Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 680
After the high spirits of the past few days, Uledan is now very anxious.

He hijacked the Eighth Army of the Western Qing Dynasty and invaded Basque Country and Spain in order to provoke the war between the Ming and Qing Dynasties.This goal has been achieved, but Qianlong Fei Yanggu sent him the "Twelve Imperial Edicts", but there is no tendency to relax.If his army does not have the support of other Qing troops in Spain, it will be very difficult for him to fight against the Ming army.

The earliest information showed that Ming had only about 20 troops in Gibraltar, but as Daming really started to attack, the scale of the Ming army far exceeded Uleden's imagination at the beginning, and they took over at a faster speed than themselves. Spain and Portugal, and have enough troops to attack themselves.

"What should I do?" Uladen hesitated.

He and Lalbin's earliest idea was actually to attack Basque Country and Spain, and then give up this area after the Ming army sent troops.During this period, they can maintain the morale of the soldiers by plundering this area. In the end, when the situation cannot be reversed, Commander Lin comes out, and Uleden can continue to maintain his current position.

But Fei Yanggu was still hesitating, and the other troops of the Qing army didn't want to go directly into this muddy water. The Eighth Army Corps that stayed in Uleden was in Spain by itself, and the situation became embarrassing.

Lalbin saw Uleden's current emotions, and said to Uledan: "General, your goal has finally been achieved! We only received the secret security from the court yesterday. It seems that Suo'etu, Mingzhu and other adults We are going to jointly write a letter to His Majesty, please His Majesty take it back and let Shuai Lin be reinstated."

The person who encouraged Uledan to go alone was Lalbin. Lalbin didn't resent himself like Uledan, so he immediately used his words to highlight the value of this operation.

Uleden nodded. He felt that if Cheng Lin could regain control of the military, then everything would be worth it.

Now is to ride out the limelight safely.

Lalbin said: "The Ming army came to attack in a hurry. Although the scale is grand and menacing, Spain's terrain is complicated and it is easy for our army to take advantage of it. If the Ming army breaks through to the Aragon Plain, then their mechanized troops will attack us. If we can destroy the road on the Meseta Plateau and make it difficult for the Ming army to enter the Aragonese Plain, then our actions will be much easier."

He added: "If Catalonia cannot be won for a while, it doesn't matter. We can retreat to the Basque Country first and stand by for help. On a battlefield with complex terrain, as long as the general can send out surprise troops to harass the Ming army and disrupt its traffic." And logistics, it will be able to hinder the advance of the Ming army, thereby preserving our victory."

Hearing what Lalbin said, Uledan regained some confidence and immediately returned to his usual arrogant appearance.He put his arms around Lalbin's shoulders and praised: "That's right, Lalbin, now I can count on you."

Lalbin smiled, "General, you can always trust me."

--split line--

Lu Haogu, commander of the No.40 Second Army, frowned deeply. This was the 30th road damage report he had received in the past two days.

"The Qing army is deliberately destroying road and bridge facilities, preventing us from passing through the Meseta Plateau and entering the Aragon Plain."

The Meseta Plain occupies most of the Spanish territory. This is a mountainous plateau. Although the mountains are mostly 600-800 meters above sea level, they are not very high, but there are many mountains and few road choices. The roads that are not spacious and in general condition communicate east and west.

Lu Haogu was ordered by Commander Gao Ning to lead his army eastward to fight against the Eighth Army of the Western Qing Dynasty. Considering the terrain, the No.40 Second Army did not carry too much heavy equipment, but they did have some suitable for mountainous areas. Combat artillery, or relatively light warrior off-road vehicles, but not many tanks.

The main fire support of the No.40 Second Army will come from the Air Force, supported by three-dimensional firepower projection.

Although Lu Haogu had considered before that the Qing army would destroy the roads in the mountainous area recklessly after discovering the movement of the headquarters, but he did not expect that the efficiency of the Qing army was no worse than that of the Ming army. There are few important road sections, and even some road sections are difficult to repair because of the steep mountains.

"It seems that there is no way to start the battle plan according to the planned time, and we have to report to the headquarters." Lu Haogu was helpless, but he could only do so.

At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of thunder, bang, and guns from the mountains, and he was immediately startled.

Soon a scout from the military department arrived and reported to him: "Commander, a regiment-sized enemy force has infiltrated into our depths and is engaged in a fierce battle with the Swiss 505 regiment."

Lu Haogu wasn't worried, but he was still a little concerned: "Has the enemy actually touched a place so close to our military headquarters? It seems that they want to penetrate and attack our troops. Our march on this mountain road is still very troublesome , the troops are scattered and not concentrated, if they find an opportunity to take advantage of it, I am afraid there will be some losses."

In the mountains a few kilometers away from here, a Ming and Qing showdown completely between Europeans and Europeans is being staged.

The mark that the Qing army infiltrated and detoured was basically Romanians, while the No. 40 Second Army of the Ming Army was originally a mixed vassal army. Most of the officers were Han Chinese, but the soldiers were all Europeans, Africans and even South Americans. The 505th regiment is an infantry regiment composed purely of Swiss. The Swiss have a tradition of mercenaries in Europe. Many countries have Swiss mercenary units.Daming was not short of money. Relying on generous salaries, he also recruited at least 7000 Swiss mercenaries to serve in the Fan Army. The 505th Regiment was such a Ming Army Fan Army composed of pure Swiss.

They lack the sense of belonging and identity that other Ming armies have for the Ming Empire, but they are professional mercenaries.Moreover, the Swiss Confederation had perished at this time, and the Swiss had a strong hatred for the Qing army. A large number of Swiss fled to Gibraltar, hoping to join the Ming army to deal with the Qing army.On the contrary, the 505 regiment is an old organization that has existed for more than ten years.

The 505th regiment performed peripheral security missions to provide protection for the Ming army convoy that passed through later.The Qing army found that it was impossible to attack the convoy without breaking through the 505th regiment, so it immediately launched an attack on the 505th regiment.In fact, the two sides encountered each other unexpectedly in the mountains, and the commander of the Qing army immediately led his troops to seize the favorable terrain.The head of the Swiss regiment took a look and was determined not to allow the Qing army to gain a high altitude advantage, so the two sides fought fiercely around three small mountains.

The two sides used mortars and machine guns to start a violent attack, and for a while they were evenly matched.

But soon, the 42nd Army of the Ming Army brought in artillery directly under it, using 105mm howitzers that had been withdrawn from the regular army in the early years. These artillerymen were mainly Germans from the Rhine-Ruhr area.

As soon as the shelling arrived, the Romanian troops of the Qing army found that there was no way to attack by force, so they immediately chose to retreat. The 505th regiment did not rush to pursue them either. After all, they were behind the military headquarters, so they couldn't be careless.

(End of this chapter)