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"Three teams and four teams, to block the American fighters." In the sky over Norfolk, a formation of more than 300 Ming fighters surged in, covering almost the entire harbor.

The pilots of the Daming Navy have always been known for their boldness, and even if the shore-based units of the US Navy stationed in the Norfolk area have been equipped with new jet fighters, they have rushed forward without fear. It's not that they're not afraid of death, it's that they know that the U.S. military has a shortcoming with jet fighters, that is, the bomb load is very small.

Because the U.S. Army's F86 Sabre was a hastily launched project, although it could be used in combat as a whole, there were still many flaws that could not be repaired and directly put into the battlefield. One of the most important drawbacks is that this jet has a smaller bomb load. Once the battle is too long, it will soon lose its combat capability. This is a very brutal thing in the middle of a battle in the air.

In addition, it is important to note that the pilots of the U.S. military, especially those of the HNA Airlines, are not well trained because of the rush of jet units. This was already very clear to the Ming army when it landed in California. Coupled with the shortcomings in various other aspects, the elite HNA pilots of the Ming Army were not afraid to entangle with the jets of the US HNA Airlines.

The combat intention of the Ming fighters was very clear, that is, to contain the US fighter units. Provide cover for the bomber formation, so that they can calmly bomb their respective targets.

Hordes of Ming warplanes flew freely in Norfolk Military Harbor, bombs and torpedoes whizzing towards their respective targets. Destroy the US military targets one by one.

There are numerous barracks, equipment, communication hubs, repair yards and, most importantly, warships in the harbor.

At this time, the U.S. military also had hundreds of ships of various types in Norfolk Harbor. But most of them are supply ships, transport ships, minesweepers, patrol boats, and other auxiliary vessels. There are only a dozen warships that can really fight. The largest of them is nothing more than an escort aircraft carrier. Without exception, these ships were regarded as key targets by the Ming army, and they launched fierce attacks on them again and again.

'Knock knock~~~' Many U.S. ships and shore fire forces in the harbor are desperately pouring bullets into the sky. From the ground, it was as if the entire sky was covered in dense black smoke. From time to time, the Ming fighters that were hit fell down heavily in flames. But more than that, bombs fell from the sky!

The harbor of Norfolk was filled with flames and smoke, and one after another American warships were hit and burst into flames and explosions, and the entire harbor was in chaos. However, at this time, an American captain was surprised to find that there was a warship in the military harbor that had been constantly conducting anti-aircraft operations, and had been attacked as a target several times. But it never hit!

The name of this magical battleship is Snow Wind. This is an ordinary fleet destroyer with a standard displacement of no more than 2,000 tons, and it has been insisting on air defense operations since the start of the Ming air raids, but in the end it was not hit. The only two near-misses that killed it were two dead and ten wounded.

After the Ming army's air raid formation shook its wings and staggered away, rescue work began in the ruins of Norfolk Harbor. During the air defense combat operation, the Yukikaze, which fired almost 10,000 rounds of anti-aircraft shells of various calibers, found that it had actually hit a bombshell.

The bomb penetrated the deck and burrowed into the bilge of the Snowwind, but it was a dud!

After the Ming air raids, the few remaining warships capable of fighting in Norfolk Harbor were all sunk or seriously damaged. The only thing that was okay and could continue to be used was the Yukikaze warship. But the warship nominally belonged to the Japanese Navy. Neither Nimitz nor Lambert could nominally hang their own fleet commander flag on this battleship.

In other words, both Nimitz and Lambert became commanders of the light pole in the true sense of the word, naval commanders on land.

Two days later, a large Ming landing formation landed on various islands in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Subsequently, the formation entered the waters off Cuba through the archipelago and carried out a large-scale landing operation towards Cuba.

The Ming landing fleet was divided into two parts, which landed from the north and south sides of Guben. After fierce fighting, the Ming army successfully gained a foothold in Cuba. In the space of a week, the Ming army transported more than half a million troops and a large amount of military supplies to Cuba. They swept Cuba from both north and south.

On 1 February, the Northern Front Assault Force captured Havana, heavily garrisoned by U.S. Marines, and more than 20,000 U.S. Marines were encircled and annihilated in Havana. Subsequently, the Ming army rampage through the island of Cuba without stopping, and by the end of February it had completely occupied this important island.

