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After the Imperial Army's 13th and 28th Infantry Corps and two Marine Brigades landed in San Diego, the 5th Marine Brigade was left to defend San Diego and hold on to this important landing site, while the 13th Infantry Corps, the 28th Infantry Corps, and the 1st Marine Brigade of 76,000 men began to advance westward along the coast. At the same time, the 19th Infantry Corps of the Imperial Army and the 3rd Brigade of the Marine Corps, which remained on the Hawaiian Islands, also left the Hawaiian Islands by boat and headed for the west coast of North America. Their target, however, is San Francisco.

At this time, the west coast of North America was sparsely populated, and there were only simple roads. Fortunately, the climate in this area is relatively dry, and the plains near the coast have flat terrain, so the Imperial Army can gradually advance north along the coast. Without encountering resistance, the Imperial Army advanced very quickly and could advance more than twenty kilometers north per day.

At the same time, the U.S. military was also deploying troops. U.S. Army West Coast Theater Commander Robert Brown. Lieutenant General Anderson, who received the Secretary of War, William Anderson. Order of L. Marcy. Two hundred thousand reinforcements are already on the way, William. Governor L. Massia asked Lieutenant General Robert Anderson to find a way to stop the attack of the Chinese* army and stabilize the situation. Follow-up reinforcements will continue to be sent to the west coast.

Robert. Lieutenant General Anderson is well aware of the strength of China's army, so he has always been cautious in his strategic deployment. He was in Santa Monica, two hundred kilometers from San Diego, where he gathered 7 infantry divisions. More than 84,000 people in total. In addition, he drew ten infantry divisions from northern California and moved south from San Francisco. Prepare reinforcements for Santa Monica. With a force of 200,000 troops, it faced the Chinese* army.

Robert. Lieutenant General Anderson believes that with a force of 200,000 men, even if it is not an opponent of the Chinese* army, it is still no problem to hold the line by relying on favorable terrain. After the arrival of the next 200,000 reinforcements, the US army will be able to occupy an absolute advantage in terms of troops. When the time comes. Defeat the Chinese* army in one fell swoop. Of course, the premise is that the Chinese* army will not continue to send more troops to North America. To know. The total strength of China's armed forces is no less than that of the United States, and China, with a population of nearly 400 million, can arm more troops at will. Population of the United States. It's only one-twentieth of China!

Chinese * army and American army. All began to gather in the Santa Monica area. Here, the two countries will start a large-scale battle. And the outcome of this battle should be decided who has the advantage on the west coast of North America.

On September 28, 1847, the main forces of the Imperial Army approached Santa Monica. At this time, the U.S. military had completed its deployment. A total of 17 infantry divisions, more than 200,000 men, were deployed in the Santa Monica area. With the backdrop of Santa Monica Mountain and San Antonio Mountain, lined up in turn. Main. Five infantry divisions were deployed in Los Angeles. Los Angeles today is not the megacity of later generations. It's just a town of more than a thousand people. Of course, after the outbreak of the war, the residents of the town had already fled.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Americans have deployed 200,000 people in the Santa Monica area, while we only have more than 70,000 people, and the strength of the American army is almost three times that of us. This was our first large-scale battle since we landed in North America. We must win this battle. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to gain a foothold in North America! Major General Gu Yun, commander of the 13th Infantry Corps, said sternly.

Although, the empire can also send more troops to North America. However, it is too difficult to cross the Pacific Ocean and land in North America. In order to ensure the battle of more than 100,000 people in North America, the Imperial Admiralty specially mobilized more than 300 transport ships and merchant ships. This number will continue to rise if there is a further increase in troops. Emperor Long Yufei once specially summoned Major General Gu Yun, if there is no accident, 3 infantry corps and 3 marine brigades are all the troops that the empire has invested in North America. Unless they are defeated, the Empire will not send extra troops.

Of course, the Imperial Emperor Long Yufei had hit the French and Spaniards with his ideas, and at the beginning, the pressure on the Imperial Army would definitely be great. However, after the French and Spanish landed in North America, the attention of the Americans will be on France and Spain. At that time, the pressure on the Imperial Army will be greatly relieved.

"General Gu, although the Americans have three times as many troops as ours, we are confident that we can defeat them!" Major General Luo Xinde, commander of the 28th Infantry Corps, said. He is a distant relative of the Imperial Empress Luo Yuhua, and his ability is also good, after the expansion of the Imperial Army, he was able to become the commander of an infantry corps of the Imperial Army at the age of thirty.

