Xu Shuzheng was taken aback. On the way here, he had studied the situation of Gaul.Now the Tiao-Austrian army is united as one, and the Allied forces have no power to fight back.The front line they hold on to is gradually shrinking, and it is difficult to spread out all the troops, which limits their numerical advantages.Now that both sides have gathered heavy troops in Clermont-Ferrand, if they break through from this place, it is tantamount to head-to-head with the Tiao-Austrian coalition forces, which is very undesirable.

Xu Shuzheng shook his head as soon as Foch’s words were translated by his entourage. He took two steps forward and pointed to the map on the table and said, “Your Excellency, Chief of the General Staff, I also studied the situation on the way here. Both sides in the Lang area have assembled heavy troops. This is not a good place to break through. In my opinion, if we can send an elite force to launch an assault from Lyon, we can quickly cut off the connection between the north and the south of the Austrian coalition forces, and then send a large army to choose a road Collect them and destroy them. In this way we can relieve the pressure in one direction and even attack the Austro-Hungarian Empire from the other direction."

"General Xu, maybe you don't know the rules of the Allied forces. The orders issued by the headquarters here must never be changed. I hope you can be clear about this." Marshal Petain reminded.

Sir Douglas Haig, the commander-in-chief of the Saar Kingdom Expeditionary Force, said sharply: "Don't you think that the generals here are inferior to you? Do you know that the west of Lyon is the towering Alps Mountains, and it is impossible for us to cross there to launch an attack?" attack."

"Perhaps it's possible. If I'm allowed to lead the participating troops there, I promise to complete the mission." Xu Shuzheng insisted again.

"That's enough, General Xu, I need you to carry out orders, not give opinions. It is the job of the staff to make plans, and I just need you to complete the task faithfully and resolutely." Xu Shuzheng wanted to say something more, but Foch directly stopped him , he had no choice but to obey the order, then saluted and retreated.

"I didn't know until I came here that these Saar and Gauls are so stupid, no wonder they were beaten so badly by the Teutons." Xu Shuzheng went out and couldn't recognize him and spat: "I don't know how you once After the first defeat of the Jin court, now it seems that the court is made of mud."

"These Hualan people are really ignorant. They thought they could sit on an equal footing with us. They are just a bunch of cannon fodder." Sir Haig cursed, and his words clearly contained prejudice against people of the yellow race.

Foch looked at Haig and coughed lightly: "Actually, what he said is correct, that is exactly the plan I am going to use. I reprimanded him like that in order not to be leaked out."

"What?" Sir Haig's eyes widened. He looked at Foch puzzled, not knowing what he meant.

Foch smiled at Sir Haig, turned to Marshal Pétain and said, "Marshal Pétain, you are our best field commander, and I hope you will take up this position."

"Of course, I don't know what I should do?" Marshal Petain nodded and walked to the map table.

Foch pointed to the location of Lyon on the map and said: "What General Xu said just now is not wrong at all. I plan to let the two Gallic armies and Hualan's army launch an attack in Clermont-Ferrand to attract the Tiao-Austrian army. Attention. You have to take the troops of the Third Army and start from Lyon to cross the Alps and cut off the connection between the north and the south. Sir Haig will lead the Expeditionary Force of Saar to wait in Valence until Pétain's The plan was successful, and the expeditionary force immediately marched eastward and regained Toulon in one fell swoop."

"If it really succeeds, we will contact the Roman army and drive the Austrian and Austrian allied forces out of the Apennine Peninsula together," Marshal Petain said.

"Well, you have the final say." Sir Haig swayed his shoulders and said, "My expeditionary force is guaranteed to be able to complete the mission. Of course, this must be confirmed after the Third Army can cut off the connection with the Austrian army." After finishing speaking, he took the Putting on his military cap, he left the war room.

Foch looked at Petain next to him and said, "Do you still remember what the old general Xia Fei said?"

"Which sentence did you say?" Marshal Petain, who was packing his things, turned his head curiously.

