Since the Ming Dynasty does not yet have mature and reliable radios that can transmit signals over long distances, the engineers of the Ming Dynasty usually set up wired telegraph posts wherever the troops march. However, in many places with rugged terrain, the Ming Dynasty engineers

The erection speed of the engineers could not keep up with the advance speed of the Ming army. At least on the Central Asian front, Sun Chuanting joined forces with Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong in Samarkand, and the engineers of the Ming army laid out the wired telegraph stakes in Andiyan.

good.

Relying on manpower, he ran from Samarkand to Andiyan, then sent the report from Andiyan to Yarkand, then to Beijing, and then from Beijing to Yangon. After repeatedly receiving, decoding, resending, and then receiving decoding... Zhu Youdong received the message

It was already November 2 when Ya finally finalized the news.

"Very good, very good. I really didn't expect that Sun Chuanting, Li Zicheng, and Zhang Xianzhong performed so well. They wiped out the Ottoman Central Asian cluster so quickly."

"Your Majesty, Sun Boya and the others really fought beautifully in this battle. They fought on the outside and were able to fully mobilize the enemy. Moreover, in terms of utilizing the geography, as a guest army, they were more familiar with it than the Ukrainian and Turkish armies fighting at home. Minister

I’m really impressed.”

"Hahaha, these people have been training in the Americas for so many years. Although their performance is amazing, it is not surprising. And haven't you seen it? After this battle, he finally climbed over the Tianshan Mountains in the summer to hoard

The supplies have been exhausted. If the Ottomans' weapons were not the same as our Ming Dynasty, I don't know, they would have no ammunition. In fact, it is still a narrow victory."

"Speaking of this, this is what I admire most about the Emperor. During the European-Austrian War more than 20 years ago, the Emperor strongly advocated aid to the Ottomans. As a result, in order to use our aid weapons, Osman directly unified the weapon specifications and specifications with us.

Parameters. Now it seems that the emperor’s charity back then was destined to be returned to us here by Osman.”

Sun Chuanting's telegram was very long. In addition to reporting in detail the course of the war in Central Asia, it also reported the movements of the Manchuria-Guangxi Army: After more than a month of arduous crawling, two groups of Tibetan soldiers dispatched by Manchuria-Guangxi were successfully found.

Sun Chuanting's main force.

Sun Chuanting then reported to Zhu Youdong that currently, due to the heavy snowfall on the Tianshan Mountains, the logistics supply of this cluster has been temporarily interrupted. Although we have obtained a large number of Ottoman weapons, there is nothing to worry about in terms of ammunition. But this food is nothing

, it is really difficult: after all, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong caused great harm to this land some time ago. A large number of local residents had a very bad impression of the Ming army and hid all the limited food.

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty captured so many prisoners this time. In order to facilitate the future conquest of the Ottomans, they could not be killed at once. Therefore, the biggest headache for the Ming Dynasty's Central Asian cluster now is the food problem.

Finally, Sun Chuanting said that since Mangui is now trapped in Khyber and we are short of food, the next step for our group is to go south through Afghanistan and get some supplies from the Pashtuns along the way, and then go to

Mangui rescues the siege. After reuniting with Mangui, the next step will be determined.

Regarding the Central Asia cluster, Zhu Youdong is relieved: Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are the kind of Xiaoqiang who are not easily killed in any adversity. With Sun Chuanting in charge of them, it is enough to ensure that these two guys do not mess around. But this cluster after all

It's too far away from me. Once we leave Samarkand and go south, God knows when the engineering team will be able to set up telegraph poles to Afghanistan and Khyber: the terrain in this area is not easy for construction.

"Chang Geng (Song Yingxing), how is the progress of the radio at Fu Shan?"

"Your Majesty, the physical object provided by the military this time is almost complete. Master Qing has found the key. It will not take long to successfully imitate it. In addition, didn't Sun Boya and the others capture a large number of enemy radio stations in Central Asia?

