Australian Storm 1876

   Chapter 919 Priority

   Just as the ambitious Wu Peifu was wiping up his sleeves and working hard, the sudden large-scale food poisoning incident in the military camp gave him a blow to the head, making this high-spirited Brigadier General feel bad.

The Second Infantry Regiment and Fourth Regiment of the Oregon Division were stationed in a large-scale food poisoning incident. As many as 2,700 officers and soldiers vomited and had diarrhea, and more than 300 had severe symptoms, severe dehydration and even convulsions. Methods After gastric lavage, the symptoms were relieved quickly.

   In the end, one person died, and more than 270 soldiers were hospitalized for observation. They were discharged from hospital to recover after 3 to 5 days.

   This unfortunate ghost died because the vomit choked into the trachea, causing the airway to be blocked.

   Gendarmerie quickly dispatched, detained local food suppliers and related people, etc., and quickly found out the whole story;

  Because the white soldiers of the Oregon Division were accustomed to drinking milk, the military selected several powerful local farmers as suppliers to provide the soldiers with fresh milk every day as a necessary supply of military supplies.

The problem is that the army needs a lot of supply, and the farms of these farmers do not have enough fresh milk, so they purchased some fresh milk from some nearby farms. At the beginning of the month, the temperature rises, and the fresh milk spoils.

   The gendarmerie team immediately dispatched to search for criminals. In just three days, 137 people were arrested. The temporary military court decided to hang 105 of them and execute them immediately. Very few women and children survived.

   This is the famous "Milk Incident", the death of a soldier was worth more than 100 lives, and all the adult men and women on 13 farms were hanged, without exception.

"Hmph... What milk do you drink? The risk of fresh milk delivered to the military camp every day is simply beyond control. This time I've been fooled, so what about the next time? The military supplies that supply the troops must be managed in a closed loop to ensure that the risk is under control. Drink beef. Isn't Tang Hu spicy soup delicious?"

   Major General Bian Chunsong, the commander of the First Division of the Honorary Great Red, pouted with disdain. The Chinese division directly under the expeditionary army did not supply fresh milk, only toffee, chocolate, tea and cigarettes.

  The daily diet of officers and soldiers provides soups such as beef soup, mutton soup, vegetable soup and Hu spicy soup. The dishes are mixed with meat and vegetables, and the main food is steamed bread, noodles and rice. There will never be any problems.

   At the military meeting, everyone's eyes were turned over.

   Brigadier General Wu Peifu and Washington Division Commander Brigadier General Sima Changqing looked at each other awkwardly, then lowered their heads and said nothing, what can they say?

  Sima Changqing is the confidant of the current Army Marshal Li Shuanzhu. He has served as a senior adjutant for many years. Now he is in charge of the Washington Division. His performance in the previous battles was remarkable.

   In the garrison in Omaha, only their two divisions are dominated by white soldiers of the Northern Union, because the conditions of stationing in big cities are better, and each officer and soldier is provided with one liter of milk every day in the military supply.

  The imperial army is a place that pays great attention to seniority. In the face of the honorable and honorable commander of the First Division, Major General Bian Chunsong, and his words are very reasonable, the two brigadier generals cannot refute.

This "milk incident" was indeed poisoned by people with motives. In order to avoid criticism, the military made those elements with bad intentions in the society to follow the same example, so they dealt with vague food poisoning, but the crackdown was not light at all. All were hanged.

   There must be something wronged here, but who has the spare time to check it carefully?

  The attack must be heavier, stricter, and quicker in order to act as a deterrent.

"There is only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a thousand days to prevent a thief? Okay, let's cancel the milk supply and replace it with beef soup or mutton soup. In the future, don't make specializations, and strictly follow the military regulations on the logistics supply of the army. Lieutenant General Duan Furui didn't want to dwell on this issue, and waved his hands to make a final conclusion.

   "Let's continue the meeting, the staff officer of the headquarters will introduce the latest enemy and friendly situation, military deployment and response plan, let's start..."

   The Colonel Staff Officer of the Headquarters held a wooden pole in his hand and introduced to the large map hanging on the wall;

   "Sirs;

As the eastern terminus of the Pacific Railway, Omaha has a total of 13 railway lines, connecting cities on the eastern coast of the United States in a radioactive network, the industrial city of the Great Lakes in the northeast, and the southern states in the southeast. The railway, highway and waterway transportation is very developed. , is one of the extremely important railway junctions.

   The current situation in Omaha is in two directions, and the Americans are hoarding heavy defenses.

The main direction is naturally the direction of Chicago, which is accessible by the Northeast Railway. From here, you will reach Chicago, the industrial and trade center of the Great Lakes, 735 kilometers. This is a super metropolis with a population of more than 1.9 million and one of the important industrial heart cities in the United States. it goes without saying.

