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San Diego, the first landing point of the Chinese * army in North America. After the Empire* army took control of the area, the original small wharf has been expanded into a medium-sized wharf, and a number of warehouses have been built on the shore to store war materials brought from the country. Although, the Imperial * army has already captured San Francisco, where the port facilities are much better than in San Diego. However, geographically, San Diego is still very important. If the Imperial* army were to cross the Rocky Mountains and attack the heart of the United States, it would undoubtedly be much easier from southern California. Therefore, it is also necessary to store large quantities of war materiel in San Diego.

The first phase of the Empire's invasion of North America was to clear the West Coast of the U.S. forces, and then wait for an opportunity to break through the Rocky Mountains and enter the heart of the United States, where the Empire would acquire all the territories it had purchased from the Mexicans. Although, the number of troops sent by the empire to North America was only 120,000, which was very rare compared to the total strength of the U.S. Army. However, while the United States was being violently attacked by China, France, and Spain at the same time, it was very uncost-effective to spend a large number of troops fighting the Chinese Empire for the sake of the desolate and remote west.

If the situation develops on the favorable side, the more than 100,000 men of the Imperial Army will be enough to win the war. Of course, the precondition is that France and the Kingdom of Spain will be able to hold back the main forces of the Americans. From the current point of view, more than 100,000 troops of the Chinese Empire. The main forces of the US military have been dragged down. However, with the landings of France and Spain on the East Coast of the United States, the center of gravity of the Americans will shift from the West Coast to the East Coast. After all. The bustling East Coast is far more important than the desolate West Coast, which is the foundation of America.

To defend San Diego, the 5th Brigade of the Imperial Marine Corps was stationed here. A marine brigade of more than 6,000 men to garrison this town is completely sufficient. What's more, in the sea near San Diego, there is also a fleet of two 'Western Zhou-class' battleships and four 'Shang-class' cruisers. Fire cover can be provided for the 5th Brigade of the Marine Corps.

To the east of San Diego, the 5th Brigade of the Imperial Marine Corps also built two fortifications in quick succession. Of the six subordinate infantry battalions, four of them were deployed on the front line. In order to guard against the possible appearance of US troops. Now the main force of the Imperial Army is in the vicinity of San Francisco. It's too far from San Diego. If San Diego were to be attacked, it would take at least twenty days or so for them to come back to help.

And the Americans, precisely grasping this point, are impatient to launch an attack on San Diego and destroy this important war material storage point of the Imperial Army in one fell swoop, so as to delay the advance of the Imperial Army. If, of course, the Americans can succeed. This, of course, would have a great impact on the strategy of the Imperial Army. It's just that it was under the tight defense of the 5th Brigade of the Imperial Marine Corps. If the U.S. military wants to succeed, it will not be so easy.

On October 25, 1847, the U.S. Army vanity appeared twenty kilometers east of San Diego. This quickly attracted the attention of the 5th Marine Brigade. Brigadier General Huang Yuancheng, commander of the 5th Marine Brigade, contacted the fleet on the one hand, asking the fleet to be ready for reinforcements at any time, and on the other hand, he made contact with the main force of the Imperial Army, hoping that the main force could return to help as soon as possible. After all, it is unlikely that the 5th Marine Brigade alone will defeat the US military with these more than 6,000 people.

Major General Gu Yun, commander of the 13th Infantry Corps of the Imperial Army, who was far away in San Francisco, learned that the US troops had appeared in San Diego in a big way, and he secretly screamed in his heart, and hurriedly ordered the 13th Infantry Corps and the 28th Infantry Corps of the Imperial Army to return to San Diego in the south. As for the remnants of the American army in northern and central California, it was handed over to the 19th Infantry Corps and the 1st Brigade of the Marine Corps to sweep up. Led by Lieutenant General Robert. The U.S. army led by Anderson has only thirty or forty thousand people left, and the 19th Infantry Corps of the Imperial Army and the 1st Brigade of the Marine Corps are enough to defeat them lightly!

Although the Imperial Army reacted immediately, the crisis of the 5th Brigade of the Imperial Marine Corps was still not resolved. The 5th Brigade of the Imperial Marine Corps must hold San Diego, at least until reinforcements arrive. Otherwise, once San Diego is captured by the U.S. military, the consequences will be unimaginable. The overall strategy of the Imperial Army will be greatly affected.

Brigadier General Huang Yuancheng, commander of the 5th Brigade of the Imperial Marine Corps, summoned the commanders of the six infantry battalions and the artillery battalion under his command and asked them to prepare for a hard battle. In addition, observers were specially sent to the front line to prepare to direct the fire reinforcements of the Imperial fleet on the sea. Brigadier General Huang Yuancheng knew that in order to resist a large-scale attack by the US military, the Navy's firepower reinforcement was very important.

