Los Angeles, a city that has just emerged due to oil, actually does not have a large population. In 1890, the total population was only 50,000. Now, only nine years later, it is estimated to have a population of 150,000. In addition,
Some of the surrounding small towns probably only have a population of about 200,000 at most. Now they need to face the attack of more than 20,000 enemy troops. They look at the exploding fire of large-caliber artillery shells in the direction of the port and listen to the thunderous giant that keeps rolling all the time.
There was a loud noise, and the legs of many Americans who hurriedly picked up their weapons were shaking involuntarily.
"Calm down and be brave. There are only 20,000 enemies in front of you! And they have come all the way across the entire Pacific Ocean. As long as we persist for half a month, reinforcements from the east will arrive, and we will drive them into the sea again!"
The colonel bravely waved his saber to boost morale, but unfortunately all he received was a series of contemptuous looks.
There are only 20,000 enemies! How many of us are there in total? Including the militia, which is only 40,000, we still have to devote 10,000 to defend the port.
It also spans the entire Pacific. Who doesn't know that the Chinese fleet has been stationed in Hawaii for two years, and even their army arrived there several months ago. Now the prime minister of Hawaii is Chinese. Except that the Yellow Dragon flag is not flying, there is nothing like China.
What's the difference.
There are also reinforcements. The eastern seaboard is almost destroyed. Unless Standard Oil spends its own money to hire people, the members of Congress will have no time to take care of California. They can't even take care of their own families.
The colonel didn't notice the white eyes of the soldiers. He was still waving his saber and chattering with great talent in oratory. The snow-white gloves on his hands were dangling in the air like a disturbing bird.
Fly, at this time, suddenly a harsh whistling sound came from the sky. Amidst the stunned eyes, they saw the colonel's body suddenly seemed to pause, and then disappeared from people's sight in an instant, almost as soon as he disappeared
At the same time, a huge fire ball exploded behind.
"Artillery attack!" Following a series of heart-rending screams, the U.S. troops hiding in the trenches squatted down one by one without hesitation, holding their heads.
The seaplane hovering in the sky immediately sent the location of the landing point back to the artillery position eight kilometers away. Even if the US Army artillery was placed in the trench, there was no hope that it could reach this distance. A total of thirty-six 105 artillery pieces were immediately fine-tuned.
, followed by overwhelming artillery shells hitting the US defense line.
"The preparation time for artillery fire is half an hour. After half an hour, your people will launch an attack. If the firepower of the American troops on the opposite side is too strong, they will all lie down on the ground and shoot at them. They are not allowed to run back. Who dares to run back to greet them with machine guns? Understand.
"?" Qin Hanting said to Gao Ye.
"Understood, General Qin, the Yamato warriors will definitely move forward bravely." Takano said in blunt Chinese.
"Very good. After the victory, I will ask His Majesty the Emperor to take credit for you." Qin Hanting patted his shoulder and said. The task of these cannon fodder is to consume American bullets. This line of defense was hastily established before.
, it does not store a large amount of ammunition like a permanent fortification. All bullets must be transported from downtown Los Angeles. The planes in the sky have long discovered their transportation lines. First, let the cannon fodder go up to consume the US military bullets, and then use the artillery group to play directly.
Block the rear, and when they run out of bullets, the 4th Division troops here will charge again.
Americans who were going to the battlefield for the first time would not think of saving ammunition. However, Qin Hanting clearly remembered the Qing army that fought alongside him, with thousands of people consuming hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition every day.
Thirty-six 105 artillery pieces poured thousands of shells at the US military positions non-stop. In the explosion of fire, the corpses of countless US soldiers flew into the sky in pieces. In the smoke, you could even see soldiers who were scared crazy.
They rushed out of the trenches and were instantly torn apart by artillery shells. The screams could be heard from a kilometer away. A total of 30,000 US troops gathered on this line of defense, at least 99% of which had never been on the battlefield.
, especially more than 10,000 of them were militiamen who had just taken up arms. How could they withstand such a level of bombardment? To be honest, it was pretty good that they didn't collapse.
Half an hour later, the explosion that seemed like a century to the Americans finally ended. Shrill whistles sounded one after another on the US military positions. The remaining soldiers crawled out of the sand one after another. Some were checking their weapons and
Some of them were picking out their comrades, whether they were alive or dead first. During this period, some people were constantly screaming in fright at the bloody tragedy. There was even a National Guard member who was killed by a corpse with only half a head left.
They were immediately stunned, and even more went crazy like those holding up broken legs and feet.
Even though many officers were stunned, fortunately there were still a few who had participated in the Cuban battlefield. At this time, they quickly woke up and kicked and beat the soldiers to prepare for defense. At this moment, the loud bugle sound from the opposite side suddenly sounded,
Then a roar like a tsunami was heard, followed by the white light of the bayonet sweeping in like a tide.
