Chapter 771: All or Nothing

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"What? Ocampo was attacked by tens of thousands of U.S. troops? How is this possible? The communications officer took the telegram and exclaimed incredulously.

"What's going on?" The other officers and soldiers in the telegraph room also immediately gathered around. Seeing the battle of San Luis Potosí, the squadron is about to win, but at the most critical time, there is such a fork, which is a big problem!

"It's none of your business! Everybody sticks to their posts! After the communications officer finished speaking, he took the telegram and left. This news must be reported to the commander and chief of staff. As for the specific way of contingency, it is not up to him, a small communications officer, to decide!

At this moment, General Gao Chang, commander of the Sixth Army, was looking at the map of San Luis Potosí in the headquarters. On the map, red and blue are used to represent the areas controlled by the squadron and the US military. The U.S. forces have been compressed to the north and west of San Luis Potosí, while the south and east have been occupied by the squadron. Judging from the current battle situation, it is expected that in two to three days, the squadron will be able to completely occupy San Luis Potosí. Moreover, the main force of the US military will also be annihilated this time. After that, one of the 1st Corps of the American Army remained. And there is nothing to worry about.

"Commander. Ocampo Urgent! "This time. The communications officer walked into the headquarters and reported to Admiral Gao Chang.

"What's the matter?" Admiral Gao Chang raised his head and asked.

"Ocampo is under attack by U.S. forces!" The communications officer replied.

"What? The Americans attacked Ocampo? Where did the troops come from, and what size? Admiral Gao Chang's eyes widened, a little incredulous!

"The U.S. forces attacking Ocampo are at least 30,000 or more. However, it is not clear what their number is. The U.S. cavalry first raided the 2nd Division of the Mexican New Government Army, which was stationed north of Ocampo. They were routed in half an hour, and by now, the American army should have launched an attack on Ocampo. The guard battalion of the baggage brigade is leading the 1st Division of the new Mexican government army to resist. However, the superiority of the U.S. military is too obvious, and the combat effectiveness of the Mexican army is very low. Major Zhao Bin, commander of the Baggage Brigade Guard Battalion, reported that they estimated that it would be difficult to hold Ocampo! The communications officer spoke with some frustration. He also knows that Ocampo was raided by the US military, what does this mean for the squadron!

"Dog's day! The Americans would have thought of this trick! Come. Bring in the Chief of Staff! Admiral Gao Chang scolded secretly!

Soon, Lieutenant General Yang Ming, chief of staff of the Sixth Army, came to the headquarters. He had just returned from the forward positions. At this moment, the squadron's attack on San Luis Potosí has begun again.

"Commander, what should we do now? Do you want to send troops back to Ocampo immediately? Ocampo, but we have half a month's supplies and weapons and ammunition! Lieutenant General Yang Ming asked anxiously. On his way to headquarters, he had already been told what had happened!

"Coming back? Is it too late? It will take at least a day to return to Ocampo from the front! By the time reinforcements arrived, the U.S. army had already succeeded! Admiral Gao Chang said with a pale face. There is no doubt that this move of the Americans really left him defenseless!

Lieutenant General Yang Ming was also silent, he also knew that it was a little too late to send troops from the front line back to Ocampo. With Ocampo's defenders, there was no way to resist the attack of the American army. The U.S. military's operational intent is very clear, that is, to destroy the logistics base of the squadron!

"If the baggage brigade sets off a day later, it may be able to withstand the attack of the American army!" Lieutenant General Yang Ming sighed. The Americans were also so lucky that the day before their attack on Ocampo, the baggage brigade transported a consignment of supplies from Ocampo to the front. If the baggage brigade sets off after one day, with the combat power of the baggage brigade and the Mexican army assisting in the defense, it should not be much of a problem to hold on for one day!

"It's useless to talk about this now, let's think about how to solve the difficulty!" Admiral Gao Chang said.

"We can order the baggage troops left behind in Mexico City to leave immediately and send us an urgent shipment of supplies." Lieutenant General Yang Ming said!

"Hmmm! However, it takes at least a week to get from Mexico City to San Luis Potosí! Can we last a week with our current provisions? Admiral Gao Chang asked.

"Absolutely! The supplies that the baggage brigade brought yesterday were enough for us to consume for a few days. However, if the previous high-intensity combat is maintained, I am afraid that the ammunition will not be able to keep up! Should we pause our assault on San Luis Potosí and wait until the supply lines are reconnected before attacking? Lieutenant General Yang Ming asked. In this case, it will undoubtedly be more secure!

