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"Your Excellency, I think the Chinese must have a conspiracy?" A staff officer beside him hesitated for a long time and said in a low voice.

"We all know there is a conspiracy, but what is the conspiracy?" Clark asked in a deep voice after seeing the shy look on the other side.

The lead battalion of the 101st Division was annihilated, which completely delayed their plan to land directly in Peoria. As a rapid response force, the 101st Division had high hopes, but at this moment they were forced to stay in the camp, watching the surroundings stop The helicopter was in a daze.Leapfrog tactics rely too much on cooperation and reconnaissance with neighboring troops, and without all these supports, blind leapfrog can only be a meaningless adventure.

However, at this moment, the Fifth Army urgently needs the 101st Division, which is the ace unit, to help the Fifth Army get out of the immediate predicament, and the 101nd Regiment, which belongs to the 502st Division, was sent out under such circumstances.High hopes were placed on Peoria. The capture there would open up a bridgehead. With the support of the railway between Kansas and Peoria, mechanized troops may not be unable to deploy in the jungle.

Clark is full of hope for his decision, because he can only do so. If the 502nd regiment can reach Peoria smoothly and build a position, then the Fifth Army can rely on Kansas and Peoria, and will hide here All troops were wiped out.It is no exaggeration to say that the 502nd regiment at this moment is pinning the hopes of the entire Fifth Army.

"Your Excellency, I, I think it is necessary to upgrade the current battle scale to the campaign level." Just as Clark was planning whether to deploy forces to support the 502 regiment's operations, the former staff officer suddenly said.

"What do you want to tell me, sir?" The staff officer was not very conspicuous, and Clark couldn't even remember his name. When he saw the other party shyly appearing behind him, Clark kept the little politeness left, and asked road.

"I, I checked the number of troops lost during this period, and the number of times we encountered the enemy. I, I found that the enemy invested at least as much troops as us. If this assumption is true, I think it is necessary to The scale of the battle has been raised to the campaign level." The other party took a deep breath and said again.

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"Evidence!" This is not a simple assumption. If it is raised to the campaign level, it will inevitably involve the issue of increasing troops. Clark feels that speculation is obviously not applicable.

"This is the battle situation of the first battalion and the lost companies. These are the battle records of our encounters with the enemy. Judging from the above time distribution, the enemy's troops are at least two divisions, and the company is the basic The scale of the enemy is lurking around us, and according to the situation of the battle, we can divide and combine at any time to attack our peripheral troops. Of course, all of this does not include whether the enemy has a general reserve.” Although the staff officer was still shy, But his words caught Clark's attention.

"What are we going to do?" Clark asked after pondering for a moment.

The appearance of the 502nd Regiment allowed the companies that had been active in the jungle to respond quickly. The information was continuously transmitted and shared on the radio, and finally integrated and reported. The regiment began to gather nearby, ready to eat the "big guy" who had entered the jungle rashly in front of him.

It seems that if the development continues according to the predetermined situation, the 502nd regiment may become the first regiment-level unit to be wiped out by the established system. Of course, the result may be just the opposite.However, these are destined to be assumptions. When Zhang Xueliang, commander of the 48th Army, issued the encirclement order, the plan was canceled by the headquarters.

The 502 regiment didn't know that they had just walked through the gate of hell. Although the enemy had raised the annihilation system to the battalion level in the previous annihilation battle in the jungle, no one believed that the enemy could annihilate a regiment. According to the previous scale calculation, the enemy must at least With three times the force, the encirclement and annihilation can be completed before the rescue troops arrive.This is almost equivalent to the size of a division. If the enemy's troops active in the jungle can really complete the division-level assembly without anyone noticing, it seems that the Fifth Army really does not need to stay here.

"However, sir, I think that things may not be as simple as we imagined. Under the premise that air support and heavy ground equipment are temporarily unable to play a role, we have no decisive advantage against the Chinese army, while the other side can rely on convenient The road passage, supplies at any time. So I think..." The staff officer seemed to want to express his opinion too much, but ignored Clark's expression that was gradually full of anger.

"You mean, we should withdraw from the 502nd Regiment, or in other words, all members should return to Chicago, is that so?" Clark asked back with a stern expression.

"At least, this is a choice. In front of the Chinese army, our advantage is not decisive, or even not obvious." The staff officer gave Clark a timid look and continued.

"Major, now, you'd better do your job well." Clark was not interested in talking with the other party, and turned his head to continue looking at the electronic map in front of him.The staff officer stared at Clark in astonishment for a long time, then turned around and walked back to his position in embarrassment.

It seems that the staff's idea is really a bit alarmist. According to the reports sent by the 502 regiment along the way, the enemy's troops seem to have completely disappeared in front of them. Compared with the neighboring troops, the 502 regiment can be described as smooth sailing, even There was no harassment from cold guns or cold guns.

