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    On March 16, the battle between China and the United States in Chilpancingo had already begun.  The defense line outside Chilpancingo is still in the hands of the US military.  However, they paid a heavy price for this.  In comparison, although the Chinese army failed to break through the US military's defense line, its own casualties were much smaller.  The Chinese army only used a large number of artillery shells and aerial bombs in exchange for the lives of countless American youths.  The huge casualties caused the defense line held by the US military to turn dark red, and the blood had soaked the land.

    "Damn it! In just one week, we have already lost 4 armies!" On the evening of March 16, General Pershing cursed angrily after receiving the battle damage statistics for this week.  From the 32nd Army of the US Army at the beginning to the 33rd Army, 34th Army and 35th Army, they have all been disabled.  Just tonight, the 36th Army has entered the frontline position and replaced the crippled 35th Army.

    "General, our losses have been very heavy. If this continues, we won't be able to hold on for long!" Lieutenant General Davis also said with some worry.  One army was crippled in two days. Calculating this, the US military could only hold on for less than two months.  Moreover, if the US military loses too many troops here, the subsequent battle will not be able to proceed at all!

    "I know! But we have no other way. The Chinese are using their artillery shells and aerial bombs to consume our troops. We have no air superiority and can only watch our soldiers being blown up by the Chinese." Pershing  A trace of sadness flashed in the admiral's eyes, but then disappeared without a trace.  As a US military general, he was used to seeing mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Even though the losses this time were almost beyond his expectation, it was not unacceptable. At least, the position was still under the control of the US military.  Although the casualties paid were high, it was not meaningless.  As long as we can hold on for a longer time, no matter how many troops we lose, it is worth it.

    "General! Reinforcements from another ten armies will arrive in three days. This can further enhance our strength. However, without a way to deal with the Chinese's air superiority, our losses will not decrease!" David  Lieutenant General Si said.  Although the reinforcements of the ten armies are large, judging from the current consumption, it is only half a month's consumption.  Moreover, including this batch of reinforcements, the United States has sent a total of three million troops to Mexico.  And how much will be left after this battle is over?  This was completely unimaginable to Lieutenant General Davis.

    "Davis, there is no way around it. We can't do anything now and can only continue to have a stalemate with the Chinese. However, the number of artillery shells and aerial bombs consumed by the Chinese every day is not a small amount. After a week in a row, I think they  The consumption is also staggering. The Chinese have to cross the Pacific to provide supplies to the army. Such consumption is enough to overwhelm their logistical supply lines. As long as there are problems with the Chinese's logistics, our pressure will be much less!  "General Pershing said.  Although this is a shameful thought, it is true.  It is no longer possible for the US military to defeat the Chinese army.  His mission is to hold back the Chinese army and buy time for the United States.  And now the losses of the US military are too great, so great that the United States can no longer bear it.  If the Chinese army reduces the intensity of its attacks due to logistical reasons, this is undoubtedly what he would like to see.  In this case, at least the casualties paid by the US military every day will be much smaller.

    "Those idiots from the Navy Department. We have asked them to launch an attack on the Chinese sea transportation lines for a long time, but it has not been effective until now. Those guys are completely wasting the national power of the United States!" Lieutenant General Davis  He cursed angrily.  This is also the thought of most U.S. Army generals. The Army suffered heavy casualties in this war, while the Navy consumed most of the national power, but to no avail.  This made the army generals very dissatisfied.  The Army Staff frequently lodged protests with the Navy Department, requesting the Navy to launch attacks on China's sea transportation lines to support the U.S. military's operations in the Mexican battlefield.

    In fact, Lieutenant General Davis and others have wronged the U.S. Navy.  The U.S. Navy is divided into the East Coast Fleet and the West Coast Fleet.  Among them, the East Coast Fleet is the absolute main force. All battleships are concentrated in the East Coast Fleet. It can be said that more than 80% of the US Navy's combat power is in the East Coast Fleet.  However, the Americans blew up the Panama Canal themselves.  Doing so will certainly prevent the Chinese Navy from entering the Atlantic Ocean and launching an attack on the U.S. Navy.  But at the same time, it can be regarded as a self-defeat in martial arts, and the warships of the East Coast Fleet cannot enter the Pacific to fight.  The U.S. West Coast Fleet is weak and most of them are destroyers and light cruisers. Letting such a fleet attack the Chinese navy's tightly defended transportation lines is no different than letting them seek death!  In addition, the main force of the Chinese Navy has been cruising in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. There are battleships of the Chinese Navy outside important ports on the West Coast of the United States.  As long as American warships and merchant ships dare to leave the port, they will be attacked.??Encirclement and suppression by the Chinese Navy.  Under such circumstances, it is extremely difficult for US warships to leave the port, enter the Pacific Ocean, and launch attacks on China's maritime transportation lines.  The U.S. Navy's submarine force has also begun active attempts.  However, the U.S. Navy's submarines have poor performance, insufficient endurance, and too low speed. Without the cooperation of a submarine mothership, it seems impossible for them to carry out ocean operations.

