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"Hurry, hurry! Quickly pull all the artillery into the woods, the Chinese planes are coming! If we don't hide in time, we're dead! The commander of the artillery regiment of the American army ordered loudly. After firing ten shells each, the regiment's sixty heavy guns began to retreat into the woods, hoping to use the cover of the woods to avoid being discovered by the bombers of the Chinese Air Force. As for how effective the shells they fired were, it was not for them to care.

The artillery of the U.S. army was partly towed by mules and horses, and partly by cars. However, mules and horses are more likely to hide in the woods than larger cars. Now, the U.S. military is using mules and horses to pull heavy artillery into the woods.

It's just that although the U.S. military's response has been quick enough. But they were still a little slower. The fighters of the Chinese Air Force hovering in the sky were all angry when they saw that the sandbar in the center of the river had been smashed into a sea of fire by the heavy artillery of the US army. Immediately accelerated to the north, looking for traces of American artillery. Several FH5 Falcon dive bombers flew by, just in time to spot the American artillery that was moving into the woods. Immediately, these planes began to dive and drop bombs, and did not forget to tell the traces of the US military to other fighters.

"Boom!" When three FH5 Falcon of the Chinese Air Force swooped, they let out a shrill whistling. The piercing sound made the American artillerymen below feel as if their eardrums were about to be shattered. Quite a few people covered their ears with painful expressions.

"Run! The Chinese are going to drop bombs! Some officers of the US army saw that they could no longer hide, and hurriedly shouted. The loss of artillery can be rebuilt. But the artillery was lost. That's a terrible loss. After all. It is much more difficult to train an artillery than an infantryman. In terms of the strong industrial power of the United States, the loss of artillery is not too much of a problem!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Three aerial bombs weighing 500 kilograms fell into the artillery group of the American army. The huge fireball generated by the explosion almost enveloped the artillery positions of the small half of the American army. The flames engulfed a qiē, and the barrels of those heavy artillery were even blown into twists, and the American artillery that did not have time to escape was blown to pieces.

After dropping bombs, the three FH5 Falcon dive bombers swaggered south. They will return to the airport to replenish fuel and ammunition. Because they have to support the army's forcible crossing today, their task today is also very heavy. Albeit. Three FH5 Falcon dive bombers were not enough to deal with the artillery regiments of the American army. But after the three dive bombers left, more than a dozen H5 'Hongyan' bombers and FH5 'Falcon' dive bombers arrived. Under the heavy bombardment of the Chinese Air Force, this artillery regiment of the US army suffered heavy losses. Of the sixty heavy guns of the regiment, only a few survived, and the rest were completely destroyed. The casualties were also very heavy, with more than 1,000 casualties in the whole regiment, and more than one-third of the casualties. This is still the reason why many people saw that the situation was not good, and hid in the woods after the Chinese Air Force planes came.

The fighters of the Chinese Air Force destroyed an artillery regiment of the US army, and it can be regarded as avenging the officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 231st Regiment of the Chinese Army. The artillery of the American army marked the shooting in advance. So their shelling was very accurate. Sixty heavy guns, although only six hundred shells were fired. But most of these shells hit the sandbar in the center of the Rio Grande. And the officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 231st Regiment who climbed the sandbar. It paid a heavy price for this. The battalion of more than 1,000 people lost hundreds of people when crossing the river, and the rest successfully climbed the sandbar. However, after the shelling of the American army, only a third of the battalion was still alive. The rest were all lost in the shelling by the American army. Many of them were blown up and their bones were gone. After all, the power of heavy artillery is huge, and after the shelling is over, the sandbar is already covered with a lot of craters, large and small!

"Son of a bitch! Fire! Shell those shit shitty shit! "The commander of the 23rd Infantry Division was also furious when he saw this situation, and a battalion had only lost two-thirds of its strength in a short time.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The 23rd Infantry Division, which was actually more than forty heavy guns of the artillery battalion, began to continue firing at the American defensive line. The shells fell on the positions of the American troops, blowing up craters one after another. At this time, the U.S. military could not hide in the anti-artillery hole as before, in case the squadron took the opportunity to cross the river, then how could they resist? Therefore, they were able to continue the fight only in the face of shelling from Chinese artillery.

"Boom!" A shell from a 155-mm heavy howitzer fell into the trenches of the American army. After the shell exploded, a ten-meter-long trench was directly blown down. Several U.S. soldiers inside are even more lifeless.

