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Volume 2 Steel Torrent Chapter 944 Tank Battle Vegas (1)

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    "It seems that our opponents are well prepared! They were already planning today's action probably a few years ago, right? It's really ridiculous that we still treat him as a little white rabbit with no threat."

    Roosevelt¡¯s ability to associate was also quite rich, and he immediately turned his thoughts to conspiracy theories.  Otherwise, there is no way to explain how Zhu Bin was able to get so many American goods so easily. They were obviously shipped from a secret base nearby!

    Mr. Hopkins lowered his head in shame. It seemed that as the first think tank, he had been giving Roosevelt ideas to strengthen cooperation with the Chinese.  Before the war started, the analysis of China's situation was also obviously biased.  Although he is not the only one who has made this mistake, it covers almost the entire upper class of the United States. However, as an old saying goes, only those who dare to admit failure are wise.

    Of course, the president cannot bear the blame. After a moment of silence, he adjusted his mood and analyzed calmly: "Perhaps the Chinese are not as smart as we thought. Combining the wisdom of all smart people in the United States, the conclusion should be  There won't be much deviation. Perhaps it is more appropriate to evaluate it as coincidence. I am more willing to believe that today's situation was caused by a combination of circumstances. This should not be your or other people's responsibility. It is all just because of the world.  The development of the situation cannot be easily grasped. Looking at it from another perspective, I think the Chinese are not ready for a full-scale attack, which is too hasty, too crazy, and does not do them any good."

    Roosevelt nodded slightly, which makes sense.

    The United States is not Japan. It has money, weapons, industry, population, and a huge territory.  With a geographical distance of half the world, it can be said that it has all the natural advantages of not being attacked or even defeated. As long as they are not crazy and stupid, no one will easily launch a war that is destined to fail.

    Even if China has developed an economic foundation similar to that of the United States, it can attack across the sea.  The possibility of eventual victory is almost non-existent.  Americans are not primitive Indians. They are the largest unified country in the world. With a population base of 130 million, they can meet all the conditions for long-term existence.

    ¡°However, Hopkins¡¯ words can also be misinterpreted to mean that if the United States had not taken the initiative to poke Zhu Bin¡¯s butt, it would not have triggered a strong counterattack and led to today¡¯s fiasco. Is certain people responsible for this?

    No, no, no, that is not what Americans consider.  It adheres to the colonial invasion civilization of Western white people who robbed the whole world and made fortunes, and perfectly combines the Jewish money supremacy of making money without any moral and ethical limits.  The United States, which was born from the killing of tens of millions of Indians, deception, abduction and robbery, believes in its bones that launching wars, tearing up treaties and breaking promises in order to obtain huge profits are all reasonable, legal and logical actions.

    In the eyes of Americans, the Chinese are backward, inferior, and ignorant, and should be bullied and enslaved.  And they actually have money.  With technology that holds infinite wealth, it's worth robbing.  It seems like there is a very good opportunity, so what are you waiting for?  Just go up and grab it.

    ¡°As a result, Americans would not feel so ashamed if they were beaten up for their mistakes, let alone think that they had done something wrong. They even felt that they could ask the other party to sit down and talk.  Let's put this matter to rest and continue to find a relatively peaceful way to continue doing business

    Is this theory weird?  At least for the Chinese, that's for sure.

    The Chinese people value being good to their neighbors and having friendly exchanges with them.  When you have nothing to do, you knock on the door and rob someone. This is enmity!  Not taking revenge is a waste of life.  What if I don't call you back?  Just because I don't take the initiative to invade doesn't mean I won't fight back!

    In short, Americans¡¯ thinking is different from the Japanese¡¯s weird idea of ??¡°I can rob if I have the ability, and if you beat me if you don¡¯t let me rob, that would be too much.¡±

    ¡°Now, whether Hopkins or Roosevelt, they still have this kind of judgmental thinking based on interests.  Especially Roosevelt, during the years of communication with Mr. Situ as a lawyer, he thought he had a clear understanding of the nature of the Chinese people, so he was not wrong in making such a judgment.

