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"Marshal! The 23rd Division successfully landed on the north bank of the Rio Grande. At the moment there is already a regiment plus a battalion ashore! Now an offensive is being launched against the lines of the American army. As soon as they have established a solid beachhead, the sappers will begin to build pontoons! General Du Qizheng, commander of the 7th Group Army, reported to Marshal Zhao Bowen.

"Didn't the U.S. military launch a large-scale counterattack?" Marshal Zhao Bowen asked. Now that the attack of the 23rd Division of the Army has successfully landed on the north bank of the Rio Grande, it seems a little too easy! In the previous prediction, if the squadron wants to successfully cross the river, I am afraid that it will have to pay a huge price. And now it seems that this loss is still within the acceptable range. By this time, the losses of the troops involved in the offensive did not exceed three thousand people.

"No, the U.S. military seems to be on the defensive right now. However, their line of defense was constantly under attack from our artillery and air force, and the losses were not small. Although the Americans are very tenacious, it seems that it will not be easy to stop our attack! General Du Qizheng, commander of the 7th Group Army, said with great certainty.

"In any case, send as many troops as possible to cross the river and establish a solid beachhead. Oh no, by the end of the evening, the Americans will be on the move! Marshal Zhao Bowen said with some concern. After all, the U.S. military has been preparing for months this time. On the entire Rio Grande defense line, heavy troops are also deployed, and it is impossible to let the squadron break through lightly. The importance of this line of defense. That's also self-evident. But be broken through the words. The squadron will be able to enter the United States in a long way. Therefore. Neither the commander of the Rio Grande Line nor the President of the United States will allow the Chinese to break through their lines!

"Marshal. Are you saying that the Americans will launch a night attack on us tonight? However, it seems that this is a real possibility. At night, our Air Force cannot be dispatched, and the pressure on the Americans is much less! Admiral Du Qizheng nodded.

"Hmmm! It's a matter of tonight! Let's hope we can hold on! Marshal Zhao Bowen said. He is sure that the US military will not sit idly by. And tonight, it's a good opportunity for the U.S. military to wait. Tonight's battle is also directly related to whether or not the battle to force the crossing of the Rio Grande will be successful. This is for the squadron. It will undoubtedly be a test.

"Marshal, I see, I will be fully prepared. The Americans want to drive us down the river, go dream! Admiral Du Qizheng said. Even without the support of the Air Force, the troops of the 7th Army were still not so easy to deal with. He assured that the attempts of the Americans to drive the troops of the 7th Army down the river while the night would never be successful.

On the north bank of the Rio Grande, the fighting continues. After landing on the river beach, the squadron began to break through to the defense line of the American army. It's just that the firepower of the U.S. military is still strong. The attack of the squadron was very difficult. If you don't take a single step, you will pay a lot of losses. Quite a few soldiers were lying on the beach. and the U.S. military. But because there is no shelter on the beach, they suffer.

Fortunately, the heavy artillery units and air force of the Chinese Army continued to attack the US defense line, and the US troops who braved heavy artillery fire also paid a huge price. The battle between the two sides has almost entered a stalemate.

At 11 a.m., the squadron had established a position on the north bank of the Rio Grande River that was two kilometers long but only more than 100 meters wide. It's just that the entire position is within the range of the US military's firepower, and the troops have to pay heavy casualties every moment.

"Give me a row!" Bullets were flying overhead, but the squadron was still attacking the American defense. The position they have now achieved is not strong, and at least the width of the position must be increased to five hundred meters or even more, so as to ensure that the subsequent troops can cross the river along the lì. The sappers were also able to start building pontoon bridges. This means that the squadron that has already gone ashore must break through and capture the front-line positions of the US army. And the difficulty is obviously not ordinary.

Although the defense line of the US army has been bombed to pieces under the fierce attack of the heavy artillery units of the Chinese army and the air force. However, the U.S. military continued to send reinforcements to the front-line positions and engaged in a war of attrition with the squadron. The Rio Grande restricted the squadron's reinforcements to the front line, while the U.S. forces were able to use the communication trenches that had already been built to reinforce the front-line positions. In this comparison, the squadron is still at a loss.

Dozens of Chinese soldiers, crawling on the river beach. Everyone had their heads buried low, and if they looked up, they might be hit by bullets flying over their heads. But even so, from time to time people have been hit. The shells exploded around them, and even if the sand limited the power of the shells, if the shells exploded around them, they would still cause huge casualties.

