Chapter 937 Home Delivery

   October 3rd

On the third day after the delivery of the    ultimatum, the expeditionary force received a response from the US military in Chicago, saying that it was seriously considering it, but it would take a little more time.

   Marshal Li Shuanzhu, the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary army, answered very simply; but, no later than 12:00 noon on October 8th, otherwise an all-out attack will be launched as planned.

   Relevant information was not communicated to the troops and was not necessary.

   Now that the entire army has been adjusted and adjusted, the troops are ready to launch a full-line attack at any time. At this time, conveying orders with confusing meanings can easily cause the troops to be at a loss.

   Being able to surrender is of course easy, but everything is based on "fighting". The glory of the Imperial Expeditionary Force is all achieved by one knife and one shot, and there is no fluke.

  The Imperial Expeditionary Force and allied troops totaling more than 500,000 surrounded Chicago in three directions from the south, south, and 60 kilometers apart, forming a semicircular encirclement with a radius of hundreds of square kilometers.

The    front troops are about 15 to 20 kilometers away from the U.S. military's outer front-line defense positions.

   This is a very awkward distance. The expeditionary force controls the sky of Chicago. Since the sun rises, there are reconnaissance planes patrolling the sky. Everything is seen in detail, and the US military has no secrets at all.

   If the U.S. military wants to sneak out of the city, they must walk for 3 to 4 hours at night to reach the frontier positions of the expeditionary force.

   Even small-scale troop movements would be difficult to avoid if large-scale troop movements go unnoticed.

   Expeditionary Force Headquarters

"Commander, take a look, this is a sign of the U.S. military's movement found by the staff based on aerial reconnaissance statistics." Admiral Liu Shan walked over, holding a piece of intelligence in his hand and frowning and said; "After various time periods Aerial reconnaissance summary statistics show that in the past two days, the U.S. military has as many as five regiment-level or higher troops, moving from the south and north of the city to the western suburbs of the city. At present, this abnormal mobilization is still ongoing.

   Judgment by the General Staff of the Expeditionary Force;

   The U.S. military intends to organize a considerable-scale counterattack in the near future. The preliminary study estimates that the size of the force is between 60,000 and 100,000 people, and will invest a certain amount of armored troops to cooperate. .

   Most of the U.S. armored troops are stationed in the western suburbs. It seems that this is their main assault direction!

  Sir, these Americans are dishonest again. "

"Since we've all hit the door, aren't we allowed to resist twice??" Marshal Li Shuanzhu, who has been tempered by war for a long time, is not unusual for the little tricks of the Americans. He took a look and put it on the table, and ordered ;

   "To the west is the site under the responsibility of Deputy Commander Duan, and convey the judgment of the General Staff truthfully, and he will take good care of these Americans.

   That's right... I remember that the 4th and 5th divisions of Fusang were all in the western suburbs, right?

   told Deputy Commander Duan to let him push the two Fusang divisions to the front line. Cannon fodder must have the consciousness of cannon fodder, and some things can only be realized in battle.

  We need to know about the affairs of our Army Air Corps, don’t spread it around. "

   Marshal Li Shuanzhu said something inexplicable, but Admiral Liu Shan understood it in seconds and replied with a smile, "Haha...Then I will convey it according to your meaning."

   "Tell Deputy Commander Duan that I will not take prisoners in this battle."

"Understood."

  Admiral Liu Shan replied, turned around and walked towards the telegraph room. He knew that the Americans had succeeded in arousing the anger of the marshal, and he was about to kill.

   After Marshal Li Shuanzhu instructed, he no longer thought about the current Chicago war, but thought about the next strategy.

   Anyway

   In early October, we will solve the war in Chicago, and then use this super shocking victory to strike while the iron is hot. The troops will quickly sweep the industrial cities in the 5 Great Lakes region in 5 ways, and complete the full occupation before the end of the year.

   The winter here is quite cold and the snow is heavy. After this battle, it is basically impossible to launch any major battles before March next year.

During this period

  It is necessary to step up the implementation of the Empire's industrial transfer policy, dismantling a large number of factories and equipment in the name of war compensation, and transferring them to the northern federal states by railroad for resettlement, where new production capacity is formed.

  The Great Lakes region is a world-class industrial production center, steel smelting, shipbuilding, complete industrial equipment manufacturing, chemical fiber, power equipment, petroleum equipment and pharmaceutical products and other industrial categories are complete and highly valuable.

   There are many industrial categories that the Northern Federation urgently needs, and many are industrial categories that are lacking in the empire itself or weak industrial categories. We must take this opportunity to make up for it and become stronger and bigger, so that the industrial strength can take off again.

   When Li Shuanzhu was in the position of commander-in-chief of the first army, he not only had to calculate a military account, but also an economic account and a political account. He had to share the worries for the saints, and he had to focus on the future situation of national rejuvenation and long-term stability. Only then can he be regarded as a qualified commander.

  This is not... He is planning to assign about 40,300 square kilometers of land in the Charlotte and Luray areas of southeastern West Virginia as a gift to the republic of Virginia, which is planning to become independent.

