Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1124 Judgment Day

"Don't embarrass me!" Luo Lie yelled into the phone: "Since the establishment of the 38th Brigade, I have never known what it is like to fail. If you can't hold the ground before sunset, you go home and farm!"

Zhang Zhizhong, who put down the phone, walked out of the command post quickly, and said loudly: "The division commander issued a death order, and the position cannot be taken before sunset. All the officers and soldiers of the brigade will go home to farm. Brothers, show the demeanor of Chinese soldiers!"

Zhang Zhizhong was a little unkind. Luo Lie only gave such a life to him alone, but his brigade commander expanded the scope of this to the whole brigade.Stimulated by the brigade commander, the 38th brigade finally broke out with all its fighting enthusiasm, and they rushed to the US military positions unstoppably like a tide.The flamethrower spit out flames one after another, dyeing the entire position into a sea of ​​flames.American soldiers struggled and wailed in the sea of ​​fire. They kept cursing this terrible weapon and this damn war, and then died painfully in despair.

Soon, the soldiers of the Dragon Army rushed to the position, and the desperate American soldiers aroused their enthusiasm for fighting.They picked up the bayonets in their hands, and rushed towards the soldiers of the Dragon Army screaming, and hand-to-hand combat broke out in a blink of an eye.The gleaming bayonets flew up and down on the battlefield, blood splashed out one after another, and the lives of soldiers were worthless here.American soldiers rushed up in rows, gritted their teeth and red eyes, and fought with the Chinese soldiers.

"The battlefield, this is the most real battlefield." General MacArthur murmured: "The bureaucrats in New York should really come here to take a look and let them know how desperately the soldiers fought. If those officials in New York If you can use half the enthusiasm of the soldiers to support the front line, maybe the war will end in a different way now."

The chief of staff said numbly: "They will never see that those damned politicians will just blindly shirk their responsibilities, and then after the war is over, they will find a scapegoat at random, and then they can continue to live comfortably Leisurely days, but those who really shed their blood for this country cannot get the fair treatment they deserve."

General MacArthur put down the binoculars and said: "Do our best, we can do our duty as a soldier. Order all the reserves to fight, life and death, it depends on this battle!"

With the massive investment of the U.S. reserve force, the situation on the battlefield became more and more intense. Millions of soldiers fought hard on the front-line battlefield in Arkansas, and blood dyed the entire sky red.

All the third divisions of the Lightning Troops participated in the battle, and the tanks criss-crossed the battlefield, cutting the US defensive positions into pieces, making the entire defense line of the US military unable to respond from the beginning to the end, and completely surrounded by the Chinese army.

"It looks like we're going to win." Zhu Peide said lightly: "The resistance of the Americans is gradually decreasing, and several important positions have already fallen into our hands. As long as there are no major accidents, the Arkansas The battle should be over."

Nodded: "This is the same as my opinion. In the battle of Arkansas, MacArthur's main force should be almost exhausted. From here to Atlanta, and then to New York, we will encounter much less resistance. American Freedom League The military's offensive is also very fierce now, and the Americans can't take care of both, and failure will be the final verdict on them."

"A year of bloody battle." Zhu Peide said with some emotion: "A whole year of bloody battle, hundreds of thousands of soldiers blood-stained on the battlefield, tens of billions of funds were spent like running water. Now I think about it, I still feel a little scared, in case we Losing this war, what will China be like?"

"You and I, including His Majesty, will become sinners of China." With a smile, he said, "We will be cast aside by history for hundreds or thousands of years, and our names will be nailed to the pillar of shame of the Chinese nation." On. But fortunately, the ultimate victor is us, our great country, our great nation!"

Zhu Peide smiled, and he gave an order to the staff next to him: "Order all the troops to attack, attack! Go break through the US positions and defeat the enemy on the opposite side. This is the only order from the headquarters!"

The blood reflects the setting sun, the sound of shouts shakes the sky, and the final decisive battle has begun!
The 38th Brigade completed its mission before sunset. The 88th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, under the combined attack of the 38th Brigade of the Dragon Army and the Lightning Armored Division, could no longer hold on. Thousands of people were killed in the whole division. The same goes down.No matter how hard General MacArthur tried and how loudly he reprimanded him, he could not save the fate of the US military's final failure.

