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    The Panama Canal is higher than sea level, so when ships want to transport goods through Panama, they need to pass through locks to increase their height.  When ships pass through the canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific, they first pass through the approximately 11-kilometer-long entrance channel in Limon Bay to the Gatun Locks.  There are three consecutive locks in Gatun that raise ships 26 meters into Gatun Lake.  Lake Gatun is impounded by the Gatun Dam on the Chagres River. The lake water originates from Lake Alajuela, also known as Lake Madden. It is impounded by the Madden Dam and covers an area of ??square kilometers, with water depths ranging from 14 to 26 meters.  , about 37 kilometers long to Gamboa.  The Gaillard Canal, also known as the Culebra Channel, which cuts through the Continental Divide, begins in Gamboa.  This artificial canal has an average water depth of about 13 meters and extends for about 13 kilometers to the Pedro Miguel Lock.  The Pedro Miguel Lock lowers ships 9 meters into Miraflores Lake, which is 16 meters above sea level.  The ship passes through a waterway about 2 kilometers long and is lowered to sea level by two levels of locks in Miraflores.  The last section of the canal is an excavated entrance channel, about 11 kilometers long, through which ships enter the Pacific Ocean.

    Therefore, the US military only needs to blow up the locks, dams and artificial canals on the Panama Canal to completely scrap the entire canal.  And if China wants to repair the canal, it will also take a lot of time.  Although the United States spent a lot of money to build this canal, for the sake of U.S. national security, they had to blow up the canal themselves to prevent the powerful fleet of the Chinese Navy from easily passing through the canal and entering the Atlantic Ocean.  The U.S. Navy currently does not have the ability to resist the Chinese Navy. They can only buy enough time for the U.S. Navy by blowing up the canal and slowing down the Chinese fleet's entry into the Atlantic Ocean.

    The 3rd Division of the U.S. Marine Corps deployed only one regiment with more than 3,000 troops on the coast of the Gulf of Panama.  After the two small fortresses were destroyed by the Chinese Navy's Tang-class battleships, the commander of the regiment knew that they couldn't stand it any longer, and quickly sent a telegram to the division headquarters and requested a retreat.  At this time, the four Tang-class battleships and battleships on the sea began to bombard the US military's defensive positions!

    The US military has built some trenches, bunkers, and permanent firepower points on both sides of the canal, and there are barbed wire barriers to intercept them.  But these defenses appear so fragile in front of the 381mm main gun of the Tang class battleship.

    When the position was shelled, the U.S. military only felt the ground shaking, as if an earthquake had occurred.  Many American soldiers who did not evacuate their positions in time were shocked to death on the positions.  The U.S. military's trenches, bunkers, and permanent firepower points were destroyed in the fierce shelling.  Such a devastating blow was simply beyond the capabilities of manpower. The U.S. military immediately withdrew from the coast and retreated inland.

    The troops of the Fifth Division of the Chinese Marine Corps easily completed the landing without any casualties.  By 11 a.m., the 5th Marine Regiment had landed, and the entire regiment began to attack eastward along the canal, gradually clearing out the U.S. troops defending the canal.

    And Major General Lewis, commander of the 3rd Marine Division of the U.S. Marine Corps, realized that it was completely impossible to hold the Panama Canal after learning that the Chinese Marine Corps had landed.  After asking for instructions from the country, he immediately issued an order to blow up the canal. At the same time, he ordered the main force to evacuate eastward, preparing to board the ship from the Port of Colon, leaving Panama and returning to the country!

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" A dense explosion sounded on both sides of the canal.  After receiving the order, the US military engineers detonated the explosives.  The locks, dams and artificial channels on the canal were completely destroyed in the explosion.  The accumulated river water rushed down to both ends, revealing the dark bottom of the canal.

    At the headquarters of the 3rd Marine Division in Gamboa, Major General Lewis watched the canal being blown up, and his heart was full of emotions.  A huge amount of money was invested in the construction of the canal, but it was blown up in just two years after it was opened to navigation. If I had known that this would happen, it would be better not to build it.  This was mainly because the US military did not expect that the war would break out so soon.  If the war can be postponed for two years, the strength of the US Navy will be further enhanced and will not be inferior to the Chinese Navy.  In this case, the U.S. Navy can enter the Pacific through the canal and have a decisive battle with the Chinese Navy. As long as the U.S. Navy can defeat the Chinese Navy and gain sea control in the Eastern Pacific, the canal will naturally be saved.  However, when the war broke out at this time, the U.S. Navy's shipbuilding plan had not yet been completed, and its strength was not as good as that of the Chinese Navy.

