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In a telegram sent to Lieutenant General Clark, Admiral Pershing made it clear that he wanted Lieutenant General Clark to hold out for another week in Tierra Colada. Now Chilpancingo's American army has only 300,000 men left, which is already a very weak force. Admiral Pershing needed to shrink the forces along the entire line of defense to strengthen Chilpansingo's American forces. At the same time, reinforcements from within the United States, the first batch of ten corps had already entered Mexico and were arriving towards the southern Sierra Madre line, which would take time. If Lieutenant General Clark had retreated from Tierra Corolada, the squadron would have attacked Chilpancingo in a big way. Admiral Pershing will not have enough time then!

After receiving a telegram from Admiral Pershing, Lieutenant General Clark remained silent. Although he was very nervous, he already felt a crisis coming. However, as a soldier, as an old subordinate of General Pershing, he had to obey General Pershing's orders. In addition, Lieutenant General Clark always had a trace of luck in his heart, he now has more than 300,000 troops in his hands, and the total strength of the squadron plus Japanese mercenaries is less than twice that of the American army. If you're lucky, you might be able to hold on for a week. When the time comes, he can calmly lead the army to retreat. It's just that when he thinks of the fierce bombing of the Chinese Air Force and the low morale of the American army, Lieutenant General Clark is very uneasy.

After a long time, Lieutenant General Clark still made up his mind to hold on to Tierra Cororada. Lieutenant General Clark summoned the commanders of the various corps and assigned them the task of holding their positions. Merely. When he gave the task, he also saw a trace of confusion in the eyes of these commanders, and everyone seemed to have little confidence in victory.

On February 26, after nightfall, the fierce war between China and the United States ceased for the time being. The U.S. military also breathed a sigh of relief. After capturing Heights 1, the squadron did not take the opportunity to attack Heights 2 and 3 of Tierra Colorada, as well as the city. If the squadron attacked with all its might, no one would have the confidence to hold the position. It's just that what the U.S. military didn't expect was. The squadron's ambitions were beyond their imagination. What Marshal Zhao Bo wanted was not just a rout battle, but wanted to encompass all the more than 300,000 American troops in Tierra Corolada. You must know that if you want to encircle and annihilate a huge army with more than 300,000 people, you must at least mobilize an army that is more than twice as large. The two armies of the Chinese Army are only about the same number as the American army in Tierra Cororada. There are only more than 200,000 Japanese mercenaries left, and it is not ordinarily difficult to surround and annihilate more than 300,000 US troops with less than 600,000 people.

However, the squadron also had a great advantage. Topographically, Tierra Corolada is located in the Sierra Madre do Sul, with Chilpancingo to the east. To the west is the squadron of Acapulco. To the north and south were high mountains, and there were no roads for large troops. Therefore, as long as the squadron sent a strong force to block the way for the American troops to retreat eastward, the more than 300,000 American troops in Tiela Corollada would become a turtle in the urn. And the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army. This task can undoubtedly be accomplished very well. Another advantage is that the air supremacy is now in the hands of the Chinese Air Force, which can not only dispatch airships and warplanes to attack the US military, but also be able to reconnoiter the movements of the US military. Let the squadron know the movements of the American army well. And the morale of the U.S. military was low, which also gave the squadron a favorable opportunity to eliminate the U.S. military. Arguably. If Lieutenant General Clark had been more decisive and had realized the impending crisis and immediately retreated to Chilpancingo, the squadron's plan would have had to be aborted. However, the response of the American army gave the squadron a perfect opportunity.

At 9 p.m. on February 26, more than 100,000 officers and soldiers of the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army, taking advantage of the cover of night, bypassed the Iron La Coronada from the improvised road that shuttled through the Sierra Madre do Sul, and marched eastward, preparing to build a position in the area east of the Iron La Cororada, blocking the eastward retreat of the American troops in the Iron La Cororada, and at the same time blocking the American troops from Chilpancingo from rescuing Lieutenant General Clark's army. If Position 1 was still under the control of the U.S. forces, it would be impossible for the squadron to bypass the Iron La Corollada. But now, Heights 1 was already in the control of the squadron, and the 2nd Army could bypass Tiera Corolada without noticing.

