On the dark sea, the landing fleet rode the wind and waves and advanced at high speed. When the enemy's radio waves suddenly appear nearby, it means that the landing fleet is exposed. The fleet was exposed also meant to enter the waters off the coast of San Francisco. After the radio silence was lifted, the landing fleet quickly made contact with the covering fleet. At this time, in the command cabin of the flagship Han Wu Emperor battleship, Nie Fengwu, Dai Hui and other generals were mourning in silence, and everyone's expressions were solemn and they all fell into grief. After the silence, Nie Fengwu said: "The covering fleet has paid a huge sacrifice to ensure that the landing fleet can reach San Francisco smoothly. ”

"The heroic sacrifice of many naval officers and men, including Deng Shichang, commander of the covering fleet, makes us feel very sad. The headquarters took into account the difficulties of the operation before the expedition, as evidenced by the stubborn resistance of the US fleet. The cover fleet suffered heavy losses, but it also paralyzed the US Pacific Fleet, and it can be said that the US ships fighting in the Pacific Sea no longer pose a substantial threat to us. The great sacrifices made by the covering fleet ensured the smooth implementation of the landing operation, and at the same time created the conditions for us to land, capture San Francisco, and gain a foothold. ”

"The performance of the US fleet has shown us the difficulty of landing operations, so the ensuing landing operations may encounter unimaginable difficulties. Do not compare the examples of the landing on the Japanese archipelago, the time, place, and the object of the battle are not the same, do not underestimate the enemy's will to resist, and do not think that the enemy will collapse if he charges the enemy. Then comes the time to test our will, wisdom, courage and fearlessness, and I firmly believe that victory will be ours! ”

"Let us salute the officers and men of the Navy who bravely gave their lives!" Dai Hui shouted loudly. "Report, reconnaissance submarine report. Mines have been spotted in the sea ahead! "A subordinate reports urgently." The fleet was ordered to move slowly in two columns, and the minesweepers were cleared in front. After Dai Hui finished speaking, Yu Fengwu discussed: "501, about 80 kilometers from San Francisco. The presence of mines ahead indicates two things: First, there is no doubt that enemy reconnaissance ships have spotted us. Second, the enemy hastily laid minefields because they were so close to the coast that they could easily cause accidental damage. In this way, it was planned that we would be able to reach San Francisco at midnight, but the fleet would slow down, and it was estimated that we would be able to reach San Francisco tomorrow morning. ”

Nie Fengwu nodded and glanced at his watch. The hour and minute hands point to 20 o'clock. Nie Fengwu waved to Zhuang Lei and Brigade Commander Wang of the Marine Brigade, then walked to the map of San Francisco and began to discuss the landing site. This compartment. Dai Hui said to Gao Xiang and the other three carrier-based aircraft captains: "You should immediately return to the motherships and take a rest, complete the standby preparations before dawn, and take to the air at any time for combat." At this time, Ma Kai, the leader of the special operations group, and Li Tie, the deputy captain of the group, were standing there. It seems to become superfluous. Soon. An operational staff officer came over and said politely: "501 ordered, there is no task for you in the landing operation for the time being, you go and rest!" ”

Ma Kai and Li Tie walked to the deck, and there was a flash of fire on the dark sea in front of them, followed by the sound of explosions. The firelight reflected the silhouettes of the battleships in front and behind, and many officers and men gathered on the deck to look ahead. "I haven't seen minesweepers clear, and I've seen minesweepers that look like big barbed iron lumps." Li Tie muttered. Mackay didn't squeak. Continue to look ahead. There were occasional fires and explosions ahead, and nothing else could be seen. In fact, there are a lot of searchlights on the minesweeper. It's just that it's too far away to see clearly.

"Brother Ma, let's go and rest. Do you think you can fall asleep? Li Tie muttered again. Ma Kai said: "Don't think too much, the beach landing will not have anything to do with us, given the tenacity of the US military, there is a possibility that street fighting will break out in San Francisco." "You're saying that street fighting will definitely get us on." "Is there any doubt about that? Let's go, I can't sleep anyway, let's take a closer look at the map of San Francisco. "Fucking little Japan can't do anything else, there are really two strokes of drawing, what do you say little Japan is doing to draw a map of the United States, it is difficult for them to have ambitions for the United States, it is incredible."

Ma Kai smiled: "Maybe this is a compulsory course for the little Japanese intelligence department, but we have to thank the Japanese for their hard work, otherwise we would not have so many accurate maps." The Japanese are collecting intelligence all over the world, and it is obvious that they have the ambition of hegemony, but it is a pity that he is backed by a behemoth, which is the sorrow of little Japan. Now that I believe in the president's teachings, little Japan is truly extraordinary. The two brothers teased and walked into the bedroom. At midnight, the front fell silent, the fleet picked up, and it was clear that the minesweeping mission was over.

Ever since discovering that the Imperial Chinese Landing Fleet had appeared in the waters west of San Francisco, San Francisco has been in a state of panic. After all, San Francisco has a certain proportion of Asian and African Americans, so this group of people is relatively quiet. The rich whites were in a hurry, they dragged their families and immediately took action, and they were the first to escape in their own cars with conditions, and they gathered at the train station without conditions, and the train station was overcrowded for a while. At this critical moment, more of the lower white class, with great patriotic fervor, spontaneously organized themselves to join the defense of San Francisco.

San Francisco is located on the west coast of California, on the San Francisco Peninsula, covering an area of about 50 square miles. It is surrounded by the sea on three sides and is cut off by a strait in the north, which goes deep inland to form a T-shaped harbor. In the eastern south of the harbor, there are also surrounding cities such as Oakland, Sunshine Valley City, and San Jose. San Francisco has a subtropical Mediterranean climate with plenty of sunshine, warm winters and cool summers. In addition, San Francisco is a mountain city with a high altitude, and its terrain is extremely complex, similar to the mountain city of Chongqing.

