cavalry Division and the 7th Mechanized Infantry Division, but to quickly withdraw the troops on the east coast. If it is too late, it will be too late!" The commander jumped up with a cry: "Retreat!  ? Chief of Staff, are you kidding? We have two divisions and nearly 30,000 soldiers surrounded on the east coast. Are you asking the entire army to retreat? "The Chief of Staff said sharply: "Except  What else can we do? The Dahong 1st Division is gone, the 101st Airborne Division is bleeding dry, and the 7th Mechanized Infantry Division may make the same mistake as the 1st Cavalry Division and the 4th Mechanized Infantry Division on the east coast at any time.  We can no longer regain the initiative on the battlefield. If we do not retreat decisively, more soldiers will die in vain on this meaningless battlefield on the east coast! General Richard, how many more people will die before you understand!  The commander sternly said: "I don't understand, and I don't want to understand! I only know that the two surrounded divisions are troops of our Tenth Army. As long as there is still a chance, I will not give up on them!" Staff Officer  The commander sneered: "Do you think we will have even a chance?" The commander said: "We¡ª¡ª" Lieutenant General Halsey suddenly whispered: "That's enough!" The commander closed his mouth angrily.  .  Lieutenant General Halsey said: "Let the 7th Mechanized Infantry Division retreat quickly! Contact the Air Force again and ask them to work harder to take off all the fighter planes that can fly and attack the Poltava battlefield on the east bank of the Dnieper River.  Carry out carpet bombing to cover the retreat of the 1st Cavalry Division and the 4th Mechanized Infantry Division. The 2nd and 3rd Divisions handed over the command of all long-range artillery units to the 4th Mechanized Infantry Division and the 1st Cavalry Division, and fully cooperated with them to break out.  Let the engineers set up pontoons as much as possible and collect ships to meet the breakout troops of these two divisions. If that doesn't work, airdrop assault boats and rubber boats over them. In short, no matter what method you use, you must give me these two divisions!  Get it back! Chief of Staff Li Mei, you personally direct the retreat!" The chief of staff saluted and turned around. He didn't have time to stay here too long.  Lieutenant General Halsey said to the staff officers: "You all go and assist the chief of staff!" The staff officers followed out one after another, and the huge headquarters suddenly became empty.  Major General Richard walked at the end and wanted to say a few more words to the commander.  He knew that the combat effectiveness of the 1st Cavalry Division and the 4th Mechanized Infantry Division had been severely weakened, and there was really little hope of relying on their own strength to break through. He really wanted to bring a division to meet them and help them. If one  There are too many divisions, one brigade or one regiment will do!  But he also knew that the frontline regiments were in dire straits due to successive disastrous defeats, and it was really difficult to spare an organized brigade.  He wanted to discuss it with Lieutenant General Halsey, but seeing the Lieutenant General's cold expression, he had no choice but to turn around and walk out.  When he closed the door smoothly, he clearly heard the military commander whispering: "God, have mercy on me, and have mercy on the tens of thousands of soldiers of the United States on the east coast!" Major General Richard was sad.  The east coast defense line has collapsed, and the general's psychological defense line is on the verge of collapse. Is this war really?Is there any hope of winning?  Not willing to give in, not willing to give in!  !  !  Chief of Staff Li Mei immediately issued a retreat order to the 1st Cavalry Division, the 4th and 7th Mechanized Infantry Divisions.  The 7th Mechanized Infantry Division, which was fighting more and more Soviet troops, turned around and ran away without saying a word.  The Soviet troops came from all directions, chasing and intercepting them. The 7th Mechanized Infantry Division used gecko tactics, constantly leaving a small force to resist desperately and cover the retreat of the main force of the division.  If the terrain is favorable, they will leave one company; if the terrain is unfavorable, they will leave at most one battalion. These small troops fight against the overwhelming artillery fire and the flood of Soviet tanks, and anti-tank missiles shoot out like arrows.  , the anti-tank assault gun almost fired against the armor of the Soviet tanks, and the fight was extremely tenacious. Even an eunuch would be a bit fierce when forced to this point, let alone an elite force that has been through battles for a long time!  The 7th Mechanized Infantry Division's performance in the previous stage of the battle was quite satisfactory, with no eye-catching performance. However, this retreat was extremely beautiful. It retreated dozens of kilometers in a few hours, successfully returned to the ferry, and fired a barrage of machine guns.  