Chapter 969: The Sorrowful Artillery

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On March 7, the Chinese Air Force bombed the U.S. forces twice, causing the U.S. troops stationed in Chilpansingo to dive into the cost of more than 5,000 casualties. Such a loss made Admiral Pershing very angry. The Chinese infantry had not yet attacked, and the air force alone cost the Americans half a division. If the infantry cooperates with the air force to attack, won't the US military have to pay a greater price?

General Pershing personally drafted a telegram to the Army General Staff, asking the Army to come up with fighter planes that could counter the Chinese. Otherwise, he won't be able to hold out in Mexico for long. The Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, Admiral Leonard Wood, knew that General Pershing was in trouble now, but he could only try to appease Admiral Pershing. He told Admiral Pershing that the development of the fighter had already begun, but it would take time. However, the special anti-aircraft machine gun is progressing very quickly, and it is expected that it will be successfully developed at the end of the month or early next month, and once it is produced, it will be sent to the Mexican front as soon as possible. It's just that Admiral Pershing is very skeptical that the US military will be able to hold out in Chilpancingo for a month. He felt that today's bombing by the Chinese Air Force was just a test. The next battle will be even more intense. If the U.S. military wants to hold Chilpansingo, I'm afraid it will have to pay a bigger price!

The U.S. defense line in Chilpancingo, in addition to the high mountains on both sides of the city, is even a line built two kilometers west of the city of Chilpancingo. This line consisted of three trenches and a communication trench connecting them. Each trench is 500 meters apart. On these trenches, the US military built a number of fixed firing points, one machine gun firing point every 20 meters. Coupled with the hidden mountain artillery and mortar positions, the entire line of fire was very dense. In order to avoid the shelling and bombardment of the Chinese, in every trench. Fortified anti-artillery shelters and bomb shelters were also built. However, whether these anti-artillery shelters and air-raid shelters can withstand the shelling of the Chinese army and the bombing of the air force has not yet been tested on the battlefield. Admiral Pershing directly threw the strength of an army into this line of defense.

On March 7, the Chinese Army did not launch an attack on Chilpansingo, and began to build defensive positions after the 11th Division of the 6th Army took Mazatlan. At the same time, a large number of troops began to gather in this town, in addition to the troops of the 6th Army. The rest were armies of Japanese mercenaries. Chilpancingo is located in the middle of the valley, and the large strength of the Chinese army cannot be deployed. Just as General Pershing of the US Army can only deploy more than 50,000 US troops in one army on the frontline, the Chinese Army can only invest one division of troops at most in each attack. If too many troops are thrown, they will be completely crowded. This will become the target of intensive fire and artillery strikes by the US military.

On March 8, Marshal Zhao Bo, China's Minister of War and Supreme Commander of the Mexican Battlefield, officially issued the order to attack the American forces in Chilpancingo. The 6th Group Army of the Chinese Army grabbed the position of the main force as it wished. Together with the Japanese mercenaries, they will launch an attack on the American army. At the same time, both the Air Force and artillery will provide them with fire support.

At 7 o'clock in the morning, the artillery positions of the Chinese Army in Mazatlan were busy. One cannon after another has been torn open, and the hideous muzzle is pointing east. In order to provide fire support for the troops attacking Chilpansingo, Marshal Zhao Bo assembled all the artillery of the 2nd Army, the 6th Army, the 7th Army and the subsequent ten infantry divisions, and deployed thousands of cannons with a caliber of more than 105 mm to dozens of artillery positions. As soon as the order is given, heavy fire will be fired at the positions of the American troops. At the same time, in order to prevent the counterattack of the American artillery, the fighters of the Air Force have also departed from the field airfield in Acapulco. As long as the artillery of the American army dares to take the lead. The fighters of the Air Force will rush over with a roar and blow up all the artillery and artillery of the US army!

Half past seven in the morning. The Chinese artillery received an order to start shelling. Two minutes later, the sound of intensive shelling was heard, and the earth-shaking explosions resounded at least in the positions of the Chilpancingo front. Clusters of orange-red fireballs rose from the positions of the American troops, and the barbed wire fences pulled by the American troops were blown up in the artillery fire, and many trenches were also trampled down. The US soldiers on the position hid in the anti-artillery shelters and air-raid shelters for the first time, holding their heads, opening their mouths wide, and enduring the torment bitterly.

When the artillery of the Chinese Army began shelling, Admiral Pershing was eating breakfast. But after the sound of dense explosions, Admiral Pershing stuffed the bread in his mouth in three or two bites, grabbed the binoculars and rushed out of the headquarters.

