Since the authorities of the country have made concessions on the issue of ground war. 【】Sticking to the rules and taking the attack on Yataihua as the ultimate goal of the landing operation, the wife and the young will not let the Marines march to Canada desperately without going against the actual environment.

In a sense, the fact that the Republican Marines had to land on the islands of Newfoundland and Anticosti and use this as a springboard to enter the North American continent was itself determined by the actual circumstances. To put it simply, since Europe can make a fuss about Canada's defeat and surrender, it can also make a fuss about the United States. In this way, even if the Republican Marines captured Centawa and forced the Canadian authorities to admit defeat, Europe would not stop there, but could send troops to the United States at the right time, causing the American authorities to surrender to Europe.

As a result, Europe will be the biggest beneficiary.

In order to avoid such a situation, the authorities of the Republic had no choice but to try to speed up the course of the war and defeat the United States before Europe was ready to send troops. The most direct and effective way is to start a ground war in the United States.

It's here. At that time, the authorities of the republic did something very important.

In mid-June, the Republic, as a core member of the intensive bloc, convened a very critical cyber summit with the DPRK, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Nigeria and Argentina. There was only one main body for this non-face-to-face meeting; That is, in the case of sending troops to the United States, the responsibilities and obligations of the member states of the small group, that is, how many troops each country intends to invest. As in the past, the authorities of the Republic did not require individual member States to participate in frontal combat operations.

In accordance with the recommendations put forward by the authorities of the Republic, frontal combat operations remained carried out by the Republican ** team. The main task of each member of the ** team is to protect the logistics supply lines and maintain law and order in the occupied areas. Because the war had reached its final stage, the authorities of the republic also made a proposal. A compromise solution, in which countries unwilling to send troops could compensate for combat operations with military supplies, strategic resources, and post-war reconstruction.

To put it bluntly, this battle cannot be fought by the republic alone, and everyone has a share.

In any case, the war was not over, and the member states were counting on the great assistance and support of the Republic after the war to reap the maximum benefits. Although there has never been a consensus within the intensive bloc on the question of whether or not to send troops to the United States, after the Republic made its attitude clear and made a decision to send troops. This contradiction is less prominent, at least not a country is willing to confront the Republic on this sensitive issue.

The meeting went smoothly and the countries were committed to assuming their responsibilities and obligations.

It was only after the internal problems of the bloc were resolved that the authorities of the republic made an official decision to send troops to the United States. Of course, combat operations still fell on the shoulders of the marines. According to the war plan approved by the Supreme High Command, "the Army's combat units are engaged in combat operations only after the Marine Corps has landed on the continental United States and established a foothold in the northeastern region of the continental United States." And the sign of "standing firm" is to control a large port with a throughput capacity of more than 100 million tons. Although there is no shortage of ports in the northeastern region of the United States, there are only a handful of ports with a throughput capacity of 100 million tons. Only Portland, Boston, New York and Camden, as well as Buffalo in the Great Lakes and Toronto and Hamilton in Canada, are also large ports with a throughput capacity of about 100 million tons. By the time the Marines occupy these ports, I'm afraid there won't be much more to do with the Army.

The army is also very helpless about this arrangement of the Supreme Command.

For the same reason, the maritime forces are in the hands of the navy, and the amphibious fleet is at the disposal of the marines. Even though the Army has a sizable air force with thousands of vertical take-off and landing transport planes capable of delivering several combat units to the front line at the same time, these transport planes are tactical-level and have a very limited range, not only cannot reach the US mainland directly, but also do not even have the ability to fly across the ocean. In other words, as long as the navy and the marines refuse to let go, no matter how powerful the army is, they will not be able to use it, so they can only let the marines charge ahead.

After setting the tone, the Marine Corps came up with a detailed operational plan at the end of the month.

In early July, after the general staff approved the plan for attacking the continental United States, the combat operation officially began on 7 July, and the landing site was selected in Pontesmouth, New Hampshire. Although Puffsmouth is only a seaside city, there is a marina for yachts. There was no such thing as a port, but the Marines could go north to attack Portland and south to Boston. Other words. The Marines were on double insurance for the next offensive operation, whether it was to capture Portland or Boston, as long as they achieved their objectives in one direction and completed the combat mission, they could obtain a port large enough to ensure that heavy equipment and combat materials could be disembarked.

There is no doubt that the Marines are preparing for all-out war, not just a landing

War.

At that time, if it was limited to the capture of the northeastern region of the United States, it would not have made much difference whether to capture the port or not.

