To be honest, the United States does not want to participate in this war, because the current situation of the United States is somewhat similar to China in the old time and space. Although the country's economic strength has reached a very high level, its comprehensive national strength is not strong enough. Because its international influence is very limited, it is generally in a stage of being big but not strong, keeping a low profile. Therefore, in international affairs, the United States basically will not take the initiative to lead, but is more of using its own economic strength to follow the old empire to get a little cheaper, and avoid conflicts with other powerful countries.

Just two years ago, the United States fought a war with the declining empire Spain and snatched the Philippines from Spain, which was considered the first overseas colony of the United States. At other times, as long as it did not involve its core interests, the United States basically had a harmless image of humans and animals, silent and rich. It was completely different from the world police in the old time and space.

Moreover, since the United States is isolated overseas, has a vast territory, rich resources and a large population, although the United States does not have many overseas colonies, it is extremely competitive in the world. Therefore, the United States has always advocated opening up and promoting free trade in the world. This proposition is naturally unwilling to the old imperialists who have requirements for overseas territories. However, because China is too large, there is no imperialist country that can annex alone. Of course, any imperialist country wants to monopolize China, it will inevitably be strongly opposed by other countries. The United States advocated opening up and free trade has become the best rule to check and balance the interests of various countries in China and not to make one dominant. The United States has also gained huge benefits from it, second only to Britain. If China falls into war, it will not benefit the United States.

However, other countries have sent troops, so the United States naturally cannot remain indifferent. Although the United States is now in a stage of keeping a low profile, it is also well aware that it must do something when it is inevitable. Therefore, when it is time to take action, the United States will never be ruthless. This is the case when fighting with Spain. Between 1893 and 1897, the United States also fought with Japan very hard for Hawaii, which finally turned Hawaii into the 51st state of the United States. Therefore, if the United States does not join the Eight-Nation Alliance, after the war, the United States' right to speak in China will be greatly weakened. This is naturally something that the United States does not allow, so it went with the flow and sent its troops to join the Eight-Nation Alliance.

The emergence of overseas Chinese completely disrupted the process of this war. The United States became the first among the eight countries to engage in business dealings with overseas Chinese, and in the Shanghai negotiations, it advocated peace with overseas Chinese, just to maintain the unity of the Eight-Nation Alliance. The United States was unable to change the result of the breakdown of the Shanghai negotiations.

However, this sentiment of the US government is naturally reflected in the military. Therefore, in the Eight-Nation Alliance, only the US military was thinking about its retreat when the negotiations broke down from Shanghai. During the deployment of Beijing, the US military was responsible for guarding Dongzhimen, Chaoyangmen, and Donghuamen of the imperial city. It can be said that the entire eastern part of Beijing was under the control of the US military, ensuring that the US military could run away at any time.

As the war broke out in Beijing, although only the US military command was safe and sound in the palace, Lieutenant General Chafei did not send troops to reinforce friendly forces, but strengthened the defense of the command. On the other hand, he also sent someone to instruct the US military guarding the gates to guard the city gates to ensure the US military's retreat, and naturally he was ready to run away at any time.

Luo Yue did not launch a strong attack on Wenhua Palace, because the People's Army did not have the perverted and powerful firepower of the special forces. It has set up a defensive position to attack the enemy, and it will only give away the heads. Moreover, Luo Yue also has his own attack method, which is the three Haqikas 47mm guns of the firepower-strengthening company.

The Hakikais 47mm gun is originally a type of ship-based weapon. Although it is light and flexible, it is suitable for the firepower enhancement weapon of the 6th Army. However, this is compared with other artillery. Because a Hakikais 47mm gun weighs 23o kilograms, and it is not allowed to be carried by manpower. It can only be placed in a car for action. In addition, the Hakikais 47mm gun shell weighs about 3kg, one base is 15o, and one shell box is loaded with 3o shells. This requires two cars to transport the shells. Therefore, a Hakikais 47mm gun squad has 13 people and three cars, of which 5 are responsible for the cannon trucks and 4 are responsible for the cannon trucks. In fact, it is quite troublesome to move. Usually, two donkey and horse animals are required to march. However, a Maxim machine gun squad has only 9 people, and four people can carry it. The others carry solitary bullets. In extreme cases, two people can also move.

However, the power of a Haqiks 47mm gun is greater than that of a Maxim machine gun. Therefore, after Luo Yue entered Beijing, although he broke 4 goals in a row, he still brought these three Haqiks 47mm guns. This is Luo Yue's only attacking weapon. When attacking Wenhua Hall, he still has to rely on these three Haqiks 47mm guns.

