Patton didn't know that the three major mercenary units of Hualan Kingdom were not mercenaries only for money in the traditional sense. They had a high sense of national responsibility and were completely comparable to the regular army.The meaning of the existence of these mercenaries is nothing more than to do something that the government army cannot do, and there is no difference in terms of combat effectiveness.

This battle was jointly commanded by Fu Zuoyi, the new head of the White Wolf Mercenary Corps, and Dai Anlan, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Japanese army. Although it was the first time for the two to cooperate, they did not feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, they were discussing military affairs. , A great sense of sympathy and sympathy.

Although Su Jiye asked the two mercenary troops to launch a counterattack, he did not give a specific battle plan.Fu Zuoyi and Dai Anlan are both Su Jiye's alumni, and Su Jiye has been in contact with these two people before. He knows that these two people are the talents of generals, so there is no need to give them too many restraints.They only need to give an approximate direction of attack, and they will plan the optimal attack route.

Su Jiye's judgment was completely correct. After Fu Zuoyi and Dai Anlan planned, they finally chose Churumuko as the breakthrough point.The eyes of the two are very precise. Churumuko is the junction point of the defense lines of the White Eagle Army and the Messina Army, and it is the most vulnerable link. Usually, there is a division of the White Eagle Army stationed in this small town, which is used as a tactical node. .However, because of the plan to encircle and wipe out Su Jiye's troops in the city of Messina, more than half of the White Eagle Army here has been mobilized, and now there are only one regiment headquarters and two battalions of infantry left.

In order to fill the defensive vacuum in Churumuko, after discussions between General Patton and Marshal Serres, the commander-in-chief of the Messina Army, the other party agreed to send a division to Churumuko for defensive tasks.Maybe General Patton has never heard a saying in Hualan Kingdom that he is not afraid of opponents who are like gods, but teammates who are like pigs. But this time, Patton was completely cheated by the pig-like teammates of the Messina Army.

After learning about the deployment of the opponent's troops through the scouts, Fu Zuoyi decided to gather all the armored troops of the White Wolf Mercenary Regiment and launch a surprise attack on the Messina Army's defense line in the west of Churumuko City. Contain possible reinforcements from the White Eagle Army.

When the Messina army, which lacked anti-tank weapons and heavy artillery, was suddenly attacked by a large-scale tank force, they seemed to lack the means to stop it.After using light weapons to resist to no avail, the Messina army began to retreat across the board without even saying hello.

Relying on fortifications, the White Eagle Army confronted the Hualan Army with a large number of anti-tank weapons in their hands.After several years of technical exchanges with the Saar Empire, the level of weapons and equipment of the White Eagle Kingdom has risen sharply. Relying on the strong industrial power in the country, the weapons and equipment of the White Eagle Army have also been replaced by shotguns.There are not only artillery and advanced tanks of various calibers, but also various anti-tank guns of various calibers that have joined the active service.

Although General Patton only sent pure infantry divisions to defend the direction of the three major mercenaries, the anti-tank weapons they were equipped with were still able to effectively resist the armored forces on the opposite side.At this time, Colonel Casa was commanding the only two battalions in his hands, using more than 40 reinforced anti-tank guns to counterattack the two tank regiments formed by the Japanese army.

The White Eagle Army with reinforced concrete fortifications was not afraid of the frequent bombardment of the opponent's tank guns. They used the 75mm anti-tank guns in their hands to repeatedly achieve results, and quickly destroyed more than a dozen Benlang 3 tanks.At this time, Major Mark suddenly rushed into the command post and shouted out of breath, "Commander, it's not good."

"Don't panic, what happened?" Colonel Kasa frowned. This subordinate is usually very calm, but now he showed such a flustered look, which shows that the situation is not optimistic.

Major Mark pointed to the position to the west and said: "All the Messina retreated, and they handed over the position to the Hualan. Now the mercenaries of the Hualan are attacking our flank, and my people are about to attack us." Broken."

