Chapter 534: Roosevelt's Great Purge
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"Did you fight?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the fight has already begun!"
At the imperial meeting, when he heard the news of the outbreak of the Mexican-American War, Wang Chenhao was both happy and worried. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info╔╗//**//
If it's a lose-lose situation, that's a happy thing. But if it is one-sided, no matter which side wins, it will undoubtedly cause a strong player to appear in the Americas, which is not in line with the strategic layout of the Chinese Empire in the Americas, which worries Wang Chenhao.
"I don't know what the outcome will be!"
"As things stand, it's likely that Mexico will win." Wang Shizhen added: "The latest battle report shows that Mexico's First Army took advantage of the superiority of its armored forces to launch a blitzkrieg against the U.S. Ground Self-Defense Force on the 19th of this month, and in the Battle of Biloxi, Mississippi, with aircraft, tanks and powerful artillery fire, it defeated the 11th Infantry Brigade of the U.S. Ground Self-Defense Force in less than two days." In just three days, hundreds of thousands of Mexican troops have broken through into the United States, and its mechanized units are advancing at a speed of 100 kilometers per day into the depths of the United States, unstoppable. ”
Wang Chenhao thought for a while and said: "The United States has developed highway transportation, which is most suitable for the breakthrough of armored troops. At this rate, within three months, the United States will be destroyed! ”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Did Roosevelt have any coping strategies?"
Wang Shizhen replied: "I heard that Roosevelt's side is already in chaos, and the US Self-Defense Forces Command cannot come up with a countermeasure, and the US troops on the front line have no combat effectiveness and will collapse at the first touch." As His Majesty said, the United States does not expect to last more than three months. ”
"That's the end of America?" Wang Chenhao couldn't help frowning. ╔╗ asked: "Roosevelt's strength can't be so weak!" Although the Self-Defense Forces do not have many troops. But the equipment is relatively sophisticated, and the combat effectiveness is also the most elite unit of the US army, even if it can't beat the Mexican army, at least it can't be defeated so badly! ”
Wang Shizhen asked, "What does Your Majesty mean?" Could there be fraud in this? ”
Although Wang Chenhao is not sure yet, his feeling is this, he feels that Roosevelt will not be defeated so easily, and the US military must have countermeasures.
Thinking of this, Wang Chenhao said: "Although I am not sure yet, this may be a strategic weakness of the Americans!" ”
Wang Shizhen thought for a while, nodded and said, "When the empire used to deal with the Russians. This tactic of strategic retreat is often used to trick the Russian army into being fooled. With the current situation of the US military, it is also possible to show weakness to Mexico. If so, then with the arrogance of the Mexicans. I'm afraid I'll suffer. Call the Mexican consulate and tell them to be careful! ”
"No!" Wang Chenhao waved his hand and stopped: "Don't remind them!" ”
Wang Shizhen didn't know why, and asked: "Your Majesty, if you don't remind the Mexicans, I'm afraid they will suffer a big loss!" ”
Wang Chenhao said: "Now Mexico's military strength is obviously stronger than that of the United States, and if Mexico is allowed to annex the United States, it can only create Mexico's dominance in the Americas." ”
Wang Shizhen said: "Your Majesty is worried that Mexico will dominate the Americas after defeating the United States? ”
Wang Chenhao nodded and said, "That's right!" Mexico's economy and military power are growing much faster than we expected. ╔╗ Therefore, they should not be allowed to grow bigger, and if they can maintain their direct balance of power, this is the most important thing. ”
Wang Shizhen hurriedly said: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true! If it is true that the Americans deliberately showed weakness to lure the Mexicans into taking the bait, then the Mexican army will suffer a big loss this time! ”
Wang Chenhao said: "This is just speculation!" If the Americans are really vulnerable, the empire will have to prepare all measures at that time, and never allow Mexico to swallow the United States. ”
Wang Shizhen nodded and said, "The minister understands!" Pressure will be put on Mexico to ensure that the United States is not overly weakened. ”
Ten days after the outbreak of the Mexican-American War, the United States entered a state of all-out war mobilization. The U.S. Ground Self-Defense Force increased to 1.2 million troops, while the National Guard and militia reached 3.6 million. Such a large number of troops and reserve militia forces can be said to be a great feat of Nazi America. It was also a direct result of Roosevelt's New Deal. Because of the economic crisis, millions of Americans chose to join the military-industrial complex and the military, and they became organized and powerful under the leadership of the Nazi Party, after smashing and looting Jews and Mexicans, so it happened to be the source of the expansion of the US Self-Defense Force.
