The sun never sets in America

Chapter 381 The Cruel Fifth Division
Helena, the capital of Montana, has basically become the domain of the Han banner since it was captured by the Han army across the snowy mountains a week ago.

The tallest building in Helena is a Protestant church, which is a "faith" jointly funded by local Christians.

But now, this so-called faith has become a "puppet" under Longqi, a so-called shame among the local people.

On the streets of Helena, scattered Americans lowered their heads to avoid those "greyhounds."

Passing by an intersection, there were Han soldiers wearing gray military uniforms and carrying guns everywhere. Their eyes were like "scans" scanning the "beautiful dogs" passing by.

The Han soldiers basically didn't care too much about these beautiful dogs. The corpses that were constantly dragged on the street and the "bloody color" left on the street all showed the cruelty of the Han army.

The Han army would never show mercy to those who resisted.

In the early days, there were still Americans who formed a team to fight against the order of the Han army under the guise of abuse. After hundreds of people died, they finally understood who had the final say in Helena now.

In a message to the mainland, Ding Xia, commander of the 5th Division that occupied Helena, said: "Since our army occupied Helena, there have been many riots among the American people. Our army tried to dissuade them, but they still refused to listen and used force as they wished!!"

Although this sentence, in the eyes of many people, is a cover-up of the actual situation, in the eyes of the Han people, it is taken for granted, for no other reason than that they are conquerors. For conquerors, the conquered The resistance of the conquerors can only be a "joke".

"Seventy thousand people——"

"Boom." When Ding Xia said these words, Lan Qi's face changed color and he felt a little "panic".

As he spoke, Ding Xia's eyes became more and more "cold", and finally turned into a cold voice: "Since they are a burden, it is better to kill them all and save food!!"

Ding Xia even planned to place high-explosives at some important nodes in the city, and when the US military invaded, they would detonate them directly and kill them all.

"There should have been 120,000 at the beginning. After the war broke out, tens of thousands of people fled."

Then I heard: "The so-called generals are outside and military orders are not obeyed. How could our fifth division crawl on ice and sleep in the snow and give it to the US military so easily?"

As for the possible infamy, in Ding Xia's opinion, it is like an old lady's "foot-binding cloth", smelly and long, and there is no difference between having it and not having it.

"What are you afraid of? You are afraid that you will become a demon king, right??"

The headquarters of the Fifth Division is intensively arranging "war matters."

After all, this is 70,000 people, not 70,000 chickens. If you kill them as you please, don't finish them by then and spread the word. Then they will become real "butchers", and maybe those in the country will have to join them. Pen.

If yesterday Helena was a patient who had been ill for a long time and lacked medical treatment, then now she simply entered the shock stage.

Ding Xia's words are full of satire on "following the rules" and the so-called "false kindness". In his view, these so-called rules are not important. In war, the most important thing is to win.

"hurry up……"

Ding Xia didn't care about the seemingly important news just now, but grasped the key point, which was the local population of Helena.

"Our army currently has a total of 17,000 soldiers with sufficient ammunition to fight a long defensive battle."

Ding Xia, who stayed in place, raised his head and looked at the flag of the Fifth Division hanging outside. He said nothing, but from his eyes, one could see a "fighting spirit" and the "cruelty" hidden in it. .

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Ding Xia's expression was serious, her eyes piercing Lan Qi like sharp swords, making him even more panicked.

Intelligence staff Lan Qi, who was holding an intelligence book, was reporting to Ding Xia, commander of the fifth division, about battlefield intelligence and the headquarters' requirements for them.

As an officer in charge of intelligence, Lan Qi had a very flexible mind and quickly gave out the specific population data of the city.

In the city of Helle, soldiers of the Fifth Division who were searching houses from house to house were imprisoning most of the locals into houses next to the bunkers built before the war.

"Commander, you use the enemy's people as shields during war. If this spreads, I'm afraid-"

No matter how those Americans complained about the brutality of the Han army, they should not forget that when they faced the Indians, they were much more cruel than the Han army, which could be said to be "inhumane."

Hearing this, Lan Qi asked nervously:

Even the most shameless American scholar has to admit this.
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"The US military is only fifty kilometers away from Helena and is expected to arrive tomorrow afternoon."

Ding Xia muttered the figure "70,000", her eyes became brighter and brighter, and then she slowly spoke:
"Since the US military wants to retake Helena, the 70,000 people in the city are a time bomb. They may cooperate with the US military outside to blow up the outside at any time."

"About 70,000 people!!"

Helena, as a city, has entered brain death.

In Ding Xia's philosophy of war, as long as he can win, no matter how dirty or shameless the method is, he is willing to give it a try. After all, in Ding Xia's philosophy, victory is above all else.

Ding Xia even said directly in order to dispel the concerns of those who opposed it:
"If you want to plant a bomb, please start from the headquarters; if you want to be a benevolent person, please start from Ding!!"

"Get in here, American pig!!"

