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"The Chinese are starting to cross the river! Open fire and finish out all those Chinese! "On the line of defense of the US army, the shouts of the front-line commanders of the US army were heard. A large number of U.S. soldiers came out of the anti-artillery holes and entered the position. The U.S. military's anti-artillery shelters were built relatively solidly this time, and except for a few that were blown down, the rest were still intact.

"Da Da Da! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! "From the positions of the American troops, light machine guns and mortars, as well as mountain artillery, began to fire into the river. Dense bullets splashed on the surface of the river. When a cannonball explodes in the river, it splashes up a column of water.

After the U.S. troops began to attack, the mortar and infantry guns that had already been prepared on the positions of the squadron south of the Rio Grande River also opened fire one after another, throwing shells on the U.S. defense line at any cost to provide fire support for the comrades who were crossing the river.

"Da Da Da!" The light and heavy machine guns of the 231st Regiment also opened fire, and the dense bullets began to suppress the American troops on the other side of the river. When the troops crossed the river, they could not dodge in time, as if they were live targets in front of the Americans, and they were also the most vulnerable to attack.

"Boom!" A small boat was hit by a mountain artillery shell. The fragile disembarker was torn apart in the explosion, and the twelve Chinese soldiers on board were killed and wounded, and all sank into the river. The autumn river was bitterly cold, and the soldiers, who had not been killed, struggled desperately to get rid of the equipment they were carrying. However, heavy equipment was not so easy to unravel, and they simply could not float in the water. It eventually sank to the bottom of the river.

"Dada!" A volley of bullets was fired. A small boat was hit. Two Chinese soldiers were shot in the chest, and blood poured out of their bodies and into the boat, as well as into the river.

Although the squadron suppressed the American troops, the heavy fire of the American troops still caused great losses to the 1st Battalion of the 231st Regiment, which was crossing the river. Quite a few boats were hit and capsized in the river. It is simply impossible for a soldier with all his equipment to swim across the river. Gear to carry on your back. will drag them directly to the bottom of the river.

"Buzz!" The sound of a swarm of hornets fluttering in the sky sounded. Air Force fighters finally arrived in time. Because before the army began to cross the river, the location of the crossing was to be kept secret. Therefore, the fighters of the Air Force flew to the battlefield only after the river-crossing offensive had already begun.

"Boom!" The FH5 Falcon dive bombers were the first to attack. In the midst of a shrill whistle that seemed to burst people's eardrums, an aerial bomb weighing 500 kilograms was dropped into the trenches of the American army.

"Boom!" The aerial bomb exploded, forming a huge fireball with a diameter of more than ten meters, and every qiē inside was completely engulfed by the fireball. All the American soldiers who were affected were killed and their equipment destroyed.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The Air Force's H5 'Hongyan' bombers also began to drop bombs on the heads of the US military in turn. These 'Hongyan' bombers were carrying aerial bombs weighing 50 kilograms. Such aerial bombs were already enough for infantry. With a large number of aerial bombs dropped on the positions of the American troops, the entire position turned into a sea of fire. The US military is under the blows of the Chinese Air Force. Heavy casualties. The attack on the squadron, which was crossing the river, was also greatly affected.

"Shoot! Knock down the Chinese's plane! "Air defense units on the US defense line after the start of the bombing of the Chinese Air Force. Anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns were also used to attack fighters in the air. Dense tracer bullets formed a network of fire in the air. It's just that these nets of fire seem to be very dense, but they are actually very sparse. The fighters of the Chinese Air Force are like light birds, passing through the net of fire.

"Da Da Da!" After the US air defense units began to attack the Chinese Air Force in the sky, F5 "Haidongqing" fighters began to strike at these air defense positions. The fighter planes quickly passed over the US air defense positions, and several US soldiers had already fallen in a pool of blood amid the fire from the aviation machine guns. The FH5 Falcon dive bombers also seem to have targeted these US air defense positions. It seems to be a little more challenging to attack these threatening air defenses in the face of infantry who do not pose the slightest threat.

"Boom!" Amid the shrill roar of the 'Falcon' dive bombers, aerial bombs weighing 500 kilograms were dropped on the US air defense positions. Often, it only takes one heavy aerial bomb to destroy several boats of anti-aircraft machine guns or anti-aircraft guns on an air defense position of the US military.

The positions of the US army, under the wanton attack of the Chinese Air Force, suffered heavy losses. At this time, the surviving officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 231st Regiment of the Chinese Army also took the opportunity to board the sandbar in the center of the river. They also began to use their weapons, light and heavy machine guns, and mortars on the sandbar to shoot at the American troops.

