In the U.S. Army Western Front Defense Command in Denver, everyone's expressions showed a relaxed demeanor. Commander Howell said: "Although the enemy is advancing quickly on the northern front, we don't have to worry. If the enemy attacked to the north, it would greatly disperse the enemy's forces, and if this was the outcome, our central defense line would be more solid. The enemy's offensive southwest of Salt Lake City is currently blocked, and if a state of scorching is formed, our defensive strategy will be a great success. For 10 days in a row, the enemy made no progress southwest of Salt Lake City, indicating that we had gained a lot of experience in defensive operations. ”

The chief of staff said: "Although the enemy forces were blocked in Salt Lake City, the enemy troops quickly crossed the Shask Mountains in the north and launched an attack on Medford. What are the intentions of the enemy? Stumping the direction of the enemy's attack is north, and Salt Lake City is just a tactic of attacking the east and west? "Impossible, the enemy is not a fool, Salt Lake City is a strategic priority, and the enemy cannot ignore it." "Report! Twynfolls spotted enemy troops, and tank fighting vehicles appeared. Howell and the chief of staff immediately walked over to the map to look at it.

"The enemy suddenly launched an attack in the northeast, stumped the target of Boise and then advanced towards Helena?" The chief of staff was puzzled. "Perhaps the enemy wants to capture a vast area in the north, which we cannot ask for. The High Command repeatedly told us that holding Salt Lake City was about gaining time and strategic space. If the enemy really wants to the north, our defensive strategy has succeeded. "The enemy is slow to attack Cedar in the center and bluff in the south, and it seems that the enemy's focus is on the north." "Order the defensive units in the north and northeast to stubbornly hold back the rapid advance of the enemy. It is necessary to abandon the main points in a purposeful manner and report them to the headquarters at any time. ”

"Report, Major Orwell, the captain of the Army Aviation Brigade, has come to report!" A subordinate reported. As soon as the words fell, Orwell walked in in a military uniform. "Report to the general. Major Orwell led the Army Aviation Brigade to withdraw to Denver, please instruct! Howell stepped forward to hold Orwell's hand and said: "My air warriors, although you have paid the price, you have achieved the goal of containing the enemy's air force, especially the successful attack on the enemy's airfield, which dealt a severe blow to the enemy's arrogance. "Your Excellency, General, but we are no match for the enemy at all!"

"The situation has been reported to the High Command! Don't be discouraged. The lost fighters will soon be replenished, major, what do you have to build? "Your Excellency, the enemy has a new type of warplane. In particular, they arranged their airborne machine guns on both wings, and the efficiency of air combat was extremely high. After actual combat testing, airborne machine guns are arranged on both wings, and air combat has an absolute advantage. Therefore, we built yì aircraft designers, and it was imperative to quickly install machine guns in the wings. This technique is not very difficult. Please ask the High Command to quickly issue this plan! "Very well, I will immediately report your construction to the high command."

Howell continued: "Before the new fighter plane is manufactured, your team must avoid its edge and try not to fight with enemy planes, because after all, the number of enemy planes is limited, and they are limited by airports and flight ranges, so we must adopt asymmetrical warfare." With the weapon of air strike, we must do what we can, and our target can be aimed at the enemy's ground forces. You draw up a battle plan and submit it. We also want to give the enemy a taste of bombing! ”

The attack was launched on all fronts, the thunder was heavy and the rain was small, and the attack on Salt Lake City was blocked. The 6th Corps is progressing slowly, and the 1st Corps seems to have no way to deal with the tiny city of Cedar, but the 3rd Corps on the northern front is making rapid progress. In the headquarters of the Los Angeles Expeditionary Force, Chief of Staff Nie Fengwu said: "After more than 10 days of war, we seem to have been blocked on all fronts, and it seems that the Americans have not seen our true intentions!" "Report! The 3rd Corps took Medford! "An operational staff officer is urgent." The 3rd Corps was ordered to take a big attack on Salem, and then quickly took Chemalt and Klamath with a wave of troops. ”

"Report! The 2nd Corps and the 7th Corps report their battle plans! Nie Fengwu took the battle plan and looked at it a few times and said with a smile: "501, the headquarters of the two corps have drawn up their own plans to encircle and annihilate the 150,000 US troops in Tucson!" "Nonsense, they can't bear it, and they order them not to act on their own. The time is not ripe for the implementation of the outflanking plan, especially not to alert the US military command. Tell them that they must move forward according to the original battle plan. In addition, they were warned to wait until the encirclement of Salt Lake City was formed before they could draw up their own battle plans! ”

Nie Fengwu still smiled: "It seems that this battle plan is from Shao Bo's hand, I heard Commander Ha say that this kid has the reputation of Xiao Zhuge , and frankly the battle plan he drew up is very perfect in terms of parts." "When fighting in large corps, we must enforce battlefield discipline, and in particular, front-line commanders must establish a sense of the overall situation, and this must be clear to them. Immediately forward to all corps, no matter what the circumstances, must not change the command's fighter plan without authorization, and must have a sense of the overall situation. ”