    But Roosevelt didn¡¯t know that almost all of the people he came into contact with were people from Fujian and Guangdong. Historically, the thinking and temperament of the people there seemed to be more accessible to the West because they had more interactions with the outside world.  But now the person presiding over the war is simply an alien, and the main body of the battle is a group represented by the orthodox northern culture of China!

    The two combined together are filled with the ferocity and tenacity of "Anyone who dares to offend the power of China will be punished no matter how far away". He will never give up until he achieves a result that is enough to relieve his anger!

    Roosevelt and the entire upper class of the United States failed to see this fatal difference clearly, which led to a series of errors in judgment.

    Today, when he looked at the pile of things on the table, he still had a certain degree of fantasy in his heart.  Mr. Hopkins even suggested: "Based on the intelligence over the past few days,The Americans are not yet able to support long-term overseas operations. The best they can do is stay in California for a period of time and declare their majesty before withdrawing due to lack of supplies.  If we could launch a successful ground attack, even a brief armistice and peace talks might be possible.  "

    "Is this appropriate? A series of previous failures have greatly damaged our credibility. If we rashly initiate negotiations, we will be fiercely attacked by the opposition!"

    Roosevelt was a little hesitant. The starting point of his thinking was political considerations. As a professional politician, he obviously did not elevate himself to the level of the nation¡ª¡ªthe United States indeed cannot think about it for the time being. Who made their history too short?  Until now, all states in the country have not been truly unified.

    Hopkins frowned slightly. He discovered the president's thinking bias and reminded decisively: "Our first priority now is to solve the problem through war and win valuable preparation time for further counterattacks. We can no longer let China  Man has made even one step forward!"

    There is no need for him to say the rest. Roosevelt himself knew that just half of California was okay, but it would be terrible if the Chinese invaded the heart of the United States. Not only his political future, but also the independent states in the United States could even be re-divided.  It's possible!

    Nodding, Roosevelt said helplessly and tiredly: "Okay! Let's fight the battle in front of us first! Tell the generals in front that I only want victory, an out-and-out victory!"

    "Yes! I believe they will satisfy you, Mr. President."

    Hopkins gave the guarantee, as if it could be done once it was said.  And convey it quickly.

    But do the generals on the front line also think so?  That's obviously not the case.  In fact.  When Major General Robert Eichelberger, commander of the First Army, received the order from the Army Staff, he almost went berserk on the spot. He did not hesitate to pinch his waist and point to the sky and cursed: "To hell with all those damn goddesses."  ! If the war can be won with words alone, what do we, professional soldiers, need to do!"

    If there hadn¡¯t been this damn war, he would have succeeded as the principal of West Point Military Academy to train some outstanding officers.  But the war came unexpectedly, and he had no choice but to go into battle. He was even hurriedly stuffed into the hole and led a large group of rookies who had just gone through a few months of rough training to face the battle after years of cruel war.  The elite veterans who came out¡ª¡ªand they were all bloodthirsty troops armed to the teeth!

    This is a serious irresponsibility for the lives of these young men!  Seeing a large group of junior officers who had been promoted in a hurry, holding brand-new firearms that had not yet been wiped clean with butter, Eikelberg felt his brain aching for a while. He felt that this was so unreliable!

    Speaking of which, the U.S. Army is quite miserable.  At this time last year, there were only 180,000 troops in the country, including nearly 40,000 Army Aviation Corps.  There are also 190,000 National Guard troops.

    This year, the Temporary Military Service Act was passed urgently, transferring the National Guard into the Army for a period of one year, and it has been recruiting aggressively in recent months, expanding the total strength to 1.8 million in one fell swoop!  Ten times the speed, the overall combat effectiveness of the army, which was originally not very good, has been reduced to an outrageous level.  Just imagine going to war with such a team.  Who doesn¡¯t have a headache?

    This is also the reason why the US military had to abandon the defense of coastal cities due to the sudden attack of the ocean-going fleet.  It is true that the troops cannot withstand the terrible battleship bombardment, leaving behind can only lead to a large number of unnecessary casualties, which is quite cruel.

