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Volume 3: War in the Far East Chapter 75: City of Steel

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    "So fast?" Roosevelt was surprised. Although the last Battle of Midway ended with the defeat of the United States in the North Atlantic, even so, the Chinese Pacific Fleet suffered heavy losses at the same time. Even though Roosevelt failed to defeat it successfully,  At the same time, more than half of the Chinese Pacific Fleet was lost. According to Roosevelt's observation, in addition to the four Longwei-class battleships that were sunk at Midway Island, at least one dreadnought battleship of the Chinese Pacific Fleet was seriously injured after the Battle of Midway Island.  sink,

    So when Roosevelt learned that the Chinese Pacific Fleet had restarted its offensive in such a short period of time, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart. With the heavy losses of the Chinese Pacific Fleet, he wanted to besiege San Francisco?  Tang Jian was really overestimating his abilities.  .

    Roosevelt snorted coldly and began to look down upon Tang Jian's impatience. At this time, San Francisco had been carefully transformed by Roosevelt during this period. With the addition of coastal forts, underwater fences, and the almost ubiquitous anti-aircraft guns, San Francisco was completely transformed.  It would not be an exaggeration to call it a three-dimensional, unbreakable steel city built on land, sea and air.

    Even if China has an air force, what about its submarine force?  In the face of such powerful defenses in San Francisco, it is impossible to break through San Francisco in the short term with the remaining combat power of the Pacific Fleet.

    War is inherently expensive. With China's fragile industrial system, as long as Tang Jian's offensive is delayed, it will bring down China's economy over time. Without economic support, China's Pacific Fleet will not be able to continue. In the end,  They can only retreat without fighting.

    This is what Roosevelt came up with when he returned to San Francisco after his defeat at the Battle of Midway, a tactic of using defense as offense and trust as war. He didn't believe it. With the economic advantage of the United States occupying the largest economic aggregate in the world, even if it was a fight,  The consumption can also beat Tang Jian.

    This is the advantage brought by a strong economy. Thinking of this, a faint sneer appeared on the corner of Roosevelt's mouth. Under this tactic, San Francisco's gains and losses are the key to the Sino-American war. As long as San Francisco is defended, Tang Jian will undoubtedly lose.  .

    Roosevelt said to Marshall: "General Marshall, order your people down immediately and make all generals ready to fight at any time. At the same time, you must ensure that the coastal defense batteries and anti-aircraft gun positions have sufficient shells. Today's war is no longer a simple matter.  It¡¯s a battlefield to seize control of the Pacific Ocean, but it depends on who can persist to the end.¡±

    "Yes, Your Excellency, Minister!" Marshall also highly praised Roosevelt's tactics. Although this tactic was not as direct and effective as annihilating the Chinese Pacific Fleet, its purpose was still the same, which was to defeat China and regain control of the Pacific Ocean.  Control of the sea.

    Fifteen days later.

    After the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet returned to the Port of San Francisco, the entire city of San Francisco was under martial law. The entire city was filled with U.S. Army soldiers with live ammunition. The San Francisco Pre-War Command announced an order not long ago, that is, prohibiting  Chinese people in San Francisco move around.

    Roosevelt did this to prevent Chinese spies from sneaking into the city and snooping for information in San Francisco. Of course, this was only for Chinese people living in San Francisco.

    In the public mind of San Francisco, after San Francisco suffered an air attack from China, the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet came to San Francisco from the east coast of the United States. It only stayed in San Francisco Harbor for a few days to rest and then went to sea to fight.

    Until half a month ago, the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet returned from the Pacific with scars. Because Roosevelt wanted to avoid unnecessary panic, the people in San Francisco did not know that the great U.S. North Atlantic Fleet suffered a defeat at Midway.

    They just know that although the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet is scarred and has lost many warships, after the entire city of San Francisco was under martial law, there has never been any war in San Francisco, and San Francisco has entered a period of calm since then.

    When the people of San Francisco saw the U.S. soldiers all over the city, plus the U.S. Navy ships anchored in the harbor, and saw that their country had such a powerful military, the people of San Francisco calmed down. Most people believed that under such a solid defense,  Come on, China should not dare to invade the United States again!

    With the people's relaxed mentality, San Francisco soon became full of vitality after the last bombing. The ruins were gradually cleared and new houses were being rebuilt rapidly. Although San Francisco issued restrictions on Chinese  However, for those Americans, it had no impact at all.

    The American people living in San Francisco have begun to live a peaceful life again. Some factories and companies have also reopened and are operating normally. On the streets, shops have reopened one after another, and the number of pedestrians on the streets has gradually increased.  No one would associate this peaceful American West Coast city with the war without paying attention to the ruins that still exist.

    This one?In the morning, San Francisco is still calm. After bathing in the warm sunshine, ordinary people in San Francisco begin to walk out of their homes and start a new day of work and life.

