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At 9 a.m. on January 24, 1904, after President Theodore Roosevelt had reached an agreement in his cabinet on sending troops to intervene in the Mexican Civil War, U.S. Secretary of War Eli Hurut convened the top brass of the Army and Navy to discuss the plan to send troops to Mexico. Although the Cabinet has agreed to send troops to Mexico, the amount of troops to be sent and the scale of the war will need to be carefully discussed.

"Guys, the Mexicans are running out, and we have to send troops to Mexico within two weeks. Otherwise, the Díaz government is finished! War Minister Eli Hurut said to everyone.

"I'm afraid the navy won't be able to contribute much in this battle. Our main fleet, having lost one capital ship in the Battle of the Mediterranean, is no match for the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy at the moment. In addition, the Panama Canal is still being built, and if the navy wants to fight in the Pacific, it will have to make a detour through Cape Horn in South America. After a long voyage of the fleet, the root does not have the strength to fight with the Chinese! Secretary of the Navy William Henry Moody said. In this war, the navy is destined to only play a supporting role.

The U.S. Navy's East Coast Fleet Commander, Admiral William Benson, and West Coast Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral Robert Koontz, both nodded. The East Coast Fleet is the main fleet of the US Navy, all the battleships are in the East Coast Fleet, and the West Coast Fleet has only some cruisers and destroyers, which is not an opponent of the Chinese. At present, the power structure of the US Navy is mainly the two fleets under the Admiralty, and there is no War Department and Military Command Department.

Eli Hurut nodded, in this war, the army will undoubtedly be the main force. Now the US Navy. It does not yet have the strength to confront the Chinese Navy. Moreover, if it does not want to expand the war into a full-scale war with the Chinese, the US Navy had better not act rashly. At most, it can only take on some escort and transportation tasks.

"Lieutenant General Chaffee, does the Army Staff have a specific plan?" Eli Hurut asked. Lieutenant General Chaffee, who is apparently the chief of staff of the U.S. Army, is named Anad Chafee. The original chief of staff was Samuel Young. However, Lieutenant General Samuel Young suffered a crushing defeat in the last war with the Chinese. Postwar. He was directly transferred to the idle post, and the post of chief of staff was also taken over by Lieutenant General Anad Chaffee.

"Your Excellency, as early as the squadron's invasion of Mexico, the Army Staff had already begun planning. According to the information we have now. In Mexico, the Chinese committed a marine division, an army infantry division, an artillery brigade, a cavalry brigade and a heavy brigade, with a total strength of more than 50,000 people. If the Chinese do not have plans to increase their troops further, we will have to invest at least 100,000 people. Only then can we be sure that Mexico will be saved. If you want to defeat the squadron, you have to invest at least 150,000 people. At the same time, we have to leave enough reserves so that the Chinese do not commit more troops! "said the chief of staff of the US Army, Lieutenant General Anad Chaffee.

"One hundred and fifty thousand?" War Minister Eli Hurut frowned. The total strength of the U.S. Army now stands at just over 700,000. In addition to officers of other categories and personnel of military academies, there are only 50 divisions and 600,000 men in combat units. Committing 150,000 troops in Mexico is equivalent to a quarter of the troops. Moreover. And that's just the initial plan. Once the Chinese continue to increase their troops, the US military will have to send more troops.

"Your Excellency, Minister. The Chinese still have two infantry divisions and several brigades in Hawaii, and if these troops also enter Mexico to fight, then we will have to be prepared to commit more troops. Moreover, the Chinese army seems to have begun to mobilize. Lieutenant General Anad Chaffee reminded. Of course, he personally believes that the Chinese army will not be thrown into Mexico. From China to Mexico, it is more than 13,000 kilometers and takes nearly a month. The United States is different. To enter Mexico from the United States, you only need to cross the border. In addition, he believes, China does not want to fight a full-scale war with the United States now. Therefore, the Chinese will not lightly dispatch a huge army.

"So, do we need to mobilize our current army strength?" Eli Hurut asked.

"Not at the moment!" Lieutenant General Anad Chaffee replied.

"Alright! Tell us about your specific plans! Eli Hurut said.