    The problem is that complaining will not help. As a professional soldier, he has no other choice but to obey orders and defeat the enemy.  Let alone admit that I am timid and scared.  In desperation, he sullenly studied the enemy situation information compiled in his hands again, and finally determined it. It seemed a little hopeful?

    ¡°Well, it¡¯s just a little bit.  There are not many enemy troops in front of you.  Compared with the total strength of four armies and six armored divisions on the southern front, it was almost eight times the number of the opponent, but it was not enough to launch a recovery operation with the abnormal firepower of a powerful fleet with four battleships. The only  The method is to launch a wide-ranging ground battle with the opponent in the desert southwest of Las Vegas when the opponent takes the initiative.

    So, will the enemy launch a large-scale attack?  The answer was soon revealed.

    Ten days after the Marine Corps of the Ocean Fleet occupied the two major cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco with about 30,000 people, more than 20 separate large-scale floating platform factories arrived and took root on the beach to start production.  Subsequently, a mighty fleet escorted by the main force of the East China Sea Fleet successfully arrived on the west coast.

    They set off almost simultaneously with the amphibious assault fleet, but were obviously a lot slower on the road, and the total number expanded more than ten times!  Hundreds of 10,000-ton ships were almost fully loaded, transporting the entire mountain brigade directly under Wang Zhangtang and three heavy tank divisions. In addition,?There are also nearly 100,000 engineering corps and auxiliary troops, as well as countless materials and mechanical equipment, as well as motors, factory facilities, dock equipment, ship repair and maintenance equipment, etc. to restore basic production on the west coast.

    The arrival of so many ships immediately crowded several major ports on the West Coast. Fortunately, the damage to port facilities in the previous bombing was not too serious, and it would be difficult for the Americans to blow up these big guys in ten days.  After hurried repairs and maintenance, it was barely put into use.

    However, as hundreds of large loading and unloading trucks and engineering vehicles joined the operation, the port recovery efficiency doubled. In just three days, the main force of the 31st Brigade of nearly 100,000 people and tens of thousands of vehicles was all unloaded, and the independent  The extremely capable Wang Zhangtang Brigade even took the lead, attacking from the north and south of Los Angeles across Palmdale, and went straight to the Muroc Air Base where a small number of US troops were still stationed and guarded!

    This aviation training center, built in the center of the desert next door with an area of ??10,000 square kilometers, is the largest and most important army aviation base on the West Coast. Since its establishment, it has trained thousands of outstanding pilots. It is also one of the U.S. Air Force headquarters.  Command the defense operations in this area!

    When Zhu Bin led the ocean fleet to attack, the urban guards retreated in large numbers.  However, the base did not give up immediately. Instead, it insisted on using the world's best runway facilities to continuously take off fighter planes to compete for air supremacy. To this day, it still maintains a base of no less than a hundred aircraft.

    The main force of the First Army includes all the troops of the two armored divisions.  Just line up in the east part of the base and be ready!

    When the huge armed force of nearly a division of Wang Zhangtang's brigade rushed in, the US military latent intelligence personnel counted the number of tanks and found that there were more than 300 tanks!  And according to their standards, they were all heavy tanks, and some even had two pipes on them, which almost made them pee on the spot!  He hurriedly passed on the information. Major General Eikelberg's hair almost stood up when he heard it, and he shouted in disbelief: "What?! Can you be sure?!"

    This is no joke!  What is the concept of more than three hundred heavy tanks?  Does he know?  According to Chinese standards, anything below 75mm is considered a light tank, and a 105mm tank is considered a medium-sized one. As for the heavy-duty ones they are ridiculously double-barreled. Can they be built? Can they run?

    It¡¯s okay if you can¡¯t believe it. That¡¯s not the news fed back by an intelligence officer. After a while, there was a lot of confusion.  The 1st and 4th Armored Divisions, which had been waiting quietly for a long time, immediately took action, dividing their troops into two groups and rushing toward the center of the battlefield.  Guard the two wings of the base.  The 7th Armored Division staying in Las Vegas did not dare to neglect, and immediately moved forward to supplement the troops, ready to respond at any time.