"What?" Colonel Casa's eyes widened, and everyone could see the angry look on his face.His heart was sinking. Relying on fortifications and a large number of anti-tank guns, he was confident that he could block the Hualan Army's counterattack for at least three days.If they fought well, they might be able to hold out until the reinforcements arrived, but the sudden retreat of the Messina army completely exposed the flanks of the White Eagle Army to the firepower of the Hualan Army.The current situation is very clear, if he does not want to be completely wiped out, he must evacuate before the opponent breaks through the flank defense line.

Seeing that after abandoning this line of defense, the White Eagle Army would have no solid fortifications to rely on, and Colonel Casa was furious.He secretly complained to General Patton, and evacuated all the troops in Churumuko City. If there is still a division of the White Eagle Army standing here, relying on the fortifications can completely block the opponent, but now relying on the two battalions in his hand with less than 1000 troops. However, they have to face more than [-] Hualan mercenaries. This is a hopeless battle.

Taking advantage of the two companies on the flanks desperately resisting the attack of the Japanese army, Colonel Casa ordered the entire army to retreat to Iguala to seek reinforcements.Facing the onslaught of the Japanese army and the White Wolf mercenary group, Colonel Casa's decision was not wrong due to tactical considerations.If he does not choose to retreat decisively, the final fate of his two battalions will definitely be wiped out.But in terms of strategy, the retreat of the White Eagle Army was equivalent to opening the door for the Hualan Army. After the White Wolf Mercenary Group and the Japanese Army broke through Churumuko's defense line, they used all mobile troops to carry out a large penetration.

After breaking through the defense line of the Balsas River, the Hualan Army entered the Michoacan State of Messina, which is already part of the Messina Plateau, and it is a rare flat area suitable for the movement of armored troops in the country.Facing the vast plateau area suitable for their own operations, Dai Anlan led three tank divisions under the Japanese army, and the troops were divided into three groups to implement detours to the rear of the White Eagle Army, completely disrupting the opponent's logistics organization structure.

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Fu Zuoyi was not idle either. He led the White Wolf Mercenary Group to attack the White Eagle Army deployed along the river, causing heavy losses.Under Fu Zuoyi's support, the Hualan dispatched army, which had been blocked by the defense line of the Balthas River, broke through and completely defeated the White Eagle Army.

General Patton's defeat was extremely wronged. The Messina army was surprisingly weak, so the White Eagle Army had no time to react.If the Messina army held on for a longer period of time on the dangerous line of defense, Patton might be able to mobilize troops to respond, but after the opponent encountered a fierce attack, they were completely defeated, so the White Eagle Army could not even reinforce them.

The Messina army on the western defense line ignored the feelings of its allies, and retreated at a speed almost as fast as the wheels of a car, which made General Patton scold his mother in anger.If the line of defense can be held for a week, he is confident that he can eat up the tens of thousands of Su Jiye's troops in Messina, which will severely damage the morale of the Hualan dispatched army.But now everything was ruined by the Messina Army, and now Patton couldn't find anyone who wanted to lose his temper with Marshal Serres. The commander-in-chief of the Messina Army ran faster than his subordinates.

The current White Eagle Army has only two options. The first is to stand on the spot and wait for domestic reinforcements to arrive.However, most of the domestic troops are currently in the training stage. Although there are a lot of people, there are not many available.If Barton pinned his hopes on them, it would be tantamount to suicide.

The second option is to retreat immediately, before the Hualan army completes the encirclement, retreat to the northern area of ​​Messina, rely on the complex terrain and continue to hold on until the domestic reinforcements arrive.But in this way, most of the territory of Messina will change hands, and even the capital city of Messina will become the possession of the Hualan army.

Although it feels very pity, Button has no choice now, all he can do is retreat.The Third Army of the White Eagle Kingdom also chose to retreat across the board after the Messina Army retreated for half a day.The White Eagle Army and the Messina Army retreated across the board, and the Hualan dispatched army and the two major mercenary troops pursued closely without hesitation. They quickly captured Cuernavaca, Morelia, Durango, and Monterrey. By the time the important city of Messina had pushed the soldiers forward to the territory of Coahuila, the southern front could even see the mainland of the White Eagle country across the Rio Grande.