   As for whether it is justifiable or not, that is not a question for him to consider.

   Once this is done, it will be wonderful... Where is the beauty?

   Virginia is originally the closest southern state to Washington. Richmond is only 170 kilometers from Washington, D.C., and the border is only 77 kilometers from the White House (destroyed).

The Luray area of ​​West Virginia, on the other hand, is located directly west of Washington, D.C., seven or eighty kilometers apart. This geographical location is equivalent to the Republic of Virginia (proposed) encircling the capital of the United States from the south and the west. Now, if the cannon has a longer range, it can directly bombard the Presidential Palace.

  This poses a big problem for the Yankees, whether the future capital should be placed in Washington, D.C., a location jointly selected by the founding fathers of the United States.

  If you choose to move the capital, we will not talk about it, which means that the United States has since become a second-rate power. No matter how developed the economy is, people will look down on it. Can a country that cannot keep its capital still stand up and talk?

  In later generations, after the defeat of the Second Empire, the capital of West Germany was moved to Bonn. Even if the industrial economy is the world's first-class top level, it is still a political dwarf and has no say in the world.

   Later, the two Germanys merged and the capital moved back to Berlin. Only then did Germany return to the center of the European political arena, exerting an international political influence in line with its economic strength.

This kind of situation is like the relationship between people. There is a guy who is beaten and dare not go home. He is bragging all over the world saying that whose political system needs to be changed, and whose people's livelihood needs to be improved, who and so need to be improved. Another violation of human rights, I really think of myself as a green onion, but who will eat you dipped in soy sauce?

  If we don’t move the capital, stick to the fair, democratic, and free governance spirit of the founding fathers of the United States, and inherit the glorious role of the beacon of democracy, then the problem will follow. How to solve the security problem?

  The distance of more than 70 kilometers is too close, and within the range of the cannon, how can you govern the country when you are always worried?

In today's era of large ships and giant artillery, it is not difficult to develop a cannon with a range of more than 80 kilometers, especially in the face of urban targets, without the pursuit of accuracy and mobility, it is completely possible to develop a "hillside cannon" ".

The so-called "hillside cannon" is to find a suitable gentle **** and hill, cut one side into an oblique angle of more than 30 degrees, and then lay a large-caliber gun barrel. Make it long enough, 30 meters, 40 meters or even 50 meters.

  The barrel is long enough and the charge is appropriately increased, so the 80km range is not a problem at all.

   Such hillside cannons are lined up, and each position can be set up with a dozen or even dozens of them, capable of projecting large-caliber artillery shells 80 kilometers away, forming a strategic deterrent effect.

   The linkage of multiple positions has the ability to destroy the entire city.

   In the face of a life-and-death crisis, the U.S. policy toward the Republic of Virginia cannot be hard even if it wants to. What an interesting scenario!

  Think of this

   Marshal Li Shuanzhu couldn't help showing a smile on the corner of his mouth. He was determined to overcome all odds and make it happen, and gave the Republic of Virginia a big gift package.

   A few days later

  At about 1:00 a.m. on October 7th, in the middle of the night when the cold wind was howling, the brigade of American soldiers set off from the forward position in the western suburbs and touched the expeditionary army position 17 kilometers away.

   For such a long distance, a normal forced march would take 4 hours.

None of these U.S. soldiers did not have any relatives who did not greet their superiors in their hearts. They hung their heads and shrank their waists. They were shivering from the cold and followed the team. The long shadows could not see their heads at a glance. They marched in several columns, heading west. The direction of the outskirts swooped away.

   Such a big movement could not be concealed from the sentinels at the front. At more than three o'clock in the morning, a shining flare rose into the sky and exploded in the thick night, conveying a dangerous military intelligence message.

   Expeditionary Force Frontline Camp

   "Nani, found out that the big stocks have come?"

The fourth division commander, Lieutenant General Wei Shenxing, was woken up in his sleep. Hearing the shocking news, he immediately got up from the bed without any sleepiness. Where the blanket was lifted, a slender silhouette of a white woman could be seen vaguely. .

"It is roughly estimated that there are tens of thousands of people. I don't know how many. Anyway, there are a lot of people. It's so good." I didn't encounter any hard stubble, and I naturally felt contempt in my heart.

   So many U.S. troops came to attack the Great Fusang Imperial Army late at night, and they were discovered. Isn’t it just a door-to-door delivery? This is a big credit.

   "Your Excellency the division commander, do you need to quickly report to the headquarters of the expeditionary force for strategic guidance?"

   "Nani? No, no, no... Notify Yamamoto-kun of the 5th Division, saying that all my soldiers of the 4th Division are ready, and will fight the enemy side by side with the 5th Division, so don't bother the friendly forces."

"This…"

   "Bastard... Bajiya Road, just convey it as I want, and the woman who is not allowed to peek at me again, get out."

   "As per your order, Your Excellency the Division Commander."

   (end of this chapter)