Being rushed by the US tank group, a large hole appeared in the federal army's encirclement. Although this was quickly filled by the subsequent federal tanks, the purpose of annihilating the US frontline troops was obviously not achieved, and
The federal army itself also suffered some casualties, and there were still tens of thousands of American prisoners to deal with, so they had to stop their pursuit.
In this battle, known as the "Seattle Tragedy" by Americans, only more than 40,000 U.S. troops from 5 infantry divisions and 1 semi-armored division escaped back. More than half of the U.S. troops were surrounded by federal troops in the northern suburbs of Seattle.
, in the end most of them chose to surrender. In addition, the US military also lost hundreds of artillery pieces and all tanks. The United States
Army Major General Patton, commander of the 2nd Armored Division, was also captured. He and his chief of staff drove an M4 tank. After destroying two federal armored vehicles in succession, the vehicle was destroyed by a Federal Air Force Eagle ground attack aircraft.
was hit by a machine gun and caught fire. Eventually, his chief of staff died of serious injuries. He was captured by federal soldiers who arrived later.
After this battle, the two army groups in the Western Theater of the United States had been crippled. General MacArthur's plan to block the federal army near Seattle also failed. Arnold, the deputy commander of the Western Theater, withdrew the remaining U.S. Army to
Portland and Hermiston, more than 200 kilometers away, began to build new lines of defense with the help of the Columbia River. Washington State was basically lost.
The federal army officially took over the city of Seattle on May 24, 1941. They kept their original promise and there were no U.S. military defenses in the city. The federal army did not send a large number of troops to the city. They only sent Boeing's
The aircraft manufacturing plant, two military airports and one civilian airport were occupied by troops and prohibited to ordinary people. The port area of Seattle was taken over by the federal Marine Corps.
The federal army did not intervene in the management of the city of Seattle. They only dispatched two representatives of the federal army to the Seattle city government as liaison officers between the local government and the federal military. As for the daily life issues of the city of Seattle and its citizens, the federal army
The military will not interfere, and as long as the local residents do not act against or threaten the federal army, the two sides can coexist peacefully.
In fact, it's not that the federal army doesn't want to occupy these cities. It's that the number of federal troops is too small. If they capture every city they capture, the U.S. military will be happy. These more than ten large cities on the western coast of the United States alone will have to occupy all federal troops.
Are they scattered? There is another problem. Since you occupy
You have taken over this city. Then you have to take care of and manage the people in this city. They will come to you when they are hungry, they will come to you when they are thirsty, and they will come to you when they are cold. At present, the federal army only has control over the ports and power supply of these cities.
If you need it, you won’t need it for other things for the time being, so you don’t need to carry such a big burden.
From the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor to the occupation of Seattle, the South China Sea Federation occupied a major overseas base in the United States and a major city in a state in 5 months. The Federal Ministry of Defense and Liu Fu himself are quite satisfied with this record, which is basically the same as before the war.
There is not much difference in the plan. However, Liu Fu currently encounters a big problem, that is, the number of federal troops is still too small. The war with the United States has just begun, and the available troops in Liu Fu's hands are a bit stretched.
According to the original plan, the federation has four divisions in the country, two of which are main divisions in Anbei, Annan and Anzhong provinces to defend against enemies that may come from the direction of India in the west. One division is located on Sumatra Island.
In Peninsular Malaysia, it is also used to defend against attacks from the west. There is only one division of troops stationed in the federation, and the others are basically police forces and some reserve forces.
Throughout Australia, Liu Fu also invested 5 divisions of troops. Although Australia has a small population, Australia is really too big. The troops of these 3 divisions are distributed in dozens of key cities in Australia.
If there were no waves, if it weren't for the federal residents who had immigrated to the area to help maintain local order, I'm afraid Liu Fu would have to invest 2 to 3 divisions of troops to be barely enough.
