Chapter 468: The First Day of the Battle of New York
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The great rout of the US army on land, coupled with the recent crushing defeat and total annihilation of the navy, has completely demoralized the US army.
On the night of 19 July, the Sixth Squadron of the Imperial Chinese Navy, which was responsible for attacking New York, suddenly appeared off the coast of New York.
Since the naval aviation of the Chinese Empire could not attack at night, Vice Admiral Yan Wenjun, commander of the Sixth Fleet, decided to launch an attack on New York at dawn tomorrow.
The adjutant handed a piece of information to Yan Wenjun and said, "General, this is information sent by the New York station of the Central Intelligence Agency, and it is information about the military deployment of the US military near New York and the main responsible officials. ”
Yan Wenjun opened it and looked at it, nodded and said, "The intelligence bureau has done a good job, and this information is very useful to us." ”
The adjutant nodded: "It seems that the reorganization of the Intelligence Bureau has ended, and the impact on the Intelligence Bureau is not great. ”
Yan Wenjun said with a smile: "Rectification is just a matter of beating a few early birds and finding a few scapegoats." His Majesty attaches great importance to the Intelligence Bureau, and will not let the Intelligence Bureau collapse because of this. Li Guodong's power is too great, His Majesty just wants to cut his rights through Tan Sitong's hands, I heard that after Li Guodong was removed, he has already gone abroad to investigate. ”
The adjutant said jealously: "It is worthy of being a close minister of the official residence of the Son of Heaven, and if you change someone else, you will already go to prison!" ”
Yan Wenjun smiled. "Don't complain! As long as we occupy New York in time, it will be a great achievement, which will be enough for us to be promoted and make a fortune. ”
"Yes!" The adjutant suddenly perked up.
Yan Wenjun opened the map and made combat deployments based on the information provided by the Intelligence Bureau.
As the largest city in the United States, New York is the most important financial center and trade center in the United States. Therefore, the military power of the US military near New York is not small.
According to the intelligence mark, there is a New York Army base in Fort Ram, with 50,000 defenders, 170 tanks, and 2,400 artillery pieces. Attached to the 105th Air Wing of the New York State Air National Guard, with 244 aircraft; The New York National Guard base at Fort Hamilton is home to more than 60,000 members of the U.S. National Guard. and a U.S. coast guard, more than forty destroyers and gunboats east of New York Harbor.
Yan Wenjun had two battleship battle groups and an aircraft carrier battle group in his hands, which was enough to crush the air defense forces and coastal fleet of the US army in New York, and the Fifth Marine Army had two newly built marine divisions under its command, although they were in a weak position in numbers. However, with the strong naval and air force firepower cover, and the fact that New York Harbor is not a military port, the harbor is wide and the water is wide, and the US military will definitely have to defend hundreds of kilometers of wharves, and the Chinese emperor will easily form a local superiority in troops.
Yan Wenjun divided New York Harbor into four landing zones, A, B, C, and D, and the three landing zones were all feints, and only Lower New York Bay, where Area A was located, was the key offensive direction, and Yan Wenjun's general reserve was also concentrated here.
But Yan Wenjun's real purpose is to control Manhattan Island and seize Wall Street, the financial center, and he must first prevent the transfer of Wall Street businessmen and funds.
For this. Yan Wenjun's battle plan was to launch a fierce attack on the east and west flanks from the lower New York Bay, and then go north along the Hudson River and the East River to cut off Manhattan's connection with the mainland, so as to achieve the tactical goal of encircling Manhattan.
Just when Yan Wenjun was studying how to capture New York completely, something surprising happened.
In order to cooperate with Yan Wenjun's attack on New York, Major Li Chenghao, the head of the CIA station in New York, gathered more than 200 agents in New York to form a special team to arrest important government officials in New York City. and destroyed New York's electricity, communications, bridges and other facilities to clear some obstacles for the Chinese emperor's attack at dawn tomorrow.
This work was supposed to be carried out by a naval special combat team dispatched by Yan Wenjun, but the US military had laid a large number of mines, wooden stakes, and chains around New York Harbor, and the submarines of the Imperial Chinese Navy could not sneak in, and the naval special operations team could not guarantee that the US military's power and communications facilities would be destroyed before dawn tomorrow.
Therefore, Li Chenghao made his own opinion. Replace the functions of the special operations team with the executors of the special forces team.
Li Chenghao led his team of executors to sabotage New York City's power and communication facilities, causing large-scale power and water outages in New York City, and they assassinated important officials of the New York City government, causing considerable urban terror.
