"The Americans retreated, and we won this battle! We won! On the ruined position on the north bank of the Rio Grande, the Chinese officers and soldiers of the mercenary army, who were covered in the smell of gunpowder, cheered loudly.

A dense group of planes flew overhead, catching up with the retreating American officers and soldiers, carrying out sweeping and bombing, accelerating the retreat of the American wolf bèi. Although, in this offensive, the US army fought very tenaciously and paid very heavy losses. However, in the end, they were still unable to complete the intended combat goal, that is, to break through the defense line of the squadron, drive all the squadron down the river or eliminate it. The result of the failure was that the squadron had a firm foothold on the north bank of the Rio Grande, and after dawn, a steady stream of squadrons would be able to continue to cross the Rio Grande and launch an attack on the positions of the American troops. Moreover, as more and more troops are deployed on the north bank of the Rio Grande River, and the defense line is getting bigger and bigger, it will be more and more difficult for the US military to drive the squadron out of the north bank of the Rio Grande River and out of the continental United States!

The positions guarded by the squadron and the mercenaries have long been in tatters. Almost all of the firing points were destroyed under heavy artillery bombardment by the American troops, and the trenches had already been filled. There were corpses everywhere on the position, there were squadrons and mercenaries, but more were American troops. Although they were enemies in life, they lay together after death. These corpses were stacked on top of each other, and they threw a thick layer on the ground, and even the soil on the ground turned reddish-brown because of the blood soaking, which looked a little soft, which shows how tragic this battle was.

Fortunately, in the end, the squadron still held out until the dawn came. After daybreak, the fighters of the Chinese Air Force quickly took off, flew over the Rio Grande, and launched an attack on the US troops. And when the dawn came, the U.S. military also realized the failure of this operation. With the fire support of the Chinese Air Force, it has become impossible for them to break through the defense line of the squadron and drive the squadron down the river. Therefore, Admiral Pershing decisively gave the order to retreat. Now that the war is irreversible, there is no need to waste the lives of American soldiers.

After the battle, the soldiers of the squadron and the mercenaries on the position began to clean up the battlefield. All the Chinese officers and soldiers of the mercenary army, they collected the bodies of their fallen comrades, the bodies were cremated, and then the ashes were transported back to China. And those lost US officers and soldiers are not so particular about it, just dig a big pit and bury it. So much so that after the war, many Americans did not know that their relatives had died there, and had to come to the banks of the Rio Grande to pay their respects.

When the U.S. troops retreated, the commander of the 7th Army, General Du Qizheng, stepped on the squadron's position on the pontoon bridge over the Guò Grande River. The devastated scene shocked the general, who had experienced countless battles. Although the battle report has not yet come out, he knows that the losses paid by the squadron must be not small, at least the 23rd Infantry Division has been disabled. However, despite such heavy losses, they still won the battle. The next battle will also develop in favor of the squadron.

General Du Qizheng expressed his gratitude to the surviving officers and soldiers, and it was precisely because of their hard work that the squadron won the victory. The final battle report shows that in the battle, which took place from 5 rì to 5:30 a.m. on October 16, the three infantry divisions of the 7th Group Army of the Chinese Army successively paid the price of more than 20,000 casualties, of which more than 60 percent were killed or seriously wounded. Most of these soldiers who were killed and seriously wounded were killed or seriously injured in the course of heavy artillery bombardment by the US military. In the night battle, the Chinese Air Force could not be defeated, and it was very difficult for the artillery to fully suppress the artillery bombardment of the US army. Therefore, the infantry holding their positions paid heavy losses. In particular, the 23rd Infantry Division, which launched the river-crossing operation during the day, suffered tens of thousands of casualties and almost the entire division was disabled! In addition, the losses of the mercenaries were not small, six divisions of the mercenaries were thrown into battle, but they lost at least 40,000 people. These mercenaries often fought brutal white-knuckle battles with the U.S. military, so although they achieved good results, their own losses were also very staggering. However, the squadron did not care about the casualties of the mercenaries, and perhaps even the commander of the mercenaries, General Yoshimasa Oshima, did not care about this, all he wanted was victory. As long as you can win the victory and achieve the battle for the mercenaries, even if you pay a lot of casualties, it is acceptable

The battle came to an end for the time being, and the squadron and the mercenaries who held their positions withdrew one after another from the north bank of the Rio Grande! Three other infantry divisions of the 7th Army crossed the river and took over their positions, while the mercenaries also sent five divisions to cross the river at one time. With the assistance of the Chinese Air Force and heavy artillery units, the troops began to continue to advance on both flanks, further widening their defensive lines.

