Eight hundred and ninety-sixth U.S. military offensive
"General, the Chief of Staff called!" A communication officer handed over a telegram to Lieutenant General Pershing.
Lieutenant General Pershing took the telegram and looked at it, his face suddenly became serious, and then ordered: "Call the commanders of each army to the war room and hold a meeting immediately!"
The content of the telegram is very simple, Leonard, Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
Lieutenant General Wood informed Lieutenant General Pershing that the U.S. fleet had completed the mission of destroying the Chinese Navy's Santa Cruz Island Naval Base and Tumaco Naval Base. However, the U.S. fleet suffered a considerable loss, and now the fleet is ready to withdraw to the Atlantic Ocean.
As the US fleet withdraws to the Atlantic Ocean, the sea control power in the Eastern Pacific will be returned to the hands of the Chinese Navy. China can send reinforcements to Mexico continuously through sea transportation, and it is estimated that the first batch of reinforcements will arrive in two weeks.
,U.S. Army Chief of Staff Leonard.
Lieutenant General Wood asked Lieutenant General Pershing to seize the time and defeat the Chinese army in Mexico as soon as possible, completely drive the Chinese army into the sea, and take the initiative in the war!
Ten minutes later, Lieutenant General Pershing appeared in the combat room. Only eight commanders attended the combat meeting. The other two commanders were in Chihuahua and Sonora on the back of Mexico and were unable to attend the meeting.
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"Everyone, I just received a telegram from His Excellency the Chief of Staff that the fleet had completed the scheduled combat mission, but it had suffered a lot of losses. They were ready to withdraw to the Atlantic Ocean. Therefore, there was not much time left for us! We must start as soon as possible
Attack on the Chinese!" Lieutenant General Pershing said seriously. Originally, he was still waiting for the US fleet to attack the Pearl Harbor Naval Base and destroy all Chinese naval bases in the Eastern Pacific. In that case, China would like to send reinforcements to Mexico
Or it would be even more difficult to attack the West Coast of the United States. However, he did not expect that the US fleet would not dare to go north to attack the Pearl Harbor Naval Base!
"How can this be done? With the Pearl Harbor base as support, they can use it as a transit place and continue to send reinforcements to Mexico. It will be even more difficult for us to defeat the Chinese!" A middle-aged man
Major General complained that he was the commander of the 11th Army of the 11th Army of the US Army and an old subordinate of Lieutenant General Pershing. In fact, half of the ten US Army of the South Front were in this time.
He is an old subordinate of Lieutenant General Pershing. In addition to the commander of the 11th Army, Major General George, there are commander of the 12th Army, Major General Moon, Commander of the 14th Army, Major General Davis, Commander of the 16th Army, Major General Clark, Commander of the 19th Army,
Commander Major General Richard.
"Okay, don't complain. The situation is already like this, and complaining has no effect. We can do what we can do, even if we use this time to complete our combat goals! The combat preparations of each army have been completed, right?"
Will ask.
Everyone nodded. Their eight armies will be the main force in attacking southern Mexico. The other two armies, Chihuahua and Sonora, launched an attack, but only restrained the attack. In addition, Di
The 200,000 Mexican troops of the Yas government will also cooperate with the US military to fight. However, although these Mexican troops, composed of mobs, are equipped with weapons provided by the United States, they only know how much combat effectiveness they have.
But what is certain is that these Mexican troops are definitely useless!
"Since all the troops are ready, then the attack begins the morning after tomorrow! The 11th Army and the 13th Army will attack from Tamaulipas to San Luis Potosi! The 12th Army and the 5th Army will be reborn from the new
Anhrain launched an attack on San Luis Potosi.
The 14th Army, the 16th Army, the 17th Army and the 19th Army attacked the Sacketcas State from Coavila. After taking this place, they continued to go south, cut off the retreat of the Chinese, and encircled and annihilated the San Luis Potosi.
The main force of the Chinese!" Lieutenant General Pershing ordered. In the last Mexican War, San Luis Potosi was the place where the two armies of China and the United States fought decisively. This time, this war once again became the place of decisive battle!
"Yes, general!" Several commanders took the order one after another.
After the meeting, they returned to their respective troops overnight. The attack was about to begin and they had no extra time. It is still very beneficial for the US military to launch an attack now. The US military's strength in northern Mexico is five times that of the Chinese army.
The equipment of the US military is not much worse than that of the Chinese army. The only gap is in terms of individual soldiers' quality. But the gap is not very big. With a huge advantage in military strength, there should be no big problem for the US military to win.
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Compared with the US military with 500,000 troops, the Chinese army deployed in Mexico seems very weak. The Chinese army deployed in Mexico are mainly the 11th Division, the 12th Division and the 68th Division of the Sixth Army.
