"Those guys in the navy are really unreliable! Let the 10th Division go up, my reinforcements will come soon, and in any case we will have to resist the attack of the Chinese! Major General Brown, commander of the 28th Army of the US Army, ordered. Originally, he also had high hopes for the navy's fleet, but he did not expect that the navy's destroyers were sunk by Chinese planes before firing a few shots, and they had no power to fight back, which made him very disappointed. Now it seems that if you want to resist the attack of the Chinese and hold out until reinforcements arrive, you can only look at the 28th Army itself!

"Yes, General!" The chief of staff of the 28th Army nodded. Admiral Pershing had sent them a telegram ordering the forces around the 28th Army to concentrate on McCarron, and that the 25th and 26th Armies, which had been transferred from McCarran to Laredo, were also returning to McCarron, as well as five more corps drawn from the rear. In this way, McCarron's U.S. military will increase to 11 corps, which can be regarded as a strong force. It's just that it will take some time for these reinforcements to reach The Macallan.

In particular, the five corps that were drawn from the rear did not have a week, so they did not want to rush to the front. Even the two armies next to the 28th Army will not be able to arrive at least in the afternoon or even tomorrow. Therefore, today, only the 28th Army is alone.

Admiral Pershing had already given the order for the 28th Army to hold McCarron, leaving Major General Brown with no choice but to find a way to hold the line. Otherwise, he will be court-martial He knew that if the defense line was breached, Admiral Pershing would definitely not let him go. With the grim shape that the U.S. military is facing now, it is really necessary to use a general who is not in good shape to kill the chicken and make an example, and Major General Brown does not want to be that chicken.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the entire 92nd Regiment of the Chinese Army landed on the north bank of the Rio Grande. By this time, the 91st Regiment, which had previously landed ashore, had already opened up a small beachhead and launched several attacks on the American defense line under the cover of the air force. Although they were repulsed each time, they also achieved a lot of success, and the battle line was already not far from the American defense line. The two sides were only 200 meters apart, and although the US troops had strong fortifications to rely on, the squadron also had strong artillery and air support, and the two sides were evenly matched. It's just that after the follow-up squadrons landed one after another, the offensive of the squadron became more and more fierce, and the US troops had to pay heavy casualties to be able to hold their positions. The initiative on the battlefield has begun to slowly fall to the squadron.

At half past eleven o'clock in the morning, the squadron attacked the positions of the American troops and began to clear the American troops in the defense line. By 1 p.m., the squadron had captured the first line of defense of the American army. The U.S. 28th Army, which was defending its position, suffered heavy losses and had to retreat into the city of McCarron. The squadron did not immediately attack the city of McCarron, but began to consolidate its position. At the same time, the follow-up 94th Infantry Regiment also landed on the north bank of Grandebon, further strengthening the strength of the squadron.

At the same time, the sappers of the 8th Army began to build pontoon bridges over the Rio Grande. With the pontoon bridge, the large forces of the 8th Army were able to quickly cross the river and go to the battlefield on the north bank of the Rio Grande. Powerful weapons such as tanks and armored vehicles can also be driven to the front line.

By 5 p.m., the first pontoon bridge had been built. The 8th Infantry Division of the Chinese Army's 10th Army began to fight on the north bank one after another. Sappers also began to build a second and third pontoon bridges. With the continuous reinforcement of the squadron through the guò pontoon bridge on the north bank of the Riode River, the situation of the US 28th Army became more and more critical.

Major General Brown, commander of the 28th Army of the United States, constantly sent telegrams asking for help to the headquarters, asking Admiral Pershing to give him reinforcements as much as possible. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for the 28th Army to withstand the attack of the huge squadron. Admiral Pershing, on the other hand, sent telegrams to the troops that were marching towards the Macallan, putting great pressure on them.

In the evening, an infantry division of the U.S. 27th Army arrived at McCarron, and the arrival of reinforcements, although there was only one infantry division, also made Major General Brown breathe a sigh of relief. Reinforcements from the first division have arrived, which means that the follow-up reinforcements will also arrive. This can be regarded as a consolation to the hard-fought 28th Army.

