Australian Storm 1876

   Chapter 970 I implore the commander to help

   On October 14, 1912, after the repairs were completed, the U.S. military continued to launch a fierce attack by the Japanese army, and the battle was very tragic.

Taking the indiscriminate artillery fire as the guide, the U.S. military sent armored troops, cavalry and infantry to attack in turn. Hands, covered with corpses.

After the    frontier battle, only 41,000 Japanese troops who were responsible for blocking them gathered in Las Vegas, and they used civilians to replenish it to 65,000, making up 60% of the lost troops.

   The 4th Division and the 6th Division, which had just been replenished with male Japanese immigrants, were heroic and tenacious in the battle, but their strength was much lower, and they were crippled again in the repeated **** battles that lasted for two weeks.

The Xiaolin independent mixed brigade, which was fully staffed, was pulled up and fought for 4 days. Only 2,790 of the more than 8,700 people were able to return with all their tails. Their strength was lost by two-thirds. It can be seen that the brutality of the battle was far beyond the imagination of ordinary people. .

   On November 29, after the fall of Wagenmonde, Las Vegas also unfortunately fell, and the US army reached Santa Fe, the second largest city in New Mexico. Behind Santa Fe, the main road connected to Albuquerque, the core town where the Japanese Fifth Division (the 21st Brigade was missing) was stationed.

At this time, General Kodama Gentaro of the North American Allied Forces Command is facing an extremely dangerous situation. He has too few troops, and the total number of officers and soldiers who returned after being hit hard again is only 33,000, plus the Arizona area. The 2 independent brigades that were reinforced, the 7th Brigade under the 5th Division, had a total of 58,000 soldiers.

   If you add the 45,000 armed civilians that were urgently recruited, it amounts to 100,000.

These 100,000 people are the last capital of Fusang. In addition to the remote colonization points and the Japanese immigrants who fell in the US-occupied areas, there are more than 90,000 Japanese immigrants in the Arizona area. This is already the largest amount that the Japanese side can gather. military force.

Among the total 360,000 North American immigrants, men accounted for more than 80%, which is 300,000. The above three statistics should be subtracted by more than half. Armed civilians have already killed and injured more than 30,000 people, and another 45,000 people have been recruited. The remaining manpower Used as a civilian, it can be said that the whole people are soldiers.

   And the U.S. military, relying on the advantages of local operations, has continuously reinforced its troops. Now it has gathered an army of 240,000 people, and it came with a bang like Mount Tai.

   For the Japanese army, if they lost the core city of Albuquerque, they would completely lose the New Mexico area, and there was basically no heavy defense from here to Arizona, which was like a no-man's land. .

   If it really develops to that point

General Kodama Gentaro could only commit suicide by breaking his stomach to thank the emperor, and was nailed to the pillar of shame in history as a criminal who lost his city and lost his land. He could never be forgiven by the Yamato nation. in the world.

   For General Kodama Gentaro, who regards honor as his life, this is more sad than death and absolutely unacceptable.

The 2nd, 9th, 13th, and 16th Divisions of the Japanese local reinforcements that the Ocean Empire was responsible for transporting, the 9th Division, which was the first to depart, just set off from Nagoya on October 15, and are expected to arrive in Seattle in the past two days, and then It took 5 days and 5 nights to reach Los Angeles by train to the south, and then from Los Angeles to the west along the highway, traveled about 560 kilometers of desert and Gobi highway to reach Albuquerque.

   Even at the fastest speed, the 9th Division still needs more than 10 days. Looking at the current situation, how can it last for 10 days?

  The tenacious attack of the US military at all costs repeated the tragedy of the Civil War period. In the border battle and the Las Vegas battle, 87,000 officers and soldiers (total casualties) were successively lost, and they still maintained a vigorous offensive momentum.

Thanks to the advantages of local warfare, and the Americans holding their breath, now the east coast and central states of the United States fully support this local war, and even the southern states, which have always been indifferent, have also sent 6 militia divisions to support the front line , The split California family sent two militia divisions and four independent militia regiments, totaling 31,000 troops. This is usually unimaginable.

   It should be seen that this war has greatly consolidated the national consciousness of the American people, inspired high patriotic feelings, and the hatred of the Fusang people from the same enemies across the country. Many white passionate young people actively participated in the war.

The Democratic presidential nominee, former Secretary of State Davin Porter, rose sharply from 33.6% before the war broke out in the polls ahead of the vote against Republican presidential candidate William Howard Taft (former Secretary of the Army). As high as 45.7%, with an increase of 12 percentage points in just over 20 days, it has successfully achieved a turnaround, and the strong upward momentum has been fully revealed. This is the bonus factor brought by the war.

And William Howard-Taft's approval rating dropped sharply from 51.3% to 42.2%, a sharp drop of nearly 9%. Many middle voters chose to vote for Davin Porter, who advocated war, making him face the challenge of Extremely unfavorable situation, the cooked duck may be about to fly.

