Chapter 913: Capture Batitas
When Connatas saw Marshall, Marshall had lost his momentum, but he still kept his composure, followed Connatas to the front of the position, and watched the concentration camps walk empty-handed to the demarcated area.
There, for the time being, there were no houses, but the tents of the American troops were used, and there were camps set up in patches, surrounded by wire rollers, and watchtower-like watchtowers.
Seeing this scene, Marshall ignored the trucks that were still coming, and the slow cars were pulling tents. Instead, he looked at Connatas and asked, "General, are you so confident that you will be able to capture us?" ”
Connatas smiled and said, "General Marshall, these tents were erected three days ago, and the total area of the concentration camp was also set at that time, and it is expected to accommodate 300,000 people. ”
3 days ago......
Marshall's heart was tumbling with great waves. Is this Cuban leader really so powerful? But the aura of a soldier on his body was not very strong, and the feeling of the superior made Marshall not look down on him, but always felt that the major should be the leader.
This is a feeling, and it naturally has a momentum after a long time, and it can be seen in its speech and movements, and it can't be pretended.
But he did not dare to underestimate the leader of the Independence Army, and when the major brought himself to Connatas, he could see that the man was very respectful, and Connatas was also accustomed to it, waved him down, and gave a simple order, that is, the second plan could begin. Apparently the leadership authority is sufficient.
As a result, Cuba's first independence army cadres were already frantic with excitement. There were mountains of guns piled up all over the ground, and the brand-new tank barrels didn't even smell much of gunpowder, apparently they had only been fired during the test, or was it new, and it was in their hands.
Those planes stuck in hangars. Those innumerable cans, bullets, shells. Those large and small caliber artillery, let them feel like they were dreaming. They are no longer dirt roads, they have better weapons than the political axe army. The hope of victory is even stronger.
The prisoners of the political axe army who were persuaded to surrender raised their heads one by one. They are equally proud. They saw groups of captives walking on the road, although they were not captured, but they were already independent troops, and naturally had a sense of pride in victory.
The people also saw hope, they helped clean up the battlefield, they buried the scattered corpses, they could see the cartloads of prisoners, the teams of prisoners, they saw the hope of overthrowing the traitorous dictatorship. Seeing the dawn of the victory of the Independence Army, the smiles on their faces were really true.
None of this was Dong Ku's concern, he had already led the team to leave Holguin and go straight to St. Spiritus after leaving Marshall. There, is the key to ending the Cuban military dictatorship. Batitas was there.
He was not at the front because there was Marshall there. Not needing him to be there, not rushing him to Havana is already good. He was in charge of the supply of the army, so he stayed in St. Spiritus.
At this time, Batitas already knew that the army of the Dao was trapped, and also knew that the army of the Dao had surrendered. His troops had already sent electricity to him, but he could not go against Marshall's will. He can't let the troops die in the net.
Not to mention whether the troops will mutiny because of this, just because of the resistance of his own troops, the US military was implicated, and the last master asked him to settle accounts, and his puppet regime could not be saved.
He didn't know what happened to Lu Dao, only that the Lu Dao army was surrounded. The enemy's firepower was quite fierce, and during their charge, the opponent damaged tens of thousands of people with a single shelling, and the tanks were blown up, so they could not resist at all.
Receiving the news that his troops had been ordered to surrender, he telegraphed his subordinates to do so, and he began to prepare to leave St. Spiritus. The master's army of more than 100,000 can't beat others, although his army still has a team, but they are all in Havana, he doesn't run away and waits to be caught?
This is less than 500 kilometers away from the front line, he has no bottom in his heart, he wants to return to Havana, at least there are warships there, even if there is a change, he can run away, right?
On the one hand, he ordered the two divisions of St. Spiritus to prepare for defense, and to build a position more than 30 kilometers from the city to resist the enemy. While packing up and preparing to leave.
But he didn't know that Dong Ku had already formulated a plan to arrest him before he started. He would let Batitas leave Santa Spiritus, but would not let him return to Havana to capture him on the way.
Dong Ku took the Guards Company and No. 5 and Zuo Boyang and rushed to St. Spiritus by helicopter. There were Huya guards there, and it was unrealistic for Batitas to leave by plane, and there was only one way to escape by land.
Just as Battitas was getting ready and packing his belongings to leave, suddenly, a shocking bang entered the mansion.
In the earthquake-like shaking, Bartitas was shocked. I thought the enemy had already hit this.
The loud Yu Bo had not yet dissipated, and several loud bangs came again.
"What's going on?!!"
Batitas clutched his gun and shouted in panic.
