Chapter 1839: Burnt out
The calm and good mood of the joint meeting suddenly disappeared completely, and what they were most worried about was this, what they should know was just to cut off the Pacific Railroad, which is nothing, the importance of the Pacific Railroad, that is beyond doubt, but the truncation of a month or two will cause huge losses, and it is still within the acceptable range of the Americans, and even to a certain extent, destroying one or two cities will have an impact on the United States, causing panic, but it will not have a substantial impact, even the loss of New York, The United States can accept it smoothly, and the entire East Coast has been shelled, and even to a certain extent, 30 kilometers back, such difficulties have been experienced, not to mention two cities that are not very large and whose combined population does not exceed 100,000. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The United States is an industrial match, it is an overall United States, more than 9 million square kilometers of land, most of which are habitable, such a unique environment, few countries in the whole world can reach, the huge territory, even if it receives a little loss here and there, is acceptable, will use various methods to smooth out this loss, will not affect the United States as a whole.
Things slipped in the direction they least wanted, and a Japanese armored force that had not moved during the day actually moved again, in a direction similar to what they had estimated, to the west, but as soon as it was shot, it was a station.
The station is nothing, the station of a small town, even the town has been destroyed, this has little impact on the United States, what the US military is worried about is that Japan will always stay, this is terrible, the tank force is strong, a huge armored force, has been operating in the hinterland of the United States, the lethality of the United States is continuous, not only will it cause huge casualties, economic losses will also make the United States look sideways.
Today's one-day meeting, the study, is this problem, the best result at that time is that Japan will leave after coming, for senior officers, to take down a 5,000 tanks of Japanese armored troops, this is not a small military industry, can harvest a little something, but also give Japan a heavy blow, according to the previous data, this is probably not all the Japanese armored force, but also most of it.
This armored force is really timely, the existing armored forces of the United States are in Juneau, and there is no way to transfer them back for the time being, and in China, the new generation of tanks has just been finalized and is in the stage of large-scale manufacturing, and the training of troops is also being carried out in an orderly manner.
Under such a premise, allowing such a large armored force to stay in the hinterland of the United States for one more day will be a step further damaging to the United States, which is the worst outcome for the United States. Since last night, the news came, a whole day, no new news came, I thought that Japan would no longer attack, they were originally a sneak attack, seize the weak link of the United States, give the United States a heart-warming fist, and then, if they do not leave quickly, the United States encirclement and suppression come, they will not be able to leave, the focus of the previous controversy is also this, the characteristics of the tank corps, that is, fast in and out, can be transferred in a large area, can be transferred more than 100 kilometers a day, so that it is difficult for ordinary infantry to catch up with his speed.
The United States mobilized a large army to encircle and suppress, but before the encirclement and suppression, the Japanese jumped out of the encirclement and ran to Canada, where there is a broader primeval forest and no man's land, and it is very difficult for the United States to block them, and Japan's adventure has proved to be successful after destroying Salt Lake City, and there is no need for Japan to continue, which is tantamount to putting itself in danger, but I did not expect that Japan still did not stop.
Why, the Japanese are so bold, aren't they afraid of total annihilation? It is difficult for Europeans to understand the kind of thinking of Asians, in the eyes of Europeans, private property and individual rights, which are two aspects that are sacrosanct and inviolable, to exchange individual interests for collective interests, which is okay but not common, like Japan, which knows that there is a dead end, but still jumps out, and is willing to do so, no one will figure it out.
However, Japan has clearly and unmistakably shown that attitude, especially now, it has a substantial intention to stay, then the United States must also make a choice, the previous quarrel, the previous melancholy, at this moment disappeared, all the military high-level, attention is also on, how to annihilate this Japanese army as soon as possible, at the very least, to restrain it, not to allow it to operate so casually, otherwise, the blow to the Americans will be great.
Soon, the army experts brought the military map, found the location of the small station, through the scale and the map, quickly calculated the location of this, about 60 kilometers away from Ogden, more than 100 kilometers away from Salt Lake City, this is a very simple connection of the Pacific Railway, there is not even too much population around, because he has not left the Great Salt Lake, but there are a few backup lines, for staggering peak trains to use.
All military experts frowned, more than 100 kilometers a day, this is not too slow, in the army, it is already fast, the army is fully armed, it can move at a speed of 40 kilometers a day, it can already be called fast, but for tanks, this is too slow, even if it is a heavy tank produced next, it is more than 100 kilometers a day, because of the previous lesson, even if the speed per hour is a little slower, but the overall failure rate and easy repair ability are rising, It can support 10 hours, or even 12 hours of continuous marching, which has surpassed the tanks of the previous generation.
