1890 King of Southeast Asia

"Speaking of this, should we send someone to help those tribal leaders?"

After seeing off Xie Hui, Liu Yiming sat alone in the office, thinking about the upcoming war.

This war specifically refers to the World War.

History has changed beyond recognition, but the World War is the only way for the world to move forward, and it will not disappear just because of Liu Yiming's tossing.

After all, the core of the First World War was the uneven distribution of interests among the powers, and the Second World War was a continuation of the First World War.

Unless someone suddenly casts a spell on everyone in the world, and the whole world becomes a loving family, otherwise war is inevitable.

Liu Yiming's original idea was to learn from the United States and make some money from the war.

However, knowing that the World War is about to break out, Nanhua has a certain amount of power. If you only think about the war money, it would be a bit stingy.

"Ask Jiang Wang to answer the phone."

"Send someone to infiltrate Afghanistan... and British Persia, and investigate as comprehensively as possible."

"Collect intelligence and pay attention to local anti-British organizations."

"Go."

Liu Yiming put down the phone, clasped his hands together, and watched the slowly setting sun.

"Arabia, it's only noon now, it's midnight in Hawaii."

"The stall is getting bigger and bigger, if you can't close it back then..."

"Then we can only trust the wisdom of future generations." (This is a joke)

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The battlefield of the Qing Empire.

On the eastern front, after the 8th Division of the Japanese Army was annihilated, Feng Huafu played the traditional skills of the Qing Empire - selling teammates.

In just three days, Feng Huafu left most of the baggage behind, traveled a hundred miles a day, and arrived in Yangzhou, setting a record for the marching speed of the new army of the Qing Empire.

On the 30th, Feng Huafu took a boat in Yangzhou and went north along the Grand Canal. Seven days later, the army crossed the Huai River and arrived in Xuzhou.

Because the action was too fast, the revolutionary army had to deal with the 3rd and 7th Divisions of the Japanese Army, and they had no time to spare. Before they noticed, the people ran away.

The 3rd and 5th Regiments, which had just settled down, immediately responded to the commander's action and rushed to Xuzhou, but because they were carrying baggage, their speed was slower.

On the other hand, after receiving the news that the Eighth Division was completely wiped out, the Seventh Division also took the initiative to retreat, and then rushed to the seaside, preparing to join the Third Division.

The Third Division was afraid of being surrounded, so on the 28th, it retreated northward under the cover of night, and more than 20 days later, it joined the Seventh Division in Lianyungang.

The north bank of the Yangtze River and a large area of ​​land south of the Huai River were easily captured by the revolutionary army.

It was not until this time that Yuan Gongbao and the Japanese army settled the issue of command of the eastern line, and the troops that fled to the north of the Huai River began to regroup and prepare to resist along the Huai River.

In this way, the six divisions on the eastern line retreated nearly 300 kilometers after losing only one.

However, this is not a bad thing in military terms. At least these five divisions have regrouped and formed a heavy force group.

Otherwise, facing the superior cluster of three light infantry divisions and one motorized division of the First Army with a loose arrangement, they can only be eaten one by one.

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Western Front battlefield.

The revolutionary army has complete fortifications, strong firepower, and advantages in the number and quality of heavy artillery.

The Japanese army and the Beiyang and Xinjian armies of the Qing Empire were unable to defeat each other, so they prepared to send troops to break through from the two surrounding provinces.

Result...

On February 2, the revolutionary army began to attack in full force.

In the direction of the three towns, the four brigades of the revolutionary army that had completed their preparations climbed lightly into the mountains on both sides of Wusheng Pass.

In the direction of Wusheng Pass, the Fourth Division of the Three Towns Revolutionary Army repeatedly attacked the Qing Empire's defense line under the cover of hundreds of heavy artillery, forcing the Qing Empire to put its troops on the front line.

Because four divisions of troops were sent to bypass from both sides, Duan Fang only had three divisions left, two divisions of the Xinjian Eighth Town, and the Ninth Division of the Japanese Army.

Duan Fang immediately sent someone to pass on the order to let the bypassing troops return to support, and the Qing Empire lost the last chance to turn the tables.

The Fourth Division maintained pressure on the front, launching an attack every two hours, with an uncertain scale and an uncertain shelling time, so that Duan Fang could not be distracted.

On February 4, Duan Fang was forced to give up the front line and retreat to Xinyang due to the power of the revolutionary army's heavy artillery.

The Revolutionary Army's artillery was inconvenient to transport, but it had not yet achieved its strategic goal, so it had to launch a strong attack on Xinyang.

The Revolutionary Army only had 105 howitzers for support. The main artillery of the Qing Empire was also the same type of artillery, but in larger numbers. The two sides engaged in a fierce artillery battle.

By the evening of February 5, the total casualties of the Fourth Division of the Revolutionary Army exceeded 4,000, nearly 1/3.

The Qing Empire was on the defensive, with 3,000 casualties, most of whom were injured by artillery fire on the front line.

In the early morning of February 6, the Ninth Division of the Japanese Army left Xinyang and launched a night attack. It was discovered by the Fourth Division of the Revolutionary Army. The two sides fought in the dark, and each suffered casualties.

At noon on February 6, the Qing Empire used the Ninth Division as its main force and concentrated 30,000 people to attack the Fourth Division of the Revolutionary Army, trying to encircle the Fourth Division of the Revolutionary Army.

After several days of fighting, the Fourth Division suffered serious casualties and was short of manpower. Forced to abandon its baggage and began to retreat.

The three towns quickly transferred the Sixth Division to the front line so that the Fifth Division, which had stronger combat effectiveness, could be liberated.

The Sixth Division is a new recruit division, with less than 20% of veterans, while the Fourth and Fifth Divisions have about 40% veterans.

