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Text Chapter 1,143 The US Army¡¯s Counterattack

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    "Marshal! The 23rd Division successfully landed on the north bank of the Rio Grande. One regiment and one battalion have already landed! They are now launching an attack on the US defense line. As long as they establish a solid beachhead, the engineers will  Start building the pontoon bridge!" General Du Qizheng, commander of the 7th Group Army, reported to Marshal Zhao Bowen.

    "Didn't the US military launch a large-scale counterattack?" Marshal Zhao Bowen asked.  Now only the attack of the Army's 23rd Division has successfully landed on the north bank of the Rio Grande. This seems a bit too easy!  According to previous expectations, if the Chinese team wanted to successfully cross the river, they would probably have to pay a huge price.  But now it seems that this loss is still within the acceptable range.  So far, the losses of the troops involved in the attack have not exceeded 3,000.

    "No, the US military seems to be passively defending now. However, their defense lines have been attacked by our artillery and air force, and the losses are not small. Although the Americans are very tenacious, it seems that if they want to stop our  Attacking is no longer easy!" General Du Qizheng, commander of the 7th Group Army, said with certainty.

    "No matter what, send as many troops as possible to cross the river and establish a solid beachhead. Maybe, tonight, the Americans will start taking action!" Marshal Zhao Bowen said with some worry.  After all, the US military has been preparing for this time for several months.  Heavy troops were deployed along the entire Rio Grande defense line, and it was impossible for the Chinese troops to break through easily.  The importance of this line of defense.  That is also self-evident.  But if it is broken through.  The Chinese army will be able to march straight into the United States.  therefore.  Neither the commander of the US Army's Rio Grande Defense Line nor the President of the United States will allow the Chinese to break through their defense line!

    "Marshal. Are you saying that the Americans will launch a night attack on us tonight? However, it seems that it is really possible. At night, our air force cannot be dispatched, and the pressure on the Americans will be much less!" Du Qizheng came up  The general nodded.

    "Well! Success or failure depends on tonight! I hope we can hold on!" Marshal Zhao Bowen said.  He was certain that the US military would not sit still and wait for death.  And tonight is the good opportunity the US military has been waiting for.  Tonight's battle is directly related to whether the battle to forcefully cross the Rio Grande will be successful.  This is for the Chinese team.  It is undoubtedly a test.

    "Marshal, I know, I will be fully prepared. The Americans want to drive us down the river, just dream!" General Du Qizheng said.  Even without the support of the air force, the troops of the 7th Army are still not easy to deal with.  He assured that the Americans' attempt to drive the 7th Army troops down the river at night would never succeed.

    On the north bank of the Rio Grande, the fighting continues.  After the Chinese ** team landed on the river beach, they began to break through the US military's defense line.  However, the U.S. military's firepower is still powerful.  The offense of the Chinese team is very difficult.  If you barely take a step forward, you will pay a lot of losses.  Many soldiers were lying on the beach.  Start a shootout with the US military.  But because there is no shelter on the beach, they are at a disadvantage.

    Fortunately, the heavy artillery troops of the Chinese Army and the Air Force continued to attack the US military's defense lines, and the US military who braved fierce artillery fire also paid a huge price.  The battle between the two sides has almost entered a stalemate.

    At 11 o'clock in the morning, the Chinese ** team had established a position on the north bank of the Rio Grande that was two kilometers long but only more than 100 meters wide.  However, the entire position was within the firepower range of the US military, and the troops had to pay heavy casualties every moment.

    "Come on, first platoon!" Bullets were flying above their heads, but the Chinese team was still attacking the US defense line.  The position they have now obtained is not strong. The width of the position must be increased to at least 500 meters or more to ensure that subsequent troops can cross the river smoothly.  Only then were the engineers able to start building the pontoon bridge.  This means that the Chinese troops that have landed must break through and capture the US military's first-line positions.  And the difficulty is obviously not that great.

    Although the US military's defense line has been blown to pieces under the fierce attack of the Chinese Army's heavy artillery troops and the Air Force.  However, the US military continued to send reinforcements to the front-line positions from afar and engaged in a war of attrition with the Chinese troops.  The Rio Grande restricted the Chinese Army's reinforcements to the front line, but the U.S. military was able to use the already constructed communication trenches to reinforce the front-line positions.  In comparison, the Chinese team is still at a disadvantage.

    Dozens of Chinese soldiers were crawling on the river beach.  Everyone had their heads buried low. If they raised their heads, they might be hit by bullets flying over their heads.  But even so, people were hit from time to time.  The cannonballs exploded all around them. Even if the sand limited the power of the cannonballs, if the cannonballs exploded around them, it would still be??It will cause huge casualties.

