After being shaken awake from his sleep, Qi Rui heard the guard say, "Chief of Staff, the landing has begun."
Qi Rui responded and got up, but he didn't immediately go out to watch. The Great Lakes were large, but there were also many lakes in China and North America. There were many similar lakes in North America. During the actual implementation, he discovered one thing. This type of work with tight time and heavy tasks relied more on well-trained basic backbones. At this time, not to mention the chief of staff, even the commander could easily cause chaos.
That was why Qi Rui proposed the plan to first disembark the troops and then go to the various command centers. After it was proven that there were no problems, it was approved. Since the plan was made by Qi Rui, he naturally had to abide by it. Without leaving the cabin, Qi Rui just folded the bedding on his bunk. The plan naturally included the most extreme situation, where a large number of trucks were destroyed. At this time, all the remaining trucks had to be used to transport supplies, fuel, artillery, and wounded people. Even the military personnel had to rely on their two legs to march. If things reached this point, a complete military backpack would become incomparably important.
The military was not in a hurry to prepare for the landing. Shi Dakai's youngest son, Captain Shi Qian, took the lead and jumped off the landing ship. The Liberation Army's military shoes went through straw sandals, cloth shoes, rubber shoes, leather boots, and military boots. It was now the fifth generation of military boots. The soles of the boots were lined with thin steel plates. Even if the sharp stones and branches on the ground could pierce through the rubber soles, they couldn't do anything to the steel plates. Captain Shi Qian only cared about whether or not he could stand steadily.
The ground under his feet wasn't even as soft as he imagined. Lake Superior was a lake in the mountains. Even if there was some soil on the shore, it was still a solid ground mixed with a large amount of gravel. After getting ashore, the captain led the troops straight to the high ground ahead. The unique trajectory of a light stick quickly appeared on the high ground, and the light green light signaled "everything is normal." Two days ago, the Liberation Army sent commandos to lurk in this area, waiting to guide the landing troops.
Carrying the machine gun to the high ground, Captain Shi Qian let out a sigh of relief after confirming the surroundings were safe. Landing was the most dangerous time. All the troops were gathered together, and if they were attacked by concentrated enemy firepower, it would definitely lead to heavy casualties.
Turning his head to look at the lake, he saw that the silhouettes of the boats on the pitch-black surface of the lake gradually formed a beautiful light. It was the faint light released by the luminous paint. Although it was not strong enough to illuminate the shape of the ship, it was not strong enough to illuminate the hull. But in the darkness of the night, this light was enough to serve as a guide.
The boxes made of welded steel plates were placed side by side. After the boxes were placed together, 3mm thick steel plates were laid on top of the boxes. The holes that had long been drilled on the steel plates were placed against the welded steel rings on the boxes. Bolts were used to fix the positions. The huge floating dock was completed. The landing ship didn't need to dock directly. It could unload the vehicles in the deep water region. During the landing training, the luminous paint marked the route and the various connecting points. The effect was better than a flashlight or a lamp.
From the luminous signs, it could be seen that there were at least five floating docks by the shore. The sound of metal boxes colliding with each other could be heard as the truck passed by the steel dock. The silence of the darkest four o'clock in the morning was broken.
Each of the floating docks can accommodate three trucks abreast. At six o 'clock in the sky, Captain Shi Qian received the battalion commander's order. "Get on the vehicles and go!" After handing over the machine gun to the replacement troops, Captain Shi Qian and his troops followed the battalion commander down the high ground. The soldiers' equipment had already been placed on the designated vehicles. After shining the flashlight, he confirmed that the license plate of the truck was correct. The captain commanded the troops to get on the vehicles and leave as the first group of vehicles.
In the past hour or so, in addition to the sound of landing, Captain Shi Qian heard the buzzing sound of chainsaws and the sound of trees continuously falling to the ground. Now he finally saw that the engineers opened a path in the forest at an extremely fast speed. In order to save time, the places where the trees were broken only needed to be lower than the truck chassis. From time to time, the wheels pressed against the tree stumps, and the bumpy vehicle was like a ship in a storm. Every soldier had to try their best to hold onto the railing to stabilize their body.
No one spoke. Everyone kept their mouths shut. Biting their tongues was not a joke, but a very real threat. From the darkness before dawn to the dawn, this endless bumpy road seemed to never end. At this moment, the driver suddenly opened the window leading to the back of the car. "Tell everyone, there is no need to pass through the forest in front!"
Everyone had just breathed a sigh of relief when the car jolted again. Compared to before, this jolt was very light. It was just that the difference in mood made everyone have a lot of opinions about this mighty jolt, and there was a burst of cheerful cursing in the car.
