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On October 3, the squadron's vanguard had reached less than twenty kilometers from Mexico City, which made Mexican President Madero so nervous that he ordered the defenders of Mexico City to put on maximum alert, and if the squadron had any intention of entering Mexico City, they would immediately attack, and under no circumstances should the squadron enter Mexico City. At the same time, Madero also desperately sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Pershing, asking him to come to the rescue of Mexico City as soon as possible. Madero knew that if the squadron was to attack Mexico City, his two divisions alone would not be able to reach the attack of the Chinese army in any way. Therefore, he could only pin his hopes on the Americans, and even hope that the squadron would not attack Mexico City. After all, it would be very unwise to attack Mexico City again at this time when there was a large number of American troops chasing behind. If the squadron wants to escape, it can only rush to the Pacific coast quickly, and wait until the reinforcements arrive, then it will have the strength to fight the American army!

"Your Excellency, the Chinese will be able to reach Mexico City this afternoon at the most, what should we do? Do you want to follow General Pershing's orders and send troops to intercept the Chinese? "I have already taken refuge with the US Treasury Secretary Karsti Yì.

"Your Excellency Kars, we only have two divisions, less than 25,000 people, and the defense of Mexico City is a little enough, and at this time to send troops to intercept the Chinese, isn't that looking for death?" President Madero immediately rejected the offer. As long as the squadron does not attack Mexico City, he will thank God forbid, where dare to take the initiative to provoke the Chinese!

"But, Your Excellency, if we do not obey General Pershing's orders, will he do us any disadvantage?" Commerce Minister Taylor said with some concern.

"Humph! We have done our part. If I hadn't let Carter let go of the line, would the Americans have been able to break through the Querétaro line so smoothly? If you want us to intercept the Chinese, no way! Madero was adamant. He knew very well how powerful the Mexican government army was. If the defenders of Mexico City were really sent to intercept the Chinese, the Chinese would probably only need to send two regiments to defeat these two divisions. Maybe even Mexico City will have to be lost.

"You two don't need to persuade me anymore, I won't let the defenders of Mexico City intercept the Chinese!" I won't do this thankless task! Madero said firmly. He was even ready to flee as soon as the Chinese made the appearance of attacking Mexico City. He knows the combat power of the squadron. There is no courage to fight with the squadron!

Seeing this, Kars and Taylor had no choice but to say no more. They came this time at the behest of US Assistant Secretary of State Dirac, but they also knew that the current Madero was no longer the Madero who resisted Diaz's assurance. After many years as president. Madero has become cautious, or rather, timid!

To Madero's relief, when the squadron was still ten kilometers away from Mexico City, it took the initiative to move southwest and did not continue to march towards Mexico City, which made Madero and others very happy.

"General. The Chinese have bypassed Mexico City, and now they are rapidly heading southwest, and it can be preliminarily judged that their destination is Acapulco. A staff officer reported to Lieutenant General Pershing.

"How far apart are we from the Chinese?" Lieutenant General Pershing asked with a frown.

"There was a gap of more than sixty kilometers between the 11th Army at the front and the main forces of the Chinese. The Chinese cavalry units were constantly attacking the 11th Army. The 11th Army could not pursue the Chinese at full speed. The distance between the two sides has a tendency to further expand! The staff officer reported.

"Damn, what about that guy in Madero? Didn't I order him to send troops to intercept the Chinese? Lieutenant General Pershing cursed secretly.

"General, Madero refused our request. The army he commanded held Mexico City until the Chinese passed through Mexico City. There is no intention of hindering it. Madero has long been frightened by the Chinese, and he does not have the courage to confront the Chinese at all! The staff officer said. If Madero's army could hold off the squadron, even if it was only for half a day, the American troops would be able to catch up with the squadron. At that time, the U.S. military will be able to use its superior forces to completely annihilate this squadron and achieve the biggest victory since the beginning of the war!

"Humph! That coward! It's a shame that he is still the president of a country, and he has no courage at all! Lieutenant General Pershing scolded disdainfully.

"Order our cavalry units to launch an all-out attack on the Chinese cavalry, once we want to defeat the Chinese cavalry and catch up with the main force of the Chinese, we can't let them flee to the Pacific coast and destroy them all!" Lieutenant General Pershing ordered. The size of the cavalry of the American army was not large, and each corps was only the size of a regiment. Whether it is strength or equipment, compared with the Chinese cavalry brigade, it is much worse. Even if most of the cavalry of the US army come from the cowboys in the west, they can be regarded as brave and good at fighting, but compared with the well-trained Chinese cavalry, the gap is still not small!

