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Text Chapter 1150: Attacking from the west and attacking from the east?

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    At 8 o'clock in the morning on October 16th, the White House in Washington, in the Office of the President.  !

    President Theodore of the United States.  Roosevelt sat behind his desk, Vice President Woodrow.  Wilson was sitting on the sofa next to him, but their faces were a little ugly.  In front of them stood Secretary of War Elihu.  Root and Army Chief of Staff Leonard.  Admiral Wood.

    "Why is this happening? Tell me why? Didn't we ensure that our Rio Grande defense line was impregnable before? So what's going on now? All the fighter planes of the Army Air Force have been lost, and the Chinese have now boarded the grid.  On the north bank of the Rand River, and we now have no ability to drive them down the river. In the battle last night, we also lost 100,000 troops! So, can I understand it this way? In a few days, what you claim is impregnable  Will the defense line be completely broken through by the Chinese?" Theodore.  President Roosevelt's face flushed and he glared at Secretary of War Elihu.  Root and Army Chief of Staff Leonard.  Admiral Wood two.

    This morning, the War Department sent the latest battle report of the Rio Grande Defense Line. After reading the battle report, Theodore.  President Roosevelt was furious on the spot and immediately ordered Army Chief of Staff Leonard.  Admiral Wood also attracted a ton of abuse.  At the same time, Vice President Woodrow.  Wilson also expressed serious concern about the war situation on the front line, which made Theodore even more worried.  President Roosevelt felt very humiliated.

    At the beginning, Admiral Pershing promised him that he would hold on to the Rio Grande defense line, and no matter what happened, he would persist until the U.S. Navy defeated the Chinese Navy.  But now, the Chinese army's offensive has just begun, and the US military has suffered a defeat. Not only has it lost hundreds of thousands of troops, but it has also allowed the Chinese to completely enter the territory of the United States and gain a foothold on the north bank of the Rio Grande.  All fools know that as the Chinese continue to increase their troops to the north bank of the Rio Grande, it is simply impossible for the US military to drive the Chinese back.  If the war situation worsens further, the US military on the front line may be severely damaged.  By then, the United States will no longer be able to stop the Chinese attack!

    "Your Excellency, the war situation has not deteriorated to that point yet. Although the Chinese's attack power is beyond our imagination. However, they have only opened a small hole in the Rio Grande defense line. Pershing  The general will have mobilized additional troops to contain the Chinese. With our huge military strength, we are sure to contain the Chinese near the Rio Grande River and will not let them break into the heart of the United States!" Secretary of War Elihu.  Root said, cold sweat breaking out from time to time on his forehead.  The Chinese army successfully crossed the Rio Grande defense line, which also put great pressure on him!

    "Is this really true? Do you guarantee that you can stop the Chinese?" Theodore.  President Roosevelt asked with some disbelief.

    "Of course, Your Excellency, we will definitely be able to block the Chinese. In addition to the two million troops deployed on the Rio Grande defense line, we have also deployed two million troops behind. Now General Pershing is company of these troops  They have not been used yet. We have sufficient troops to block the Chinese's path forward. Even if we cannot drive the Chinese back to the south bank of the Rio Grande, there is no problem in delaying it for a few months!" Army Chief of Staff  Leonard.  Admiral Wood also said.

    "Okay! I believe you again! Tell Admiral Pershing that the Rio Grande defense line must be maintained, at least until the navy defeats the main force of the Chinese navy! Otherwise, he should resign himself!"  Otto.  President Roosevelt said.  Although, when he kicked Taft out of the White House, General Pershing was a big help to him.  But a series of battles commanded by General Pershing have all ended in failure, which has put him, the president, and the U.S. government under tremendous pressure. If General Pershing fails again this time, then he has no choice but to  The commander has been replaced!

    "Yes, Your Excellency, President!" Secretary of War Eli Hurt and Chief of Staff of the Army Leonard.  Admiral Wood said.  If it weren't for the fear that a sudden change of battle would affect the morale of the frontline troops, Secretary of War Elihu.  Root has suggested replacing General Pershing!

    The U.S. government deliberately concealed the fact that Chinese troops had landed on the north bank of the Rio Grande. During the war, news had been controlled to avoid causing panic in society.  However, if the US military suffers another disastrous defeat, it will definitely not be able to hide it for a long time.  After all, paper cannot contain fire!

    At the Rio Grande defense line, the fierce battle continues.  After replacing the previous three infantry divisions, the other three infantry divisions of the Chinese Army's 7th Group Army began to further attack the US military's defense line.  At the same time, Japanese mercenaries also sent a large number of troops across the river to assist the Chinese army in their attack.  These Japanese mercenaries are quite fierce in fighting.  With the assistance of the Chinese Air Force and heavy artillery units, the US military was miserable.

