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On March 16, the fighting between China and the United States in Chilpansingo has been going on for a week. The defensive line outside the city of Chilpansingo is still in the hands of the American army. It's just that they have paid a heavy price for it. In comparison, although the squadron was not able to break through the American defenses, its own casualties were much smaller. The squadron simply used a large number of shells and aerial bombs in exchange for the lives of countless young Americans. The huge casualties made the defensive line held by the US army almost turn dark red, and the blood had soaked the land.

"Hell! It's only been a week, and we've already lost 4 corps! On the evening of March 16, General Pershing scolded angrily after receiving the statistics of the week's war losses. From the 32nd Army of the US Army at the beginning, to the 33rd, 34th and 35th armies in the back, they have all been disabled. Just this evening, the 36th Army had entered the front line and replaced the disabled 35th Army.

"General, our losses are very heavy, if we continue like this, we will not be able to hold on for long!" Lieutenant General Davis also said with some concern. One army was disabled in two days, and if this is calculated, the US military will only be able to hold out for less than two months. Moreover, if the U.S. army loses too many troops here, the subsequent battles will not be able to continue!

"I know! However, there is no other way. The Chinese are depleting our forces with their shells and aerial bombs. We have no air supremacy, we can only watch our soldiers being blown up by the Chinese. A trace of sadness flashed in Admiral Pershing's eyes, but then he disappeared without a trace. As a general of the U.S. Army, he is used to seeing mountains of corpses and blood, even if the loss this time almost exceeded his expectations, but this is not unacceptable. At the very least, the position is still under the control of the US military. Although the casualties paid were significant, it was not without meaning. As long as it can hold out longer, it will be worth losing more troops.

"General! Three days later reinforcements from the other ten corps arrived, which would further strengthen our forces. But in the absence of a way to cope with the air superiority of the Chinese, our losses will not come down! Lieutenant General Davis said. Although there are a lot of reinforcements from the ten armies, judging from the current consumption, it is only half a month's consumption. Moreover. With this batch of reinforcements, the United States has sent a total of three million troops to Mexico. And how much will be left after this battle is over? This made Lieutenant General Davis completely unimaginable.

"Davis, there is no way to do it, we can't ham now, we can only continue to stalemate with the Chinese." But. The shells and aerial bombs consumed by the Chinese every day are not a small amount, and after a week in a row, I think their consumption is also very amazing. The Chinese had to cross the Pacific to be able to supply the army, and such attrition was enough to crush their logistical supply lines. As long as there are logistical problems with the Chinese, then we will have much less pressure! Admiral Pershing said. While it's a bit humiliating to think like this, it's true. The U.S. Army was going to defeat the squadron. It's already unlikely. His mission was to hold back the squadron and buy time for the United States. And now the losses of the US military are too great for the United States to bear. If the squadron slows down its attack for logistical reasons, this is undoubtedly what he would like to see. That's the case. At least the daily casualties paid by the U.S. military will be much smaller.

"The bunch of idiots at the Admiralty. We have long asked them to launch an attack on the sea transportation lines of the Chinese, but the delay has not worked until now, and those guys are completely wasting the national strength of the United States! Lieutenant General Davis scolded angrily. This is also the thinking of most U.S. Army generals, who suffered heavy casualties in this war. And the navy consumes most of the national power, but it does not play a role. This made the army generals very dissatisfied. The Army Staff frequently protested to the Admiralty. The Navy was asked to launch an attack on China's sea transportation lines to support U.S. operations on the Mexican battlefield.

In fact, Vice Admiral Davis and others have wronged the US Navy. The U.S. Navy was divided into the East Coast Fleet and the West Coast Fleet. Among them, the East Coast Fleet is the absolute main force, and all the battleships are concentrated in the East Coast Fleet, and it can be said that more than 80 percent of the combat strength of the US Navy is in the East Coast Fleet. However, the Americans themselves blew up the Panama Canal. In doing so, of course, the Chinese Navy cannot enter the Atlantic Ocean and launch an attack on the US Navy. But at the same time, it can be regarded as a self-defeating martial arts, and the warships of the East Coast Fleet cannot enter the Pacific Ocean to fight. And the strength of the US West Coast Fleet is weak, most of them are destroyers and light cruisers, and it is no different to let such a fleet attack the Chinese Navy's heavily defended transport lines than to let them go to death. In addition, the main force of the Chinese Navy has been cruising in the waters of the East Pacific, especially outside the important ports on the west coast of the United States, there are battleships of the Chinese Navy. As long as American warships and merchant ships dare to leave the port, they will be surrounded and suppressed by the Chinese navy. Under such circumstances, it would be even more difficult for U.S. warships to leave ports and enter the Pacific Ocean and launch an attack on China's sea transportation lines. The submarine forces of the US Navy also began active attempts. However, the US Navy's submarine performance gap, insufficient endurance, and low speed seem to be impossible to carry out ocean-going operations without the cooperation of submarine carriers.

