The calm sea surface rolled up waves, and huge warships emerged from the mist and sailed on the vast sea.
"Sir, emergency telegram from London!"
In the command room of the Sovereign-class battleship, the attendant officer picked up a telegram and hurried to Gordon.
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"The situation in Argentina is critical, and the expeditionary force must arrive in Buenos Aires within a week, the London government telegraphed!"
The contents of the telegram were only a few words, but through the telegram, Gordon could feel the urgent pressure faced by the Argentine federal government. Otherwise, Miter would not have contacted the British government through multiple telegrams a day, thereby exerting political pressure on the British Expeditionary Force.
"Sir, would you like to call London back immediately?"
"Reply to the Prime Minister's Office. Our department is currently located in the waters of the Gulf of Guinea and is expected to arrive in the Brazilian capital in four days. We hope that the Imperial Government will coordinate with the Western Empire to provide necessary logistics supplies and maintenance for our expedition fleet to dock and repair during the journey. Imperial Engineer Major General Gordon on May 8
electricity!"
"Sir, three thousand colonial troops sent by the Governor of South Africa have arrived."
The attendant officer wrote down the content of the reply and left. Another white officer in his forties walked up to Gordon and reported the report.
"What is the situation with the South African Army? How many native white soldiers are there in the three thousand colonial army?"
"Sir, the situation is a bit bad. General Chelmsford used the excuse that South Africa's military strength was tight and only sent 3,000 indigenous black soldiers. All the original white officers and soldiers in the additional troops were transferred to other units by him. If the expeditionary force
To deploy 3,000 indigenous soldiers to the front lines to fight the Chinese, it is estimated that 100 grassroots officers and 200 white soldiers will be transferred from the regular army to serve as the backbone of the army to restore the combat effectiveness of the colonial army."
Lieutenant Colonel Graham explained.
"Stupid Scottish pig, does he know that doing this will ruin the empire's affairs!"
Gordon's face changed drastically, and his gentle face instantly became distorted with anger!
"Asshole, incompetent, I want to report him to London! This damn bastard!"
"Sir, it's useless. After General Chelmsford handed over the reinforcements, he led the main force of the South African colonial army to advance inland. Now even if we complain to London, it is impossible to force General Chelmsford to change his mind."
Looking at his boss who suddenly became hysterical, Graham patiently tried to persuade him.
Gordon was born into a British military aristocratic family. His excellent family upbringing and his military experience in various parts of the world as an adult, especially his experience in leading the foreign rifle team to fight against the Taiping Army in mainland China, enabled him to receive many honors early on. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was
After the suppression, as a meritorious official of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Gordon was awarded the rank of admiral and was awarded a yellow mantle by Emperor Tongzhi. His fame and reputation were unparalleled in mainland China.
After returning from his dismissal from China, the British government awarded Gordon the title of Lord Bartz as a reward for his contribution to safeguarding British interests in China. From this, Gordon reached the first peak in his life!
Gordon, who is a successful young man and firmly believes in his special religious abilities, usually displays the so-called gentlemanly demeanor, but if he encounters something that makes him angry, his arrogant and arrogant nature will be revealed!
Graham was Gordon's old subordinate who served in Egypt. Because he was able to predict his boss's intentions very well, after Gordon was transferred from Africa by the British government, Graham also followed his old boss to the British Expeditionary Force as Gordon.
Den's deputy and private secretary.
"The failure of the Zulu War has a huge impact. General Chelmsford is currently working hard in many ways to try to solve the consequences of the failure of the Zulu War. If you report him to the London government at this time, it is likely to lead to General Chelmsford's subsequent actions.
revenge.
Sir, it is important to assist the Argentine Federal Army. You and General Chelmsford may wish to wait until the war in Argentina is over before making a decision."
"No, Chelmsford's private transfer of reinforcements is a major matter to deceive the imperial government. If you and I knowingly fail to report it, wouldn't we be just like him deceiving the imperial government?
Lieutenant Colonel, order the telegraph troops to send a report immediately and truthfully report the situation of the South African reinforcements to the London government."
"Yes, Sir."
Seeing Gordon's resolute attitude, Graham stopped trying to persuade him, turned around, left the command room, and walked toward the telegraph hall.
The wind and waves were beating on the sea, and the thick black smoke accompanied the steel giant ship speeding on the sea. Looking at the scenery on the sea, Gordon's angry mood gradually subsided.
An arrogant and extreme British officer is most angry when he is deceived and fooled by others. The first time Gordon encountered this situation was in Changzhou, China. As a British soldier, he and Li Hongzhang jointly guaranteed the safety of the Taiping Army in Changzhou.
But when the Taiping Army surrendered, Li Hongzhang privately ordered the execution of the surrendered Taiping Army, which made Gordon furious.
The reason for Gordon's anger was naturally not to sympathize with the lives of tens of thousands of Taiping soldiers, but to feel that as a white superior, he had been deceived and played by the Manchu Tatars, which resulted in a huge sense of shame.
The Changzhou surrender incident brought shame to Gordon, and the suppression of the Taiping Army added to his glorious honor. Now, a British general who was defeated at the hands of the African natives was incompetent in his eyes. The stupid Chelmsford used frustration to
The reinforcements were transferred by poor means, which once again made him feel nakedly humiliated. Gordon could not tolerate the other party's behavior no matter what.
Seizing Chelmsford's fault, Gordon sent a detailed telegram to the London government, strongly recommending that the London government punish Chelmsford for his behavior.
Gordon's telegram, as Chelmsford led the army to a major victory over the Zulus, received only a tepid response from London. On the contrary, he urged the expeditionary force to step up assistance to the Argentine Contact Force.
Telegraph orders became more and more frequent.
On May 11, a Chinese naval reconnaissance ship disguised as a fishing boat discovered traces of the British Expeditionary Fleet in the waters of northern Brazil. On May 12, the British Expeditionary Fleet arrived in Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil. The fleet repaired for a day and set off on December 13.
Buenos Aires.
"Order the main force of the naval fleet to retreat to the Xinjing Naval Port, dispatch steam sail warships to form a guerrilla fleet, cruise from Buenos Aires to the waters off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and wait for opportunities to disrupt the maritime supply routes of the British Expeditionary Fleet!"
At the frontline headquarters of the National Defense Forces, Li Mingyuan stood in front of the sand table, integrating intelligence from all parties and issuing new combat orders.
"The cavalry divisions led by Li Dawei and Feng Changqing moved to Casaros, west of Buenos Aires, to ambush any possible defeat.
The 1st, 3rd, and 6th brigades of the Garrison Corps were supplemented by some Army Officer Academy cadets and young logistics transporters to form the 1st Corps of the Garrison Army, which took over the cavalry division's defense line and blocked the Argentine reinforcements under Urquiza."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The combat staff also stood on both sides, listening carefully to the orders given by Li Mingyuan while holding pens to record them.
"The frontal troops let go of the city defenses on the side of Buenos Aires, concentrated the 155mm heavy artillery regiment, and the independent artillery brigade attacked the gap in the central city gate of Buenos Aires. Once the artillery troops expanded the enemy's city gate defense gap, the rest
The troops will fully follow up and completely eliminate the stubborn enemy!"
