President Arison's troubles don't stop there. As his determined rival in the next presidential election, William Bryan will not miss this good opportunity to attack him. This man has always opposed expansionism and is interested in the tranquility and peace of the United States.
The loser of the previous election, who had infinite attachment to the agricultural era, unceremoniously criticized the war as dragging the United States into the abyss.
"The 1**7 War was a mistake, but after 1**7 we did not correct our mistakes, but continued on the wrong path. As a result, we have reached this day. In the simple agricultural era, our
The future is clear at a glance. It is countless quiet and peaceful villages. Our lives are simple, wealthy and happy. Just like the great Jefferson said, we are God's chosen people and we are building a pure land on earth.
However, someone told us at this time that the industrial age is the future.
We, the kind and honest people, believed their myths, then the railroad came, our farmland disappeared piece by piece, the factory came, our rivers stunk, the monopoly came, and our estates had to be mortgaged piece by piece to the banks, and then
We rented it back from them for farming, gave half of the fruits of our labor to those greedy capitalists, and then used our hard-earned money to buy farm tools, fertilizers, and seeds from them.
Or go into their factory, work more than ten hours a day, earn a meager salary, eat inferior food, and keep busy like machines until we lose value due to old age and illness, and then they will kick us without hesitation.
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Is this what they call the good old industrial age?
In this era we cannot see what they promised. In this era there are only wars, greed, corrupted morals and a future shrouded in soot.
Where has our pure land of peace and prosperity gone? Where has our free and democratic United States gone?"
"Well, I really didn't expect that there is such a strange thing among Americans!" Emperor Yang said in astonishment while listening to Brian's speech on the radio.
"This is not strange. In fact, he has tens of millions of supporters in the United States. In the last presidential election, if those capitalists had not fully supported McKinley, he might be the current president of the United States.
In fact, there are many people in the United States who are full of nostalgia for the rural era. In recent years, with the railroading of the United States, the hands of monopoly capitalists have long been extended to the countryside. In order to drive farmers into cities, driving them into cities can create more profits for them.
The factories have been forcing the U.S. government to adopt a policy of heavy industry and suppressing agriculture. They have used various means to force a large number of farmers to go bankrupt and then appropriated their land. You may not know that our domestic legislation has just stipulated that land rent should not exceed 40%, but
In the United States, the rent for many farms is half of the output, and American farmers also have to pay taxes." Wu Tingfang, the minister to the United States, said with a smile.
After China and the United States declared war, he did not return to his country. Instead, he evacuated directly to China's leased port of Peace, where he has been accompanying His Majesty the Emperor recently.
"This can help him a little bit." Emperor Yang said sinisterly. He was really feeling a little emotional now that the election in 1932 was indeed as significant to the United States as the election in 1932. If it really goes according to the announcement
If Ryan's policy agenda continues, the United States may become Brazil. Of course, Brian may also let those capitalists kill him in a few days.
No matter what, find a way to push him to power this time. As for him being killed by the capitalists, it can only be considered unlucky for him. Let Americans learn to use force to elect in the future. It is also a good thing. When I think of Americans learning to
If you vote with a knife, this guy will be extremely happy.
He was happy on his side, but Arison was in dire straits. In order to quell the raging anger of the people, he had to give MacArthur on the front line the order to attack, but MacArthur, who knew the consequences of doing so, refused to carry out this ridiculous order.
You must know that the Chinese army on the opposite side has now increased to two divisions. The new one is the first division, which can be called the most elite. This was the original imperial guard force of Emperor Yang. Not to mention the combat effectiveness, only one or three of the regiment
The zero millimeter cannon makes people's scalp numb just looking at it.
Since MacArthur refused to carry out the order, his fate can be imagined. He was directly removed from the position of commander of the California Army Group, and then was driven back to his hometown to farm. He was replaced by the deputy commander, Major General Norton, who commanded the post with an army of 100,000 to launch an attack.
When Norton received this appointment, his head was almost pounding. He was also a veteran who fought in the Cuban battlefield. Naturally, he knew that the Chinese intention was to let them attack. In such a battle, whoever attacks would be unlucky. Although the War Department sent them
A batch of heavy but huge-caliber 120 mm cannons are not enough to form a firepower advantage. In fact, the range of this seven-ton behemoth is much worse than that of the 105-mm cannon on the opposite side, and there are planes overhead every day.
Wandering around, as long as you fire the cannon, you will definitely be discovered, and then just wait for the overwhelming cannonballs to hit you.
