On March 15, the war on American soil resumed. The 1st, 4th, and 5th Corps launched a powerful frontal offensive in the middle of the defensive line, starting from the Lens Peak in the north and the Elport Peak in the south, with a length of 300 kilometers. Since each corps added two corps of vital forces, the 6th Corps was used as a strategic reserve for the expeditionary force. The 1st Corps was the main attacker, and they attacked along the western railway line. The U.S. military has concentrated about 1.5 million troops on the front line of Lens Peak and Elport Peak, and it depends on the posture to defend this line.

On the first day of the fierce fighting, a large-scale air battle broke out between the two sides, and the US military threw in four air groups at once, with the number of fighters reaching more than 300. Fighter planes flew up and down in the sky, guns and cannons were like thunder, and gunpowder smoke was filled. The ground assault did not take place. The soldiers at the front looked curiously into the sky and kept cheering. Inside the command post of the 1st Corps, Zhuang Lei held a telescope to look at the sky, and every time a US fighter plane came down in smoke, the operational staff officers in the headquarters cheered.

"Commander, it seems that the Americans are desperate, and it is obvious that the performance of the Americans' fighters is not as good as ours, and their flying skills are not as good as ours. Although you and I are laymen in air combat, the gap is too obvious at a glance, and the layman can also see the way. The chief of staff teased. Americans are dogs jumping over the wall in a hurry, and there is no way. Even if the US military pilots are rookies, their courage is commendable. "The phone rings," the report, the 1st Army asked, when will the attack be launched? "What is it to sue Hu Biao to stabilize his mind?"

"Look, another U.S. plane is smoking," an operations staff officer shouted excitedly. "We did a rough count. Fifteen warplanes have already been destroyed, and the US military will not be able to hold out for a few days if it continues to fight like this. The chief of staff continued to tease, apparently in a surprisingly good mood. The key is how many fighters the US military can put into it. This is very important. "In the wilderness, white umbrella flowers fell from the sky, and a U.S. pilot was captured by the search force as soon as he landed with a parachute. The U.S. pilot was quickly escorted to Corps Headquarters.

"According to the report, after interrogation of the US pilots, the US military has invested a total of 4 air teams and about 310 combat planes this time." "Report this situation to the Expeditionary Force Command immediately!" At dusk, the commander of the Salt Lake City Expeditionary Force had a peaceful atmosphere. He Meng and Nie Fengwu talked and laughed. "Report, the results are counted, the first sky battle. 38 US planes were shot down, and the damage was unknown. He Meng said: "The U.S. military is trying to show the dagger and struggle to the death, showing all the unprepared family backgrounds, and it is a desperate way to fight through and through." ”

He Meng confidently continued: "The U.S. military is inferior in terms of military tactics, weapons and equipment, soldiers, and the general trend of the world. It's already the end of the road. Now the empire is in full swing. The Americans have lost all the chips of the war, and this is the general trend. As a fighter, the final capital is the so-called Spiritual Victory Method. It can be said that the tragic victory method requires the price of life to satisfy the desires of some people; This cannot be changed, iron and blood are not a panacea, but iron and blood are the best prescription for this era. ”

"Take our conquest of the United States, for example, if we do not defeat the enemy militarily, the enemy will not be captured. As the President has taught, the victor is not to blame. The Imperial Expeditionary Force marched to the United States. Victory was just around the corner, and the general trend was already doomed at the beginning of the dispatch of troops to the United States. Today's campaign against America illustrates the President's far-sighted strategy. What is the decisive victory in the middle of the curtain, today's qiē told us that the president is the needle of the sea, and the strategy in his chest has already determined the general trend of the world. ”

"Report, the Third Corps launched an attack on Helena, and the progress was not going well!" An operational staff officer reports. "501, the 3rd Corps is mainly to confuse the enemy, so that they can draw up a battle plan according to the actual situation." "Tell the 3rd Corps that its attack posture is mainly around the breakthrough in the middle, and tell them not to be in a hurry to change to the back." He Meng continued: "The U.S. military was forced to put in air combat troops in the middle, why don't we do that." Since the U.S. military is trying to compete in the air, it will be completely clear. ”

In the Defense Command of the US Army Middle Road Group in Denver, the new commander Lenster stood tall and had a solemn expression. This gentleman is about 50 years old, and he belongs to the Young Zhuang faction in the US generals. Lyser felt the pressure on his shoulders. Previously, he had been a general of the US Department of Defense who studied strategy, especially the composition of the Chinese Imperial Army, the number of soldiers, and even the combat methods, but he had never commanded troops to compete with the expeditionary force. But this gentleman is quite intelligent and has his own unique opinions.

The overall strategy of the US Department of Defense revolves around one center, that is, exchanging space for time. Before taking up his post, Lenster carefully studied the current situation and believed that at present, the US military has suffered successive defeats and low morale, and the enemy army has won successive battles and is invincible. Therefore, if he wanted to block the enemy's attack on the front line of Denver, it was impossible for him to draw a defensive operation against the US army, and if he swore to resist the US soldiers' will to fight, it would be even worse and the speed of collapse would be faster.

In line with the principle of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor, the US High Command adopted his proposal after careful study: Frontal defensive operations should not set up a solid line of defense, and in the event of a crisis, they should quickly retreat to prevent the tragedy of Salt Lake City from repeating themselves. At the same time, the US High Command ordered the follow-up troops to continue to build fortifications in the rear, and to adopt defensive means of continuous resistance, using the depth of the territory to lengthen the enemy's battle line, so as to achieve the goal of delaying the enemy's attack.

