Chapter 955: Great Victory!
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"Buzz!" In the sky above Tiela Corollada, the fighters of the Chinese Air Force circled in the sky, and after discovering the target, they roared downward, and the machine gun in the nose began to strafe, shooting tracer bullets at the US troops one by one. The skies of Tiela Corollada are completely dominated by the Chinese Air Force, and in such a situation, it is very unfavorable for the US military to carry out defensive operations. Fortunately, the Chinese Air Force's F5 Haidongqing fighters could only carry 200 rounds of ammunition, and they quickly ran out of fights and had to return to the field airfield in Acapulco to replenish them. Otherwise, the US military will collapse under the constant air strikes of the Chinese Air Force.
"Hell! Those damn flies, flying in the sky all day long, why don't they fall down and kill those yellow-skinned monkeys! Lieutenant General Clark cursed viciously. Because of the addition of the Chinese Air Force, it is even more difficult for the US military, which is already struggling, to defend. Whether it is Heights 2 or 3, they are almost full of corpses. There are Chinese, there are Japanese, but more are American. The dirt on the hillside had turned dark red from the soaking of blood.
The vast majority of US officers and men have the same attitude toward the Chinese Air Force as Lieutenant General Clark. The bombing and strafing of the Chinese air force made it more expensive for the US military to hold its position. Moreover, as the casualties grew, the morale of the American army became more and more low, how could the American army confront the squadron in such a situation?
"Kay, what's going on with General Powell?" Lieutenant General Clark asked. He now pins his hopes on the 49th and 50th armies of the US army. As soon as they broke through the blockade of the squadron, he immediately led the army to retreat to the east. He knows. If he continues to stay in Irona Cororada, he and the American troops here will be completely destroyed.
"General, the situation is not good. General Powell had only sent a telegram ten minutes earlier, and they had already carried out four large-scale attacks, but because there was not enough artillery support, and at the same time the squadron was very strong in combat power and firepower, their attacks were all repulsed. Now General Powell has lost two divisions of troops. General Powell offered to send him another corps of reinforcements, if possible! Major Kay, Lieutenant General Clark's aide-de-camp, said.
"Hell! What the hell is he doing? Doesn't he know that the fate of our hundreds of thousands of people rests on him? Sue sΓΉ him. The attack of the Chinese is also very fierce, I have no spare troops for him, I have also been attacked by hundreds of thousands of Chinese, if he can't do his best to break through the blockade of the Chinese, then we will die! Lieutenant General Clark roared in exasperation. Though. At the beginning of the battle, Admiral Pershing twice sent reinforcements to Tirea Cororada, bringing the number of American troops here to 500,000. However, after days of fighting, continuous bombing and artillery bombardment by the squadron, the American army only had 350,000 troops left. Lieutenant General Clark gave Major General Powell two armies of 100,000 troops, and Tierra Corolada had only 250,000 men left. The attacking squadron and the Japanese mercenaries combined numbered about 400,000 people. In addition, the squadron also has a strong air superiority and artillery superiority. It is already very difficult for Clark to resist the squadron and the Japanese mercenaries with this little army in his hand!
"Yes, General!" Major Kay nodded. He knew that Lieutenant General Clark's forces were also very tight, and there was no way to support Major General Powell. But. Judging from the current situation, the attacks of the squadron and the Japanese mercenaries were very fierce, and perhaps before Major General Powell broke through the blockade of the squadron, the American troops led by Lieutenant General Clark were annihilated by the squadron.
"That's right. Did General Pershing send troops to meet us? Lieutenant General Clark asked.
"General, General Pershing sent General Davis to attack from the east with the forces of two corps. Merely. If General Davis is going to get to the battlefield, I'm afraid he will have to wait until the afternoon. Major Kay said.
"Send a telegram to that Davis guy and tell him to stop grinding around, or he'll have to collect my body!" Lieutenant General Clark scolded. He has a relatively good relationship with Lieutenant General Davis, and there will be no problem with such a tone.
"Yes, General!" Major Kai nodded, and hurriedly went to send a telegram. He didn't dare to stay by Lieutenant General Clark's side for fear of angering Lieutenant General Clark, who was getting more and more grumpy.
The battle in Tiela Corolada was very fierce, and the Chinese and American armies fought fiercely here, and almost every second there was a life withering. However, although Heights 2 and 3 are still under the control of the US military, the casualties of the US military are getting bigger and bigger. With the continuous offensive of the squadron and the Japanese mercenaries, the American army will definitely not be able to hold out for long!
