After his subordinates who returned to report the news left, Lieutenant Colonel Pershing made a very heroic and noble decision. He would lead his three thousand men to rush out and attack the enemy who was boarding the ship, at the expense of his own sacrifice.
General Norton bought enough time.
It's a pity that he underestimated the loading speed of the landing ships and the difficulty of marching in the mountain forest where he was. By the time he led his men to fight out, the landing ships had already finished loading and retreated from the beach, then turned their heads towards
Heading east to Monterey Bay, which is less than an hour's flight away.
Pershing looked desperately at the fleet at sea. He could even see a Chinese officer standing on the deck waving to him. The subordinates who reported the news could not get ahead of them anyway. Although they were riding back, even the war horses
It is impossible to outrun these monsters with a speed of 19 knots on the coast with complex terrain.
After understanding that all this was irreversible, he made a more heroic and noble decision. He wanted to take these 3,000 people to raid San Francisco. Since the Chinese Fourth Division had left, the most that was left was some armed soldiers.
As a Chinese immigrant, he felt that he still had some hope in dealing with these people. If he could break into the enemy's headquarters, at least the US military would not be too embarrassed in this battle.
So just like that, three thousand brave American soldiers, led by their regiment commander, rushed to San Francisco without hesitation.
"Damn, where did this come from?" Lin Chaodong looked at this scene with a telescope in astonishment.
"It probably came from the Santa Cruz Mountains. It's only a few dozen kilometers of mountainous area, not to mention that the coastal area is basically a beach. If you don't carry artillery, just the infantry carrying ammunition and supplies can sneak in and make a surprise attack." The officer next to him said.
"Leave these people to your Hawaiian Army!" Lin Chaodong said with disdain. A light infantry with no logistics and no artillery support wanted to attack San Francisco, which has a fortress. He really didn't know whether to praise the other commander's bravery or laugh at him.
His stupidity.
"Don't worry! No one can escape!" Wu Wenjie, commander of the 1st Division of the Kingdom of Hawaii Army, said with a grim smile. Although his division carries the name of Hawaii Army, in fact the main force is a regiment of Chinese Army who immigrated to Hawaii. In addition,
There are still 5,000 local overseas Chinese, and the rest are all Japanese and indigenous people in Hawaii. Although their strength is much worse than that of the Chinese Army Division, it is definitely not much worse than a US Army Division. It can deal with a regiment, and it is still a light step.
Corps, that's not easy.
In fact, the U.S. military's estimate of San Francisco's troop strength is very inaccurate. There are not only two Chinese Army divisions here, but also a Hawaiian Division and a San Francisco Chinese Division. There is also a miscellaneous division that serves as cannon fodder, which means there are a total of five divisions here.
division, with a total strength of nearly 80,000, which is not really different from the US military.
Pershing didn't know that he had to face an entire division of enemies. He knew it was too late when his attack was blocked at the foot of San Bruno Mountain. He saw tens of thousands of enemy troops bypassing Lake Merced and heading toward him.
By that time, he had already understood his ending.
"For the United States of America, for freedom!" This heroic commander was driven out of his blood at this time. He drew his saber and shouted at his subordinates. Then he took the lead and charged towards the enemy.
Just when Lieutenant Colonel Pershing launched a desperate charge, the U.S. military attacking westward from Livermore also arrived at Fremont. What made them relieved was that the Chinese warships at sea were far away, and it was certainly impossible to send the shells
It hit the top of my head, and I guess I can't enter the shallow water in this area. After all, this is the end of San Francisco Bay, especially those large warships with a draft of five or six meters, which are even as far away as San Francisco Harbor.
The leader, Brigadier General Kate, breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, the US military was wary of attacking from this direction. After all, there were dozens of Chinese warships in San Francisco Bay, especially those landing ships with extremely shallow drafts that could even wash up on the beach. Even if these
Warships that can move freely in shallow waters can drive to any corner of the San Francisco Bay at any time, and then use their 75mm naval guns to spray a sea of fire on the shore. They can even sail along the canal all the way to Sacramento, but today these landing ships
Obviously not in Hong Kong.
As for where they went, Major General Kate had no time to think about this issue. No matter where they went, this was a rare opportunity for him. The two divisions of American troops immediately launched an attack southward.
But it is obvious that the Chinese already know their strategy. This is not surprising. The planes flying overhead every day can clearly know the movement of the US military in any direction. Forty thousand US troops are heading north from the east side of the Hamilton Mountains. They cannot
May not be visible.
