Chapter 543: Battle of Los Angeles
"What Yu Qing said is extremely true, since Britain has surrendered, there is no need for the main expeditionary fleet of our Chinese Imperial Navy to stay in Europe and waste troops. Admiral Zhang Haiping, commander-in-chief of the expeditionary fleet, was instructed to transfer some of the main warships from the expeditionary fleet to gradually cross the Atlantic Ocean to support the Pacific Fleet. Ren Chao nodded and said with a stern face.
"Weichen Command!" Yu Kun replied respectfully.
"At present, the war is nearing its end, but it has also reached the most critical moment, I hope that the Zhuqing family can make persistent efforts to defeat the United States as soon as possible and recast the prosperity of our Chinese Celestial Empire!" Ren Chao stood up and said loudly with a stern face.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The ministers stood up and answered in unison.
In the Battle of Santiago, due to Han Xuefeng's good command, he was promoted to the rank of general and was crowned a marquis. He continued to serve as the former commander-in-chief of the Western Route Army, but his post as commander of the 26th Army was revoked. Because with the arrival of follow-up reinforcements, the Western Route Army at this time had seven group armies under its jurisdiction, with a total strength of 1.5 million troops.
With millions of soldiers in hand, Han Xuefeng at this time is full of pride, and he is about to sweep the West Coast of the United States and completely defeat the United States.
"At present, the forward units of our army have entered the area of Los Angeles, and the US army has also gathered more than a million troops in the area from Los Angeles to San Francisco. This army can be said to be the last main force of the US military in the western United States, and as long as our army can completely annihilate more than one million US troops in one fell swoop, then there will be no more troops in the western United States that can threaten our army, and our army will be able to quickly sweep over the entire west coast of the United States. At the high-level military meeting of the Western Route Army, Han Xuefeng waved his fist and said confidently.
"In order to cooperate with our army's offensive, General Wang Weihua's Canadian Front has also gathered 600,000 troops to prepare to launch an attack on Seattle of the United States from the Vancouver area of Canada, forming a north-south flank with our Western Route Army, quickly defeating the US troops on the west coast of the United States, and capturing the western coastal area of the United States." Han Xuefeng paused and continued.
After Han Xuefeng finished speaking. Glancing at the generals attending the meeting, I saw that everyone's faces were full of excitement and excitement. Han Xuefeng nodded with satisfaction and said, "This battle is very important, not only the Theater General Headquarters attaches great importance to it, but even our great Shengwu Emperor, His Majesty, personally sent a telegram to inquire about the battle situation, so this battle is only allowed to win, not to lose!" I hope that all the generals will go all out to defeat the American army. Occupy Los Angeles, occupy San Francisco, occupy the entire western coast of the United States, occupy the entire United States! ”
"Defeat the U.S. military, occupy Los Angeles, and occupy the entire territory of the United States!" The generals stood up and raised their arms and shouted.
On January 21, 1918, the North American Front's Western Route Army launched an attack on Los Angeles.
The Western Route Army dispatched more than one million troops and launched a fierce attack on the American forces in the Los Angeles area from both the east and the south. The Chinese army is like a steel knife. easily tore through the defense line of the American army. Although the American soldiers resisted desperately, they were unable to resist the fierce attack of the Chinese army, and they were defeated and retreated one after another, suffering heavy losses. A large number of American soldiers who had been defeated from the front line rushed to Los Angeles in panic. The battle continued until the 24th, when the units of the Western Route Army successfully reached the outskirts of Los Angeles. On the 25th, the armored group of the Western Route Army dispatched more than 2,000 tanks and armored vehicles. Raid Santa Clarita and Sauzan de Oaks, north of Los Angeles, and successfully capture both places. At this point, the retreat route north of Los Angeles was completely cut off, and more than 300,000 American troops who were driven into Los Angeles by the Western Route Army were successfully surrounded by the Western Route Army.
"After four days of fighting. Our army successively killed and captured more than 200,000 American troops, and more than 300,000 remnants of American troops, and we successfully surrounded Los Angeles. The chief of staff reported to Han Xuefeng excitedly.
"Hmm~!" Han Xuefeng just nodded slightly, such a huge victory did not make the new general rush to the slightest excitement, because Han Xuefeng knew in his heart that the battle was not over yet, it was just the beginning, only after the more than 300,000 American troops surrounded in Los Angeles were annihilated, the battle could really end, only then could they cheer for victory to their heart's content, and it was not easy to eliminate the more than 300,000 American troops who were surrounded.
The supreme commander of the US forces besieged in Los Angeles at this time was General Davis, a guy nicknamed the cougar in American military circles and known for his toughness and brutality. Although this guy's military command talent is very mediocre, and he is a typical brave and unscrupulous guy, but in terms of his character, even if he is completely surrounded now, and there is no successor, this diehard will definitely resist to the end and swear not to surrender.
As an excellent commander, before the battle, Han Xuefeng had studied his opponent in depth, and it was precisely because he knew this opponent that Han Xuefeng was a little worried. At this time, the Yankees were hiding in the city of Los Angeles, and if they were attacked, the tragic street fighting would inevitably cause heavy casualties to our army, but if they did not attack, they would only carry out a simple siege, and the American troops in the city would not surrender in a short time.
Han Xuefeng looked at the map and frowned, and said with a stern expression, "Order the 26th Army to immediately go north to assist the 30th Army in holding the northern front and prevent the American troops in the north from coming to the rescue of Los Angeles." ”
"Yes~!" The chief of staff only replied lightly, because he knew that Han Xuefeng was seriously thinking about the next strategic deployment, so he didn't dare to disturb.
"Bang!" Han Xuefeng smashed his fist on the map, and said with a resolute face, "Hit~!" This battle must not only be won, but also won cleanly, we must completely crush the Yankees' will to resist, and make them understand that even if there are strong fortifications, even if there are cities to rely on, they will not want to stop the advance of our Chinese people, even if it is worth the great sacrifice. ”
Han Xuefeng suddenly turned around and ordered loudly, "Order the Japanese 7th Army to launch a general attack on Los Angeles from the east and northeast, order the Korean 9th Army to attack from the south, the 28th Army to attack from the southeast and east, and the Southeast Asian 4th Army and the 29th Army to attack from the north." The general offensive time is scheduled for the morning of the 27th, and it is necessary to take Los Angeles in the shortest possible time. Order all the troops to concentrate all the artillery, and the air force to send all the bombers to carry out a non-stop bombing of Los Angeles, and I want to turn Los Angeles into ruins! ”
"Yes~!" The chief of staff shouted the order, turned around and went to the confidential room to convey the order. (To be continued......)
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