When the news reached San Francisco, that is, San Francisco, people here were all shocked and couldn't believe the news.
Although Olympic, the capital of Washington State, fell when the war first broke out, God can testify that it was only a small city, but what about Portland?
It was a metropolis, at least for the West, Portland was a metropolis, a city comparable to San Francisco and Los Angeles.
But now, that city has been occupied by the Ming army.
"God bless, how could this happen?"
In fact, they should be grateful for Washington State's poor transportation and bad weather. If the heavy snow in October hadn't swept across the entire north, the occupied areas would not have been just Washington State and Iowa.
"It's not the weather, it's the strength of the troops!"
In the San Francisco Defense Command, General Arthur MacArthur stared straight at the sand table when he finished speaking.
Thanks to the expansion of the U.S. military, Arthur MacArthur, who returned home after the Civil War, was promoted to brigadier general ten years ago and commanded an infantry brigade. The brigade had been deployed in California in preparation for the Mexican invasion. Two years ago, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
General, who is now the top commander of the U.S. Army in California.
Since the outbreak of the war, he has been doing his best to strengthen defense. In addition to strengthening "Grant's Fortress", he also deployed heavy troops at the mountain passes in the upper reaches of the Sacramento River. But even so, he still did not have much confidence in the face of the Ming army's invasion.
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"Although the Ming Dynasty invaded our country in April last year, their military strength was seriously insufficient at that time. Although they mobilized millions of troops, it is well known that those people were recruits and they would not rush to recruit new soldiers.
into the battlefield, so in fact, they could only invest less than 300,000 troops. Although it seemed like a lot, they were scattered across a long front. The scattered troops prevented them from attacking with all their strength. In addition, Washington State
The backward transportation also affected their offensive, so their offensive was not fierce..."
After thinking for a while, Arthur MacArthur said to Chief of Staff Warren Kruger.
"But in the past eight months, their recruits have completed training, and they have also replenished a large amount of weapons and equipment. According to the current intelligence, in the past few months they have mobilized from the mainland and African colonies
There are more than one million troops, and even a large number of tanks..."
When mentioning tanks, MacArthur paused. He picked up his pipe and took a puff silently. From last year until now, tanks have appeared most often in newspapers. Although there are not many tanks, no matter where they appear,
, the seemingly insurmountable line of defense will immediately fall apart, making it simply vulnerable.
Portland, which had 40,000 defenders, only resisted the tank attack for more than ten days before surrendering. Tanks are definitely a nightmare for any defender.
With his pipe in his mouth, Arthur MacArthur continued.
"After this spring, they will attack with all their strength. At that time, we will face enemies coming like a tide. Not only that, those enemies are also armed to the teeth. They are equipped with the most sophisticated weapons in the world. They will destroy
Everything. Their tanks, hundreds of tanks and hundreds of planes, will come with their troops and tear our defenses to pieces..."
Looking at the defense deployment on the sand table, MacArthur's brows knitted together. He knew exactly what he was facing.
"Airplanes, tanks, these are what we are facing, but what do we have?"
Faced with the commander's complaints, Chief of Staff Warren couldn't help but sigh.
"God bless! What kind of enemy are we facing? We are facing a group of enemies armed to the teeth."
When Warren made this sigh, perhaps he never thought that in another world, a group of soldiers once made such a sigh when facing their descendants, but those soldiers defeated their descendants with their will and flesh and blood.
"Except for rifles, we have almost nothing. We have 400,000 troops, but only less than 2,000 machine guns. Each division only has a meager 100-plus machine guns. As for artillery, the number of long-range heavy artillery is also very limited..."
Although he complained like this, MacArthur knew very well that the factories in the east had tried their best. It was a miracle that they could provide them with 2,000 machine guns in just a few months. Even the Secretary of War promised him that
At the end of the month, at least 3,000 machine guns and 200 barreled field guns with a caliber of over 4 inches will be delivered.
But what does he need now?
Holding the pipe in his hand and taking a puff of cigarette, MacArthur said to the chief of staff.
"Tanks, we not only need large-caliber machine guns that can destroy tanks, but we also need tanks, not dozens, but hundreds, or even thousands, and of course, airplanes..." When mentioning airplanes,
MacArthur asked.
"Warren, when will our plane arrive here?"
What's the biggest good news for MacArthur right now?
It was the president who promised him at least 200 planes!
With these planes, he at least no longer has to worry about Ming people's airships bombing his city and his fortress as he did in the past. Before that, the Ming people who had control of the air always used airships to bomb cities, fortresses and trains.
"Probably in the past few days, because the pilots need time to train, and they can't fly directly from New York, so they need to take a train. However, we need to make preparations and repair the airport before they arrive."
Warren said with a smile.
"God bless, it is much easier to build an airport than an airship field. You even only need a flat piece of grass to take off and land. In California, many people's farms can be used as airports. We have requisitioned more than 50 farms. Pilots
We can live in houses and planes can take off directly from the grass."
Listening to the chief of staff's narration, MacArthur nodded and then said.
"As long as we have airplanes, the Ming people's airships can no longer pose a threat to us, but this only blocks their airships. However, without the airships, the damage caused by airplanes to the ground is limited. Compared with airplanes, we
We need tanks more, tanks..."
MacArthur did not have a deep understanding of the role of aircraft. Apart from being able to fly airships, it seemed to have no other uses. After all, the bombs it carried were limited. After the sneak attack on Hampton, the Ming Dynasty's aircraft almost fell into
Silence only occasionally shows up on the battlefield to show its existence. But tanks are different. Tanks...can play an extremely important role on all fronts.
When he mentioned tanks, MacArthur said as if he had thought of something.
"I remember three years ago, didn't we make tanks? But why don't we have tanks until now? Mr. President said he would give us tanks soon, but damn, the Department of War told us that there are currently no tanks.
Suitable tanks, God, without tanks, we will definitely lose this war..."
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