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    At 9 a.m. on January 24, 1904, after President Theodore Roosevelt reached an agreement in the cabinet on sending troops to intervene in the Mexican Civil War, U.S. Secretary of War Eli Hurt convened senior army and navy officials to discuss a plan to send troops to Mexico.  Although the cabinet has agreed to send troops to Mexico, the number of troops to be sent and the scale of the war need to be carefully discussed.

    "Everyone, the Mexicans can't stand it any longer. We must send troops to Mexico within two weeks. Otherwise, the D¨ªaz government will be finished!" Minister of War Eli Hurt said to everyone.

    "The navy may not be able to contribute much in this battle. Our main fleet lost a main ship in the Mediterranean naval battle. From the current point of view, it is not an opponent of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet. In addition, Panama  The canal is still under construction. If the Navy wants to go to the Pacific to fight, it will have to detour to Cape Horn in South America. After a long voyage, the fleet will not have the strength to fight the Chinese!" said Navy Secretary William Henry Moody.  In this war, the navy is destined to be a supporting role.

    Adm. William Benson, commander of the U.S. Navy¡¯s East Coast Fleet, and Vice Adm. Robert Koontz, commander of the West Coast Fleet, both nodded.  The East Coast Fleet is the main fleet of the U.S. Navy. All battleships are in the East Coast Fleet. The West Coast Fleet only has some cruisers and destroyers, which are no match for the Chinese.  The current power structure of the U.S. Navy mainly consists of two fleets under the Department of the Navy, and there is no Operations Department and Military Command Department.

    Elixiru nodded. In this war, the army will undoubtedly be the main force.  The current U.S. Navy.  It does not yet have the strength to confront the Chinese Navy.  Moreover, if it does not want to expand the war into a full-scale war with the Chinese, the U.S. Navy had better not act rashly.  At most, it can only perform some escort and transportation tasks.

    "Lieutenant General Chaffee, does the Army Staff have any specific plans?" Elihu Root asked.  Lieutenant General Chaffee, apparently the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, whose full name is Anad Chafee.  The original chief of staff was Samuel Young.  However, Lieutenant General Samuel Young suffered a disastrous defeat in the war with the Chinese in the last war.  After the war.  He was directly transferred to a casual position, and the post of chief of staff was also taken over by Lieutenant General Anad Chafee.

    "Your Excellency, the Army Staff has already started planning as early as when the squadron invaded Mexico. According to the intelligence we have now, the Chinese have invested a Marine Division, an Army Infantry Division, an Artillery Brigade, and a Cavalry in Mexico.  brigade and a baggage brigade, with a total strength of more than 50,000. If the Chinese have no plans to further increase their troops, we will have to invest at least 100,000 more troops. Only then can we be sure to save Mexico. If we want to defeat the squadron, we will have to invest at least 100,000.  Fifty thousand people will do. At the same time, we must leave enough reserves to prevent the Chinese from investing more troops!" U.S. Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Anad Chafee said.

    "150,000 people?" War Minister Elihu Root frowned.  The current total strength of the U.S. Army is only more than 700,000.  Excluding other categories of officers and military academy personnel, there are only fifty divisions and 600,000 combat troops.  Investing 150,000 people in Mexico is equivalent to investing a quarter of the troops.  and.  This is only a preliminary plan.  Once the Chinese continue to increase their troops, the US military will also have to send more troops.

    "Your Excellency Minister, the Chinese still have two infantry divisions and several brigades in Hawaii. If these troops also enter Mexico to fight, then we will have to prepare to invest more troops. Moreover, the Chinese army seems to have begun to  Mobilized," Lieutenant General Anad Chafee reminded.  Of course, he personally believes that Chinese troops will not be deployed in Mexico.  From China to Mexico, it is more than 13,000 kilometers and takes nearly a month.  The United States is different.  To enter Mexico from the United States, you only need to cross the border.  In addition, he believes that China does not want to fight an all-out war with the United States now.  Therefore, the Chinese will not easily mobilize a huge army.

    "So, do our current army forces need to be mobilized?" Elihurut asked.

    "No need at the moment!" Lieutenant General Anad Chafee replied.

    "Okay! Tell me your specific plan!" Elihurut said.

