The Panama Canal is higher than sea level, so when ships transport their bags through Panama, they need to pass through the sluice gate to increase their height. When ships pass through the canal from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, they first arrive at the Gatong sluice gate through an import channel about 11 kilometers long in Limon Bay. There are three consecutive sluices in Gatto to raise the ship 26 meters and enter Gatto Lake. Gatto Lake is formed by the Gatto Dam on the Chagrace River. The lake water originates from Lake Alajuela, also known as Madden Lake; it is stored in the Maden Dam and is a square kilometers of water with a depth of 14 to 26 meters, and is about 37 kilometers long to Ganboa. The Gaylad Artificial Canal, also known as the Kulebra Waterway, is from The artificial canal started in Gamboa. The average water depth of this artificial canal is about 13 meters and extends about 13 kilometers to the Pedro Miguel sluice. The Pedro Miguel sluice lowers the ship by 9 meters and enters 16 meters above sea level. Lake Miraflores. The ship passes through a waterway about 2 kilometers long and is lowered from two-stage sluice to sea level in Miraflores. The last section of the canal is an imported waterway made by excavated, which is about 100% long. 11 kilometers, the ship entered the Pacific Ocean.
Therefore, the US military only needs to blow up the sluices, dams and artificial canals on the Panama Canal to completely scrap the entire canal. And if China wants to repair the canal, it will take a lot of time. Although, the United States has built this one, it will take a lot of time. The canal consumes a lot of money, but for the sake of the national security of the United States, they had to blow up the canal with their own hands, so as not to easily enter the Atlantic Ocean by the powerful fleet of the Chinese Navy. The US Navy is not able to resist the Chinese Navy yet, they only It can slow down the time for the Chinese fleet to enter the Atlantic by blowing up the canal and gain enough time for the US Navy.
The 3rd Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps deployed only one regiment along the coast of Panama Bay, with more than 3,000 troops. After two small fortresses were destroyed by the Tang-class battleships of the Chinese Navy, the regiment commander knew that they were affected. He couldn't stop and quickly sent a telegram to the division headquarters and requested a retreat. At this time, the four Tang-class battleships on the sea and the defensive positions that began to shell the US military!
Some trenches, bunkers, permanent firepower points were built on both sides of the US military's canal, and there were barbed wire intercepts. However, these fortifications seemed so fragile in front of the 381mm main guns of the Tang-class battleship.
When the position was shelled, the US military only felt a shaking position, as if an earthquake had occurred. Many American soldiers who did not evacuate their positions in time were shocked to death on the position. The US trenches, bunkers and The permanent fire point was destroyed in the violent shelling. Such a devastating blow was simply not something that could be confronted by human forces. The US troops immediately evacuated near the coast and retreated inland.
The troops of the Fifth Division of the Chinese Marine Corps easily completed the landing period without any casualties. By 11 a.m., the 5th Marine Corps Regiment had landed and the entire regiment began to attack east along the canal. Gradually clean up the US troops defending the canal.
Major General Lewis, the commander of the 3rd Marine Division of the US Marine Corps, realized that it was completely impossible to defend the Panama Canal after learning that the Chinese Marine Corps had landed. After asking for advice from the country, he immediately issued a blow-up of the canal. The order was ordered, and the main force was ordered to evacuate eastward, preparing to board the ship from Cologne Port, leave Panama and return to China!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" A dense explosion sounded on both sides of the canal. After receiving the order, the US engineers detonated the explosives. The sluices, dams and artificial canals on the canal were completely destroyed during the explosion.
The accumulated river water rushes down to both ends, revealing the dark bottom of the canal.
In the headquarters of the 3rd Marine Division of the US Marine Corps, Major General Lewis was also filled with feelings when he watched the canal being blown up. The canal, which had invested huge amounts of money, was blown up in just two years after it was opened to navigation.
If I had known this would happen, it would have been better not to build it. This was mainly because the US military did not expect that the war would break out so soon. If the war could be postponed for two years, the strength of the US Navy would be further enhanced, and it would not be
How much inferior to the Chinese navy? In this way, the US Navy can enter the Pacific Ocean through the canal and fight the Chinese navy to the decisive battle. As long as the US Navy can defeat the Chinese navy and gain sea control in the Eastern Pacific region, the canal will naturally be preserved. However, the war is
At this time, the US Navy's shipbuilding plan has not been completed yet, and its strength is not as strong as that of the Chinese Navy.
In order to protect yourself, the United States can only blow up the canal and gain time. Although the loss of this is very large, it is much better than the Chinese Navy entering the Atlantic Ocean, destroying the US Navy, and then destroying the United States.
