Yan Xishan sat on the rostrum, to be honest, a request from the Japanese side, originally could not alarm him, but such a crazy move, but it is exactly in line with the use of tanks, China because of Yang Yuanzhao's guidance, from the very beginning, put aside the practice of tanks to assist the infantry, tanks are not the cover of infantry at all, but the real siege of the city and the weapon of war, borrowing the concept of the era of cold weapons, if you can fight, you can run, this is also the fundamental reason why the infantry has few victories over the cavalry. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

From the very beginning, China's tanks are a large army of operations, interspersed with the ability to cooperate with motorized steps, I thought that with the dust of the Australian war settled, although there were armored divisions in the past, but they were not put into use, the future battle of Hawaii, there are also armored forces to go up, and in the same way, this armored force is also an auxiliary force, at most to enhance the degree of protection of the island, and few tanks really play a role in the large army operations and large-scale roundabouts.

The crazy actions of the Japanese are just in line with the tactics of tanks, even if it is used as research and simple support, it can also have an impact on the future, so not only Yan Xishan is here, but those who can sit in this war room are either senior leaders of the armor and army, or senior staff officers, their understanding of tanks has reached a very deep level, and they basically represent a part of the people who know the most about China's tank forces, and these people plus some of the strategic staff officers supported by the General Staff, They are looking for it based on current intelligence.

Looking at the general information of the United States that we have at present, of course, it doesn't matter if there is some information that they don't even know, and it is almost impossible to give birth to strategically significant targets in this part of the information, and this era is not yet a later generation, there are no computer networks and Area 51, and many targets are placed on the bright side.

At least more than 300 officers, most of them searched together, most of them just to sort out, so that valuable targets can be highlighted. In fact, after a careful search, there was really an officer wearing the rank of colonel, directly on a line on the map, and said with a little surprise: "Isn't this it?" ”

The colonel's name is Zhou Shucai, a native of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, and he can be regarded as a well-known regiment commander of the Chinese armored forces.

People who were familiar with him next to him came to take a look, and everyone who had seen it nodded differently, and in the direction he was pointing, everyone saw this line, a line that ran through the east and west of the United States, and even the harshest referee had to admit that he had chosen the right one.

From a strategic perspective, this is a strategic goal as important as Wall Street and the Panama Canal, and even a very important goal in a sense, and even has a huge effect on the East and West of the United States, not just the role of a Panama Canal.

Such an important target has never been listed in China's strategic objectives, for the simple reason that it is in the hinterland of the United States and has never entered into China's strategic intentions. China has never thought that it would be too far to fight the American continent, the Pacific Ocean, enough to isolate the two sides, even if China has the ability to defeat the United States and enslave the United States, a powerful country that is more than 12,000 kilometers away from China itself, has a population of hundreds of millions, and even used to be a country, is so easy to enslave.

How powerful Britain was back then, the predecessor of the United States, was still composed of 13 British colonies, although there were historical and transportation reasons, but it was still falling apart, sending Japan to America could, Japan could go all out, and develop the Americas without distractions, but China couldn't, the real foundation was still in Asia, even if Australia won it, thanks to Australia's vast land and sparse population and isolated overseas.

Now, Japan is frantically proposing to send tank troops to attack the hinterland of the United States, this important goal has not yet emerged, in fact, this staff officer is just a relatively fast brain, when others are still looking for the corner area, he directly aimed at the hinterland of the United States, at this time, the largest project in the hinterland surfaced, the United States Pacific Railroad,

The first railroad to cross the North American continent, it was named one of the seven industrial wonders of the world since the Industrial Revolution by the British BBC. The Pacific Railroad has made a huge contribution to the economic development of the United States, and in a sense, it is this railroad that has made modern America possible. It is more than 3,000 kilometers long, crosses the entire North American continent, and is the world's first transcontinental railway.

Speaking of which, this railway, and China still has a relationship, the mountainous area of the Midwest Nevada, can be said to be the most difficult to build a railway in addition to Tibet and Sichuan, China, when the construction is almost stagnant, the emergence of Chinese workers, has become the key to saving this railway, the blood and tears of countless Chinese workers, cast the glory of this railway, so far, it is also the only railway connecting the east and west in the United States.

