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    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The dense artillery shells fell, and the air waves generated by the violent explosion threw the surrounding soldiers into the sky.  The flying shrapnel harvests lives wantonly.  Faced with the sudden and violent shelling by the US military, the Chinese soldiers could only lie on the ground to avoid being hit.  However, those soldiers who were directly hit by artillery shells had already been blown up to pieces!

    "What the hell, these Americans dare to use heavy artillery at this distance. Aren't they afraid of accidentally injuring their own people?" the commander of the 111th Regiment, who was watching the battle from behind, cursed.  In a fierce shelling by the American artillery, his troops suffered heavy losses, which made his heart bleed!

    "The Americans have already marked the shooting points, so they are not afraid of accidentally injuring their own people. Commander, what should we do now? The enemy's artillery fire is too fierce, and we simply can't rush up!" asked the chief of staff of the 111th Regiment.  road.

    "Ask for instructions from above!" The leader of the 111th Regiment did not dare to make the decision without authorization.

    "The division commander orders the 111th Regiment to retreat!" At this moment, the Signal Corps sent an order from the division headquarters!  This made the commander of the 111th Regiment breathe a sigh of relief.  However, when the 111th Regiment withdrew, he felt heartbroken again!  In this attack, the 111th Regiment lost thousands of men, equivalent to a 25% reduction in strength!

    ¡°You damn Yankee, I will never be a human being until I take revenge for this!¡± the leader of the 111th Regiment cursed.

    In the headquarters of the Sixth Army at the rear, General Gao Chang frowned when he learned about the battle on the front line.  The combat capabilities demonstrated by the U.S. military.  It completely exceeded his expectations!

    "Order the artillery to move forward! Light howitzers are shelling the American positions, all heavy howitzers and heavy cannons. Prepare to suppress the American artillery!" General Gao Chang ordered.  Now it seems that it is impossible to break through the American defense line without first getting rid of the American artillery.  Fortunately, China still has a huge advantage in artillery!

    At 10:30 in the morning, the shelling began again.  The 105mm light howitzer of the Chinese artillery has the highest rate of fire.  Pour artillery shells on the American positions.  The fierce shelling caused heavy losses to the American soldiers who were celebrating repelling the Chinese army's attack.  In the successive shellings, their losses were truly much greater than those of the 111th Regiment of the Chinese Army.  However, the US military already has a strength advantage, and this loss is not worth it to them.  It didn¡¯t break any bones!

    In the headquarters of the 11th Division of the Chinese Army, the commander of the 111th Regiment was arguing with the division commander, Major General He Bingju!

    "Commander, our regiment lost thousands of people in the last attack, but we still have combat effectiveness. Let us go to the next attack!" the leader of the 111th Regiment implored.

    "Your regiment needs to rest for a while. The next attack will be on the 112th regiment!" Major General He Bingju said.

    "Division Commander, just give me this chance! I promise, as long as the artillery support can keep up, our regiment will definitely break through the American defense line!" the commander of the 111th Regiment promised.

    Major General He Bingju hesitated for a while, but finally agreed to the request of the leader of the 111th Regiment.  The reason why he wanted to change his troops to attack.  The purpose is to prevent each department from suffering excessive losses.  This battle doesn¡¯t seem to be easy to fight!  If the losses are too large, it will be very detrimental to the subsequent war!

    On the second line of defense of the US military, a middle-aged general was holding a telescope and looking at the first line of defense in front of him, which had been shrouded in artillery fire.  He was Major General John Pershing, commander of the U.S. Third Army.  Originally, he was the commander of the 43rd Division. After the Chinese invaded Mexico, he was promoted to major general. The commander of the 43rd Division was taken over by his deputy, Brigadier General Davis!

    "General, the Chinese artillery fire is very fierce. The 41st Division in front may not be able to withstand it. They have already suffered a lot of losses in the previous battle!" Brigadier General Davis said.  The defense of the San Luis Valley was borne by the Third Army.  The first line of defense was defended by the 42nd Division.  The second line of defense behind is the 43rd Division and the troops directly under the Army.  The other two divisions serve as reserves.  Of course, Major General John Pershing wanted more than just defense. He wanted to use two lines of defense to consume the Chinese army's already small strength, and then use two divisions to counterattack.  Of course, if the second army can counterattack together, the effect will undoubtedly be much better.  However, the stubborn Lieutenant General John Bates would not take risks before the First Army arrived in San Luis Potosi. This made Major General John Pershing very depressed!

    "The Chinese used only light howitzers. Their heavy artillery did not fire. They were obviously waiting for us to fire. Our artillery only has more than a hundred cannons left. We need to use them sparingly. We cannot compete with the Chinese.  Fight hard!" Major General John Pershing knew the gap between the artillery of the two sides and did not want his artillery to compete with the Chinese artillery!

