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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1612 The Worrying Second Army

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    As a relatively senior senior general of the U.S. Army, and has been working in the Army leadership organization, Lieutenant General Harrison, the new commander of the U.S. Second Army, is very clear about what his army, which has more than 140,000 troops, is equipped with land, sea and air, and seems to be strong, is.  Such gold content.

    Among the eight divisions of the group army, the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 1st infantry divisions were newly formed. Their predecessors were the National Guards of various states and were upgraded. These soldiers were still the same as yesterday.  Ordinary people who are half-military and half-civilian will put on formal military uniforms and become members of the U.S. Army today, including battalion and company-level officers, who have never been on the battlefield.  .

    Even some division and regiment-level commanders were transferred from the reserves. Like the soldiers they command, they don¡¯t know what a battlefield is. And the training level of the National Guard, in Lieutenant General Harrison¡¯s opinion, can be described as appalling.  , very appropriate, a group of ordinary people wearing military uniforms who simply learned to shoot. In fact, Lieutenant General Harrison himself had no experience in commanding large-scale battles.

    The conditions of the 9th and 10th Mechanized Infantry Divisions are somewhat better. After all, they are permanent units of the U.S. Army. But just being put on the battlefield like this is not enough. The 9th and 10th Divisions are shelf divisions.  In normal times, the full strength of the troops is less than 5,000 for each division. However, the temporary increase of troops has reached more than 13,000 for each division.

    The additional soldiers also come from the National Guards of each state. In other words, the two mechanized infantry divisions have only about one-third of their full strength for the two mechanized infantry divisions.  After experiencing the baptism of smoke on the battlefield, a group of veterans who have never fought in a war, and a group of recruits who have just learned how to shoot, how high can such combat effectiveness be?

    The only ones with real combat effectiveness are the 3rd and 5th Marine Divisions. Each division has more than 16,000 soldiers. Not to mention the full number of soldiers and good equipment, the usual training level is better than that of several newly formed infantrymen.  It is several times more than the division, and it has also fought against the Germans in the European battlefield. It has actual combat experience. It is a force that has truly smelled the smoke of gunpowder and experienced life and death.

    If he hadn't happened to be rotated back to China, Lieutenant General Harrison believed that he would still not be able to command these two divisions. However, there was one biggest problem. The 9th and 12th Marine Divisions were affiliated with the Navy, and  Their fighting methods, command system, and various habits are far different from those of the army. On the battlefield, Lieutenant General Harrison cannot guarantee that they can exert their maximum combat effectiveness!

    The only consolation is that the weapons and equipment of the Second Army are currently the most advanced in the United States. Some types of artillery and tanks are not even equipped for the troops fighting Germany on the European battlefield. The Second Army can be said to be  It was the tower near the water that gained the moon first, but this did not bring much confidence to Lieutenant General Harrison. No matter how good the weapons and equipment were, they had to rely on soldiers.

    After taking stock of the assets of the Second Army, Lieutenant General Harrison lacked confidence and felt a cold breeze on the back of his head. He commanded the 140,000 troops with only half the normal combat effectiveness in the vast area of ????the Eastern Pacific, and tens of thousands of troops.  tens of thousands

    I went in and tried my best, but this was too suspenseful!

    The quality of soldiers is a major problem, and the morale of the troops is even more worrying. Two fully-manned divisions of the Marine Corps were destroyed in the Hawaiian Islands.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? We¡¯ve beaten down very few soldiers, which itself has put great pressure on the soldiers¡¯ psychology, I think

    I am invincible, and the atmosphere in the country is even more exaggerated.

    The terrible thing about i.

    Not long ago, a close friend of Lieutenant General Harrison called and told him in a panic, "On the balcony of his villa outside the capital, Washington, he saw with his own eyes, dozens of

    ??This plane passed overhead, and, according to reliable information,

    We have already landed in San Francisco and Los Angeles on the east coast and are attacking on the west coast. The sound of artillery will soon be heard in the capital Washington!  "

    Of course, Lieutenant General Harrison sneered at these words of his old friend, thinking they were pure rumors. He was in Los Angeles on the east coast, the gathering place of the Second Army. If

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    But the information revealed on the phone from an old friend made Lieutenant General Harrison even more worried. The people were panicking and full of the feeling of impending disaster.

    Is this attack a sign of lack of confidence, especially since this old friend of mine is a senator from a state, and even the senators are so turbulent that the psychological panic of ordinary people will be even worse!

    With such popular sentiment, low troop morale, and poor soldier quality, I am afraid that my Second Army will not be able to survive as soon as it arrives on the battlefield in the Hawaiian Islands., will become

    After thinking about the target of the massacre of Japanese soldiers, Lieutenant General Harrison couldn't sit still. He immediately took a plane and rushed to Washington to meet with General Jeff Field, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

    As soon as he entered Admiral Jefferfield's office, Lieutenant General Harrison said bluntly, "Your Excellency, Chairman, I have a request today. Can the Second Army's departure to the Hawaiian Islands battlefield be postponed for three months?"

