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Text Chapter 896: The U.S. Army launches a massive attack

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    "General, the chief of staff is calling!" A communications officer handed a telegram to Lieutenant General Pershing.

    Lieutenant General Per Xing took a look at the telegram, his face suddenly became serious, and then ordered: "Call the commanders of all armies to the war room and hold a meeting immediately!"

    The content of the telegram is very simple, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Leonard.  Lieutenant General Wood informed Lieutenant General Pershing that the U.S. fleet had completed the mission of destroying the Chinese Navy's Santa Cruz Island Naval Base and Tumaco Naval Base.  However, the losses of the U.S. fleet were not small, and now the fleet is preparing to withdraw to the Atlantic Ocean.  Once the U.S. fleet withdraws to the Atlantic Ocean, sea control in the Eastern Pacific will return to the Chinese Navy.  China can continuously send reinforcements to Mexico by sea, and it is estimated that the first batch of reinforcements will arrive in two weeks.  Therefore, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Leonard.  Lieutenant General Wood asked Lieutenant General Pershing to seize the time to defeat the Chinese army in Mexico as soon as possible, completely drive the Chinese army into the sea, and seize the initiative in the war!

    Ten minutes later, Lieutenant General Per Xing appeared in the war room.  Only eight army commanders attended the combat meeting.  The commanders of the other two corps were in the states of Chihuahua and Sonora in the back of Mexico and could not come to attend the meeting.

    "Everyone, I just received a telegram from the Chief of Staff. The fleet has completed its scheduled combat mission, but its own losses are not small. They are preparing to withdraw to the Atlantic Ocean. Therefore, there is not much time left for us! We must launch an attack as soon as possible  Attack on the Chinese!" Lieutenant General Pershing said seriously.  Originally, he was still waiting for the US fleet to attack the Pearl Harbor naval base and destroy all China's naval bases in the Eastern Pacific.  In that case, it would be even more difficult for China to send reinforcements to Mexico or attack the west coast of the United States.  However, he did not expect that the American fleet would not dare to go north to attack the Pearl Harbor Naval Base!

    "How can this be? The Chinese have the Pearl Harbor base as a support, and they can use it as a transit point to continuously send reinforcements to Mexico. It will be more difficult for us to defeat the Chinese!" A middle-aged man  complained the Major General.  He is Major General George, commander of the 11th Army among the ten armies formed on the southern front of the US military, and an old subordinate of Lieutenant General Pershing.  In fact, among the ten U.S. armies on the southern front this time, half of them were Lieutenant General Pershing's old subordinates.  In addition to Major General George, commander of the 11th Army, there are also Major General Moon, commander of the 12th Army, Major General Davis, commander of the 14th Army, Major General Clark, commander of the 16th Army, and Major General Richard, commander of the 19th Army.

    "Okay, everyone doesn't need to complain. The situation is already like this. Complaining has no effect. What we can do is use this time to complete our combat goals! Have all the armies' combat preparations been completed?" Pan Xingzhong  Will asked.

    Everyone nodded. These eight armies will be the main force attacking southern Mexico.  The other two armies launched attacks with the states of Chihuahua and Sonora, only to contain the attack.  In addition, the 200,000 Mexican troops of the D¨ªaz government will also cooperate with the US military in combat.  It's just that although these ragtag Mexican troops are equipped with weapons provided by the United States, how much combat effectiveness they have can only be known after they go to the battlefield.  But what is certain is that these Mexican troops are definitely useless!

    "Now that all armies are ready, the attack will begin the day after tomorrow! The 11th Army and the 13th Army will launch an attack from Tamaulipas to San Luis Potosi! The 12th Army and the 5th Army will start from the new  The state of Anglai launches an attack on the state of San Luis Potos¨ª.

    The 14th Army, the 16th Army, the 17th Army and the 19th Army attacked the state of Sactecas from the state of Coahuila.  After taking this place, continue south, cut off the Chinese's retreat, and encircle and annihilate the main Chinese force in San Luis Potosi!  " Lieutenant General Pershing ordered. In the last Mexican War, San Luis Potosi was the place where the Chinese and American armies had a decisive battle. And in this war, this place once again became the place of decisive battle!

    "Yes, general!" Several army commanders responded one after another.

    After the meeting, they returned to their respective units overnight.  The attack was about to begin, and they had no extra time.  It is still very beneficial for the US military to launch an attack now.  The U.S. military has five times the number of Chinese troops in northern Mexico.  The equipment of the US military is not much worse than that of the Chinese army. The only difference is in the quality of individual soldiers.  But the gap is not very big. With its huge military advantage, the US military should not have much of a problem winning!

