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Text Chapter 1022 Stop the pursuit

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    "General, Commander Du is calling. The 232nd Regiment is only half an hour away from us. Let us hold on for another half hour!" A communications officer reported to Major General Shi Deyou with a telegram, his face full of joy.  expression.

    "Have the reinforcements finally arrived? Great, go and tell the brothers, if we hold on for another half hour, we will win!" A hint of surprise flashed in Major General Shi Deyou's eyes.  His eyes were red. Since he launched the attack on Puebla on April 26, he has not rested for two days and two nights. At the same time, he has been under tremendous pressure, which has made him physically and mentally exhausted, with a look on his face.  tired look.  Fortunately, reinforcements are finally coming, and he has successfully completed the task assigned by General Du Qizheng. The only regret is that the losses in this battle were too great.  There are more than 10,000 people in total, and now only more than 3,000 people are intact.

    "Brigadier Commander, the Americans have retreated! They have all retreated!" At this moment, a captain officer rushed into the headquarters and shouted loudly.  His body was filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke, and his clothes were still stained with dried blood, and he didn't know whether it was his own or the enemy's.

    "The Americans have retreated? What's going on?" Major General Shi Deyou stood up from his stool and asked in surprise.  After fighting hard all night, these Americans are retreating now. Have they given up?

    "I don't know, but the Americans have really retreated. All the Americans in the north have retreated, and the Americans in the south have also retreated! It seems that they know that our reinforcements are coming, so they retreated.  !" said the captain and company commander.

    Major General Shi Deyou nodded. Now it seems that the Americans saw that it was almost dawn and thought that they could not recapture Tepesi, so they simply retreated.  But this made Major General Shi Deyou very confused. Are the Americans going to abandon the hundreds of thousands of American troops south of Tepesi?  Even if it requires a strong man to cut off his wrist, such a loss would be too heavy!

    "Brigade Commander, do we want to launch a pursuit? Now is the time to beat up the drowned dog!" The captain and company commander were eager to give it a try.  His company has a total of two hundred men, but after a night of fierce fighting, the number of troops is now only a little more than a platoon, which shows how great the losses have been.

    Major General Shi Deyou shook his head. Although he was victorious now, he did not let the victory go to his head.  Tepesi's Chinese army now only has three to four thousand men at full strength, and after a night of hard fighting, both ammunition and fuel are almost exhausted.  There are not many tanks and armored vehicles left that can continue to operate.  In addition, the soldiers were also very tired.  Pursuing the US military under such circumstances, especially when the US military has sufficient superiority in strength, is there any difference between that and seeking death.  If the US military makes a comeback, not only will they be in danger of being destroyed, but even Tepesi may be overtaken by the Americans.  At that time, the hundreds of thousands of American troops in the encirclement could take the opportunity to escape.  If that happens, then he will become the sinner of the entire army, and there is probably no other way except to die to thank the world.  Therefore, Major General Shi Deyou ordered all ministries to stick to their positions and not to pursue until they received orders.

    At 6:10 in the morning, the 232nd Army Regiment arrived at Tepesi.  Tepesi's defenses were strengthened by the arrival of an infantry regiment.  The arrival of new forces also allowed Major General Shi Deyou and his troops, who had fought hard, to take a break.

    The US military has completely given up on recapturing Tepesi.  General Pershing led the U.S. troops from Mexico City and the surrounding areas of Mexico City to be withdrawn. The U.S. troops withdrawing from Cuernavaca were divided into multiple routes and passed through mountain roads and climbed over the mountains to the west of Mexico City to escape.  The pursuit of Chinese troops.  This battle once again ended with the defeat of the US military.  And the central defense line that the US military had painstakingly built was destroyed in a very short period of time.

    At 7 o'clock in the morning, the Chinese Air Force's fleet arrived in the sky above Tepesi, but there was no US military in front of the position.  Under the guidance of the army on the ground, the fleet continued to fly north, caught up with the retreating U.S. military, and exploded violently, once again causing heavy losses to the U.S. military.  At the same time, when the fleet returned, it also discovered the US military all over the mountains and plains.  It's just that the Chinese army is very far away from these American troops, and the roads in the mountains are relatively narrow, making it very difficult to catch up with these American troops.

    At 9 a.m., the 23rd and 70th Divisions of the 7th Army arrived at Tepesi.  After the strength of the troops was strengthened, General Du Qizheng ordered the two divisions to start pursuing the US troops to see if they could bite the tail of the US military and keep the US troops as much as possible.  Regardless of fatigue, Major General Shi Deyou led more than 30 TP'Wildwolves, tanks and more than 20 armored vehicles that were still able to move, and became the vanguard of the entire army, pursuing the US military along the highway.

