Chapter 956: The whole line is in an emergency

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At 8 a.m. on February 29, the sun had already risen, and the golden sunlight was shining down, dispelling the morning fog. If it weren't for the smell of gunsmoke in the air and the ruins that can be seen everywhere, no one would have known that in the past half a month, there had been a tragic battle here, and nearly a million people from both China and the United States had fought fiercely here. However, the good news is that this qiē will come to an end for the time being!

The nearly 200,000 U.S. troops who survived had all been evacuated from the fortifications in the city of Tierra Cororada. They lined up in a neat line and stood outside the city of Tierra Cororada. On all sides, there are mountains of weapons, various rifles, light machine guns, and heavy machine guns. Mortars, mountain guns and howitzers were also neatly parked at the front of the line. On the faces of these US officers and soldiers, they were dissatisfied with the frustration and loss of defeat, but at the same time, they also had the joy of the rest of their lives. Of course, there is also the inevitable confusion about the future. Although the Chinese side has promised to treat these American prisoners of war well, everyone is still secretly speculating about what will happen in the future. It's just that compared to those comrades who have died on the battlefield, they are already a lot luckier!

Marshal Zhao Bo, Minister of the Chinese Army, and General Du Qizheng, Commander of the Army's Seventh Army, attended the surrender ceremony. In order to prevent accidents, the squadron set up at least 100 boats of light and heavy machine guns around the American troops, as well as infantry guns and mortars on the high ground in the distance. In the sky, there were also airships of the Chinese Air Force parked on the heads of the surrendered American troops. There are also quite a few warplanes circling.

When the commander of the U.S. Army, Lieutenant General Clark, handed over the rifle to Marshal Zhao Bo, it represented the official end of the Battle of Colorada. In this war, the US military paid a heavy price. And the Chinese Army, though, was victorious. But it also came at a great price. In particular, the Japanese mercenaries once again lost nearly 100,000 men in this battle. Together with the more than 100,000 people lost in Hartiangis before, the Japanese mercenaries have lost nearly 200,000 people. Compared with the losses of the Japanese mercenaries, the losses of the Chinese army were much smaller. The 7th Army and the 2nd Army lost no more than 40,000 troops in this battle.

"Your Excellency Marshal, on behalf of the American forces in Tira La Corollada, I surrender to your army, and I hope that your army will guarantee us the treatment we deserve!" After Lieutenant General Clark handed over the gun to Marshal Zhao Bo, he said.

"General, rest assured, our army will guarantee the safety of your army and the treatment it deserves. But. There is another question that needs to trouble the general, please send a telegram to Major General Powell, asking him to lead the army to surrender as well, so as not to have more casualties on both sides! Marshal Zhao Bo said. Although the battle for Tierra Corollada was over, the American army led by Major General Powell. It still has not given up the attack on the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army, and it seems that it has not given up hope of escaping back to Chilpansingo.

Lieutenant General Clark hesitated, but finally nodded. The squadron had already won the battle, and there was no point in continuing the battle. The U.S. forces led by Major General Powell were also destined to fail to break through the blockade of the squadron. If Major General Powell refuses to surrender, Major General Powell will not be able to escape his death when the rest of the Chinese Army surrounds him. For the lives of more compatriots. Lieutenant General Clark still promised to send a telegram to Major General Powell!

At this time, the two armies led by Major General Powell also suffered heavy losses, and although they also inflicted many casualties on the 2nd Group Army of the Chinese Army, they were still unable to break through the blockade of the Chinese Army in the end. There is no possibility of escaping back to Chilpansingo.

After receiving the telegram from Lieutenant General Clark, Major General Powell hesitated for several minutes, but finally gave the order to stop the attack, and then sent an emissary with a white flag. Contact the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army about surrender. At half past nine in the morning, Major General Powell also led nearly 70,000 remnants of the 49th and 50th armies of the US army to surrender to the squadron.

And Lieutenant General Davis, who attacked the east of the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army, learned of the news. Immediately led the American troops to retreat to the east, for fear that the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army would take the opportunity to attack them. In fact, the 2nd Army of the Chinese Army, after a hard battle, also needed time to recuperate, and did not attack Lieutenant General Davis's troops.

