"Push the tank out of the way!" A non-commissioned officer of the Ming Army with a submachine gun climbed onto the turret of a Leopard tank, stretched out his finger to a destroyed American M26 Pershing tank on the road not far ahead, and shouted to the commander who leaned out of his body, "This road is too narrow, it must be moved!" ”

"I see!" There were so many gunfires, engine roars, and other gibble sounds on the battlefield that even if the two were so close to each other, the commander had to shout. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

It was December 7, and most of the fighting in San Diego had come to an end. At this time, the main forces of the Ming army and the main force of the American army were engaged in fierce fighting at the confluence of the California Peninsula south of San Diego. Bradley tried to break straight out of the Ming encirclement and make his way to Arizona through Mexicali. However, the Ming army entangled Bradley's troops and prepared to eat him.

However, these large-scale battles on the outside line did not mean much to the American officers and soldiers stationed on Coronado Island. Because they have no hope of breaking through at the moment. Their nearest formed U.S. force was Tijuana, more than 20 kilometers to the south, where the remnants of about two U.S. infantry divisions were stationed. It's a pity that the U.S. troops there, like them, are in the encirclement and cannot protect themselves.

It is impossible to expect Bradley, who has already run to Mexicali to break through to the Ming army, to return to their heads and save them, even if the President of the United States orders them, unless it is God. And after the loss of the fleet, the vast Pacific Ocean has become an insurmountable obstacle for the defenders. For them at this time, there may be no other choice but to die in battle and surrender.

The senior officers of the Pacific Fleet Command, who had flown overnight to Norfolk, sent telegrams to the Marines stationed in Coronado, full of flowery words of praise and promising a host of medals.

For this telegram, however, the commander of the garrison stationed here, Brigadier General of the United States Marine Corps, Edgar . David burned the telegram in front of all the defenders, and replied with a telegram that "those who have escaped are not qualified to point fingers. ”

The last large garrison in San Diego was the Ming 152nd Mechanized Infantry Division, which had landed shortly after the landing. This unit has just landed a few days ago, and it is a new force with full strength. And they have strong fire support, which is an irresistible force for the defenders.

Coronado Island's connection to the main city is full of man-made lofts, with the Pacific Ocean on the outside and warehouses, factories and barracks on the inside. And, of course, the indispensable berth docks of the former U.S. Pacific Fleet.

"Look over there." More than a dozen Ming officers and soldiers entered a two-story building and set up a firing point near the window. One soldier was somewhat surprised and pointed to the inner harbor not far away.

"What?" His colleagues turned their heads to see that it was a huge berth dock.

"With such a long berth, it is either a battleship or an aircraft carrier." The experienced non-commissioned officer spoke, "And there are so many of them here, at least an entire main fleet can be stopped." ”

"The main fleet?" A young soldier asked suspiciously, "How many ships is there in the main fleet?" ”

"Stupid." The non-commissioned officer scolded with a smile and said, "Think about how much is the main fleet of our Pacific Fleet?" ”

"Huh?" The young soldier said with a look of surprise: "How many of them!?" ”

"That's it!" The non-commissioned officer shouted, "Don't worry about that side. Now the U.S. warships that were originally docked inside have been sent to the bottom of the sea by our Pacific Fleet. Now all you have to do is fight hard! ”

"Yes!" The soldiers responded loudly.

The group of soldiers quickly set up machine-gun fire and rained bullets from the second-floor windows towards the defenders' positions ahead. On the main road next to their house, a Ming Leopard tank was rumbling its engine to the maximum horsepower, squeezing a destroyed US M26 tank in front of it, trying to push it off the main road.

The resistance of the defenders was fierce, even somewhat brutal and hysterical. Not only the Marines, but also the American soldiers who had retreated from other positions in San Diego were also very strong, and in many places the defenders were killed in the face of the attack of the powerful Ming army. This fierce battle was completely unexpected by the Ming army.

Originally, the Ming army thought that at this moment, when they were completely surrounded and there was no hope in sight, the resistance of the defenders would soon collapse. The Ming army will easily plant the flag on the roof of the Pacific Fleet headquarters. But what made them unbelievable was that the defenders were simply resisting step by step, and every position required the Ming army to pay a price to be captured, which shocked the Ming army very much.

