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Text Chapter 982: Breaking through the Defense Line

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    On the afternoon of March 23, Chilpancingo, inside the US military headquarters.  The atmosphere was very dull. The staff officers in the command headquarters lowered their voices as much as possible, for fear of arousing the commander's anger because of their carelessness.  You know, after the communications officer sent the telegram to General Pershing's office an hour ago, General Pershing's angry roar came from inside.

    At this moment, General Pershing¡¯s office has become a mess, with scattered documents and porcelain fragments everywhere.  Lieutenant General Davis, no, he should be called General Davis now, stood in front of General Pershing's desk with a very ugly look on his face.  He never imagined that after General Pershing's telegram requesting a retreat was sent to the Army Staff, it would lead to such consequences, which made General Davis feel very uncomfortable.

    "General, how could those guys from the Army Staff do this? Without you, we would have been defeated by the Chinese long ago, and maybe the Chinese have already invaded the United States! How could they do this just for a suggestion?  A legitimate suggestion to remove you from your post? I will send a telegram to the staff immediately. I will not take over as the commander of Mexico!" said General Davis.

    "Forget it, Davis. This order was not only issued by the Army Staff, but also signed by the Secretary of War, Mr. Dickinson. Obviously, this was approved by the U.S. government, and it is even possible that the U.S. government  The President's preference." General Pershing had a sarcastic smile on his face.  He has always believed in the creed that soldiers should be pure and not interfere in politics.  But now he discovered that these soldiers, who were considering the interests of the country, were just tools played by those shameless politicians.  When you are useful, you can be promoted to an official position. Once you conflict with their interests, they can hide you without saying a word. No wonder some people say that these politicians are all ruthless bitches!

    "General, what should we do? The Mexican frontline cannot do without you!" General Davis said.  Although he hopes to be promoted, he definitely does not hope to be promoted in this way. It is like him stepping on General Pershing's shoulders to climb up. How can he, who has always respected General Pershing, accept it?  Already?

    "Davis, there is no need to say these useless things. The telegram has made it very clear. I must arrive at the Army Staff Headquarters in half a month to report on my duties. Otherwise, I will be sent to a military court for dereliction of duty.  . Unless I apply for retirement, otherwise, I have to leave. But fortunately, the person who replaces me is you, not those guys who only know how to sit in the office. Otherwise, this will be a terrible situation for the United States.  A disaster!" General Pershing said.  It is impossible to say that he has no complaints in his heart. But he has to face reality and can only bury all the complaints in his heart.

    "General, I'm sorry, if I hadn't asked you to send a telegram to the Army Staff, none of this would have happened!" General Davis blamed himself.

    "Okay, Davis, I don't blame you at all. Now, I have to leave the Mexican front line, and the millions of troops on the front line depend on you. I hope you can reduce our losses as much as possible, and try your best to  The possible preservation of strength, these are the seeds for resisting Chinese invasion in the future." General Pershing said sincerely.  He knows that the strength gap between the US military and the Chinese army is too big.  In Mexico, the US military is no match for China. Sooner or later, China will invade the United States.  At that time, the United States will still need these soldiers who have experienced brutal wars to continue fighting against the Chinese.  General Pershing believed that the United States would not surrender easily and that the United States would not be defeated so easily.  Even if they are invaded by the Chinese, they will continue to fight, just like they resisted the powerful Britain and fought for independence and freedom.

    "Yes, General! Please give me your instructions, what should I do next?" Admiral Davis said.  Although he will become the acting commander of the Mexican front line, he knows that with his own talents, it will be very difficult to resist the attack of the Chinese army. He can only try his best to implement General Pershing's plan and act as a  Executor.

    "Davis, we now have a total of more than 1.5 million troops on the defensive line of the Sierra Madre del Sur. Moreover, these troops are all demoralized. It is no longer possible to continue to resist the Chinese invasion.  . Now the positions on both wings of Chilpancingo are almost completely removed by the Chinese. Once the Chinese are ready, they will definitely launch a large-scale attack. At that time, they want to continue to block the Chinese to the west of the Sierra Madre del Sur defense line.  , this is impossible. Therefore, we need to withdraw the main force to the central region of Mexico according to the previous plan, and use the Mexican capital Mexico City and nearby cities as support points to form a central Mexican defense line. At the same time, some small troops can be organized to stay  In the Sierra Madre del Sur, attack the Chinese supply lines.

