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"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Medium grenades exploded in the city of San Luis Potosí, and the flames from the explosion of the shells were clearly visible at night. The Chinese Air Force's fighters are not yet able to carry out night bombing, so at night, they can only use artillery to strike at the US military. In order to prevent the US military from launching another attack on the positions defended by the squadron and the Japanese mercenaries at night, the heavy artillery units of the 8th Group Army of the Chinese Army carried out artillery bombardment on the US army's control area at any cost, so as to eliminate the US army's vital forces as much as possible.

After the end of the battle on August 29, 70 percent of the urban area of San Luis Potosí had fallen under the control of the squadron and the Japanese mercenaries, and only a few square kilometers were still under the control of the American army, and the American troops defending San Luis Potosí had also lost more than 100,000 people in the past few days of fighting. The remaining forces, in addition to the defense zone east of San Luis Potosí and extending to the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, in the city of San Luis Potosí, numbered about 100,000 men. It's just that these U.S. troops have become turtles in the urn. The 2nd Army of the Chinese Army had gone around to the northwest of San Luis Poto, blocking the way for the American retreat to the north. In the eastern Sierra Madre Mountains, it is impossible to march with a large army, so the main force of the US army is already difficult to fly!

More than 100,000 people were crammed into a small area of several square kilometers, and even the US military was like rats, building many tunnels, anti-artillery shelters and air-raid shelters under the ground. But with so many people gathered together, it is still the best target. Intensive bombardment by heavy artillery of the Chinese Army. Inflicted great casualties on the U.S. military. Meantime. It also caused the morale of the US military to further decline.

Inside the command of the U.S. military. It was lifeless, far less excited and exhilarating than it had been at the beginning of the battle. As the city of San Luis Potosí continues to be occupied by squadrons and Japanese mercenaries, it will not be long before the American troops are driven out. Once the fortifications in the city were lost, they were expected to be wiped out soon under the blows of Chinese aircraft, tanks, and artillery.

Admiral Davis seemed to have aged a lot in just a few days, and although his actual age was not yet fifty years old at the moment, the war had not gone well. It was as if he had completely lost his confidence. Originally, he also wanted to rely on the complete fortifications of San Luis Potosí to inflict heavy damage on the squadron. But now it seems that this qiē is simply delusional.

Admiral Davis felt very aggrieved, although the U.S. government no longer paid attention to their troops, and the main focus of the U.S. military was on the Rio Grande defense line in the north. However, Admiral Davis still prepared very carefully for this battle. He hopes to be able to make a name for himself as an American in this battle. But. I didn't expect it to take a few days down. The U.S. military is already defeated. Admiral Davis felt that this qiē was too unfair, the squadron was much stronger than Mo Jin in all aspects, although the United States was already strong in terms of individual equipment and artillery, not inferior to the squadron. However, the squadron immediately took out new weapons such as planes and tanks, and once again widened the distance between the United States and the United States, making it even more difficult for the United States to resist China's attack. If the weapons of both sides are about the same, Admiral Davis is confident that he will resist the attack of the squadron and even win the war.

However, there is nothing unfair about war. In the late Qing Dynasty, the Western powers used strong ships and cannons to deal with the Qing army, which was only equipped with swords, guns, bows and arrows, why didn't they feel unfair? On the contrary, they regarded China at that time as a backward and ignorant place. And now, all the qiē has been converted, and the squadron has begun to use advanced weapons to collect debts from the Western powers. However, the United States has unfortunately become China's first target. When the United States falls, it will be Europe's turn next. In this war, the only advantage of the Americans is probably the strength of the army and the geographical advantage. For them who are fighting on their own soil, it is easier to supply them with logistics. Other than that, they don't have the slightest advantage!

"General, today's battle is very bad, and our troops simply cannot withstand the attack of the Chinese. Those firing points that we carefully constructed could not withstand the bombardment of Chinese tanks at all. And we have no way to deal with these tanks. Lieutenant General Cole looked frustrated.

