"Look over there!" On a four-wheeled Great Wall light truck, a young Ming soldier was half-lying on the guardrail of the carriage, stretched out his finger to a large open space not far away, beckoned to his companions and shouted: "A lot of damaged tanks!" ”

More than a dozen Ming soldiers on the truck probed their heads to look at the huge tank cemetery. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info All sorts of tanks, both Ming and American, were shoved and discarded in a huge open space near the coastline. A cursory look at the past shows that there are thousands of them.

Not only this truck, but almost all the Ming officers and soldiers in the long convoy in front and behind it were watching this side. The wreckage of the ruins that had been burned by the raging flames greatly shocked these Ming officers and soldiers who had only disembarked yesterday.

This convoy belonged to the 152nd Mechanized Infantry Division of the Ming Army. They had traveled from mainland China to Hawaii months earlier, boarded a transport ship more than a week ago, and landed in the Los Angeles area yesterday. He was then sent to the San Diego front to fight.

This is the battlefield where the Ming army fought a fierce battle with the Ming army commanded by Bradley. Although the smoke of gunfire has long since dissipated, the traces of the fierce battle are still preserved here. In that fierce battle, both sides lost nearly 100,000 officers and soldiers, and thousands of tanks, planes, and artillery were turned into scrap metal. The scenes left over from the war are shocking to watch.

"That's pretty bad." A non-commissioned officer of the Ming army took a hard puff of his cigarette, shook his head and sighed, "I don't know how many people died." ”

"I've heard that there are tens of thousands." The Ming army on the side responded: "I heard from the fellow of the 138th Division that the fight was miserable. When they came, the battlefield was full of dead people, and it took three days to clean up the battlefield alone. ”

"Won't we fight such a strong U.S. military this time?" A Ming soldier asked worriedly.

"It's American soil." The non-commissioned officer of the Ming Army, who was smoking, said in a deep voice: "Don't expect them to give up resistance. You just have to think about what you would do if the Americans landed in our homeland, and you will know what they would do. ”

"Kill them!!" The soldiers in the car roared almost simultaneously.

"That's it." The non-commissioned officer nodded and said, "When you go to the battlefield, either you die or I live." Boys, let's go and fight. ”

San Diego, home to the U.S. Pacific Fleet Command, is also the largest U.S. naval base on its west coast. However, at this time, the US military no longer had any decent warships, and the Pacific Fleet had long since existed in name only.

More than a month after the official landing of the Ming army, millions of American troops rushed from all directions to surround almost the entire state of California. However, the strength of the Ming army has also been greatly strengthened, not only resisting the continuous siege of the American army, but also constantly expanding the occupied area in hand. The main target of the Ming landing force at this time was San Diego.

In fact, the Ming army was able to hold out under the siege of a large number of American troops, in large part because of the huge Rocky Mountains that stood in the way.

The Rocky Mountains, which stretch from Canada to New Mexico, are very large and have many branches. These towering mountains may not be able to stop an air attack, but they can effectively stop large-scale operations on the ground, especially large-scale mechanized operations.

The march of mechanized troops is very demanding on road conditions. Because of the technology of the times, the mechanical technology of this era in all aspects did not reach the top, and the motorization hours of various vehicles, including armored vehicles, were not long. Moreover, the terrain here is complex, which will exacerbate the consumption of motorized hours.

In addition, it is difficult to carry out large-scale mechanized troops in mountain warfare. Without sufficient combat space, its combat capability and efficiency will be greatly reduced. In many places, the Ming army only needed to use part of its forces to block mountain passes and communication arteries everywhere, and it was able to isolate a large number of American troops. This is a good terrain environment for the Ming army. It allows them to concentrate their forces where they need them.

After more than a month of intense preparations, the number of officers and men of the Ming army in the landing area has exceeded 2 million. It is not a problem for such a large number of officers and soldiers to be crowded in a small area with a sea of various supplies. The forward command soon launched a ferocious attack on the San Diego area in the south, as planned.

San Diego is a region near the border between the United States and Mexico. It is not far from Los Angeles, the main landing point of the Ming landing force. Moreover, the terrain here is relatively flat, which is suitable for large-scale operations. It is also the best transportation artery connecting the southern California peninsula to Mexico.

