Chapter 1030 Bering Strait
While the Philippines' sub-bases were constantly stirring up the surrounding turmoil, in the northeastern corner of the Eurasian continent, two sub-bases also began to provide ammunition for artillery fire from the Chinese army.
After the Alaska point base is adjusted, it can cover the entire Bering Strait and extend to the Eurasian continent. In addition, the sub-base near the Chersky Mountains has controlled the surrounding areas of Asia and America.
But the American didn't know, and he bumped into it...
"The climate in Alaska is too harsh in winter. It is not easy for others to survive except for the dogs and the Eskimos. We only need to defend to completely block the Chinese attack." At the beginning, the internal view of the US military was to launch passive defense in Alas.
But some people still proposed to launch a more active attack at the connection between the United States and Asia.
"We cannot just passive defense, watch the Chinese rely on their army to continuously cross the Bering Strait and embark on our territory. We must take the initiative to attack, and show the fearless spirit of our young men in the Chinese who think it is impossible!" MacArthur, who was transferred back to the General Staff to support his retirement, jumped out unwillingly and fully supported the plan to counterattack from Alaska to the Asian continent.
"The weather is bad for us, and it is bad for Chinese people. The same bad weather in the past has not stopped our ancestors from conquering Alaska. Are we going to retreat today? Has our fearless spirit of adventure been worn out by modern luxury? We will never give up for the better future of the whole world. What we need now is to do, and leave the rest to God to decide!"
MacArthur's lobbying was very successful. The Americans originally planned to set up a division in Alaska for passive defense, but later it changed to three divisions, and they wanted to draw elite troops from the Bering Strait to counterattack the Far East.
Although MacArthur was a little selfish and would not wait until the weather improved and counterattacked with the cooperation of the US Navy, but instead focused on supporting the army's raid, it was easy to fight back from places that the Chinese people had not expected.
Even though the Far East is too desolate, such results do not care about how many cities they have captured, but more importantly, the political significance of the victory of the US military. This is bad news from all over the world, the tortured Roosevelt administration urgently needs, and it is also a good way to boost the morale of the US team that has failed one after another.
When China launched fierce attacks in various places, Washington advanced this risky plan, allowing only two divisions to quickly assemble. However, the army that could be sent to another continent at one time had only one brigade and ten thousand people.
"The Chinese may think that the coldness of minus 49 degrees Fahrenheit can kill any enemy, and their troops in the Bering Strait only have one regiment." This is the information that the Americans repeatedly discovered.
At low temperatures of minus 45 degrees Celsius, if you are exposed for 20 seconds, you will be frostbite. At this time, the biggest enemy of the Chinese there is not the Americans or the Soviets, but the severe cold and scarce supplies.
In the large area east of the Lena River, there is only half of Wei Lihuang's army. Half of them need to be rotated to rest in China, leaving only three divisions and more than 50,000 people.
The supply of these personnel was already very difficult when the road was closed in the cold and the base was not in place before the subdivision was not in place. Most of them were also concentrated in the south, and the Bering Strait, a more difficult place to take into account, arranging a regiment was a very test of China's normal logistics supply capacity.
Of course, this was before the adjustment of the sub-base, and the Americans carefully investigated it many times. They believed that the origin of the information had been confirmed.
"A brigade is enough to wipe out all the Chinese there and occupy the coast of the Bering Strait." After careful calculations, the American staff finally chose the most cost-saving method. In fact, the large amount of supplies to resist the severe cold and the soldiers' complaints about this slap in the forehead regardless of the harsh environment have already given them a headache.
On March 5, the two groups that were ready set off first.
The Bering Strait is a freezing period from October to April of the following year. There may be more ice floes at the end of March, but in early March, as long as you can find the right path, the frozen Bering Strait can be safely passed with the help of tools.
The Americans had a long history of information about this place. The Deodes Islands in the middle of the Bering Strait are now occupied by the Americans. Various convenient conditions have given them the confidence to raid across the Bering Strait, and they can even transport trucks and some armored vehicles.
There are no vehicles. On the vast snowfield, Americans who are not interested in dog sledding are unable to move forward. If it weren't for the plan to be too early, there might be more vehicles and even light tanks designed for the environment of severe cold areas.
