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    Due to range limitations, the Chinese Air Force's fighter jets are unable to carry out a larger-scale attack on the retreating US military.  Even though the Chinese Army's engineers have urgently built a field airport in the Chilpancingo valley.  However, this all takes time.  By the time the field airport was repaired, the U.S. military had already fled.  However, even so, the defeat of the US military caused by the Chinese Air Force's attack still caused heavy losses to the US military.

    A large number of U.S. officers and soldiers fled into the vast forests of the Sierra Madre del Sur in order to avoid being bombed by Chinese Air Force fighter planes. Many people got lost in them and never came out.

    When the U.S. military fled to a safe place, General Davis began to gather the troops, only to find that the U.S. military had once again lost tens of thousands of people.  Of course, there were not many American troops killed directly by the Chinese Air Force, less than 10,000. Many more were lost and lost contact with the troops.  General Davis no longer has time to find the lost troops. He needs to lead the main force of the US military to continue retreating to central Mexico to build a new line of defense.  The 16th Infantry Army of the U.S. Army is facing a fierce attack by the Chinese Army and Japanese mercenaries. The time they use their lives to buy for the main force of the U.S. Army cannot be wasted.

    On the afternoon of March 30, after the U.S. Army Staff received a telegram from General Davis, Chief of Staff Leonard.  Admiral Wood was immediately shocked and immediately took the telegram to the War Department and reported to Secretary of War Jacob Mt Dickinson.  At that time, Secretary of War Dickinson was enjoying a fragrant afternoon tea, but after learning about the situation on the front line, the teacup in his hand fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

    "How could this happen? General Pershing had only left Mexico for a week, and the defense line in the Sierra Madre del Sur was breached by the Chinese?" Minister Dickinson's face was full of disbelief.  He now regrets that if he had known earlier, he should not have compromised with President Taft and replaced General Pershing.  Perhaps if General Pershing remained in office, the situation on the front line would be much better than it is now.

    "Your Excellency Minister, it seems that General An Anxin did not exaggerate before. The defense line of the Southern Madre Mountains is indeed unable to stop the Chinese army's attack. Fortunately, General Davis has led the main force of the US military to retreat. He plans to retreat in central Mexico.  Build a new defense line with Mexico City as the core. However, he needs us to once again send more troops to Mexico, most importantly air defense weapons, to prevent the Chinese air force from attacking us." Leonard.  Admiral Wood said.

    Minister Dickinson nodded, and then said: "Let's go, for such a big thing, we have to report to the President." Although he knew that this would definitely arouse the wrath of President Taft.  But this certainly could not be hidden from President Taft.  What's more important is that the government must come up with measures to deal with the aftermath. If the angry people know about the tragic defeat of the US military, this will definitely cause serious trouble to the Taft government.  It is even more impossible for President Taft to win the next presidential term!

    When Secretary of War Dickinson and Army Chief of Staff Leonard.  When Admiral Wood arrived at the White House, President Taft had finished his day's work and was walking in the gardens.  In the past two days, President Taft was in a pretty good mood. Republican leaders told him that they would not look at Theodore.  Roosevelt divided the Republican Party.  Moreover, those capitalists in the United States also liked Taft and said they would continue to support him.  After all, President Taft achieved a lot of benefits for these big capitalists during his term in office and became the spokesperson of these big capitalists.  Even if it is for their own interests, these big capitalists will support him.  Now President Taft's only enemy was Democratic Party leader Woodrow Trump.  Wilson.  However, President Taft believed that with the support of big capitalists, he would defeat Woodrow.  Wilson, there's nothing wrong with that.  After all, the United States is still a capitalist society. Money has unparalleled magic power. It can be said that you can buy almost anything with money.

    When I saw Secretary of War Dickinson and Army Chief of Staff Leonard.  When General Wood was led by his secretary to the garden of the White House, President Taft couldn't help but frown. He subconsciously thought that these two people had caused him trouble again.  The last time he called for General Pershing to be court-martialed by Dickinson and Leonard.  Admiral Wood did not fully support him, which made him very dissatisfied.  If it weren't for the fact that we were in the middle of a war and needed to stabilize the overall situation, he would have already found a way to replace the two of them!

    "Good afternoon, you two!" Suppressing his unhappiness, President Taft greeted him with a smile.

    "Good afternoon, Mr. President!" Dickinson and Leonard.  Admiral Wood said with a serious face.