"We have completed the task!" Zhang Zhizhong reported proudly on the phone: "The Arkansas defense line is under my feet, and the Americans have collapsed. Now I don't have to go home to farm!"

A bright imperial flag fluttered high above the Arkansas defense line. He publicized to the Americans the mighty force of the Chinese army and the invincible determination of the Chinese soldiers.The fluttering and flying of the Chinese military flag strongly stimulated the already fragile hearts of the Americans, making the remaining fighting spirit of the Americans weaker and weaker.

There are only two roads left before General MacArthur, a glorious death or a shameful surrender.From MacArthur's own wishes, he wanted to fight to the end, but the cruel reality was placed in front of him.

On January 1921, 1, nearly one million Chinese troops launched a fierce attack on Atlanta from several directions, and the Chinese army had an absolute advantage in artillery, tanks and aircraft. This advantage was so great that the U.S. military could only sigh in awe the point.The Arkansas defense line was breached in several places, and the entire U.S. military position was in jeopardy. If the resistance continued, the entire U.S. army would be wiped out for a whole night. MacArthur was always struggling and hesitating. The rise and fall of hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops was only in his flash Give up glory and choose disgrace; or fight like a warrior to the end?
The chief of staff also sat next to General MacArthur all night. The two most senior commanders of the western and southern regional defenses of the US military sat face to face until the sky was bright, and neither of them said a word.

"Mislin." This was the first time that General MacArthur directly called the chief of staff by his name. He couldn't bear it any longer. Seeing that the sky was about to dawn and the Chinese's devastating offensive was about to begin: "It's time to make a decision. What do you think of our future, and what would you do if you sat in my position?"

The chief of staff was silent for a while, and said: "I can't replace your decision, general, I can only express my personal opinion. It is irreversible, and the war is over in my opinion. You can go outside and see, the position There are Chinese tanks running everywhere, Chinese artillery shells everywhere, and bayonets carried by Chinese soldiers everywhere. We are being bombed every minute, on the ground, in the sky, God knows when the bombs will come It fell here. In a few days. We have lost 10,000+ troops. Tanks and artillery have all become a pile of scrap iron. What is the point of fighting such a war? So my opinion is, for Hundreds of thousands of U.S. soldiers can go home alive after the war, lay down your arms, General!"

"Drop your arms?" General MacArthur laughed self-deprecatingly: "Of course I can lay down my arms, but what do you think the Chinese will do to me? Well, I don't think I'm guilty of being shot. Maybe as a prisoner of war." I will come out after being locked up for a few years. But when I come back, what will this country look like? I am a person who cares about my reputation very much! I can even duel with others for the sake of reputation. Without reputation, I have nothing No more. The United States will say. You see, this is MacArthur, he defeated 100 million American soldiers, and he made the United States a defeated country. Mislin, I can’t imagine if I can survive in such an environment.”

"Then what about our soldiers?" Mislin didn't want to hide his true thoughts: "You only care about your own reputation, of course you can choose to die with honor, but have you thought about how the soldiers feel? They want to live , want to live well, survival is more important to them than anything else. They have parents, wives and children, neither you nor the president can deprive them of the right to live! Yes, when you are released from a prisoner of war camp When you come out of China, there will be many people who will scold you and slander you. However, there will be more people who will thank you. It is you who saved the lives of nearly a million American soldiers. It is you who saved the Countless families on the verge of breaking up. In this sense, you are not only not a sinner, you should also be a hero of the United States!"

The chief of staff's words seemed to have moved MacArthur a little. He took out a large pipe and put it in his mouth, but he didn't ignite it. He lowered his head, as if he was looking for the final answer to a millennium puzzle.Time passed by every minute and every second, the sky was getting brighter and brighter, and the neat slogans of Chinese soldiers and the sound of moving cannons could be faintly heard, and dense sweat could not help oozing from the forehead of the chief of staff.

He didn't want to die, not at all.His son is 14 years old this year, and he will grow into a great boy in a few years, and he will marry and have children in the future. He yearns for an atmosphere where there is no threat of war and he can be in a harmonious family.

"Mislin, go." MacArthur put down his pipe and said calmly: "Go to the Chinese and tell them that we are willing to surrender conditionally. If the war is defeated, everything can be over. The shame of the United States will come from here. One day, it officially begins with you and me!"

(End of this chapter)