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Text Chapter 1099 The Last Line of Defense

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    In the Mexican plateau in August, the autumn air is crisp and the weather is very good.  Since the end of the Battle of Central Colombia at the end of April, the Chinese army has been resting and replenishing soldiers, various equipment and other combat supplies in the following months.  In particular, the tanks and armored vehicles of the armored forces suffered heavy losses. Before launching the next large-scale attack, these equipment must be fully replenished.

    In the central campaign, the armored forces played an extremely powerful role in breaking through the US military's defense lines or outflanking the US military's back roads.  However, the losses were also huge.  Most of the armored vehicles were scrapped due to damage to key parts.  In addition, the light warships and submarines of the US West Coast Fleet launched a fierce attack on the maritime transportation line from Hawaii to Mexico, causing a number of transport ships transporting tanks, armored vehicles and parts to be sunk, transporting fuel and ammunition, especially aerial bombs.  The transport ship also suffered great losses.  Under such circumstances, the Chinese army in Mexico had to stop its pursuit and began to reserve supplies.

    In order to delay the offensive pace of the Chinese army, U.S. President Theodore.  Under Roosevelt's strict order, all light warships and submarines in the U.S. West Coast Fleet were dispatched, waiting for opportunities to attack Chinese navy transport ships in the vast eastern Pacific waters.  Submarines, in particular, pose a great threat to China's maritime transportation lines.  Even though the U.S. Navy's submarine technology is very backward, such weapons hidden underwater are still not easy to detect.  Once a submarine breaks into a transport fleet, it can cause great losses to the transport fleet.  Of course, once these submarines launch an attack and are exposed, they will often be sunk by arriving destroyers or light cruisers.  But even so, the Chinese army will pay a lot of losses.  American submarines are far from comparable to transport ships, not to mention that these transport ships are also filled with various equipment, ammunition or fuel.

    In order to protect the Army's operations in Mexico, the Imperial Emperor Wang Yuze issued an order to the Navy, requiring the Navy to ensure the safety of transportation lines. If problems with transportation lines cause changes on the Mexican battlefield, the Navy will be responsible for it.  Under the pressure of Wang Yuze, Navy Minister Zhang Cheng also ordered the naval fleets in the Eastern Pacific to step up the encirclement and suppression of the light warships and submarines of the US West Coast Fleet.

    For a time, more than half of the main force of the Chinese Navy gathered in the Eastern Pacific Ocean was devoted to encircling and suppressing US warships and submarines.  This lasted for more than two months before the warships and submarines sent by the US military to the Eastern Pacific were eliminated.  Moreover, not all of them were wiped out. There were always some lucky light warships and submarines that escaped the encirclement and suppression, and would still attack the transport fleet from time to time.  However, as long as the transport fleet is equipped with enough escort warships, there will be no problem.

    In any case, although the U.S. West Coast Fleet suffered heavy losses under the encirclement and suppression of the Chinese Navy, more than 80% of all light cruisers and destroyers were sunk, and dozens of submarines were sunk, leaving only  There are only a few ships.  However, this also bought enough time for the United States.  Taking advantage of the temporary inability of the Chinese army to launch a large-scale attack, the U.S. Army built a line of defense in northern Mexico. This line of defense relied on the Sierra Madre Oriental, the Panuco River, the Santiago River, and the Madre Occidental Mountains, in the central and southern parts of the Mexican plateau.  , with San Luis Potosi as its core.  The US military has deployed millions of troops on this line of defense.  This line of defense is also called the last line of defense by Americans.  Once the Chinese army breaks through this line of defense, it will reach the Mexican Plateau to the north. It is basically an undefeable terrain and can break through to the Rio Grande River, the border between the United States and Mexico.  After crossing the river, we reach Texas in the southern United States.

    In order to ensure the security of the homeland, the United States has dispatched most of its army to the southern border, preparing to rely on the wide Rio Grande River to carry out the final resistance.  The defense line in northern Mexico is to buy enough time for the defense of the United States. No American wants the war to reach the United States.  Therefore, even if the army suffered a defeat in central Mexico, under the government's propaganda, many Americans were still willing to join the army to resist China's invasion and protect the United States.  The U.S. Army's recruitment requirements have also been relaxed, allowing American men between the ages of 15 and 45 to join the military, nearly doubling the number of U.S. Army recruits.  As for the manpower needed in industrial and agricultural production, many of them are taken over by women.  In order to win this war, or to resist China's invasion, the United States has planned to use all its strength.

