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    Fifteen kilometers north of El Liano is the US military defense zone.  However, this is not the key defense zone of the US military.  In order to avoid being divided and surrounded, the US military reduced its forces near San Luis Potosi.  The core position of the defense line is also fifteen kilometers south of San Luis Potosi.  The US military has deployed most of its troops and equipment to these defense lines.

    The U.S. military¡¯s defense line between the Panuco River and the Santiago River is two hundred kilometers long.  San Luis Potosi is the core of this defense.  The entire route is composed of anti-tank trenches, infantry trenches and traffic trenches behind them.  Anti-tank mines were laid in front of the anti-tank trenches, and some anti-tank guns and anti-tank guns were deployed in the infantry trenches.  All this is to deal with the attack of the Chinese army's armored forces.  In fact, the US military has no idea whether these fortifications can be used to resist the attack of the Chinese army's armored forces. They regard this battle more as an experimental site to test the performance of these anti-tank weapons.  So that it can be applied to the Rio Grande defense line in the future.  It can be seen that the US military no longer has the confidence to block the Chinese army in Mexico.

    At eight o'clock in the morning on August 23, the Chinese Army's Second Group Army was ready to attack.  All tanks and armored vehicles of the 2nd Army's armored brigade are ready to go, along with two infantry divisions.  The Japanese mercenaries also mobilized ten divisions to cooperate with the 2nd Army's attack.  According to the scheduled plan, today's attack will advance directly outside the core defense line of the US military.  Although this distance is as long as 70 kilometers, it is not difficult for the armored troops.  At the same time, the US military has not deployed too many troops in this area, and the resistance will not be too fierce.

    Behind the 2nd Army, hundreds of large-caliber artillery are ready. As soon as the order to attack is given, they will pour artillery shells on the enemy in front, destroying the simple defense line of the US military and clearing obstacles for the attacking troops.

    "Marshal, it's successful! Our fleet has successfully blown up the airport near San Luis Potosi. Most of the US military's fighter planes have been blown up at the airport. The air supremacy in northern Mexico is ours!" Air Force Deputy  Commander General Feng Yong happily reported to Marshal Zhao Bowen.  After successfully blowing up the US military's field airport, the Air Force sent a message to the command headquarters.

    "Haha! That's great! The US military's fighter planes were destroyed and they were unable to interfere with our bombing for a long time!" Marshal Zhao Bowen was also very happy.  When the infantry attacks, if it has the cooperation of the air force, it can often achieve twice the result with half the effort.  With the support of the air force, the infantry can get better cover when attacking, and the casualties will be much smaller.  After the U.S. military dispatched a large number of fighter planes to fight in Mexico, Marshal Zhao Bowen was worried that the U.S. military's fighter planes would affect the Air Force's support for the infantry.  Well now, this trouble is finally solved.

    "Marshal's US military pilots also suffered heavy casualties. At least in the next month, they will not have the strength to compete with us for Mexico's air supremacy!" Lieutenant General Feng Yong said.  The success of this bombing has also accumulated rich experience for the Air Force. When carrying out similar operations in the future, the chance of success will be much greater.

    "One month is enough. By then we may have already reached the Rio Grande!" Marshal Zhao Bowen said.  Although there are still hundreds of kilometers away from the Rio Grande, there is also the US military defense line in front of us to break through.  But time is still very abundant for the Chinese army.  There are not many U.S. troops in Mexico anymore. As long as we break through the line of defense in front of us, the rest of the journey will be smooth sailing.

    "By the way, how are our casualties?" Marshal Zhao Bowen asked.

    "Our casualties were not heavy, a total of eleven aircraft were lost. Including 4 FB' Haidong Qing, fighters 3 UB' Hongyan, bombers and 4 FH5' Falcon, dive bombers. They were all destroyed by American air defenses.  Shot down by fire!" Lieutenant General Feng Yong said.  Such losses are already very minor compared to the destruction of more than 100 US military fighter planes.

    "Well! Let the pilots have a good rest. Starting from tomorrow, we will need to launch a large-scale attack on the US military's defense line. The Air Force will also participate in the attack by then!" Marshal Zhao Bowen said.  Eleven planes were lost, which made him feel a little sad.  However, compared with the results achieved, this loss is completely acceptable.

    "Yes, Marshal! The Air Force guarantees that it can complete the mission!" Lieutenant General Feng Yong said firmly.

    "The attack begins! The Air Force has gained air superiority, and it's up to us next!" Marshal Zhao Bowen issued the order to attack the Army.

