"General, the U.S. military has been spotted ahead. About an infantry division of American troops built a defensive line at a kilometer ahead. However, looking at the appearance of their defensive line, it should have just been built. Many of the fortifications have not yet been built. This division should have been drawn from San Antonio by the American army in a vain attempt to stop us! A staff officer reported to Major General Fan Zhihua, commander of the 2nd Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army.

"How far are we from San Antonio?" Major General Fan Zhihua asked. It's already 1 p.m., and it's only about six hours before it gets dark. They must get to San Antonio before dark and launch an attack on the Americans early tomorrow morning.

"General, we are only 50 kilometers from San Antonio now! Once we had broken through the American lines, we were able to move on, and it only took three or four hours to get to San Antonio! The staff officer ordered.

"Order the 1st, 2nd and 4th battalions to attack! Let the 211th Regiment fight with the armored forces! Break through the lines of defense of the American army. Also let the troops pay attention, beware of the anti-tank guns of the Americans! Major General Fan Zhihua ordered, and at the same time paid special attention to the anti-tank weapons of the US army. During the Battle of San Luis Potosí, his 2nd Armored Brigade was hit on the head and bled in front of the American anti-tank unit. Later, although he managed to win the battle, he could not hide the defeat of that time. This is also a shame for the entire 2nd Armored Brigade. But fortunately, after that defeat, they have found a tactic to restrain the anti-tank forces of the American army.

"Yes, General!" The staff officer nodded, and after getting down from the command vehicle, he began to issue orders from Major General Fan Zhihua to all units.

Soon, the 2nd, 2nd and 4th battalions of the 1st Armored Brigade were ready for the attack. The infantry of the 211th regiment, which coordinated the attack of the armored forces, was also ready. They would attack behind the armored forces, and when the armored forces broke through the American lines, they would clear the American troops from their positions. At the same time, they also need to provide protection for the tanks of the armored forces when they attack.

The 1st Battalion of the 2nd Armored Brigade is the TB' Cheetah, the Medium Tank Battalion, the 2nd Battalion is the TP' Wolf, the Light Tank Battalion, and the 4th Battalion is the Mechanized Infantry Battalion.

At half past one in the afternoon, the 2nd Armored Brigade dispatched hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles, with the cooperation of several thousand infantry, to launch an attack on the hastily constructed defensive line of the American army. Garrisoned here was the 72nd Infantry Division of the 287th Army of the US Army. Originally, they were stationed in San Antonio, but after learning that the squadron was marching towards San Antonio, their infantry was immediately sent out, ready to volley the squadron on the way, to buy more time for San Antonio.

"General, the Chinese launched an attack on a lot of tanks and armored vehicles!" A junior officer said with a pale face. The 72nd Army of the US Army originally belonged to the second-line troops, and most of the soldiers were just underage children, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, so the combat effectiveness can be imagined. Although they had already heard about the horror of the armored forces of the Chinese army, it was the first time they had seen this kind of steel monster.

"Order the artillery and anti-tank units to be ready and open fire as soon as the Chinese tanks are within range!" Let them taste our awesomeness! The brigadier general of the 287th Division of the US Army ordered. Even if he was a little worried in his heart, now he had no other choice but to try his best to resist the attack of the ** team. Otherwise, if the squadron takes San Antonio, then all the American troops will be finished.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "When the squadron was still two kilometers away from the position of the American army, the running group of the American army opened fire. The 287th Infantry Division of the US Army originally only had some small-caliber artillery, but when they set off yesterday morning, they specially equipped this division with 12 105mm light howitzers to strengthen their strength.

As soon as the artillery of the US army opened fire, the artillery of the ** squadron also began to suppress the artillery of the US army. The 2nd Armored Brigade also had an artillery battalion, which was towed by trucks, but this artillery battalion was a two-company artillery battalion with only 24 105mm light howitzers.

The number of artillery on both sides was too small to have a decisive impact on this operation. The troops of the 2nd Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army quickly dodged the sparse shells of the American troops, and not a single tank or armored vehicle was damaged, and only the infantry fighting behind the armored units suffered some losses.

At a distance of 300 meters from the American lines, all the TP' Wolves, light tanks and armored vehicles stopped advancing and began to fire at the American lines with their tank guns and machine guns. In the case of the armor of the TP' Wolf, light tanks and armored vehicles, if they advanced further, they could be destroyed by the anti-tank fire of the American army. And the TB' Cheetah, the medium tank continued to advance, and the armor of the medium tank was thicker, until it was far from the defense of the American army! ●Stopped at a position of 100 meters, and began to use tank guns to clear the hastily constructed anti-tank and machine-gun fire points on the U.S. defense line one by one.