    You can¡¯t help but go!  The US armored division has a total of only 228 light and heavy tanks, and the largest one is the M3 75mm gun. Compared with the Chinese, both quantity and quality are completely different.  The goods that were viewed and judged as "junk" by Japanese allies could not withstand the bombardment of even the worst Chinese tank main guns.

    There are not enough copycat versions of M3 heavy tanks. In addition to the fallen Second Heavy Armored Division of Patton, another Third Armored Division is now placed on the front line of Phoenix. I don¡¯t know if the effect is good or not.  no way.  It¡¯s just a matter of quantity!

    After repeated confirmations, Eikelberg issued a general mobilization order without hesitation, telling the First Army and the three armored divisions: "We have no choice, we must win! No matter what method I use or how much I sacrifice, in short, we must not let China  People take one step forward!¡±

    An unprecedented number of fighter planes rushed to the battlefield first!  Among them, more than a hundred that took off from Muroko Base only reached high altitude, and were immediately greeted by the same large number of Chinese war eagles!  The two sides immediately mingled in the sky above the Gobi. The violent bullets tore the sky apart thousands of times in an instant. Countless explosion points created three-dimensional walls of fire, laying the most gorgeous background for the rolling torrent of steel on the ground!

    Wang Zhangtang was still riding in the "Tianqing Chariot", holding a thick carrot-like cigar in his mouth, leaning half out from the top of the turret, his unruly eyes through Ray-Ban sunglasses, coldly glancing at the fighter planes passing by at low altitude from time to time.  With a smile, he poked the air force base seventy kilometers away with his little finger: "Go forward! Let me level that broken place first! Damn it, we can finally open a restaurant!"

    In the radio station, there was a burst of undisguised laughter in response. They were the cheerful voices of over-excited boys. Being able to set foot on the land of the world's most powerful country to conquer cities and territories was a supreme honor for Boss Zhu's imperial army.  !

    Wang Zhangtang then shouted: "Cheer up, everyone, don't lose to those defeated generals of the Central Army!"

    "clear!"

    "Don't worry, sir! Who are we, how can we be compared with a bunch of young masters? Just hold on!"

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? It¡¯s totally not a big deal.

    This time, not only Wang Zhangtang, the ace brigade, was dispatched, butThere is also a special brigade, but it is from the Central Military Training Corps, the mixed second brigade that once launched a mutiny to wipe out Lao Chiang!

    The perpetrators, Sima Jinming and Zhang Yansong, succeeded in their work and gained a lot of limelight. They are destined to become talents who can make a mark in Chinese history.  It's just that what they did caused great public indignation. On the surface, no one dared to do anything to them. Privately, whether it was colleagues in the teaching team or other teams, they all expressed their hatred for these traitors who betrayed the Lord at a critical moment.  Keep a respectful distance, very repulsive.

    Zhu Bin was also kind and righteous. Instead of doing the same thing as killing the donkey, he directly pulled out their brigade and reorganized it into the Second Special Mountain Brigade to keep pace with Wang Zhangtang's brigade. After the equipment was updated and the personnel were retrained, he directly pulled them out this time.  When they arrived at the North American battlefield, it was obvious that they wanted to use their foreign military exploits to wash away their disgrace.

    Wang Zhangtang did not look down upon this opponent very much. He firmly believed that these cadres were all the troops who wanted to defeat the middle and upper-level young masters of the Democratic Party. They were just superficial goods. On the battlefield, we had to rely on our real swords and real guns to do it.  Elite!

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? However, after Boss Zhu personally trained the weapons, he was not sure how strong the opponent was. To be on the safe side, he did not want to be embarrassed by the comparison. He would inevitably be warned repeatedly not to let his guard down at the critical moment!

    It was obvious that everyone in the First Mountain Brigade did not take it seriously, and it was relatively easy to accept the promise.  The billowing torrent of steel spread out on the Gobi Desert. Three armored regiments formed a "mountain" shape to protect the center. Like Poseidon's scepter, they slanted into the central battlefield where the US military must rescue!  (To be continued)
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