Three divisions, four brigades, and some sporadic artillery units are all the combat power that the three towns have brought out in the past six months.

Now, all of them have been used.

On February 7, Duan Fang took advantage of the situation to attack Wusheng Pass. After more than a thousand people were killed by artillery, he could only return in disappointment. The battle line returned to the state before February 2...?

From February 6 to 7, three brigades climbed out of the mountains one after another and ran towards the rear of the Qing Empire.

On the 8th, Li Xindian, between Xinyang and Zhumadian, was captured by the revolutionary army, the railway was cut off, and the Qing Empire army's retreat was cut off.

After all, Li Xindian was only a few dozen miles away from Xinyang, and the news could not be covered up.

After the news of the cut-off of the rear road spread, rumors spread among the Qing Empire army, and people were panicked.

On the 9th, Duan Fang once again sent people to urge the four towns that had detoured to return to support, and sent the 9th Division to attack Li Xindian.

After the Fifth Division of the Revolutionary Army received the news, it slowly left Wusheng Pass, guarding 24 152mm heavy artillery and slowly advancing.

After entering the artillery range, the Fifth Division built positions on the spot, and the artillery began to bombard the Qing Empire army positions continuously, and the bombardment lasted for a whole day.

The Ninth Division launched several attacks on Li Xindian. After losing about 200 people in the squadron, it changed its tactics and launched a large-scale artillery attack.

Then, the problem arose...

The Western Front was not the main direction of the Japanese army. There were six or seven 105mm guns equipped by the Qing Empire Division, while the Japanese army was equipped with 75mm guns.

The railway transportation capacity was limited, and the 75mm guns were not given priority. The supplies of the Ninth Division came very hard-because Duan Fang had to ensure the supply of his own people.

Including 6.5mm Arisaka rifle bullets and Qing Empire's 6.8 or 7.92mm are not universal, and the supply is not much.

The Ninth Division only had two basic artillery shells. After a few days of fighting, plus this artillery attack, the Ninth Division's artillery shells were basically exhausted. As a last resort, the Ninth Division Commander asked Duan Fang for artillery support.

Duan Fang had two regiments with dozens of 105mm cannons, so it was no problem to send an artillery company there.

But the Fifth Division's artillery attack was fierce. Duan Fang believed that the revolutionary army was about to launch a general offensive, and the Ninth Division could take down Li Xindian without artillery (this was the main reason).

After all, the Japanese army had always been brave and good at fighting, but it was always timid in the face of difficulties. Duan Fang felt that this was not worth the money "he" spent.

After spending money, you have to see the effect. How much does a shell cost? Every shell fired by the Japanese army had to be reimbursed by the Qing Empire. They didn't feel sorry at all. They used as much as they could in Duan Fang's battles.

You have to know that Duan Fang only had a basic number of shells. After all, there was no arsenal in the north of the Qing Empire that could produce 105mm shells. These were all imported goods collected from the Beiyang.

It can be said that after these shells were fired, the Qing Empire artillery would lose its combat capability.

This is the disadvantage of relying on imports for military industry. Once the source of arms is blocked, it will be dumbfounded.

When the cannons were unsuccessful, the Ninth Division began to fish with the mentality of watching the excitement.

Li Xindian's three brigades stepped up the construction of fortifications and divided their troops to the north, entering Zhumadian on the 11th.

By the 10th, Duan Fang was annoyed. Yesterday, the revolutionary army fired artillery shells all day long, especially during meals, wherever there was smoke, they fired a few shells from time to time at night.

Since February 2, neither side has had a good rest, but the direction of the revolutionary army is the newly replaced Fifth Division, while the Qing Empire has no replacement at all.

"Disband the camp! Retreat! Wait for the army to come back for support!" Duan Fang said unwillingly.

It is not possible not to retreat. If he does not retreat, let the revolutionary army continue to play like this, and his soldiers will rebel.

The four divisions sent out to bypass are already on the way back for support. They only need to wait for five more days, just five days!

Unfortunately, he does not have so much time.

On the 11th, Duan Fang disbanded the camp, and the two divisions of the newly built Eighth Town retreated eastward first, and the Ninth Division was left behind by Duan Fang to cover the rear.

The US contract is called "International Friends, the Revolutionary Army will not embarrass you."

After greeting Duan Fang's eight generations of elders, the head of the 9th Division had no choice but to stay behind.

The two sides had a contract, and just two days ago, the headquarters handed over the front-line command to the Qing Empire, and it could not violate the headquarters' orders.

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Do you remember that the Revolutionary Army lost four brigades into the mountains? In order to ensure that at least one unit could rush out of the mountainous area on time, the Revolutionary Army selected four small roads and sent four brigades to attack from the mountains.

Three of them climbed out of the mountainous area within the specified time, and the remaining one got lost in the mountain, and the radio station was broken. It took a week to run out.

Because it was too tiring, they had to rest for a day after leaving the mountain. Until the 10th, the brigade commander nervously led the troops to Li Xindian.

On the 11th, the brigade was marching, and when they arrived near Dougou Town, they met Duan Fang who was moving towards Zhengyang County.

Both sides thought that the other side had discovered their intentions and were shocked.

"Set up a defense line on the spot, signalman, ask for help!" The brigade commander gritted his teeth. The enemy was ambushing him, and the artillery would definitely not escape, so he could only hold on.

In order to pass through the mountainous area, they didn't even have many heavy machine guns, and the brigade commander just hoped that the reinforcements would come quickly.

"Brigade commander! The Qing Empire's troops have dispersed, and they seem to be defeated..." The scout panted and said in disbelief...

"What?" The brigade commander looked confused! …

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