On July 3, the forward of the Chinese army arrived less than a kilometer away from Mexico City. This made Mexican President Madero very nervous. He ordered the garrison in Mexico City to enter the highest alert state. Once the Chinese army entered
Mexico City's intention is to launch an attack immediately, and it cannot be done under any circumstances.
Let the Chinese army enter Mexico City. At the same time, Madero also desperately sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Pershing, asking him to come as soon as possible to rescue Mexico City. Madero knew that if the Chinese army wanted to attack Mexico City, only with the weapons in his hand
The two divisions could not reach the Chinese army's attack no matter what.
Therefore, he can only place his hopes on the Americans, and even hope that the Chinese army will not attack Mexico City. After all, it is very unwise to attack Mexico City at this time when there are a large number of US troops pursuing them.
If the Chinese army wants to escape, they have to rush to the Pacific coast quickly. Only when reinforcements arrive will they have the capital to fight the US military!
"Your Excellency, the Chinese will be able to arrive in Mexico City this afternoon at most. What should we do? Should we follow General Pershing's order and send troops to intercept the Chinese?" suggested Finance Minister Karls, who had already defected to the United States.
"Your Excellency Carls, we only have two divisions with less than 25,000 people. It is difficult to defend Mexico City. If we send troops to intercept the Chinese at this time, isn't it asking for death?" President Madero immediately rejected this.
Suggestion. As long as the Chinese army does not attack Mexico City, he will thank God for his blessing. How dare he take the initiative to provoke the Chinese!
"But, Mr. President, if we don't obey General Pershing's orders, will he do something bad to us?" Commerce Secretary Taylor said with some worry.
"Hmph! We have fulfilled our obligations. If I hadn't asked Carter to let go of the defense line, would the Americans have been able to break through the Querétaro defense line so smoothly? If you want us to intercept the Chinese, no way!" Ma
DeRo's words are very firm. The Mexican government
He knew very well how powerful the army was. If the garrison of Mexico City was really sent to intercept the Chinese, the Chinese would probably only need to send two regiments of troops to defeat these two divisions.
Maybe even Mexico City will have to be lost.
"You two don't need to persuade me anymore, I will not let the defenders of Mexico City intercept the Chinese! I will not do such a thankless thing!" Madero said firmly. He
He was even prepared. Once the Chinese made an appearance of attacking Mexico City, he would flee immediately. Knowing the strength of the Chinese army, he did not have the courage to fight the Chinese army!
Seeing this, Karls and Taylor had no choice but to say nothing more. They came this time at the request of U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Dirac, but they also knew that Madero was no longer the former resistance to Dirac.
Yas assured Madero. After being president for many years, Madero has become cautious. To be precise, he has become timid!
What made Madero relieved was that the Chinese army took the initiative to move southwest when they were still ten kilometers away from Mexico City and did not continue to march towards Mexico City. This made Madero and others very lucky.
"General, the Chinese have bypassed Mexico City. Now they are rapidly moving southwest. It can be initially judged that their destination is Acapulco." A staff officer reported to Lieutenant General Pershing.
"How far is the distance between us and the Chinese?" Lieutenant General Pershing asked with a frown.
"The distance between the 11th Army at the front and the main force of the Chinese is more than 60 kilometers. The Chinese cavalry units have been attacking the 11th Army, and the 11th Army cannot pursue the Chinese at full speed. The distance between the two sides,
There is a trend of further expansion!" the staff officer reported.
"Where's that damn Madero guy? Didn't I order him to send troops to intercept the Chinese?" Lieutenant General Pershing cursed secretly.
"General, Madero rejected our request. The troops he controlled stayed in Mexico City until the Chinese passed through Mexico City, without any intention of blocking it. Madero had already been frightened by the Chinese.
He simply does not have the courage to confront the Chinese
!" said the staff officer. If Madero's army can block the Chinese army for even half a day, the US military will be able to catch up with the Chinese army. By then, the US military will be able to use its superior strength to completely annihilate the Chinese army and win the war.
Biggest victory ever!
"Hmph! That coward! Fortunately, he is still the president of a country and has no courage at all!" Lieutenant General Pershing scolded with disdain.
"Order our cavalry troops to launch an all-out attack on the Chinese cavalry. Once the Chinese cavalry is defeated and catches up with the main Chinese force, they cannot be allowed to escape to the Pacific coast and annihilate them all!" Lieutenant General Pershing ordered.
The size of the cavalry is not large,
Each army only has the size of one regiment. Compared with the Chinese cavalry brigade in terms of strength and equipment, they are far behind. Even though most of the US cavalry comes from the cowboys of the West, they can be considered brave and good at fighting, but they are not as well trained as the cavalry brigade.