On the evening of the 21st, after the sun went down, the squadron had already captured the outlying positions of McCarron, and the US 28th Army and the reinforcements that came later all held on to the McCarron urban area. In order to prevent a counterattack by the American troops, after the sun went down, the squadron stopped the attack and began to prepare for the defense at night. On the Laredo battlefield, the large-scale counterattack launched by the US military on the night of the 5th made the generals of the Chinese side feel uneasy. At that time, if it weren't for the fact that the squadron was well prepared and the troops on the front line were fighting desperately, they might have really been driven out by the U.S. military. Therefore, the commander of the 8th Army, Major General He Bingju, ordered the 9th and 0th Divisions to strengthen their defenses and prevent the US troops from attacking at night. In addition, in order to strengthen the strength of the front, he also ordered the North Korean mercenaries who fought with the squadron to send five divisions over, so that the strength of the squadron outside McCarran increased to nearly 80,000 people.

It's just that General He Bingju is obviously overwhelmed, the 28th Army of the U.S. Army has been beaten by the squadron in the daytime battle, and the troops are not sufficient, where do they still have the courage to attack the squadron? If the squadron does not attack them, then they will have to thank God for blessing. Therefore, until the sun rose on October 22, the US military never launched an attack on the position of the squadron. However, in the evening hours, a lot of American reinforcements also arrived, which further strengthened the American defense line at McCarron.

In the following time, the 8th Army of the Chinese Army and the North Korean mercenaries launched a fierce attack on McCarron, and the American troops were miserable. In order to hold the line of defense and resist the attack of the squadron, the US army had to continuously invest troops in the McCarran area. As a result, the forces of the American forces on the Rio Grande Line were concentrated in Laredo and McCarron, while the rest of the line became very sparse.

Although Admiral Pershing and the others were also very aware of the consequences of doing so, they couldn't care so much at the moment. If Laredo or McCarron were captured by the squadron, then the squadron would be able to drive straight into San Antonio, the distribution center for US military supplies and personnel in the rear. By that time, the Rio Grande defense line would also inevitably collapse. Therefore, Admiral Pershing had to find a way to hold Laredo and McCarran first, and ensure that the Rio Grande defense line could continue to be maintained.

The news that the squadron had crossed the Rio Grande at McCarran and began an onslaught on the American forces in the eastern part of the line also shocked the U.S. government. The U.S. War Department and the Army General Staff have been closely monitoring the shape of the battlefield. They were even more panicked when they discovered that the Rio Grande defense line had become precarious and could collapse at any moment. In consultation with Theodore. After President Roosevelt, they gave an order to Admiral Pershing, demanding that Admiral Pershing must hold the line no matter what, at least until the end of the year. In addition, the Army General Staff also began to directly intervene in the command of the front, and began to reinforce the Rio Grande defense line on a large scale from the rear. The military top brass of the US military believes that it is in the best interest of the United States only to hold the squadron back in the Rio Grande and the areas along the route. Originally, they wanted to keep the squadron out of the borders of the United States, but now it seems that this is unlikely. The squadron has successfully crossed the Rio Grande, and the iron hooves of the Chinese have set foot on the American mainland. It has become very difficult for the US military to drive the squadron out of the United States, at least, it will never be possible to rely on the strength of the US Army in a short period of time.

The squadron launched an attack on the US Rio Grande Line, and in less than ten days, the battle situation began to deteriorate extremely. While further mobilizing troops and strengthening combat readiness, the US Government has also strictly ordered the Navy to be ready for combat. As soon as the main force of the Chinese navy enters the Atlantic Ocean through the Guò Panama Canal, it immediately launches an attack on the Chinese navy. This is already the last chance for the United States. Only if the U.S. Navy defeats the Chinese Navy and wins will they be able to reverse the current unfavorable situation.

European countries are also watching this battle, but for the members of the Entente, the United States is very dissatisfied with it. If the United States were to be defeated quickly, the Chinese would be able to transfer huge forces from the Americas back to Eurasia. How could the Entente resist it? Therefore, the governments of Britain, France, and Russia have all sent notes to the US government, hoping that they will be able to stabilize the situation of the war!

When the battle between Laredo and McCarran was in full swing, Field Secretary of War Marshal Zhao Bowen, who was the supreme commander of the North American battlefield of the squadron, did not command the operations in these two places, but secretly appeared in Piedras. This is a city in northern Mexico, next to the Rio Grande, and to the north is Igor Pass of the United States!

"Marshal, we are ready to launch an attack on the American forces on the other side of the river. Air Force warplanes will also begin to shift this afternoon, and by the time the attack is launched tomorrow morning, the Air Force will be able to put at least 200 or so fighters and bombers here. We are confident that we can defeat the defenders across the river in one day! "General Xie Dingkun, commander of the 2nd Group Army, reported to Marshal Zhao Bowen!