The sun never sets in America

Chapter 394 The Second Phase of War
Fort Smith, Arkansas...

Several horses galloped past, carrying young cavalrymen.

These cavalrymen look completely different from the disgraced soldiers in the frontline trenches, giving them a sense of calmness and comfort.

They are the signal corpsmen of Fort Smith and can be regarded as the "noble sons" of the US military.

The only role of these people is actually to travel to and from the capital, Little Rock, to trade information through this ancient method.

The most fundamental reason why this situation occurs is because of the ubiquitous "Han rats".

The reason why this group of people are called rats is because they go around destroying telegraph lines in Arkansas. As a result, the newly built telegraph lines can only be built close to the defense zone, and they are prone to accidents.

Under such circumstances, the ancient profession of communications soldiers once again reappeared.

It's just that this time it looks a little "sad" and doesn't feel so calm.

"Steven, you said you were from New York. I want to know, what is New York like??"

All in all, there is no tax on bragging! !

But the three words "fight to the end" are just like the words of a certain industry. They are all words used to deceive others and themselves. When this kind of situation really occurs, the first one to flinch is often the loud slogans shouted by this group of people. guy.

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And those people around him also agreed, basically having the same idea, to do it to the end! !

"It's very likely that even if we win this war, it won't end well!!"

Several other cavalrymen around also slowed down and slowly followed behind, intending to listen to some topics that everyone was interested in.

"The first one is that you are stronger than your opponent, much stronger, which means you have the ability to dominate him."

Steven's words were like bayonets, piercing into the crowd who were still expressing their loyalty just now, leaving those people at a loss. Some even complained that Steven interrupted everyone's "patriotic" atmosphere.

Tom, who was opposite him, didn't understand what he said and asked:

Steven's words did not cause so-called "ripples" among the cavalry, let alone so-called "thinking." For these people, does the United States really have anything to do with them? ?
They are just a group of messengers. As for how the war will turn out, it is not up to them. It is a matter for the generals.

For them, the biggest problem in living is luck! !
Steven looked at the "idle" guys around him, sighed in his heart, and finally waved his whip and continued to move forward.

"But there is a huge loophole in this, and that is strength. Whether the United States has the strength to continue to use it up, this is the biggest question!!"

Tom's mouth then started chattering, and the things he said were all things he had heard or hadn't heard before and added them out of habit.

(After the introduction of the Han Dynasty, the modified Hamburg)
"But they are so difficult to mess with. They are like falcons in the sky. They look good, but once you raise them, you will know what pain is!!"

"How to put it, if you have money and you send him to New York, he will feel the joy of money. If a person has no money, if you send him to New York, he will feel the helplessness of life..."

"I said, how long do you think the war will last??"

"We will die a lot in this war!!"

A secret meeting room of the Right Army was filled with senior officials of the Right Army. If a few grenades were thrown at this time, it would basically be equivalent to wiping out the brains of the Right Army.

Steven looks less like a soldier and more like a poet. He speaks in a slow and literary manner.

Then came the so-called "sarcasm."

"According to the instructions of the general staff, our army will enter the second phase of the combat plan."

We were having a good time chatting about beautiful women, but a guy named John insisted on bringing the topic to the war. This made some people who deliberately "escape" a little unhappy, but it was difficult to say it out.

"Women, are the women in New York beautiful??"

When Steven was talking, he unconsciously looked up to the sky. When he saw a falcon flying slowly by, he directly used the other person as a metaphor.

"The third and final one is to delay, or in other words, what we are doing to the Han State now is to drag out the war as long as possible until they are exhausted."

After all, what is most important to them is, of course, "happiness."

After all, compared to those who were still fighting in Bentonville, these "connected households" were lucky enough.

"The second is that your opponent makes more mistakes than you, and they are more fatal!!"

"Can we still win this war??"

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Steven did not understand, or did not understand this at all, but continued: "I learned when I was in military school that three factors are basically needed to win a war."

"The entire second phase of the combat plan will revolve around these three phases..."

"This is what happens in most wars, and we are no exception!!"

Those people behind looked at Steven who was speeding up, and even sighed, "I have been talking for so long, but I am still the same as them."

As for what Steven just said, they were selectively ignored.

The people around him talked about "New York" and "beauties" with half-understanding and half-understanding.

Tom took over the conversation and replied carelessly: "Victory, how is it possible? I think, it may be like those people above said, we have to fight those bastards to the end and fight for every inch of territory!!"

Dong Ziqin stood on the stage much more mature than before. He even grew a big beard because of the war. Although this was just laziness and didn't want to shave, it can also be seen that a long war changes a person. How big.

In this battlefield where people are dying at any time, being alive to discuss beautiful women is a luxury in itself.

