In this landing operation, the casualties of the Chinese marines were not large, and in this landing operation, the casualties were less than 100, of which only more than 20 were killed. When the Chinese Marines successfully landed on the beach, the resistance of the American troops became meaningless.

The 3rd Regiment of the 54th Infantry Division of the US Army, which was guarding Santa Barbara, had already suffered heavy losses in the previous shelling. After the landing of the Chinese marines, their resistance was very weak. In terms of firepower, it is even more incomparable with the Chinese Marine Corps. When one after another the landing craft docked, light machine guns and heavy machine guns intensively poured fire on the US troops, and mortars cleared the US troops' firing points one by one, the defenders completely collapsed. The remaining hundreds of soldiers of the 3rd Regiment of the 54th Infantry Division of the US Army obediently laid down their arms and raised their hands in surrender, including the regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas.

"The Chinese's firepower is so terrifying, they actually have so many machine guns. They were armed with more heavy machine guns than a single of our divisions. "Lieutenant Colonel Thomas found a reason for his surrender. He also regarded the light machine gun equipped by the squadron as a heavy machine gun. Compared with the Chinese Marine Corps, in terms of weapons, there is a world of difference. Therefore, his surrender was a last resort.

After the Marines took Santa Barbara, the follow-up troops immediately began to land. However, the port of Santa Barbara is small, and large ships can only stay in the open sea. Fortunately, the transport ship can dock, but because of the lack of machinery for loading and unloading. So the speed of loading and unloading is very slow. On the day of July 6th. In addition to the 3rd Brigade of the Marine Corps. Only one division disembarked. It is expected that it will take another two days for all the troops to disembark.

Lieutenant General Gao Chang, commander of the Sixth Army of the Army, and Major General Yang Ming, chief of staff, also went ashore and formed a command headquarters. and ordered the 111th Regiment of the 11th Division to begin an offensive to the south. Expand the defenses of Santa Barbara.

Hundreds of thousands of troops on the West Coast of the United States have also begun to act. In the Secretary of War Russell? Under Alger's orders, 400,000 U.S. troops began to march from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara. Merely. The U.S. military is slow, and if it wants to launch an attack on the squadron, I am afraid it will take a long time. The squadron can calmly deploy troops.

On the afternoon of July 8, as the last soldier of the 42nd Division landed on the beach of Santa Barbara, all the troops that landed this time set foot on the American mainland. The convoy returned to Hawaii under the escort of two light cruisers and two destroyers, loading the remaining three divisions of troops. At the same time, the Seventh Army, which had been transported from the country, would be able to reach the west coast of the United States in a few days.

On the morning of July 9, the 11th Division of the Sixth Army appeared on the outskirts of Oxnard. This scared the 54th Division of the U.S. Army stationed here enough. Although, the Los Angeles side has already sent reinforcements from two divisions. However, at a distance of 80 kilometers, the American troops of these two divisions had to walk for two days to cover two-thirds of the distance, and they would not be able to reach Oxnard until at least July 10.

Brigadier General Donald, commander of the 54th Infantry Division, organized the defense of his troops on the one hand, and Samuel in Los Angeles on the other? Lieutenant General Yang asked for help, hoping to send reinforcements as much as possible, otherwise Oxnard would not be able to hold on. Of course, if Samuel? It would have been great if Lieutenant General Yang had agreed to his retreat to the south.

But, to the disappointment of Brigadier General Donald, Samuel? Lieutenant General Young's order was to keep Oxnard to the death, and to tell him that reinforcements would soon arrive. Los Angeles has sent new reinforcements and will continue to rescue Oxnard, and the U.S. military will have a meeting with the squadron in Oxnard.

There was no way, Brigadier General Donald had to lead the remaining more than 6,000 troops of the 54th Infantry Division of the US Army to prepare to resist the attack of the squadron in Oxnard. The 54th Infantry Division of the US Army, with 12 105mm light howitzers and 24 75mm mountain guns, are all new guys produced from the arsenal. The United States' strong industrial strength has begun to tilt toward the military industry, resulting in a strong military production capacity. This makes the newly recruited troops of the United States do not need to worry about equipment at all. It's just that the combat effectiveness of the American soldiers who use these well-prepared soldiers is really a little flattering.

Oxnard is just a small town with a population of no more than 20,000 people. When it was rumored that the ** team was going to attack the continental United States, half of the inhabitants left. And after the squadron landed in Santa Barbara, the remaining residents also left as soon as possible. They don't want to be affected by the war. Therefore, at this time, Oxnard, except for American soldiers, was no longer a single civilian.