Foch said: "Just before he retired, he said never to mess with the Hualan people. After the dynasty was overthrown, the power they unleashed will make the whole world stare at them. From that young General Xu, I just saw that quality."

Chapter 7 Thirteen Attack on Orange

"Indeed, I always took this sentence of Marshal Xiafei as a joke, but now it seems that it should be credible." Marshal Petain nodded and said: "Perhaps we should give those Hualan people better treatment. "

Foch smiled wryly and said, "If it wasn't for the consideration of the feelings of the Saar allies, I would even have hoped that the Hualan army would be given the task of raiding, and Sir Haig would be thrown to the front line to block the Teutonic people."

He didn't know that his troops had long been regarded as consumables that could be sacrificed, but Xu Shuzheng would not 'see death as home'.After leading the troops into the position, Xu Shuzheng led the staff officers to run back and forth in the position, checking every inadequacy.

The distribution of firepower and the arrangement of the troops were orderly, revealing Xu Shuzheng's high military quality, and even the general of Gaul who came to visit later was full of praise.

The next night, in order to attract the attention of the Teutonic army, an offensive was launched at Clermont-Ferrand.The Allied Powers fired tens of thousands of cannons, and the flames of the explosions illuminated the front line as bright as day.The officers and soldiers of the participating army lay in the trenches, observing the defense situation of the opposite Teutonic army by the light of the fire.

Three red signal flares rose slowly into the sky, and Xu Shuzheng waved his hand and said, "It's your turn, the 21st Division will charge." Before the light of the signal flares fell to the ground, the soldiers of the Chinese army jumped out of the trenches and charged with their rifles. up.

The flames on the battlefield were spitting desperately, and the Chinese soldiers rushing in the front fell down, while the soldiers behind remained unmoved and continued to charge.The artillery on both sides was firing at each other desperately, and the tracer bullets fired by the machine guns pierced the sky, intertwining fiery red spider webs in the dark night. On such a tragic battlefield, survival has become a luxury, and the casualties of Hualan's army are rapidly increasing. rising.

The entire battlefield seemed to have turned into a boiling water pot. The originally calm water surface was now full of blisters, and there was no peace for a moment.But on other battlefields, the war quickly turned around.The Third Army of Gaul, commanded by Marshal Pétain, crossed the remaining lines of the Alps and conquered Besançon in one fell swoop.

Besançon was captured, and the northern and southern fronts of the Austrian and Austrian Allied Forces were divided, making it difficult to see each other from head to tail.Sir Haig stepped forward without losing the opportunity, and the army took advantage of the chaos of the Tiao-Austria Allied Forces to conquer more than a dozen cities in a row.Not only regained the port of Toulon, but also pushed the front line into the territory of the Apennine Peninsula, and captured Milan before the Tiao-Austrian Allied Forces reacted.

Seeing the newspaper about the victory of the Allied Forces, Xu Shuzheng was so angry that he scolded him.They used their own schemes to win such a big victory, but they didn't even mention the Hualan people.What is even more hateful is that one of the reasons for this success is that the Hualan army fought hard on the front line. They sacrificed more than 2 people to attract the main force of the Teutonic army, preventing them from having the opportunity to separate themselves to deal with Bei When the third army.At this time Xu Shuzheng felt that he had been betrayed, and he said angrily: "No wonder there is no soldier in the Western Special Zone. These foreign devils really don't have any good things."

When Xu Shuzheng was angry at being betrayed by foreign devils, Zhou Jianping was beating those foreign devils in Australia.On the road from Dubbo to Orange, the Chinese army was running. "Follow up, follow up quickly." Huang Gonglue loudly encouraged the officers and soldiers of the first regiment of the Chinese Army, leading them to run wildly on the road.

Huang Gonglue believed that the Australians in the south were mobs, and the militiamen who had just been formed had no military quality to speak of.Although they can think of tearing down the rails, they don't think of which road they will take.Most of the soldiers in the Chinese army were born as suffering people, and their endurance was astonishing. These people marched at a running speed, and they could definitely greatly exceed the opponent's expectations.