"I really don't understand." Zheng Yuan, chief of staff of the 152nd Mechanized Infantry Division of the Ming Army, took a coffee cup and looked at the sunset in the distance that was gradually sinking in the west, and shook his head helplessly: "There is no hope, what are you still holding onto?" After a pause, he continued, "The difference between day and night temperature here is not small. Wear a single shirt during the day and a jacket at night. ”

"We are soldiers, and we go the same everywhere." Sun Ke, the commander of the 152nd Division, put down the telescope in his hand, turned back to the table, picked up his coffee cup, and said, "What kind of climate is there in our Daming Dynasty?" What is this? As for the resistance of the defenders, they are also soldiers, and we can understand their feelings when we think about it ourselves. ”

"Hmm." Zheng Yuan nodded and agreed with Sun Ke's words.

"Where are the combat sappers assigned to us?" After a moment, Sun Ke asked aloud.

"It's still in Orange County in the northwest." Zheng Yuan responded and said, "I sent a telegram to inquire, and now all the roads are full of traffic, and they are also blocked on the road." ”

"The traffic situation in the United States is pretty good." Sun Ke said with a smile: "Fortunately, the Supreme Commander didn't listen to the fools of the staff who only used a ruler to draw routes on the map, if we really landed on the Central American side, we wouldn't have to do anything, just build roads, build roads, and build roads all day long." By the time the road is built to the U.S. border, the war is almost over. ”

"The guys in the staff are all talking on paper, and if you really go down to the ground, you can blind them by crying." Zheng Yuan's words expressed the opinions of the officers and men of the front-line operations on the treatment of the staff officers of the staff who were constantly pointing fingers at the front-line troops. It's all dissatisfaction.

"It's not these periphery that I'm worried about right now." Sun Ke shook his head and said, "The defenders are not stupid, although they look fierce, but in fact, it is only a matter of time before the resistance on the periphery is cleared. The real difficulty lies in the building. ”

Following Sun Ke's gaze, there was an originally huge and magnificent building in the core of Coronado Island in the distance. However, at this moment, it has gradually turned into a very huge pile of ruins under the bombardment of the huge artillery of Ming fighters and warships.

Although most of the place has been reduced to rubble. But the building, which symbolizes the face of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet, is very, very strong. Many of the interiors are still intact, and they also have huge basements stocked with vast quantities of war materiel.

Because of the presence of the American defenders on Coronado Island, the Ming Dynasty was unable to use this port with huge throughput capacity, which made the Ming Army's front-line command very annoyed, and had issued a stern attack order to the 152nd Mechanized Infantry Division.

"I don't know how many people I will lose when I really attack it." Looking at the huge building in the distance, which still looked majestic even after being bombed, Zheng Yuan shook his head helplessly.

The commanders of the 152nd Mechanized Infantry Division were worried about the casualties of their troops, but their superiors did not think the same thing as they did. What the Ming Army Front Command now knows is that the large port of San Diego was unusable because of the resistance of the American forces on Coronado Island, and many Ming ships loaded with soldiers and various supplies circled the open sea but could not land.

As Sun Ke had predicted, the U.S. military resisted fiercely, whether it was ports, warehouses, hospitals, barracks, factories, docks, or even on the golf course outside the Fleet Headquarters building. But the real core of the defense of the defenders was still in the fleet command building.

The defenders could use artillery to attack any ship that entered the harbor in this huge building. And it's very sturdy, and there's a lot of stuff in the basement. So the core of their resistance is here.

Before dawn the next day, the Ming army, which had launched an attack overnight, had already taken all the positions except for the US fleet headquarters building. More than 3,000 U.S. troops were killed, but most of them were ordinary Army troops, not elite Marines.

Before the Ming army could launch a general assault on the building, the reinforcements they had requested had finally arrived.

More than 6,000 officers and men of the Seventh Combat Engineer Brigade directly under the Ming Army finally came to the front line through Ju County, which was heavily congested with traffic. It was then thrown into an attack on the building of the headquarters of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet.

At this time, there were about 5,000 defenders stationed in this building, most of them elite marines and some army officers and soldiers. They have plenty of supplies, and they also have the determination and awareness to persevere until the last moment.

And the one responsible for attacking here is the 152nd Mechanized Infantry Division of the Ming Dynasty. After the battle, the 152nd Mechanized Infantry Division is still capable of fighting about 15,000 troops, and they have a complete support force, including tanks and artillery. It is even possible to directly apply for support from aviation and naval artillery on the surface when needed.

However, Sun Ke knew that his troops could only play auxiliary, and the real main force of attack was the Seventh Combat Engineer Brigade! (To be continued.) )