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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 799 (5) The Miracle of Crossing the River

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    "Nothe north is the enemy's key interception area. Our cavalry is already exhausted. If we want to break through the enemy's machine gun blockade, we will inevitably pay heavy casualties. Without further ado, I decided to break out to the west! Order the troops to take action immediately, and all the troops will go to the west.  West!" Fengwen, affiliated with the regiment, stood up with all his strength, his long and thick legs trembling slightly, but his tone was unmistakable.  (None., pop-up window§êw§ëFirst,

    "Nani? To the west? Captain, to the west is the Krasnorad River! Although it is not as wide as the Lopan River, it is not easy to cross, right? The river is extremely deep" Squadron Leader Ushijima and a group of people around him  The Japanese squad leader, adjutant and staff were obviously stunned by the breakout direction chosen by Captain Yamashita!

    "Only by forcefully crossing the Krasnorad River can we get out of the current predicament. Any hesitation will cost the lives of our brave imperial warriors. I am the supreme commander here. Anyone who dares to disobey or fear will be killed! Start preparing now, 5 minutes  Then everyone rode across the Krasnorad River!"

    Captain Fengwen Yamashita¡¯s eyes were firm, and his tone was indisputable, he drew his command sword and pointed at the river to the west and roared.

    Erwin Rommel, the infantry battalion commander of the 2nd Armored Train Detachment of the German Army, and his troops were exhausted from catching up all the way. After sending messengers to get in touch with the 2nd Detachment of the 1st Armored Train Detachment, which was waiting on the other side of the bridge, the equipment on the armored train  The 105mm light howitzer and two 150mm heavy howitzers finally began to roar

    Captain Rommel could clearly see through the telescope that the dense woods on the bank of the Krasnorad River to the west of the railway had been overturned by the shelling of the armored train, and a cloud of smoke was rising into a mess. However, the German infantry who were waiting in full formation failed to see what was expected.  The Japanese cavalry rushed out of the woods, but amid the earth-shattering shelling and explosions, there was a faint sound of people neighing and horses. The armored train of the 1st detachment of the armored train bombarded the river for ten consecutive minutes.  The woods exploded into a mess, and finally the artillery fire apparently passed through the woods and began to bombard the river behind the woods one after another.

    Because the line of sight was blocked by smoke and woods, even through the telescope, Captain Erwin Rommel could not understand why the artillery hit point of the artillery of the 1st detachment of the armored train was so skewed. The armored train infantryman standing beside him  Lieutenant Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus, commander of the 1st company, could not help but remind him,

    "Erwin, I think something is wrong. Did the Japanese cavalry jump into the Krasnorad River? Otherwise, the artillery of the 1st Armored Detachment would not just bombard the river Should we send a  Go up in line to find out? "Lieutenant Paulus's observation skills are obviously very meticulous. In fact, Ya's judgment is absolutely correct. The artillery of the 1st Armored Detachment on the other side of the Krasnorad railway bridge discovered that the Japanese cavalry started to launch a plan.  Ma Qiang crossed the Krasnorad River, then diverted the shooting elements, and smashed the cannonballs into the river one after another, setting off tall water columns.

    Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus was a German army officer from September 23, 1890 to February 1, 1957, during World War II, and was later promoted to field marshal.

    Paulus, one year older than Rommel, was born in Breitenau, the son of a teacher. His father tried to get Paulus a degree from the Naval Academy, but was unsuccessful.  Afterwards, Paulus was sent to Marburg University in Hesse to briefly study law, but he was soon eliminated.  Paulus, who suffered repeated setbacks, had no choice but to enter the 111th Infantry Regiment in February 1910 as a candidate officer.  He married Romanian aristocrat Elena Rossettisoscu on July 4, 1912.

    When the First World War broke out, the 111th Infantry Regiment to which Paulus belonged became the main force on the Western Front.  He experienced the first battle in his life in the Vosges and Arras in France in the autumn of 1914, but was withdrawn due to illness soon after and served as a military office worker on the southern front in Macedonia.  By the end of the war, he had been promoted to captain.

    In this time and space in 1918, Army Lieutenant Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus followed Captain Erwin Rommel to the Eastern Front and served as the commander of the 1st Infantry Company of the 2nd Division of the 1st Iron Armored Detachment of the German Army in Ukraine.  The lieutenant company commander, although he is one year older than his boss, Captain Rommel, has a loyal look on his face and has become one of Captain Rommel's most trusted lieutenants.

    The 1st Company of Motorized Infantry was able to catch up with the Japanese cavalry squadron infantry. During the pursuit of more than ten kilometers, the 1st Company relied on motorcycles, trucks and three carriages to pursue. It was considered well-trained and unyielding. Of course, the troops also  Basically exhausted If Rommel's infantry had not conducted a 4-kilometer armed training almost every day in the past three months, this armored train-borne infantry might not have been able to withstand such a pursuit using a variety of means of transportation.  The Japanese cavalry was so tormented.

    This is a German infantry company of more than 100 people chasing a Japanese cavalry of more than 200 people, one man and two horses. The opponent's squad uses machine guns and each squad has two M1 Garand mounted rifles.The firepower is definitely not inferior to the German vehicle-mounted infantry equipped only with the Borgman 1915 light machine gun and Mauser 98 mounted rifle The German mg08 water-cooled heavy machine gun is also inferior to the opponent's lightweight Browning air-cooled heavy machine gun.  It is difficult to gain the upper hand, at least the mobility is not as good as that of the opponent.

    Lieutenant Paulus's reminder made the German captain suddenly wake up. Of course, it was obviously too late to send the vanguard platoon to catch up at this time. 20 minutes later, Rommel and Paulus led a platoon to the river, and the woods along the way  It had been bombed beyond recognition, and there were craters everywhere left by the armored train bombardment. At this time, the German armored train's artillery fire on the railway line was much sparser than before, and the impact point had already crossed the Krasnorad River and reached the river.  The other side

    One can imagine the annoyance of Lieutenant Friedrich Paulus and his boss Erwin Rommel. Originally, both Rommel and Paulus had even sent people to persuade the Japanese cavalry in the encirclement to surrender.  Wishful thinking, in addition to the hundreds of Japanese horses and dozens of Japanese cavalry killed on the river bank, even the wounded have been forced across the river with the cavalry brigade

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