Chapter 1118: Blown into Ruins

"Rush! Kill all the Yankees! "A large number of Japanese mercenary soldiers, under the cover of their own artillery fire, rushed into the city of San Luis Potosí. The Japanese are short and still have looped legs, but when they charge, they are not slow at all.

"Da Da Da!" Just as the Japanese mercenary soldiers had just entered San Luis Potosí, a volley of bullets was fired from the buildings on both sides of the road that had been blown up to ruins, killing several Japanese mercenary soldiers who rushed to the front.

The remaining Japanese mercenary soldiers hurriedly lay on the ground and cautiously probed ahead.

The U.S. military built many firing points on both sides of the roads in San Luis Potosí, many of which were built underground, so it was difficult to destroy them by artillery fire alone. Once the shelling is over, the American troops hiding inside will be able to attack the attacking squadrons or Japanese mercenaries.

"Kobayashi-kun, you take a few people, rush up, and blow up that firepower point of the Americans!" A Japanese second lieutenant officer ordered.

"Yes, sir!" A small Japanese soldier, with a few Japanese mercenary soldiers, crawled towards the firing point of the American army from the side, and when he was about 20 meters away from the firing point of the American army, he rushed over, and in their hands, they were all holding a bundle of grenades.

"Boom!" After the grenade exploded, several American soldiers hiding in the fire point were killed. After clearing this point of fire, the Japanese mercenary soldiers were able to move forward

The U.S. military built a lot of firing points in the city of San Luis Potosí, which made the Japanese mercenaries not move forward, and almost all of them had to pay a lot of price. In less than an hour, more than half of the Japanese mercenaries of a division were lost. Although 10,000 troops may seem like a lot, they are nothing if they are scattered in the city of San Luis Potosí.

The U.S. military resistance was very stubborn, and the fortifications they had built before, as well as their familiarity with the city, gave them a big advantage in this street fighting. Although the soldiers of the Japanese mercenaries fought bravely, they often became the targets of torture and killing by the US military under such circumstances. They even had to fight with the U.S. military for every small street, every house that was not destroyed in the shelling, and even every ruin. In such a situation, the depletion of troops is very fast.

After a morning of fighting, the Japanese mercenaries successively sent two divisions to attack the city of San Luis Potosí, but they were unable to gain a foothold in it, but were driven out by the American army, and both divisions lost more than half of the troops and suffered heavy casualties.

"General He, the Americans are very well defended in the city, they hide in the houses in the city to attack our soldiers, and we have to fight with the Americans for the control of each house. In addition, the U.S. military built a number of solid firepower points in the city, many of which were poured with reinforced concrete. There's nothing we can do about it! "The commander of the Japanese mercenary army, General Yoshimasa Oshima, said to the commander of the 8th Army of the Chinese Army, General He Bingju. It's not that the Japanese mercenaries don't work hard, it's just that the Americans' defenses are too strong, and the Japanese mercenaries lack artillery. The artillery support provided by the Chinese side could not accurately attack the firepower of the US military.

"General Oshima, your men will withdraw and rest first, and the 8th Army will send troops to attack in the afternoon. When the time comes, your people will help us! Admiral He Bingju said. Although the Japanese mercenary soldiers fought fiercely, they lacked the ability to attack fortifications, and suffered very much in the street fighting.

"It's General He!" Admiral Yoshimasa Oshima nodded hurriedly, and he was relieved in his heart. Although he is not good at the lives of ordinary Japanese soldiers, he doesn't want these soldiers to be consumed in vain!

After the Japanese mercenary soldiers stopped attacking, the artillery of the 8th Army began shelling again, and the dense shells fell into the city of San Luis Potosí, and the sound of explosions resounded in the sky. Outside the city, it is clear that the buildings in San Luis Potosí are constantly being destroyed, collapsing or catching fire. Smoke spread over the entire city. The gains of civilization were destroyed by the brutal means of warfare.

In addition to using artillery to launch an offensive against San Luis Potosí, Admiral He Bingju also made contact with the Air Force. The Air Force dispatched hundreds of HB'Hongyan bombers to bomb San Luis Potosí. When dense aerial bombs fell from the sky, explosions rang out one after another in the city. Neighborhoods were bombed to rubble. The anti-aircraft fire deployed by the US military in the city also launched heavy fire on the planes in the sky, but because it was indiscriminately bombing the city. These bombers all dropped bombs at an altitude of 2,000 meters, and no anti-aircraft guns or anti-aircraft machine guns could threaten the fighters at this altitude. Instead, it attracted an attack from the fighters escorting the bombers. FB' Hai Dongqing, fighter! - Down, avoiding the anti-aircraft fire of the American army, proceeding to the anti-aircraft artillery position of the American army. The red-hot bullets shot out of the aviation machine guns, causing the US air defense soldiers to fall one by one in a pool of blood.