"Your Excellency, the Army General Staff plans to draw the 12th, 15th, 17th, and 19th Divisions from the West Coast, plus two heavy artillery regiments and two cavalry regiments, to form the First Army and enter Mexico from Arizona. In addition, the 26th, 28th, 34th and 36th Divisions in the southern region, plus two heavy artillery regiments and two cavalry regiments, formed the Second Army. The 41st, 43rd, 45th and 46th Divisions, together with two heavy artillery regiments and two cavalry regiments, formed the Third Army. Second and Third Armies, which entered Mexico from Texas. The target of the First Army was the Pacific coast of Mexico, preventing the Chinese from continuing to send troops to land in Mexico. The Second and Third Armies advanced towards Mexico City to rescue the Díaz government. However, the premise is that Dias can hold out until our reinforcements arrive! Lieutenant General Anad Chaffee said.

"Will it be too difficult to use two armies against the main forces of the Chinese? In addition, the Chinese sent a lot of warships on the Pacific coast of Mexico. If the army fights within the range of the Chinese Navy's naval guns, I am afraid that it will suffer. The Anglo-French forces had proved this point in the battle for Port Said. Fighting along the coast would be a disaster if the army was exposed to the naval guns without the cover of the navy! Eli Hurut reminded. The Anglo-French attack on Port Said has become a negative lesson for countries around the world.

"The operational range of the First Army will be controlled twenty kilometers away from the coast. Their main task is to cut off the logistics supply lines of the Chinese. As long as the logistical supply lines of the Chinese can be cut off, then, with the strength of the Second and Third Armies, it is not a big problem to defeat the main forces of the Chinese! Lieutenant General Anad Chaffee said.

"Alright! Who is the commander who commanded this operation? Eli Hurut asked. In the last war, the crushing defeat of the US army was not unrelated to the incompetence of Samir Young, the commander. Therefore, the choice of commander this time must be carried out carefully.

"Your Excellency, the commander of the First Army, Major General James Bell serves. The commander of the Second Army, Lieutenant General John Bates, held the position. The commander of the Third Army will be Major General John Pershing. Lieutenant General John Bates was the commander of the Mexican operation this time! Anad Chaffee replied in the middle.

Minister Eli Hurut nodded, Lieutenant General John Bates, a prominent general in the U.S. Army. And one of the main commanders of the defense line built by the United States on the West Coast, he is now fifty-eight years old, and he was also a strong contender for the chief of staff of the army! If he were to command this battle, it would be safer!

"Your Excellency Minister Root, the Chinese are already approaching Mexico City, and if we attack south from northern Mexico in a step-by-step manner, I am afraid it will be too late. If you can, send an army by sea, land on the Gulf Coast, and then go straight to Mexico City! Admiral William Benson, commander of the U.S. Navy's East Coast Fleet, said the road.

Eli Hurut hesitated, but eventually shook his head. Unless both the Second and Third armies enter Mexico by sea, only one army will be sent to Mexico City by sea, and that will be to deliver food to the Chinese. In addition, the U.S. Army is very cautious about this war, entering northern Mexico from the United States, and if the war does not go well, it can quickly get reinforcements, or even withdraw to the country. As long as the Chinese do not intend to fight a full-scale war with the United States, then the Chinese will not attack the United States. However, if you go directly to Mexico City by sea, it will not be so easy to withdraw to the country if the war goes badly.

Admiral William Benson was about to say something, but was stopped by the eyes of Secretary of the Navy William Henry Moody. There are also deep contradictions between the US army and navy. The Army blamed the Navy for the first two defeats. And now, the navy is frantically building ships, which has squeezed out a lot of military spending, which makes the army very dissatisfied. This time into Mexico, the battle was completely dominated by the army, and the navy was nothing more than a supporting role. Therefore, Secretary of the Navy William Henry Moody was unwilling to contradict the Army in this regard.

"The specific plan will be carried out according to the plan of the Army Staff! We'll send a note to the Mexican government and tell them to hold out as long as they can! Eli Hurut said.

Three days later, the first unit of the U.S. Army, the 12th Division, stationed in southern Arizona, crossed the border and entered Mexico. And the government forces in northern Mexico have already received orders. Not only did they not resist the Americans, but they led the way for them and advanced south.

For a time, the situation in Mexico has once again become complicated. Originally, the squadron was in full swing in Mexico, and almost everyone believed that the overthrow of the Díaz government in Mexico was a foregone conclusion. But now that the United States has intervened, with the entry of the American team, the situation in Mexico is once again full of uncertainties. Although the Chinese army is strong, after all, the United States has geographical advantages and human advantages, and it is still unknown who will win in the end!