Chapter 714 Santa Barbara!

"1000!"

This number made Tan Wang suddenly petrified. Even Tang Xiao, who originally wanted to gloat, opened his eyes wide. The two finally knew why Duan Qirui, who could find them by a phone call, came in person.

In the absence of the Chief of General Staff and the Prime Minister, he was ordered to personally supervise the logistics in the face of danger.

"Is there a problem?" Duan Qirui narrowed his eyes, and his temperament seemed to have changed. He was no longer the civilian defense minister, but more like returning to the battlefield and the three heroes of Beiyang who became famous after fighting Ilzkuk.

1,000, which is equivalent to the transfer of more than 60% of Xinhua's current transport ships, so that Australia, the Indian Ocean, the Persian Gulf and even domestic routes have to face a pause or reduction.

If Tang Xiao is surprised and may not know much about the naval capacity, then Tan Wang is really surprised. For more than ten years, driven by the emperor's high mind, Xinhua, whether it is self-built or purchased, almost all 10,000 tons of ships, and each 10,000 tons of tons can be shipped at least 3,000 tons. The navy has nearly 100 transport ships, supply ships and landing ships. If there are 1,000, it can send at least 400,000 soldiers plus 1.5 million tons of equipment and materials at a time. According to the calculation of the Xinhua Standard Infantry Division, it can deliver exactly 20 divisions at a time.

There are not many or less than 20 divisions. Under the protection of aircraft and warships, it is impossible to guarantee the smooth establishment of a landing defense line. However, the U.S. Pacific Fleet hardly dares to go out, and the aircraft is even more vulnerable. With the assistance of Mexico, why does it need a transportation? How about so many troops?

Is it true that everything in Mexico is a lie? The landing point is not in the safer Baja California Peninsula, but another mystery?

====Santa Barbara!

In the Honolulu villa, standing in front of Li Mo, who quietly arrived in Hawaii, when Chen Ping moved his finger to this small place nearly 100 kilometers north of Los Angeles, even people like Li Enfu were surprised.

This choice surprised his former imperial prime minister to see the core of Houyi's plan for the first time, code-named "Tianwu Er" landing plan.

As early as when he decided to land in the United States, Li Enfu also thought about the best place to land from there. At present, after Mexico joined, the best landing point was undoubtedly the Baja California Peninsula, followed by San Francisco. Unexpectedly, Chen Ping moved his finger to this small place between San Diego and San Francisco.

Chen Ping did not seem to see the surprised Li Enfu, and continued: "Judging from the current reconnaissance and intelligence, the U.S. military has deployed 15 armies in three states on the West Coast, with a total force of about 3 million. There are 12 second-line armies in the three states of Texas, Nevada and Arizona, but at present, the second-line All 10 divisions have been concentrated in Texas and Arizona to prepare for Mexico. The 150,000 British Expeditionary Force is currently stationed in Utah. According to my estimate, it is likely to be deployed to California recently. In this way, the total strength is close to 6 million!"

"Oh, good boy, the troops of the whole country are coming!" Hearing this number, Li Enfu couldn't help but take a breath.

"It's not yet, but it has accounted for more than 70%. According to intelligence, nearly one million troops withdrawn from Panama are also expected to be pulled to the west coast, but at present, their military spirit and morale are problematic, so I estimate that it will take at least three months to return to the battlefield. Later. It's

And Wilson has just issued the third national mobilization order. Considering that this is fighting in the United States, the Americans resist aggression, and the reality that they have more guns in their country, we must be prepared to face more armed men. Speaking of this, Chen Ping's eyes were cold and he said coldly, "So I have ordered that all soldiers who land in the United States and participate in the war against the United States can freely fire at all those who hold guns!"

Including women and children! As long as they pick up the gun!"

"That's good!" Li Enfu agreed with the order and said coldly, "Since you are fighting, don't save the kindness of women. You should not only shoot, but also learn from the British concentration camp in Boer and lock them up first!"

The Americans are defending their country, but the founding of the United States is still short, the domestic racial discrimination is serious, and the contradictions in South America have not been completely healed. Maybe they can arm millions more, but as long as we can withstand the three axes in the early stage and constantly consume them, there will be chaos!"

Concentration camp!

Emperor Li twitched the corners of his eyes twice. These guys are really more ruthless than each other!

