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Text Chapter 1,156 Sturm und Drang

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    In Igor Pass, the Chinese army's attacks on the U.S. military continued. Under the bombing from the Chinese air force, the U.S. 64th Infantry Division stationed in Igor Pass was unable to provide effective support to the front line.  Before the Chinese army launched its attack, the U.S. 64th Infantry Division left most of its troops in the city and only deployed one regiment of troops on the riverside defense line.  After the battle started, the regiment was violently bombarded by hundreds of heavy artillery pieces from the Chinese Army. Although it only lasted 5 minutes, it still caused considerable losses to the regiment.

    After the Chinese Army's heavy artillery unit extended its firepower backwards, the Chinese Air Force's aircraft fleet joined the attack on the US Army's regiment.  At this time, these American troops had just emerged from the artillery holes and were preparing to launch an attack on the 141st Regiment of the Chinese Army that was crossing the river.  Under the bombing of the Chinese Air Force, the regiment suffered heavy losses.  The battle had just begun and they had lost at least one-third of their troops.  The remaining troops also had to brave the strafing and bombing operations of the Chinese Air Force, and their combat effectiveness was also severely hit.

    Other troops of the U.S. 64th Infantry Division deployed in the city of Igor Pass, under the order of the division commander, began to reinforce the front line.  However, at this time, the Chinese Army's heavy artillery unit had already extended its firepower into the city of Igor Pass.  If the reinforcements sent by the US military to the front line want to reach the front line, they must pass through the artillery fire interception of the Chinese Army's heavy artillery unit.

    This kind of artillery fire blocking will cause a huge blow to the US military.  Often a battalion of reinforcements sets off, and after they pass through the barrage of artillery shells, there may be only half or even less left!

    At 7:22, the first boat docked on the north bank of the Rio Grande.  More than a dozen Chinese soldiers jumped from the boat and attacked the US defense line.  However, a row of bullets flew over and several soldiers fell to the ground on the spot.  The remaining soldiers also quickly fell to the ground.  At this time, the light machine gun set up on the bow also began to fire, providing fire support for the comrades who landed ashore.

    As more and more small boats docked, more and more Chinese soldiers began to attack the U.S. defense lines.  The U.S. military on the defense line is also under increasing pressure.  The defense line that originally belonged to one division was now defended by only one regiment, and subsequent reinforcements were unable to come up.  One can imagine the consequences of this.

    At 8 o'clock in the morning, the 141st Regiment of the Chinese Army invaded the US military position and began to clear out the US military on the position.  The resistance of the US military was also very fierce, and hand-to-hand combat would even break out from time to time between the two sides.  However, when all the troops of the 141st Regiment landed ashore, the US military, which was at a disadvantage in terms of firepower and troops, could no longer resist the advance of the Chinese army.  By 9 o'clock, the Chinese army had completely defeated the defense line outside Igor Pass.  The U.S. 64th Infantry Division also retreated to the city to defend itself.

    At this time, the 142nd Regiment of the Chinese Army began to cross the river.  At the same time, engineers also began to build pontoons.  In order to allow all the personnel and equipment of the 2nd Army, the 6th Army, and the other 10 infantry divisions to cross the river as quickly as possible, the engineers need to build at least ten pontoon bridges on the Rio Grande, and half of them need to be  It must be reinforced so that tanks, armored vehicles, trucks and heavy artillery can cross the river.  After all, the capture of Igor Pass was followed by an attack on San Antonio.  An assault of 200 kilometers in two days could only be accomplished by armored forces.  If the infantry relied on their legs, they would simply not be able to complete such a long-distance assault!

    At 9:30 in the morning, the 141st and 142nd Regiments of the Chinese Army launched an attack on Igor Pass.  Under the joint attack of the Chinese Army's heavy artillery force and the Air Force, the US 64th Division that defended the city had already suffered heavy losses. After being violently attacked by the Chinese army, it was even more difficult to resist.  Even though they built a lot of fortifications in the city, these fortifications did not become a guarantee for the US military to reverse the situation under the attack of the Chinese army, which had an absolute advantage.

    After that, the 143rd Regiment of the Chinese Army also crossed the Rio Grande and joined the attack on the US 64th Infantry Division.  The addition of fresh troops has further improved the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army, but the delay in the arrival of U.S. reinforcements has caused the morale of the 64th Infantry Division to begin to decline sharply.  At 11 o'clock, the commander of the US 64th Infantry Division had to order a retreat, abandoned Igor Pass, and retreated eastward with thousands of defeated soldiers.  Otherwise, they would probably all be left here.

    After the US military retreated, the Chinese army did not pursue it. Instead, it built a defense line around Igor Pass in preparation for a US military counterattack.  At the same time, the large forces of the 2nd Army also began to cross the river.  Before the engineers' pontoon bridge was completed, people could only be transported by small boats.  As for heavy equipment such as tanks and artillery, they can only stay on the south bank of the Rio Grande.