"Rush!" In Cuernavaca, southwest of Mexico City, two cavalry units are strangled together.

"Bang bang bang!" When the distance between the two sides was still two hundred meters, the Chinese cavalry held the reins in one hand and fired with the cavalry guns in their hands. The cavalry guns used by the Chinese cavalry were lighter in weight and could shoot with one hand, but the effective range was not very long. But against cavalry marching at high speed, it is really very effective.

After firing the five bullets in the magazine, the cavalrymen put their rifles behind their backs, drew their sabers, and slashed together with the American cavalry.

The battle between the cavalry was very tragic, not inferior to the white-knuckle battle between the infantry. In the process of the high-speed charge of the war horse, the saber in the hand was cut down fiercely, and the light one was able to chop the opponent to the ground.

The cavalry brigade of the Sixth Army of the Chinese Army has always been tasked with delaying the US military. From Querétaro to the present, at least hundreds of attacks on the US military have been launched, so that the US army has not been able to catch up with the main force of the Chinese army. The U.S. military also dropped a large number of cavalry to fight with the Chinese cavalry, but each time they were repulsed by the Chinese cavalry. However, the Chinese cavalry brigade has also been reduced from more than 8,000 people at full strength to less than 5,000 people, and the number of troops has been reduced by more than 40 percent.

Less than half an hour into the battle, the Chinese cavalry retreated on their own initiative. Because, a large area of smoke and dust has appeared in the north, and the reinforcements of the US army have already chased after it, and if they continue to fight, it will be very unfavorable to the Chinese cavalry!

On 10 October, the squadron successfully reached Acapulco and began building fortifications here in anticipation of the arrival of reinforcements. Originally, the reinforcements sent by China were planned to land in the back port of Mexico. But as the situation worsened, the squadron withdrew south, and the arrival of the landing was changed.

At this time, the reinforcements prepared by the U.S. Army for Lieutenant General Pershing also crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, entered Mexico, and advanced all the way south. This time, the U.S. Army sent reinforcements from eight armies, totaling 400,000 troops. In recognition of Lieutenant General Pershing's outstanding performance in this war, U.S. President Taft signed an order to promote Pershing to Army General, with full responsibility for the fighting in Mexico!

On 11 October, the U.S. troops trailing the squadron also arrived outside Acapulco. And then launched an attack on the squadron, hoping to completely wipe out the squadron here before the Chinese reinforcements arrived. Then destroy the port to prevent the landing of Chinese reinforcements.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Under the personal command of Lieutenant General Pershing, the American army committed four corps and 200,000 troops, including thousands of heavy artillery pieces, to launch a fierce attack on Acapulco. The battle was very fierce, and the squadron's defense line was broken through by the American troops several times, but they were all blocked back. However, in the absence of artillery superiority, the casualties of the Chinese army were also very large.

"Order the troops to step up their attacks, once this squadron is to be eliminated before the Chinese reinforcements arrive!" Admiral Pershing ordered. Only by completely annihilating the Sixth Group Army of the Chinese Army can he draw a successful end to this battle.

However, he was still a little worried and did not know when the Chinese reinforcements would arrive. After the U.S. fleet retreated into the Atlantic, the Chinese Navy intensified its strikes against the U.S. Navy's West Coast Fleet. The U.S. West Coast Fleet, lacking heavy warships, was only able to stay in the harbor, living under the protection of the shore defense fortresses, and did not dare to leave the port, and completely became a fleet of survival. This makes the U.S. military's intelligence on the squadron also blank. And what General Pershing needs to do now is to eliminate the Sixth Army of the Chinese Army as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night.

However, Admiral Pershing's attempt failed. On the afternoon of October 11, a fleet of two large warships appeared off the coast of Acapulco. This is the flagship battleship "Guangwu Emperor" and the "Wang Qian" battlecruiser of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet. When they learned that the battle situation in Acapulco was very critical, the General Staff ordered them to set out from Pearl Harbor first to support the Sixth Army, and as for the escort of the Seventh Army, it was entrusted to the Turkish Fleet behind.

The fleet drove until it was only three kilometers off the coast before stopping, and the thick gun muzzles of the 'Guangwu Emperor' and 'Wang Qian' had already turned and were aimed at Acapulco.

"Let the Sixth Army guide us to the targets of the shelling, and let those Yankees taste our awesomeness!" Admiral Gao Yihai, commander of the Pacific Fleet, ordered.