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Before dawn, the US military was ready to attack. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 In order to defeat the attackers in one fell swoop and take control of the central city of Manhattan, Admiral Robott committed three divisions in one go, namely the Army's 4th Infantry Division and the 101st Air Assault Division, and the 2nd Marine Division of the Marine Corps. In addition to this, Admiral Robert also deployed three National Guard divisions on the periphery to evacuate the people on the island.

Including the National Guard, the US military has committed a total of 100,000 ground troops.

If we include the air force and navy that work together, and the Fourth Fleet, which patrols and blockades the open seas, the US military has invested more than 200,000 troops.

This is a war, not an event!

Since it was a war, the US military was exceptionally well prepared.

At 7:30 a.m. EST, the U.S. military broadcast on all civilian radio bands, using data obtained by the NSA and the FBI from telecommunications companies to send text messages to all civilians stranded on Manhattan Island, asking them to stay in sturdy buildings as much as possible, preferably in basements.

By this time, Norris had already given the order to attack.

Five minutes after the broadcast began, the U.S. military bombed Manhattan again.

Although the U.S. military was a great success in bombing the island's wired communications nodes during the night assault, the U.S. military later judged the situation and believed that there were still thousands of attackers in Manhattan who controlled the main urban area. During the delay of several hours, the attackers were fully capable of connecting to the wired communication system, and it was necessary to carry out supplementary bombardment to pave the way for a large-scale offensive.

It is still the bombers of the US Air Force Strategic Command that act as the main force.

It's just that this time there were not only B-2A stealth bombers, but also B-1B and B-52H, a total of fourteen bombers dropped nearly a thousand bombs on Manhattan.

In order to reduce civilian casualties, the US military still uses small-diameter bombs.

There is ample evidence that the attackers were infantry, with only modified civilian Humvees, no real armored fighting vehicles, and small-diameter bombs were enough to solve the problem, without the need for high-powered ammunition.

By the time the bombing began, the helicopters of the first U.S. assault force had already departed.

As the vanguard, the air assault units of the 101st Air Assault Division and the 2nd Marine Division served as the first assault and were responsible for capturing commanding heights along several major roads.

According to the battle plan drawn up by Robert, the 4th Infantry Division would attack after the air assault operation began.

Although it has been suggested that the focus should be on Lower Manhattan, that is, south of Manhattan Island, first to capture the Federal Reserve Bank and the Empire State Building, and then to the north to capture Central Park. But Robert, after weighing the pros and cons, did not take this advice.

The Federal Reserve Bank has been destroyed and the Empire State Building has been bombed. There is already information that the attackers did not have nuclear warheads on their hands, and even if they did, they were destroyed. If you land from the south, you need to pass through Upper New York Bay, which is not only easy to expose, but also easy to be blocked.

If the attackers were still manipulating the Federal Reserve Bank, a defensive line would be deployed at the southern tip of the island.

Both assaults ended in failure, proving that the attackers had very rich combat experience. Robert won't risk a third attack because he can't afford to fail again.

There was also a factor that affected Admiral Robert, the experimental center of the "Future Soldier" whose situation is unknown.

Although communications have long been cut off, and it is likely that the attackers entered the test center through the undersea tunnel, there is no indication that the test center has been destroyed. Upon learning that the SEAL Group 6 had been modified at the Experimental Center, Robert immediately realized that Colonel Stark had most likely held off the attackers, but that he was too small to break through from the Experimental Center or even to the ground.

This judgment is supported by the CIA.

At the time of the attack, nearly 2,000 Future Warriors scientists were in Manhattan. Because the 6th Brigade is undergoing renovation, most of the scientific researchers are in the experimental center. Although Stark and other commandos had enough ability to fight their way out of the encirclement, it was impossible to leave Manhattan with so many scientists. They must have stayed behind to protect the unarmed scientists.

In this way, the capture of Central Park as soon as possible and access to the experimental center became the primary goal of the ground offensive.

When formulating the mission, Robert had to take this factor into account.

From the perspective of Manhattan's geography, it is easiest to enter Manhattan from the Bronx, that is, to land Manhattan from the north.

This was Robert's plan: to put heavy troops in the north and fight this war in a regular way.

Of course, that doesn't mean Robert is going all-or-nothing.

Considering that the attackers had more than a thousand, if not thousands, of troops, and a lot of hiding among civilians, Robert had to find a way to distract the attackers.

For this reason, he threw himself into the air assault force, first fighting a battle in Lower Manhattan.

Since it was a feint, it had to make some appearance, and it had to be on the enemy's pain, so that the enemy had to guard against it. Robert's target was the Federal Reserve Bank, and the 101st Air Assault Division dispatched a battalion of troops to attack under the cover of A-10 attack aircraft and AH-64 helicopter gunships, forcing the attackers to place heavy forces to the south and then attack by the 4th Infantry Division.

