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Seeing the battlefield footage taken by the unmanned reconnaissance plane, all the US officers and men in the command center were silent. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The streets near the Federal Reserve Bank are littered with mutilated bodies and mutilated and mutilated in pain. Although no one dared to admit that it was civilians who had just been bombed, everyone knew that they were unarmed civilians and not heavily armed attackers.

After a brief silence, the American officers and soldiers were once again engaged in a fierce battle.

Although they do not fight on the front lines, they are responsible for providing information support to frontline troops and directing and coordinating various combat forces.

The battle is not over, and this is not the time for a moment of silence for the dead.

Because of the temporary abandonment of air assault operations, the U.S. military quickly shifted its focus to the south. As the hovercraft returned to the landing ship, the Marine Corps dispatched transport helicopters to airlift a battalion of infantry to the front line. In this way, the hovercraft no longer has to transport combat personnel, but instead goes all out to transport the main battle equipment.

Robert wasted no time, the 4th Infantry Division was ready to attack, and if it could not hold off the attackers, the offensive from the north would be affected.

Half an hour after the start of the battle, Robert gave the order for the Marines to attack in advance.

It's just that the battle here is not all smooth sailing.

Because the offensive operation was two hours ahead of schedule, by the time Robert gave the order, the Marines who arrived at the turret park had only one tank platoon of four M1A1 main battle tanks, and the rest of the armored forces could not be brought in by hovercraft until an hour and a half later.

What can four main battle tanks do?

Although in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Marine Corps has accumulated a great deal of experience in urban warfare, especially in the southern port city of Basra, where the U.S. Marine Corps has long been fighting resistance elements in urban areas. But a real armored force needs not only main battle tanks, but also armored fighting vehicles that can provide protection for infantry.

Without armored fighting vehicles, the infantry would have to advance on foot.

It is a pity that the EFV amphibious armored vehicles of the Marine Corps are still on the landing ship and will arrive at the turret park in an hour and a half with the hovercraft.

As for the Army's M2/M3 tanks, the Marine Corps simply did not have them.

Advancing on foot, the infantry was slow to advance and vulnerable to enemy attacks on both sides of the road.

The problem was that time was of no one, and Robert gave the order directly, and the marines had to attack immediately.

Fortunately, the Marines at this time were not short of air support.

Although the AV-8B that took off from the amphibious assault ship has returned home with all ammunition, the fighter jets that took off from the Navy aircraft carrier have arrived, the Air Force has sent several A-10s and F-16s, and the AH-1W, which is directly under the command of the Marine Corps, is still operating over the battlefield.

After receiving the order, it took only five minutes for the American troops to drive out of the turret park.

Leading the way were three M1A1 main battle tanks, the first mainly to deal with the threat in front of them, the second to turn the turret to the left, and the third to the right, and the marines who coordinated the attack divided into two teams, on the left and right streets, about two meters from the building, advancing at the same speed, with the main force following behind the tanks, and the fourth main battle tank in charge of the rear of the palace.

A very standard offensive line-up, which can be quickly adjusted even if it encounters a block.

The problem is that instead of the enemy holding them back, the U.S. military encounters crowds of civilians.

Soon after the U.S. troops left the park, they encountered the first civilians, many women and children, but mainly adult male surnames, and mostly young people.

The advance of the marines was already not fast, and they were blocked by civilians, and they could not speed up.

What's even worse is that these civilians, who had been trapped for a week, immediately rushed up to them after seeing the US troops, as if they had seen a savior, and demanded that the US officers and soldiers take them out of Manhattan immediately.

As on the Fed's side, the situation quickly spiraled out of control.

Although the U.S. military commander strictly followed the plan, gathered the civilians together, searched them one by one, and then sent them to Turret Park by the arriving troops to leave Manhattan on the arriving hovercraft, the civilians did not know why the U.S. officers and soldiers did so.

As a result, no one wants to stay on the streets when the U.S. military asks civilians to stay.

This time, there was no bloodshed, and the officers and men of the Marine Corps taught only a few disobedient young men with the butts of their rifles.

However, after such a delay, more and more civilians poured in from all directions. In the face of thousands, if not tens of thousands, of angry and panicked civilians, a few hundred U.S. troops are nothing at all.

Knowing that the other side was civilian, it was impossible for US officers and soldiers to turn their guns on them.

As a last resort, Robert had to immediately order the Marine Corps to send more combat personnel and let the second group of landed officers and soldiers take helicopters to the scene of the incident.

In order to ensure the safe arrival of reinforcements, the marines, who were "assaulting", had to stop and occupy the buildings on both sides of the street.

Robert was not stupid, he had already thought that it was most likely an ambush set up by the attackers.

