948 Tank Battle Vegas (5)
It was a complete collision of equipment and tactics from the two eras, and the result was long ago destined.
The terrain of the Gobi desert in the western United States is most suitable for mechanized operations. At this time, the US military finally understood that the Chinese people chose to log in here and landed here, but what was the plan they had!
In the White House Army Command, Roosevelt, who was in charge in person, heard a series of bad news. One division was finished, and one division was defeated. There was no good thing from beginning to end for several hours, which made him upset and wanted to stand up and wander around like the mule pushing the mill for seventy or eighty times. The problem was that he couldn't stand up. Zhu Bin once proposed to treat him during his honeymoon period, but he was so worried that he would be rude. Now he wanted to regret it, it was too late.
He was furious and had signs of a heart attack. When the doctor followed him saw that it was not good, he quickly took the pills for him to take it, calming down. Roosevelt clapped his hands and greeted the three generals, staff members and staff who were gathered together to discuss the situation together.
"Well, gentlemen, we have to admit that this war is more difficult than expected, and it is reasonable to encounter some troubles in the early stage. After all, our troops are newly formed and lack practical experience. Any powerful army must be tempered through countless battle baptisms. Fortunately, we have tens of millions of brave young men waiting to devote themselves to the country and fight for the country, so we have not reached the most dangerous time."
I have to say that Roosevelt was very brave enough to hold back his position at critical moments. He was still able to stabilize his morale first. Compared with the Japanese who were often irritable and shirked responsibility, he was much more high-end and generous.
The generals' faces immediately looked much better. They were also afraid that they would be held responsible for their dereliction of duty by Boss Luo! Who would have thought that they would encounter such a strong and crazy enemy? This battle was so frustrating and ugly!
There is no way. Nowadays, China and the United States are like a super strong man with a full range of ultra-long vision, full of iron armor, holding eighteen kinds of refined steel weapons, facing an ordinary old farmer who is blind, deaf, and only holding inferior swords. That is an overwhelming advantage in all aspects. Apart from the many people and many planes in the United States, what else is there? Even their maps are not as detailed and accurate as the Zhu family army used. You can imagine anything else.
"But! In any case, we can no longer allow the Chinese to gain a second level of advancement base. In that case, not only California, Nevada, Arizona will lose control, and even Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and even Washington state may be cut off! The great United States will face unprecedented disasters!"
In war, the most feared thing is the troops that can support the war. If it is just a long journey to rob nomadic people, then they will run away at most once. Turn back and fight.
The Chinese are different. They are simply the most tenacious species in the world. As long as grass grows on the ground, they can grow food and produce edible food. They are as capable as a camel to withstand hunger and cold, and are more diligent and stoic than anyone else. In short, they naturally carry all the powerful survival skills that are most suitable for the continuation of species. They are a nation that dares to shine with some sunshine!
California has vast fertile land, primeval forests, rich coastal resources, and the strong industrial infrastructure it has established before. With Zhu Bin's technical level, he has obtained tens of thousands of engineers from China. Recruiting local workers who dare to sell whatever integrity as long as they give money, they can immediately create a self-sufficient forward base!
The US military dared to give up because winter has arrived, and the local area has no grain output, so they forced the other party to transport it across the sea. But once they occupied Arizona and Nevada as the advance base and stuck the door to the US offensive, it would take less than half a year to turn California into a permanent offensive point. At that time, they would only need to ensure the safety of transportation at sea. The United States would have no way to do it!
A mistake! The previous tactic of taking the initiative to retreat to open up a battlefield to lure the enemy into depth is a mistake!
But this decision was made by the three American armies and the president. One person cannot take the blame. In the final analysis, it is just a series of uncontrollable chaos caused by the wrong assessment of the enemy's comprehensive strength.
Chief of Staff Marshall quietly sweated and analyzed calmly: "At this time, we cannot argue or hesitate. The only way is to defend Las Vegas and Phoenix at all costs, centering them, plus Henderson, Kingman, and Tucson to form an iron wall defense line that locks the southwest! As long as we get stuck in Panama, we don't have to worry about further damage!"
What he said is true. Everyone here is a veteran who has been in the army all his life. Even the navy and air force have this ability to judge the battlefield.
Roosevelt agreed: "Gentlemen, our goal is not to destroy American cities and land, but to win valuable time in counterattack. If we are sure that there is no way to deal with the Chinese in the front-line attack, then we will give full play to our local advantages and fight against national defense and guerrilla warfare with them! After all, this is the United States, our land!"
"Mr. President is right!" A group of people applauded and cheered against their will. Actually... these were all plans proposed before, but they were just rejected by him. Now that they know that the pot was hit by iron and hit the wall, they used it as a real insight. It's really painful!
"That's it!" Roosevelt waved his hand proudly, "The battle ahead is left to you, and the support from the rear is up to me. In short, we must work together to fight this battle! Gentlemen, the survival of the entire civilized world is on our shoulders, and there is no need to lose it!"
