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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 3190 Crash Landing

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    Lieutenant General Tastro, the commander of the Sixth Army, personally led a large group of senior officers of the Sixth Army to greet Lieutenant General Piesberg, the commander of the Fifth Army, who was running all the way on the steps at the entrance of the military headquarters.  , the two people belong to different factions, and their personal relationship is not always good. Even when they were in the country, they had some personal grudges. Being able to do this now is a great honor to Lieutenant General Piesburgh.

    "I have ordered the officers and soldiers at all levels in your army to go down and arrange them properly. Please rest assured! In addition, I have also received your chief of staff, Major General Wester, to my military headquarters to join the two armies.  Contact the military conference." Lieutenant General Tastro introduced them thoughtfully as the two walked side by side in the long corridor.

    This made Lieutenant General Piesberg, who was running on the run, deeply moved. "Thank you very much for taking care of the officers and soldiers of my unit! At the same time, the Fifth Army will accept your command!" He was very sincere.  He said, and at the same time, he also expressed his attitude. In the defense area around San Francisco, you, Tastro, are the boss!

    Lieutenant General Tastro was very satisfied with his attitude and eliminated his worries. He was very entangled. The two people had the same positions and ranks. There was no clear instruction from the expeditionary force headquarters. This guy Piesburgh was not a fuel saver either.  The lights are good now. There is no need to worry about command authority.

    The two lieutenant generals walked into the war room chatting and laughing. Dozens of senior Italian military officers stood up and applauded to welcome the arrival of the two giants. Lieutenant General Tastro gracefully raised his hands with white gloves and signaled to the officers.  They sat down and then said: "The theme of the military meeting held today is to study how to face the Chinese army and attack our front-line position in San Francisco"

    Lieutenant General Tastro hasn¡¯t finished speaking yet, his chief of staff, Major General Diesel.  He walked in with an ashen face, holding a telegram in his hand, and looked at the two military commanders sitting on the main seat.  He said in a hoarse voice: "Your Excellency, two generals, I have just received an emergency telegram from the Los Angeles Regional Security Commander. The squadron has approximately more than 200,000 people and has seized the area on the north bank of the Colorado River three hours ago!"

    Suddenly, the conference room was deathly quiet, and all the Italian officers were dumbfounded, as if they had been struck by lightning. They knew very well that the squadron had seized the area on the north bank of the Colorado River.  What does it mean for the Fifth and Sixth Armies on the front line in San Francisco?

    The road back was cut off, and the road back to Central America was blocked. "Is this true?" Lieutenant General Tastro asked with trembling lips, his tone full of disbelief.

    "It's true! I have verified it again and again!" Chief of Staff Saidil replied.

    Lieutenant General Piesberg jumped up and shouted in disbelief: "Impossible! This is absolutely wrong intelligence! The squadron that is chasing our Fifth Army is still a day and a half away. How could it possibly run south of Los Angeles?  The north bank of the Colorado River is absolutely impossible!¡±

    Chief of Staff Saidil smiled bitterly and explained: "I didn't believe it at first. But this is the fact. The squadron's troops were divided into three groups, and the left and right wings adopted a large roundabout tactic. They were in front of you, and  Pursuing the squadron of your Fifth Army is just one of them!"

    "The Chinese are very cunning. They adopted the method of infiltrating small groups of elite troops in advance, concealing themselves and advancing quickly. The local security forces along the way were either quickly annihilated or were not aware of it. The reality now is that we have been attacked by the squadrons from behind and behind.  Surrounded!"

    The most terrifying situation has occurred.  The senior Italian military officers present were all frightened and panicked.  They didn't know and couldn't understand how the Chinese army with more than 200,000 people could defeat them in three weeks.  After running the thousands of kilometers from Salem to the south of Los Angeles, instead of following the regular play method and pushing straight from Salem to give yourself ample preparation time?

    The content of the following military meeting completely changed the subject. It was not how to confront the Chinese * Team, but a disagreement arose on whether to surrender to the Chinese * Team. Headed by Lieutenant General Piesburgh, Commander of the Fifth Army  Although the generals of the Fifth Army had not been attacked by the squadron, they were very close to what happened to the Third Army. In addition, they had been chased all the way, and they had long lost the courage to fight. They advocated attacking the Central Army.  The * team surrendered.

    The generals of the Sixth Army, headed by Lieutenant General Tastro, Commander of the Sixth Army, so far have not seen what Chinese soldiers look like, nor have they witnessed the miserable conditions of the Third Army, so naturally they feel very sad.  If you are not convinced, you must set up your position, with the Sixth Army as the main force, relying on the front-line defenses from San Francisco to Carson City, to resist resolutely, and with the Fifth Army as the main force, quickly move south to attack the squadron on the north bank of the Colorado River south of Los Angeles.  .

    Most of these officers are members of the Nazi Party and crazy admirers of Prime Minister Mussolini. They believe that with the well-trained soldiers and sophisticated weapons and equipment of the Italian army, they have a good chance of winning against the poor and backward squadron.  Even if the enemy's strength exceedsHe can beat him even if he is four or five times stronger than himself!