However, the Secret Service Enforcers are not a special combat team after all, and they suffered heavy losses when they encountered the encirclement and attack of the regular US troops. For this, Li Chenghao paid the price of more than 100 people, and he himself was injured in the attack on the police station.
New York City Police Commissioner Rolls Criss is an experienced person, after he arrested Li Chenghao, although he did not get any answer directly from Li Chenghao's mouth, but he was keenly aware that the Chinese Emperor ** might attack New York. So Rolls Criss immediately went to New York City Hall to meet with New York City Mayor Charles? Whitman meeting.
Charles? Whitman was a Republican and a supporter of Republican leader Harding. He immediately went to the interrogation room of the police station with Rolls Criss to meet Li Chenghao, and asked the Chinese emperor whether he wanted to attack New York.
Li Chenghao just snorted coldly and didn't make any answer. But the composure in his eyes and the mocking look in Charles and the others were a wake-up call.
Charles was shocked, as the mayor of New York City, he knew very well that once the Chinese emperor attacked New York, then the city would be destroyed. The economic damage would be immeasurable, far exceeding the $50 billion reparations demanded by the Chinese Empire.
Unsure, Charles called the New York Coast Guard Command and asked the Coast Guard to send planes and warships to the high seas to investigate. As a result, only two of the four destroyers sent out returned, and the other two were sunk on the high seas by light cruisers of the Imperial Chinese Navy.
When the news came, Americans throughout New York immediately panicked. People rushed to evacuate with large bags and small bags, and vehicles filled the streets. The land hooligans took the opportunity to rob the land, and social order was in chaos.
Although the U.S. troops in the New York garrison area entered the combat position according to Shangfeng's order, they had already been frightened by the strength of the Chinese Emperor, and even opened fire immediately when they heard the slightest movement, like frightened birds.
Inside New York City Hall, Charles called a meeting of all government officials. Discuss countermeasures.
At this time, the main force of the U.S. army was defeated in the Battle of Kansas and the Battle of Norfolk, and the army, navy, and air force of the Chinese Empire were rapidly approaching Washington, and the U.S. army was no longer able to stop the attack of the Chinese Emperor.
The defeat of the United States was a foregone conclusion, so Charles did not want New York to be destroyed by the Chinese Emperor again. At the same time, Charles is also a powerful figure in the Republican Party who supports Harding. He decided to surrender voluntarily to prevent New York from being destroyed by the Chinese Emperor's artillery fire.
Although Charles's proposal was opposed by many people, after weighing the pros and cons, everyone agreed that if New York was attacked by the artillery fire of the Chinese Empire's navy, army and air force, its economic losses would exceed one trillion dollars, and now the US government was ready to surrender unconditionally, so Charles's decision was in the interests of New Yorkers.
Ultimately. Against all odds, Charles reached an agreement with all the officials and sent representatives to the high seas to negotiate with the Imperial Chinese Navy and ask for a peaceful settlement of the New York problem.
As a result, Lee Sung-ho was released by the New York police to negotiate with Charles and other New York City officials.
After reaching a basic agreement, Li Chenghao personally sent a telegram to Yan Wenjun, commander of the Sixth Fleet.
It was already three o'clock in the morning when Li Chenghao sent the telegram, and the decks of all the aircraft carriers of the Fourth Aircraft Carrier Battle Group of the Imperial Chinese Navy were already full of fighters and bombers with bombs, and they were preparing to take off to bomb New York. The two battleship battle groups of the Sixth Fleet had already sailed to Lower New York Bay, and they were ready to attack as soon as the time came.
Yan Wenjun, who was taking a nap, was woken up by the adjutant.
"Congratulations General. General Hee, Li Chenghao has just sent a telegram saying that the New York City government is preparing to surrender and asking us to delay the attack. ”
When Yan Wenjun heard this, he suddenly sat up and asked, "Really?" ”
The adjutant smiled and nodded, handing the telegram to Yan Wenjun.
Yan Wenjun couldn't help but smile bitterly after reading it, and said, "There is such a thing? ”
The adjutant asked, "General." Seeing that the total attack time is approaching, why don't you confirm it as soon as possible? ”
Yan Wenjun asked, "What do you mean?" ”
The adjutant said, "We need the mayor of New York and the Supreme Commander of the garrison to come and negotiate and order them to arrive before dawn, otherwise we will attack on time." ”
Yan Wenjun nodded and said, "Yes!" Add some threats though. Tell them what we're capable of. ”
The adjutant received the order, and then called Li Chenghao back.
