Before dawn breaks in Washington, the entire city is shrouded in mist. Standing in the cold air on the balcony of the White House, President Arison, who has experienced a sleepless night, is silently looking into the distance. On the horizon in the distance, a band of blood-red is struggling to emerge.
, it looks a bit weird, which doesn’t seem like a good sign.
The President couldn't help but sigh. It was an era of troubles, an era of war and killing. So far, the United States has paid more than 300,000 casualties of soldiers and civilians for this war. If it had been
If I had known this would be the result, I might as well have just returned Florida to Spain, but now it is too late to think about this. The appetite of those invaders cannot be satisfied by Florida.
Alaska must not be given up. The huge gold mines there have almost become the main source of gold for the United States. The Germans' tariff requirements are also unacceptable. The technical level of European industrial products is much higher than that of the United States. American industrial products are just
It has been able to grow under the protection of high import tariffs. Without this layer of protection, unilaterally lowering tariffs is equivalent to turning the United States into a dumping ground for German industrial products. This touches on the fundamental interests of the American ruling class. As for the California Chinese Autonomous Region
, what does this count as a Chinese concession in the United States? If they really agree to this autonomous region, the Chinese will have a basis for establishing a foothold in the Americas. With this bridgehead, they can easily swallow up the entire west of the Rocky Mountains at any time as long as they are willing.
Down.
These three are the real hungry wolves. Compared with them, Spain's loss of Florida is insignificant to the United States.
These three hungry wolves are tied together and cannot be defeated by the United States at all. Not to mention the United States, even the United Kingdom has to think twice when facing them. In fact, Arison has never stopped seeking international help.
But now the British are at war with the Boers. And the war situation is very unfavorable. They are preparing to continue to send more troops there. They have no time to care about the affairs of the Americas. Although France is one of the two major republics in the world, it is very willing to help again.
This is their little brother in America, but it is impossible for them to offend their allies.
The Russian emperor is determined to take back Alaska, so France has no choice but to do so. Apart from these two countries, other countries are of no use. Austria-Hungary is an ally of Germany, and the Ottomans are not worth mentioning. And the Chinese have to be counted.
Looking at the world as a quasi-ally, President Arison found that no one except the Americans themselves could really provide help at this time.
"We must fight, we must fight as bravely as Washington!" The President clenched his fists and muttered to himself. He forgot that if Washington had not been French, the British would have captured and hanged him long ago.
At this moment, his personal assistant Blake suddenly pushed open the balcony door behind him and rushed over. His little face was no longer white, it looked a little blue, and his face was somewhat distorted, which frightened Arison.
One jump.
But then the same expression infected him, because Black told him a piece of news that was like a bolt from the blue: "General, your Excellency, the German army has raided and occupied Baltimore!"
"What?" Arison's jaw almost dropped to the ground. He grabbed the future son-in-law's neck in a very shameless manner and shouted: "Say it again?"
"Your Excellency, the German army rode more than a thousand large trucks and attacked overnight along the highway from New York to Washington. About one brigade of German troops entered Baltimore five minutes ago, and another entire division came towards Washington. According to their advancing speed,
, we can arrive in Washington within an hour at most." Black calmed down and described the entire bad news to the President in detail.
, followed closely behind him were almost all the cabinet members. It was naturally impossible for these people to go home and rest on such an important night.
After confirming the bad news, President Arison immediately turned his attention to the new Secretary of War Lord: "How many defenders are there in Washington now?"
"The two main divisions of the Army have all been transferred to New York, and now there are only 8,000 National Guard troops in Washington." Rhodes said with a sad face.
"Then what are you still doing here? Quickly organize defenses, open the arsenal, issue weapons to all adult men, and tell them that this is a life and death battle to defend the freedom of the United States of America. The invaders must not be allowed to tarnish the glory of Washington. Another order
The Norfolk garrison immediately goes north for rescue!" Arison shouted. Of course, he also knew that this army might not be able to survive. They might not even be able to board the train in an hour, let alone have to travel hundreds of miles.
It’s 1000 kilometers, so I guess if we can get there before dark, we’ll have a good time.
However, although the order has been issued, it is not an easy task to complete this task. You must know that the National Guard is not an army. They do not need to wear military uniforms all day long and assemble on standby. At this time, most of them are sleeping at home!
