After receiving the order, the Chu Army immediately began to launch fierce artillery attacks on the Yue Army's positions.
The battlefield, which was already filled with the smell of gunfire, was completely activated by the sound of artillery.
The army of Chu State suddenly attacked, and General Wu Yi of Yue State was well prepared.
The Vietnamese Army counterattacked in an orderly manner according to the established plan.
In the Chu and Yue armies, the soldiers were mainly new recruits, but the military attachés at the grassroots level were all veterans who had participated in the European battlefields.
The armies of Chu and Yue, under the leadership of grassroots officers, carried out offense and defense in an orderly manner.
The armies of Song and Rui had very few veterans and were mostly composed of newcomers.
These newcomers were a little flustered when they first entered the battlefield.
There was an artilleryman in the Song State. Taking advantage of the panic of the Song army, he did not follow the orders of his superiors and aimed his artillery at the Yue State camp.
He deflected the artillery slightly and aimed at the Swiss camp next to the Yue camp.
He pulled down the gun rope and smiled.
Does he know what his action means?
As a secret agent lurking in the Song Army, he has exceeded the completion of the tasks assigned by his superiors.
Wang Kaixin, the general of Rui State, saw the Chu army attacking the Yue army.
He knew what Chu Jun was thinking. It was better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt ten of his fingers.
The Chu State and the Song State formed an alliance and combined their efforts to deal with the Yue State first.
They, Switzerland and Vietnam, did not form an alliance, but only reached a verbal agreement.
Chu State bet on Rui State and started to sit back and watch Yue State being attacked.
As long as he hesitates a little, Chu and Song will form an encirclement, and if Rui wants to intervene, it will be difficult for him to survive alone.
The Rui State did not form an alliance with the Yue State, and General Wang Kaixin did not dare to assist the Yue State immediately.
Once this is a confusing method used by the Chu State and the Yue State to unite, they want to clear out the Rui State in advance.
If he takes the initiative to participate, he has fallen into the scheme of these two countries.
The probability of this situation is extremely low, but it must be guarded against.
General Wang Kaixin also wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. When Chu and Yue were both defeated, he could reap the benefits.
When General Wang Kaixin was wondering what to do with the Swedish army, he saw the Song army firing at the Swedish army's camp.
Song Jun took the initiative to help him make a choice, so he didn't have to worry too much.
Not to mention you don’t have to bear the responsibility of making the wrong choice.
General Wang Kaixin immediately ordered the Swedish army to launch a counterattack.
The battlefield was filled with artillery fire, but due to the differences in the strength and military input of each country.
The situation on the battlefield gradually became clearer.
The sound of battleship gunfire in the harbor is the loudest on the battlefield.
The navies of Chu and Song were the strongest, and they overwhelmed the navies of Yue and Rui.
But the naval battleships of Vietnam and Russia were also steel battleships purchased from the empire.
The shells hit the battleship as long as they did not hit below the waterline or destroy the ammunition depot.
Even though the battleship was hit by more than ten bullets, it still performed vigorously, but there were some casualties among the personnel on board.
This was the first large-scale naval battle involving steel battleships.
The tenacious performance of the steel battleships on the battlefield shocked all the navies of the four countries.
The battleships of the Vietnamese Navy and the Russian Navy were hit in multiple places.
The naval gun is equipped with thick armor and was lightly damaged.
They were still able to resist tenaciously and restrain the battleships of Chu and Song from helping the army.
The navies of the four countries exchanged fire on the sea, and it was impossible to tell the winner for a while.
The Chu army and the Yue army were equally powerful. The Chu army was more prepared, but the Vietnamese army relied on trench defense.
The Chu army could not break through the Vietnamese army's defense line before the Vietnamese machine gun bullets were exhausted.
The battlefield between the Swiss Army and the Song Army has undergone great changes.
General Wang Kaixin prepared for the Swedish army to fight a defensive counterattack.
However, he found that the Song army's offensive performance was very poor.
As a veteran who had participated in European battlefields, he found that the performance of the Song army was not as good as that of the Ottoman Turkish army.
If the Ottoman Turkish army could have the weapons and equipment of the Song army.
If the empire wants to capture Ottoman Türkiye, it will never be so easy.
General Wang Kaixin became more confident and sent troops to try to charge against the Song army.
The Swedish army adopted the common charging method of the Imperial Royal Army.
After the coordination of infantry and artillery, the army threw a round of grenades and immediately launched a charge towards the enemy camp.
General Wang Kaixin's experience, the Ottoman Turkish army and the armies of various European countries, they all fell to the first wave of artillery saturation bombing.
He originally thought that the Song army could fight him reciprocally.
After the Swedish army threw a round of grenades, he found that the Song army collapsed.
General Wang Kaixin never expected that the Song army would collapse directly.
He immediately took advantage of this opportunity and ordered the entire army to charge and completely defeat the Song army.