In the message, the Chinese Emperor claimed that more than 200 warships, thousands of aircraft, and hundreds of thousands of troops would attack at dawn.
The telegram was a bit exaggerated, but it had a deterrent effect, Charles and the others were greatly frightened, and even Major General Adam Smith, commander of the New York Theater Garrison of the US Army, couldn't help but gasp.
After some deliberation with Smith and others, Charles had to go. But to be on the safe side, they brought in one of the Wall Street giants in New York, Zeringen-Pitt and Rockefeller Jr., as their escorts. Since Charles had a close relationship with Zeringen-Pitt, and since Zelingen-Pete was a relative of the Chinese Imperial Empire, and also hoped that New York would not be ravaged by war, it would be better for him to come out.
In this way, Charles, Smith, Zeringen-Pitt, Rockefeller Jr., and Li Chenghao, a group of more than 30 people, boarded the Coast Guard gunboat and headed for the high seas, and boarded the battleship Li Shimin, the flagship of the Sixth Fleet, at half past four.
Yan Wenjun lined up on the deck to greet him, and the officers and men of the Imperial Chinese Navy were well-groomed and murderous, and they immediately gave the Americans a dismount.
Since it was not yet dawn, Smith looked at the surrounding sea and there were indeed many warships, and the Chinese Emperor ** was indeed ready to attack, so he had to believe that New York was in danger of being destroyed by the war.
Smith showed timidity, which made Charles and others even more uncertain. Fortunately, Zeringen came out and spoke for them.
As soon as Yan Wenjun heard that Zeringen-Pete was also among the entourage, he immediately didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "I don't know that Lord Guozhang is here, if you are neglected, I hope you Haihan." ”
Zelingen nodded, still very satisfied with Yan Wenjun's courtesy. So he said: "The general is polite, I am here at the request of Charles and the people of New York, hoping that the general and your deployment will not attack this city." ”
Yan Wenjun smiled and said, "I'm sorry." This is the order of the upper peak, and he does not dare to disobey the order. ”
Of course, Zeringen understood, so he retreated and said, "I understand that this matter is not something I can prevent, and this is not the case that the Mayor of New York, Mr. Charles, and the Supreme Commander of the New York Garrison, General Smith, are here. I hope you can agree. ”
Yan Wenjun asked, "What do you mean?" ”
"They will do their best to accommodate your requests, so please consider that it is better not to use force to injure innocent civilians," Tzeringen replied. ”
Yan Wenjun nodded and said, "I understand the humble position, please take a seat." ”
There is a large table and a few chairs on the deck for negotiations. Yan Wenjun invited Celingen to take a seat.
Zeringen smiled: "I'll just listen!" ”
After Yan Wenjun was polite, he ordered someone to prepare a chair for Zelingen alone. Then sat across from Smith and Charles, while the others stood.
Negotiations began.
The demands of both sides are actually very simple, Yan Wenjun asked for a military occupation of New York, as long as the US military does not resist, then the Chinese emperor ** will not hurt the innocent. And Charles and Smith also know very well that they can't win a fight. Instead, a war would ruin all of New York. Therefore, Smith agreed to the surrender of the American troops in the New York garrison and asked the Chinese emperor to treat the prisoners well. Charles demanded that the Chinese Emperor should not disturb the people and kill innocents indiscriminately, as long as Yan Wenjun agreed, then the New York City Government would send a reward of 5 million US dollars and give the Chinese Emperor the supplies he needed.
Yan Wenjun didn't look down on five million dollars at all, and he wanted to ask for more, but the adjutant quietly reminded him to take control of New York first and then consider other issues. Yan Wenjun thought about it, so he agreed.
After the two sides reached an agreement, Smith ordered all American troops in the New York garrison to surrender unconditionally to the Chinese Emperor. Yan Wenjun sent troops to follow Smith to take over the two US military bases of Fort Ram and Fort Hamilton one by one, and 50,000 US Army and 60,000 US militiamen laid down their arms and surrendered. Tanks, artillery and planes all fell into the hands of the Chinese Emperor**. Following Charles's takeover of the New York City government, he sent troops to occupy the treasury of the New York City government and sealed more than $90 million in city government funds.
Of course, some American troops refused to surrender, and as a result, Smith's subordinates led troops to suppress it in person without the help of the Chinese Emperor.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the Chinese Emperor occupied the whole of New York without blood.
Twelve o'clock in the afternoon. The Chinese Emperor ** held a grand ceremony to enter the city, chariots, infantry chariots, and anti-tank chariots opened the way, followed by a well-groomed infantry formation, and hundreds of fighters in the air swept over New York City at an ultra-low altitude, and the Americans on both sides of the road were immediately shocked.
