Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1115 Soldiers' tricks

"The Chinese army has adopted an obvious old-fashioned tactic, encircling the point to fight for aid. This is also their usual method. Now, on the surface, it seems that our 502nd regiment and a battalion of the 101st division have been trapped in Peoria. If we follow common sense , what we need to do is to send troops to rescue based on the reconnaissance information. However, we can think about it in another position, will the Chinese set up a trap for us that we can easily see through?" The staff officer's subsequent speech made Clark Forced to swallow the curse that was already on the verge of his mouth, although the other party's appearance was a bit inappropriate, his speech made him hear a hint of mystery.

"Since the beginning of the war, I have been studying Chinese strategy and tactics. On the surface, large-scale troop mobilization and offensives seem to be the usual methods of the Chinese, but behind them, there is hidden the Chinese's screening and selection of targets. It seems that the prerequisite for any target determination is to meet their multiple tactical and even strategic needs. At present, Peoria is very beneficial to us. Occupying it, we can use the airport there and use the railway for supplies. Entering can reach the city of St. Louis, which is the hub of transportation, and retreating can defend Chicago, and the enemy also takes a fancy to this, so they use Peoria as the most central part of the trap. Peoria is very important to us, but, But it is not necessary. We got him only to provide a forward base for Chicago. Therefore, the Chinese have cleverly arranged a situation where we seem to need rescue. According to conventional considerations, we don’t need to invest all our troops to carry out the rescue. Rescue, but even if the rescue is successful, it will also mark the failure of the occupation of Peoria. As our primary task, once the occupation of Peoria cannot be realized, it will inevitably lead us to withdraw to Chicago. Therefore, the real layout of the Chinese , on our way back." Seeing that no one spoke, the staff officer boldly continued.

Clark felt a little cold. Although the temperature in the jungle was extremely hot, the cold still made him shiver uncontrollably.This seems to be the real strategy of the Chinese. Their goal is not simply a company, a regiment, or a division, but the entire Fifth Army.The meaning of "you must save when you attack the enemy", by extension, is what you must do when you attack the enemy.At present, the only thing the Fifth Army can do is to retreat. Therefore, the Chinese have already arranged an ambush on the retreat route.

The war persisted and continued in this seemingly calm atmosphere. The large-scale conflict that had been imagined in advance had not yet occurred at this moment. For the Fifth Army around Olia, it is extremely incredible.

Everything seems to be brewing, as if waiting for the moment to explode.

On the highway, military vehicles were constantly gathering, and finally gathered together at a hidden assembly point. The mobilized national war machine displayed incomparable power at this moment, which was so huge that it was shocking.On the huge parking lot covered by the anti-infrared camouflage net, the camouflage of the sealed military vehicles has already been removed.In the spacious compartment, there are a large number of missiles and long-range rockets densely packed.

The soldiers who should have been hidden in a typical motorized infantry division were very few compared with missiles and artillery fire.

Amid the yelling, the rockets were quickly hoisted and transported to the artillery positions around the transition battle. Compared with the military vehicles that came ostentatiously, the artillery positions were weird like ghosts.

Everything is being prepared quickly and intensively, but the director is sitting leisurely in the office at this moment, letting the nurse who followed him examine the scar on his chest that is already covered with red flesh.

"The most important thing in the way of war is to achieve the strategic goal. War is not for killing, but for winning. Sometimes, we put the cart before the horse." With the help of the nurse, he fastened his buttons, stood up slowly, and walked to the Next to the map in front of the table, I turned my attention to Peoria again.

"The First Division of the No. 15th Army has entered the surrounding area of ​​Peoria as planned. Are we going to withdraw the 48th Army as planned?" Seeing his frowning and stretching his waist, Zhu Peide hesitated and asked instead .

"Wait a minute, since the enemy has already entered the city, I think we should greet them and tell the artillery that since the enemy likes Peoria, let them stay a little longer." Taking a deep breath, Said instead.

