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Piaotian Literature of the Fourth Empire of China www.piaotia.com Chapter 532: Three Hundred Thousand Prisoners of War

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    On the road from Corona to San Bernardino, nearly 90,000 American troops were running wildly toward the east.  Many American soldiers, in order to run faster, do not hesitate to throw away their weapons, ammunition, hats and other encumbrances.  Behind them, the Seventh Army of the Chinese Army is pursuing them.  The U.S. military's defeat was beyond the Seventh Army's expectations.  Originally, Lieutenant General Du Qizheng, commander of the Seventh Army, thought there would be a fierce battle after the arrival of the US Third Army.  But they did not expect it at all. After the US 3rd Army discovered that Corona had come true and the defeated remnants of the 4th Army were retreating, they immediately joined in. Even the US generals' obstruction became a delusion.

    At this time, the powerful role of the cavalry is fully displayed.  Because it was very difficult to transport war horses across the Pacific to the West Coast of the United States.  Therefore, the cavalry brigades of the Sixth Army and the Seventh Army only have two cavalry battalions and more than two thousand cavalry.  However, in the process of chasing the scattered US troops, these cavalry played a great role.

    The two cavalry battalions of the Seventh Army's cavalry brigade launched a pursuit of the defeated US troops.  The cavalrymen waved their sabers and quickly rushed into the ranks of the American troops. Their sharp sabers shone and they could easily cut off their heads with the help of the galloping horses.  This makes every white light shine, and a human head rises into the sky.

    The crumbling U.S. soldiers were stunned by this killing. Many U.S. soldiers fell to their knees and raised their hands to surrender to the Chinese troops.  The cavalry of the Seventh Army easily cut off the enemy into sections during the pursuit.  Two thousand cavalry can at least force thousands to tens of thousands of American troops to surrender.  Then wait for the infantry behind to come up and capture the prisoners.  Then they launched a pursuit of the fleeing U.S. troops.  Over and over again.  A large number of American soldiers gave up resistance.  Became a prisoner of the Chinese *** team.  Until the time of the night general.  The Seventh Army's pursuit had just ended.  But in just a few hours, more than 50,000 U.S. troops were captured by the defeated U.S. Army, and there were no remaining ones. Only more than 30,000 people took advantage of the night to escape back to San Bernardino.  There were tens of thousands of people left who were scattered.  Or he was a deserter on purpose.  For these young people who had just joined the army, the cruelty of the battlefield made them feel deep fear.  Instead of waiting to die on the battlefield.  Might as well take the opportunity to escape.  Anyway, the entire west coast area is in chaos, and there will be no military police to arrest them.

    The Seventh Army achieved a great victory in Corona.  More than 50,000 U.S. soldiers were captured, and more than 30,000 were killed and wounded. Including the 5th U.S. Army that was wiped out in Irving, the Seventh Army had wiped out more than 100,000 U.S. troops.

    When the remnants of the 3rd Army were defeated and returned to San Bernardino, Lieutenant General Samuel Young knew what had happened.  After hearing the news, Lieutenant General Samuel almost vomited blood with anger.  Two armies, 120,000 US troops.  He was actually wiped out by the Chinese ** team so easily.

    Afterwards, Lieutenant General Samuel Young was in a dilemma.  He was somewhat hesitant whether to retreat immediately or continue to defend San Bernardino.  Although the 6th Army was rushing towards San Bernardino, he did not think that 200,000 US troops would be able to withstand the Chinese Army's attack.  You know, it is not only the main force of the Chinese Army's Seventh Army that is attacking San Bernardino now, but also the main force of the Sixth Army.  The two armies combined totaled 200,000 men.  There will be no problem at all in defeating the US military with equal strength.

    Lieutenant General Samuel Young finally handed this problem over to Secretary of War Russell A. Alger for him to make the final decision.  U.S. Secretary of War Russell A. Alger did not expect that the West Coast occupation would become like this in just a few days.  In the past few days of fighting, the US military besieging Los Angeles has lost almost one-third of its troops.  Moreover, the hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops in San Bernardino are also in danger.

    Although unwilling to retreat, Secretary of War Russell A. Alger knew that if these hundreds of thousands of American troops were lost again, the war situation on the entire West Coast would be completely corrupted.

    On the morning of August 19, Secretary of War Russell A. Alger issued an order to retreat to Lieutenant General Samuel Young.  The U.S. forces in San Bernardino were asked to retreat eastward, join the 6th Army, and find favorable terrain in the east to block the Chinese Army.

    After receiving the order, Lieutenant General Samuel Young immediately ordered the US 1st Army to begin retreating eastward, followed by the 2nd Army and directly affiliated troops.  However, at 11 o'clock in the morning, the 1st Army sent a telegram back, claiming that Cajon had been occupied by the Chinese Army and that the US military's retreat to the east had been blocked. Unless the San Antonio Mountain Flash was translated, there would be no  The other way.

