Chapter 1864: American Action
This is also the first application of aircraft carriers in war, not only on the Chinese side, but also on the world side, but at that time, no one realized this, and even after 10 years in China, after revealing the secret archives, people found out that the first ground combat of aircraft carriers actually happened at such an early time, not as many people recognize, more than half a year later, it happened in the Pacific Ocean, and the United States really realized that it turned out that from the beginning, they were losing, what they realized, China's support for Japan's proxy war, which has been intervened by the Chinese side from the very beginning, is not known about this on the American side, and this is a huge gap.
In fact, since this declassification, China has become the only superpower in the world, even a superpower that is hidden, in the eyes of many Western powers, they are afraid of China, before China really goes to the battlefield, before it is manifested, China does not know how much it is hiding, this is completely different from Western countries.
This adventurous operation of the Chinese aircraft carrier was successfully completed, clearing the targets in the 18 settlements in the Central Mountains, clearing the cover for the saboteurs' actions, and also sneaking up on the US troops, so that the troops that the US military had easily organized on the west coast were dealt a near-devastating blow, and the radio waves were transmitted not only to Washington, but also to the places where they came from.
The states of the United States, relatively speaking, are very independent, correspondingly, relatively weak, 70,000 at once, and will be concentrated to 100,000 in the future, which is already the largest capacity of the West Coast, they no longer dare to have any ideas, continue to send troops to the Central Mountains, especially, those survivors in the settlements, they ran all the way, and finally arrived at a position where they could send telegrams, and most of the situation of the settlements was sent, even more so.
If it was just an Eldorado who was attacked earlier, it could also be said by secret forces, but hundreds of kilometers in length and many places were hit, I am afraid that there would only be air power, which also confirmed the thinking of the US military staff.
Attacking the mainland of the United States, in addition to the Japanese side risking the dispatch of armored forces, there is also a god who does not think that the airship troops, I wondered before, why the tanks have supplies, Japan was able to cross 500 kilometers, from the east of the Central Mountains, all of a sudden ran to the west of the Central Mountains, and blew up the Sacramento Bridge, and now everything is revealed, they rely on the airship airlift capability.
This made the Americans very vigilant, and they still existed, so that the Japanese armored forces continued to operate in the central part of the country, further consuming their supplies, and when the tanks were exhausted, even the fuel was somewhat lacking, the tanks were a mass of scrap metal, but there was an unknown number of airship troops, it would be a problem.
As long as there is this airship, according to the fact that an airship has a load of 30 tons, as long as the team of this airship exceeds 100, it means that Japan's tanks can receive airdrops anytime and anywhere.
Although the Americans did not figure out that China was using airplanes, not airships, they also guessed that the Japanese armored forces could enter the hinterland of the United States, which caused a lot of trouble for the follow-up actions of Japan's Sakura Plan, which had nothing to do with China, and even had started the Chencang Plan, and it didn't matter if the entire Japanese New First Army was buried in the United States.
The U.S. movement was very fast, after the high-level was determined, the speed was accelerated, and the 450,000 U.S. troops mobilized from the east, carrying all the heavy weapons, through the Pacific Railroad, quickly began to be deployed, and the heavy troops were mainly deployed near the Missouri River to prevent the Japanese armored forces from fleeing north, and other forces began to concentrate on Salt Lake City, including 3,000 new tanks.
These tanks, even after just appearing for a long time, have not yet been tested, but just manufactured, they were sent to the central battlefield, but the United States has no choice, this part of the tanks and the tankmen that the Americans have been training, 3,000 armored soldiers secretly mobilized from Alaska, together form a pursuit force, they will become the main force against the US tanks.
Only tanks can deal with tanks, this point, the Americans are very clear, the mobilized 450,000 troops, there is no way to stop the tanks, they can only form a fixed defense display, block the pace of tank activities, and further compress the space of the tank, that's all, as long as the tanks will not impact their fixed line of defense, then the role of this line of defense is basically negligible.
The central Great Plains, 300 kilometers north of the Pacific Railroad, and Salt Lake City, the Rocky Mountain Pass, are about 400 kilometers away, so to speak, the entire Salt Lake City to the Rocky Mountains, and then to the Missouri River in a large area, basically in the central position, from the saboteur and Chinese logistics personnel to the Rocky Mountains, it has been 5 days, in these five days, Kawasaki Meijing's command has always been in this position, only a part of the troops, scattered in all directions, with the help of high-definition maps supported by the Chinese side, suitable locations were found, and a total of 12 positions were stored, each of which could replenish more than half of the fuel, supplies and ammunition of the entire armored forces.
This is already a very high number, because it is necessary to take into account the theme of safety, these parts are not evenly distributed, but they are all relatively hidden, and they are more suitable for supply, as long as they arrive here at a certain time, they can be replenished, and then, the entire army can restore a certain combat effectiveness. Kawasaki Meijing knew very well that from the time he entered Salt Lake City and began to attack the United States, the United States would not let him go, and the army had already gathered.
As a senior military officer, Kawasaki Meijing knows a lot about the United States, especially after entering Alaska, all his exploits are on the head of the Americans, even so, he did not underestimate the Americans, in his opinion, the Americans are changing very fast, and the professionalism is also very strong, in this case, if you are not careful, you will suffer a big loss.
The fundamental reason why Kawasaki Meijing can still sit firmly in Diaoyutai here is that the support of the Chinese side, knowing himself and knowing that the other side will not be defeated in a hundred battles, after cooperating with China, he only enjoyed such treatment, in the past, he may have to send a large number of reconnaissance troops, it is not easy to reconnoiter valuable things, and even at that time to get valuable things, carelessly, after missing the fighter, it is useless.
