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On February 28, in the St. Louis Valley, the battle continued. It's just that the attacking troops have been replaced by the 113th Regiment of the 11th Infantry Division. The defending US troops were also changed from the 45th Division to the 46th Division. The 45th Division, which had suffered heavy losses, had already withdrawn to rest. Although, compared with the previous 41st Division, the 45th Division's losses were smaller, but if they continued to fight, they would definitely follow in the footsteps of the 41st Division. So, John? Major General Pershing, had to agree to the retreat of the 45th Division.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Before the attack, the two sides engaged in a fierce artillery battle, as if it were routine. However, even with the reinforcement of the artillery of the Second Army, the American army still could not gain an advantage in artillery bombardment. Since the beginning of the war, their artillery has been suppressed.

John? Major General Pershing's face was a little unpleasant. His Third Army, now the losses are not small. And the First Army was raided by the Chinese cavalry, and an infantry division was already disabled, which made the commander of the First Army, James ? Major General Bell, who had to march cautiously to get to San Luis Potosí, does not know how long he would have to wait. This has also brought a shadow to the hearts of US officers and men.

"Attack!" Half an hour after the artillery was prepared, the 113th Regiment of the Chinese Army launched an attack on the American position. During the first two days of fighting, the first line of defense built by the U.S. forces in the St. Louis Valley was almost completely destroyed. Even in the gap between the battles, the U.S. forces strengthened their defenses, but in the next wave of attacks, these defenses were destroyed again. After the destruction of the defensive line. The casualties of the US military are also even heavier!

"Heavy machine guns. Crush the enemy! Mortar. Knock out enemy fire points! Infantry charge! "Less than five hundred meters from the positions of the American troops, a platoon commander gave the order. They had a heavy machine gun and a 60-mm mortar in their platoon, and at the same time, three light machine guns, which provided strong fire support to the troops.

"Da Da Da!" A few minutes later, light and heavy machine guns opened fire together, and the dense fire immediately suppressed the fire of the defending American troops. Any American soldier who dares to take the lead. All were killed by a dense barrage of bullets.

"Boom!" The mortars then opened fire, targeting the heavy machine-gun fire of the American positions. A shell fell, just hit that fire point, the fire point of the civil structure, could not resist the mortar shell at all, in the explosion, this fire point was directly lifted away!

When the heavy machine-gun fire point on the US position was removed, the Chinese soldier lying on the ground suddenly jumped up and rushed towards the US position. Like a tiger descending from the mountain!

The 46th Division of the U.S. Army was one of the last units of the U.S. Army to be formed. Except for the officers, the rest of the soldiers were almost all newly recruited recruits. When they walked into the barracks, the recruits were in high spirits. However, after a few days of hard fighting, these recruits all grew up. In other words, it is the recognition of the cruelty of war. The tragic situation of the 41st and 45th Divisions, which had been withdrawn before, gave the soldiers of the 46th Division of the US Army a great shock. Therefore, in the face of the fierce attack of the squadron, the soldiers of the 46th Division could not help but be a little frightened, which also affected their combat effectiveness.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the defense line of the US army was broken through in several places by the squadron. The soldiers of the 113th Regiment of the Chinese Army, after breaking through the positions of the American troops, immediately began to expand the results of the battle. For a time, the entire defense line of the US army was in turmoil. Major General He Bingju, commander of the 11th Division, was keenly aware that this was a good opportunity to break through the US position. He immediately ordered the 112th Regiment and the divisional guard battalion to go into battle.

The addition of the new force became the last straw that crushed the US military. Under the fierce attack of the squadron, the 46th Division of the US Army collapsed. Countless soldiers, wolf bèi fled backwards, and the positions on the front line completely fell into the control of the squadron.

After taking the first line of defense of the US army, the squadron launched an attack on the second line of defense of the US army. But the 43rd Division of the U.S. Army has already been waiting for it here. At the same time, the 45th and 41st Divisions of the U.S. Army, which had been withdrawn before, were also in the John? Under the strict orders of Major General Pershing, he joined the battle. After a day of fierce fighting, the squadron was not able to break through the second line of defense of the American army, but it also managed to move forward a lot. Moreover, after the first line of defense of the US army was broken, the morale was greatly affected. From the Chinese side's point of view, breaking through the second line of defense of the US military is already inevitable!