Huang Gonglue was right. When the first regiment of the Chinese Army was only three kilometers away from Orange, it was discovered by the Australian and New Zealand defenders.They entered the position in a mess, and some even forgot to bring their guns. "Fire the guns." Huang Gonglue gave an order, and several old infantry artillery brought by the army opened fire one after another, bombarding the Australian army positions.

These guns were trophies taken from Melbourne and brought all the way here.Because this is the only long-range firepower of the Chinese army, even if there is no train to sit on, they still refuse to give up.The soldiers disassembled the artillery and carried it all the way to this place.

In fact, the artillery attack was very deterrent to the white militiamen. The so-called recruits are afraid of artillery and veterans are afraid of machine guns.Amidst the roar of the cannons, many militiamen fled in all directions. If the officers were not restrained, no effective resistance could be formed at all.

"Charge." Huang Gonglue's order was issued quickly, and with only a few Gatling machine guns firing cover, the entire Chinese army launched an attack.The white militiamen rose up to resist under the urging of the officers, and they also used rifles to fight the Chinese army hand-to-hand.

The military quality of both sides is not high, and they are evenly matched in fighting.Throughout the battlefield, red-eyed soldiers were everywhere, and the two sides scuffled together.War is cruel, especially hand-to-hand combat.Some soldiers were stabbed in the stomach by the opponent's bayonet, and before they died, they would stab them back with the bayonet in their hands, and died together with the opponent.

The fierce battle was going on, the strong smell of blood filled the entire battlefield, the shouts of killing could no longer be heard, and everyone focused on the stabbing, hoping to kill one more enemy.Huang Gonglue rushed to the front with one of the most elite companies under his command. He graduated from the Zhongchuan Military Academy and has undergone arduous training. His fighting ability is much higher than others.

At this moment, Huang Gonglue was holding a rifle in his hand, and with his dazzling stabbing skills, the white militiamen he killed were backed up again and again.Those white men still relied on their height and strength to bully these Hualan soldiers, but when they met Huang Gonglue, none of them could resist even a blow.

Under the leadership of Huang Gonglue, the morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted. They formed a wedge formation, led by Huang Gonglue, and rushed towards the depth of the white militia.Such a small team disrupted the entire white front, and everywhere they passed, there were lying white corpses everywhere.

In the high-intensity confrontation, the casualties of this small army were also rising steadily, and the number was quickly reduced to more than 30 people, but they still firmly waved their bayonets and followed Huang Gonglue to move forward.

"Come out." Huang Gonglue, who was oppressed by the enemy, suddenly felt his eyes light up, and the pressure in front of him suddenly eased a lot.It turned out that under the leadership of Huang Gonglue, this team had penetrated the entire white front and broke through to the city of Orange.

Chapter 7 Submarine Blockade

"Kill back." Huang Gonglue led the men around a corner, turned back from another position and killed back.It is much easier to attack from the front. The attention of the white militiamen is on the front, and no one is wary of a bayonet stabbing from behind.When Huang Gonglue led the soldiers back to his own line again, there were only seven or eight people around him.And Huang Gonglue himself was also seriously injured. At this moment, seven or eight wounds on his body were bleeding, and his eyes turned black.

Huang Gonglue knew that he had lost too much blood, so he hurriedly walked in front of the position and asked the health soldiers to bandage his wound.Although this attack suffered heavy losses, the results were huge. They successfully disrupted the front line and made it difficult for the white militiamen to look after each other.

The white militia who could not support themselves were gradually retreating. They hoped to return to the city and continue to resist relying on their houses.Huang Gonglue knew that these locals were familiar with the terrain. Once they were allowed to hide in the city, the Chinese army would have to pay a huge price to capture the city again.For this reason, he issued an order that the whole army should follow and pursue desperately, and the white people must not be given a chance to hide.

The white militiamen were retreating quickly, but they still couldn't get rid of the trailing Chinese army. They were chased all the way and couldn't regroup at all.In this way, the white militiamen were forced to pass through the city and retreat towards Sydney, leaving their homes, wives and children in the hands of the enemy.

