Chapter 701 Mexico enters the scene

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

Originally, the U.S. Pacific Fleet was not found in Hawaii. Arthur thought that the Pacific Fleet was stationed on the west coast of the United States and was hiding in some port waiting for the insidious wave of Australasia.

But what Arthur didn't expect was that even though the Australasian army was approaching the west coast of the United States, there was still no trace of the American fleet.

This is logically abnormal. After all, even if the main force of the US warships is shrinking, they can't even dispatch a squadron to explore the situation.

If you cannot grasp the enemy's situation, war will be like catching a blind man, and you will be at a natural disadvantage when fighting a war.

I believe that the U.S. military also understands this truth. So far, no trace of the U.S. Navy has been found. This can only prove that either the U.S. Navy is planning a big operation, or it is really not on the West Coast.

General Silvio got in touch with the British and learned that no trace of the U.S. Pacific Fleet was found in the Atlantic, so he had no choice but to give up and focus on the landing operations in 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 gathering the navy.

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

In order to dispel the Americans' belief in resistance, the coalition forces launched bombings on some important American cities.

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

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

The same is true here in Australasia. However, because we will control the west coast area in the future, it is not suitable to carry out large-scale bombing of cities.

The main purpose of Australasia is to distribute leaflets, and at the same time promote President Hoover's "achievements" during the economic crisis as much as possible, so that Americans can voluntarily give up their support for President Hoover.

The United States also has an air force, and there are quite a few aircraft. But compared with the British and French air forces that participated in World War I, the combat effectiveness of the U.S. 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 various regions and can only helplessly withstand air strikes again and again.

In fact, the casualties caused by air strikes on the American people are not that great. After all, all countries have a sense of proportion, 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 like the sword of Damocles over the heads of all Americans, making it difficult for most Americans living in cities to sleep well.

Just imagine, when a large number of planes frequently bomb their cities, how can these Americans sleep peacefully under such circumstances?

The greatest damage to the United States was actually the bombing of the Great Lakes industrial area by aircraft from the Canadian coalition forces.

Pilots do not need to distinguish between civilian industry and heavy industry, and there is no need to look for areas where military industry is located in industrial zones.

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

This has also plunged the Great Lakes Industrial Zone, including the military industry, into a state of panic. Because the U.S. air defense force is not too perfect, the production capacity of the industrial zone quickly dropped by more than half when workers could not produce with peace of mind.

A large number of workers faced unemployment again just after finding a job, because as long as their factory faced a bombing, the boss would face huge losses.

Unfortunately, there is no way to compensate for this kind of loss. You can't go to the government to claim compensation, right?

Some capitalists did have this idea, but when they found the government they were quickly kicked out, so they had no choice but to give up.

The result is that more and more people in the United States are unemployed, and a large number of people cannot afford to eat at all, which invisibly aggravates the economic crisis in the United States.

With everything going smoothly, Australasia also launched a landing on the west coast of the United States.

Of course, while landing on the west coast of the United States, they also launched a landing on Alaska.

Although Alaska's geographical location is relatively remote, Alaska's mineral resource reserves are still relatively rich.

Moreover, it is located in the Arctic Circle, which also has certain advantages in the exploitation of Arctic resources. Naturally, Arthur cannot let it go to Russia for nothing.

Fortunately, the Americans do not have many troops stationed in Alaska. While they are launching a landing on the west coast of the United States, the Australasian army is completely sufficient to land in Alaska.

The war that broke out on America's northern border was quickly followed by war on America's southern border.

1 Mexico launched an attack on the United States with the support of coalition forces and quickly captured Weslaco in the southern United States the next day.

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This is a small city in southern Texas. Texas is the homeland that Mexico really wants to get, so Mexico is willing to give up California.

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

If nothing else, even the National Guard and militia in California would be 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 territory first, and enhance domestic morale.

You know, hundreds of years ago, Texas was still land belonging to Mexico. However, the Texans at that time left Mexico independently and eventually joined the embrace of the United States under the bewitchment of the United States. This was also one of Mexico's hatreds of the United States.

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

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

Both Mexico and the United States were independent from colonies. But the difference is that Mexico was once a Spanish colony, while the United States was once a British colony.

Spain and Britain had very different experiences hundreds of years ago, as did their former colonies.

Spain continues to weaken and the British continue to grow stronger. This also makes Mexico weaker and weaker and the United States stronger.

Later generations also proved this. As a neighbor of the world's hegemon, Mexico's environment is getting worse and worse, and the gap with 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, so its importance becomes even greater.

As for whether Mexico's entry into the war and its invasion of Texas would cause trouble to the French, this is not something the British have to consider.

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

Of course, there must still be support for France on the surface, after all, this is in line with the purpose of the spoils-sharing meeting at that 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 moved north to Corpus Christi without stopping.

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

If you know anything about basketball, you will know that there were three basketball teams in Dallas in the United States in later generations. These three basketball teams are based in San Antonio, Houston and Dallas.

Judging from the current situation, Dallas is the core region 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 it is even traded on the Dallas Cotton Exchange.

From here we can also see a characteristic that has not changed since the Civil War, that is, the northern states in the United States have stronger industry and the southern states have stronger agriculture.

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

Texas' total land area is the largest state in the United States after Alaska, and most of it is plain area.

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

More importantly, compared to California, which has been fighting for independence now and in future generations, Texas has the strongest desire for independence.

Texas once became independent and established the Lone Star Republic. It's just that the Lone Star Republic at that time was no match for Mexico, so it had no choice but to join the United States Federation.

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

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

But as long as Texas takes the initiative to become independent, more and more independent states will follow, and the collapse of federal rule will become a matter of time.

The question is, how can the United States prevent Texas from becoming independent? Texas has higher autonomy than other states. If you want to control the Texas government, it is better to think about how to deal with the sudden arrival of the Mexican army.

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