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Volume 3 War in the Far East Chapter 81 D-Day (2)

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    San Francisco, dusk.  .

    At this time, San Francisco no longer had the tranquility it had before. With the red clouds flying all over the sky, Chinese planes were like birds flying through the sky. Every time they swooped down, a loud noise would immediately erupt in the city of San Francisco, followed by monstrous fire.  It rose up and dyed San Francisco blood red, which was extremely tragic.

    At the same time, on the sea surface of San Francisco, the main fleet of the Chinese Pacific Fleet had already dispersed and transformed into an attack formation, lined up in a row, and used the maximum firepower of the ship to attack the enemy. The main and secondary guns on one side of the warship fired simultaneously.  Sounded and launched a fierce offensive. For a time, thousands of cannons took off on the sea of ??San Francisco, which was spectacular.

    Not to be outdone, the U.S. military in the coastal defense position in San Francisco also used shore artillery to fight back. The entire San Francisco sea was covered with shells, and the sound of artillery was booming. From time to time, shells fell into the sea between the two camps. Suddenly, everything was calm.  Huge waves several feet high were set off on the sea, and the spray rolled up. The clothes of the soldiers on the deck of the nearby Chinese Pacific Fleet warship were soaked by the flying sea water.

    In the two camps, warships of the Chinese Pacific Fleet were hit by bullets and caught fire from time to time, with thick smoke billowing and shouts coming and going. However, the U.S. coastal defense position in San Francisco was not much better off either. This time, soldiers from both sides seemed to be  It has been felt that this battle is related to the future destiny of the two countries, so the soldiers on both sides are fighting hard with a fearless attitude, and the battle is extremely ferocious.

    After every salvo fired by the Chinese Pacific Fleet, the U.S. Coast Defense Position in San Francisco would immediately be plunged into a sky full of flames after a huge rumble. Hot tongues of flames accompanied by the screams of U.S. soldiers resounded over the U.S. Coast Defense Position in San Francisco.  .

    After every salvo fired by the Chinese Pacific Fleet, many forts and shore guns on the San Francisco coastal defense position in the United States will be reduced to ruins under the dense shells, and those carefully built steel cannons will also be turned into a pool of molten iron in an instant.  .

    At this time, San Francisco was not the only place caught up in a fierce battle. In the south of San Francisco, there were also roars of artillery and shouts of killing. Compared to the U.S. coastal defense positions directly in front of the sea,  In the south of San Francisco, the dense sound of artillery is mixed with more gunshots, rifles, machine guns, grenade explosions, and the roar of tank engines. These noisy sounds have been echoing in San Francisco, which has long been in war.  In the city.

    The Chinese aircraft in the sky once again showed their prowess, because at some point, the US military's carefully prepared anti-aircraft artillery positions were unable to exert their original huge power under the attack from both China's sea and land. Not long ago, a gap appeared in the barrage composed of shells fired by the anti-aircraft guns.  , the Chinese Air Force planes immediately took advantage of the gap and widened the gap. In the end, the scattered anti-aircraft gun positions could no longer form a tight barrage, and those anti-aircraft gun positions that the United States was proud of had already been torn apart.

    The U.S. anti-aircraft artillery was trapped in a situation where they were fighting independently. The Chinese Air Force took advantage of its rapid action and continued to carpet bomb the U.S. anti-aircraft artillery. The U.S. anti-aircraft artillery positions that were originally hidden in high places were dropped one after another by planes.  Destroyed by high explosive bombs.

    Even the urban area of ??San Francisco, which had slowly recovered from the trauma of the bombing, was once again plunged into a sea of ??flames. Without the protection of anti-aircraft firepower, the buildings in the urban area of ??San Francisco were like young girls without any radioactive resistance, time and time again.  were ravaged back and forth by Chinese Air Force planes. In the end, the towering iconic buildings in San Francisco were reduced to ruins under such fierce bombing by the Chinese Air Force.

    Under the fierce air raids, even the cries and calls for help of the American people fleeing on the streets became so pale and powerless at this time. In addition to praying to God to let them escape from what has become a hellish San Francisco, they can no longer  There was nothing else that could be done, because at this time, the US military was unable to fight back except to parry the fierce attacks from both sides.

    San Francisco, U.S. Army General Headquarters.

    Most of the generals of the US military in San Francisco gathered in the headquarters. Some generals' neat military uniforms and faces were stained with a lot of smoke and ashes, and a few of them were decorated and covered with bandages. However, everyone  His face almost had the same expression at this time, except that it was pale, it was still pale.

    Opposite them was U.S. Secretary of Defense Roosevelt, who was smoking a huge pipe alone. At this time, Roosevelt's face was much uglier than ever before. Next to him, Major General Marshall had obviously just returned from the battlefield.  In addition to the tired look on his face, there were a lot of black stains on his body, as well as several drops of blood, whether they were from others or his own.

    Everyone was waiting for Roosevelt to issue an order. From the beginning of this battle, bad news came one after another, and the situation was extremely unfavorable to the U.S. military in San Francisco.

      No one expected that the more than 30,000 San Jose defenders could not hold out for three days in front of the same number of Chinese Army troops. You must know that although the San Jose defenders did not have an advantage in numbers, San Jose had a thick defense  The city walls and countless fortress offensives occupies an absolute advantage on the terrain.

    But even in the face of these absolute advantages, San Jose still lost.

    What is even more unexpected is that these Chinese army troops did not seem to need to rest. They only rested for a few hours, discarded a large amount of siege equipment, and went into battle lightly, just like magic soldiers descending from the sky. At noon today,  Suddenly appeared on the southern edge of San Francisco.

