1890 King of Southeast Asia

In this world, the only thing that can make a country stop is the cannon!

The larger the caliber, the stronger the back, and the more weight the words have!

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Since the arrival of the Nanhua 152 artillery, until December 1st, the battle situation has been deadlocked for three days. The Ottomans only sent a small group of soldiers to conduct a tentative attack. Because they were afraid of the retaliation of the large-caliber artillery of Nanhua, the artillery was directly silenced.

"Have you found the enemy's artillery position?" Bass looked at the auxiliary troops who retreated from the front line and asked the staff irritably.

"I'm sorry, the enemy's artillery position is in the hinterland of the place. Kuwait is all flat desert, and reconnaissance is difficult." The staff said carefully.

"This won't work. The soldiers have begun to doubt whether we can win." Bass wanted to get angry, but then thought that this was really difficult, so he exhaled and shook his head.

Those responsible for the attack in the past few days were all old-fashioned troops of the Ottoman Empire, similar to the Green Camp, hoping that the scattered troops could attract the Nanhua Army to fight hand-to-hand.

As a result, the auxiliary troops were in a state of rebellion and complained constantly, and the extremely high loss rate led to low morale.

"The route of the roundabout has been explored, and no enemy has been found. Judging from the various situations of the enemy, they should be short of manpower." said the staff officer.

Nanhua never launched a pursuit, and even with the advantage of firepower, it did not launch an active attack. After three days of observation, the firepower of Nanhua's front-line rifles was not strong. From various performances, it was obvious that there was a shortage of manpower.

"Leave two regiments to defend, and the 10th Division and part of our division will bypass from the right, attack the enemy's logistics line, and surround them." Bass said unwillingly.

The first battle was lost, but Bass could not do such a thing as launching a full-line attack. Under the enemy's artillery and machine guns, once the full-line assault was blocked, it would be a full-line rout. It was not time to block everything.

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"Yes!" The staff went down to make arrangements. Since three days ago, when Nanhua's heavy artillery hit the front of the Ottomans, the staff officers were preparing. Now they just need to act according to the plan.

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"What is that?" Ye Huaixiang sat in the truck, looking at the huge thing in the distance. Even though it was still a kilometer away, it was still shocking.

"That's an airship, it came from the mainland, and it can fly!" The driver glanced at it and said a little stiffly.

"It just arrived the day before yesterday. I heard that it should have arrived earlier, but there was a stream above our heads and they couldn't get down."

"Airship? Flying from the mainland? What's the use? How high can it fly?" Ye Huaixiang muttered to himself.

"I don't know about that..." The driver shook his head.

When he got closer, Ye Huaixiang looked at the shuttle-shaped airship and was also shocked by its huge figure.

"Report." Ye Huaixiang knocked on the door and looked at Zheng Lei who was talking to a group of staff officers.

"You're back. You've worked hard. Sit down for a while. I'll finish it soon." Zheng Lei looked up and saw Ye Huaixiang, said something and buried his head in work again.

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Ye Huaixiang found a place by the window to sit and watched the cars coming and going outside the window.

Kuwait is urgently building fortifications. In addition to testing the combat effectiveness of the Ottomans, the battle on the front line also has the intention of delaying time.

There are already fortifications outside the core area, which are composed of four layers of defense: sandbags-gravel-sandbags-sandbags, plus temporary strongholds made of logs. There are usually artillery and machine guns inside, which are support points of the defense line.

The trenches connect one stronghold after another to form a complete fortification. There are also trenches to connect the rear, and personnel can move quickly and safely through the trenches.

"How is the situation on the front line?" Zheng Lei quickly finished his work and came to Ye Huaixiang.

"There has been no pressure in the past few days. After the self-propelled artillery battalion arrived, the enemy stopped large-scale actions." Ye Huaixiang said.

"This is the first time we have fought against a large army country. We must summarize all kinds of valuable experiences. The role of artillery is indeed irreplaceable.

The construction of fortifications is almost done, and the enemy should be running out of patience. Once there is a change, retreat immediately to save personnel." Zheng Lei nodded.

Nanhua originally did not attach so much importance to large-caliber artillery, such as 152mm army cannons and howitzers, which should be equipped as divisional artillery, but in normal attack missions, 152 army artillery is basically not seen.

For example, self-propelled howitzers have been in service for more than a year, and there are still twelve guns, and even the armored battalion does not need them.

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In the final analysis, it is related to Nanhua's geographical location.

In the rainforest, heavy artillery weighing more than one ton or even two tons is extremely difficult to move, and Nanhua is used to fighting mobile warfare, relying on strong mobility to intersperse and divide.

Like 75 and 2mm field guns, weighing about 700 kilograms, they are disassembled into four large pieces. Two hand tractors pull a gun port during field marches, and they can go up and down the mountain and water, and they can also carry dozens of shells.

If it is replaced with a 152 gun, it must be pulled by a truck, and trucks can only run on the road, but roads are not everywhere.

Moreover, coastal cities can call for naval support at any time. The power of 203 or even 305 artillery is incomparable to 152.

It is different in Arabia. There are no roads in the desert, or there are roads everywhere. The mobility problem of large-caliber artillery has been solved. Due to manpower and logistics reasons, Nanhua cannot carry out division and encirclement operations. The importance of large-caliber artillery has increased sharply.

