Chapter 701 Mexico Enters

Arthur still underestimated the Americans' ability to execute in desperate situations.

Originally, the US Pacific Fleet was not found in Hawaii. Arthur thought that the Pacific Fleet was stationed on the west coast of the United States, hiding in some port waiting to attack Australasia.

But what Arthur didn't expect was that even though the Australasia army was close to the west coast of the United States, there was still no trace of the US fleet.

This is not normal in theory. After all, it's okay for the main force of the US warships to retreat, but it's impossible not to send a squadron to explore the situation.

If you can't grasp the enemy's situation, the war is like groping in the dark, and you will be at a natural disadvantage when fighting.

I believe that the US military will understand this truth. So far, no trace of the US Navy has been found, which can only prove that the US Navy is either planning a major operation or it is really not on the west coast.

General Silvio contacted the British side and learned that there was no trace of the US Pacific Fleet in the Atlantic. He had no choice but to give up and focus on the landing operations against the United States.

However, the British still strengthened the patrol fleets in the Panama Canal and southern South America to prevent the United States from secretly assembling its navy.

As time entered August, battles broke out on the east and west coasts of the United States, and the war gradually entered its most intense stage.

In order to break the American belief in resistance, the joint forces launched bombings on some important cities in the United States.

The bombing started from four directions. The north and south directions were the air forces transported to Canada and Mexico. They were mainly responsible for bombing the densely populated industrial areas and southern cities in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

The British aircraft carriers in the east were responsible for bombing important cities such as New York, Boston and Washington, while distributing a large number of leaflets to try to defeat the Americans from within.

The same is true for Australasia. However, because the West Coast region will be controlled in the future, it is not suitable for large-scale bombing of cities.

The main purpose of Australasia is to distribute leaflets and promote President Hoover's "political achievements" during the economic crisis as much as possible, so that Americans will voluntarily give up supporting President Hoover.

The United States also has an air force, and the number of aircraft is not small. But compared with the British and French air forces that participated in World War I, the combat effectiveness of the US Air Force is much lower.

In particular, the number of aircraft of the coalition forces far exceeds that of the United States. Coupled with the suppression of combat effectiveness, the United States is at a disadvantage in all regions and can only bear air strikes again and again.

In fact, the casualties of air strikes on the American people are not that great. After all, all countries have their limits, and it is impossible to completely offend all Americans and endanger their future rule in the United States.

But the problem is that frequent air strikes are equivalent to the sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of all American people, making most Americans living in cities unable to sleep well.

Imagine that when a large number of aircraft frequently bomb their own cities, how can these Americans sleep well in such a situation?

The greatest destruction to the United States is actually the bombing of the Great Lakes Industrial Zone by coalition aircraft from the Canadian region.

Pilots should not distinguish between what is civilian industry and what is heavy industry, and there is no need to find the area where the military industry is located in the industrial zone.

As long as it is the Great Lakes Industrial Zone, any factory or enterprise will become a target of coalition bombing as soon as it starts work.

This also caused panic in the Great Lakes industrial zone, including the military industry. Because the US air defense force is not too perfect, the workers cannot work at ease, and the production capacity of the industrial zone quickly dropped by more than half.

A large number of workers just found a job and faced unemployment again, because as long as their factory faces a bombing, the boss will face huge losses.

There is no way to compensate for this loss. You can't ask the government for compensation, right?

Some capitalists do have this idea, but they are quickly driven out by the government when they find it, and they can only give up helplessly.

The result is that the number of unemployed people in the United States is increasing, and a large number of people can't eat at all, which invisibly aggravates the economic crisis in the United States.

With all aspects going well, Australasia also landed on the west coast of the United States.

Of course, while landing on the west coast of the United States, it also landed in Alaska.

Although Alaska is geographically remote, its mineral resources are still relatively rich.

And it is located in the Arctic Circle, which also has certain advantages in the exploitation of Arctic resources. Arthur naturally cannot give it to Russia for nothing.

Fortunately, the Americans did not have many troops stationed in Alaska. While landing on the west coast of the United States, the Australasian army was also sufficient to land in Alaska.

