The sun never sets in America

Chapter 371 A light attack on Oklahoma

Xijing Imperial Palace...

"At present, our army has basically broken through the second line of defense of the US military and is advancing towards the third line."

"There is a confrontation going on in the central part of the country. Both sides have suffered some damage, but the US military has suffered greater losses, about 20,000 people."

"Our army has now established a foothold on the front line in Montana and is gathering troops forward."

"The U.S. military is currently estimated to have mobilized 1.7 million people, and it is expected that more than 2.3 million people will eventually be mobilized."

Liu Peng sat on the chair, and Liu Yu held the document and reported "military information" to him word by word.

Liu Peng was chewing "blueberries" in his mouth. When he heard that the U.S. military might exceed 2.3 million, he paused for a moment, and then blurted out: "Yesterday afternoon, someone reported good news, saying that in Oklahoma, we had killed We have a main division of the US military and a cavalry division of 5,000 men. Who is the commander??"

"Back to my father, they are Zhuang Weibing from the 19th Division and Ge Yanjun from the 16th Division."

"Okay, they are all tiger generals. I want to reward them. Prince, how do you think I should reward them?"

As Liu Peng spoke, he handed over the right to award the reward to Liu Yu, who was still preparing to continue reporting.

The consumption of cavalry is huge. One cavalry may require at least two infantry divisions, or even two and a half divisions to support it.

This carriage mainly contained the 21st Infantry Regiment under the jurisdiction of the 7th Division.

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Due to wartime marching regulations and the requirements of the train, the entire carriage was like a box filled with "canned peaches", with only some corners and free space.

(The medal has been improved three times, divided into Dragon Cauldron, Tiger Cauldron, Teng Yun, Guard, and the highest National Defense Medal)

The carriage was filled with soldiers and officers wearing traditional gray military uniforms of the Han Dynasty.

After finishing speaking, he turned his horse forward, looked at the invisible cavalry who had stopped behind him, took a deep breath and shouted:

Zhou Mengsheng clasped his hands in his fists, sandwiched the riding whip between them, and spoke solemnly.

"My son is wrong!!"

Zhou Mengsheng, the commander of the 6th Cavalry Division, who was riding on a war horse, looked at the endless wilderness in front of him, as well as the abandoned crops, and then at the "empty buildings". He said with a complex expression: "Thousands of soldiers passed by, and hundreds of grasses grew. Once upon a time, The countryside has turned into a civet cat cave!!"

"Gentlemen, this battle is personally ordered by Commander Dong. Our Sixth Division is so honored to shoulder such an important responsibility."

According to the combat requirements of the Han cavalry, in peacetime they were given one horse per person or two horses per person. In wartime, they were all allocated three horses per person. A cavalry team of several thousand people might have ten thousand to several thousand horses.

"Compared with individuals, Zhuang is better than Ge, compared with soldiers, they are all ministers with meritorious service. Even if they all have meritorious service, how can they be distinguished?"

It can be said that the cavalry itself is made of "gold".

“Prince, sometimes, don’t always look at who is in front and who is behind, but also who is more important and who is less important!!”

Liu Yu immediately bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

After Liu Peng listened this time, he didn't say anything, which seemed to be his acquiescence to Liu Yu's arrangement for the reward, but when he left, he still left one sentence:

"As a prince, it's not a problem for you to be in the palace all the time. After a while, you will go to the front line!!"

Liu Yu's mind was spinning and he almost understood what Liu Peng meant, and then he said:

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"Destroy the thieves!!"

"Gentlemen, please!!"

"Huh", Liu Yu breathed a sigh of relief as soon as Liu Peng left. Facing his father, he always felt like he had to take exams all the time.

Smoking places are crowded with people, other places are "surrounded by smoke", and this is a "sea of ​​smoke".

A sound of horse hooves passed by, bringing up a puff of smoke.

Liu Peng's words were like warning bells, ringing in Liu Yu's heart.

Liu Peng didn't say anything, and didn't say anything. He just replied:

"If the two generals only reward Zhuang Weibing heavily, but only reward Ge Yanjun once, even if everyone knows it well, there are some things that are difficult to prioritize. What's more, when it comes to reporting merit, it's two people who deserve a heavy reward. First, what does the man below think, and what do the soldiers of the Sixteenth Division think??"

