Australian Storm 1876

   Chapter 1047 Why hasn't the Japanese army moved?

  Philadelphia Front

   U.S. Army Headquarters

U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Fred C. Ainsworth led the U.S. Army to win the first U.S.-Japanese war. In the second U.S.-Japanese war, he insisted on Gallup for more than seven months. , caused a heavy blow to the Japanese army and became famous, and became a god-like figure in the American army.

  After returning by plane, he immediately met with US President Davin Porter, who arrived on the front line in Philadelphia, to discuss the current war situation and countermeasures together.

   The defense line currently garrisoned by the U.S. military is in Colorado Springs, which is an important town that cannot be lost. Once the Japanese army breaks through, the north is Denver, Colorado, and there is a smooth railway line to the east to Kansas.

   Once the Japanese army crossed the central Kansas state and continued eastward, it entered the industrial-intensive area of ​​​​the United States, where the population was large, the economy was prosperous and developed, and it was a complete disaster when it was remembered by the poor and crazy little devils.

   From Kansas to the north is the Great Lakes region, the heart of the heavy industry in the United States. It was looted by the Ocean Empire a few years ago, and it has not recovered.

   The President and the Army Chief of Staff decided almost simultaneously;

   The Japanese army cannot be allowed to continue to wreak havoc. The place of decisive battle can only be placed in Colorado, and the whole country can win this battle.

   So during the break

  The U.S. military has continuously mobilized its troops to the front line of Colorado, from more than 600,000 to 950,000, forming two heavy military groups, showing an "L"-shaped layout.

   A line of defense was located 30 kilometers south of Colorado Springs, blocking the route of the Japanese army to the north, and assembled a total force of about 700,000.

  A line of defense was in Burlington and San Francisco, Kansas, cutting off the route of the Japanese army's eastward advance. Chen Bing totaled about 230,000 people, focusing on protecting the soft central region of the United States.

The Burlington Line of Defense is located to the east of Fort Watson, where the Japanese troops gathered, about 260 kilometers away. There is no main railway connection between the two places. There are only a few dirt roads that the cowboys waded out. It is a barren mountain terrain dominated by arid Gobi and desert. .

Admiral   Fred C. Ainsworth personally sat in Denver, commanding a battle of vital importance to the United States.

  In the spacious office

   The gray-haired Admiral Ainsworth stared at the large map in silence with his eyes like a falcon.

   in his eyes

  The whole of Europe, North Africa and West Asia were in constant flames of war. More than 10 million troops from both sides fought together, causing countless casualties.

  The British and French armies took the lead in launching the Battle of the Somme, with the British 4th Army as the main attack, the 3rd Army as the secondary attack, and the French 6th Army flank assault, trying to break the solid defense of the German 2nd Army.

  The British concentrated 35 divisions and carried out artillery preparations for 7 days from June 24th. At 7:30 am on July 1st, the British infantry launched an overwhelming large-scale attack with the support of artillery fire.

   On that day, both the French army and the British army in the main attack direction broke through the first German position, but the British army made no progress on the left flank.

The British army attacked in a dense formation, and was severely killed by thousands of heavy machine guns and artillery firepower that had long been waiting on the German defense line. On the first day, the British army alone suffered more than 60,000 casualties. This huge casualty shocked the world. , from the very beginning reflected the extreme brutality of the Battle of the Somme.

   Admiral Ainsworth is of British descent from Cambridgeshire. Facing the brutality of the European battlefield, his heart is also bleeding.

But now, as an American soldier, his responsibility is to contain the frantic attack of the Fusang Kingdom. The most important thing at the moment is to hold on to the Colorado Springs line of defense, drag the war into a stalemate, and then take advantage of the U.S. domestic combat advantages and powerful Industrial power overwhelms the enemy.

  From the bottom of his heart, he gnashed his teeth and hated the small Japanese pirates.

  These brutal and vicious Japanese pirates have brought too many traumas and sacrifices to the United States. For the Americans, this is an unprecedentedly difficult war.

  Because the Japanese pirates are not fighting alone, the fearful shadow of the great devil always appears behind him, disappearing and appearing from time to time, supporting the Japanese pirates with abundant financial resources and a large number of weapons to carry on the war.

  President Daven-Porter and Admiral Ainsworth knew that Fusang was just a thug raised by the Ocean Empire, a mad dog who was madly tearing apart the United States.

  Behind Fusang, is the devil king...

   This is an unsolvable problem for the incumbents of the United States. Today, the United States is dancing with shackles, its naval power has been weakened to the extreme, and it is unable to deal with the increasingly powerful Ocean Empire.

The    Ocean Empire's malice towards the U.S. is not concealed at all. It openly provides medical assistance and large amounts of gold to Fusang, and sells weapons and ammunition. The tendency is very obvious.

  The Ocean Empire and the British not only made waves in the southern states and colluded with southern separatists, but also encouraged the Republic of Texas to annex the nearby states of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Mississippi. The separatist forces of several parties interacted frequently.

