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Text Chapter 1121: Preserve Strength

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    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Medium-sized grenades exploded one after another in the city of San Luis Poto. The fire caused by the explosion of the shells was clearly visible at night.  The Chinese Air Force's fighter planes are not yet able to carry out night bombings, so at night they can only use artillery to attack the US military.  In order to prevent the U.S. military from launching another attack on the positions defended by the Chinese army and Japanese mercenaries at night, the heavy artillery unit of the Chinese Army's 8th Group Army shelled the U.S. controlled areas regardless of the cost to eliminate the effective strength of the U.S. military as much as possible.

    After the battle on August 29, 70% of the urban area of ??San Luis Potos¨ª had fallen under the control of the Chinese army and Japanese mercenaries, and only a few square kilometers were still under the control of the US military.  The U.S. military defending San Luis Potosi also lost hundreds of thousands of people in the fighting over the past few days.  The remaining troops, in addition to the defense area deployed east of San Luis Potosi and extending to the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, there are almost 100,000 people in the urban area of ??San Luis Potosi.  However, these US troops have become turtles in the urn.  The Chinese Army's 2nd Army has circled to the northwest of San Luis Poto, blocking the US military's northward retreat.  The Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains to the east is unable to march in large numbers, so the main force of the US military is already unable to fly!

    More than 100,000 people are crowded into a small area of ????a few square kilometers. Even the US military is like a rat and has built many tunnels, bomb-proof holes, air-raid shelters, etc. under the ground.  But with so many people gathered together, it is still the best target.  The intensive bombing by the Chinese Army's heavy artillery caused huge casualties to the US military.  At the same time, it also caused the morale of the US military to further decline.

    The U.S. military headquarters was filled with lifelessness, far from the excitement and excitement when the battle began.  As the urban area of ??San Luis Potosi continues to be occupied by Chinese troops and Japanese mercenaries, the US military will be driven out soon.  Once the fortifications in the city are lost, they are expected to be quickly wiped out under the attack of Chinese aircraft, tanks, and artillery.

    General Davis seemed to have aged a lot in just a few days. Although his actual age was still less than fifty at the moment, the unfavorable battles in the past few days made him seem to have completely lost confidence.  Originally, he wanted to rely on the complete defenses of San Luis Potosi to severely damage the Chinese army.  But now it seems that all this is simply delusional.

    General Davis felt very aggrieved. Although the U.S. government no longer paid attention to their unit, the U.S. military's main focus was on the Rio Grande defense line in the north.  However, Admiral Davis was still preparing very carefully for this battle.  He hopes to gain the reputation of an American in this battle.  However, I did not expect that within a few days, the US military would be defeated.  General Davis felt that this was really unfair. The Chinese army was much stronger than China in all aspects, even though the United States, through its strong industrial strength, was already as good as the Chinese army in terms of individual equipment and artillery.  .  But the Chinese army immediately took out new weapons such as aircraft and tanks, which once again widened the distance between it and the United States, making it even more difficult for the United States to resist China's attack.  If the weapons of both sides are similar, General Davis is confident that he can withstand the attack of the Chinese army and even win the war.

    "However, there is never anything fair or unfair in war.  In the late Qing Dynasty, when the Western powers used powerful ships and cannons to deal with the Qing army, which was only equipped with swords, guns, bows and arrows, why didn't they think it was unfair?  Instead, they regarded China at that time as a backward and ignorant place.  But now, everything has changed. The Chinese army has begun to use advanced weapons to collect debts from Western powers.  It's just that the United States unfortunately became China's first target.  When the United States falls, it will be Europe's turn.  In this war, the only advantages of the Americans are probably their military strength and geographical location.  For them fighting locally, it is easier to provide logistical supplies.

    Apart from that, they have no advantage at all!

    "General, today's battle is very bad. Our troops cannot withstand the Chinese attack at all. The firepower points we have carefully constructed cannot withstand the bombardment of Chinese tanks. And we have no way to deal with these tanks.  ." Lieutenant General Cole looked frustrated.

