The news of the surrender of Oxnard's American forces reached Los Angeles the same day. U.S. Army Commander Samuel in Los Angeles? Lieutenant General Young immediately ordered reinforcements from two divisions of the American army and a cavalry regiment rushed to reinforce Oxnard to return to Los Angeles at once. At the same time, to the Secretary of War Russell? Alger asked the U.S. troops in other areas to do their best to reinforce Los Angeles, and he was sure that the next target for the squadron to attack would definitely be Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, Samuel? Lieutenant General Yang ordered all the U.S. troops around Los Angeles to abandon their positions outside and return to Los Angeles to prepare to hold here. Los Angeles is one of the largest cities on the West Coast of the United States, with a population of more than 200,000 and an urban area of 10 square kilometers. It's just that after learning that the squadron will land on the west coast and Los Angeles will be one of the main targets, all the residents here have fled. The U.S. military transformed Los Angeles into a fortress that almost turned it into a fortress. Almost every street has barricades or permanent fire points at the door. In some hidden places in the city, strong artillery positions were also built.

Only, Samuel? Lieutenant General Yang still doesn't have much confidence in holding Los Angeles. The battle that the squadron showed made him very shocked. Oxnard, with more than 20,000 American troops, suffered heavy losses in only half a day, and finally had to surrender. This made him see the gap between the two sides. The U.S. military is in front of the squadron, just like the gap between children and adults. At the moment, Samuel? In the hands of Lieutenant General Yang, there are only more than 70,000 people. The nearest reinforcements will not arrive until a week later. And the attack of the squadron is already imminent.

In fact, the port of Santa Barbara is too small. The facilities are also not complete. Yan zhòng restricted the landing of the squadron. After the settlement of the American army in Oxnard. Los Angeles has become the next target of the squadron's attack.

On 11 July, the Eleventh, Twelfth, and Forty-second Divisions of the Sixth Army had begun to march towards Los Angeles, and at a distance of eighty kilometers, it took the Sixth Army only two days to reach the outskirts of Los Angeles without resistance. Such a rapid speed of attack also shocked the US military. Samuel? Lieutenant General Yang was even more urging reinforcements to rush to Los Angeles as soon as possible.

Squadrons of three divisions. There are more than 50,000 people, which has put a lot of pressure on the US military. In the battle to capture Oxnard, the casualties paid by the squadron were very small. After the battle, there were only more than 500 casualties, of which only more than 200 were killed and only more than 100 were seriously wounded. In front of the squadron, the US military was completely vulnerable.

The Navy's warships also all went to the open sea of Los Angeles. After the end of the First Sino-American Pacific War in 1897, the United States strengthened its defenses against the large cities on the West Coast. On the coast of Los Angeles, more than a dozen forts, large and small, were also built. It has more than 200 coastal defense guns with a caliber of more than 105 mm. It's just that because of technical reinforcements, the US military's coastal defense artillery is generally weak.

On the afternoon of July 11, the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet launched an attack on the shore defense artillery positions in Los Angeles. Two battleships, 5 heavy cruisers and 8 light cruisers, all threw themselves into the attack. The other 8 destroyers are defending in the open sea.

A fierce artillery battle unfolded between the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet and the coastal defense artillery positions in Los Angeles, with shells piercing the air and emitting a shrill whistling. The rumbling sound of cannon almost made the sea boil.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The firing of the battleship is undoubtedly the most formidable. Clusters of crimson fireballs rose over the American positions. The reinforced concrete fort is very strong. However, under the bombardment of armor-piercing shells weighing more than 380 kilograms, it still looks very vulnerable. Under the heavy bombardment of the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy, the US shore defense artillery positions were completely at a disadvantage. No matter what, the batteries were destroyed, the artillery was blown into twists, and the artillery was killed.

Originally, in the artillery battle between the coastal defense artillery and the battleships, the coastal defense artillery suffered very much. The movement of the battleship at high speed on the sea surface made it difficult for the shore defense artillery to hit. The fixed shore defense position, although protected by thick batteries, is only a fixed target after all, and often a battery is destroyed after a few shots.

By dusk, the artillery battle was over, and all the American coastal positions on the coast of Los Angeles had been destroyed. U.S. shore defense artillery suffered heavy casualties. The losses of the Pacific Fleet, on the other hand, were very small, with only one heavy cruiser and two light cruisers lightly damaged, and did not affect the battle. In this shelling, the Pacific Fleet won a complete victory.

Having destroyed the shore defense positions in Los Angeles, the Pacific Fleet left the open sea of Los Angeles and did not continue the attack. Hundreds of nautical miles west of Los Angeles, a huge fleet of ships is sailing at high speed. A huge flotilla carrying the 4th Marine Brigade and three infantry divisions of the 7th Army was about to arrive

Los Angeles. Originally, the fleet was going to dock in Hawaii, but because the attack on the west coast of the United States had already begun, it simply went straight to Los Angeles. In this way, it also saves a lot of time.

