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Volume 2 Iron Torrent Chapter 1086 North American Decisive Battle 6

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    Suddenly he heard that the Chinese navy had passed through the Panama Canal and appeared in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Roosevelt seemed to have had his spine taken away, and he suddenly collapsed in his wheelchair!

    "Theyhave really driven over?! But, how is that possible!"

    Admiral Stark looked pale and looked over and over in disbelief at the critical urgent telegram, trying to find something wrong in it. However, the result was extremely disappointing!  All that is true!

    The entire navy¡¯s generals and commanders are a little crazy!  What a big joke!  The Panama Canal was so blocked that they couldn't unblock it. Why did the Chinese spread the news within a week?  What's more, the intelligence also said that it encountered a terrible attack from the opponent's battleship?  !

    The Chinese battleships are very good and powerful, with ferocious firepower and heavyweight builds. With such width, the Panama Canal will never fit through it.  We have identified some forces that are detouring to South America and sent a fleet to intercept them. So what do these coming over count?  Battleship?  The cannonballs falling on the position can be confirmed to be true. Could it be said that they can temporarily reduce the width of the battleship?  Or can the canal channel be dug wider?  Either way, it's all a joke!

    The width of the Panama Canal lock chamber is only 33.53 meters, and it is difficult for ships exceeding 32.61 meters to pass.  Therefore, American battleships were forced to be thin and long just to accommodate this width.

    And China's battleships, even the first "Taishan-class" are 35 meters wide, and they will definitely not be able to pass it.  This information was figured out by American intelligence personnel as early as the honeymoon period between China and the United States. Even the aircraft carriers that were later modified were all too wide without exception.  It is impossible to cross the canal, so the US government has such a sense of security.

    Now, you say they are coming?  Did you fly here?  How could something tens of thousands of tons cross Panama from the sky?

    Not to mention the defense of the southern Caribbean Sea, every waterway is blocked by submarines and cruisers. Not to mention warships, even a small fishing boat can't even think of slipping through.

    Could it be that.  Is this another unsolvable mystery?  What a fucking nonsense!

    Minister Knox's hair stood up in anger, and he slapped the table and shouted: "I don't believe it! I must find out about this! No one can cross the Panama Canal at will! They must be pretending, or  They used some strange floating fort to divert our attention and mislead us into moving the main ships back from the south of the Atlantic Ocean so that their fleet could sail past smoothly! Yes, that must be the case!"

    This is the only explanation that makes sense.  Use an inland river gunboat with a shallow draft and a short hull, equipped with only one or two large-caliber short-bodied gun barrels. After passing through the canal, it enters the Caribbean Sea, and then fires bombardments disguised as battleships.  This can be done.  Didn¡¯t the British all build large-caliber river guns back then?  The Chinese seem to have made it before!

    Chief of Staff Marshall sighed: "But this still doesn't explain how they sailed into the Caribbean! We all know the situation in Panama. It is impossible for even a speedboat to sail in. Our communications have been smooth before, but things have changed.  There is only one week in total. To say that they can completely pass through the minefields and blocked ship locks is unbelievable!"

    That ship lock is not a simple thing!  It is more than 30 meters wide, more than 300 meters long, and more than 20 meters deep. As the central mountain rises, it forms an arc spanning two oceans. After it was blocked by the Americans.  It is difficult to restore operation!

    not to mention.  There are still scuttled ships in the lock blocking the channel. If you want to resurface a sunken ship, how can you pull it up with tens of thousands of tons!

    "Without three to five months, this waterway cannot be cleared."  Americans, after countless calculations.  This is the result.

    General Stark wiped the sweat from his forehead, gritted his teeth and shouted, "I'll go and see for myself! This should never happen!"

    The navy could no longer be embarrassed. Their failure directly led to the invasion of the homeland. This incident had already put them on the pillar of shame in history. He did not want future generations to be reviled for the rest of their lives.  I can't hold my head up!

    During the quarrel, Roosevelt suddenly said hoarsely: "First think about how to prevent the Chinese from entering the Gulf of Mexico! You all know the consequences of that!"

    The Gulf of Mexico is right in the belly of the United States. From the coast, you can directly face Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma and other southern states.  This is now the economic and industrial center of the United States. Once the enemy has a vast space where they can launch operations unscrupulously, the US military must deploy at least two million troops to assist in defense!

    What¡¯s even more terrible is that the Southwest War Zone??concentrates the most powerful part of China's offensive power. Once they are able to advance by land and water, a double attack will inevitably lead to the collapse of the southern cluster. At that time, they will join forces and punch through the central and southern areas, whether it is to siege Denver.  The central cluster is still ravaging the entire southern United States. It is an unstoppable disaster!

    Secretary Knox took a deep breath, managed to calm down, and patted his chest: "Don't worry, Mr. President! We have made enough deployments on the Gulf Coast. In addition to mobilizing the Marine Corps, we have deployed no less than a hundred submarines.  And one-third of the destroyers are there. There are a huge number of shore-based fighters, and the port forts have been deployed. It is not easy for the Chinese to land. In addition, we have also deployed a large number of air force bases around the Caribbean Sea to mobilize  The strength of our allies is enough to stop the Chinese¡¯s surprise landing, which will also buy us enough time!¡±

    "Are you really so sure?"