    "If we had known earlier, we would have left some anti-tank guns. If we had deployed some anti-tank guns in the city, it would not have been the Chinese tanks' turn to be so arrogant!" General Davis said bitterly  .  However, there is no regret medicine in the world.  At first, he thought he could keep the Chinese army out of the US military's defense line, so he deployed all the anti-tank troops. Unexpectedly, he was eventually beaten by the Chinese army.

    "General! Stop talking nonsense now. What should we do now? San Luis Potosi cannot be defended.", now we have lost most of the defense zone, and the Chinese are still bombing us indiscriminately.  The morale of the soldiers was also very low. They simply did not have the courage to face the Chinese tanks anymore!  "Lieutenant General Cole said. In today's battle, many US troops voluntarily abandoned their positions after the Chinese army launched an attack. They had no effective means to deal with the Chinese army's tanks, so everyone chose to save their lives.

    "What else can we do? Continue to defend! The country will not allow us to retreat. Besides, even if we want to retreat, there is no place to retreat now! The Chinese have also appeared in the north, and they have blocked our retreat.  , We are now like a beast in a cage, or an injured beast, we can only wait for death slowly!" Admiral Davis said very depressedly.

    "No, General, we can't give up hope. Although the road to the north is blocked, we can still leave from the east. Cross the Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains and go to the Gulf of Mexico. If the Chinese want to pursue us, they have to cross the Sierra Madre Oriental.  The mountains will do. The powerful assault force of their armored forces is useless over the mountains. We can get rid of the Chinese, and then the Navy will send ships to pick us up and leave this ghost place!" Lieutenant General Cole said.  He really didn't want to stay in this place at all.  In his opinion, it was impossible for them to continue to persist. If they continued to persist, they would be dead. It was better to escape as soon as possible while there was still a chance.

    "General Cole, the Sierra Madre Oriental? There are only some trails there. We still have so many troops, it is simply impossible to evacuate from the Sierra Madre Oriental!" Admiral Davis said.

    "General, we can't control that much now. There are more than 200,000 people in San Luis Potos¨ª City, including the defense zone to the east. It is simply impossible to evacuate them all. We can only  Evacuate as many people as possible!" Lieutenant General Cole said.  Although he said it very tactfully, his meaning was very clear.  That is, ordinary soldiers certainly can't control that much.  No matter how many people can escape, most of them will definitely stay and be killed or captured by the Chinese army.  The commanders of these armies will definitely escape first

    General Davis looked a little unhappy, although in the US military's operational thinking, once the war situation becomes irreversible, the commander will definitely be the first to evacuate.  But it was still hard for him to accept the abandonment of so many troops.  Although they have done a lot of things like this before.

    "So, how do we explain to the country? If we leave our troops and flee back to the country, the President will definitely not let us go!" General Davis said with some worry.  At that time Theodore.  President Roosevelt directly ordered them to defend San Luis Potosi

    "General, we have tried our best! The Chinese are too powerful and have exceeded what we can handle. Therefore, we have to evacuate! I think the President will definitely understand us!" Lieutenant General Cole said.  He could see that Admiral Davis was already a little moved by his proposal.  After all, everyone has the desire to survive, this is human instinct

    "Yes, it's not that we don't work hard, it's that the Chinese are too powerful. The Chinese have much more troops than us, and their weapons and equipment are much more advanced than us. It's natural that we can't withstand their attack.  !" Admiral Davis murmured, as if he was trying to convince himself.  Maybe this would make him feel better.

    "Yes! General, we have fulfilled our obligations. The Chinese are too powerful and we cannot continue to fight with them. We are withdrawing to the United States now just to preserve our strength. After all, although we were defeated in the Mexican battlefield,  But the war is not over yet. After we return home, we can continue to lead the troops to fight the Chinese until they are defeated!" Lieutenant General Cole continued.

    People are like this. Once they find an excuse, they can forgive themselves.  General Davis also did not want to die in the war with the Chinese, nor did he want to be captured by the Chinese army.  At the same time, he did not want to ruin his military career and wanted to continue serving.  Therefore, he must return to the United States, and he must return alive!

    "General Cole, go ahead and make arrangements! Let's get out of here as soon as possible!" General Davis said.  He has decided to abandon the hundreds of thousands of troops in Mexico and flee back to the United States!
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