Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 916 "Last Moments" Speech

   The White House received the news of the fall of Hampton at about 3:00 am the next day, and the bad news came soon after, and it is now ascertained;

  The large-scale landing formation of the Ocean Empire landed successfully on a beach in Virginia at noon on April 3, and successively captured the important seaside towns such as Hampton and Norfolk, indicating that the war has been burned to the east coast.

   On April 4th, worse news came;

  The Battle of the Rocky Mountains suffered a major setback. According to the defeat of the first line of the Western Defense Line, the second line was occupied by the enemy, and the peripheral positions were almost lost. Only the last position left from Salt Lake City, the battlefield situation was extremely severe.

   In the east coast state of Phishonia, thousands of kilometers away, the situation is also not optimistic.

  An armored force of the Ocean Empire has occupied Richmond, the capital of Virginia, and cut off the land, water and railway passages to the south and west of Washington, New York.

  The bad situation the White House is facing now is that the 6,700-odd-kilometer east coast and south coast have to be defended everywhere, but there are no defenses everywhere, and they are in danger of being slaughtered by others.

  The president shakes, the United States shakes, and the world shakes.

  In one day, the situation fell sharply and collapsed to an unstoppable level, which caused a huge panic among Americans. After the news media first reported this explosive bad news, it was too late for the government to cover up.

The society of the thirteen states on the east coast and the central state is in total chaos. People have no intention of going to work, and they all rush to nearby stores to stock up on supplies. Thousands of vicious robberies and murders occur in cities across the country every day, and tens of thousands of stores are burned down. Smoke billows from the city, rioters roam the streets with guns, and gunshots can be heard incessantly.

  The separatist forces in Texas took the lead in expressing the limelight; they will officially establish an independent state in the near future.

   At this time, no one cared about when Texas became independent. All eyes were on Richmond, the capital of Virginia, an eastern city only 170 kilometers away from Washington. All kinds of speculation and rumors were flying.

   Just as the Americans were in a state of panic, the Ocean Empire received the exact news that Britain, Germany, Russia, Japan, Italy, Austria and other countries were willing to participate in the coalition operation, and the formation of the coalition suddenly accelerated.

   Just one and a half days later, we set off from Europe and Asia, aiming directly at the North American continent.

   The current situation is clear. The North American war situation has fallen sharply to the bad result of defeat. Whether the European powers participate or not, it cannot affect the final result.

   Under the temptation of unparalleled huge interests, the Eurasian powers finally put down their last hold and decided to join hands to vote.

   Britain sent 162 troops, Germany sent 4,500 troops, Italy sent 110 troops, Austria-Hungary sent 580 troops, Tsarist Russia sent 15,000 troops, and Fusang sent more than 20,000 troops to the 4th Division, a total of more than 40,000 people.

In the Pacific Alliance, the Ocean Empire sent 361,000 troops (as of April 4, 1909, and was still increasing), the Ryukyu Kingdom sent 12,100 troops, the Yue Kingdom sent 11,000 troops, the Lanfang Kingdom sent 19,500 troops (Lanfang Division), and Chile sent troops 27,700 troops, Uruguay sent 252 troops, a total of more than 436,000 troops.

   The two phases together, a total of about 480,000 troops from 12 countries, together form a 12-nation coalition.

  The Ocean Empire Emperor Li Fushou issued the latest decree;

  I hereby appoint General Li Shuanzhu, the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, to be promoted to the rank of field marshal, confer a scepter of marshal, and lead the 12-nation coalition to conquer North America.

Greatly stimulated by the news of the appointment of the Imperial Marshal, the Imperial Army finally showed its original hideous appearance in the Battle of Rocky Mountain. In the **** battle on April 5, they broke through the last line of defense in Salt Lake City. lost.

   Then, after three days of **** battles, the last line of defense in Salt Lake City was finally broken, and the battle was turned to compete for this vital city.

  U.S. President Woodrow Wilson gave a somber public speech at the White House on April 6, which is known as the "last moment" speech.

   In a speech to the news media on the South Lawn of the White House, President Woodrow Wilson cried out with tears in his eyes;

  Under the leadership of the demon leader of the Ocean Empire, twelve ferocious robbers broke into the homeland. The United States has reached the last moment of danger, facing the sinister situation of the loss of its territory and the destruction of its homeland.

  I'm calling out here; every grown man should bring a gun, report to the nearest military camp, fight for freedom and democracy, fight for America, fight to protect your wife and children.

  There is no distinction between the north and the south of the country, and there is no distinction between the old and the young, and everyone is armed to fight.

   And I... US President Woodrow Wilson will stand on the Washington front and shed the last drop of blood to defend America...

  The United States conducted its final war mobilization, and all men and women who could pick up a gun, ranging from 13 to 60 years old, were within the mobilization range.

  President Woodrow Wilson personally served as the commander-in-chief of the U.S. military and vowed that even if blood was poured into a river, the demon army would never be allowed to invade Washington and repeat the shameful scene of burning down the White House.

   Just a few days

  The total number of armed civilians who poured into the Washington front line from big cities such as New York, Detroit, Philadelphia, etc. has reached more than 470,000 people, and it is still rapidly increasing at the scale of 40,000 to 50,000 people per day, gathering an astonishingly large army.

  After the initial violent shock, the behemoth of the United States woke up and began to mobilize all its war forces to face the aggression, even shedding every last drop of blood.

In the face of the full-scale war mobilization of the Americans, the Imperial Expeditionary Force, which firmly controlled Virginia, remained unmoved and continued to prepare for war step by step. Hundreds of freighters traveled between Panama, Norfolk, and Hampton. of artillery, armored vehicles, personnel and ammunition to the east coast of North America.

  April 12

Bad news came from Salt Lake City. Li Shuanzhu, Marshal of the Imperial Expeditionary Force, set fire to Salt Lake City. Hundreds of thousands of American troops who were stubbornly resisted died in the flames. Even if they escaped, they were killed or captured. To the end.

  Salt Lake City is a large city built between the Great Salt Lake and the Rocky Mountains. Because of the advantages of natural conditions, most of the buildings in the city are constructed of wood. This terrible fire burned for 4 days and 4 nights, burning the entire city to flames.

   Since then, the Rocky Mountain defense line has been opened. The entire Rocky Mountain Battle lasted for 17 days. Nearly 500,000 troops before and after the United States were killed or captured, and the elite troops were wiped out.

   After the Battle of San Francisco and the Battle of Rocky Mountain, the total number of US troops lost has exceeded 800,000, which is the sum of the mobilization of the three wars.

   News came

  The nearly 600,000 troops gathered on the Washington defense line suddenly burst into an uproar. The militiamen who had rushed to the front line of Washington with their blood, there were more than thousands of people who wanted to retreat.

This 600,000 army collapsed in one day under the news of the failure of the Battle of Rocky Mountain. On the vast plains, large groups of deserters can be seen everywhere. They take all available means of transportation, no matter what. Is it a ship, a car, a horse-drawn carriage or on foot, just want to get out of this ghost place as soon as possible.

   Hundreds of officers and soldiers tried to prevent them from being killed. After just three days, most of the 600,000 troops had dispersed, leaving only more than 230,000 people who were panicking, still gritted their teeth and persisted.

   (end of this chapter)