Fang Shan has sent other personnel from the Radio Research Laboratory to Central Asia. It is this season and the road is not easy to travel. It will probably take some time before it can be used."

"It's okay. I have already called Sun Chuanting back and asked him to use the Ottoman army's telegraph class to strive for direct contact as soon as possible."

"The emperor's arrangement is very good. Our scientific researchers have gone there, and with the help of Ottoman professionals, they will be able to get twice the result with half the effort."

"Well, having said that about the radio, what about the torpedo? What did Zhu Kuiyou say?"

"Your Majesty." Song Yingxing smiled bitterly when he said this: "Can the quality of something carefully crafted by top craftsmen in Ouchi not be good? The torpedoes that have been fired can't be found, so I won't talk about him. The remaining twenty

The two torpedoes are still in stable condition at this time. It’s just that the emperor is obsessed with mass production, which is temporarily impossible.”

"Where's the airship?"

"Your Majesty, I have seen the wreckage of many enemy airships this time, and I already know it in my mind. The equipment for extracting helium from natural gas is only available in the mainland. So... But don't worry, Your Majesty, our academicians from Fangshan

The 75 guns currently in the army have been slightly fine-tuned, and with the addition of shotguns, they can be used as anti-aircraft guns."

"Okay? What about our big internal combustion engine?"

"Before I came from China, Fang Shan had already built his fifth physical internal combustion engine. The thermal efficiency ratio reached 12%, which has surpassed our current best 193 steam engine. And its volume is the smallest among all steam engines.

One-third of the Type 195. However, after calculation, the latest Type 205 internal combustion engine, even if the number of cylinders is increased to twelve, has only more than 40 horsepower. To increase the power, the volume must be increased. But the volume

If it is large, its practicality will be... In short, it is still far away from using it as a power source to develop cannon-pulling cars or tanks, as the emperor said."

"Well, I'm not in a hurry. Well, I'm actually in a hurry. But I also know that there's no point in rushing when it comes to scientific matters. In short, Fang Shan's main tasks now are two, radio and internal combustion engines. The former must be understood quickly.

The Spanish technology allows the various armies of the Ming Dynasty to quickly communicate with each other and ensure coordination. The latter will naturally be constantly improved, and the size will become smaller and smaller, and the power will become more and more powerful. Chang Geng, please work hard.

"

"Yes, I understand. In this case, I will retire."

After Song Yingxing retreated, Zhu Youdong turned to Liu Zhaosun and said: "Now that the war on the northern front has come to an end, what I want from Sun Chuanting's side is to station in Kashmir for a while after relieving the siege of Mangui."

"Your Majesty, this arrangement is good. The so-called unsheathed sword is the most powerful deterrent. There are nearly half a million heavy troops in Boya hanging high in Kashmir. Whether it is the Ottomans or the European Union, seeing the situation here, they arranged their troops

If you get up, you will be severely restrained."

"Let's arrange this for the time being on the northern front. Next, how will the battle situation on the southern front be?"

"It didn't go very well. The Japanese captured the first two lines of defense set up by Louis, but there was some lack of stamina in front of the third line of defense. It's been twenty days and they can't make any progress."

"Cao Wenzhao has been blocked at Dongge Pass for three months. Twenty days is not too long. Where is the center line?"

"Your Majesty, that Durenni is still very powerful. His troops appeared on the two traffic arteries from Orissa to Bengal and Jharkhand a month ago. At that time, our troops had just

We have not yet figured out everything about the landing. By the time our advance troops reach the mountain pass, there are already complete defenses there. Therefore, if we want to attack these two defense nodes with heavy troops at this time,

On the one hand, our casualties will be huge. On the other hand, road transportation within Odisha is really inconvenient, so even if a fight breaks out, if the fighting cannot be ended in a short time, it will be difficult for our ammunition supply to be sustained.

However, the rainy season in the Indian peninsula has basically ended. Although the mountain roads in Odisha are rugged, the middle and lower reaches of the Mohradi River that runs through the state are navigable. However, there are several places in the upper reaches of the river with large differences, and ships cannot reach this point.