The last huge WS2 rocket was loaded into the launch tube, and then, under the action of hydraulic pressure, the launch tube was lifted high, pointing at the dark mid-air above the head.After the body is launched, the command vehicle is ready. The coordinates received earlier have already been input into the fire control computer. Later, this coordinate will lead dozens of rockets to appear there.

"Ready to release!" The thin cables are synchronously coordinating the artillery positions deployed within tens of square kilometers. Under the command of the commander, all the hidden artillery positions simultaneously let out a sky-shattering roar, violent explosions and flashes, Immediately, the land in the darkness was instantly outlined with a fiery red pattern.

In the sky, the huge body of the WS2 rocket has been swallowed by the night, only the tail flame several times longer than the body is so eye-catching in the night.On the radar, the strong plume airflow density, which is hundreds of times higher than the background atmosphere, completely reveals the flight path of WS2. However, this does not seem to be a threat to WS2, which has no hidden intentions at all.

Inside the projectile, the computer precisely controls every flight angle of the rocket, and finally, under the action of several times the speed of sound, it plunges headlong towards the target.

"Boom!" The explosion sounded far away in the silent jungle, and the sound made the birds and beasts hiding in the jungle flee in fright, but the simple roads and paths hidden in the jungle disappeared instantly in the explosion.

In the city of Peoria, Clark, who had just fallen asleep, suddenly got up amidst the violent explosion. After looking around vigilantly for a long time, he realized that the explosion did not happen around him.

"What's going on?" In a hurry, Clark ran into the war room without even bothering to put on his clothes, and asked loudly.

"The enemy has just carried out intensive long-range strikes, and the intelligence department is still counting the positions of the targets hit." Hearing his inquiry, the staff officer on duty immediately replied.

"Quick, give me the coordinates of all the locations, as well as the casualty report immediately." Clark urged anxiously.

His urging seems to have had some effect, and soon, the staff officer said excitedly: "Your Excellency, the casualties have just been counted, and the situation is very optimistic. Except for the two reconnaissance squads, no other troops have lost. At present , the coordinates have been checked, and the specific impact point is still under investigation."

Although the other party said it easily, Clark's expression did not calm down. At this moment, he was staring at the screen, waiting for the final result to appear.

"Your Excellency, I am very pessimistic. According to computer statistics, the locations where the enemy bombed just now coincide with the coordinates of the highway and railway from Peoria to the outside world." The staff officer, who was still smiling and talking just now, suddenly disappeared. Instead, there was a solemn expression.

"What does this mean? Do you know? This means that we will replace the 502 regiment and become that damned bait." Hearing the staff report, Clark pondered for a long time before cursing.

The entire Fifth Army has completely lost the supply lines of roads and railways at this moment. Although it is not a difficult problem for the current Fifth Army to repair the above lines, the determination shown by the enemy let them know that even if the railways and roads are repaired , the Chinese will not allow them to play a little role.

Outside, the sound of explosions came again, and as the night came, around Peoria, the American anti-American guerrillas, who were active frequently, continued to use various means to lure the United States under the cover of targeted artillery strikes. Soldiers left the city and brutally killed it.Under these frequent unrestricted battles, the originally huge Fifth Army was forced to continuously shrink its defense line, like a hermit crab, completely hiding itself in the city of Peoria, waiting for the arrival of support.

Freighters loaded with military supplies travel to and from the Gulf of Mexico in the southern United States at a fixed frequency. The purpose of the Dragon Army is to open up the defense line of the southern coast of the United States. Once successful, the Dragon Army will form the West Coast (Seattle, Portland), Southwest Coast (Los Angeles) ), the South Coast (Houston) three attack channels, all attacking the hinterland of the United States in the form of a trident.

However, what is different from the past is that this time, what is carried in the warship is not the previous materials, but a huge number of troops and equipment.The dark night made all these actions seem extremely strange and mysterious.It seems that only the generals who stood on the pier to greet these troops knew that the war was about to break out.

