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Bullets flew overhead, shells exploded around them, and lives were lost. The fierce battle of "pa.com" unfolded on the north bank of the Rio Grande, and hundreds of thousands of troops from China and the United States fought fiercely under the night sky. In particular, the U.S. military, which is on the attacking side, is almost completely filling the way of the offensive with their lives, and they hardly take a step forward, leaving behind corpses everywhere. In front of the squadron's defense line, the corpses left by the American troops have been piled up in a thick layer. The blood they shed stained the earth reddish-brown.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "On the position of the squadron, a mortar was firing at the fastest speed, smashing 60 mm caliber shells into the attacking American troops, tearing them to pieces. Because of the continuous firing, the barrels of the guns have turned red. But no one cares about that, they simply can't stop now. The U.S. military's attack regardless of casualties seemed endless, and the killings were inexhaustible. This left the squadron in a defensive position without even time to rest. They just fired guns or cannons mechanically, harvesting the lives of those US officers and soldiers with the weapons in their hands.

"Boom!" Suddenly, a mortar shell was put into the muzzle, and instead of being fired, it exploded. Because the barrel temperature was very high, this mortar had problems. Several gunners who were operating this mortar were killed on the spot.

Such a situation is playing out at any time on the positions of the squadron. Because of the continuous firing, there are constantly guns that blow up or light and heavy machine guns need to be replaced. This made the squadron's firepower a lot weaker, and it also gave the US military more opportunities. After they paid a heavy price. Finally approached the defense line of the squadron.

"Grenade! Call those Yankees back to me! "When the U.S. troops approached only a few dozen meters from the position of the squadron. Officers at the front ordered one after another. After the grenade with a wooden handle was pulled the fuse. Thrown into the ranks of the American army. After the grenade exploded, the American officers and soldiers were blown up on their backs. However, the U.S. military, which had the advantage of troops, took the opportunity to rush forward a lot, and even jumped directly into the trenches of the squadron.

A fierce white-knuckle battle ensued, and the soldiers rushed with their bayonet rifles like the American soldiers, and after firing the bullets in their rifles, they began to kill the American soldiers with their bayonets. At the same time, Japanese mercenaries were in charge of the line of defense. I have already fought with the US army with bayonets. The white-knuckle battle is undoubtedly the most tragic, and this bayonet style of fighting makes people bear tremendous pressure. The feeling of a sharp blade piercing into the human body makes people feel very uncomfortable, even frightened. However, at this time, there is no one to care so much. They have only one goal, and that is to kill their opponents, and only then will they be able to save their lives.

"Division commander. Our line of defense was broken through by the Americans, and now a white-knuckle battle has begun on the positions. The two infantry regiments defending the position have already suffered more than half of the casualties! A staff officer reported to the commanders of the 23rd and 32nd divisions of the Chinese Army.

"Send another regiment of reinforcements up. In any case, we must hold off the attacks of the Americans. As long as we hold on until dawn, we win! Said the commander of the 23rd Division. In the daytime battle of crossing the river, the 23rd Division had already suffered heavy losses. Now once again, an infantry regiment suffered more than half of the casualties, which directly increased the losses of this infantry division to about 50 percent. If it had been the armies of Western countries, they would have collapsed long ago. However, the complete Chinese, even after paying such losses, are still persevering.

"Yes, Commander!" The staff officer immediately went to deliver the order.

The atmosphere in the headquarters fell silent again, but everyone inside frowned. The current war situation is already very tense, and the US troops seem to be completely indifferent to casualties, constantly attacking the positions of the squadron, even if they have paid huge losses, but this attack has not stopped. Although this allowed the squadron to achieve great results, they also suffered a lot of losses. It's already one o'clock in the morning, and it's five hours before dawn. As long as they hold out until dawn, the Air Force's fighter planes will take off and bomb the US military. At the same time, a steady stream of reinforcements will arrive on the north bank of the Rio Grande. At that time, the American offensive will be crushed, and the squadron will be able to launch further attacks on the American defense line along the gap that has been opened, until the entire American defense line is broken. It's just that the last 5 hours of time are not so good.

When a regiment of reinforcements arrived at the front line, they cooperated with the troops on the front line and drove the American troops out and restored the defensive line. At the same time, the Japanese mercenaries also sent out all the reinforcements and killed all the American troops who attacked the position. The remaining American troops retreated like a tide, but in this attack, they also left corpses in one place. The losses of the American army are definitely much greater than those of the squadron, but they relied on the superiority of their strength, but they persevered, and the offensive became more and more fierce!

