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    "Whoops!" A harsh scream came from above the head. The noise caused by the friction between the high-speed shell and the air made people's eardrums hurt.  A large number of American officers and soldiers crowded in the trenches, looking at the sky in horror, praying to God in their hearts that the shells would not fall on their heads.

    The solid defense line built by the US military to the west of Chilpancingo has been completely destroyed by the continuous shelling by the Chinese army's artillery and the continuous bombing by the air force.  Although every time the battle stopped, American officers and soldiers would work hard to repair these fortifications.  But overall, the effect is not big.  Basically all the bomb-proof holes and air-raid shelters have been destroyed long ago, which makes the US officers and soldiers can only hide in the trenches when avoiding the Chinese Army's artillery fire. In this case, the probability of being hit is much higher.

    The US military has lost several troops on this line of defense, and the blood flowing out has dyed the positions dark red.  However, under the orders of commander General Pershing, they still need to continue to hold on to this shabby defense line that has been destroyed.  It can be said that they are completely using their own bodies to resist the powerful firepower of the Chinese Army and Air Force!

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The dense artillery shells exploded on the US military position, and smoke rose everywhere, shrouding the entire position.  The eyes of the American officers and soldiers were full of horror. Everyone huddled at the bottom of the trench, praying that the shells would not fall from their heads.  However, under the intensive firepower of the Chinese Army's artillery, shells still fell into the trenches from time to time, taking away the lives of these American officers and soldiers.  Often a shell explodes in a trench, and the American officers and soldiers in this trench basically live or die.

    "Damn it, where is our artillery? Why doesn't our artillery fight back? Haven't the officers always claimed that our artillery is very powerful, more powerful than the Chinese artillery? Why is it that the Chinese artillery is always bullying us now?" A US military officer  The soldier yelled dissatisfied, as if this could vent the fear in his heart.

    The US military¡¯s artillery is very powerful, but they can only fire at the Chinese Army in the morning and evening.  Because at that time, the Chinese Air Force had not arrived on the battlefield yet, so they did not have to worry about being bombed by fighter jets or airships from Chinese space.  During the daytime, it is the stage for artillery performances of the Chinese Army.  The US artillery did not dare to show its head at all, otherwise, the Chinese Air Force fighter planes and airships in the sky would be enough to kill them.  Even so, the US artillery lost hundreds of cannons.

    After such a bloody lesson, the U.S. artillery finally learned its lesson.  Once the Chinese Air Force fighter planes or airships appear, they immediately hide, and their camouflage capabilities are getting stronger and stronger. It is difficult for the Chinese Air Force fighter planes and airships in the sky to detect their traces.

    The intensive shelling lasted for half an hour before it stopped, but at this moment the US military position was in a mess, as if someone had plowed it aside.  Large sections of trenches were blown up, and the American officers and soldiers inside did not know whether they were dead or alive.  There were stumps of limbs and broken arms everywhere on the battlefield, and it was very bloody, just like Shura Hell.

    "It's just that the surviving American soldiers no longer have time to lament this.  They had already begun preparations for battle at the urging of the officers.  According to past practice, after the fierce shelling of the Chinese Army, there was an attack by the Chinese Army's infantry and Japanese mercenaries.

    However, what surprised the US military this time was that the Chinese Army did not launch an attack immediately.  However, a sharp whistle came from the sky again.  In the distance, streaks of orange-red fire were shining on the Chinese Army's artillery positions.

    "Damn, these Chinese are so shameless. They actually deceived us!" Many American officers and soldiers cursed and quickly retreated into the trenches.  However, many US troops took action too late. When they were in a daze, dense artillery shells had already exploded on the position.

    Groups of orange-red fireballs rose above the U.S. military positions, and the shock waves and shrapnel formed after the explosion of the artillery shells scattered the lives of U.S. officers and soldiers.  Although this wave of shelling only lasted ten minutes, the US military casualties were very high.  The 143rd Infantry Division of the 36th Army of the US Army, which defended the first trench of the US defense line, suffered a heavy price of at least half of the casualties in this shelling.

    The shelling ended quickly, but the US military was not in a hurry to take the lead this time. They were worried that they would be fooled by the Chinese again.  However, this time the Chinese Army did not deceive them again. The 12th Regiment of the 12th Division of the 6th Army and the 42nd Division of the Japanese mercenaries jointly launched an attack on the US defense line.  More than 10,000 people dispersed and launched a fierce attack on the US defense lines.

    "Get up! Get up quickly, the Chinese are coming! Fight them down!" roared the commander of the 143rd Infantry Division of the US Army.

