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"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Dense shells fell in the city of Chilpansingo, houses were blown up, the entire city was reduced to rubble under heavy shelling by the Chinese army, and many of the defenses built by the American army were destroyed. [, A large number of U.S. officers and soldiers fought against the Chinese Army and the mercenaries in such ruins. Although the U.S. forces had suffered heavy losses in the previous battles, they were still trying to fight with the Chinese Army and the mercenaries for every position in the city, even every house that had fallen into ruins. Relying on the forces deployed in the high mountains on both sides of the city of Chilpansingo, the American forces have repelled the attacks of the Chinese army and the mercenaries of Rìben again and again, and although they have suffered heavy casualties and their morale is getting low, they are still holding their positions until the order to retreat is given.

"Boom!" In the sky, the FH5 Falcon dive bomber was circling down, and a huge 500-kilogram aerial bomb fell from the belly of the plane, hitting a US artillery position straight away. After the aerial bomb exploded, an orange-red fireball rose. The blazing air wave swept through the entire artillery position, several mountain guns and mortars deployed here were all destroyed, and hundreds of American artillery were even more dead in the explosion.

It was a position deployed by U.S. troops on high hills on either side of the city of Chilpansingo. Before the battle began, the U.S. forces had deployed a large number of mountain artillery, mortars, and heavy machine gun positions on the high hills on both sides, which could provide strong fire support for the defenders of Chilpansingo's urban area. The failure of several attacks by the Chinese Army and the mercenaries was largely due to the positions of the American troops on these two high mountains. Fortunately, both of these mountains were relatively steep, and the heavy artillery of the American army could not be deployed on the mountains. Otherwise. This will cause even more trouble for the Chinese Army.

The Chinese Army continued to use artillery to launch artillery bombardments on US positions, but the effect was not great. Many of the positions of the American army were built in dead corners that could not be shelled by artillery. That's when dive bombers come in handy. These dive bombers, carrying 500 kg of aerial bombs, completely became a nightmare for the US military. The piercing scream of the FH5 Falcon dive bomber every time it dives has become a lingering nightmare in the minds of countless US officers and men.

Position after position was destroyed by the Chinese Air Force's dive bombers, and the resistance of the American army gradually became more and more fragile. This is also because the Chinese Air Force has only stationed a large group of dive bombers in the Mexican battlefield, and five of the 40 dive bombers have been destroyed in previous battles. However, they were all damaged due to mechanical problems. None of them were shot down by the U.S. military. If the number of dive bombers in the Chinese Air Force were doubled, perhaps all the defensive positions that the US military had painstakingly built would have been destroyed. Even so, the defensive positions of the US military could not hold out for long. Once all the U.S. positions on the high hills on both sides of the city of Chilpancingo were destroyed, it would be time for the Chinese Army and the Rìben mercenaries to launch a general offensive against the U.S. forces. The U.S. military, having lost both flanks of defense, had to resist the attack of the Chinese Army. That's also obviously unlikely!

On the night of March 22, inside the U.S. military headquarters, General Pershing was firing at a telegram. U.S. Army Chief of Staff Leonard. Admiral Wood was very dissatisfied with the increasingly heavy battle damage reports of the American army in recent times. The U.S. military is now losing more than two divisions every day, and even if the U.S. military has mobilized its troops at full speed, it will not be able to hold on to such heavy losses. Therefore, the Chief of Staff of the US Army, Leonard . Admiral Wood strongly urged Admiral Pershing to find a way to reduce the losses of his troops. But at the same time, it is also necessary to resist the attack of the Chinese army. These two requirements. There is no doubt that they are contradictory. In the face of the powerful Chinese Army, in the case of losing air supremacy, the US military will have to pay an even heavier price if it wants to resist the attack of the Chinese Army. There's no way around it. Chief of Staff Leonard. Admiral Wood's request is completely difficult for a strongman. It is no wonder that Admiral Pershing, as soon as he got the telegram, roared like an angry lion.

"Damn, those guys who only know what to do in the office. They simply do not understand the situation at the front, they simply do not know how terrible our enemy is. And we need to resist the attack of the Chinese. We also need to minimize our losses, which is simply impossible! Admiral Pershing's face was full of anger and he roared loudly.