"General, our attack has failed again! Of the three divisions of the 15th Army's attack, two divisions have already lost more than 60 percent, and the remaining one division has lost more than 40 percent! Now the 15th Army has only one intact infantry division! Admiral Davis reported to Admiral Pershing. Even though he had expected that the losses in this battle would be very large, after seeing the battle damage report, it still made his scalp tingle.

"Go on the offensive! The losses we pay are big, and the losses of the Chinese will not fall! Now, it's up to which of us can't hold on! First order the artillery to launch an artillery bombardment on the Chinese positions, and then the 15th Army hit all its forces to attack the Chinese! Wait until the 15th Army is exhausted, and then let the 14th Army go up! Admiral Pershing said with some indifference. As if those soldiers weren't important at all.

"Yes, General!" Admiral Davis nodded and said no more.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The heavy artillery unit of the US army opened fire again, and the dense shells exploded on the positions of the squadron, and the powerful shells ravaged the positions of the squadrons, leaving large craters on the positions. The soldiers of the squadron and the Japanese mercenaries, who held their positions, huddled in the trenches and endured the shelling of the American army. The anti-artillery holes on the positions have been dilapidated after the continuous shelling of the US troops. If you hide in the anti-artillery hole, not only will you not be able to avoid the shelling of the US military, but you may even be buried alive inside. Therefore, at the time of the US shelling, many Chinese soldiers and Japanese mercenary soldiers preferred to stay in the trenches and resign themselves to fate!

U.S. artillery shells continued to fall on the Rio Grande in an attempt to destroy the pontoon bridge built by Chinese engineers. Originally, Chinese sappers built five pontoon bridges, but now only two remain. The other three were destroyed in the previous shelling!

Less than two minutes after the U.S. troops opened fire, the heavy artillery units of the squadron deployed on the south bank of the Rio Grande also opened fire. These heavy artillery began to suppress the artillery of the American army in order to reduce the pressure on the front line.

After the shelling was over, the American infantry attacked again. The squadron held its ground, and the two sides fought fiercely on this ten-kilometer-long defensive line. The fierce battle between the two sides was very fierce, and soldiers died every second. However, both sides continue to hold on. Everyone hopes that the other party will not hold on first, and then they will be able to win!

Time passed slowly, and the losses paid by both China and the United States in this war became greater and greater. However, even the attacks of the American troops were still fierce, and they attacked the positions of the squadron several times. But in the end, he was kicked out. And as the time of dawn gets closer and closer, the commanders of the US army are becoming more and more anxious, if they cannot drive the Chinese down the river before dawn, or eliminate all the Chinese, then their efforts tonight will be in vain.

The heavy artillery units of the US army kept firing at the positions of the squadron, and the entire position was covered with craters, as if it were the surface of the moon. The dirt had become soft sand, and the trenches and the like had been blown flat. But even so, the squadron is still fully supported on the position. The army in the rear, too, sent reinforcements and all kinds of war materials to the front line through the pontoon bridges that were not blown up. Because the pontoon bridge was constantly bombarded by the U.S. military, in order to ensure the smooth flow of the pontoon bridge, the sappers of the squadron, with torches or searchlights, braved the shells of the U.S. army to repair the broken pontoon bridges. And the failure to completely destroy the pontoon bridge on the Grande River has also become the most important reason why the US army will lose this battle!

After the 15th Army of the American Army was exhausted, the 14th Army was put into battle. At the same time, the 33rd Infantry Division of the 7th Army of the Chinese Army also entered the battle, replacing the 23rd Division, which had already suffered heavy casualties on the front. In addition, the Japanese mercenaries also sent three divisions to cross the river and join the battlefield. Although the U.S. military paid heavy casualties, they were never able to seize the last line of defense held by the squadron and the Japanese mercenaries, and could not complete the strategic goal.

At 6 o'clock in the morning of October 16, when a hint of fish belly white appeared on the eastern horizon, Admiral Pershing gritted his teeth and gave the order to retreat. He knew that the U.S. military had lost this battle again, and they had lost the last chance to drive the squadron out of the United States, and the squadron had completely gained a firm foothold on the American mainland! (To be continued......)