"What are you going to do?" In the city hall on the banks of the Arno River in Florence, General Patton, who had personally rushed from Turin to Florence to supervise the war, looked at Zhou Heng in front of him and asked in a deep voice. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"What support can you give me?" This year, he is only in his thirties, his face is white, and his skin is delicate, Zhou Heng casually put the pencil in his hand on the map, and looked at Barton with a smile and asked.

"All the troops I can mobilize have already been delivered." Patton frowned a little unnaturally, and said, "In addition to your 1st Panzer Division, there are about two infantry divisions drawn from other places. How long can you stick to Florence? ”

"I don't know." Zhou Heng shook his head and said, "The battle hasn't started yet, who knows what the result will be?" The Daming armored troops are basically veterans who have been polished on the battlefield for many years, and the first armored division is the first time to go to the battlefield. ”

"In other words, you can't repel the Ming army?" General Patton raised an eyebrow and asked coldly. There was a hint of warmth in his tone.

Zhou Heng is standard Chinese in the United States, and Chinese Americans in the United States are synonymous with the middle and upper classes. Because of Daming's strength in the outside world, because of Daming's profound influence in the world over the years. Even if it is an enemy of the Ming Dynasty, the Chinese are still the top layer in the entire United States.

There are special private schools in the United States for Chinese Americans, even those of ordinary Chinese backgrounds can attend. Children of ordinary families of other ethnic groups can only go to public schools. Chinese Americans occupy most of the positions at all levels of government in the United States, and most of the factories, companies, farmers, and advanced scientific research institutions are in the hands of Chinese Americans. Chinese Americans have always had preferential treatment, and they are even receiving state subsidies!

Basically, Chinese Americans in the United States live a privileged life of the upper class. Other races, such as white people like Barton, have to stand out on their own. They don't have the help of elite school alliances, and they don't have the resources and status to be looked up to. For example, professional farmers, factory workers, the most ordinary soldiers, and so on, are basically done by people of other races. Chinese Americans simply don't care about these jobs. It's like there are very few Chinese in the army, and when they do, they are basically officers.

How can there be no contradictions between the various ethnic groups in such a situation? This kind of thing has existed since the founding of the United States, after all, many ethnic groups were exiled to the New World by the Ming Dynasty to work as coolies. My ancestors made cows and horses, and now they still make cows and horses? Who wants to?

Over the years, the United States has not had various conflicts, but they have all been suppressed in the end. In addition to the Chinese Americans holding power, another very important reason is that the high-level people in the United States have always been very sober, they know that the Ming Dynasty is not unable to defeat the United States, but because of domestic contradictions and other drags, there is no way to make up a final decision. If the Ming Dynasty threw all its strength into a war, the United States would not be able to bear it at all.

If a large-scale wave of opposition to Chinese Americans really broke out in the United States, not to mention the huge impact on the country, after all, Chinese Americans are in charge of many important affairs. If it is just to set off an anti-China wave, it will be tantamount to giving Daming an excellent excuse, an excuse to start a war in a dignified manner.

Da Ming may not care about what will happen to Chinese Americans in the United States, after all, Huaxia has said that if you enter Huaxia, you will be Huaxia, and if you enter Diyi, you will be Diyi. The Chinese in the United States are actually Di Yi in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty. But when something happens, there's no better excuse. That is the Ming Empire, which dominates the world, and has long wanted to make up its mind to destroy the United States, which poses a great threat to the Ming Dynasty. It is impossible for a wise leader to take the initiative to hand the knife to the Ming Dynasty.

As for after the start of the war, who will mess themselves up after the war?

Patton was very envious of Chinese Americans like Zhou Heng. Barton himself came from a middle-class family, his father was mayor, and his mother's father was mayor. Many members of the family have served in the military. But even with such convenient conditions and a privileged background, Patton is not as good as a Chinese like Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng is only 35 years old this year, and he has already achieved the position of major general and division commander of the ace division. Although he is only an agent now, it will not be long before he becomes a regular as a Chinese. After all, there are not many ethnic Chinese who can take the risk to join the military. The dangerous business of the military is generally carried out by people of other races.

What was Barton doing when he was thirty-five? Just a little major. If it weren't for the other view of Mr. President, he Patton would be a division commander now. People are more angry than people.

The United States, or the whole world, in this era, is not as harmonious as modern time and space. The capitalists control the state and desperately exploit ordinary people. With a powerful army in their hands, popular revolts can be easily suppressed. The more advanced the technology, the less likely it is to resist.