"Order the artillery, counterattack! Counterattack! Kill all the Chinese artillery! Admiral Pershing roared loudly.

In less than ten minutes, the artillery of the American army responded. Compared with the thousands of artillery pieces of the Chinese Army, the US Army has more artillery, almost twice as many as the Chinese Army. It's just that their quality is a little bit worse. But that doesn't stop them from fighting back!

After the artillery of the American army began to counterattack, the overwhelming shells flew towards the artillery positions of the Chinese army. Although most of the shells did not hit the target, some artillery positions were hit, causing quite a lot of losses in personnel and artillery.

"The artillery of the Americans appeared, give orders to the Air Force, it's time for them to play!" General Gao Chang, commander of the 6th Army of the Chinese Army, ordered. Marshal Zhao Bo stayed in Tiela Corolada and did not go to Mazatlan. The troops on the front line were all under the command of General Gao Chang.

"Haha! Well done, that's it! Destroy all the artillery of the Chinese and let them see how powerful the American artillery is! Fight the cannon, how can the Chinese be our opponents! Admiral Pershing was very happy to see the artillery positions of the Chinese Army being hit continuously, and huge orange-red fireballs rising into the air. Although in terms of new weapons, the United States is not China's opponent. However, in artillery, a weapon with a low technical content, the United States can surpass China by virtue of its strong industrial strength. The United States can even lightly equip the army with more artillery, and the number of units of the US military has artillery of more than 105 mm caliber is no less than that of the Chinese army, which attaches importance to artillery.

However, soon the smile on Admiral Pershing's face disappeared cleanly. In the western sky, small black dots appeared, as light as swallows flying in the air. But in the eyes of Admiral Pershing, these things are evil, like the devils of hell.

"Damn, the planes of the Chinese appeared, ordered the troops to prepare for air defense!" Admiral Pershing ordered. It's just that his order was given too late. The fighters of the Chinese Air Force in the sky and roared towards the artillery positions of the US troops.

The F5 'Haidongqing' fighter was the fastest and the first to arrive. These fighters circled in the sky, and immediately after identifying their targets, they circled down and launched an attack on the American artillery positions. The aviation machine gun in the nose opened heavy fire, breaking the American artillery who was operating the artillery in two. At the same time, aerial bombs mounted under the wings were also dropped on these US artillery positions, and when the fighters flew over, the US artillery positions became a sea of fire.

Soon, follow-up H5 'Hongyan' bombers and FH5 'Falcon' dive bombers also arrived on the battlefield. The heavy aerial bombs they carried were a real disaster for the artillery of the US army. The aerial bombs carried by the F5 "Haidongqing" fighters were only 25 kilograms, and their power was not great, and the casualties caused to the US artillery were very limited. However, the four 250-kilogram aerial bombs carried by the H5 'Hongyan' bomber and the one 500-kilogram aerial bomb carried by the FH5 'Falcon' dive bomber were amazingly powerful. After the artillery positions of the US troops were hit, the explosion of the bombs was enough to destroy all the people and artillery within a radius of more than 10 or 20 meters.

"Damn! Order the artillery to stop shelling immediately and move quickly! Admiral Pershing trembled with rage. He kind of understood that the Chinese air force was waiting for their artillery. In the absence of air supremacy, as long as the US artillery strikes, it will become the target of the Chinese Air Force's bombing. And without artillery fire support, it is even more impossible for the troops at the front to withstand the attack of the squadron.

The artillery of the US army suffered heavy losses in the bombing of the Chinese Air Force. More than two hundred artillery pieces were destroyed, and artillery losses amounted to a thousand people. This is also the reason why the US artillery carried out an emergency transfer, and the fighters of the Chinese Air Force also ran out of aerial bombs. Otherwise, the artillery units of the US army will pay an even greater price.

The American artillery was dumbfounded, and the Chinese army cheered. In the counterattack of the US artillery, the losses of the Chinese artillery were not large, only more than a dozen artillery pieces were destroyed, and the casualties were only a few dozen. The most important thing is that after the US artillery did not dare to open fire, the Chinese artillery was able to ravage the front line of the US army with impunity. The artillery shells smashed into the frontline positions of the US troops as if they did not want money, and blew up the fortifications that the US troops had painstakingly built.

After the fighters of the Chinese Air Force flew away, the US military had the intention to let the artillery fire again. However, the next batch of fighters flew to the head again. Although they are all fighter jets, the US military has become a frightened bird. Fearing that the artillery losses would be too large, Admiral Pershing did not agree with the artillery counterattack and asked the artillery to preserve its strength. When the airship unit of the Chinese Air Force arrived at the front line and stayed at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters, the artillery of the US army did not dare to come forward again!