    If the Chinese want to launch an attack on Mexico City, they have to cross the Southern Madre.  TheirSupply lines will be very fragile.  If we can cut off the supply line of BF, we may not have a chance to defend Mexico City!  "General Pershing looked at the large map of Mexico and said to General Davis.

    General Davis nodded, abandoned the defense line of the Southern Sierra Madre Mountains, and lengthened the Chinese army's logistics supply line. This was originally their established tactic.  However, it is difficult to say whether this will be effective, or how effective it will be.  But Admiral Davis was willing to give it a try.  If they can win, maybe they can really resist the advance of the Chinese army.

    "Davis, you can first slowly withdraw the troops on the defensive line of the Sierra Madre del Sur to Sunpango on the River and Huichuco further east. Once Chilpancingo cannot hold on, leave a small amount of troops behind.  The troops block the Chinese, and the main force immediately retreats eastward without any hesitation!" General Pershing warned.  He knew very well that once the defense line was breached, if he could not retreat in time, it would be difficult to escape after being caught up and entangled by the Chinese.

    "Yes, General! Once the Chilpanzingo defense line is breached, I will ask the 16th Army to be responsible for blocking the Chinese!" General Davis said firmly.  The 16th Army is his direct unit. He can let the 16th Army be responsible for breaking up the rear, which undoubtedly shows his determination.

    "I'm relieved now!" General Pershing said happily.

    Early the next morning, General Pershing, escorted by a company of troops, left Chilpanzingo.  He needed to get from Chilpancingo to Washington within half a month, so he had to hurry up.  However, he firmly believes that he will return to Mexico one day and continue to lead the US military to fight the Chinese.  Although the current President Taft was very dissatisfied with him, he knew that Taft's life was not easy either.  In this election year, it is almost impossible for President Taft to win. As long as President Taft fails in the election, it is time for him to rise again.  Although General Pershing is not interested in politics, he is also very clear about the domestic situation.  In addition, he has no foundation in the US Army. Once the new president takes office, he will inevitably need his help if he wants to stabilize the situation.  In addition, former President Theodore.  Roosevelt wanted to compete for the position of president, which was also good news for General Pershing.  He and Theodore.  President Roosevelt's relationship was much closer than his relationship with Taft.

    "Jie Jie!" On the Chilpanzingo front line, the Chinese Air Force's FH5 Falcon dive bombers were hovering in the sky. After discovering the target, they immediately dived downwards, turning the US military position into a sea of ??flames.

    The Chinese Air Force continued to attack the positions on both wings of Chilpanzingo, and the U.S. military positions were destroyed one after another, making the support of the U.S. wings to Chilpanzingo getting weaker and weaker.  This created an opportunity for the Chinese Army and Japanese mercenaries to invade Chilpancingo.

    On March 26, the third day after General Pershing left Chilpanzingo, the Chinese Army invaded the city of Chilpanzingo and began to compete with the US military for control of the city.  Although the US military launched a desperate counterattack, with the cooperation of the Chinese Air Force and Army artillery units, the US military's counterattack was easily crushed.

    On the one hand, the acting commander of the US military, General Davis, mobilized troops to reinforce Chilpanzingo. On the other hand, he secretly transferred the main force to the eastern area of ??Chilpanzingo, preparing to withdraw the main force after the defense line was broken through by the Chinese army.  Able to retreat eastward as soon as possible.

    On March 27, the positions on both wings of Chilpanzingo were completely destroyed, and the Chinese Army no longer had any worries about attacking Chilpanzingo.

    Beginning on March 28, the main force of the Chinese Army¡¯s 6th Group Army and Japanese mercenaries launched a fierce attack on Chilpancingo.  The air force and army artillery units also provided full support.  At the same time, two other armies of the Chinese Army also joined in and took turns attacking the US military.  If it weren't for the fact that Chilpancingo was located in a valley and too many troops could not be deployed, the US military's defense line would have been breached long ago.  But even so, the U.S. military was not able to persist for long.

    On March 30, after several days of hard fighting and the cost of more than 20,000 people, the Chinese Army completely drove the US military out of Chilpancingo.  Of course, the losses of the Japanese mercenaries were not small. More than three divisions were disabled, and several divisions were severely damaged.  The losses of the US military were even greater. In order to cover the retreat of the main force of the US military to the east, at least two armies of the US military lost the battle.

    On the afternoon of March 30, General Davis ordered the 16th U.S. Army to break off, and other troops quickly retreated toward Mexico City!
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