The Mizhou Army, which made a comeback, was fully prepared this time. It was actually very simple to destroy the anti-tank trenches. A small explosive pack could complete the task. Once prepared, the attack became smooth again.
The tanks sold by the Americans to the government forces were actually "light cavalry", but they were earlier models and had been eliminated in southern Africa.
Compared with the tanks equipped by the Mizhou Army, the tanks equipped by the government army are at a disadvantage in terms of armor thickness and firepower. Barbed wire has become useless in front of the tanks. As the tanks of the Mizhou Army successfully invaded the government
The military positions and government military positions finally collapsed.
However, the battle is far from over. There are still three such government army positions, which need to be conquered one by one by the Mizhou Army.
Moreover, there are still remaining government troops in the first line of defense of the government troops, and the Mizhou Army needs to clear the trenches section by section.
The Umbrella Company is extremely experienced in this area. The best weapons for clearing trenches are flamethrowers and shotguns. Hand grenades can also be used. Experienced soldiers will pull the pull tab and then pause for a while before throwing the grenade out.
It can explode in the air above the enemy, causing maximum damage.
As a result, the remaining government officers and soldiers in the position were in tragedy. Most of the soldiers had fled in a hurry after the position was breached. Those who were left behind were either injured soldiers who were unable to move, or the unlucky ones who had time to escape.
When the Mizhou army officers and soldiers began to clear the trenches, many government officers and soldiers organized and surrendered after a little resistance. They did not even know to destroy their weapons when they surrendered, leaving them for nothing to the Mizhou army.
Masir, a second lieutenant from the Sultanate of Najd, found a U.S. military adviser in a bunker of the government army. Facing the Mizhou Army soldiers who were still bleeding from their bayonets, the U.S. military adviser tried to remain calm.
"I am a military observer from the United States and did not participate in this war. I demand treatment that matches my status." Americans are still very confident in front of Brazilians.
Marcil was from southern Africa, but he did not abuse the U.S. Army Major named Price.
"I said, I am just a military observer and did not participate in the war, so I did not carry weapons." Price refused the Michigan Army's body search, believing it to be a violation of his rights.
Maciel said nothing, and several wounded government soldiers were kneeling next to him, shivering.
The soldiers of the Mizhou Army were merciless to these wounded government soldiers. Healthy prisoners of war could still engage in physical labor. Even if the wounded soldiers were brought back to the prison camp, the Mizhou Army was unable to provide them with treatment.
So a Mizhou second lieutenant walked up behind several prisoners and silently took out his pistol.
Marcel frowned.
Second Lieutenant Mizhou immediately understood, stuffed his pistol back into its holster, and ordered the soldiers to take the prisoners out.
"How will you treat them?" Price couldn't help but ask.
"Worry about yourself, Mr. Major." Marciel said expressionlessly. The Michigan Army and government forces can abide by the "Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War" when treating Americans and southern Africans. However, the "Geneva Prisoners of War Convention" does not treat Brazilians.
Obviously not applicable.
At this time, the sound of bayonets entering the body was heard outside the bunker, but strangely no wailing was heard. It is estimated that these executed government soldiers were mentally prepared for this.
It is strange that since the government soldiers knew that they might be executed after surrendering, why did they not resist until the last moment?
It was probably a matter of luck. After all, it was impossible for the Mizhou Army to kill all the prisoners.
At this time, Price no longer refused to be searched by the Michigan Army soldiers.
Price did not carry a weapon. Of course, Price and Marcil ignored the behavior of the Michigan Army soldiers who took away Major Price's watch during the body search.
Fortunately, when the soldier ordered Price to take off the ring, Marciel stopped him in time.
Unlike watches, rings still represent different meanings.
When Price was taken out of the bunker, there were only sporadic gunshots and explosions along the entire defense line. Nearly a thousand government prisoners were escorted by the Mizhou Army soldiers and marched to the prisoner of war camp set up in the rear. They were lost and depressed.
, not knowing what fate awaits them.
At dusk, the Mizhou Army organized a tentative attack on the government's second line of defense.
This time, the Mizhou Army did not invest many troops. The battle only lasted less than half an hour and ended in a hurry. The Mizhou Army did not even dispatch tanks. The Mizhou Army was not ready to invest ground troops in an overnight attack. The government forces probably
They wanted to retake the position overnight, but seeing the prepared military officers and soldiers of Mizhou, the government troops did not try.
However, there are still necessary defenses. Throughout the night, the government troops and the Mizhou Army kept firing flares. The open space between the two lines of defense was as bright as day. Any attempt to attack at night would be foolish.
The artillery of the Mizhou Army was not idle either, firing harassingly at the government army positions every three to five minutes.