So Luo Yue immediately ordered three Haqikas 47mm guns on the city tower of the Meridian Gate and bombarded the Wenhua Palace. Although a lot of shells were consumed in the battle ahead, there were still two Haqikas 47mm guns with two boxes of shells. Although the other one used the fourth box, it was not very useful, so the shells that bombarded the Wenhua Palace were still very sufficient. And at this time, the skylight was getting brighter and you could aim and shoot.

The three Haqikas 47mm guns fired more than 60 shells at Wenhua Palace within two minutes. The shells of the Haqikas 47mm gun were about the same size as those commonly used in the old time and space. They were naturally ineffective in attacking the city gates, but it was more than enough to bombard the Wenhua Palace. Therefore, after this round of artillery, the entire Wenhua Palace was hit with holes, not only the doors and windows, and the eaves of the tiles were broken, but dozens of holes the size of a bowl were penetrated on the walls. When Luo Yue saw it, he was probably almost the same, so he immediately ordered an attack on Wenhua Palace before the smoke was dissipated.

The People's Army's attack went very smoothly. It encountered almost no resistance and successfully captured the Wenhua Palace. However, only dozens of corpses appeared in the hall, and no resistance army appeared.

After receiving the report, Luo Yue was also a little surprised. Although he had three Haqikas 47mm guns, he would not have solved the enemy after only a few dozen guns. After all, the power of such small-caliber artillery was really limited. Luo Yue was also worried that the enemy would have any tricks, put himself in Wenhua Palace and then join him in an encirclement?

However, Luo Yue thought about it again. At this time, the Eight-Nation Alliance had any conspiracy and tricks, but it could not be defeated. Because Luo Yue had already known that the north and south walls of Beijing had been broken by the People's Army, and the main forces of the two routes would soon enter the palace. In addition, the Eight-Nation Alliance is now in a group of dragons, so he could not make a big wave. And at this moment, the command center contacted Luo Yue and told him that the enemy troops in Wenhua Palace had escaped from the palace. So Luo Yue was completely relieved and immediately ordered to enter Wenhua Palace. Of course, he did not forget to leave a platoon garrison at the Meridian Gate. This was the entrance to the imperial city and could not be given up.

In fact, the US military took the initiative to retreat. When the first battalion used the Hakikas 47mm gun to bombard the Wenhua Palace, Lieutenant General Chafe had made this decision. This was not to say that the US military was afraid of the power of these three Hakikas 47mm guns, but because the first battalion was a reinforcement. Since a reinforcement came, there would be a second reinforcement. It also shows that the overseas Chinese army had already broken through Beijing. If it did not retreat at this time, when the overseas Chinese army invaded Beijing and fully controlled the city gate, it would not be able to get out of the way. Even if it did not retreat from Beijing, at least it would have to withdraw from the palace first and retreat to the Dongzhimen or Chaoyangmen area. This way, it could attack and retreat and defend, and the main point would be much greater.

At the same time, if the situation really comes, I have to withdraw from Beijing and have enough time to prepare the corresponding materials, because once I evacuate Beijing, it will be very difficult to obtain replenishment, so I must prepare the necessary food and food. So Lieutenant General Chafei immediately ordered to retreat from Wenhua Hall, leave the imperial city from Donghua Gate, and retreat to Chaoyang Gate. At this time, Chaoyang Gate had not been attacked by the People's Army, and Chafei immediately ordered to prepare livestock vehicles immediately, give up all the heavy and thick materials, bringing only small and light items, mainly retaining food, grass, medicine, tents and other materials. He also sent an army to station in the countryside outside Beijing, collecting supplies while also preparing for the US military's retreat.

However, for the People's Army, it is naturally beneficial for the US military to take the initiative to retreat. After all, the purpose of the People's Army is to occupy Beijing City, so Luo Yue led his army to Wenhua Hall, on the one hand, ordered the arrangement of the defense of Wenhua Hall; on the other hand, two combat companies were assigned to attack from the west and north, respectively, and attacking the Eight-Nation Alliance in the northeast and southwest of Beijing.

Of course, Luo Yue ordered the troops to attack not to form a joint attack with the special forces and defeat the Eight-Nation Alliance, but to restrain the energy of the Eight-Nation Alliance and make them unable to attack the special forces with all their strength. Because after the previous battle and the division of troops to guard the city gates that broke through, the shortage of the first battalion is actually quite serious, but the number of troops in the battle is less than 200 people, and it is already dawning now. Therefore, it is very difficult to defeat the Eight-Nation Alliance in the palace with these forces. Even if they succeed, they will inevitably suffer heavy losses, and their reinforcements will come soon. There is no need to take risks at this time, so it is better to use stable tactics.
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