This is already very critical for the US military. In the three days of fighting, the US Third Army had already suffered heavy losses. As for the squadron on the opposite side, the losses seem to be very slight, and the attack power is still very strong. If this continues, it is only a matter of time before the US military is defeated. So, that night, John? Major General Pershing, once again rushed back to San Luis Potosí to find John? Lieutenant General Bates, discuss countermeasures.

"Your Excellency, the current situation is very dangerous. In a short time, the First Army could no longer arrive, and we could no longer count on them. The battle on the front line was very bad, because the artillery was suppressed all the time, and we suffered very heavy casualties. The Third Army has already lost more than half of it! And, even more strictly, the morale of the army is very low at the moment, and if the fight continues, the Third Army may not be able to hold out for long! "John? Major General Pershing said sternly.

John? Lieutenant General Bates, too, frowned. The situation of the battle developed like this, which he never expected. Originally, it was thought that 150,000 U.S. troops and more than 50,000 squadrons would fight. The victory must have belonged to the United States, but I didn't expect it to be like this now. The squadron's combat effectiveness and tactical changes far surpassed those of 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!

"James? Major General Bell just came with a telegram. Today, they have been attacked by the Chinese cavalry more than 20 times, and today all day, they only advanced ten kilometers! If this continues, they will not be able to rush to San Luis Potosi to support us! "John? Lieutenant General Bates lamented. Without the support of the First Army, with only the Second Army and the Third Army in his hands, he was really not sure to defeat the opposite squadron! This put him in a state of extreme distress.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, we must find a way to solve the current crisis. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for us to win this battle. And if we are defeated, the Chinese will be able to drive straight to the northern border region of Mexico, and our previous efforts will be in vain! "John? Major General Pershing said.

John? Lieutenant General Bates couldn't help but change his face. If they are defeated, the front will most likely advance to the American border. Even if the Chinese will not risk attacking the US mainland, the US mainland will be threatened by the Chinese for a long time. When the Chinese seized Hawaii from the United States, it had already posed a huge threat to the west coast of the United States, so that the United States had to invest a lot of manpower and material resources in the west coast defense line. Once China threatens the US mainland from northern Mexico, the US will have to pay, much more! At the same time, from his own point of view, he also very much does not want to see failure! As a prominent general in the U.S. Army, is he likely to succeed the current Chief of Staff of the Army, Arnad? Lieutenant General Chafee's. But if he loses this battle, then he will never have a chance to be the chief of staff of the army!

"So, General Pershing, what can we do to change the current situation?" John? Lieutenant General Bates asked. He knew that he might not be as good as this general who was much younger than him in terms of fighting!

"General Bates, I will immediately abandon the line of defense in the St. Louis Valley." John? Major General Pershing said.

"What? Abandonment of the positions in front? How can this work? The Chinese will be able to attack St. Louis Potosi directly when they cross the St. Louis Valley! "John? Lieutenant General Bates shouted. He never thought that Major General Pershing would actually be this Jianyì.

"Your Excellency, if the defense of the St. Louis Valley continues, the Third Army will be lost in less than two days. And with the Third Army gone, will the Second Army alone be able to hold San Luis Potosi? After the remaining troops of the Third Army were withdrawn, we could use the defense of San Luis Potosí to fight the Chinese in street battles. We have a strong advantage in troops, and we don't suffer in street fighting. Moreover, although San Luis Potosí is not large, the buildings are also relatively dense, which will greatly weaken the Chinese's artillery advantage! Major General Pershing persuaded!

John? Lieutenant General Bates was a little hesitant, although the Second Army had not been idle in the past few days, and had been renovating the city defenses of San Luis Potosi, almost building San Luis Potosi into a fortress. It's just that because of the lack of materials, the defense may not be very strong! John? Lieutenant General Bates, who had also planned before, used the Third Army to fight hard with the Chinese in the St. Louis Valley, to maximize the consumption of Chinese forces, and then the Second Army was victorious. In this case, he will receive great merit and even replace Arnad with this? Lieutenant General Chaffee, who became the next Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. But now it seems that his intentions are about to come to naught! Of course, if he loses, then he will suffer even greater losses. So he had to consider accepting John? Major General Pershing's Jianyì.

"Well, Major General Pershing, the Third Army can withdraw to San Luis Potosí. But what do we need to do to win this war? "John? Lieutenant General Bates, who did not give up hope of victory! (To be continued......)