"No! The offensive on San Luis Potosí could not be stopped. We are about to win, and we can't give the Americans another chance! Admiral Gao Chang said firmly. He thought for a while, and then said: "Order the front line, intensify the offensive on San Luis Potosi, and be sure to annihilate the recalcitrant American troops within two days!" In addition, the baggage brigade should do a good job of defending the west to avoid sneaking into our rear after the American army has raided Ocampo! At the same time, let the cavalry brigade abandon the delay of the US First Army and turn towards Ocampo, blocking the way for the American troops who had raided Ocampo to retreat north. Since they dare to take the risk of raiding our logistics base, we cannot let them leave lightly. We'll deal with them when we get rid of the U.S. troops in San Luis Potosí. Finally, let the baggage troops left behind in Mexico City immediately transport a batch of supplies, and be sure to arrive within five days! ”

"Commander, isn't this a little too risky?" Lieutenant General Yang Ming hesitated. In the battles of the United States in the past few days, although the losses are not small, the combat strength is still there, and it may not be easy to take San Luis Potosí in two days. In addition, it will take time to encircle the US troops who raided Ocampo, and now their supplies can only last for about a week!

"There were some adventures, but I'm sure we'll win in the end!" If the Americans dare to risk raiding our logistics bases, can't we take the risk? In addition, the 12th Infantry Division will arrive in Mexico in a few days, and when they arrive, our predicament of insufficient troops will be somewhat alleviated! Admiral Gao Chang said.

"Oh well! I'll go and give the order at once! Lieutenant General Yang Ming did not continue to insist. He also knows that this is the only chance for the squadron, if it does not take the opportunity to annihilate the US troops in San Luis Potosí, it will probably be very difficult for the squadron to win this war! And this will have a very serious impact on China's plans in Mexico.

The order was quickly given, and the 11th Army Division and the 3rd Marine Division, which were responsible for attacking San Luis Potosi, also knew the danger of the situation, and gave death orders to the front-line troops that the recalcitrant American troops must be annihilated within two days. At the same time, the baggage troops left behind in Mexico City also immediately set off to transport supplies to San Luis Potosí. The cavalry brigade, which was delaying the 1st Army of the US Army, also broke away from the contact with the US army and advanced in the direction of Ocampo. Because of their delayed operations, the First Army of the American Army was only able to advance about ten kilometers a day in the past few days, and now, they were still more than a hundred kilometers away from San Luis Potosí, and even if the cavalry brigade stopped harassing them, it would take more than three days for them to reach San Luis Potosí. If the attack of the squadron had gone well, they would have annihilated the American forces and taken San Luis Potosí. Finally, for the squadron and the Mexican army that were holding out in Ocampo, the command gave them the order to decide for themselves that it was time to retreat!

Ocampo, the town, fierce fighting continues, and the American army, with cavalry as the vanguard, launched an attack on the place. However, in the face of the strong firepower of the squadron and the Mexican army, they hit their heads and broke their blood. As the logistics base of the squadron, the defense facilities are still relatively perfect. All around the logistics base, there are bunkers and barbed wire, as well as some permanent fire points!

However, after the American infantry attacked, Ocampo's defenders became more and more difficult to resist. Although the US army did not carry many artillery, there were still dozens of light artillery pieces in two infantry divisions. When dozens of 75mm mountain guns launched an attack on the defenders' positions in Ocampo, the casualties of the defenders suddenly increased a lot!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Dense shells fell on the positions of the defenders of Ocampo, and the defenders could only hide in the trenches. The Chinese soldiers can still withstand this kind of pressure, but those Mexican soldiers, one by one, are terrified to the extreme, many Mexican soldiers directly dropped their weapons and fled, even if the squadron shot a few people, it could not prevent this phenomenon.

"Battalion commander, telegram from the headquarters!" It was at this time that the signal corps brought the order of the headquarters to Major Zhao Bin!

On the telegram, it was an order from the command to ask the guard battalion to decide when to retreat, but it asked them to preserve their strength as much as possible and join the approaching cavalry brigade!

"Order the ministries and prepare to retreat!" Major Zhao Bin said hatefully after glancing at the mountains of supplies, weapons and ammunition in the logistics base. He knew that the U.S. military would definitely destroy these things, the calibers of weapons and ammunition were different, and they could not be used, and the U.S. military could not take away other materials.

Soon, the guard battalion fought and retreated, and withdrew from Ocampo from the west, and the American troops did not pursue, their goal was those supplies in the logistics base, not to eliminate the squadron!

"Boom!" Twenty minutes later, an earth-shattering explosion sounded in Ocampo, and a black mushroom cloud rose into the sky, and all the weapons and ammunition in Ocampo were detonated by the U.S. military! (To be continued......)