It turns out that in history, William Howard Taft was the next president to succeed Theodore Roosevelt, but today's historical line has changed again and again. more elusive.

   This can be reflected from the side

After being mercilessly beaten by the Ocean Empire, the United States, once the world's largest industrial and economic power, was no longer willing to endure the humiliation. She crouched under the dwarfs of Dongying, who were generally only 1.5 and 1.6 meters tall, gritted her teeth and vowed to win this battle.

   After the outbreak of the first US-Japan War, public opinion all over the country boiled over, and the voices of support for the front line rose from wave to wave, which effectively boosted the election of the Democratic presidential candidate Davin Porter.

  The Americans have experienced the **** Civil War and fought extremely tenaciously in the North American War.

   Helplessly, the gap in strength was too great, and the heavy army group of 100,000 people was caught in one pot. Even the size of the United States could not bear it, so they had to bow their heads and sign the alliance under the city.

In the "New York Times" and other mainstream media, the Ocean Empire is generally referred to as the "white regime", which means that it is "not ashamed to lose to the white people", the Emperor Napoleon and the Battle of Waterloo across Europe. The empire is the world's top power, what's so strange about losing?

   However, the United States cannot lose to the Fusang people in any case. It must win this war to boost the morale of the people, recover lost ground, and restore the glory of the No. 1 power in the Americas.

   Facing the Decline of the Battlefield

After careful consideration, General Kodama Gentaro chose to strategically abandon Santa Fe, the second largest city, to withdraw his troops and fully defend Albuquerque for two reasons;

   The first is the lack of troops, and the second is that the Albuquerque terrain is more conducive to defense.

  Albuquerque is located on an oasis in the vast Gobi Desert. The backbone roads from south to north converge here. Relying on the rolling hills and mountains in the area to guard against it seems to be the only option.

   And the U.S. military also knows that time is running out. The massive Japanese reinforcements from the mainland are about to arrive on the west coast. As time goes by, the Japanese side will surely gather more and more resistance kinetic energy.

   The hard bone of Fusang, whoever bites it knows, it really knocked out a mouthful of blood, and it is hard to know!

  So the Americans crossed Santa Fe without hesitation, and the vanguard cavalry unit caught fire at about 10:00 a.m. on October 31st for the Japanese defense forces, officially opening the tragic Albuquerque defense battle.

The Japanese side fought 103,000 people against 240,000 Americans, while the 103,000 casualties on the Japanese side would be one less. The 240,000 Americans are just the existing numbers. Every day, on the long road from Colorado to Las Vegas, Filled with cars and carriages, they formed a long convoy that could not be seen at a glance, continuously transporting weapons, ammunition, food supplies, and personnel to the front, replenishing battle losses at a rate of about seven to eight thousand people a day.

   Therefore, the total number of US troops has been growing steadily.

The Japanese army returned to Abukikui, and the armed civilians were urgently filled into the remnants of the 4th and 5th Divisions and the remnants of the Kobayashi Mixed Brigade. Equipment is also incomplete, heavy machine guns and artillery are seriously lacking.

  The armed civilians have just been filled into the army, and they have not had time to familiarize themselves with the situation. The attacking US military is attacking again, and the unreasonable artillery bombardment has fully demonstrated the strong ammunition supply capacity of the industrialized countries, and they do not know how to save.

  The artillery fire was ready for 4~5 hours, and then the whole company and battalion of infantry attacked, one wave after another.

If the    can't be beaten, then the artillery fires again, the infantry attacks again, and so on.

  Fortunately, the armored vehicles of the United States at the beginning of the war were almost worn out, and the quality of the armored vehicles that could still be used was not good. The motorized vehicles of thousands of kilometers were in their original shape. Most of them broke down on the road and could not get up for a while.

  Otherwise, the defense of the Japanese army will suffer more pressure.

After the U.S. military pressed down heavily, they launched attacks from the east, north, and south of the city at the same time. All day long, the cannons rumbled and the shouts of killing continued. The gunshots suddenly stopped like raindrops, and endless blood filled Abu Over the city of Kuiji, the sound of killing shook the world.

   After three consecutive days of onslaught, the Japanese army lost most of their positions outside the city. At a rate of 5,500 to 6,000 casualties per day, nearly 20,000 casualties were lost in three days. Such a huge loss made General Kodama Gentaro heartbroken.

  Each immigrant here costs hundreds of imperial gold oceans, which is equivalent to 350 yen. This is only the cost of the journey by car and boat. In order to settle these immigrants, Fusang needs to spend more money.

   This is just the cost of one immigrant, multiplied by 2 or 3 for military personnel.

  To this day, hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers have been lost in the battle. After three years of tightening their belts, Fusang Kingdom spent a huge amount of money in vain.