    At two o'clock in the afternoon, two pontoon bridges had been built. At this moment, three of the six divisions under the Chinese Army's Second Group Army had crossed the Rio Grande and entered the position to prepare for the US military's counterattack.  .  floatAfter the bridge was built, the Chinese army's heavy weapons began to cross the river one after another.  The TP'Wildwolves, light tanks and armored vehicles of the 2nd Armored Brigade began to cross the river.  As for the TB' Cheetah, a medium tank, it needs to wait until the pontoon bridge specially built by engineers for heavy equipment is completed before it can cross the river.  In the battle plan drawn up by the 2nd Army, if the TB' Cheetah and medium tanks cannot cross the river in time, two TP' Wolves, light tank battalions and two mechanized infantry battalions will first attack San Antonio.  The 6th Armored Brigade of the 6th Army will set off later.

    At 2:30 in the afternoon, the other three infantry divisions of the US 16th Army arrived belatedly, but when they discovered that the main force of the Chinese Army's 2nd Group Army had crossed the Rio Grande, they immediately stopped advancing.  Not only did they not attack Igor Pass, but they began to retreat backwards.  If Igor Pass's defense line had not fallen, they might still have dared to rely on their solid positions to resist the Chinese army's attack.  But now that the defense line has been captured by the Chinese army, what is the difference between letting them attack and letting them die?

    The US military did not take the initiative to launch an attack, but the Chinese army would not let them stay here.  Under the order of General Xie Dingkun, commander of the 2nd Army, the 14th Division, 21st Division and 25th Division took the initiative to attack the US military.  Facing the attack of tens of thousands of Chinese troops, the US military did not dare to resist and retreated one after another.  This allowed the Chinese army to cross the river at Igor Pass without any interference.

    At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, a specially built pontoon bridge that can pass TB'Cheetah and medium tanks has been set up.  A battalion of 72 TB 'Cheetah' medium tanks took a full hour to cross the pontoon bridge.  At this time, two TP'Wildwolves, light tank battalions and two mechanized infantry battalions were ready.

    At 5:25, General Xie Dingkun issued the order to march to San Antonio.  The troops, composed of the 2nd Armored Brigade and the Army's 211th and 212th Regiments, which were transported by nearly three hundred trucks drawn from the Army Group, began to march toward San Antonio along the road.  The roads in the United States are relatively well built, which greatly facilitates the Chinese army's attack.

    By this time, the pontoon bridge built by the engineers had been completed, and the remaining Chinese troops were speeding up to cross the river.  The 6th Armored Brigade of the 6th Army Group crossed the river at 7 p.m.  Afterwards, an assault force consisting of the 6th Armored Brigade and the trucking 111th and 112th Regiments also began to march towards San Antonio.  After all, according to intelligence obtained by China, the US military has deployed at least two troops in San Antonio.  If the U.S. military can return reinforcements in time, the Chinese army will face more U.S. troops.  It is simply impossible to capture an important city garrisoned by 100,000 US troops with just one armored brigade and two infantry regiments.  The two armies set off one after another, with only two hours between them.

    When the 6th Armored Brigade set off, the 14th Division and the 21st Division of the 2nd Army had already marched towards San Antonio.  However, infantry is slower and cannot be compared with armored troops.  TB' Cheetah, a medium tank, has a maximum road speed of 28 kilometers per hour. The entire assault force moves at a speed of 5 kilometers per hour. Under ideal conditions, it only takes 13 to 14 hours to reach San Antonio from Igor Pass.  It¡¯s just time.

    Of course, this is actually impossible.  It is impossible for tanks, armored vehicles and trucks to march such a long distance at one time. After assaulting a certain distance, the tanks and armored vehicles must be refueled, and even damaged tanks and armored vehicles must be repaired, etc.  This will greatly slow down the armored forces.  But even so, it is much faster than the infantry.

    The assault force, composed of two armored brigades of the Chinese Army as the core, attacked San Antonio from Igor Pass one after another.  Huge convoys of tanks, armored vehicles and trucks formed a long queue on the road.  The torrent composed entirely of steel machinery, with an unstoppable momentum, rushed towards San Antonio, the most important material supply base located behind the US military's Rio Grande defense line!

    The assault force formed by the Chinese Army did not rush all night, but when the US military discovered these two assault forces of the Chinese Army, it was already KO point on the morning of October 26.  At this time, the 2nd Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army was only more than 100 kilometers away from San Antonio, and they had already covered half of the distance.  If nothing else happens, we expect to arrive in San Antonio by evening.  Such a result shocked everyone in the US military!
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