"From the perspective of deployment, there are a total of three armies in Washington and Oregon. Considering that there are many mountain valleys in these two places, the troops cannot be deployed quickly after landing, so we don't have to consider it for the time being.

So California is our only choice. First of all, there are a large number of Mexicans and our Chinese. After Mexico announced its preparation for the war, the confrontation between Mexicans and whites in the United States has increased, and there are two world-class seaports, San Francisco and San Diego, but these two ports It's not easy to take it now.

San Francisco has a special geographical location, narrow outside and wide inside, easy to defend and difficult to attack. At present, it has basically become an empty city, and the U.S. military has deployed six armies there, more than 1,500 cannons of all kinds, and about 300 tanks and a large number of machine guns. It will be very expensive to take it.

San Diego is also difficult. Although we used to consider Tijuana and the Baja California Peninsula, and then quickly capture San Diego through the border, it is more difficult now. First of all, there is a lack of support for large troops, and the U.S. military has strengthened its defense north of Tijuana, with a total of about two armies. Deployed on the border, there are only four armies left in San Diego, and more than 50,000 naval personnel. In fact, the troops here are stronger than San Francisco!" Chen Ping said here and took out a pile of aerial reconnaissance photos: "And your emperor, please take a look."

The photo is an aerial picture of the situation in the port of San Diego. The last four new battleships and six old battleships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet are on the list, but it is strange that there are a few more things like breakwaters outside these battleships, which is very strange.

"This is the latest mobile lightning defense dike in the United States. It is composed of a semi-submersible float, with a drinking water of 4 meters and a width of 2 meters. The interior is filled with water. There are three in total. We have done experiments. Whether it is a spear or an aviation fish bone, if you want to hit the battleship behind, you need at least two or more torpedoes to pass from the same point. This is almost impossible."

"Your consciousness is that the United States is going to use the battleship as a temporary turret?"

Li Mo grasped the reason why the U.S. military did this in an instant. To be honest, now that the U.S. Pacific Fleet comes out is no different from dying. The guy who invented this semi-submersible lightning defense is indeed a talent. Unfortunately, he did not know that there was a kind of dive bomber in the world that could attack from the top.

"At present, the U.S. military's mine dike has been promoted in the Allies. Its production is very simple, so we also detected similar things in Mumbai, but it has a very big defect, that is, the removal speed is slow, and it takes at least 3 hours to withdraw, so it is not so much a minewall, but also a prison. That's why we suspect that the U.S. military is preparing to use them as temporary forts.

Tijuana is only 19 kilometers away from San Diego, and the whole process is under the threat of American heavy artillery. Although we have an air advantage, the U.S. military has spent a lot of effort to build the San Diego defense line. Only more than 300 heavy guns are deployed on the border of the Baja California Peninsula, and about 700 light artillery guns are deployed, all of which are used. The cement steel bunker is very troublesome to remove. Coupled with San Diego's naval guns and other coastal defense heavy artillery, if the attack is strong, it will cause great losses.

Since Mexico currently has only 200,000 troops that can withstand World War I, President Caranza's 2 million promised us has actually just begun to recruit. Although Gu Weijun sent a telegram saying that the Mexicans are quite enthusiastic about recovering the country, it will take at least three months for training to really pull the battlefield, so If you go to Tijuana, even if the border is opened, you will be surrounded by 10 U.S. troops from Texas and Arizona!

So we have unconditionally attacked the above two seaports, so the only available deep-water harbor left is the Port of Los Angeles!"

Chen Ping's finger pointed to Los Angeles again and continued to introduce: "The Port of Los Angeles is not big, but it is deep enough. As long as the mines are cleared, it can dock any ship.

But the Port of Los Angeles is also a defensive place, and it is not realistic to directly attack the harbor, so we chose Santa Barbara. According to the submarine and Nighthawk reconnaissance, although there is a lack of a good deep-water port near Santa Barbara, there are two advantages.

The first is that it is very close to the railway line. Less than 5 kilometers after landing is the railway. The coastline is also relatively flat and lacks high defense points. As for the Santa Yezi Mountains behind it, it is 20 kilometers away from the coast. The cannons deployed can't really threaten the landing site, so the U.S. military can only rely on cement fortifications. From the current investigation, there are a total of 170 threatening heavy fire points, most of which are obviously easy to destroy.

The second advantage is that the coastal beach here is very wide. We can use shallow landing boats to achieve rapid landing. The assault boat can even land directly on the beach. Previously, the navy had ordered about 1,000 such boats from the shipyard. With the addition of naval landing boats, the first wave can be launched to the coast. More than 30,000 troops and at least 50 tanks can be sent, and at least 100,000 people can be sent in 6 hours. If it can last for 48 hours, I am sure to send all 20 divisions!

And it is more than 100 kilometers away from San Francisco and San Diego. The U.S. military is a little far away from supporting. Even if you take the railway, it will take 5 hours, not to mention that I will let the air force blow up the railway line in the early stage.

So as long as you take Santa Barbara, you can move quickly to Los Angeles, using the dominant sea and air forces to completely destroy the coastal defense facilities of the Port of Los Angeles, and then be captured by the army from the rear.

As long as we take Los Angeles, we will have a seaport, so that the follow-up troops can be deployed quickly. If we can quickly repair the temporary airport, our bombers can completely cover the entire San Diego Peninsula and the U.S. border.

"What about Mexico? What's your plan?" Li Mo asked, "Don't forget, Gu Weijun promised at least 20 divisions in Mexico."

"Hehe, Mr. Li, don't worry." Chen Ping said, "I will send 21 divisions to Mexico, of which we will send two infantry divisions and 3 infantry divisions, plus three reading armor regiments, plus 8 divisions in Japan and 7 divisions in North Korea, as well as a large joint division in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador, and in order to ensure combat effectiveness, I have been with the following The family has agreed that these 15 divisions are all from the old troops who have participated in the battle between Australia and Panama. Anyway, the U.S. military in Panama is also withdrawing. As long as you let Japan and North Korea shoot some second-line troops to clean up. After arriving in Mexico, these main forces can also take the opportunity to rest for a while, as long as they exist, they can It contained 10 U.S. armies in Texas and Arizona, making them afraid to turn around to California.

"21 divisions, the logistical pressure is not small. What are you going to do?" Li Enfu narrowed his eyes and asked worriedly.

"In terms of food, Mexico has promised to provide a part, and Colombia has also promised to bear a part, so that we can shorten our transportation distance. Moreover, we still have enough food reserves. In addition, Australia can achieve self-sufficiency in the first half of next year, I can fully guarantee that The needs of more than 6 million troops!

There is no need to worry too much about ammunition. Their current task is mainly to contain and prevent the U.S. military from attacking Mexico. They will not serve as the main offensive task for the time being, so the consumption will be less. As for the oil, Mr. Thomas has prepared a huge profit for us. Over the years, his refineries in Mexico have been stockpiled. 150,000 barrels of gasoline are enough to maintain 10,000 trucks and five armored divisions for three months.

"Thomas, hehe, it should be said to be the emperor." Li Enfu smiled. This kind of advanced means was definitely what Li Mo instructed Thomas to do. Otherwise, how could such a terrible figure of 150,000 barrels come out at once? According to the output of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Company's small refinery in Mexico, it was at least three years of output!

If you don't sell oil for three years, only Emperor Li has such a crazy hand.

Li Mo didn't care about the eyes of Li Enfu and Chen Ping. He cared more about Hollywood in later generations. He didn't know if he had a chance to plant a sign there.

"At present, the first batch of five Japanese and North Korean divisions departing from Australia are expected to arrive in Mexico in 10 days. The pilots of the two brothers Yongshan and Shoushan have also departed. It is estimated that they can arrive at the same time. They will all land in the Gulf of California, escorted by the South American fleet led by Sa Zhenbing, Panama. The new rotating troops will also arrive in 20 days, and the transport fleet will directly transport the replaced troops to Mexico. In this way, after a month at most, all the 20 divisions we promised in Mexico can be in place!

In addition, I have sent a telegram to Duan Qirui, who will personally coordinate the shipping and escort operations. Chen Ping took a deep breath: "Now we are waiting for the Prime Minister. According to the telegram he sent yesterday, it is estimated that an agreement will be reached at the end of the month at the latest, so I have ordered all the troops to enter the second-level combat readiness and naval fleets.

It has begun to set off one after another!"

(to be continued)