   Fuso country is poor!

It was hard to reduce the huge war loan of 1.6 billion yen. I heard that it was loaned 800 million yen all of a sudden. The cross-ocean expedition is a super expensive military operation, and it can easily cost hundreds of millions. This has caused the weak Fusang economy. Unbelievable pressure.

General Kodama Gentaro's eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, and he suddenly pulled out the shining command sword from his waist and shouted: "Soldier of the First Army, the honor and disgrace of the Empire is here, and our soldiers bear the ardent hope of His Majesty the Emperor, and open up the world of thousands of miles of waves. Outer Territories, looking back on the past, decades of hard work must not be abandoned in one fell swoop.

   Now I command;

  All troops will stick to their positions and are not allowed to take a step back. The commander-in-chief will come to the front-line positions in the south of the city in person, and swear to stay with the positions to the death. "

   The generals of the General Headquarters all bowed and saluted with a "Hiyi", and rushed to the positions they were responsible for to supervise the battle. Their expressions were full of fighting spirit and murderous.

  General Kodama Gentaro looked at the empty headquarters with a desolate expression, hesitated for a moment, turned around and explained to his student, General Kenji Henglu;

   "The U.S. Army is attacking more and more fiercely, and the reinforcements of the Empire's mainland cannot quench their thirst. For this purpose, we can only ask the Ocean Empire Expeditionary Force to help and record the telegram;

   His Excellency Duke Li Shuanzhu, Marshal of the Ocean Empire Expeditionary Force

General Kodama Gentaro, Commander-in-Chief of North America of Fuso Kingdom, bowed again and again. At this time of crisis, all officers and soldiers of Fuso Kingdom and North American Command are looking forward to it day and night. I implore the Commander to lend a helping hand and force the building to collapse. , Do not let the success of the Yamato nation fall, and the whole country will be fortunate.

   Great kindness and great virtue, Motooth is unforgettable.

  In ancient times, he was praised by the world of sending charcoal in the snow, and being eager for justice and righteousness.

   Today, the great commander holds a soldier and stands tall in the Rocky Mountains, overlooking the land of North America, which is like a turkey and a dog.

   It is impossible, but not desire!

   Today our side is at stake, and the achievements of the past few years of reclamation are likely to be wiped out. Hundreds of thousands of people are facing extinction. I only ask the commander to show compassion to our friends and give us a precious helping hand. All the soldiers and soldiers of the North American Army are weeping and looking forward to it.

   The grace of life must be repaid by swearing to die.

  General Kodama Gentaro, Commander-in-Chief of Fusang North America, bowed his head again and asked for a helping hand. If he can escape this disaster, I will go to Salt Lake City to kneel and thank Marshal for his kindness and greatness, and I will never forget it. "

   This is a sincere and low-profile telegram, and General Kodama Gentaro was forced to send out such a shameful telegram for help.

   His identity is extremely important, enough to represent the opinions of the Army General Staff Headquarters and even Fuso Kingdom.

Colonel Henglu Xian Er bowed 90 degrees with a sad expression and hissed, "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, our army still has the strength to fight, and it is far from exhausted, please take your life back, I will wait for the first time. An army and a soldier must go forward and fight to the death, and live and die together with the city."

"Bag... confused, the interests of the Great Fusang Empire will always be ranked first, what's the point of personal honor?" General Kodama Gentaro ruthlessly scolded the students, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes. He was disappointed by the students. Can not see his good intentions;

   "With the reputation of Marshal Li of the Ocean Empire Expeditionary Force resounding throughout North America, as long as he sends a single word, he can reach 100,000 troops.

   What is the personal honor of the North American commander-in-chief in my district, only a cloud in front of interests.

  If this move can make the U.S. side throw the rat’s arms and leave our army with a chance to survive, when the local reinforcements continue to arrive, we can stabilize the current crisis situation, which will be of great benefit to the country and the army.

   Marshal Li can receive our heartfelt thanks, why not do it?

  Submission and following the strong is the way of survival for the weak. If one day, the Great Fusang Empire will be able to get rid of the many fetters of the British and Oceanic Empires, and stand proudly among the nations of the world with a strong and independent attitude.

   That today's move is also a good story.

  Henglu-kun, please remember that it is not shameful to ask for help when you are weak. If you insist on losing your city and losing your land, you can only commit suicide by breaking your stomach to thank the emperor, leaving endless infamy behind you.

Isn't it obvious where    is going? "

   "Understood, teacher, I'm going to send the telegram now." Colonel Henglu Xian Er took the order with a sad expression, revealing a sense of determination.

   General Kodama Gentaro sighed with a bleak expression;

   This person has a pure heart, but unfortunately he doesn't know how to change, and his temperament is not ruthless enough. At most, he can be a major general and brigade commander.

   (end of this chapter)