readx; Chapter 389: Hamilton Fort

"Hehe, that's good! This Li Baohua is very good! More than 400 mines, plus more than 2,000 mines, have been replaced by the 50,000 cavalry of the most sharp American First Cavalry Corps and defeated Coniot City! Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Well! If it weren't for him, I'm afraid that Coniot would have been lost a long time ago, and even if the first to the fourth, all four cavalry divisions arrived, they might not be able to recapture Coniot City and ensure the safety of the railway!" Huo Jianguang, commander of the Nanyang Military Region, echoed.

"How is the situation on the front line now? Are there any new moves by the Americans?" Huo Shan asked, during the more than half a month that he came to Nanyang from Taiwan, Huo Shan spent most of his time inspecting various provinces, and his understanding of the war situation on the American front was far inferior to that of Huo Jianguang, who was able to receive regular war briefings.

"Young Master Hui, although on the battlefield in North America, almost all of the defense lines from south to north for thousands of miles have broken out in war. Although we wiped out the 1st Cavalry Corps on 9 February, the troops attacked the rear of Erie by the US Northern Front Corps still had the 5th Cavalry Corps and three Duli Cavalry Divisions, as well as the fully manned 58th Infantry Corps! The number was no less than 135,000! And on the front of the Erie Fortress, there were still 250,000 US troops! And after the fierce fighting of the past few days, the troops of the four divisions in the fortress of Yili have already paid 15,000 casualties, and even with the reinforcement of the four Duli cavalry divisions, the number of our troops here is only 146,000, and we are still far behind in terms of the number of troops!"

After a pause and a glance at the expression on Huo Shan's face, Huo Jianguang continued: "In addition, according to the latest intelligence from the Military Intelligence Agency, Johnston, the commander of the US Northern Army, has begun to transfer troops from the south to the north, and the defense area they left behind has the Central Line Army to take over. Moreover, according to the latest intelligence, the United States has already started a new round of military expansion! It is estimated that the number should be no less than 500,000!"

After listening to his words, Huo Shanshen nodded calmly, he knew that the reason why the Americans still had money to expand their troops now was the result of his secret support. It was he who asked Stark Roth to use the Standard Bank of America and the American Securities Investment Bank to buy the war bonds issued by the United States with a high rate of return of 30 percent with 900 million US dollars, which overdrew the future funds of the United States, and it is conceivable that after the end of the war, the recovery time of the United States will become even longer.

"In response to the military movement of the Americans, Diao Fei's Northern Front Corps has mobilized two regular divisions, three black servant divisions, and a new-style artillery regiment that has just been established, and twenty-four Kunpeng-type large airships transferred from the Navy to support Yili City, and at the same time, the Central Line Corps under the command of Guangzong has also begun to move north appropriately to make up for the loopholes in the northward transfer of Diao Fei's corps!"

"It seems that Wu Guangzong and Diao Fei have made up their minds to fight a general battle with the Americans in Yili Fortress!" Huo Shan said with a smile.

"Well, Erie City is located on the shore of Erie Lake, the terrain is flat, easy to attack and difficult to defend, it is the biggest hole in the defense line of the two rivers that we have built, in order to improve this situation, the Erie Fortress built by using Erie City is not inferior to the current Greenville Fortress, West Memphis Fortress, Lilburne Fortress, St. Louis Fortress, Davenport Fortress, The large military fortresses of the main fortress groups along the Mississippi River, such as the Fortress of La Crosse and the Fortress of St. Paul, have hundreds of heavy artillery pieces arranged here, with powerful firepower and strong fortresses, which are the most ideal places to consume the vital strength of the United States, and of course Guangzong and Diao Fei will not be unable to see them!" Huo Jianguang said.

After listening to his words, Huo Shan nodded lightly, dragging the United States into the war, and it was his purpose to let more American wealth be consumed in the war!

"By the way, Huo Feng, is there any news of Yang Yonglin?" Huo Shan turned to look at the handsome young man who was sitting on the sofa on the side, looking down and thinking about something.

"I've already made contact, if nothing else, they will arrive off the coast of New York at about nine o'clock this evening!" "The five-year-old Minister of the Navy has now become mature and steady, and a majesty of a superior and a fierce aura of a soldier has begun to appear on his body!

"So the New York operation is today!" Huo Shan picked up the teacup on the table, and after taking a sip, Shen Sè said slowly and calmly.

"Well, Ou Yangming has already sent a telegram, Huo Bao's Snow Wolf Special Forces have all been prepared, and the Military Intelligence Bureau has also made comprehensive preparations, and the time for action is set at four o'clock in the morning!"

Hearing this, Huo Shan nodded lightly, four or five o'clock in the morning is the time when people sleep most soundly, and the sky is also extremely dark at this time, which is just convenient for Huo Jiajun's actions.