"Hmmm! Although the combat effectiveness of the Americans is relatively weak, we must not be careless. We have to win this battle. The 19th Infantry Corps and the 3rd Marine Brigade have already departed from the Hawaiian Islands. As long as we can defeat the Americans in front of us, we can force the Americans to draw troops from the vicinity of San Francisco again. By then, the 19th Infantry Corps and the 3rd Marine Brigade would be able to capture San Francisco with ease. After the nest was fired, the Americans were also weak! Major General Gu Yun said. The reason why the 19th Infantry Corps and the 3rd Marine Brigade did not land in San Diego was to wait until San Francisco was empty. After all, compared to San Diego, San Francisco is superior in terms of port size and other aspects, and after conquering there, the empire will also use San Francisco as the first choice for immigrants in the future.

"General Gu, we are confident that we will defeat the Americans. What to do with the specific combat deployment, you can give the order! Major General Zhang Shun, commander of the 1st Brigade of the Marine Corps, said.

"Okay, then I'm not hypocritical. The Americans massed 17 infantry divisions in the Santa Monica area. Five of them are deployed in Los Angeles in the center, and the other 12 are deployed near Santa Monica Hill and San Antonio Hill respectively, so that it seems that we can take care of it from end to end, and once we attack one place, the rest of the US troops can quickly rescue, and even rely on the superiority of troops to surround us. However, this actually gives us the opportunity to surround the point and send reinforcements. I've decided that tomorrow, we're going to attack Riverside. The US army is here, with two infantry divisions. Once the U.S. forces mobilize troops from other directions to reinforce Riverside, we will let some of the U.S. troops enter Riverside at the Santa Ana River north of Riverside, and then block the U.S. troops behind and eat the U.S. troops gathered near Riverside in one bite! Major General Gu Yun said.

"General Gu, I agree with this plan. However, can the task of attacking Riverside be entrusted to our 28th Infantry Corps? Since landing in North America, our 28th Infantry Corps has not fought a single battle. Major General Luo Xinde said.

"Okay, this task will be carried out by the 28th Infantry Corps. The task of blocking the reinforcements of the American army was completed by our 13th Infantry Corps and the 1st Marine Brigade! Major General Gu Yun said.

Next, the Chinese* army was quickly mobilized. The main purpose of this battle was to annihilate the living forces of the US military. The commander of the American army would certainly not let Riverside's two infantry divisions be annihilated by the Chinese* army. When the time comes, they will inevitably reinforce Riverside in a big way. After a part of the American reinforcements crossed the Santa Ana River, the main force of the Imperial Army immediately came out, cut the American reinforcements in half, and relied on the Santa Ana River to cooperate with the 28th Infantry Corps to annihilate the American troops crossing the Santa Ana River in one fell swoop.

Of course, how many American troops can be eliminated in this battle depends on how big the appetite of the Imperial Army is.

On September 29, 1847, the 28th Infantry Corps of the Imperial Army gathered the strength of three infantry brigades and launched an attack on Riverside. The U.S. troops stationed here are the Army's 31st Infantry Division and the 33rd Infantry Division, totaling more than 24,000 people. It is the southernmost point of the U.S. line, more than 90 kilometers from Los Angeles.

In the morning, the 28th Army of the Imperial Army, with three brigade artillery battalions and one heavy artillery battalion, a total of hundreds of cannons, launched a fierce artillery bombardment on Everett. The rumbling of cannon fire made this quiet morning even more bloody.

The strength of the U.S. Army, although it was only a balloon blown, swelled rapidly, expanding from more than 100,000 to 1 million. However, their armament, except for a small number of units that are relatively well-equipped, the rest of the troops lack heavy weapons. The British supported the artillery and heavy machine guns of the American army, and only a small number of troops were equipped.

Although the U.S. troops stationed in Riverside had two divisions, they were basically infantry, and the two divisions had no more than thirty cannons, and they were all old-fashioned cannons. Such firepower is obviously not able to confront the Chinese * army.

"Hell, get to Robert. General Anderson reports that we are under attack by tens of thousands of Chinese and we urgently need reinforcements! "As soon as it was heavily shelled by the Chinese* army, Major General Jerrison, commander of the 31st Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, immediately sent someone to the commander Robert Brown. General Anderson sent a telegram asking for help. Originally, being sent to Riverside was a chore.

"Yes, General!" The signal corps also hurriedly took action.

Although the U.S. military deployed more than 20,000 people in Riverside, their fortifications were not standard at all, and the anti-artillery holes built under the guidance of British advisers were often blown up, so that entire rows and companies of Americans were buried alive inside. The half-hour-long shelling of the 28th Infantry Corps of the Imperial Army inflicted huge casualties on the American troops. (To be continued......)