Chapter 712: The Shocking Change and MacArthur's Ambition

Chapter 712 Shocking Changes - MacArthur's Ambition

The worst thing for the US Army has come.

In just a few hours, General Pershing received two pieces of bad news from the rear and the front, which put the entire Northwest Front into a huge dilemma.

This is not over yet. The purpose of the Australasian Army is not that simple. In addition to encircling the Northwest Front from behind, part of the Australasian Army has gone south to Minneapolis, intending to directly cut off the Northwest Front's retreat.

From the map, it can be seen that the Northwest Front wants to retreat in only two ways. One is to retreat east to Minneapolis and then go to the Great Lakes region, and the other is to go south along the river to Kansas and then go straight to the eastern region.

If nothing unexpected happens, the retreat route of the US Northwest Front must be the first one.

Because they also have the task of defending the Great Lakes industrial zone. If Minnesota is handed over to Australasia, then Wisconsin and Illinois will also become fish on the Australasian chopping board.

But now, the Australasian army has already taken action in advance, and the Northwest Army's retreat route has almost been cut off.

General Pershing has only two options left. One is to go south along the river to Kansas, and then reorganize the defense in Illinois.

The other is to quickly retreat to Minnesota and start a decisive battle with the Australasian army in Minnesota.

But with less than 70,000 troops in General Pershing's hands, it is very difficult to break through the encirclement of Australasian and achieve any kind of retreat.

Soon, General Pershing found that he didn't need to make a decision himself.

Because just a few hours later, the reserve troops in Carrington urgently reported that a large number of Australasian troops had been discovered and had begun to exchange fire.

The army in the rear said that it could hold out for up to two hours. If there was no support from the front, the enemy would most likely break through Carrington's defense line.

Support?

General Pershing looked at the troop deployment map in his hand and smiled bitterly, and he had made a decision in his heart.

After losing the Seventh Division, the troops in his hands had been greatly reduced. At present, the maximum number of troops that can support Carrington is only 5,000, and the weapons and ammunition are limited.

Such support may be able to delay the Australasian army for a while, but how long can it delay?

Carrington is less than 100 kilometers away from Bismarck, and the enemy is likely to have broken through Carrington's defense before the support arrives.

"Child, order the soldiers to lay down their weapons and surrender." General Pershing looked at his messenger with a dead face, and changed his usual seriousness and said very kindly.

"General, you..." Looking at General Pershing who seemed to have made a big decision, the messenger was stunned for a moment and said in disbelief.

"I am a soldier. For a soldier, the only thing he can accept is dying on the battlefield, and he cannot accept being captured by the enemy alive.

Child, please bury my body after I commit suicide. Tell all the soldiers of the Northwest Front to lay down their weapons and stop resisting. The Australasians will let them return to their hometown.

If possible, please tell all Americans on my behalf that this failure is my fault alone, and has nothing to do with the soldiers.

Tell Patton that I don't blame his decision, but he must also ensure the safety of all the soldiers of the Northwest Front. Tell him that this is what I said." General Pershing said a lot to the messenger as if he was instructing the afterlife, and then waved his hand to signal the messenger to go down and convey the order.

Afterwards, looking at the empty temporary operations room, General Pershing picked up the pistol in his hand, opened the safety, and loaded it.

Bang!

At the same time as the US Northwest Front announced its surrender, Pershing, a famous American general in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, also died gloriously on the battlefield.

It was the second day that Patton received the news of General Pershing's death. Hearing that General Pershing was unwilling to commit suicide on the spot after being captured, Patton's eyes instantly turned red.

Coming to the Northwest Army's operations command room, looking at the familiar furnishings and the frozen blood on the table, Patton nodded silently and said: "Old man, don't worry, I guarantee that all soldiers can return to their hometowns safely.

At the same time, I also guarantee that those who made mistakes will be punished. The United States should be ruled by the American people, not those damn guys who have been corrupted by capital."

After the surrender of the Northwest Front, there was no resistance in the central and northern United States.

Just two days later, on November 15, 1928, Minneapolis was captured, which also meant that the war had spread to the Great Lakes region.

