Wang Changling also said: "The British army not only use artillery tactics well, but they rarely launch charges. Unless they are absolutely sure, they would rather waste bullets and fire at long distances than attack rashly. So after a battle, their damage will not be serious."

Long Yun sighed and said, "The British are really a difficult opponent."

From the beginning, Wu Shaoting did not expect the first Route Army of the Three East Provinces to achieve any achievements. However, after listening to Wang Changling's report, he couldn't help but wonder whether the National Defense Force, the most elite unit of China, could successfully complete the combat mission. Now is no longer the time to compete for military preparation, but what is more important is the quality of the army. The First Route Army of the Three East Provinces is only considered a second-line unit, but can the National Defense Force really be stronger than the British troops?

But then again, he could not judge the actual situation based on his imagination alone. No one can make a conclusion on how big the gap between the National Defense Force and the First Route Army of the Three East Provinces. No matter what, the total strength of the four divisions of the National Defense Forces was 80,000, so he would not believe that the British and Japanese coalition forces could not be dealt with less than 60,000 people.

Everything can only be seen on the battlefield!

Two days later, the latest battle report came from the Liaodong Peninsula again. A mixed brigade and two regiments of the Third Division of the National Defense Force officially set out from Yingkou to reinforce the Biliu River. This means that the National Defense Force will engage in a front-line battle with the British army for the first time. The intelligence department previously sent the analysis of the combat characteristics of the British army collected to various frontline departments. With the cooperation of foreign consultants, the Third Division of the National Defense Force has formulated a combat plan to deal with the French Legion.

The specific combat method is to re-activate cavalry, use extensive aerial reconnaissance to lock the British artillery positions, and then use the restraint of the frontal battlefield and the attack of dense artillery firepower groups to force British artillery to move in a specific direction. The cavalry troops quickly detour to the rear of the British army to set up an ambush circle, waiting for the British artillery to move to a place that they think is safe, and then launch a rapid assault.

According to the instructions of the foreign consultant, even if the British soldiers cannot be killed, they must kill the enemy's war horses as much as possible, destroy traffic or destroy the ammunition depot. If the British army continues to advance, they will soon enter the hilly and mountainous terrain at the eastern end of Changbai Mountain. Once enough war horses are lost, their mobility will inevitably be greatly reduced. At that time, using cavalry hunting attacks will have more opportunities for attack and will be more handy.

After Wu Peifu took office as the commander of Fengtian left-behind command of the command of the three eastern provinces, he quickly planned two war areas of the Liaodong Peninsula. The troops of the First Route Army and the Third Division of the National Defense Forces of the Three Eastern Provinces were named the Western Front on the Biliuhe front; Donggang, where the Fourth Division of the National Defense Forces were stationed, and Dandong, where the division headquarters were located, were named the Eastern Front.

After half a month of combat, the enemies on the Western Front are the Japanese Fifth Division and the Fourth Division of the French Legion, while the enemy forces concentrating on attacking East Port are the Fifth Division and the Sixth Division of the French Legion, as well as the maritime support of the Japanese First Fleet.

For the British and Japanese coalition forces, the Western Front was obviously to hold back the Chinese team, and the operations on the Eastern Front were the main ones. Their strategic purpose was to capture Dandong as soon as possible, then occupy the Jiangjie border, and destroy the railway line on the Sino-North Korea border.

Although the Fifth Division and the Sixth Division of the French Legion were almost the same as the Fourth Division of the National Defense Forces in terms of military strength, the offensive was extremely fierce with the fire support of the Japanese fleet. Moreover, the British army's combat route was very clear, and it was deliberately maintaining the battlefield in the coastal areas. No matter how the Fourth Division of the National Defense Forces lure, the British troops would not leave the fleet's firepower coverage.

This is exactly what makes Wu Peifu feel very troubled. If the Japanese fleet's artillery threat cannot be solved, it will be difficult for the Fourth Division to defend Donggang alone, and even Dandong's defense cannot be sustained.

At present, the only thing we can count on is the German Far East Fleet, Liaohai Detachment and Air Force. For this reason, the Fengtian Command mobilized two flight squadrons from Beijing to Fengtian, and cooperated with a flight brigade originally stationed in Fengtian, with a total of 140 fighters. However, most of these fighters are old wooden aircraft, and only forty are modified "Chengshi" fighters. Now the British army has good air defense equipment, which poses a significant threat to the air force's operations.

But there is no possibility of no casualties in the war. In order to defend Dandong, no matter how many fighter jets sacrificed, they must accept it.

Wu Peifu issued an order to destroy the enemy's traffic as much as possible, followed by sniping the enemy's artillery. Destroying traffic can delay the enemy's progress, hinder the communication between the enemy's units, and maximize the pressure on Donggang's defense. Attacking the artillery unit weakens the British army's strength in attacking and can also help Donggang's defense.

In early May, after the National Defense Army arrived at the battlefield one after another, the offensive of the British and Japanese coalition forces was indeed curbed. The follow-up troops of the Third Division of the National Defense Army basically arrived, and the vanguard of the First Division immediately rushed to Donggang after gathering to assist the Fourth Division in suppressing the French Legion.

