On February 28, the war continued in the St. Louis Valley. However, the attacking troops had been replaced by the 113th Regiment of the 11th Infantry Division. The defensive US troops were also replaced by the 45th Division to the 46th Division.
The 45th Division, which suffered heavy losses, has been withdrawn and rested. Although, compared with the previous 41st Division, the 45th Division suffered a smaller loss, if they continue to fight, they will definitely follow the footsteps of the 41st Division.
. Therefore, Major General John Pershing had to agree to the retreat of the 45th Division.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Before the attack, the two sides seemed to be routinely engaged in fierce artillery battles. However, even with the strengthening of the artillery of the Second Army, the US military still could not gain an advantage in artillery attacks.
Since the war began, their artillery has been suppressed.
Major General John Pershing's face was a little unfavorable. His third army had suffered a considerable loss now. The first army was raided by Chinese cavalry again, and an infantry division had been crippled, which made
Major General James Bell, the commander of the First Army, had to march carefully. If he wanted to arrive at San Luis Potosi, he would not know how long he would have to wait. This also brought a shadow to the hearts of the US military officers and soldiers.
"Occurrence!" Half an hour after the artillery fire was prepared, the 113th Regiment of the Chinese Army launched an attack on the US positions. During the battle two days ago, the first line of defense built by the US military in the St. Louis Valley was almost completely destroyed.
Even though the US military strengthened its defense line in the gaps in the battle, these defense lines were destroyed again in the next wave of attacks. After the defense line was destroyed, the US military suffered even more casualties!
"Heavy machine gun. Suppress the enemy! Mortar. Knock off the enemy's firepower point! Infantry charge!" A platoon leader issued an order less than five hundred meters away from the US military's position. They had a heavy machine gun and a
The 60mm mortar, and at the same time, there are three light machine guns, which can provide powerful fire support to the troops.
"Dadada!" A few minutes later, the light and heavy machine guns fired together, and the dense firepower immediately suppressed the defensive US military's firepower. All US soldiers who dared to emerge were killed by dense bullets.
"Boom!" The mortar opened fire immediately, and the target was the heavy machine gun fire point in the US position that was constantly firing. A shell fell and hit the fire point. The fire point of the civil structure could not resist the mortar at all.
The shells, during the explosion, were directly blown away!
When the heavy machine gun fire point on the US military position was pulled out, the Chinese soldiers lying on the ground jumped up and rushed towards the US military position, just like a tiger falling from the mountain!
The 46th Division of the US Army was one of the last several units established by the US Army. Except for the officers, the rest of the soldiers were almost all recruited. When they entered the barracks, these recruits were full of energy. However, after experiencing the
After a few days of hard battle, all of these recruits grew up. In other words, they realized the cruelty of the war. The tragic appearance of the 41st and 45th Divisions that had been removed before gave the soldiers of the 46th Division of the US Army.
It was a great shock. Therefore, when facing the fierce attack of the Chinese team, the soldiers of the 46th Division were involuntarily frightened, which also affected their combat effectiveness.
At 10 a.m., several US defense lines were broken through by the Chinese ** team. The soldiers of the 113th Regiment of the Chinese Army immediately began to expand their results after breaking through the US military's positions. For a moment, the entire US defense line was in turmoil.
.And Major General He Bingju, the commander of the 11th Division, keenly realized that this was a good opportunity to break through the US military's position. He immediately ordered the 112th Regiment and the division's guard battalion to join the battle.
The joining of the new force became the last straw that crushed the US military. Under the fierce attack of the Central Team, the 46th Division of the US military collapsed. Countless soldiers fled backwards in a panic, and the front-line positions were completely lost.
Being under the control of the Central ** team.
After taking over the first line of defense of the US military, the Chinese team took advantage of the situation to attack the second line of defense of the US military. However, the 43rd Division of the US military was already on the verge of battle. At the same time, the 45th Division of the US military that had been retreated before and
The 41st Division also joined the battle under the strict order of Major General John Pershing. After a day of fierce fighting, the Chinese team was unable to break through the second line of defense of the US military, but also successfully pushed forward the show.
Many. Moreover, after the first line of defense of the US military was broken through, morale was greatly affected. In the view of China, it is inevitable to break through the second line of defense of the US military!
For the US military, the situation was already very critical. During the three-day battle, the US Third Army had suffered heavy losses. The Century Team opposite seemed to suffer very minor losses and its attack power was still very strong.