The government artillery was more active. The Mizhou Army's fighter jets were unable to dispatch at night. The counterattack intensity of the government artillery was obviously greater than the harassment intensity of the Mizhou Army artillery.
The Mizhou Army's artillery was still superior to the government's artillery. In the early morning, the Mizhou Army's artillery finally calculated the precise location of the government's artillery positions through the trajectory of the government's artillery shells. So the Mizhou Army's artillery concentrated its firepower on the government's artillery positions.
The counterattack caused huge damage to the government artillery.
At this time, the interrogation of Major Price was in progress. At the beginning, Major Price tried to conceal it, but during the skillful questioning by the Umbrella Company interrogation experts, Price's psychological defenses were quickly broken.
"Actually, it doesn't matter whether you cooperate or not. About five thousand U.S. Marines have arrived in Rio de Janeiro and may join the war at any time. We don't know anything about Rio." Kenney's official occupation is a lawyer and the legal department of Umbrella Company.
members and occasionally guest interrogation experts.
"Since you all know, then why are you still asking me -" Major Price was depressed. The trial experts from Umbrella Company were simply inhumane. They conducted a fatigue interrogation on Price. Price didn't sleep for a minute the whole night.
However, the trial experts of Umbrella Company have been replaced by three people.
After all, dealing with Americans cannot be as simple and crude as dealing with Brazilians. Torture methods are of no use, so we can only use fatigue interrogation to pry Price's mouth open.
This interrogation method is also very effective. People always have to sleep. If you don't sleep for a long time, your spirit will definitely collapse. When you are half asleep and half awake, it is almost like being hypnotized. You can almost say whatever you ask.
In particular, the negotiators would use noise and bright lights to continuously harass Price, accelerating Price's mental breakdown. Price now knows very well that even if a bear is handed over to the trial experts of the Umbrella Company, the trial experts will
You can ask for the information you want.
"Major Price, I still recommend cooperation. The Geneva Prisoners of War Convention cannot bring you absolute security. You are serving the US government, not the Brazilian military government-" He looked depressed.
Unlike Price, who could barely keep his eyes open, Connie was full of energy and in good condition.
"I serve the interests of the United States -" Price does not think he has done anything wrong. Working for the Brazilian military government is also serving the interests of the United States.
"If you are really serving the interests of the United States, then you should not get involved in this war easily." Kenney smiled, and the U.S. government also has a way of brainwashing.
As the Brazilian civil war intensified, the League of Nations' sanctions against the United States became increasingly strict.
The United States is a country that relies heavily on foreign trade. In this time and space, the United States has not reached the point where it can harvest the whole world by relying on the US dollar. On the contrary, the United States is the world's factory, so the United States is eager to open the European market and find sales for American goods.
After the World War, Europe was severely weakened, and the export volume of American products increased year after year. Before the outbreak of the economic crisis, the American economy entered a golden period of ten years and developed rapidly.
The negative effects of the economic crisis have not all disappeared. After Roosevelt came to power, the U.S. economy gradually recovered and foreign exports began to grow. It seemed that the U.S. economy would soon recover. As a result, the U.S. was sanctioned by the League of Nations.
This is simply a blow to the recovering U.S. economy.
Entering 1932, U.S. exports to Europe dropped sharply. In January, exports dropped by 60% compared to 1932. Only exports to Germany and Japan remained normal. Even Bolivia was not allowed to export due to the sanctions imposed by the League of Nations on the United States.
Without reducing commodity imports, the difficulties faced by U.S. commodity exports are evident.
It is precisely because of the support of American oil companies that Bolivia is qualified to provoke the Great Summer Valley War with Paraguay.
Bolivia is also a member of the League of Nations. After Sean Ferguson became the Secretary-General of the League of Nations Executive Council, he threatened that if Bolivia did not participate in sanctions against the United States, the League of Nations would send troops to "mediate" the ongoing Bactrian Valley War.
Bolivia has no choice. The League of Nations talks about "mediation". In fact, if Bolivia does not comply, the final "mediation" result is likely to be very unfavorable to Bolivia.
As for whether the United States will give Bolivia enough support.
This is a no-brainer. The American company's support for the Brazilian military government is secretive, and even if it wants to support Bolivia, it is unable to do so.
At this time, there was finally a voice in the United States to join the League of Nations. After all, the market size of Germany and Japan was still not comparable to that of Europe as a whole.
While U.S. commodity exports have been significantly reduced, the scale of Southern African commodity exports is rising significantly. The market that originally belonged to U.S. commodities is being occupied by Southern African commodities. This is definitely unacceptable to U.S. capital.
At this time, the United States needs a decent step.
So Neville took the initiative to stand up, hoping to mediate the differences between the United States and the League of Nations.
The British attributes are starting to show up again.
