Chapter 897: The Head Breaks and Bleeds

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In northern Mexico, on the border between San Luis Potosí and Nuevo Unhlaing, large U.S. forces are crossing the military demarcation line between the two sides and heading west of San Luis Poto. A company of border guards of the Mexican government forces originally deployed here immediately broke up after a round of artillery shelling by the US troops. So that the U.S. army invaded the state of San Luis Potosí!

"Send a telegram to the general, we have broken through the enemy's lines and are marching on San Luis Potosí! The enemy is vulnerable, and in three days we will be able to reach San Luis Potosi! Major General Moon, commander of the 12th Army of the U.S. Army, put down the binoculars in his hand, and with a contemptuous smile on the corner of his mouth, he commanded the communications officer. The Mexican government forces in the distance are still on the run, but the US military roots have not targeted them!

"Yes, General!" As soon as the communications officer received the order, he went to send a telegram.

All the main forces of the Sixth Army of the Chinese Army were assembled in the rear line of defense, and no heavy troops were deployed on the military demarcation line, which allowed the US army to easily break through the military demarcation line between the two armies. Major General Moon, commander of the 12th Army of the U.S. Army, was very wrong if he thought that he could defeat the squadron easily. The 12th and 15th armies of the U.S. army, totaling more than 100,000 men, were the main force attacking San Luis Potosí. After the 11th and 13th armies to the east had taken the city of Bayes, they would attack San Luis Potosí from the east. Lieutenant General John Pershing's plan was to gather the main forces of 4 corps to besiege San Luis Potosí. The squadron had only two infantry divisions plus an artillery brigade in San Luis Potosí, as well as a few infantry divisions of the Mexican government army. Lieutenant General Pershing thought that the American army, after hard training, would be able to conquer San Luis Potosi with ease.

The city of Valjes is only forty kilometers from the state of Tamaulipas, and the 11th and 13th armies of the US army arrived here at 11 a.m. on the 21st. Housing in Ciudad Valles were four infantry divisions of the Mexican government army, about 50,000 men. The strength of the US military is only half of that of the US military, and its weapons and equipment are much inferior to those of the US military. Four divisions, only a hundred light guns. General Gao Chang, commander of the Sixth Army of the Chinese Army, did not expect them to hold the city of Bayes, but only asked them to hold off the American troops for three days. It's just that Admiral Gao Chang is not sure if these Mexican government troops can do it!

The American offensive began at one o'clock in the afternoon, with two American corps and more than three hundred heavy artillery shelling the positions of the Mexican government forces in the city of Valles. Mexican government forces then returned fire. It's just that the artillery strength of both sides is not at the same level at all, and it takes less than an hour. The Mexican government army lost most of its artillery. The commander of the Mexican government army had to order the transfer of artillery, preserving strength!

The U.S. artillery preparation lasted for a full hour, and after the shelling was over, the positions of the Mexican government troops were as if they had been plowed all over again. Mexican government soldiers on the position. It is even more devastating. Some of the bombardment holes were bombarded, and entire companies and platoons of Mexican government troops inside were buried alive inside.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the American infantry attacked, while the surviving Mexican government forces launched a counterattack. The battle was fierce. At the beginning of the fighting, the will of the Mexican government forces to resist was still very strong. However, as casualties mounted, the confidence of Mexican government forces was inevitably shaken.

Fierce fighting did not end until the evening. Almost all of the positions on the outskirts of Valleys were occupied by American troops, and the Mexican government forces paid the price of more than 10,000 men in the day's fighting. The casualties of the American army were less than 2,000. Commander of the US Army. Major General George, the commander of the 11th Army, sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Pershing that the Mexican government army was vulnerable, and only two corps of American troops were enough to sweep all the Mexican government troops lightly, and the other eight armies could be used to attack the squadron!

September 22nd. The U.S. 11th and 13th Armies launched an even more fierce attack on the city of Bayes. The battle was only two hours later. The U.S. forces burst into the city. Under the huge superiority of the US military in strength and equipment, the Mexican government army was defeated one after another. By 4 p.m., Mexican government forces, with more than half of the casualties, had to withdraw from the city of Valles and retreat toward San Luis Potosí. In just two days, the U.S. military took the city of Bayes.

After learning of the specific situation, Admiral Gao Chang ordered the Mexican government forces to resist and delay the US offensive on San Luis Potosí.