They had to be called up one by one, and the same was true for distributing weapons to citizens, not to mention that they had to call up those responsible for calling them up first. As a result, when the trumpets calling for the militia were still ringing in the streets of Washington, the German army
It's already been killed.
On the east bank of the Anacostia River, Hindenburg stepped out of the car. He used his telescope to look contentedly at the chaotic American capital across the bridge. Then he took out a small pill from his pocket and took it. This was Emperor Yang's order.
It was prepared to prevent them from getting tired due to continuous high-intensity combat. To put it bluntly, it was a good thing that the Japanese government equipped Japanese soldiers back then.
The German soldiers who rushed out of the car behind him were also taking out this stuff and taking it.
"Okay, glorious Teutonic Knights! Your mission is simple, blow up the White House, blow up the U.S. Capitol, blow up all the symbolic things of this country, and make the United States of America tremble under your feet." This guy pulled out.
He took out his saber and said very arrogantly.
The iron-gray torrent with 12,000 people behind him immediately rushed across the bridge from both sides of him.
Opposite them, the first regiment of American troops organized was also rushing to set up defenses. Before they could encounter the Germans, the 105 mm cannons and 120 heavy mortars set up on the east bank had already started firing.
It roared at Washington, and dense artillery shells roared across the sky, exploding countless fireballs around the desperate Americans, and the terrifying white phosphorus incendiary bombs ignited the city in an instant.
The German troops who rushed into Washington, under the leadership of their guides, rushed with a group of heavy-duty trucks as quickly as possible to their respective targets, the Federal Treasury, the Federal Taxation Bureau, major banks, the White House, the Capitol, the Washington Navy Yard...all
Institutions vital to the country's politics, economy, and military were all targeted by these invaders. As the iron-gray torrent spread across the city, they fell one after another.
The Americans were unable to organize effective resistance at all. In fact, many Americans did not know who was coming at this time. Besides, any resistance would instantly collapse in the face of the German gas bombs. The United States was frightened by the ferocity of these guys.
People, all they wanted to do at this time was to escape the city as quickly as possible. Even the National Guard members fled in a hurry. Even after finding that the situation was irreversible, Arison also fled the White House with his cabinet. But at this time
He did not have a presidential plane, so he could only take a train and escape to the south bank of the Potomac River to hide from the limelight.
Looking behind him at Washington, who was groaning under the iron hooves of the invaders, the President could not help bursting into tears. He knew that his political career was completely over, and even the Republican Party could not expect to recover its image in the short term.
As they fled, Washington fell into hell. The Germans' rigor was fully demonstrated in this city. They were divided into battalion-sized operations. Under the leadership of their guides, they meticulously carried out the instructions given to them by Emperor Yang and their commanders.
The mission is to blow up bank vaults and empty them of all the wealth, break into universities, capture all professors and throw them into trucks, and then set fire to all libraries and archives that cannot be moved.
All U.S. state institutions on the target list were blown up. The majestic White House was directly loaded with two tons of bombs and blown into rubble. The Capitol building also collapsed in the explosion, and the U.S. National Archives was burned into a dazzling fire.
The torch was originally brought out by Emperor Yang in the Communist Declaration, but he was not prepared to return it to the Americans.
He wanted to give this thing to Old Lady Victoria as a personal gift. It was none of his business what Old Lady Victoria wanted to do with it. If she returned this thing to the Americans, it would be a real slap in the face! The effect would be a real slap in the face!
Probably much better than the Liberty Bell and the Statue of Liberty.
Also an important target is the Washington Naval Shipyard, where four St. Louis-class armored cruisers are being built, and two have already been launched. The German troops who rushed here encountered their first real resistance, and the defense here
The US military tried to use the shipyard to block the invaders, but the battle was resolved until four 105 guns were pulled to the other side and fired hard at their backs. Then the German engineers placed gunpowder on all the keels of the four battleships, plus three trucks of antimony.
En antimony, completely destroyed the shipyard.
The only regret is that their time is too short. Emperor Yang's request is to finish within one morning and then return to New York immediately. Otherwise, there will definitely be some uncontrollable variables, such as the Americans blowing up the highway along the way.
Yes, although defenders have been reserved at some important bridges, you still have to be careful. It is not fun to go deep alone with nearly 20,000 people.