Chapter 1807: Political Considerations
The Chen Cang plan, after the initial completion of the cherry blossom plan, also began to be implemented, even if a small section of the railway is cut off, it is enough to block the east and west of the United States, after the successful take-off of the aircraft, the strategic aircraft group, along the coastline of the west coast, towards the direction of the United States, the aircraft group will be at a cruising speed of about 450 kilometers, and after arriving in the United States, it is already daytime, fortunately, their flight altitude is quite high, in the past, the strategic transport aircraft, this is how the new army was airdropped, and it is the turn of the Chen Cang plan, The same long-distance airdrop, at most, there is a formation of strategic bombers, ready at any time, and then, when the order is given, there will be a fleet on the Hawaiian side. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The aircraft carrier battle group, long before the start of the Sakura plan, has been approaching the west coast of the United States, and is now 1700 to 2000 kilometers away from the west coast of the area, as long as the Chen Cang plan begins to be implemented, it will be deployed at a speed of 800 kilometers per day, 2 days in place, this is a huge aircraft carrier battle group including 4 fleet aircraft carriers, with nearly 1,000 fighters, once the special forces encounter danger, they will directly attack the cities on the west coast of the United States, and send the air force to directly support them.
This is the last step of the choice, the aircraft carrier battle group as the highest level, the highest level of secrecy of the weapon, represents the pinnacle of China's maritime weapons, especially the struggle between China and the United States, after Japan enters Alaska on land, it is almost impossible, only a decisive battle at sea, and the actions of the Americans, China has also learned some through Germany, the United States is frantically building a fleet, and wants to rely on battleships to confront China, he has gone astray, of course China cannot expose aircraft carriers, Although even if the United States has built a primary aircraft carrier, China is not afraid of the premise that the aircraft cannot keep up with the Chinese aircraft, but there are finally some more twists and turns. The appearance of aircraft carriers is just for escort, anyway, as long as it is not a head-on confrontation with China, watching the aircraft carrier release the planes, even if the planes are coming, the Americans do not know where these planes come from.
Thick dark night, in the air of more than 10,000 meters, with the help of the bright moonlight, you can vaguely see the outline of the coastline, although the moon is not a full moon, but it is also half full, in fact, in such a day, the use of the air force, is not a very suitable choice, but they are not counting this time, from the Great Plains, to calculate the time of the hurricane, and whether there is a large area of rainy season, the moon is the last choice.
However, at this time, the night sky is quiet, there is no other sound around except the sound of the engine, in the cabin, there are only two dim lights, everyone hurries up to rest, although after nightfall, they have rested for a few hours, with the special forces beyond the conventional training, they can perform tasks even if they do not sleep, but the next one, it is not a one-time operation, it is a continuous operation for up to 10 days, in this operation, the special forces need physical strength, but also need a clear mind, On the plane, except for a small number of officers, the rest, were resting.
The pilot has flown as smoothly as possible, at an altitude of more than 10,000 meters, with the weight of a strategic transport aircraft, 220 tons, some slightly smaller high-altitude currents can not blow him, as long as the direction of operation is maintained, it is quite stable, and even the sound of the engine can be plugged with earplugs, although for special forces, it is necessary to maintain a state of consciousness at all times, but by no means when it is airlifted.
If the helicopter is made, on the way to the helicopter transport, if it encounters an attack, it can also be considered to land directly, but on the plane, the strategic transport plane is at an altitude of more than 10,000 meters, and there is a certain danger in preparing for parachuting, let alone being hit and parachuting directly, on the plane, their fate is entrusted to the plane, and there is no need to do any vigilance, completely assured.
In the special forces in the plane, with a speed of about 450 kilometers per hour, flying to the United States, this is also the difference between the air force and the army, the new army after China's modification, the speed is much higher than the United States armored fleet, almost day and night rush, 11 days, to arrive in the hinterland of the United States, but with the plane, at most 11 hours, timeliness, I don't know how much worse.
Between China and the United States, there were 12 hours, and the United States was about 3 o'clock in the morning, which was about 3 o'clock in the afternoon in China, but before the news comes back, rest in a specific break room.