Five kilometers east of Tiela Corollada is a small basin with an area of about 5 square kilometers, where there is a small village. It's just that after the start of the war, all the Mexicans here have fled, and the US army has deployed 1 battalion here, mainly to protect the transport line. When a reconnaissance battalion of the 2nd Group Army of the Chinese Army raided here, more than 700 American troops, except for a very few who escaped, the rest were either killed or captured.

After that, more than 100,000 officers and soldiers of the 2nd Army were stationed in this small mountain basin and began to build fortifications on the east and west sides of the basin overnight. Some of the U.S. troops stationed here escaped, which means that perhaps after dawn the U.S. military will be able to learn that the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army has appeared here. Neither the American army in Tierra Corolada nor the American army in Chilpansingo will sit idly by. If we don't want the more than 300,000 U.S. troops in Tierra Coroda to be wiped out, the U.S. forces must reopen direct contact between Chilpancingo and Tierra Cororada. The 2nd Army of the Chinese Army will also be attacked by the US Army with all its might, which is undoubtedly a difficult task for the 2nd Army.

At 6 a.m. on Feb. 27, Lieutenant General Clark, who had fallen asleep in the early hours of the night last night, woke up the adjutant with him. The lack of sleep for several days and the unhappiness of the war made Lieutenant General Clark's temper become more and more irritable.

"Damn it, Major Kay, you'd better have a reasonable reason, or I'll make you look good!" Lieutenant General Clark swore and put on his clothes and opened the door. Outside the door, Major Kai, Lieutenant General Clark's aide-de-camp, looked anxious.

"What's going on?" Lieutenant General Clark asked angrily.

"General, the Chinese sent a force to bypass our line of defense and capture that small basin five kilometers to the east!" Major Kay said!

"What? How so? When Lieutenant General Clark heard the news, he almost didn't fall to the ground, and he looked at Major Kai in amazement, and the original sleepiness had long since disappeared without a trace.

"General, the troops of one of our battalions stationed there were attacked by the Chinese last night, and only a few escaped back. Now, our direct contact with Chilpansingo has been cut off by the Chinese. There is no way back! Major Kay said with a sad face. There is no doubt that he knows what that means. Once the retreat was cut off, it was impossible for them to retreat to Chilpansingo safely.

Lieutenant General Clark regretted it very much, if he had known, he should have decisively abandoned Tiela Colorada yesterday and led his army back to Chilpancingo. It's just that now he has no time to regret it, if he does not break through the blockade of the Chinese and open the road to Chilpansingo, then he and more than 300,000 US officers and soldiers will undoubtedly die!

"Major Kai, immediately call a meeting of the commanders and officers above the division commander of the various armies, and we must immediately send troops to break through the Chinese blockade." Also, immediately contact Admiral Pershing, we need his help, we need Chilpancingo to send troops to attack the Chinese from the east! Lieutenant General Clark dressed in three or two clicks and ordered Major Kai at the same time.

"Yes, General!" Major Kai hurriedly went to deliver the order. The current U.S. military has reached a very critical moment. If it is not handled well, their more than 300,000 people will become prisoners of the Chinese. Not a single American wants to be a prisoner of the Chinese, at least not until they are in a desperate situation, no one wants to surrender!

In less than 20 minutes, all the generals at and above the division level of the US army stationed in Tierra Coroda gathered in the conference room of the headquarters, and a total of dozens of people crowded this originally somewhat small conference room. The air in the conference room was a little muddy because the exhaust equipment was not very good, but no one cared about it anymore.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as I am sure you know, we are in a very precarious situation right now. Although, General Pershing asked us to hold out here for another week. However, now the Chinese have severed the link between us and Chilpansingo. It is foreseeable that the Chinese will soon launch a fierce attack on us. If we can't resist the attack of the Chinese, we will be killed or walk into the Chinese prisoner of war camp. I think both of these are things that people don't want to see. Lieutenant General Clark said with a stern face.

The faces of the US generals attending the meeting were also very ugly. Although yesterday when the American airship unit suffered a crushing defeat, they had no hope of victory. But they didn't expect the danger to come so quickly.

"Even though it's very critical, we still need to work hard! I ordered the 49th and 50th Armies to assemble at once and attack east an hour later in an effort to break through the Chinese blockade. I have already sent a telegram to General Pershing asking him to send troops to attack from the direction of Chilpancingo, and we still have great hope of breaking the blockade of the Chinese! Lieutenant General Clark said.

"Yes, General!" The commanders of the 49th and 50th armies of the U.S. Army immediately received the order!