As if on steroids, Ding Xia kept issuing the slogan "People are in the city, people are dead and the city is destroyed".

"News just came from the Left Army Headquarters. Chief Li asked our army to stay in place and support it until the victory of the front line!!"

The original owners of these houses are naturally included. At this time, they are being locked up in this so-called "chicken coop" just like domestic chickens.

Lan Qi opened his mouth and finally asked:
“Teacher, what’s the explanation above??”

Looking at the murderous Commander Ding in front of him, Lan Qi said nothing in the end, but silently went back to report the so-called "combat readiness plan".

"Isn't it just a human shield? This time I want to let those Americans know that if they want to take back Helle City, they must cover Helle City with corpses!!"

When those Americans were crowded into small chicken coops like cockroaches, the whole city fell into "dead silence and busyness."

Only Ding Xia had a calm expression and seemed not to be affected at all. He said directly: "Seventy thousand people, more or less, just kill them directly. It's such a waste. It's better to treat them as hostages and weaken the firepower of the US military." , to buy as much time as possible for our army’s success.”

"How many people are there in Helena right now??"

The essence of war is "killing". Whoever kills more people will be closer to victory.

Even in a message to the front line, Ding Xia wrote:
"If the city is destroyed, Xia is willing to go to hell with more than ten thousand soldiers of the Fifth Division. If there is any violation, no military law is required, and he will drink the bullet himself to report to the heroic spirit!!"

Ding Xia is such a person. Among the entire Han army, there are many people like him who are not afraid of death, but he is the only one who is not afraid of death and has no scruples.

As Ding Xia himself wrote in his diary:

"If you succeed, you will be a devil; if you fail, you will be a ghost!!"

"I desire the devil, and I also desire the male ghost!!"

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The U.S. Army responsible for the return reinforcements is the Fourth Army. This army has three divisions and a total of more than 50,000 troops. It is considered the backbone of the 350,000 U.S. troops on the entire front line.

On the rear, more US troops are gathering, and the number of US troops in the entire Montana battlefield may eventually exceed 500,000! !
It can be said that the United States has three million people, at least one-sixth of its troops, and at least one-third of its veterans, all in Montana.

Montana has become a real "eye of war."

"fire!!"

The commander of the Fourth Army, Lieutenant General Valaika, looked at the "layered" city of Helena in the telescope and gave up the idea of ​​a quick war.

"Fifteen rounds reloaded!!"

"Crack!!"

"put……"

When an artillery battalion under the Fourth Army was loading ammunition as quickly as possible and firing out, a scream suddenly came from the city of Helena opposite.

Artillery shells hit residential areas, and people kept flying the "Police Union Flag", making it difficult for the remaining artillerymen to judge whether to fire or not.

"Damn!!"

Lieutenant General Hua Leka immediately saw the Han people's plan.

"These beasts, they are not soldiers at all, they are just a group of robbers!!"

"No, it's impossible for a robber to do such a shameless thing!!"

Lieutenant General Hualaka's eyes were full of anger, and he kept cursing the shamelessness of the Han people.

After cursing, he angrily and helplessly revoked the order to continue the "shelling".

Then the so-called infantry trials began.

When the bent-over American soldiers holding rifles rushed into the outskirts of the city, a sudden "whistling" sound flew over, and they were completely buried in this American city. "Bang", the cigarette that had been placed in his mouth was directly smashed to the ground by Hualaika. His expression was livid, he cursed a few words, and then waved for more troops and mortars.

The reason why it is a mortar is that in such a dangerous environment, large-scale artillery can easily cause accidental damage. The incident just now is proof.

"Huhu", carrying the mortar to deal with the US soldiers, like a bent "wild donkey", full of anxiety.

In urban warfare, it is very dangerous to demolish houses without using large-caliber firepower, because this means that the entire city is full of loopholes and risks.

"Hurry, hurry up!!"

The mortar was set up in a street with a wide view. Before these "wild donkeys" could load their ammunition, a burst of "tat-tat-tat" sound filled the whole street with "blood" and "screams."

In urban warfare, machine guns still have absolute dominance. Basically, more than 60% of the US soldiers who have just entered the city died under the "scythe" of the machine gun.

The grim reaper Americans call "them" reigns once again.

"Humph!!"

A cold snort came out of Hualika's nostrils, and then he continued to increase his troops.

For him, this battle is not allowed to fail, because once it fails, it may lead to the failure of the entire Montana War.

"Boom boom boom!!!"

Intense artillery shells hit the marching path of the US troops who had just gathered together and were preparing to break through the second line of defense from all directions.

Soon, a company of soldiers was wiped out.

When Valaika received the news from the rear, he didn't even show any expression and just ordered "continue to increase the number of troops."

For him, since death is inevitable, it is better to be more generous.

Valaika even had the urge to no longer consider the feelings of those Helena people and directly cover them with artillery fire, regardless of whether they were Americans or not.

But in the end, he endured it. After all, he was different from Ding Xia. He still wanted to use his military exploits to continue climbing up.