Of course, even if there was no such problem, he would not dare to use it. The performance of this cannon, which was hastily developed in Washington, was extremely unreliable. It is said that during the experiment, the barrel alone exploded three times.
But a headache is a headache. Since he accepted the appointment, he has no other choice but to attack. Even if he knows that there must be a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood ahead, he must attack. You must know that this time, in addition to the war supervisor who gave him the order, there are also
The interview team composed of hundreds of reporters from major newspapers was waiting for the news of the US military's victory to go back to the newspapers.
So after some planning with his staff, Major General Norton bit the bullet and formulated an attack plan. There was definitely no hope of a frontal breakthrough. The Chinese barbed wire fences in front almost reached halfway up the mountains on both sides, and there were several surrounding peaks.
There are small fortresses, and it is impossible to sneak attack from both sides. Besides, the Chinese are not just on the front line, but have at least 20,000 second line troops behind them waiting for support at any time.
So he finally decided to divide his troops into two groups, one with the main force to feign a frontal attack, the other two divisions to pass through the mountains from the west, and then one division along the coast to attack San Jose southward, so as to attack from the front and back, and at the same time separate a division to block the attack from the direction of San Francisco.
Of course, the reinforcements coming over will have to face the Chinese naval guns in San Francisco Bay. As for this, they can only rely on bravery. Fortunately, the water in that area is shallow, and large warships may not be able to reach them.
In addition, there is a regiment heading north along the eastern coastline, bringing enough food and ammunition. Their mission is to serve as guerrillas. They go to the Half Moon Bay area and then drill into the mountains, pass through the mountains and forests to attack the transportation lines of the Chinese Army.
The area has high mountains and dense forests, which is very suitable for this kind of work.
"Lieutenant Colonel Pershing, your mission is very important. If the Western Front fails, then you need to keep attacking the Chinese transportation lines to prevent one of their bullets from being sent to San Jose." Major General Norton said to him solemnly.
Lieutenant Colonel Pershing, the commander in charge of guerrilla operations, said.
The future super general in history also saluted him solemnly and left with a sense of mission and more than 3,000 ignorant soldiers.
Looking at their backs, Major General Norton couldn't help but sigh. In fact, these people were going to die. Just think about it and you will know what kind of blow these three thousand people will receive. San Francisco has a total of forty thousand defenders, and
Among them is the Fourth Division of the Chinese Army. They cannot tolerate such a small force running rampant under their noses. These people are doing nothing in San Francisco because the US military does not have the ability to cross the sea to attack. In fact, San Francisco can do without defending!
But if they can succeed, even if they just harass, it will be huge to relieve the pressure on the frontal battlefield. As for the tactic of attacking from both sides, Major General Norton said in his heart that it is actually very uncertain.
"I hope God will bless these brave young men!" He looked at the planes circling overhead and muttered helplessly to himself.
Early the next morning, on the U.S. artillery position twelve kilometers away from the Chinese Army's defense line, twenty 45-caliber 120mm cannons were lined up. These giant cannons were dragged by trucks.
The U.S. Army Department went all out and rushed to manufacture it at the arsenal in Washington. Although it was heavy, it had a range of more than 13 kilometers. The first batch of 40 had just been produced, and half of them were given to the California front line.
This shows how seriously President Arison attaches importance to this battle.
Hundreds of reporters from major newspapers in the east gathered around these cannons with great interest, waiting to see the U.S. military's powerful weapons! Each of them even had a camera ready, and one of them even had a camera produced by General Electric China.
Luxury goods, color cameras.
As the artillery observer on a distant hilltop used a semaphore to send back the coordinates of the forward position, the US artillerymen who had been waiting for a long time immediately began to be busy. One shell after another was fed into the barrel, and all the muzzles moved slowly, and soon everyone was watching.
During the attack, one of the guns roared suddenly, and the huge sound of the cannon being fired caused a scream in the surroundings, and then they saw vague smoke from the explosion rising in the distance.
At this time, the observer sent back new coordinates again. After a slight adjustment, twenty cannons roared at the same time. The surrounding reporters immediately cheered. However, before the sound could stop, they saw the middle part of one of the cannons. Suddenly
A huge ball of fire erupted, and countless steel fragments swept across half of the artillery position. The surrounding artillery was in a mess, and even a reporter's head was smashed by a piece of debris.
"It's exploded!" After a moment of astonishment, countless screams rang out, and the reporters around them suddenly woke up and jumped up amidst the cries.
At the same time, countless artillery shells roared in the sky. (To be continued...)