"What's going on?" Liu Buchan held up his telescope on the Haiqi and looked at the smoke-filled San Francisco in the distance in astonishment. He didn't expect that the city had already become war-torn before the war started.
In fact, at this time, the U.S. military and the Japanese had officially exchanged fire in the city. Although the U.S. troops were outnumbered and full of hatred, they had too many worries. The streets were full of compatriots fleeing in a hurry. If they were not careful, they might be accidentally injured.
own people, and those despicable Japanese were hiding in the buildings behind them and shooting forward. Many of these buildings were occupied by people. From time to time, one or two Americans could be seen being pushed out by the Japanese and calling for help.
, there were even naked women being pushed out, which made the American soldiers stunned.
In this case, machine guns and mortars naturally did not dare to be used. The two sides could only use rifles to shoot at each other from a long distance. It can be said that they were in a complete stalemate. At this time, when they saw the Chinese coming from the sea, the US military's fighting will
They were directly hit hard, and many of them even started to sneak away southward.
"Whatever! Log in first and then talk!" Lin Chaodong said.
The San Francisco Fortress is mainly composed of coastal defense forts on both sides of the Golden Gate Strait. However, there are only a few cannons on the north shore. Most of them are in the northwest corner of the San Francisco Peninsula. In addition, Pelican Island in the middle of the channel is later known as Alcatraz Island.
There is also a fort on the island. These three forts completely block the Golden Gate Strait and together form the San Francisco Fortress.
Naturally, there is no need for landing ships at sea to wait until the Golden Gate Strait is opened before landing. The beach stretching for more than ten kilometers on the west coast of the San Francisco Peninsula is a treasure land for beach landings. You can just find a beach outside the range of the coastal defense artillery to wash down.
Just go up there and there is a highway a few hundred meters away so you don’t need to worry about traffic problems.
Following Lin Chaodong's order, the fifteen landing ships immediately broke away from the formation, and, escorted by six destroyers and two cruisers, the Predator and the Wave, turned and headed straight for a beach in the southern part of Lake Merced, which is more than ten kilometers away from the San Francisco Fortress.
.Those coastal defense guns cannot hit here anyway, and the Americans can only watch them rush onto their own land.
At the same time, a seaplane was put down from the cruiser USS Haichi, then took off from the sea and flew over to a crowd of shocked eyes. It hovered over the San Francisco Fortress to provide calibrated firing for the naval guns. Then, before the Americans could come from the
After waking up from the shock, countless large-caliber artillery shells roared in from more than ten kilometers away.
After understanding the current situation, especially knowing that if those landing ships docked, their retreat would be completely cut off, the U.S. troops who were fighting the Japanese in the city were immediately defeated. At this stage of the battle, they already knew very well that they were defending
I can no longer live in this city, and so far there has been no movement in Chinatown. If the Chinese there join the fighting again, it is not an exaggeration to say that the entire army will be annihilated if they are attacked from both sides.
Not to mention ordinary American soldiers, even Major General Richard lost the courage to fight after the Chinese Navy's large-caliber artillery shells fell on the San Francisco Fortress. After hurriedly calling the fortress and the coast to notify the American troops to hold on, he led the members of the headquarters to directly
Boarded a ferry to transfer to Burbank on the other side of the bay.
The most unlucky ones now are the US troops deployed on the coast waiting to resist the landing. After deducting those who were transferred and those who ran away, there are still about 10,000 US troops deployed on the more than ten kilometers of coastline from the San Francisco Fortress to the mountains.
These people looked at the smoke billowing in downtown San Francisco, with the refugees and soldiers escaping in a hurry behind them, and then at the San Francisco Fortress flooded by the flames of the explosion of large-caliber artillery shells. In particular, they saw the shells from the coastal defense artillery, far away from the enemy.
The scene of falling powerlessly into the sea out of reach, everyone looked at each other, and it was obvious that they saw deep fear in each other's eyes.
Of course, after all, they are also well-trained soldiers of the United States of America. Under the light of freedom, sometimes they still do not lack courage. For example, the American commander guarding the south bank of Lake Merced, there is a brigade here, Richard
It can also be guessed that this is the most suitable place for landing, so nearly half of the troops were placed here, under the command of a brigadier general named Johnson.
At this time, the general was shouting at the top of his lungs: "Stick to your post. Remember your identity. You are soldiers, soldiers of the United States of America. Your ancestors fought for freedom a hundred years ago. Your fathers fought for freedom decades ago.
Fight for justice, today you have to fight for your dignity and honor!"
This is a good thing to say, but it is a pity that the American soldiers lying in the trenches and machine gun bunkers can't find their dignity when they look at the landing ships that are getting closer and closer on the sea like ancient ferocious beasts.
and honor, but the fear of death is spreading rapidly.