At his age, "reputation" is important.

As for those soldiers who were "reimbursed" because of his reputation, they have become members of the American Meritorious List, and their families will receive the so-called "honor" and a seemingly decent pension.

War, as Ding Xia said, is a "deal."

Human life is the most basic transaction! !

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As night fell, Ding Xia sat in a lit office, checking the death data in the recent period. When he saw the number of casualties exceeding "two thousand," he could clearly feel his hands shaking slightly.

Since the arrival of the Fourth Army, they have been fighting almost every day. Although the US military has been wary of using large-caliber artillery because of the hostages.

But this is not the case with the Fifth Division. Every location in the city is guarded by Fifth Division soldiers.

Once large-caliber artillery is used, it will not only be the US military and those "hostages" that will be bombed, but also the Fifth Division's own people.

This is the case in urban warfare. Before you want to hurt the enemy, you often have to consider whether to hurt yourself.

Under such "restrictions", war is often represented by three sounds, one is the click of machine guns, the other is the roar of mortars, and the last one is not actually the sound of rifles, but the sound of rifles. It's the "pull" of the bayonet.

Yes, the bayonet has replaced the rifle as the protagonist of urban warfare.

For the Han army, stabbing was like a natural instinctive reaction.

In just a few days, the number of U.S. troops killed by bayonets was second only to the casualties caused by machine guns.

So much so that the Fourth Army issued an order requiring the use of rifles as much as possible. Even in narrow streets, they were required to use up all their bullets before they could fight with those damn Han soldiers in the end.

From this we can see how far the Han army fought.

A level that can make the enemy feel fearful and avoid fighting.

"Ugh!!"

Ding Xia sighed heavily. Although he was "cold" and would do anything to win, he still couldn't bear the "heartache" after seeing these death data. After all, these are not dispensable "rice beasts", but It's the son of the Han family! !

Ding Xia looked out the window. The moon was extraordinarily round today, but in Ding Xia's view, the ruins in the city did not match the full moon at all.

One symbolizes "reunion" and the other represents death! !
Ding Xia opened a telegram from the front line on the table, with a serious expression on her face and murmured to herself:

"Come on, come on..."

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Bang bang bang! !

"Crack!!"

The sound of rifles and the sound of loading, like "checking in" every morning, kept ringing in the outer city of Helena.

In this war, due to the "human shield" and the desperate resistance of the Fifth Division, the 50,000-strong Fourth Army was unable to break through the line of defense built with "lives."

"Fake!!"

"Shet..."

When a group of American soldiers entered a European-style villa, what they saw were the "Helenans" who had been executed by the Han army.

These are all victims of war. According to the order issued by Ding Xia, no living animals are allowed in any place occupied by the US military. Even if it is a pig, it can only be a dead pig! !
This extreme fighting style has been criticized by the Fourth Army as "inhumane". Even when the news came back to Washington, even Lincoln, a "cruel" guy, notified all US troops and asked not to accept it. Any surrender of this fifth division of the Han army.

It can be said that the reputation of the Fifth Division in the United States is completely rotten.

Even the actions of the Fifth Division aroused huge discussion in the Han Dynasty.

Supporters believe that this is war, and the essence of war is that any means justify the means.

Opponents believed that the actions of the Fifth Division were tarnishing the great army of the Han Army.

They even called for the dismissal of the commander of the Fifth Division of Dingxia.

But in the end, these remarks became "dumb" due to the intervention of higher authorities.

Although the things Ding Xia did were "extreme" and even ruined the reputation that the Han army had managed to maintain, due to the favoritism of the army's top brass, the actions of the Fifth Division were actually tacitly approved, or "temporarily acquiesced". ".

After all, the Han army also wants face, but sometimes when encountering this kind of thing, they can only temporarily throw away their face and replace it with a pair of "animal skins".

War is like a naked "murder", except that the scale of murder is a bit large, but in essence, it is still murder.

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Looking at the still majestic city of Helena in front of him, Lieutenant General Valaika had a complicated expression and finally sent the last telegram to the White House.

In the White House, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon when Lincoln received the telegram.

Looking at the telegram in his hand, Lincoln's face showed unprecedented complexity.

Lincoln was instinctively opposed to Valaika's application to "bombard the city of Helena."

But from the perspective of the battle situation, it is appropriate.

At this time, the lives of the remaining 50,000 people in Helena were in the hands of Lincoln, who was thousands of miles away.

Lincoln lit a special Cuban cigar, and the smoke filled the entire office.

After a few minutes, Lincoln slowly picked up the pen and agreed to the "shooting plan" that might ruin his reputation.

After signing his name as Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln suddenly felt "flustered." That feeling had appeared once when he was campaigning, and now it appeared again.

"May God bless America!!"

Facing the setting sun outside the window, Lincoln crossed himself.

Under the sunlight, the Washington oil painting hanging behind the desk becomes more and more real.

(End of this chapter)