"Yes!" The flashing stars shivered, raised their hands and eyebrows, and saluted solemnly.
The strategic change is still attributed to the calmness and flexibility of the US and government. If it were Japan, the Soviet Union, Germany, and even the British Empire, it would be absolutely impossible to make decisions within a few hours. Even if they were given ten days and half a month, they might not be able to quarrel after a battle was over.
In front, the two main forces of the US military, who were struggling to support, quickly received a telegram from the General Staff and made a quick strategic adjustment. The last two armored divisions, who had already rushed out, ran back without saying a word, mixed with infantry divisions that were several times more than themselves, using the city as a base, highlands and hills all over the mountains as their positions. Entering countless fortifications, guarding them strictly!
As for the four armored divisions and one infantry division that had already gone out in front, I'm sorry, I'm out of help.
It has to be said that the nations living on wheels are different, and they are first-class in both attack and retreat. After the order is issued, they run away in a blink of an eye, and even some materials and ammunition that have just been transported to the front line supply points are discarded. It is true that America is rich and powerful, and it is so handsome in running.
So, Wang Zhangtang Brigade and Sima Jinming, who had penetrated through two enemy troops, continued their crazy attacks for just a few hours. There was a sudden gap in front of them, and there were no established enemy troops within 200 kilometers! Until now, they had only run more than 200 kilometers away from their starting point. The combat radius was still half of them!
At this time, Zhu Bin's order came over: "Wang Zhangtang's troops rushed forward, occupied the town of Basto and alerted him. After cleaning up the remaining enemies in the rear, the light troops went straight to Vegas to fight the US army. Sima Jinming's troops headed south to occupy Messicali, and established a warning range with a radius of 200 kilometers with this center, covering the northern part of the Bay of California, and building a landing point. Build this place into a permanent advance base."
Wang Zhangtang was amused when he saw this order: "The boss is still biased towards us! Look, we have done all the good work to Xiao Meizi. The boy named Sima should just farm honestly! Haha!"
He waved forward with a refreshed look: "Attack! Kill these turtle grandchildren quickly!"
What is a wrong order? It is the most direct manifestation on him. Luo Zhendong's regiment, who was short of soldiers, cleared out the remaining enemies in the desert, waiting for the follow-up and occupation of the troops behind him. He led a tank regiment, and most of the artillery regiment as the vanguard, rumbling across Barstow and rushed towards Las Vegas!
At this time, there were actually not many people near Vegas. However, because the construction of the Hoover Dam was successful, the power problem was solved, and the population was gathered and various small casinos were opened to attract guests. The prototype of the entire southwest central city has emerged, but most of the surrounding 200 kilometers of radius are still barren mountains and deserts!
From Basto to Las Vegas, the 200-kilometer route was all circling in the desert. The US military's retreat did not forget to destroy the railway station and railroad tracks. At least in a short period of time, the railway would be unavailable.
There were no soldiers hidden in the small towns on the entire major transportation road. They quickly collapsed and fled under the bombardment of powerful tank troops. However, Wang Zhangtang did not rush to chase them. The whole body slowed down as a rest. At the same time, he sent a land aviation brigade to carry dozens of reconnaissance teams to expand along the hills on both sides in a leapfrog manner, and sent all drones and reconnaissance aircraft to update the map in real time.
When the re-formed three-dimensional realistic battlefield map was presented in front of me, the bold and unscrupulous Wang Zhangtang couldn't help but suck in a cold air: "His uncle! He is poor and bad water! How did the Americans explore this place at the beginning! He can survive, I admire him!"
I have to admire the madness of the Western Trail Blazers back then! The desert Gobi is hundreds of kilometers long, with sparse vegetation, and there are Indian tribes everywhere. There was no unity in those days and months, and the conflict was still fierce. A group of people dared to travel thousands of miles from the middle to explore the land, which had to be said that the Americans at that time were indeed enthusiastic and unrestrained and brave!
But... Wang Zhangtang bit the cigar and sneered. Now it's the Chinese man's turn to conquer this land! The dog-good Americans used gold to attract people to come and killed Indians with guns and cannons to rob the land. Then it's not a bad thing for us to rob! Big brother, let's not talk about the second brother!
The cool breeze in November blew everywhere, making the tanks transparent inside and outside, and the suffocation caused by fighting for several hours was wiped out.
Wang Zhangtang asked one by one and confirmed that the vehicles and machinery of each battalion were still running smoothly, without excessive wear and tear, and was far from the time of overhaul. He had sufficient ammunition reserves and basically completed the supply while moving along the road. He had been fighting between the mountains in the desert grassland next to the Mongolian Plateau for several consecutive years, integrating the best equipment performance and personnel adaptability. He was energetic and waved his hand and shouted: "Go forward!"
The iron flow rolls, keep moving forward!
Zhu Bin received the latest battle report in the Los Angeles headquarters. When he saw this guy's actions, he couldn't help but curse: "Bastard! Sure enough, something happened to me again! Don't he know that a game of chess cannot be played around?"
