Qiao Yu also admitted that what Jiang Baili and Wu Tong said was very true, and that more troops should even be expanded. Even if the total reached 300,000, after deducting the troops sent to Europe, the scale would still be less than 200,000. With the
These troops are really not enough to guard the territory in the three provinces.
"Brother Baili, I agree to the military expansion. However, for the time being, the scale of the military expansion is huge. We must ensure the combat effectiveness of the army, and we must not sacrifice it at the expense of combat effectiveness. The border defense troops are the top priority, and we must not relax in any way.
, and I have prepared to implement the abolition plan within a year. Those chieftains must be kept under my watch. Anyone who dares to ruin my important event will definitely not be let go!"
Qiao Yu is very aware of the power of those chieftains. Although many of them have their hearts set on China, they all have strong armed forces, and they also run the crow mines. Their wealth and power are astonishing, and they are like small kingdoms.
The chieftains, big and small, are the emperors. Within the control of these chieftains, many ethnic groups still practice slavery and are extremely reactionary and backward. If we want to stabilize the border, they must be completely eliminated.
"Jin Zuo, is the issue of abolition of slavery a bit impatient? These chieftains are not easy to deal with. They are very powerful and the scope of involvement is too wide!"
Jiang Baili said: "The issue of abolition of slavery is entangled with the chieftain and ethnic issues, and Yunnan is still close to the border, which will attract British and French intervention. I think it is better to change the native land first and respect the power of the chieftain within the nation.
In order to prevent them from taking refuge with the great powers, many ethnic groups in Yunnan are divided into two parts, one is in China and the other is in Southeast Asia. If we abolish slavery on a large scale and deal with the chieftains, I am afraid that these people will lead the people to Southeast Asia.
Go, then our border will be in danger!"
Qiao Yu shook his head, "Brother Baili, I will never be conservative. Southwest is our foundation. We must govern this place well. No issues should be avoided. Even if these abolitionists will offend the chieftain, or even
So what if it caused a large number of people to flee. After the European War, even if Britain and France won, they would still suffer heavy losses. They would not be able to compete with us in the Far East. After the people went there, they would cause trouble for them. Brother Baili, don't do it.
I forgot that as long as our fists are strong, we said that even if Britain and France don't cause trouble for me, I will still cause trouble for them!"
Only then did Jiang Baili and Wu Tong understand Qiao Yu's plan. The patrol envoy not only wanted to defend the border, but also wanted to plot Southeast Asia. This ambition and courage were too great. The country was not unified yet.
I just want to expand my territory. Isn’t this foolhardy?
"You two, do you think I am just talking nonsense? But I want to tell you that I am determined to win Nanyang. Nanyang has most of the resources we need, and as long as this fertile land is developed well, it can provide us with sufficient supplies.
The most important thing is that there are a large number of Chinese in Nanyang, and these Chinese have also established countries. It can be said that Nanyang has been China’s sphere of influence since ancient times. Taking Nanyang is just taking our own things from the hands of bandits.
Just coming back. Of course, this is still a long-term goal. Our current task is to first stabilize the border of Yunnan, and then continue to penetrate into Burma, Luo, Vietnam and other places, instigate local people to rebel, and shake the foundation of British and French colonial rule bit by bit.
Finally, we can win over the local Chinese and swallow up these lands. This is a long-term plan, and we need to start working on it now. Sooner or later, it will be ready!"
Jiang Baili and Wu Tong were also a little surprised by the situation described by Qiao Yu. Now that the country has not been unified, they are thinking about expansion. Such people are either geniuses or madmen, but on the other hand, thinking about things that require long-term planning...
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"What Jun Zuo means is that this abolition operation will not only eradicate the cancer in the southwest, but also use this opportunity to plant seeds in Southeast Asia and leave us with an excuse to attack..." Jiang Baili understood Qiao Yu's plan, no matter whether it was possible or not
Realize that there is nothing wrong with expanding your power in Southeast Asia.
"Jun Zuo, if you want to realize this plan, I'm afraid the strength of the border defense force must be increased. According to the current military expansion plan, it will be a defensive situation at best, with no ability to make progress." Wu Tong continued: "Jun Zuo,
If you want to use troops in Southeast Asia, in addition to increasing the number of troops, logistics must also keep up. Countries such as Myanmar and Laos are extremely hot and humid. If the soldiers cannot adapt, there will be serious attrition. These must be considered.
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"The chief of staff is right, but since this is a long-term plan, we can operate it slowly, but my most basic requirement is that our army has enough strength to maintain the current control before the old year.
Wire!"
After the military expansion was finalized, Wu Tong led his staff team and began to formulate a more detailed plan for infiltration into Nanyang. Qiao Yu only pointed out a direction in a few words. For hundreds of years, Western colonists have been continuously expanding their power.
When there is no loss, it is extremely difficult to seize food from the tiger's mouth, and a detailed plan is required.
If Qiao Yu's plan will take a few years to work, then the British and French troops are about to burst into tears on the Somme River battlefield. The assault battle in the original plan has turned into a war of attrition, and the British and French armies have simply collapsed.