San Francisco was discovered by the Spaniards in the early days and began to build a city here. In 1821, Mexico became independent from Spain, and San Francisco, including California, became Mexican territory. In 1848, gold was discovered in California, and war broke out between the United States and Mexico, and Mexico was defeated, and California, including San Francisco, became a U.S. territory. In view of the development of the western part of the United States, after half a century of construction, San Francisco became the second most prosperous city on the west coast of the United States.

In the mid-19th century, news of the discovery of gold in Sutt Place, northeast of California, spread quickly throughout the world. White people in the eastern United States, including those in Europe, began to pour into this magical land to dream of making a fortune. People flock to San Francisco, and the city's population is exploding. Duration. Many Chinese were recruited, mainly as coolies and railroad construction. In addition to speculators from all over the world, shrewd businessmen began to set up shop and factory in San Francisco. Providing daily necessities for gold diggers, San Francisco has now become a city of nearly one million people.

San Francisco is in American tradition and is the quintessential immigrant city. The white population is mainly composed of Italians and Spaniards, and Mexicans and Brazilians account for a certain percentage. There are about 30,000 Chinese in the San Francisco metropolitan area, mainly living in Chinatown. After the outbreak of the war, the Chinese were closely monitored. With the rapid rise of the Chinese Empire, an interesting phenomenon emerged. Whites, including other ethnic groups, began to respect the Chinese. After the abolition of slavery in the United States, a large number of blacks were recruited from the South by wealthy whites. Gradually, a large ethnic group was formed in San Francisco.

San Francisco's chaotic crowd is dominated by whites with deep pockets, while the impoverished underclass people become staunch defenders of San Francisco. Next door to Chinatown is Stockton Street, a five-story building in the middle of this prominent financial street. Temporarily became the San Francisco Defense Command. Dusk is coming. There was a great deal of confusion in the headquarters, and the officers who came and went were serious and hurried. At this time, in the hall of the joint command, all kinds of voices were very noisy and chaotic. In the more than 200 years since the founding of the United States, it faced the invasion of the powerful for the first time, and the invaders were so terrible.

U.S. West Coast Defense Commander Shaq, Chief of Staff of the U.S.-British Coalition Forces, John Han. The two looked serious and listened to the report of their subordinates. "Your Excellency, at about 16 o'clock the minelayer is in the sea area of 80 kilometers to the west. Having completed the mine-laying mission, we are not very sure whether we will be able to delay the enemy fleet to the coast. Shaq looked at the naval officer and said, "Your mission has been completed, order all the warships to retreat into the harbor for shelter, I don't want them to become live targets." The naval officer gave Shaco a grateful look, saluted, and left.

Shak said: "General Han Ruowei, in the strait north of San Francisco, we have a fortress artillery group, and it is impossible for the enemy fleet to enter the harbor through the strait, so our defense is focused on the west and south, and at present, heavy troops have entered the position and are ready to fight." "The enemy has a special forces, and they are used to sneak attacks. At the beginning of the defensive operation on the Japanese archipelago, the enemy sent troops to attack the forts, which caused the fortress artillery to lose its effectiveness, and it was necessary to strengthen the defense in this regard. "I've made careful arrangements, not a single mosquito wants to approach the battery."

Han Ruowei nodded and continued: "The enemy's attack is very strong, and they have a lot of experience in landing operations. The west and south are the key defensive fronts, we must not be careless, as long as we hold on to San Francisco for 10 days, the first batch of reinforcements will arrive, and the second batch of reinforcements will arrive in 5 days, General Shaq, even if San Francisco is lost, our defense line in the south can still hold the enemy, San Francisco is a small place, as long as we block the way south, the enemy will not be able to stand. Of course, this is the worst-case scenario, and if we can stop the enemy landing, you will be a hero to the United States. ”

Shak said: "General Han Ruowei, I have deployed 50,000 troops on the Western Front and 50,000 troops on the Southern Front. Although there are not many batteries on the west side, it is not a big problem to block the approach of large enemy warships. In addition, I deployed two heavy artillery divisions of about 300 guns in the rear of the battery and formed an artillery blockade in the shallows. Four other air defense regiments were deployed, mainly to protect artillery positions and defensive positions in the west. "How are you going to use the 1st Air Force?" "The air force is deployed in the east, and I am ready for the air force to attack the aircraft carriers of the enemy fleet, targeting the carrier-based aircraft on the enemy aircraft carrier warships. The enemy's carrier-based aircraft pose the greatest threat to us, and if we can limit the combat efficiency of the enemy's carrier-based aircraft, we will be able to guarantee a solid defense. ”

Han Ruowei was satisfied: "Now it seems that the geographical location of San Francisco is too advantageous for us. It is too difficult for the enemy to infiltrate, and I am most worried about the enemy infiltrating the battle, and I am relieved of this. In the defensive operations of the Japanese archipelago, it was the enemy's infiltration into our rear that the attack caused the rout, and this was the enemy's usual method of warfare, so preventing the enemy from secretly landing and infiltrating was the most crucial thing. "General Han Ruowei, how can we forget that the Americans would not make such a mistake." poked at the sore spot, Han Ruowei smiled faintly and didn't care.

The big war is imminent, and Han Ruowei knows that although the Americans are conceited, they are also very pragmatic, even if you are a nasty guy, they still respect your correct opinion. At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and I saw a tall middle-aged man in a suit walk in, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.

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(To be continued......)

PS: Prelude before landing.