The paratroopers told Old Will in English that there was going to be a war here soon. The reason why they did not allow Old Will to return to their ranch was mainly because they were afraid that the three old people would be accidentally injured. It was good for them to stay with the paratroopers at this time.
The safest way.
The paratroopers specially found two companions who also had yellow hair and blue eyes. These European descendants were responsible for guarding the three old Americans, as if this would make the three old Wills more accepting.
"Are you an American or an Englishman?" Thomas was the boldest. He sat on a tree trunk, smoking a cigarette given to him by a federal soldier, and asked a tall white soldier opposite him.
"My father is Dutch and later immigrated to the South China Sea Federation. Where was I born? My name is Vanden. Thank you for saving my companion. This is coffee produced in the Federation. It tastes very good. You can try it.
"The paratrooper smiled and took out three tinfoil bags from the pocket on his trouser leg and handed them to Old Will and others.
"My fishing boat is still in the Port of Seattle. When you came from there, did you see two fishing boats painted blue and white? My boat is the only one with that color." Thomas took the paper bag and put it under his nose, smelled it and asked again.
road.
"Oh, sorry, I haven't been to Seattle either. We are not from where we are. However, the federal army has regulations and will not requisition other people's ships at will. You can go to Seattle and ask the federal officers who manage the ports. I
I believe they will return it to you. Don't be afraid, we are here to fight, not robbers." Fanden also found a tree root to sit down and lit a cigarette for himself.
"Is everything in the newspaper true? Where in Seattle can we still live the same life as before?" Old Will kept standing. Seeing that Thomas was having a good chat with the federal soldier, he had the courage to ask himself
Questions you want to know.
"Newspaper? What newspaper? We haven't seen the newspaper yet, but Seattle was handed over peacefully. I know this. As long as it doesn't threaten the safety of the federal army, it should be the same as before. There may be some inconvenience in life, and there is nothing we can do about it.
After all, the war is still going on." Fanden seemed to like chatting with the three Americans. The other federal soldier was obviously much silent. He was just leaning against a tree and chewing gum.
"Oh..." He didn't get the answer he wanted. Old Will looked a little disappointed.
"What do you do? Fishing? I think your fishing boat is good, but it's a bit small." Fanden took the initiative to ask Old Will.
"I have a small ranch, raised some cows, milked them and sold them. Now you've blown up Pocatello. My milk has no market." Old Will was even more disappointed when he talked about his own milk.
"Oh. Your name is Mr. Will. Don't worry, we will probably stay here for a long time. I will recommend the milk in your pasture to the commander. Of course, don't go near Bo in the past few days.
Catlow, it's best for everyone not to go out. You should understand that it's not safe. It will be safe after the war." Fanden winked at the three old American men.
While they were chatting in the woods, the third wave of federal bombers also arrived over the airhead point. Dozens of large airdrop tubes slowly descended from the sky. This time, it was probably the paratroopers who notified the bombardiers on the plane.
The drop location is slightly away from the lake to prevent the airdrop tube from falling into the lake again.
After redistributing the weapons and ammunition in the airdrop tubes, most of the paratroopers began to leave the airdrop site by the lake in batches and began to follow the instructions on the map to move towards the area they should occupy. Only two companies were left by the lake.
, responsible for guarding this airdrop point to prevent the slow progress of the battle ahead and failure to seize another airdrop point, and continue to use this place for airdrop supplies.
Naturally, the three old American men would stay with the paratroopers by the lake for a while, and they would not be released until 12 hours later, because this involved military secrets, and no one dared to do it casually.
When Pocatello was under air attack, the 4th Federal Armored Division had also broken through the U.S. defense line in Boise with the assistance of Air Force attack aircraft. They did not pay attention to the dispersed U.S. troops and continued to move along.
We are heading east along the highway and are currently on the road to Mountain Home, which is still 270 kilometers away from Pocarlo and is expected to arrive in about 7 hours.