In the face of the attack of the squadron, the US army could only try its best to defend, and from other defensive lines and reserve troops, more troops were drawn in an attempt to resist the attack of the squadron. However, under the joint attack of the Chinese army and air force, they often have to pay a very heavy price if they want to hold their positions. But even then, the U.S. military has no choice. They can only use human lives to delay the attack of the squadron, otherwise, once the entire defense line collapses, it will be the time for the squadron to enter the mainland of the United States in a big way.

"General, now the 29th and 35th armies are under heavy attack from the Chinese, and our losses are large. The Chinese Air Force launched an intensive bombardment of our positions. We need to pay a very big price to hold our ground.

Moreover, if this continues, sooner or later we will be broken through by the Chinese because of excessive losses! Admiral Davis reported to Admiral Pershing with an ugly face. The night battle, on which everyone had high hopes, did not succeed, but instead lost its troops. And now, the US military is beginning to suffer the consequences of defeat!

"From the reserves, draw two armies to the top! In any case, we have to resist the attack of the Chinese! Admiral Pershing said. He looks a little tired now, he is already not young, he stayed up all night last night, and in the end it was a failure, which hit him very hard. Although he was still persistent, the tiredness in his eyes could not be concealed.

"Yes, General!" Admiral Davis nodded, and quickly left the command to deploy. The current situation is very critical for the US army, and if the attack of the squadron cannot be blocked in time, the entire defense line of the US army is in danger of collapsing.

Admiral Davis had just left, and the chief of staff of the Rio Grande Line, Payton. Lieutenant General March walked in, but his face was as if he could drip water. In his hand, he held a thin piece of paper, but this paper seemed to weigh as much as a thousand pounds.

"General March, is the battle report out? How big are we losing? Admiral Pershing asked directly.

"General, in the battle last night, the three armies we threw into the attack suffered heavy losses. Of these, less than 3,000 men remained in the 30th Army, and the rest were all killed or captured. The 5th Army, with more than 80 percent of the casualties of the whole army, has lost its combat effectiveness! The 14th Army, with only more than 20,000 people left, and its morale is low, and it is no longer suitable for the battlefield! "Peyton. Lieutenant General March replied. In last night's battle, the US troops threw in more than 130,000 men. But overnight, there were only more than 30,000 people left, and most of the rest were killed in battle, and the remaining small part was also captured by the squadron.

Admiral Pershing closed his eyes in pain, and the scene of heroic US officers and soldiers braving the rain of Chinese bullets and bullets seemed to emerge in front of his eyes. One by one, the American soldiers fell in front of the Chinese positions, but their comrades-in-arms stepped over their bodies and continued to charge, until they finally fell on the positions as well. And such an order was given precisely by Admiral Pershing. In other words, it was he who personally sent these American officers and soldiers to hell.

"General, our losses are great, and the most important thing is that our defense line has been torn open by the Chinese, and this gap will grow bigger and bigger as the Chinese continue to attack. If we can't plug this gap in time, we will pay more and more heavy losses! "Peyton. Lieutenant General March reminded. No one expected that the US military's so-called impregnable defense line would be broken through by the Chinese in just one day.

"I have ordered the army to start assembling and build a new defensive line while the Chinese have not yet launched a large-scale attack, so as to control the current situation and prevent further deterioration of the situation!" Although the battle situation will be very unfavorable for us, as long as we persevere, the situation will not be much worse! Admiral Pershing said. Now there is only one choice before the US military, and that is to do everything possible to block the way for the Chinese to attack the US mainland. Only in this way can we continue to maintain the Rio Grande defense line and keep the continental United States. But it is foreseeable that the US military will pay heavy losses for this.

"Generals, the Secretary of War and the Chief of Army Staff are calling, let's send the latest war report to Washington!" Peyton. Lieutenant General March continued!