"Well, how can I put it this way? The women in New York are definitely the most beautiful I have ever seen. After all, there are more beauty places in New York than those burger restaurants..."

Riding on a horse, Tom, with a beard, is as popular as his name.

"According to the plan formulated above, our army will bear the main force of this attack."

"The entire war will revolve around marching into Florida, driving the US military out of the Caribbean in one fell swoop, and controlling their military ports there..."

Having said this, Dong Ziqin was silent for a while. After all, this news had to be digested by the people below.

Sure enough, when he finished speaking, it was like a pot exploded underneath, and "Florida" and "Navy" became the central topics of discussion.

Some even said, "It's all because of the navy."

Then someone echoed, saying that all this is to serve the Navy so that they can carry out the "Caribbean Plan".

"Okay, this is the plan that has been made above. We can't change it, and we can't change it. Why don't we think about how to solve it!!"

Dong Ziqin directly interrupted those people's "complaints". After all, it would be bad if they continued talking and created new conflicts on land and sea.

"Dong Shuai, the US military our army currently faces is different from the past. This group of people has recently changed their nature. Basically, they will defend as long as they can, and they will not fight if they can. After a week of fighting, the most consumed ones are shells. As for the The bullets are not even one-tenth of the original number. If this continues, it will be difficult for us to reach not only Florida, but also the third southern state!!"

The first person to stand up and speak was a middle-aged major general named Jiang Andao. This man was the hero who conquered Oklahoma. He was promoted from brigadier general to major general because of his military exploits.

"Currently, our army faces approximately 900,000 US troops. These 900,000 are basically concentrated in the front states and have built a large number of defense fortifications. Even if our army is supplemented by the rear, it is only 500,000. People, relying on half a million people, want to hit Florida in one go, either the higher ups are crazy, or we are crazy!!"

Jiang Andao's words were very sincere, and he basically said everything that no one dared to say.

There was another "commotion" among the people around. Dong Ziqin looked at the "strong general" in front of him and felt a slight approval in his heart, and then said:
"Although there are 900,000 U.S. troops in the south, don't forget that they are defenders and it is difficult to fully integrate them. Our army is the attacker. The strategic initiative has always been with our army, not them!!"

"If our army attacks with 100,000 troops, it is impossible for a single city to support our offensive. If they join forces in one place or state, there is a risk of being surrounded and cut off from logistics..."

"Even if they unite and defend the enemy together, don't forget that our army has already captured Oklahoma and can advance and retreat freely. If we lose, the worst we can do is stick to Oklahoma for the sake of the consequences..."

"As for them, Arkansas is losing, and I'm afraid they have no choice."

Dong Ziqin has a clear view of the war situation in the south. The biggest difference between the south and the north is the cities. In the south, there are not many big cities. On the contrary, there are more small and medium-sized cities.

Such small and medium-sized cities do not have much industry, and their resources are basically supplied by the surrounding villages. Once the countryside is lost, they will basically shrink back into the city. And how many war resources can be provided in those small cities? ?
And the biggest difference between the south and the north is that there are not that many large industries here. What does not having large industry mean? It means that there are not many reinforced concrete buildings in the city.

The most feared thing in urban warfare is the steel cities in the Great Lakes in the north. In the words of Li Zihao, who is still thinking about how to fight the Great Lakes, such cities are "difficult to move even an inch" and "open the way with blood."

The reason is that this kind of industrial city is really able to offset the Han army's artillery advantage. In the wild, the Han army's artillery can fire more than a hundred people. Here, I am afraid that there are not even forty, only thirty. .

Moreover, the buildings and factories in large industrial cities are really suitable for making bunkers and towers. Even any house, just in a triangular position, can be a weapon to block the entire alley.

This is also the biggest headache for Li Zihao's group of left army troops at present. It is really difficult to fight. If they fight, no one knows how many people will die.

For Dong Ziqin's Right Army, these are not problems, because there is no industry in the south, and there are not so many steel buildings. Most of them are wooden structures. At most, the bunkers have been repaired and the wooden houses have been protected. .

But this can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause! !

Dong Ziqin said again:
"Although our army's current ammunition preparation is not enough to compete with the 900,000-strong army, it is still possible to capture the remaining Arkansas."

"After all, according to intelligence, the actual number of troops in the entire Arkansas is less than 150,000. The purpose of these people is to delay our army's offensive and buy time for the rear."

"This is also the reason why more and more people have been concentrated in Little Rock and Fort Smith in recent times."

"The US military plans to fight a small-scale war of attrition with our army. These 140,000 people are a test. If our army cannot quickly capture these two cities, then I am sure that the situation behind it will not be too good. There will be more trouble!!”

Dong Ziqin is very clear about the situation of the US military in the south. This group of people is basically frightened and will not fight if they can. How could they make such a "burn the boat" attitude at this time?

