Chapter 751: Formal Intervention

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On December 21, Mexican government forces had arrived outside the city of Mazatlan, and 100,000 government troops surrounded the small seaside city of Mazatlan. The government army built an artillery position outside the city, and hundreds of cannons made the rebels in the city feel terrified.

"Prepare to attack and kill all these damn pariahs!" Mexican War Minister Calperez ordered viciously. After exterminating the rebels in the state of Morelos, he led his army north, north of Mexico City, to wait for the rebel army led by Pancho Villa to arrive automatically. However, he never expected that the army led by Pancho Villa would suddenly change the direction of the attack and rush towards the sea, which made all the traps he had carefully prepared useless.

For this, Mexican President Díaz was furious and scolded him severely. You must know that these rebel armies are wandering around, which will bring great hidden dangers to the stability of Mexico. Calperez repeatedly assured Dias that he would wipe out the rebels as quickly as possible, and Dias let him go. And Calperez, having raised a full 100,000 troops, has now finally surrounded the rebels in Mazatlan.

"Damn pariahs, your end has come!" There was a glint of hatred in Carpérez's eyes. The sudden outbreak of the uprising, as well as the unfavorable initial suppression, made him suffer a lot from Dias. These rebels were naturally regarded by him as enemies.

Inside the city of Mazatlan, Pancho Villa was looking out of the city with a look of horror. He could already see that the Mexican government forces were already beginning to prepare for the attack.

"Mr. Feng, why hasn't your country's army come yet? With my 30,000 insurgents with no fighting spirit, I can't resist the attack of the government troops outside! Pancho Villa said worriedly.

Lieutenant Colonel Feng Yunsheng. But his face was calm and light, and he didn't pay attention to the Mexican government forces outside. He had already received a telegram and the decision had been made to intervene in the Mexican Civil War. Now, the warships of the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy, which are cruising in the waters near Mexico, are rushing towards Mazatlan at the fastest speed.

"Rest assured, Mr. Villa, our army is on its way to Mazatlan. In an hour at most, our naval fleet will arrive! When the time comes. Diaz's government forces will not dare to attack! Lieutenant Colonel Feng Yunsheng said affirmatively.

"I hope so!" After listening to Lieutenant Colonel Feng Yunsheng's words, Pancho Villa's face looked a little better. He is now desperate, and there is no other way out except to obey the arrangements of the Chinese side. Emiliano had already been killed by government forces, if he had been defeated. I'm afraid it will be the same result. In order to survive, he can only cooperate with the Chinese side.

At 10 a.m., the government forces were ready to attack!

"Artillery fire, send these rebels to hell!" Culperez laughed maniacally.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Hundreds of artillery pieces of government troops began to roar. One by one, the shells fell into the city of Mazatlan, for a while. The city was in flames. A large number of rebel soldiers were killed by the shells, and the rest of the people scattered and fled for their lives. Although, the artillery of the government troops. Almost all of them were 75 mm field guns, but it was very easy to deal with the rebel army of Pancho Villa, which had no artillery.

The government army didn't seem to have thought about saving shells at all, hundreds of cannons. The constant firing seems to be like thinking that the government troops in the city can be wiped out with artillery fire!

"Mr. Feng. The government forces are on the offensive, and we are about to lose it! Pancho Villa said with a sad face.

"If you can't stand it, you have to top it! In any case, it is necessary to hold out until our reinforcements arrive. Otherwise, the rebels are finished, and so are you! Feng Yunsheng said sternly. As a Chinese, even if he is caught by the government army, the government army must not dare to do anything to him. But Pancho Villa is definitely a dead end.

"Damn! Brothers, give it to me, no matter what, you have to resist the attack of the government army raised by the son of a bitch, otherwise we will be dead. Everyone knows very well how these government forces are dealing with the rebels in Morelos, and if we don't want to die, we can only fight to the end. Our reinforcements are coming soon, and we will be saved if we are resisting for an hour! Pancho Villa said loudly to the many rebels. Now there is no other way but to fight to the death.

At the agitation of Pancho Villa, these rebel troops, who had lost their fighting spirit, finally gathered a little courage. Led by Pancho Villa, preparations were made to block the offensive of government troops.

"Attack!" The government artillery bombardment took half an hour to prepare, and after the shelling, more than 20,000 government soldiers launched an attack on the city of Mazatlan. Led by officers, they launched an attack on the city.