At the first time they received the telegram, the attendants woke them up, although they said that they were in a high position, but they had a career in horses, the eldest Feng Yuxiang was not yet 40 years old, it was when he was in the prime of life, and the speed of coming out was not slow, when he rushed to the largest war room in the General Staff, the personnel in charge of duty not only marked the latest news on the map, but also marked the situation.
On the map, the location of the new First Army is clearly marked, the armored force of the three divisions and one brigade of the New First Army directly killed the city representing Ogden, and destroyed the railroad near Ogden, and around him, the layout of the US army is still the same, there are not too many changes, most of the military strength is still concentrated near Alaska, the entire three states on the west coast, the total is no more than 250,000 troops, and Utah, a small continent located in the Midwest of the United States, is less than 30,000 troops.
Feng Yuxiang came, Jiang Baili came, but Cai Ye did not arrive, he was in the morning, there was an urgent business to deal with, and left early, but just when Jiang Baili walked out of the lounge, he had a phone call with Cai Yi, Cai Ye heard that the cherry blossom plan was successfully implemented, and the Chen Cang plan was also in the process of implementation, so he immediately decided to come over, but from where he was, it would take at least 40 minutes to get here, at least this round of discussion, it was impossible to catch up.
After Feng Yuxiang sat down with Jiang Baili, he asked the attendants about the current state, the location of the Japanese army, what kind of attack they were going to do now, and where they would stop tonight.
Feng Yuxiang and Jiang Baili have different ideas about this Chen Cang plan, Jiang Baili is slightly orthodox, from the military field, he does not think that a sneak attack and blocking the Pacific Railroad can threaten the United States, in his opinion, before the army enters the United States, cutting off the Pacific Railway, at most causing a certain economic loss to the United States, this economic loss will increase with the destruction of the Pacific Railway, but it will not be strengthened endlessly, in the long run, the action of sabotaging the Pacific Railway, It must be getting weaker and weaker, and the effect will decrease, so he has always been more opposed.
Everyone knows that economic losses can only be weakened at most, weakened to a certain extent, and economic losses are no longer a problem for a country, the economy is monetary, it is a general equivalent, but what really supports the continuation of the war is food, arms, personnel, and logistical support, and as long as these parts do not collapse, the war can continue.
This is also the support of Jiang Baili's theory, and it is also the reason why he has raised his opposition to this plan in many meetings, even now, but in the War Department, and even in the General Staff Headquarters, his opinion has been supported by some people, but the support rate is not high, the reason is very simple, he only considers the military aspect, and does not take into account the political aspect. Any military action is an extension of politics, and a military action without political considerations will always be a failure.
Jiang Baili made such a judgment, it is related to his experience, even if he has done it now, the position of the principal of the Northwest Military Academy, is also a simple principal, although the peach and plum are all over the world, but he did not use this to seek his own interests, and he has no political ambitions, it can be seen that Jiang Baili is quite good in combat, and the plan set is also amazing, but since he went to school, he is a pure soldier, he has not analyzed it from a political point of view, and his political sense of smell is quite low.
That's right, Jiang Baili is right, purely military, a Pacific railway is really nothing, if it is China, no matter which transportation artery is cut off, it will not affect China, China exists as a unified country, it has been more than 2000 years, the general trend of the world, divided for a long time must be united and divided for a long time, this is a sentence in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, how is it not a true portrayal of China, even if there are some problems, let China be divided, but it will not be like European countries, permanent separation, Rather, it will eventually form a winner, and eventually form a whole.
Under the premise that there is no invasion by foreign enemies, just relying on a railway, let a country have problems, or even split, this is simply a fantasy, even if this railway may take two or three years to penetrate, it can be solved by other methods, at most it is a loss of a little economy, Jiang Baili did not take into account the political problem, politics is the real reason for the opening of the Chen Cang plan, the United States has only been established for many years, two or three hundred years, and even in more than thirty years there was a Civil War, when the United States was divided into two parts, The fighting was so fierce that millions of people died.
This war is an important fulcrum to support the Chencang plan, and it is also the fundamental reason why the staff finally agreed to the Sakura plan, and even the advanced Chencang plan.