    The engineers of the Chinese army also began to re-build the pontoon bridge and began to strengthen the pontoon bridge so that tanks and armored vehicles could cross the river.  Arrived in the eveningAt that time, the engineering troops of the Chinese army had once again built five pontoon bridges on the Rio Grande and reinforced two of them to allow passage of TP'Wildwolves, light tanks and armored vehicles.  Before dark, a battalion of TP'Wolves, light tanks and a battalion of armored vehicles crossed the river.

    After the battle on the 16th, the position controlled by the Chinese army further expanded, and it has completely controlled a position that is fifteen kilometers long and one and a half kilometers wide.  That night, the US military once again organized a large number of troops to attack the Chinese army.  However, the addition of armored forces caused the US military to suffer a bloody blow in front of the Chinese army's defense line.  Even at night, TP'Wild Wolf, light tanks and armored vehicles also drove into the US military's offensive formation, rampaging and killing US troops.

    By daybreak, the U.S. military retreated, but corpses were left on the ground on the Chinese army's position.

    It was also at this time that General Pershing completely gave up the extravagant hope of driving the Chinese army back to the Rio Grande defense line, and began to draw troops from the defense line and adopt a passive defensive posture, intending to block the Chinese army at Larei  In the small area south of Duo.  In order to deal with the Chinese army's armored forces, the US military deployed a large number of anti-tank guns and other weapons in this area.

    However, as more and more Chinese troops cross the river, the Chinese army's offensive becomes more and more fierce.  When all the troops belonging to the 7th Army crossed the river, and even the TB' Cheetah and medium tanks drove to the north bank of the Rio Grande, the US military felt tremendous pressure.  In order to resist the attack of the Chinese army, the US military paid a huge price.  At the same time, troops were further mobilized from the defense line to reinforce the Laredo battlefield.

    Three days later, on October 20, the Chinese army had further expanded its position on the north bank of the Rio Grande.  And it posed a great threat to Laredo, an important city of the US military on the north bank of the Rio Grande.  At this time, the Chinese army crossing the river already included the 7th Army, fifteen divisions of Japanese mercenaries.  In addition, there are ten infantry divisions on the south bank of the Rio Grande ready to cross the river at any time.  The Chinese army hit such a powerful army, which put great pressure on the US military. In order to defend Laredo, General Pershing had to mobilize troops from other places and even gave orders to the troops deployed in the rear.  They mobilized 5 corps to reinforce the Laredo side

    Laredo is one of the important fulcrums of the US military's defense line along the Rio Grande. If the Chinese army captures it, it will be able to break a large hole in the US military's defense line and even shake the entire defense line in one move.  Therefore, General Pershing was willing to do whatever it took to keep Laredo.  By the time the Chinese army launched its attack on Laredo, General Pershing had already assembled fifteen corps of American troops near Laredo.  There are also 5 additional US troops on the way.

    You must know that the US military only deployed a total of two million troops on the Rio Grande defense line.  At this moment in Laredo, the US military has deployed 20 corps, nearly a million people. Even if 5 of them are drawn from the rear, this also reduces the US military's strength in other areas of the Rio Grande defense line.  It seems a little weak.

    And it was at this time that the Chinese army's butcher knife, which had been prepared for a long time, struck down again.

    At 7:30 a.m. on October 21, in Reynosa, two hundred kilometers southeast of Nuevo Laredo, General He Bingju, commander of the Chinese Army¡¯s 8th Group Army, issued an order to attack.  In an instant, thousands of heavy artillery deployed on the south bank of the Rio Grande began to fire on McCarran and the surrounding US defense lines on the opposite bank!  Dense artillery shells fell on the U.S. military's position, destroying the fortifications the U.S. military had painstakingly built.

    Chinese Air Force fighter planes also appeared in the sky. These fighter planes roared and started strafing and dropping bombs on the US military positions.  The explosion knocked the defending American soldiers off their feet.  Some of the U.S. troops originally deployed here were transferred by General Pershing, reducing the defense here by more than one-third.

    At eight o'clock in the morning, a battalion of the 91st Regiment of the 9th Division of the Chinese Army took hundreds of landing craft and began to attack the north bank of the Rio Grande.  Supported by fierce artillery fire from the Chinese Army's heavy artillery units and bombed by Air Force fighter planes in the sky, the battalion finally succeeded in landing on the north bank of the Rio Grande despite considerable losses.  Subsequently, the other two battalions of the 91st Regiment also successfully landed on the north bank of the Rio Grande and began to attack the US military positions.  The US military hurriedly deployed troops to block the Chinese army. However, facing the Chinese army that kept crossing the river, it was difficult for them to block the Chinese army on the south bank of the Rio Grande River!
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