   Not only that

  Recently, separatist leaders in Georgia have publicly declared that it was a huge mistake to be forced to join the federal government during the Civil War 60 years ago, and it is time to change.

  Behind these people, there is the shadow of the British and the Oceanic Empire.

   The unfavorable situation of the current war has further exacerbated the alienation of some residents in the southern states. The split speech has been supported by a large number of people, and it is becoming more and more serious.

  President Davenport and the top officials of the Philadelphia government had to devote a large part of their energy to dealing with the separatist forces in the south. They stopped collecting militias in more than a dozen southern states, and collected grain and other materials, so as to ease sharp conflicts as much as possible.

   This has caused strong dissatisfaction in the northern states and some other relatively peaceful southern states.

  Look around

   Admiral Ainsworth could feel the embarrassment on all sides. Under such difficult circumstances, the US military must repel the crazy Japanese attack, stabilize the front line, and then counterattack.

In his hands, he now holds a mobile force composed of more than 1,100 armored vehicles. The first American armored division, which is mainly equipped with imported tanks, is the fist, and the second, third and fourth armored divisions are the flanks. Powerful attack power is the magic weapon for the US military to overcome the enemy.

   During the Wool Wars

   The U.S. military has used its powerful industrial capabilities to accumulate thousands of armored vehicles. Now the old tricks are repeated. The technical level has been greatly improved compared with 7 years ago, and the tank armored vehicles produced are also decent.

   This powerful armored force, Admiral Ainsworth hid it in the town behind Denver, preparing to wait for the Japanese army to attack in a big way, using the high mobility of the armored force to suddenly attack and hit the opponent by surprise.

   Now the question is...why didn't the Japanese attack?

  The Japanese army covered up the news of Marshal Dashanyan's sudden death from illness. The US military did not know it. They only knew that the Japanese army had assembled hundreds of thousands of troops in mid-June and was ready to launch an attack.

   Since then, the U.S. military has been on the front lines, always on the lookout for a large-scale attack by the Japanese.

A week has passed

  Two weeks have passed

  Three weeks have passed

   The Battle of the Somme in Europe was intensified from the very beginning. The artillery fire was incessant, and the corpses were scattered everywhere. It was extremely tragic.

   But waiting left and right, the Japanese army on the opposite side was silent and there was no text.

What exactly is going on?

   Could it be that the Japanese army had some insidious plot?

   Is the armored force exposed?

   Is the Japanese preparing to raid Kansas?

   In view of the seriousness of the matter, the U.S. General Command arranged for the Kansas cavalry units to carry out repeated screening in the form of a net, and searched the bare rocky mountains in the Gobi Desert one by one, for fear that a large Japanese army was hidden there.

   looks suspicious, like a bird with a bow.

   It can't be blamed for the U.S. General Command's doubts. Even Admiral Esworth was confused and couldn't understand what the Japanese army on the opposite side was thinking?

   Hundreds of thousands of troops gathered, and the resources consumed every day are huge, not to mention the Fusang people, even the Americans are a little bit tired.

   nothing else to say

  Before the war, officers and soldiers on both sides were extremely anxious. Cigarettes and spirits were almost necessities, and the consumption was very large. Each officer and soldier should have at least half a pack of cigarettes a day.

   So many officers and soldiers, how much does it cost?

  Before the Huaihai War, the minimum requirement for the front finger was to provide 5 packs of cigarettes for each officer and soldier, and other materials could be less.

  The best way for the US military to show the abundance of logistical supplies on the European battlefield is to have cigarettes and chocolate at hand.

  More than 400,000 Japanese troops gathered, only cigarettes were needed in a month, and the number needed was tens of millions.

  The topic is back to the original point, why didn't the Japanese army attack?

  No one could tell Admiral Ainsworth the answer. He stood quietly in front of the map and pondered hard. This question made him severely neurastheniac and put him under enormous pressure, making him unable to sleep well for more than a week.

   "Report to Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, the Japanese have attacked." The US military staff officer at the Commander-in-Chief hurriedly opened the door and reported the news.

   The problem that had plagued Admiral Ainsworth for days immediately disappeared. He stood up refreshed and hurriedly asked, "What's the specific situation?"

"According to the report of the reconnaissance plane, the Japanese army launched a large-scale attack from Fort Watson, and the troops were approaching the northern line of defense in three directions. The pilot of the reconnaissance plane saw the vanguard armored troops and heavy artillery troops. Human size."

   "Great, the Fuso people finally moved, let's go to the war room to study the response plan."

The enormous pressure on Admiral Ainsworth had long since disappeared. The waiting and guessing before the war was the most difficult time. When the enemy's offensive direction was clarified, the rest was to respond step by step. Just hit.

The two magic weapons of the U.S. military, one is artillery fire and the other is armored vehicles. In terms of field combat, it is far less well-organized and powerful than the Japanese army. It can be seen from New Mexico that was broken by the Japanese army like a storm. Let the Fusang people smash their heads and blood, and the field battle will not work.

   (end of this chapter)