Marshal Zhao Bowen was only given a week's time, so Admiral He Bingju had to take San Luis Potosí as much as he could. It took a day to attack Jesús Maria, and now they have only six days left, or rather five and a half days left. Therefore, the use of powerful firepower to strike at San Luis Potosí became an effective means of striking the US military. Even if this is a bit more expensive for artillery shells and aerial bombs, it is at least much more cost-effective than sacrificing more soldiers.

The headquarters of the U.S. military was in the northwestern part of San Luis Potosí, already close to the mountains. This is a command located at a depth of 10 meters underground, reinforced with reinforced concrete, which can effectively withstand the bombardment of aerial bombs weighing up to 500 kilograms.

Admiral Davis sat in his office, listening to the sound of explosions coming from the ground. Although the shelling and bombardment of the squadron were very fierce, Admiral Davis was not in a hurry, but a smile appeared on his face.

"General, the Chinese shelling is very fierce, and they have also dispatched a large number of air forces to bomb, which has the posture of bombing San Luis Potosi into ruins!" Lieutenant General Cole said.

"Haha! Even if San Luis Potosí is blown into flight, the Chinese don't want to beat us! Since the Chinese have a rich reserve of shells and bombs, let them consume some more in San Luis Potosí! lest they drop these shells and aerial bombs on our country later! Admiral Davis said. It is not so easy to replenish the artillery shells and aerial bombs of the squadron, the more it is consumed, the better it is for the United States!

"Yes, General! Although the shelling and bombardment by the Chinese were fierce, the casualties caused to us were not large. They want to hit us in this way, it is absolutely impossible! Lieutenant General Cole said with a smile on his face. The U.S. military has built a large number of anti-artillery shelters and air-raid shelters in the city, which can effectively resist the shelling and bombardment of the squadron, and they will only drill out of the ground to fight after the shelling is over. Even if the whole of San Luis Potosí were bombed to rubble, it wouldn't hurt them much.

"San Luis Potosí may be captured by the Chinese, but the Chinese will pay a heavy price for it!" Admiral Davis swore by it. The U.S. military was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength and weaponry, so he did not have the confidence to hold San Luis Potosí. However, with the help of the complete fortifications here, he was still very confident in causing heavy casualties to the squadron.

In the afternoon, the 91st Infantry Regiment of the 9th Infantry Division of the 8th Army of the Chinese Army and the 1st Division of the Japanese Mercenary Army, divided into several units, attacked San Luis Potosí, and began to fight with the American army for control of the city. In other words, it was the squadron that began to clear out the American troops entrenched in the city. Only after all these American troops are wiped out can the squadron be able to attack north boldly and confidently until the United States.

In the street fighting inside the city, it is not conducive to the attack of large troops, and when the squadron is attacking, it is generally based on the company and platoon. This assault of small troops, more flexible.

"Machine gunners, snipers covered, a squad to the left, outflanking the house in front. 2 squads to the right, 3 squads to charge! "A platoon squadron entered a small street and found that the American army had deployed a machine-gun fire point on top of a house that had not been blown up. So, the soldiers of this platoon began to attack.

"Da Da Da!" After the first team began to charge, the U.S. troops reacted quickly, and a heavy machine gun began to fire at the attacking Chinese soldiers, and the two soldiers in front were shot dead on the spot, and the large-caliber heavy machine gun bullets left huge wounds on their bodies. The rest of the people were also lying on the ground, not daring to move forward.

"Bump!" A crisp gunshot rang out, and I saw the American soldier who was operating the heavy machine gun, his head shattered like a watermelon. This is a sniper with a large-caliber sniper rifle

The Chinese soldiers, who had been suppressed, immediately launched a charge. I took the opportunity to rush to the bottom of that house. Then, a bag of explosives was lit under the wall.

"Boom!" After the explosives package exploded, the entire house was blown up, and several American soldiers inside were also buried inside, and it is unknown whether they were dead or alive. In the face of the resisting US troops, the squadron is generally destroyed by the most direct means. Mortar shelling, or blowing up with explosives packs and cluster grenades, is a very effective solution!