In his view, the attackers deliberately released the civilians, or drove them out into the streets, in order to block the advance of the American troops and take advantage of the opportunity to attack.

Even if it wasn't for the attackers' ambush trap, the chaotic situation made it difficult for the U.S. military to move an inch.

Within fifteen minutes, tens of thousands of civilians had poured into the streets. With only one battalion of troops, the situation will definitely not be controlled. At the request of the front-line commander, Robert had to stop the advance of his troops and then transport more Marines by helicopter to maintain order.

It was at this time that something happened that Robert had never imagined.

About forty-five minutes after the U.S. Marines advanced north, a series of explosions, directed blasting, along Wall Street.

The violent explosion lasted for a full ten minutes, and by the time the smoke cleared and the dust fell, it was already fifteen minutes later.

Seeing the footage taken by the unmanned reconnaissance plane, including Admiral Robert, dozens of US troops in the rear command center were dumbfounded.

Instead of attacking the U.S. Marines or civilians, the attackers blew up all the high-rise buildings between Citibank's headquarters and the West Side Highway, blocking all roads north from Turret Park. Because the attackers used the method of directional blasting, the US military could not cross this "blockade line".

Immediately waking up, Robert asked the front commander of the Marine Corps to send scouts.

Fifteen minutes later, Robert received a reconnaissance report that the civilians in the building that had been targeted had already been driven out into the streets, so there were no serious civilian casualties.

It's just that the marines are no longer able to go north, and new landing sites must be opened.

By this time, the hovercraft had already sent a tank company to the turret park, and the second infantry battalion had also arrived at the turret park.

Continue north, or open up new landing grounds?

Instead of making an immediate decision, Robert had the Marines deploy defensive lines to prevent enemy infiltration from the rubble, and then evacuate civilians as much as possible.

It is undeniable that the landing operation of the marines in the turret park has lost its meaning, at least military significance.

As civilians began to evacuate Manhattan, the first reporters arrived at Turret Park with the Marines' combat units and began broadcasting U.S. combat operations to the world.

For Robert, this may be a blessing in disguise.

What is shown to the world is not the fierce battle between the US military and the enemy, but the active organization of civilians who have been trapped for a week to leave Manhattan by hovercraft and helicopter.

As major television stations began to report relevant news, Sternberg also announced in his capacity as secretary of state that no matter what the circumstances, the US military has taken saving and protecting the lives of civilians as its top priority, and will make every effort to rescue the trapped ordinary people.

Robert didn't make an appearance on TV because he knew it wasn't time to act on a high profile.

After the Marine Corps' advance from south to north was blocked, and the 101st Air Assault Division's operations were frustrated, the US forces could only pin all their hopes on the 4th Infantry Division in the north, striving to start from the Bronx Peninsula as soon as possible, first capture the northern part of Manhattan Island, and then advance south.

If the south is an assault, then the north is a real regular war.

One week is enough time for the US military to collect tactical intelligence.

After the attackers took control of Manhattan, they deployed several lines of defense to the north with Central Park as the center, and used a lot of explosives.

Although there was no way to send scouts to find out the specific deployment of the attackers, the US military fully took into account the possible situation when formulating the battle plan. The battle in the south has proven that in the absence of heavy weapons, attackers will not hesitate to blow up buildings on both sides of the road after being attacked, blocking the progress of American troops, and even attacking American troops.

It is definitely not easy to break through the attackers' defenses.

Even if the 4th Infantry Division had strong armor and could still get the cover of the 101st Air Assault Division, as well as the air support provided by the Air Force and Navy, the US military would inevitably be afraid of the attackers when using civilians as shields, and there were too many concerns when fighting.

If there is a real fight, the situation in the north is not necessarily much better than in the south.

The President has made it clear that the safety of civilians must be the first priority and that there must be no serious civilian casualties. Even if Robert was a typical soldier, he had to consider the negative impact of heavy casualties. Besides, U.S. officers and soldiers don't necessarily turn their guns on civilians.

In desperation, Robert could only use the most old-fashioned tactic, that is, the 4th Infantry Division to advance steadily.

The attack from the north does not seek a quick victory. According to Robot's deployment, the 4th Infantry Division will spread out on the entire line, steadily advancing from north to south, occupying each building one by one, eliminating the attackers inside, rescuing the trapped people, and then advancing to the next building.

It's certainly not going to be fast, but it's going to be able to avoid something like the one in the south.

In order to cover the ground forces, the US military will also bomb all underground pipelines along the way, including the subway system, after the 4th Infantry Division lands on Manhattan Island, to prevent attackers from infiltrating from the underground.

With this deployment, the 4th Infantry Division came into play while the Marines were saving civilians from the south.

(To be continued)