"If we had known, we would have left some anti-tank guns behind. If we had deployed some anti-tank guns in the city, it would not have been the turn of the Chinese tanks to be so arrogant! Admiral Davis said hatefully. It's just that there is no regret medicine in the world. At the beginning, he thought that he could keep the squadron out of the US army's defensive line, so he deployed all the anti-tank units, but he didn't expect that in the end, he was given a pot by the squadron.

"General, don't talk about these useless things now. What do we do now? San Luis Potosi will definitely not be able to hold it, now we have lost most of the defense area, and the Chinese are still bombarding us indiscriminately. The morale of the soldiers is also very low, they simply do not have the courage to face the Chinese tanks anymore! Lieutenant General Cole said. In today's battle, many U.S. troops voluntarily abandoned their positions after the squadron launched an attack. They simply did not have effective means to deal with the tanks of the squadron, so everyone chose to save their lives.

"What else can I do? Keep it up! The country will not agree to our retreat. Besides, even if you want to retreat, there's no place to retreat now! There are also Chinese in the north, they have blocked our retreat, and we are now like beasts in cages, or injured beasts, we can only wait for death slowly! Admiral Davis said very depressed.

"No, General, we can't give up hope. Although the roads to the north are blocked, we can still leave from the east. Climb over the Sierra Madre Oriental to the Gulf of Mexico. If the Chinese want to pursue us, they have to cross the Sierra Madre Oriental. The powerful assault power of their armored forces is simply useless when climbing over the mountains. We can shake off the Chinese, and then the Navy will send ships to pick us up and leave this hellish place! Lieutenant General Cole said. He really didn't want to stay in this place at all. In his opinion, it is impossible for them to continue to persevere, and if they continue to persevere, they will die, so it is better to escape as soon as possible while there is still a chance.

"General Cole, Sierra Madre Oriental? There are only a few trails there, and we still have so many troops that it is simply impossible to evacuate from the Sierra Madre Oriental! Admiral Davis said.

"General, we can't manage that much now. Now there are more than 200,000 people in the city of San Luis Potosi, plus the defense area in the east, and it is impossible to evacuate them all. We can only evacuate as many people as we can! Lieutenant General Cole said. Although he said it very tactfully, the meaning was very clear. That is, ordinary soldiers will definitely not be able to manage so much. If you can escape, you can count as much as you can, and most of them will definitely stay, be killed by the squadron, or be captured. The commanders of these armies will definitely flee first.

Admiral Davis's face was a little unpleasant, although in the US military's operational thinking, once the battle situation is irretrievable, the commander will definitely withdraw first. But discarding so many troops in this way still made it a little difficult for him to accept. Despite this, they have done a lot before.

"So, how do we account for it back home? If we abandon our troops and flee back to our homeland, Your Excellency the President will certainly not let us go! Admiral Davis said with some concern. At that time Theodore. President Roosevelt ordered them to defend San Luis Potosi.

"General, we've done our best! The Chinese are too strong and beyond what we can handle. Therefore, we had to evacuate! I think Your Excellency the President will be able to understand us! Lieutenant General Cole said. He could see that Admiral Davis was already a little moved by his suggestion. After all, everyone has the best to survive, this is human instinct!

"Yes, it's not that we don't work hard, it's that the Chinese are too strong. The Chinese have much more troops than us, and their weapons and equipment are much more advanced than ours, and we cannot withstand their attacks, which is a matter of course! Admiral Davis muttered, as if convincing himself. Maybe he'll feel better.

"Yes! General, we have fulfilled our obligations. The Chinese are too strong for us to fight hard with them, and we are now withdrawing to the United States precisely to preserve our strength. After all, while we were defeated on the battlefield in Mexico, the war was not over. After we return to the country, we can continue to lead the troops to fight the Chinese until we defeat them! Lieutenant General Cole continued.

That's how people are, once they find an excuse, they are able to forgive themselves. Admiral Davis also did not want to die in the war with the Chinese, nor did he want to be captured by the squadron. At the same time, he didn't want to ruin his military career, and he wanted to continue to serve. Therefore, he must go back to the United States, and he must go back alive!

"General Cole, you go and arrange it! Let's get out of here as much as we can! Admiral Davis said. He has decided to abandon the hundreds of thousands of troops in Mexico and flee back to the United States! (To be continued......)