Liu Yu immediately answered Liu Peng's question in a respectful tone.

The entire train has a total of fifteen sections. According to the Han Dynasty's standard of twelve sections, the military train has three more sections, mainly to place more weapons.

Liu Peng glanced at him and left.

Liu Peng nodded, and then continued: "You just talked about the reward, let me ask you again, what reward? ?"

On the railway in Youzhou, a military train code-named "009" was speeding.

Liu Yu paused for a long time before speaking cautiously: "I believe that as the leader of this battle, Zhuang Weibing will be rewarded heavily, followed by Ge Yanjun, and the rest of the soldiers will be promoted."

In the desolate wilderness, thousands of cavalry shouted "Destroy the thieves", and the sound of the wind was like "waves".

"Click, click!!"

Behind the thousands of cavalrymen was a huge herd of horses, numbering in the tens of thousands.

After hearing this, Liu Yu's eyes moved slightly, and then he clasped his fists and replied: "I understand that I will not let my father down!!"

"The mistake was that I cared about personal merit and forgot about the soldiers of the two divisions!!"

"As the saying goes, those who succeed become princes and those who lose are bandits. This battle is when our generation will become famous and our descendants will be rich and powerful. Commander Dong has an order. As long as we block the way of the US military, until this battle is won, everyone will be promoted to a level!!"

“What’s wrong??”

"My son believes that Ge Yanjun and Zhuang Weibing can be promoted to major general and brigadier general, and awarded the Dragon Cauldron Medal. The rest will be rewarded according to their merits. Those with sufficient qualifications will be promoted to official positions, and those with unsatisfied qualifications will be awarded medals. , increase military rank."

"Destroy thieves..."

Because the journey was not too far, the number of people was not reduced. Instead, in order to accommodate more people, the original sleepers were changed into seats.

The middle berth has also been converted into a luggage rack.

Han Railway has clearly calculated the space in the carriages. Even during the war, even the number of waiters was reduced and they simply "stopped serving".

In addition to standing, the remaining space can also be used for sleeping.

The surname of the deputy of the 21st regiment is Xia. Everyone usually calls him deputy Xia. Because he is a polite person, even ordinary soldiers dare to call him "Brother Xia" when they see him.

Deputy Xia Tuan was sitting at the table by the window. On the table in front of him were peanuts and braised pig's trotters, waiting for the snacks he had brought before getting on the bus.

Opposite the deputy Xia regiment is Wu Heng, the leader of the 21st regiment. This is a middle-aged man in his forties. His favorite thing to do is to take a few sips.

"Lao Xia, do you think we are filling in lines this time, or doing activities?"

Wu Heng picked up a handful of peanuts with chopsticks, put it in his mouth, smacked it a few times, and asked Deputy Xia Tuan opposite him with a smile.

"I would like to go do some activities, but unfortunately, I probably won't have the chance."

"I heard that the dog brain has been beaten over there, I'm afraid I will be dragged to fill in the line!!"

The antenna mentioned by Deputy Xia Tuan refers to the current standoff in Oklahoma, where a total of 120,000 people on both sides are stuck.

The reason for this is that after discovering the powerful firepower of Han Chinese machine guns, the US military has changed the way of mobile warfare. It is basically positional warfare and trench warfare. Anyway, it is how to "wear people" and how to do it.

The 50,000 Han troops fought for several days against the U.S. military's "homegrown methods." Although they advanced a lot with the help of machine guns, facing the U.S. military with a home field advantage of only tens of thousands, they could not be wiped out.

So there are the line filling and activities that Wu Heng said just now.

Filling the line is actually being pulled to defend the trench, and the meaning of activity is enriched. Attacking is an activity, and interspersing is also an activity. It is basically "watching people and making choices."

"There's no point in filling in the lines. If you ask me to fill in the lines, it would be better to be pulled to the left and fight against the US military. That would be interesting!!"

Wu Heng was very unhappy about the fact that he was not the Left Route Army. In his opinion, as long as he became the Left Route Army, he would get rid of the fate of being filled in the line.

"On the left, it's great, but the mortality rate is too high. Our regiment may be scrapped in less than a week!!"