While General Pershing was gritting his teeth for huge casualties, Marshal Zhao Bo, the Minister of War of China and the Supreme Commander of the Mexican Battlefield, was also having a headache. However, the cause of his headache was not the casualties of the troops. After a week's fighting, the squadron's casualties were less than 6,000 people, that is, only one and a half regiments. The casualties of the Japanese mercenaries were larger, only 20,000. However, the consumption of shells and aerial bombs turned out to be somewhat large. The Chinese Army's thousands of artillery pieces fire more than 100,000 shells every day. The daily consumption of aerial bombs is also more than 1,000 tons. Combined with the consumption of other ammunition, the consumption of weapons and ammunition on the front line is almost unsustainable.

"Marshal, that's exactly what happened. If we continue to attack with such intensity, our artillery shells and aerial bombs will be able to hold out for a maximum of five days. Especially the shells, the consumption is too great! General Xie Dingkun, commander of the 2nd Army, said. 100,000 shells are fired every day, and a 105mm howitzer shell costs tens of Chinese yuan, which is equivalent to consuming millions of Chinese yuan every day!

"Can the capacity of the Navy's deployment ensure our consumption?" Marshal Zhao Bo asked.

"The Navy has assured that they will send more military transport ships to transport weapons and ammunition to the front line in Mexico. It will take some time, though. Admiral Xie Dingkun said. The squadron's supply lines on the battlefield in Mexico needed to cross the entire Pacific Ocean. From China to Hawaii, it mainly relies on the merchant ship of domestic transportation companies. From Hawaii to Mexico, this section is a dangerous sea area, and it is the responsibility of the Navy's transport ships. The Navy's transport ships are faster, stronger, and less dangerous than merchant ships.

"So, what's the main problem we're facing right now?" Marshal Zhao Bo said.

"The main thing is the replenishment of shells. Chilpancingo is hundreds of kilometres from Acapulco and is only accessible by easy road. We've got thousands of trucks in place to transport ammunition, but the pressure is still high! Admiral Xie Dingkun said.

Marshal Zhao Bo nodded, this is indeed a big problem. The firepower of the Chinese army is very strong, but this also makes the material consumption of the Chinese army very large. Under such circumstances, the Chinese army also attaches great importance to the building of baggage troops, and each group army has a baggage brigade with thousands of trucks, each of which can carry two and a half tons of supplies. However, that's when you're driving on flat ground or on roads with better conditions. Now fighting in the mountains of the Sierra Madre do Sul, the roads are nothing more than dirt roads, and the altitude is relatively high, and there are many steep slopes, which makes each truck only carry a ton of supplies. Again, the failure rate is very high. It has been a month and a half since the squadron launched its attack on the American troops, and during this time, at least four or five hundred trucks have been scrapped due to various breakdowns.

"Concentrate the trucks as much as possible to ensure the ammunition consumption at the front line! Although we are now consuming a lot of ammunition, we have also inflicted heavy casualties on the US military, which is very beneficial for the current operation. There is no reason for us to stop such tactics. Logistics support problems, can only try to customer service! Once the fighting in southwestern Mexico is over, we can take a port in northern Mexico. The traffic conditions in the north of Mexico are much better than in the southwest! Marshal Zhao Bo said. Although the current material consumption is very large, as long as it can inflict huge casualties on the Americans, it is completely worth it. Although the price of shells is not cheap, compared to human life, it is insignificant. As long as ten shells can change the life of an American, it will be worth it!

"Yes, Marshal! I'll find a way to ensure the consumption of ammunition at the front! Admiral Xie Dingkun said. On the battlefield in Mexico, Marshal Zhao Bo was the supreme commander, but there was no special chief of staff. Therefore, several army group commands were responsible for logistics.