After Lu Chun led the Japanese soldiers into Shengjing, they only conducted a few raids around the area and did not continue to go north.
Because Liu Hai's order to Lu Chun was very clear, which was to block the Rakshasa Kingdom's attack in the northeast and prevent them from entering the country and causing trouble for him.
Lu Chun also obeyed Liu Hai's orders. This time after he occupied Shengjing, he immediately deployed strong fortifications around Shengjing.
Then he waited for work and waited for the Rakshasa soldiers to attack.
And what about the Rakshasa people here?
In the Far East of the current Rakshasa Kingdom, after receiving the king's order, they immediately began to assemble their armies.
However, because the northern part of the Rakshasa Kingdom is vast and sparsely populated, and transportation is inconvenient, it will take a long time to assemble the army and prepare supplies for the army.
Therefore, the Russian Northern Military District did not immediately move southward. Instead, it only sent a division of Gesak cavalry and entered Harbin quickly, preparing to use it as a base to serve as the rear area for the Rakshasa soldiers to move south.
In this way, the Japanese servant army under Liu Hai and the Russian soldiers were separated by hundreds of kilometers and prepared separately.
After knowing that the north was in a stalemate, the Empress Dowager Cixi did not want to wait any longer. She ordered the armies of Guangdong and Fujian to immediately launch an attack on the Liangjiang area. At the same time, she ordered the Self-Strengthening Army of Zhang Zhidong, Governor of Huguang, to immediately invade Anhui in the hope of fighting.
Take Anhui and divide the Liangjiang area into two halves.
Zhang Zhidong thought for a while after receiving the order, and felt a little reluctant. The current Hubei New Army has just been established, and most of its personnel were transferred from the patrol camp.
Moreover, the number of the new army now only exceeds 10,000. Sending these people up is simply to give Liu Hai military merit.
However, the orders of the imperial court could not be violated, and Zhang Zhidong, as a Manchu minister, was still very loyal.
In the end, Zhang Zhidong sent out a full-scale offensive of 10,000 self-strengthening troops, and summoned patrol battalions and green battalions from various places, totaling more than 80,000 people.
Then Wu Dianying, the commander of the Ziqiang Army, was sent as the commander-in-chief of this eastern expedition.
This Wu Dianying is an extraordinary person.
Wu Dianying, courtesy name Yousun, was born in Changzhou in 1842. He was elected during the Guangxu period. Since 1888, he has served as the county magistrate in Pinghu, Zhejiang, and is known as "Pinghu Gong". He has a reputation of being "friendly to the people, caring for the people, running schools, and educating people". Shen Fu
Public expectations.
In 1895, Wu Dianying resigned from office and was introduced to Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang, by Zhao Fengchang, a fellow from Changzhou and Zhang Zhidong's chief aide.
Zhang Zhidong was aware of Wu Dianying's good official reputation in Pinghu, appreciated his plan to establish a Nanying Academy, and shared the consensus of "training troops to become stronger", so he sincerely invited Wu Dianying to stay in the shogunate as a backup.
In 1896, Zhang Zhidong appointed Wu Dianying, who was a civil servant, as a supervisor with the rank of Dusi, responsible for the important task of organizing and training the new army. Wu lived up to his expectations and devoted his efforts in forming the Hubei Guard Army and then the Hubei New Army.
Create haze and destroy wildness, and make great achievements.
Because of this, this time Zhang Zhidong ignored his civilian background and let Wu Dianying lead an 80,000-strong army directly into Anhui.
After Wu Dianying took command of the army, he did not rush to lead the army immediately. Instead, he kept sending telegrams to Zhang Zhidong, urging him to prepare food, grass and baggage for the army.
Because Wu Dianying knew in his heart that the war now is different from the past. In the past, soldiers were armed with swords and spears, which were in short supply, and they were able to continue fighting.
But with the development of the times, soldiers now hold foreign guns and cannons. Without bullets, these things are no different from fire sticks.
Zhang Zhidong also understood Wu Dianying's difficulties, so he fully supported the materials he needed for this expedition.
The most important of them are bullets and artillery shells. Although the Hanyang Arsenal can now produce some bullets and artillery shells, the output is still relatively low and cannot keep up with this war against Anhui.
Therefore, Zhang Zhidong specially contacted the Chinese people in Wuhan and ordered a large number of special bullets for the committee rifles from them.
After more than ten days of delay, Zhang Zhidong finally prepared the supplies for this expedition to Wu Dianying.
Wu Dianying was also full of confidence after receiving the weapons and ammunition.
Although everyone said that the soldiers under Liu Hai were the masters of tigers and wolves, Wu Dianying did not really take this statement seriously.
Because he had found out clearly before that, Liu Hai's elite, namely the 1st to 10th divisions, these people had participated in the war against Japan, and they could really be said to be the elite among the elite.
The remaining armies were formed from the subsequent expansion of the army. Although they trained relatively hard, they had not experienced actual combat and were all new recruits. And the people under his command were not bad at all.
Zhang Zhidong was preparing troops to attack the Liangjiang area with such great fanfare in Hubei, and Liu Hai was not blind or deaf.