The escorting fleet consisted of two 'Beijing-class' heavy cruisers, the 'Nanjing' heavy cruiser and the 'Dihua' heavy cruiser drawn from the home fleet, as well as four light cruisers and four destroyers. This fleet will be temporarily placed under the command of the Pacific Fleet to strengthen the firepower of the Pacific Fleet. Although the displacement of the 'Beijing-class' heavy cruisers is only a little more than 10,000 tons, their firepower is no worse than that of the 'Qinghai' and 'Hawaii' battleships. This almost doubled the firepower of the Pacific Fleet.

After the fleet converged, sail to Los Angeles to prepare for the attack. The three infantry divisions of the Seventh Army were bumpy on the sea for a month, and many of them could not even stand on their feet, let alone fight. The 4th Brigade of the Marine Corps, on the other hand, was not affected at all. The landing on Los Angeles will also be completed by the 4th Marine Brigade of the Marine Corps, after which three infantry divisions will go ashore to rest for a day or two before engaging in an attack on Los Angeles as appropriate. If the tide of the war had gone smoothly, perhaps the three divisions of the Sixth Army plus the 4th Marine Brigade would have been able to deal with the American forces in Los Angeles without the three divisions of the Seventh Army.

On July 13, the squadron's attack on Los Angeles officially began, and three divisions of the Sixth Army launched a fierce artillery bombardment of Los Angeles from the north, east, and south of Los Angeles. The strengthened Pacific Fleet also launched a devastating artillery bombardment of Los Angeles from the sea. After the destruction of the shore defense positions, the warships of the Pacific Fleet came closer to a place less than 3,000 meters from the coast and opened fire. Several destroyers were almost rushing to the beach, and the rapid-fire guns on the battleships launched intensive artillery strikes at the US positions as if splashing water.

Under the heavy shelling of the Chinese Navy, the American troops in Los Angeles suffered heavy casualties, and the entire city slowly turned into rubble in the shelling.

"General, the Chinese's artillery fire is so fierce, they are simply going to wipe Los Angeles off the map! Our artillery is almost exhausted! "The commander of the 55th Infantry Division to Samuel? Lieutenant General Yang complained.

To this, Samuel? Lieutenant General Yang also had no choice. Secretary of War Russell? Alger's order was to make Samuel? Lieutenant General Yang led his troops to hold the squadron in Los Angeles, and cooperated with other US troops who were rushing to fight a general battle with the squadron. However, judging from the current situation, perhaps the US military reinforcements have not yet arrived, and the US troops in Los Angeles will be completely annihilated.

At 10 a.m. on July 13, after heavy shelling, the 4th Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps launched a landing operation against Los Angeles. At the same time, three divisions of the Sixth Army also stormed Los Angeles from three directions. Although the resistance of the US troops was very fierce, under the attack of the strong firepower of the squadron, they still suffered heavy losses.

By 11 o'clock, the battle on the beach was over, and the American troops, ravaged by the heavy artillery of the battleships, were powerless to stop the landing of the Chinese marines. The entire beach fell into the hands of the Chinese marines. Subsequently, the Chinese Marines began to attack the Los Angeles city and expand their positions.

Three infantry divisions of the Sixth Army also entered the city of Los Angeles, and fierce street fighting ensued. It's just that in street fighting, the rookie-level U.S. military is still not the opponent of the squadron. However, the mines laid by the US military in the port and blew up a lot of port facilities during the retreat brought a lot of trouble to the squadron. However, fortunately, the squadron's response was relatively quick, and the port in Los Angeles was not completely destroyed, and half of the port could continue to be used.

After the capture of the port, three infantry divisions of the Seventh Army began to come ashore one after another. It's just that their combat effectiveness is really worrisome, and they have to rest and recuperate before they can go into battle.

Fortunately, the attack of the other troops was very smooth. Although in Samuel? Under the order of Lieutenant General Yang, although the U.S. troops were losing and retreating, they adopted the method of resisting the squadron.

On July 13, a small part of Los Angeles had fallen into the hands of the Squadron. That night, the U.S. military also stopped thousands of troops and launched a counterattack. It's just that in front of the squadron that was waiting for the first time, the counterattack of the US army did not achieve any results except for leaving a pile of corpses.

In the battle on July 14, the resistance of the American army was still fierce, but the fall of Los Angeles was irreversible.

By July 15, the U.S. forces in Los Angeles had stopped resisting, and the important West Coast city was occupied by the squadron. And the closest U.S. military to Los Angeles is still 50 kilometers away. (To be continued.) )

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