"General, all the explosion sites have been detonated, and the canal has been completely destroyed. Now, the Chinese are coming to us. Let's go to Cologne!" Chief of Staff, Colonel Paul, suggested.!
"Okay, let the 1st Regiment delay the Chinese attack, and the rest of the troops will immediately withdraw to Cologne and prepare to evacuate Panama!" Major General Lewis issued an order. New orders have been reported in the country, his 3rd Marine Division,
It will withdraw to Florida for rest and then be put into Guadeloupe. The 2nd Marine Division of the US Marine Corps suffered heavy losses in Guadeloupe and was unable to eliminate the stubborn Chinese defenders on the island, which made the United States very dissatisfied.
I hope to also drop the 3rd Marine Division and wipe out the Chinese defenders on the island.
General Li Dingxin, commander of the Chinese local fleet on Panama Bay, and Lieutenant General Hai Zhengsheng, Chief of Staff, and Major General Wu Haibin, commander of the Fifth Marine Division, also learned about the news that the canal was blown up by the Americans at the first time.
"These canals that have been built by these damn Americans are willing to blow up after spending so much money. They are completely a prodigal son!" General Li Dingxin said in a fury. Once the canal is blown up, the local fleet will enter the Atlantic Ocean to fight.
It was going to be postponed backwards, which made him very dissatisfied!
"Commander, it seems that the Americans have long been determined to blow up the canal, otherwise they would not have been able to blow up the canal as soon as our Marines landed. I think it would be better to report to the country and send the engineering troops as soon as possible.
Repair the canal!" said Lieutenant General Hai Zhengsheng, Chief of Staff.
"Send a telegram to the country! Commander Wu, let the Marines try their best to capture American prisoners and take care of them all. When the canal is repaired, let them all do hard work. Since they have blown up the canal, then
Let them repair the canal again!" General Li Dingxin said!
"Haha, Commander, this is a good method! I think we can also send telegrams to the Mexican battlefield, asking them to send all the prisoners of war they will catch in the future to Panama and let them build the canal!" Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Hai Zhengsheng smiled.
The canal is a very large project, and many workers will die during this period. If the captured US prisoners of war are used to build the canal, on the one hand, they can save investment in the repair of the canal. In addition,
On the one hand, it can also speed up the progress.
"Yes, Commander, I will send a telegram to the front line immediately!" said Major General Wu Haibin, commander of the Fifth Division of the Marine Corps.
The troops of the Fifth Division of the Chinese Marine Corps attacked east along the canal and first captured Lascumbres near Panama Bay. The next day, Gamboa was captured. At this time, the main force of the US military was already
He had already retreated to Cologne and left Panama by boat.
On the third day, the Chinese Marine Corps captured Cologne. During this period, only thousands of American soldiers were captured in total. This made the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Division of the Marine Corps very depressed. These Americans ran too fast.
And the Chinese Navy had no warships on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal and could not intercept them, so he could only watch the Americans escape.
After learning that the Panama Canal was blown up, the imperial emperor Yuze was a little regretful, but he was relieved soon. Even if it took one or two years to repair the canal, the Pennsylvania-class battleships of the US Navy were already in service.
But then the Chinese Navy
‘The Emei Mountain class, the aircraft carrier has already formed combat power. The US Navy still has no strength to turn the tables. Moreover, by that time, the Chinese Army should also invade the US mainland, and it can completely destroy the United States after destroying the US Navy.
Wang Yuze ordered the engineering troops to go to the Panama Canal immediately and strive to repair the canal as soon as possible.
Just when the Chinese Marine Corps successfully drove away the US military and occupied the Panama Canal, the Panama government had already been in chaos. Although they had already expected that the US military was no match for the Chinese military, it was not in just three days.
The US military fled when it arrived, which shocked the Panama government. You should know that the Panama government's previous attitude was pro-US, and they were afraid that China would make things difficult for the Panama government. In addition, the Panama government also has a lot of concern for the canal.
Ambition. Although the canal was built by the Americans, it was in Panama's territory after all. Now that the Americans are driven away, from a legal point of view, this canal should belong to Panama. Therefore, Panama President Rock.
Sarns.
Penia immediately asked the Panamanian army to enter the canal and take over the canal. Although the canal had been blown up, the Panamanian government could cooperate with other countries to redevelop the canal after the war was over. In this way, the Panamanian government might be able to
The canal has more benefits. However, the Panama president seems to have forgotten that China has never had the habit of spitting out the fat meat he eats in his mouth!