Chapter 732: Air Overlord
Liu Xian's eyes have been removed from Japan in recent years. China is no longer the China it used to be, and Japan, a country that has been hated by Liu Xian for 20 years, has completely no threat in Liu Xian's eyes after the end of the Second Sino-Russian War.
Liu Xian only thought about letting Japan continue to divide and confront each other, and use a very natural way to slow down Japan's development speed, preferably after a hundred years, this will be the two 'Northern Dynasties'.
Therefore, as long as Japan does not jump, they will not be put into the plan by Liu Xian. Even if the Japanese government in Tokyo jumped so much in the early stage of the war, after the great reversal of the war situation, after the Japanese government in Tokyo instantly settled down, Liu Xian did not do anything to Tokyo. It's like not seeing the rebellious spirit of the Japanese government in Tokyo, and that's what comes from this consideration.
It was not easy to divide Japan into two sides, and he didn't want to 'unify' the little devils with his own hands.
After the Ministry of State Security closed the net, the materials and photos of Teng Gang and Tian Zhong were only handed over by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the official residence of the Japanese Prime Minister in Tokyo, and they protested and threatened Ito Hirobumi in righteous words, and shouted that the Tokyo government obediently hand over the list of all Chinese spies lurking in China. However, no physical minor surgery was performed on Tokyo Japan.
China is now not capable of waging a large-scale war against Japan in Tokyo, after all, this is a small power that can raise 500,000 troops in a short period of time. Although the staying power is as short as the height of the Japanese. But China really has no energy and no spare energy.
Even in Nanyang, the new Qin dynasty temporarily focused on pacification and stability maintenance. There was no use of the turbulent period of the alternation of ruling powers, people secretly played tricks, instigated the natives in various parts of the South Seas to rebel, and then the Wehrmacht happily harvested the heads and cleaned up the place.
This is because China is a little overwhelmed!
In the North American theater, the million-strong expeditionary force was always on the offensive, and hundreds of thousands of elite troops were stationed on the Volga River. There is no need for skills in China.
The war in North America had such a big impact on China.
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Los Angeles.
"Your Majesty, the Northern Route Army of the Expeditionary Force has injured more than 70,000 soldiers in the fierce battle so far, and I have asked Shuai for reinforcements!"
Liu Xian had only been resting in Los Angeles for two days, and as soon as all the 100,000 Praetorian Guards and equipment accompanying him had landed ashore, he received a letter of help from Fa Pai for the first time.
The situation of the Northern Route Army must be very serious! Liu Xian's face was very serious. As a last resort, Xiang Fa would not have sent such an urgent letter for help. He was one of the first Chinese people to be promoted to marshal. One of the five marshals of the Wehrmacht, he just got the marshal's dress, and it was also the time to save face. This is the first time that the expeditionary force has asked for help since landing in North America.
The emperor's camp had arrived in North America, and the command of the expeditionary force automatically returned to the emperor's hands. Xiang Fa transferred the garrison along the Mississippi River and eagerly requested Liu Xian for support.
"Doesn't Song Zuoxian's First Armored Division already have a brigade that has completed the reorganization? Peddle now. I've passed, too. Let Ren Huabang lead the cavalry to patrol the safety of the line along the way. ”
"Go and notify the transport department and adjust the route. Tomorrow before noon, the troops will depart. ”
Liu Xian couldn't wait for the Praetorian Guards to be fully reorganized and then go to the front line. No one here in Los Angeles will dissuade Liu Xian's safety, and the son of his daughter will not sit down. Because Liu Xian is the spiritual totem of the whole army. When he came to North America, he was not pretentious, he would definitely be on the front line and command.
More than 10,000 armored troops were on the road at noon the next day. And the more than 7,000 cavalry that cooperated with the mounts did not seem to be much tacit, and they set off as early as yesterday.
At this time, Ren Huabang was galloping on the wilderness plains on both sides of the railway, and this was the life he liked. Before taking a boat across the ocean, the vast boundless sea. Let him talk more about his legs and stomach, not to mention the discomfort of seasickness. But let him suffer.
The 10,000 cavalry stood only three-quarters of the way. There were also more than 2,000 people who were too weak to ride horses. Seasickness is not the bitter fruit of Ren Huabang alone, it involves the entire Praetorian Guard. There are also high-headed horses under their buttocks at the moment, all of which were captured on the spot after the expeditionary force landed, and there were more than enough horses for each person.
It was an introductory march across the entire North American continent, from Los Angeles to Virginia. The 3,500-kilometer journey, with three car changes before and after, and a journey of day and night, took 12 days to reach the front line.
"Your Majesty!" Seeing Liu Xian walking off the train, Xiang Fa's tears were about to flow out. The emperor had come at a good time.
"Don't be so polite. Tell me about the battle ahead. How long can the current front hold? In the sound of military music, Liu Xian waved his hand. It's been a long time since he's really on the front lines. But this feeling will not be forgotten.
"Of the five theaters, the situation in the southeast theater is the best. The situation in the northwest and northeast theaters is the worst, followed by the north and east. ”
These five theaters correspond to the Ohio River, Morgantown, Winchester, Washington, and Fredeksburg. From the north to the southeast, and then a hundred and ten miles away, it will be connected to the battlefield of the Central Route Army in Richmond.
