Chapter 1799 Missouri River
The last 300 kilometers are not difficult for the Japanese troops. They were completed in less than 9 hours. At this time, the border between Canada and the United States is just a dividing line on the map. There is no hostile relationship between the United States and Canada, and the United States does not need to be wary of Canada at all. This is the tradition of the United States, and even the border between the United States and Canada in the 21st century will not have much defense. There is basically no border defense between Canada and the United States, and the two sides can easily communicate.
In this era, the United States already has a border line, but the huge United States cannot defend every border line, let alone this era. After entering the landmark area of the US military according to the map, Miyan Kawasaki, who was in charge of command, breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was considered an adventure in Canada, how did these compare with the United States?
At this time, it has special significance for Japan. Japan's national gates were opened by the United States. All Japanese people have a very unique feeling for Americans. The inferiority complex and a kind of madness are now called China's subordinates. Although Japan has always been one of China's vassals, the madness in their hearts has been released. They sneaked all the way before, in order to enter the United States and make a big fuss. Now they are approaching the US border. This meaning is absolutely different.
On the US border marked on the map, Kawasaki Miyako took a special stop for an hour. I took a short rest, and took a lot of photos next to some more eye-catching reference objects. No matter what the future is, whether the cherry blossom plan can really work. Leave these behind first and promote it in the future.
An hour later, all the video materials that should be left behind were left. Kawasaki Mikazu no longer hesitated and directly ordered the tank troops to move at full speed. It was 2 pm. It took about 200 yuan from the US border to the Missouri River, which was almost 300 kilometers long. Even if the armored troops advanced at full speed, it would take at least 8 hours. In other words, it would take around 10 pm to reach the Missouri River.
The Missouri River, as the most important river in the northwest United States, is the longest tributary of the Mississippi River, the longest river in the United States. The Mississippi River is the fourth longest river in the world, second only to the Amazon, Nile, and Yangtze River. It is also one of the most important rivers in the United States. It flows through 29 states in the United States, and there are only 50 states in the United States, including Alaska, 29, which is almost 60%.
The Missouri River originates from the Rocky Mountains and travels along Montana. It has a high dimension, a large amount of water, and is relatively turbulent. Fortunately, after flowing through Montana, it entered the Great Plains and the water flow slowed down a lot. The water volume in this river is not large, and most of the widths are between 500 and 1,000 meters, which can be passed through.
Unlike the rivers that were passed by before, this is a real big river. The narrowest part is close to 500 meters, and the deepest part is four or five meters. Such a river cannot be passed by tanks, and it must be helped by the boat and bridge troops.
In fact, the hukou bridge troops composed of at least 180 armored vehicles were also quite depressed. They were basically filled with some Japanese under the backbone of the Chinese hukou bridge troops. They had already been impatient along the way without showing off their strength. According to the map provided by the reconnaissance forces, a few days ago, when they were airdropped, they had already dropped several suitable places for crossing the river, including a comprehensive and clear map, and even some hydrological feature maps.
This is a huge help for Zhouqiao's troops. They can find the narrowest place based on the reconnaissance results of the reconnaissance aircraft, and in the cherry blossom plan, the Missouri River will take one or two days to cross the river.
As we marched all the way, it seemed that today the morale of the entire team was very high, and there were still some minor twists and turns. This time, for eight hours, we made rapid progress. Soon, at around 10 pm, we finally arrived next to the Missouri River. This was a carefully selected place by Zhouqiao troops. This is not only the narrowest place, but also the shallower place, with most of the water below 50 cm.
The reconnaissance aircraft in the air can only observe what is outside. After the armored team set up camp, the boat and bridge troops must conduct a unified evaluation of the surrounding 14 landing points to find the most suitable. If there is only one suitable, then only one bridge can be built.
But it is not the limit. The boat bridge troops have the ability to assume 10 bridges at most. With the same preparation, the more bridges represent the faster passability. At any time, whether in the age of cold weapons or the age of hot weapons, crossing a river is the most vulnerable force. Even if you have been preparing to spend more time before, the faster the better when crossing the river.
