The first thousand one hundred and thirty nine chapters forced crossing
At 7 o'clock in the morning, most of the US troops had just woken up and were queuing up to receive breakfast after washing. However, the sudden and intensive explosions made the US officers and soldiers panic. Even though they knew that the Chinese would call sooner or later.
. However, when this moment really came, they still felt frightened!
"Quick! Prepare to fight, the Chinese are coming!" Some US military officers reacted and ordered loudly. Under their driving, some ignorant US soldiers began to drop their rice bowls to receive breakfast.
, took their weapons and rushed towards the position. And those American soldiers who had been holding on to the position immediately hid in the shell-proof holes that had been built before.
General Pershing's headquarters is located by a small lake five kilometers north of Laredo. It has beautiful scenery and a large forest. Setting up the headquarters here can effectively prevent bombing by the Chinese Air Force.
The antenna of the headquarters can also be hidden in the woods, making it less likely to be discovered by the Chinese. In previous wars, the headquarters of US military officers were discovered several times, and then the Chinese
The Air Force used fighter planes to attack the US military headquarters. When the commander was killed, the US military command also became chaotic, giving the Chinese army an opportunity to break through the US military defense lines. Therefore, General Pershing is now very
Pay attention to this aspect of defense. After all, it doesn't matter if he dies, but if the US military is broken through by the Chinese army due to chaotic command, that is not what he wants to see!
At 7 o'clock in the morning, General Pershing had already gotten up, moved his body briefly, and walked into the office after washing up. He started eating breakfast while reading the latest information. General Pershing's breakfast was very simple.
A piece of bread with a little butter and a glass of milk. Now because a large number of young and middle-aged people are being drafted into the army, there is a shortage of labor in the United States and food production is inevitably affected. Now, Theodore.
President Roosevelt has ordered the United States to start saving food. If we continue to waste food unscrupulously, it is very likely to cause famine, which is very detrimental to the domestic stability of the United States!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The sound of explosions came one after another. When General Pershing heard the sound, he stood up from his chair.
"What's going on? Have the Chinese started to attack us?" General Pershing shouted loudly toward the door. Based on his experience, he could naturally hear that this was the sound of heavy artillery bombardment by the Chinese army. Although, in
After the U.S. Army Air Forces suffered a disastrous defeat, he had already predicted that this day would come soon, but after the Chinese army actually started to attack, he was still a little worried. The defense line he presided over could really withstand the Chinese army's attack.
? If it cannot be stopped, what should he do? What should the United States do?
"General, the Chinese artillery bombardment. They launched a fierce artillery bombardment on our defense line over hundreds of kilometers. Preliminary estimates indicate that they invested at least a thousand heavy artillery pieces and more than two thousand small-caliber artillery pieces! Hold the line of defense.
All the soldiers have retreated
We are in the air raid shelter, our losses are not big. It’s just that some defenses were destroyed by Chinese shelling!” General Davis ran into General Pershing’s office and reported to General Pershing. He
They only arrived at the Rio Grande defense line three days ago.
General Pershing personally reported to Theodore.
President Roosevelt pleaded for mercy, so he was exempted from prosecution by a military court. His chief of staff in the Mexican battlefield, Lieutenant General Cole, was not so lucky. He was directly sentenced to five years in prison by a military court for command errors and war crimes.
.This made General Davis feel grateful to General Pershing from the bottom of his heart. If General Pershing hadn't found a way to save him this time, he would have been dead.
"With more than 3,000 artillery pieces, it seems that the Chinese are preparing to launch an attack this time. Can their crossing point be determined?" General Pershing asked. Now, what the US military can probably do is after the Chinese army launches an attack,
Resist the attack of the Chinese army and prevent the Chinese army from setting foot on the north bank of the Rio Grande!
"Currently, the Chinese have not started to cross the river. However, we guess that there are two main places where the Chinese crossed the river. One is 20 kilometers west of Laredo, where the river is relatively narrow, only more than 140 meters. The other is
It is ten kilometers south of Laredo. Although the river there is more than two hundred meters wide,
But the river is relatively gentle, and there is a sandbar in the center of the river. The Chinese are likely to use this as a place to cross the river!" General Davis said. Although the Chinese army launched a fierce shelling on the hundreds of kilometers of defense line, the US military
It is still possible to judge the general crossing point of the Chinese army based on the terrain.
