Chapter 181 The final resistance
.Because the main force went south to attack Xianxing, after occupying Wulao Town, the 39th Army spent a lot of time cleaning the battlefield. Until dawn, the cleaning work was not over.
In order to avoid being bombed, the 39th Army had to stop cleaning and withdraw the troops. As a result, in the early morning of the 19th, the US military carried out a large-scale bombing on Wulao Town without knowing it. Because a large number of bodies of US officers and soldiers were not transported out, after the war, the US military spent a lot of effort to search for officers and soldiers missing in Wulao Town. The American Veterans Association also sent people to Wulao Town many times to find the remains of the dead officers and soldiers. Until decades later, the remains of US officers and soldiers were still discovered from time to time.
These are all later stories.
Before conquering Wulao Town, the main force of the 39th Army arrived outside the outskirts of Xianxing.
What we start first is not a tough battle, but an encounter battle.
Xianzhou and Wulao Town were attacked almost at the same time, and the Second Marine Division Command then lost contact with the front line. The US military immediately realized that the volunteers used electromagnetic weapons.
The volunteers' use of electromagnetic weapons again must be related to ground attack.
The first reaction of the US commander was to dispatch reinforcements, and the first choice was Wulao Town.
It’s not that Colonel Justin’s troops cannot fight, but that the value of Wu Lao Town is even more important.
To throw away Ham-xing was just an additional obstacle on the passage to retreat south. It didn't matter whether Ham-xing could defend it before the Dingping was captured. Besides, the coalition command has clearly ordered that the Second Marine Division could not retreat, and after meeting with the First Marine Division, defend Ham-xing to the death. Since it did not retreat, there would be no significant impact on whether the passage to the south was opened. The volunteers were willing to spend their energy to attack Xianzhou, which instead reduced the pressure on the US military.
Wu Lao Town is different.
As the northern gate of Hamxing, Wulao Town not only guards the roads and railways from the Gaima Plateau to Hamxing, but also is an important strategic barrier for the First Land Warrior Division to retreat southward.
If Wu Lao Town is lost, the First Land Force will be blocked from moving south.
The two land combat divisions fought scatteredly, and neither of them could last long.
After making the judgment, the US military commander immediately dispatched a mechanized infantry battalion.
The scale is not very large, but it is already all the reserve teams that the Second Marine Division can mobilize.
Although the US military in Hamxing had nearly 4,000 people, and about 3,000 people could fight, which was equivalent to eight mechanized infantry battalions, after being attacked in Xianzhou, the US military had to strengthen the defense in the south and mobilized three battalions. Eliminating the four battalions used to deal with the threat in the north, only one battalion was left.
What's the use of a camp?
The opponent went south not a battalion, but two divisions of the 39th Army and an independent brigade.
There is no suspense in the encounter, and the huge gap in force has prevented the US military from getting many opportunities. However, this encounter has also caused a lot of trouble for the 39th Army.
Reason. In just a few hours, the First Land Force Division was definitely unable to organize a strong enough offensive force. In the field battle with the Volunteer Army, the First Land Force Division did not gain much advantage.
Pete was very rational and knew that the First Land Warrior could not save the near fire because of the far water.
Chapter completed!