However. After the expansion of the U.S. Self-Defense Forces, the Roosevelt administration did not send them directly to the battlefield. Instead, under the pretext that the front-line US Self-Defense Forces were unfavorable in combat, they successively dismissed more than a dozen generals and lieutenant generals of the US Ground Self-Defense Forces, and these generals were the backbone of the Self-Defense Forces who opposed Roosevelt's coming to power, and they opposed Roosevelt's Nazi Party and fascist policies. Only in this way can Roosevelt and the Nazi Party truly take control of the military command of the US Ground Self-Defense Force.
It is precisely because of this that 10 days before the start of the Mexican-American War, the will of the US troops on the front line to resist was extremely negative, and Roosevelt's Nazi Party stepped up its efforts to seize the military command of the Ground Self-Defense Force, did not hesitate to sacrifice the US soldiers on the front line, and even gave a large number of strategic points to the Mexican army. ╔╗
Roosevelt purged dissidents in the Ground Self-Defense Force, as well as admirals who opposed him in the Maritime Self-Defense Force. Therefore, in the early stage after the outbreak of the Mexican-American War, the United States staged an internal seizure of power and a great purge, which led to the inability of the US Self-Defense Forces to fight back against the invasion of the Mexican army, and a large number of national territories were lost. And the responsibility for all this is attributed to those US officials who oppose Roosevelt and the Nazi Party, because Roosevelt has long controlled American public opinion, and all the people who point out are on Roosevelt's side, causing thousands of US officers and soldiers to be purged, including dozens of middle and senior officers who performed well during the Sino-US war, which indirectly greatly reduced the combat effectiveness of the US military and aggravated various losses in the early stage of the war.
Ten days before the start of the war, the Mexican army broke through more than 600 kilometers into the US mainland and destroyed more than 500 US tanks and more than 200 planes, most of which were wiped out in garages and airfields by Mexican Air Force bombers. The U.S. military lost more than 50,000 people. Mexican President Kiir made a bold statement: "Destroy the United States in three months!" ”
July 21, 3:30 a.m. The Mexican General Staff issued a plan for the recovery of the Rand River, and the Mexican Army was divided into three army groups, Western, Central, and Eastern, on a long front of more than 2,000 kilometers from California in the Pacific Ocean in the west to Mississippi in the Gulf of Mexico in the east, and launched an attack on the United States on all fronts.
The official Rand River Plan was named because in the First Mexican-American War, the United States used its hegemony to force Mexico to cede 2.2 million square kilometers of land north of the Rand River, which was a disgrace for the Mexicans.
The mission of Army Group Center is to encircle and annihilate the main force of the U.S. Ground Self-Defense Force in Tennessee, with 36 divisions and 12 brigades, and then Washington, the heart of the United States. The strength of Army Group West was 29 divisions, and the task was to annihilate the American forces in Utah and Nevada on the Pacific coast. ╔╗ and then attack Denver, Colorado, to destroy an important strategic military base of the US military in the center of the continent. The task of Army Group East was to attack in the general direction of Alabama and Florida and to wipe out the main force of the US forces in the Gulf Coast on the Florida Peninsula, with 17 divisions and 13 brigades. Furthermore. There was also a strategic assault army group that pointed directly to the north along the north of the Mississippi River, and carried out assaults on South Dakota and Iowa respectively. The in-depth division of the US mainland is intended to split the eastern and western parts of the United States into two and achieve the goal of strategic separation.
It can be said that this plan formulated by the Mexican General Staff is extremely thorough, and its long-planned war mentality towards the United States is vividly on paper.
After the Battle of the Rand River Liberation began, 76 airfields in the eastern and southern parts of the United States were heavily bombed, and the US military lost 665 planes within half a day, of which 480 were destroyed at the airfields before they could take off. Due to the internal struggle for power and internal friction in the US military, all these advanced planes were destroyed and failed to play their role. Cities, naval and air bases, and communications facilities in the eastern and southern parts of the United States were seriously damaged by the Mexican Air Force, and the command organs of the major military districts in the vicinity of the battle line were basically paralyzed.