This situation has been going on for dozens of days. In order to prevent the enemy from noticing, the daily supply has been completely stopped, replaced by a constant increase of troops. Frequent transfers have made Seattle a huge transit point. Countless troops are being transported to After Seattle, he was sent to the front to wait for the impending attack.

The newly arrived troops finally replaced the defense line of the 15st Division of the No.[-] Army, allowing the exhausted [-]st Division to safely retreat to a resting place for a short reorganization.Seeing the soldiers happily eating hot meals and then falling asleep, Ma Zhanyuan knew that such a happy scene might not last long.

The enemy's increase in troops is almost a foregone conclusion, so in a short period of time, the distant southern coast of the United States will not receive corresponding military support. Therefore, this is the right time for a counterattack. As long as the front line is advanced by [-] kilometers, the periphery of Memphis, Then, it will inevitably put pressure on the US military in the south, and then force the Americans to face up to the immediate problems.

The southern aspect must end as soon as possible, otherwise the longer it takes, the more unpredictable things will happen.Since the enemy's eyes were entangled in the central area, all daily supplies for the enemy in the south have been canceled and replaced by a large number of soldiers and equipment.This raid, no matter in terms of scale or planning, will be a decisive battle.

Thinking of this, Ma Zhanyuan took a hard bite of the compressed biscuit in his hand, then turned the biscuit into a sticky cake with the water in the kettle, and swallowed it after a few hard chews.Although the monotonous recipes bored everyone, the leisure at this moment made everyone feel at ease like never before.The long-term battle has made everyone know how to seize the time and enjoy the hard-won leisure time, because no one knows whether in the next minute, everyone will come to the stalemate battlefield in the southern theater because of an order.

"Ma Zhanyuan!" Just as Ma Zhanyuan was thinking wildly in his mind, a loud voice suddenly came from outside the tent.

"Here!" Hearing the shout, Ma Zhanyuan instinctively agreed, and then followed his gaze to look out, and immediately found the legion leader striding into the tent.

"How's your rest going?" Looking at the crude furnishings in the tent, the legion commander asked casually.

"It's okay!" Hearing the commander's question, Ma Zhanyuan smiled and replied vaguely.

"Is it okay to just eat this? Come on, it's been a long time. You've been on the front line all the time, and we haven't had a drink. I brought something good today. Let's drink it once." Hearing Ma Zhanyuan's answer, the head of the legion He patted him on the shoulder with a smile, then magically took out two bottles of wine and two cans from the baggy clothes, put them on the table and said.

"Okay, then I'll open the meat!" Ma Zhanyuan sat down unceremoniously, pulled out the bayonet and cut open the can.

"The first salute to our emperor, thank him for giving me such a good soldier." Biting off the bottle cap, the legion leader poured half a bottle of wine on the ground without hesitation.The dry land drank the wine half dry in an instant, and a strong aroma of wine immediately filled the tent.

"Yes, the emperor's kindness is mighty. If the emperor hadn't been sitting in the Pacific Ocean, the dragon army would not have made such rapid progress." Ma Zhanyuan followed suit, poured half of it on the ground, and then raised his neck and took a sip.

"Please help the No.15 Army." Seeing that Ma Zhanyuan had drunk, the head of the army nodded and said suddenly.

"No problem." Ma Zhanyuan nodded in agreement.

"I haven't said what it is, why don't you ask?" Seeing Ma Zhanyuan's happy answer, the army commander was surprised, and quickly reminded.

"Someone has to do all the difficult tasks. Don't worry, our No.15 Army can't take on any tasks." Ma Zhanyuan grabbed half a piece of canned meat and put it into his mouth without raising his head, and said vaguely.

"Okay, that's it. During the main attack, I'll use two divisions to cover you, and you can show me something, so don't lose my face." Looking at Ma Zhanyuan, a trace of excitement flashed in the eyes of the army commander. , said hastily.

"Legion Commander, I offer you a toast." Ma Zhanyuan raised the bottle, knocked it against the Legion Commander, and then drank most of it in one gulp.

(End of this chapter)