On the morning of the 5th, when the second batch of reinforcements obtained by Eisenhower was boarding the docks of Tampico Harbor one after another, and then going directly to the front in a transport vehicle, a mysterious colonel officer arrived at Gu Xunlei's front headquarters. The colonel-officer had arrived from the Imperial mainland, and his real identity was not a colonel, but a general of the Imperial Army aviation. At that time, there was only one general in the Imperial Army Air Corps, so it was not difficult to guess who he was.

Gu Xunlei is no stranger to Luo Yunchong, before Luo Yunchong switched to the navy, Gu Xunlei had a relationship with him, and at that time the two had several debates about whether the army should focus on strengthening the tactical aviation combat capability to support the offensive of armored assault forces, or should focus on developing heavy bombers and strengthening strategic strike capabilities. After Luo Yunchong switched to the navy, the two often used letters to keep in touch with each other, and continued to argue about the inconclusive issue. Subsequently, after the fall of Wei Boyu, Luo Yunchong returned to the army and became the commander of the army aviation. At this time, the dispute between him and Gu Xunlei has actually ended, and both of them are already generals, so naturally they will not continue to argue over some small issues. Of course, there is still frequent contact between the two, such as Gu Xunlei in the later stage of the Australian war, Luo Yunchong provided him with some help. Subsequently, when Gu Xunlei returned to the empire, he also thanked Luo Yunchong.

To Gu Xunlei's surprise, he didn't know that Luo Yunchong would come in person, and the news he received was only that the Army Command had sent a colonel officer to assist him. In the beginning. He still doesn't understand, what's the use of a colonel officer? Is this worthy of several divisions? If this is the case, Gu Xunlei has hundreds of colonel officers in his hands, isn't there hundreds of divisions? After seeing Luo Yunchong, who was wearing an ordinary army colonel's uniform, Gu Xunlei immediately understood. The Army was preparing to take a major operation in Mexico, and Luo Yunchong was the planner and organizer of the operation, and he went to the front line to inspect the situation. Perhaps, Luo Yunchong didn't bring many troops, but there is no doubt that Luo Yunchong's role is definitely worth a few divisions!

"This time I came here as a colonel officer, in addition to secrecy. There are also for safety reasons. "When Luo Yunchong was chatting alone with Gu Xunlei, he gave a general introduction to the situation." We already know what you reported to the headquarters, and I'm here to help you solve your troubles this time. ”

"Really? And how many bombers did you bring over? Gu Xunlei suddenly became excited, he knew very well that Luo Yunchong was a staunch supporter of strategic bombing, if Luo Yunchong could provide him with hundreds, or even thousands, of bombers this time. Then he was sure enough to defeat Eisenhower. However, Gu Xunlei thought about it in a blink of an eye. Something immediately felt wrong. "However, we don't have many airfields on our side, and we can't let you deploy many bombers, so is it possible that the Army Command is going to send engineering troops over to build airfields first, and then deploy bombers? However, how much time will it take, and ...... in front of you"

"Old Gu, you're thinking wrong. I didn't bring many bombers with me, and I wasn't prepared to put in as many bombers as I did right now. Luo Yunchong interrupted Gu Xunlei's words with a smile, in fact, Gu Xunlei was several years younger than him. Let's put it this way, I'm here to solve problems, not to help you fight. ”

"But does it make a difference?" Gu Xunlei was a little confused.

"Of course there is a difference, and there is a clear difference." Luo Yunchong took out a few documents from his briefcase. "Here's some relevant information, you can take a look at it first."

Gu Xunlei took the document suspiciously, and after opening it, he found that this was some basic information about the port of New Orleans in the United States. At this time, he was even more puzzled, although the U.S. military used the port of New Orleans to send a lot of troops and supplies to the Mexican battlefield. But the port of New Orleans is thousands of miles away and is not part of the Mexican battlefield at all. It's not within the scope of Gu Xunlei's strike, what's the use of Luo Yunchong giving him these materials, is it possible, can Gu Xunlei still send troops to occupy New Orleans?