Jiang Baili, what kind of soldiers do you have? Zhu Hanchen was not an obedient person when he started his family. Now he expects the generals below to follow the steps? How is that possible! If he had mastered such a powerful army, facing the unprecedented temptation to expand territory, he could not help but attack forward!
Shaking his head, Jiang Baili took the initiative to come up to help the staff, pointing to the location of Las Vegas on the map and said, "Since the troops in the front still have the strength and the military equipment is perfect, it is better to take advantage of the situation to fight more battles, boost the morale of the army first, and disrupt the defensive deployment of the US military. If we can occupy this place, the entire western part will be alive, and the initiative is in our hands. In my opinion, it is feasible!"
Zhu Bin is actually irresistible. The depth of 200 kilometers is not a big problem for him. Whether it is the US military or the countries around the world these days, he is actually not taken seriously by him. Otherwise, he could throw "tornado" rocket launchers that can be used as strategic weapons for all countries, small cloud bombs, or even ground-based missiles. Instead of maximizing combat effectiveness, you can imagine how his attitude is.
Looking up at the hot and passionate eyes of a bunch of people, he knew that this was the general trend, so he followed suit: "Okay, let the 4th and 6th Division of the 4th and 6th Division of the Land Warfare follow up and supplement their rears, first rebuild the Mukro Air Force Base according to our requirements, and use it as the North American Air Force Combat Command Center. The southern battlefield is responsible for the elastic defense, Wang Zhangtang's troops. Just take the position wherever they fight, and the strategic troops can give him the greatest support."
In the final analysis, he was still his own hard-core relative. When his mouth tilted, the so-called fair competition he had said before was revealed immediately.
Wang Zhangtang immediately knew the situation, and was so happy that his back teeth were almost sparse, and shouted to the whole army: "You heard it all. Our boss Zhu is fully supportive. If the bastards can't do it well, I will break up in person!"
There was a cheerful cry in the radio.
However, with Zhu Bin's personal promise, he didn't have to take the risk and rushed forward. The leaders of several strategic troops immediately connected with him. Directly consulted satellite communications to cooperate with each other's strategies. Wang Zhangtang's main force suspended the town of Baker after 80 kilometers, and concentrated his strength while trimming and replenishing supplies.
In the rear, the parachute elite team that arrived early was dispatched again, and the airdrop team immediately scattered into the mountains on both wings of the offensive route to search for the lurking US troops to ensure smooth operation; while an air force division assigned separately took off and rushed to the front, fought for them to stand in front, and launched a fierce bombing towards the US troops in the direction of Vegas!
The main force of the First Army of the US Army, except for one division defending Vegas, an armored division ran halfway and then turned back. The other two division forwards were originally on the edge of the desert. With the rapid advance of Wang Zhangtang's brigade, they secretly deployed the strategy of raiding operations. After he was forced to enter the front line of Vegas, he used the complex terrain of the mountain to give him a harsh beating!
But Zhu Bin's random actions completely messed up his plans! When the dense airborne soldiers suddenly appeared between the two wings of mountains, General Eckerberg knew that something was wrong at the time and hurriedly ordered the air force: "Give up the offensive bombing, and all retreat to intercept the Chinese transport planes! Don't let them continue to airdrop paratroopers!"
He was very angry. What did the bastard in front of him do? He couldn't stop the Chinese man's parachute from the air! Could it be that those reconnaissance planes were blind?!
Mr. General was indeed wrong about the poor reconnaissance aircraft. Think about it, they were all within the vast scanning range of the above early warning aircraft, combined with the three-dimensional scanning array of high-altitude hot air balloons and the search for ground-facing air radars, and there was nowhere to hide. There were also special air hunting teams, all of which were marshalling jets, and they did not do anything else, and they were specifically wandering around at high altitudes, looking for reconnaissance aircraft to shoot down one by one.
It's just an airspace with a radius of 500 kilometers. How many reconnaissance aircraft can be deployed in total? How many are there? It's not enough for others to attack. Not to mention, the radio shielding of large battlefields makes them unable to even send telegrams, and the information transmission is seriously lagging behind!
In contrast, it is too easy to find a safe air corridor for a transport aircraft formation under the command of an early warning aircraft!
It was still too late to go under General Eckerberg's order! The elite paratrooper search troops of a squad and the largest platoon quickly completed the downward operation, and threw them between the mountains and fields. After using the satellite positioning system to clarify their coordinates, they carried full ammunition and immediately launched an armed reconnaissance search into the prescribed area!
Most of the deserts, Gobi, mountain wastelands around Vegas are lacking vegetation, and there are many rattlesnakes. The US military had never thought that it might be attacked on the local area before. Recently, it was rushing to build fortifications, which were so simple and crude. Fortunately, it was noon. When the temperature dropped sharply in the afternoon, the infrared heat signal that gathered into a bunch of people was as clear as a lighthouse in the dark!
Chapter completed!