The rebels fought very hard, their equipment was rudimentary, and their fighting qualities were completely incomparable to those of the government army. Under the attack of government troops, the rebels suffered heavy losses. If it weren't for Pancho Villa's first soldiers and personally went to the front line to fight, they would have collapsed long ago.

Lieutenant Colonel Feng Yunsheng is also in contact with the navy's fleet. The situation was so critical that if the naval fleet could not arrive in time, the rebels would not be able to withstand the attack of the government forces.

In the Pacific Ocean, several warships were cleaving the waves, speeding in the direction of Mazatlan. The size of this fleet was not large, it was just a heavy cruiser with two light cruisers and two destroyers. This fleet was originally cruising in the waters of China and the United States, but after the outbreak of the Mexican Civil War, they were ordered to sail to the Mainland. Yesterday, I received an order to rescue the Mexican rebels.

This heavy cruiser is the "Songhuajiang" in the new heavy cruiser "Jianghe-class" that the Chinese Navy has just put into service, and the "Jianghe-class" heavy cruiser will be built in total, and the three major fleets of the Chinese Navy, each with eight ships. Two light cruisers and two destroyers, also the most advanced 'Ningbo-class' light cruisers and 'Fuqing-class' destroyers.

Lieutenant Commander Feng Yunsheng's telegram for help was sent to the heavy cruiser 'Songhuajiang', and the captain, Colonel Qiu Mingde, immediately ordered the two 'Fuqing-class' destroyers to speed up to Mazatlan. They are still more than 20 nautical miles away from Mazatlan, and the maximum speed of the 'Fuqing-class' destroyers has reached 33 knots, and it only takes more than half an hour to arrive.

The two 'Fuqing-class' destroyers, the 'Longyan' and the 'Yong'an', immediately accelerated towards Mazatlan. The speed of the two destroyers has increased to more than thirty knots, and they are sailing fast on the sea like two arrows from the string!

The great battle in Mazatlan continued, and the offensive of the government forces was quite fierce. Although the rebels repelled several attacks by government troops, they also suffered heavy losses. By 11 a.m., there were only a few thousand men left in the rebel army, which was still able to continue fighting.

"Bastard! Attack, no retreat is allowed without an order, and whoever retreats again will be punished as a deserter! "Outside Mazatlan, Culperez ordered with a black face. His elite army has been repelled many times by a gang of rabble, which makes him not even know where to put his face!

Under the strict orders of Karperez, government forces prepared a new offensive. In this wave of the offensive, the government army invested more than 30,000 people, and in one fell swoop, it was in a position to break through Mazatlan and wipe out all the rebel forces.

Pancho Villa, who was on the front line to resist the attack of the government army, was in despair. Although he repelled many attacks by the government army, he knew that the rebel army had reached the end of its strong crossbow. This wave of government attacks cannot be resisted by the rebels in any way.

"Kill! Kill all these rebels! The government soldiers, with sinister smiles on their faces, screamed and launched an attack on Mazatlan.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Suddenly, there was a dense burst of shelling. Shells rained down from the sky and fell into the middle of the government forces that were attacking Mazatlan. The shells exploded, and the air wave threw the government soldiers high into the air. Shrapnel in all directions continues to harvest life.

Both the government army and the rebel army were stunned. Everyone didn't seem to expect that such a thing would happen at this time!

On the sea less than two kilometers from Lima Zatlan, the destroyers 'Longyan' and 'Yong'an' were frantically pouring artillery fire on the shore with the rapid-fire guns on the ships. The 'Fuqing-class' destroyer is armed with two 105-mm rapid-fire guns, four 88-mm rapid-fire guns and four 37-mm rapid-fire guns on each side. Although it is not very powerful, the rate of fire is very fast. The full force of the two destroyers opened fire, directly turning the outside of Mazatlan into a sea of fire. The soldiers of the government army are attacking and are suffering heavy casualties!

"This? What the hell is going on? Calperez's eyes widened in disbelief.

Two minutes later, an officer reported to him.

"Your Excellency, two warships flying the Chinese flag on the beach are firing at us!"

"What? Chinese warships? And sure enough, they intervened! These damn China fevers, don't they know, this is an invasion of Mexico? Calperez roared frantically. But he didn't have anything to do. Perhaps, the hundreds of cannons he now has can fight with the two destroyers of the Chinese Navy. However, he did not dare to do so without the order of President Dias!

"Reinforcements are coming, we are saved!" Pancho Villa shouted.

The surviving rebel soldiers also cheered loudly!