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Text Chapter 1,155 Disastrous Consequences

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    At the US Army's Rio Grande Defense Line headquarters, General Pershing got up early in the morning, washed himself and had breakfast, and then began to deal with daily military affairs.  Now, China and the United States have assembled a large number of troops in Laredo and McAllen. Every military operation must obtain the consent of General Pershing, which makes him very busy.  The whole person also became very tired because he expended a lot of energy.  This is a very big burden for General Pershing, who is already quite old.  If he hadn't always been in good health, he might not have been able to hold on!

    The U.S. military's defense of Laredo has been going on for several days. The Chinese army, with the 7th Army as the main force, and a large number of Japanese mercenaries, supported by aircraft and artillery, attacked this originally small but important city.  But the very important town launched a fierce attack.  The US military almost tried its best to resist the attack of the Chinese army.  Moreover, as the Chinese army sends more and more troops to the front line, the pressure on the US military is also very high.  Even Admiral Pershing himself was not sure how long he could hold on.

    As for McAllen, although the fighting broke out a full week later than Laredo.  But the situation of the US military is even more unfavorable!  The US military had previously focused its main energy on the defense of Laredo, thereby neglecting the defense of McCarran, and did not recover until it was attacked by the Chinese army.  But it was too late now. The Chinese army had successfully crossed the Rio Grande there and began to launch a fierce attack on the US-controlled area.  Now, the two sides are fighting for the urban area of ??McAllen, and half of the urban area has fallen under the control of the Chinese army. Even though US military reinforcements are still arriving in a steady stream, this style of play is more like adding a  Oil tactics.  It was only a matter of time before the Chinese army captured McCarran.  Perhaps within a few days, the Chinese army will be able to completely control this important city on the border between the United States and Mexico, and the Rio Grande defense line that the US military has painstakingly constructed will begin to collapse from here.

    ¡°When I think about how the battle situation has deteriorated to this point only ten days after this battle started, General Pershing feels like he is helpless.  It's not that the US military is passively avoiding war, but that the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army is indeed much stronger than that of the US military.  Now the US military has almost tried its best, but the Chinese army is still able to do so with ease.  At least General Pershing was able to clearly realize that the Chinese army did not use its full strength in the attack and still had a large number of reserve troops.  As long as these reserve forces are put into the battlefield, the US military will simply not be able to resist it.

    General Davis has suggested that General Pershing consider the next battle situation. In other words, if the US military cannot hold on to the Rio Grande defense line, the battle will begin in the hinterland of the United States.  If the United States is unwilling to admit defeat, then they must continue the war.  If the US military wants to fight on its own soil and resist the attack of the Chinese army, it must have enough troops.  Therefore, General Davis hoped that General Pershing could find a way to preserve part of the US military's strength and prepare for subsequent operations. He could not lose all the US Army's assets on the Rio Grande defense line.  In that case, the United States may never have a chance to make a comeback!

    What General Pershing is considering now is the proposal put forward by General Davis.  However, he didn't want to conserve his strength before the battle was truly decided.  In that case, it means that he has completely given up his confidence in resisting the Chinese army in the Rio Grande!

    "General, it's bad! The Chinese have launched a new attack!" General Davis's cry woke up General Pershing.  He heard a hint of panic in General Davis's words, which surprised him very much.  Is there another big problem?

    "What's going on? Davis, are the Chinese continuing to increase their troops?" General Pershing asked.  He believed that the Chinese must have put their reserve troops into the battlefield.  In that case, the situation will further deteriorate.

    "General, it's not Laredo and McAllen! It's Igor Pass! The Chinese are now storming Igor Pass! According to the report of Major General Cameron, commander of the 16th Army, the Chinese have invested at least several soldiers there.  One hundred thousand troops!" said General Davis.  Although he felt that this might be Major General Cameron exaggerating the amount of troops invested by the Chinese, it was absolutely certain that Igor Pass was violently attacked by the Chinese army!

    "Igor Pass? How could it be where? Do the Chinese still want to open up a third crossing point?" General Pershing was greatly surprised.  You know, Igor Pass is a full 160 kilometers away from Laredo.

