Chapter 104: Can't Escape

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After Admiral Davis learned of the situation in the direction of Puebla, he immediately handed over the command of Cuautra to someone else, and rushed to Mexico City with a platoon of jǐng guards himself. After all, he was already Admiral Pershing's assistant, and in the current critical situation, he had to do his best to assist Admiral Pershing in dealing with such a crisis. If the main direction of attack of the squadron is not Cuautra, even if Admiral Davis does not sit there himself, there will not be much of a problem. Cuautrari Mexico City is just over 60 kilometers away, and if you travel by car as fast as possible, it will only take a little more than two hours to get there.

By the time Admiral Davis left from Cuautra, it was already 7 p.m. The attack of the squadron has stopped. After a day of hard fighting, the U.S. troops once again held their positions, and let the squadron once again drop tens of thousands of corpses in front of the U.S. defense line. Of course, these corpses were actually left behind by the soldiers of the North Korean mercenaries after they were killed. The attack on Kuautra in the past two days has always been carried out by North Korean mercenaries, and neither the squadron nor the mercenaries have intervened.

Although he held his position, Admiral Davis was not happy at all. If the Chinese really just took the attack on Cuautra as a feint, then they were all deceived by the squadron. Once Puebla is broken through by the squadron, then, the entire defense line will collapse. If the U.S. forces did not want to lose their main forces in Mexico City, they would have to abandon the central part of Mexico immediately and quickly retreat towards the target. However, in this way, it will not be possible to drag the squadron on the battlefield in Mexico. The good traffic conditions and terrain in the northern part of Mexico are more suitable for the attack of the squadron. Once the U.S. military can't resist the attack of the squadron, I'm afraid the flames of war will burn into the United States! This is definitely not something that any beauty ** person wants to see.

"Cunning Chinese. They are the meanest race in the world! If we win this battle, I must build yìzhèngfǔ to kill all the Chinese! Sitting in the car, Admiral Davis said through gritted teeth. Since the last years of the nineteenth century, the United States has been in the hands of China, and it has become more and more strict. This time, it was almost to the point of losing the country. If you can't beat the squadron. The United States will no longer appear in the world as a nation. Almost all Americans don't want that day to come.

While Admiral Davis was rushing from Cuautra to Mexico City, Puebla, hundreds of kilometers away, U.S. troops had begun to pack up and prepare to evacuate. The soldiers were armed with weapons and ammunition, and large quantities of war materiel were carried to trucks and wagons. A cannon was also hung on the back of the truck. Prepare to evacuate with the troops. Although the U.S. military had built relatively complete fortifications in Puebla, Lieutenant General Richard was not confident at all that he could rely on his five corps to resist the squadron's attack. Especially after Atrisco's three armies were wiped out after only holding out for most of the day, he was even less confident of holding Puebla. In that case, choosing to retreat became his only option.

"Quick! Fast! Fast! Load all those shells into the car, and not a single shot can be left for the Chinese. "An American Army Major officer. A group of American soldiers was directing the artillery reserves of ammunition to be carried to trucks. In particular, the shells of some large-caliber artillery, if they really cannot be taken away, then they can only be destroyed. It's also better than being captured by the squadron.

On the orders of Lieutenant General Richard, the whole of Puebla was boiling. The soldiers had just finished dinner when they received an order to prepare to withdraw their troops, which inevitably caused panic among the troops. Some rumors are more reliable, saying that the main force of the ** squadron is heading towards Puebla. If it's late, you can't ask for it or something. This caused a great deal of panic among the officers and men of the US military. Some U.S. soldiers even tried to sneak away. Fortunately, after Lieutenant General Richard realized this situation, he sent military police to maintain order, and at the same time announced to the soldiers that the evacuation of Puebla was only a strategic need, and the squadron was still far from Puebla, and they were still safe.

Of course, there are some US officers and soldiers who do not believe it. In particular, the officers and men in charge of communications at the command had received a telegram that the American troops in Atlisko had surrendered to the squadron. Although Lieutenant General Richard has already given a gag order. It is forbidden for anyone to divulge this information. But someone still leaked the news. If it hadn't been for the gundarmes' bullet pressure, I am afraid it would have caused even greater panic.

"How long is it going to be ready?" Lieutenant General Richard asked anxiously. It was already half past seven in the evening, and it had been nearly two hours since the surrender of Atlisco's defenders. Atlisco is only thirty kilometers from Puebla, if the Chinese are to launch an attack on Puebla overnight. Then I'm afraid it's not far from Puebla now.

