After the crazy legion learned that the air assault cluster was attacked by the Chinese army's turboprop fighter and almost wiped out the entire army, Lieutenant General Halsey's eyes turned black, his body shaking, and almost unconscious! He knew very well the meaning hidden behind the word "almost all the army was wiped out", which means that thousands of soldiers and a large number of officers of the First Cavalry Division were buried in the Dnieper River and could never come back. The First Cavalry Division was completely destroyed. Under the shaking of the army, it is very likely that it would completely collapse under the enemy's offensive like an avalanche tsunami, and eventually disappear from the combat sequence of the NATO coalition!

The first Dahong Division was completely destroyed, the first Cavalry Division and the Fourth Mechanized Infantry Division were surrounded, and the United States had not suffered such a terrible heavy blow since its founding!

The commander of the 10th Army roared with red eyes: "They are going to kill them all! General, I am willing to take a division to cross the river immediately, divide them into a high position, and respond to the retreat of the First Cavalry Division and the Fourth Mechanized Infantry Division!"

The chief of staff of the former general staff said in a cold voice: "Take a division across the river to meet the surrounding troops to retreat? Do you think we are not surrounded enough troops, right?"

The commander was furious: "Chief of Staff, what do you mean?"

The Chief of Staff said: "Following the Poltava battlefield as the center, the elite troops of the six or seven Soviet divisions were still stung and there was no movement yet. Do you think the Soviet commander thought these troops were too hard and gave them a big vacation?" He punched the table, took a breath, and said angrily: "Around the site and fight for reinforcements! In Georgia, they did this, crippled the Turkish dispatched troops and surrounded them without annihilation, and specialized in fighting the reinforcements. In the past, one division was surrounded by them, and the entire Turkish army's reinforcements were killed by them! Now they want to do this again, and are trying to surround the Seventh Mechanized Infantry Division of the First Cavalry Division! General, what we need to do now is not to reinforce the First Cavalry Division and the Seventh Mechanized Infantry Division, but to quickly withdraw the troops on the east coast. It is too late, it is too late!"

The commander shouted and jumped up: "Retreat? Chief of Staff, are you kidding? We have two entire divisions, nearly 30,000 soldiers surrounded on the east coast. Do you let the entire army retreat? That's not..."

The chief of staff sternly said: "What else can we do besides this? The 1st Dahong Division is gone, the blood of the 101st Airborne Division is dry, and the 7th Mechanized Infantry Division may repeat the repetition of the 1st Cavalry Division and the 4th Mechanized Infantry Division at any time. On the east coast, we can no longer regain the initiative on the battlefield. If we do not retreat decisively, it will only make more soldiers die in the battlefield that has lost meaning in the East coast! General Richard, how many more people will have to die before you can understand!"

The commander sternly said, "I don't understand, and I don't want to understand either! I only know that the two divisions surrounded are troops of our 10th Army. As long as there is a front-line opportunity, I will not give up on them!"

The Chief of Staff sneered: "Do you think we will have even a glimmer of chance?"

The commander said: "We———"

Lieutenant General Halsey suddenly whispered: "Enough!"

The commander closed his mouth in disappointment.

Lieutenant General Halsi said: "Let the Seventh Mechanized Infantry Division retreat quickly! Contact the Air Force again, let them work harder to take off all the fighter jets that can fly, carry out carpet bombing on the Poltava battlefield on the east bank of the Dnieper River, and cover the retreat of the First Cavalry Division and the Fourth Mechanized Infantry Division. The Second and Third Divisions hand over the command of all long-range artillery units to the Fourth Mechanized Infantry Division and the First Cavalry Division, and cooperate with them to break through. At the same time, let the engineers set up pontoon bridges as much as possible and collect ships to meet the breakout forces of these two divisions. If it really doesn't work, just airdrop the assault boats and rubber boats! In short, no matter what method you use, you must rob these two divisions of me! Chief of Staff Li Mei, you personally command the retreat operation!"

The Chief of Staff saluted and turned and went out. He had no time to stay here for too much. Lieutenant General Halsey said to the staff: "You all go and assist the Chief of Staff!"

The staff followed them one after another, and the huge command center suddenly became empty. Major General Richard walked at the end and wanted to say a few more words to the commander. He knew that the combat power of the First Cavalry Division and the Fourth Mechanized Infantry Division had been severely weakened, and relying on their own strength to break through, there was little hope. He really wanted to bring a division to support them and help them. If there were too many divisions, a brigade, and a regiment were fine! But he also knew that after a series of defeats, the front line legion was so embarrassing, and it was really difficult to draw out a built-in brigade. He wanted to discuss with Lieutenant General Halsey, but when he saw the lieutenant general's expression was cold, he had to turn around and walk out. When he closed the door, he clearly heard the commander whispering: "God, I pity me, and I pity the soldiers of the tens of thousands of United States on the east coast!"

Major General Richard was depressed. The East Coast Defense Line had collapsed, and the general's psychological defense line was on the verge of collapse. Is there really no hope of winning in this war?

