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    After the U.S. military's second attack on San Luis Potosi failed, Moon paused the attack and prepared to let the soldiers take a rest and eat lunch before continuing the attack.  However, a telegram from Lieutenant General Pershing forced him to stop this suicidal attack.  In the telegram, Lieutenant General Pershing strictly ordered him to stop this stupid attack, conserve his strength, and wait for the arrival of the 11th Army and the 13th Army to flank San Luis Potosi.

    After reading the telegram, Major General Moon was ashamed and angry.  Major General George, the commander of the 11th Army, won the victory and is currently approaching San Luis Potosi. However, he suffered a bloody blow in San Luis Potosi. Doesn't this mean that he is inferior to Major General George?

    The angry Major General Moon found Major General Duncan, the commander of the 5th Army, like a furious lion!

    "It was you, it was you who tipped the secret to the general, wasn't it?" Major General Moon roared angrily at Major General Duncan.

    "General Moon, I just did what I should do!" Major General Duncan said calmly!

    "Okay, very good! You will pay for your despicable behavior today!" After Major General Moon said a harsh word, he slammed the door and left.

    #Major General Zan Ken shook his head helplessly. He knew that Major General Moon would definitely retaliate, and this time he was completely offended.  However, he had no choice but to let his men die because of Major General Moon's random command, right?  You know, in this morning's battle, Major General Moon dispatched all troops under the jurisdiction of the 5th Army, but Major General Moon did not use any of his own direct troops.  # Major General Zan Ken suspected that if he did not find a way to stop Major General Moon's behavior, his 5th Army might be completely wiped out here.  Compared with Major General Moon, Major General Duncan is not a direct descendant of Lieutenant General Pershing, so it is natural that he will not be reused.  But this does not mean that Major General Moon can suppress him wantonly!

    Lieutenant General Pershing strictly ordered Major General Moon to stop the large-scale attack on San Luis Potosi, which made Major General Moon very angry.  Although the losses in the morning were very heavy, he believed that fighting is always about killing people. What is a small loss?  Although the losses of the US military are large, the losses of the Chinese are certainly not small. The US military has sufficient troops to supplement, but one less Chinese person died. Even if two US soldiers are exchanged for one Chinese, the US military will take advantage.  But he never expected that Lieutenant General Pershing would reprimand him for this, which made him very dissatisfied, but he had to stop the large-scale attack on San Luis Potosi.  During the afternoon attack, Major General Moon only sent regiment-sized troops to conduct a tentative attack.  Moreover, these armies no longer use the troops of the 15th Army, they are all direct troops of the 12th Army!

    After the sun went down, the U.S. military¡¯s attack completely stopped.  But even so, the loss of the US military today was around 15,000 people.  The casualties paid by the Chinese defenders were less than 2,000.  In comparison, this battle loss rate is already very astonishing!

    That evening, in San Luis Potos¨ª, General Gao Chang, commander of the Sixth Army, looked very serious after receiving the battle report.

    "Commander, we lost less than two thousand hotshots, but the Yankees lost at least tens of thousands. This can be considered a big victory!" Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Yang Ming said.

    "I know! But time is not waiting for me now! On the Eastern Front, there are still two American armies advancing towards San Luis Potosi. The ragtag group of Mexican government troops who rely on them can only resist them for two or three days at most, and then they will  Arrive in San Luis Potos¨ª.

    By then, we will be besieged by four US military armies. The situation will be very critical!  "Admiral Gao Chang said.

    "Commander, when that time comes, can't we just retreat? The Seventh Army has already set off from Hawaii and will arrive in Mexico in about ten days. I think if the US military wants to annihilate us within ten days, then basically  It¡¯s unlikely!¡± Lieutenant General Yang Ming said with a smile. He was very optimistic. Although the current situation is more dangerous, he has always been convinced that the final victory must belong to the Chinese army!

    "Having said that, if we retreat from the front line and allow the US military to invade the hinterland of Mexico, I am afraid there will be a series of chain reactions. First of all, the Mexican government forces' will to resist will be further reduced, and even in the next battle  It is of no use at all. In addition, the Madero government is also wavering. Although we firmly believe that we will win in the end, as soon as we lose, the Madero government will definitely be shaken. In addition, even after the reinforcements arrive, it will  I'm afraid it will take a few days to reach the front line. And during this time, there will definitely be many variables!" General Gao Chang said with some worry!