In addition to the strength of these nine divisions, the Department of Defense only has a total of six integrated divisions of regular troops left, three of which have been transported to the Vancouver and Seattle areas, and one division is stationed in the Hawaiian Islands.
As the most important supply port for the federal attack on the United States,
, Seattle and Vancouver can be discarded, but here cannot be discarded, so this division cannot be moved. Now Liu Fu only has the federal 1st Airborne Division and the 7th Armored Division left in his hands. In addition,
The only option is to expand the army or directly put the reserve troops into the front line.
However, Liu Fu did not plan to expand the military on a large scale. Excessive deployment of domestic young people to fight would affect the federal domestic economic production, so he did not approve the application submitted by the Ministry of National Defense for an additional 150,000 army and 50,000 naval and air force troops.
Only the formation of one more armored division and one mechanized infantry division was approved. In addition, an additional 50,000 federal naval and air force troops could be added.
So where does Liu Fu plan to find more sources of troops? The two newly formed divisions and the paratrooper division originally held in his hand are definitely not enough to sustain the war. If he just wants to occupy the cities on the west coast of the United States, he will have to at least
After investing 10 divisions and about 250,000 troops, the current gap is not 12,000 or 20,000, but more than 100,000 troops. This is only the theoretical minimum number.
Liu Fu's method is actually very simple, recruit foreign legions! The South China Sea Federation actually does not have any overseas colonies. It can form African legions, Canadian legions, New Zealand legions, and Indian legions like the French and British. At present, the federation is complete
There is only one country and region under its control, Nanrben.
Liu Fu quite recognized the combat capability of Japan's army. Even if it could not compare with the German Army, it was at least at the level of the world's second-rate soldiers. If they could be equipped with better weapons, Liu Fu would believe them.
Its combat effectiveness and willpower may be stronger than those of the federal army.
Liu Fu had actually thought about this issue before, but out of concern for the Japanese Japanese in later generations, he had never put this idea into practice. But now he can no longer care so much. If he doesn't select enough as soon as possible,
If the young and strong are trained, the attack on the United States will probably fall short due to insufficient troops.
So will Nan R himself be willing to sacrifice his own country’s young people to help the South China Sea Federation fight the war? Liu Fu’s answer is, who is willing to get up early if there is no profit! Whether the young people in their country are willing to fight should not be decided by their government.
The decision should be made by themselves.
So how do you seduce young people from South Korea to join the army and carry guns and work hard? This is very easy to do. You just need to provide them with a good hope. People can have no money, no house, or even their lives, but they can’t
There is no hope. People who have no hope cannot be called human beings.
Since R was divided into two countries, the North and the South. With the support of the Federation, the shipping and service industries in South R have flourished. The lives of the locals have been pretty good, but compared with those in the South China Sea Federation, there is still a big gap.
The disparity is large. Many South China women are trying their best to seduce all the Federation men they can see, hoping to obtain the citizenship of the South China Sea Federation through marriage, and the young people there are also willing to immigrate to live in that larger and richer place.
, and leave this cursed island.
In addition to the South Island, the people in the North have an even more difficult life. Their islands originally didn’t have much land that could be cultivated, and now they have no help from the outside world. The textile industry and shipbuilding industry have been impacted by federal products.
, the domestic economic development is very slow, and as long as God is angry, there will be famine in the local area, and there will not even be enough food to eat.
It's the same. People from the north, especially young people, will try their best to sneak into the south. This is an island country. It is said that there are two countries in the north and the south. In fact, it is just a barbed wire fence. If you can't get through on land, you can always swim.
Go over there, grab a piece of wood, flop around for a few hours, and you'll be on the coast of Nanjing Ben.
The people on both sides are originally from the same country. Nan R himself does not want to see his own people starve to death. These people who cross the border will find a job in Nan R. No matter whether they are tired or not, they will at least have enough to eat and drink.
If you work hard, you can save some money, enough to support your family in the north. (To be continued...)