    Seeing the faces of the two of them, President Taft couldn't help but ask: "What happened? Could it be that the defense line of the Sierra Madre del Sur was broken through by the Chinese?"!

    "Ah? Your Excellency, President,"Now you already know?  "Admiral Leonard Wood was stunned and blurted out.

    Suddenly, President Taft's face changed drastically. He jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on: "What did you say? The defense line of the Sierra Madre del Sur was really breached by the Chinese?" Like that?  Son, with a fierce look in his eyes, just like Leonard.  Admiral Wood was his sworn enemy.  He had just finished the general election, but he didn't expect such bad news to come again.

    "Your Excellency, we have just received a telegram from the front line. Chilpancingo has been captured by the Chinese, and the defense line of the Sierra Madre del Sur has collapsed under the Chinese attack. General Davis is leading  The main force of the US military retreats eastward, preparing to retreat to the vicinity of Mexico City to reorganize its defense lines and block the Chinese!" said Secretary of War Dickinson.

    "Damn, how could this happen? What on earth is Davis going to do again? How come the defense line was breached by the Chinese in a week? What is in his mind? Is it all bullshit?" President Taft couldn't help but  He cursed loudly.

    "Your Excellency, this can only mean one thing. The Chinese attack is too fierce, and the defense line of the Sierra Madre del Sur is already in tatters. What we have to do now is how to resist the Chinese attack. The other thing is how to face the angry people!"  Minister Dickinson reminded.

    President Taft finally came to his senses and quickly asked his secretary to find all the cabinet members.  Then he returned to the office with a dark face, Secretary Dickinson and Leonard.  Admiral Wood followed them silently.

    This time, the cabinet members came quickly and arrived in less than twenty minutes.  However, everyone's faces were very ugly, as if they were dead mothers.  They are all smart people, and they naturally know what it means when the defense line of the Sierra Madre del Sur is breached.  Maybe tomorrow the protest crowd will storm the White House.

    "Your Excellency, we must block the news and not let it leak out under any circumstances. Otherwise, the angry people will directly overthrow them!" Secretary of State Philander Knox said with some horror.  Previously, the U.S. government had been claiming to the public that the defense line in the Sierra Madre del Sur was rock solid.  But now, the defense line has been breached by the Chinese, and those people will definitely think that they have been fooled by the government.  He simply couldn't imagine what would happen then.

    "Your Excellency, Secretary of State, it is impossible to block the news. Our opponents must have already known the news, and they will definitely spread the news. What we have to do now is how to stabilize the battle situation on the front line. Dai  General Weiss put forward the proposal to build a central defense line with Mexico City as the core. The War Department and the Army Staff believe it is feasible. We should now immediately provide support to Lieutenant General Davis, not only with troops, but also with anti-aircraft weapons, etc.  Wait. Otherwise, once the Chinese army advances straight in, they are likely to invade the United States!" said Secretary of War Meyer.

    The words of Secretary of War Meyer made everyone¡¯s expressions change drastically.  Whether it is the Democratic Party or the Republican Party, even former President Theodore.  The Progressive Party formed by Roosevelt was inextricably linked to the U.S. Army.  Maybe during their meeting, President Taft's opponents had already learned the relevant news and had already taken action to give President Taft a good look.

    "Secretary Dickinson, give an order to the Commander of the Military Police, requiring the Military Police to immediately supervise all major newspapers and radio stations, and be sure to block the news." President Taft said with a dark face.

    "But Mr. President, if we do this, I am afraid it will arouse further opposition from the people!" Minister Dickinson said with some worry.

    "This is wartime. As the president of the United States, I have the highest authority. If the news of the defeat is allowed to spread, it will affect the stability of the United States and will be very detrimental to our next step in fighting the Chinese invasion. According to my order, go  Do it! If something happens, I will take full responsibility!" President Taft said.  He had no other choice but to jump over the wall.

    "Yes, Your Excellency, President. So, what about General Davis' request?" Secretary Dickinson asked.

    "Tell General Davis that the government agrees with his suggestion, and he will lead the US military to establish a central defense line in Mexico City. At the same time, the government will give him sufficient support. The Army Staff immediately dispatched ten to twenty corps to Mexico,  Support General Davis¡¯s plan. I have only one request, and that is to keep the Chinese south of Mexico City!¡± President Taft said!
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