If this continues, it will be a matter of time before the US military is defeated. Therefore, that night, Major General John Pershing rushed back to San Luis Potosi again to find Lieutenant General John Bates to discuss countermeasures.
"Lieutenant General, the situation is already very dangerous. In a short period of time, the First Army has been unable to arrive, and we can no longer count on them. The battle on the front line is very bad, because the artillery has been suppressed, and we are ours
The casualties are very large. The Third Army has lost more than half of it! And, more serious, the morale of the army is very low at present. If the fight continues, the Third Army may not last long!" Major General John Pershing was serious.
Said.
Lieutenant General John Bates also frowned. He never expected the situation to develop like this. He originally thought that the victory must belong to the United States, with 150,000 US troops and more than 50,000 CNZ teams.
But unexpectedly, the battle is now like this. The combat effectiveness of the Chinese team is so strong and the tactics are changing, which are far superior to the US Army. It seems that the US Army still has a long way to go if it wants to catch up with the Chinese Army.
A long way to go!
"Major General James Bell just sent a telegram. Today, they were attacked by Chinese cavalry more than 20 times. They only advanced ten kilometers all day today! If this continues, they may not be able to reach San Luis Poto
Come to support us!" Lieutenant General John Bates sighed. Without the support of the First Army, he was really not sure to defeat the opposite Chinese team without the support of the Second Army and the Third Army in his hands!
This put him in extreme embarrassment.
"Lieutenant General, we must find a way to solve the current crisis. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to win this battle. If we are defeated, the Chinese will be able to drive straight into the northern border area of Mexico, and before us
All efforts were in vain!" Major General John Pershing said.
Lieutenant General John Bates couldn't help but change his face. If they were defeated, the front line would likely advance to the US border. Even if the Chinese would not risk attacking the US mainland, the US mainland would be in the long run.
The Chinese threats. When the Chinese seized Hawaii from the United States, it had already posed a huge threat to the west coast of the United States, forcing the United States to invest a lot of manpower and material resources into the West Coast defense line. Once China threatens the United States from northern Mexico
The United States needs to pay more! At the same time, from his own perspective, he also does not want to see failure! As an outstanding general in the US Army, he is very likely to replace the current Chief of Staff of the Army.
Lieutenant General Nader Chafe. But if this battle fails, he will never be able to be the position of Chief of Staff of the Army!
"So, General Pershing, what can we do to change the situation now?" asked Lieutenant General John Bates. He knew that he might not be as young as this general in war!
"General Bates, I suggest giving up the St. Louis Valley defense line immediately," said Major General John Pershing.
"What? Give up the front position? How can this work? The Chinese cross the St. Louis Valley and can directly attack St. Louis Potosi!" Lieutenant General John Bates shouted. He never expected that Major General Pershing would be the first to attack St. Louis Potosi!"
It's actually this suggestion.
"Lieutenant General, if you continue to defend the St. Louis Valley, the Third Army will lose all in only two days. And the Third Army is completely destroyed. Can the Second Army defend San Luis Potosi by relying solely on the Second Army?
?After the remaining troops of the Third Army retreated, we can use the defense of San Luis Potosi to fight street battles with the Chinese. We have sufficient military strength advantages, and we do not suffer any losses in street battles. Moreover, although San Luis Potosi
It is not big, but the buildings are also relatively dense, which will greatly weaken the Chinese artillery advantage!" Major General Pershing persuaded!
Lieutenant General John Bates hesitated, although the Second Army had not been idle these days, and had been renovating the city defense of San Luis Potosi, almost building San Luis Potosi into a fortress. However, because
Lack of materials, and the defense may not be very strong! Lieutenant General John Bates, who had planned to use the Third Army to fight against the Chinese in the St. Louis Valley to maximize the consumption of the Chinese troops, and then the Second Army in
Victory. In this way, he will receive great merits and even use it to replace Lieutenant General Anard Chaffey as the next chief of staff of the US Army. But now it seems that his intention is going to be ruined!
Of course, if he was defeated, he would suffer greater losses. Therefore, he had to consider accepting Major General John Pershing's advice.
"Well, Major General Pershing, the Third Army can withdraw from San Luis Potosi. But how do we need to win this war?" Lieutenant General John Bates did not give up the hope of winning!
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