"General, it's going to take another hour. We have a large stockpile of weapons and ammunition in Puebla, which takes a certain amount of time to load. In addition, we now lack a large number of means of transportation, and many weapons and ammunition may have to be abandoned! "A brigadier general officer in charge of logistics reported to Lieutenant General Richard.

"No matter, you have to evacuate after half an hour. Those materials that cannot be taken away will be destroyed and cannot be left to the Chinese! Lieutenant General Richard ordered. War materiel is gone, and it can be reproduced. With the great industrial power of the United States, it is quite possible to afford their consumption. But if there are no people, then there is no qiē.

"Yes, General!" The brigadier general officer in charge of logistics immediately went to convey the order.

"Someone, order the 75th Infantry Division to set off immediately in ten minutes and open the way for the whole army!" Lieutenant General Richard ordered. The 75th Infantry Division was his descendant, slightly more powerful than the troops of the other armies, and he was more comfortable commanding.

"Yes, General!" The signal corps immediately went to give the order.

At this time, not far southwest of Puebla, a force was marching at a rapid pace in the night. T4 'Wild Wolf' light tanks are moving at a maximum off-road speed of 10 kilometers per hour. Thirty kilometers is not a long journey, but it is also very prone to breakdowns for tanks. So far, there are at least thirty more tanks that have broken down.

"How far are we from our destination now?" On the side of the road, looking at the tanks that were rumbling by, General Du Qizheng, commander of the 7th Army, asked. Now the time is very urgent, as long as the American troops are blocked before they retreat, the more than 200,000 American troops in Puebla will be unable to fly.

"Commander, the forward troops are already less than five kilometers away from their destination, and they will be able to arrive in half an hour." A staff officer reported to General Du Qizheng.

"Order the forward troops to spread out in all directions as soon as they arrive, and if they find retreating American troops, they must be intercepted. In addition, order the other departments to speed up and be sure to rush to the predetermined destination as much as possible! Admiral Du Qizheng ordered.

According to the proposal of the operational staff officers, Admiral Du Qizheng placed the location of blocking the US troops in Vehochingo, 20 kilometers north of Puebla. It's just a small town, but the squadron is from Atlisco, and it's about the same distance to Verhochengo as it is to Puebla. If you choose to block the US troops in Verkhodingo, the squadron will have a slight advantage in the distance. Admiral Du Qizheng planned that after arriving in Vekhodingo, he would use this place as a fulcrum to extend eastward to build a 20-kilometer-long defensive line to completely block the retreating road of the American troops. When the main force of the American army that surrounded and annihilated Atlisco arrives tomorrow, it will be possible to launch a war of annihilation against the American army.

Although the troops under the command of General Du Qizheng had surpassed the American army in terms of strength and were assisted by armored troops, he had no intention of attacking Puebla immediately. In the night battle, it is difficult to give full play to the weapon advantage of the squadron, and it may cause great losses. Therefore, it is undoubtedly most appropriate to choose defense tonight and wait until after dawn tomorrow to attack!

At 7:40, the first American army retreated north from Puebla, and this unit was none other than Lieutenant General Richard's direct unit, the 75th Infantry Division. After that, the American troops successively set out from Puebla and retreated north. Along the way, the U.S. military formed a long queue. The lights of the cars and the torches lit are like a long line.

On the other side, the squadron is also rushing to Verhochingo, and the road from Puebla to Mexico City passes through Verhochingo, and if the American troops want to retreat, they have to pass through here.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the 7th Tank Battalion of the 2nd Armored Brigade of the 2nd Army was the first to arrive in Vekhodingo. Subsequently, the 7th Tank Battalion of the 3rd Armored Brigade of the 3rd Army, as well as the 23rd Infantry Division, also rushed to Verkhotingo at 8:20. The squadron quickly began to unfold, building fortifications. In addition to the T4 'Wild Wolf' light tanks of the two tank battalions, there were more than a hundred left. These tanks will become the main combat force to stop the US military.

By nine o'clock in the evening, when the 75th Infantry Division of the US Army arrived three kilometers away from Verkhotingo and encountered the squadron, the squadron had already assembled three light tank battalions and two infantry divisions in Verkhotingo. The U.S. military is no longer able to get through Guò Verhochingo to the deserted! (To be continued......)