At this moment, the big dragonfly-like warship that was originally hovering over the San Francisco Fortress suddenly flew over this side, then lowered its altitude and passed over the US military defense line. The pilot in the back seat immediately used a small radio to notify that it was sailing.
The landing ship arrived. The deployment of the U.S. military was completely marked on the map in front of the captains by the staff. Following their respective orders, the 75mm naval gun on the bow of the landing ship was simultaneously aimed at the U.S. defense line. The next moment these shots
The monster, which was capable of dozens of rounds per minute, simultaneously spewed out flames, and the entire U.S. military defense line was instantly engulfed in the flames of the explosion.
If these 75mm cannons are not scary enough, the large-caliber naval guns on the Marauder and Naniwa behind them can only be said to be terrifying. The US military, which has never experienced artillery fire of more than 75mm, let alone soldiers, is
Even the officers screamed in horror at the huge explosion. Maybe they were frightened, or maybe they did have some courage. These American soldiers did not escape, but screamed and hid in the trenches, and soon they were
Buried by the soft sand stirred up by the explosion.
On the north shore of Lake Merced, none of the American troops dared to come over for reinforcements. They were all frightened by the heavy artillery. Most of the army artillery in this era were 75-caliber, or 80-caliber at most, and very few exceeded it.
One hundred millimeters, this is determined by the transportation capacity and the difficulty of towing a large-caliber naval gun by a war horse. Anyone who has watched the movie War Horse will understand that Yang Feng dared to play because he had a high-horsepower gun truck.
These U.S. troops who have never experienced war usually see this level. Now it would be a miracle for them to remain calm during the explosion of 130 or even 152 shells, not to mention
These are only two medium-sized battleships. If the main guns of the large battleships that are destroying the San Francisco Fortress are transferred here, you can imagine what kind of blow they will suffer.
Although Johnson frantically made a phone call amidst the explosion of artillery shells, asking Brigadier General Blake, who was stationed in the northern section, to rush over to him for reinforcements. However, although Blake promised well, none of his soldiers were willing to cross Lake Merced, where they were all
Watching fifteen landing ships getting closer and closer to the coast.
As the distance got closer, the US artillery finally joined the battle. Six 75mm infantry cannons mounted at the foot of San Bruno Mountain opened fire on the landing ships at sea. One shell even hit one of them, leaving the north to watch the fun.
The US military couldn't help but shed tears of excitement. This was the first time they had hurt the enemy. Although they also knew that such small shells were no more than a mosquito bite to a landing ship of thousands of tons.
No difference.
However, it is a pity that even so, the Chinese did not give them another chance. As the coordinates were sent back from the plane, hundreds of artillery shells hit the poor position directly in the blink of an eye. After an explosion of fire, the six
The door cannon was so blasted that not even the scum could be found.
Immediately afterwards, the first landing ship finally rushed onto the beach of San Francisco. No longer troubled by the waves, the hit rate of the ship's bow 75 gun shot up sharply. It was several hundred meters away from the US defense line. For these condescending naval guns, it was almost the same.
They blocked the faces of the Americans and fired. The dense artillery shells smashed crazily at the American positions in front. The trenches dug in the sand were almost flattened by them in an instant. Those unlucky American soldiers were blown to pieces one by one.
, even those reinforced concrete machine gun forts were bombarded at such a close range, and were blown into pieces. The machine gunners inside did not even dare to raise their heads.
At this time, the second landing ship also began to rush onto the beach. In order to prevent the first landing ship from falling into the hands of others, the hatch of the first landing ship was quickly opened. As a springboard protruded from the inside, the Chinese soldiers who had been impatient for a long time
They immediately surged out like a green torrent. These guys wearing three-color camouflage were completely equipped with World War II-style equipment. As soon as they got out of the cabin, they stumbled towards the US defense line before they could adapt to the land, and stood tall behind them.
Light and heavy machine guns were quickly set up on the beach, and a violent rain of bullets hit the American troops who survived the shells.
In fact, there are not many enemies in front of them. If there are any, they are buried under the sand, or simply lying there waiting to surrender. The only trouble for the Chinese soldiers is the barbed wire fences that have been blown up by artillery shells like a tangle of grass.
In addition, the US military also laid a lot of landmines, but few of these mines were left under the shelling. Besides, there were more than a hundred cannons of various calibers and hundreds of light and heavy machine guns behind them. These soldiers had enough time to deal with their troubles.
, as the barbed wire fences were cut open, a torrent of camouflage quickly rushed to the US military defense line.
The ensuing battle can no longer be called a battle. The remaining American soldiers, who had been stunned by the shelling, rushed in front of them. The only choice they made was to surrender. They raised their weapons with both hands.
Walking to the winner in despair, awaiting your fate.