On the afternoon of September 23, the 12th and 15th armies of the US army, attacking from New Aung Laing, arrived in San Luis Potosí. The main forces of the Sixth Army of the Chinese Army, which was responsible for guarding the place, were ready for battle. In the afternoon of the same day, the Americans launched a tentative attack, but were lightly repulsed by the Chinese defenders. After that, the American army did not attack again, but retreated back and built a defensive position!

At 9 o'clock the next morning, the U.S. forces once again launched a fierce attack on San Luis Potosí, and the two U.S. armies concentrated more than 300 heavy artillery pieces to carry out a fierce artillery bombardment of San Luis Potosí. And the Chinese defenders also fought back fiercely. The artillery brigades of the Sixth Army, as well as the artillery battalions of the 11th and 68th divisions, took part in the artillery battle. In terms of the number of artillery, the Chinese defenders were no less than the American ones. In terms of the performance of artillery and the level of artillery, it is even stronger than the American army. As a result, the US military could not take advantage of any advantage in the artillery battle. After an hour of artillery fighting, the Americans lost more than 100 cannons, while the Chinese defenders only lost more than 50 cannons.

The artillery could not win, much to the annoyance of the commander of the American army, Major General Moon, the commander of the 12th Army. To the east, Major General George had captured the city of Bayes and was marching on San Luis Potosí, and Major General Moon did not want to lose to Major General George.

At 9:15 a.m., American infantry launched an offensive against San Luis Potosí under the cover of artillery fire. Major General Moon committed two divisions and more than 25,000 men in the first wave of the offensive.

A large number of American troops lined up in a skirmish line and attacked the Chinese defenders' defensive lines. The artillery of the Chinese defenders, in addition to a part that continued to suppress the American artillery, the other part turned to the American infantry. Dense shells fell with a scream and exploded among the American soldiers. The air wave formed after the explosion of the shell tossed the American soldiers away, but when they fell, the intact people had become broken pieces of meat. The scattered shrapnel wantonly harvested the lives of American soldiers.

Finally passing through the artillery blockade of the Chinese defenders, the American troops broke through to an area less than 500 meters of the Chinese defenders' positions.

"Fire!" As the officers on the front line gave the order, the heavy machine guns, light machine guns and mortars of the Chinese defenders, who had already been prepared, opened fire one after another! The dense bullets swept towards the American soldiers, and rows of American soldiers fell to the ground as if they were harvesting wheat. Mortars on the front line are also firing at their maximum rate of fire, and although the mortars are not as powerful as howitzers, they are a sharp weapon against the charging infantry. As early as the time of Western Sichuan, the Western Sichuan Army began to use mortars, and now, in the equipment of the armies of various countries, this weapon can be seen everywhere. This also changed the tactics of the moment in a certain way. At the very least, the danger of the soldiers hiding in the trenches has increased a lot, and the curved mortars can still fire shells into the trenches!

"Mortar! Knock out the enemy's heavy machine guns! An American second lieutenant officer shouted loudly.

One of the American mortars was quickly erected, but before they could open fire, a mortar shell rained down into the sky, killing all the American soldiers and their guns.

"Son of a bitch!" The U.S. lieutenant scolded. But then, his eyes widened. An automatic, unknown source, hit him in the heart and took his life!

Although the attack of the American troops was very fierce, they encountered squadrons with strong firepower, and in the absence of artillery superiority, they were destined to only run into heads in front of the Chinese defenders' defensive lines! The U.S. offensive lasted less than 40 minutes before it stopped, and in the face of huge casualties, the high will of the U.S. troops to fight was rapidly weakening.

"General, in the attack just now, we lost more than 6,000 people, and most of them were killed!" A brigadier general reported to Major General Moon.

"Damn! These Chinese raised by bitches are still so strong in combat! Major General Moon said resentfully. A few years ago, he was just a division commander, and during the war that broke out in San Luis Potosí, his division was almost crippled by the attack of the squadron, which is still fresh in his memory. I still thought that I could take revenge this time, but I didn't expect that I would be hit by the head of the Chinese defenders!

"Half an hour later, then attack!" Major General Moon gritted his teeth and ordered. He was unwilling to admit defeat like this, and his current strength was more than twice that of the Chinese defenders. Of course, those Mexican government forces in San Luis Potosí were not counted by him. He believes that with two armies of American troops, it should be possible to defeat the Chinese defenders!

At half past ten o'clock in the morning, the American army again threw two divisions into the attack on San Luis Potosí. However, this attack still did not achieve any effect, except for leaving corpses on the way to attack, the US army found nothing! Such a result made Major General Moon furious. You must know that in these two attacks, the US army has lost more than 10,000 people, and there is no division left, but the defense line of the Chinese defenders is still very solid!