   Continue to go northeast from Chicago for 460 kilometers, and you will arrive at Detroit, the famous industrial town in the Great Lakes region. This is another strong beating industrial heart in the Great Lakes region, and it is also the key area of ​​the United States.

   in the main direction

  The Mi Army mobilized a large number of urban and rural militias, dug up railways, set up trenches and bunkers, laid out a large number of minefields and barbed wire, and built defensive lines along towns, bridges and lakes. It is estimated that there are nearly 400,000 militias and federal troops.

   in the city factory

  The Americans are imitating our armored units and are rushing to build armored vehicles day and night. It is reported that there are more than 600 sets of armored vehicles, which are generally equipped with machine guns and small and medium-caliber artillery.

   The secondary direction is Kansas City, which is more than 400 kilometers to the southeast. The Americans have built complete defense facilities in the city, hoarded nearly 70,000 troops, and are trying their best to mobilize reinforcements in the surrounding areas. The data changes every day.

   Today, the industrial power of the United States has been fully mobilized to make guns, artillery and ammunition, and try to build an armored force, which is a stumbling block in front of our army.

   Gather relevant information, you can see;

  The Americans are using all means that can be armed and trying their best to confront our army. As the world's number one industrial and economic power, the United States has sufficient industrial capacity and war mobilization capabilities. We should not take this lightly.

   Follow local instructions;

  The Imperial Expeditionary Force should launch relevant battles as planned no later than early June on the basis of consolidating the allied forces of various countries, and gradually destroy the enemy's confidence in resistance, so as to achieve the goal of winning the battle.

   By order of the Army General Staff Headquarters;

   The expeditionary corps that successfully landed on the east coast of Virginia was named the Eastern Corps, and its main combat targets were the major cities on the east coast, including Washington, Philadelphia, and New York.

   Taking Omaha as the front position for the attack, the assembled expeditionary corps was named the Central Corps, and the main combat targets were the industrial cities of the Great Lakes, including Chicago and Detroit.

   In order of attack

   The Eastern Corps should start the battle first, with the goal of occupying the Capital Region, to break through the Washington peripheral defense line in one fell swoop, inflicting heavy damage and defeating the enemy’s bottom line.

  Occupying American cities is not the goal. Forcing the White House to bow its head and admit defeat and obediently go to the negotiating table to accept the peace agreement is the ultimate goal.

  All current military plans must be implemented around this ultimate goal, step by step to put pressure on the US side, and finally achieve the victory we desire. "

  Speaking of this

   The colonel's staff officer gave a military salute with a solemn expression, put away the wooden pole in his hand, and walked down quietly. His mission was completed.

   After listening to this introduction

  The senior officers present here have mixed feelings. The intentions of the empire itself are very clear. As long as the Americans surrender, the war can end at any time. The rest is the arrangement of military occupation and the aftermath.

   In this way, there are not many opportunities for big guys to make contributions, and they must be cherished.

   Therefore, the Army Chief of Staff asked the Imperial Expeditionary Force not to rush to attack, but to wait for the arrival of the Allied troops one by one, bringing together the forces of the 12 Allied nations to gain momentum.

   Today's Fusang Third Division and the Russian expeditionary force of 15,000 people have arrived in San Francisco, but due to insufficient railway capacity, they can only stay in cities on the west coast for the time being, waiting for the expeditionary force to arrive in Omaha first.

   According to the requirements of the General Staff, the transportation of the Allied troops should be elevated and placed ahead of the Imperial troops.

Due to the limited conditions during the war, the Pacific Railway can run 27 pairs of trains per day. In addition to transporting materials, the maximum daily capacity is 14 passenger cars, transporting 12,000 fully armed troops (excluding heavy equipment such as artillery, trucks and armored vehicles) ) to the Omaha front line with a full transit time of 7 days.

If you count the mules and horses and other equipment carried by friendly forces, it will take a week to transport nearly 40,000 troops from Tsarist Russia and Fusang. Oh... By the way, there are more than 3,000 British soldiers who came from Somalia all over the country. They are all Somali. Mercenaries, who now operate under the official British designation, also need priority transportation.

Another 160 British troops have landed in the Hamptons on the east coast, under the command of Colonel Li Jianyang, including 76 guards, 29 warehousekeepers, 12 professional explosives handlers, 13 logistics officers, 4 accountants, several The cook and twenty-odd naval reservists, whose order of operations belonged to a logistics regiment of the Royal Navy, was a very strange combination.

  The British army had a total of 3,200 people, but they landed on two coasts, east and west, with the North American continent separated by 4,500 kilometers. I really don’t know what kind of divine operation?

  Perhaps, it reflects the international spirit that focuses on participation. This is politics!

  The Imperial Expeditionary Force has been unable to complain about the British Army. In the Second Boer War, nearly 400,000 British troops fought a lousy one, which almost made the world powers laugh and lose face completely.

  To tell the truth, in the eyes of the arrogant and arrogant Royal Army of the Ocean Empire, only the advanced armies of the European powers such as Germany and France can pull the wrench, and the others are completely ignored.

   The First World War in North America was the first battle for the Royal Army of the Ocean Empire to go to the altar, and its sturdy combat effectiveness has been recognized by the world.

  In the era of cannons and giant ships, strength is the confidence to speak.

   (end of this chapter)