In the headquarters of the 2nd Presgothic Corps, the chief of staff held a telegram in his hand: "Commander, the command of the expeditionary force did not approve our battle plan, although it did not publicly accuse us, but the wording of the telegram was very firm. Shao Bo said helplessly: "It seems that the headquarters is worried that the Americans will see their true intentions, we can only be a supporting role, so let's do a good supporting role, order the front-line troops, and continue to launch a frontal offensive." In addition, inform the headquarters of the 7th Corps not to dream of joy. ”

"Zhuang Lei, this kid is close to the water, and he has won the beauty difference." The chief of staff said jealously. Shao Bo shook his head with a smile and said: "It's not a tower, the 1st Corps is the trump card of the expeditionary force, and they have always been famous for fighting vicious battles. When the headquarters asked them to take charge of the central attack, they thought of the siege plan of Salt Lake City. Putting the 1 Corps there was a killer weapon for the U.S. forces in the siege of Salt Lake City. The Expeditionary Force Command was determined to encircle and annihilate the American forces in Salt Lake City, and there were also political considerations. If the breakthrough in the middle progresses rapidly, it will be good for the will to resist the Americans. ”

"Report! Madame arrives! A subordinate reported urgently. When Shao Bo was surprised, Anna entered with a smile in a military uniform. Before Shao Bo could react, Anna Fei ran over and threw herself into his arms, and his subordinates hid out when they saw this scene. "Nonsense, why did you get to America!" Shao Bo's face was flushed and he was a little embarrassed. After Shao Bo and Anna got married, soon after Anna became pregnant, Shao Bo sent her back to China and worked as a military doctor in his hometown Qingdao Naval Hospital. "Don't be angry, dear, it was Commander He who asked me to come from China, I arrived in Los Angeles 3 days ago. This is a letter from Commander Ho to you. Anna replied calmly with a smile.

Shao Bo took the letter suspiciously and checked it, and the general content was that Anna had a distant uncle who served in the U.S. Army. His uncle is currently the commander of defense in Oklamar City, and Anna is here in the hope that she will convince him to surrender to the Imperial Expeditionary Force. Oklama City is a strategic point in the South-Central Central, and convincing Anna's uncle to surrender would be of great significance for a swift advance into the American South. Anna spent the night with Shao Bo at the headquarters, and reported to the corps headquarters hospital the next day.

When dusk came, in the dormitory of He Meng of the Los Angeles Command, a graceful and plump girl was busy, and He Meng was sitting on the sofa checking the battle report. "Father-in-law, the wine and food are ready, let's eat!" The girl looked at He Meng with a smile, and her eyes showed a different kind of light. The girl is none other than her adopted daughter Peony, who joined the army after graduating from university. Peony is very fluent in English, she was sent by the headquarters to the Expeditionary Force Headquarters as an English interpreter, and arrived in Los Angeles from China on a transport fleet three days ago.

Peony is already a girl in her early 20s, naturally beautiful and moving. He Meng drank a glass of Moutai wine, began to eat and drink sweetly, and inadvertently saw Peony staring at himself intently and asked suspiciously: "Look at that, there is no word on my face." I ask you, do you agree to come to the United States with your adoptive mother? "Father-in-law, my adoptive mother not only agreed, but also asked me to take good care of you." "You're old enough to get married, if you fancy someone sue me." "I'm not unfamiliar with them, I'm going to stay by your side for the rest of my life!" "Nonsense, how can there be a daughter who doesn't get married, do you want us or not!"

"Father-in-law, I said that if you don't marry, you won't marry, and I want to live with you for the rest of my life!" After counting, Peony's face turned red and hurriedly ran out! He Meng was stunned for a moment and shook his head with a wry smile. He Meng realized the strict nature of the problem, and wanted to send Peony to the Corps Headquarters, but after thinking about it, if he let others notice Peony's thoughts, how would he be embarrassed! It happened that the Los Angeles POW camp lacked an English interpreter, so He Meng sent Peony to the POW camp to avoid unnecessary trouble.

The atmosphere in the U.S. Western Front Command in Denver was somewhat unusual. "Your Excellency, the enemy is attacking Twenfols, and there are enemy armored forces on this line, is the enemy trying to outflank them in the north?" The chief of staff analyzed. "Impossible, the terrain to the northeast is flat, suitable for armored forces to attack. Even if the enemy outflanks us in the north, we don't have to worry about it. As long as we have three key points, such as Granger in the east of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City can advance and retreat freely. In addition, we have strong support corps on the front line of Denver and Cheyenne, so we don't have to worry about the enemy's attempts in the north. ”

The situation of the war seemed to satisfy both sides, but the Americans could not have imagined that the subsequent war situation would be overturned.

(To be continued......)

PS: Yangmou is even more terrifying.