    At this moment, a rapid siren suddenly sounded on the shore defense position of the Port of San Francisco. The expressions of more and more American people on the street changed drastically. They were unforgettable about this siren. It was right after this siren sounded.  Not long after, San Francisco was immediately attacked by the Chinese Air Force. The entire San Francisco was plunged into a sea of ????fire, countless houses were instantly turned into ruins, and countless San Francisco people were buried in the sea of ????fire.

    Therefore, after hearing the sirens from the San Francisco Coast Defense Position, the American people who reacted on the streets immediately screamed and ran away in panic, preparing to escape back to their homes, seeking a little bit of help before the danger came.  sense of security.

    However, some places in San Francisco are completely opposite to the chaos on the streets, that is, the U.S. military barracks and various positions. The U.S. Navy and Army soldiers who had already learned that the Chinese Pacific Fleet was about to attack rushed to their respective battle positions in an orderly manner.  Go up, stand ready, silently watching the sea in the distance.

    On the anti-aircraft gun positions on the highlands throughout San Francisco, the artillerymen have already opened the safety, loaded the shells, and are waiting for orders at any time, ready to launch an attack.

    Roosevelt held a huge pipe in the corner of his mouth, stood in a fortress of a coastal defense battery with a telescope, and stared coldly at the calm and blue sea in the distance.

    Sure enough, fifteen minutes later, a huge fleet gradually appeared in Roosevelt's eyes. The dense bullet marks on the hulls of many battleships in this fleet were still clearly visible. Through these bullet marks, one could vaguely recall the incident at Midway Island that day.  An extremely brutal naval battle.

    On the mast of the Yongchang headed by it, the Yellow Dragon Sword Flag fluttered in the wind. Half an hour later, Roosevelt could even clearly see the huge and ferocious yellow dragon on the Huanglong Sword Flag through a high-magnification telescope. It moved with the sea breeze.  It was constantly surging, as if it was about to burst out of the flag, especially on the right claw of the yellow dragon, a long sword was constantly dancing with the yellow dragon.

    At this time, on the sea of ??San Francisco, the Chinese Pacific Fleet has already set up a battle formation. As far as the eye can see, there is a forest of masts and warships connected from bow to stern, which is a spectacular sight, all showing the tyrannical strength of this fleet.

    However, the two sides maintained an amazing tacit understanding at this moment. Neither side fired first. The two sides stared at each other through telescopes, and they faced off like this. The undulating sea seemed to become unusually quiet at this moment, so quiet that soldiers from both sides could  Hear your own heartbeat.

    In the bridge command room of the Yongchang, the flagship of the Chinese Pacific Fleet.

    Ye Zugui put down the telescope in his hand and looked at the ferocious cannon muzzles that the San Francisco coastal defense positions had already aimed at him, as well as the numerous mines on the waterway in and out of San Francisco that could be described as airtight.  His scalp was numb, and every general on the bridge had no doubt that no country's fleet could successfully pass through the sea area full of mines. Even if dozens of mine-laying boats were concentrated, it would not last for three days and three nights.  , don't even think about clearing a safe channel, the premise is that the mine-laying boat must have a safe working environment.

    Ye Zugui frowned and said, "The president is indeed right. Roosevelt really used the war-avoidance tactic of sealing off Hong Kong and holding on!"

    Cheng Biguang also smiled bitterly: "The current San Francisco is like a hedgehog covered with thorns. There is really no place to eat. Even if you really want to attack, you must have a good mouth to swallow this San Francisco!"

    Tang Jian looked solemnly at the Port of San Francisco in the distance. As Ye Zugui said, before setting sail from Pearl Harbor, Tang Jian once said that with Roosevelt's shrewdness, he would never rely on the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet to fight against China again.  The Pacific Fleet comes for a decisive battle.

    Whether it is Tang Jian or Roosevelt, both of them know that under the three-dimensional all-round attack of the Chinese Pacific Fleet, the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet is determined not to escape the order to be completely annihilated.

    Therefore, Tang Jian predicted early on that Roosevelt would definitely adopt the war avoidance tactic of sealing off the port and holding on, hoping to use time to bring down China, and Tang Jian's prediction has come true.

    However, what Tang Jian did not expect was that Roosevelt would build San Francisco into the steel city in front of him in just over half a month. The waterway was full of mines and the strong long-range cannons on the shore defense positions.  The fort, as well as the anti-aircraft gun emplacement unknown where it was hidden, all showed the strong defense of San Francisco at this time.

    Tang Jian couldn't help but feel a headache when he saw this. Roosevelt was really not that difficult to deal with. To win San Francisco, he might have to pay a heavier price than the Battle of Midway!

    Tang ?? He glanced at the senior naval admirals such as Ye Zugui and Cheng Biguang on the bridge, took a deep breath, and decisively ordered: "Attack!"

    In an instant, the Chinese Pacific Fleet fired thousands of cannons, the sound of the cannons was loud and deafening, and the U.S. San Francisco coastal defense position on the opposite side immediately began to fight back a moment later. For a moment, in the narrow sea area, shells were weaving and rifle fire  Frequent occurrence.

    In the Sino-American War, the Battle of San Francisco following the Battle of Midway began

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