    Roosevelt couldn't believe how many times these guys slapped their chests casually. Every time they made a sworn promise, they were followed by a merciless slap in the face. It hurt, it hurt to the bone and hurt the heart.  Unforgettable!  He will never believe it again!

    Trying to hold up his tired body, Roosevelt pointed to Cuba on the map in the distance: "This will be a crisis that will cause the world's civilization to regress. I believe that any nation that yearns for a bright future does not want to sink from this. Go tell them and help them."  We, stop the Chinese and win. There is no other choice!"

    I believe that those damn warlords and dictators will understand clearly the principle of lips dying and teeth falling cold.

    ¡°More words, Roosevelt didn¡¯t want to say more. He had already said enough and worried enough.  I originally wanted to take advantage of the war to lead the country to the most powerful historical stage.  It has been completely recorded in history, but now I have to worry about whether it can still exist, which is seriously inconsistent with my demands and style as a professional politician.

    "Understood, Mr. President, we will definitely convince them and do our best to make the best return!"

    Secretary of State Hull can only say this. More guarantees are not something that can be boasted casually. He is fully aware of the trouble of the matter!

    Before the war.  A large number of American bases have been built in various countries around the Caribbean. Although a lot of attention has been mobilized with the outbreak of the local war, the maintenance of military strength in overseas bases is still considerable. At least a large number of fighter planes have filled the hangars.  , many local military personnel were also mobilized to train with the US military, although their combat effectiveness was not high enough.  Block the minions and assist in the battle.  It seems that there should be no big problem.

    Now, the situation is urgent, but we don¡¯t care whether they are Liao Hua¡¯s vanguard or not, let¡¯s just make do with it for a while!

    Fortunately, the communication between the mainland United States and the periphery of the Caribbean was intact, and the urgent mobilization order was immediately spread to all countries.  The U.S. Air Force deployed in the Yucatan Peninsula and south of Miami, Cuba, was fully mobilized. A large number of old American fighter jets obtained from various countries also took off and rushed towards the Caribbean Sea, especially those launching attacks on land.  The coastal attack groups that bombarded were all priority targets.

    finally.  A US military reconnaissance plane saw the true situation of the target. Under their shocked eyes, they saw a large number of ships, vast and unobstructed, running across the Caribbean Sea. The battle group close to Cuba even slipped away.  The four ships were firing continuously, bombarding the ground fiercely. They were forty or fifty kilometers away, and they were bombarding intensively with extended-range artillery shells. It was a spectacular sight!

    Although they still couldn't see clearly what model it was, it wasn't too important. They immediately conveyed the information quickly, and with the navy's hesitant mind making a decisive decision, they called for the navy that had already arrived in the southern Atlantic and was preparing to intercept it off the coast of Brazil.  Main fleet: "Come back! Stop the Chinese surprise attack!"

    The fleet is still led by Nimitz, the strongest general in the navy. No matter how many times he fails, it is not his command's fault after all. The enemy is really too powerful and cannot be defeated face to face. There is nothing anyone can do about it, right?

    Nimitz didn't know what was happening in the rear. He always seemed uneasy about the setter information he received. He did not execute it immediately. Instead, he questioned the headquarters: "How can we conclude that the setter has appeared?"  Is the Chinese Navy all their ships? According to their usual style, dividing the troops into two groups is the most common approach! I can¡¯t believe that they will be exposed so quickly and then be blocked by us in the Caribbean Sea!"

    Minister Knox was furious: "Damn it! What are you still hesitating about?! As long as the Chinese occupy the Gulf of Mexico, the United States will be finished! With such a simple and direct method, how can they make bigger detours? The key is that they have already crossed  Panama! No matter how you do it, the enemy is right in front of you, and your task is to destroy them!"

    Nimitz still refused to obey orders and insisted.Question: "Is there no way for the theater air force to stop them? A sufficiently dense air force and mine blockade should be able to temporarily prevent them from passing, or force them to enter the Atlantic Ocean. This is the wisest approach!"

    Minister Knox roared: "We know this better than you! In short, just come back quickly!"

    Nimitz sighed helplessly.  He couldn't believe what the intelligence department knew at all. The technological gap between the two sides was too big. A large amount of false intelligence would seriously mislead the decision-making department. The final strategic adjustments would often fall into the opponent's trap. This was really  What a terrible trouble!

    "He can't play with the emperor's fate and accept it. The United States is such a maritime force, and it is urgently needed to block the enemy.  After much consideration, he informed the main fleet of the British Royal Navy, which was divided into two lines, to maintain a vigilant posture heading south and launch a transverse route to Brazil on the spot to prevent a sneak attack by the Chinese fleet approaching from the south.

    Then, he led the main force of the new U.S. Navy fleet, including two "Iowa-class battleships", two "Montana-class" battleships, a bunch of aircraft carriers and auxiliary ships, and drove back at full speed!

    "The Americans have been fooled!"