On the Eastern Front, although the vanguard of the First Division of the National Defense Forces had not arrived yet, under the suppression of the Chinese Air Force's heroic combat, the French Legion's offensive pace slowed down a lot.

Not only that, the German Far East Fleet and the Liaohai Detachment also began to carry out a series of maritime interception operations, specifically attacking transport ships of the French Legion and the Japanese fleet from the rear, and even launched a frontal attack on the Middle East Fleet in the evening of May 6.

The scale of this naval battle is greater than that of the previous Sino-Japanese Yellow Sea Battle. The Sino-German joint fleet intercepted the British Middle East Fleet, and the two sides fought fiercely on the sea close to the Liaodong Peninsula for three hours. Although the Sino-German joint fleet has an advantage in the number of ships and can divide and surround the Middle East Fleet, the Sino-German joint fleet does not have a single battleship, and it is slightly weak in firepower.

After the battle was dark, both sides suffered damage and eventually retreated. A German cruiser was sunk, and two destroyers from the Liaohai Detachment were seriously injured and sunk. One of them collided with the Middle East fleet "Ark" before sinking. Unfortunately, there was too much water in the rear cabin and insufficient impact, which only caused damage to the hull of the "Ark". Two battle cruisers from the British fleet were seriously injured, and three destroyers were sunk. In general, it was considered a draw.

Because the Chinese and German navy intervened in the Yellow Sea, the Japanese fleet and the British fleet could no longer be in a state of no one as before, which greatly affected the French Legion's momentum on land attack.

The pressure on Donggang has been greatly reduced, which has made Fengtian Commander and Kunming Head of State camp a little relieved. The situation in the three eastern provinces has been stable overall, and because of Wu Peifu's area planning, various combat troops appear more organized. Kunming can also concentrate on dealing with the South Asian battlefield.

This is the first time that the Chinese team has recovered from its consciousness since the British army launched a Golden State raid on April 23, and gradually regained the situation. It is no longer just passively being beaten.

During this period, Wu Shaoting has been paying attention to the news on the South Asian battlefield. The 24th Division has set its foundation in Myanmar. General Bo Gang also sent a special envoy to Kunming to meet with him. Myanmar's combat situation is very good.

However, in the Battle of Dewudun, Siam, with the addition of the Continental Bridge Corps, Siam has sent more reinforcements to the battle again. Now the two sides of the Battle of Dewudun have invested a total of more than 220,000 troops. The battle situation is very fierce for the time being, and breakthrough progress cannot be made for the time being.

The aftermath of Hanoi actually ended on May 5th, and the battle in the city actually came to an end at the end of April. However, it was unexpected that the King of Vietnam and Marshal Hege led an army to break out from the southeastern suburbs. The 20th Division chased for four days in a row before successfully blocking the breakout troops in Nanding today and capturing Marshal Hege, King of Vietnam Nguyen Phuc Chang, the Governor of the Indochina Federation and a number of Vietnamese princes and ministers.

After hearing the news, Wu Shaoting immediately issued an order to send a military police force to Hanoi and escort Marshal Hege, the King of Vietnam and others to Kunming. These big figures must still have many political values. According to previous expectations, Marshal Hege could be widely promoted as a prisoner who humiliated the British. As for Nguyen Phuc Chang, although he could not be the emperor, he could be supported to become a title of Vietnam to check and balance the empress of Vietnam.

There are always times when the wings grow hard. Wu Shaoting deliberately kept Ruan Phuc Chang, just to warn the empress at all times, "As long as there is any usurpation, China can support another person to replace you."

Early in the morning that day, Wu Shaoting found Tang Shaoyi, the right prime minister of the Vietnamese Empire, to discuss the title of Ruan Phuc Chang.

This matter is not simple. After all, the Vietnamese empress and the Nguyen Phuc Chang family have a feud, and the two are not of the same bloodline, so it is impossible to enthrone the enthronement. Tang Shaoyi proposed a suggestion that by reducing and exempting Vietnamese national debts, he proposed that Nguyen Phuc Chang become the "Earl of Renhua", and his fief is in Renhua Port.

Renhua Port is a Chinese city. The Vietnamese empress should know very well that Nguyen Phuc Chang could not cultivate his own power here. In addition, it is easier for China to monitor Nguyen Phuc Chang, and every move is under control.

Wu Shaoting felt that this proposal was very good, so he immediately adopted it and told Tang Shaoyi to hurry up and arrange it. In addition, he could also send special envoys to Africa to bring back the reform emperor Nguyen Phuchuang, who was exiled by the French, and arrange to be a noble in Hanoi. At that time, Vietnam can be built into a situation where the three factions of forces check and balance each other.

Tang Shaoyi naturally agreed, saying that the journey was long and the place where the Reform Emperor was exiled was a French colony, so I was afraid that it would take a long time to take on the job.

Afterwards, Wu Shaoting talked with Tang Shaoyi about the construction of the "Hanoi Military Control Zone". He reminded him to stabilize the situation in Hanoi as soon as possible, eliminate the impact of the war, restore people's livelihood construction, win over the hearts of the local people in Hanoi as much as possible, and reduce their hatred towards the Chinese. Not only that, Hanoi should also be built into the second Chinatown, so that Chinese forces can take root here and become a permanent China-level headquarters.
Chapter completed!