Before he could finish speaking, the guards waiting for him outside slammed open the door and rushed in.
"Oh no! There was a big explosion at the airport, and the flames were in flames!! ”
"What?"
Startled, Bartitas pushed away the guards who were protecting him, and hurriedly grabbed the phone.
Unfortunately, the phone did not work, and there was no response at the airport.
What's going on?
He threw down the phone and went to the window.
Smoke billowed in the distance, and the flames rose at least a few tens of meters high, which could be clearly seen from here.
Could it be that the enemy has arrived?
Batitas forced himself to compose, squinted his eyes and pondered, and then gave the order to leave the place by train.
Soon, the troops of a regiment drove to the official residence, protected him heavily, and the brigade went straight to the railway station.
In the midst of the panic at the airport explosion, soldiers rushed in like wolves, unceremoniously drove everyone off the train, emptied a bus bound for Havana, and protected Batitas to board the train.
A few pairs of eyes mixed in the panicked crowd stared at the protected figure. They were 100 percent sure they could kill him, but they didn't move, just watched as the cargo got on the train.
After Batitas boarded the train, he was still not at ease, and ordered all the regiments to get on the train and escort them along the way.
After a moment of panic, the train rumbled away from St. Spiritus, spewing white mist and heading towards Havana.
At this point, Roosevelt sat there frowning.
Marshall ordered his men to surrender, and he was still unable to contact the Cuban troops, and the news was not from his own troops, but from the puppet Batitas. He didn't know what the situation was, but he knew Marshall's ability, and he couldn't understand how Marshall could order surrender, could it be that he was won over by the enemy?
This is unlikely.
He shook his head in denial.
Marshall is a veteran and a rare celebrity, and he will not be tempted to surrender by the front or anything else, there must be some reason, but he can't guess what caused it.
The generals and generals were also confused, and they didn't understand how Marshall could make hundreds of thousands of Cuban political axe troops surrender. According to Batitas's information, the enemy's fire was fierce, but he still had more than 200,000 troops there, but he was trapped, and his strength was still there.
The troops there couldn't be contacted, and they didn't know what was going on in the road. But they all believe that the Cuban political axe army and the US army together exceed 300,000, if it is a battle, let alone a day, even if it is a few days, ten days will not be able to wipe out those soldiers.
That's not thirty or twenty. Besides, there are aircraft artillery, even if the attack is not good, the defense cannot be too weak, how can it be surrounded? Where did they get so many soldiers from a big place?
However, ships roaming the Caribbean Sea reported that there were no ships approaching Santiago and other places, and that the enemy did not pass by sea.
In the sky, more than a dozen seaplanes patrolled non-stop, and no trace of the aircraft was found. Not to mention that tanks, artillery and planes can't be dizzy, even if they can be transported, they must see the shadow and hear the sound!
"Inform the bases in Havana to be prepared for contingencies, and the warships will leave the harbor and be ready for artillery support. The dockyard is heavily protected, and the USS Texas is still being repaired, leaving a few inshore patrol ships to look after it. ”
Roosevelt said in silence.
Havana is where their base is located, there are four shipyards there, there are five dry docks, it can be said that the United States is a relatively large shipyard overseas, a shipyard that can build battleships, so there is no room for error.
"Someone should be sent to find out what is going on there as soon as possible, why did General Marshall order surrender?"
A lieutenant general stood up and suggested.
Roosevelt nodded in agreement with his suggestion, and then added: "Don't move there in Panama, if the Cuban Independence Army is really powerful, we must first wipe out Cuba and deal with the Japanese, otherwise the family will not be safe." ”
They were preparing for all kinds of contingencies, but Batitas couldn't take care of anything, he always felt a faint uneasiness in his heart, if something bad happened, even if the train was already moving at full speed, he still didn't feel at ease.
Indeed, he was right to feel uneasy, and at the top of the train, four helicopters lowered their altitude, and the fast-moving train slowly approached the roof.
Dong Ku and Zuo Boyang were on the second helicopter, and according to the station observers, Batitas should be in the third or fourth carriage. They were to take Batitas captive on the train and temporarily cut off the command of the puppet regime.
Batitas was indeed in the fourth carriage, and he was a little apprehensive. But looking at the full carriage of soldiers, my heart calmed down a little.
If the enemy was able to catch up with the train and blow it up, he considered himself unlucky, and he felt that he was moving fast enough that there should be no chance of being locked by the enemy and using the vehicle.
He knew that dozens of people had already boarded the roof of the car, and four helicopters had also lifted off and were waiting to attack. (To be continued......)