Those niggas, Japanese, and Mexicans were already excited by the promise of massacre. After hearing the order to attack, they rushed towards the US military position like a group of hungry wolves looking at lambs. At the same time, the fourth force behind them
The division's heavy machine guns also sounded intermittently.
"Calm down and wait for orders!" The officers on the US military position looked at the approaching enemies and shouted while trembling. After all, they were all elite graduates from military academies. They naturally knew when to shoot. In fact, because they all
They are relatively familiar with firearms, and the US military has done a very good job at this point. When the enemy approached, no one fired.
Just as the Japanese, black and Mexican coalition forces rushed to the barbed wire fence in front of the position, countless roars rang out from the US military position: "Fire!"
In an instant, thousands of guns were fired, and a large number of the Japanese, black, and Mexican coalition forces who were trying to cut through the barbed wire fell in an instant.
"Lie down!" Takano's roar immediately rang out among them. Fortunately, he had given instructions before charging. After a moment of panic, these guys all lay down on the ground, and then the machine gun bullets from the rear cover flew over their heads.
Those Chinese machine gunners are all veterans, and they are not very skilled in using machine guns. The bullets hit the U.S. defense line intensively. Those U.S. soldiers who were not lying low enough fell down screaming one by one. At the same time, those lying on the ground were
The soldiers of the Japanese-Black-Mexico coalition also had the courage to stretch out their rifles. Anyway, they didn't care whether they were firing or not, they just pulled the triggers at the US military position. The two sides started shooting at each other across a barbed wire fence that looked like weeds.
While the soldiers at the front were firing at each other, mortars from both sides were also firing continuously. The whistling of shells, explosions, and screams were heard in a chaotic manner. The Qin Hanting in the back watched with interest. He did not expect that these garbage people were still there.
There was really no defeat. No wonder the emperor said that the Japanese were well trained and very suitable to be used as cannon fodder.
The two sides fired at each other like this for more than half an hour, with few casualties. The Japanese, Black, and Mexican coalition forces had poor marksmanship, and the U.S. forces did not dare to raise their heads because they were suppressed by machine guns. Although they also had machine guns, they were too few in number, and they were still
The performance of the Browning potato digger was completely different from that of the Bofors machine gun. Not long after the war started, two of them malfunctioned.
On the position of the Fourth Division, Qin Hanting was watching the excitement. Suddenly, the communications soldier with headphones next to him raised his head and said: "Second Officer, the US military transport convoy has come out of Los Angeles."
"Order the artillery to be ready and wait for orders!" Qin Hanting said hurriedly, and a staff officer next to him immediately picked up the field phone and notified the artillery position.
The thirty-six 105 guns in the distance have all adjusted their coordinates, and their muzzles are all aimed at the highway leading to Los Angeles behind the US military position.
"Enter the firing range!" A few minutes later, as the communication soldiers shouted, Qin Hanting immediately ordered: "Fire!"
A 105 cannon immediately spurted out flames, the shells roared across the battlefield, and then a huge fireball exploded in front of the US military convoy. Almost at the same time, the aircraft in the sky sent back new coordinates, and in the blink of an eye, all the cannons roared instantly.
, the flames of the explosion suddenly flooded the convoy transporting ammunition to the US military.
In a small building not far from the battlefield, Major General Robert, the top commander of the US military in Los Angeles, was stunned when he saw this scene. He never thought that the Chinese artillery could hit seven kilometers behind his defense line.
Location, in fact, the impact point of this round of shelling was close to downtown Los Angeles. Of course, this was not fatal. The most fatal thing was that he ran out of ammunition.
At this time, on the phone, the regiments in front were still urging them to replenish their ammunition. After half an hour of shooting, more than 20,000 US troops actually fired more than one million rounds of ammunition. This number is a bit too scary. Of course
This kind of consumption is not a big deal to the US military. Los Angeles has at least 50 million rounds of various firearms and bullets in reserve, which is enough for them to fight.
General Robert quickly contacted the logistics officials in the city to send another batch, but the call had already been made. Looking at the shattered car wreckage in the distance, he felt very unsure.
The second batch of bullets was delivered quickly, but because we could not find enough trucks in a hurry, there were even many cars in the fleet. This cheap car produced by General Motors is actually the Foton T-type, which is very popular in the United States.
, it is a pity that this convoy also failed to send bullets to the front line where the ammunition was almost exhausted. It was still at the position where the previous convoy was destroyed. An overwhelming shell hit it, and the entire convoy was destroyed again. This scene made Major General Robert straight up.
He hit the table with his fist and bit his lip until it bled.
He didn't know that this set of tactics used by the US military to deal with the volunteers was what Emperor Yang liked to tell the students in the military academy when he was a military strategist.
At this time, the bullets in the hands of the US troops on the front line were basically exhausted. As the gunfire gradually stopped in various positions, Qin Hanting in the distance smiled happily.