On the third day of the "Cancun Drug Traffickers Riot."
In Coahuila State, the Marine Fourth Division of the U.S. Military, comprising five fully organized brigades—about 22,000 men—headed south to New Leon State!
They were determined to secure a strategic harbor for the Northern Mexican Army, connecting the Gulf of Mexico with Campeche Bay!
From here, if necessary, the Navy could reach Houston within two hours which, from a strategic standpoint, was all advantageous and not detrimental in the least.
This had long been the keynote advocated by the "Staff Department," but because the first three marine divisions had been handling local terror with heavy hands, it was decided to wait until Rommel became combat-ready to hand over the task to him.
But anyone could see that the General was giving him a "stage" to perform—if he did well, perhaps he could climb another rung on the ladder!
Word was spreading that they were planning to form an army group.
