Chapter 772: Landing in Alaska
Huaguo Jingcheng, Presidential Palace.
In the corridor, the neatly dressed and solemn Sa Zhenbing strode towards the president's office, and the sound of leather heels hitting the floor echoed in the corridor.
Xiao Gao, who was sitting in the secretary's office, saw Sa Zhenbing coming over, got up and said, "General Sa, the president has been waiting for you for a long time, please come with me!" ”
Sa Zhenbing nodded: "Thank you, Secretary Gao!" ”
"It's all for the president, no thanks!" Xiao Gao smiled and turned around and walked into the president's office to report to Xiao Zhenlei.
Seeing Xiao Zhenlei in the office, Xiao Gao walked over and said, "President, General Sa has arrived!" ”
"Oh, please come in!"
"Yes!"
After Sa Zhenbing came in, he saluted Xiao Zhenlei Lizheng: "President! ”
Xiao Zhenlei beckoned to Sa Zhenbing, and the two came to the sofa and sat down, he said, "What is the situation of the First Fleet and the Third Fleet?" ”
"The Third Fleet had already defeated the Hawaiian Fleet three days ago and captured the remnants of ships and personnel, and the 93rd Division of the Army had taken control of all of the Hawaiian Islands by yesterday evening after two days of fighting," Sa Zhenbing reported. The First Fleet and the 89th Division of the Army have already entered the Bering Sea and will be able to land in Alaska from about tomorrow! ”
Xiao Zhenlei asked, "How is the intelligence gathering work in Alaska going?" Are local forces in Alaska prepared? ”
"According to intelligence gathered by the military intelligence department, the local forces in Alaska already know that we have bought the sovereignty of Alaska from the U.S. government, but because of the sparsely populated and cold climate. The military strength of the local forces there is also limited, and the place is too big. With their small number of troops, they cannot be fully armed, and they are full of loopholes. As long as our side can ensure the timely supply of logistical supplies, it should not be difficult to eliminate the local forces there, but what bothers us now is the great impact of the climate and environment on the march and operation, because it is now winter, the climate and environment in Alaska are extremely harsh, so it can be expected that the operation of the 89th Division will be very difficult! ”
Xiao Zhenlei waved his hand and said: "It's okay, the battle can be fought slowly, since the climate and environment do not allow rapid advancement, you can gain a firm foothold over there first." Be prepared for everything and wait until the turn of the year into spring before launching the Spring Offensive! ”
Speaking of which, the phone on the desk rang, Xiao Zhenlei got up and walked over to pick it up: "Hey? ”
"What?"
"Okay, I got it! Your diplomatic department immediately held a press conference to declare to the outside world our determination to reclaim sovereignty over Alaska, well, that's it! ”
After putting down the phone, Xiao Zhenlei returned to the sofa and sat down and said to Sa Zhenbing: "Just now, Foreign Minister Lu Zhengxiang called and said that the local forces in Alaska sent a report to the world through the radio in clear code. Announcing that it does not recognize the fact that the Wilson administration sold Alaska to our country, and that the Wilson administration has no right to sell Alaska, they say that the deal is not legal and they will not admit it! ”
Sa Zhenbing frowned when he heard this: "Isn't this matter very troublesome?" Alaska local forces announced. It means that it has become a matter of course for them to confront us, and other countries will have an excuse to intervene in the future."
Xiao Zhenlei shook his head and smiled: "It's not troublesome, it's not troublesome at all." If our national strength is weak, this is a troublesome matter. If our national strength is strong, this is not a trouble. Any truth is said by a person's mouth, the public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable, who is reasonable? There is no more powerful force to administer justice, that is, whoever has the biggest fist will be justified! ”
Sa Zhenbing listened to Xiao Zhenlei's words, and couldn't help nodding and said: "The president's words are suddenly enlightening, and they also explain the ultimate essence of international relations!" ”
On 16 November, the First Pacific Fleet escorted the 89th Division to Anchorage, Alaska, where the 89th Division landed a regiment of troops, then the fleet turned north, landed a regiment at Nakonek on 20 November, and on 27 November, the fleet arrived in the Bering Strait, and at Nome sent the remaining regiment and artillery regiment and other units directly under the division headquarters to shore.
Alaska is the largest peninsula in the Western Hemisphere, bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north and northwest, the Bering Strait and the Bering Sea to the west, the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Alaska to the south, and the Yukon Territory of Canada and British Columbia to the east. The longest from north to south is 3,520 km; The widest from east to west is 2,000 kilometers, with an area of 1,518,800 square kilometers.
