Chapter 451 Guerrilla War

"The regiment commander, the 1st battalion commander, requested a retreat. Now their battalion has suffered a lot of casualties, and the entire battalion has been killed by thirty percent." A messenger hurriedly shot into the temporary command center of an ordinary residential house in Reykjavik and reported to him.

Bivis frowned. Now the US Marine Corps has begun to land. Since there is no threat of French artillery, their landing is extremely smooth. During the first wave of landings, Davis sent a regiment of troops. The French army had only one battalion and more than 700 people. Although when the US fleet was bombarding the French shore defense fortifications on a large scale, the 1st Battalion withdrew all the positions according to Bivis' order, so there was no loss in the shelling. However, the simple defense positions they built were all destroyed, which made them in a very unfavorable position when facing the US military landing.

"No, tell Major Mullen that he must hold on for another hour. We must buy time for the 2nd Battalion's evacuation." Biweis ordered. The 2nd Battalion brought a large amount of weapons and ammunition to retreat to the northern part of Iceland. If they could not block the US troops in Reykjavik, then it is very likely that the 2nd Battalion would not be able to deliver these supplies to a safe place.

"Yes, regiment commander." The messenger led the order. Then he rushed out in the fire of the American fleet and sent Bees' orders to the 1st Battalion Commander Major Mullen.

"Captain, call from Paris." At this time, a low-level officer came over with a telegram.

"Remember!" said Beves.

"General Staff Order: The US military is very powerful now. Your troops can decide whether to defend Reykjavik or evacuate. However, I hope your troops can persist in fighting and wait for the imperial army to counterattack Iceland in the future." The low-level officer said.

"Okay, I understand, you go down." Biweis said. From the call from the General Staff, he already understood the General Staff's decision very well. Iceland and his troops were temporarily abandoned by the Empire. Although he was a little unwilling to give up, he also understood it very much. After all, the Empire's strategic focus was on quelling the war in Europe. Only by evaluating the war in Europe could the Empire concentrate its strength to fight the Americans for the final decisive battle. There is nothing to complain about. If he was in that position, I believe he would make the same order. The General Staff's requirements were similar to his plan, with vast ice in central, southeastern and northern regions of Iceland.

In Yuanhe Mountain, his troops could use these favorable terrain to deal with the US military. In this way, although they could not defeat the US military, the US military could not destroy them. When the French counterattacked, that is, when they drove the Americans away, they must now ensure that they had enough strategic materials. The naval fleet had taken away half of it, and the 2nd Battalion had also taken away a small half. These are the capitals for them to deal with the US military in the future. So now they must create enough time for the transfer of these strategic materials. Just wait for two more days, the 2nd Battalion could enter the Hofs Icefield, and at that time, they could retreat.

"Battery Commander, the regiment commander ordered us to hold on for an hour." The messenger conveyed Beves' order to Marlen.

"Damn it. I understand." Mallen said with a gloomy face. Although the combat effectiveness of the US military is far inferior to that of the French army, they now have strong artillery fire support and their troops have an absolute advantage, so the 1st Battalion has suffered a lot of casualties now.

The defense line of the 1st Battalion is about 500 meters on the front of the port. The terrain is relatively open and there is no danger to defend. Fortunately, the US military's combat effectiveness is not very strong. Or they cherish their lives, so the 1st Battalion has been able to persist until now.

"Damn it, what are their cowards doing? It's been two hours and hasn't broken through the French defense line." Davis was furious because of the performance of the Marine Corps on the flagship of the 7th Fleet of the US Navy.

Harold was also very ashamed. With the support of fierce artillery fire from the naval fleet, he was unable to break through the French defensive position at most one battalion, which was indeed a bit embarrassing.

"Order the front line commanders, I will only give them one hour. They must break through the French position within one hour and occupy the entire port area. Otherwise, all the members of the regiment will be engaged in military law." Davis ordered with a dark face. It is almost 6 pm, and there are still two hours left, and it will be dark. If they cannot establish a solid beachhead position by that time and send as much force as possible to the coast, if they are to be attacked by the French army at night, it is very likely that the US military will be driven into the sea and their efforts will be in vain.