News of the federal army's air attack on Pocatello and the armored group's breakthrough into Boise soon reached the Western Theater Command in Salt Lake City. MacArthur and his generals soon roughly guessed the federal army's combat intentions. They judged
Federal troops are likely to attack
We went to Pocatello, because it is not only a transportation hub, but also an important supply station on the west side of the US military's western defense line. If it falls here, the US military's western defense line will be right in front of us. What worries the US military generals most is that the wave of waves will
There is an airport near Catlow.
The Western Theater Command did not delay. It wanted to immediately notify the American defenders in Pocatello, blow up the airstrip immediately, and then retreat to the mountain pass, using the terrain to prevent federal troops from breaking through the Rocky Mountains from here. But between Salt Lake City and Pocatello
The phone call was always unreachable, so we had to use wireless telegraphy to communicate. However, we did not receive a reply from Pocatello for more than half an hour after sending the wireless telegram.
The Western Theater Command immediately sensed that there was a problem in Pocatello, and immediately ordered an American mountain brigade 60 kilometers away to advance towards Pocatello and must occupy the mountain pass here.
At this time, the town of Pocatello had fallen into the hands of the federal airborne troops. The American defenders, who had been bombarded in turn, had just woken up from the earthquake and were attacked by the federal army. Where did these federal soldiers come from?
The U.S. military did not know that they had come out. When the U.S. military planned to use several M4 tanks hidden in bunkers to avoid air strikes to launch a counterattack against the federal army, the sight before them made the U.S. military feel even more timid.
The five M4 tanks didn't last even 10 minutes before they were turned into fireballs by the federal army. Under the fire of federal soldiers' weapons that emitted a stream of white smoke, the US tanks were like paper. As long as they were hit
They would definitely lie down, so much so that the remaining two US tanks refused to enter the town to cover the US street fighting.
Without the support of tanks, the U.S. troops guarding here were quickly repelled. They had to retreat to Blackfoot on the north side, where there was a U.S. tank battalion. The federal army occupied the airport and Pocatello.
After the town, they did not continue to pursue the fleeing US troops. Instead, they used a regiment of troops to occupy the mountain pass to the east of the town. They used explosives to blow up several cliffs near the mountain pass and blocked more than half of the mountain pass.
Dig and build fortifications.
As the paratroopers occupied Pocatello, another group of federal bombers came to drop ammunition and supplies for the paratroopers. However, this time when two bombers were dropping items at low altitude, five bombers suddenly came out from behind the mountains.
The U.S. fighter jet was shot down, and the remaining federal bombers quickly raised their altitude and returned home.
Two hours later, the U.S. military finally responded. First, 12 U.S. tanks and a regiment of U.S. troops came from near Blackfoot, and launched an attack on the federal paratroopers from the north of Pocatello, but the first group provided protection for the infantry.
7 US tanks were quickly destroyed, and the remaining 5 tanks hurriedly retreated and set up a fixed fort more than 600 meters away from the federal paratrooper position, using tank guns to bombard the federal position.
At 12 noon, the US mountain brigade coming from the east side of the Rocky Mountains finally arrived near the mountain pass. When it was discovered that the mountain pass had been occupied by federal troops, the US mountain brigade immediately reported to the Western Theater Command, and then conducted several field battles.
Under the cover of artillery, they launched an attack on the Yamaguchi defense line stationed by federal paratroopers.
Since the range of the 120mm mortars carried by the federal paratroopers is not as far as the US field artillery, they can only sit back and take the bombs. Only when the US artillery fire stops or the US soldiers charge, can they fight back. The two sides are on the east and west sides of the mountain pass.
The fight was very intense.
The U.S. military has more men and artillery. The federal paratroopers occupy the terrain advantage, and the armored vehicles of the U.S. mountain brigade cannot get close to the mountain pass. As long as they drive within 150 meters, they will immediately be turned into a fireball. (To be continued...)