On a sandbar in the center of the Rio Grande, the battle continues. Although the 231st battalion of the 1st regiment now suffered heavy losses. However, the surviving fighters still clung to their weapons and poured bullets and shells at the American troops as a way to vent their anger and hatred.

"The 2nd Battalion is on attack! The regimental artillery company is a hard beating! , Lao Tzu wants to teach those Yankees a hard lesson! The commander of the 231st regiment ordered. He was also so angry by the heavy losses of his subordinates that he ordered the regimental artillery company to open fire frantically. Each regiment of the Chinese Army was accompanied by an artillery battery, six 120-mm heavy howitzers and six infantry guns. This kind of firepower is already very strong in this era!

After more than 10 minutes of preparation, more than 1,000 officers and men of the 2nd Battalion of the 231st Regiment took hundreds of small boats and rushed out of the water and grass on the shore and quickly rushed towards the sandbar in the center of the river. And when they crossed the river, both the army's artillery and the planes in the sky were desperately pouring shells and bombs on the positions of the American troops, causing heavy losses to the American troops guarding this defensive line, and they could not effectively kill and injure the squadron that was crossing the river.

"General, our losses are heavy, and the Chinese planes are constantly dropping bombs over our heads. Their artillery is also constantly firing at us. My people have lost a lot! I need support! "The U.S. military is responsible for guarding this section of the line of defense is the Army's 117th Infantry Division, which is part of the U.S. Army's 30th Army. Although the defensive line in charge of their division is only five kilometers long, it is the key target of the squadron. It had been less than an hour since the battle began, but their division, of more than 12,000 men, had already suffered heavy losses.

"Boom! Rumble! "Two shells exploded not far from the headquarters of the 117th Infantry Division of the US Army. A lot of mud and sand fell on the roof of this improvised headquarters with a huge impact, which made the commander of the 117th Infantry Division choke with fright.

"General, I need reinforcements! Otherwise, our division won't last long! The commander of the 117th Infantry Division shouted loudly.

"Bastard! You son of a bitch, less than an hour after the battle began, you're going to need reinforcements? Sue you, at least give me a morning to hold on, or else, don't want a reinforcement! If the line is breached, you will have to wait to be court-martialed! The commander of the 30th Army threatened, and after saying that, he hung up.

"Damn! That damn guy, he's going to let us die! The commander of the 117th Infantry Division roared angrily. But he didn't have anything to do. If the line is breached, he will be 100% court-martialed.

"Division commander, the 1st regiment in front can no longer support it. The attack of the Chinese is too fierce, the defense line we have to defend is too long, they have already lost more than half! The chief of staff of the 117th Division said with an anxious face.

"Shrink the line! Let the 2nd regiment go up! The 3rd Regiment defended the rest of the line. Anyway, the main target of the Chinese attack is us here! Commander, that son of a bitch, we have to hold on all morning. Otherwise it won't give us any reinforcements! The commander of the 117th Division was full of exasperation.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The light and heavy artillery of China and the United States are constantly smashing shells at each other. The U.S. troops continued to fire at the squadrons that landed on the sandbar in the center of the Rio Grande, while the squadrons on the south bank used artillery fire to suppress the U.S. troops. The battle was so fierce that soldiers were killed every moment! However, both sides continued to hold on.

After two hours of fighting, the squadron had fully established itself on the sandbar in the center of the Rio Grande. The soldiers hid in the craters and fired at the Americans across the river. In the battle, the U.S. military did not take advantage of anything at all.

The Chinese Air Force has also given great support to the Army, and has always maintained the size of dozens of aircraft over the US defense line. The constant bombing of the US military bombed one by one into the sky.

"The 3rd battalion is dispatched! Kill directly to the other side! The commander of the 231st regiment ordered. At this time, the sandbar in the center of the river had already attracted the fire of the American army, and with the assistance of the air force and artillery of the squadron, the American army had almost been suppressed. And now, it's a good opportunity to climb the north bank of the Rio Grande in one fell swoop.

Thousands of soldiers from the 3rd Battalion of the 231st Infantry Regiment rowed quickly across the river in hundreds of boats. The 200-meter-wide river is only a few minutes long for a fast boat.

The U.S. military discovered the unit crossing the river and wanted to mobilize firepower to attack it. However, it was heavily bombed by the Chinese Air Force. At the same time, the squadron, which had already gone to the sandbank, was also constantly tilting its firepower towards the US troops, almost suppressing a one-kilometer-long defense line of the US troops.

At 9:52 a.m., the first boat docked on the north bank of the Rio Grande! (To be continued......)