"Your Excellency, you are here. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info"The commander of the formation, who has been waiting here for a long time, is Rear Admiral Corinth. After seeing MacDonald get out of the car, he immediately stepped forward.

As a rear admiral, Collins was normally the commander of at least one squadron, commanding several battleships or an aircraft carrier task force. In the navy, he can be regarded as a powerful figure with status. It's a pity that the current US Navy can hardly find any decent surface ships, except for some submarines.

Many fighters of Daming Naval Airlines did not care about the targets on the ground at all, but went all out to continuously attack any port of the US military, even a small fishing port. Hordes of Ming naval aviation destroyed almost all of the U.S. Navy's surface warships in a matter of months. All that's left is a few small boats of hundreds of tons.

Among them, the largest one was the former Japanese Navy warship requisitioned by him, the destroyer Yukikaze.

The Yukikaze is definitely the best of the allied navies. Don't look at its tonnage, it's just a mere destroyer class. However, since the outbreak of the war, it followed the Japanese Navy's aircraft carrier formation to raid the Zhoushan Naval Base, which can be regarded as the first shot of the war.

In the years since, the Yukikaze has participated in almost all naval battles in the Pacific Ocean. Both as a member of the Japanese Combined Fleet and after being requisitioned by the US military. During his years, he was attacked by the Ming army many times. Several times hit by bombs and torpedoes. But miraculously, none of these bombs and torpedoes exploded!

In terms of probability, the odds are unbelievably small. From the beginning of the war to the present, the Yukikaze, which has participated in almost all major naval battles, has only lost ten people. Its captain is still the first captain, but his rank has also been promoted to rear admiral.

The legend of the Snowwind is not only widespread among the Allies, it is considered a miracle ship. And its fame even spread to the Ming Navy. Almost all of the Daming pilots joined in the bet on who would end up sinking the incredible miracle ship. The prize money in the pool has reached nearly one million dollars.

"You've worked hard." MacDonald shook hands with Collins, turned to look at the battleship docked, and asked softly, "Is this the Snowwind?" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency." Collins nodded with a complicated expression and said, "This is the Snowwind." ”

"Good." MacDonald nodded with satisfaction, looked at Collins and said, "This mission is very important, I hope this miracle ship can hold us to complete the mission successfully." Alright, let's start loading all the cargo onto the ship! ”

At this moment, as the Ming army approached, the government-in-exile and high-level American officials of various countries who had just fled from Washington to New York did not wait to take a few more breaths in New York. He had to embark on a journey to the north again. Almost everyone has flown to Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec. MacDonald, on the other hand, had to stay because he had to escort the gold.

That's right, gold, more than five hundred tons of gold were transported to warships. They will send this huge amount of gold by sea to the desolate places in the north. The tentative place is Greenland or the islands in the Arctic Circle near the North Northwest Passage. After all, it's very remote, and in the days when there were no satellites, it was not easy to find this gold unless someone led the way.

The money will be buried. The exact burial location is known only to a very small number of people. The money will be used for the restoration of the United States in the future. After all, everyone believed that although the allies were now completely defeated, and the strength of the Ming Dynasty was strong enough to make everyone despair. However, people will eventually grow old one day.

When Zhang Cheng and these elite soldiers of this era gradually grow old, Da Ming, who no longer has any opponents, will inevitably begin to weaken gradually. After enjoying a long period of peace, the Ming Dynasty will lose its current strong momentum and strength. When that time comes, people who cherish their homeland will be able to withdraw the money and use it for the great cause of restoring the country!

Thanks to the efforts of many officers and soldiers, hundreds of tons of gold were hoisted onto several ships. McDonald and Collins then boarded the Snowwind and prepared to set sail. They will first travel to Portland, where they will receive supplies and wait for the president to send someone to the final burial site. The MacDonalds will disembark in Portland, and the ships will not return once they have made their way to the burial site.

The fleet, which carried many people's dreams of recovering the country, set sail cautiously in the night. Looking at the huge spots of light that kept shining in the night in the distance, MacDonald's mood was extremely complicated. After leaving this time, I don't know when I will come back again!

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On October 3, the Ming army successfully captured Woodbridge and captured Linden. They were already very close to New York. Many Ming officers and soldiers even stood on the shore of Newark Bay and could see the many high-rise buildings on Manhattan Island.