If the U.S. military wants to deploy a large number of troops to the Ming landing area, this is the main transit route. After all, they had to travel south from New Mexico into Mexico and then from the California Peninsula via several railroads and highways. Elsewhere, mass access to mechanized troops is largely impossible.

Every step of the Ming army's advance towards San Diego was extremely difficult, and the resistance of the American army was fierce.

The U.S. military does not lack troops, nor does it lack all kinds of materials and will to fight. They are fighting to defend their homeland, and their will to fight is quite strong. The Ming army did not have the slightest place to take advantage of it, so it could only continue to fight hard and consume.

Compared with the early stage of the landing, the biggest improvement of the Ming army was that the area under their control became larger, and the sappers worked day and night to build more airfields. The number of new fighters brought in from distant lands has finally increased.

The Americans have many, many planes. Even if we exclude the loss of wars over the years and the planes that have been transferred to various allies, the number of warplanes in the hands of the Americans is conservatively estimated to be at least more than 100,000! That's a number that's enough to fill the entire sky.

It's just that because of the timing of getting jet technology, the number of jets produced by the Americans is not very large. Moreover, the Americans also need to deploy a large number of fighters on their east coast to resist the surprise attack of the Ming naval aviation. After all, now because of the loss of the fleet and sea supremacy, the Ming Navy can go to raid and bomb the east coast of the United States at any time.

Americans own more than half of the country's industrial production capacity along the East Coast coast. Once they are constantly bombed by Daming Naval Airlines, their production capacity will be rapidly reduced. So, they had to keep a strong enough resistance on the east coast.

The American intelligence agencies on Europa already knew very clearly that the Ming was about to launch an attack on the East Coast. A large number of fleet and army units are ready to go. In this case, they cannot afford to throw all their forces into the California side.

The expanding air power of the Ming army largely resisted the numerical superiority of the American army. As a result, air supremacy was barely controlled. This provides sufficient support for ground operations. Now that the whole of California is in the midst of fierce fighting, San Diego is a top priority.

Bradley constantly threw troops from the rear into counterattacks against the Ming army, trying to stop the Ming army's offensive. The Ming troops, on the other hand, relied on their qualitative superiority to consume the US army and advanced their own front step by step.

By early December, the Ming army had finally managed to break into downtown San Diego. At the same time, a powerful armored force set out from the Indio region and quickly moved south along Lake Salton, defeated the resistance of the American armored forces, and then rushed into Mexican territory, and successfully captured the important border city of Mexicali. The final destination of this huge force, consisting of four armored divisions and twelve mechanized infantry divisions, was in the port of Peñasco.

If the Ming army's outer assault forces could successfully capture the port of Peñasco, they would be able to pack at least half a million American troops into the encirclement near San Diego. This became the decisive battle of the Southern California campaign.

As for the Ming army's attack in San Diego, it was to a greater extent to contain the strength of the American army, so that they could not calmly retreat or leave.

Coronado, located within the Port of San Diego, is home to the Pacific Fleet Command. But at the moment, there aren't many naval personnel left. They had all left early for the West Coast. Of course, it was the bigwigs who left, and the local Marines did not leave, but received orders to hold their ground and defend the honor of the navy.

Coronado has a port area, warehouses, barracks, communication hubs, docks, factories and many other buildings. But at the heart of it is the snow-white Pacific Fleet Headquarters building. It is a large 12-storey complex with a large area and many auxiliary buildings around it. Garrisoned here are all Marines.

On December 3, the Ming attacking forces captured Loma, which was less than a kilometer away from Coronado. The next day, the Ming army occupied Impiriel Beach again, thus completely turning Coronado into an isolated island.

At this time, the main force of the defenders stationed on the isolated island was the remnants of 5,000 marines and thousands of other American troops. When Bradley ordered a total retreat on the 15th, it became the last stronghold of resistance in San Diego.

The Ming army sent messengers to send letters of surrender to the defenders stationed here, as their resistance was now meaningless. The nearby U.S. forces have all retreated towards the California Peninsula, and the entire city has now basically fallen into the hands of the Ming army, except for this isolated island. In this case, their resistance has no meaning other than to increase casualties.

However, the defenders did not hesitate to refuse the persuasion of the Ming army to surrender. Their answer was simple: "We are the Marines!" (To be continued.) )