The size of the sandbar is small, and the terrain above it is flat, so it does not provide any protection for the Chinese soldiers who climb the sandbar. Soldiers lying on the ground and using their weapons to fight the American troops hiding in trenches or firing points will naturally suffer a little more. From time to time, soldiers were shot and died, but everyone gritted their teeth and persevered. Fortunately, with the support of artillery in the rear and the support of fighters in the air, the firepower of the American army was suppressed very strictly. Otherwise, they simply won't be able to gain a foothold on the sandbar.

"General, the Chinese are starting to cross the river! They chose to cross the river, ten kilometres south of Laredo. Now they are marching towards the sandbar in the center of the river, and our troops are attacking them! After the squadron began to cross the river, Admiral Davis received the relevant news as soon as possible, and hurriedly reported it to Admiral Pershing.

"Can we stop the Chinese?" Admiral Pershing asked anxiously.

"General, at present, the Chinese have used a large number of air forces to bomb our positions, and our losses are somewhat large. However, we also inflicted great casualties on the Chinese who were crossing the river! Admiral Davis said hurriedly.

"Order the artillery to fire! Crush the Chinese offensive! Admiral Pershing hesitated for a moment, then said.

"Yes, General!" Admiral Davis nodded, and immediately went out to set it up. He knew what Admiral Pershing was hesitating about. When the Chinese fiercely shelled the US defense line before, the US artillery acted as shrunken turtles. It is not that the US military does not dare to engage in an artillery battle with the Chinese, but it is worried that once the artillery is fired, it will attract the attention of the Chinese Air Force. With the loss of Army Air Force's fighter jets, the US military is simply unable to defend itself against threats from the air. But now, in order to prevent the Chinese from having the opportunity to land on the north bank of the Rio Grande, even if they know that the use of artillery will be attacked by the Chinese's air force, they can't care so much.

About five kilometers from the Rio Grande, in the woods, hence a heavy artillery regiment of the US Army. The regiment was armed with 60 heavy guns with a caliber of more than 105 mm, 12 of which were 155 mm heavy howitzers.

"All gun emplacements are ready. Ten rounds of rapid fire! "After receiving the order from Admiral Davis, the artillery regiment immediately went into action. Their cannons had already entered the emplacements on the edge of the woods, and had adjusted the direction of the shelling according to the previously marked firing elements. However, in order to reduce their losses, they will finish ten shells as quickly as possible, and then hide in the woods to avoid being bombed by the Chinese Air Force.

"Bang bang bang!" Amid a muffled burst of shelling, sixty American heavy guns began firing on the sandbar in the center of the Rio Grande. For these heavy artillery, it only takes ten minutes to finish ten shells. Then retreat into the woods, which took less than twenty minutes in total. It's just that this time is still very dangerous. Once the Chinese Air Force discovers their target, they will be dealt a heavy blow!

"Whew! Shout! Shout! A shrill whistling sound came from the air. Many officers and men of the 1st Battalion of the 231st Regiment of the Army, who had already landed on the sandbar in the center of the Rio Grande, had changed their faces drastically. Experienced people could hear that it was the sound of heavy artillery of the American army. What the consequences would be if they were bombarded by heavy artillery of the US army on a flat, completely unsheltered sandbank, they simply did not dare to imagine!

"Hidden! Disperse! Shelling by the Americans! The officers and veterans shouted loudly and dispersed in all directions. And some of the recruits who have just been added to the army have not yet figured out what the situation is.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Violent explosions sounded on the sandbar, and heavy artillery shells of the American army exploded on the sandbar, bursting into clusters of orange-red fireballs. The powerful heavy artillery shells left large craters in the sandbar. The scattered shrapnel wantonly harvested the lives of the Chinese soldiers above. Some of the shells fell into the river and exploded, and even exploded into the water columns.

"Dog's day! Ask the heavy artillery units to return fire! The commander of the 231st Regiment shouted loudly with tears in his eyes. Although he didn't know what was going on on the sandbank, he knew that his 1st Battalion must have suffered heavy losses.

A squadron of H5 'Hongyan' bombers and a squadron of FH5 'Falcon' dive bombers, protected by more than a dozen F5 'Haidongqing' fighters, flew quickly to the north in an attempt to find the US artillery positions and destroy them. Otherwise, the Chinese soldiers on the sandbar will be bleeding and suffering casualties under the shelling of the American army! (To be continued......)