Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1110 Dazzling Sparks

"Is there anything unusual in the St. Louis area?" Clark didn't answer, but asked again.

"It is unusually calm. The Chinese seem to be still gathering troops. Satellite pictures show that in the Jefferson City area, the Chinese have established nearly a hundred supply points and assembled a large number of transport vehicles." The staff officer quickly replied.

"It's a boring suspicious strategy. Regardless of whether the Chinese target is St. Louis or Jefferson, order the A regiment to move forward, and the follow-up troops will follow up." Clark thought for a while, and then gave the order decisively.

Clark doesn't think he is a genius military strategist, so he advocates making up for his shortcomings with hard work.Although the still unknown movements of the Chinese made him feel a little headache and even confused, he firmly believed that with repeated reconnaissance and tentative attacks, the enemy would soon be able to reveal their intentions.

Under Clark's orders, the Fifth Army alternated, trying to move forward and tentatively attack all places they thought might hide the enemy, but nothing happened.The previous confrontations, like occasional skirmishes, were completely untraceable.

While guessing, Clark kept moving his fingers on the map.To him, the flat and monotonous maps are like unknown puzzles.

"Go ahead, we will assemble in Peoria, north of St. Louis, and then move towards St. Louis through the railway line." With all the information in front of him, Clark had no reason to stop the plan at hand. After pondering for a moment, he ordered again.

The Fifth Army, which was divided into three groups, began to gather in the Peoria area under the order. Walking in the jungle and losing the support of heavy equipment always makes people feel uneasy. At this moment, everyone hopes to reach Peoria as soon as possible. Take it easy and relax.

It's a pity that this simple hope is destined to become a luxury. From the moment the troops encountered the 5.8mm bullet for the first time, everything has completely deviated from the previous plan.

Inside the front finger of the 48th Army, the signals on the screen flashed in an orderly manner. Every time it flashed, it meant that a company had arrived at the scheduled assembly position.The assembly point was set near the rail line between Kansas City and Peoria.The reason for choosing this place is very simple. Americans who rely heavily on heavy weapons cannot give up the few railways in this area, and the shortest and closest railway from Chicago to St. Louis is the Kansas-Peolia line in front of us. .

In the dense jungle, the soldiers crouched motionless in it. The thick green and the twilight in the west made the whole jungle look so dark and dense.On the not-so-spacious simple road winding in the middle of the jungle, there was no movement at this moment.Just now, the enemy's third wave of reconnaissance troops had already left. Although in terms of numbers, the latent troops could easily eat up that reconnaissance team, but when they saw them, everyone was afraid to avoid them and hid themselves in the area just now. In the simple fortifications that have been dug.

Behind the lurking troops, the radios that had just lifted the silent state are now like students who have been scolded by the teacher. They will only send out one or two short-lived signals when necessary, but even so, the correspondents are still like thieves. Like things, vigilance makes people laugh.

Lurking is boring and monotonous, crawling on the wet ground, under the constant harassment of various mosquitoes from the cuffs and necklines, but the embarrassment of being unable to move is enough to make people burst out of restlessness.However, although everyone was on fire, no one wanted to be the first to burst out.The importance of the task in front of him is self-evident, and no one will be ignorant enough to destroy this trap that has been painstakingly arranged.

"Tutu, chug!" Just as everyone was cursing those mosquitoes in their hearts, a burst of rhythmic sound suddenly came from the front, which shocked everyone. Although the sound was soft, it was extremely familiar. The characteristic engine sound of the "Bradley" tank that I have heard a thousand times in previous training.

"Get ready to fight!" The head of the regiment, who had been paying attention to the road, immediately gave orders to the soldiers around him with hand gestures and mouth movements when he heard the sound. Soon, the orders spread around like waves with the gestures. Let the whole jungle have a subtle green wave.

The roar gradually increased, and under the constant gaze of everyone, one after another "Bradley" chariot appeared in front of everyone. The huge body made the original narrow road more crowded, and at the same time restricted the chariot That powerful engine made him launch like a monster.

In the dark twilight, it was not until the chariot approached that the crowd could vaguely recognize the distinctive eagle head on the chariot. Seeing this distinctive symbol, everyone's nervousness was once again raised in their throats.Everyone's fingers were firmly on the trigger, waiting for the final order.

The radio signal fell silent again, and the communicators only received instructions one by one from the passive broadcast.

"Fight!" When the group leader received the most anticipated order, the roar that had been suppressed in his heart was finally released all at once. Hearing his order, everyone pulled the trigger with convulsive fingers. The gunshots condensed into a huge roar in an instant, flying towards the target ahead.