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Long, do you say that we will be able to withstand the attack of the Chinese? I heard that when they attacked Santa Barbara, the whole of Santa Barbara was blown into ruins. On the outskirts of Oxnard, a young American in his twenties asked. His name was Bill, and he was nothing more than a private. After the U.S. government propagated that evil China was going to launch an attack on the U.S. mainland, he joined the U.S. Army as soon as his mind was hot. It's just that it doesn't seem like a good idea now.

"The Chinese are very strong, and our division alone cannot withstand the attack of the Chinese. However, we still have reinforcements, a lot of reinforcements. Here is the United States, we have millions of troops, no matter how powerful the Chinese are, they can't compete with us! Company Commander Captain Simpton comforted.

There are a lot of young people like Bill, all of them in their twenties, and it's time for the blood to boil. As soon as they heard the government's propaganda, they naturally all joined the army in order to defend the motherland. However, they lacked confidence to defeat the squadron, which affected their morale.

At a distance of 8 km from Oxnard is the division headquarters of the 11th Division of the Chinese Army. Major General He Bingju, commander of the 11th Division, Brigadier General Zhang Dingke, deputy division commander, and Brigadier General Meng Qicai, chief of staff, all gathered in the headquarters.

"Division commander, the situation has been figured out, Oxnard only has more than 6,000 American troops, and there are only more than 30 artillery pieces, and the defense is not tight. If you attack, you can take this place in a day. Deputy division commander Brigadier General Zhang Dingke said.

"Division commander, the Navy has also sent a light cruiser and a destroyer over, and when we attack, we can get fire support from naval warships. In addition, the divisional artillery battalion is also in place, and we have an overwhelming advantage in firepower! Brigadier General Meng Qicai, Chief of Staff, also said. The road facilities in the United States are very perfect, which brings great convenience to the march of the squadron. The heavy artillery of the artillery battalion is able to march quickly, which is much better than the Siberian battlefield.

"Alright, report our plan to the army group, if the army group agrees, then we will launch an attack and try to take Oxnard in one day!" Division commander Major General He Bingju said.

However, after their plan was reported to the Sixth Army, the headquarters of the Group Army rejected their battle plan and asked the 11th Division to rest and wait for the order to attack.

At the same time, the 12th and 42nd Divisions in Santa Barbara were also rushing to the battlefield. However, their target was not Oxnard, but the two divisions of American troops that were advancing towards Oxnard. After discussing with Lieutenant General Gao Chang, commander of the Sixth Army, and Major General Yang Ming, chief of staff, it was decided to eliminate these American troops at once and open the way to Los Angeles. Los Angeles has well-developed port facilities, and if Los Angeles can be taken, the logistics of the squadron will be guaranteed. Therefore, the 11th Division was asked to postpone the attack on Oxnard. In order to wait for the two American divisions from Los Angeles to Oxnard, enter the battlefield, lest they find out that something is wrong and retreat in advance.

The U.S. Army, after the Civil War decades ago, has hardly experienced a large-scale war. Even last year's war with Spain was only a skirmish. However, in the face of a declining country like Spain, the US military has paid the price of tens of thousands of casualties, which shows how bad the combat quality of the US military is. In addition, after the defeat of the US Navy, the US Army frantically expanded its army, although the number of troops increased, but the combat power decreased very strictly. In front of the battle-experienced squadron, the US Army is simply a group of rookies, and it is not difficult to defeat them.

On the afternoon of July 10, reinforcements from two divisions from Los Angeles to Oxnard finally arrived, much to the relief of Brigadier General Donald, commander of the 54th Infantry Division. With two divisions and more than 16,000 reinforcements, his confidence has also increased a lot.

However, it was also at this time that the 12th and 42nd Divisions of the Sixth Army also arrived on the battlefield and surrounded the American forces from the east and south of Oxnard. The warships of the Chinese Navy on the sea have also increased from one light cruiser and one destroyer to one heavy cruiser, three light cruisers and three destroyers.

When Brigadier General Donald found out about this, he was terrified. He finally understood why the squadron did not attack Oxnard at the first time, it turned out that the 54th Infantry Division of the US Army had too few people and wanted to eat more American troops in one go. Brigadier General Donald immediately appealed to Los Angeles for help, hoping that Los Angeles would send more reinforcements to rescue them.

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