General Wang Kaixin captured a large number of prisoners of the Song army, and then he noticed the situation on the battlefield.
Huge gunfire came from the direction of the port, and the navy was still fighting, with no winner or loser.
The Chu army and the Yue army were in panic.
General Wang Kaixin is a little hesitant now. Which side he helps now will win.
But he must continue to fight with the winning side.
General Wang Kaixin thought of this, and he immediately decided to let the Swedish army build a camp.
They are concentrating their efforts now, and when the Chu army and the Yue army decide the winner or the two armies are exhausted, he can reap the benefits.
The performance of the Rui army was also noticed by General Pang Pangshan of Chu State and Wu Yi, General of Yue State.
They all found that the two countries could not tell the winner in a short period of time.
There is also Ruiguo watching eagerly next to him, who can kill on the battlefield at any time.
The two generals reached a tacit truce, and the three forces were wary of each other.
General Pang Pangshan cursed angrily: "The Song army is such a bunch of trash, how could they be defeated so quickly?
The monarch has said before that a small island country cannot raise a strong army.
But I really didn't expect that the Song army could be so wasteful.
In the current situation, whichever side takes action will inevitably be attacked by the other two parties."
Although he was very angry, he felt more at ease.
If the Song Army behaves like this, it will not pose a threat to Chu.
The Chu State still had a certain strategic depth. No matter how powerful the Song State's navy was, it could only destroy some coastal areas at most.
This kind of ally is a safer ally for Chu State.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! General Pang Pangshan sighed and looked towards the seaside.
Now we can only wait for the navy to decide the winner.
The army, with the support of the navy, defeated the enemy.
Pang Pangshan saw the sunset and the sound of cannons at the port gradually subsided. The winner should be determined soon.
He suddenly heard the scream of artillery shells and looked up.
There were several artillery shells on the beach, flying in their direction.
Pang Pangshan looked nervous. He knew the power of naval guns.
When the battleship fired a cannon, all the soldiers within a radius of three to five hundred meters where the cannonball landed lost their combat effectiveness.
Thousands of them could not withstand the bombardment of naval guns.
When Pang Pangshan saw the naval guns falling on the Vietnamese camp, a smile appeared on his face.
The Vietnamese army collapsed under the bombardment of naval guns.
The Imperial Royal Army is extremely resilient, but it cannot withstand more than 30% casualties, let alone a new army like the Vietnamese Army.
The Chu army did not win, but the navy did. This small-scale war was indeed a victory for the Chu army.
Pang Pangshan believed that the Chu army was able to win mainly because they were fully prepared.
The Vietnamese army has collapsed, and he is waiting for the Swiss army to collapse.
Radio waves and sounds came from the Swiss camp at the same time.
"Rui has decided to abandon this gold mine, please let us leave.
Chu and Song do not agree. We will execute all Song prisoners before our defeat.
Let our troops leave and return the prisoners immediately."
When General Pang Pangshan heard what the Swedish army said, he knew that the Swedish army would be able to leave safely.
The Song State was an ally of the Chu State, and they could not just sit back and watch the prisoners of the Song army be executed.
If the Chu State chooses to help the Song State, it will gain more benefits in the subsequent distribution of gold mines.
After Pang Pangshan weighed the pros and cons, he communicated with the naval fleet through wireless telegraphy, and finally decided to let the Swedish troops leave.
The Chu army then surrounded the Vietnamese army and captured a large number of Vietnamese soldiers.
They won this small-scale war and obtained the mining rights of the Jinhe gold mine.
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Changping Chu Palace.
King Lu Chenyang of Chu received the telegram from Jinhe, and he said happily: "Great, our army has captured the Jinhe gold mine.
This is a large gold mine with estimated reserves of 150 tons.
With this additional capital, Chu State will usher in an era of rapid development.
The navy of the Song Dynasty is indeed very strong. Without the participation of the navy of the Song Dynasty, our country may not be able to win the Jinhe Gold Mine this time.
The performance of the Army of the Song Dynasty was not satisfactory, and the Song Dynasty could only share 20% of the Jinhe Gold Mine."
After King Lu Chenyang of Chu read the telegram, he handed it to the civil and military officials of Chu State for circulation.
After Xu Minghan, the Prime Minister of Chu, read this telegram, he said worriedly: "Your Majesty, the country of Vietnam has suffered heavy losses. We must be wary of King Bai Yuangui of Vietnam taking risks and causing conflicts on the border between the two countries."
King of Chu Lu Chenyang said confidently: "I am very familiar with King Bai Yuangui of Yue, and I know that he will never show his fangs when he is not fully prepared.
But the relationship between our Chu State and Yue State will definitely take a turn for the worse, and the conflicts between the two countries will intensify.
But I don't care. With the mining of Jinhe Gold Mine, Chu State will surely usher in great development.
The national power of Yue will always lag behind that of Chu.
Even if Yue King Bai Yuangui is impulsive, I will be confident enough to deal with it."
