Chapter 1761: Crossing the Rocky Mountains
The night is like a huge black curtain, shrouded in the earth, as if everything is hidden, some of the daytime looks, there is no big deal, in the night, it seems more terrifying, huge mountains and rocks, huge numbers, in the sight of the glimmer, like a monster, entrenched in the unknown. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
5,000 combat vehicles constitute an armored fleet, this is a very large number, if it has not been modified by the Chinese side, just the sound, it will shake the four fields, may be heard clearly dozens of kilometers away, of course, after the Chinese modification, the sound is not so loud, and Japan's cherry blossom plan, is made by the Japanese staff and the Chinese help, not only taking into account the convenient accessibility, but also taking into account the safety.
It is impossible to choose a place close at hand, through the Rocky Mountains, this is a sneak attack, whether it can achieve the final result, it depends on how the concealment is done, and even from before arriving in the United States, there is a mistake in any place, which can make the Sakura plan, which has been prepared for so long and cost a huge price, completely bankrupt, in this case, concealment and caution must be considered, and it is also the first element, even if it is a little delayed for this, a little bit of fighter planes, it must also remain hidden, Unless you enter the U.S. border, or even enter the hinterland of the U.S., you can move freely.
The valley that chose to pass through the Rocky Mountains is more than 140 kilometers away from the base camp of the US military in a straight line, and the farthest range of US military activities is also more than 80 kilometers.
Because of the surprise, coupled with the equipment of China's power system, the noise of the engine is very small, even in the quiet of the night, more than 5 kilometers, it is difficult to hear the roar of the tank, let alone dozens of kilometers away. In order to ensure that this complex section of the road is passed at night, Japan has used some matte materials under the mention of China, which will emit a faint light at night, basically 500 meters away, his light can no longer be seen, but in the near distance, it can be used as an indicator light source.
Finally, after rounding the last col, we came to the entrance, which would be the most important march of the evening, said to be a valley, but in fact a series of mountain fault zones, because of a huge fault zone formed by geological movements, which divided the Rocky Mountains into two parts, a large number of fault valleys combined with gentle slopes and hills, which were the main features of this passage, most of which were between the two mountains, relatively hidden.
Because this is a fault zone between two mountains, the view is blocked, and the terrain is relatively complex, in order to avoid the US military from discovering, they did not repair the road, but simply leveled it to maintain the original traces as much as possible. In such a complex place at night, the requirements for the tank are higher, because there are gentle slopes and hills in the middle, and those places are unobstructed, so here, the tank still can't turn on the headlights, at most just turn on some dim shimmers, etc., which is prone to problems, Japan installed some lights in this area in advance, and it can't be said that the entire valley is brightly lit, at least, most of the valley scenes can be seen.
The valley fault zone is very long, about 70 kilometers or more, because most of it is original, even if it is leveled, the speed of the passage of armored troops is not fast, and it is maintained at 25 kilometers, which is a relatively slow and stable speed for the current tank, but it is the highest speed of the US tank, but it is only the medium speed of the currently modified tank, under the premise of full speed, the tank can easily exceed 35 kilometers per hour, in some gentle flat land, the texture is relatively hard, It can even reach a speed limit of 42 km/h.
The speed of 25 kilometers, in a relatively narrow place, whistling by, bringing the whirring wind, although in the valley, there are many people in charge of searchlights and security, but in the valley, except for the roar of tanks, there is no other sound, discipline is the key, everyone has been instructed, this is a war related to the national fortunes of Japan, and this group of outstanding soldiers, to go to the hinterland of the United States, to fight a war that may not have any chance of winning, they can not say anything, can not affect these plans.
Tanks roared past, at some forks, there were special traffic commands, these traffic commands, are also relying on signal flags, in the brightest lighted places, red flags and green flags fluttering, guiding the direction they are heading, in the whole valley, any movement is orderly, very efficient, almost no congestion.