However, China is different, China has reconnaissance planes, most of them have reconnaissance planes, and there are radio systems, even if they turn around through the Sakura base, they are much more efficient than ordinary scouts, and under such a premise, they get too much information every day.
With the help of Chinese reconnaissance planes, most of the movements of the Americans were under their overall supervision, and the Americans arranged three defense lines on the Missouri River, with 70,000 people as nodes, and six heavy troop clusters, with a total of 420,000 troops, supplemented by a certain guerrilla force, and in general, it was not easy to break through the Missouri River, and it was even very difficult.
When they came, they marched secretly, the Missouri River is on the Great Plains, the population is relatively dense, but it is not a place where there are few people, they just choose a place with few people, have at least a day or two, build a pontoon bridge, and then pass, when they go back, as long as the American army is on guard, along the Missouri River for defense, in the auxiliary forces, the Japanese armored forces, it is almost impossible to cross the Missouri River, unless a large number of armored forces are used to attack, and leave on the premise of paying a huge price.
This is something that Kawasaki Meijing has long thought of, and for this reason, Kawasaki Meijing even prepared for the worst, after passing through the tank force and distancing himself from the opponent, looking for a lake, and leaving with the help of a seaplane. There are very few lakes on the Great Plains, but they are not none, at least the Great Salt Lake is one, and there are some other lakes around, and it is not difficult to find a water surface above 500 meters, let alone 300 meters or 200 meters.
China did not expose the aircraft carrier, but through the node of the special forces in the central mountain range, a lake with a radius of 1,200 meters, China placed a large number of supplies around the lake, with the desolation of the central mountain range, the distortion will not be put down for a long time, no one will have any problems, the Americans will not find out, here, there will be such a huge base, can fly more than 6000 kilometers of large seaplanes, can stay here, resupply by airdrop, and then send a part of the small, Or medium-sized transport, just get people away.
To this world, even if the beauty of Kawasaki is reluctant, the armored soldiers who have fought for at least 20 days are definitely a fragrant bait, the experience they have accumulated in the war, as long as it is passed down, it will become the fire of the Japanese armored forces, as for the equipment, in the eyes of the Japanese, China's armored forces are definitely better than the United States, when the time comes, you can find the Chinese to order, this is not a difficult thing for the Japanese, the development in Alaska, far more than they imagined, Countless resources, even manpower, can make the economic situation of the Japanese more comfortable, and under this premise, it is acceptable to spend a little bit of resources on armored forces, and now Japan is also in contact with China to try to order armor.
Of course, until the last moment, Kawasaki Meijing will not give up, through the armored force, quietly enter the hinterland of the United States, and then sneak attack the Pacific Railway, if you can still lead the tank back, even if you lose a part, as long as most of it returns, it is also a huge victory for Japan.
Asia, to be precise, in the circle of Chinese influence, has a huge difference with European countries, that is, China advocates sacrifice, and when faced with a desperate situation, it will still think of a solution to this desperate situation, instead of surrendering and enjoying decent treatment, this is the fundamental difference between Japan and the United States, many times, Japan understands the United States, but the United States does not understand Japan, and in the end it causes great damage.
This is the difference between the East and the West, this kind of collision, in the past, only in World War II, in the confrontation between the United States and Japan, it was shown, but in this era, decades in advance, although it was not the Pacific War, but it was also a land operation, which was more tragic and terrible, compared to the naval battle that was mainly equipment and personnel only occupied a very insignificant position, only in the battle to seize the island, there would be great casualties, but in the land battle, take the vicinity of Juneau as an example, almost an inch of mountains and rivers and an inch of blood.
It can be said that Kawasaki Meijing has made all the preparations, the Americans are very careful, the troops sent to the Missouri River are all heavy troops to advance in groups, at least 70,000 people, protect each other, and have railways and armored hunting vehicles, in order to protect the sneak attack of the armored troops, the Americans have got all the armored trains that can be seconded, from this aspect, it is impossible to break through the Missouri River defense line.
At this point, Kawasaki Meijing also knows that even if it is the fastest speed to cross the river, it will take 6-8 hours, this is a piece, the United States cannot give it to them, in the north, the only natural danger that the United States can rely on is the Missouri River, the Americans also know the weakness of armored vehicles, the Missouri River is the north of the United States, and the armored force that can be blocked, the United States also relies on this defense line,
It seems that this attack on Eldorado has given the Americans hope, and they even sent only a part of the airships in the United States, compared with the troops and tanks marching on land, the airships also have a natural advantage over besieging them, and in such an advantage, they even got planes, even if they use some planes, as light reconnaissance planes, to attack these tanks, it is not possible at all, but it is the best choice for reconnaissance
In fact, after the U.S. military entered the Missouri River, aircraft reconnaissance began. These planes have given Japan a lot of trouble, and even these inconspicuous little things in the air will affect Japan's material stashing, if it is not for a few good luck, just after the hiding, these planes have flown over, maybe there will be problems, which is also the fundamental reason why Kawasaki Meijing has not expanded the storage range after obtaining 12 storage points in the past few days.
As for these flies, the Chinese reconnaissance planes have always been in their eyes, but now, the US troops have not encircled them, and they have given the Japanese convoy enough depth to expand its depth, and they have not dealt with them; once the US troops surround them, in order to provide a guarantee for the maneuver of the Japanese armored forces and guerrilla warfare, China will definitely kill them, and this is very easy for China, not to mention those fighters that cover the sky and the sun, just say those medium-sized transport planes, and the countless machine guns on them are very terrifying, and you must know that these US reconnaissance planes are all early planes, there are no weapons, and the simple structure of a wooden plane cannot support weapons.
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