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Text Chapter 1,116 Encirclement and annihilation

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    "Marshal, according to the information we have received now, there are about 430,000 U.S. troops in San Luis Potosi and surrounding positions. The U.S. military has built strong defenses in San Luis Potosi and surrounding areas.  After we broke through the frontline positions, we have strengthened the defenses of these places. Now it seems that the US military intends to defend San Luis Potosi!" said General He Bingju, commander of the 8th Group Army.  Now, the commander of the Chinese Army's 2nd Group Army, the commander of the 8th Group Army, and the commander of the Japanese mercenaries have all come to the headquarters of Marshal Zhao Bowen.  According to the plan, the attack on San Luis Potosi would be launched tomorrow.

    "San Luis Potosi, we have fought with the Americans several times around this city. This time, we will completely end the fate of the Americans in Mexico. Although the U.S. military still has a large number of troops in San Luis Potosi,  For us, there is no advantage at all. In addition, the air force and artillery will fully support the troops attacking San Luis Potosi. I hope that San Luis Potosi can be captured within a week, and as completely as possible  Annihilate the US troops here. Every time a US military is released, it will increase the difficulty for us to defeat the United States!" Marshal Zhao Bowen said while looking at the map.  After this battle, the Chinese army will move north to attack the United States.  Therefore, there is no reason to let go of the effective forces that can kill and injure the US military as much as possible on the Mexican battlefield.

    "Yes, Marshal! San Luis Potosi has high mountains to the east and west. In the south, there is only a canyon more than ten kilometers wide. The US military's forward position in San Luis Potosi is in a canyon called  The small town of Jesus Maria. After we break through this line of defense, we can enter the city of San Luis Potosi. In addition, I suggest sending a force to detour to the northwest of San Luis Poto to block the retreat route of the US military to the north, so that  We can encircle and annihilate the US troops here!" said General He Bingju, commander of the 2nd Army.

    Marshal Zhao Bowen nodded, there will be no problem in defeating the US military in San Luis Potosi.  Then, if you want to encircle and annihilate the US military here, you will have to spend more effort.

    "Marshal, leave it to us to block the US military's retreat to the north! The 2nd Army guarantees that it can complete this task!" said General Xie Dingkun, commander of the 2nd Army.  In the previous battle to break through the US military's defense line, although the 2nd Army won the battle, its armored brigade suffered heavy losses.  Therefore, Marshal Zhao Bowen replaced the main force attacking San Luis Potosi with the 8th Army.

    "Yes! The 2nd Army, plus the 141st to 150th Infantry Divisions, will detour to the northwest of San Luis Poto and block the US military's retreat northward. If the US military breaks through to the north, they must be stopped!"  Marshal Zhao Bowen said.

    "Yes, Marshal! I promise to block the US military's retreat!" said General Xie Dingkun, commander of the 2nd Group Army.  The total strength of the 2nd Army plus ten infantry divisions reached more than 370,000 people. With such a huge force, it was possible to directly attack San Luis Potosi and fight the US military to the death, let alone just block the US military's retreat.

    "Then tomorrow's attack on San Luis Potosi will be completed by the 8th Army and Japanese mercenaries! I hope to see our flag flying in San Luis Potosi as soon as possible!" Marshal Zhao Bowen said.

    "Yes, Marshal!" Both the 8th Army Commander and the Japanese mercenary commander General Oshima Yoshimasa replied.  Although the street fighting is destined to be very brutal, with absolute air superiority and artillery superiority, there will definitely be no problem in attacking San Luis Potosi held by the North American Army with superior force.  At most, the casualties will be a little heavy.  Of course, with Japanese mercenaries serving as cannon fodder, the losses of the Chinese army will definitely be much smaller.  The Japanese mercenaries have performed very well on the Mexican battlefield this year and have suffered more than 700,000 casualties, but now all fifty divisions are full.  The Chinese General Staff has planned to send fifty divisions of Japanese mercenaries into the United States again after invading the United States to assist the Chinese army in fighting in the United States.  In addition, a considerable number of Japanese mercenaries will also participate in the operations against India and Australia that are being prepared.  These Japanese mercenaries are obedient to China's orders, endure hardships and stand hard work, and have fierce combat effectiveness. They are very good candidates for cannon fodder.

    ??And joining the mercenary army has become the first choice of Japanese youth, surpassing the two traditional advantageous industries of dispatching labor and women to China, and has become a pillar industry of the Japanese economy.  After all, the military salary received by each Japanese mercenary, the seizures on the battlefield, and even the pension after death are a large amount of wealth for poor Japan.

