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Volume Three: War in the Far East Chapter 54: Declaration of War on the United States

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    At this time, the U.S. Far East Fleet in the Manila port was already a turtle in the urn. The outlet to the sea was blocked by the South China Sea Fleet, and high-explosive bombs continued to fall from the sky. After every sharp whistle, several U.S. Far East Fleet in the port were blocked.  A warship was hit by a bullet and caught fire. Now there is no ship in the entire U.S. Far East Fleet whose hull is intact. It is either shrouded in raging fire, the U.S. Navy soldiers on the ship are screaming in agony, or the ship is tilting and is slowly  Sinking, there is no way to fight back.  1(1)

    One of the other two main battleships of the U.S. Far East Fleet was hit by the main gun of the South China Sea Fleet. Its boiler exploded and completely lost power. It became an immovable target ship in the harbor. The other battleship accidentally collided with it while fleeing in a hurry.  When it reached the reef in the shoal in the harbor, it ran aground and lost its combat effectiveness.

    Half an hour later, under the leadership of the three Longwei-class battleships of the South China Sea Fleet, the South China Sea Fleet finally rushed into the Manila Port. Because there were too many warships squeezed into the Manila port at this time, it was impossible to move away for a while. The South China Sea Fleet  On the contrary, the main battleships cannot play a big role in it.

    Sa Zhenbing immediately ordered that all the torpedo boats and gunboats in the South China Sea Fleet be concentrated into the Manila Port, and the flexible attack characteristics of the torpedo boats and gunboats were used to enter the port and beat up the drowned dogs. The Manila port was crowded with warships of the US Far East Fleet, which was just right.  Let the torpedo boats show off their power and launch torpedoes at close range, hitting them accurately. The destructive power of torpedoes is huge. Often a single torpedo can easily tear apart the fragile deck below the waterline of a battleship.

    Sa Zhenbing, on the other hand, turned the muzzle and specifically bombarded those shore artillery batteries that were still resisting. The shells flew together with bursts of roar, and alluring sparks bloomed on Manila's solid coastal defense positions. After each bloom,  You will see countless human torsos and broken parts of cannons flying into the night sky, and then falling heavily to the ground. The disgusting smell of blood mixed with the strong smell of gunpowder smoke permeates everywhere.

    The sound of gunshots, cannons, shouts of death, and wails were heard endlessly. The water surface of the entire Manila port seemed to be on fire. A series of shocking explosions suddenly sounded. It was the explosion caused by the torpedo successfully hitting the enemy ship. It was boiling.  The sea water rolled and moaned under the reflection of the fire.

    The U.S. Far East Fleet has completely lost its ability to resist and has become a lamb to be slaughtered in the port. One after another, it was hit and sunk by the torpedo boats of the South China Sea Fleet. However, the Chinese Air Force no longer wasted ammunition on the already crippled United States.  The Far East Fleet turned to heighten and dive, using the heavy machine guns on the aircraft to aim at the shore artillery emplacements and fire wildly.

    The U.S. Army on the shore was attacked from three sides by the main guns of the South China Sea Fleet's main battleships, the heavy machine guns of aircraft, and the guns of Lanfang's descendants. Soon the entire defense line collapsed. The U.S. artillerymen abandoned their forts and fled in all directions.

    In less than two hours, the port of Manila, known as the strongest U.S. Navy in the Far East, has fallen into complete chaos. The port is full of broken warships, and the bodies of U.S. soldiers are scattered on the shore artillery turrets. Some  The forts were abandoned one after another, no longer able to resist.

    At that time, the Chinese Marine Corps had found the best landing place, and began to jump from the troop carrier into the assault boat, and launched a landing charge on the docks and beaches of Manila Port. At this time, the war situation had completely shifted to the Chinese side.  On the other hand, the Chinese Marine Corps immediately built a beachhead position on the beach after paying a very small price, and began to transport cannons and ammunition from the assault boats on the shallow water beach. Half a minute later, a simple artillery position was established.  Has been completed.

    After calculating the shooting points, the artillery position on the beach immediately adjusted the angle of the muzzle and aimed the ferocious muzzle at various buildings in the Manila port. There was a rumble, a violent tremor in the artillery position, smoke and dust filled the air, and dozens of  The cannons roared one after another, and the dense raindrops of shells fell on the buildings deep in the Manila port almost simultaneously.

    Some buildings burst into flames and collapsed, and the American soldiers and family members who were hiding in them rushed out covered with fire. Soon the second round of artillery shells fell, and the American soldiers and family members who had just escaped from the collapsed and burning buildings were instantly drowned in the strong fireworks.  In it, it turned into a piece of powder and dissipated in the hot air waves.

    "Kill!" Lanfang's descendants jumped out of their respective positions and rushed to the shore artillery position. They gradually took control of the entire shore artillery position. Then they turned their guns and aimed at various US military fortifications in the Manila port. Upon hearing the sound, reinforcements came from all sides.  The incoming U.S. military reinforcements were suppressed by the fierce sound of artillery and could not raise their heads. They could only watch the Manila port fall into the enemy's hands.

    Soon after, more and more U.S. military reinforcements came from nearby, and gradually there were ten or twenty thousand troops, surrounding the Manila port like an iron wall. At this time, including the descendants of Lanfang who occupied the fort and those who had landed on the  The total strength of the Chinese Marine Corps is less than 10,000, only 6,000, and three times as many enemies are surrounding them in an inverted "pin" shape.

