Australian Storm 1876

   Chapter 1048 Are you going to join the war? (add tenth bullet for the leader)

   A few days later

  Salt Lake City, North American Command

  The latest battle situation from the front line in Colorado surprised Marshal Mo Rufeng and other senior generals by surprise.

  After the Japanese army arrived at the Colorado Springs line of defense, they launched an onslaught of artillery fire without stopping. After four hours of heavy bombardment, the Japanese army launched a continuous storm on the U.S. defense line.

   In just one day, he broke through 7.5 kilometers forward and occupied the two deep defense lines of the US military in a row. It seems that the momentum is very good.

   Who would have thought that the U.S. military had played a killer at this time. More than 1,000 tanks and armored vehicles were divided into two groups. They broke into the battlefield from the left and the right flank.

   In the face of the impending collapse of the war, the ferocity of the Japanese army played a role again.

   They quickly organized small and medium-caliber artillery to counterattack, and used a large number of death squads to lie in the crater in front of the tank with cluster grenades, implementing "human flesh attack" tactics and blowing up hundreds of armored tanks.

Unfortunately

  The U.S. military did not seize the best opportunity for the armored tanks to disrupt the Japanese army's position, and implemented a decisive and comprehensive counterattack, watching as a great opportunity passed by.

Some of the U.S. troops under Admiral Keynes on the front line did not launch a counterattack during the hesitation, some were in chaos in the continuous retreat, and could not contact their subordinate divisions. , it is difficult to close it in a short time.

   After fighting alone for more than 7 hours, the US armored troops were forced to retreat. The remains of more than 730 tanks and armored vehicles were left on the positions. Only more than 300 armored vehicles could be withdrawn individually.

  The Japanese army took advantage of the situation to occupy the outer defense line of the city at night and seized a large amount of military supplies. The next step is to besiege Colorado Springs again, and the two sides will fight hard again.

   Such a result made Admiral Ainsworth, the US chief of staff, furious, but there was nothing he could do.

  750,000 US military militiamen are just a piece of loose sand, which looks like a pair, but how can they fit together?

  The Japanese army was not without losses. There were still 65,000 Japanese troops left in the Fort Watson defense line, and there were 40,000 to 50,000 Japanese troops in several cities in the rear. Therefore, the Japanese troops that were deployed on a large scale were the First Army, the Second Army and the Fourth Army, with a total of more than 370,000 people.

   In the arduous battle for several consecutive days, the Japanese suffered more than 47,000 casualties, and nearly half of the casualties. It can be seen that they fought very resolutely, especially in the fight against the American armored forces, and the casualties were heavy.

"The performance of the Americans is two unexpected. The first is unexpected that he hides so many armored tank units, and the second is unexpected." Marshal Mo Rufeng chuckled and shook his head, showing his contempt for the combat effectiveness of the US military. , which caused a chuckle of laughter from a group of senior generals.

  The United States has a total of 100,000 army troops, and by this time it is basically over.

  85,000 people were lost in the battles of New Mexico, and only the 1st U.S. Armored Division remained. As the fist of the armored attack, it penetrated the deepest and fell into the siege of the Japanese heavy army group, and finally the entire army was wiped out.

  Without the cooperation of the infantry, under the fierce Japanese counterattack, the American armored troops, who were alone in depth, suffered heavy losses.

   was originally a brilliant chess move that was enough to turn the tables, but it turned out to be a stinky chess piece without even thinking about it.

  Although the Americans quickly rebuilt the army divisions, they only had the same number, and they were still militias reinforced from the northern states, not the army troops that had experienced wars, had strict discipline, and had a glorious war history.

   The rapid decline in combat power is astounding.

"If it goes on like this, the American people will be in danger. The grass-roots officers of the U.S. Army will be completely lost. Without experienced regiment, battalion, and company-level officers, an army will have no skeleton, no core combat capability, and no matter how many soldiers are filled. It's just a soft egg." Li Baihu was obviously not optimistic about the Americans, he frowned at the map, tapped the location of Colorado Springs with his hand, and continued;

   "The American railway line was divided into two from here, reaching Denver in the north and Kansas in the east. Once the Burlington Line was crossed, the entire central Great Plains of the United States was exposed to the Japanese army in densely populated areas of industry and agriculture.

   The dense railway lines are like spider webs, and the roads are densely covered. The transportation and supplies are very convenient. You can attack in any direction.

   At that time, it will not be a line of defense or two lines of defense, something that can be prevented.

  The vast Great Plains are unobstructed and unobstructed, and the defense of pepper-sprinkled noodles is useless. "

   "That's also a problem with the Americans, not ours."

   "That's right, hahaha... Let's just wait and watch the show."

   Generals, you said a word to me, and it was very lively, and the atmosphere in the headquarters seemed very relaxed and happy.

   Marshal Mo Rufeng laughed along with him, thinking that after the high-level military meeting behind closed doors, none of you will be able to laugh.

   Ready to go to war in Europe, no one will feel relaxed.

  The Battle of the Somme has just been fought for less than two weeks. The casualties on both sides reached more than 300,000 people. How fierce and cruel was the battle?

