Chapter 1846: Seaplane
When the U.S. troops retreated, Zhou Xing and the others had already reached dozens of kilometers away, and a few hours were enough for these special forces to go to a safe place, cut off the western exit, and the other side could also act immediately, once the two ends were cut off, not only would the entire Pacific Railway no longer have the slightest room to turn around, even the Japanese side would be much safer. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
In itself, they are only ready to establish a strategic depth of 500 kilometers from Salt Lake City to the Rocky Mountains, but once China blocks the Rocky Mountains, it is equal to the entire Rocky Mountains, and it will become the absolute wing of the armored forces, and the West Coast Army will not be able to cross the Rocky Mountains at all and reach the Central Great Plains, and they only need to consider the East Coast.
In the dense forest, Zhou Xing and his men have been concentrated in one place, at this time they are heading towards a high mountain 30 kilometers away, after they blow up the bridge near Sacramento, the task has been completed, they need to meet with the main force, next, will be in accordance with the Chen Cang plan, the next stage of the operation will be started in turn, especially after the negotiation with Japan, Japan will protect at least one saboteur into the Rocky Mountains, which is a great help to them, out of some key points, They can use explosives at other points, they can use saboteurs.
This is also the result of everything going well, I have considered using saboteurs before, no one would have thought that everything would go so smoothly, Japan did not have any resistance in the entire central part, and drove straight in, and on the Sacramento side, everything went smoothly and destroyed four bridges in one fell swoop, which is equal to the Sakura Plan and the Chencang Plan, all of which are being implemented in the best state, and now of course they are going in the most extreme direction.
From Sacramento to the other end of the Rocky Mountains pass, at least 500 kilometers, or a rugged mountain road, except for a railway, there is nothing else to borrow, although there are not many stations in it, but there are always a dozen stations, part of the garrison, they can not use the railway to pass, more than 200 special forces are very powerful, but really with the garrison, on the railway line, if you go head-to-head, it may not necessarily be the opponent of those garrisons, a little careless, there are casualties is not good.
Now it is blocked by Japan on the one hand, and blown up by China on the other, for a long time, there is a vacuum in this area, in this case, China can easily arrange all kinds of battle plans, this part of the division, not only the number is small, but also not safe, it is better to go back.
Before the helicopter did not appear, the most cooperative with the special forces was the seaplane, although the restriction was still quite large, and there was no water where there was no seaplane, it was impossible to take off the seaplane, but there was no need to build a runway, as long as there was water where you could take off, it was enough to make him popular.
Whether it is the Sakura Plan or the Chen Cang Plan, the final end is the seaplane, but the former requires a larger seaplane, because the plane of the Sakura Plan needs to fly directly to Alaska, counting the aviation city, at least 4500 kilometers, such a range of seaplanes, at least need to be very large, at least 500 meters above the water surface, but the Chen Cang plan does not need to, it is China's special forces, and there are aircraft carriers in the back, with the distance between the aircraft carrier and them, only less than 400 kilometers, No need to be large, or even medium-sized, a few small seaplanes will do.
At present, after the four railway bridges have been devastated, they have contacted the aircraft carrier, at least 8 small planes take off and go to the agreed area, in the mountains of the United States, there are still a large number of mountains, mountains, and even valleys and lakes, most of which cannot take off and rain on the plane, but there are still many that can take off and land, unlike large seaplanes, you need to find the water surface above 400 meters, ordinary light aircraft, the range is less than 2000 kilometers, Even the gasoline barrels they can carry for replenishment, for example, the seaplane that takes off from the aircraft carrier, when it takes off, it does not carry anything, it can be loaded with a ton or two of gasoline, and when it stays in the lake, it can either refuel, or store the gasoline, and use it on the return trip, which can also greatly enhance the range of the seaplane.
The central mountains of the United States, many of which are lofty mountains, even in the United States in the 21st century, there are not many people there, let alone in this era, even cities like Salt Lake City and Sacramento do not exceed 100,000 people.
Zhou Xing and others marched quickly in the dense forest, although it was said that they had to climb a mountain with a relative altitude of more than 700 meters and an absolute altitude of 800 meters, of course, the height of the whole mountain was 1400 meters, and they only needed to go up to the mountainside, where there was a lake of at least 4 square kilometers in the middle of the mountain, the calm lake water became the best runway, 8 planes had already stayed here, waiting for their arrival, and then after they boarded the seaplane, they would spend 2 hours flying to the direction of the base camp, In the vicinity of the location chosen by the special forces, less than 15 kilometers away, there is a lake of about 3 square kilometers, which can be used by special forces for take-off and landing.
Next, these seaplanes, in addition to flying back to the aircraft carrier for replenishment, most of the rest will shuttle through the central mountains of the United States, with the help of airplanes, it is impossible to fly directly to the side of the railway, but it can be flexible and changeable to enter every area, after all, the central mountain range of the United States, is too steep, mountains with an altitude of more than 3000 meters abound, sometimes, a little detour, is to climb over a few mountains.
At present, the Chinese side has grasped the initiative in the Chencang Plan, and within a week, or even half a month, it is impossible for the United States to take into account the Pacific Railway, but in order to avoid long nights and dreams, it is better to complete the task as quickly as possible.
When Zhou Xing and others marched in the dense forest to an unknown mountain lake, thousands of kilometers away in Washington, it was a different scene. On the Washington side, the Army Joint Meeting, after just one night of discussion, assigned the order, and the generals discussed for two days and two nights, and finally reached a similar result, and after careful analysis that there were not too many loopholes and problems, they immediately sent the order.
