Chapter 776: Stalemate

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Two infantry divisions of the U.S. Army, under the leadership of Brigadier General Davis, commander of the 43rd Division, began to build fortifications. *.com* Because this is undefendable flat land, they can only build fortifications around them in rings. Dig trenches, erect barbed wire, build machine-gun fire points, artillery positions, and more! It's just that in the flat ground and fighting with the enemy with more powerful troops and firepower, these American troops are more or less bottomless!

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Major General Pershing had already broken through to the north with four cavalry regiments, and they had to break through the interception of the Chinese cavalry brigade and rush to Ohocaliente. Because of James? Major General Bell refused to come to the rescue, and Major General Pershing had no choice but to convince him personally. Or maybe it's the only way to save himself. And if you can't convince James? In the words of Major General Bell, he himself does not have to die or be captured!

"Brigade commander, the cavalry of the Americans is attacking us in a big way!" A major staff officer excitedly reported to Brigadier General Gong Zhiqiang.

"Order the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd battalions to prepare to block the attack, and the 4th and 5th battalions are on standby!" Brigadier General Gong Zhiqiang immediately ordered. The American cavalry dared to take the initiative, which was exactly what he wanted to see. While the American cavalry, many were cowboys from the West. But compared with the real combat power of the Chinese cavalry, there is still a big gap. More than half of the Chinese cavalry soldiers were nomads from the north and northwest. After modern training, they are on par with the most elite cavalry in the world!

"Rush!" Nearly 4,000 American cavalry charged quickly, and they had to break through the blockade of the Chinese cavalry to reach Ohocaliente safely. As long as they can rush out, they will win!

"Dismount! Get ready to fire! "Three battalions of Chinese cavalry. Stand in front of the American cavalry. They did not immediately start a decisive cavalry battle with the American cavalry with their sabers, but under the orders of the officers, they dismounted, and then mounted their cavalry guns on horseback, ready to shoot the American soldiers first. With this tactic, you can undoubtedly protect yourself while killing and injuring the enemy to the maximum. At the same time, machine guns and mortars of the divisions, as well as infantry guns, were also prepared. As soon as the U.S. military is within range, it can open fire immediately!

"Rush! These Chinese are cowardly cowards, they are not our opponents at all! Seeing this kind of appearance of the Chinese cavalry, the officers of the American cavalry roared one after another. Obviously. They regard this tactic of the Chinese cavalry as greed for life and fear of death!

"Kill!" The American cavalrymen, waving their sabers, quickly rushed towards the Chinese cavalry. Major General Pershing was guarded by his guards in the center. After the other cavalry broke through the defense line of the Chinese cavalry, they were waiting for an opportunity to break through safely!

"Fire!" With Brigadier General Gong Zhiqiang's sound of zero. 12 infantry guns and 12 heavy mortars of the artillery battalion belonging to the cavalry brigade opened fire, and dense shells, flew towards the American cavalry. At the same time, mortars from battalions, companies and platoons also opened fire.

A large number of shells. Exploded in the ranks of the American cavalry, scattering shrapnel, wantonly harvesting lives. Many of the horses were killed or wounded, and the cavalry above fell off their horses. fell to pieces, even if they didn't fall to their deaths on the spot. After the cavalry behind caught up, it was also trampled into meat sauce!

"Da Da Da!" Heavy machine guns and light machine guns also fired, and the dense blocking formed a network of firepower. And the U.S. cavalry, like moths to a fire, hit the head and bleed on the firepower of the Chinese cavalry!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! The cavalrymen's rifles also opened fire. Although the firepower is not as ferocious as that of a machine gun, it is more accurate. In addition to being proficient in the use of sabers, marksmanship is also a very important and necessary training subject.

A large number of American cavalry fell under the guns of the Chinese cavalry. This tactic, which they despise, has caused them great casualties!

The huge casualties were enough to make Major General Pershing shed tears of distress. However, there is no way now, only to break through first, can we be safe. Otherwise, everybody would have to die here.

Although, the firepower of the Chinese cavalry is strong, but this area is flat after all, and if you want to completely blockade it, it is impossible to rely on a few thousand cavalry. After paying huge casualties, the American cavalry finally broke through the blockade of the Chinese cavalry!

"Order the 4th and 5th Battalions to pursue and kill and wound as much of the American cavalry as possible! Three more battalions, which continue to monitor the infantry of the American army! Brigadier General Gong Zhiqiang ordered. It is enough to send two cavalry battalions to pursue the heavily damaged American cavalry, and the remaining two infantry divisions of the American army, that is the big head! However, if he knew that the commander of the American army was also in this group of cavalry, it is estimated that he would change his order and send all the cavalry out to pursue the American cavalry!

