At 2:00 p.m. on April 26, 1912, in Mexico City, the command center of the US military, General Xing was taking a lunch break. In the morning, President Madero of the Mexican government, Vice President Dias and some senior government officials visited together.
Admiral Pershing had to accompany them for a whole morning and asked these guys to have lunch in the US military command before leaving.
These senior Mexican government officials were worried that the US military would not be able to defend the central Mexico defense line, so they once again proposed to transfer the Mexican government to San Luis Potosi in the north. However, General Pershing rejected their request.
And assured them that the US military has the ability to defend the central defense line and will definitely defend Mexico City. In order to deepen the confidence of these senior Mexican government officials, General Pershing also introduced them to yesterday's battle. A fierce battle broke out in Kuotra yesterday
The US military has caused a lot of damage to the Chinese army, but its own losses are not large. This fact undoubtedly gave the senior officials of the Mexican government a shot of aggravation. Mexican government President Madero immediately stated that the Mexican government would make peace with
The US military defended Mexico City together and handed over hundreds of thousands of Mexican government troops to General Pershing's command. He also stated that if the US military needs it, the Mexican government can mobilize hundreds of thousands of people to join the army. Of course, weapons and equipment
The poor Mexican government is simply unable to arm hundreds of thousands of troops.
The Mexican government has no choice but to do anything about this. President Madero knew very well that he betrayed China and not only defected to the United States, but also stabbed the Chinese army in the back. Under such circumstances, neither China nor the Chinese military will be
He will let him go. Therefore, he can only go all the way to the dark. Helping the United States win the war is also helping him. As for Vice President Dias, his dictatorship was originally subverted by the Chinese.
Of course, it is impossible for him to get together with China. Therefore, the northern states he controlled will also do their best to help the United States. Of course, if possible, these Mexicos will not be able to defend Mexico City.
The senior government officials also hope to leave Mexico City first, flee to northern Mexico, and even to the United States to form an exiled government. For them, power is of course very important, but life is even more important. Anyway, they also make money.
After a lot of money, as long as they escape to the United States, they can still live a comfortable life. Even if the United States completely loses the war and the world is so big, they can still escape to other neutral countries. Of course, if they can defend it,
In Mexico, it is naturally the best. People who are used to enjoying the benefits of power will not give up their power easily unless they have to!
To deal with these politicians, General Pershing felt very tired, and even more tired than staying up late to command the troops to fight. General Pershing was a pure soldier and was not willing to disturb politics. He just hoped to command the troops to fight.
Therefore, it is very unfamiliar to deal with politicians! Fortunately, the battle situation on the front line is relatively stable, and Kuotra has General Davis in charge, so he is more at ease. Therefore, after sending away the Mexican politicians, Pan
General Xing told the adjutant that he wanted to take a break and that if there was nothing important, he would not disturb him.
However, not long after General Pershing lay down, his door was knocked and pounding. General Pershing had to put on his clothes and open the door. However, his face was still a little unhappy.
Seeing General Pershing's face, the adjutant quickly said: "General, General Richard calls, a large number of Chinese troops appeared thirty kilometers away from Puebla. Now the Chinese troops are attacking Atley
General Scoo! General Richard believes that the Chinese army may have changed its main attack direction and placed the main attack direction in Puebla!"
"What? The Chinese are mainly attacking Puetra? How is this possible?" General Pershing was shocked, and the sleepiness on his face disappeared in an instant. He rushed to the combat room and found it on the map.
Atlisco.
Admiral Pershing's face looked a little bad. The direction of Puebla was not the focus of his defense at all. The US military only deployed 8 troops in total. If this place was captured by the Chinese army, then the US military's flanks would
Being broken through, Mexico City will also be exposed to the Chinese army. Of course, the Chinese army needs to detour more than 100 kilometers before it can launch an attack on Mexico City
In addition, General Pershing also had a sense of luck in his heart. Perhaps the Chinese army's attack on Puetra was just a feint, in order to attract the main force of the US military and let the US military draw troops to reinforce Puebla. Then
The Chinese army is concentrating its forces to capture Cuotra and Cuernavaca. After all, this is the closest route to Mexico City. If you take a detour, it will be a huge test for the Chinese army's logistics supply line.
Moreover, if the attack of the Chinese army is not smooth, it is likely to be severe once the US military seizes the opportunity!