The purpose of the Japanese was already obvious, it was to sabotage the Pacific Railroad, and in this case, every night and every day, it would cause very serious consequences, and at three or four o'clock in the morning, they sent the final resolution to every place, demanding that the entire eastern and western garrisons carry it out as quickly as possible.
After completing all this, this part of the generals finally left the venue, they are people, not iron men, but also to eat, drink, Lazar, but also to sleep, 2 days of continuous meetings, but the matter is urgent, now the orders that should be issued have been issued, the first battle against the Japanese armored corps, not a day or two to be able to achieve results, must be considered in the long run, this part of the generals hurry up, go back to sleep, just leave two generals as duty officers, with a large number of attached personnel.
These two generals, said to be generals, are actually attached generals, they are not even involved in decision-making, otherwise, it would not be their turn to be on duty, most of the generals in charge of decision-making, they have not slept for two days and two nights, they have long been exhausted to the extreme, it is impossible to leave one.
The two generals in charge of the duty also knew that they were just temporarily pushed out, and they were in charge of being on duty to ensure that there was a supreme decision here to prevent problems from occurring, and then, Japan would continue to act, I don't know if it was still 200 kilometers west today, if it was another 200 kilometers west, then the railway from Salt Lake City to the Rocky Mountains would basically be destroyed.
Not only did these two generals already know this, but even the generals who are now going to rest also know that no matter what kind of news, if Japan is still moving westward, the care to continue to advance is to record things without alarming these lieutenant generals.
Who knows, less than 2 hours after these high-ranking generals returned, some telegraph operators came, and the two of them smiled bitterly at each other, they thought that they would receive the telegram, but they did not expect it to be so fast, one of them, only 40 years old, the US major general said: "Take it, where is it, where is the other side, and where has the other side attacked, has advanced 50 kilometers, or 100 kilometers." ”
"Your Excellency, the other side is not active in the Great Plains, and we have received a telegram that four railway bridges in Sacramento have been attacked suddenly." The attendant said solemnly, even if he was only a colonel and was only in charge of the telegraph room, but it was from the telegraph room that he got a lot of things, including every movement in Japan, and the top level of the entire army held meetings for two days and two nights in a row, and through his telegraph room, a series of orders were issued, and he was very aware of the current situation in the United States, and now, it is even worse.
Hearing the report of the attendant officer, the major general replied with a little absent-mindedness: "Sacramento, okay, I know, write it down, and see how much Japan has advanced?" ”
The colonel saw that the major general obviously did not understand what he was talking about, and was about to open his mouth to explain, when another major general next to him was stunned for a moment and said to him: "Bring the telegram!" ”
"What's wrong, Brian, what's wrong?"
"Old Jack, Sacramento isn't the Great Plains, that's the West Coast!"
General Bryan was clearly more familiar with the West Coast, and even had been stationed in Sacramento, and he knew very well that the other end of the Pacific Railroad in the middle of the mountains was one of the important hub cities near the San Francisco Bay.
Jack was also stunned, this is a new situation, he doesn't know where Sacramento is, but in his hand, in the war room, there is the most accurate military map of the United States, he quickly found the location of Sacramento from the map, his brows furrowed tightly, this is completely unrelated to the style, Japan is in the Great Plains, the sudden attack is near the west coast, and the entire central mountain range is separated by more than 500 kilometers, which is an insurmountable distance for any army.
The most important thing is that at present, all the stations of the Central Pacific Railroad have been notified to keep a close eye on all activities in Japan, and any movement must be reported to the headquarters in Washington, so as to help Washington search for more information and make judgments.
In the current situation, no report has been received from this side, if there are only one or two stations, omission, it is normal, but along the way, more than 500 kilometers, at least 15 or so stations, a omission, it is impossible to omission, if Japan has already fought over, it will definitely be reported, it should not be changed from this, then there is only one possibility, on the west coast, Japan is preparing to attack the Great Plains at the same time, but also reserved to attack the west coast, they are obvious, It was to deal with the Tianpingyang Railway, which included not only more than 500 kilometers on the Great Plains, but also 500 kilometers in the Central Mountains, and even all their activities in Salt Lake City and the previous two days were also to cover up their activities on the other side.
The railroad in the Central Mountains is what the United States values the most, here in the Great Plains, how much is damaged, as long as there is enough money and manpower, construction and restoration are not a problem, and even because the technology is more advanced now, the railroad can be upgraded, but the railroad in the Rocky Mountains is different, that is the most important thing in the United States, once there is a problem with the railroad in the Rocky Mountains, the entire Pacific Railway may be restored, it will be very difficult.
If it is only Japan that attacks to the west, no matter how many kilometers he attacks, 100, 200, or even directly to the mountain passes of the Rocky Mountains, there is no need to alarm those decision-makers who go to sleep in the lounge, but this is not the east of the Rocky Mountains, but the west, and on the Sacramento side, it is obvious that there is a possibility, will it be an internal leak, because the other party seized this point in time coincidentally, in Washington issued the order less than 2 hours after the stall, Isn't it a coincidence that the Sacramento Bridge, which was very critical to transporting troops, was blown up, completely cutting off the West Coast's access to the Central Mountains.
This is a big deal, those who can know the order, except for the highest decision-makers, are the only ones left in the joint conference, the military districts at all levels, they only receive orders about them, and it is very difficult to sum up the whole thing, is it really as they say, there are traitors, but this is the highest authority of the US military, and the officers who can enter here are all American elites, and they will also give up their beliefs and defect to the Japanese, which is obviously impossible.
The matter was no longer something that these left-behind generals could handle, Brian and Old Jack immediately made a decision, and ordered the attendants to immediately inform the generals who had just fallen asleep that they needed everything to deal with this sudden situation.