    However, there are no roads between the nearby San Antonio Mountains and the mountains, making it impossible to climb over.  Therefore, Lieutenant General Samuel Young ordered the US military to quickly return to San Bernardino, and then retreat south to San Diego.  There are tens of thousands of American troops there.

    But, it¡¯s over now.  Mainland China??The main force of the Sixth Army has arrived in San Bernardino.  And quickly occupied the road south of San Bernardino, blocking the US military's southward retreat.  In the evening, the main force of the Seventh Army also arrived. The US 1st Army, 2nd Army and directly affiliated troops, a total of more than 140,000 people, were surrounded in San Bernardino.

    The main force of the US military was surrounded, which shocked the US government.  If the US military in San Bernardino is annihilated again, the US military will lose more than 300,000 troops.  This is definitely a fatal blow to the US military.  The entire west coast will no longer have enough troops to fight against the Chinese army.  As long as the Chinese Army is willing, the west coast of the United States and the territory west of the Rocky Mountains will easily fall into the hands of the Chinese Army like overripe peaches.

    For this reason, Secretary of War Russell A. Alger ordered Lieutenant General Samuel Young to hold San Bernardino.  At the same time, the US troops near San Bernardino were ordered to try their best to rescue the besieged US troops.

    But, all this is in vain.  Newhall's 8th Army and Palmdale's 7th Army were intercepted in the area north of Los Angeles by three infantry divisions of the Chinese Army's 7th Army.  Although the three infantry divisions of the Chinese Army only have more than 50,000 people.  There are 120,000 men in the two armies of the US Army.  However, the attack of 120,000 U.S. troops on the three infantry divisions of the Chinese Army, which was in defensive operations, was unable to achieve any results.

    The U.S. Sixth Army moving south from Victorville was stopped by two infantry divisions of the Sixth Army that occupied Cajon.  After the two infantry divisions of the Sixth Army occupied Cajon, their mission was to, on the one hand, cut off the U.S. troops in San Bernardino from escaping eastward, and on the other hand, to prevent the U.S. troops from rescuing San Bernardino.  .  Although the US military launched a fierce offensive, it was unable to tear apart the Chinese army's defense line.

    The main force of the Chinese Army's Sixth Group Army and the main force of the Seventh Army's attack on San Bernardino began on August 20.  The two armies concentrated more than 600 heavy artillery pieces with a caliber of 105 mm or more and launched a fierce bombardment on San Bernardino.  In less than three hours, the beautiful town of San Bernardino was reduced to ruins, and all the US military artillery was lost.

    After that, eight infantry divisions belonging to the Sixth Army and the Seventh Army of the Chinese Army launched a fierce attack on San Bernardino.  With the support of powerful artillery fire, they easily broke through the US military positions outside San Bernardino and invaded the city.

    In the fierce street fighting, the U.S. military was no match for the Chinese troops.  Light machine guns, mortars and snipers exerted great combat effectiveness in street fighting.  A large number of American soldiers were killed, and the remaining people either fled desperately or raised their hands to surrender. Other than that, there was no other way.

    The U.S. military resisted in San Bernardino for two days, but was ultimately unable to reverse the situation.  Lieutenant General Samuel Young announced his surrender on the afternoon of August 21. More than 80,000 U.S. soldiers laid down their weapons and walked into the prisoner-of-war camp of the Chinese Communist Party.

    Subsequently, the two armies of the Chinese Army launched a fierce attack on the 6th Army, 7th Army and 8th Army of the US Army.  After learning that the U.S. troops in San Bernardino had surrendered, these U.S. troops also lost their fighting spirit and only knew how to run for their lives crazily.  During the pursuit of the Chinese ***, many American troops surrendered to the Chinese *** in despair.

    By August 24, this battle was basically over.  The 500,000 American troops besieging Los Angeles were basically lost in these two weeks.  Only part of the 6th, 7th and 8th armies of the US Army escaped, and the rest, except for a small number of people who escaped, were basically captured.

    The final statistics show that during this stage of the battle, a total of more than 300,000 US troops were captured.  Nearly 100,000 US troops were killed, and only tens of thousands of US troops escaped.  This has reduced the U.S. military's strength on the west coast to only more than 200,000 people, and the U.S. military can no longer stop the Chinese troops from attacking.  In this battle, the losses of the Chinese Army were very small, with less than 20,000 casualties. The total number of killed and seriously injured was less than 8,000, and most of them were only minor injuries.

    After breaking the U.S. military blockade, the Chinese Army began to send powerful troops to attack north and south from Los Angeles to encircle and suppress the remaining U.S. troops on the west coast.  In addition, several divisions were organized to continue marching eastward, with the intention of crossing the Rocky Mountains and attacking Nevada. This frightened everyone in the United States.  Once the Chinese army attacks the hinterland of the United States, the US military will be powerless to stop the Chinese army's attack!

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