Of the two major mountain ranges in the United States, the Rocky Mountains were less humid and higher in altitude, so the magnificent Grand Canyon and various rocky mountains looked relatively bare. Pilots who had experience flying in the Rocky Mountains saw the Appalachian Mountains, the highest peak of which was only 2037 meters high.
Dense forests covered these mountains, and the Appalachian Mountains in July were as beautiful as a green super screen. Of course, this was the overall picture. Looking down from the air, the thick smoke that had not dissipated for years near Pittsburgh had recently dissipated a lot because of the war. Then, they could clearly see the vast land piled up with cinders, slag, and furnace slag, which looked like scars on the green earth.
Large areas of the forest had been cut down. The Americans were extravagant and wasteful with trees. They only cut them down and did not plant them. The stumps that no one cared about were left on the ground. Because of the roots that covered the ground, new trees could not grow freely.
All of this was filmed and pieced together into photographic maps in the intelligence department of the five corps that besieged Pittsburgh. They began to draw a more detailed map of the battlefield.
On the vast land behind Pittsburgh, troops in gray military uniforms were running. Yuan Weiting also had maps in his hands. These maps were not as detailed as the battlefield of Pittsburgh, but there were rivers, lakes, mountains, and especially information about the American population.
The 700,000 troops were divided into 70 exploration teams. Each exploration team circled a piece of land of more than ten square kilometers, and then combed through the land like a comb, including the corners. Every exploration team was a combat force. If they encountered a hard bone that they could not bite, there was also the Liberation Army motorized unit that took on such tasks.
Yuan Weiting was actually an impatient person, but Wang Shizhen was a very patient person. Moreover, there was an advantage to the Japanese. They were more obedient, and the Japanese had the mentality of "even if they were to be a mouse, they wanted to be the best mouse." Letting them do this kind of meticulous work was really good.
Therefore, on August 2, when the 100,000 US Federal Army went to reinforce Pittsburgh, they suddenly received an order to send a unit of 3,000 people to act alone. This order that came out of nowhere puzzled the commander, Major General Pershing. He thought that this was a very important assault operation. Therefore, they sent Colonel Mendez, the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, with 3,000 men.
Major General Pershing had put a lot of effort into making this appointment. The battle between the US Army and China was very fierce. Ever since the founding of the United States, the United States had considered itself to be the new Rome. The Federal Army was very much like the legions of the early Roman Republic. Basically, the soldiers were hidden among the people, and when there was a need for war, the troops would be gathered and sent into battle. The current situation was very similar to the time before Marius' reform. At that time, the Roman legions would lose every battle on the battlefield. The 26 legions would be wiped out. It was the same for the United States Federal Army. More than a million soldiers were killed in the fierce war.
Now that Pan Xing was commanding 100,000 soldiers, his military rank was only that of a major general. This was the current state of the US military officers. Since no regimental force could leave the battlefield in an organized fashion after entering battle, the United States Army adopted a model of 'training the rookies, sending the trained rookies into battle, and recruiting new rookies for training'.
Colonel Mendez had not participated in battle for many years after graduating from military school. However, his experience was much stronger than the rookies. Coupled with his professional background, Colonel Mendez could be considered a veteran.
Major General Pershing told his old friend who had the experience of blowing up the railway together. Colonel Mendez only handed his son, Second Lieutenant Barnil, to Major General Pershing. Since they were old friends who had gone through the provincial test together, Major General Pershing already knew what Colonel Mendez was thinking. He also knew that this trip was dangerous, so he could not let his son Barnil die on the battlefield.
Pittsburgh was located at the mouth of the Ohio River, where the Oligna River and the Menglong River converged. It was on the bank of the Oligna River. Colonel Mendez led 3,000 elites away from the main force with the atmosphere of 'the wind is howling, the Oligna River is cold, the hero will never return'.
Major General Pershing led the troops for another two days. On the morning of the third day, Colonel Mendez rushed back to the headquarters, sweating profusely. Major General Pershing was terrified. He felt that Colonel Mendez's troops had probably been ambushed and suffered heavy casualties. He had to escape alone.
Colonel Mendez first picked up a cup of water and gulped down two cups. Then, with a strong smell of sweat, he said to Major General Pershing, "The Chinese sent us all the women and children from the Great Lakes region."
"What?" Major General Pershing was stunned. He could not understand what Colonel Mendez meant.
Colonel Mendez continued to explain, "The Chinese killed our men in the Great Lakes region. They sent the women and children to the vicinity of Pittsburgh by rail. After bypassing the battlefield in Pittsburgh, these women and children were sent to us by rail. The first batch had 60,000 to 70,000 people. I heard that there were more coming. "
Major General Pershing did not know how to respond to this question. He did not expect the Chinese to play such a trick. Without waiting for Major General Pershing to speak, Colonel Mendez said, "Let's quickly ask Huasheng to mobilize the train and send these women to the city behind."
"And then?" Major General Pershing finally spoke.
"And then? And then, of course, we will settle them down! "Colonel Mendez replied.
"Settle where? Who will settle them down? Where will the food come from? "Major General Pershing asked three questions in a row.
Staring at Major General Pershing for a moment, Colonel Mendez said with dissatisfaction, "Are you not going to accept those women?"
Major General Pershing shook his head. "Of course not! But I am worried that Huasheng will not agree. And if we accept these people now, how many vehicles and manpower do we need to use? We don't have that much manpower! "
"Do you want me to arrange these women near the battlefield?" Colonel Mendez roughly understood Major General Pershing's plan.
Major General Pershing only sighed and did not answer.
Things developed as Major General Pershing expected. After Huasheng received the news, he quickly replied, "Settle them down on the spot. We will send a few more cars of food. Your department can send troops to protect their safety. "
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