Han Shaofeng was already sweating profusely when he walked in, he grabbed the water cup on the table and poured it a few times, and he didn't care who the cup of water was, let alone that Tan Renhao rarely let people use his water cup.

"What's so urgent?" Han Shaofeng wiped his mouth, "I am deploying a landing operation, and I rushed over after receiving your telegram."

Tan Renhao went to make another cup of tea for himself, and then pointed to the documents on the table. See for yourself. It's a big problem."

After Han Shaofeng sat down, he lit a cigarette first, and then picked up the document, and after just a few glances, his expression froze, and he woke up when the cigarette butt burned to his lips.

"It's worth it, isn't it?" Tan Renhao joked, "Just as we expected. Eisenhower didn't intend to let us live a quiet life, and now we're going to have a headache."

Han Shaofeng lit another cigarette, and both of them were silent and did not speak.

Things had to start with secret negotiations between Mexico and the Tang Empire.

As early as when the Tang Empire conquered Panama, the Mexican ambassador to the Tang Dynasty began to secretly contact the Tang Empire, hoping to obtain the support of the Tang Empire, and in return it was to enter the war with the United States. It was a truly secret negotiation, and Xue Xiyue had arranged for his closest men to come into contact with the Mexican ambassador, and no more than five members of the Imperial Cabinet knew about it.

Mexico's entry into the war was naturally a welcome thing, but the conditions under which Mexico opened up the territory were difficult for the Tang Empire to accept, including the Tang Empire's direct dispatch of troops into Mexico. and returned the land of Mexico, which was occupied by the United States, to Mexico after the war. The former is easy to discuss, after all, the Tang Imperial Army will support the attack on American soil from Mexico, but the latter is almost non-negotiable.

If Mexico had regained its lost territory and the Allies had dismembered the United States after the war, Mexico would have become the second United States on the American continent. In a few decades, Mexico is likely to become the new hegemon of the Americas and threaten the interests of the Tang Empire in the Americas. From the most objective point of view, Xue Xiyue would at best be able to make the United States independent from the areas it had plundered from Mexico and become a new Zemya state, and it would not be possible for these regions to be incorporated into Mexico. In fact, this is the same as the attitude of the Tang Empire towards Europe, after defeating the enemies such as Britain and France, the Tang Empire will not tolerate Germany sitting on the throne in Europe, let alone Germany unifying Europe. The same is true in the North American region. One United States is enough for the Tang Empire, if there is another one similar to the United States, then this war will not be fought in vain?

Negotiations quickly reached an impasse, but it was clear to both sides. Mexico's entry into the war cannot be delayed for long. With the Tang Empire hit the American continent. The siege of the United States will certainly begin soon. Then Mexico should make a stand as soon as possible, and wait until the Tang Empire has millions of troops on the Mexican border before making a decision. Then it will be too late. The Tang Empire also hoped that Mexico would enter the war as soon as possible, which would have great benefits for encircling the United States, at least allowing the North Atlantic Ground Fleet to quickly seize sea supremacy, and it would also help to attack Cuba and other places in the future.

By the end of November, when the attack on the Hawaiian Islands had largely been won, Oahu was about to fall, and the last task force of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet had been annihilated, the Mexican government could no longer bear it. After reopening negotiations, the Mexican government lowered its requirements. The Tang Empire government also made some concessions, and the two countries basically reached an agreement on the post-war settlement of the land in New Mexico and other regions. Mexico gave up its request to take over the region directly, and the Tang Empire agreed to the Mexican government's new request, that is, after the end of the war, to find a suitable time to arrange a popular vote in the region, and let the people of the region decide whether to finally become independent or annexed to Mexico.

