The sun never sets in America

Chapter 171 The advantage is in me
Republic of Mexico, State of Coahuila, Monclova…

The Mexican War has lasted for more than 20 days. During these [-] days, the United States moved from north to south, sweeping across Texas, New Mexico, Utah and other places, and directed its troops towards the entire Mexican Peninsula.

In fact, this is indeed the case. After entering the Mexican Peninsula, the United States took over the neighboring state of Nuevo Enlai and half of the state of Coahuila. Its morale was unprecedentedly strong.

The U.S. frontline commander, Major General Buchanan, even shouted the slogan of taking Mexico City in one month and destroying the entire Mexico in two months. (The US military at this time was still different from the regularized US military in later generations. There was no so-called five-star general, nor three-star, or two-star. The highest military ranks were brigadier general and major general. They still learned from the British)
Just when the Americans were full of morale and were preparing to mobilize heavy troops to destroy Mexico, the Han Dynasty sent troops.

The Han State sent [-] troops along the official roads of Lingnan and Guangling provinces close to Coahuila State. Before the American attack, they captured Monclova, the main transportation road in Coahuila State.

It doesn't matter if you don't take it, it will become very uncomfortable once the US military is taken. From the map, whether the US military enters from the occupied Nuevo Enlai state, launches an offensive on the core territory of Mexico, or transits through Coahuila state, but this There is one problem, and that is the rear defense. Once the Han Dynasty gains a foothold in Coahuila State, it can capture the remaining half of Coahuila State, and it can attack Nuevo Anglai State, which has been completely occupied by the US military, or even Guangling. direction, can be used as strategic points to intercept the US military midway...

Once the U.S. military ignores it and directly attacks inward, the Han will take the opportunity to seize the surrounding territories that the U.S. military is about to stabilize and cut off the U.S. military's rear lines of communication. By then, the U.S. military will really become a stew in an iron pot. Eagle! !

The semi-arid Mexican peninsula is the stew pot for bald eagles! !
Therefore, even if the U.S. military knew that Han had bad intentions and was even suspected of delaying the U.S. offensive, the U.S. military still had to stop and turn around to attack Monclova, thus missing a great opportunity to destroy the Republic of Mexico in one fell swoop...

The plan of the Han army is indeed like this. It is not that the Han country does not want the Mexicans to block the Americans again, consume the strength of the Americans, and dampen the American morale. It is because the Mexicans really It doesn't work anymore.

Mexican President Vallentino Canalizo wrote this in his latest letter to Hanzhou Army Commander Li Zhaowu:

"Dear General, recently there have been riots near Mexico City for the third time trying to overthrow us and join the United States. My cabinet members and I hide in the bunker every day, and what we hear every day is that the Americans are occupying some place, and... News about how many people were killed..."

"If you don't send troops to rescue, I'm afraid the Stars and Stripes will be planted in Mexico City. I think you and the Han Dynasty behind you are not willing to see the Americans plant that evil flag on the Mexico City Cathedral. On the top floor, my friends and I, more than 1000 million Mexicans, are waiting for the heroes to come and let the light shine on this ancient and peaceful land again!!"

President of the Republic of Mexico Valentin Canalizo pays tribute to the great Han Army! !

When Li Zhaowu received this letter, he understood that this was the last request of the Mexicans, and it was also a warning that if the Han Dynasty did not come to rescue him, it would not be impossible for him to defect to the United States...

This was a threat from the Mexicans, but Li Zhaowu and the Han State really faced such a threat. No Han Chinese dared to imagine that after Mexico joined the United States, the Han State would be in a strategic situation with enemies on three sides.

Therefore, it is necessary to send troops. After asking for instructions from Xijing, Liu Peng just replied in the memorial: "You will take it yourself, and you will wait alone in Xijing for the sound of victory. On the day of victory, I will have a drink with you..."

Liu Peng used this sentence to express his support and understanding for Li Zhaowu, and hoped that Li Zhaowu would bring victory back to Xijing.

After Li Zhaowu read it, he burned the letter and said, "Call the entire army for a meeting!!"

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"commander……"

"commander……"

A hidden headquarters northwest of Monclova City was filled with officers from the Hanzhou Army and above, which could be said to be the best of the Hanzhou Army.