After the war broke out on the northern border of the United States, the war soon broke out on the southern border of the United States.

On August 3, 1928, Mexico launched an attack on the United States with the support of the coalition forces, and quickly captured Weslaco in the southern United States the next day.

This is a small city in southern Texas. Texas is the homeland that Mexico has always wanted to get, and for this reason, Mexico is willing to give up California.

Of course, the Mexican government is not stupid. California is the most populous and economically developed state on the west coast of the United States, and it is very difficult for Mexico to annex it.

If nothing else, even the National Guard and militia of California are enough to delay Mexico for a long time.

Instead of fighting a war of attrition with California, it is better to quickly conquer Texas, expand its own territory first, and enhance domestic morale.

You know, hundreds of years ago, Texas was still a land belonging to Mexico. However, the Texans at that time separated from Mexico and eventually joined the arms of the United States under the instigation of the United States. This is also one of Mexico's hatred for the United States.

Even the famous California and other regions were forcibly ceded from Mexico by the United States.

If you really want to trace history, most of the west coast of the United States used to be Mexican land, which also proves that Mexico once had a glorious history.

Mexico and the United States both became independent from colonies. But the difference is that Mexico was once a colony of Spain, and the United States was once a colony of the British.

Spain and Britain had completely different experiences hundreds of years ago, and the same was true of their former colonies.

Spain continued to weaken and the British continued to grow stronger, which in disguise made Mexico weaker and the United States stronger.

Later generations also proved this point. As a neighbor of the world hegemon, Mexico's environment is getting worse and worse, and the gap between it and the United States is constantly widening.

The decision to support Mexico was made by the British. For the British, the more allies they have to attack the United States, the better.

What's more, Mexico is the southern neighbor of the United States, and its importance has become greater.

As for whether Mexico's participation in the war and its strong attack on Texas will cause trouble to the French, this is not something the British have to consider.

What's more, if Mexico really clashes with the French over Texas, the British will probably be the happiest at that time.

Of course, there must be support for France on the surface, after all, this is in line with the purpose of the spoils-sharing meeting at the time.

But in fact, it is not certain how much support Britain can express to France. For a country, interests are eternal, but relationships are not.

After capturing Weslaco, the Mexican army immediately marched to Corpus Christi in the north without any stop.

Corpus Christi is an important town in southern Texas, and San Antonio and Houston are further north.

If you know basketball, you will know that the United States has three basketball teams in Dallas in the future. The bases of these three basketball teams are San Antonio, Houston and Dallas.

As far as the current situation is concerned, Dallas is the core area of ​​Texas and has the most developed economy.

The cotton produced in Dallas and nearby areas accounts for more than 40% of the total cotton production in the United States, and the Dallas Cotton Exchange was established in 1907.

From this, we can also see a feature that has not changed since the Civil War, that is, the northern states of the United States have stronger industries and the southern states have stronger agriculture.

The United States and Mexico competed for Texas before, including the French now have ideas about Texas, not only because of the geographical importance of Texas to the United States and Mexico, but also because of Texas' rich agricultural products and huge land area.

Texas has a total land area of ​​more than 690,000 square kilometers, making it the largest state in the United States except Alaska, and most of it is plains.

In addition, it is a coastal state, and its development potential has been maximized, which has created the huge state with a population of nearly 30 million in later generations, accounting for about one-eleventh of the total population of the United States.

More importantly, compared with California, which has been clamoring for independence now and in the future, Texas has the strongest desire for independence.

Texas was once independent and established the Lone Star Republic. However, the Lone Star Republic was no match for Mexico at the time, so it had no choice but to join the United States.

Judging from the conditions promised by the United States to the Lone Star Republic, the Lone Star Republic is fully capable and conditionally independent, which is what the United States should worry about most.

The chaos in the United States can still be controlled after all, and the damage to the country will not be serious.

But as long as Texas takes the lead in independence, there will be more and more independent states, and the collapse of the federal government will be a matter of time.

The question is, how can the United States prevent Texas from independence? Texas has a higher autonomy than other states. If you want to control the Texas government, you might as well think about how to deal with the sudden Mexican army.

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