    On August 26, the Chinese army¡¯s battle against San Luis Potosi officially began.  Starting at 7:30 in the morning, the 8th Group Army's brigade and the artillery battalions of the following divisions assembled a total of more than 500 heavy artillery pieces to begin attacking the US defense in Jesus Mar¨ªa.A heavy bombardment began on the line.  Jesus Mar¨ªa is a small town in the valley southwest of San Luis Poto. The valley is ten kilometers wide. Here, the US military has built a defense line consisting of anti-tank trenches and criss-crossing trenches.  However, the US anti-tank troops have been completely lost in yesterday's battle. Apart from using anti-tank trenches to intercept the Chinese Army's armored troops, they seem to have no other way.  One can imagine how difficult it is to hold on to the position without being able to suppress the Chinese Army's armored forces.  In fact, the US military commander General Davis did not expect the US military to last long in Jesus Mar¨ªa. He only deployed one army with 50,000 troops on this line of defense.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The dense artillery shells fell on the US military position, bursting out into orange-red fireballs, devouring all life around them, and prefabricated fragments shot out in all directions, harvesting the lives around them.  When the Chinese army started shelling, the US military had already hid in the anti-bombing holes in time.  The US military's artillery-proof caverns are relatively strong and can barely withstand the Chinese Army's heavy artillery.  However, if a bombhole is hit continuously, it will only be destroyed.  Then, the American officers and soldiers hiding inside will suffer!

    The artillery of the 8th Group Army of the Chinese Army only bombarded for half an hour. After the bombardment ended, the US military position was already in a mess.  A large number of trenches were collapsed, and many firepower points of civil structures were also destroyed during the shelling.

    "Buzz!" There was a sound like a swarm of bees flying, and hundreds of fighter jets from the Chinese Air Force appeared over the U.S. military's position.  Immediately afterwards, dozens of HB'Hongyan fighter jets began to lower their altitude and dropped a large number of aerial bombs at an altitude of one thousand meters away from the US military position.

    Dozens of tons of bombs turned the U.S. military's position into a sea of ??flames. After the smoke cleared, huge craters appeared on the U.S. military's position.  Many of the U.S. military's artillery holes and air-raid shelters were also destroyed during the bombing, and the U.S. officers and soldiers inside were buried alive.

    The anti-aircraft firepower on the US military position also began to shoot into the sky at this time.  However, as soon as they started shooting, the FH5 Falcon and dive bombers hovering in the sky began to dive and drop bombs.  These dive bombers, with their shrill roars, accurately dropped heavy aerial bombs on the US air defense positions, turning the US air defense positions into a sea of ??fire.

    After the artillery and air force performances ended, it was the army's turn to take action.  The 8th Armored Brigade of the Eighth Army began the offensive.  A TB' Cheetah, a medium tank battalion rushed at the front, flanked by a TP' Wolf, a light tank battalion, and behind it was a mechanized infantry battalion equipped with armored vehicles.  In addition, the 10th Infantry Division of the 8th Army also participated in this attack, sending two infantry regiments to follow the armored forces in the attack.  Once the armored forces break through the US defense line, they will be responsible for widening the gap and opening the way for subsequent attacks.  In addition, in order to fill the anti-tank trenches dug by the US military, hundreds of trucks loaded with sand and gravel are also ready to go.

    "Creak! Creak!" The sound of tank tracks crushing the ground echoed in the valley.  Hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles converged into a torrent of steel and rushed towards the US military position.

    There are dozens of Chinese space planes circling on the US military positions and even at high altitudes in San Luis Potos¨ª.  Although the U.S. heavy artillery unit suffered heavy losses, there were still a lot of heavy artillery left.  If these heavy artillery attacks the armored forces of the Chinese Army, the tanks and armored vehicles of the armored forces will not be able to withstand these heavy artillery.  Therefore, a very important task of the Air Force is to promptly destroy the US heavy artillery units after they appear and provide protection for the armored units.

    However, until the armored units of the 8th Army rushed to the front of the US military position, the US artillery did not show up.  Obviously, the US military regarded the last remaining heavy artillery as a treasure and hid it for fear of being destroyed by the Chinese army.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" On the US military position, some mortars and mountain artillery began to shell the Chinese armored forces.  However, these small-caliber grenades cannot penetrate the thick armor of the tank.  Instead, after firing, their position was exposed and they were bombarded by tanks of the Chinese armored forces, causing heavy losses.

    In less than twenty minutes, the armored troops of the Chinese Army's 8th Group Army approached the US military position and began to suppress the US military position with firepower!
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