At the time of the American Civil War, in fact, the entire Pacific Railroad has not been completely penetrated, many places are only a part, even so, this railway, has shown a strong vitality, the north with the help of this railway has been through the part, many times to transport troops to attack the south, but also let the south for this railway hate, there are countless ideas to destroy this railway, and even around this railway, a lot of wars and battles, many classic battles, They were all born next to the Pacific Railroad.

However, that was more than 50 years ago, after the end of the Civil War, the Pacific Railroad was completed, and he completely combined the East and West of the United States into a whole, from the East Coast to the West Coast, the most convenient and fast, not the ship around Panama, but the railroad through, in this sense, this railroad is an important blood and link of the United States, the whole United States into a whole.

Zhou Shucai put forward such a plan, strategically, it was approved by most of the staff officers, but another staff officer, after a little thought, immediately raised an objection: "This is too deep, it is not easy to go from Alaska to the US border, even if we are in the Pacific Ocean, have maritime superiority, and can carry out landing operations, the Rocky Mountains are a big problem!" ”

This opinion has been echoed by many staff officers, after all, the Rocky Mountains, for the Americas, is a difficult hurdle that has to be overcome, under the premise that aircraft and air transport have not formed the mainstream, geographical advantages are always a problem that must be considered, sending the Japanese army's armored forces to the United States, breaking through from the west coast is the best choice, even if it is as strong as the United States, when the radar does not appear, it is impossible to defend the entire national border, the necessary node defense is already good, as long as you choose a wide coast, Transporting the tank and letting the tank play freely.

This also has the great disadvantage of being able to move around the West Coast.

The west coast of the United States is also a relatively developed place, Los Angeles, San Francisco and other big cities are here, but a Rocky Mountain range, directly fixed the developed areas in a few areas along the coast, and even some large cities and heavy guards, even if the Japanese armored force came in, it was only to destroy the west coast, and the influence was not great, at most it played a role in striking at the US mainland, shaking the military morale of the Americans, by the way, destroying the important cities on the west coast, turning around, Basically, it is unlikely that you will take your equipment with you, so you can pick it up in a specific area and bring it back by boat.

"Why go by sea, we can go by land!" It was Zhou Shucai who spoke, obviously fully prepared, he immediately pulled out a map, from Alaska, as long as it passes through the mountains in the north and east, it is a large no-man's land, the entire central part of Canada, which occupies the largest area of Canadian territory, is a piece of no-man's land, and even after continuing to go deep into the United States, it is also the great plain of the central United States, which is also a vast and sparsely populated place.

The whims of a Japanese, combined with the whims of the staff officers, actually opened their minds, and such a plan appeared, if Japan aimed at this railway, it was really possible, as long as in Canada, when the tanks could cross the Rocky Mountains and enter the vast plain area in the middle, they would break through to the position of the Pacific Railway, and there would be no problem at all.

The first issue has been solved, Japan's attack on the US mainland has a strategic goal, this is a general direction, and then, it is a question of details, whether it can be realized, after all, a long-distance attack across thousands of kilometers, even in China's armored forces, is only a very small number of the most elite forces can be completed, in Japan, a newly established armored division, the use of American tanks, such a tank reliability is not high, otherwise, From Vancouver's 12,000 vehicles, there will not be only more than 8,000 vehicles to reach the Juno front, which is still a short distance from Vancouver to Juneau, attacking the hinterland of the United States, attacking the Pacific Railroad, the mileage in the middle, almost more than three times, or not considering the straight-line distance of the detour.

More than 5,000 kilometers of running, even if it is not a battle, no matter how much the American tank is repaired, no matter how hard it tries, it is impossible to complete this task, which is also the key to this strategy, for example, if you get a land cruiser of tens of thousands of tons, his speed, can not violate the convention, there is a speed of 70 miles, everything must be based on the basis of realization.

The same is true of the Japanese plan, in fact, the focus of Kawasaki's inquiry is also the question of whether the tank has the ability to travel thousands of kilometers, still maintain combat effectiveness, and can fight, and the target choice made by the staff is just from a strategic height. (To be continued.) )