When the Zhouqiao troops took advantage of the night to conduct the first wave of exploration of the Missouri River, the results were very satisfactory. The Missouri River flowed through the plateaus, with a large drop and a lot of sand content. However, in the Great Plains, the silt in front of the river was not silt, but some were hard pebbles. This kind of bridge is more suitable for the hypothetical bridge of the Tanzhou Bridge troops.
The boat bridge troops were preparing for the bridge before building the bridge, and Kawasaki Miyan also reported to the country that today is an important day. They not only cross the border of the United States, but also enter the Missouri River. This is a huge progress for Japan. They have entered the United States and have been successful from the strategic height of the Cherry Blossom Plan. Even if they cannot cross the Missouri River, as long as they conduct activities in this area, they can be considered as achieving the strategic task.
However, when I entered the United States and in southern Canada, due to the low dimension, even if I avoided most cities and villages, I still encountered some people. Thanks to the hurricane, this is the big plain. Due to the hurricane, the terrain here is flat and there is not much output. To a certain extent, it is sparsely populated. In 3 days, I only encountered more than 30 waves of people.
Of course, these people were killed, and even the bodies were buried in an empty place. This was in the hinterland of the United States. Once the Americans were alarmed, it would be very troublesome for them, which they would absolutely not accept.
This is a war, a life-and-death war. Both sides are working hard for such a war. Kawasaki Mijing is very clear that once Japan breaks through the Juno line of defense, or even breaks through many of Japan's defense lines, they will never be soft-hearted towards them. Even the United States has been rooted for decades and has made outstanding contributions to the United States. Even the Pacific Railway itself is the help of the Chinese, and this is the premise that the authority is connected, the Americans still carry out cruel destruction on the Chinese, and there is no possibility of possession of property, real estate, or even the opportunity to work. Water knows what kind of scenarios these people will face after everything is stolen in a foreign country. If it weren't for China's actions, millions of Chinese would face the result of nightmares.
Although Japan also has expatriates in the United States, there are not many people. Under the premise that Japan actually occupies Alaska, these Japanese expatriates can't take care of it. Although they know that the situation of these expatriates will be bad, they are not China and do not have the strength to get all the expatriates back at once. Before the beginning, some important ones, such as senior intellectuals, wealthy businessmen, and some important ones, were brought back. However, these people only account for about 3% of the expatriates in the United States, and the remaining 97% were unable to come back.
Fortunately, there are not as many people going abroad in Japan as China. The entire United States is only about 1 million. Fortunately, it is not all lost. During the months of war, especially during the war, which is not so fierce during the war, about half of the people ran back with the help of China and Germany.
In this era, horses were still the most common means of transportation in the Great Plains, but how fast can ordinary flattery run? In order to avoid leaks, Japan not only used a large amount of reconnaissance power, but also had aircraft to help them detect in the air, but on land, they also had the power to reconnaissance. If they found that they could not match, they would launch an attack. At the speed of more than 35 kilometers, with a mindless calculation, it was impossible for anyone to run out of the tank to track it. Even if the speed was almost the same, there was a machine gun with a range of more than 1,000 meters on the tank. This is the difference between soldiers and civilians. An army would be extremely overwhelming when facing civilians, let alone armored power.
Although the disappearance of a large number of people and at least 300 people were killed in the three days of entering the United States, no one was seen alive or dead, and no corpses were seen. No witnesses, everything passed by was swept away, and the village was avoided, with the sparse living environment of the vast plain, and there was no fear of discovery.
When Kawasaki Mikazu reported this news to the Japanese base camp, Zheng Shuming was also reporting, not mainly because he encountered people on land or the process of marching. These have been reported, and there is nothing to say. However, there are many things to talk about in the process of crossing the river, whether it is the preparation before crossing the river, the determination of the crossing point, the construction of the Zhouqiao Bridge, or even the lack of Zhouqiao troops reflected from the construction process.
As a battle, Zheng Shuming is not good. He doesn't know much about the military, but in terms of mechanical aspects, he is an expert and a big shot. As long as some of the problems reflected by Zhouqiao's troops can be solved through mechanical aspects, he can even give some general directions.
Chapter completed!