Not willing to give up, not willing to give up!!!

Chief of Staff Li Mei issued an order to retreat to the First Cavalry Division, the Fourth and Seventh Mechanized Infantry Division. The Seventh Mechanized Infantry Division, which was fighting more and more Soviet troops, turned around and ran away without saying a word. The Soviet army rushed out from all directions, surrounding and blocking the enemy. The Seventh Mechanized Infantry Division used gecko tactics, constantly leaving a small force to fight to the death to cover the main force of the division retreat. If the terrain was favorable, they would leave a company. If the terrain was unfavorable, they would at most leave a battalion. These small troops fought with Soviet tanks like floods under the overwhelming artillery fire, and anti-tank missiles shot out like arrows. The anti-tank assault guns almost opened fire against Soviet tank armor. They fought extremely tenaciously. When forced to this point, even the eunuchs would burst out with some ruthlessness, let alone for a long time.

The elite troops of the battle formation! The Seventh Mechanized Infantry Division performed well in the previous stage of the war, without any eye-catching performance. This retreat was extremely beautiful. Within a few hours, it retreated dozens of kilometers and successfully returned to the ferry. A machine gun swept away the Poles who were crossing the river from the floating bridge and crossed the river quickly. When the Soviet army eliminated their broken rear troops and chased the bridge head fiercely, they had only time to grab the tails of their two companies. In this way, the Seventh Mechanized Infantry Division completed the retreat at the cost of thirteen companies. Such losses were not light, but as far as the situation was concerned, it was difficult for anyone to do better. After the war, because of this beautiful retreat, the commander of the Seventh Mechanized Infantry Division won a medal of honor and was successfully promoted to lieutenant general.

After learning that the Seventh Mechanized Infantry Division escaped from his own net of heaven and earth, General Tumenliesov was furious.

The First Cavalry Division had no such good life. The first group of retreating troops were wiped out, and hundreds of helicopters were beaten by the Chinese turboprop fighter, and the whole division was uproared. This means that no helicopters would come to pick them up and retreat, and no more armed helicopters would come to support them. They had to rely on less and less ammunition in their hands to face the flood-like enemy tanks alone! This scene, just thinking about it, made people shudder. Some soldiers hid in the trenches and cried bitterly, and more people stared at the sky blankly, thinking of their distant hometown, with a dull expression. Even if the shells fell beside them, they would not react.

The 136th Army did not miss such a good opportunity. After a very fierce artillery fire, the thunder and lightning offensive immediately spread out. A armored division three mechanics and insurgent divisions were all pressed on, and swept the positions of the cavalry like a hurricane. What surprised them was that the resistance of the cavalry was extremely weak this time, and some positions were taken down in more than ten minutes. Seeing a large group of prisoners holding their hands high, staggeringly walking down from the bombed position, walking towards the prisoner camp, and seeing a major and a lieutenant colonel towards his company commander,

When the battalion commander saluted and handed over his pistol, the soldiers had the illusion of "not fighting with the same division". At first, everyone thought that it might be a fraud, but looking at the pale faces and empty eyes of the prisoners, they understood that the division had completely collapsed, psychologically completely collapsed, and they had lost the belief in winning and fighting spirit to the end. In addition to surrender, do they have a better choice? In this way, the roar of "snatching the gun but not killing" resounded throughout the position of the first division...

However, the Fourth Mechanized Infantry Division was not so easy to deal with. After installing the bodies of the wounded and the dead soldiers on a helicopter, the division commander immediately ordered a breakthrough-----They were so lucky that the Chinese turboprop fighters avoided the medical helicopters with the red cross as much as possible in air combat. Therefore, most of the wounded soldiers of the Fourth Mechanized Infantry Division survived, and the losses were very small. Compared with the experience of the First Cavalry Division, it was simply a hell and a paradise. Of course, the casualties were so heavy that helicopters could not have been able to make a wave of deaths and deaths.

Thousands of wounded soldiers and bodies and more than 800 bodies were left behind. The Fourth Mechanized Infantry Division suffered heavy losses in vehicles, so it was difficult to free up the car to transport so many wounded soldiers and bodies away. The division commander ordered the bodies to be loaded on a truck, placed the wounded on a position that was temporarily unattainable in artillery fire and planted a white flag. Then he contacted the Huajun with the radio station and told them clearly that the position was full of wounded soldiers who had lost their combat effectiveness and were not armed. Please do not fire there.

The 54th Army did not fire a single shot there. All the thousands of wounded survived and returned to their hometown safely after the war ended.

However, it would cost a price to save the lives of these wounded soldiers. The division commander took the initiative to call the Chinese army, which certainly saved the lives of these wounded soldiers, inevitably made the Chinese army realize that they were ready to break through. This information was priceless for the 54th Army. There was no way, no fool could command tens of thousands of arrogant soldiers and generals. Even fools should become smart after experiencing such a fierce Patriotic War. The commander of the 54th Army seized the opportunity very keenly. Waiting for the Fourth Mechanized Infantry Division would be an extremely difficult battle.
Chapter completed!