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At 5 p.m. on April 28, at the foot of a hill less than ten kilometers from Ricuotra, inside the headquarters of the 8th Army of the Chinese Army. Marshal Zhao Bowen was listening to a briefing by Major General He Bingju, commander of the 8th Army, on the battle situation in Cuautra. Now, there are still hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops in Kuautra who are stubbornly resisting, which has restrained most of the strength of the squadron.

"Marshal, since yesterday afternoon, Japanese and Korean mercenaries have invaded the city of Cuautra and engaged in fierce street battles with American troops. The casualties on both sides were very heavy, but both the Japanese and Korean mercenaries were advancing steadily. As the fighting spirit of the American army becomes weaker and weaker, it is expected that the whole of Cuautra can be captured in three to four days! General He Bingju, commander of the 8th Group Army, introduced. The 8th Army and the other ten infantry divisions, in the battle of Cuautra, in addition to assisting the armored brigade to break through the defense line of the American army outside the city of Cuautra, was to hold the outer encirclement and ensure that hundreds of thousands of American troops were surrounded in Cuautra. As for the fierce street fighting and the annihilation of the besieged American troops, it was all left to the Japanese mercenaries and the Korean mercenaries. Cannon fodder, a lot of times it's used in these places!

"Hmmm! It will be enough to ensure that the ministries are moving forward steadily. In addition, the Americans could be persuaded to surrender at the right time. Now that the main forces of the American army have retreated, there is no point in them holding on to this place any longer. Their central defence has collapsed and we have won! Marshal Zhao Bowen said with a smile. In just three days, the central defense line painstakingly built by the US military with more than 2 million troops was broken through and suffered heavy losses. Although the losses of the squadron have not yet been counted, it is estimated that they will not be too large. Such a victory once again raised Marshal Zhao Bowen's reputation to a peak, and he can be called the first general of the Chinese Army. Of course. Marshal Zhao Bowen knew that this qiē was mainly due to the strength of the Chinese Army itself, coupled with the endless emergence of new weapons, which made it possible to defeat the American army lightly this time. Without the assistance of armored troops, simply breaking through the strong defensive lines of the American army in various places is afraid that the corpses of the American army will be left behind, let alone the defeat of the American army in three days. Therefore, the defeat of the US army can be attributed to the participation of the Chinese army's new weapons in the war. Merely. It won't be so easy next time. Even if the US military cannot come up with weapons that completely restrain the armored forces of the Chinese Army, it will find a corresponding way. The power of the armored forces of the Chinese Army will also be greatly reduced as a result. However, now the squadron has once again seized the initiative on the Mexican battlefield and can advance the front to northern Mexico, which is for Marshal Zhao Bowen. It's already very satisfying.

"Marshal. From the information we have received, at least 10 corps of American troops have chosen to flee north over the mountains west of Mexico City. Shall we send troops after them? That's hundreds of thousands, and once these people return to northern Mexico and are rearmed by the U.S. military, it will be a big threat to us! Major General He Bingju said. Watching hundreds of thousands of American troops slip away, he felt very sorry in his heart. Albeit. In this battle, the victory of the ** team was already very terrifying, but no general would have won many results.

"No need, let these American troops destroy themselves! They wanted to climb the mountains and get rid of our pursuit. Not only were the heavy equipment discarded, but a lot of baggage was also lost. I'd like to see how these hundreds of thousands of American troops managed to flee back to northern Mexico without baggage. Perhaps, without our intervention, these American troops will lose more than half of their troops. Even those who can escape alive. It is estimated that they are all hungry and skinny, and their yellow muscles are thin, and they can't be regarded as qualified soldiers at all! Marshal Zhao Bowen said. High mountains west of Mexico City. Although the altitude is only about 3,000 meters, there are only some narrow mountain roads. It is very difficult for the US military to pass safely. What's more, it is more than 200 kilometers from northern Mexico, and it is simply unthinkable that the US military would have to walk 200 kilometers without baggage. Even if they robbed those Mexican civilians along the way, how much food would these already poor Mexicans have to supply these hundreds of thousands of American troops? It can be seen from this that the fate of these US troops will be extremely tragic. It is estimated that excluding those American troops who died of starvation, disease and have disappeared, it is estimated that less than half of them will safely escape back to northern Mexico!