Since the founding of the country, it was the first time that the White Eagle Country was pushed by the enemy to the vicinity of the mainland. This news caused great panic in the White Eagle Country.The people took to the streets one after another, demanding that the government end the war as soon as possible, and use a powerful army to fight back against the enemies who have approached the border.

The unexpected advancing speed of the Hualan Army has caused the White Eagle Army to be overwhelmed. It was originally planned to destroy the Hualan Navy first, and then land on New Guinea Island and Japan, and then divide into two groups to invade Southern Cross Island and Hualan. The domestic Doyle plan has completely failed at this time.

Faced with an increasingly unfavorable situation, the White Eagle Nation could only hasten to formulate a new combat plan, and dispatched a large number of troops from the country to the south to stabilize the defense line on the border of Messina.At the same time, Roosevelt felt the disadvantage of fighting on two fronts. He sent Secretary of State Hull to the Saar Empire in person, hoping to negotiate with the special envoy of the Teutonic State to discuss the conditions for the truce between the two countries.

Roosevelt had no military knowledge, and all combat plans were formulated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff headed by the five-star general Marshall, and the specific implementation was handed over to MacArthur of the Army and Nimitz of the Navy.Facing increasing pressure, Marshall had no good options right now. He originally urged Roosevelt to suspend the attack until the training of recruits was completed.But Roosevelt believed that the White Eagle Country was running out of time, and there was no possibility of waiting, so he reluctantly launched the war.As a result, as soon as the two sides fought, the untrained recruits had a big problem.

The only thing the current White Eagle country military can do is to send a large number of troops into the south to build a defense line and buy time for the domestic army to mature.At the same time, Marshall ordered Nimitz to abandon his plan to rely on Guam to fight against the Hualan Navy, and all troops returned to the mainland.The White Eagle Kingdom has lost the ability to conduct counter-offensive operations against the Hualan Kingdom, so the defense of the country must be considered first.

Because of the occupation of Hawaii, Nimitz in Guam is in a dilemma.He knew that retreating now was the only feasible way, but he was afraid that the country would consider him a private rout, and he would have to go to a military court.In desperation, Nimitz could only desperately strengthen the defense of Guam, praying that the Hualan Army would not attack.

It seems that Nimitz's prayer has come true, and the Hualan Navy has not yet attacked, and Marshall's order to retreat has arrived.After receiving this order, Nimitz felt as if he had found a treasure, and he immediately ordered the fleet to take the merchant ships loaded with the army and air force, and quickly broke through to the north.

Before Marshall's order arrived, Nimitz had a comprehensive retreat plan. Now that he had the order in hand, he naturally led his troops to retreat more boldly.During this period of time, due to the shrinking defense of the White Eagle Navy, the Hualan Navy flexed its muscles in the Eastern Ocean. Important islands such as Midway Island and Wake Island were occupied one after another, and Guam was surrounded on three sides.

If the fleet led by Nimitz wants to withdraw directly to the San Diego naval port, he must risk the entire army being wiped out.Because on the way, you need to pass through multiple islands controlled by the Hualan Army, and you are likely to encounter attacks from the opposing fleet or the air force stationed on the island, which is definitely not worth the candle.

To be on the safe side, Nimitz chose the smoothest northern route, heading directly to Alaska, the overseas territory of the White Eagle Country.There, the White Eagle Army can be protected by shore-based aviation, and the security is much higher.What's more, from Alaska to the south, you can sail along the coastline of the ally Canada, and the entire route is under the protection of your own shore-based aviation, so that it can be absolutely safe.

The White Eagle Navy withdrew to Alaska in a hurry. In order to escape as soon as possible, they minimized the preparation time, so they ignored a lot of work.It wasn't until three days later that the Hualan Navy got the news that when the army landed in Guam, they found that there were many neatly arranged ammunition and even planes in the warehouse, which showed that the White Eagle Army retreated in a hurry.