    Sa Zhenbing handheld telescopeLooking at the battle situation, he sneered. The president was indeed right. Manila is indeed a hard bone to chew. Although it is difficult to chew, China has a pair of iron teeth and copper teeth, which can break even the hardest bones.  Crush!

    Sa Zhenbing immediately used the radio to order the Chinese Air Force to report the location of the US military reinforcements, and then reported the location of the US military to the beachhead artillery positions and the shore artillery positions already controlled by Lanfang's descendants. Sa Zhenbing said sternly: "South China Sea Fleet! Air Force Forces  ! Marine Corps artillery unit at the beach! Lan Fang recovers! Fire!"

    "Chirp" The white phosphorus bombs of the Air Force fell like raindrops on the U.S. reinforcements that had gradually gained a foothold. At the same time, all the warships of the South China Sea Fleet fired a salvo of main guns, and the beachhead artillery positions heavy artillery.  In a salvo, the Krupp steel cannons of the shore artillery battery roared. For a time, thousands of guns fired in unison, with bullets raining like weaving and flames rising to the sky. All the artillery shells fell into the formation of US reinforcements.

    Viewed from a high place, the US military reinforcements position looked like thousands of flowers blooming, all red and spectacular. The huge shock wave caused by the explosion caused the nearby jungle to sway, and many weak shrubs were even uprooted. The US military reinforcements position looked like it was being destroyed.  A violent hurricane struck, and countless American soldiers were thrown into the night sky, and then torn apart by the huge explosive force. Pieces of flesh rained down from the sky, blood mist sprayed, and white fireballs scattered all over the ground. They were caused by white phosphorus.  The infected American soldiers screamed and ran around in an attempt to extinguish the strange white fire on their bodies. However, these American soldiers could not get rid of the entanglement of the strange white fire until they were burned to char.

    The U.S. military lost the support of naval artillery. In addition, they came in a hurry after hearing the news from everywhere, and they did not have heavy artillery at all. Some mortars and mountain artillery were like children's firecrackers in front of thousands of Chinese artillery fire, except for the air force.  Apart from a few rings, it won't have much effect at all.

    Several rounds of heavy artillery like this plowed the U.S. reinforcements position several times, and the 10,000 to 20,000 U.S. reinforcements were blown to pieces and defeated. This is the advantage of heavy artillery in the confrontation between the two armies.

    During this gap, the Chinese Army once again landed thousands of people ashore, "Kill all the Americans!" The Lanfang Revolutionary Army, composed of Lanfang descendants, took the lead in attaching bayonets to their long rifles and rushed towards the US military position.  The Chinese Army and Marine Corps were not to be outdone and joined the ranks of close combat.

    The U.S. military reinforcements had just been stunned by thousands of artillery shells. As soon as they got up, they saw thousands of people holding bayonets rushing in front of them. These U.S. troops had been hastily constructed positions. They were rushed to fight, lack of preparation, and were  The heavy artillery bombardment left more than half of them dead and wounded, and their morale was greatly reduced. At this time, when they saw that the enemy had launched a charge, they were immediately heartbroken and turned around to escape.

    However, those descendants of Lan Fang did not want to let them go so easily. The descendants of Lan Fang who rushed into the enemy's position stabbed the backs of several nearby American soldiers who turned around and fled with their bayonets. Suddenly, the U.S. reinforcement positions screamed.  Continuously, blood flowers flew and sword light flashed.

    The American soldiers who couldn't escape had no choice but to turn around and fight these Lanfang descendants. At this moment, the Chinese Army and Marine Corps had arrived. Suddenly, dozens of American soldiers who tried to resist were picked to death on the spot.  Intestines flowed all over the place.

    "Run away" The U.S. military reinforcements no longer had the courage to resist, and they abandoned their guns and ran away. Thousands of troops easily dispersed tens of thousands of U.S. military reinforcements, starting from the unilateral attack on the U.S. Far East Fleet just now.  The massacre now turned into a unilateral massacre of the U.S. Army.

    The Chinese Army, Marine Corps, and Lanfang's resurgent forces were in full swing, while the U.S. reinforcements retreated steadily and fled desperately.

    At this time, the purple clouds flowed in the east, and a trace of white fish belly appeared at the junction of the sky and the sea. A red sun emerged. The next day came quietly. The battle in Manila Port had come to an end. The Chinese Army had established a firm foothold in Manila Port. The United States was in  The largest naval port in the Far East officially fell into the hands of China.

    The remaining task was to clear out the remaining troops in the port. Scattered gunshots continued to ring out throughout the port. Soon, the entire Manila port became calm. On the vast sea, dozens of ships hung the Chinese Yellow Dragon Sword Navy.  The flag-carrying troop transport slowly approached.

    In the port, the torpedo boats, gunboats and tugboats of the South China Sea Fleet are cleaning up the wreckage of the US Far East Fleet ships in the port channel, clearing the channel so that the troop carriers can smoothly enter the port and land. A steady stream of army soldiers are walking away from the huge troop carriers.  Get off the gangway and board the Luzon.

    Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, Sa Zhenbing immediately reported the results of the battle to Tang Jian who was stationed at Scarborough Shoal via radio: "Report to the President that the Port of Manila has been officially captured by our army. Please give the President your next instructions!"

    Tang Jian immediately replied: "I hereby order your army to re-build coastal defenses in Manila. At the same time, order the army to go to all parts of Luzon Island to clear out all US troops on the island. If there is resistance, kill them on the spot!"

    After Tang Jian in Huangyan Island gave this order, he turned to Chen Chusheng and said:"Send a message to Yan Fu immediately and ask him to declare war on the United States immediately!"

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