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    On February 20, the Chinese army still stopped at Tierra Colorada, and it has not yet captured the US Army's No. 1 Highland.  However, neither the commanders in China nor on the Mexican front are in a hurry.  Although they did not break through the US military's defense line, they caused great casualties to the US military. As the US military's effective forces were decimated, the Chinese army captured Tierra Colorada and finally broke through the US military's painstakingly constructed defense line in the Sierra Madre del Sur.  It's just a matter of time.

    On the morning of the 20th, starting at eight o'clock, the Chinese Army's artillery began a violent bombardment of the US Army's No. 1 Highland. Hundreds of heavy artillery fired at the same time, with orange-red flames shining at the muzzles, and the shells roared one after another.  Then it smashed into the US Army's No. 1 Heights.  Amidst the dense explosions, the entire No. 1 Highland was shrouded in smoke.

    At this time, the No. 1 highland held by the US military had been basically destroyed by the Chinese army's shelling and bombing. The anti-cannon holes, tunnels and other defenses built by the US military had been basically destroyed.  The high ground was covered with a thick layer of dust, formed after rocks were shattered by Chinese artillery bombardments and bombings by Air Force airship units.  After the anti-cannon holes and tunnels were destroyed, every time Chinese artillery shelled and airship bombed, the American officers and soldiers guarding the highlands could only huddle in the trenches and pray that the artillery shells and bombs would not fall on their heads. Otherwise, there would be only  A dead end.  Under such circumstances, the US military paid a heavy price in order to defend Highland 1.  In the past ten days of fierce fighting, basically one division was disabled every day. In the past few days, the US military has rotated three armies on Highland 1, and the total casualties have exceeded 100,000.  Such heavy casualties made both the U.S. commander Lieutenant General Clark and the top commander of the Mexican U.S. military, General Pershing, very angry.  But on the battlefield, the Chinese army completely occupies an absolute advantage, and the US military can only fight with the Chinese army and Japanese mercenaries.

    Facing the shelling of Chinese artillery, the US artillery also launched a counterattack.  However, the U.S. artillery suffered a lot in the consecutive days of fighting, and the Chinese Air Force airships often bombed the U.S. artillery positions, making the U.S. artillery losses much greater than the Chinese artillery.  But now, the number of U.S. artillery pieces is only half of what it was at the beginning of the battle. The remaining artillery pieces were either destroyed in the artillery battle or blown up by Chinese Air Force airships.  So much so that in the contest between the artillery of both sides, Chinese artillery has already gained a decisive advantage.

    When the Chinese artillery bombarded the US Army's No. 1 Highland, the officers and soldiers of the Japanese mercenary 19th Division had already entered the attack position. After the shelling was over, they would launch an attack on the US Army's No. 1 Highland. This has become  It has become a fixed pattern for several days.  The U.S. military first had to withstand the firepower of Chinese artillery, and then had to rely on dilapidated defenses and brutal Japanese mercenaries to fight. Once the Chinese airship arrived, it had to withstand the bombardment of aerial bombs dropped by the airship. This is why the U.S. military suffered such heavy losses.  main reason.

    On a high ground far away from the battlefield, Chinese Army Minister, Field Marshal Zhao Bowenzheng, General Xie Dingkun, commander of the 2nd Army, and General Du Qizheng, commander of the 7th Army, watched the Japanese mercenary attack.  These days, except for the use of artillery, the Chinese army's infantry has not participated in the attack on Tiela Colorada at all.  Those who fight against the US military have always been Japanese mercenaries.  Even though the Japanese mercenaries were poorly equipped, with the support of Chinese artillery and air force, they were still on par with the US military.  Even the Japanese mercenaries, relying on their tenacious and ferocious fighting will, have always suppressed the US military and caused the US military to pay greater casualties.

    "Marshal, I finally understand why His Majesty has been guarding against the little Japanese. I have to say that these little Japanese are really the best candidates for mercenaries. They are not only cruel to the enemy, but even crueler to themselves. Once the empire weakens, these little Japanese will  Become a serious problem for the empire!" General Xie Dingkun said.  His 2nd Army has been guarding Japan for many years, and it has a relatively clear understanding of the character of these Japanese people.

    "Of course, when it was still the Sino-Japanese War, the decadent Manchu Qing Dynasty was almost defeated by Little Japan. If His Majesty hadn't led Western Sichuan to take advantage of the situation, destroy the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and even defeat Little Japan, how could he be as powerful as he is now?  Empire. The people of the empire have probably been enslaved by Japan and the Western powers for a long time!" Marshal Zhao Bowen said.

    "As long as the empire continues to grow strong, little Japan will always be a dog we raise. These days, the Japanese mercenaries have also lost 60,000 to 70,000 people, but that guy Oshima Yoshimasa has been pretending to be a grandson." General Du Qizheng  also said.