    "Your Excellency Minister, the Army Staff plans to transfer the 12th, 15th, 17th and 19th Divisions from the West Coast, plus two heavy artillery regiments and two cavalry regiments to form the First Army, which will enter Mexico from Arizona. In addition, from the southern region  The 26th, 28th, 34th and 36th divisions, plus two heavy artillery regiments and two cavalry regiments, formed the Second Army. The 41st, 43rd, 45th and 46th divisions, plus two heavy artillery regiments and two cavalry regiments, formed  Third Army. Second and Third Army, from Decker.Texas enters Mexico.  The First Army's attack target was the Pacific coast of Mexico to prevent the Chinese from sending troops to land in Mexico.  The Second Army and the Third Army advanced towards Mexico City to rescue the D¨ªaz government.  However, the prerequisite is that Diaz can persist until our reinforcements arrive!  " said Lt. Gen. Anad Chaffee.

    "Would it be too difficult to use two armies to deal with the main force of the Chinese? In addition, the Chinese have dispatched a lot of warships on the Pacific coast of Mexico. If the army fights within the range of the Chinese navy's naval guns, I am afraid it will suffer  Yes. The British and French forces have already proved one point during the attack on Port Said. In coastal operations, if there is no cover from the navy and the army is exposed to the navy's cannons, it will be a disaster!" Elihu!  Root reminded.  The battle of the British and French coalition forces to attack Port Said has become a negative teaching material for countries around the world to learn from.

    "The operational scope of the First Army will be controlled twenty kilometers away from the coast. Their main task is to cut off the Chinese's logistical supply lines. As long as the Chinese's logistical supply lines can be cut off, then with the Second Army and the Third Army  With their strength, it is not a big problem to defeat the main force of the Chinese!" said Lieutenant General Anad Chafee.

    "Okay! Who is the commander in charge of this battle?" Elihurut asked.  In the last war, the disastrous defeat of the US military was not unrelated to the incompetence of the commander Samir Yang.  Therefore, the choice of commander this time must be done carefully.

    "Your Excellency, the Commander of First Corps will be Major General James Bell. The Commander of Second Corps will be Lieutenant General John Bates. The Commander of Third Corps will be Major General John Pershing. Lieutenant General John Bates.  Will serve as the commander of this Mexican operation!" Anad Chafee replied in the middle.

    Minister Elihu Root nodded, Lieutenant General John Bates, a famous general in the U.S. Army.  And he is one of the main commanders of the defense line built by the United States on the West Coast. He is now fifty-eight years old and was once a strong competitor for the Chief of Staff of the Army!  It would be safer if he were to direct this battle!

    "Your Excellency Minister Root, the Chinese are almost approaching Mexico City. If we attack from the northern part of Mexico to the south step by step, we may not be able to make it in time. If possible, we can send an army from the sea to the Gulf Coast.  Land and head straight for Mexico City!¡± Adm. William Benson, commander of the U.S. Navy¡¯s East Coast Fleet, advised.

    Elihurut hesitated for a moment, but finally shook his head.  Unless both the Second Army and the Third Army enter Mexico from the sea, if only one army is sent to Mexico City from the sea, it will just be to deliver food to the Chinese.  In addition, the U.S. Army is very cautious about this battle. It enters northern Mexico from the United States. If the war goes wrong, it can quickly receive reinforcements or even withdraw into the country.  As long as the Chinese do not intend to fight a full-scale war with the United States, then the Chinese will not attack American soil.  However, if you go directly to Mexico City from the sea, it will not be so easy to retreat to the country if the war goes wrong.

    Admiral William Benson was about to say something, but was stopped by the look in the eyes of Secretary of the Navy William Henry Moody.  There are also deep conflicts between the U.S. Army and Navy.  The Army placed all the blame for the first two defeats on the Navy.  And now, the Navy's crazy shipbuilding has squeezed out a lot of military spending, which makes the Army very dissatisfied.  This time the battle into Mexico was completely led by the army, with the navy playing only a supporting role.  Therefore, Secretary of the Navy William Henry Moody was unwilling to conflict with the Army in this regard.

    "The specific plan should be implemented in accordance with the plan of the Army Staff! We will inform the Mexican government and let them persist for as long as possible!" Elihurut said.

    Three days later, the first U.S. military unit, the 12th Division stationed in southern Arizona, crossed the border into Mexico.  The government troops in northern Mexico have already received orders.  Not only did they not resist the US team, but they led the way for them and pushed south.

    For a time, the situation in Mexico became complicated again.  It turned out that the squadron was overwhelmingly powerful in Mexico, and almost everyone believed that the overthrow of the D¨ªaz government in Mexico was a certainty.  But now the United States has intervened. With the entry of the American team, the war situation in Mexico is once again full of variables.  Although the Chinese Army is powerful, after all, the United States has advantages in geographical location and people. It is still unclear who will win in the end!
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