Chapter 1,473 2nd Line Combat

The second offensive target is New York.

Not only because this is the economic center of the United States, but also because this is the belief of all Americans. Whether it's the financial avenue that controls the lifeline of the world's economy, or the woman standing on the coast holding a torch high.

To take that torch off her hands would be to take off everything that is American.

Just as the 7th and 8th Orbital Airborne Brigades and the 9th Powered Armor Brigade were advancing in two directions towards the White House and the Pentagon, traffic in the entire city in New York, 300 kilometers away from Washington, was completely paralyzed.

In this information age, no information can be hidden.

From the moment Halo Trade's power armor appeared in the sky above Washington, the citizens of New York City learned about the Seagull-class starship above their heads and the news of the Star Halo Trade invasion.

States across the United States immediately entered a state of high alert, and New York City was no exception. First, the New York State National Guard was mobilized to the forefront of the war, and then the New York City police came out in force, blocking the main roads leading from the military base to the city center to make way for armored units.

Yet the work is only half-way through.

On Changdao Beach, you can still faintly see some tourists.

On the horizon not far away, the bow of the Ford split the waves and slowly emerged in front of people's eyes.

Following closely behind the Ford was an anti-submarine frigate, a guided missile destroyer and two supply ships. Judging from the flags hanging on the masts and the aircraft parked on the deck of the Ford, this fleet has obviously changed hands.

Leaning on the beach chair, the British beauty in bikini took off her sunglasses and squinted at the rolling white waves where the sea and the sky meet.

"Timmy, what is that? Why do I see so many people running backwards?"

Just the day before yesterday, Lisa and her boyfriend Timmy came to this city from the UK for vacation. To be honest, they were not very clear about what happened internationally. At this moment, I don’t know why, there are fewer and fewer people on the beach. Usually there should be a lot of people at this time.

"I don't know, maybe the weather forecast says the weather will change soon?" The man in swimming trunks squinted at the sky and grinned, "What is that? A plane?"

That's not a plane.

But missiles.

The moment the Ford approached the edge of New York's radar, twenty anti-ship missiles were launched from the shore defense facilities, carrying white plumes of smoke as they galloped towards the Ford. The helicopters guarding both sides of the fleet dropped tinfoil and decoy bombs, diverting most of the missiles aside. The remaining few that slipped through the net were shot down by anti-missile missiles launched by guided missile destroyers and Wings of Freedom.

"What do you want to do?" Standing in the bridge, Rear Admiral Hogg looked nervously at the man in power armor standing next to him, and said in a trembling voice, "I just warned you, you can't get close to the coast of Long Island, New York State. Anti-ship missiles will tear you apart offshore!"

"What are you doing?" Luo Zheng smiled coldly, "Don't you want us to return this broken ship? I'm sending it back to you."

Major General Hogg's eyes widened, not knowing what this man meant by what he said.

Luo Zheng didn't explain. He took out a pistol from his waist and put it directly on the head of the American man in charge of driving the boat. He was so frightened that the man shivered and almost peed his pants.

A grin spread across his lips, and the barrel of the pistol hit the man on the back of the head. Luo Zheng ignored Major General Hogg's shocked and angry gaze at him, and ordered to the man, "Go ahead at full speed, if you dare to give If I slow down, I will kill you!"

Rushing straight towards the coastline.

The Ford's actions surprised the New York Coast Guard.

Just when the special police arrived at the Long Island beach and rushed to evacuate tourists, strings of white foam suddenly appeared on the sea two nautical miles in front of the Ford.

Without any warning, armored vehicles painted in urban camouflage,

Suddenly the ferocious turret and armored shell appeared from the sea, breaking through the waves hitting the Long Island coast, and rushed towards the beach.

"ah--!"

Beachgoers let out piercing screams.

The beauties in bikinis didn't care about their image, swinging their dazzling thighs and two lumps of white flesh that were in the way, and ran desperately towards the road behind the beach. The New York City SWAT and the arriving coastal defense forces set up a defense line on the beach. However, facing the "Alligator" amphibious assault vehicles that had begun to land, this defense line was like paper, and was directly stabbed by the oncoming armored spearheads. It was poked and worn.

Da da da--!

The heavy machine gun of the turret was spitting out tongues of fire, and its thumb-thick ballistic trajectory swept across the edge of the beach, pinning the arriving New York City SWAT police behind the bunker. The soldier sitting behind the "Crocodile" unlocked the hook lock connected to the exoskeleton, jumped out of the vehicle with his rifle, and kept firing while advancing toward the highway under cover of fire.

On the road not far away, the US military's M1A2 main tank has been deployed with the assistance of Chinook helicopters. Engineers of the National Guard built temporary bunkers near the highway, preparing to concentrate their forces in a decisive battle with the landed Star Ring Trade.

In the hail of bullets, the armored units on both sides began to fight hand-to-hand.

Dragging thick and long tail flames, anti-tank rockets were fired from the launch tubes on both sides of the Alligator armored vehicle's turret.

Directly hit by a depleted uranium bomb, the front armor of an "Alligator" amphibious assault vehicle located in the center of the position was blown away. But soon, an M1A2 main battle tank was blasted into a ball of fire by the Python-2 vehicle-mounted anti-tank rocket.

The battle on Long Island beach was in full swing. In order to block the invaders on the beach, the U.S. military almost overwhelmed half of the New York State National Guard and the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division stationed nearby.

The anti-ship missiles have been suppressed by the Wings of Freedom air strike. All aircraft on the deck of the Ford have taken off. Even the F-35s and F-16s in the hangar have been pushed to the forefront of the war. "The electronic pilot flew and participated in the ground attack.

On the sea level not far away, anti-submarine frigates and destroyers have stopped.

The Ford aircraft carrier and two supply ships, which were originally heading straight for Long Island, suddenly played a joke on everyone and turned around and headed towards the upper bay at full speed. Seeing this scene on the radar, the commander of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division suddenly turned green, grabbed the walkie-talkie and roared.

"Stop them at all costs! Keep them out of Upper Bay!"

In the middle of the Upper Bay, at the junction of New Jersey and New York, is the Statue of Liberty, which symbolizes the American dream.

Behind the Statue of Liberty is Manhattan Island.

Stretching from Broadway to the East River, only a third of a mile in length, is the heart of the entire American financial community...