Relying on his rapid retreat, Nimitz successfully arrived in Port Seward, Alaska.Returning to the country is temporarily safe, but he doesn't want to stay here for a long time.Because there is no large shipyard in Port Seward in Alaska, the Navy's warships cannot be maintained. If they stay here all the time, the combat effectiveness of the warships will continue to be weakened.

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What's more, Alaska is located in a remote place. After the sea control was controlled by the Hualan Navy, the Aleutian Islands were also gradually occupied. The hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Alaska could only rely on the coastal road across Canada for supplies.

This road passes through many uninhabited areas, and the maintenance condition is not good. At the same time, in order to save money, the road is not wide and the capacity is very limited.Even if the White Eagle Country used cars to transport supplies day and night after communicating with Canada, it would be difficult to guarantee the needs of the army.This kind of demand is still normal. If a war starts, the consumption of ammunition and medicine will increase exponentially, and the logistics supply will not be able to meet it at all.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the White Eagle State specifically discussed this matter, and finally decided to withdraw part of the Alaska army and navy back to the homeland for defense.In Alaska, only 12 troops of eight infantry divisions were left to defend various key points.I believe that relying on the local geographical environment and climate, it should be safe to block the landing operations of the Hualan people.At the same time, this will also allow road transportation to be more biased towards combat materials, and avoid becoming a pure food delivery team.

Soon the only remaining Eastern Ocean Fleet of the White Eagle Kingdom returned eastward, and they sailed along the coastline to the west coast of the White Eagle Kingdom.The goal of the fleet is their home port of San Diego. Only there can the warships get the best care and maintenance to avoid losing combat power in a non-combat state.

Part of the retreating hundreds of thousands of troops left with the navy, and the other part followed the returning transport convoy and returned home via Canada. Some of them even stayed in Canada to help defend various coastal cities.At the same time, according to the idea of ​​the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the southern coastline of Alaska began to strengthen fortifications, and built large-scale infantry fortifications on the basis of the original coastal forts.

According to the experience of several landing operations in the early days of the war, the infantry fortress has a strong blocking effect on the landing troops on the beach, and at the same time can protect the safety of the fort.As long as they can stick to the coastline, the White Eagle Army may not be unable to fight against the Hualan Army, which is numerically superior and imposing.However, the military officials of the White Eagle Kingdom only have experience in civil wars, and they have repeatedly made mistakes in judging the progress of the war, and this time is no exception.

Marshall's five-star general didn't know that on the Chukotka Peninsula, just across the Bering Strait from Alaska, a powerful army team was secretly preparing for the war, waiting for the order to attack.

In the early morning of January 1942, 1, the heavy snow that had already been predicted by the Hualan State Meteorological Satellite and carefully calculated by Glory arrived as scheduled.The scope of the heavy snow is very large, covering a large area of ​​land on both sides of the Bering Strait, it can be said that it covers the land of two states, which can be described as a meteorological spectacle.

As early as a month ago, the Bering Strait had already started to freeze. After the temperature dropped to minus [-] degrees, the sea water became more and more frozen. According to the detection of the scouts, the ice layer on the surface of the Bering Strait had already exceeded three meters.It is impossible for heavy snow to melt when it falls on such a layer of ice, and soon the entire strait is covered with white snow, and the snow is getting bigger and bigger without any intention of stopping.The old people who live in the polar region can't remember when it snowed so heavily. It snowed like a goose feather for three days and three nights, and the entire Bering Strait has been covered with snow as thick as one meter.

After the snow stops, the warm sunlight shines directly on the snow surface, which makes the original snow melt slightly, but this is only when the sun is directly shining.Because the temperature is too low, this melting phenomenon cannot last long, and soon the part of the snow surface that has just melted will be frozen into ice again.After three days of this kind of situation, the snow field that was originally as soft as cotton has been covered with a hard snow shell.Although the hardness of the snow shell cannot be compared with that of the ice layer, it is enough to bear a lot of weight. What is more beneficial is that the flatness of the snow field is much better than that of the ice layer.