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The undulating Hudson River, which is discovered by Italian explorer Giovanni Davirazzano and flows through New York State, is one of the busiest waterways on the East Coast of the United States. However, the severe economic crisis and heavy war war have caused the once prosperous American economy and industry to plummet, and now the Hudson River shipping industry is in a depression, except for a few fishing boats and a small number of merchant ships. The docks along the riverbank were filled with ragged beggars and vagrants, as well as a large number of immigrants who wanted to leave the United States by boat.

However, at this moment, Guo Tao, who was carrying a large backpack on his shoulders and holding in his hand the 'flower-faced' submachine gun that had just been installed for less than two years and was still a luxury item in the Huo family's army, but regardless of the life or death of the Americans, he only had Fort Hamilton not far away that was holding the Hudson Strait and was equipped with 6 305mm coastal defense guns, 12 210mm coastal defense guns, 36 152mm cannons and a large number of 105mm, 76mm and other small-caliber coastal defense guns.

Only by blowing up the largest coastal defense fort on the south side of Long Island, the American Fleet and two divisions of marines hovering in the Atlantic Ocean will be able to cross the strait, enter the Hudson River, and then occupy New York!

With a slight wave of his hand, dozens of terrifying warriors silently rushed out from behind Gao Tao, almost dressed in the same outfit as him, his face was covered with oil paint, like a ghost, and his body was full of fierce spirit.

"Squadron Leader, it's here!"

Hearing this, looking at the huge artillery fort not far away, most of which were immersed in darkness, Guo Tao nodded slowly.

Because, in the early days of the Sino-US War, the Huo Jiajun repeatedly took advantage of the dark night to sneak attack successfully, and the defeat experience of the American ** team who fought lost their armor and lost their division and territory made almost all the American troops strengthen their defense against the night. The coastal defense forces located on the east coast are certainly no exception.

Moreover, because of the importance of Fort Hamilton, which guards the Hudson Strait, more than 1,600 people from two battalions of the 35 th Division of the US Army stationed in New York are stationed here, and the barbed wire fence that they learned from Huo Jiajun has been erected on the periphery of the fort! Dozens of heavy machine guns are also arranged behind the barbed wire! Even at night, a large number of soldiers patrol each location, and every 10 minutes, a squad of more than a dozen soldiers passes by! The defense can be described as tight!

However, in the eyes of the Snow Wolf special forces, who have undergone strict special forces training, this defense method is simply full of loopholes, and they do not take these American recruits who have never been on the battlefield in their eyes.

"The first squad is on the left, the second squad is on the right, and the third squad follows me to the middle, remember that after planting the explosives, all of them will come back here to gather, do you understand?" Guo Tao whispered to the soldiers around him.

"Understood, Captain!"

"Okay, let's go!" After watching the two squads of twenty-four soldiers disappear into the night, Guo Tao waved his hand lightly, and ran forward with his own soldiers. Soon it was on the outskirts of Fort Halton.

After waving his hand to signal the soldiers behind him to stop, Guo Tao carefully observed the surrounding movements, then reached out from his military boots and found a military dagger with a unique shape and supported by special steel.

At this time, there were no searchlights, and there was no electricity in the Hamilton fort, so the patrolling soldiers were using old torches, and visibility was really limited. Moreover, four or five o'clock in the morning is the time when people are sleepy, and the American patrolmen, who have never encountered a war, hate night patrols even more, and basically do things hastily. Therefore, Guo Tao and the others easily flashed through the patrol force several times and inserted into the interior of the fort!

"Poof!" After a slight sound, the US military sentry standing around the corner only felt a pain in his neck, and then with an irresistible feeling of dizziness, he passed out.

After catching the body of the American soldier falling backwards, and then slowly dragging it into the shadow next to him, Guo Tao put away the blowpipe in his hand. The huge amount of anesthetic quenched on the flying needle was enough to make this lucky guy who was not directly touched by the snow wolf special forces with a dagger to sleep for a day!

Time passed little by little, and Guo Tao and his snow wolves approached the core of the fort step by step.

Looking at the shore defense cannon not far away with a thick muzzle and pointing to the sea, the excited look in Guo Tao's eyes flashed, and after turning back to the other snow wolves in the team to start acting, he reached out and slowly took off the gray and black backpack on his back. Placed on the side of the thick shore defense shell, and then unfastened the backpack, revealing a soft leather bag with black sè. There were 60 kilograms of TNT explosives installed in it!

"Mission accomplished, let's go!" After installing the fuse, and then using a thin wire to connect all the thirteen backpacks together, Guo Tao waved his hand and led his snow wolf to retreat outside along the same road. rs