"I've heard that the floors in Manhattan, New York, are all made of gold, is that true?" Zhang Zhengyu, a senior soldier of the 57th Mechanized Infantry Division of the Ming Army, looked at Manhattan Island in the distance with a look full of fascination.

"Don't talk nonsense." Zhou Wenxu, the squad leader on the side, pursed his lips and said, "If it's true, when you pass, you can only see the cement in one place." I've been pried away a long time ago, and I can still wait for your turn? I'm still dreaming on such a bright day. ”

"Anyway, I've heard that there's gold everywhere here, there's wealth everywhere. If I can make a fortune, then I can become a rich man when I retire. Zhang Zhengyu touched the saliva on the corner of his mouth but didn't hear a response, turned his head suspiciously and asked, "Squad leader, what are you looking at?" ”

"Look over there." Zhou Wenxu stretched out his finger to a small island in the bay on the west side of Manhattan Island in the distance, and whispered, "That island is called Liberty Island." When the Americans got rid of our rule. After the ceremony, the French gave them a Statue of Liberty as a congratulatory gift. See if you don't see it, it's there. ”？

"Squad leader, your eyes are so good." After watching it for a long time, Zhang Zhengyu said helplessly: "I really can't see clearly." And what's the use of that thing, you don't want to get rid of that goddess statue, do you? Let's not talk about whether we can move it or not, and the commanders won't agree to it. ”

"What nonsense." Zhou Wenxu turned around and scolded with a smile: "What do I want to do with that?" I just feel like it's rare to come here once, and when the battle is over, I'll go over and have a look, and it's best to find the camp's copywriter to borrow a camera to take a souvenir. At least not once in vain. ”

"That's right." Zhang Zhengyu nodded seriously, and said after a while, "But I still think it's really useful to get some real benefits." When you have the money, you can go wherever you want after the war is over. You can buy this Statue of Liberty and look at it however you want. ”

"It's a young man." Zhou Wenxu shook his head with a smile, turned around and walked towards the troops. A landmark like this is never sold to private individuals. Didn't you see that from the army group to the company, they were instructed to avoid large-scale destruction as much as possible? The city is important, and Zhang Cheng wants to be able to get it as fully as possible.

The main forces stationed in New York City at this time were actually the local National Guard of New York State and New York City. By this time, most of the regular army had run out, either going north to Quebec or had already broken up in all directions. In fact, only after the annihilation of the American troops in various parts of the south, the main opponent faced by the Ming army was no longer the regular army of the American army, but the National Guard forces everywhere.

Compared with the regular army, whose morale has fallen to a low point, the National Guard troops everywhere are still very brave when fighting because they want to defend their homeland. Moreover, the news from the west and the central part of the country said that after the Ming Dynasty occupied all the places, they would take all the land and houses and drive all the locals out of their homes. This greatly stimulated the will of those National Guards to fight.

In fact, these rumors are not wrong. After all, the Ming army did forcibly expropriate a lot of land and houses. However, the Ming army generally gave compensation, and basically all the land was expropriated, but the house was mainly expropriated. Prefectural Officials. and the local tycoons, there are basically no excessive measures for ordinary people.

No one knows the exact number of US troops stationed in New York, not even the US military itself. Because many people joined the war temporarily, voluntarily or by force. And there are many remnants of the defeated army who have retreated from all over the city and are fighting in the city. In addition, the private armed forces under the command of many wealthy people in the city will also exchange fire with the Ming army.

Many of the wealthy in New York City did not leave the city, but chose to stay and serve the Ming Dynasty. But when they were holding a large sum of money and preparing to bribe the Ming officers and soldiers, they were told that everything belonged to the Ming Dynasty. In this case, it is certainly impossible for many rich people who regret it to hand over everything they have so easily, and it is not surprising that they exchanged fire with the Ming army.

When the time came to October 5th, the powerful Ming army assault regiment finally succeeded in storming Jersey City. It is just across the Hudson River from Manhattan Island, New York.

After some readjustment and deployment, about 200,000 officers and men of the nine mechanized infantry divisions forced their way across the Hudson River under the cover of more than 1,000 tanks and armored vehicles of two fully armored divisions, and launched a powerful offensive towards Manhattan Island. Behind them were the replenished 1st and 2nd Panzer Clusters, and further back were the entire Atlantic Army Group! (To be continued.) )