Soon the Hualan army, which was on the Chukchi Peninsula, was ready under the leadership of General Sun Liren.This army is somewhat different from the troops in other regions. They are troops drawn from several northern military regions of the Hualan Army, as well as the Kingdom of Korea, the Raksha Empire, and the Kingdom of Japan. Cold combat experience.

Their weapons and equipment are also different from ordinary troops. Although these troops are also equipped with some tanks, they are all Benlang 2A tanks with large tracks and light weight. In addition, they also have Dire Wolf 2 assault guns and Qinglang 2 self-propelled howitzers And Molang 2 self-propelled rocket launcher.These self-propelled artillery are all modified from the chassis of the Benlang 2 tank. They have ferocious firepower and light weight. At the same time, they all have wide tracks to reduce unit pressure.

In this army, mechanized troops accounted for only a small number, and more of them were so-called ski soldiers.This unit sounds quite new, and it can be said that it is the only one in Hualan Kingdom. In fact, they are also infantry. This is just a specific way of their actions.

Because they have been serving near the Arctic Circle all year round, the coldness of the extreme north makes it difficult to use many mechanized equipment, and the simple infantry is difficult to move because of the thick snow and dense forests. Skis advance to troops.

In this army, everyone is a master skier, and most of their heavy equipment relies on horse-drawn sleds or dog sleds.Although their weapons and equipment tend to be light-weight, they can come and go freely in the snow that is more than one meter thick. They can be called the ace troop of the north in winter, and their marching speed is even faster than the mechanized troop. It is an opportunity.

The heavy snow was the opportunity. When the Bering Strait became an endless snowfield, this army finally started to attack.Figures in white camouflage uniforms waved their ski poles and galloped across the newly formed snow field. Their speed quickly exceeded 45 kilometers per hour.

If it can be seen from the sky, these galloping fighters have a strict formation, and their targets are without exception located at the other end of the Bering Strait, the land of Alaska belonging to the White Eagle Kingdom.Sun Liren doesn't know how to ski. At this time, he is sitting on the Benlang [-]C command tank, planning the upcoming attack.

Relying on the help of the snowy field to launch an assault from the frozen Bering Strait, this is absolutely unexpected by the White Eagle Army, because no one has dared to use such a large-scale army before.After all, the sea ice is not so secure, and the existence of many ice crevasses is enough to swallow thousands of soldiers. This is why Sun Liren dared not lead his army out before.However, the White Eagle Army never imagined that there would be such a heavy snowfall, because the snow fell too much, and the thick snow covered those ice cracks that were eaten by people, and the frozen snow shell on the upper layer was enough to support the weight of people .

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As long as the snow didn't fall for too long, the ice crevasses wouldn't appear, which would pave the way for the Hualan army to move forward.Under such favorable conditions, relying on the special unit of ski soldiers can achieve the effect of surprise soldiers.

Thousands of miles of snowfield flew by, and before the White Eagle Army could react, the Hualan Expeditionary Army led by Sun Liren had crossed the Bering Strait and entered Norton Bay, and the whole army rushed towards Nome Harbor in Cape Prince of Wales.

The small port of Nome was originally a small fishing port in the Bering Strait, but because it is too close to the Arctic Circle, it can only be used for four months a year, so most of the people who rely on it are Eskimos and Inuit. People who live in the Arctic Circle all year round rely on the hunting season to hunt seals in the Arctic and store food for winter.

By this season, the fishing port has completely rested, and everyone is hiding in wooden houses or igloos, or hunting directly on the ice, waiting for the long winter to pass.Fortunately, this place is located in the Arctic Circle, and there are polar days and polar nights. In this season, the night will take more than 100 days to pass, and they can at least pass the time by sleeping.

Today is destined to be an extraordinary day. The port, which should have been extremely deserted in winter, welcomed a large number of guests. The 20 Hualan expeditionary force led by Sun Liren landed.Because the conditions here are too difficult, there is no army stationed there. Most of the White Eagle Army is hiding in the warm area south of the Alaska Mountains. Except for some small patrol teams, no one will take care of this remote place.

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