    "The empire will never decline. The duty of us people is to eliminate the enemies of the empire and build a powerful eternal empire under the leadership of His Majesty!" Marshal Zhao Bowen said firmly.  !

    General Xie Dingkun and General Du Qizheng both nodded. This is what they have been fighting for all their lives.?Goal.

    After half an hour of shelling, the Japanese mercenary 19th Division launched an attack. After withstanding the fierce shelling, the U.S. military suffered heavy losses. During the fierce attack by the Japanese mercenaries, they were once able to break through their position and staged a tragic hand-to-hand battle.  It is better that the US military reinforcements arrived in time, otherwise, Highland 1 might have changed hands.  However, the Chinese army does not seem to have any plans to capture Highland No. 1 in one go. Otherwise, it would not be a big problem as long as China's elite army is dispatched to fight and the Japanese mercenaries cooperate to seize the US military's Highland No. 1.

    U.S. military commander Lieutenant General Clark stayed on Highland 3 south of Tierra Colorada, watching everything, his eyes full of blazing anger.  The losses he suffered in the past few days completely made his heart bleed!

    "Has our airship force set off yet? Counting the time, the Chinese airship force should be coming soon!" Lieutenant General Clark asked.

    "General, the Chinese airship troops will arrive on the battlefield in about twenty minutes, and our airship troops have also set off. However, it may take half an hour to arrive. The performance of our airships is better than that of the Chinese  Airships are a little worse! But we have more airships. After the first batch of fifty airships arrive, the subsequent one hundred airships will arrive in two days. By then, we will be able to knock down all the Chinese airships  , and can even give the Chinese a taste of being bombed!" Lieutenant General Clark's adjutant said.

    After hearing this, Lieutenant General Clark finally showed some smile on his face.  He is very much looking forward to seeing the performance of the American airship force, hoping that the American airship force can defeat the Chinese airships and avenge their shame.

    At 9:15 a.m., the airships of the Chinese Air Force Airship Force arrived at Tierra Colorada and began bombing the U.S. military¡¯s defenses.  However, the bombing is no longer limited to Highland 1. The other two highlands, including the urban area of ????Colorada, are also targets of bombing by airship troops. Every bombing can cost the US military a heavy price.  Every bombing made the US military miserable.

    There are 56 airships left in the sky, including 19 heavy airships and 37 medium airships.  The other four airships had malfunctions during their previous bombing missions and had to withdraw from the bombing.  Fortunately, none of these malfunctioning airships were shot down by the US military, and they all landed safely without any casualties.

    When the airship force of the Chinese Air Force appeared in the sky above Tierra Colorada, dozens of dense light and heavy machine gun bullets began shooting into the sky.  The formation of the Chinese Air Force's airship units in the sky was slightly chaotic, but then calmed down.

    War is undoubtedly the best catalyst for the development of science and technology. After being bombed one after another by the Chinese Air Force¡¯s airship units, some officers in the US military modified the existing light machine guns and heavy machine guns into heavy machine guns capable of shooting in the air.  However, this is not a specialized heavy machine gun after all. The maximum anti-air range is only 800 meters, and the effective range is less than 600 meters. It does not pose any threat to the Chinese airship troops bombing at a high altitude of more than 1,000 meters.  .  However, the US military seemed unaware of this situation and continued to fire, as if this would make them feel more at ease!

    A few minutes later, the Chinese Air Force¡¯s airship force began bombing the US military positions.  One after another, 250 kilogram aerial bombs and 500 kilogram aerial bombs were continuously dropped from the airship.  Groups of orange-red fireballs rose from the U.S. military's position, causing heavy casualties to the U.S. military.  For safety reasons, the Chinese Air Force almost always drops bombs at an altitude of more than 1,000 meters, which reduces the hit accuracy a lot.  However, even this caused huge casualties to the US military.  After all, hundreds of thousands of American troops are crowded into the three highlands and the small town of Lieutenant General. As long as bombs are dropped in this area, no matter what, they will not return empty-handed.

    At 9:30 in the morning, a group of black dots appeared in the eastern sky. Slowly, these black dots got closer and closer, and finally evolved into white-painted airships. The Stars and Stripes on them were very conspicuous in the sun.  .

    The airship force of the Chinese Air Force, which was bombing Tierra Colorada, discovered this situation. The originally dense formation dispersed, just like a flock of birds suddenly dispersed in the sky.

    "Attention all airships, the American airship has appeared. Drop all bombs immediately and prepare for an air battle!" Major General Chen Qifeng, commander of the Chinese Air Force Airship Force, issued an order to prepare for an air battle!
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