On the evening of March 6, the main force of the ** squadron pursuing from San Luis Potosi had already arrived on the battlefield. This army, consisting of two regiments of the 3rd Marine Division and the 11th Division of the Army, had a total strength of just over 20,000 troops, which was much less than the besieged American troops. However, the artillery brigade to which the army group belonged, as well as the artillery battalions of two divisions, all arrived, and in total there were more than two hundred 105-mm cannons. To deal with the US army, which has no danger to defend, these heavy artillery alone are enough to inflict huge casualties on them!

Although, after the destruction of the logistics base in Ocampo, there were difficulties in the supply of ammunition to the squadron, but after the end of the battle in San Luis Potosí, for each cannon, there was still half a base of shells left. There is no problem at all in dealing with the intercepted American infantry. For the shells of the Chinese artillery, one base represents 120 shells, and half a base is 60. Two hundred cannons, a total of 12,000 shells, is enough for these besieged American troops!

"Tonight, do your defenses and don't let the U.S. military slip away. The rest of the ministries, hurry up and rest, and tomorrow, teach me a hard lesson to these Yankees! Admiral Gao Chang ordered. The Ocampo logistics base was destroyed, and the squadron was in a difficult situation and almost lost the battle, which was regarded by Admiral Gao Chang as a shame in his life, and naturally he wanted to take fire out on these American soldiers!

"Yes, Commander!" The generals of the Sixth Army are also holding back a fire in their hearts!

At 8 o'clock in the morning of March 7, the artillery position of the squadron was already busy. One cannon after another, the cannon coat was stripped of its armor, and preparations for the shelling began. The gunners loaded and unloaded the shells from the ammunition trucks at a distance and transported them to the positions.

At 8:20, with the order of the commander of the artillery brigade, the shelling officially began.

More than two hundred 105 mm caliber artillery guns began to shell the positions of the American troops. The orange-red flames bloomed in the muzzle of the gun, and it looked so beautiful. One by one, under the action of huge kinetic energy, the shells flew towards the positions of the American troops!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Dense shells, which fell on the positions of the American troops, made a violent explosion. The positions of the US troops were all rushed to work yesterday afternoon, and they were very fragile, and they could not withstand the bombardment of heavy artillery at all, and many US soldiers were killed in the shelling!

"Boom!" A shell flew into the trench, and after the explosion, all the American soldiers in the trench, which was more than ten meters long, were killed! Countless American soldiers can only pray that the shells will not fall on their heads!

The shelling lasted for half an hour, and there was no sign of stopping, which made the bombarded American troops feel as if they were living like a year. Many people thought in their hearts, are the Chinese ready to destroy them with artillery?

The artillery of the American army, which remained silent all the time, did not fire. Their artillery is all light artillery, and if an artillery battle breaks out, it will not be the opponent of Chinese artillery at all, and it can only deal with the Chinese infantry after the squadron launches an attack. It's just that under the huge casualties, Brigadier General Davis, the temporary commander of the US military, is also under tremendous pressure.

"Brigadier General Davis, we can't fight any more, this is simply a massacre, the Chinese are slaughtering us with artillery!" The commander of the 28th Division said.

"General Pershing has gone to Ohocaliente for help, and our reinforcements will be coming soon! The logistics base of the Chinese has already been destroyed by us, they will not have many shells! Brigadier General Davis advised.

"I only believe what I see! Major General Pershing has already fled, he left us here. We can't sit still! The commander of the 28th Division said.

"And what do you want?" Brigadier General Davis asked with a frown.

"Surrender, surrender to the Chinese!"

"What? Surrender, how can this be? Brigadier General Davis was shocked.

"Even Lieutenant General Bates can surrender, why can't we? Brigadier General Davis, if you don't surrender, then I'll lead my men to surrender! The commander of the 28th Division threatened.

Brigadier General Davis was silent, if the 28th Division surrendered, only one division in his hands would not be an opponent for the Chinese at all. In the end, he had no choice but to compromise!

At 9 a.m., the U.S. military made a request to the squadron to surrender. And by this time, the shells of the Chinese artillery were almost running out.

Admiral Gao Chang agreed to the request of the American army to surrender, and 15,000 American troops handed over their weapons to the squadron. The rest of the American soldiers had already gone to see God in the shelling just now!

At 10 a.m., Major General Pershing arrived at O'Hocaliente, and he asked James? Major General Bell rescues the besieged American troops. But James? Major General Bell had received the news of Brigadier Davis's surrender and neatly rejected Major General Pershing's request.

The squadron wiped out the U.S. troops who surrendered to Ocampo, but they were extremely short of weapons and ammunition and could no longer fight, and the U.S. troops did not have the courage to continue fighting. For a time, the battlefield in northern Mexico fell into a stalemate!