    When the time enters August, the preparations of the Chinese army have been completed.  Millions of Chinese troops have completed their rest and recuperation.  The Japanese and North Korean mercenaries who suffered heavy losses have also completed the replenishment of various types of artillery, tanks, armored vehicles and aircraft, and they are all in place.  Ammunition, fuel and food have also been fully prepared.  Moreover, the weather is also very good.  Therefore, China??The top commander of the Mexican battlefield, Army Minister Marshal Zhao Bowen, is already preparing to launch an attack on the US military, drive the US military out of Mexico, and invade the United States in one fell swoop.

    Queretaro, which is only 180 kilometers away from San Luis Potosi, the core of the US military defense line, has become the headquarters of the Chinese army.  Four armies and sixty infantry divisions, more than 1.7 million Chinese troops, are deployed north of Quer¨¦taro.  Half a million Japanese mercenaries and 200,000 North Korean mercenaries are also in place.  To the north of Quer¨¦taro, more than twenty field airports of various sizes were built to accommodate hundreds of fighter planes.  Now, the Chinese Air Force has dispatched three wings of fighters to the Mexican battlefield, with a total of 360 aircraft.

    On the evening of August 21st, Mexico time, Marshal Zhao Bowen summoned the generals on the Mexican battlefield to begin pre-war deployments.  Several group army commanders, heads of the air force, and commanders of Japanese mercenaries and Korean mercenaries were also present.

    "Everyone, the battle plan we submitted has been approved by the General Staff. All frontline troops have been deployed. Two days later, on August 23, we will launch an attack to break through the Americans' so-called '  The last line of defense will bring the war to the United States!" Marshal Zhao Bowen said.  The previous war between China and the United States had been carried out in Mexico. Although the U.S. Army suffered heavy losses, it did not have a great impact on the United States, especially the strong industrial strength of the United States.  This allows the United States to rely on its strong industrial strength to arm enough troops in a short period of time.  Therefore, if you want to defeat the United States, you must invade the United States and destroy the American industrial base. Only then can you completely destroy the United States.

    Everyone looked at Marshal Zhao Bowen with eagerness in their eyes.  After several months of rest and recuperation, the Chinese army has become stronger.  Although the Americans spent several months building their last line of defense, the U.S. military obviously did not expect to be able to rely on this line of defense to withstand the Chinese army. It only deployed about one million troops on this line of defense.  Just the army.  The rest of the army has withdrawn into the country and built a new line of defense on the north bank of the Rio Grande.  The Rio Grande defense line is the line of defense that the US military is really prepared to defend. The defense line in northern Mexico is just used to delay time.

    "Marshal, let our group army be responsible for the main attack! I promise to break through the US military's defense line within one day, capture San Luis Potosi within two days, and completely destroy the US military's defense line!" General Xie Dingkun, commander of the 2nd Group Army, said immediately.  During the battle in central Mexico, all the tanks and armored vehicles lost by the 2nd Army had been replenished, which made General Xie Dingkun once again full of confidence.

    "Marshal, our 8th Army guarantees to capture San Luis Potosi within one day." General He Bingju, commander of the 8th Army, also said immediately.  Other army commanders also competed for it.  Although the defense line built by the U.S. military is strong, these generals have great confidence in their armored forces and believe that they can easily break through the U.S. defense line like they did in the battle of central Mexico.

    "Everyone, please be quiet. Although, the US military has only deployed one million people on the front line of defense.

    However, relying on favorable terrain, more than 70% of their troops are deployed in San Luis Potosi and nearby areas.  The US military suffered enough from the armored forces last time. This time they are already prepared. We cannot be careless!  "Marshal Zhao Bowen said seriously. He didn't want these generals to become arrogant and arrogant after many victories.

    Several group army generals are really like this. In their view, the US military's defense lines are completely paper-like. As long as they launch an attack, they will fall apart.

    "According to the information we have received, the US military has specially dug anti-tank trenches in positions in and around San Luis Potosi. These trenches are three meters wide and one and a half meters deep, and our current tanks and armored vehicles cannot cross them.  In addition, according to the information obtained by the intelligence department, the US military has been equipped with anti-tank weapons, but we do not know the specific power. Therefore, the General Staff requires us to be vigilant this time and not to be careless and offend the Americans." Zhao  Marshal Bowen warned.

    Hearing Marshal Zhao Bowen say this, everyone started to look at it seriously, and their expressions became more serious!
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