Chapter 1508: Sea and Land
"Gentlemen, the Japanese are now attacking our city."
President Ross sent the telegram.
"But conscription has just begun, and many people have not yet learned how to use weapons and are unable to fight."
The Chief of Staff said helplessly.
"We can draw on the National Guard from each state to support them. In addition, we can strengthen the armored forces of the National Guard and use the equipment advantage to eliminate the experience advantage." Patton thought for a while and said.
"But now the Japanese have the advantage in equipment, and their battleships are parked along our coast."
A general said.
"Then deploy the troops outside their naval guns. It's only a few dozen kilometers away anyway." Patton said nonchalantly.
"Mr. Patton, do you know what this means? It means abandoning all the coastal cities on the West Coast."
"So what? Our goal is to defeat the enemy. We don't have the advantage at sea right now, so we have to lure the Japanese army inland and then destroy them. We can only retake the coastal cities when our navy is strong enough."
Patton tapped his pipe.
"Besides, this is the reconstruction of dozens of cities. Do you know how many jobs it can bring? How much profit it can generate?"
"this……"
"Well, gentlemen, if you don't have any better ideas, follow Mr. Button's advice."
President Ross finalized Patton's approach.
He had worked in the business world and knew how much profit such a large infrastructure project could bring. If it could really be realized, it would be enough to sustain the construction industry for more than a decade.
Moreover, it would also give him higher approval ratings, as he would remain president, at least during wartime.
The Americans' plan was quickly finalized.
National Guards were organized in various states and large numbers of tanks were issued.
So wealthy that almost every platoon was equipped with a tank.
These armies were integrated and moved along the highway toward the west coast.
At the same time, President Ross personally delivered a televised speech.
The public was informed of the attack on the west coast city.
The people, who had already been agitated, became even more dissatisfied, and more and more people took to the streets to protest against Japan's atrocities.
A large number of young people entered the military camp.
There were also many people who directly rushed to the west in pickup trucks with guns in hand, shouting that they would teach the Japanese a lesson.
The road to the west was crowded with vehicles.
It's just like the westward movement a hundred years ago.
It's just that the carriage has become a car.
After the Japanese army entered San Francisco, they were dazzled by the prosperous city.
Most ordinary soldiers are farmers or ordinary citizens. All they can see is what is around them. They have never seen such a wealthy city as the United States.
My attention was immediately attracted by the bustling shops on both sides of the street.
I even forgot that I was fighting.
Many people even rushed directly into the jewelry stores on both sides of the street and put all the jewelry they could see into their pockets.
Some of them rushed directly into the shop next door and sat at the counter to eat the sweet cakes.
This reduces the effectiveness of the attack.
The superior commanders knew the actual situation below, but they had no power to stop it.
If you want the soldiers below to work hard, you need to relax control appropriately.
What's more, they themselves couldn't help themselves.
The Japanese army’s salary was very low. Ordinary soldiers only received a few dollars, and officers only received a few dozen dollars. It was not enough to do anything. If they wanted to get rich, they could only make extra money.
Then, officers joined in the looting.
The other people on the warship could only watch with envy but could not join in.
"Captain Yamamoto, do you want to order a reprimand?"
an adjutant asked.
"Forget it, give them one day, and then we'll move on to the next target."
Yamamoto was also a little helpless.
If a leader does not give his subordinates some leeway, he will not be liked and may even be attacked.
Then, the huge combined fleet spent a day outside the port of San Francisco.
Then we weigh anchor and set sail for the next port.
The combined fleet stopped and moved, which gave the US Army time to catch its breath.
The large force drove to an area 50 kilometers from the coast and built fortifications.
The Combined Fleet was also not idle. The aircraft carrier sent out reconnaissance planes every day to investigate the surrounding situation.
The US Army's actions were quickly discovered by them.
"Damn it! These Americans are so cunning. They hid outside the range of the ship's guns. They are such cowards."
"It doesn't matter . The flying soldiers will take action."
Nanyun sent out flying soldiers.
Then, just as they flew over the heads of the Americans, they saw a dark cloud floating in the distance.
When the cloud got closer, they could see clearly that it was actually a huge group of aircraft, estimated to be thousands of them.
It would be a lie for the airmen to say they were not afraid after seeing so many planes.
However, in the spirit of the samurai sword, they had to bite the bullet and rush forward.
Most of these aircraft are volunteers from the aviation club . They have not received professional air combat training and are rookies among rookies.
But they have one advantage, which is that there are enough of them.
When all of them opened fire together, it was a terrifying barrage of bullets. No matter how advanced the flying skills were, they could not avoid the damage caused by the metal storm.
Although these were elite pilots of the Japanese army and each of them was experienced in battle, they were still unable to cope with the huge number of aircraft.
One after another fell down.
After losing nearly half of their crew, the remaining pilots felt they could not hold on any longer and retreated on the pretext of running out of fuel.
Although the flying brigade that came to help also suffered heavy losses, they were still very happy. After all, they were the first army to defeat the Japanese.
What awaits them is a three-day vacation, unlimited beer and ice cream, and passionate blondes.
Looking at the nearly half of the pilots killed, Nan Yun's heart was bleeding.
Those were the elite troops he had painstakingly trained. He only lost a dozen of them in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Unexpectedly, nearly half of them were lost here.
"These are the elite troops of the navy. We cannot lose them here. Attacking the ground is the job of the army. We cannot expect the navy to help the army solve problems."
Nan Yun made up his mind and sent a telegram to the army, saying only that the main force of the US army had been discovered, but did not mention the opponent's deployment.
After seeing the telegram, the division commander, Lieutenant General Kinoshita, was ecstatic.
"Hahaha, we finally found the main force of the US Army. All the troops assemble, target the main force of the US Army. We must kill them all in one battle!"
He had already communicated with Yamashita and learned that the American army was too weak and would surrender with just the slightest attack.
Division Commander Kinoshita did not take such an enemy seriously at all, thinking that this was a military achievement that was delivered to his doorstep.
The soldiers below were also extremely motivated because of the indulgence in the past two days. They clamored to teach the US army a lesson, and then lined up in neat rows and rushed towards the US defense line.
