The Mississippi River defense line was broken through in one day, which not only shocked the North Americans, but also the other three armies. You must know that the North American side has an entire army opposite St. Louis, and has been building on the east bank of the Mississippi River since the Three Cents Division.
Various fortresses, and even newspapers boasted that they were comparable to Verdun. Although the fortress ended tragically, it was enough to show that North America was really confident.
It's incredible that it was broken through in just one day.
In fact, Emperor Yang of Beijing was also very dissatisfied with this result.
"How can this work? It's too fast. What's the point of attacking Chicago in a month? Tell Liu Ziming, don't always think about setting fire to Chicago, fight slowly, let the people of North America see hope, don't attack immediately
To make people despair, as for setting fire to Chicago, we can wait until the bombers pass." Emperor Yang said.
"But further north all the way to Chicago, it's a flat plain with nothing to stop him." Li Yuncong said with a headache.
"Why not? Springfield, the Sangamon River, and the Decatur line are all fine. That is the capital of Illinois and is fully worthy of a large-scale battle." Emperor Yang pointed at the map and said.
"Your Majesty, it's too difficult for him to block a 100-meter-wide ditch, isn't it?" Li Yuncong's eyes nearly popped out.
"Why not? Isn't the Marne just a small ditch? Germany and France are still at war for several years. We must make the Sangamon River the Marne River of the French, let it become the hope of the people of North America, and then in history
They will leave a battle worth remembering for generations to come." Emperor Yang said without any doubt.
Li Yuncong had no choice but to go back and send a telegram to the Jinzhou Military Region to inform Liu Ziming of this arduous task.
After receiving the telegram forwarded to him from the Jinzhou Military Region Headquarters, Liu Ziming was stunned. How could he fight?
"Find a few people tonight to put explosives on the railway bridge and blow it up." He hesitated for a long time and said to the adjutant beside him. The North American army was defeated too quickly and did not have time to blow up this vital bridge.
.Now soldiers of the Thirteenth Army are passing through this bridge in a steady stream.
"Ah?!" The adjutant didn't understand for a moment and stood there looking at him stupidly.
"Why don't you go quickly? If you don't blow up the bridge, how can the North American army have time to set up a defense line in Springfield? Also, make it secretive so that people will think it is a North American spy. Don't forget to search for the spies after the bombing." Liu Ziming did not.
He shouted angrily.
If he didn't do this, North America would really have no time to build a new line of defense in Springfield. After all, it would take enough time for them to mobilize troops from all over the place, but the big explosion at the St. Louis Railway Bridge that night gave them enough time.
, although the Chinese were baffled by the North American spies they were searching for with great fanfare. But such a good opportunity must not be missed. Besides, the two countries have only been separated for only a year. There must be many people in St. Louis who still love the United States. These righteous people fight for freedom and democracy.
It is entirely possible to do such a thing.
After feeling grateful in his heart for the non-existent righteous force of St. Louis, the North American Army Chief of Staff immediately began to mobilize all the troops that could be mobilized from the surrounding area, and hurried to Springfield to set up defenses. Because the number of troops was insufficient, the Illinois state government even ordered to mobilize
In the end, the National Guard actually assembled more than 200,000 people. Together with the more than 30,000 people who were defeated from St. Louis, it relied on the Sangamon River and used Springfield, Cadet, Champaign and other places as fortresses.
A European-style trench system.
As for the Confederate and Spanish armies attacking on other fronts, little progress was made. The Spaniards on the eastern front besieged Norfolk with two armies, but this naval fortress was not easy to deal with. Although the defenders did not have many troops, they were well-established.
Both the shore defense firepower and the North American warships at sea posed a huge threat to the Spanish. The initial attack was not only unsuccessful but suffered heavy losses. The Spanish commander who sobered up had to order a shift to defense. Since he could not attack, he simply blocked the place to prevent it.
The American troops landed at Norfolk and attacked their flank.
The attack on Richmond also did not go smoothly. The North American Army had an entire corps here to defend it, while the other two corps heading south from Washington attacked from the outside. Although the Spanish also had three corps here, the strength of both sides was evenly matched, and the battle was uneventful.
It was a stalemate, and judging from the battlefield situation, the Spaniards' situation was not good. Without new reinforcements, they would lose. In this case, the two German divisions originally stationed in Haiti had to go into battle.
Because they owned General Motors, a large construction machinery manufacturer, the Confederacy had armed two armored divisions before the war, all using Tiger tanks. Now these two armored divisions have achieved brilliant results in the middle. With these two lines
The two Confederate armies, powered by a torrent of steel, swept across almost the entire state of Kentucky and captured Louisville and Lexington in just a few days. The Second Army even approached Cincinnati.