    The surviving U.S. officers and soldiers are getting ready!  Very quicklyThe sound of heavy machine gun shooting and the crisp sound of fried-bean-like rifle shooting rang out on the US military position.  Some charging Chinese Army soldiers and Japanese mercenary soldiers were hit and fell to the ground, not knowing whether they were dead or alive.  The other comrades had no time to pay attention to them. They passed over the corpses of their comrades and continued to attack.  Soon, heavy machine guns and light machine guns of the Chinese Army and Japanese mercenaries were also set up to provide fire cover for the attacking troops, and the two sides launched a fierce exchange of fire.  Perhaps the US 143rd Infantry Division suffered heavy losses in the previous artillery bombardment. Their resistance was very limited and they were completely at a disadvantage in the exchange of fire with the Chinese Army and Japanese mercenaries.

    "Order the 144th Infantry Division to go up and resist the Chinese attack!" the commander of the 36th U.S. Army ordered.  This was the first day that his army entered the position. If the position was taken away by the Chinese, he would not be able to explain to General Pershing.

    "Jie Jie!" The harsh, ghostly whistle sounded again.  FH5 Falcon dive bombers of the Chinese Air Force appeared in the sky.  These bombers discovered that the U.S. military was sending reinforcements to the forward positions, and immediately dived downwards to attack these U.S. troops.

    ? One after another, 500 kilogram aerial bombs fell from the belly of the Falcon dive bomber and fell almost vertically into the formation of the US military.

    "Boom!" A violent explosion sounded, a huge orange-red fire rose, and black smoke formed a mushroom-like cloud.  In the aerial bomb explosion, all U.S. soldiers within a few dozen meters were completely killed.

    The ¡®Falcon¡¯ in the sky, the dive bombers dived one after another, and then dropped bombs, reaping the lives of these American officers and soldiers.  The sharp and ear-piercing whistling sound accompanied the whole process, causing deep panic from the depths of the soul.

    "Falcon, after the dive bomber bombing was over," Hai Dongqing, fighter jets also joined in. Although the 25 kilogram aerial bombs they carried were not very powerful, they were enough to deal with the fragile human body.  At the same time, the aviation machine guns written on the fighter planes are also very powerful. Those who are hit will often become physically mutilated and die.

    Under the rampage of the Chinese Air Force, the US military suffered heavy casualties.  An infantry division came to support and was routed in less than twenty minutes.  The huge casualties cast a shadow on the hearts of these US officers and soldiers, seriously affecting the combat effectiveness of the US military.

    With the cooperation of the Air Force, the pressure on the ground offensive Chinese Army and Japanese mercenaries was much reduced. They successfully approached the US military position and then launched an attack.  After paying a certain price, the fierce Japanese mercenaries first rushed into the US military trenches.

    "Baga! Go to hell! You white ghosts!" Japanese mercenary soldiers shouted, holding rifles with bayonets and killing in the US trenches.  Although the Japanese mercenary soldiers are short, they are very strong and are very good at bayonet fighting. Even if the American soldiers are tall and big, it is difficult to take advantage in a one-on-one situation.

    As more and more Japanese mercenaries and Chinese Army soldiers rushed into the U.S. trenches, they began to clear out the U.S. troops in the trenches piece by piece.  The commander of the 36th U.S. Army finally realized that something was wrong.  This time the Chinese seem to really want to seize the US military's positions.  He immediately ordered the US 142nd Infantry Division to rush to support, at the same time collect the broken troops of the US 144th Infantry Division, and then find a way to put these troops into the battlefield.

    But at this time, the Chinese Army's artillery fired again. The target of the artillery attack was exactly two hundred meters behind the first trench of the US Army. If the US military wanted to reinforce the first trench, it had to rush through the barrage of artillery shells.  .  Even if they can rush through alive, if a regiment rushes through, there will probably only be one battalion left in the end.  Under such a heavy blow, the US military could no longer prevent the first trench on the defense line from being captured by the Chinese army.

    The commander of the 36th U.S. Army did not dare to neglect, and while trying every means to send reinforcements, he quickly asked General Pershing for help.

    At 10 a.m. on March 18, the U.S. military¡¯s defense line west of Chilpancingo was captured by the Chinese Army.  Although only the first trench was captured, there were two more trenches behind this trench.

    But overall, this also gives the Chinese Army a foothold.

    After General Pershing learned the news, he was even more shocked.  He immediately realized that the Chinese Army seemed unwilling to continue this stalemate and wanted to end the war as soon as possible.  This is definitely not a good thing for the US military!
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