(The Hanzhou Army is the largest of the three armies of the Han Army. It has two main divisions, a mixed regiment, and other supplementary troops, with a total of more than [-] people. It is the largest organized force in the history of the Han State. Gathering half of the elite forces of the Han Army, it is also known as the Iron Army)

"Everyone, sit down..." Li Zhaowu walked into the headquarters, looked around, and then ordered.

"Yan Qing, please tell me about the current situation." After Li Zhaowu sat down, he turned his head and ordered Yan Qing, his chief of staff.

"Yes, Commander!!" After hearing this, Yan Qing immediately stood up with the document in hand.

"The number of U.S. troops currently gathered in Coahuila and Nuevo Enlai states has reached 8." Yan Qing reported on the intelligence about the number of U.S. troops obtained by the Han State. "According to the intelligence from our rear, from Deke There is a US military force of at least 2 in the direction of Sars, which is on its way. Once these 11 US troops merge with those from the two states, the number of US troops will be pushed to the [-] mark..." Yan Qing continued to comment on the current situation of the US military. added.

Hearing what Yan Qing just said about the number of US troops, everyone present changed their expressions. From all aspects, the number of US troops was twice that of their Hanzhou Army. This battle was not easy to fight.

"And our current registered number is 900." Yan Qing talked about the current total number of Hanzhou Army, "In addition to this, there are the Mexican troops who serve us, about 2." Yan Qing then mentioned the Mexican army currently under the jurisdiction of the Hanzhou Army.

This group of Mexican troops were stragglers who were gathered up by the Hanzhou Army after the defeat of the northern front line of Mexico. Half of them were on the way to escape and lost their supplies and armaments. The Hanzhou Army had no choice but to mobilize old-fashioned 1840-style flintlock rifles and Comes with ammunition for them to use as weapons.

When the Hanzhou Army generals present heard about the Mexican army, they all showed contempt on their faces.

When receiving these Mexican stragglers, the generals of the Hanzhou Army made a collective evaluation: "The Mexican army is like a lost dog. It retreats when it encounters a battle, runs when it encounters artillery fire, and avoids when it encounters a gun. Every Mexican army that participates in the battle will defend the city." There is no need to use all your strength. Field battles will collapse at the first touch. If these troops can be used, defeat is not far away..."

From this passage, we can see how much the Hanzhou Army looked down upon the Mexican Army, even to the point of contempt.

In fact, the Mexican army was able to fight a few times at first. Unfortunately, its bones were broken by the Sino-Mexican War. The US-Mexican War was frightened by the Americans' violent aggression. From then on, there were no more soldiers to fight. .

This is also the main reason why Mexican President Valentin Canarizo keeps asking for help from Han, because if the Americans really attack near Mexico City, he will probably be killed by his own people and presented to the Americans as a greeting gift! !
"I have a solution for the [-] Mexican soldiers, but I don't know if it's feasible..."

Chang Xiangjun, the commander of the [-]th Infantry Regiment, suddenly spoke.

Suddenly, everyone's eyes were focused on him.

"Commander Chang, please tell me..." Li Zhaowu extended his hand to indicate that he wanted to hear his opinion.

"It's true that these Mexican troops are homeless dogs, but if the homeless dogs are used well, they can be good guard dogs!!" Chang Xiangjun said to everyone present with a smile, "This group of people have no other abilities, Zhang Qi I still have the ability to play drums." Chang Xiangjun continued to explain to those present.

"You mean, let the Mexican army act like it just set off from Mexico City, and create a sense of Chinese-Mexican cooperation for the Americans, so that the Americans will be hesitant and not dare to invest too many troops at once to deal with us..." Li Zhaowu's mind turned quickly, and he immediately understood what Chang Xiangjun meant, which was to use this group of Mexican troops as a side response, or a gimmick, to induce the American population to allocate part of its forces to deal with possible threats from the Mexican rear. emerging threats. "Yes, Commander!!" After hearing this, Chang Xiangjun immediately nodded to Li Zhaowu in agreement.