In order to cooperate with the 101st Air Assault Division, Robert also mobilized the 2nd Marine Division to launch an assault from the sea.

Although the Marine Corps also has the ability to assault from the air, and the three-dimensional landing is the US military's forte, Robert attaches more importance to the Marine Corps' amphibious landing combat capability. According to his deployment, in addition to dispatching a low-altitude assault force, the 2nd Marine Division will send a battalion of ground troops, starting from amphibious landing ships, ashore in air-cushion landing craft, and setting up a bridgehead at Turret Park at the southern end of Manhattan.

In Robert's opinion, this is the best move.

If the attackers had placed heavy forces to the south, the Marines would have acted as the main force, with the 101st Air Assault Division cooperating to annihilate the enemy in Lower Manhattan. If the attackers were not fooled and still put the main forces to the north, such as near Central Park, the 2nd Marine Division would expand the size of the landing, and with the support of the 101st Air Assault Division, quickly advance north, compressing the attackers' defensive space and encircling the enemy with the 4th Infantry Division.

Robert firmly believed that as long as he invested heavy troops, he could seize the initiative and turn the tide on the battlefield.

Unfortunately, the battle didn't go well from the start.

No sooner had the helicopter group carrying the 101st Air Assault Division entered the skies over Manhattan than a violent explosion occurred near the Federal Reserve Bank.

The explosion was so violent that the fireballs were hundreds of meters high.

Seeing the picture taken by the unmanned reconnaissance plane from a high altitude, Robert's mood suddenly became nervous.

What made him particularly annoyed was that the explosion produced a large amount of smoke and dust, which not only blocked the visible light, but also affected the infrared detector and millimeter-wave synthetic aperture radar on the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.

For a moment, it was impossible to judge the situation near the point of the explosion.

In the absence of an unknown enemy situation, the officers and men of the 101st Air Assault Division would certainly not be able to accurately reach the assault site. Even if they arrived, they couldn't immediately control the commanding heights.

What's more, this violent explosion was a sign that the attackers had guessed the tactics of the US military.

This is not only a warning to the US military, but also a provocation to the US military.

The withdrawal of air assault forces at this time will inevitably have an impact on combat operations in other directions, and may even lead to a crushing defeat of the entire offensive operation.

The problem is that if they are not withdrawn, there is a high probability that the air assault force will be ambushed.

Thinking of the fate of the Navy SEALs, Robert immediately contacted the front-line commander of the air assault force and put the helicopter on standby in the air.

Comparatively speaking, marines who strike from the sea are less prone to ambushes.

Although it is likely that the attackers had deployed a defensive line near the turret park and were waiting for the landing team, the US military had mobilized four destroyers to stand by in Lower New York Bay, and several unmanned reconnaissance aircraft were dispatched to guide the destroyers. If the attackers deal with the Marines ashore, the gunfire from the battleship can reach within thirty seconds. What's more, the marines of the amphibious landing are equipped with armored weapons such as main battle tanks and amphibious combat vehicles. The survivability of tank fighting vehicles is much higher than that of transport helicopters, which are easily destroyed.

Robert's idea was simple, let the Marines ashore first, and then decide whether to conduct an air assault.

In this way, combat operations are the exact opposite of operational plans.

At the time of Robert's order, the hovercraft carrying the officers and men of the landing team had just left the landing ship, and it was still more than ten kilometers from the turret park.

Even if the hovercraft is very fast, it will take about fifteen minutes to arrive.

Fortunately, AV-8B fighters and AH-1W helicopter gunships, which provide air support to the Marine Corps, have left the landing ship and are about to reach the skies over Manhattan.

Instead of leaving these air forces idle, Robert let them bomb the landing site as planned, clearing the way.

Because the attackers had anti-aircraft missiles and anti-aircraft guns in their hands, the AV-8B did not go to a low altitude, but dropped guided bombs at an altitude of 3,500 meters. The AH-1W helicopter gunship stayed several kilometers away, attacking suspicious targets with "Tao" anti-tank missiles and rockets.

In fact, at this time, the US military did not find the attacker.

It's just that previous battles have shown that the attacker's camouflage ability is very strong and will not be easily exposed. In order to ensure that the landing operation is foolproof, the US military will not care how much ammunition is consumed.

Compared to the previous explosions, the bombardment was more intense.

Thankfully, there were no civilians in the park, and there weren't many tall buildings, only trees and sculptures with symbols of their surnames were damaged.

Ten minutes into the bombardment, the vanguard of the 2nd Marine Division had also reached the vicinity of the beach.

The hovercraft did not slow down, but sent the landing force directly to the beach south of the park. Under the cover of the M1A1 main battle tank, the officers and men of the Marine Corps quickly deployed.

What Robert did not expect was that the attackers did not appear, and the marines did not meet the enemy.

(To be continued)