In 1784 the Russians established a settlement in Sansheng Bay. The region has belonged to Russia since 1799. In 1867, the United States purchased it from Russia for $7.2 million, and in 1912 it established Alaska. Alaska is inhabited by Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts, as well as former Russians, Americans, and other ethnic groups, and since the United States bought Alaska from Russia, a large number of Americans have migrated to live there, outnumbering other peoples, most of whom live in the Anchorage area. The people who live here mainly make a living from fishing, mining and forestry.
There are some minerals here, with oil and gas as the bulk commodities, followed by coal, gold, copper, etc. The fishing industry is dominated by salmon.
The existence of gold in Alaska has long been known, and when gold was discovered in Alaska, hundreds of gold prospectors flocked to the gold city that would later be named Juno. Gold was later discovered in the Klondike River in Canada, and about 100,000 gold diggers rushed there. Immediately afterward, the gold rush hotspot turned to the beach near Nome, which overnight was lined with tents. By 1900, 232 ships had brought nearly 18,000 gold prospectors. Gold draws the world's attention to Alaska.
And now Alaska's gold minerals are still in the gold, and the shops, banks, bars, theaters, and casinos that served the gold diggers are still there, maintaining their original appearance, and the gold rush is closely related to the immigration history of overseas Chinese.
The life of the gold diggers was not as romantic and comfortable as one might think, and their work was very hard and they received very little. In order to escape the mental boredom and loneliness, it is inevitable to indulge after work, so bars, casinos and brothels have appeared in the town. At the same time, restaurants, shops, barber shops, grocery stores, laundry rooms, theaters, etc., are indispensable in order to maintain normal daily life. Restaurants, laundry rooms (including tailor shops) and barber shops are mostly run by Chinese immigrants. On the one hand, they used these three knives to serve the gold diggers, and on the other hand, they relied on these three knives to make money for a living.
It was not until 1912 that the United States began to establish an administrative structure in Alaska, but there were not many troops stationed in Alaska, and basically there were some policemen, and the combat effectiveness of these people can be imagined.
After landing on the coast near Anchorage, the 1st Regiment of the 89th Division of the Chinese Army began to advance towards Anchorage. In 1914, Anchorage was identified by the U.S. government as part of a city plan, and the residents of Anchorage built a commercial center around the harbor railroad, and there were also many Chinese immigrants here.
Liang Zhenwu led the soldiers of the reconnaissance squad to cautiously approach the direction of Anchorage along the coast, his squad was subordinate to the reconnaissance battalion, and today they received a reconnaissance mission from the southeast to Anchorage.
"Squad leader!" A warrior shouted in a low voice behind him.
"Shhhhh
Carefully peeling away dead branches and weeds from the bushes, a fortification, made of ice and covered with snow, came into view sixty meters away, with four men and a machine gun, one machine gunner and one ammunition man, and two soldiers with rifles.
This fortification is just in the way that Liang Zhenwu and others must pass, it is impossible for this fortification to pass under their noses, and if you want to continue to investigate deeply, you must kill the four Alaskan soldiers in this fortification.
After a short period of thought, Liang Zhenwu made a decision, and he said to the two soldiers: "Xiao Wang, you two go to the left side to make a little movement to attract the attention of the other party, I deduce that if there is a little movement on your side, the two soldiers with rifles on their side will definitely come out of the fortifications to check, and your task is to welcome them out." Xiao Liu, you two go around from the right, go around to the back of the fortifications to kill the machine gunner and the ammunition provider, the rest and I will stay, pony, you two dagger throwing is more accurate, you two are responsible for killing those two guys with rifles, you can't shoot, and you don't allow the other party to have a chance to shoot! ”
"Understood!"
"Understood!"
Xiao Wang and the two went around from the left, Xiao Liu and the other two people went around from the right, there was a downward slope more than 30 meters in front of the fortification, Xiao Wang and the other two were lying on the slope and used branches to draw in front of them, and there was a humming sound in the nostrils, which made people feel that there were wild boars gnawing after listening.
After hearing the movement, the attention of the four Alaskan soldiers in the fortification was really drawn, and two soldiers with rifles walked out of the fortification, cautiously approaching the slope.
Just as the two soldiers were just walking to the top of the slope, the daggers in the hands of the pony and the other soldier were thrown, and the two daggers were inserted into the necks of the two soldiers very accurately, and Xiao Liu and Liu also calculated the time at this time, and quickly jumped in from behind the fortifications and used their bayonets to kill the machine gunner and the ammunition man.
Liang Zhenwu saw that he had managed to get four Alaskan soldiers, so he made a gesture to the remaining soldiers behind him, he got up and walked to the fortifications first, and the other soldiers also walked out vigilantly in turn.
After observing left and right, Liang Zhenwu took a part from the heavy machine gun in the fortification and put it in his pocket, and then ordered the soldiers to hide the four corpses. (To be continued......)