At dawn..., the tragic situation of the entire Yunshan temporary airport was also revealed to all the American soldiers. Chief of Staff Holmes could no longer work in his command tent. He had to stay in a semi-underground hastily constructed by engineers.
Look at the map in the fortification.
There were craters everywhere on the ground, and the situation was already terrible. After a whole night of fierce fighting, the entire 8th Cavalry Regiment was cut into several parts. The largest part was the regimental headquarters at the airport, but there were already wounded soldiers here.
The crowd was full, and the whole place was wailing.
"Maybe I should have listened to Palmer's suggestion and carried out a breakout last night." Chief of Staff Holmes pinched his forehead painfully. If Colonel Palmer was embarrassed because of a dose of laxatives, he would have lost a battle.
and lose reputation.
No one expected that the situation would turn into what it is now, and the biggest reason for this was the CCP army that set up a trap to harass the headquarters of the 8th Regiment last night. Chief of Staff Holmes was already cursing the other party's commander in his heart.
'Damned cold-blooded executioner'.
If it were a US military unit, it would have to withdraw from the battlefield if it suffered 10% casualties. But the enemy commander who harassed last night not only slaughtered US troops, but also coldly ordered his subordinates to launch a suicide attack, with less than half of the casualties.
Retreat, let alone surrender.
When he discovered that the enemy's harassment was a trap, Chief of Staff Holmes decisively increased the intensity of the attack and put his reserve team into it. Subsequent troops sent also broke through the opponent's crude defense line many times, and he even had
See the dawn of victory.
But... when the 'Pershing' tanks were crushing the opponent's defense line, enemy soldiers holding explosive bags would jump out of the trenches and blow them up. This scene that kept happening made the Chief of Staff's confidence in victory begin to waver.
American soldiers are also very brave, but this is based on their strong firepower advantage. It is really rare to see a soldier who has the courage to sacrifice himself for victory in adversity. But last night, the Chief of Staff saw many enemy soldiers doing this
.
If it is just the bravery of flesh and blood, it can be suppressed with enough firepower. The chief of staff can at most admire those brave enemy soldiers, and you still have to enjoy the fruits of victory. But last night there was
A butcher who hides in the dark with a black gun.
That damn butcher, damn, damn, damn..., butcher!
The Chief of Staff gritted his teeth with hatred when he thought of that elusive enemy tank. He has never seen such a ruthless person, never seen such a cunning and difficult person, never seen such a cruel and cruel person.
It was obviously an M4 tank that had been captured by the US military. The person driving it never confronted the US military head-on. It always hid in the darkness in the distance, and even if its comrades were being killed by the US military, it ignored it.
But if you think it is cowardly, you are totally wrong. It will take advantage of every opportunity to attack the US military. As long as you see a sudden explosion of flames on the battlefield, it must have been caused by it.
Chief of Staff Holmes specifically ordered a tank platoon to get rid of it, but the four tanks chased it into the night. Soon it turned into four groups of torches in the night, one of which was itself. After a while, it returned again.
On the battlefield, he was already driving an M26 'Pershing' triumphantly.
According to the conversation on the radio, the Chief of Staff only knew that the other party destroyed a Pershing in a sneak attack, and was then chased by the remaining Pershings with no way to escape.
But God knows how that cunning guy used his Sherman as bait when he was on the verge of desperation, attacked and seized a Pershing, and then turned the tables. In short, when one Pershing and another Pershing appeared in the dark,
When the 'Greyhound' is destroyed, it means that the guy is back again.
Four full tank platoons, plus a bunch of Greyhound armored vehicles, personnel carriers and trucks, are now mostly turned into scrap metal braving the night. Nearly half of them were killed by the terrible night butcher and were able to escape.
There are very few airports.
Moreover, this butcher also had a strong desire for revenge. When he determined that the US military airport had lost the ability to organize another attack, it continued to bombard the airport all night long. It kept firing flares all night long, all night long.
The grenade did not kill many American soldiers, but it had a great impact on morale.
In particular, its sharp eyes found the regimental headquarters at the airport, and blew up the command tent with one shot. This grenade completely caused the eighth regiment to lose its central command ability. Not only were more than ten radio stations blown up, but many people from the division headquarters were also blown up.
An officer was also killed.
Chief of Staff Holmes, who was lucky enough to survive, did not feel very lucky. He still had thousands of people in his hands, and the personnel of the third battalion were still basically intact. Although the people were still there, a lot of equipment was either destroyed.
Either it is lost, and everyone is panicked.
Outside the airport, thousands of people from two regiments of the Chinese Communist Army had been surrounded. It was completely impossible for the 8th Cavalry Regiment to break through. But it didn't matter, it was dawn now, and they finally made it to dawn!
A trace of fish belly white appeared in the sky, and the morale of the US military in the entire airport immediately rose. All the soldiers who were still alive were happy, knowing that after the night passed, the powerful American Air Force would come back to support them.
The Air Force will bring supplies, transport the wounded, and beat up those nasty yellow monkeys. Ah..., praise the American Air Force!
"Sir, we have been in contact with the Eighth Air Force. Their first batch of P51 fighter jets will arrive over us in ten minutes. They hope that we will indicate the target." The liaison officer in front of the radio had a happy face.
"Okay, very good!" Chief of Staff Holmes said several times. His mood, which had been depressed all night, was finally relieved. Even the dry and cold air in North Korea made his mind clear. "Fortunately, we still have a strong air force.
Strength, otherwise I really don’t know what to do?”
Without too many words from the Chief of Staff, the remaining members of the Eighth Regiment trapped at the airport spontaneously cheered after receiving the news. Especially when the P51 with its roaring engine flew over the airport, many people even stood up from their bunkers and looked toward the sky.
Stop waving your clothes.
Looking at the bumpy ground, the P51 leader who led the team greeted the hard-working army brothers on the ground over the radio, and then asked where the enemy was? They had received news from last night that the 8th Regiment had been beaten violently all night
, they took off at dawn and rushed over to support.
Flying past, circling, and lowering altitude, the .50's machine guns were already on standby. The eight P51s were about to start sweeping the ground in God mode, and at the same time save the unlucky Army soldiers on the ground.
But before the pilots of the P51 fleet were happy for a few seconds, several camouflage nets were suddenly opened on the ground near the airport, and more than a dozen M16 half-track anti-aircraft vehicles pointed their guns at the sky, and opened fire first.
Not far away, several uncoated 90mm anti-aircraft guns also began to spit out flames, and dense rain of bullets swept across the sky. The P51 pilot who was flying low was immediately frightened and pulled the lever to climb, but by this time it was already
Before it was too late, two fighter jets had already hit it.
Damn it... Damn Army, you actually threw all your air defense equipment to the enemy. I curse you all to hell!