The division, the artillery brigade, the cavalry brigade, the guard brigade, the engineering brigade, the baggage brigade and the military field hospital, had a total force of about 100,000. In addition, there were twenty-five divisions to the Mexican government troops. However, these Mexican governments
Although the army is equipped with the BB Army's standard equipment and is trained by officers sent by the Chinese Army for several years, even China cannot guarantee how much combat power they can exert when they arrive on the battlefield. After all, ordinary exercises
There is still a big difference from actual combat. In addition, the twenty-five divisions of the Mexican government army are light infantry divisions, and the artillery and cavalry were weakened, and their firepower was not as good as those of the Chinese Army's infantry divisions. Each division only has
More than 12,000 people. After China and the United States declared war, according to the original treaty, the command of the Mexican government forces had been handed over to the Chinese garrison. So far, except for five of the 25 divisions of the Mexican Army.
The division stayed outside Mexico City and the southern region, and the remaining twenty divisions had all gathered on the front line!
San Luis Potosi, which has become the headquarters of the Sixth Army of the Central Army. The more than 100,000 troops of the Sixth Army and the 20 divisions of the Mexican government forces are all gathered in the city of Bayes from the east.
It is on the 400-kilometer-long defense line in the west. San Luis Potosi, Sacketcas and Bayes City are the three support points on this defense line, located in the center of St. Louis
Potosi and Sacketkas in the west are the most important, and the Chinese army has also deployed heavy troops in these two cities.
The large-scale assembly of US troops in northern Mexico has also attracted the attention of China. The Chinese army and the Mexican government forces are ready to resist the US attack. Everyone knows that the strength of the US military is much stronger than the China-Mexican coalition forces, so
, This battle will be very difficult. But neither the Sixth Army of the Chinese Army nor the Mexican government forces have a way out. Although the Chinese army is the primary target of the US military to eliminate, the Mexican government forces will not let go.
The US government has always supported the Dias administration on its back and is very hating the Madero government in the south, which makes the Madero government unable to follow China to the point of being black!
The sudden attack of the US military caught China off guard, and reinforcements sent by the General Staff arrived in Hawaii. Moreover, the Seventh Army would set off from Hawaii and head to Mexico after confirming the security of the Eastern Pacific. Therefore, at least two
The reinforcements will not arrive in Mexico after the week. In other words, the Sixth Army and the Mexican government will arrive at the US military for at least two weeks or even longer. As long as this period of time is spent, the situation of the war will be beneficial as soon as the Chinese reinforcements arrive.
China's aspect has developed!
On the morning of September 19, General Gao Chang, commander of the Sixth Army of the Chinese Army, also held an operational meeting. In addition to the three division commanders and several brigade commanders of the Sixth Army, there were also Mexican Army Minister Pan Qiao.
Villa and some Mexican government forces generals, although Pancho.
Villa performed very poorly a few years ago, but in order to control the Mexican government forces, China still allowed him to stay in the position of the Army Minister. However, the main generals of the Mexican government forces were almost all trained by China.
Of, Pan Qiao.
Villa has been completely undermined. This makes Pan Qiao, who has a strong desire for power.
Villa was very dissatisfied, but there was no way!
"Everyone, based on the information we have obtained, the US military will launch an attack in the near future. Now, the strength comparison between the enemy and us is very clear. We are temporarily at a disadvantage. The US military has gathered more than 500,000 troops this time, and there are three more people.
The army supported by the 100,000 Dias government. And we, the Chinese-Mexico coalition forces, all together, only more than 300,000 people. However, what I want to tell you is that we are not without hope in this battle.
The reinforcements sent by China to Mexico are already on the way and will arrive in Mexico in two weeks. After that, reinforcements will continue to arrive. As long as we have survived this period of time, we will be able to regain the initiative on the battlefield!" Gao
General Chang said!
"General Gao, the Americans are powerful, so it may be difficult for us to defend the defense line. Otherwise, we should retreat first!" Pan Qiao.
Villa suggested.
"If we can't reach the US attack, we will retreat. But not now. If we retreat without a shot, that's not OK! We have been building this line of defense for several years, and it's just the time to play a role.
.At least, we have to wait until the Americans are bleeding on the defense line before retreating!" Admiral Gao Chang insisted.
Pan Qiao.
Although Villa disagreed with General Gao Chang's view, he had no choice but to do anything. The generals of the Mexican government forces would not listen to him at all!
At 8 a.m. on September 20, the US military launched a fierce attack on the Chinese and Mexican government forces from three directions, and the Mexican war broke out again!