Person. In this era, there is basically no such thing as power in most countries. Working more than ten hours a day is the most common thing, and weekends and other things only exist in fantasy. It is not an exaggeration to say that ordinary people live in the midst of water and fire. Lawyers, doctors, teachers are all for the rich, and it is too difficult for the poor to get ahead.

And what makes Zhang Cheng feel most amused is that Daming, which is opposed by almost all countries, is the best one in this regard. Although it is far from being as good as in modern time and space, it is already very exaggerated compared to the United States and other countries.

There is universal education, basic medical care, minimum wage protection, and so on. Coupled with the strength of the Ming Dynasty in the whole world, the life of the people of the Ming Dynasty is still good. Even because the Ming Dynasty was more restrained with his own people, he desperately pressed in the colonies and other countries, which gave countries a reason to raise troops to resist.

Although because I am more restrained to my own people, it is not high in terms of taxes and other aspects. But the heritage of the Ming Dynasty is not reflected in taxes. Strong industrial strength and endless resources, coupled with a large and highly qualified population base. Unless this war is played to death by Da Ming, it will be difficult to lose. Of course, if countries can get mushroom bombs now, they can also defeat the Ming Dynasty. But now even Daming has not been able to get it out, and as for other countries where the technology industry is far inferior to Daming, it can only be hehe.

"The armored troops of the Ming army pushed over, and I couldn't stop thousands of tanks." Zhou Heng, who was still calm on his face, chuckled and waved his hand, "Although the strength of the First Armored Division is good, the enemy is too strong. I don't know how many days it will be able to hold off the onslaught of the Ming army. ”

"And how are you going to fight?" Barton asked, frowning. I secretly thought in my heart that if Zhou Heng's performance was poor, he would directly come forward to take over the battlefield!

"To go out of the city to fight is to find death." Zhou Heng smiled and shook his head: "In the wilderness, a decisive battle with the Ming armored cluster is not as strong as their multiplier, don't even think about it." The current situation is that the strength of the Ming army is twice that of ours. So you can't go out to meet it. ”

"Don't attack?" Barton felt the green veins on his forehead skip a beat, stimulating his heart. Gritting his teeth, he asked in a cold voice, "Do you want to concentrate all your troops in the city and fight street battles with the Ming army?" Don't forget that the artillery and aviation of the Ming army will bury all your troops in the rubble! ”

"The chief is right, I'm going to fight in the streets of Florence." Zhou Heng's eyes flashed with a strange luster, and he nodded in response.

There will be no shortage of extremely intelligent people in this era, and there are countless in the army. Most people know that armored forces are not suitable for street fighting. As soon as General Patton heard Zhou Heng's words, his face suddenly darkened, "You want to put armored troops in the city?" You're going to fight like this? Waiting for all the artillery fire of the Ming army to be drowned? ”

"If you go out of the city to fight, you won't be drowned?" Zhou Heng looked at Patton with a puzzled expression, "In terms of quantity, quality, and the quality of soldiers and morale, they are all incomparable." In this case, taking the initiative is just looking for death. Once the armoured units were lost, what did they rely on to hold on to Florence? By those infantry? ”

"You!" Barton's face suddenly became extremely ugly. wanted to accuse Zhou Heng of cowardice, but couldn't find a reason to refute him. Just like Zhou Heng said, if you take the initiative to attack, there will be no battle at all.

"Sir." Looking at the black-faced Barton, Zhou Heng narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Our combat goal is to drag down the Ming army, not to eliminate them. Now this kind of strength is to take the initiative to attack is to seek death, but if we hold the city, even if the whole of Florence is bombed into ruins, we can use the ruins to continue to resist. Besides, even if the Ming army demolishes the city, it will take a while, and all we are fighting for is time. ”

Zhou Heng's words were not wrong. The Ming army would soon be able to reach Pisa and Livorno as long as they followed the flat roads of Florence all the way west. If you abandon the road and choose the wilderness, the march will be greatly extended, and you will face a flanking attack from the Florentine garrison. For the Ming army, occupying Florence as soon as possible was the best option.

Zhou Heng's tactic of dragging the Ming army into street battles to stall for time did indeed seem to be the best option. However, Florence, a famous city with its vast array of cultural buildings and historical monuments, would have been completely destroyed. The U.S. military units in charge of the interdiction operations also suffered heavy casualties in the battle.

The premise of using the ruins to fight is that when the enemy bombs the city into ruins, countless lives of citizens and soldiers will be filled!

But all this doesn't matter to Zhou Heng. Zhou Heng didn't care about the Italians losing their homeland, nor did he care about the lives of ordinary American officers and soldiers. He just wants to fight this battle now, and remove the agent in front of his title! (To be continued.) )