Deputy Xia Tuan knew the situation on the left side very well. Currently, two battles involving more than 200,000 people have been held in Montana.

In the early stage, the Han army relied on the advantage of machine guns to score a good score, and there was even an incident where two regiments surrounded and suppressed a main division of the US military.

But after the US military woke up, it basically chose the safest "defensive war."

Basically, they rely on cities and artillery to fight large-scale wars, fight with the Han army, and collect mortars to deal with the Han army's machine guns.

(In a war, the U.S. military discovered that mortars were better at dealing with machine guns than throwing grenades with human lives)

It can be said that throughout the entire Han-American War, the center was where everyone was "delaying" each other, while the right side was where the Han army advanced, and the US military fortified itself layer by layer.

On the left is the "Red Sea".

The highest number of deaths among the Han army currently comes from the north, from the Montana region.

But even so, the Han army will continue to fight, not for anything else, just to make it easier to fight on the right. As long as the left side is in a state of "fierce fighting", it will be difficult for the US military to withdraw troops, and then Han's strategy will be achieved.

As for how many people died, it actually doesn't matter anymore.

"Click", the border between Youzhou and Oklahoma has arrived.

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Boom boom boom! ! !

Tulsa, the second largest city after Oklahoma City, was briefly occupied by the Han army during the first Sino-American War.

After more than ten years of construction, and because it is located on the front line, although it is not large, it is very suitable for "gathering troops" and "gathering grain".

The entire Tulsa, in just one week, was filled with 50,000 US troops. They were the last strength of the US Seventh Corps. The White House's order was to stick to it.

(The U.S. military was organized into twenty legions, with one hundred thousand men forming one legion)

If the general defenders were surrounded, they would surrender.

But the Seventh Army is different. The soldiers here are mainly composed of farm children from southern states. Behind them is their own farm. Surrendering means a "betrayal" of their own farm and a "humiliation" of their relatives.

In addition, the commander of the Seventh Army was a prisoner of the last Han-American War. He had worked hard in the Han army pulling carts and driving sheep, so surrender was not within his scope of consideration.

Using sacrifices to exchange for America's future and awaken Americans' patriotic will is what he has always advocated.

If we expect such people to surrender, it is better to see if there are any "traitors".

Boom boom boom! ! !

Artillery fire again covered the neighborhood.

"Machine gun, machine gun!!"

A heavy machine gun was set up at the entrance of the alley. As soon as it was set up, a few scattered gunshots were heard.

The machine gunner gently pulled the trigger, and the "click-click" sound sounded like a "firecracker" in the alley. The wall opposite was full of bullet holes.

"attack!!"

As soon as the sound of the machine gun stopped, the infantry captain rushed into the alley with dozens of soldiers, and the machine gun was raised to "boost".

Soon, under the intermittent gunfire and the occasional "click, click, click", this alley that had long been riddled with holes was brought under control.

But before the soldiers could be happy, there was a "swish" sound, and a mortar fired from the rooftop of the opposite building accidentally hit the alley.

The smoke dissipated and the ground was in a mess. The infantry captain looked ashen and asked people to come in and collect the bodies.

And the machine gun that "showed off its power" just now has become a spare part everywhere.

Mortars, in such a war, are so restrained against machine guns.

There is no such thing as a perfect weapon in this world. Infantrymen have almost no good way to deal with machine guns. They must either kill the machine gunner with accurate marksmanship or be killed by the machine gun.

So far, according to the Han Army's own internal statistics, the fatality rate of machine guns is second only to artillery.

It even happened that the US military surrendered after hearing the sound of machine gunfire.

But here, in this "meat grinding plant," surrender does not exist.

Just like a sentence in a battle report:

“Tulsa, Warriors Game!!”

Yes, there is no surrender, no compromise, only "fighting".

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On the plain, thousands of soldiers of the 6th Cavalry Division blocked the U.S. reinforcements heading towards Tulsa.

During this period, the Sixth Cavalry Division left not a blade of grass behind.

Basically, they attack houses and kill people when they see them. Among those fleeing Americans, the Sixth Division even has the nickname "Skeleton" with a Western temperament.

The American troops opposite were part of the Tenth Army Corps stationed in Arkansas.

Because it was the vanguard, it basically followed the so-called "infantry, artillery and cavalry" mixed military system.