They pushed the Poles who were crossing the river away from the pontoon bridge and crossed the river quickly. When the Soviet army eliminated their rear-end troops and chased them to the bridge head, they only had time to catch the tails of their two companies.  In this way, the 7th Mechanized Infantry Division completed its retreat at the expense of thirteen companies. Such a loss was not light, but given the circumstances at the time, it was difficult for anyone to do better.  After the war, because of this beautiful retreat, the commander of the 7th Mechanized Infantry Division received a Medal of Honor and was successfully promoted to lieutenant general.  After learning that the 7th Mechanized Infantry Division had escaped from his own dragnet, General Tumenresov was furious.  The first cavalry division would not have such a good life.  The first batch of retreating troops were completely wiped out, and the bad news came that hundreds of helicopters were beaten to death by Chinese turboprop fighters. The whole division was in an uproar.  This means that there will no longer be helicopters coming to support their retreat, let alone armed helicopters coming to support them. They have to rely on less and less ammunition in their hands and face the flood of enemies alone.  Army tanks!  This kind of scene, just thinking about it, makes people shudder. Some soldiers hid in the trenches and cried bitterly. More people stared at the sky blankly, thinking about their distant hometown, with dull expressions. Even if the shells fell around them, they  There was no reaction.  The 136th Group Army did not miss such a good opportunity. After an extremely violent artillery fire, a thunderous and lightning-like offensive was immediately launched. One armored division and three infantry divisions all pressed forward, sweeping the positions of the 1st Cavalry Division like a hurricane.  What surprised them was that the resistance of the 1st Cavalry Division was unusually weak this time. Some positions were taken within ten minutes. They saw large groups of prisoners holding their hands in the air and staggering down from the positions that had been completely bombed.  , walked towards the prisoner camp, and when they saw majors and lieutenant colonels saluting their company commanders and battalion commanders and handing over their pistols, the soldiers had the illusion that they were "not fighting the same division."  At the beginning, everyone thought there might be a trick, but looking at the pale faces and empty and dull eyes of the prisoners, they understood that this division had completely collapsed, completely psychologically, and they had lost the confidence to win.  With faith and the will to fight to the end, do they have a better choice besides surrender?  In this case, the roar of "hand over the gun but not kill" resounded through the positions of the 1st Cavalry Division However, the 4th Mechanized Infantry Division was not so easy to deal with.  After loading the bodies of the wounded and dead soldiers onto the helicopter, the division commander immediately ordered a breakout - they were so lucky. The Chinese army's turboprop fighters tried their best to avoid the medical helicopters spray-painted with red crosses during the air battle, so the first  Most of the wounded in the 4th Mechanized Infantry Division survived, and the losses were very small. Compared with what happened to the 1st Cavalry Division, it was a hell and a paradise.  Of course, with such heavy casualties, it was impossible for helicopters to transport all the wounded soldiers and bodies in one wave. Thousands of wounded soldiers and more than 800 bodies were still left behind, and the vehicles of the Fourth Mechanized Infantry Division suffered heavy losses.  , it was difficult to free up vehicles to transport so many wounded and bodies away.  The division commander ordered the bodies to be loaded onto trucks, and the wounded were placed in a position that was temporarily out of reach of artillery fire and a white flag was planted. He then used the radio to contact the Chinese army and clearly told them that the position was full of wounded soldiers who had lost their combat effectiveness.  Armed, please don't shoot down there.  As expected, the 54th Group Army did not fire a single shot there.  All the thousands of wounded survived and returned to their hometowns safely after the war.  "However, there is a price to pay for keeping these wounded alive.  The division commander took the initiative to talk to the Chinese army. Although he saved the lives of these wounded soldiers, it also inevitably made the Chinese army aware that they were preparing to break out. This information was extremely valuable to the 54th Group Army.  There is no way, no one who can command tens of thousands of proud soldiers is a fool. Even a fool should become smarter after experiencing such a tragic Patriotic War. The commander of the 54th Group Army seized the opportunity very keenly and waitedThe Fourth Mechanized Infantry Division will be an extremely difficult and fierce battle.
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