    "Ta-ta-ta!" A heavy machine gun fire point of the US military discovered the Chinese ** team that was approaching the US military position.  This heavy machine gun immediately started shooting at the crawling Chinese troops.  The dense bullets hit the sandy ground, making the Chinese soldiers unable to even lift their heads.  A few unlucky soldiers were even hit.  Large-caliber heavy machine gun bullets are enough to make a terrifying bullet hole in the human body.  Once hit, it is basically either death or injury.

    "Mortar! Destroy the enemy's heavy machine gun firepower point!" the captain and company commander ordered.

    A minute later, an 80mm mortar shell hit the heavy machine gun fire point.  The heavy machine gun fire points of the civil structure were blown away.  The fire suppression of the Chinese ** team also eased slightly.  The crawling Chinese soldiers immediately seized this opportunity and rushed forward.  They didn't stop until other US heavy machine guns suppressed them.

    After repeating this several times, the Chinese ** team had already rushed to the front of the US military's defense line. The barbed wire fence that the US military had previously pulled up in front of the position had already been blown to pieces and did not pose any threat to them.  As for the anti-tank trench in front of the position, although it is more than two meters wide, it is only more than one meter deep.  The attacking Chinese soldiers jumped into it one after another, which actually gave them a hiding place.

    At 12 noon, after a fierce battle, the Chinese ** team successfully broke into the position of the US 117th Infantry Division.  The two sides began to engage in a fierce battle for position.  The US 117th Division had already suffered heavy losses under the attack of the Chinese Army.  After more and more Chinese troops jumped into the US military's positions, morale also dropped a lot.

    At this time, the 233rd Regiment of the 23rd Division of the Chinese Army also successfully crossed the Rio Grande.  This brought the number of Chinese troops crossing the river to tens of thousands.  The addition of new forces has further improved the combat effectiveness of the Chinese team.  Even though the US 30th Army deployed an infantry division to reinforce the 117th Division.  But it was impossible to turn the tide of the battle.

    Just when the 23rd Division of the Chinese Army successfully invaded the US military position, the engineer brigade of the Chinese Army's 7th Group Army and the engineer battalion of the 23rd Infantry Division began to build a pontoon bridge.  Three pontoon bridges are being built on the south bank of the Rio Grande at the same time. They will first connect from the south bank of the Rio Grande to the sandbar in the center of the river, and then connect from the sandbar in the center of the river to the north bank of the Rio Grande.

    The Rio Grande is not deep at this time of year, so we need to drive wooden piles properly and fix them with the wooden boats that have been prepared.  Then just put wooden boards on top.  Although such a pontoon bridge is not very strong and cannot pass heavy weapons, it has no problem in passing infantry.

    During the construction process of the pontoon bridge, it also suffered a fierce attack from the US military.  The US heavy artillery unit opened fire again, and dense artillery shells exploded on the river, blowing three pontoon bridges being built to pieces.  Fortunately, the Chinese Air Force strengthened its surveillance north of the Rio Grande. As soon as the US heavy artillery was discovered, a large number of bombers immediately launched an attack on the US heavy artillery, destroying many US heavy artillery.  This caused the US military to give up its attack on the pontoon bridge built by Chinese engineers.

    Without the interference of the US military, the three pontoon bridges were built one after another at two o'clock in the afternoon.  The 7th Group Army of the Chinese Army immediately dispatched the 32nd Division to reinforce the 23rd Division on the north bank through the pontoon bridge.  At the same time, Japanese mercenaries also received orders. They will send three divisions to the other side of the river this afternoon to fight with the Chinese army.

    The U.S. military's defense line on the Rio Grande is mainly composed of two lines of defenses with trenches as the main body.  After the Chinese *** team cleared the American troops in the first trench, they immediately began to expand to both sides.  At the same time, favorable forces began to be organized to attack the US military's second trench.

    By six o'clock in the afternoon, when the sun was about to set, China and Canada had already captured a ten-kilometer-long and two-kilometer-wide defense line of the US military.  A solid beachhead has basically been established.  At the same time, the squadron crossing the river also reached two infantry divisions, and there were also three divisions of Japanese mercenaries.  The total strength reached more than 60,000 people.

    As night fell, the Chinese troops stopped attacking the US military and began to strengthen their positions.  They knew that tonight they would face a counterattack by the US military.  Whether they can survive tonight's attack is directly related to the success of this forceful crossing operation.  As for the US military, you don't need to think about it to know that it will definitely launch a large-scale counterattack.  Therefore, tonight is crucial for both China and the United States.

    The 30th U.S. Army suffered heavy losses under the attack of the Chinese ***, and their defense line was captured by the Chinese ***.  This made General Pershing very dissatisfied.  In order to regain the position, the 30th Army will become the main force to launch a counterattack against the Chinese Army tonight.  At the same time, General Pershing also deployed two infantry corps to ensure the victory of the counterattack!  (To be continued)
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