Xiang Fa had already withdrawn the strength of one division and one brigade from the Central Route Army before, plus more than 20,000 people requisitioned from the rear, so that the current Northern Route Army can still maintain the scale of 400,000 people. But while their opponents, the Americans, had crossed the ocean to North America, 300,000 European volunteers had landed in New York and Washington again. Their main force was the French, who were the greatest contributors to the success of American independence more than 100 years ago. Now the Gallic rooster has once again become the savior of America, and the commander-in-chief of the troops is Joseph. Admiral Gallieni – former Governor of French Madagascar. He had just been promoted to lieutenant general the year before last, and now he was awarded the rank of general by Esherry Palace because of his command of the Volunteer Army.
This is a French commander who has left his name in history, and the most justified person for the title of 'Victor of the Battle of the Marne'.
It is also the successive participation of these 300,000 European elites in the war, which makes the pressure on Xiang Fa even more significant. If it weren't for Liu Xian's arrival that gave Xiang Fa the confidence to insist, he would have commanded the troops to completely withdraw from the Washington region.
"How many airships do we have? What are the levels? "Liu Xian's war zone is facing Washington. The theater had only two integrated infantry divisions, one mechanized infantry brigade, one cavalry brigade, and two armored battalions, but they had to face more than 300,000 U.S. troops and at least 100,000 European volunteers.
Both in artillery fire and in airship numbers, the Americans occupied the top. What's even more terrifying is that small nomad tanks have appeared in the recent US offensive sequence. This very slow tank has thick skin and flesh, and 75 guns hit directly. None of them will die with a single blow. If it weren't for the Wehrmacht's response to the armored forces, and the various departments were equipped with a lot of individual rocket launchers and supporting armor-piercing rockets, the situation of the Northern Route Army would be even worse than it is now.
"Your Majesty. At present, the Northern Route Army has a total of 232 airships, including 22 Kingfisher-class reconnaissance airships, 50 Hongyan-class airships, and 70 Egret-class airships. The rest are magpie-class. ”
"The current airship units of our army are not inferior to those of the US army. There may be some gaps in numbers, but Mexico has long stopped exporting oil and helium to the United States, and Texas was attacked by our army last year. In other words, air supremacy is not inferior to that of the US military. It may still fall a little, but it will never be lost, and the two sides are evenly matched.
"Assemble all the airship troops in other theaters for me."
"With the high-intensity operation of one or two million troops, the material reserves of the Americans can only be Washington. Only here can you go west to the Ohio River, Morgantown, Winchester. Supplies were supplied by rail, and military supplies were transported by sea to Fredeksburg in the south. ”
Tapping his finger Washington's location on the map, Liu Xian said sharply: "The Northern Route Army has been tired of fighting for a long time, and it has reached the point where it cannot fight. If we want to completely thwart this counterattack by the US military strategically, there is little hope on the ground battlefield, and we can only think of ideas in the air. ”
"I've brought some special bombs with me, and the airship troops can drop special bombs here, here, and here. Fifteen minutes at most can paralyze the Americans on Washington's outer protective layer. Then focus on bombing the confluence of the Potomac River with its tributary, the Anaya River. ”
The 'map' is wide open. What else does Liu Xian not know? The Americans have a clear idea of the air defense positions and the important placement points of the antiaircraft guns, and then calculate the wind direction and climate in Washington and Columbia at the moment, the airship units do not need to run to the air defense positions and the anti-aircraft guns to find death, and they can easily paralyze all the arrangements of the Americans. Then the confluence of the Potomac River and its tributary, the Anaya River, becomes a piece of fat on the board.
Washington, a city that is only 100 years old, has a total population of only 100,000 people, although it is important. But that's more of a political significance. The city of Washington was chosen by the American government in 1790 as the site for the establishment of the capital. The site of the city was chosen at the confluence of two rivers, as in Moscow. This is the top of the Potomac River segment, at the confluence of the Potomac River and its tributary, the Anaya River. In the center of the city there is a series of gently undulating hills, which bear a striking resemblance to the city of Moscow. Washington City is also clearly very strongly built on the axis of relations. With the Parliament Building as the axis, there are two boulevards on the side, "Independence" and "Constitution".
So, the city is not Greater New York. There are not so many ready-made concrete warehouses and safe enough places to store supplies for the Americans. While blocking the advance of the Northern Route Army, the city also made great efforts to contain the air and air defense forces of the Americans. A large number of airships and air defense forces are firmly confined to Washington, because it is a huge reserve of war materials, and it is a military reserve for the US army's counterattack operations.
The Americans would rather not have enough air supremacy than remove the hundreds of airships stationed here, and the hundreds of anti-aircraft guns stationed here.
The whole of Washington is a huge reserve warehouse, and Xiang Fa did not try to bomb Washington, but the airship force was limited by its own factors, and even the air defense line laid by the Americans on the perimeter of Washington City could not get through. The Americans attach great importance to air protection, and most of them are mechanized vehicles, and after discovering the target, they use trucks pulling light anti-aircraft guns to chase and fight, and the airship unit of the expeditionary force has twice tried to bomb Washington, and has lost 30 airships of various types, none of which have been captured! (To be continued......)