"Da Da Da!" A heavy machine-gun fire point of the US army spotted the squadron ** that was approaching the position of the US troops. The heavy machine gun immediately began to strafe the squadrons that were crawling forward. The dense bullets hit the sand, so that the Chinese soldiers could not even lift their heads. A couple of unlucky soldiers were even hit. A large-caliber heavy machine gun bullet is enough to make a terrible bullet hole in the human body. Once hit, it's basically either dead or wounded.

"Mortar! Knock out that heavy machine gun fire point of the enemy! "The captain, the company commander ordered.

A minute later, an 80-mm mortar shell hit the point of heavy machine gun fire. The heavy machine-gun fire point of the civil structure was blown away. The suppression of the fire of the ** team in the center was also slightly eased. The Chinese soldiers, who were crawling forward, immediately seized this opportunity and rushed forward for a while. It was not until the heavy machine guns of other American troops suppressed them that they stopped.

After repeating this several times, the squadron had already assaulted in front of the US defense line, and the barbed wire fence that the US troops had pulled up in front of the position had already been blown up in pieces, and it did not pose any threat to them. As for the anti-tank trenches in front of the positions, although they were more than two meters wide, they were only just over one meter deep. The attacking Chinese soldiers jumped into it, which in turn gave them a place to hide.

At 12 o'clock in the afternoon, after a fierce battle, the squadron successfully broke into the position of the 117th Infantry Division of the US Army. The two sides began to engage in a fierce battle for position. The 117th Division of the US Army, under the attack of the squadron, had already suffered heavy losses. After more and more squadrons jumped into the positions of the American army, morale also fell a lot.

At this time, the 23rd Regiment of the 23rd Division of the Chinese Army also successfully crossed the Grande River. This has made the squadron crossing the river have reached tens of thousands. The addition of the new force has further improved the combat effectiveness of the squadron. Even though the U.S. 30th Army transferred an infantry division to reinforce the 117th Division. But it can't turn the tide of the war.

Just when the 23rd Division of the Squadron successfully attacked the positions of the American Army, the Engineer Brigade of the 7th Group Army of the Chinese Army and the Engineer Battalion of the 23rd Infantry Division began to build pontoon bridges. Three pontoon bridges were to be erected at the same time on the south bank of the Rio Grande, and they were to connect first from the south bank of the Rio Grande to the sandbar in the center of the river, and then from the sandbar in the center of the river to the north bank of the Rio.

At this time of year, the Rio Grande was not deep, so it was reasonable to put wooden stakes and hold them in place with wooden boats that had already been prepared. Then just lay a wooden board on top of it. Such a pontoon bridge, although not very strong and not able to pass through heavy weapons, there is no longer any problem with the passage of infantry.

In the process of building the pontoon bridge, it was also fiercely attacked by the US military. The heavy artillery units of the American army opened fire again, and the dense shells exploded on the surface of the river, blowing up the three pontoon bridges that were being built. Thanks to the Chinese Air Force, which strengthened surveillance north of the Rio Grande, a large number of bombers immediately launched an attack on the heavy artillery units of the US army, destroying many of the heavy artillery units of the US army. This allowed the U.S. military to abandon its attack on the pontoon bridge built by Chinese engineers.

Without the interference of the US military, the three pontoon bridges were built one after another at two o'clock in the afternoon. The 7th Army of the Chinese Army immediately dispatched the 32nd Division to reinforce the 23rd Division on the north bank with the pontoon bridge at Guò. At the same time, the Japanese mercenaries also received an order that they would send three divisions across the river this afternoon to fight with the squadron.

The U.S. defense line on the Rio Grande consisted mainly of two fortifications with trenches as the main body. After clearing the American troops in the first trench, the squadron immediately began to expand to both sides. At the same time, the organization of favorable forces to launch an attack on the second line of trenches of the American army began.

By six o'clock in the afternoon, when the sun was about to set, China and Canada had seized a ten-kilometer and two-kilometer-wide line of American defense. A solid beachhead has been basically established. At the same time, the squadron that crossed the river also reached two infantry divisions, and there were three divisions of Japanese mercenaries. The total number of troops reached more than 60,000.

As night fell, the squadron stopped its attack on the American troops and began to reinforce its positions. They knew that they would face a counterattack by the US military tonight. Whether or not we can survive tonight's offensive has a direct bearing on the success of this forced crossing operation. And the U.S. military, without thinking about it, will definitely launch a large-scale counterattack. Therefore, tonight is crucial for both China and the United States.

The 30th Army of the US Army suffered heavy losses under the blows of the squadron, and their defensive line was captured by the squadron. This made Admiral Pershing much dissatisfied. In order to regain its position, the 30th Army will be the main force to launch a counterattack against the squadron this evening. At the same time, General Pershing also drew two infantry corps to ensure the victory of the counterattack! (To be continued......)