"You look first, I'll explain it to you slowly." Luo Yunchong also saw the suspicious look on Gu Xunlei's face. "First of all, let's be clear, what is the biggest problem you are facing at this time?"

"This ......" Gu Xunlei quickly looked at the document and did not answer this question.

"Judging from what you reflected, the biggest problem is that the U.S. military can get supplies in a steady stream, and you don't get supplies as fast as the U.S. military, so it will gradually turn into a disadvantage in terms of strength, making it difficult to attack, right?"

Gu Xunlei nodded, his gaze still falling on the document.

"There are only two ways for the U.S. military to provide reinforcements to the Mexican battlefield, relatively speaking, the land route is not very significant, and the poor transportation infrastructure in northern Mexico is something that the U.S. military cannot solve immediately. Therefore, the U.S. military mainly provides reinforcements and combat materials to the front line through the sea lines of communication in the Gulf of Mexico, right? ”

"That's for sure, otherwise I wouldn't have asked for this sea line of communication to be blocked as soon as possible."

"That's right, do you think it's easier to block the lines of communication or destroy the port?"

"This ......," Gu Xunlei immediately raised his head, "but the problem is that to destroy a city like New Orleans, it will take at least a thousand bombers to drop thousands of tons of bombs, or even more." It's a big deal to invest in that, and how many airfields are needed to deploy these bombers, and how much time is needed to transport ammunition, and how long it takes, and if there are so many bombers, I might as well put them into the frontal battlefield. ”

"I'm not saying I'm going to destroy New Orleans completely, at least not with bombs." Luo Yunchong laughed, "You also know that New Orleans is the most important port of the US military in the Gulf of Mexico, and more than eighty percent of the ships operating in the Gulf of Mexico are deployed in New Orleans, and this is also the only place where the United States has a complete port infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico. So, as long as we destroy New Orleans and paralyze its ports, we can stop the American army from sending troops to the Mexican battlefield, at least in the short term, the American army will not be able to adjust its transportation operations, the reinforcements that can be sent to the Mexican battlefield, and the war supplies will be very limited, which should be enough for you to win the second battle, right? ”

"This ......" Gu Xunlei touched his forehead, "If it can really be done, then I can guarantee that the American army will be defeated quickly, and even take Mexico City, but the question is, where did you get so many bombers, and how can you do it without using a large number of bombers."

To this end? ”

"That's my business, you take a closer look at the red line in this document."

Gu Xunlei flipped through the documents again, this time he specifically looked for the places marked with red lines, and now, he somewhat understood what Luo Yunchong meant.

"New Orleans is a very special city, you should see, the city is actually below sea level, and it is the outer dikes that protect the city, and if we blow up the dikes, then the sea will flood more than eighty percent of the city, including the port area, so that we don't need to use bombs, and we can make the port of New Orleans useless."

"But the question is, how do you blow up these dikes?" Gu Xunlei quickly flipped to a certain page in the document, "You can also see that these dikes have been specially reinforced, and they belong to gravity dams, not stress dams, which are difficult to destroy." ”

"You also know what a gravity dam is and what a stress dam is?" Luo Yunchong glanced at Gu Xunlei in surprise.

"Isn't it written on it? And in a literal sense, gravity dams should be stronger, right? ”

"It's true that gravity dams are the strongest of the dams, but they are by no means indestructible." Luo Yunchong took out another document, "This is a war report we got from the UK. You should know that at the time of 25, the British bombers bombed the Ruhr dam in Germany, causing the German Ruhr industrial area to be flooded, and at the same time the power was cut off for a month. ”

Gu Xunlei took the file. At the same time, he nodded, it was impossible for him to forget.

