Chapter four hundred and eighty first wrong decision
"Damn it, the French are here. Stand up for me in front and don't back up." Brigadier General Mike, the US commander, hurriedly ordered. He knew very well that if the American army could not resist the French army's attack, then he and his troops would be finished. Just like the battle in Georgetown. With the efforts of Mike and many middle and low-level officers of the US military, the US military finally passed the initial panic period and stabilized. Began to scatter to find shelters to avoid the French artillery shelling. However, they are so dense that they have nowhere to hide. Almost no shell from the French army fell, and it would take the lives of several or even more than a dozen American soldiers.
"Hurry up and send electricity to General Richard and General Dana, tell them that we have been attacked by tens of thousands of French troops, and we are almost unable to hold back. Please come to support us quickly." Mike ordered anxiously.
The signal soldier quickly sent out his request for support. However, there is a day's journey between their two armies. It will take at least a day for the follow-up troops of the US military to arrive here. And this is still in the absence of the French army's blocking, and it is still a question of whether Mike's 20,000 people can survive for a day.
"The infantry is ready to attack!" Davout put down the binoculars in his hand and said coldly. In his eyes, Mike and his 20,000 troops at this time are almost no different from dead people.
"Yes, Marshal." The messenger immediately conveyed his order.
After that, the officers and soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division of the French 1st Army immediately took action. Under the command of the division commander, 5 infantry regiments were divided into 5 directions and launched an assault on the US military. At this time, the artillery of the French army did not hesitate to waste artillery shells to keep shelling, clearing the obstacles for the infantry to advance, and suppressing the firepower of the US and US counterattacks.
"General, the French are starting to attack, and the front line is about to be overwhelmed." A colonel officer with blood on his face reported to Mike.
"Damn it, isn't there a whole 4 infantry regiments in front? It's only been a while, and I can't stand it anymore." Mike said angrily. It will take at least one day for the reinforcements to arrive, so he must effectively save troops. According to his previous prediction, the 10,000 U.S. troops in front, let alone support for one day, should have no problem for most of the day. At that time, he is sending two regiments of reinforcements to the top. Isn't that able to easily last for a day? The remaining two regiments were used as reserves. It is used to prevent emergencies, such as reinforcements being blocked by the French army.
However, the strength of the French army once again exceeded his expectations. In just two hours, the front line was already in a hurry. He was even thinking, did he underestimate the combat effectiveness of the French army or overestimate the combat effectiveness of the US military?
"General, it's not that the brothers are not desperate. It's because the French army's attack is too fierce. We can't resist the opponent's attack at all. Especially the opponent's bombardment, my soldiers can't hold their heads up at all. Ours The casualties were very heavy. Almost every one of the four front-line regiments suffered 40% casualties," the colonel argued.
"Forty percent casualties? What did you do? I don't care about these. Anyway, all I know is that you must resist the French army's attack for me, at least for 5 hours. Just fight until the last one People must stick to it." Mike said mercilessly. He has already learned that the French army attacking them only invested about 15,000 people in 1 infantry division. Although the combat effectiveness of the French army is higher than that of the US military, the US military is on the defensive side, and it should not be difficult to resist the French army's attack.
"Ah!" The colonel sighed heavily, and finally had no choice but to return to the front line. Although Americans love freedom, they still resolutely abide by the bounden duty of soldiers. Since Mike didn't give them reinforcements and asked them to hold on to their positions, they had no other choice but to stick to it.
In fact, it was indeed Mike who underestimated the combat effectiveness of the French army. Whether it is individual combat effectiveness or combat skills, the French army is far higher than the US military by more than one grade. When facing the enemy's solid position, in the French army's offensive sequence, there is a new unit called combat engineers. This is a group of soldiers who are proficient in using explosives and blasting tubes. They can skillfully use their weapons to break through the enemy's solid defense for the infantry behind, allowing the troops to move forward quickly. In this battle, it was precisely because of their existence that the U.S. military retreated steadily. The weak positions of the U.S. military could not stand the ravages of the powerful firepower of the combat engineers at all. Not long after the battle started, their positions were torn several holes by the French combat engineers. As a result, the position was quickly broken by the French army.