"General, what should we do now? Today more than a dozen positions were destroyed by fighters of the Chinese Air Force. If we continue like this, I'm afraid that in less than a week, we will completely lose both wings. Without the threat of two wings, the Chinese were able to attack Chilpansingo's city with impunity. In the case that the firepower and forces are no longer superior, we simply cannot withstand the attack of the Chinese! Lieutenant General Davis asked anxiously. Although in the street fighting, the defenders have a great advantage. However, in the face of such an experienced unit of the Chinese Army, and at the same time the Chinese Army is supported by powerful artillery and air force, it is basically impossible for the US Army to defeat the Chinese Army in street fighting. Chilpansingo's defense system was still very strong on the whole, especially the fire positions built on the high hills on both sides of the city, which fully took into account the powerful artillery positions of the Chinese army. The location of these positions has been carefully considered to evade the shelling of the Chinese army, so that it can provide strong fire support for Chilpansingo, which is enough to make the Chinese army that attempts to attack Chilpancingo pay a heavy price. However, the attack of the Chinese Air Force, this way of attacking from the sky, made it impossible for the US military to defend at all. With the destruction of both wings, there are irreparable holes in the US military's defense system.

"When will the special high-profile machine gun that China promised us be delivered?" Admiral Pershing said. The defeat of the US military this time, in a way, can be said to be due to the Chinese Air Force. The hordes of fighters of the Chinese Air Force have made the defensive offensive that the US military had originally built in mind vulnerable and unsightly. Otherwise, Admiral Pershing would have had every confidence that he would turn Chilpansingo, and indeed the entire southern Madre defence, into a graveyard littered with the corpses of the Chinese Army.

"General, there is news from the country that our Gao Shiè machine gun will not be mass-produced until at least next month. If you want to send it to the front line in Mexico, I'm afraid you will have to wait until the end of next month! Lieutenant General Davis said. In the absence of new fighters, the Gao shè machine gun has become the only weapon that the US military can use to counter the Chinese Air Force.

"Damn, don't they know that every day of delay we have to pay a terrible price?" Admiral Pershing said with extreme dissatisfaction.

"General, what should we do now? If you continue to defend Chilpancingo, I am afraid that you will only be able to hold out for half a month at most. And we will pay at least hundreds of thousands of people. Lieutenant General Davis said.

Admiral Pershing nodded, he also thought so, he understood what Lieutenant General Davis meant, since it was destined to be unable to withstand the attack of the Chinese, it was better to retreat as soon as possible. Retreat to the hinterland of Mexico and rebuild a new line of defense to stop the Chinese army. In this case, it is equivalent to exchanging space for time. At the same time, it can further expand the logistics supply line of the squadron and effectively weaken the combat strength of the Chinese Army. Admiral Pershing was also very inclined to do so, but he was sure that the Army Staff would not agree to such a plan. Even the Ministry of War and the United States absolutely could not accept the voluntary retreat of the US troops.

"Davis, I am also aware of the current crisis, however, I cannot order the troops to retreat. Leonard. Admiral Wood would never agree to our plan. Admiral Pershing said.

"General, those guys who only know how to sit in the office and command blindly, don't know the specific situation at the front at all. They only thought about their own status and interests, and did not take into account the vast number of ordinary soldiers at all. There is no doubt that their actions will harm the interests of the United States. Once we suffer heavy losses here, there will not be enough troops to stop the Chinese attack, and the Chinese will even be able to drive straight into northern Mexico and threaten the American mainland! Lieutenant General Davis said with some excitement.

How could Admiral Pershing not know about these circumstances? Although he was the supreme commander of the U.S. Army in Mexico, he had taken the liberty of abandoning the heavy military plan for the battle of the defense line in the Sierra Madre do Sul, which obviously required the approval of the Army General Staff and even the Secretary of War. Otherwise, he will be tried by a court-martial. Admiral Pershing undoubtedly hopes to continue to fight for the future of the United States in the military. If tried by a court-martial, his military career would undoubtedly come to an end, which was not what he wanted.

"Davis, I will send a telegram to the Army General Staff stating our battle plan, but whether it will be able to get through is unknown. I'll do my best, though! Admiral Pershing said. The life and death of hundreds of thousands of American troops and his own career made it difficult for Admiral Pershing to decide, and he hoped that the Army Staff would approve his plan. But he also knows that it seems unlikely.

Lieutenant General Davis nodded, he also knew the difficulties of General Pershing, and it was already very rare to be able to get General Pershing to send a telegram to the army staff requesting a retreat, and to abandon the defense line in the Sierra Madre do Sul!