"The three kingdoms of Han, the United States and Mexico are fighting in a melee. Han and the United States are the strongest, and Mo Jing comes from our Han country. No matter how strong the Mexican army is, the Americans have to allocate part of their troops to watch over the Mexican army." Chang Xiangjun said to Li Zhaowu, and Everyone present said, "The biggest problem for the US military is our army. If our army does not solve it, the US military will not dare to attack the Mexican army, because the US is also afraid that if it does, the Han army may not be able to hold it down." If we don't hold back, the US military front will be cut off, and the Americans will never dare to attack the Mexican army before our army is completely wiped out..." Chang Xiangjun continued to explain to other people in the headquarters.

"As far as the US military is concerned, our army is the main trouble, and the Mexican army is the secondary trouble. The main trouble has not been eliminated, and we have to disperse our troops and materials to fight against the secondary trouble. Isn't it a conflict of priorities..." Chang Xiangjun said with confidence... Looking at the foreseeable battlefield situation in the future, "So the [-] Mexican troops are by no means dispensable toys, but a real weapon that can help our army share the threat from the United States. Wouldn't it be a pity if we don't use it!!" Chang Xiangjun smiled. Then he said the last sentence.

"Captain Chang is truly worthy of being ranked No. 1 in the policy assessment of our non-commissioned officer school." After listening, Li Zhaowu smiled and told the officers present about Chang Xiangjun's origin. This made many people present not know who Chang Xiangjun was. The officer suddenly realized it, and then developed a respect for Chang Xiangjun.

In the army, the strong are respected. If you can do it, you can do it, and if you can't, you can't. There is no so-called harmony. A harmonious army would have been finished long ago, and it would not be able to get to where it is today.

"I think Commander Chang is not only the No. 1 strategist, he is also the little Zhuge of our Hanzhou Army!!" Xu Zhi, commander of the Wuwei Division, smiled and praised Chang Xiangjundao. (All the original main brigades of the Han Kingdom were upgraded to division-level units)
"Ha ha……"

"Ha ha……"

Upon hearing this, the whole headquarters burst into happy laughter.

Chang Xiangjun blushed and lowered his head. Little Zhuge, he really didn't dare to take it.

"Yan Qing, keep talking..." After the laughter stopped, Li Zhaowu continued to give instructions to Yan Qing.

"Our army is currently on the defensive in Monclova, divided into three parts, which are the horns of each other." Yan Qing talked about the current deployment of the Hanzhou Army in the local area, "According to the staff plan, defense and attack are combined, and offense and defense are integrated. Only then can we suppress the US military." Yan Qing walked to the huge map of Mexico at the headquarters and pointed in the direction of Monclova.

"On the front, especially near the lines of communication, our army will be on the defensive and attract the US military to attack. On both sides, we will use elite troops to attack the US military flanks and distract the US military's frontal attack capabilities." Yan Qing took out a pen and wrote on it Two offensive lines and a triangle are drawn. The offensive lines are the two flanks, and the triangle in the middle is the frontal defense force.

"If the US military mobilizes heavy troops to attack the armies on both sides of us, the central part will focus on defense and attack, and advance suddenly..." Yan Qing pointed to the triangle above and said, "Although the US military has a large number of people, its troops are too scattered. As usual, the regiment commander As I just said, the U.S. military needs to detach part of its troops and focus on the direction of Mexico. The strength of the U.S. military on the entire battlefield is actually very scattered. It seems that there are twice as many troops. In fact, when it confronts our army, it is trapped by the terrain and our army. To defend the central part, the U.S. military often needs twice as many troops to attack..." Yan Qing pointed left and right on the picture, basically making it clear what he might encounter in the future.

"To sum up, although the US military has a numerical advantage, it is not that great in local battlefields. What's more, our army also has certain advantages over the US military in terms of weapons. According to intelligence, there are less than 11 US troops. 3 people are equipped with Springfield rifles similar to lightning rifles, which we often call the US military Springfield rifles." Chang Xiangjun talked about the number of rifles used by the US military. (Due to the emergence of the Han Dynasty, the Springfield arms factory was established in advance, and the Springfield also appeared. However, this Springfield rifle was not a bolt-action rifle of later generations, but a lightning rifle variant)

"In terms of artillery, the U.S. military still uses the smoothbore artillery that our army has eliminated, instead of the more powerful and longer-range rifled artillery. In terms of artillery, our army has a huge advantage." Yan Qing added Talking about another advantage that Han currently has over the US Army, artillery.