    "General, if the main force of the Chinese appears in Igor Pass, then we will be in misfortune. We will not be able to stop the Chinese attack at all. Igor Pass is only two hundred kilometers away from San Antonio. As long as  After China captures Igor Pass, they can launch an attack on San Antonio. Even if their target is not Antonio, if they follow theIf they attack downstream along the Rio Grande, we won't have enough troops to stop them!  "Admiral Davis said with some frustration. His intuition told him that the Chinese attack on Igor Pass must be the main force, and their target is most likely to be San Antonio in the rear. If the Chinese attack in one fell swoop,  If this most important logistics supply base of the US military is taken away, millions of US troops on the front line will face the dilemma of lack of ammunition and food. At that time, the US military will suffer an unprecedented huge loss. It will even directly lay the foundation for  The defeat of the United States in this war! This will be a disastrous consequence for the US military and the US government. General Davis can only pray that this will not happen as he expected!

    ¡°Order the troops in the rear to strengthen the defense of San Antonio.

    In addition, organize troops to march towards Igor Pass. Even if they cannot arrive in time, they must build a defense line halfway to resist the Chinese!  Now, for us, we have reached the most critical moment!  "General Pershing's face was gloomy and scary. Although Laredo is only 230 kilometers away from San Antonio, the maneuver speed of the US military cannot keep up with the Chinese army. He is even sure that if the US military deploys troops from Laredo  If they march towards San Antonio, then perhaps the Chinese army will have captured San Antonio while they are still halfway there! Moreover, the current battle situation in Laredo is also very important. If troops are transferred from here, Laredo may not be able to be defended.  Much more. This almost put General Pershing in a dilemma!

    "General, we only have two armies in San Antonio! Most of the other troops deployed in the rear are marching towards Laredo and McAllen. The remaining troops are too far away from San Antonio. If we want to get to San Antonio, at least  It will take four or five days!" Admiral Davis reminded.  He was greatly shocked by the rapid penetration of the Chinese Army's armored units in the battle of the central Mexican defense line.  The road facilities in the United States are now much better than those in Mexico, which will undoubtedly be more conducive to the actions of the Chinese Army's armored forces.  This is also very detrimental to the US military.  If the Chinese army captures Igor Pass quickly, it may only take two or three days to reach San Antonio!

    "Order the defenders of San Antonio to hold their position if they are attacked and support them until reinforcements arrive no matter what! In addition, send a telegram to the 16th Army, ordering the 16th Army to fight to the last man and to delay the Chinese.  Attack and buy us as much time as possible, this is directly related to the life and death of the United States! Their sacrifice, the United States and the American people will not forget them!" General Pershing said coldly.  He knew that it was basically impossible for the 16th Army to resist the Chinese army's attack.  Now there is only time for the 16th Army to delay the Chinese army as much as possible.  As for how long it can delay the Chinese, we can only leave it to fate.  However, if the 16th Army can really fight to the last man, it may achieve good results!

    "Yes, General!" General Davis nodded. This is the only thing we can do now. The 16th Army must make sacrifices.  Otherwise, the US military will suffer heavy losses, and the US will even lose this war quickly!

    When General Pershing¡¯s telegram was sent to the headquarters of the 16th U.S. Army, the face of Major General Cameron, commander of the 16th U.S. Army, suddenly became very ugly.  Originally, he thought that the defense area of ??the 16th Army would not be attacked, but he did not expect that this would be the result now.  General Pershing directly ordered him to fight to the last man!  This is basically asking all the more than 50,000 people in the 16th Army to die!  But can he disobey orders?  This is obviously impossible.  Although he was afraid of death, he was also an American.  He also knows that if Igor Pass is captured by the Chinese army, and the Chinese army then captures San Antonio in one fell swoop, this will definitely have disastrous consequences for the United States!

    "Order the 61st, 62nd and 63rd Divisions to quickly gather at Igor Pass. We are going to fight the Chinese! Let those yellow-skinned monkeys see the power of our western cowboys!" Major General Cameron ordered  .  Most of the people in the 16th Army of the US Army are from the western states, many of them are cowboys, and they are not afraid of death when fighting.  Although their combat power is not the strongest, their courage and fighting will are definitely the strongest among the US military!
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