Chapter 266: The Last Battle Against the United States
At the time of the paratroopers' landing, MacArthur received the relevant news as soon as he was in the Army Headquarters on Constitution Avenue on the National Mall in the United States.
At this time, the War Department was being expanded and built, and a large number of officers came and went in the War Department, and their footsteps were in a hurry.
The original Pentagon is now almost finished, but because of the approaching war, it has to stop work.
MacArthur was more anxious than anyone else in the urgently built headquarters, and as commander-in-chief of U.S. forces at home, he was under a mountain of pressure.
The strength of the enemy has been tasted more than once.
But the most anxious thing now is that the connection with the White House has been cut off, and the wireless communication is all white snowflakes, and a large number of electronic devices are unable to operate.
Except for a part of the troops that can be reached by wired telephones, other troops cannot be contacted at all.
"Is it now known how many paratroopers have landed?"
Faced with MacArthur's question, everyone in the command shook their heads, unable to answer the exact number.
"A lot, at least more than 10,000 paratroopers." As MacArthur couldn't contain his anger, a voice rang out.
MacArthur had no choice but to order: "Immediately find a way to contact the White House, order the troops, don't go to Capitol Hill, and take the protection of the White House as the first combat goal." ”
However, before this order could be delivered, a hurried footstep came, and the panicked female staff officer reported: "Report to the three armies, news has been sent from New York, the enemy has landed in New York, and a large number of paratroopers ......have also appeared in Philadelphia and Baltimore."
"Damn war." When MacArthur heard this, he angrily broke the baton in his hand and ordered angrily: "Contact all the troops that can be contacted, and immediately support Washington, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore." ”
Before MacArthur could calm down, the phone rang at the command, and MacArthur grabbed the microphone and said, "I'm MacArthur." ”
"General, this is the city of Atlanta, and the enemy on the front line is launching a full-scale attack, asking for reinforcements."
"Without support, your task is to defend every inch of land, otherwise you won't live." MacArthur commanded in a calm tone.
MacArthur was already mentally prepared for an attack on the front line, and the problem now is no longer the problem of the front line, but the enemy's attack this time, which is absolutely unprecedented.
At this moment, MacArthur also understood in his mind the enemy's strategic objectives, and I am afraid that this will be the last battle of the United States.
I'm afraid it's not just Atlanta, it's also the Memphis front.
The phone rang again, MacArthur grabbed the phone directly, and as he expected in his heart, it was a call for help from the front line in Memphis, Memphis and Atlanta, two defensive fronts hundreds of kilometers apart, were under heavy enemy attack at the same time.
The defense line is collapsing, and the United States, which no longer has much industrial base, has weaker military equipment than before, and a head-on confrontation is not an opponent at all.
MacArthur knew this very well, and he could not understand that the enemy needed to rest. Those soldiers, all of them were beaten with iron? Won't you get tired?
Encountering such an adversary, MacArthur pondered more than once, is there any hope for the United States?
If it weren't for the fact that the United States had no way out, it would have laid down its burden, and it would be difficult for him to bear this kind of responsibility.
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Paratroopers who landed quickly, and soon Washington was surrounded by the sound of belligerent gunfire.
The U.S. soldiers, who finally reacted, quickly entered the city and tried to eliminate the paratroopers.
However, the response of the US military was still much slower, and the paratroopers who landed were not immediately attacked in an all-out way, allowing many paratroopers to gather together smoothly and establish the proposed combat area and defense line.
And in the sky, the supply crates that slowly fell down also landed in all corners of Washington.
Cai Hanyu immediately gathered the soldiers around him, and soon dozens of paratroopers gathered around him, and two supply boxes were collected.
The supply crates are full of individual heavy firepower, mainly individual bazookas and rockets, which are the only weapons that paratroopers use to counterattack the enemy's armored forces.
The expected bloody battle did not begin at the moment of landing, and the paratroopers even had time to gather their supplies.
"Our combat mission is to use all means as much as possible to kill and wound as many enemies as possible in Washington, to control Washington in our own hands within the specified time, and to occupy two airfields in Washington and three airfields in the vicinity as soon as possible, to take out all anti-aircraft weapons in Washington, and to clear all obstacles to the arrival of strategic transport forces."
"From the moment we fell, the entire city belonged to our territory, and the next battle, it is forbidden to harm non-threatening civilians and eliminate all targets with weapons."
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The latest order came from his ears, Cai Hanyu quickly determined his location, and immediately issued a combat order: "The airfield and anti-aircraft fire are far away from our current position, and the task of occupying the engine room to eliminate anti-aircraft fire does not belong to us, according to the surrounding targets, our main combat goal is determined to go to the White House to assist the ground special forces in defense." ”
The place where Cai Hanyu and others landed was within the confines of the White House, surrounded by flat green space and surrounded by trees.
The paratroopers who got the order quickly got busy, and Cai Hanyu was also on the radio, calling the paratroopers around him to come and gather.
A large number of mines were taken out by the paratroopers and began to be deployed along the front of the defensive line, machine gun fire points were also constructed, and defense points were planned.
All building vantage points, observation posts, sniper points, fire control points around the White House.
Around, more and more paratroopers were gathering, and the sound of gunfire was coming quickly from far and near.
Not a lot of time.
Fortunately, every paratrooper is a master of combat, and he knows exactly how to deploy his defenses and how to use all the available surroundings to fight without an order.
Paratroopers rarely have sophisticated defensive positions, they are all thrown into unfamiliar environments, and they cannot become paratroopers without superb defensive technology and tactical thinking.
Before U.S. soldiers appeared around the White House, a simple defensive position appeared.
Cai Hanyu also contacted the Army Special Forces in the White House, a huge defensive ring covering the White House, which was quickly established.
When Fan Yize stood at the top of the White House, fierce fighting had broken out on the periphery of the White House.
On his personal terminal, the latest news also came, and the last attack on the United States, the various units were smoothly launched.