"But what we also need to see is that the United States is an industrial power that surpasses our country in industry. Once the new artillery in the United States' rear is developed, our military's advantage in firepower will be gone." Yan Qing said at this time Those complacent Hanzhou Army generals poured cold water on them, "From the intelligence behind the scenes, major U.S. military factories are stepping up their efforts to produce Springfield rifles that are imitations of our Lightning rifles. According to reliable information, U.S. military industrial companies are already trying to imitate our Lightning rifles." The new artillery of the Military Storm Artillery... This also means that our army's advantage over the US military may only be a few months, or even shorter." After Yan Qing finished speaking, the scene was silent.

Those Han officers who were complacent just now and tried to defeat the Americans in one fell swoop with their superiority in weapons fell silent. They did not expect that the advantage they were proud of was only so short.

"So before the Americans' rear forces are fully mobilized, we must defeat this American army and completely eliminate them." Li Zhaowu stood up and lectured at this time.

"No matter how strong the US military is, that will be a matter for the future. Now we still have advantages over the US military in terms of weapons and geographical location." Li Zhaowu said, "And according to the intelligence from the Jiuyuan Army, one of their mixed brigade has more than 5000 soldiers. People have already penetrated deep into the rear of the United States and are sabotaging the U.S. military's logistics supply lines." Li Zhaowu talked about the mixed brigade.

Upon hearing the news, the morale that had been hit just now was immediately shocked.

"Gentlemen, this battle is an unprecedented battle of destiny for our Han Dynasty. If we win, we will be as strong as the United States. If we lose, our army will lose its prestige and reputation since the Han-Mexican War..." Li Zhaowu said about victory and defeat. There are two very different consequences.

"In this battle, we can only win, not lose!!" Li Zhaowu shouted to everyone present with a serious expression.

"The Han army is invincible with me..."

"The Han army is invincible with me..."

Inside the headquarters, shouts suddenly rang out, and the shouts broke through the roof and reached into the sky.

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Anahuac is a small city near Texas in the Mexican state of Nuevo Enlai. Since this city was captured by the US military, it has become a transit point for the US military to connect to Texas, as well as a military headquarters, which is also the base camp. …

The entire town is full of American militiamen carrying weapons and ammunition. As for the local residents, they can only ask God.

The orders conveyed from here can affect the 2 U.S. troops in the entire war situation. With the arrival of more than [-] U.S. troops from the rear, this is truly the largest foreign military command headquarters in the United States, and militiamen from all states in the United States gather here.

The headquarters of the Mexican Conquest Army is a house with a distinct Spanish style. This house was originally the villa of Anahuac's richest mining boss. Now this villa belongs to the US frontline commander, Major General Buchanan.

"Your Majesty General, our army has been mobilizing military supplies for at least a month."

"There has been no reaction from the Han people on the opposite side, but an unwashed army of about 2 people has appeared in the direction of Mexico. They are suspected to be Mexican reinforcements to reinforce the Han people."

Within the headquarters, subordinate intelligence officers were reporting current battlefield intelligence to the U.S. military officers at all levels within the headquarters, as well as General Buchanan.

"The Mexicans are nothing special, they are just a bunch of cowards." Buchanan laughed out loud when he heard the Mexicans, "But no matter how incompetent they are, 2 people are still a problem, Santra..." Buchanan Brigadier General Santra, commander of the South Florida Division, ordered. (The subordinate units of the US military are mainly composed of troops from various states, and the numbers are very complex. A division in some states has tens of thousands of people, and some only have a few thousand people. From this, we can also see the chaos within the US military)
"Our division is here to hold down this Mexican army. I believe 1 people are enough." Buchanan sent out a division of [-] people to deal with the Mexicans. It seemed that there was no problem at the time, but after the war, there was no problem. Considered Buchanan's biggest mistake.

"Yes, General!!" Brigadier Santra, commander of the Florida Division, saluted Buchanan.

"According to intelligence, there are only 11 Han troops, and with the [-] Mexican troops, there are only [-], and our army has [-]..." Speaking of the numerical advantage of the US military, Buchanan and the surrounding US military officers revealed A knowing smile.

"11 vs. [-], the advantage is mine!!" A confident smile appeared on Buchanan's face, "After the Mexican War is over, we will attack Han again, and we will spend Christmas in Xijing!!" Buchanan said Kannan then encouraged everyone.

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