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"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Dense shells fell, and the air waves generated by the violent explosions threw the surrounding soldiers into the sky. Shrapnel in all directions, wantonly harvesting lives. In the face of the sudden and heavy shelling by the US army, the Chinese soldiers could only lie on the ground to avoid being hit. However, those soldiers who were directly hit by the shells have already been blown up and their bones are gone!

"Holy shit, these Yankees actually dare to use heavy artillery at this distance, aren't they afraid of accidentally injuring their own people?" The commander of the 111th Regiment, who was watching the battle in the rear, scolded. In a fierce shelling by American artillery, his troops suffered considerable losses, which made his heart bleed!

"The Americans have already marked the shooting elements, so they are not afraid of accidentally injuring their own people. Commander, what now? The enemy's artillery fire was so fierce that we simply couldn't rush it! The chief of staff of the 111th regiment asked.

"Ask for advice!" The commander of the 111th regiment did not dare to make decisions on his own.

"The division commander ordered the 111th Regiment to retreat!" It was at this time that the signal corps sent an order from the division headquarters! This was a relief to the commander of the 111th regiment. However, when the 111th Regiment withdrew, it made him feel distressed again! In this attack, the 111th Regiment lost thousands of men, which is equivalent to a reduction of 25 percent!

"The Yankees of the dog day, Lao Tzu will not take revenge on this, and swear not to be a man!" The commander of the 111th regiment scolded.

In the headquarters of the Sixth Army in the rear, General Gao Chang also frowned when he learned about the battle at the front. The combat power of the U.S. ** team is xiàn. It has completely exceeded his expectations!

"Order the artillery to move forward! Light howitzers shelled the positions of the Americans, all heavy howitzers and heavy cannons. Prepare to suppress the artillery of the Americans! Admiral Gao Chang ordered. Now it seems that it is impossible to break through the line of defense of the Americans without first getting rid of the artillery of the Americans. Fortunately, in terms of artillery, the Chinese side still has a great advantage!

At 10:30 a.m., the shelling began again. 105-mm light howitzer of Chinese artillery with the most firing rate. Dumping shells on the positions of the American troops. The heavy shelling caused heavy losses to the American soldiers who were celebrating the repulsion of the squadron's attack. In the successive shelling, their losses were really much greater than the losses of the 111th Regiment of the Chinese Army. It's just that the U.S. military already has a superiority in strength, and this loss is for them. It didn't hurt the bones!

In the division headquarters of the 11th Division of the Chinese Army, the commander of the 111th Regiment is arguing with the division commander, Major General He Bingju!

"Division commander, in the last attack, our regiment lost thousands of people, but we still have combat effectiveness, the next attack. Let's join the group! The commander of the 111th Regiment pleaded.

"Your regiment will rest first, and the next attack, the 112th regiment!" Major General He Bingju said.

"Teacher, just give me this opportunity! I promise, as long as the artillery support can keep up. Our regiment will definitely break through the defense line of the Americans! The commander of the 111th regiment assured.

Major General He Bingju hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed to the request of the commander of the 111th Regiment. The reason why he wants to change troops to attack. In order not to let the ministries lose too much. This battle doesn't seem to be easy to fight! If the loss is too large, it will be very detrimental to the subsequent battle!

On the second line of defense of the US army, a middle-aged general was holding a telescope and looking at the first line of defense in front of him, which had been shrouded in artillery fire. He was none other than the commander of the Third Army of the U.S. Army, John? Major General Pershing. Originally, he was the commander of the 43rd Division, and after the Chinese invaded Mexico, he was promoted to major general, and the commander of the 43rd Division was succeeded by his deputy, Brigadier General Davis!

"General, the Chinese's shelling is very fierce, the 41st Division in front may not be able to withstand it, in the previous battle, they have already suffered a lot of losses!" Brigadier General Davis said. The defense of the St. Louis Valley was borne by the Third Army. The 42nd Division was defending on the first line of defense. The second line of defense behind is the 43rd Division and the troops directly under the corps. The other two divisions served as reserves. Of course, John? Major General Pershing didn't just think about defense, he wanted to use two lines of defense to consume the already small number of troops in the squadron, and then use two divisions to put in a counterattack. Of course, if the Second Army could fight back together, the effect would undoubtedly be much better. Only, stubborn John? Lieutenant General Bates, who was not going to take any chances until the First Army arrived in San Luis Potosí, made John? Major General Pershing was very depressed!

"The Chinese used light howitzers, and their heavy artillery did not fire, apparently waiting for us to fire. Our artillery, there are only more than a hundred cannons left, we must save some use, we can't fight hard with the Chinese! "John? Major General Pershing knew the gap between the artillery of the two sides and did not want his artillery and Chinese artillery to be consumed!

