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At 9 a.m. on January 24, 1904, after President Theodore Roosevelt reached an agreement in the cabinet on sending troops to intervene in the Mexican Civil War, U.S. Secretary of War Eli Hurt convened senior army and navy officials to discuss the plan to send troops to Mexico. Although the cabinet It has been agreed to send troops to Mexico, but the number of troops to be sent and the scale of the war need to be carefully discussed.
"Everyone, the Mexicans can't stand it any longer. We must send troops to Mexico within two weeks. Otherwise, the Díaz government will be finished!" War Minister Elihu Ruter said to everyone.
"The navy may not be able to contribute much in this battle. Our main fleet lost a main ship in the Mediterranean naval battle. From the current point of view, it is not the opponent of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet. In addition, Panama The canal is still under construction. If the Navy wants to go to the Pacific to fight, it will have to detour to Cape Horn in South America. After a long voyage, the fleet will not have the strength to fight the Chinese!" Secretary of the Navy William Henry Moody said. In this case In war, the navy is destined to only play a supporting role.
Admiral William Benson, commander of the East Coast Fleet of the U.S. Navy, and Vice Adm. Robert Koontz, commander of the West Coast Fleet, both nodded. The East Coast Fleet is the main fleet of the U.S. Navy. All battleships are in the East Coast Fleet, and there are only some cruisers in the West Coast Fleet. and destroyers, they are no match for the Chinese. The current power structure of the U.S. Navy is mainly two fleets under the Department of the Navy, and there is no operations department or military command department.
Elixirut nodded. In this war, the Army will undoubtedly be the main force. The current U.S. Navy does not have the strength to confront the Chinese Navy. Moreover, if it does not want to expand the war into a full-scale war with the Chinese If so, the U.S. Navy had better not act rashly. At most, it can only perform some escort and transportation tasks.
"Lieutenant General Chaffee, does the Army Staff have any specific plans?" Elihu Root asked. Lieutenant General Chaffee is obviously the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, whose full name is Anad Chafee. The original Chief of Staff was Sa Samuel Young. However, Lieutenant General Samuel Young suffered a disastrous defeat in the war with the Chinese in the last war. After the war, he was directly transferred to a casual post, and the post of chief of staff also Lieutenant General Anad Chafee took over.
"Your Excellency, the Army Staff has already started planning as early as when the squadron invaded Mexico. According to the intelligence we have now, the Chinese have invested a Marine Division, an Army Infantry Division, an Artillery Brigade, and a Cavalry in Mexico. brigade and a baggage brigade, with a total strength of more than 50,000 troops. If the Chinese have no plan to further increase their troops, we will have to invest at least 100,000 people to be able to secure Mexico. If we want to defeat the squadron, we will have to invest at least 100,000 troops. Fifty thousand people will do. At the same time, we must leave enough reserves to prevent the Chinese from investing more troops!" U.S. Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Anad Chafee said.
"150,000 people?" Secretary of War Eli Hurt frowned. The current total strength of the U.S. Army is only more than 700,000. Excluding other categories of officers and military academy personnel, there are only 50 combat troops. division, only 600,000 people. Investing 150,000 people in Mexico is equivalent to investing a quarter of the troops. Moreover, this is only a preliminary plan. Once the Chinese continue to increase their troops, the US military will also More troops must be sent.
"Your Excellency, the Chinese still have two infantry divisions and several brigades in Hawaii. If these troops also enter Mexico to fight, then we will have to prepare to invest more troops. Moreover, the Chinese army seems to have begun to
have been mobilized." Lieutenant General Anad Chafee reminded. Of course, he personally believes that the Chinese army will not surrender.
Entering Mexico. It is more than 13,000 kilometers from China to Mexico and takes nearly a month. But the United States is different. To enter Mexico from the United States, you only need to cross the border. In addition, he believes that,
China does not want to fight a full-scale war with the United States now. Therefore, the Chinese will not easily mobilize a huge army.
"So, do our current army forces need to be mobilized?" Elihurut asked.
"Not needed at the moment!" Lieutenant General Anad Chaffee replied.
"Okay! Tell me your specific plan!" Elihurut said.
"Your Excellency Minister, the Army Staff plans to transfer the 12th, 15th, 17th and 19th Divisions from the West Coast, plus two heavy artillery regiments and two cavalry regiments to form the First Army, which will enter Mexico from Arizona. In addition, from the southern region
The 26th, 28th, 34th and 36th divisions, plus two heavy artillery regiments and two cavalry regiments, formed the Second Army. The 41st, 43rd, 45th and 46th divisions plus two heavy artillery regiments
regiment and two cavalry regiments to form the Third Army. The Second Army and the Third Army entered Mexico from Texas. The attack target of the First Army was the Pacific coast of Mexico to prevent the Chinese from continuing to send troops to land in Mexico.