Unfortunately, the Ohio River, which is wider than the upper reaches of the Mississippi River, became an insurmountable obstacle for them. This large river originating from the Appalachian Mountains stretches across the entire northern border of Kentucky. The nearly 500-meter-wide river is like a natural chasm. As long as North America
People were guarding Cincinnati, Louisville, and Evansville. Unless the Confederate army bypassed St. Louis, where the bridge was being built, they could not hope to pass. But even so, they still had to cross the Wabash River, which was
The north-south river just protects the flanks of Indianapolis.
Of course, for the coalition forces, these are not problems. The key problem is that they still have insufficient troops. So far, a total of four armies have been invested, while North America has six armies, and is preparing to form four armies. Such a comparison of forces
It was definitely impossible to launch an attack, and they had to increase their troops. However, at this time, there was a problem with the reinforcements they had planned.
"Your Excellency, how long are you going to continue to wait and see? If you continue to do this, you will be a bit sorry for the friendship of the emperor." In the presidential palace in Mexico City, Chen Yongcheng, an old friend of the president and the general manager of the People's Bank of Mexico branch, said in a threatening tone.
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"Old Chen, you have to give me some time. Mexico now is not like before. In the past, there were anti-Díaz and the slogan of regaining territory from the Americans. The people would listen to me no matter what I did. But not now.
Now that there are no enemies outside, this person is difficult to control. They think I am authoritarian, want democracy, and accuse me of betraying national interests. Damn it, I never saw them asking for any power when they had no food to eat before.
, I have only been eating for a few years, and now I am starting to make trouble out of nothing." His Excellency the President said with a depressed look.
Mexicans all know that their president is a dictator, but they don't know that the general manager of the Mexican branch of the People's Bank of China is the emperor of this country.
"That's why I told you that building those universities was just to cause trouble for yourself. People should not let them know too much. The more they read, the more reactionary they become. You have to learn to control their thoughts. When you rebelled against Diaz,
I had a good time playing at that time, but how come I no longer know how to play after enjoying too much." Chen Yongcheng looked at His Excellency the President's bloated body that was worn out by wine and sex with a bit of disdain. He really couldn't compare the fat pig in front of him with the high-spirited leadership of the Mexican people back then.
Connect with the leaders of your destiny.
"What's the use of talking about it now? The key is how to deal with it?" Santos said. After he forcibly passed the proposal to declare war on North America in the Mexican People's Council, the Mexican Congress, it immediately triggered a wave of large-scale protests in the country. Not that
The Mexican people have special feelings for the people of North America, but the political forces opposed to Santos have never been able to find an excuse to attack him, and this time they have just enough reason.
After all, the lives of ordinary people in Mexico have not been very good in recent years. Even compared with the Díaz era, they are not much better. Although Mexico has become an important crude oil exporter, the real money has been taken away by Gulf Oil, Santos and his cronies.
, even if it falls into the hands of the government, after layers of skinning, only a drop in the bucket will be left that can be used on the common people.
Mexico's national industry, which was not strong in the first place, was originally expected to achieve real development after getting rid of the shadow of the Americans. As a result, the wolf was rejected at the front door and the tiger was welcomed at the back door. The Americans were driven away, but the Chinese came.
The Chinese businessmen colluded with the compradors of the Santos system and used cheap Chinese industrial products to completely destroy the existing Mexican industry. Then they used tariffs and a series of overt and covert rules to prevent the Mexican industry from ever getting ahead.
, completely turning this country into a cheap raw material supply place and a goods dumping place. As for the money earned, all the money fell into the hands of Chinese businessmen and compradors, and the situation was uglier than what the Americans and Diaz had experienced at the time.
Nothing less.
Those Mexican capitalists who were beaten down have long been fed up with it. In addition, Santos opened several universities in order to win over the people, but did not pay attention to ideological control. Because the Mexican People's Party is a bearded man, there are many students.
The fakery came true, and the result was that the capitalists were used as gunmen. The situation was so weird that even Emperor Yang was amazed. These people simply have nothing to care about. The key is that even the Mexican Army has problems. Santos originally ordered the North Koreans to protest
The team fired, but the soldiers were unwilling to take action, which made him terrified.
"Since the military is unwilling to take action, then don't use them. Move them out of Mexico City, move them farther away, and then conduct an internal cleansing. Find an excuse to send all the dangerous elements to China to study, saying they are for further training.
, when the time comes, load up a ship, find a warship on the way and sink it, then you can cleanse the ship again and teach them to be loyal to you alone.
As for Mexico City, the security team will be transferred directly from the canal company, and they will be responsible for helping you suppress it. At that time, whoever dares to object to you will be arrested and hanged directly. One will be hanged, and one hundred will be hanged.
"Chen Yongcheng said fiercely. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!