"This is enough. Our opponent is not the Germans, but the Chinese who had to regard trains as monsters a few years ago!" Even though there was a lot of news, as long as we had not experienced it personally, the arrogant Americans would not believe in the miracles created by the Chinese. What's more, this time the leader was Walton Walker, who had just made contributions in Europe and was promoted to lieutenant general.
Lao Mai did not win the opportunity to win this credit for his Pacific Army, and the top Americans were not at ease to let those recruits with little experience complete the mission. In the end, Walker, who was injured and rested from the European battlefield, was written on the final list.
This tiger-headed dog, affectionately known as the best bastard in his army, is famous for its ferociousness and strength.
This time he went directly to the Dealmid Islands. Under the charge of two regiments accompanied by 85 modified m5 light tanks, the command center continued to move forward. This made Major General William Fischer Dean, the chief of staff, who was full of academic cultivation, a little dissatisfied. However, under the cover of more than hundreds of fighter jets in the air, Dean, who expected that there was no danger, ignored Walker's reckless behavior. After all, he was serving under Patton, and he understood Patton's favor for this tiger-headed dog.
"We have everything going well in the attack! If the weather is better for this bitch, or if we are given a few big supply packages on our heads, we can rush to Magadan in one breath and kick open the doors of the Chinese who have hibernated the Chinese! Hahaha!" Sure enough, under the raid of the Americans, the action went smoothly, and soon landed on the Eurasian continent where the Chinese could not notice. Even when most of the two regiments landed successfully, they did not even see the shadow of the Chinese.
This made Walker unable to help but rumor backwards: "Tell the group of dogs behind you not to hide behind like a woman. If you want to get a medal, come here as soon as possible. Maybe we will even hit Vladivostok in one go!"
The careful Walker understood that the performance of a brigade occupying enemy land is different from that of more troops. The credit for such ease can be magnified to more brilliant after more troops enter.
Although the two divisions that have already been on the Alaska land are under the command of Walker, the highest command of this operation is in Washington.
However, the smooth news from the front line he sent back still made Washington excited. It was easy to gain a foothold in Asia, not only to achieve greater political victory, but also to take more initiative in the next step of action.
As for supplies, Americans with strong logistical capabilities will not think too much, and they now need to hear the cheers of domestic victory.
As a result, more and more troops winded through Alaska's ice and snow passages to the continent on the other side.
In half a month, even though a severe blizzard occurred during this period, the Americans still sent a division, about 30,000.
On March 10, a battalion of Chinese troops that I finally encountered was about to collapse. Although there were still small-scale Chinese troops harassed them, they never organized large-scale military resistance, so that the US team could continue to advance inland.
"It should be that the Chinese people's braids entangled their little feet. Perhaps when our army planted the star-striped flags into the Stanov Mountains, only those Chinese people who always like to hibernate with their hands will appear!" Walker sneered arrogantly amid the praises of a number of media reporters who followed the army, but he felt increasingly faint in his heart.
His intuition told him that such a thing is by no means that simple.
"We should stop!" Marshall also warned.
This successful attack on Asia is definitely a bit of inspiring light in the news of repeated failures in various battlefields. It has achieved political goals. If you continue to go deeper, you may be surprised.
But before Washington's senior officials issued an order to garrison, the US troops ahead were already defeated.
No one expected that the Chinese counterattack would be so rapid. More than 900 rhinos and more than 1,000 functional infantry fighting vehicles swept across the entire American armored forces on March 21. The m5 and a few Sherman were vulnerable, and more than 700 fighter jets that covered them kept falling over their heads, and some were even bombed into fireballs directly on the simple airport.
The land that the Americans captured in half a month was lost in just three days and was driven to the Bering Strait.
When Walker's tiger-headed dog retreated, it had become the soul of a rhino's cannon. Dean, who temporarily became the remaining commander of the 1.3 US Army, looked at the safe passage of the floating ice on the Bering Strait with blood and the dead bodies of American soldiers, and his heart was full of despair.
"Let's surrender!" Dean, who had been alone for another two days, finally ignored the news from Washington and led a group of hungry and cold American soldiers to raise a white flag.
Chapter completed!