    It¡¯s just that the US military¡¯s retreat speed is not slow, especially after abandoning a lot of heavy equipment, the US military¡¯s retreat speed is much faster than before.In addition, after the US military retreated, Mexicans who originally fled north along the highway were also jammed on the highway, which greatly slowed down the pursuit of the Chinese army.  Although, these Mexicans were very afraid of the Chinese army. After seeing the tanks and armored vehicles of the Chinese army, they fled for their lives one by one, and even prayed to God in fear.  To these ordinary Mexicans, the tanks and armored vehicles of the Chinese army are no different from resisting the devil inside.  Especially the pitch-black appearance reminded them of some kind of legendary monster.

    On the afternoon of April 28, Major General Shi Deyou had led his army to capture Queretaro, an important town in the north of Mexico City.  In fact, there is no longer half of the US military here. The US military had already evacuated before the arrival of the Chinese army, and almost all the local Mexicans had fled.  The Chinese army easily occupied this important town without spending a single soldier.

    When Major General Shi Deyou arrived in Quer¨¦taro, a tank company commander reported to Major General Shi Deyou that this time they caught a big fish.

    "Big fish? What big fish? Didn't you catch General Per Xing?" Major General Shi Deyou asked in surprise.  In his opinion, in the entire Mexican battlefield, only the most senior generals like General Pershing could be considered big fish.

    "Brigadier, please stop making fun of us. We really want to catch that old guy Pershing, but that old guy can run faster than a rabbit. We have been chasing him for so long, and we haven't even found a hair, let alone  Caught!" the tank company commander said with some frustration.

    "Then tell me, who did you catch? A lieutenant general from the US military? Or a major general?" Major General Shi Deyou said with a smile.

    "Hey, Brigadier, we captured the president of the Mexican government, Madero. There are also two ministers, namely Commerce Secretary Taylor and Finance Minister Carles. In addition, we seized a large amount of money from their carriage.  of gold and jewelry. Preliminary estimates suggest that the gold must be at least hundreds of tons!" said the tank company commander.

    "What? Hundreds of tons of gold and jewelry?" Major General Shi Deyou couldn't calm down anymore.  Hundreds of tons of gold are worth tens of millions of dollars!  Together with the other jewelry, it is really priceless!  The empire is currently at war, and the military expenditures it spends every day are like running water. Being able to get so many trophies will be of great help in easing the tension in military expenditures.

    "Take me quickly. In addition, order people to guard these things. No one is allowed to hide them without my order. These all belong to the country!" Major General Shi Deyou said seriously.  These trophies, according to regulations, will be turned over to the national treasury.  Of course, after the war, His Majesty the Emperor will also issue some rewards to the soldiers.

    "Yes, brigade commander!" the tank company commander said quickly.

    After Major General Shi Deyou personally saw the gold and preparations, he specially sent several tanks and armored vehicles to guard it. He also sent a telegram to General Du Qizheng, asking General Du Qizheng to be responsible for handling these things.  As for the Mexican government Madero and the two ministers, no one paid attention.  These traitors, no need to think about it, will not end well.  China will never be soft on traitors.

    After seeing the Chinese general, Mexican President Madero wanted to explain something else, but Major General Shi Deyou couldn't hear Spanish and directly ordered all these Mexican government officials to be taken under custody.  After seeing the reaction of the Chinese generals, Mexican President Madero was disheartened.  The Chinese side did not even give him a chance to explain. One can only imagine what kind of treatment he will receive.

    After capturing Quer¨¦taro, Major General Shi Deyou prepared to continue the pursuit north.  Let¡¯s see if we can catch up with the US military.  Anyway, behind them, the main force of the 7th Army is heading north, and they are not afraid of being counterattacked by the US military.  However, a telegram from the Mexican battlefield command forced him to stop his pursuit.

    The top commander of the Chinese army in the Mexican battlefield, Army Minister Marshal Zhao Bowen, ordered the entire army to stop the pursuit. Major General Shi Deyou and the troops coming from behind were responsible for the defense of Quer¨¦taro.  Other troops are responsible for encircling and annihilating the U.S. troops in the encirclement.  As for the attack on northern Mexico, we put it on hold for now.  Such an order made the generals on the front line very puzzled.  Seeing that the US military has been severely damaged and there are not many troops left, now is a good opportunity to defeat the US military in one fell swoop and even invade the mainland of the United States!  Why stop the pursuit?

    Of course, there are still hundreds of thousands of American troops resisting in Cuautla, but the Chinese army and Japanese and North Korean mercenaries there are enough to solve the problem.  The two armies commanded by General Du Qizheng and General Xie Dingkun plus the strength of twenty infantry divisions alone are enough to launch another fierce attack on the severely damaged US military!
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