    At 8:05, hundreds of heavy artillery pieces from the 2nd Army began bombarding. The dense artillery shells fell on the U.S. military position, erupting into clouds of orange-red fire.  The US military position was soon shrouded in smoke, and the dry land was also splashed with patches of dust.!

    The bombardment ended in less than ten minutes. The U.S. military did not deploy many troops on the front line and there was no need to waste too many artillery shells.  In fact, after the ten-minute shelling ended, the crude frontline positions of the US military were already in a mess.  Shallow trenches were blown up, and some fire points on civil structures were destroyed.  However, this did not cause many casualties to the US military.  Because the US military has deployed many troops on the front line.  As early as when the Chinese army showed its intention to attack, all these US troops withdrew from their positions.

    "Send a telegram to the headquarters immediately. The Chinese have launched a fierce artillery bombardment on us. They have launched an attack and we can't stand it anymore!" A brigadier general ordered the division commander to the signal corps.

    When the signal corps sent out the telegram, the brigadier general commander of the US military had already issued an order for the entire division to abandon their positions and retreat.  Although they had not yet received an order to retreat from General Davis, they no longer wanted to hold on.  All fools know that without sufficient troops and equipment, their flesh and blood cannot resist the attack of the Chinese Army's armored forces.

    After the shelling of the Second Group Army of the Chinese Army, the armored brigade launched a charge.  TB

    ¡®The Cheetah, medium tank battalion became the vanguard of the brigade, and on the wings were the TP ¡®Wild Wolf¡¯ light tanks.  Behind the three tank battalions are two mechanized infantry battalions.  The wheeled armored vehicles of these two mechanized infantry battalions, as well as the infantry carried inside, will provide cover for the tank troops.  In addition, the 14th Infantry Division of the 2nd Army followed closely behind.  Followed by the 21st Infantry Division and ten divisions of Japanese mercenaries.

    ¡°Creak, crunch¡± the tank tracks rolled over the ground, making a sound that made people¡¯s teeth sore.  The assault force, composed of the armored brigade as the forward, quickly rushed towards the US military position.  However, until the tracks of the armored troops crushed the US military's defense lines, they did not encounter any resistance.  The American troops defending the frontline positions had already fled.

    This did not go beyond the expectations of the Chinese military.  Because this is not the focus of the US military's defense, it is just a place used by the US military to monitor the Chinese army and confront the Chinese army.  Once the Chinese army launches an attack, the small number of U.S. troops alone will certainly not be able to withstand the Chinese army's attack.  In order to preserve their strength, retreat became their only option.

    "Marshal, the US military has withdrawn, and our assault troops have not encountered any resistance at all!" General Xie Dingkun, commander of the 2nd Army, reported to Marshal Zhao Bowen.

    "Order the assault troops to continue heading north. The real battle is on the defense line fifteen kilometers south of San Luis Potosi! All troops follow up and don't let the assault troops go deep alone!" Marshal Zhao Bowen ordered.

    "Yes, Marshal!" General Xie Dingkun nodded.  Subsequently, the other five infantry divisions of the 2nd Army and the troops directly under the Army set off.  The remaining dozens of divisions of Japanese mercenaries also followed.  As a reserve force, the 8th Army and the other thirty infantry divisions also moved forward in sequence.  As the assault force advances north, the entire front will shift north as well.

    After the 2nd Army launched the attack, the 7th Army also attacked the enemy with the cooperation of North Korean mercenaries.  Similarly, the American troops opposite them retreated with little resistance.  Perhaps they knew that without strong defenses, they would not be able to withstand the Chinese army's attack, so they were not prepared to waste their troops.

    The armored troops of the Chinese Army's Second Group Army are fist-type assault troops that advance very quickly. This is the reason why the armored troops slowed down in order to wait for the follow-up infantry.

    "Otherwise, the armored forces can advance as fast as ten kilometers per hour.  When the US military did not have weapons that could threaten the armored forces, such an assault would not be a problem.  However, when the US military has developed a series of anti-tank weapons, the armored troops cannot attack blindly. If they go deep alone, they need the protection of infantry.  Otherwise, the tanks and armored vehicles of the armored forces will also become the targets of massacre by the US military.  Of course, the premise is that the US military's anti-tank weapons have better performance and can penetrate the armor of tanks and armored vehicles of the armored forces.

    Even so, with the U.S. military on the verge of collapse, at 4 p.m., the armored units of the 2nd Army had rushed less than ten kilometers away from the solid defenses built by the U.S. military south of San Luis Potosi.  At this time, Marshal Zhao Bowen ordered the troops to stop attacking and defend on the spot.  Start preparing for tomorrow's massive attack!
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