Perhaps because of Davis's anger, the US front-line commander, a colonel commander, ordered the troops to launch a more fierce attack on the French positions. About 1,000 American soldiers were divided into three teams to attack the French positions.

The fierce attack of the US military immediately made the French defense line a little tight. "Drop all the remaining mortars and focus on attacking the US military along the way." Mullen gave the order decisively.

Suddenly, all the remaining 15 mortars in the battalion were concentrated and launched violent shelling at the US military.

In just 3 minutes, the French army's 15 mortars fired more than 100 shells, which immediately defeated the US army. The other two teams of US troops saw this situation and hurriedly retreated. The speed was more than twice as fast as when the attack was attacking.

After defeating the US military, Mullen ordered the mortars to disperse quickly. He knew that the US military would definitely retaliate. Sure enough, two minutes later, the place where the French mortars gathered was flooded with artillery fire from the US fleet.

"Damn it, I'm sending a group to land." In the end, Davis had no choice but to give the order to increase troops.

Ten troop transport ships began to march towards the coast. Since the French army now had no large-caliber artillery, they could not threaten these troop transport ships at all, allowing them to advance to a very close place to the coast. This greatly saved the landing time. But despite this, it took more than half an hour for a regiment of Marines to land.

"Battery Commander, the Americans are starting to land again."

"I know, how long have we been standing there? The regiment commander should just hold on for another hour, and if the time comes, we will retreat immediately." Mullen asked. He knew that with the Americans' re-increasing troops, it would be basically impossible for his battalion to defend the defense line.

"It's only an hour after a few minutes."

"Okay, order the troops and retreat in 5 minutes." Mullen ordered.

Soon, the French 1st Battalion withdrew from the position. At this time, the US army began to attack again. But what they did not expect was that they did not encounter any obstacles from the French army and easily attacked the French position. After entering the position, they found that the French army had already disappeared. Only the residues in one place were left.

After occupying the entire port, Davis immediately ordered a large-scale landing. He needed to transport as many soldiers as possible to the coast before dark to ensure that they could withstand the attacks that the French army might launch tonight. Without the obstruction of the French army, the US military's landing was very smooth. By dark, three regiments had already landed successfully, resulting in more than 10,000 US troops in the port area. In addition, a large number of US troops were continuously embarking on landing crafts toward the coast.

The 1st French Battalion successfully completed the mission, but their losses were also very large. The entire 1st battalion reduced its personnel by 50%.

Originally, Biweis wanted to launch an attack at night and drive the Americans into the sea. However, due to the heavy losses of the 1st Battalion, he only had the 3rd Battalion and the regiment's direct troops, as well as the retreated artillery, which was seriously insufficient. In addition, a large number of US Marines landed successfully, if they attacked at this time, they would definitely not have any chance of winning. Therefore, Biweis gave up the night attack plan.

It was so scared that they were too late for a night. Although it was not clear why the French army did not launch an attack, it was not harmful to the US army. By dawn, they had landed in the two regiments again.

Subsequently, the US military launched an attack on Reykjavik. The French army used favorable terrain to launch fierce street fighting with the US military. The French army built a large number of barricades in the streets of Reykjavik to resist the US military's attack step by step. There were also a large number of French soldiers hiding in the houses and shooting and killing the passing US troops.

Almost every step forward, the US military has to pay the price of life. The battle is very fierce, and the US military often has to fight fiercely for a street, a house, or even a ruin.

Although the French army was very tenacious, there were too many American troops. When more and more American troops entered the battle, the French positions were gradually eroded. On the third day, 90% of the entire city of Reykjavik was occupied by the US troops. At this time, less than 1,000 people remained in the French army. However, the US troops killed by them were definitely more than three times that of theirs.

In this case, Biweis chose to retreat again. If they continued to stay in Reykjavik, their final outcome would definitely be impossible to escape being wiped out by the US military.
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