"Commander, what's the matter with that airship?" Ye Huaixiang and Zheng Lei asked curiously after discussing the differences between operations in Oman and rainforest operations.

"That's the mainland coming to support us. They are loading supplies. They can load 22 tons of supplies at a time. Six airships can load 132 tons. They can go back and forth from here to Turayf in one day." Zheng Lei pointed to the airship taking off in the distance and said.

"The battle in Turayf some time ago consumed a lot of supplies. A part of the Arab Legion has arrived in Turayf. Supplies are in short supply. The airship came at the right time." Zheng Lei said with some ease.

The transportation capacity of six airships can support a division to provide low-intensity combat. If there is no need to transport food and medicine, it can maintain medium-intensity combat.

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"Did it fly directly from the mainland?" Ye Huaixiang asked nervously with bright eyes.

"Yes, it is not suitable for shipping. The landing field is converted from a playground. A static electricity guide device is temporarily installed. Because of this, the airship floats in the sky for a whole day." Zheng Lei drank a sip of water and watched the airship fly northwest. It was an airship that transported supplies to Turayf.

"Commander, is it appropriate for us to launch a counterattack?" Ye Huaixiang asked.

"I don't know. We are short of troops and cannot be effectively concentrated. A supplementary army is gathering in the mainland. It will take at least half a month to arrive. Alas." Zheng Lei shook his head.

Passive attack, or the first time since the establishment of the Nanhua Army, feels very uncomfortable.

"I have an idea, maybe it can speed up the progress of the war!" Ye Huaixiang looked at the flying airship and expressed his thoughts...

"Bombing from the air?" Zheng Lei said in surprise...

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"Aerial bombing?" Liu Yiming exclaimed.

"This term... the head of state really thought of it!" Xie Hui thought, but did not say it.

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"Yes, it was proposed by Ye Huaixiang, the commander of the First Division of Oman, and Commander Zheng reported it. After discussion by the General Staff, it was considered worth a try." Xie Hui said firmly.

The Army General Staff did not care about anything other than the navy and the army. Until recently, Nanhua began to restrict supplies. Xie Hui went home and found that he could not buy sugar cane. Only then did he know that the war had expanded its impact.

You know, in the war between Nanhua and Japan, Java did not restrict the sale of sugar cane.

After a comprehensive consultation, the General Staff is considering deploying tanks that are still confidential to the Arab battlefield.

"Are you sure? We have never done similar training, and we don't have the corresponding bombs..." Liu Yiming knew that the Zeppelin combat airship not only carried bombs, but also dozens of machine guns.

But Nanhua has not conducted corresponding training, and the airship pilots are all Nanhua's technicians rather than combatants.

"The Navy has a batch of 40 mines that were scrapped due to structural problems. We can modify them slightly. Anyway, they have to be destroyed, and it won't take up much transportation capacity." Xie Hui strived for it.

"Mines? Are you kidding?" Liu Yiming was thinking about using mortar shells or grenades to modify them. Xie Hui's words scared him. Mines... It seems that it's not impossible.

This batch of mines is the first batch produced by Nanhua. It can be used, but the structure is old, the performance is poor, it is easy to float, and there are not many fuses. After discussion, the Navy Department decided to scrap them and dismantle the explosives for other uses.

At present, the fuse has been removed, and only the electric-excited time-delay fuse needs to be installed, and it can be used as a bomb.

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"If the bombing is effective, we may be able to end the war ahead of schedule. The staff calculated that based on the current scale, if the war lasts for more than half a year, we need to pay 200 million yuan in military expenses. If it lasts for more than a year, it will cost 500 million yuan, which is equivalent to one and a half years of fiscal revenue." Xie Hui strikes while the iron is hot.

"It won't cost much to try. The Ottomans have never seen an airship, and they are likely to clamor for peace in fear." Yang Tao also advised.

"Okay, make a plan!" Liu Yiming thought about it and had no reason to disagree. He agreed to the bombing, but he didn't agree to use mines to change bombs.

He didn't know that Zheng Lei emphasized "big" in the telegram, emphasizing the incomparable destructiveness and deterrence of large-caliber artillery.

All the shells of Nanhua are useful, and there are not many choices. After Xie Hui asked Zhao Jiaxing, he found this batch of obsolete mines waiting to be dismantled and decided to use this immediately.

"The plan has been drawn up!" Xie Hui took out a piece of paper from his arms.

"Kuwait is about 2,000 kilometers away from Istanbul. If the airship is 50 kilometers per hour, it will only take 40 hours to arrive." Xie Hui opened the world map behind Liu Yiming.

"Calculating various factors, starting from Kuwait, Istanbul can be bombed within three days, but the bombing effect is unpredictable, and the reaction of the Ottomans is also unpredictable." Xie Hui said.

"It doesn't matter. Let the South Chinese in the Ottomans contact the French and avoid Istanbul after the airship takes off. After the bombing, invite France to mediate. The condition is the joint development of airships. They will not let go of weapons that can bypass the Royal Navy and directly attack London." Liu Yiming said.

"Do you want to notify the embassies of other countries?" Yang Tao asked.

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"Notify forty hours after the airship takes off, notify from Java." Liu Yiming said.

"Everyone, get ready! The army should be ready to give up... and be ready to hold on to Oman." Liu Yiming said. Once the Ottomans choose a total war, Nanhua must give up large tracts of territory to lengthen the front line, pull the enemy to the same level as itself, and then defeat him with its rich experience!