The Mexican army advanced more than 50 kilometers on the first day of the battle, and the American troops were powerless to fight back. The U.S. Defense Council was busy joicing for power, and when it was unclear about the situation on the front line, it issued an unrealistic order that night, demanding that the U.S. Self-Defense Forces on the front line carry out a fierce counterattack to destroy the invading enemy. This blind command has exacerbated the situation at the front.
In the first week after the start of the battle, the Mexican army relied on its superiority in strength and weaponry, coupled with the advantages of the Mexican army's mobilization and concentration of troops, the US army suffered internal friction and lost command after failure. As a result, the Mexican Army fought extremely easily, and Army Group Center had advanced to Nashville, the capital of Tennessee. The forward of Army Group East is close to the area leading to Montgomery, and Army Group West has crossed the upper reaches of the Rand River and driven tens of thousands of US Self-Defense Forces into the Demilitarized Zone of California. ╔╗
In the face of the Mexican Army, which came prepared, the US military suffered one defeat after another, and although the US Government took urgent measures to change the forward military region into a front army and set up a US Self-Defense Forces Command, it suffered a serious defeat at the beginning of the war because of the panic caused by the internal purge of the Self-Defense Forces and the failure to complete a large amount of work. The Nazi Party controls the US Self-Defense Forces, but many Nazi Party officers are young officers, and it is okay to command companies and platoons. As a result, a series of unfavorable situations, such as the poor quality and ability of the middle and high-level commanders of the US Self-Defense Forces, and the erroneous judgment of the enemy's main attack direction, led to the total annihilation of 28 newly built divisions of the US Self-Defense Forces in the early days of the war, and the loss of more than half of the personnel and weapons of 70 divisions.
In the year before the war, the Roosevelt administration allocated 2.5 billion dragon dollars to purchase munitions and materials, and within a month after the outbreak of the Mexican-American War, the U.S. military lost 2,000 trains, 3,000 artillery, 1,000 aircraft, 1,500 tanks, and tens of thousands of light and heavy machine guns. At the same time, the U.S. Ground Self-Defense Force also lost 100,000 U.S. troops.
On August 15, through fierce fighting, Mexico's Central Army captured Fort Harrison, the gateway to Washington, D.C., and surrounded more than a dozen new divisions of the United States, cutting off the most important arterial line in the east and west of the United States, the Pacific Railroad and highway. Subsequently. The headquarters of Army Group Center in Mexico was located here. Sheffield, commander-in-chief of the Mexican Army, personally flew to the front line to supervise the battle, ready to take the credit for the capture of Washington, the capital of the United States.
At this time, the Mexican Army Group Center was only 400 kilometers away from Washington, and at a rate of 100 kilometers per day, the Mexican Army would plant the Mexican flag on the top of the White House in five days. There is no need to wait for three months, two months to end the war against the United States.
At this moment, the Mexican army, which was very happy, made a mistake that had a bearing on the overall situation, and the Mexican army saw that the US Self-Defense Forces were vulnerable, so they took it lightly and transferred part of the main force of Army Group Center, which was preparing to attack Washington, to attack Richmond in the south, in order to occupy the granary in the eastern part of the United States. And open a strategic passage to Rofo, because Rofo is under the military jurisdiction of the Chinese Empire, and the Mexican Navy can use the port of Rofo to obtain supplies of oil and ammunition from the Chinese Empire.
However, after more than a month of internal purges, the US Self-Defense Forces are in the aftermath. Roosevelt's rights have been consolidated, and the Nazi Party has completely controlled the US army, so at the time of the national crisis, Roosevelt terminated the continued persecution of dissidents, and the aliens also chose to give in from the premise of defending the United States and obeyed Roosevelt's leadership.