Marshal Zhao Bo, Minister of the Chinese Army and Supreme Commander of the Mexican Battlefield, was very satisfied with the progress of the army, although he had not yet taken the No. 2 and No. 3 heights, but he did not urge, he could understand. Marshal Zhao Bo knew that Lieutenant General Clark was currently in a moribund struggle, and he was still hoping to break through the blockade of the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army. If the U.S. Army's attack on the 2nd Army also fails, it is believed that the hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops who are surrounded in Tierra Coroda will lose their fighting spirit. Maybe they will surrender to the squadron at that time, so that the squadron can easily win this battle!
"When will the reinforcements from Chilpancingo be able to reach the battlefield?" Marshal Zhao Bo asked.
"Marshal, according to the latest information we have received, it is expected that between two and three o'clock in the afternoon, the American troops will be able to arrive. Pershing only sent two armies of more than 100,000 troops. With the strength of the 2nd Army, it should be able to withstand the attack of the American army. It's just that under the desperate attack of the US army, the losses of the 2nd Army may be a little large! General Du Qizheng, commander of the 7th Army, said.
Marshal Zhao Bo frowned, and then said: "As long as the artillery of the Americans is defeated, with our firepower, in the defensive operation, the Americans will only hit their heads and bleed." Send an order to the airship unit and fighter group of the Air Force to stop bombing the Iron La Coroda in the afternoon, and after the US reinforcements appear, focus on bombing the American artillery, and give priority to the American artillery! β
"Okay, Marshal!" Admiral Du Qizheng nodded. The firepower of the Chinese army is very strong, and each infantry squad is equipped with squad machine guns, and in defensive operations, the advantage is very obvious, and the only thing to worry about is the artillery of the Americans. However, the bombs carried by more than 40 airships and 40 warplanes were enough to severely damage or even destroy the artillery of the US army, if nothing else. The F5 Haidongqing fighter can also hang two 25-kilogram aerial bombs under the wings.
On the afternoon of February 27, the Chinese army and Japanese mercenaries once again launched an attack on the US army. Under the fierce attack of the Chinese army and Japanese mercenaries, the US army could only support it with great difficulty.
At half past two in the afternoon, Lieutenant General Davis led the 16th and 44th armies of the US army to the battlefield and attacked the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army from the east. Earlier, the 49th and 50th armies of the US army led by Major General Powell had already smashed their heads and bled in front of the defense line of the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army in the morning battle.
Lieutenant General Davis immediately ordered the artillery to build a position, first shelling the squadron, and then cooperating with Major General Powell, preparing to defeat the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army in one fell swoop, and send out the hundreds of thousands of trapped American troops.
It's just that when the artillery unit brought by Lieutenant General Davis was building a defensive position, the Chinese Air Force had already appeared on the battlefield, and under the guidance of the soldiers of the 2nd Army, they flew directly towards Lieutenant General Davis's troops.
First of all, forty warplanes, after flying over the artillery of the American army, dropped two 25-kilogram aerial bombs under the wings. It's just that this aerial bomb is too weak and has not achieved much success. However, after the bombing was over, these fighters did not leave, but strafed the US artillery, causing huge casualties to the US troops.
After that, the airship units of the Chinese Air Force arrived, and more than forty airships carried a total of 70 tons of bombs. This time, all the airships carried 50 kg or 100 kg aerial bombs, which were specially designed to deal with the US artillery.
After the half-hour bombardment, Lieutenant General Davis brought nearly 400 heavy guns, less than a third of which remained, and such a loss made Lieutenant General Davis vomit blood with anger.
Without artillery support, Lieutenant General Davis's army would undoubtedly have had a much greater difficulty breaking through the defensive line of the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army.
On the morning of February 28, the 7th Army of the Chinese Army took the No. 3 height. At two o'clock in the afternoon, with the assistance of the 7th Army of the Chinese Army, the Japanese mercenaries also took the No. 2 heights. The rest of the U.S. troops retreated to the city of Tierra Cororada. It's just that there are less than 200,000 American troops left here. With twice the size of his own enemy and his own morale very low, Lieutenant General Clark has no way to turn the tide.
In the evening of the same day, Marshal Zhao Bo, Minister of the Chinese Army, sent an envoy to the US troops in the urban area of Tiela Cororada to persuade them to surrender, demanding that the US troops surrender unconditionally, otherwise when the sun rises tomorrow morning, the Chinese Army will carry out intensive artillery bombardment and bombardment of Tiera Cororada, annihilating all the recalcitrant US troops.
Under the threat of Marshal Zhao Bo, at 8 a.m. on February 29, 1912, Lieutenant General Clark led the remaining nearly 200,000 American troops in Tierra Coroda to surrender to the squadron!