"Although the Ruhr dam is a stress dam, it is relatively easy to blow up, so the British Air Force chose this target. However, in order to blow up the dam. The British worked on a year-long preparation, and a very unique bomb was developed specifically for this purpose. Luo Yunchong helped Gu Xunlei turn to the back page of the document, "After the British surrendered, we found two of these special bombs in the ammunition depot of the British army, and also obtained the design drawings of the bomb site, as well as the instruction manual. On top of that, we also found several British engineers who designed such bombs. ”

That is to say. Did the Army Airlines conduct relevant research? ”

"Yes, we were going to use the results of our research for strategic bombing of the continental United States, which also has a number of dams, such as the Fove Dam, which is a stress dam similar to the Ruhr Dam. Well, this time, we're going to test in New Orleans just how powerful the bombs are that are designed to attack the dam. ”

Gu Xunlei furrowed his eyebrows and waited for Luo Yunchong to continue.

"We did research using the kind of special bomb in the UK. And it has been improved accordingly, such as increasing the weight. In order to increase the charge and power, the fuse was improved to ensure that the bomb was detonated at the most accurate depth, the destructive effect was improved, the delivery method was improved, and the danger that the bomber may encounter when dropping the bomb was reduced. ”

"Wait......" Gu Xunlei stopped Luo Yunchong and said, "Do we have a big enough bomber?" ”

"This is not a problem, the acceptance of the new bomber has already been completed, and the first production version was equipped with troops at the beginning of the year. It's just that there has been a lack of airfields here to deploy such bombers, so we didn't send them. Now, we also need a real combat operation to test the combat performance of the new bomber. Luo Yunchong laughed, "As for the bombing tactics, we can refer to the British bombing of the Ruhr Dam." Of course, we have made careful calculations, and we will first conduct a secret test in the country, and after proving that there are no problems with the relevant tactical arrangements, as well as the technology, we will proceed to real real combat operations. ”

"Okay. And when will your bomber come? If it's in a few months' time, I think it would be better to send me a few more reinforcements. Gu Xunlei put down the document in his hand. Then he took out a cigarette, and in his opinion, after Luo Yunchong had prepared all these tasks, the second battle would be almost over.

"This is the last thing you need to worry about, when I set off, the troops participating in this bombing operation have already completed the simulated bombing test, and they will only set off one day later than me at the latest, if everything goes well, they will come over tomorrow, even if they encounter some trouble on the way, they will arrive the day after tomorrow, how about it, you have nothing to say now, right?"

"So fast?" Gu Xunlei was a little incredulous, "Could it be that you were already making relevant preparations before I made my request?" ”

"Of course, I overheard that you were going to send reinforcements, and the army command couldn't immediately send you more troops, so I offered to let us complete this task, how about it, I'm enough buddy, right?"

"Of course, we're two brothers, but after you blow up the barrage in New Orleans, we'll talk about whether you're good enough buddy!" Gu Xunlei also laughed, "What can I do for you now?" ”

"Of course there is, this is the battlefield you are responsible for, and I am here to help, do you want me to turn against the guest?" Luo Yunchong smiled and shook his head, "You have to help me find an airport with a runway of 2,500 and a distance of no more than 2,500 miles from New Orleans as soon as possible, and this distance is best controlled within 2,000 kilometers." Plus, you'll have to arrange for a force you can trust to take over the airport and take care of its security. My bomber will fly straight over and make only two stops. The secrecy of this force is quite high, so I don't want anyone to know about our actions. ”

Gu Xunlei nodded slightly, if it weren't for the high-secrecy action, Luo Yunchong would not have come as a colonel. "Okay, I'll arrange this immediately, and make sure it's in place tomorrow. What else can I do to help? ”

"Not for the time being, I'll deal with the other problems myself." Luo Yunchong stood up as he spoke, "I'm also going to Panama City to contact Han Shaofeng and the commander of HNA and ask them to cooperate with our actions." I'll leave this side to you first. ”

The two talked about this, and that night, Luo Yunchong rushed to Panama City to discuss the secret operation with Han Shaofeng. When the war against Japan was started, Luo Yunchong and Han Shaofeng had close cooperation, and the relationship between the two was also very good, Han Shaofeng naturally unconditionally met all the requirements put forward by Luo Yunchong, which also reduced a lot of trouble for Gu Xunlei in disguise.