"Order the armies in these two places to strengthen their defenses. Once the Chinese want to cross the river, they must be sunk in the river! Inside, I want the corpses of the Chinese to cover the Rio Grande and let their blood dye the water red.
!" A murderous look flashed in General Pershing's eyes. During several battles with the Chinese army,
The U.S. military suffered a disastrous defeat, with as many as two to three million troops killed or captured. Moreover, these battles were basically commanded by General Pershing. This has always made him feel a deep shame, and
This time, he seems to have a chance to avenge his shame!
"Yes, General! The troops on the front line have been prepared for battle. No matter where the Chinese choose to land, they will suffer a devastating blow. The Rio Grande defense line will make them bloody for a long time.
The Rio Grande will become the grave of the Chinese!" General Davis said confidently. Even the disastrous defeat of the U.S. Army Air Forces did not seem to affect their confidence.
"Order the artillery to pay attention to concealment and avoid engaging in artillery battles with the Chinese. Our target is the Chinese army crossing the river, not their artillery. In addition, order the air defense troops to pay attention to air defense. Once the Chinese aircraft appear, they must not be allowed to interfere with them.
Our defense!" General Davis said seriously. If he was still worried about anything,
Probably the Chinese Air Force. After two weeks of fighting, the Chinese Air Force successfully destroyed thousands of U.S. Army Air Force fighters, while their own losses were not significant. This made General Pershing angry.
, rushed to the scene and had no choice. After all, compared with the Chinese Air Force, the U.S. Army Air Force has great inherent shortcomings!
"Yes, General!" General Davis nodded. The most important task of the US military is to defend the line of defense, not to defeat the Chinese army. In other words, the current US military does not have the absolute strength to defeat the Chinese army. They must first
Self-protection is all that matters. The most critical factor in holding the line of defense is to prevent the Chinese from landing on the north bank of the Rio Grande. As long as the Chinese troops cannot land, then the line of defense of the Rio Grande will be impregnable!
The violent bombardment lasted for more than half an hour. During this half hour, the Chinese army's nearly 3,000 artillery pieces of large and small calibers fired a full 150,000 artillery shells. These artillery shells almost destroyed the US military's
Hundreds of kilometers of defense lines were completely plowed. Many US military fortifications were also destroyed. Especially those with civil structures were completely blown away.
As for the firepower points made of reinforced concrete, they are much stronger. As long as they are not directly hit by large-caliber heavy artillery shells, they will be fine.
Ten kilometers south of Nuevo Laredo, the banks of the Rio Grande have turned into aquatic weeds, and small boats are hidden among the weeds. With the help of lush aquatic plants, soldiers from a battalion of the 231st Regiment of the 23rd Division of the Chinese Army,
Hidden inside. They will
As the first wave of troops to cross the river, after the order is issued, they will rush out of the water plants in small boats and reach the sandbar in the center of the river in the shortest time. Although the river surface is only about a hundred meters at the moment, rowing with all their strength
If it's a paddle, probably
It takes two or three minutes to reach the center of the river. However, within these few minutes, even after boarding the sandbar, they will be hit by fierce firepower from the US military. This battalion is destined to be in this battle.
There would be heavy losses. However, even if they knew that this would be the case, no one quit. They were all soldiers of the empire, and they were fighting against the Americans under the orders of His Majesty the Emperor. Even if they faced mountains of swords and seas of fire, or a narrow escape, they would still
Won't back down.
The US military had previously prepared to blow up the bridges along the Rio Grande River, and burned all the ships, leaving nothing for the Chinese army. The Chinese army transferred thousands of marines from the navy to land.
The kind of small boat used during the war. This small boat is about six meters long and less than two meters wide. It can carry an infantry squad of soldiers and their equipment. In addition, the Chinese army also cut down trees during this period, zero
A number of small boats were built at that time, all of which were hidden among the water plants on the south bank of the Rio Grande.
At 7:36 in the morning, the order to cross the river was given. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the 231st Regiment rushed out of the water and grass in hundreds of small boats and rushed towards the sandbank a hundred meters away. They all knew that although the sandbank was also
It's not safe, but at least you can be down to earth and launch a counterattack against the US military. Unlike when you are on a ship, you can only passively withstand US military attacks.
Hundreds of small boats rushed towards the sandbank quickly, like arrows leaving the string. On each boat, six soldiers rowed the oars desperately, making the boat very fast. In addition, each infantry squadron
The attached light machine gun was also set up on the bow of the ship and began to pour bullets across the river.