Chapter 1370: Breakout
"Da Da Da!" The heavy machine guns were firing frantically, and the 250 rounds on one chain were used up in just half a minute. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Info Then, another chain of bullets was pressed into the machine gun, allowing it to continue firing.
"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! "The dense bullets flew over the positions of the US-Australian coalition forces, making the officers and soldiers of the US-Australian coalition forces lie more in the trenches and dare not take their heads. Because if you come up, you can get hit. There have been many soldiers of the US-Australian coalition who have been directly blown out of their heads after they emerged, and they have become a pile of cold corpses.
In the sky, the fighters of the Imperial Air Force were circling, and sometimes some fighters were diving downward, dropping bombs or strafing, making the situation of the US-Australian coalition even more difficult. This allowed the Imperial Army to receive greater fire support and was able to break through the lines of the US-Australian coalition at minimal cost.
"Da Da Da!" An F9 fighter jet is strafing a section of the U.S.-Australian trench, and the aviation machine gun in the wing is firing bullets into the trench. The soldiers of the US-Australian coalition in the trenches were directly torn to pieces.
"Brothers, the enemy is suppressed, rush me!" A second lieutenant platoon commander ordered.
Taking advantage of the fact that the United States and Australia were suppressed by the fire of the aircraft, the soldiers of the Imperial Army immediately launched a charge. In just a dozen seconds, he rushed through the last distance and entered the position of the United States and Australia.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! The submachine guns opened fire quickly, killing all the surviving U.S.-Australian soldiers in the trenches.
Subsequently, the soldiers who attacked the positions of the US-Australian coalition began to clear the remnants of the enemy on the positions and further expand the results of the battle.
Perhaps because of the heavy losses in the shelling, or because the Imperial Army received more powerful fire support during the attack, or because the morale of the United States and Australia was too low, the forward positions of the United States and Australia were quickly broken through by the Imperial Army.
The entire perimeter defense line is in a rapid collapse. In particular, when the Fuso Army, which was good at white-knuckle warfare, also broke through the position of the US-Australian coalition forces and wantonly killed the US-Australian coalition forces with bayonets on the positions, it made the officers and soldiers of the US-Australian coalition forces collapse.
"Oh God! I surrendered. "An American soldier threw away his rifle and raised his hand in surrender. However, the pile of Fuso soldiers, as if they hadn't seen this at all, directly stabbed the bayonet on the rifle in their hand and stabbed it into the chest of the American soldier.
"Ahh The screams rang out, and the American soldier's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe why he had already surrendered, but he would still be killed.
The Fusang soldiers on the battlefield are not afraid of death, which often makes them lose their minds. In their eyes, there is only the difference between the enemy and the comrade-in-arms, and there is no surrender or stubborn resistance at all. All those foreign devils were all killed. This made the surrender of the US-Australian coalition seem to be ignored, which further exacerbated the panic of the US-Australian coalition.
"Damn, those Fusang people are devils at all, they don't accept our surrender, they clearly want to kill us all!" A young American soldier cried. In the next second, a bayonet thrust through his back, killing him.
The slightly immature face was full of painful looks. The look in his eyes quickly disappeared cleanly.
"Run! Those damned devils are simply impossible to defeat. "Many soldiers of the US-Australian coalition army, under such circumstances, directly collapsed and retreated to the second line of defense, which stabilized.
In less than half a day, the US-Australian coalition lost one of its defensive lines, which made the US-Australian coalition forces, which only had three peripheral defense lines in total, in a more difficult situation. After all, once all three perimeter lines are lost, they are finished. Similarly, the loss of each perimeter defense line further compresses the living space of the US-Australian coalition forces.
Although, Admiral MacArthur knew that they would not be able to withstand the attack of the Chinese* army in Coba. However, the loss of a line of defense in less than half a day was still unexpected by him, and it also caused his confidence to suffer a further blow.
"Oh God! At this rate, wouldn't the Chinese be going to score Koba tomorrow? Admiral MacArthur looked frustrated, even hopeless. Originally, he did not say how long he wanted to stay in Coba. However, he still hopes to be able to hold on for at least a month or more. But now it seems that it is delusional to stick to it for a week, let alone a month. If not, they will lose Koba in a few days. This undoubtedly made MacArthur once again slapped hard by reality.