From yesterday's data and today's data, they can deduce the operating range and trajectory of the Japanese tanks, and even deduce the basic speed and spanning range of the Japanese army from the middle, which is the fundamental point of limiting Japan in the future, and if this foundation is wrong, it will be a nightmare for the troops that intercept the armored force.
Judging the enemy's actions and situation, this is the most basic aspect of military operations, but also the basis of strategic deployment, if there is a problem in the basic aspects, you think that the other side is still 100 kilometers away, but quietly close at hand, this kind of mistake, will directly make a battle defeated, this is a commander, it is a nightmare.
More than 100 kilometers, what is the speed he represents, is this the maximum speed in Japan, how can you judge it, and come to a conclusion like this? The quarrel started again, and the result of the previous discussion was based on the fact that Japan did not attack, or the speed was slow, and the existing information could help them a little, but there were still doubts, and a small number of generals still thought that before more news came, they should stabilize first, after all, yesterday, Japan only acted at night, and today may be the same.
This small number of generals, who were really right, did not wait for them to quarrel and win or lose, one by one the news came in a stream, Japan really acted at night, and it was only a little more than an hour after a devastating attack on this small station, and at 9:20 o'clock in the evening, the small station 100 kilometers away from Ogden was attacked, and a large number of tanks arrived, and soon occupied the station.
Two points into a line, three points into a surface, the attack of the Japanese armored forces, is still on a line, but three points, two of which are timed to determine, after extracting the time of these two points, the basic speed of the tank is obtained, this is just a simple calculation, they do not have a relatively accurate time at hand, can only be based on the time of receiving the telegram, the first telegram received the exact time is 7:57, the second telegram received the time is 9:27, that is, the middle is only an hour and a half apart, Whether it is the military map of the United States or the map of the Pacific Railroad, the distance between the two small stations is clear, 42.7 kilometers, and the maximum is not more than 43 kilometers.
Converted, if the Japanese go all the way in a straight line, without any delay in the middle, their speed is about 29 kilometers, which is already an amazing speed, all the tanks developed by the United States before, the highest speed, did not reach such a speed, understand the tank officer, his face immediately changed, but this is not the final result, because in an hour and a half, the achievement is the time for the opening of the first small station of the Japanese attack, as for the end, no one knows, Because the small station has less than 200 staff members and more than 30 road guards, these people can deal with armed horse bandits, but for the formed army, they can send a telegram as soon as possible, which is already shocking, and it is really difficult for them to accurately report the time of the Japanese army's departure.
How much time did it take for the Japanese armored forces to capture the small station, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, you know, in order to make the small station meet the requirements of the staggered peak, this small station is not many, but it is quite huge, covering an area of about 7 square kilometers, it is really a small station with only one platform and a few small rooms, and even the telegram is difficult to send, because under the high-speed movement of the tank, when the tank is found, the tank has attacked, and in the face of the threat of death, no one will be afraid of danger, risking his life to send such a message that does not seem to have much effect.
5 minutes and 10 minutes are easy to do, if it is really 20 minutes, half an hour, then the speed of the Japanese tank is too fast, although the speed is not the most important data of the tank, but in some cases, it has become the most important, when the speed of the tank is about 30 kilometers, the United States has no tank to catch up with him, unless it is to lay a trap and trap the other party in the encirclement, otherwise, it is difficult to catch it.
How difficult it is to trap a huge armored force into the encirclement, not only must there be a mobile force that can confront the armored force head-on, and even this mobile force must be able to suppress the tank and let him act according to the requirements of the US army, on the other hand, it is also necessary to deploy heavy troops in the encirclement, not only to have a complete fortification system, but also to have enough heavy artillery and logistics materials, and the materials mobilized are not ordinary.
Because of Japan's sudden attack, the depressed US general, at this moment, is even more troubled, regardless of the other data of the tank, it is this speed that gives Japan the ability to make a big mess in the hinterland of the United States, if you are not careful, the United States may suffer a big loss. After the first small station was attacked, the United States sent down the movements of the Japanese tanks, and the radio waves notified the next stations and small towns one by one at an almost negligible speed, informing them of the possibility of a Japanese attack, and that they must withdraw their troops as soon as possible without sufficient troops, and only a small number of people should be left to report the news.