    "Commander, what do you mean, if things don't go well on the front line, the Mexicans will betray us?" Lieutenant General Yang Ming's face also turned serious!"It's very possible. Madero is now the president of Mexico, but the power of the government is basically controlled by us. If the Americans use this as bait, Madero is likely to betray China and fall into the arms of the Americans!" Gao  Admiral Chang said!

    "Aren't they afraid that we will settle the score with them? Once they betray the empire, the empire will obviously not let them go if they defeat the Americans!" Lieutenant General Yang Ming said in surprise.

    "Madero is a typical politician. For the sake of profit, he will definitely take risks. If the Americans continue to support him in unifying Mexico, maybe he will really turn to the Americans!" Admiral Gao Chang guessed.

    "But haven't Americans always supported Diaz? If they support Madero to unify Mexico, Diaz will definitely oppose it!" Lieutenant General Yang Ming said.

    "Chief of Staff, Dias is just a chess piece in the hands of the Americans. His attitude is not important! In the face of sufficient interests, if the Americans want to give up this chess piece, Dias has no choice.  Way!" General Gao Chang said.

    Lieutenant General Yang Ming thought for a moment, and it was indeed true.

    "Commander, what can you do? I fully support you!" Lieutenant General Yang Ming said.

    "Before retreating, I want to launch a counterattack against the Americans and inflict pain on them. Then we will take the initiative to retreat and let the Mexican government forces see our strength and strengthen their will to resist!" said General Gao Chang.  .

    "Counterattack against the Americans? Although it is a bit risky, if planned well, it may not be unfeasible! Commander, when do you plan to launch a counterattack?" Lieutenant General Yang Ming said.  Although the US military has two armies of nearly 100,000 people, which is nearly twice the number of Chinese defenders.  But if a surprise attack is launched, it is very likely to be successful!

    "Without further delay, tonight! I am going to use the 11th Division and the Cavalry Brigade as the main force to tear open the US military's defense line. Then use four Mexican government army divisions to expand the results!" said General Gao Chang.

    "Mexicans? Can they do it?" Lieutenant General Yang Ming curled his lips disdainfully. He was very doubtful about the combat effectiveness of the Mexican government forces!

    "Don't worry! Although the combat effectiveness of these Mexicans is somewhat poor, as long as we can tear open the American defense line, we can give them a great encouragement. Maybe they can bring us a surprise by then!" Admiral Gao Chang  Said with certainty.

    "Okay, Commander, just do what you said!" Lieutenant General Yang Ming fully agreed with General Gao Chang's strategy.

    At this moment, the defenders of San Luis Potosi became busy.

    The 68th Division took over the front line of defense, and the 11th Division and the Cavalry Brigade were assembled.  General Gao Chang told the 11th Division commander Major General Zhou Hao and the cavalry brigade commander Brigadier General Li Mingshun about the specific tactics.  Both of them agreed very much with this plan and assured General Gao Chang that they would break through the US military's defense line once they did.  In order to enhance the suddenness of the raid, the time of the raid was set at 1 am.  At the same time, the artillery brigade will also deploy two battalions to provide them with fire support.  When launching an assault, the artillery brigade would provide them with twenty minutes of artillery preparation.

    After nightfall, the 11th Division of the Sixth Army secretly left San Luis Potosi and hid in the mountain forest three kilometers away from the US military position.  The cavalry brigade also hid in a valley on the other side, waiting for the order of the general attack!

    Time passed slowly, and soon it was 1 o'clock in the morning.  At this time, the moon has set in the west, and the faint moonlight shines on the ground. Although it is not very bright, you can basically see the road clearly.

    The two battalions of the artillery brigade also moved forward to a place only five kilometers away from the US military position.  Of these two battalions, one is a 155mm heavy howitzer battalion and the other is a 155mm heavy cannon battalion.  The target of their shelling will not be the forward positions of the US military, but after the Chinese army launches a counterattack, they will shell the core area of ??the US military station to create chaos for the US military.

    When the hands of the watch pointed to 1 o'clock, the 11th Division and the Cavalry Brigade of the Sixth Army launched attacks at the same time. The two troops launched attacks from the north and south.  Although the US military deployed troops on the front defense fortifications, they did not expect that the Chinese defenders would dare to launch an attack.

    For a moment, the U.S. military seemed a little panicked.  By the time they reacted, the cavalry brigade of the Chinese army had already rushed forward. The thunderous sound of horse hooves made the ground seem to tremble.  A sharp saber shines white under the cold moonlight.

    "Enemy attack! Prepare to fire!" The officers on the US front line kicked the sleeping soldiers awake.  The bleary-eyed American soldier has not recovered at all!
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