At 3 a.m. on the 27th of the 27th, a team of US troops holding white flags visited the 7th Army Command of the Chinese Army in Wehochin. They were discovered when they arrived at the Chinese army's defense line, but because they were wearing white flags.
, the Chinese army did not attack them. After asking about their purpose, the Chinese army confiscated their weapons and brought them into the town of Vehochingo.
The leader of this team of US officers and soldiers is Brigadier General Wayne, the commander of the 75th Infantry Division of the US Army. As Lieutenant General Richard's confidant subordinate, he was the first person to express his words to Lieutenant General Richard. He was the only one who could do his best to be.
Lieutenant General Richard's plenipotentiary representative went to the Chinese army's base and negotiated with the Chinese army on Lieutenant General Richard's surrender.
Brigadier General Wayne met the Chinese army commander General Du Qizheng in a small reception room at the 7th Army Command of the Chinese Army. Originally, General Du Qizheng had already rested, but after receiving the report, he got up immediately. The US military wanted to
Surrender was beyond his expectations, but this was also a good thing for the Chinese army. If the US military surrendered, they would no longer have to waste time here and would rush to Mexico City at dawn tomorrow morning.
It is expected that the day after tomorrow, that is, on April 28, they will be able to block the retreat of the main US troops, completely encircle two million US troops, and annihilate the main US troops in Mexico in one battle.
In addition to General Du Qizheng, there is also his adjutant in the reception room, who is responsible for recording the entire negotiations. In addition, at the door, there are two guards responsible for ensuring the safety of the commander. Although Brigadier Wayne was taken to the commander's
At that time, he had already searched and confirmed that he had no weapons on him, but the guards in charge of General Du Qi's safety did not dare to neglect them. As for the US soldiers who came with Brigadier General Wayne, they had been taken to rest elsewhere
Go.
"Admiral, I'm very happy to see you!" Brigadier General Wayne immediately saluted and showed great respect. Although many Americans look down on China and think that they are just a newly rising nouveau riche.
That's it. However, Brigadier General Wayne dared not show any negligence. Now, their abandoned troops have no way out. If surrender is rejected, then they will probably have to die in the battlefield. Of course, they will have to die.
, Brigadier General Wayne also believed that the Chinese would not refuse their surrender.
"Brother General, please sit down, please explain your purpose!" General Du Qizheng said straight to the point after sending a cup of coffee. At night, he didn't have time to talk to these Americans. Now the Chinese army has occupied it
With a complete advantage, even if the Americans do not surrender, it will only take one day to solve them.
"God, this time I came to negotiate with your army on the order of General Richard. We know that we have lost this battle. In order to save everyone's lives, Richard will be willing to use reasonable conditions.
Surrender to your army!" Brigadier General Wayne said.
"Conditions? What are the conditions?" A contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of General Du Qizheng's mouth. Are Americans still qualified to negotiate with them now?
"God, if your army can guarantee the safety of our lives and property, and promise not to capture our soldiers and officers as coolies, and unconditionally release us after the war, we are willing to surrender to your army.
” Brigadier General Wayne said.
In the view of General Du Qizheng, the conditions proposed by Brigadier General Wayne are not excessive. However, China has never had the habit of raising dozens or millions of prisoners of war in vain. All prisoners of war, unless they are injured and lost their ability to work, are released again.
Before, they would participate in hard labor in exchange for necessary daily necessities. Now, on the Mexican battlefield, there are dozens or millions of American troops captured by Chinese. All of these prisoners were invested in the construction of the construction from Acapulco to Chilpansingo.
Among the highways, the original simple highway seriously restricted the logistics support of the Chinese army. These prisoners of war were used to widen and reinforce the highway.
"General, we know that your army's purpose is to rush to Mexico City for a long distance. If your army agrees to our conditions, we can surrender to your army within an hour and will not waste your army's time!" Brigadier General Wayne continued
Said.
General Du Qizheng's heart moved and nodded. Although it would not take much effort to deal with this US military, it would always waste some time. If the Americans took advantage of this time to slip away again, it would be more than worth the effort.
"Okay! Brigadier General, I agree with your request. After you surrender, you will be arranged separately. We will ensure the safety of your lives and property, and at the same time ensure your daily food supply. Of course, these foods can only guarantee your minimum food.
It’s just a standard of living!" said General Du Qizheng. Don’t want to be a prisoner of war, as it’s good to fill your stomach.