The situation of the 502nd regiment restored Clark's confidence that he had fallen into the abyss a little bit. Looking back on everything that happened before, Clark intuitively thought that he was a bit ridiculous. Just now I almost believed the staff officer's so-called suggestion to increase the scale of the campaign.Clark doesn't know how to explain it to the West Point alumni if ​​all this is reported back to New York.

Maybe those companies were not completely wiped out, maybe they just lost contact with the enemy's sudden attack, but there is no need to consider this issue now.Seeing the good news from the 502nd Regiment, Clark came up with a bold idea to use the only railway from Kansas to Peoria to quickly send the 502nd Regiment to Peoria.

As soon as this idea came up, a complete plan was quickly and irresistibly formed. The temptation in front of us was too great for people to resist. Once Peoria was determined to be safe, the helicopter group of the 101st Airborne Division would follow. Afterwards, under the outflank and attack from both sides, the siege aimed at those sons of bitches hiding in the jungle.

"Tell the 502nd regiment that they can requisition civilian vehicles and quickly enter Peoria through the railway." Clark smiled cruelly when he consciously issued this order. An exposed railway is likely to become the target of the enemy's air power. However, for the future of the army group, this risk is worth taking.

"It's easy to kill a regiment, but it's very difficult to kill a group army." Chiang Kai-shek put down the information and turned to Zhu Peide.

"Eating a regiment is not easy in my opinion. A full regiment of the 101st Division has thousands of troops gathered in the jungle. We can't launch an offensive at all. It is difficult for us to end the battle within three hours. It seems Well, the Yankees are imitating traitors, and it’s really difficult to transfer groups one by one.” Zhu Peide nodded, shook his head again, and said instead.

"You still pay too much attention to the gap between the enemy and us. Do you think the command of the headquarters is to retreat? In fact, it's the opposite. You will see a good show soon." Seeing that the other party misinterpreted his meaning, Chiang Kai-shek immediately Corrected with a smile.

"Do you mean that we need to increase troops? Completely eat the 101st Division? This is a bit unlikely? You know, the 101st Division is a trump card unit that claims to be able to withstand the attack of a group army in defense. If we want to eat them, I'm afraid we have to gather all the equipment of the 48th Army to eat this little fat guy." Zhu Peide asked back in astonishment.

"The 101st Division? Hehe, where are you thinking? Our goal is not the 101st Division..." Chiang Kai-shek said with a smile, walked to the map on the wall, grabbed the baton, and heavily represented the US Fifth Army A circle is drawn on the red arrow.

"What we want to eat is the Fifth Army!" Chiang Kai-shek added.

Chiang Kai-shek's words made Zhu Peide's head a little numb. Although he first proposed the trump card confrontation when he conceived the battle plan before, but before the No. The Fifth Army is really a bit of a dream.Taking the fifth army as a heavy army, if necessary, they can be surrounded by three or four times the enemy until reinforcements arrive from other parts of the United States, but right now, the commander-in-chief wants to use the 15th army eat each other.

If he didn't know Chiang Kai-shek too well, Zhu Peide would really think that he might have a fever caused by a wound infection.But even so, Zhu Peide still instinctively didn't believe what the other party said.

"Look! The outcome depends on the 502 regiment." Chiang Kai-shek did not continue to explain, but instead said.

At the same time, a train had already stopped on the railway. Under the command of the head of the regiment, the 502nd regiment stepped onto the train in a single file, and then, amidst the roar of the train, quickly moved towards Peoria.

If it is not immersive, no one knows what it feels like to sit in this car. The only feeling that everyone feels sitting in the car at the moment is nervousness. The weapons in their hands are constantly aiming around with the advancing wheels. Any disturbance in the jungle is enough to instantly turn the entire train into a big candle with fireworks, turning everything around into ruins.

The people in the car now deeply understand the definition of bait, the feeling of being watched and coveted by the target in the dark at all times is far more worrying and frightening than fighting the enemy face to face.The short journey is tormenting every American soldier in the 502 regiment like purgatory at the moment.Now it seems that this is not a leisurely march that can save energy, but a death journey deliberately arranged by the military like luring the enemy.

Overhead, the American warplanes followed the train and moved forward rapidly. Although the rotors were spinning vigorously, they could not provide people with a sense of safety. All commanders with a little common sense knew that at this moment, even one RPG rocket launchers can easily derail a fast-moving train and turn it into a steel coffin full of dead people.

Gambling, purely gambling, using time to bet that the enemy will not react and notice, although it is only a short distance of 230 kilometers from Peoria, although the train only takes two or three hours, although...

Clark has been staring at the red signal representing the train symbol on the map and is constantly moving forward. He doesn't know if he is gambling by doing this. He is just sure that the enemy cannot concentrate the strength of a division in an instant to destroy the 502 regiment. He was also sure that the enemy could not have imagined that he would dare to take the train to attack Peoria in such a situation.