    The military meeting lasted all day, and the senior generals who held two different views argued endlessly and quarreled until they were red-faced and thick-necked, but there was still no conclusion. The quarrel continued until evening, when the hungry senior Italian officers ended  After arguing and having a good meal, it was decided that the meeting would continue tomorrow.

    The meeting on the second day was still noisy, no one could completely convince the other, and time passed by like this.  .  .  .  .  .

    By this time, the East Point troops following the pursuit of the Italian Fifth Army had reached the Reno area north of the San Francisco-Carson City defense line, which was only thirty kilometers away from Carson City.

    Several armored command vehicles and military jeeps drove up a mountain ridge. Liu Tiehan jumped out of the car, shook his stiff waist from sitting in the car for a long time, put one hand on his hip, looked at the large plain in front of him, withdrew his gaze, and shouted  :"map!"

    The combat staff hurriedly spread out the military map, "Ketian, after the left and right wing troops arrived on the north bank of the Colorado River, what are the movements of the Italian troops on the front line in San Francisco?" Liu Tiehan looked at the map and asked Chief of Staff Yang Ketian.

    Yang Ketian replied succinctly: "There has been no action, and the Italian troops on the line from San Francisco to Carson City have not made any adjustments to their deployment. Deputy division commander, it seems that the Italians do not know that their retreat has been cut off!"  "

    "Impossible! Stop dreaming!" Liu Tiehan said with a smile: "More than 200,000 troops appeared on the north bank of the Colorado River. We pursued troops of more than 100,000 people on the middle route and appeared in Reno. The Italians  I'm not blind or deaf, how can I not know?"

    Yang Ketian was happy and said: "Deputy Commander, that's strange. Now that we know that our army has formed a flanking attack, the Italian army should take action no matter what. But now you see, they are calm and composed as if nothing is wrong.  ah!"

    "The Italians don't move, we move!" Liu Tiehan looked at the map and said: "Ketian, order the troops on the north bank of the Colorado River to attack northward, first capture Los Angeles and other places, and then continue to attack northward, but emphasize  What is important is that the attack speed does not need to be too fast, but it should be carried out steadily and in parallel, mainly to destroy Japanese troops and local Italian garrison troops in various places, forming a threat to San Francisco!"

    "Order the pursuing troops in the center, concentrate all artillery units, and launch a large-scale artillery bombardment against the Italian positions outside Carson City. The louder the better, the infantry units will not participate or attack the urban area of ??Carson City, but will cooperate with the tanks.  Next, focus on destroying the Japanese troops in the surrounding areas!¡±

    Yang Ketian¡¯s eyes lit up and he blurted out: ¡°Deputy Commander, you are planning to force the Italian army to surrender!¡±

    "My mind is turning fast enough!" Liu Tiehan said with a smile: "The soldiers are pressing down on the border, which puts great pressure on the Italians. Judging from the situation of our fight with the Italian army, this is an opponent that we can't help but beat. We can't help but hit them with shells."  In the past, the Italian commanders could clear their minds, and we could get rid of the Italian troops on the North American continent at the minimum cost, so why not!"

    In downtown San Francisco, the quarrel in the conference room of the Italian Sixth Army was still going on fiercely. Major General Seidil, the Chief of Staff of the Sixth Army, was whispered by a gray-faced staff officer to go out and answer the phone. When he came back  , Your Excellency, the Chief of Staff, walked with his feet dangling, and his eyes were completely straight.

    "Gentlemen, I just received a call from Major General Leonard, commander of the 36th Division of the Sixth Army defending Carson City. Carson City was fiercely bombarded by the squadron, and all the outer positions were blown up. According to Leonard,  Major General Nader said that the squadron used at least two thousand artillery pieces. If there is no strong reinforcement, Carson City will fall within five hours!" Chief of Staff Saidil said in an interfering voice.  .

    Lieutenant General Tastro and Lieutenant General Piesburgh exchanged glances with each other. The officers of the Sixth Army below who were clamoring for a fight also lowered their heads in dejection. Carson City's defense system had passed through the Japanese.  After painstaking efforts, it can definitely be called a fortified city that is easy to defend but difficult to attack, especially the peripheral defense system. The officers of the Sixth Army have all seen it, and the three-layer reinforced concrete structure in-depth defense system.

    Officers from the Operations Division of the Sixth Army Headquarters have assessed that with the weapons and equipment of the Sixth Army, and with sufficient ammunition, it will take several months to siege Carson City to break through the outer defense line. But the current reality is that  , the squadron's artillery shells smashed Carson City's peripheral defense system to pieces. How could we fight this battle?

    San Francisco¡¯s defense system is much worse than that of Carson City. Doesn¡¯t that mean that the squadron can break through it more easily? Thinking of this, the Italian officer¡¯s face looked ashen.

    Lieutenant General Tastro and Lieutenant General Piesberg murmured in low voices for a long time, and then Lieutenant General Tastro said: "Gentlemen, I have carefully discussed with Lieutenant General Piesberg. In order toTo avoid unnecessary casualties to Italian soldiers, they decided to surrender to the Chinese!  "

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