"Yes, Your Excellency General!" Brigadier General Wayne said immediately. It was beyond his expectations that the Chinese side agreed to their order so easily. However, Brigadier Wayne knew that the Chinese army wanted to rush to Mexico City faster
, so it is understandable to agree to their conditions!
After reaching an agreement with China, Brigadier General Wayne immediately rushed back and reported the letter. General Du Qizheng asked that the US military must surrender to the Chinese army within an hour. Otherwise, they would not recognize the agreement reached before. Therefore, in Wei
After Brigadier General En returned to report the letter, Lieutenant General Richard immediately ordered the gathering of troops and surrender to the Chinese army.
At 4:30 a.m. on April 27, Lieutenant General Richard led 160,000 US troops to surrender to the Chinese army and handed over the weapons to the Chinese army, they were sent into the prisoner-of-war camp temporarily established in Vehochinggo.
I don't know if Lieutenant General Richard was retaliated against General Pershing. It was not until all the troops surrendered to the Chinese army that a US communication officer sent the telegram of their surrender to Mexico City. It was already morning.
At 6 o'clock, it was already dawn. A vanguard of the Chinese army had set out from Vehochingo half an hour ago and advanced towards Mexico City.
After learning that the US troops stationed in Puebla surrendered so easily, Marshal Zhao Bowen, the top commander of the Chinese army on the Mexican battlefield, ordered General Du Qizheng, the commander of the 7th Army, to leave a small number of troops to monitor these prisoners of war, and the large army should be the fastest.
The speed of the US military commander General Pershing was very likely to retreat early after learning that the US troops in Puebla were surrendered. If the US troops slipped away, it would allow China to
The army so hard to launch an encirclement battle and dispatched armored troops was meaningless. General Xie Dingkun, commander of the 2nd Army in Atlisco, also received an order, and Marshal Zhao Bowen asked them to follow closely.
The 7th Army rushed to Mexico City as quickly as possible to intercept the US military's retreat.
Mexico City, General Pershing and Admiral Davis did not sleep all night and were still waiting for the US government's reply. However, they sent telegrams several times to urge them, and the reply they received was that the president was summoning cabinet members and listening to military commands.
The official analyzed and then held a meeting to discuss whether he agreed to the main force of the US military to retreat. This poor efficiency made General Persh curse so angry. You should know that the longer the time is delayed, the more dangerous they are!
"Davis, do you have a telegram from the Army Staff?" General Pershing asked after wiped his face with a towel.
Admiral Davis shook his head: "I really don't know what the politicians in China do? Haven't they discovered the danger we are now? They must wait until we are surrounded by the Chinese and are all eliminated before they will be happy.
?”
"This is probably the illusion of democratic countries!" said General Pershing. Although he had previously believed that the American democracy was the best political system in the world, at this time, he extremely hoped that the United States would be an dictator.
If the United States is a dictatorial government, they only need the president to issue an order and they can retreat, instead of the president needing the consent of the cabinet members as it is now.
At this moment, a communication officer hurriedly ran into the command center, his face full of horror.
"What happened?" General Pershing asked quickly, fearing that something would happen at this time. For example, the Chinese launched a large-scale attack.
"General! Lieutenant General Richard led his army to surrender to the Chinese!" said the communication officer with a sad face.
"What? Richard surrendered to the Chinese?" both General Pershing and General Davis exclaimed.
Admiral Pershing shook his body and almost fell to the ground. This shows how big the news of Lieutenant General Richard's surrender brought him!
"Coward! That guy Richard is just a coward! He still has more than 100,000 troops. If he relies on solid fortifications, he can withstand the Chinese for more than two days. How could he surrender to the Chinese?
?” Admiral Davis cursed. Lieutenant General Richard's unexpected surrender completely disrupted their plans, which made Admiral Davis curse fiercely. However, they seemed to have forgotten,
The reason why Lieutenant General Richard surrendered to China was entirely because they decided to abandon Lieutenant General Richard and his army. In order to save his life, he had no choice but to surrender.
"Davis, it's useless to say these things now! The Chinese must be rushing to Mexico City. You go to the barracks immediately and order all troops to be prepared to evacuate!" General Pershing said with a calm face. Originally, they planned to do so.
We started preparing for the evacuation this morning, but now we have to go ahead! The Chinese army is rushing towards Mexico City. If they move a little slower, they will not be able to retreat!