An infantry division composed entirely of Japanese, Negroes and Mexicans stood in the north of Milpitas, forming a defense line along the mountains and the sea, firmly blocking the passage, which was only more than two kilometers wide. Behind them there were still
There is an overseas Chinese division composed entirely of Californian Chinese, ready to provide support at any time.
However, although there were no artillery strikes from the sea, it did not mean that there were no artillery strikes from the land. When the US military marched from Fremont to Milpitas, they were attacked by a group of overseas Chinese divisions from behind the Japanese, Black and Mexican coalition defense lines.
The crazy ravages of the 05 cannon and the 75 field artillery, dense artillery shells kept exploding in the US military ranks, and the flying shrapnel in the explosion fire ruthlessly harvested the lives around them. The well-trained US soldiers,
Silently enduring the unilateral attack, they continued to move forward heroically. This scene made the Chinese sailors at sea gasp in surprise.
The fleet led by Liu Buchan has actually already figured out the channel in San Francisco Bay. With the current water depth in the southern part of the bay, all his warships, including the large armored cruiser, are enough to reach within the range of bombarding Fremont.
Watching the fun, it's just that it's not their turn to take action yet.
"Has the landing ship arrived?" He looked at his watch and asked the officer beside him.
"I just got the telegram from them and have already started landing," the officer said.
"That's enough, let the fleet weigh anchor, and when the US troops here get the news to retreat, directly block their retreat with artillery shells." Liu Buchan said calmly.
On the white sandy beach of Monterey Bay, eighteen landing ships were lying in the water like giant beasts. Eighteen thousand Chinese soldiers poured out of the hatches like a torrent and rushed along the springboard to the beach.
As they exited the cabin, a large crane with a 30-meter-long bow arm lifted the 105 guns, crawler gun carts, and bulldozers from the deck and placed them directly on the beach.
Just an hour later, the Fourth Division, which had completed the landing, began to move towards the rear of the US military. At this time, the soldiers sent back by Pershing to report the news had just arrived in Santa Cruz on the north shore of Monterey Bay, and saw the soldiers lying on the coast in the distance.
The two messengers were immediately dumbfounded by the huge ship beside them. They knew that they would never be able to inform Major General Norton of the bad news. It was impossible for them to cross the 20 kilometers of mountains within an hour.
Major General Norton, who was attacking San Jose, had no idea that a huge army was marching behind him. The 60,000 U.S. troops he led had launched multiple attacks in succession, but they were all beaten back by the opposing defenders.
So far, the losses have been close to 10,000, but no results have been achieved. The Chinese defense line on the opposite side looks like it is made of iron. Of course, in fact, it is made of iron.
"Such an attack has no meaning other than wasting the lives of soldiers. Since the emergence of the machine gun trench barbed wire system, the defensive power has far exceeded the offensive power. Without large-caliber heavy artillery, to deal with such a line of defense, the bravery and bravery of the soldiers must be
No, the level of training is completely meaningless. Faced with the muzzle of a machine gun that sprays flames, if the infantry does not escape, the only result will be death.
The Chinese understand this better than we do, so they will not attack. They are just waiting for us to attack and to bleed our blood. As long as their supplies are sufficient, even if we fill all 100,000 US troops into this valley, they will not be able to attack.
They will break through their defenses. General MacArthur told you this at the beginning, but you didn’t believe it. You should believe it now, right?”
Looking at the dead U.S. troops lying all over the place in front of him, Major General Norton looked gloomily and said to Army Secretary Alger, who came to personally supervise the battle. He no longer wanted to give these politicians any face. Today's losses were entirely caused by their stupidity.
.
"Stop the attack! We don't need to continue to let the boys die!" Alger said with a sigh. He knew that President Arison and the Republican Party were looking forward to winning here so that they could win the election next year, but it was obvious that
This is simply impossible. Even if San Francisco is recaptured, the American people will not vote for a Republican again next year.
Norton had been waiting for his words for a long time, and quickly issued an order to stop the attack and withdraw from the battle. The American soldiers who were shooting at the Chinese on the front line immediately began to crawl backwards, gradually falling under the fire of exploding artillery shells.
Withdrew outside the range of the machine gun, then climbed up without hesitation and rushed towards the mountains and forests on both sides. They did not dare to retreat from the open area. Those large-caliber artillery shells could follow them at least five kilometers away.
Just when General Norton was watching his men retreat, a war horse suddenly rushed from behind and rushed directly in front of him like crazy. Then the rider rolled down and didn't even have time to salute, with a look of horror on his face.
Said: "General, the Chinese Fourth Division has landed in Monterey Bay and is now less than two kilometers away from Gilroy."