The reason is very simple, the US military has lost its combat effectiveness, and the Republican Navy fleet kneeling in the open sea can provide accurate and fierce artillery support for the Marine Corps, and the aviation deployed on the sea bases and air fleets can almost participate in combat operations. Because the need for heavy equipment in the Marine Corps is not great, and there is no need to deploy artillery to the front line. Of course, the Marine Corps has a wide range of armored combat vehicles that can be airlifted by vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft to cope with all ground battles. In terms of combat materials, there were at least 4o four vertical take-off and landing transport planes on the four sea base groups deployed at that time, and these transport planes not only sent the Marine Corps to the continental United States, but also provided the Marine Corps with more than 10,000 tons of combat materials every day in the following combat operations, and the materials consumed by the land war were less than 10,000 tons. Therefore, the tactical airlift force alone can guarantee the operation of a marine brigade. And the Marine Corps deployed in the forward line has about one, half of the troops performing combat missions, so it can support the old Marine brigade. If you include the support provided by the Strategic Airlift Force, the Air Force's airlift platform, it is not difficult to get more than one Marine Brigade to carry out combat missions on the U.S. mainland.

A weak Marine Brigade is equivalent to 10,000 troopsDuring the war, the combat units of the Marine Corps were expanded many times, and by the end of the war, the size of the Marine Brigade was already equivalent to that of the army combat units before the war, that is, about 20,000 combat personnel. Of course, at this time, the army's combat units were also fully expanded, and even the strength of ordinary combat units was more than 30,000. The strength of the main combat units is all Hongwan, and some are even close to 10,000, which is equivalent to a main field army in the past. If it is only for the purpose of capturing the northeastern region of the United States, the Ten Thousand Marines here will be enough, and there is no need to send out the combat units of the army at all. There is no need to rush to boast about the port.

Of course, the seizure of ports is not only for the sake of ground combat operations.

Previous wars have long been demonstrated. When attacking the enemy's homeland, the pressure of logistical support does not come entirely from combat operations, especially when the emphasis is on strategic strikes, and the main pressure of logistical support actually comes from the internal situation of the enemy country, that is, the social turmoil caused by war.

To put it bluntly, the purpose of the offensive is to occupy. And in order to occupy, it is necessary to maintain social stability.

For the Republic, the most representative war was the Indian War in the Year of Lishi.

Before the outbreak of the war in India, the authorities of the Republic had fully considered the impact of hundreds of millions of Indians, so they had mobilized more than one million logistical support troops while preparing the main force of the field army, but the actual situation was still far beyond the expectations of the authorities of the Republic, and the pressure to occupy India was much greater than expected. As a result, it was. Before the war was over, the occupation forces of the Republican authorities in India were overwhelmed, not including combat troops, and several other allies sent millions of troops to barely control the situation. Of course, the key role is still played by the tens of millions of food, medicines, tents and other basic supplies that have been urgently sent to India. Arguably. Without these supplies, even if the Republican ** army occupied the whole of India, it would only be the enemy of hundreds of millions of Indians, and it would be impossible to control India. It is even more impossible to withdraw from India cleanly. More importantly, in order to deliver these essential supplies. The authorities of the Republic had to put the main field army of Blademan in more difficult conditions, resulting in relatively heavy casualties.

During the war, the Republican Brigade experienced a similar occupation operation, in which they occupied the world's smallest continent after strategic bombing of Australia and New Zealand.

Because the bombing was so thorough, the occupation of Australia was in effect saving hundreds of millions of desperate Australians from their misery. To put it more bluntly, it is to send the most needed living, production and construction materials to Australians, so that they can fill their stomachs, have something to do, and be able to rebuild their homes. Because before the outbreak of the war, Australia had about the edge. As early as the concave years, the Chinese became the second largest ethnic group in Australia, and by the time the war broke out, the Chinese accounted for only 40,000 fewer than the white people who occupied the place. Although before the Australian authorities followed in the footsteps of the United States in declaring war on the Republic, about 40,000 Chinese people remained in Australia, half of whom returned to the Republic, the other half went to Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, and a few went to South Asian countries such as India and Pakistan, the number of Chinese who remained in Australia was still close to 40,000. Because the Australian authorities did not persecute ethnic Chinese during the war, nor did they take action to restrict the freedom of ethnic Chinese, after the end of the strategic strike, that is, when the Australian authorities announced their surrender, the authorities of the Republic made a commitment not only to bear the cost of the repatriation of ethnic Chinese, but also to help Australia rebuild and restore Australia to its pre-war level within a year. This commitment eventually helped the Chinese to become the largest ethnic group in Australia, accounting for 4 Shen of Australia's total post-war population, while the proportion of whites was reduced to less than the king, so the Republic authorities were very active in helping Australia. For this reason, in just half a year, all kinds of materials sent to Australia have exceeded two tons, and the construction materials such as steel and cement needed for post-war reconstruction are the mainstay, and there are not many daily necessities such as food. It's also easy to understand. Australia is a big grain producer, and the population is not very large, and the maturity cycle of naturally planted food crops is about half a year, while the maturity cycle of industrially produced food crops is even less than 3 months, so within half a year, Australia has the ability to produce enough food to feed the "true Dalians." During the Great War, Australia's industrial infrastructure was completely destroyed, so what Australia needed most was industrial products!