"Fire! Knock out those yellow-skinned monkey tanks! The battalion commander of the anti-tank battalion of the US army ordered. The battalion was armed with 36 37-mm anti-tank guns. At his command, the American anti-tank guns opened fire. 37-mm armor-piercing shells were fired at high speed at the tanks of the Chinese armored forces. The TB' Cheetah at the front, and the medium tanks are the key targets of the US military.

"Bell! Clang! "A crisp sound sounded on the tank's body. The U.S. 37-mm tank guns could not penetrate the armor of medium tanks at a distance of 200 meters, and only made a sound of gold and iron clashing.

"Boom! Rumble! "TB' Cheetah, medium tanks also began to attack the anti-tank fire points of the American army. At a distance of 200 meters, it is very easy for a trained tank crew to hit the target. In particular, the anti-tank fire points of the US military were hastily constructed, and sandbags were built in the shape of a small dirt bag, and anti-tank guns were deployed inside. Such a defense simply could not withstand the bombardment of tank guns.

The anti-tank fire of the US army was destroyed one by one under the attack of the tanks of the Chinese armored forces. After taking out these anti-tank fire points, the Chinese armored forces continued to advance, further destroying the machine gun fire points on the American defense line, as well as the small-caliber artillery positions. When the anti-tank fire point was destroyed, the US military simply could not stop the advance of the Chinese armored forces. Their heavy machine guns fired wildly, but they could only leave a little white mark on the tank's armor.

The 2nd Armored Brigade had only half an hour to break through the defensive line of the 287th Infantry Division of the US Army, and the infantry of the 211th Regiment, which followed behind, also cleared the American troops from the position with the assistance of the armored unit. When the line of defense was breached, there was confusion among the American troops. These newly formed troops may not have any problem fighting with the wind, but it will be very difficult to let them fight in the face of adversity. A surprise attack by the Chinese armored forces can make the US troops lose their armor and flee.

An hour later, the main force of the U.S. 287th Infantry Division was annihilated, and the remaining troops scattered and fled. The 2nd Armored Brigade also did not pursue the Americans, but continued its march towards San Antonio. Their main mission was to capture San Antonio, not to be wasted on these American troops.

After defeating the 287th Infantry Division of the US Army, there were no intercepted American troops along the way. By six o'clock in the afternoon, the 2nd Panzer Brigade had arrived ten kilometers from San Antonio. The defenders stationed in San Antonio had already known about the crushing defeat of the 287th Infantry Division of the US Army, and after discovering the arrival of the squadron's armored troops, it was even more like a great enemy, and all the troops entered their positions and prepared to resist the attack of the squadron.

However, the 2nd Panzer Brigade did not immediately attack, but began to build defensive positions. It is somewhat unlikely that the 2nd Armored Brigade and the two infantry regiments that accompanied it would capture San Antonio, which was garrisoned by more than 100,000 U.S. troops. At least until the arrival of the 6th Armored Brigade and subsequent units, we will not be sure.

Because the 2nd Armored Brigade wasted almost two hours on the way to break through the defensive line of the 287th Infantry Division of the US Army, the 6th Armored Brigade was not far from the 2nd Armored Brigade. At 8 p.m., the assault force of the 6th Armored Brigade and the 111th and 112th Regiments also arrived in San Antonio. At this moment, the squadron assembled in San Antonio has reached two armored brigades and four infantry regiments. Although compared to the 100,000 defenders of the American army in San Antonio, such a force is still relatively weak. But if it is a field battle, two armored brigades plus 4 infantry regiments are enough to defeat the American army. It's just that now the U.S. army is defending the city, and the squadron needs to attack the U.S. troops holding the city.

Follow-up units of the 2nd and 6th armies of the Chinese Army were also rushing to San Antonio. However, the two legs of man are not comparable to armored forces in any way. At a distance of two hundred kilometers, it will take at least four or five days for these infantry to arrive. Therefore, the attack on San Antonio could only be carried out by two armored brigades and 4 infantry regiments. In addition, San Antonio is more than 200 kilometers away from the Rio Grande, which is already outside the strike radius of the Chinese Air Force, and they cannot get fire support from the Air Force, so they can only capture San Antonio on their own. Judging from a certain process, the difficulty is not small. However, the only thing they should be thankful for is that the two corps stationed in San Antonio are newly formed units, many of them are only new recruits who have only joined the army for two or three months, and most of them are underage children and middle-aged people over 40 years old.