Yun Zehai, the army commander of the Chu State, suggested: "Your Majesty, I also have full confidence in the Chu State.
However, I still suggested deploying heavy troops at the junction of Chu and Yue.
The Chu army was confident enough to defeat the invading Vietnamese army.
But if the Vietnamese army really breaks into the country, it will bring huge losses to our Chu country.
Our country has deployed heavy troops, which is also a warning to Vietnam."
The King of Chu, Lu Chenyang, accepted this opinion. The Chu State was powerful, but it must also prevent the Yue State from jumping over the wall.
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Xinghai countryside castle in the Song Dynasty.
After Song Wang Zhantie received the battle report, the expression on his face changed wonderfully.
He looked at the admiral with a gentle smile on his face.
"This is a small-scale war, which makes me realize that developing the navy is an absolutely correct national policy.
Even if the naval steel battleship is at a disadvantage, it can still cause great damage to the enemy.
This is how our alliance with the Chu State can obtain ownership of the Jinhe Gold Mine, and the navy plays a decisive role."
After King Zhantie of the Song Dynasty talked about the situation of the navy, he slammed the table with his hand and looked at the generals of the army.
"The performance of your army this time has greatly disappointed me.
Even if they were defeated at the hands of Chu and Yue, it would be an old soldier fighting a new recruit, and the failure would be excusable.
Now that they have been defeated by the Rui State, they also have an army composed of new recruits, and the gap is really obvious."
The naval generals of the Song Dynasty were arrogant and proud, and they looked at the dejected army generals.
The admiral took advantage of the victory and pursued it, collecting all the additional funds generated from the gold mine profits.
The Army's performance is too low, and Army generals have no reason to compete for additional military spending.
This was the result of the war, which shattered Song Wang Zhantie's idea of developing an army.
The Song Dynasty was rushing towards developing its navy.
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Inside the Yuewang Palace in Xiyang.
The King of Yue, Bai Yuangui, sat silently on the throne.
His cold expression showed that he was in a bad mood now.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Hong Xian glanced at his colleagues.
He knew that this situation could only be broken by him first.
"Your Majesty, I am going to send people to negotiate with the State of Chu, and the captured people will be brought back to the country as soon as possible.
They are all soldiers loyal to the Yue Kingdom, and we cannot let these people feel cold."
Bai Yuangui, the king of Yue, snorted coldly and did not refute the proposal.
Prime Minister Hong Xian knew that the self-esteem of Yue King Bai Yuangui was hit.
In the first conflict with other countries, Yue suffered a disastrous defeat.
This failure affects the outside world's view of the country of Yue. All forces will inevitably reduce investment in the country of Yue, and society will slow down the development of the country of Yue.
Hong Xian knew that the Yue King Bai Yuangui was in urgent need of a solution to the problem.
"Your Majesty, I don't understand military affairs, but I analyze the course of this war.
Our Yue State did not fall behind at the beginning, which shows that the combat effectiveness of the Yue Army is by no means inferior to that of the Chu Army.
The most fundamental reason for our army's failure this time is the lack of raw materials such as steel.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Chu State has its own large coal and iron mines, and its heavy industry is well developed. They can produce a large amount of ammunition themselves.
The Song Dynasty also had large coal and iron mines, and its heavy industry developed rapidly.
The naval guns of the Song Dynasty were all produced domestically.
They would later build their own battleships.
Due to the lack of important raw materials such as coal and iron, our country lags behind in the development of heavy industry.
This is an important reason for our country’s failure.”
Bai Yuangui, King of Yue, agreed: “Steel is the cornerstone of a country.
Steel production was insufficient and industrial development was slow.
Buying the empire's steel is too expensive.
Our country's various industries are simply not competitive.
Now we need to solve this problem as soon as possible.
Since Hong Aiqing raised it, there should be a solution."
Prime Minister Hong Xian said seriously: "The solution still lies in Africa.
There are gold mines on the African continent, as well as copper mines, iron mines, and coal mines.
Compared with gold mines, the latter is more important to our country.
Our country's territorial area and resources are far smaller than those of the empire, and are much different from those of Zhao, Wei and other countries.
If our country wants to develop and grow, we must not give up on the African region that is just around the corner.
Africa is the last region to be developed, and developing Africa requires huge costs.
But we must pay these prices for future development.
It is likely that many citizens and troops will lose their lives, but it will be worth it."
Bai Yuangui, the king of Yue, was not an indecisive person.
He knew that the good land had already been occupied by the empire.
The place that the empire has abandoned must be a barren place.
The cost of developing Africa by countries such as Liao, Zheng, and Jin is also obvious to all.
The King of Yue, Bai Yuangui, said helplessly: "I want to speed up the expansion of colonies in Africa and develop the African region in depth.
But the biggest problem we encounter now is lack of money.”
Bai Yuangui, the king of Yue, was very worried. The country of Yue was extremely short of money.