From about 10:30 o'clock in the night, arrived at this mountain pass, 5,000 large and small armored forces, taking advantage of the cover of the night, passed through this mountain pass, the speed of passage is not too fast, 70 kilometers of long valley, from the first tank to enter, to the last tank to leave, it took 4 hours before and after, according to this calculation, the average speed is only ten hours per hour, 5000 tanks, this is a very long line, even if it is 7 meters per tank, it will stretch for 35 kilometers, of course, The valley is relatively wide, and most of the area can be used by more than 4 tanks to pass together, and with the help of various commands, the speed is always maintained.
In this way, the last tank entered the valley, the distance traveled in the middle, more than 110 kilometers, the average speed of the tank in 4 hours, has exceeded 25 kilometers, about half past two in the evening, almost three o'clock, all passed, it can be regarded as the most critical pass on the first day of the cherry blossom plan. But at this point, through the Rocky Mountains, the base camp's support for the New First Army is over, to be exact, it is land support, and the New First Army will next, in addition to the fixed-point airdrops obtained every day, the rest can only rely on itself.
A large number of land forces can carry out activities in the Rocky Mountains, such activities are normal, and it is not easy to attract the attention and backlash of the US military, once the US military realizes that Japan may attack the hinterland of Canada, or even the hinterland of the United States, then it will be a nightmare for the entire Sakura Project, which is unacceptable to Japan.
With the marching speed of the infantry, it can't keep up with the speed of the tank, and at most one more day of the tank's time, in front of the Sakura plan, it must be kept secret, and for the sake of a day's support, and at the risk of being discovered, the Japanese base camp weighed the pros and cons, and finally gave up, and the last help was within the Rocky Mountains, and the infantry would not take a step out of the Rocky Mountains.
When the last tank successfully passed through the valley, the signal flag sounded the flag of good luck, and then, the lights in the valley gradually went out, and they would clean up everything in the valley that did not belong to nature in the next two or three hours, and at dawn, if someone accidentally arrived here, they would not find any traces here, and after a week or two, or a month or two, the magical power of nature would once again envelop this valley, and it would completely return to its original state.
The convoy began to move forward, even if it was night, because of the relationship found out in advance, the speed was not slow, and the place to choose to walk, most of them were flat, so the speed was not slow, this day was the opening time of the cherry blossom plan, and it was also the most critical day, not only had he come here several times to do field trips, but other officers were similar, more than 5,000 armored vehicles, forming 12 large groups, led by more than 200 guide vehicles, quickly driving, at this time it was already 3 o'clock, at most 3 hours, It was dawn, and their previous march, not only did not delay, but they fought for about 20 minutes, and now, and then continue the march, they will arrive at the destination that has been set for this day to rest, and it is expected to arrive around 5:30 in the morning, when the sun has not yet risen on this side of North America.
In the silent night sky, the occasional croaking of frogs, and the howl of animals that do not know their fate, in the forests that are all over the wild ecological environment, the beast is the biggest enemy, but that refers to the infantry, the tank is a tool produced by a modern industry, there is no animal at present, can pose a threat to it, the huge steel body, can crush everything.
In just more than 100 kilometers of driving, there was a tank hit something, but unfortunately compared to a dozen tons of tanks, any animal is relatively slight, and even a high-speed tank hit something, just a slight impact, and then those beasts were wrenched in the mud under the ravages of the tracks, for the team, do not have to consider the problem of the field, only need to consider how to use the fastest speed, to complete this journey.
The next journey, carried out quite smoothly, the north is close to the Rocky Mountains here, inaccessible, full of large areas of primeval forest, if it is not for Japan to clear part of the area in advance, not to mention tanks, it is difficult for people to pass, in the last 3 hours, the tank convoy traveled 105 kilometers, plus 70 kilometers of valleys, and the previous journey, today the total mileage reached 210 kilometers, at this time the sky is not yet dawn, they have arrived at the intended location, because it is the first day, The next day, when it was just dawn, there was not much danger, but for safety, they stopped because the camp for the first day had arrived, and according to the plan, they would stay here for a day and receive airdrops, and then set off in the evening.