"General, I received a call from General Mike, saying that they have been attacked by tens of thousands of French troops. The French army's attack is very violent. General Mike's troops are in trouble and we need urgent support." A communications officer told Richard and Dana report.
"Richard, I don't think things are that easy. Mike must be in trouble. How about I lead an army to rush there first, and you follow?" Dana said with a frown. He felt that Mike and his troops might really be in a lot of trouble this time. With the current speed of the US military, it may be difficult to rescue them.
"No need. We can arrive tomorrow, Mike and the others won't last a day, right?" Richard waved his hand and said. He is still so optimistic.
"But didn't Mike say that the army's attack was very violent? I don't think he would make fun of the military situation." Dana tried to persuade Richard.
"No need at all. Don't we know about Mike? He was frightened by the French a long time ago, just like the last battle of Georgetown, his troops were defeated by the French army in an instant. I think he is now It must be fine. The reason why the military situation is so urgent is to urge us to go there quickly. You must know that he has 20,000 troops in his hand, and how many troops can the French army gather? I don’t think so. A lot. So, we rushed over at this speed, and the time is just right." Richard said.
Although Dana disagreed with Richard's point of view, there was nothing he could do. Who called Richard the person in charge of this battle? He was just Richard's second-in-command.
The fighting in the Essequibo River Valley continued, and by the afternoon, all the frontline positions of the US military had been lost. More than half of the tens of thousands of U.S. troops died in battle. To be precise, they should have been massacred by the French army. Among the remaining 5,000 people, half of them raised their hands to think about the army. Less than 3,000 U.S. troops fled back.
This time, Mike completely panicked. Quickly pulled out all the reserve troops. And asked Richard over and over again, hoping that the other party would arrive sooner. Otherwise, his army would be ruined.
Mike's actions made Richard realize that Mike's current situation might really be more dangerous. Therefore, he ordered the American troops to advance at an accelerated pace. However, it was obviously much later in time. In the evening, Richard's army arrived at the entrance of the valley. Originally, Richard planned to march closer to Mike overnight. However, when he reached this position, his army had to stop. A French army appeared here, firmly blocking the advance of the US military.
At this time, Richard completely believed that Mike was in danger. He frantically ordered the troops to attack the French army that blocked them. However, the French army has been preparing for a long time, while the US military has just rushed so far. Under the French army's leisurely waiting for work, not only did the U.S. military fail to break through the French army's resistance, but also lost a lot of troops.
Richard stared at the battle ahead with red eyes. The U.S. troops continued to rush towards the French positions, but with the flames rising from the French positions, the U.S. soldiers fell one by one on the way forward. It was impossible to approach the French positions at all,
"Richard, that's enough. Tell the troops to stop." Dana looked at the casualties of the troops, felt very heartbroken, and finally couldn't help but yelled at Richard~www.mtlnovel.com~ can't stop, Mike and the others are almost overwhelmed. If we stop, they're really done. ’ argued Richard.
"Then what did you do long ago? Is it still useful to say this now? I have warned you before. But you didn't listen at all." Dana said very angrily.
"It's my mistake. Now I just want to quickly break through the **** French's defense and rescue Mike and the others." Richard also roared.
"It's too late now. Our soldiers are too tired. In this state, we are going to attack the strong positions of the French. That is simply courting death. The attack must be stopped immediately. Let the soldiers have a good night's rest and try again tomorrow." Start attacking. Otherwise, not only will we not be able to save Mike and his troops, but we may also suffer heavy losses." Dana insisted.
"Should we just watch Mike and his troops be wiped out by the French?" Richard asked. His tone of voice has been much lower, and it is obvious that he lacks confidence.
"Now we can only resign ourselves to fate. Pray to God to bless them." Dana said helplessly.