    ¡°Compared to the US military with half a million troops, the Chinese military deployed in Mexico is very weak.  The Chinese troops deployed in Mexico mainly include the 11th, 12th and 68th Divisions of the Sixth Army, as well as the military-affiliated artillery brigade, cavalry brigade, guard brigade, engineer brigade, baggage brigade and military-affiliated field hospital.  The strength is about 100,000 people.  In addition, there are twenty-five divisions of Mexican government troops.  However, although these Mexican government troops are equipped with BBThe army's standard equipment has been trained for several years by officers dispatched by the Chinese Army, but even China cannot guarantee how effective they will be when they arrive on the battlefield.  After all, there is a big difference between ordinary exercises and actual combat.  In addition, the twenty-five divisions of the Mexican government army are all light infantry divisions. The artillery and cavalry have been weakened. Their firepower is not as good as that of the Chinese army's infantry divisions. Each division only has about 12,000 people.  After China and the United States declared war, according to the original treaty, the command of the Mexican government forces has been handed over to the Chinese garrison.  So far, of the twenty-five divisions of the Mexican Army, except for five divisions remaining in Mexico City and the southern region, the remaining twenty divisions have all assembled on the front line!

    San Luis Potosi has become the headquarters of the Sixth Army of the Chinese Army.  More than 100,000 troops of the Sixth Army and 20 divisions of the Mexican government army were all gathered on the 400-kilometer-long defense line from Ciudad Valles in the east to Sactecas in the west.  San Luis Potosi, Sactecas and Ciudad Valles are the three supporting points of this defense line. San Luis Potosi in the center and Sactecas in the west are the most important, and the Chinese army is also here.  Heavy troops were deployed in both cities.

    The U.S. military has assembled on a large scale in northern Mexico, which has also attracted China's attention.  Both the Chinese army and the Mexican government forces are ready to resist the US military attack.  Everyone knows that the US military is much stronger than the Sino-Mexico coalition, so this battle will be very difficult.  But neither the Sixth Army of the Chinese Army nor the Mexican government forces have a way out.  Although the Chinese army is the primary target for the US military to eliminate, the Mexican government forces will not let it go.  The U.S. government has always been supporting the D¨ªaz government and is very hostile to the Madero government in the south. This makes the Madero government have no choice but to follow China's path and go into trouble!

    The sudden attack by the US military caught China off guard, and reinforcements sent by the General Staff arrived in Hawaii.  Moreover, only after the safety of the Eastern Pacific is confirmed, the Seventh Army will set off from Hawaii to Mexico.  Therefore, it would be at least two weeks before reinforcements arrived in Mexico.  In other words, it will take at least two weeks or more for the Sixth Army and the Mexican government to arrive at the U.S. military.  As long as this period of time is sustained and Chinese reinforcements arrive, the war situation will develop in China's favor!

    On the morning of September 19, General Gao Chang, commander of the Sixth Army of the Chinese Army, also held a combat meeting. In addition to the three division commanders and several brigade commanders under the Sixth Army, the meeting was also attended by the Mexican Army Minister Pancho.  Villa and some Mexican government army generals.  Although Pancho.  Villa's performance a few years ago was very poor, but in order to control the Mexican government army, China still let him stay in the position of Minister of Army. However, almost all the main generals of the Mexican government army were trained by China.  Yes, Pancho.  Villa has been completely ignored.  This makes Pancho, who has a strong desire for power.  Villa was very dissatisfied, but there was nothing he could do!

    "Everyone, according to the intelligence we have obtained, the US military is about to launch an attack in the near future. The current strength comparison between the enemy and ourselves is very clear to everyone. We are temporarily at a disadvantage. The US military has assembled more than 500,000 troops this time, and there are three more  The D¨ªaz government is supported by 100,000 troops. And we, the Sino-Mexico coalition forces combined, only have more than 300,000 people. However, what I want to tell you is that we are not without hope in this battle.

    China¡¯s reinforcements to Mexico are already on the way and will arrive in Mexico in two weeks.  After that, reinforcements will continue to arrive.  As long as we survive this period of time, we will be able to regain the initiative on the battlefield!  "Admiral Gao Chang said!

    "General Gao, the Americans are so powerful that it may be difficult for us to hold the line of defense. How about we retreat backwards first!" Pancho.  Villa suggested.

    "If we can't stop the US military's attack, we will retreat. But not now. If we retreat without firing a shot, that won't work! We have been building this line of defense for several years, and it is time to play its role.  . At least, we have to wait until the Americans are beaten to a bloody head on the defense line before retreating!" Admiral Gao Chang insisted.

    Pancho.  Although Villa disagreed with General Gao Chang's view, there was nothing he could do about it.  The generals of the Mexican government army would not listen to him at all!

    At 8 a.m. on September 20, the US military launched a fierce attack on the Chinese and Mexican government forces from three directions, and the Mexican War broke out again!
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