Admiral He Bingju nodded, in such a situation, it is indeed possible to make no more moves without the squadron, and it is not bad to let these American troops fend for themselves. In addition, the squadron is advancing north along the road, and if these American troops don't want to be captured by the squadron, they have to keep walking through the mountains. Therefore, they have to live like savages. Whether these American troops will survive without supplies is something only God knows.

"Marshal, we don't have to send the army, but we can send the air force. Air Force fighters attack from the sky like these fleeing American troops, which can inflict as many casualties as possible on them! Admiral He Bingju built a yì road. Although this practice is somewhat vicious, it is reasonable to use it on the enemy's body. As a general of China, everything he did was for the benefit of China.

"Yes, I'll contact the Air Force later!" Marshal Zhao Bowen nodded and adopted Admiral He Bingju's proposal.

Since then, the hard days of the US military have come. The U.S. troops were already tired and hungry from traveling through the mountains, and at the same time had to guard against the attacks of the Chinese air force, which caused great casualties to the U.S. military. Many U.S. troops fell on the way to break out. Hunger and disease have always plagued these American troops, and along the way, there are nowhere to kill or wound. The Mexicans in the areas where these American troops passed also poured blood mold. The U.S. military passed by like locusts, taking everything they could eat, leaving these already poor Mexicans in a desperate situation. Of course, rape and the like can't be avoided during this period. The U.S. military, which was already holding back the fire in their bellies, would definitely not let those Mexican women go. Eventually, only one-third of those who returned to northern Mexico and the United States by the way were tactful. Most of the others fell on the road. Others got lost in the mountains and have taken root in the mountains ever since!

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, a telegram from Acapulco was delivered to Marshal Zhao Bowen, and after reading it, Marshal Zhao Bowen's face suddenly changed greatly. After that, he gave an order to the communications officer, asking the units of the front to stop the pursuit and move to the defense on the spot. This order made General He Bingju and many other generals very puzzled.

"Marshal, what's wrong? Why stop the pursuit? Admiral He Bingju asked.

"This is a telegram from the Navy, look!" Marshal Zhao Bowen handed the telegram to Admiral He Bingju.

When Admiral He Bingju saw the results, he immediately smiled bitterly: "It's a pity! It could have been taken this opportunity to advance directly to northern Mexico, and even defeat the US army in one fell swoop, directly threatening the US mainland, but now it seems that it has to be postponed! ”

The content of the telegram was simple, but it made the squadron on the Mexican battlefield have to pay attention. At noon today, in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, two thousand kilometers from Acapulco, the transport fleet of the Chinese Navy was attacked by the US Navy. First, a few light cruisers and destroyers diverted the Chinese naval fleet escorting the transport fleet. After that, the submarine forces of the US Navy, which were lying in ambush in the vicinity, launched an attack on the transport fleet. The transport fleet did not have any force at all, nor did it have any ability to defend itself, and suffered heavy losses under the attack of US submarines. There were a total of twelve transports in the entire fleet, seven of which were sunk. Among the seven transports sunk were two tankers carrying 5,000 tons of gasoline, one carrying aerial bombs, and the other four carrying tanks and armored vehicles and parts for the replacement of tanks and armored vehicles. Now, all these supplies have sunk to the icy bottom of the sea, which makes the supply of the squadron on the Mexican battlefield have a serious problem. With Acapulco's reserves alone, it was already difficult to support a large-scale attack. In particular, those tanks and armored vehicles, as well as those parts, were urgently needed for the armored forces on the battlefield in Mexico.

In these three days of fighting, although the squadron won a big victory, its own losses were not small, especially the armored forces, which suffered even heavier losses. In addition to the 8th Army's armored brigades, which suffered relatively small losses and had two-thirds of their tanks and armored vehicles that could continue to fight, the other three armored brigades suffered heavy losses, and the tanks and armored vehicles that could continue operations were less than 10 percent of the original. Most of these lost tanks and armored vehicles were damaged by long marches, and some core parts such as engines and tank tracks needed to be replaced. Now, all these supplies are gone, and I am afraid it will take a while longer to repair those damaged tanks.

"It seems that the Americans have also done their best, and even the warships of the West Coast Fleet of the US Navy, which have been hiding in the harbor, have come out to sabotage our sea transportation lines. This proves that the defeat on the battlefield in Mexico has made the United States feel a real threat. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so desperate! Marshal Zhao Bowen sighed. Because the logistics and transportation lines were affected, the squadron could only give up the offensive for the time being and switch to defense. On the one hand, annihilate the US troops in the encirclement, and on the other hand, replenish all kinds of supplies for the front line!