    Since the outbreak of the Pacific War, Admiral Jefferfield, who was obviously getting older, could not help but frown and asked in displeasure: "General Harrison, why are there such unreasonable demands? The war on the Hawaiian Islands cannot be tolerated.  Be optimistic. The 5th and 6th Marine Divisions are already exhausted. The troop reduction has reached more than three-quarters. If there are no reinforcements, the entire army will be annihilated. At this time, you have to postpone your departure.  time?"

    "Once the Hawaiian Islands are lost, they will fall on

    With this book in hand, the door to the east coast of our continental United States will be opened. General Harrison, can you shoulder this responsibility?  No matter what the reason is, the time for the Second Army to go to the Hawaiian Islands battlefield must not be changed. This is also what Mr. President wants!  "

    Lieutenant General Harrison was stunned by Admiral Jefferfield's strong words. He was very puzzled in his heart. Why did Mr. Chairman, who was always good-tempered, smell like gunpowder when he opened his mouth? What he said was so shocking.  enter!

    In fact, Admiral Jefferfield also has his own difficulties. Since the outbreak of the Pacific War,

    iIn the face of this fierce offensive, the U.S. military was restrained at every turn. The general was so busy that he was as exhausted as a firefighting team member.

    On Luzon Island, MacArthur's more than 300,000 troops were in a very unfavorable situation. Especially after the death of former Chief of Staff General Stilwell, few generals of the Southwest Pacific Force were able to fight. MacArthur was unable to survive alone, but the battle situation was different.  We have to hold on and lose Luzon. Next, Australia will be lost, and by extension, the entire Southwest Pacific region!

    On the Eastern Pacific battlefield, cities and territory were lost one after another, and reports came in frequently.

    I have already reached my doorstep. On the European battlefield, the US-British coalition forces are struggling to support themselves under the fierce attack of Germany. There are three battlefields, and I don¡¯t want to worry about any of them. Your Excellency, the President, is engaged in politics.  He is a master, but he can command troops, but he is an amateur. But at this moment, Harrison, who does not know the depth, comes to cause trouble again. How can General Jefferfield not be furious!

    Looking at Lieutenant General Harrison's flushed face, General Jefferfield probably felt that his words were a bit too much, so he softened his tone and said: "Dear Harrison, you also know that the situation we are facing now, the Supreme Command  "Put all your hopes on the Second Army. Tell me, why do you want to postpone the departure of the troops? Hasn't the Second Army already been assembled?"

    Harrison sighed, reported the truth about the situation of the troops that he had learned, and finally said: "Your Excellency, your Excellency, my Second Army needs time to conduct intensive training, reorganize, and become familiar with the differences between the various arms.  Three months of cooperation and synthetic training is far from enough, but I only ask for three months to at least allow the soldiers to have the ability to protect themselves! "

    "I also know that the Hawaiian Islands battlefield is in danger and the Marine Corps is in urgent need of reinforcements. However, I cannot bring hundreds of thousands of untrained soldiers onto the battlefield. This is an irresponsible approach to the lives of soldiers.  As their commander, I cannot do this! So, please convey my opinions to Mr. President and approve my request!¡±

    How could General Jefferfield not know what Lieutenant General Harrison said? But what the United States lacks now is time.

    I was at the right time and the right place, catching the United States off guard. The United States, which focused all its attention on Europe, was already in a hurry due to the sudden change. The Second Army was now within reach.  The strongest military force to take action.

    After losing the Hawaiian Islands, the actual commander of the US Army and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Jefferfield, probably had no choice but to commit suicide in order to thank the country for joining the country. "Pop!" General Jefferfield hit the table with his palm.  On top, he said with a sudden change of color: "No, the departure time of the Second Army cannot be delayed even for a minute. General Harrison, you rush back to the army immediately and start organizing the troops to set off according to the original order. If something like this happens, I will  Don¡¯t want to hear it either!¡±

    June 21st

    i, Lieutenant General Harrison, who rushed back to Los Angeles from Washington with a frustrated face. In accordance with the order of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, under the escort of the newly formed Pacific Fleet, he commanded 140,000 U.S. troops, departing from the Port of Los Angeles and crossing the East Coast.  In the Pacific Ocean, heading to the Hawaiian Islands battlefield.??No one thought that this would be the beginning of the bloodiest battle on the Pacific battlefield.

    At the same time, at the Guangzhou Police District Hospital, Tang Qiuli was sitting in front of Chu Yao's bed, talking to Chu Yao who was already able to half sit up on his own. The content of the conversation was about the characteristics and character of each squad leader of the special operations detachment.  Ge, "Bang, bang, bang!" There was a knock on the ward door, Murong Xue opened the door, and Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe walked in with a telegram.
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