"Come, send a telegram to General Richard and ask what the battle situation in Atlisco is like. In addition, contact General Davis and ask if there is any abnormality in Kuotra's war!" General Pershing's face turned
Serious command.
Fifteen minutes later, General Davis sent a telegram back. General Davis claimed that the Chinese army's attack on Kuotra is still very fierce, and the US front-line troops are under great pressure. However, overall, the US military
It can still hold on and it has given great damage to the Chinese army. The only thing that puzzles General Davis is that the artillery shelling of the Chinese Army today is not as fierce as yesterday.
Admiral Pershing keenly realized that perhaps the Chinese had really changed the direction of their main attack. The reason why the US military in Kuotra felt that the artillery was weakened was because the Chinese transferred a large number of artillery troops to the Atlisco front line.
It's right.
Lieutenant General Richard's telegram was not sent until 2:40. However, this telegram kept causing a cold air to rise from the soles of his feet, and he felt as if he was in an ice cellar.
In the telegram, Lieutenant General Richard claimed that the Chinese army had invested a new weapon in the battle to attack Atlisco. This new weapon was a machine wrapped in steel plates, equipped with small-caliber artillery and
Heavy machine guns have strong firepower. They are not afraid of the heavy machine guns and artillery of the US military, causing great casualties to the US military. In half an hour, the US military was defended by a military force on the periphery of Atlisco.
After being broken through, the US military suffered heavy casualties. Lieutenant General Richard estimated that Atlisco's defenders would not last long, and asked General Pershing what should he do next? Should he continue to stick to Puebla?
Lead the main force to retreat.
Admiral Pershing immediately realized that the fierce attack launched by the Chinese army in Kuotra yesterday may have been really just to attract the attention of the US military. Puebla is the main attack direction of the Chinese army. At least, in Kuotra
During the battle of Tra, there was no such new weapon from the Chinese. Admiral Pershing was very disgusted with the new weapons of the Chinese army. Every time the Chinese army deployed new weapons, it basically caused the US military to suffer a crushing defeat.
This time, it seems that no exception.
General Pershing was not sure of Lieutenant General Richard's request for a while. If we start from the perspective of preserving our strength, Lieutenant General Richard should be allowed to retreat. However, if the US military retreated from Puetra,
The entire line of defense collapsed. The US government hoped that General Pershing would last for more than two months in Mexico City.
After thinking for a few minutes, General Pershing sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Richard, on the one hand, ordering Lieutenant General Richard to stick to Puebla, but you can choose whether to withdraw the troops depending on the situation. If the situation is very unfavorable, you can
Withdrew to Mexico City. On the other hand, General Pershing also asked Lieutenant General Richard to collect information on new weapons of the Chinese army as much as possible. He needed to report to the United States as soon as possible, and then let domestic experts come up with countermeasures
The method was released. The last time the Chinese Air Force joined the battlefield, the defense line of the Southern Madre Mountains that the US military had painstakingly built was quickly broken. This time, General Pershing was afraid that it would repeat it.
Just in case, Admiral Pershing ordered the US troops around Mexico to prepare for their preparations and can be dispatched immediately once the order is issued. Whether it is reinforcement of Puebla or retreating to northern Mexico, it can be operated in the shortest time.
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Finally, General Pershing sent a telegram to General Davis, telling him what happened in the direction of Puebla. General Pershing directly admitted in the telegram that they might be in big trouble again this time.
If the Chinese army is really capable of breaking Puebla in a short period of time, then the central Mexico defense line they established may collapse again. And it collapsed quickly, more than the time he had persisted in the defense line in the Southern Sierra Madre.
Much shorter.
At 6:40 pm, General Pershing received another telegram from Lieutenant General Richard. Lieutenant General Richard told General Pershing that the US troops guarding Atlisco had surrendered to the Chinese army.
And they surrendered to the Chinese army when they had no choice but to do so. This shows that the Chinese people's combat power is really very strong. At the same time, Lieutenant General Richard also said that given that he only has 5 people in his hands now
The army, 250,000 US troops, could not resist the attack of the Chinese army. Therefore, he hoped to retreat.
General Pershing hesitated for a moment and finally agreed to Lieutenant General Richard's request. However, it was too late. More than 200,000 US troops were going to evacuate, and it would take two or three hours to prepare for it alone, and a lot of weapons and equipment
All the combat materials were to be taken away. At this time, the Chinese army was not far from Puebla!