In fact, because the Americans in these cities have withdrawn, the speed of the Japanese armored forces is also accelerating, at 11 o'clock, 150 kilometers, 12 o'clock and 1 quarter close to 200 kilometers, at 1 o'clock, finally came to the final destination of this mission, Wells, is almost more than 250 kilometers away from Salt Lake City, almost more than 210 kilometers away from Ogden, the same small city developed because of the railway, compared to Ogden, the population is a little less, less than 10,000 people, and, Informed that they had left Wells by two trains, and by the time the Japanese arrived, Wells had become a near-empty city.
Japan doesn't care at all, when destroying the Pacific Railway, eliminate the few Americans, the Americans have hundreds of millions of people, really let 5,000 tanks to fight, can't kill all, compared to the people, they actually pay more attention to the army, although the mobilization capacity is not an absolute number, but after the well-trained army is killed, the next war does not have to fight, less the most critical strength and soldier reserves, even if it is as strong as the United States, don't want to continue.
It's already 2 o'clock in the morning, after taking a turn in Wells, and confirming that there is no worthy target, Kawasaki Meijing stopped, looking for an easy and difficult place to camp around Wells, yesterday and today, under the premise of last resort, they only started to act in the evening, and by the time it was over, it was already early in the morning, and now they needed to adjust, and they would act again during the day tomorrow, as long as everything went well, the next day, they would be able to destroy the target position, of course, It will monitor the movements of the US military at any time, and once the US military is mobilized on a large scale, the existing more than 200 kilometers will be enough to go in depth.
Today, there is no solid camp, the saboteurs are still continuing, basically the machines are not stopping and people take turns, until now, at least 3 machines are continuing to act, according to the news just received, the first saboteur is about to complete the task, 8 kilometers per hour, now 56 kilometers of excavation, there are still three or four hours at most, and the starting point of the second saboteur will be reached, when the time comes, this saboteur will only be able to destroy, the engineer will disassemble the most important parts, and then blow it up, More than 20 tons of iron guys, with too cumbersome, this kind of thing, just an idea, in fact, if the United States knows what the destruction of the Pacific Railroad looks like, it will definitely be able to analyze what kind of weapon it is, even Belgium can make it, not to mention the industrially powerful United States, but I didn't think of it before.
The Japanese armored convoy slept, but for Washington, it was a sleepless night, one bad news after another, the United States arranged in advance, so that these cities and small stations, when they were attacked by the Japanese armored forces, the first time the news came, these are just simple data on behalf of, but let those generals have an intuitive understanding of the speed of the tank, because there is a little delay in the middle, and there is no accurate time, but within 7 hours, 200 kilometers have been walked, which is an indisputable factIn other words, in terms of speed, Japan has surpassed the United States.
The previous practice of sending 300,000 troops and carrying enough heavy weapons seems to be impossible to implement, and they are preparing to form a solid defense line between the Pacific Railway and the Pacific Railway, gradually compressing inward, compressing the living space of the armored forces, and not giving them a chance to make a detour, but that was based on the time when the speed of the tank did not exceed 25 kilometers, and now it is estimated that the maximum speed has exceeded 35 kilometers per hour, and this speed will make many of their arrangements ineffective, under the encirclement on all sides, Probably, the other side will seize the gap between the two troops, Momokawa, which is a nightmare for the infantry.
The order was given again, and the army, which had already begun to prepare for departure, stopped again, and for the Americans, this was not a delay in the fighters, but a more serious arrangement.
The first three days were the golden time for them to organize the Japanese army and send troops, and even in the deduction of the Sakura Plan, they also held that if the US military made adjustments, they should react, and even the plan to destroy the railway would stop, and play hide and seek with the US army in the Great Plains.
In the first four days, no army went to the central part of the United States, and the new First Army relied on this time difference to not only destroy all the Pacific Railroad, but also reflexively entered the center of the Great Plains, with a large strategic depth, and the three days of time also made the Chinese side of the Chen Cang plan smoothly rolled out, the two exits of the central mountain range of the United States were devastated, and the Pacific Railway was cut off by not 500 kilometers, but 1,000 kilometers, not only the US troops in Alaska can no longer come back smoothly, but the superior forces on the west coast cannot be invested in the Great Plains, which directly reduces the strength faced by the New First Army by more than 4 percent, and directly supports the activities of the New First Army in the Great Plains, allowing them to wreak havoc on the American mainland for a longer time and annihilate more American troops.