However.
An infantry charge did not appear immediately.
The U.S. troops entering the trenches were greeted by dense mortar shells.
Mortar shells rained down into the trenches.
this time.
But the flesh and blood were really flying everywhere.
The US troops in front of the trenches could see the Ming army opposite them forming an attack formation in front of their position.
However, at this time, where do they have time to find a shell bunker or a bullet shelter behind them to avoid the shells?
They could only crowd in the trenches and endure the bombardment.
It was like being in hell, facing mortar shells with flesh and blood.
five minutes later.
They were relieved.
Because they finally heard the shouts of the Ming army on the opposite side.
The remaining American soldiers raised their heads to stop thousands of Ming army soldiers holding bayonets for reinforcements and marching forward bravely.
However.
Just when U.S. military officers ordered to fire back with rifles.
greet them.
It was a machine gun shot from the side of the charging Ming soldiers!
Under the suppression of heavy machine gun fire.
The American soldiers could hardly raise their heads!
Wait until the dense bullets in front of the trench stop.
They looked up again.
You can already see the facial features of the Ming army soldiers on the opposite side! !
Whoosh whoosh!
"Grenade!!!"
The American soldiers exclaimed.
In panic.
Some of their soldiers also threw grenades.
However, the density was obviously not comparable to that of the Ming army on the opposite side.
"Reinforcements! Reinforcements! We need reinforcements!"
"The Ming army has broken through the first line of defense!! Our army is organizing the defense of the second trench! Again, we need reinforcements! The situation is extremely urgent! The number of attacking Ming troops cannot be counted!"
After receiving the battle report from the front line, the command headquarters in the rear, which was originally relatively stable, was now in panic.
"What? In less than two hours, the first line of defense has been breached?!"
The generals who got the news couldn't believe their ears.
Under this wave of offensive.
The results achieved by the Ming army were completely beyond expectations - not only beyond the expectations of the Ming army's frontline headquarters, but also beyond the expectations of the coalition forces.
So many artillery were concentrated at once, and machine guns were also used to cover the infantry charge.
Various powerful firepower stacks.
The casualties caused were extremely horrific.
In the area with the most intensive firepower.
When the Ming army infantry rushed up, the trench was almost a piece of minced meat!
Less than two hours.
The first line of defense was declared breached.
And the price paid is extremely slight!
There were no huge casualties as people imagined that a tough battle would require.
At the Allied Western Front Headquarters.
A bulge appears!
In front of this Ming army protrusion.
They are two weak lines of defense for the coalition forces!
Once the Ming army broke through these two lines of defense.
Allied defense system on the Western Front.
It completely collapsed! !
In St. Louis.
The coalition headquarters also realized the seriousness of the problem.
They now face a very difficult choice: whether to cancel the Grand Roundabout Operation Plan?
To know.
They have been preparing for this battle plan for a month.
Three hundred thousand cavalry were mustered.
If the battle plan is abandoned, let these 300,000 cavalry be used as a mobile force to quickly go to Consing Castle to block the gap in the front line.
This is safe though.
But it is very possible to give up a big victory that is about to be obtained!
The Ming army concentrated all its forces on the Missouri Plain.
There must be an emptiness behind them!
It was time to sweep with cavalry.
If the main force of the Ming army is contained.
Three hundred thousand cavalry can even sweep all the way to Boyi Town, the base camp of the Ming Army!
After a brief exchange of views.
As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Napoleon issued an order: The Great Roundabout Operation will begin in advance!
at the same time.
The Western Front Corps is required to block the Ming army's offensive at all costs!
As long as the Ming army's offensive is frustrated.
A roundabout 300,000 cavalry regiment.
An extremely brilliant victory will be achieved! !
Both sides are betting.
Betting on the outcome of the Missouri Plains defenses.
this will determine
The result of the first phase of this war.
The extremely stern orders were delivered to the front lines.
Even if it means annihilating the entire army.
We must also block the Ming army's advance.
because.
Once their defense line is penetrated.
The detour of the 300,000 cavalry regiments lost any meaning.
Soldiers from both sides crashed into each other like a flood.
The bayonet became the key to victory.
Both sides had red eyes.
Transform into the most ferocious beast.
Bayonets passed through each other's chests.
The sapper shovel swung up and down.
Anything in your hands can become a weapon.
The coalition's fighting will must be strong.
Almost all the troops were completely wiped out.
However.
This situation had long been expected by Zhu Yixin, Yang Yuchun and others.
They adopted the tactics of continuous assault.
The first wave of attacks was successful.
Then came the second wave and the third wave.
before U.S. reinforcements arrive.
Complete consecutive breakthroughs as quickly as possible.
After the war.
Some US military officers had painful memories in their memoirs: "The Chinese used poison gas! Yes! They used chlorine gas. The terrifying chlorine gas almost killed all our soldiers in the trenches! They came up wearing gas masks. .We simply can’t resist.”
No matter what method is taken.
Anyway.
The result was that the three lines of defense of the coalition forces were breached in one day.
"Three enemy lines of defense have been breached, but the enemy forces on both wings are counterattacking with a fierce attack! It seems that they want to regain the position at all costs, but with the combined firepower of machine guns and mortars, they will definitely not be able to break through. ! Our assault has been successful! The follow-up cavalry group can completely sweep through this gap to sweep the American rear!"
Luo Dingfang was very excited.
He was so excited last time.
Or was it when we broke through the city of Beijing twenty years ago?
The U.S. military's defensive position on the front line of Fort Consing has been completely shattered.
A breakthrough with a width of twenty kilometers appeared.
Five hundred thousand Ming army troops are guarding here.
The coalition's counterattack cannot be successful!
One day at most.
The 500,000 Ming Army brigade as a reserve force can complete the adjustment.
Swept away from this breach.
Sweeping all the way to the depths of the southeastern United States.
Of course.
The other side.
Intelligence showed that the US cavalry group was moving westward.
This is definitely a force that cannot be ignored.
St. Louis Command.
It’s unimaginable for everyone.
News of a larger defeat than before came.
The defense system on the Western Front battlefield has completely collapsed.
At least more than 200,000 soldiers were lost.
What's more serious is.
The Ming army's large forces are about to attack southeast through this gap! !
"Retreat! We must retreat!! The battle of Missouri Plains has been lost! We can only retain our strength and cannot continue to fight!"
Napoleon said sternly.
The officer below looked very unhappy.
The Battle of the Missouri River was lost.
Once they retreat.
What about the more than one million American troops on the Western Front? (End of chapter)