"Attack! Break through the Yankees' defenses! "At 11 a.m., the 111th Regiment began its second offensive. This time, the artillery fire of the Chinese artillery, which did not extend back, kept shelling the positions of the American troops. This made it impossible for the US troops to form a powerful counterattack in the midst of heavy shelling!

The soldiers of the 111th Regiment, bent on their waists, quickly launched an attack on the American position. The American soldiers on the positions were still cowering in the trenches to avoid the shelling, unable to stop their attack.

It was not until the Chinese soldiers assaulted the US position less than 300 meters that the artillery fire began to extend backwards. The Chinese artillery was also afraid of injuring their own people by mistake. At this distance, it is already a great threat to the US military.

"Get up! Hurry up, the Chinese are coming up! "The panicked American soldiers began to rise to the ground and prepare to block the attack of the Chinese soldiers!

"Da Da Da! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! "The heavy machine guns and mortars of the squadron have already been erected. As soon as the U.S. troops came up, they gave them a fierce blow, so that the U.S. troops were completely suppressed. And the Chinese soldiers, taking the opportunity to rush to the front!

On the 15-kilometer-long defensive line, the US 41st Division had only more than 12,000 men. The 111th Regiment chose a line of defense of less than two kilometers. This line of defense, under the attack of the 111th regiment, was already crumbling.

"General, the No. 3 position is about to be overwhelmed, we have already suffered more than half of the casualties, ask for support!"

"Hell, where do I have reinforcements? Transfer my guard battalion up, and besides, ask General Pershing for support! The commander of the 41st Division said with some irritation! His 41st Division, now with heavy losses. If it weren't for Major General Pershing's strict order not to retreat without receiving orders, he would have wanted to retreat a long time ago!

"Grenades!" A group of Chinese soldiers rushed to a place less than thirty meters from the American position. The squad leader who led the team roared! Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen grenades flew into the trenches of the US troops, turning the US soldiers inside on their backs.

"Rush!" The squad leader took the lead, quickly rushed over the last bit of distance, and jumped into the trench.

"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! The pistol in his hand opened fire quickly, killing the few American soldiers in the trench who had not yet been killed. After the other soldiers have also rushed into the trenches, they will start to break through to both sides and quickly clear the trenches!

"Haha! It's finally in! These Yankees, they want to fight us! Wait a few more years! The commander of the 111th regiment laughed!

However, his laughter was not over, and then the whole expression froze.

When the Chinese soldiers assaulted the American position, the American artillery, which had been silent, opened fire again. The dense artillery shells exploded in front of the US position, turning the Chinese soldiers who were about to rush into the US position. Although, the heavy artillery group of the Chinese artillery opened fire at the first moment, and according to the obtained coordinates, began to suppress the artillery of the American army. But the 111th regiment still suffered heavy losses. In the end, he was driven back by the U.S. military again!

After withdrawing, the 111th Regiment counted the losses, and the whole regiment suffered more than 2,000 casualties, and the whole half of the regiment was gone, which made the commander of the 111th Regiment angry and scolded his mother, and it was too despicable and shameless to scold the Americans.

It's just that although the U.S. military repelled the attack of the squadron, its own losses were not small. In particular, their artillery was taken care of by the heavy artillery group of the Chinese artillery, and several artillery positions were eliminated at once, and once again fifty or sixty artillery pieces were lost.

In the afternoon, the 11th Division attacked again. This time, the main attack was the 112th Regiment, and the 111th Regiment had to withdraw to rest because of heavy losses!

The battle in the afternoon was still very fierce. The 112th regiment, several times broke through the American defenses, but at the last moment, was driven back. The U.S. military is also desperate to hold its position. After losing more than half of the 41st Division of the US Army, Major General Pershing also had to be replaced by the 45th Division as a reserve.

It wasn't until after the sun went down and after night that the battle ended today. In today's battle, the squadron paid a heavy price. The 11th Infantry Division, which was the main attacker, suffered more than 3,000 casualties. Among them, more than 1,200 were killed, more than 500 were seriously wounded, and the rest were lightly wounded. Almost the combat power of a regiment is gone!

So much so that after Admiral Gao Chang got such a battle damage, his face was gloomy as if he could drip water. In his hands, there are only two available units, the 11th Infantry Division and the 3rd Marine Division, and if he suffers heavy losses, there will be no way to fight the battle in the future! After hesitating for a while, General Gao Chang sent a telegram to the General Staff, requesting that the 12th Division be transferred from Hawaii to Mexico to support the operation here. It's just that the Twelfth Division is coming, at least twenty days later!

In fact, the losses of the US army were not small, and the 41st Division of the US army directly lost more than half, which was equivalent to being disabled. The 45th Division, which was later replaced, also suffered heavy losses. The combined losses of the two armies amounted to tens of thousands of people. Such a loss made Major General Pershing keep his face black!