Admiral MacArthur, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Ground Self-Defense Force, told Roosevelt that Mexican forces could advance so quickly into U.S. depth thanks to the high-speed mobility of their mechanized forces. And the biggest weakness of mechanized troops is logistical supply. Its fuel and ammunition, and even the tracks of the tank, after stretching the battle line, made it difficult to replenish and support. At this time, the Mexican army was already arrogant to the point that one company was fiercely chasing after one regiment of the American army, and if it succeeded in curbing the advance speed of the Mexican army, it would be possible to break the Mexican army's plan to destroy the United States in three months. If you can take advantage of the interruption of the logistical supply of the Mexican army to fight a defensive counterattack, you can even directly turn the tide of the war.
Roosevelt listened to MacArthur's advice, and the U.S. military actively prepared for the defense of Washington, D.C., and at the same time, because the Mexican army advanced too quickly, it occupied a large area of American territory, and the United States had a large number of cities. The Mexican army had to divide its troops to defend each city, so the strength of the Mexican army was greatly dispersed, and on the local battlefield, the strength of the American army was greatly increased. Also because of the rapid advance of the Mexican army, the Mexican army was not even busy managing the surrendered American troops. In some areas, former U.S. military officers were directly appointed as local garrison officers, and most of the U.S. troops who had been dispersed by the Mexican Army organized guerrilla units in various areas. Even the divisional and regimental size of the US military was quickly restored.
It can be said that the Mexican army was busy capturing Washington, thinking that after the capture of Washington, the United States would perish, the American army would surrender, and the United States would accept the result of defeat. Therefore, the Mexican army neglected to consolidate the occupied area and underestimated the enemy's rashness.
Roosevelt convened an emergency military meeting to determine the deployment of a defensive counterattack in Washington. At the same time, it was decided to start a battle in the rear of the Mexican army-controlled area, and broadcast an order to the American troops, guerrillas, militia, and civilians in the enemy-occupied area to rise up and resist and attack the Mexican logistics supply line. At the same time, according to MacArthur's suggestion, to prevent the Mexican army from breaking through Richmond, opening up the mouth of Port Rofo to the sea, and preventing the Mexican army from receiving supplies from the Chinese Empire, so the Battle of Richmond was deployed at the same time to resolutely prevent the Mexican army from opening up the sea line of communication.
The Battle of Richmond broke out on August 17, 1931, and the U.S. Self-Defense Forces stubbornly resisted the Mexican Army for the first time, implementing scorched earth tactics, destroying all roads, railways and bridges, planting mines everywhere, and implementing the main frontal deployment of the U.S. Army.
As a result, the US and Mexican armies fought from the end of summer to the middle of winter, and the US troops suffered serious losses in the defensive battle of Richmond, not only losing forward troops, but also depleting the reserves used in this direction, and among the two army group groups deployed in the Richmond area, four army groups were encircled, all the commanders of the West Virginia Army Group were killed, and the commanders of several group armies were still captured, and according to the Mexican army, the Mexican army eliminated 465,000 American troops, which was the largest annihilation war in history. However, the Mexican army did not achieve its strategic goal, and its own losses exceeded 100,000 people, and the most fatal thing was that the Mexican army's front line was too long, and the logistical support became tight, and hundreds of thousands of Mexican armored troops on the front line consumed millions of tons of materials every day.
In September, the Western Army Group had occupied the demilitarized zones of Utah and California, entered the suburbs of Los Angeles, and joined forces with the Mexican Pacific Fleet to completely blockade Los Angeles, and began a 400-day Los Angeles offensive and defensive battle, 120,000 American troops retreated into the city of Los Angeles.
At the end of September, Army Group Center of the Mexican Army, after replenishing some fuel and ammunition, wanted to occupy Washington before the winter snow, so it attacked Washington in a big way, this time codenamed "Tornado". The Mexican army invested 1.1 million troops, 1,200 tanks, 16,000 artillery pieces, and 1,400 planes in the direction of Operation Tornado, in order to take Washington in one fell swoop and end the Mexican-American War.
The US Self-Defense Forces are also preparing for a decisive battle, and the US military has established a multi-channel defense zone with echelon configuration in a depth of more than 300 kilometers west of Washington, with four army groups and 2.25 million troops, and has worked overtime to produce 990 tanks, 7,600 artillery pieces, and 677 combat aircraft for defense. All branches of the Roosevelt administration did not leave Washington and were ready to resist to the end. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )