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Text Chapter 881 China joins the war

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    "Heavy machine guns, light machine guns, fire cover! One platoon charges, and the second platoon goes around to provide fire cover for the first platoon!" A US military captain lied behind a stone and ordered loudly.  His company totaled more than a hundred men, but disaster struck after they began to attack the Chinese defenders on the island.  The Chinese defenders were on the mountainside, commanding from a high position, and the intensive firepower made these U.S. Marines suffer. In just ten minutes, his company lost half of its men.

    "Ta-ta-ta!" The US military's light and heavy machine guns were quickly set up and fired aimlessly at the mountain.  However, it was almost impossible to cause much casualties to the Chinese defenders in the strong bunkers.  When the U.S. fleet's naval guns fired, the Chinese defenders often retreated to the caves. After the U.S. fleet stopped shelling, they entered the bunkers and opened fire on the U.S. Marines!  Such tactics put the U.S. fleet in a very difficult position. At a distance of seven or eight kilometers, the battleship's main gun fire had a slight error, hundreds of meters away.  Therefore, when the US Marines launched the attack, the battleship's main gun did not continue to fire, and this gave the Chinese defenders the opportunity to kill the US Marines!

    "Bang!" After a gunshot, a blood hole appeared on the forehead of the American casualty. He fell to the ground all of a sudden, and his eyes gradually lost their look.  In a bunker of the Chinese defenders more than 300 meters away, a sniper of the Chinese defenders slowly drew a vertical line on the mountain wall. This was already the twelfth attack he had solved today.  He is an American, and he basically targets US Marine Corps officers. If he also targets ordinary soldiers, his record today can at least double!

    The U.S. Marine Corps' attack on the Chinese defenders stationed on the central mountain range of Basseterre Island was extremely unsuccessful. Their attack was almost completely exposed to the guns of the Chinese defenders, and they would lose every step they took.  Lots of bodies.  The U.S. fleet was unable to provide them with sufficient artillery support, which put the U.S. Marine Corps' attack into trouble.

    When the sun sank into the sea, the U.S. Marine Corps stopped attacking.  In order to reduce the massacre by Chinese artillery, Major General Jackson, commander of the 2nd Marine Division, ordered the US troops to spread out in company units and try to find shelter.  Soon, the casualty statistics of the Kth came out. During the attack in the few hours from afternoon to evening, the Kth suffered more than a thousand casualties, plus the U.S. Navy and Marines who had been killed by the artillery of the Chinese defenders.  Troop soldiers, the US military's casualties today are around two thousand.

    After Major General Jackson got this statistical data, his face suddenly became gloomy, as if he could drip water.  The entire 2nd Marine Division only has more than 12,000 men. A few hours of attack cost him one-sixth of his troops. If things continue like this, his entire division will be wiped out in a few days.  They will all fight for it!

    Next, the US military changed its tactics and stopped attacking the Chinese defenders. Instead, it adopted a siege, hoping to trap the Chinese defenders on the mountain to death.  However, the U.S. military's last hope failed.  The Chinese defenders had stored enough food and ammunition on the mountain to keep up with the US military.  Although the US military occupied the entire territory of Guadeloupe, there was nothing they could do to deal with the Chinese defenders clinging to the mountains.  The Chinese defenders still shelled the US troops, or simply launched small-scale assaults on the US troops at night, killing as many US troops as possible.

    At the same time, in order to prevent the Chinese fleet from attacking the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy on the island, the U.S. Navy had to station a fleet consisting of two heavy cruisers, several light cruisers and destroyers here.  However, in the end, until the U.S. Navy was wiped out by the Chinese Navy, the U.S. military still failed to wipe out the Chinese defenders on Guadeloupe. Instead, a large number of effective forces were wiped out by the Chinese defenders!

    When the U.S. fleet launched its attack on Guadeloupe, it was already eight o'clock in the evening on September 16, Beijing time.  Emperor Wang Yuze is accompanying his family.  Wang Yuze's eldest son Wang Zirui is nineteen years old and is currently studying at the Imperial Army University.  Until now, although Wang Yuze has no intention of establishing a prince, everyone regards Wang Zirui as the prince.  Wang Yuze also intended to let Wang Zirui join the army to serve in the army for a few years later in the war.  Therefore, so far, no candidate for the princess has been arranged for Wang Zirui.  However, the German royal family was quite enthusiastic about this. Kaiser Wilhelm II even wanted to send his only daughter Victoria to Germany.  Princess Louise marries Wang Yuze's eldest son.  However, this proposal was opposed by China. The Chinese did not want a white man to become the queen of China's mother-in-law world.

    "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Chief of General Staff, the Minister of Army, the Minister of Navy and the Minister of Defense are all here!" Wu Hao, the chief of guard, suddenly walked in and reported to Wang Yuze.

    "Okay, I'll be there right away!" Wang YuZe! said with a calm face.  He knew that something serious must have happened, otherwise the imperial concubines would not bother him at this time.  After the war broke out, Wang Yuze became busier and busier, and he spent less and less time with his family.  Therefore, he cherished the time after dinner very much.

    After apologizing to his family, Wang Yuze went to the study.  At this moment, several important officials from the empire had arrived in the study room, and everyone's expressions were a bit unpleasant.

    "What happened?" After seeing everyone's faces, Wang Yuze felt nervous.

    "Your Majesty, the war has begun! The Americans have just launched an attack on Guadeloupe. The Americans dispatched four battleships, four heavy cruisers and some light cruisers and destroyers to attack Guadeloupe. Our fleet there  It has been evacuated, but the coastal defense fortress is counterattacking. However, the U.S. fleet is powerful, and our defenders there may not be able to withstand it!" said Cai Yun, Chief of General Staff.

    "What? The Americans launched an attack on Guadeloupe? Damn it, they actually dared to initiate a war?" Wang Yuze was very shocked.  He always thought that Americans would choose passive defense after suffering a lot at the hands of China.  China can wait until it has completed its war preparations before launching an attack on the Americans.  However, what I never expected was that the Americans would choose to strike first.  This made Wang Yuze feel ashamed and angry!

    "Your Majesty, the actions of the Americans did surprise all of us. However, this is also reasonable. The Americans also know that there will be a war with us, and their military strength is not as good as ours. The first one to provoke  A war would be more beneficial to them!" Prime Minister Wu Tingfang also said.  Obviously, everyone had underestimated the United States before.

    "Damn! Do they think they can defeat us if they initiate a war? Since they initiated a war, prepare to bear the wrath of the empire!" Wang Yuze said angrily.

    "Your Majesty, the Americans may not just attack Guadeloupe. This afternoon, one of our destroyers patrolling near the Atlantic mouth of the Panama Canal was expelled by a US warship. Therefore, it is very likely that the US fleet will take the opportunity to pass  canal and enters the Pacific Ocean. According to the judgment of the Navy Department, the main targets of the U.S. fleet are probably the Pacific Fleet and the Santa Cruz Island military port! However, we have no way of knowing how big the U.S. fleet is!" Navy Minister Zhang Chengye  said.  The active attack by the US military did catch China somewhat off guard.  The capital ships of the Home Fleet have just completed overhaul and maintenance, and have not yet left for the Eastern Pacific.  And the few warships of the Pacific Fleet alone are definitely no match for the US fleet!

    "Let the warships from Tumaco Naval Base set off quickly to find out the size of the U.S. fleet. In addition, the Pacific Fleet is ready for battle. If the U.S. Navy is strong, return to the Hawaiian Islands first." Wang Yuze said.  He is sure that the size of the US fleet must be quite astonishing, at least several times the size of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet.  Otherwise, Americans would not be so bold.

    "Your Majesty, if the Pacific Fleet evacuates Santa Cruz Island, the island's defenses alone may not be able to resist the attack of the US fleet!" Zhang Cheng said with some embarrassment.  Although after China leased Santa Cruz Island from Ecuador, it transformed the entire island, built complete defenses, and deployed many large-caliber coastal defense guns.  However, if the U.S. fleet is strong, Santa Cruz Island still cannot be defended.  Even if the U.S. fleet merely destroys the port, it will have a serious impact on China's future attacks on the U.S. Navy.

    "Try your best to hold on! If you really can't hold on, there's nothing you can do. Find a way to save the people and the boat first," Wang Yuze said.

    "Your Majesty, now that the U.S. Navy has begun to take action, I am afraid that the U.S. Army will not be lonely. We currently have only more than 100,000 people in Mexico, and the Seventh Army is still at sea and will not arrive until the end of the month. Moreover, the U.S. fleet has now entered the Pacific Ocean  , transporting troops to Mexico is very dangerous!" Army Secretary General Zhao Bowen also said.  He had just returned from Germany and officially succeeded him as Minister of War.

    "Send a telegram to the Mexican garrison. They can retreat temporarily. As long as they retain a stronghold near the sea in Mexico, we can counterattack at any time. Let the Seventh Army not go to Mexico first and go to the Hawaiian Islands first. Wait for the navy to recapture it.  After gaining control of the Pacific Ocean, we will go to Mexico. Everyone, we were indeed careless in this one! However, this also taught us a lesson. From now on, our war has officially begun. Since the Americans dare to take the initiative to launch an attack, then  We will make them pay a sufficient price!" Wang Yuze said solemnly!
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