The Battle of Tiela Coroda finally came to a successful end, and the Chinese Army once again won the victory. It has only taken a month since the Chinese Army began its attack on the Sierra Madre do Sur, which is held by the US military, but the number of US troops annihilated has reached 700,000. Combined with the gains on other fronts, the losses of the American army increased to more than one million. The losses of the Chinese Army, on the other hand, were not very large, and in a month of fighting, the losses of the two Chinese Army armies and the other 20 infantry divisions totaled about 120,000 men. The Japanese mercenaries lost about 250,000 people, and the North Korean mercenaries also lost about 50,000 people. Although the losses were not small, they were nothing compared to the results achieved. Moreover, the successive defeats of the U.S. Army also caused many loopholes in the U.S. Army's defense line in the Sierra Madre do Sur, giving the squadron an opportunity to break through the U.S. Army's defense line and enter the hinterland of Mexico.

After the victory of the Battle of Tiela Corolada was transmitted back to China, it once again aroused the cheers of the people in the country. The previous victory at the Battle of Hartian was already inspiring the enthusiasm of the people, and this time the Battle of Tierra Corolada was even more successful, and the people of the empire were even more excited. Grand parades and celebrations were held in major cities across the country, and some people who were still worried about the war regained confidence in the empire and the army because of the continued victories of the front-line troops.

The generals who were still a little dissatisfied with Zhao Bo's appointment as the Minister of the Imperial Army and even his promotion to the rank of Field Marshal within the original imperial side were also convinced. If it were them, they might not be able to do better than Marshal Zhao Bo. Even if the army comes from a highly hierarchical place, it is very difficult to get promoted without outstanding talent. However, Marshal Zhao Bo once again proved his talent with great military exploits and proved that the choice of Emperor Wang Yuze was not wrong.

Emperor Wang Yuze even ordered the troops and generals at the front line to be commended, and at the same time asked the General Staff and the Ministry of National Defense to be responsible for replenishing the war materials and soldiers at the front line. After the tragic battle, the losses of the Chinese army were not small, and it also needed a period of replenishment and rest before it could relaunch the attack. In particular, the consumption of strategic materials is very alarming, and the remaining combat materials are no longer enough for the front-line army to launch another large-scale offensive. For example, the bombing of the airship unit of the Air Force has almost exhausted all the aerial bombs that have arrived at the front line.

The fierce fighting between China and the United States in the southwestern region of Mexico is of great concern to other countries in addition to the two countries involved. At this time, the ice and snow in Europe had not yet melted, and the major battles between Germany and Austria and Britain, France, and Russia could not be carried out due to the influence of the weather, so they had to focus on preparing for battle. At the same time, there is also a great deal of concern about the war between China and the United States. Whether China and the United States win the war will have a very big impact on the ongoing world war. However, at the beginning of the war, the United States relied on surprise attacks to gain the upper hand and gain the upper hand. But as China's military strength continues to invest in Mexico, the initiative in the war seems to have slowly returned to the hands of the Chinese army. Such a result certainly made Germany and Austria very excited, but at the same time, Britain, France, and Russia rushed to the nervousness. If China defeats the United States, how can they resist China's military power once it is invested in Europe? Therefore, Britain, France, and Russia constantly urged the US government to hold China down no matter what, at least not to lose the war until they defeated Germany and Austria-Hungary. At the same time, the Entente also strengthened their efforts to woo Italy in an attempt to further strengthen the strength of the Entente.

The U.S. supreme commander in Mexico, Admiral Pershing, was undoubtedly the most frustrated, and after Lieutenant General Clarke's surrender, the defense line of the Sierra Madre do Sul that he had painstakingly built was already crumbling. Because of the loss of too many troops, there are many holes in this defense line. Admiral Pershing also did not have much confidence in holding this line of defense.

At the Balsa River, north of the southern Madre line line, the 8th Army of the Chinese Army, with the assistance of 200,000 Korean mercenaries, finally broke through the American defense. During this period, the Chinese Navy also played a great role. The Chinese Navy's light cruisers and destroyers sailed directly into the Balsa River, suppressed the American artillery, and then dispatched transport ships to transport large numbers of North Korean mercenaries across the river. Although, the resistance of the American army was very fierce, and the North Korean mercenaries who crossed the river paid a heavy price. However, in the end, the US military was not able to hold out. In particular, the successive defeats of the U.S. military at Hartian Geis and Tierra Coroda greatly affected the morale of the U.S. military.

On the afternoon of 29 February, the U.S. forces abandoned the Balsa line and retreated eastward. The American army abandoned the Balsa River defense line, and in fact marked the breakthrough of the Southern Madre Mountains, which were established by Admiral Pershing. It's just that due to the blockage of the mountains, the squadron is temporarily unable to pose a danger to the main forces of Admiral Pershing. But for the president, the Sierra Madre do Sul defense line is indeed on the verge of collapse!