    In order to protect itself, the United States can only blow up the canal to buy time.  Although the losses would be very high, it would still be much better than the Chinese Navy entering the Atlantic Ocean, wiping out all the U.S. Navy, and then destroying the United States.

    "General, all the explosion points have been detonated, and the canal has been completely destroyed. Now, the Chinese are coming to us. Let's go to Cologne!" Colonel Paul, the chief of staff, suggested.  !

    "Okay, let the 1st regiment delay the Chinese attack, and the rest of the troops will immediately withdraw to Cologne and prepare to evacuate Panama."??!  "Major General Lewis issued the order. New orders have come from the country. His 3rd Marine Division will withdraw to Florida to rest and then invest in Guadeloupe. The 2nd Marine Division of the US Marine Corps is in Guadeloupe  The island suffered heavy losses and was still unable to eliminate the stubborn Chinese defenders on the island. This made the United States very dissatisfied and hoped to send the 3rd Marine Division over to wipe out the Chinese defenders on the island.

    ¡°Admiral Li Dingxin, commander of China¡¯s mainland fleet, Lieutenant General Hai Zhengsheng, chief of staff, and Major General Wu Haibin, commander of the Fifth Marine Division in the Gulf of Panama, also learned of the news that the canal had been bombed by the Americans for the first time.

    "These damn Americans are willing to blow up the canal they spent so much money to build. They are totally considered prodigal!" General Li Dingxin said angrily.  Once the canal is blown up, the time for the Home Fleet to enter the Atlantic Ocean will be delayed, which makes him very dissatisfied!

    "Commander, it seems that the Americans have long been determined to blow up the canal, otherwise they would not have waited for our marines to blow up the canal as soon as they landed. I think it is better to report to the country and dispatch the engineering troops as soon as possible.  Repair the canal!" Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Hai Zhengsheng said.

    "Send a telegram to the country! Commander Wu, ask the Marine Corps to capture as many American prisoners as possible and keep them all under guard. When the canal is repaired, let them all do hard work. Since they blew up the canal, then  Let them rebuild the canal!" General Li Dingxin said!

    "Haha, Commander, this is a good idea! I think we can also send a telegram to the Mexican battlefield and ask them to send all the prisoners of war captured in the future to Panama and let them build the canal!" Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Hai Zhengsheng laughed.  Building a canal is inherently a very large project, and many workers will die during the process. If the captured American prisoners of war are used to build the canal, on the one hand, the investment in repairing the canal can be saved.  On the other hand, it can also speed up progress.

    "Yes, Commander, I will send a telegram to the front line immediately!" said Major General Wu Haibin, commander of the 5th Marine Division.

    The troops of the 5th Marine Division of the Chinese Marine Corps attacked eastward along the canal and first captured Las Cumbres near the Gulf of Panama.  The next day Gamboa was captured.  By this time, the main force of the US military had already withdrawn to Cologne and left Panama by boat.

    On the third day, the Chinese Marine Corps captured Cologne. During this period, they only captured a few thousand American soldiers.  This made the officers and soldiers of the 5th Marine Division very frustrated.  These Americans ran too fast, and the Chinese navy did not have warships on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal and could not intercept them. It could only watch the Americans escape.

    After Emperor Wang Yuze learned that the Panama Canal had been bombed, although he felt a little regretful, he soon felt relieved.  Even if it takes a year or two to repair the canal, the U.S. Navy's Pennsylvania-class battleships will already be in service by that time, but by then the Chinese Navy's

    ¡®Emeishan-class aircraft carriers have already formed combat effectiveness.  The U.S. Navy still does not have the strength to make a comeback.  Moreover, by that time, the Chinese Army should also invade the United States, and it can completely destroy the United States after destroying the U.S. Navy.

    Wang Yuze ordered the engineering troops to immediately go to the Panama Canal and strive to repair the canal as soon as possible.

    And just when the Chinese Marine Corps successfully drove away the US military and occupied the Panama Canal, the Panamanian government was already in chaos.  Although they had already expected that the US military was no match for the Chinese army, the US military fled in less than three days, which shocked the Panamanian government.  You know, the Panamanian government's previous attitude was pro-American, and they were afraid that China would embarrass the Panamanian government because of this.  In addition, the Panamanian government also has great ambitions for the canal.  Although the canal was built by Americans, it was on Panama soil after all.  Now that the Americans have been driven away, legally speaking, the canal should belong to Panama.  Therefore, Panamanian President Roque.  Saenz.  Pe?a immediately asked Panamanian troops to enter the canal and take over the canal.  Although the canal has been blown up, after the war is over, the Panamanian government can cooperate with other countries to redevelop the canal. In this case, the Panamanian government may be able to get more benefits from the canal.  However, the President of Panama seems to have forgotten that China has never had the habit of spitting out the fat it eats!
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