    After confirming this change through satellite photos and high-altitude reconnaissance, the main force of the ocean-going fleet, the flagship, has always been in a "mirage" stealth state.  Zhu Bin smiled happily.  The deception strategy seems to be very useful!

    "Tell the East China Sea Fleet to continue the bombing! Before we engage the enemy, there is no need to rush to capture Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula. We must first find out all their military bases!"

    What is being bombarded is the main force of the East China Sea Fleet.  But four "Taishan-class" battleships gathered there to act as a facade.  It is difficult to clearly judge the effect of the 406mm main gun and the 420mm shells exploding on the ground. The shapes of the huge ship hulls are actually similar, and it is difficult to distinguish them just from high-altitude reconnaissance, not to mention that they are not clear at all.

    ??The continuous shore-based bombing has attracted most of the US military's defense forces. Secretly, several submarines have already cleared away the British and American underwater forces in the two hundred kilometers wide waterway leading to the Gulf of Mexico.  Release thousands of intelligent robots to quietly search for all the mines, then attach them to them, measure their drift patterns, and be ready to detonate and destroy them at any time.

    Under various cover, the main force of the ocean fleet, four "Kunlun-class" battleships, four heavy aircraft carriers, and a Yingzhou-class guided missile cruiser.  In mirage camouflage mode, quietly rush out of the Caribbean Sea from the waterways of Grenada.  On the night of the tenth day, appear on the Atlantic Ocean!

    The entire whereabouts are very mysterious. With the blockade around the Caribbean Sea being generally attacked, the Americans cannot determine where the focus is. And with the establishment of large electromagnetic interference antennas throughout the region, radio communications have been interrupted again.  The underwater cable was also cut by the robot, turning the Caribbean theater into a blind spot. If you want to know the situation, you can only rely on aircraft to pass it from both ends.  The efficiency suddenly dropped too much!

    Not only that, not long after, Jamaica was captured, and a large number of land-based fighter planes were diverted to engage in air combat in the area, severely suppressing and weakening the U.S. and Allied forces that originally had a numerical advantage, and began to fill the gap and begin to attack them.  A quick tilt for the disadvantaged!

    The situation is becoming more and more urgent!  The US Naval Staff believes that China must first completely occupy the Caribbean Islands and clear out the resistance here, and then use this place as a base to maintain the security of the entire Panama route, and finally concentrate its efforts into the Gulf of Mexico, or divide its forces  Two routes invaded the west coast of the United States, seizing the opportunity to attack and completely defeat the United States.

    This played into their hands. Roosevelt even felt better and told the overly worried generals: "We very much hope that the Chinese will do that. It is also the best for us! Tell those warlords that the more they resist, the more likely they are to resist."  The more sufficient benefits we can get! The United States will never forget the help of its friends! In addition, we must mobilize our power forward and turn the Caribbean Sea into a new war zone, and let the Chinese be trapped there!"

    What a good strategic thinking to keep the enemy out of the country!  This is much better than being beaten into your hometown by the enemy!  The United States is not afraid of their casualties and losses, it just depends on who can't stand it!

    But Roosevelt also knew very well that those local warlords had no moral integrity. Facing an invincible and powerful force, they were more likely to choose to surrender and turn around and act as accomplices in attacking the United States. This kind of thing is absolutely not allowed to happen!

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Big wish!  As long as they can stick to the side of the United States, they will give them whatever they want!  In addition, sending a powerful marine force to land first and defend to the death will never allow the Chinese to completely control Cuba and other countries. Otherwise, what awaits them will be a nightmare!

    The troops originally deployed to defend the East Coast and Miami areas quickly moved forward, fearing that they would not be enough.The US military mobilized 500,000 troops in one breath and swarmed into the countries of the archipelago, ready to prepare!

    Eisenhower, who was left idle, strongly opposed this. He reminded the generals and commanders: "In this case, a decisive battle should be carried out at home! It is very unwise to divide our troops overseas. We must pay attention to the fact that the Chinese are capable of leapfrog operations.  , they can completely divide it after the troops are dispersed, and waste our already scarce and precious troops!"

    The old men who were unhappy with him immediately retorted: "The great United States has never lacked soldiers! Are you satisfied only if our land becomes a charred mess? Asshole!"

    Eisenhower was completely disappointed.  Similarly, Nimitz was shocked when he learned of the situation and immediately sent a message to the Joint Command: "This is too dangerous! Beware of falling into the Chinese conspiracy!"

    It¡¯s a pity that no one believes and no one listens!  The top leaders of the United States are eager to have a place to use as a battlefield to consume the troops that China has shipped across the Pacific.  They believe that the Chinese must also hope to eliminate more living forces, right?

    Arguing could not solve the problem, and the crisis was approaching step by step. The frightened Nimitz did not dare to be careless at all. He stared at the battlefield in person every moment, but in the end it was to no avail. In the early morning of the 14th day of the war, he  When the fleet sailed to the waters at the junction of the North and South Atlantic Oceans, without warning, a swarm of anti-ship missiles suddenly roared from high altitude and fell hard, blasting the four largest aircraft carriers into flames!  (To be continued)
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