For the use of new weapons, Lancet also has his own unique opinions, in order to preserve strength, the former fear of wolves and tigers is not advisable, modern weapons into the battlefield, although the equipment lags behind the enemy, but already has the ability to fight, fighting attrition is also one of the favorable means to block the enemy's attack. In the face of the fierce offensive of the expeditionary force, Lancet ordered the air brigades that had newly arrived at the front line to be put into battle in order to wear down the enemy's air superiority. In addition, he ordered the newly transferred tank brigade of about 400 tanks to be used intensively, with the aim of disrupting the enemy's offensive deployment.

On the first day of the air war, the US military consumed more than 40 fighters. The expeditionary force lost only 4 fighters. But Lenster seemed indifferent to his subordinates' retribution. "Your Excellency General, the enemy planes have brought in more advanced fighters, and we are not opponents at all in air combat." The chief of staff said in a depressed mood. "Didn't the enemy aircraft also lose 4 units? That's the result. It can contain the air superiority of enemy forces. can delay the rapid advance of the enemy's army, order Colonel Orwell, no matter what the cost, at any cost, the United States has reached the last moment, and we have no other way. Now shouting about the expulsion of the invaders from the United States is a pipe dream, and can only be the maximum and lasting resistance. The only thing we can do is resist, and may God be with us. ”

Lenster continued: "The enemy's army did not attack as scheduled. It shows the success of our tactical efforts to fight for attrition in the air. At present, the military-industrial complex is producing fighters day and night, and our biggest disadvantage is the loss of pilots. The situation was worse than we thought, ordered Colonel Orwell. Once the fighter plane is destroyed, do your best to allow the pilot to parachute in our area to minimize the pilot's battle damage. The front-line troops were ordered to organize a rescue as soon as the pilot was caught parachuting. Lenster's face flashed with determination. And waving his fists.

Four days later, the fierce battle in the air ended in the defeat of the American army. In this campaign, 220 fighters were shot down and 23 fighters were damaged. Due to the U.S. strategy of protecting the pilots, only 12 U.S. pilots were captured. The Air Force of the Expeditionary Force lost 12 fighters, and the combat efficiency of the US fighters was greatly improved due to the temporary installation of machine gun shooters on the two wings of the fighters. In the headquarters of the Salt Lake City Expeditionary Force, Chief of Staff Nie Fengwu said: "501, the air battle is more brutal than we imagined, and the US military has machine gun shooters on the wings. The efficiency of air combat has been greatly improved. It was originally scheduled that the 3 sky battles were fought for 4 days, and it seems that the US military is going to play wolf pack tactics!"

He Meng said: "The aviation industry of the US military has advanced by leaps and bounds in the fierce battle. This is to be expected. But the Americans need time, but do they have time? The Americans will die before they have time to form a powerful air force, and this is the sorrow of the Americans. The 1st, 4th, and 5th Corps were ordered to launch an attack on all fronts at 6 a.m. tomorrow. The armored corps, in conjunction with the 1st Corps, advanced along the railway line. "With the issuance of the combat order, the units quickly entered a state of imminent battle.

At the headquarters of the 2nd Corps on the Southern Front, Commander Shao Bo looked at the military map on the wall and was distracted. The chief of staff said: "The 7th Corps has taken Douglas and is advancing along the border line towards Deming. The 2nd Armored Brigade covered the 5th Army's attack on Rieself, and the 3rd Army advanced north along the Miami line and formed a pincer attack on Gallup. The addition of the 2nd Armored Brigade will greatly speed up our attack. "I didn't expect the headquarters to provide a steel weapon for the southern front, and our enemies probably didn't expect it."

Shao Bo said confidently: "With the addition of armored troops, I am confident that I can take Gallup in the shortest possible time." Telegraphed to the Expeditionary Force Command that our corps must take Gallup in accordance with the campaign plan, completely smash the defensive deployment of the US army on the southern front, and speed up the eastward advance. "It was reported that the armored forces captured Riesev along the way, and the vanguard of the 5th Army reached Riesev, and the American troops abandoned Riesev on their own initiative." "Great, the U.S. troops must have fled in panic when they saw the armored unit appear. However, Gallup has a heavy U.S. military force, so I'm afraid it's a bit of a problem. ”

"You're worried that we don't have enough troops to deal with Gallup's 600,000 U.S. troops!" The Chief of Staff asked. "When I say offense is a bit troublesome, it doesn't mean anything. At present, the Corps has increased by two corps, with a total strength of 500,000 troops. In addition, we have added an army of steel, which is more than enough to deal with 600,000 American troops. My concern is timing. ”

"Joseph's U.S. military voluntarily abandoned, which is a clear signal that the U.S. military as a whole may change its defensive tactics and adopt tactics of resistance to slow down our attack. This is the trouble I am referring to, if we cannot effectively annihilate the living forces of the US military, along with the elongation of the battle line, our offensive intensity will be weakened. The Expeditionary Force Command was telegraphed to the Expeditionary Force Command that, in view of the new situation that had emerged, our Corps had decided to change its deployment and strive to annihilate a large number of the living forces of the US forces at Gallup. ”

Shao Bo decided to use the 4th Army to outflank him southeast of Gallup, and the 6th Army of the Reserve Army to fight on the southern front. The newly joined 21st and 22nd armies were put into operation on the northern front, completely disrupting the defensive deployment of the US army and eliminating the living forces of the US army to the greatest extent. (To be continued......)

PS: The smoke is back.