Is it the US military that has become stronger or the Chinese army has become weaker? There are different opinions from various countries! The Entente led by Britain and France, as well as the observers stationed on the battlefield in Mexico, came to the conclusion that the strength of the Chinese army had weakened after learning of the situation in Hartianguis. In their opinion, hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops and mercenaries were intercepted by 200,000 U.S. troops in Hartiangis, and they suffered heavy losses in the fighting for several days. When the British and French governments received the reports from the observers, they were mostly convinced.

Germany, on the other hand, believes that it is not the Chinese Army that has become weaker, but the strength of the US Army. In the following years, the U.S. military has been working hard to develop armaments, equipping the grassroots units of the army with light and heavy machine guns and mortars, strengthening the firepower of the grassroots units, and also strengthening the artillery in the army units. Therefore, the strength of the US Army has increased a lot, which is quite normal. In addition, Germany originally thought that China would be able to defeat the United States lightly, and then shifted its focus to Eurasia. Now, however, the German General Staff Headquarters has come to a pessimistic conclusion that if the US military's combat strength continues to be like this, it will be very difficult for China to defeat the United States, and it may even fall into the quagmire of war deliberately formed by the United States. Coupled with the vast Pacific Ocean between China and the United States, it will be very difficult for China to supply its military. If the U.S. Army can seize the moment, it may be able to defeat China.

The U.S. Army Staff has also been worried that the U.S. Army will not be able to resist the attack of the squadron, but now it has been four days since the battle began, and the squadron has been fended off in Hartiangis. Admiral Wood breathed a sigh of relief.

On the evening of February 1, U.S. President William Brown. Howard. Taft convened a cabinet meeting at the White House, and Army Chief of Staff Leonard Brown. Admiral Wood also attended the meeting, which begins with a briefing to the President and Cabinet on the U.S.-China war in Mexico.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, Ministers. We are currently fighting fiercely with more than a million troops in Mexico and China and China's client states. From the current point of view, the shape shì is still relatively optimistic. Admiral Pershing's carefully constructed defense line in the Sierra Madre do Sul should be able to fend off the squadron on the southwest coast of Mexico. The Sierra Madre do Sul defensive line, nearly 500 kilometers long, where we have 2.2 million troops deployed, and nearly 300,000 Mexican government troops. It's just that the Mexican government army has relatively poor combat strength and is overwhelmed, and it is currently mainly responsible for logistics support! ”

"At present, our fierce battle with the Chinese is mainly taking place in Hartiangis, at the western foot of the Sierra Madre do Sul. It is a small town with a population of less than five thousand people. The local Mexicans had fled the area since the start of the war, and Admiral Pershing had built it into a fortress and built a strong defensive line on the high ground on both sides of the town. We and the squadron are currently competing for these two heights, but the No. 1 high ground is currently controlled by the Chinese, and only the No. 2 high ground is still under the control of our army. The front-line commander, Lieutenant General George, is rallying the army in the hope of retaking Heights 1! "Leonard. Admiral Wood said.

"Your Excellency, we don't understand the specific tactics, and we don't need to go into details. I just want to know, can we really defeat the Chinese in this war? Secretary of State Filand Knox asked.

"Your Excellency, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and no one knows what the outcome will be until the end. However, the U.S. Army will do its best to defeat the Chinese. For now, at least, it seems that millions of Chinese have made no progress in the face of our carefully constructed defensive line. Hartiangis's defense is the most vulnerable in the entire defense line, which has already resisted the Chinese, and the defense of Tiela Corolada and Chilpancingo in the back is even stronger, and it is impossible for the Chinese to break through our defense! "Leonard. Admiral Wood said confidently.

"General, what we want is not only to intercept the Chinese on the west coast of Mexico, but to completely defeat them and drive them all into the sea to feed the fish!" Vice President James S. Sherman said.

"Your Excellency Vice President, this is difficult to accomplish with our Army alone. The capital ships of the Chinese were all assembled in the eastern Pacific, and once we reached Acapulco, their battleships would see the coast and launch a fierce artillery attack on our troops, and our soldiers could not withstand the heavy shelling of the battleships at all. At the very beginning, Admiral Pershing was defeated precisely because of the participation of the battleships of the Chinese Navy in the outskirts of Capulco! "Leonard. Admiral Wood said.!