"Your Excellency, the losses of the front-line troops are too great. Our artillery, because it had been suppressed before, simply could not provide fire cover to the troops. The front-line troops suffered very heavy losses under the shelling of the Chinese. When the Chinese attack, they can get strong artillery fire and even air force support, which makes our troops under great pressure when defending. Many soldiers, in such a situation, surrendered like the Chinese. On the contrary, the officers and soldiers who fought against the Fuso Army often resisted to the end. Lieutenant General Christie said.
In fact, the officers and men of the US-Australian coalition who confronted the Fuso Army did not want to surrender. But after the surrender, the Fuso Army will not pay attention to their surrender, and will still kill them. Therefore, in such a situation, both horizontal and vertical are dead, then they might as well fight to the end, maybe there will be a glimmer of life.
Admiral MacArthur's brows furrowed tightly, and he knew that this time they wouldn't last long. Perhaps, the collapse of the troops is just around the corner.
"Your Excellency, I think we should prepare for the way back. Otherwise, it will be too late. We must evacuate before the third line of defense falls. Otherwise, it's too late. Lieutenant General Christie said.
The airfield on the outskirts of Coba has been completely destroyed. Even if there is, it is the focus of the Chinese Air Force's surveillance. Therefore, they were only able to leave Coba by seaplane, and at night under the cover of night. However, the river is outside the city. Once the outside of the city falls, then their back road is equivalent to being cut off.
Admiral MacArthur nodded: "You go and prepare, at the latest, we will leave tomorrow night." ”
"But, Your Excellency, will our outlying positions be able to hold out until tomorrow? It's best to leave tonight. Lieutenant General Christie said.
"No, tonight, we can launch a counterattack. Let the 3rd and 7th Panzer Divisions launch a counterattack this evening to tear open the encirclement of the Chinese and allow more infantry to escape. Australia is a vast area, and if they can escape here and persist in fighting the Chinese, it will cause a lot of trouble for the Chinese. Even if the Chinese win the battle, they should not easily exploit Australia. Admiral MacArthur said.
"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." Lieutenant General Christie nodded.
In fact, before the Chinese army encircled Koba, there were proposals to evacuate Koba, disperse to the vast territory of Australia, and continue to fight against the Chinese* army. However, Admiral MacArthur rejected the proposal to evacuate on the grounds that almost all the war materials of the US-Australian forces were stored in Coba. However, now it seems that the Chinese offensive is too fierce, and even if they hold on to Koba, they will not last much at all. In such a situation, it is better to evacuate here. However, in the face of the strong encirclement of the Chinese army, if they want to evacuate, they must break through. Whether it will succeed or not, it is not yet known.
However, Admiral MacArthur believed that it would be useless to assemble the 3rd and 7th Panzer Divisions and form a torrent of steel with 780 tanks and a large number of armored vehicles to tear through the defense lines of the Chinese* army. What's more, the time for the breakout was also set for the evening. In this case, the chances of a successful breakout are greater. After all, at night the powerful firepower of the Chinese * army could not be brought into play. At the same time, the Chinese Air Force could not be put into battle. This is when the combat effectiveness of the two sides is the closest.
"Alright, Your Excellency Commander, I'll go get ready." Lieutenant General Christie nodded.
Subsequently, Major General Taylor, commander of the 3rd Armored Division of the US Army, and Major General Spaz, commander of the 7th Armored Division, received a summons from General MacArthur. Admiral MacArthur asked their troops to launch an offensive to the west this evening, breaking through the encirclement of the Imperial Army in one fell swoop and covering the evacuation of the infantry from Coba.
Although, both Major General Taylor and Major General Spaz believe that this is a difficult task to complete. However, they did not oppose either. They knew that instead of leaving hundreds of thousands of US-Australian troops trapped here, it was better to fight hard. In this case, you may be able to save a lot of people.
In addition, the tanks of the Chinese Army, although much more advanced than those of the American Army. However, at night, the line of sight is greatly affected, and the distance between the battles will be greatly reduced. When the time comes, the tank guns of the US tanks can still destroy the tanks of the Chinese Army. Perhaps, with their numerical superiority, they will be able to play a brilliant victory. After all, the two armored divisions of the US army combined have a full 780 tanks. And the three armored brigades of the Chinese Army combined, a total of just over 600 tanks. The number of tanks is more than a hundred. With any luck, they could have won.
But can the US-Australian coalition's breakout really succeed? This seems unlikely. (To be continued.) )