As soon as that side moved, Liu Hai got the information.
After receiving the information, Liu Hai looked at the map for a long time.
Now his troops have been allocated to nearly 200,000 troops and have been concentrated in Shanghai. As long as the Northern Expedition goes smoothly and the main force of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is attracted to the land, they can be loaded onto ships and go straight to Dagukou, Tianjin.
The remaining 300,000 troops gathered in Nanjing, and as soon as Liu Hai gave the order, they would cross the Yangtze River for the Northern Expedition.
The remaining 100,000 horses and horses have to be allocated to an area as large as Liangjiang, and only 20,000 to 30,000 people are actually in Anhui.
Although Liu Hai believed that his troops were rigorously trained and well-equipped, they were fully capable of withstanding the opponent's 80,000 troops.
But now Zhang Zhidong is not alone, there are also plans to take action in the Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian and Zhejiang regions.
The area that we need to defend is too big. Instead of killing the troops and fighting the opponent decisively, it is best to defeat them without fighting.
Liu Hai was lying on the map and frowning, thinking about where to send another army to reinforce Anhui in order to defeat Zhang Zhidong.
Liu Xiao, the head of the Air Force, came in hurriedly.
"Commander, I heard that this time our Northern Expedition is a big operation. All brother units have been dispatched. Why is our air force holding back?"
Liu Hai was frowning a little, but when he suddenly heard Liu Xiao's words, he immediately felt enlightened.
Yes, I still have a secret army that I haven't used yet.
Liu Hai now has 64 JH-7 fighter jets under his command, and these aircraft are stationed in Shanghai and Nanjing.
Since these weapons are high-tech products that surpass modern times, the bangs hide them very well.
But now I think about it, these weapons are bought to be used, and they are hidden in the cave. What is the difference between not buying them and not buying them in the end?
After Liu Hai figured it out, he turned around and said to Liu Xiao with a smile: "You came just in time, there is a task for your Air Force to handle."
Liu Xiao immediately stood at attention and saluted after hearing Liu Hai's instructions about the mission, "Commander, please give me your orders. I will not give up my humble position even to the death."
Liu Hai nodded and waved to him. Liu Xiao quickly took a few steps forward and came to the map in front of the table.
"Did you see that Zhang Zhidong was dishonest and sent out all his self-improvement troops? Now he has 80,000 people ready for us on the Hubei border."
"What does the commander mean?"
"I want you to dispatch the air force and completely keep these 80,000 people in Hubei."
After listening to this, Liu Xiao's brows were as wrinkled as pimples. This was not an easy task.
Even though the opponent's personnel are relatively primitive, our own air force will not be interfered with. But after all, the opponent has 80,000 people, not to mention 80,000 pigs, and our dozens of fighter planes cannot destroy them.
But then Liu Xiao thought about it, it would be easy to get these 80,000 people to stay in Hubei.
Although it is impossible to destroy them all, with its air superiority, it can easily destroy all their supplies and food.
The Hubei army has no food, grass, weapons and ammunition. How can they still fight with their teeth?
At that time, your own air force can slowly launch attacks over them, fearing that these people will not collapse as time goes by.
After Liu Xiao figured it out, he gave a military salute to Liu Hai and then promised: "Don't worry, Commander, this matter will be left to the lower level. If a Hubei soldier can enter Anhui, you can use my head to ask."
"Okay, let's make it a deal. If you can really let me keep these Hubei soldiers in Hubei, I will give you a promotion at that time."
After hearing this, Liu Xiao immediately shook his head and said, "Commander, I don't want these."
"Oh, what do you want?"
Liu Xiao hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "If I complete the mission, please ask the commander-in-chief to add more aircraft to our air force. Otherwise, there are just dozens of fighter planes, and I really can't use them."
Liu Hai laughed when he heard that this was what he was doing. Even if Liu Xiao didn't say anything, Liu Hai was also planning to increase the size of the air force in the near future.
You must know that the Air Force under Liu Hai is a scorpion in this era, and it is unique.
This is an unparalleled advantage. Liu Hai now wishes that his advantage could be expanded infinitely. It would be even better if he could solve the battle with only the air force like the Americans did.
"Okay, it's settled. This time you complete the mission, I will double the size of your air force."
"Commander, please take a look."
After Liu Xiao finished speaking, he gave Liu Hai a military salute, then said goodbye and exited Liu Hai's command room, and hurried back to his Air Force headquarters in Nanjing.
This place is at the foot of the Purple Mountain in Nanjing.
To say it is a headquarters, it is better to say it is a large military airport.
As soon as Liu Xiao came back, he summoned his general Quan to the conference room.
And these people who work under Liu Xiao have long known that Liu Xiao went back to Nanjing to ask for a fight from the commander-in-chief. Therefore, when they saw Liu Xiao now, they all asked if they could ask for it from the commander-in-chief.
Got an errand.
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Liu Xiao had a headache due to their busy chatter. He slapped the table angrily and said, "Quiet down, are you really treating my office like a vegetable market? What do you think?"
The seven or eight people below were a little angry when they saw Liu Xiao, so they all quickly stood at attention.