"Minister Meyer, when will the Navy be able to take on the heavy responsibility of defeating the Chinese Navy? Now it seems that in order to defeat the Chinese, our navy must first defeat the Chinese navy! "William. Howard. President Taft asked. Last time, the main forces of the US Navy crossed the Panama Canal and launched a surprise attack on the Chinese Navy. But in the end, President Taft was very dissatisfied. The U.S. fleet of more than a dozen advanced battleships went to deal with the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet, but in the end only sank only one Chinese battleship, and destroyed the Santa Cruz Island Naval Base and the Tumaco Naval Base, but itself paid the price of sinking three battleships and several heavy damage. There are still two battered battleships that are still being repaired in the shipyard.

"Your Excellency, the Navy's Pennsylvania-class, battleships will be able to enter service by the end of this year at the latest. In addition, we built it according to the British Navy's 'Revenge class, battleships

'The New Mexico-class, battleships are also under intense construction and are expected to be ready for service by the end of next year. Like the Pennsylvania-class, battleships, the New Mexico-class, six battleships will be built, and once built, the U.S. Navy will have a formidable fleet of 12 battleships with 381mm guns. The strength of the US Navy will also surpass that of the Chinese Navy, and it will not be too much of a problem to defeat the Chinese Navy! "Secretary of the Navy George . Feng. Lengelke. Meyer said.

"The Chinese don't give us that much time! They are already actively working on the restoration of the Panama Canal. It is estimated that by early next year at the latest, they will be able to repair the canal. When the time comes, the main fleet of the Chinese Navy will enter the Atlantic Ocean and fight a decisive battle with us! Secretary of War Jacob P.D. Dickinson said. The navy now accounts for more than 60 percent of the US spending, but its performance on the battlefield is not satisfactory. At least the current table xiàn is not as good as the US Army. Therefore, Jacob Mt Dickinson is also a little dissatisfied in his heart.

"Secretary Dickinson, please rest assured that even if the Chinese can repair the Panama Canal early next year, by then our six Pennsylvania-class, battleships will already be in service. We have enough strength to meet the attack of the Chinese and defend the coastline of the United States! "The Secretary of War, George. Feng. Lengelke. Meyer said firmly.

Seeing that the two showed signs of quarreling, President Taft hurriedly said: "Okay, let's discuss this issue here!" China is a very powerful country and our main enemy. Although after years of construction, the combat strength of the US Army is no longer much worse than that of the Chinese Army. However, to defeat the Chinese, the army and navy must work together. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Secretary of War Dickinson and Secretary of the Navy Meyer had no choice but to give up their quarrel and nodded their heads repeatedly.

The entire U.S. government and the military are very optimistic about the ongoing war in Mexico. It's just that they seem to have forgotten that on the battlefield of Hartiangis, the casualties paid by the US army are not small. After several days of fierce fighting, one of the four corps under the command of Lieutenant General George had completely lost its combat effectiveness, and the remaining three corps also suffered considerable losses. The total casualties of the US military have exceeded 50,000. The casualties on the Chinese side were mainly paid by the Japanese mercenaries, and the losses of the squadron itself were only a few thousand people. From this simple comparison, it can be seen that what the US government and military are seeing is only a façade.

However, the early unhappiness in Mexico caused a lot of bad remarks in China. Some believe that it is not the Chinese Army's combat effectiveness that is getting worse and worse, but the responsibility of the commanders. In particular, the Minister of War Zhao Bowen personally went to Mexico to sit down, but such a problem arose. As a result, many people have called for Zhao Bowen to be removed from his post, and even if he continues to serve as Minister of War, the commander of the Mexican front must let capable generals appear.

When Cai Yun, the chief of the General Staff, reported the situation to the Emperor Wang Yuze, Wang Yuze was furious.

He has always advocated the purity of the army, and it is forbidden to form gangs and factions in the army. Although it is very difficult to eradicate this completely, he has always tried to avoid it as much as possible. And now, there are temporary problems in the war in South America, and some unwilling people have kicked out, and this sign has already attracted Wang Yuze's attention. After all, the world war has only just begun, and for China to achieve final victory, it needs the sincere unity of all people, and he will never allow the destruction of unity to occur.

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