This is not over yet. In less than ten days, a large number of Russian, Philippine and Kalimantan troops visited North and South Dakota and Nebraska, forcing the state governments of these three states to withdraw from the war.

The surrender of the Northwest Army was a heavy blow to the US government.

Also in November, France successively conquered Louisiana and Oklahoma, intending to join forces with the Australasian army in Kansas.

It can also be seen from the map that the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas are exactly the dividing line between the east and west of the United States.

This also means that since the war began, nearly half of the United States has fallen.

The surrender of the Northwestern Front was good news for the Union forces, which represented the loss of more than one-fifth of the available troops in American hands.

Although the United States is also continuously training its troops, the poor war situation has made many states understand that the United States will inevitably fail. This has led to the training speed of new recruits in the United States becoming slower and slower. On average, less than two new recruits are trained every month. Thousands of people.

On November 17, the British finally had good news.

Nearly one million troops are gathered in the northeastern United States. In addition to the 300,000 U.S. troops, the number of coalition soldiers has exceeded 500,000.

Where did the extra 100,000 troops come from? Of course it was the second reinforcement from Britain and France.

In order to gain more areas, the French promised to send at least 250,000 troops. At present, only 100,000 troops have been sent, which is still a long way from the French commitment.

Naturally, the British would not miss the opportunity to trick the French. At the strong request of the British, the second batch of French reinforcements of 100,000 people also arrived in mid-November and quickly joined the fight against the United States.

Of course, the British will certainly not fail to contribute. With the financial support of the British, nearly 20,000 people were recruited from Canada, and they also participated in the battle in the Northeastern United States.

Coupled with the superiority of the navy, after more than a month of offensive, the British finally advanced the front line hundreds of kilometers south and have now fully occupied Maine, Vermont and Massachusetts.

The names of these states may seem unfamiliar, but in fact there is also a famous state.

Massachusetts is also called Massachusetts, and the famous MIT is located in this state.

Of course, there is also a famous city in Massachusetts called Boston, which is one of the largest cities in the eastern United States and is second only to New York in size.

It can be seen from the attack on Boston that the United States has been stubbornly resisting until now.

The number of troops deployed by the United States to the Northeast battlefield has been maintained at around 300,000, which is almost the limit of the U.S. government.

However, the number of the combined forces is still increasing, and the nearly twice the number difference has determined the direction of the entire battlefield.

In particular, the coalition forces also have a large navy and air force, which can not only support the coalition forces on the sea, but also have absolute advantages in the sky.

However, areas such as Boston and New York are all on the seaside and within the range of warships. This is also the reason why the coalition forces can quickly capture these cities.

In fact, by now, this war is very clear, and logically the US government should surrender.

But I don’t know what President Hoover was thinking. Even though he was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of sea, land and air, President Hoover still had no intention of surrendering.

Even at a recent government meeting, President Hoover angrily denounced an official who proposed surrender, and directly and personally advocated for the official's removal from office.

This caused a stir for the U.S. government and made more officials think of finding a way out.

On November 23, several British people walked out of Florida State Government smiling.

The next day, the Florida government announced its withdrawal from the war and stated that it would hold an independence referendum in the near future.

Florida's action was the first to take the lead in the southeastern United States. In just one week, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama all announced their withdrawal from the war.

So far, the areas that the U.S. government can control, except Washington, D.C., are only a few surrounding states.

Before President Hoover could get angry, something bigger came.

On November 29, 1928, MacArthur, who returned to Washington to report on his duties, launched a rebellion. The rebels quickly captured the White House and implemented emergency management in Washington.

MacArthur imprisoned President Hoover, the Army Commander-in-Chief, and some high-level government officials, and on that day announced the abolition of President Hoover's rule and the establishment of a military government.

Such huge changes in the United States quickly attracted the attention of the world. But what is surprising is that just the next day, MacArthur ordered all soldiers to surrender on the spot and issued a "Letter to the Americans"

In this public statement, MacArthur stated that the previous massacre in Washington was caused by President Hoover, and that behind the New York economic crisis there were also conglomerates including Boston and New York.

MacArthur stated that the U.S. military would never be loyal to President Hoover, and that he would establish a new rule on behalf of the military and abolish the corrupt U.S. government.

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