It was also after this negotiation result that Xue Xiyue, the prime minister of the Tang Empire, directly intervened in naval and ground combat operations. The Navy is required to capture Central America as soon as possible and solve the problem in southern Mexico. And the next move of the Marines is to enter the territory of Mexico. It's just that they didn't know this at the time. In addition, the army is also deploying troops. Yan Dingyu after knowing that he could not land directly on the West Coast of the United States. Accepted the Prime Minister's offer to send ground troops into Mexico, from which Mexico would attack the U.S. mainland. By the end of December, the army had amassed about 450,000 troops on its own territory, the Ryukyu Islands. In order to avoid premature exposure of strategic intent. Instead of moving forward, the ground units of the army set off directly from their rear bases and headed for Mexico.

To transport hundreds of thousands of ground troops to Mexico and ensure that the troops had enough ammunition supplies, it was necessary to assemble a dozen transport fleets. In December, one of the most important tasks of the Navy was to adjust the operations of the transport fleet and to concentrate more of the convoy in the rear ports. It is precisely this that exposes the strategic intentions of the Empire. Subsequently, the U.S. arranged for spies at the Mexican presidential palace to confirm that the Mexican president was seeking the support of the Don Empire, and had secretly ordered the Mexican Defense Forces to be put into combat readiness and prepare to declare war on the United States.

For the United States, if Mexico declares war on it at this time. That's undoubtedly adding insult to injury. Although the combat effectiveness of the Mexican Defense Force is not worth mentioning, and the scale is very small, it is definitely not a good thing to have an extra enemy at this juncture, and it is also an enemy around you. The relevant information was delivered to Eisenhower Land before December 20. And Marshall gave a very direct order to the new commander-in-chief of the Western Theater of Operations: stop Mexico from entering the war by all means!

If the commander-in-chief of the Western Theater at that time had been a general from another place, such as MacArthur, I am afraid that the US military would have entered Mexico at the end of December and fought with the Mexican Defense Forces. Eisenhower did not do this, and if he had sent troops directly into Mexico, the United States would have declared war on Mexico, and his mission was to prevent Mexico from entering the war, not to defeat Mexico. Therefore. You can't use the army on a large scale. Eisenhower's idea of a way to do it was straightforward. It was also very simple, that is, to quickly arrest the Mexican president, let the Mexican president declare that Mexico still maintained a neutral status, and even declare war on the Don Empire.

To achieve this goal. Then you have to use troops. And it's an elite force. Eisenhower first sent a reinforced company of Marines to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico as his response force, and it was another unit that actually went to carry out the "arrest" operation. An infantry company of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division. According to the plan, an infantry company would parachute into the suburbs of Mexico City at night, then enter Mexico City in a vehicle provided by spies, secretly deploy near the presidential palace, and storm the presidential palace after dark. Arrest of the President of Mexico.

The location of this operation is very risky, mainly whether the airborne troops can enter Mexico smoothly. And reach the assembly point. Then take transport into Mexico City. That's where the problem lies. The Airborne Forces managed to reach the assembly point and found the vehicles that had been left there in advance by the spies. Then disguised as the Mexican Defense Forces. On the way to Mexico City. Airborne troops encountered a Mexican gendarmerie unit, and the result was predictable. After the Airborne Forces missed. The Marines deployed at the U.S. Embassy were quickly dispatched but they were still one step late.

As soon as the battle began, the president of Mexico understood what was happening, and before the U.S. Embassy Marines stormed the Mexican presidential palace, he had left Mexico City under the escort of the guards and set out on the road to the place of escape. And that day is January 3, 28.

"Now, the president of Mexico has arrived in Gutiérrez, Chiapas." Tan Renhao flipped through the map and marked the location of the city on it." Eisenhower had already rebelled against several local generals of the Mexican Defense Forces, and the local government officials who did not flee from Mexico City were also controlled. The fighting in Mexico City may not be over yet. That's not the point. The point is, we have to make sure that the Mexican president is safe and that he can avoid the pursuing U.S. forces and come to our side, so that we can control the Mexican forces that are still loyal to the presidency."

"The U.S. military doesn't have full control of the Mexican forces?"