Without breaking the German defense line, the Germans are now starting to increase their troops crazily. The advantages of Britain and France are getting smaller and smaller, giving Xiafei a headache.
Fortunately, he remembered the secret weapon. Ever since Qiao Yu sold some armored vehicles and Jingke design drawings and samples to Britain and France, Britain and France began to conduct a lot of research on this weapon with very strong mobility and protection. France
All the energy was involved in the battlefield, and the British mainland was relatively safe, so the British took the lead in developing the first tank based on the information provided by Qiao Yu, named it Little Nomad.
The British produced a total of 150 vehicles. After the Somme battlefield reached a stalemate, the British remembered this weapon and hurriedly transferred it to the front line. A total of 150 "water tanks," this ding)
The scale is more than twice as large as in history, but unfortunately, after being transported to the battlefield, nearly seventy of them were completely abandoned, and only eighty were left. However, in the eyes of the British commander, these steel
The monster was enough to change the situation of the battle, so on the second day, eighty tanks launched together and rushed towards the German positions to kill them.
These behemoths were fearless, smoothly crushing the barbed wire, crossing the trenches and approaching the German positions little by little. The machine gunners and hand gunners in the tanks kept firing, and they saw that the German forward positions were about to be breached.
, but what surprised the British was that the Germans had no fear of this new type of weapon. The entire position was silent and there was no sound.
The British tanks were getting closer and closer to the German position. At this moment, a dense burst of mortar shells was fired from the position, falling right in the middle of these tanks. A violent explosion suddenly sounded. Several unlucky tanks were close to the center of the explosion.
If you were too close, you would be injured immediately.
At this time, the British tanks had already rushed into the German positions, but the Germans did not panic. Instead, they started throwing grenades at the British tanks. Soon, more than a dozen tanks were injured.
Although a large number of soldiers were swept away by British tanks during this process, the British obviously failed to achieve their goal of breaking through the front line and even damaged most of the precious tanks. The British army was suddenly disgraced and their morale was severely damaged!….
The tanks that Germany was able to defeat the British largely relied on the drawings provided by Qiao Yu. Soon the Germans also designed their own tanks. However, the Germans could not solve the mechanical problems, and the accident rate of the tanks they designed was really high.
It is too high, and Germany is now close to depleting its strategic resources and is unwilling to use precious steel to mass-produce such unreliable weapons. However, Germany still produced more than a dozen tanks to study how to deal with this new type of weapon.
The Germans soon discovered that the tank looked scary, but it was not difficult to pay. The most important problem was mechanical failure. Once it lay down, the huge tank became a living target, and the engine's horsepower limit meant that the tank could not do too much.
Heavy, the corresponding defense capabilities are also limited. Although ordinary bullets and artillery shells can defend it, grenades, mortars and the like can easily damage the tank. Therefore, German soldiers have long been "trained" in this area. British tanks
It can be said that stealing the chicken will lose the rice.
The offensive on the front line immediately stopped. The British and French forces were frustrated, and the Germans took the opportunity to counterattack. At this time, Lu Jianzhang led the Chinese army to still defend on the south bank of the Somme River. The Chinese army had withstood repeated attacks from Germany since the day it entered the war.
, but with their tenacious style and high morale, the Chinese army not only maintained their original positions, but also penetrated about one kilometer deep and approached the German second line of defense. The progress was not slow.
"Chief of Staff, the British used tanks to join the battle today!"
"Oh?" Zhang Xiaohuai immediately smiled when he heard this: "Did the British break through the German position?"
Lu Jianzhang shook his head: "Not at all. On the contrary, most of the tanks were lost. I'm afraid the Germans will start to counterattack again, and our pressure will increase!"
After Zhang Xiaohuai took the battle report, his face was full of doubts, thinking that tanks were obviously the nemesis of trench warfare, how could they be easily defeated by the Germans? After reading the battle report, Zhang Xiaohuai also understood.
"What are the British thinking? They didn't send enough soldiers to fight with the tanks. Aren't those slow and clumsy tanks a German specialty? They can fight as they want. How stupid they are!"
This new weapon is still very unfamiliar. Although it has been made, it does not know how to carry out coordinated infantry and tank operations. Without the cover of infantry, and it is relatively crude, it is unreasonable for these tanks not to be destroyed.
"Lao Lu, Lao Zhang, our tanks were delivered two days ago. I think we should teach the British how to use tanks!" Long Jiguang said with a smile. Just three days ago, another 20,000 Chinese soldiers came overseas.
After crossing the sea and arriving in Europe, including Lu Jianzhang's 30,000 troops, the total number was 50,000. They were the first batch of troops sent by Qiao Yu. However, with the outbreak of the Sichuan-Yunnan War, these talents arrived a step later.
Fifteen tanks and twenty armored vehicles came with them. There were a lot of problems after they arrived. After emergency repairs, there were still twelve tanks that could go to the battlefield. This was already a great blessing among the misfortunes.
At this time, the German army's shelling started again. Lu Jianzhang and the others knew that after the shelling, the German soldiers would attack. The three of them looked at each other and smiled. This time they must give the Germans a head-on blow to let them know the power of tanks.