Compared with the harsh Chinese cavalry, the gap is still not small!
"Come on!" In Cuernavaca, southwest of Mexico City, two cavalry units were strangled together.
"Bang bang bang!" When the distance between the two sides was still two hundred meters away, the Chinese cavalry held the reins in one hand and fired with the lance in their hands. The lance used by the Chinese cavalry was light and could shoot with one hand.
, but the effective range is not very far. But it is indeed very effective against cavalry traveling at high speed.
After firing the five bullets in the magazine, the cavalrymen slung their rifles behind their backs, drew their sabers, and fought with the US cavalry.
The fighting between the cavalry was very brutal, no less than the hand-to-hand combat between the infantry. During the high-speed charge of the war horses, the saber in their hands was slashed hard, easily knocking the opponent to the ground.
The cavalry brigade of the Sixth Army of the Chinese Army has been tasked with delaying the US military. From Querétaro to now, it has launched at least hundreds of attacks on the US military, making it impossible for the US military to catch up with the main force of the Chinese army. The US military has also dropped its rank.
A large number of cavalry fought with the Chinese cavalry, but were repelled by the Chinese cavalry every time. However, the Chinese cavalry brigade also reduced from more than 8,000 people at full strength to less than 5,000, a reduction of 4%.
More than ten.
Less than half an hour into the battle, the Chinese cavalry took the initiative to retreat. Because a large amount of smoke and dust had appeared in the north, and US reinforcements were already chasing them. If the battle continued, it would be very detrimental to the Chinese cavalry!
On October 10, the Chinese army successfully arrived in Acapulco and began to build fortifications here, waiting for the arrival of reinforcements. Originally, the reinforcements sent by China were planned to land at the back port of Mexico. But as the war situation worsened,
, the Chinese army's southward withdrawal and landing arrival were also changed.
At this time, the reinforcements prepared by the U.S. Army for Lieutenant General Pershing also passed through the border between the United States and Mexico, entered Mexico, and advanced all the way south. This time, the reinforcements sent by the U.S. Army totaled eight armies, totaling 400,000
People. In order to commend Lieutenant General Pershing for his outstanding performance in this war, U.S. President Taft signed an order to promote Pershing to Army General, taking full charge of the battle in Mexico!
On the 11th of KO, the US military following the Chinese army also arrived at the outskirts of Acapulco. And then launched an attack on the Chinese army, hoping to completely eliminate the Chinese army here before the Chinese reinforcements arrived. And then
The port was destroyed, preventing Chinese reinforcements from landing.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Under the personal command of Lieutenant General Pershing, the U.S. military invested four corps with 200,000 troops, including thousands of heavy artillery, and launched a fierce attack on Acapulco. The battle was very fierce.
It was so fierce that the Chinese army's defense line was broken through by the US military several times, but they were all blocked back. However, without the advantage of artillery fire, the Chinese army's casualties were also very high.
"Order all ministries to step up the attack and destroy the Chinese army before the Chinese reinforcements arrive!" General Pershing ordered. Only by annihilating the entire Sixth Group Army of the Chinese Army can he draw a conclusion to this battle.
A happy ending.
However, he was still a little worried. He didn't know when the Chinese reinforcements would be able to reach the enemy.
As the U.S. fleet retreated to the Atlantic Ocean, the Chinese Navy stepped up its attacks on the U.S. Navy's West Coast Fleet. The U.S. West Coast Fleet, which lacked heavy warships, could only stay in the port and live under the protection of coastal defense fortresses without daring to leave the port.
It has completely become an existing fleet. This makes the US military's intelligence about the Chinese army completely blank. What General Pershing needs to do now is to eliminate the Chinese Sixth Army as soon as possible to avoid long nights and nightmares.
However, Admiral Pershing's attempt failed. On the afternoon of October 11, a fleet of two huge warships appeared off the coast of Acapulco. This was the flagship of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet, the Guangwu Emperor.
Battleship and 'Wang Jian,
battlecruiser. When they learned that the battle situation in Acapulco was very critical, the General Staff ordered them to set off from Pearl Harbor first to support the Sixth Army. As for the escort task of the Seventh Army, it was left to the mainland behind.
The fleet is responsible.
The fleet arrived only three kilometers away from the coast before stopping. The thick muzzles of the Guangwu Emperor and Wang Jian were already turning and aimed at Acapulco.
"Let the Sixth Army guide us to the bombardment targets and let those Americans have a taste of our power!" Admiral Gao Yihai, commander of the Pacific Fleet, ordered.