Tan Renhao nodded slightly. The Mexican president has installed a large number of cronies in the military, and these troops are deployed in key areas. The Mexican capital guard is under the command of the president's nephew, and they are still fighting the U.S. military, which was sent back by our local intelligence officers in Mexico, and the embassy staff has accompanied the Mexican president to Gutiérrez. Eisenhower sent several troops to advance towards Gutierrez. Airborne troops were even dispatched to control the transport hubs along the way. It is clearly stated in the command. The closest to Gutierrez is our army now, and we have to get there as soon as possible. Get the President of Mexico and our diplomats out."

Han Shaofeng nodded slightly, he measured the distance between the Bay of Honduras and Gutierrez on the map, it was 500 miles, and the ground distance must be about 800 miles. Even the fastest assault army corps will take several days to be able to fight through, and the ground assault capability of the Marine Corps is not as good as that of the army's ground armored troops, so it will take more time. And along the way, the U.S. military will definitely try desperately to block it. No one can be sure when the rescue force will arrive, or even if it will arrive.

"What do you mean, let me arrange for the troops to go to the rescue?" Han Shaofeng raised his head.

"General Han, warships can't sail on land, and I really can't think of any other troops besides your local marines."

"But it's hard for the Marines to make a quick assault." Han Shaofeng sat down, "Now that the marines have not gone ashore, the US military will not let us pass easily, even if I let the first batch of landings advance to Gutierrez tomorrow, I am afraid it will be difficult to reach quickly, and whether or not we can pass through the US military ground defense area is a problem."

"Then we have no other way?" Tan Renhao also sat down.

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"It's not. The Marines can't do it, but we have another way." Han Shaofeng slapped his forehead, "Is there an airport over there in Gutierrez?" ”

"Yes, the president of Mexico is in Puebla and is on a plane to Gutiérrez and from what we have received, there should be a military airfield there."

"That's right." Han Shaofeng laughed, "I'll immediately contact Long Zhen, we have 100 transport planes here, first airlift a marine corps over, if we can, we will hurry up and transport more troops over, and the fleet fighters will escort these transport aircraft groups. As long as these troops arrive, they will be able to hold out to Gutierrez, or depending on the situation. Escorted by them the Mexican president continues eastward. As soon as our Marines came ashore, they sent an assault force to advance towards Gutierrez. As long as we can hold out for a few days, then we have a great hope of getting the president of Mexico out."

"Why don't you just send a plane to transport the president of Mexico out?" Tan Renhao laughed.

Han Shaofeng was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. I'm going to do it, arrange for the plane to go over as soon as possible, and the fleet fighters can fly that far, right? ”

"It's not a big problem, as long as we get as close to the coastline as possible, then the fighter can fly over it."

"Then we'll delay the landing by a day, complete this mission first, and then launch an attack."

The two just say okay and in fact it's a fairly simple question.

The transport plane can depart from the port of Limón and fly 1,300 miles in a straight line to Gutierrez, while the maximum flight distance of the large transport aircraft exceeds 3,000 miles. The transport plane was able to fly back to the port of Limon without even needing refueling after arriving. The US airfields along the way have all been blown up, and the first half of the voyage can be escorted by shore-based fighters of the HNA ground, while the second half of the flight is covered by the fighters of the fleet, and the whole operation will take more than 10 hours at most.

Tan Renhao first got in touch with the rear command, and they got in touch with Gutierrez's imperial diplomats and the Mexican presidential Ground Guard. That night, the relevant things were arranged. The matter of the transport plane was arranged by Han Shaofeng. The landing plan has also been adjusted, the landing time will be delayed by one day, and the carrier-based bombers will completely suppress the US airfields and anti-aircraft artillery positions within the strike range after dawn to ensure that the transport aircraft group can safely return and go.

The whole rescue operation was not complicated, and the fleet fighters took off at six o'clock. The fleet of transport planes departed three hours earlier. All ground fighters were hung with auxiliary fuel tanks. In order to maximize the range, no one knows what will happen on Gutierrez's side.