When the French army landed in Beirut and the Austro-Hungarian army entered Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Ming Dynasty's army also began its final attack on Montevideo.
In fact, after a long period of shelling and bombing, the attack on Montevideo was not difficult at all.
For Emperor Zhu Da, the war in front of Montevideo did not have any ties to him. After returning from the hunting grounds, there were meetings one after another and endless work.
As everyone said, preparations cannot be perfected at any time. Even if they had made plans for today a few years ago, in fact, all plans had shortcomings in one way or another in the end.
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According to the plan, the Army Ministry of the Ming Empire needed to complete the task of recruiting one million new soldiers from 1876 to 1877. 70% of these recruits were from new immigrants and 30% were recruited from the local area. The new immigrants needed to receive literacy education, and their training had not yet been completed.
Finish.
The 1.5 million rifles ordered by Russia and France from the Ming Dynasty also need to be delivered, and the Ming Dynasty also ordered 500,000 rifles. However, in the weapons warehouse of the Ming Dynasty, there is only 1.5 million rifles in stock. In order to
To maintain the relationship between allies, Ming Dynasty had to allocate 300,000 of them to Russia and France.
Faced with this huge order, even if all private factories are mobilized, it will take at least two years to complete it.
It takes time to mobilize military supplies, and the order may not be completed until the end of the war. However, this does not matter. According to Emperor Zhu Da's plan, after the war, Ming will purchase the "surplus" supplies from Russia and France at low prices.
"Order", after all, the next war will break out soon.
"... According to intelligence, since the outbreak of the war, the Brazilian army has recruited more than one million troops, 70% of which are "free men" recruited from various plantations, and has imported more than 10 million pounds of military equipment from Britain.
Arms, now that their army has completed preliminary training, we have reason to believe that they will deploy the main force in Casador and Santa Maria..."
In the combat map room, Sun Hu pointed at the deployment of the Brazilian army on the military map and introduced the deployment of both sides.
"What about our situation?"
"So far, we have only deployed 150,000 troops in Paraguay and Uruguay. In terms of military strength, Brazil's military strength in the south is already 1.5 times ours. We do not rule out the possibility of our army launching a general offensive on Montevideo.
At that time, they will attack our rear from Santa Maria..."
When Sun Hu finished speaking, Deputy Chief of Staff Jiang Bailiang said directly.
"So, I hope to mobilize the airship troops to conduct an air raid on the Brazilian army's rear training camp!"
"Oh? Rear camp?"
Emperor Zhu Da said.
"Tell me what you think,"
"Your Majesty, the mobilization troops of the Brazilian army are mainly concentrated in thirteen camps west of Sao Paulo. These camps are all located in the wilderness. Except for a few officers who live in wooden houses, most of the mobilization troops live in thatched huts. I think that if
We use airship troops to bomb these training camps. I believe that we will be able to cause maximum effective damage!"
Jiang Bailiang's suggestion made Zhu Xianhai nod in agreement.
"Yes, since the war has broken out, our airship force cannot be idle. We must maximize the role of the airship force. After all,..."
After all, if you want the UK to be tricked, you must first let the UK see the combat effectiveness of the airship!
Besides, strategic bombing!
The Ming Dynasty has not carried out strategic bombing for a long time. The previous bombing of Montevideo can only be called tactical bombing at best. What is strategic bombing? Of course, it is deep behind the enemy's rear.
"After all, in a war, we have to make full use of every bit of power in our hands. Well, we can also bomb cities including Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Since it is a war, let's completely defeat them!
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Emperor Zhu Da still had confidence in the airship force, not only because Ming Dynasty was the pioneer of the sky industry, but more importantly because of its advantages across the ages!
During the Franco-Prussian War, the Ming Dynasty's airship force was just a newborn calf, but it still brought unprecedented destruction to the Prussian army.
What now?
The Ming Dynasty's airship force has undergone qualitative changes since six years ago. It's time to show the glory of the Ming Dynasty's airship force.
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When receiving the order from the military, Li Du, the commander of the Ming Dynasty's airship force, Viscount of Versailles - yes, his title came from the bombing of the Palace of Versailles when he led the airship force.
Count Qiao, there was a Viscount of Versailles in the Ming Dynasty.
Tit for retaliation, Emperor Zhu Da has always been a petty person, the kind who especially holds grudges.
"Notify the Chief of Staff to activate the No. 1 scheduled plan."
As the commander of the airship force, Li Du has long been prepared for the war. Whether the war is limited to Uruguay or extended to Brazil, he has different plans to deal with it.
Of course, the Chief of Staff also formulated some targeted combat plans.
"Yes, sir--"
After the adjutant left, Li Du quickly walked to the map. He looked at the Brazilian military camp on the map, and then said to himself.
"This time it's your turn to be the stepping stone for the airship force!"
Although as the commander of the airship force, Li Du knew that the airship had come to an end, it did not mean that he would give up the airship. After all, his title was closely linked to the airship, and Li Du had extremely deep feelings for the airship.
, so rather than eliminating it, he is more eager to use practical actions to prove that the airship still has its value.
Now, this war with Brazil is undoubtedly the best stage for the airship. He needs to prove the role of the airship to the world through a beautiful victory. Even on the eve of his elimination, he must perform once
wonderful performance.
"Now, it's finally our turn!"
Staring at the map, Li Du wished he could go to the battlefield in person. After all, since the outbreak of the war, apart from sending some officers to Russia and France to guide them in combat, the airship force had not performed at all in Montevideo.
their power.
Now is the time!
This time the Ming Dynasty's airship troops are going to shock the world again. After all, after long-term training and technological innovation, the combat effectiveness of the current airship troops has far exceeded that of the past.
"Sixteen camps..."
Staring at the Brazilian army training camp on the map, Li Du's eyes burst out with a certain kind of fanaticism.
"There are between 30,000 and 40,000 people in each camp. This time, we must blow you up to pieces..."