The infantry fighting vehicle became the first target of attention. Under the leisurely care of the recoilless guns and anti-tank missiles, the infantry fighting vehicle that bore the brunt suddenly turned into a cloud of thick smoke, and the dark red flames shot up into the sky in the explosion. They were thrown into the sky one after another, and the dull and solid chariot disappeared in an instant, and a huge deep pit suddenly appeared on the road amidst the gunpowder smoke.

Behind them, the convoy was forced to stop abruptly. Just as the American soldiers got out of the car to meet the enemy in the explosion, the intensive firepower focused on them again.Bullets ping-pong hit the car body like raindrops, and bursts of explosions dotted the winding road from time to time, dividing the long snake convoy into several parts.

The battle started so suddenly, and the enemy seemed to emerge from the ground as suddenly as the advance team, the 101nd Battalion of the 327th Infantry Regiment of the 2st Airborne Division, was pulled into the battle without any defense.

The American soldiers who had just felt slack from the night turned their drowsiness into cold sweat in an instant under the artillery fire and excreted it from their bodies. After a short period of confusion, the 2nd Battalion, the absolute ace, quickly reacted and began to fight back.On the road, under the command of the infantry fighting vehicles cut into several sections, they gathered together to form a circular defense circle, constantly suppressing the enemies around with the intensive firepower unique to mechanized troops.The battle has entered into a fierce battle from the very beginning, but in this fierce battle, some army commanders who were caught in a bitter battle ignored an important problem, a problem that was fatal enough.

"Turn off the radio and turn on the battlefield shield!" The regiment leader ordered in a low voice.

The American soldiers have great confidence in their own circular defense. After establishing a support point, they quickly gathered their troops and properly placed themselves in a temporary position composed of armored vehicles. The flashing light again made them suddenly realize that everything was just a delusion.

Anti-tank missiles, mainly Red Arrow 9, became the protagonist of this confrontation. In the barrage cover, the Red Arrow concealed its brilliance in a low-key manner, but the powerful energy-gathering armor-piercing warhead is something the enemy should never something to ignore.

When the first Red Arrow 9 appeared in the jungle, it had already heralded the arrival of failure. The thin armor of the M3 infantry fighting vehicle was useless in the face of the Red Arrow 9, and it could only watch helplessly as it weighed 3 kilograms. The warhead detonated after accurately hitting itself.Fragments flew around, and the smoke filled the air. The U.S. military, who thought they could catch their breath, was thrown high and far in the explosion. The armored targets gathered together for cover became the most conspicuous targets at this moment.Under the impact of anti-tank weapons fired from all directions, the armor group that had just gathered together suddenly turned into a mass of ruins braving black and red flames.

The encounter between the two sides may be a coincidence, but it is not a coincidence in the long run. This is the result of mutual research between the armies of the two sides during the long-term hostility. When tactics are used as research objects, it must be expected that the Chinese military is also using them as research objects.

The battle has already begun. When the first ring defense was destroyed in an instant, the commander of the US 2nd Battalion thought it was just an unlucky coincidence. However, when he found that frightening light flashing around him again , he finally understood how stupid and idiotic the order he had given before was to stand by and wait for help.

The concentrated fire of anti-armor weapons has become the mainstream of the second stage of the battle. Compared with the explosion of anti-tank missiles, the ping-pong sound of bullets hitting the outer armor of the tank is like a concerto in a symphony, setting off this sound Even more wonderful.The narrow road has now become a hell of fire and blood. The enemy's target is as dull as the simulated target on the advanced training device. After repeated blows, it will reluctantly move its body.

The battle has become one-sided.Under the ambush of the absolutely superior force and the firepower not lost to the opponent, the leading battalion of the 101st Division fell into a situation of being passively beaten from the very beginning.Completely different from the Soviet Union, which advocated heavy firepower, and the aggressive and ruthless Germany, the Dragon Army combined the advantages of the two in battle, and properly concealed this advantage, and broke out instantly without warning.

Combining all the advantages, the balance of victory and defeat began to gradually tilt, and finally reached an irreversible level.

"Support, we need support, damn it, send planes, helicopters, everything that can move, suppress the enemy's firepower, and take us away!" The roar of the US battalion commander almost overwhelmed the artillery fire, but In response to him, except for the clutter of Lizlazila on the radio, there was no movement at all.The Chinese had obviously considered all possibilities before the war, and even the slightest possibility of air support had been taken into consideration.Complete blocking and interference, shielding all communication bands between the enemy and the enemy. At this moment, the two sides are like two wild beasts bound together. The only way out is to defeat each other.

(End of this chapter)