This kind of thing looks like a trick done by those bastards in the East.

What these guys like to do most is this kind of thing. Basically, they just get things done without leaving any room for everyone.

As for the people in the south, their essence is to protect themselves. A group of self-protection guys, even if it is defense, they don't dare to use too much force. After all, the south understands the truth of "it is better to die than to live".

How to evaluate the difference between the south and the north? A colonel from the General Staff of the Han Army made it very clear:

"The north gives people a sense of intensive discipline in industry, while the south gives people a sense of relaxation in the agricultural era. The difference between the two is basically the difference between machines and rakes. Strict and loose, hard and soft, are their biggest differences."

Dong Ziqin obviously understood this truth, so after saying this, he immediately said:
"Although there are 900,000 troops in the south, in my opinion, they are not as good as the 500,000 troops in the north."

"If our army is in the north, everyone must be prepared to be wrapped in horse leather, but here, the hope of survival is still very high!!"

It seems like a joke, but it basically reveals the fact that in the eyes of the Han army, the south is easier to deal with than the north.

"Dong Shuai, I don't think the South is easier to deal with. In fact, according to what I know on the front line, the South's army has evolved very quickly, and their defense capabilities are improving greatly..."

"I even suspect that the north has taken over the entire southern army."

Jiang Andao frowned and listened to Dong Ziqin's extremely confident speech, then stood up and expressed his thoughts.

Dong Ziqin's expression was a little complicated, and then he asked: "Do you think those people in the east have settled the matter between the north and the south?"

Dong Ziqin had a look of disbelief on his face. After all, in the memory of the Han Army, although the Northern Army and the Southern Army were both American troops, they were two different systems.

Even in Han's plan, dividing the United States from north to south has always been a priority option over war.

It's just that they haven't succeeded in these years. After all, Americans are not stupid. If trouble occurs between the north and the south, there is no need to think about who will be most proud of it.

In the war, the North-South card was also the first tactical card played by the Han Dynasty, and it can be considered a "little achievement" until now.

So much so that the Han Dynasty itself was a little arrogant, thinking that by practicing "double standards", it could really divide the north and the south and end the war early.

"Dong Shuai, I don't think our current attitude towards the north and the south can really have any effect."

"In fact, I have always believed that the most important thing to deal with the North and the South is strength. The South has always been controlled by the North. In this war, it also suffered heavy losses. Why not separate? Is it because they don't want to? No, it is the situation."

"Judging from the current situation, the United States has not reached the end of the road yet. Even compared to its huge size, it has just begun!!"

"Our army still has a long way to go if we want to end this war!!"

Jiang Andao said it very sincerely. It can even be said that he is one of the few generals who can see the facts clearly in the current "fanatic" stage of the Han army.

Dong Ziqin stared closely at the "strong general" who was leading the charge. He suddenly felt that the word he just mentioned did not match this guy at all. Jiang Andao was simply a "wise general".

"Then what should I do?"

Dong Ziqin finally left the problem to Jiang Andao. Apart from the fact that he couldn't think of any good solution at the moment, the main reason was that he wanted to see the specific level of Jiang Andao.

After all, asking questions is not a skill, everyone can do it, but being able to solve problems is a real skill! !

"Dong Shuai, colleagues..."

Jiang Andao's expression gradually became serious.

Then he spoke:
"Since the Americans want to fight a protracted war with us, then we will fight a mobile war with them."

"If they want to fight a protracted war, they just rely on those military fortresses, those cities, and those so-called important towns."

Speaking of this, Jiang Andao had a hint of sarcasm on his face.

"Since ancient times, military affairs have been tabooed by hardship, and the United States has violated this taboo."

"The so-called protracted war may be possible in the north. After all, there are too many cities there, but in the south, I think they are just dreaming!!"

"Dong Shuai, I would like to ask, what do you do for a living in the south??"

Jiang Andao changed his tone and asked Dong Ziqin on the side a common sense question.

“Agriculture, cotton!!”

Dong Ziqin didn't even think about it and just blurted it out.

“You mean, abandon the city and improve the countryside??”

There was a hint of clarity in Dong Ziqin's eyes, and he obviously understood Jiang Andao's thoughts.

"What Dong Shuai said is true. Our army takes the initiative and the United States decides. If the decision is broken, space is needed. In places like the north, where there is plenty of industry, the so-called determination is just a turtle shell. You can't pry it open even if you don't. Can."

"But in the south, our army can give up those difficult turtle shells and fight mobile warfare with them."

"Since they want to fight, we will fight with them to see who is stronger!!"

Jiang Andao's expression showed the unique style of the Han army during this period.

Dong Ziqin's eyes kept flashing, and he finally said: "We can discuss a new battle plan!!"

(End of this chapter)