The first regiment of the Chinese army captured Orange at a great cost, but what bothered Huang Gonglue the most was the hateful eyes of the whole city.After defeating the white militia, 10,000+ women and children were left in the city.These are relatives of the white militiamen. At the moment, they are huddled in their residences, staring hostilely at the Chinese soldiers passing by on the street.

The first regiment did not have the ability to continue fighting, and at the same time there was no extra troops to guard the rear. They could only stop in Orange and wait for the arrival of large troops.

Three days later, the troops led by Zhou Jianping also arrived. After hearing Huang Gonglue's report, he made a final decision to drive those white women and children away.The army ran for a long distance, and it was unrealistic to feed so many people without carrying too much food for a long time.What's more, these people are full of hatred for the Chinese army and live in the rear for a long time, which is a huge threat to the safety of the logistics supply line.

When releasing these white people, Zhou Jianping deliberately sent only Huang Gonglue's regiment out to drive the white people south.It is absolutely enforced that these people are not allowed to carry anything except a small amount of food and water.

White people have been oppressing and exploiting other people of color, especially the hardworking and kind Hualan people.High-level officials believe that Hualan people have strong fertility and hard work, so they can easily occupy the majority of Australia.The people at the bottom think that the Hualan people have taken away their jobs and are rule breakers.

It is precisely because of the deep hatred between Hualan people and white people that the Australian government passed the law restricting the entry of Hualan people, forcing Zhao Shouhong to use the Hollywood consortium as a cover to secretly import a large number of Chinese laborers.With the background of the Hollywood consortium in the White Eagle Country, although many local officials saw the large number of Hualan people entering the country, they could only pretend that they did not see it. As a result, the top Australian government officials were kept in the dark.The inaction of Australian officials has cost them a heavy price. Now the Hualan people will not relent in depriving the white people of their wealth.

The white people, the old and the young, retreated towards Sydney, and these people were quickly resettled into the city.White government officials in the city immediately sent people among the refugees to learn about the situation in Orange.After learning that the opponent's numbers were small, the Australian government felt that its strength should be sufficient to counterattack.If this enemy can be wiped out in Orange, the whole of South Australia will be safe.

"Immediately order the troops in Melbourne to return. We must first ensure the safety of South Australia." Sir Ferguson, the governor of Australia and New Zealand, roared, his heart full of fear.

"Your Excellency, perhaps we can use our power to destroy those enemies," said Prime Minister Billy Hughes.Since this period of time, the Governor-General of Australia and New Zealand has been working on the formation of a new regular army.They selected fighters from the militia, and they trained reserve officers.Since South Australia is an area inhabited by white people, their soldiers are relatively abundant. Now the Australian army has once again formed an army of three divisions as the government's last defense force.

"No, these recruits still need training. We need regular troops. You know? It's regular troops." Sir Ferguson's voice was loud, but the trill in it showed his fear.

At this moment, a periscope appeared on the ocean two hundred nautical miles west of Darwin Harbour. "The Australian and New Zealand merchant ship was found ahead, and it should be delivering supplies to Darwin Port." Submarine Captain Song Chun laughed.

Since the Lanfang Republic intends to join the dispute, all the submarines of the Lanfang Fleet have been released.In order to resupply these submarines, Cheng Biguang sent a large number of merchant ships between Lanfang and the Australian mainland in the name of humanitarian rescue.They not only refueled the submarine and provided simple maintenance, but also sent necessary supplies and weapons to the Chinese army to help them regain their combat effectiveness.

Song Chun's submarine just filled up its fuel this morning and is looking for prey on the sea.And the unlucky merchant ship Moby Dick happened to appear near the submarine.

As an old-fashioned sailing ship, the Beluga is made of wood and has a displacement of more than [-] tons.Although there are huge old-fashioned paddle wheels on both sides of it, which are used to push the ship forward under the action of the steam engine.But because the efficiency is too low, the sailboat still relies on the sails to move normally, and the pair of paddle wheels will only be activated when it is in the equatorial windless zone.

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