So far, the Chinese army has occupied a vast area including all of Washington State, most of Oregon and Idaho, and one part of Montana, killing more than 410,000 U.S. troops, capturing more than 360,000 U.S. troops, and eliminating more than 100,000 "militia forces," greatly consolidating its control over the northwestern U.S. occupation zone. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In stark contrast, the total number of casualties of the Chinese military in North America for various reasons has not exceeded 10,000, and even if the wounded and sick are reduced, it is less than 50,000 (of which more than 10,000 have been recovered and returned).

However, a great power is a great power, and such a loss did not break the bones of the United States, and Theodore Roosevelt did not give in. Well, President Roosevelt did not fail to communicate with the Chinese side through the British government, but the Chinese government's peace conditions were actually for the United States to cede all the land west of the Rocky Mountains, which the US government could not accept under any circumstances.

But then again, in fact, this is the most beneficial outcome for Roosevelt personally, if this war ends in the cession of land and peace, Theodore Roosevelt, as the person responsible for provoking the war, will inevitably need to take responsibility for this and resign, and then even if the United States can recover the lost territory, it has nothing to do with him. On the contrary, the situation seems to be critical now, but because smart people are unwilling to step up and take over the mess, Theodore Roosevelt's presidency is as secure as Mount Tai.

On the other hand, the Chinese government's hardline stance of pushing the United States to death has also stimulated the backstage bosses in the United States, and with the more determined support of these own family members, no one will be able to shake Theodore Roosevelt's position.

With further consolidated power, Theodore Roosevelt could make more drastic changes to the American system to make it more suitable for all-out warfare, while also making it easier to promote talented people he admired, such as Brigadier General John Joseph Pershing, who was lucky enough to survive the Northwest Theater......

Due to his personality, John Joseph Pershing was nothing more than a petty army captain until he was appreciated by Roosevelt, and after that, he was suddenly promoted to brigadier general, without any transition in between. It can also be seen from this that although it is claimed to be a separation of powers, as long as it can get the firm support of the backstage bosses, the power of the US president can be greater than that of the Chinese head of state.

No sooner had Pershing become a general than the Sino-American War broke out, and at this time he did not have an official position. Theodore Roosevelt wanted to take the opportunity to entrust him with a heavy responsibility, but he did not expect the situation to be so bad after the start of the war, so in order to avoid Pershing being directly strangled in the initial stage, he was only allowed to stay in the Eighth Army Command for the time being. But even so, the young brigadier general still accomplished a lot of important work, the most important of which was a study he wrote after analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the Chinese and American armies, known as the Pershing Report. In this report, Pershing summarized the strengths and weaknesses of the Chinese and American militaries, and deduced some ideas for reversing the defeat......

In order to better understand the problems mentioned in the report, Theodore Roosevelt took time out of his busy schedule to go to a weapons test site to watch a weapons demonstration organized by Pershing.

Pershing was very pleased to see that Roosevelt had indeed come as promised, and while stepping forward to greet him, he hurried to explain to him, "Mr. President, the main reason why we will be defeated again and again is because the enemy's firepower is too fierce, so that we cannot attack and defend. And the fierce firepower of the Chinese army is first reflected in the artillery, and you also know that in large-scale battles above the regimental level, the strength of the artillery fire is the decisive factor, and the importance is far greater than that of light weapons. And the Chinese army is at least an era ahead of us, and even the entire Western world, in terms of artillery! ”

"Due to the unfavorable situation of the battle, we were not able to capture their large-caliber guns, but thanks to the efforts and sacrifices of the boys, we were lucky enough to capture two complete small mortars, one of which is the one, you see......", Pershing pointed to a 60mm mortar and told Theodore Roosevelt.

Theodore Roosevelt, who was also a connoisseur, noticed the difference in the way the artillery operated, "It was loaded from the muzzle?" The firing is done with the help of gravity sliding to trigger the fuse at the tail of the shell, which is a genius design! ”

"Yes, because of this unusual way of firing, this small cannon can shoot at an astonishing speed, and it can shoot a shell in two or three seconds, which is faster than our rifles!" , Pershing nodded when he heard this, and casually pointed out another advantage of the mortar, "And its trajectory is very curved, and it can even reach an elevation angle of up to 85 ゚, so it is especially suitable for dealing with the enemy hiding in the trench......"

President Roosevelt realized how much of an impact this would have on the battle, "That is, it would be easy for the Chinese army to attack our troops in the trenches, and it would be difficult for us to do so?" No wonder, no wonder it loses like this! ”

"Yes, even without these advantages, the mere fact that it can be carried effortlessly by a single person, and that both the cannon and the shells are extremely cheap, are incalculable. Our artillery is only equipped at the regimental level, and a platoon of the Chinese army has artillery, how can this battle be fought? When Pershing said this, his face couldn't help but show a look of grief and indignation, the Chinese army relied on these powerful weapons to easily kill hundreds of thousands of good American guys!

"It's cheap?" Theodore Roosevelt asked with some disbelief, but when he picked up the 60mm mortar and looked at it, he immediately understood, "The structure is so simple?" Actually a smoothbore? This cannonball...... Is it a cast iron case? Also, only against unprotected infantry, the lethality of cast-iron shrapnel is enough...... After all, the cost of a machine gun is not high, and it is indeed very cheap! ”

"This weapon should not be difficult to imitate, I hope that the troops can be equipped as soon as possible, and we can no longer use the flesh and blood of soldiers to resist the enemy's artillery fire!" Pershing made his own request bitterly, but his explanation was far from over, "Not only the weapon itself, but we can also be inspired to create the same type of artillery with a larger caliber and a longer range, I think the Chinese army is equipped with such weapons, otherwise it would not be possible to have such a powerful anti-infantry firepower ......" (to be continued). )