As the commander, Brigadier General Alat looked at the Han cavalry on the opposite side who kept wandering near them with a serious expression, and finally waved and dispatched his only cavalry.

A cavalry regiment of one thousand people.

Bang bang bang! !

Carbine shots continued to sound on horseback, and soldiers from both sides continued to fall off their horses.

As if he was aware of the infantry surrounding them, Zhou Mengsheng pulled out his saber with a sharp motion, pointed forward and shouted:

"Destroy the thieves!!"

Soon, amidst the cries of "kill the thieves", the Han cavalry collided with the American cavalry who had just discarded their carbines.

The flash of swords and shadows of swords, and the blood-stained horse manes are the poet's description of this battle.

The real situation is that in this not-too-long cavalry fight, both sides lost 700 lives in the first wave, as well as horses that lost their owners and raised their heads and "whined."

The blood of war filled this small place.

Perhaps feeling that the encirclement was about to be completed, Zhou Mengsheng turned his horse to the left and jumped out of this small encirclement.

In the subsequent blockade, the previous methods were basically continued, including attacking logistics, attacking lone teams, and taking risks from time to time by "charging into the formation."

It can be said that if there is a ranking of meritorious service after the war, the largest in Oklahoma can only be the Sixth Cavalry Division.

"Da da da!!"

The fire snakes flew and fell down a large number of American troops who were trying to break out.

Looking at the building that had blocked them for four days, Camp Commander Hu's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and then he announced: "Set it on fire, burn it down!!"

When intensive torches were thrown in, most of the entire city of Tulsa had been occupied by the Han army.

Although the remaining half are the core, it is definitely a good thing for the "right army" that has been delayed for more than a week.

This means that they can finally free up their hands to deal with other directions, instead of using most of their troops to defend reinforcements from other states.

"Let brothers rest!!"

Deputy Xia Regiment looked at the panting and exhausted soldiers of the 21st Regiment, with a flash of reluctance in his eyes, and then ordered the guards:

"Go, get some food. We have been here for more than three hours from afternoon to now, and we haven't had a bite of food. Even if we are going to eat, we have to be full first!!"

Just as Deputy Xia Tuan finished speaking, the sound of dinner began.

Xia Tuan, who is squatting on the ground and eating "big pot dishes", has two fist-sized steamed buns stuck on his chopsticks, giving people an "uninhibited" feeling.

After taking a bite of the steamed bun, he looked up at the cloudy sky. Deputy Xia knew that if he continued to fight, it would probably be tomorrow.

The raindrops hit Deputy Xia Tuan's shoulders, and the oil stains in the bowl were slowly washed away.

The broken house in front was shrouded in rain, and there was a doll wearing a tutu lying on the ground. After seeing it, Deputy Xia Tuan quickly moved away, pretending not to notice.

But when he arrived at the other side the next day, Deputy Xia Tuan picked up the "dirty doll", patted the dust on it, and revealed a line of blessing:

"Happy 9th birthday to little Julie. Love you mommy."

After reading it, Deputy Xia Tuan said nothing. He just found a place to bury the doll.

Looking at this "small tomb" without any traces, Deputy Xia Tuan didn't say a word. He just took one last look silently and continued to organize the manpower charge.

In war, human nature can be precious or worthless, but for Deputy Xia Tuan, he is just "reconciling" with himself and with his current self.

Da da da! ! !

When the machine gun is set up at the intersection of the building, it means that the last round of counterattack by the US military has failed.

When the last soldier of the Seventh Army died under a grenade, and when the Stars and Stripes covered with "bullet holes" fell from the building, it also represented the end of the nine-day Battle of Tulsa.

In this battle, the US military invested a total of 50,000 remaining effective forces of the Seventh Army, but it ended with the complete annihilation of the entire army.

Yes, "annihilated", not that kind of annihilation, but dead, all dead.

Tulsa was only part of the entire American War, and it was also proof of the "superior" position of the Han army.

On the day Tulsa fell, Oklahoma City also fell one after another. The so-called reinforcements of the Tenth Army had already withdrawn because if they did not withdraw, it would be too late.

Oklahoma became the first American state to fall. After the news came out, the entire United States was shocked.

(End of this chapter)