If it succeeds this time, it will be a victory that laid the foundation for the campaign. He may be famous in the textbooks of the West Point Military Academy. .

No one can understand the anxiety and worry in Clark's heart at this moment. Since the order was given, he has been standing in front of the screen, and has been so motionless for several hours.He doesn't know what is the use of what he is doing now, or how it will help the troops. He only knows that as long as he can watch the train that is related to whether the Fifth Army can get out of trouble and move forward safely for a second, he will feel a little more in his heart. peace of mind.

The train gradually approached Peoria. Seeing that the already short routes on the map were constantly decreasing, everyone's hearts could not help but hang in their throats.

In the jungle, a pair of black eyes, painted with oil paint, watched the oncoming train in front of him for a moment. In his hand, a PF89 individual rocket had completed the final pre-launch preparations.At this moment, as long as there is an order, the rocket can shoot out the launch tube at any time, and make a big hole in the old steam locomotive that is driving on the track.

Dragon's Roar Chapter 99 Turnaround - Peoria

However, this scene did not happen, until the train passed in front of him, the fingers that had been clasped on the launch engine were not pressed.

"Report No. [-], the target has left No. [-] area." Watching the train gradually go away, the soldier reported in a low voice to the microphone hanging on his ear.

In the temporary front finger, the enemy's marching route has already been replaced by a blinking cursor. Every time the train advances to a place, the cursor changes from dark to bright.Seeing the train gradually approaching Lashio, everyone's eyes were once again focused on the commander.

"Tell the general reserve team to get ready." Zhang Xueliang ordered in a deep voice at the moment when the train's sign coincided with Peoria's.

The moment the train overlapped with Peoria, there was a burst of warm congratulations in the tense command post. Clark, who had been standing in front of the screen, looked relaxed at this moment, and turned his head to look at the unsparing Xiang The people with smiling faces here nodded with a smile.

"Order the 502nd Regiment to immediately investigate and eliminate the Chinese troops in Peoria, and establish a forward base. At the same time, order the 101st Division to quickly land and complete the occupation of Peoria." Once entering the city, it means that the 502nd Regiment has already Completely out of the most dangerous situation, at this moment, all they have to do is to open up an airport for landing and guard it until the arrival of the 101st Division.

Hearing the order, the staff officer's answer was full of confidence. At this moment, everyone knew that the fifth army had more than half of the victory in their hands.As long as the 101st Division reaches its destination, the rest of the work is to block the entrances and exits of the nearby jungle step by step, and then carry out a clear-cut campaign without any suspense.

When the order was transmitted to the 502 regiment in the form of radio waves, the soldiers in the regiment were surprised at what they found.As a small city with a population of only 4, the US troops in Peoria had been emptied long before the war started.

The information sent by the headquarters shows that this is a small town populated by Chinese. Even so, this is not enough to reassure the soldiers. Looking at these local residents who are completely indistinguishable from the enemy's appearance, the head of the 502nd regiment spent a long time. It took time before the subordinates put down the guns pointed at the residents.

Executing the order is the immediate priority. The narrow square in the city was temporarily requisitioned, and after clearing the obstacles, it became a temporary parking area.After safely setting up the surrounding firepower points, at this moment everyone can finally relax and wait for the arrival of the large army.

After experiencing the fear before, the relaxation at this moment makes people feel like a vacation. Although Chinese people who are no different from the enemy are constantly walking around, it does not affect the relaxation of everyone in the slightest.After a while, large-scale helicopter groups will appear in the sky, and they will bring supplies, equipment, and soldiers so many that the enemy has a headache, and by then, all these nightmares will also end.

Under the expectation of everyone, soon, there was a faint roar in the sky, as if a large group of locusts were flying towards the monster wind. Through the binoculars, everyone clearly saw a Chinook armed with a Cobra. Accompanied by helicopters, they flew quickly, and behind them, there were dozens of times more transport helicopters.

"Everything is coming to an end!" Looking at the approaching helicopter, the head of the 502 regiment muttered in a low voice.

Everything that followed confirmed his expectations. In the camera, an anti-aircraft missile suddenly appeared and flew straight from the ground when the Cobra was about to land. Then, the explosion and flames turned everyone's hopes into bad news.

Think of the Afghan war that year, when the Afghan guerrillas used Viper rockets to cause the Chinese to lose hundreds of helicopters.In the face of portable, simple and reliable individual air defense weapons, while showing off their power, helicopters have also fallen into the same predicament as tanks.During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, China lost a total of 120 helicopters.And all of this is the result of the difference between the enemy's weapons and their existence.

At this moment, what the U.S. military is facing is not the stragglers in Iraq or Afghanistan, but the well-trained Chinese army with excellent individual air defense weapons. nightmare.