    While General Pershing was gnashing his teeth over the huge casualties, Marshal Zhao Bowen, China¡¯s Minister of Army and the supreme commander of the Mexican battlefield, was also having a headache.  However, the cause of his headache was not the casualties of the troops.  After a week of fighting, the casualties of the Chinese army were actually less than 6,000, which was only one and a half regiments.  The Japanese mercenary casualties were larger, only 20,000.  However, the consumption of artillery shells and aerial bombs was a bit high.  The Chinese Army's thousands of cannons fire more than 100,000 shells every day.  The daily consumption of aerial bombs exceeds 1,000 tons.  Coupled with the consumption of other ammunition, this makes the consumption of weapons and ammunition on the front line almost unsustainable.

    "Marshal, the specific situation is this. If we continue to attack with such intensity, our artillery shells and aerial bombs can last for up to five days. Especially the artillery shells, the consumption is too great!" Commander of the 2nd Group Army  General Xie Dingkun said.  One hundred thousand artillery shells are fired every day, and a 105mm howitzer shell costs dozens of Chinese dollars, which is equivalent to consuming millions of Chinese dollars every day!

    "Can the transportation capacity dispatched by the navy guarantee our consumption?" Marshal Zhao Bowen asked.

    "The Navy has guaranteed that they will send more military transport ships to transport weapons and ammunition to the Mexican front. However, this will take some time." Admiral Xie Dingkun said.  The supply line of the Chinese army on the Mexican battlefield needs to span the entire Pacific.  From mainland China to Hawaii, we mainly rely on merchant ships from domestic transportation companies.  The section from Hawaii to Mexico is a dangerous sea area and is handled by Navy transport ships.  Compared with merchant ships, navy transport ships are faster and sturdier, and face much less danger.

    "So, what is the main problem we are facing now?" Marshal Zhao Bowen said.

    "It's mainly about replenishing artillery shells. Chilpancingo is hundreds of kilometers away from Acapulco, and there are only simple roads, so transportation is very difficult. We have gathered thousands of trucks to transport ammunition, but the pressure is still very high  !" General Xie Dingkun said.

    Marshal Zhao Bowen nodded, this is indeed a big problem.  The Chinese Army's firepower is very powerful, but this also makes the Chinese Army's material consumption very large.  Under such circumstances, the Chinese Army also attaches great importance to the construction of baggage troops. Each group army has a baggage brigade with thousands of heavy-duty trucks, each of which can carry two and a half tons of supplies.  However, that is when driving on flat ground or roads with relatively good conditions.  Now we are fighting in the mountainous areas of the Sierra Madre del Sur. The roads are nothing more than dirt roads. The altitude is relatively high and there are many steep slopes. This means that each truck can only carry one ton of supplies.  Likewise, the failure rate is very high.  It has been a month and a half since the Chinese army launched its attack on the US military. During this period, at least four to five hundred trucks were scrapped due to various failures.

    "Concentrate the trucks as much as possible to ensure the consumption of ammunition on the front line! Although we consume a lot of ammunition now, we have also caused a lot of casualties to the US military, which is very beneficial to the current operation. We have no reason to stop such tactics.  We can only do our best to provide customer service for logistical support issues! After the war in southwestern Mexico is over, we can seize a port in northern Mexico. The transportation conditions in northern Mexico are much better than in the southwest!" said Marshal Zhao Bowen.  .  Although the current consumption of materials is huge, as long as it can cause huge casualties to the Americans, it is completely worth it.  Although the price of artillery shells is not cheap, it is insignificant compared with human life.  As long as ten shells can change the life of an American, it's all worth it!

    "Yes, Marshal! I will find a way to ensure the ammunition consumption on the front line!" General Xie Dingkun said.  On the Mexican battlefield, Marshal Zhao Bowen was the supreme commander, but there was no dedicated chief of staff.  Therefore, several army headquarters are responsible for logistics matters.
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