It will be impossible to move forward. Therefore, our engineering team is currently building a road upstream of the river. The plan of ministers and others is that as soon as the road upstream of the river is built, we will go west and penetrate into the central part of the Indian Peninsula."

"..." After standing up and pondering on the map of the peninsula for a long time, Zhu Youdong shook his head: "No. In this way, the logistics line will be stretched too long. If Duleni leads his army into Orissa, cutting off this long

What about our supply lines?”

"What the emperor said is what I have been worried about. Therefore, my arrangement is that there are currently 81 divisions and 1.22 million people entering Orissa. In terms of military strength, we are sufficient.

Therefore, we can completely prevent Duleni from invading while entering the center of the peninsula."

"No, no no." Zhu Youdong shook his head quickly: "Zhaosun, what we are facing now is the vast land of India, not Japan or Siam that we fought before. India is really too big.

If you continue like this, the more than one million troops that seem to be abundant now will be diluted sooner or later. Let me ask you, what are your preparations after entering Madhya Pradesh in India? Going north to the Ganges Plain? What about logistics?

The line has been stretched again. You have to separate troops to guard the logistics line, and form a heavy army group to fight the opponent's main army? By then, these more than one million people will not be enough."

"Uh... what does the emperor mean?"

"Since I formed the Henghai Guard, is it not an exaggeration to say that I love my soldiers as my own sons?"

"Your Majesty loves his soldiers as much as his sons. It is precisely because of your efforts that we warriors in the Ming Dynasty have changed from our humble status and can once again hold our heads high and conduct ourselves as human beings."

"But there is another saying when it comes to recruiting a grandson, it is called kindness but not a soldier."

"...Your Majesty, what do you mean, even if we have to pay heavy casualties, we still have to attack the defense line set up by Durenni in northern Orissa?"

"A strong attack is necessary. Even if we cannot succeed even if we pay heavy casualties, we still have to attack by force."

"Is the Emperor preparing to fight a decisive battle on the lower reaches of the Ganges?"

"Yes." Nodding, Zhu Youdong's fingers circled around the huge Indian peninsula: "In the Ming Dynasty, when we fought against small countries like Japan and Siam, as long as we won the naval battle and ensured smooth logistics, on land, generally as long as

Just win one or two battles and you can destroy the country. On a sparsely populated island like Luzon, winning a city is equivalent to winning an island. But India is different. It has a vast territory and a large population. Occupying a city

, a state actually has little impact on the overall situation of the war.

When I conquered the Moguls more than ten years ago, we pushed all the way along the Ganges River. On the one hand, the Ganges River assisted us in transportation, and our logistical pressure was very small. On the other hand, the Mughals

The country's control and mobilization of its people, the military's armament, and the fighting will of Indian soldiers are not enough to pose a threat to our long logistics support line. But the opponents we face now are equipment, combat literacy, and combat

The European coalition forces are not inferior to us in terms of will and even commander level. Moreover, the Europeans' mobilization ability for the people here is much stronger than that of the Mughals... Therefore, the previous methods of fighting the Mughals cannot be used.

.

Therefore, our current war method needs to change. If we want to win this war, we cannot hope that the victory of many small and medium-sized battles will bring victory to the entire war. We must not extend the logistics supply line too long. I am thinking about it.

After a long time, I felt that we should fight a large-scale decisive battle in the lower reaches of the Ganges River to annihilate the enemy's heavy army group, so as to completely establish the victory in India."

"Is the Emperor preparing to launch a decisive battle in this area of ​​​​western Bengal?"

"Yes." Zhu Youdong's fingers pointed heavily at the western part of Bengal with Calcutta as the core: "Now, according to the situation sent by Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou, the exits of Dhaka, Calcutta and Orissa are all

There is a heavy enemy group. I made a rough estimate and found that the EU's troops gathered in this area are between 7 and 8 million. If you add in the Boris Group not too far to the northeast, it will exceed 1 million.
Chapter completed!