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    Acapulco, this coastal port city in southwest Mexico, was originally just a small city, but after the arrival of millions of Chinese troops and servants, it has become the busiest port in Mexico.  .  A large amount of combat materials and personnel need to arrive here by sea to support frontline operations.  At the same time, the injured will also be transported here via transport ships to Hawaii for treatment, or even directly back to the country.  The originally small port and terminal have become a medium-sized terminal after several months of expansion, which has greatly improved the loading and unloading efficiency of transport ships from China.

    Boxes of grain, bullets and artillery shells are being loaded and unloaded from transport ships. These are the most scarce things on the front line.  During the month of continuous fierce fighting, supplies on the front line were consumed very quickly.  In particular, the inventory of heavy artillery shells and aerial bombs has been almost exhausted.  So much so that after the Chinese army captured Tiela Colorada, they did not immediately attack Chilpancingo.

    On March 2, at the frontline headquarters in Tierra Colorada, Chinese Army Minister Marshal Zhao Bowen had moved the headquarters here from Acapulco.  Although the war has just ended, and even the smell of gunpowder smoke in Tierra Colorada has not dissipated, it has become the main area where Chinese troops gather.  A few dozen kilometers away is Chilpancingo, which is the focus of the US military's defense. It is also the core defense area of ??the US military's defense line in the Sierra Madre del Sur.

    Inside the headquarters, Marshal Zhao Bowen, Commander of the 2nd Army General Xie Dingkun, Commander of the 6th Army General Gao Chang, and Commander of the 7th Army General Du Qizheng were gathered in front of a sand table.  This sand table was built by the staff officers based on the terrain around Chilpancingo. It marks the latest developments and defense priorities of the US military.  There is no doubt that Chilpancingo's defenses are stronger than those of Tiela Colorada.  Moreover, the number of troops is not less than that of Tiela Colorada.  It will be more difficult for the Chinese army to break through here, and it will even cost greater losses.

    "Marshal, the defenses built by the Americans here are very strong! They built dense firepower points based on the mountains on both sides. If you want to win here, I'm afraid you have to be prepared for a river of blood!" said General Xie Dingkun.

    Marshal Zhao Bowen nodded. Chilpancingo is a city built in a valley. This valley is less than two kilometers wide from east to west.  But the mountains on both sides are generally above two thousand meters above sea level, and the relative height is also about seven hundred meters.  Although it is impossible for the Americans to build heavy artillery positions on the mountains, the firepower points composed of some heavy machine guns and light artillery alone are a huge headache.  Moreover, some firepower points were built at the corners of the mountainside, which would be difficult to destroy even with airship bombing.  After all, for its own safety, the airship needs to drop bombs at an altitude of at least one thousand meters, which will seriously affect the accuracy of the hit. It is very difficult to destroy the target.  It is foreseeable that if there is no other way, if you want to break through the US military's defense line, you may really end up bleeding like a river here.

    "Marshal, can we find a way to outflank the Americans' retreat? Haven't the 88th Army and the North Korean mercenaries already broken through the Barsa River defense line? Let them attack south, outflank the Americans' retreat, and attack the United States from both sides.  People!" General Du Qizheng, commander of the 7th Group Army, suggested.  The situation east of Chilpancingo was slightly better and the attack was less difficult.

    Marshal Zhao Bowen shook his head, and then said: "The traffic in the entire southwest of Mexico is too bad. If the 8th Army and the 200,000 North Korean mercenaries want to go south, it will take at least a month to travel hundreds of kilometers. We don't have  So much time has been consumed!¡±

    ¡°Since the marshal has no other option, he can only attack by force.

    This time, please let our 6th Army take the lead!  Our lost troops have been replenished, and after a month of running-in, our combat effectiveness has been fully unleashed!  "General Gao Chang, commander of the 6th Army, said. Because in the early stages of the Mexican battlefield, the 6th Army was besieged by hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops and was tricked by the Mexicans. It suffered heavy losses, so much so that when the main force of the Chinese army arrived,  Since then, they have been resting and recuperating and have not gone to the battlefield. This made the commander of the 6th Group Army, General Gao Chang, very anxious.

    "Sixth Army? Has your combat strength been restored?" Marshal Zhao Bowen did not believe it.  The 6th Army was already understrength. Three infantry divisions were deployed to the Icefield Province, and the remaining troops were only over 100,000 people.  In the previous battles, the 6th Army lost tens of thousands of people, and the additional soldiers were all new recruits.  Marshal Zhao Bowen doesn't know how much combat power the 6th Army can exert!