The dozens of guns on the two 'Western Zhou-class' battleships and the four 'Shang-class' cruisers, if used well, will play a huge role. Although the number is not very large, the power and range of naval guns are not comparable to the artillery used by the army. The naval guns of the Navy were enough to bring all the fortifications of the 5th Brigade of the Imperial Marine Corps into range. It is impossible for the U.S. military to break through the positions protected by the guns of the Imperial Navy without paying huge casualties. For anyone to attack at the risk of enemy naval guns, it is enough to make the soul fly. After all, the power of the ship's guns is strong, and if one shot goes down, it is enough to kill countless people.

On the morning of October 26, 1847, the U.S. Army's army, led by Lieutenant General Ulysses, arrived in San Diego and stopped five kilometers from San Diego. Lieutenant General Ulysses did not immediately attack San Diego, but sent three infantry divisions to the northeast of San Diego to build fortifications to defend against the main force of the Chinese* army. If the main forces of the Chinese* army come back to their aid, these three infantry divisions will buy them time to conquer San Diego or retreat. Of course, Lieutenant General Ulysses thought that this might not be necessary. His troops had already captured San Diego before the main force of the Chinese* army could come to their aid.

At 1 p.m., the attack of the American army officially began. First, the American army gathered more than three hundred artillery pieces and launched a heavy artillery bombardment of the positions of the 5th Brigade of the Imperial Marine Corps.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! "The whole sky was filled with the shrill whistling sound of this cannonball piercing through the air.

When the sharp whistle sounded, the three infantry battalions of the Imperial Marine Corps stationed on the front line had already taken refuge in the anti-artillery holes that had been dug long ago. While the main forces of the Imperial Army were attacking the American forces, the 5th Marine Brigade was in San Diego and was also painstakingly managing the fortifications here. The two fortifications, both consisting of trenches and fixed firing points, were equipped with minefields and barbed wire, and the lines were connected by communication trenches, which made the Imperial Marine Corps defense line in San Diego completely impregnable.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Dense shells fell on the positions of the 5th Brigade of the Imperial Marine Corps, blowing up craters one after another, a burst of sand and rocks, and some barbed wire was blown up in the explosion.

The anti-artillery holes of the 5th Brigade of the Imperial Marine Corps also shook during the shelling, and if they were not particularly reinforced, they might have collapsed. It is clear that the previous preparations of the 5th Brigade of the Imperial Marine Corps were effective. Their efforts were not in vain, and they were given great protection in the face of heavy shelling by the US military.

Although the American artillery bombardment was very heavy, the damage caused to the 5th Brigade of the Imperial Marine Corps was not significant. Except for a very small number of observers, most of the soldiers hid in the anti-artillery holes for the first time.

The observers, on the other hand, are working harder. They need to calculate the location of the U.S. artillery positions according to the ballistics of the U.S. artillery shells, and then send the approximate coordinates back for the artillery of the 5th Brigade of the Imperial Marine Corps and the fleet on the sea surface, and use long-range fire to hit the U.S. artillery positions, so as to give the 5th Marine Brigade better protection.

U.S. Army Lieutenant General Ulysses, standing on a high ground about 6 kilometers from San Diego, looked at the qiē with a telescope.

The smoke and dust mixed with sand and gravel almost completely enveloped the position of the 5th Brigade of the Imperial Marine Corps. In the face of heavy artillery bombardment by American troops, the Imperial Marines did not even seem to have the strength to fight back. This made Lieutenant General Ulysses very satisfied, and if this battle plan could be successful, it would be of great benefit to him. Especially in Robert. Lieutenant General Anderson suffered a heavy defeat, and his victory was undoubtedly all the more prominent. It is foreseeable that his career will be brighter because of this!

"Blow up those damned Chinese!" Lieutenant General Ulysses thought secretly in his heart. It would be nice if all the Chinese* troops stationed in San Diego could be killed with just one piece of artillery! Of course, this is just a thought!

On the sea, two 'Western Zhou-class' warships crossed the hull less than a kilometer from the coast. The twin 210 mm guns in the bow and stern of the ship are adjusting their bearings. According to the coordinates sent back by the observers of the front line, they are adjusting the targets of the shelling.

"Boom! Rumble! "The battleship 'King Zhou Yi' of the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy let out an angry roar, and the two twin 210-mm main guns in the bow and stern opened fire almost simultaneously. The muzzle of the cannon shone with orange-red flames, and four shells weighing more than a hundred kilograms flew into the distance with a whistling sound. The huge recoil force made the battleship with a displacement of up to 5,000 tons translate out more than a meter on the sea surface. (To be continued......)