Shi Qian leaned out from the observation window on the top of the car shed. The sky at dawn was gray, but if one looked carefully, they could be sure that it was a sunny day. The forest behind them still looked so dense, and the road through the forest did not seem to exist at all. He could only vaguely see a part of the truck driving out of the forest.
Turning to the front, he could only see the shadows of the mountains. What the troops had to do was pass through this mountain area that they had never reached and advance to an even more unfamiliar land. Even if there was a thousand uneasiness in his heart, since he got on the car, there was no room for choice. Shi Qian retreated into the car and waited for new orders.
The landing began at 4 o 'clock, and when the military was ready to land, it was already 7 o' clock in the morning. Qi Rui stayed on the ship where the headquarters was located and did not go out. Information about the landing continued to be sent to the headquarters. After the first division landed, the entire army set off, and the second division had also landed and started to set off. The third division was landing. According to the plan, when the three divisions landed, the headquarters would also land.
The three divisions did not line up in a long snake formation, but set off in three different directions. The first division was in the middle, and the second and third divisions were on the left and right. The military chose to move together with the guard battalion and move behind the first division.
Qi Rui led the members of the military out of the cabin. At this time, the fluorescent paint was no longer glowing. At the edge of the floating dock, the steel plates that served as gangplanks were placed on the landing ships at different angles and heights. When they landed last night, they were all single-story transport ships, for the sake of efficiency. After dawn, the landing ships were all three-story transport ships. The hooks at the rear of the trucks were tied with ropes, and the landing ships controlled the pulleys to gradually lower them along the gangplanks. There were ten trucks on each level of the landing ships, which could allow three vehicles to land at the same time. It did not seem fast, but after a while, it would be emptied by one level.
In addition to the trucks, there were also oil ships. When each vehicle landed, there was not much oil. After the landing, they could only set off after filling up with oil and loading oil drums with oil. In addition, there were more than a hundred oil transport trucks with huge oil tanks on top of them following the troops.
Casually glancing at the landing site, Qi Rui found that such a huge plan was completely installed in his head. There were all kinds of numbers, models, and categories. A thought suddenly emerged in Qi Rui's mind. If he unfortunately died in this battle, then he might as well engrave a line of words on his tombstone. "This person did not die from the enemy's artillery attack, but died under the weight of the numbers in the battle plan."
This somewhat humorous thought was fleeting. It was not that Qi Rui was afraid of death, but that the number was too large. This number was enough to drive away any irrational thoughts.
On April 15th, the morning after the Chinese troops landed, an American cavalry arrived at the landing site. This area was a place with high mountains and dense forests. If it were not for a large number of aerial photos provided by the Chinese Air Force, which found a passable path and sent a reconnaissance team to do on-site investigation, it would not have made sense to pass through this area. In order to quickly pass through the forest, the Chinese army even used explosives. With such a big movement by the Chinese, it was impossible for the Americans not to know about it. However, this was a place with high mountains and dense forests, so it was not easy for the Americans to come. What's more, it was said that there might be a large number of Chinese troops here. The American cavalry responsible for exploring the road trembled along the way, and their speed was greatly affected.
They did not see the expected Chinese people, nor did there be any fighting. The American cavalry who arrived at the landing site with their horses held their breath and stared at the huge marks that were far beyond their imagination. They were at a loss. Those wheel marks could be seen on the lakeside a few miles wide. In addition, there was a lot of oil on the ground. In addition, there were neither a large number of horse hoof marks, nor the trampled path left by a large number of infantry.
Following the marks, the American cavalry became more and more shocked. A strange road unfolded in front of them. It was a road that was far more powerful than the cavalry and infantry. This road was twisted and quite strange. If the infantry and cavalry opened up a road, they would not choose such a physically exhausting route.
In order to find out what happened, the cavalry could only follow this obviously stupid route. It took them four hours to follow the obviously newly opened road through the woods. After passing through the woods, there was a huge mark leading straight to the south on the relatively flat field. There was no one on the empty plain, only this mark leading straight to the south.
"Damn it, what did the Chinese do?" The captain of the cavalry could not help but curse. Something must have happened. Something that the captain of the cavalry could not understand must have happened. Only by cursing like this could he ease the uneasiness in his heart.
"Should we follow them?" the captain asked.
The captain thought for a moment and said, "Take a few people with you and follow them. I'll go back and report now."
Hearing this order, the captain immediately cursed the captain's female elder in his heart. Such a strange situation at least proved that a large number of Chinese people had passed through here. Wouldn't it be suicide to follow them rashly? However, since the captain had given the order, the captain had no other choice but to obey the order.
Seeing that the captain had led a group of people away, the vice-captain leisurely urged his mount to move forward along the trail. The other cavalrymen also knew the danger ahead. Since the captain had already gone to report, they did not want to run too fast to catch up with the Chinese people.
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