Yan Wenjun's soldiers occupied New York bloodlessly. This amazed people all over the world. After the Chinese Imperial Navy learned of this, they were even more envious of Yan Wenjun's shit luck.
The US High Command was so angry that it almost vomited blood when it learned that New York would surrender a supercity to the Chinese Empire, and that the losses to the United States were immeasurable; at the same time, militarily, once the Fifth Marine Corps of the Chinese Empire in New York moved south, it would cause the rear of the US forces in the Washington Theater to fall into danger, and even put the US troops in a situation of being surrounded on all sides. Therefore, the US High Command immediately ordered the Pennsylvania Third Army to quickly move north and march towards New York.
On 22 July, Yan Wenjun's 9th Marine Division and the 25th Army of the US Third Army exchanged fire at Easton, west of New York. Because the northeastern region of the United States is the most developed region, the road network, railway network and waterway network extend in all directions, the armored forces of the Chinese Emperor are extremely fast and highly mobile, and the Chinese Imperial Naval Aviation takes off from the airfields of two air bases in New York to provide powerful air fire support, and the Chinese Imperial Navy's hunting ships sail into the inland rivers and also join the attack on the enemy.
On the 23rd, the U.S. Army mobilized the 17th Tank Division to rush to meet the chariot units of the Chinese Emperor, and the two sides fought for a day in New Bronswick. The Chinese Emperor dispatched an anti-tank company, a rocket company, and a Hellfire fighter brigade of the Air Force to cooperate with the tank regiment to fight and defeat the US 17th Tank Division in the evening, destroying 233 US tanks, while its own side only lost 17 tanks.
In the face of the advanced weapons and equipment of the Chinese Emperor and the strong will to fight of the Chinese Emperor, the demoralized US army failed in successive attacks.
On the 24th, the attack of the US Third Army did not start but suffered heavy losses, especially after the failure of the 25th Army's attack, it was counterattacked by the Chinese Emperor, resulting in a major rout in the direction of the 25th Army, and the entire front of the Third Army was torn open by the Chinese Emperor, and the US Army was forced to abandon the attack on New York and retreat to Pennsylvania.
After three days of fighting, the Chinese Emperor ** stabilized the front, and Yan Wenjun's Fifth Marine Army completely controlled New York and several cities in southwestern New York.
After the battlefield situation stabilized, Yan Wenjun immediately mobilized a regiment of troops into Manhattan Island and blocked more than a dozen of New York's most prosperous commercial streets such as Wall Street.
Like the actions of the Chinese Emperor ** in Virginia, Yan Wenjun received an order to sack New York. With the exception of some of the big American chaebols who had better relations with the Chinese Empire, other American petty bourgeois businessmen were looted.
On Wall Street alone, China Emperor seized 923 banks, more than 40,000 financial institutions, shopping malls, and shops, including the New York Stock Exchange, investment banks, jewelry banks, government and municipal securities dealers, trust companies, Federal Reserve Banks, and the headquarters of various public utilities and insurance companies, etc., and the amount of gold, silver, banknotes, and other cash alone exceeded $2 billion. These companies were required to pay a ransom of about a quarter of the company's total assets to China Emperor**, otherwise China Emperor ** would dump their listed securities worthless. The companies were forced to pay ransoms in order to keep the remaining three-quarters of their capital. For this alone, the Chinese Emperor ** received a huge income of 2.5 billion US dollars.
The assets of the general management offices of large corporations such as banks, insurance, railways, shipping, mining, and manufacturing companies opened by large conglomerates such as Rockefeller, Morgan, and Citigroup in the United States have also been frozen. These consortia are rich and have assets of more than $5 billion. If it weren't for the fact that the Chinese Empire wanted to use these consortia to do things, it would be enough to loot them.
In just one day, the Chinese emperor looted a huge fortune of more than five billion dollars on Manhattan Island. And New York is too big, it can be said that there is silver everywhere, and the Chinese emperor ** wants to warn the US army to counterattack, so the manpower for the robbery task is slightly insufficient, and he can only pick the key financial units first, and then expand the scale and loot street by street.
New York City Mayor Charles was so angry that he vomited blood, scolded Yan Wenjun for being shameless and untrustworthy, and even Zelingen was very dissatisfied. But they didn't have any way, now that New York has been controlled by Yan Wenjun, people are swordsmen and I am fish and meat, and it's too late to regret it