The artillery preparations took as long as a week before the battle began. Now, every time Britain and France attack, hundreds of thousands of artillery shells are fired at every turn, and the terrifying gas bombs are also used. The Battle of the Somme has been called "hell". battle".

   Even with his vast knowledge, Marshal Mo Rufeng had never participated in such a tragic battle. The strength of a division was exhausted in a few days, and it was a bottomless black hole that devoured life.

   It is one thing to watch the fire from across the shore, but another to experience it yourself.

   A high-level military meeting was held to let these generals prepare in advance. Soldiers who are only sons at home can be selected first, and they don’t have to go to the European battlefield. All aspects of preparations are thoughtful, so as not to be caught off guard.

The    Empire has not declared war yet, and military secrets must be strictly guarded.

   "Okay, we don't need to talk cheaply from the other side of the river, the Holy One has a purpose..."

   When Marshal Mo Rufeng said this, all the senior officers present stood at attention, and their expressions became solemn. He waved his hand and continued; "Take a break, the Holy High will announce at the military conference later that it is related to major military operations, everyone should be somewhat prepared!"

   "Master, are you going to participate in the European war?"

   "My God, I didn't expect it to come so soon, it's not funny now."

   "Is there really a war?"

   "Nonsense, is there a second possibility? We don't need to be involved in the U.S.-Japan war, just watch their dog bite a dog."

   A group of senior generals had some guesses that it was sooner or later that the empire would participate in the European war, but when Shang Guzi joined in at this white-hot time, he felt the chills on the back of his spine.

  War is no child's play, especially the war in Europe is so wicked, it's like playing with hundreds of thousands of deaths.

It has been two and a half years since the    Great War, and at least 5-6 million people have been killed in the European battlefield. This number is still increasing at a rate of 10,000 to 20,000 people per day. Isn’t it terrible?

   These experienced generals who are present will smile happily if they deal with Americans or Fusangs. They have done this many times before, and they are already familiar with it.

   against the Germans?

  The meeting has not yet been held, and everyone can't laugh.

Since it occupied 4 North American states at the end of 2008, now 8 years have passed, and great changes have taken place on this land. There are many factories, business is prosperous, and the industrialization index is catching up with the most developed cities in Australia. .

  In Seattle, Portland, Salem, and Medford, Oregon, close to the Pacific region, an industrial zone with a length of more than 320 kilometers has been built. Industrial towns are dotted, agriculture and animal husbandry are developed, and people live affluent lives.

  The four northern states and the Republic of California in the south have convenient transportation and close economic exchanges, forming an industrial structure with complementary advantages, which greatly promotes the economic development of the Pacific Rim.

   In the first half of 2016

  The population of the four northern states has reached more than 8.71 million. The population size is similar to that of the Republic of California, and the economic scale is about 2/3 of the other side's slightly stronger.

  As the richest region in the entire North American continent, the Republic of California lives up to its reputation. Its developed education, petrochemicals, machinery and equipment and agriculture and animal husbandry are unparalleled in the entire North American continent, and they are a good example for the north to learn.

   Just taking the emerging film industry as an example, Hollywood is already well-known all over the world, with Brisbane's Gold Coast showing a trend of coexistence, leading the new trend of the world's film industry.

North Industries focuses on steel, shipbuilding, military industry and emerging petrochemical industries, with an annual output of 22 million tons of steel. The military industry that developed rapidly along with the war is most famous for North Heavy Industries, which utilizes Chile's high-quality saltpeter resources and Luzon Islands' high-quality saltpeter resources. Natural sulfur, producing a variety of high-quality explosives and shells.

  Only the orders sent by the Allied countries, millions of rounds of various calibers, with billions of bullets, made this company inflate as quickly as a balloon.

  The chairman of NHI is Duan Changhe. He is the third-ranked son of Duan Qixiang’s Marquis’s Mansion, and he is also a business genius. The foundation of NHI was originally a medium-sized explosives kit production factory in Detroit, the United States.

   After he took over, he took advantage of the resources of the empire to grow rapidly, took off directly in the first US-Japan war, supplied high-quality explosives and shells to both sides of the war, and made a lot of money.

  The outbreak of the World War has caused its production scale to expand like a balloon, and it has become more and more out of control.

  Today, he received a secret letter from his father, directly asking for half of the production capacity of NHI.

  From now on, the products will be shipped directly to warehouses in the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean for storage, which makes him smell something different.

   Could it be that the Empire is going to join the war?

  The success of NHI to its current large scale is inseparable from the strong support of the family and other shareholders behind it. Even the Chilean dictatorial president's family holds more than 10% of the shares, opening up the supply of high-quality Chilean natural saltpeter.

   Duan Changhe can dominate all forces and make NHI stronger and bigger. Naturally, he has a lot of vision and insight, and he makes a decision quickly;

   First, continue to expand the production scale of the enterprise, second, supply half of the production capacity at cost price plus reasonable profit, instead of turning a few somersaults to make high prices, earn huge profits, and use practical actions to support the great cause of the empire.

   The days of making money are long, I don’t care about this moment and a half, and the vision should be long-term.

   (end of this chapter)