    The Chinese Pacific Fleet seemed to have already calculated all this. At the same time as the Chinese Army appeared, it immediately launched a battle formation and launched a fierce attack on the coastal defense positions in San Francisco. This attack was more violent than any previous one.  The Chinese Pacific Fleet seemed to launch a fierce bombardment of the San Francisco coastal defense position regardless of the cost.

    The defenders on the San Francisco coastal defense position were caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties at the beginning of the battle. Although they quickly stabilized their position soon after and began to fight against the enemy with the Chinese Pacific Fleet, however, those who suddenly appeared on the edge of the southern city of San Francisco  The Chinese Army actually launched an attack on the urban area of ??San Francisco like a tide in an instant.

    For a time, San Francisco immediately fell into a situation of attack from both land and water, and the situation was quite passive.

    However, it rained all night, and the Chinese Air Force, which had been continuously harassing San Francisco some time ago, but did not cause much damage to the urban area of ??San Francisco, seemed to be going crazy and swooped towards San Francisco regardless of the cost.  Hundreds of artillery shells fell almost at the same time, and the entire city of San Francisco immediately turned into a sea of ??flames. The American people in the city ran in all directions, and the entire San Francisco began to become completely chaotic at that moment.

    The anti-aircraft artillery position could have completely blocked these Chinese Air Force aircraft. However, first the Pacific Fleet bombarded the San Francisco Mountains, and then a large number of Chinese Army troops suddenly appeared in the south of San Francisco. The officers and soldiers on the anti-aircraft artillery position were confused by the sudden attack.

    In addition, the attack of the Chinese Air Force aircraft today is very different from the past. They are simply reckless at all costs. Even if it is a fierce barrage of artillery fire, those Chinese Air Force aircraft are not afraid at all and still plunge in. In this almost suicidal attack  Under the attack method, Roosevelt's carefully arranged anti-aircraft gun positions quickly lost their original power and were unable to stop subsequent aircraft intrusions. In just one hour, the U.S. military was defeated.

    \"There was another loud bang, and the shouts of killing in the distance were getting closer and closer. Even near the command post, artillery shells continued to fall. At this time, in the port of San Francisco, the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet was  Cruised in the harbor, using the ship's naval guns to provide artillery support to the American defenders south of San Francisco.

    At this moment, after the Chinese aircraft that broke through the U.S. anti-aircraft barrage blockade carried out repeated bombings on the city of San Francisco, they focused their attention on the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet in the harbor.  The losses in the Battle of Midway were severe. In addition, in the small San Francisco Harbor, the warships could not operate at full speed, and they could not avoid the shells falling from high altitudes in time. In just half an hour, several warships  Shot and caught fire.

    Although the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet is also equipped with a lot of anti-aircraft guns, the water surface in the harbor is small, making maneuvering inconvenient, and the defensive formation cannot be deployed. In addition, many anti-aircraft guns were damaged in the last Battle of Midway and have not yet been repaired.  Okay, so, facing the bombing by the Chinese Air Force, there was no way to resist it.

    The U.S. North Atlantic Fleet, which once dominated the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, was beaten hard by the Chinese Air Force like a turtle in a urn. Roosevelt may not have expected that the mines and fences he originally deployed on the voyage would become a barrier to prevent the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet from entering the vast ocean.  The biggest obstacle to the decisive battle with the Chinese Pacific Fleet at sea.

    Originally, according to the combat effectiveness of the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet at this time, although it is unlikely that the Chinese Pacific Fleet will be completely defeated, but with the determination to fight to the end, even if the Chinese Pacific Fleet can annihilate all the warships of the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet, by then  At that time, the Chinese Pacific Fleet will have lost more than half of its fleet and will be completely defeated.

    However, at this time, the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet was completely trapped in the Port of San Francisco and could only surrender to the bombing of the Chinese Air Force. Roosevelt's previously foolproof strategy has now become the main reason why the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet sank in its own port. It is really  A bit trapped in a cocoon.

    Seen from a high altitude, San Francisco is not only under attack from both land and water sides by the Chinese navy and army, but the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet in the harbor is also burning and filled with smoke, as if it is blooming in the center.

    Your Excellency, Minister, nowWhat to do?  This time, it was Marshall who started asking first. Among all the US military generals, only Marshall dared to touch Roosevelt at this time.

    Most generals of the U.S. military are already aware of the direction of the war situation at this time. This time San Francisco is attacked from two sides. The fate of the North Atlantic Fleet is already helpless and can only be trapped in the harbor. As for the army, if it tries its best  If they fight hard, they may break out. If they continue to persist, they may just be like the North Atlantic Fleet and be completely wiped out in San Francisco.

    Roosevelt put down his pipe and sighed. He knew that the situation was over. Even if Major General Hanks's army arrived in two days, the U.S. Navy and Army in San Francisco would have been completely wiped out. The North Atlantic Fleet would be hopeless. The only hope was in the city.  These tens of thousands of troops.

    But Roosevelt was unwilling to give in. The North Atlantic Fleet was his thorn in the side. Since he served as Deputy Secretary of the Navy for more than ten years, he has been vigorously developing the navy. But now that more than ten years of hard work has come to an end, no one can bear it for a while.  ah!

    Boomthere was another loud noise, and then, a burst of intensive gunshots rang out not far away.

    Suddenly, a U.S. Army captain covered in blood rushed in and said urgently: Your Excellency, Minister, generals, a small Chinese army force is coming towards us, and we can hardly stop it!  ~
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