    "Attack! Break through the Yankees' defenses"??!  "At 11 o'clock in the morning, the 111th Regiment began its second attack. This time, the Chinese artillery fire did not extend backwards and kept bombarding the U.S. position. This made it impossible for the U.S. military to form a powerful force amid the fierce shelling.  Counterattack!

    The soldiers of the 111th Regiment, with their backs bent, quickly attacked the US military position.  The American soldiers on the position were still huddled in the trenches to avoid the shelling, unable to stop their attack.

    When the Chinese soldiers assaulted the U.S. position less than 300 meters away, the artillery fire began to extend backwards.  Chinese artillerymen are also afraid of accidentally injuring one of their own people.  At this distance, it is already a great threat to the US military.

    "Get up! Get up quickly, the Chinese are coming!" The panicked American soldiers began to emerge and prepare to block the attack of the Chinese soldiers!

    "Da da da! Boom! Boom! Boom!" The Chinese army's heavy machine guns and mortars have already been set up.  As soon as the U.S. military showed up, it dealt them a violent blow, completely suppressing the U.S. military.  The Chinese soldiers took the opportunity to rush forward!

    On the 15-kilometer-long defense line, the US 41st Division has only more than 12,000 people.  The 111th Regiment chose a defense line of less than two kilometers.  This line of defense was already crumbling under the attack of the 111th Regiment.

    "General, Position 3 is about to be unable to withstand it. We have suffered more than half of our casualties. Please support us!"

    "Hell, where do I have any reinforcements? Move my guard battalion up, and ask General Pershing for support!" the commander of the 41st Division said a little irritably!  His 41st Division has now suffered heavy losses.  If Major General Pershing hadn't issued a strict order not to retreat without permission, he would have wanted to retreat long ago!

    "Grenade!" A group of Chinese soldiers rushed to a place less than thirty meters away from the US military position.  The squad leader leading the team roared!  Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen grenades flew into the US military trenches, knocking the US soldiers inside off their feet.

    "Come on!" The squad leader took the lead, quickly rushed over the last distance and jumped into the trench.

    "Pop! Pah! Pah!" The pistol in his hand opened fire quickly, killing the few American soldiers in the trench who had not been killed by the explosion.  After other soldiers rushed into the trenches, they began to break through to both sides and quickly clear the trenches!

    "Haha! We finally got in! These Americans want to fight us! Just wait a few more years!" the leader of the 111th Regiment laughed!

    However, his laughter didn¡¯t end yet, and then his entire expression froze.

    When the Chinese soldiers attacked the US military positions, the US artillery, which had been silent, opened fire again.  The dense artillery shells exploded in front of the US military position, knocking the Chinese soldiers who were about to rush into the US military position to their knees.  Although, the Chinese artillery's heavy artillery group opened fire at the first opportunity, and based on the obtained coordinates, began to suppress the US artillery.  But the 111th Regiment still suffered heavy losses.  Finally, he was driven back by the US military again!

    After withdrawing, the 111th Regiment counted its losses and found that the entire regiment had more than 2,000 casualties, and half of the regiment was gone. This made the commander of the 111th Regiment so angry that he cursed the Americans for being too despicable and shameless.  .

    However, although the US military repelled the Chinese army's attack, its own losses were not small.  In particular, their artillery was taken care of by the Chinese artillery's heavy artillery group. Several artillery positions were taken away at once, and fifty or sixty cannons were lost again.

    In the afternoon, the 11th Division launched another attack.  This time, the main attack was on the 112th Regiment. The 111th Regiment had to withdraw to rest due to heavy losses!

    The battle in the afternoon was still very fierce.  The 112th Regiment broke through the US defense line several times, but was driven back at the last moment.  The U.S. military also fought tooth and nail to hold on to their positions.  After the US 41st Division lost more than half, Major General Pershing had to replace the 45th Division as a reserve team.

    The battle didn¡¯t end until the sun went down and night fell.  In today's battle, the Chinese army paid a heavy price.  The 11th Infantry Division, which was the main attack force, suffered more than 3,000 casualties.  Among them, more than 1,200 people were killed, more than 500 were seriously injured, and the rest were slightly injured.  Almost the entire regiment's combat strength was gone!

    So much so that after Admiral Gao Chang received such battle damage, his face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip from his face.  He has only two available troops, the 11th Infantry Division and the 3rd Marine Division. If he suffers heavy losses, there will be no way to fight the next battle!  After hesitating for a while, General Gao Chang sent a telegram to the General Staff, requesting that the 12th Division be transferred from Hawaii to Mexico to support operations here.  However, it will take at least twenty days for the 12th Division to arrive!

    In fact, the losses of the U.S. military were not small. The 41st Division of the U.S. Army directlyLosing more than half of it is equivalent to being disabled.  The 45th Division, which was replaced later, also suffered heavy losses.  The combined losses of the two armies amounted to tens of thousands of people.  Such a loss makes Major General Pershing always look grim!  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read it.)
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