It's important because of its proximity to the continental United States. After the long-range strategic bomber unit of the Daming Army Aviation is stationed, it can effectively carry out brutal bombing on the east coast of the United States, especially the industrial concentration. This has an immeasurable impact on weakening the war potential of the Americans.

The Americans also saw this, and they not only invested nearly 200,000 troops in Cuba to hold on. After the loss of Cuba, it also sent bomber units to carry out air strikes in an attempt to stop the strategic bombing of the Ming army. However, the efforts of the Americans only delayed the bombing campaign of the Ming army for some time.

On 19 March, more than 1,000 long-range bombers of the Ming Army attacked New Orleans, an important city in southern America. Bombed the city, home to the largest lubricant production site in the United States, to the ground. Although the American air forces put up fierce resistance. However, because it was close to Cuba, the Ming army sent jet fighters to follow the escort throughout the process. The losses of the Ming army were not large.

Two days later, the Ming army launched another air raid. The target was Houston, not far from New Orleans, and this time the Ming army sent nearly 2,000 strategic bombers.

The terrible attack of the Ming army's strategic bombers dealt a great blow to the morale and will of the US military to resist. Looking at the devastated city, the U.S. military hastily sent a large number of air forces to the south for protection. In addition to air forces, the US military has also mobilized numerous ground air defense units to move south. Among them were several heavy anti-aircraft battalions.

It's just that Da Ming, who occupies the initiative on the battlefield, can choose to attack his own targets anytime and anywhere. Over the next week, they conducted air raids in Tampa, Miami, Orlando, and St. Petersburg, Florida. Even the first daytime air raid on March 24 took a heavy toll on Florida.

When the U.S. military urgently dispatched a large number of aviation units and ground air defense forces to Florida. However, the Ming army made a detour from the sea off the Bahamas to the Atlantic Ocean and suddenly attacked Richmond, the capital of Virginia!

Richmond is an important city with the largest tractor manufacturing base in the United States. The tractor factory was able to be turned into a tank manufacturing base as soon as the era turned into a war period. Nearly one-fifth of the tanks and armored vehicles of the US army are produced here, and an important task of the Ming army's strategic bomber force in the air raid on Richmond is to strike at the US army's armored production capacity.

On top of that, head north along Richmond to Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States! A very important reason why Zhang Cheng ordered the strategic bomber force to attack Richmond without fighter escort was to deter Washington. Dealing a blow to the U.S. military's will to resist also put pressure on the U.S. government to choose to surrender as soon as possible.

The U.S. government will not surrender easily, even if the Ming has invaded their homeland at this moment, even if the Ming has an absolute advantage at this moment. Because for them, once they surrender, it means that they have lost everything. This is something that is unacceptable to those who hold the power.

However, the bombing of Richmond succeeded in striking a blow to the Americans' will to resist. When thousands of Ming fighters appeared on the screen of the US military's coastal defense radar, the US military was shocked. Because they thought that the strategic bombers of the Ming army could not fly here. And even the jet fighters that flew them could not provide an escort for them. But the Ming army really came. And still so much.

Because it was a night bombing, the US air forces, which did not have night fighters, could only watch as a series of bombs fell densely in the city of Richmond. Watch as factories throughout the city and suburbs are reduced to ashes.

The bombing of Richmond greatly shocked all Americans. All of a sudden, they found that everything was unsafe. The psychological blow to this situation is very huge.

In order to resist the Ming army's bombing northward again, the US military had to mobilize a large number of air defense units from other places to garrison important cities. Washington, D.C., the capital, is the most important place to be protected.

According to statistics, the US military has deployed more than 30 heavy air defense battalions around Washington, and there are also many other air defense units. Nearly 100,000 air defense units were deployed in Washington alone.

However, the reality is that the strategic bomber unit of the Ming Army Aviation did not bomb Washington once until the end of the war. These troops and equipment are completely functional.

When the Ming army and army aviation were violently bombing the US mainland, the navy covered the landing force and quickly recaptured all the islands in the Caribbean.

These islands originally belonged to the Ming Dynasty, and although they were taken by the Americans after the war, the Ming Dynasty's rule here was deeply entrenched, and there was little resistance when they were recaptured.

With the Caribbean still in the hands of the Ming army, the connection between North and South America was completely severed. (To be continued.) )