    "Marshal, don't worry, the 6th Group Army's combat strength has almost been restored. Although we suffered a lot of losses before, our backbone is still there. After a month of running in, we are no worse than before! General Gao Chang immediately assured  road.!

    ?"Okay, after the attack starts, your 6th Army will be arranged to take the field!" Marshal Zhao Bowen said.

    "Thank you, Marshal! But when will our attack start? The Battle of Tiela Colorada has been over for two days. The Americans are currently shrinking their forces, and a large number of reinforcements are arriving at the same time. If this continues, what will happen to us?  We will be very disadvantaged!" Admiral Gao Chang said!

    "I also want to launch an attack earlier and not give the Americans a chance to breathe. But there is no way! The previous war has almost consumed our ammunition reserves, and now the navy's transport ships are replenishing ammunition for us.

    According to the current progress, we will not be able to launch a large-scale attack on the US military within three to five days!  Marshal Zhao Bowen said helplessly.

    "Alas! What a pity!" everyone said one after another.  If an attack on the US military could be launched in time after the Battle of Tiela Colorada, perhaps it would be less difficult to defeat Chilpancingo.  After heavy U.S. troops gathered in Chilpancingo, the difficulty increased a lot.

    "Every ministry should also use this time to take a good rest! Wait until the preparations are completed before launching an attack!" Marshal Zhao Bowen said.  Mexico is too far away from the mainland. To support a large-scale operation of nearly 1.7 million troops, the logistical pressure can be imagined.

    However, although they were unable to launch an attack on Chilpancingo in time, this gave the Americans a chance to breathe.  But similarly, after a month of hard fighting, both the Chinese army and the Japanese mercenaries were very tired, and they could just use this time to take a rest.  As for the US military's strengthening of Chilpancingo's defense, although it will have some impact, the impact is not as big as imagined.  Besides, the Chinese military can also use this time to strengthen preparations for war.

    Before, the Air Force only had dozens of airships and forty FB'Haidongqing fighter planes deployed to the Mexican battlefield. Now, more than a hundred aircraft of the entire 4th Fighter Wing of the Air Force have been transported to Mexico.  In addition to the field airport in Chilpancingo, a small field airport will also be built on the outskirts of Tierra Colorada for the takeoff and landing of fighter planes and airships.  In addition to fighter jets, the Air Force also dispatched a group of HB'Hongyan and bombers and a group of FH5'Falcon and dive bombers to the Mexican battlefield.  A total of forty Hongyan bombers and forty Falcon dive bombers will greatly enhance the air strike capabilities of the Chinese army.  Although the bomb load of today's bombers is not as high as that of airships, they are faster and can quickly drop bombs at low altitudes and then leave the battlefield, which will undoubtedly increase the accuracy of hits.  This is of great use in dealing with the dense fortifications built by the US military in Chilpancingo.

    Agree, the General Staff also realized that Chilpanzingo is not easy to fight, and the Americans will definitely deploy a large number of troops in Chilpanzingo.  As China has no plans to continue to send more troops to Mexico for the time being, it can only increase the firepower of the Chinese army as much as possible, and the dispatch of the Air Force bombers is undoubtedly based on this aspect.

    The atmosphere in Chilpancingo was very tense. After Lieutenant General Clark's defeat in Tierra Colorada, the US military defending Chilpancingo became very nervous, fearing that the Chinese army would take the opportunity to attack.  The morale of the US military, which suffered heavy losses, was also very low, and no one had much confidence in holding Chilpancingo.  However, as time passed, the Chinese army did not immediately attack the US military, which surprised the US military from General Pershing to ordinary soldiers.

    "General, the Chinese have no signs of attacking us at the moment. They are still in Tierra Colorada and seem to be resting. It seems that in the previous battle, their losses were not small!" Lieutenant General Davis  He said, there was some joy in his words.

    "Thankfully, the Chinese did not attack us after taking Tierra Colorada. Otherwise, we would not have been able to defend Chilpancingo. Now, the reinforcements have arrived, and the reinforcements of ten armies have made Qiqi  The defense of Chilpanzingo has once again reached a higher level. It is no longer so easy for the Chinese to capture Chilpanzingo!" General Pershing said with a smile. After the US military's tragic defeat in Tiela Colorada  , his face has always been gloomy, as if it could drip water.  However, with the arrival of reinforcements, Chilpancingo's crisis had passed, which made him feel better again.  General Pershing was very fortunate that the Chinese did not launch an attack in time, which undoubtedly gave the US military a breathing space.  However, General Pershing will not thank the Chinese, but will make the Chinese pay a higher price to avenge the dead American soldiers!
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