The Second Army and the Third Army will advance towards Mexico City to rescue the Díaz government. However, the prerequisite is that Díaz can persist until our reinforcements arrive!" Lieutenant General Anad Chafee said.
"Would it be too difficult to use two armies to deal with the main force of the Chinese? In addition, the Chinese have dispatched a lot of warships on the Pacific coast of Mexico. If the army fights within the range of the Chinese navy's naval guns, I am afraid it will suffer a loss
During the battle of the British and French allied forces attacking Port Said,
It has been proved. In coastal operations, if there is no cover from the navy and the army is exposed to the navy's cannons, it will be a disaster!" Elihu Rut reminded. The battle of the British and French coalition forces attacking Port Said
, has become a negative teaching material for countries around the world to learn from.
"The operational scope of the First Army will be controlled twenty kilometers away from the coast. Their main task is to cut off the Chinese's logistical supply lines. As long as the Chinese's logistical supply lines can be cut off, then with the Second Army and the Third Army
With their strength, it is not a big problem to defeat the main force of the Chinese!" Lieutenant General Anad Chafee said.
"Okay! Who is the commander of this battle?" Elihu Rut asked. In the last war, the disastrous defeat of the US military was not unrelated to the incompetence of the commander Samir Yang. Therefore, this
The choice of a commander must be made carefully.
"Your Excellency, the Commander of the First Corps will be Major General James Bell. The Commander of the Second Corps will be Lieutenant General John Bates. The Commander of the Third Corps will be Major General John Pershing. Lieutenant General John Bates.
Will serve as the commander of this Mexican operation!" Anad Chafee replied in the middle.
Minister Eli Hurt nodded. Lieutenant General John Bates is a famous general in the U.S. Army. He is also one of the main commanders of the defense line built by the United States on the West Coast. He is now fifty-eight years old and was once a
A strong contender for the Army Chief of Staff! It would be safer if he were to command this battle!
"Your Excellency Minister Rutte, the Chinese are almost approaching Mexico City. If we attack from northern Mexico to the south step by step, we may not be able to make it in time. If possible, we can send an army from the sea to the Gulf Coast.
Land and head straight to Mexico City!" Admiral William Benson, commander of the U.S. Navy's East Coast Fleet, suggested.
Elihurut hesitated for a moment, but finally shook his head. Unless both the Second Army and the Third Army entered Mexico from the sea, otherwise, if only one army was sent to reach Mexico City from the sea, then it would be given to the Chinese
Deliver food. In addition, the U.S. Army was very cautious about this battle, entering northern Mexico from U.S. soil.
If the war does not go well, they can quickly get reinforcements or even withdraw into the country. As long as the Chinese do not intend to fight a full-scale war with the United States, then the Chinese will not attack the United States. However, if they arrive directly from the sea
As for Mexico City, if the war doesn't go well, it won't be that easy to retreat to the country.
Admiral William Benson was about to say something, but he was stopped by the eyes of Navy Secretary William Henry Moody. There are also deep conflicts between the U.S. Army and Navy. The Army will bear the responsibility for the first two defeats.
, everything is blamed on the Navy. And now, the Navy
Crazy shipbuilding has squeezed out a lot of military spending, which makes the Army very dissatisfied. This time the battle into Mexico was completely led by the Army, and the Navy was just a supporting role. Therefore, Secretary of the Navy William Henry Moody did not
I am willing to conflict with the Army in this regard.
"The specific plan will be implemented in accordance with the plan of the Army Staff! We will inform the Mexican government and let them persist for as long as possible!" Elihu Root said.
Three days later, the first U.S. military unit, the 12th Division stationed in southern Arizona, crossed the border and entered Mexico. The government troops in northern Mexico had already received the order. Not only did they not resist the U.S. troops, but
Lead the way for them and push southward.
For a time, the situation in Mexico became complicated again. It turned out that the squadron was invincible in Mexico, and almost everyone believed that the overthrow of the Díaz government in Mexico was a certainty. But now the United States has intervened, and with the
With the entry of the American team, the war situation in Mexico is once again full of variables. Although the Chinese army is powerful, after all, the United States has advantages in geographical location and people. It is still unclear who will win in the end!