With these experiences, the authorities of the Republic will naturally be more prepared when attacking the mainland of the United States.

You must know that before this, the authorities of the Republic did not intend to enter the mainland of the United States, at least not before the end of the war, so in the first half of the third year, especially after April, with the increase in the investment of logistics support forces and the full guarantee of strategic strike operations, the authorities of the Republic began to send materials to the Atlantic region for maintaining social order and post-war reconstruction, and the final destination of these materials was the United States, that is, to the United States after the end of the war.

Some might argue that there is no need to send supplies to the Atlantic, after all, they can be disembarked on the West Coast of the United States and shipped to various parts of the United States. In peacetime, it is natural to do so, because the United States has the world's most complete and largest domestic transportation network, not only has the world's second-longest rail network, but also has the world's best national road network, and has hundreds of large airports and dozens of large ports, and these transportation infrastructure can ensure the smooth flow of billions of tons of goods. The problem is that during the Great War, the Republic's strategic strikes destroyed the national transportation infrastructure of the United States, and all the large bridges in Rocky Hill were blown up, making it difficult to send supplies to the rest of the United States by land if supplies were to be sent to the West Coast of the United States.

It can be said that the Republican ** team marched into the United States. The first step is to make sure that the supplies are delivered in a timely manner.

As a result, it is necessary to seize one, if not several, large ports as soon as possible.

You know, the Northeast region of the United States, also known as New England, is the most densely populated and urbanized area in the United States, and it is also the most developed area in the United States. Leaving aside industry, among the top four universities in the United States. In the area! According to the census conducted by the U.S. federal government in previous years, because the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are determined by the population of each state, the United States has long legislated that a census is conducted every year. By the year of the blade, as the social development accelerated, the census interval was shortened to a year, and among the 700 million Americans, there was a population living in the New England area of Maine in the north and North Carolina in the south, and the population in the northeastern region of the United States between Maine and New Jersey had passed the census in the northeast! You know, none of these states are as large as California combined. As a result, even if the authorities of the Republic knew that an advance into the United States was inevitable. It has also been trying to avoid the northeastern region and focus on the West Cove area. Suffice it to say, if it were not for the insistence of the European authorities. If you want to make a fuss about Canada and force the Republic to send troops to Canada, I am afraid that by the end of the war, the Republican ** team will not risk fighting the white people to invade this area. You know, historically, New England can be said to be the nest of the United States, whether it was the thirteen states in the Revolutionary War or the Northern Union during the Civil War, New England was the heart of the United States, even in the middle of the century, the region was the essence of the United States. Maybe the Latinos in Miami won't fight to the death, maybe the blacks in New Orleans won't fight to the death, but the whites in New England will definitely take up arms to fight the invaders in order to protect their homeland!

In this case, bread and butter is certainly more effective than machine guns and cannons.

In fact, in extreme cases, bread and butter can only dilute the contradiction, but not completely resolve it.

Soon, the Republican Marines experienced the horror of "all men are soldiers" during the battle.

In the battle to attack Portsmouth, the two brigades of the Republic Marine Corps took a few days to conquer this small city with a population of less than 10,000, and paid a heavy price of nearly four casualties. According to the information released after the war, in the battle against Portsmouth, half of the casualties of the Republican Marine Corps were caused by armed civilians, while the losses caused by the American ** team were even smaller.

After this situation was reflected. The High Command of the Republic was forced to activate emergency countermeasures. That is, front-line combatants can open fire on civilians with weapons in any situation, instead of returning fire only after civilians have opened fire on the army, as previously stated.

It can be said that the fundamental purpose of this measure is to ensure the safety of officers and men of the Marine Corps.

The problem is, no one would have expected that this would become a source of conflict for the expansion of war! After spending 3 days laying down Portsmouth, the Republic Marines in July. In July and July, they attacked Portland in the north and Boston in the south. By this time, the number of Marines on the continental United States had reached 8 brigades, and 2 brigades were on their way to transit. If all goes well, by July, the Republican Marine Corps will send the old brigade to the U.S. battlefield and the blade brigade by the end of the month.

At the beginning of the month, the ground war on the mainland of the United States will be in full swing!

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