Chapter 273 Queshan Military Exercise
In September of the golden autumn, the grass is abundant and the horse is fat.
On September 23, the first year of Guanghua, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Empire of China announced that it would conduct the first large-scale military exercise since its founding in the area around Queshan, Runan Prefecture, Henan Province.
Queshan County is under the jurisdiction of Runan Prefecture, located in the southern part of Henan Province, on the north bank of the Huaihe River, the remnants of Tongbai and Funiu Mountains in the west, and overlooking the Huanghuai Plain in the east. It is located between Zhengzhou and Wuchang. It is historically known as the "hunest of the Central Plains and the throat of Henan and Hubei, and is.
As early as the Yongping Military Exercise in 1 year, the Chinese Imperial Army and the Zhili New Army at that time won unanimous hot comments from all the observers, including the German Army's military observers, with their strong combat effectiveness.
The Zhili New Army has become the current Chinese Empire Army, with more combat effectiveness and has experienced the actual test of the Sino-Russian border war.
There are military exercises every year, but this year's international environment is more complex, so the lineup of the military participating in the Queshan military exercise is the most luxurious.
The number of internal military exercises in ordinary military regions is generally less than 2,000, which is a regiment-level exercise and an internal exercise of the Imperial Army. This Queshan military exercise is not only an open military exercise, but also the highest military "gold content" and the strongest targeting the xing, and the purpose is to stabilize the people's hearts and stabilize finance.
According to the arrangement of the Ministry of National Defense, since the open exercises are open, embassies in various countries in China should naturally be invited to participate. Of course, the most important thing is representatives and media from all walks of life. Their task is to stabilize the people's hearts and stabilize finance.
Regarding this large-scale military exercise by the Chinese Empire, the embassies of Western, European and American countries in China sent officials to visit the site. The exercise command department also specially invited reporters from many domestic and foreign media to observe on the site, which was very open.
"The participating troops in this military exercise come from various ace troops of the seven military regions of the Chinese Empire. Most of them are officers and soldiers who have experienced the baptism of war. From the perspective of the garrison area, they cover all provinces of the Chinese Empire, with a total force of more than 100,000 people. They will use 1,000 cannons, ten airships, etc. to participate in the exercise. The overall scale is the largest in China's past dynasties, and it is unique in all countries around the world.
To this end, the Imperial Government allocated six million dragon coins as exercise fees, and asked the Imperial subjects to believe that the Imperial Government and the Imperial Team were able to protect the personal and property safety of the Imperial citizens.”
Colonel Li Yunfeng, spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense Information Office, said this in front of domestic and foreign media, but he bypassed and refused to answer any military secret issues such as specific troops number.
When a reporter asked about the purpose of the exercise, Colonel Li Yunfeng said: "To put it in terms of military combat, Queshan Qiucao not only tested the running-in ability of different military regions and different troops, but also tested the long-range launch and strike capabilities of the troops across defense zones. This time, the Imperial Air Force participated in the operation. As the first country in the world with air force branches, the Imperial Air Force will prove to the world the value of their existence. The Imperial Team will prove to the people that they have the ability to defend their families and the country." Among the seven major military regions, the Fengtian Military Region, the Beijing Military Region, the Jinan Military Region and the Lanzhou Military Region play the Red Army units, representing the Chinese Empire. The Chengdu Military Region, the Guangzhou Military Region and the Nanjing Military Region play the Blue Army units, representing the enemy country.
When the reporter asked which country the Blue Army represented and whether it was Russia, Li Yunfeng replied without any concealment: "Although this Queshan military exercise is not targeted at any country," the Tsarist Russian Empire invaded a large area of territory of the Chinese Empire. If it was not returned, it would be the enemy of the empire." On September 27, the participating troops of major military regions entered the predetermined positions one after another, and the commanders of each unit did not dare to be careless at all. Since the participating troops were all drawn from various military regions and towns, the troops gathered and carried out many small-scale exercises to strengthen the coordination and cooperation capabilities of each unit.
Multiple armies gather around Queshan, ready to try, just waiting for the curtain to open.
The policy of Queshan military exercises is still to attack our defenses for the enemy. The commander of the Red Army is Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang is the general staff officer. The total strength of the Red Army is one army and one division, with a total of 45,000 people. The commander of the Blue Army is Cao Zhen and Zhang Huaizhi is the general staff officer. The number of Blue Army is large, with one army, one division and one independent brigade, with a total strength of 55,000 people. It is simulated that the Tsarist Russian Empire is more than the Chinese Empire's standing army. In terms of equipment, the Red Army's equipment remains unchanged and is the weapons and equipment of the Imperial Army's active troops, while the Blue Army is organized according to the firepower of the Russian Army.
Most of the officials of the embassy in various countries who participated in the observation were military officers. From the firepower configuration of the Blue Army alone, I guessed that it was the Russian Army. When I saw the arrangement of "there are more enemies and less enemies", I was even more sure that the Blue Army was the Russian Army.
On September 28, both the Red and Blue armies arrived at designated locations as planned, forming a confrontation.
On September 29, Emperor Chen Hao of the Chinese Empire personally visited the Xuchang Palace and issued an order to start the Queshan military exercise in the name of the supreme commander of the Imperial Navy, Army and Air Force.
On September 30, the first day of the Queshan military exercise, the theme was the Red and Blue Army's reconnaissance cavalry attack war.
At 8 a.m., the Blue Army Cavalry Regiment set out from outside Changle Pass and headed north three hours later. After arriving near Maocheng Town. The Red Army Cavalry Regiment set off at 7 a.m., Huanggang, and arrived near Shunshandian Village at 10:30. Both Red and Blue Armed Forces sent sentry cavalry to reconnaissance. When the two armies were more than ten miles apart, they discovered each other and then changed their formations and fought.
A reporter from the Beiyang Times in the on-site referee team then wrote: "In a blink of an eye, the two armies intersected, charged each other, and their hooves intertwined, almost searching for each other.
According to the plan of the military parade..., this cavalry exercise was a retreat from the Red Army because the Blue Army was a Cossack Cavalry Regiment, and the Méng Ancient Cavalry Regiment of the Chinese Empire was defeated by the opponent.
On the first day of the exercise, the Red Army cavalry lost to the Blue Army cavalry and took the initiative to retreat.
The military officers from various countries had no objection to this. They all knew that the Cossack Cavalry Regiment of the Tsarist Russian Empire was the last huge cavalry unit in the world and had strong combat power.
On September 30, the second day of the Queshan military exercise, the theme was the outbreak of the main force of the two sides.
At 8 a.m., the Blue Army came fiercely, the 1st Division on the left wing, the 1st Army on the Central Army, and the 1st Mixed Brigade of the Right wing... forced the crossing of the Wuzhai River (Zhentou River) and sent a force to attack the civilians in the Red Army's jurisdiction. The main force of the Red Army stationed the north bank of the Wuzhai River and built defensive fortifications.
The Wuzhaihe during the exercise represents Heilongjiang. The Red Army defended Heilongjiang and prevented the Russian invasion. However, there were still a large number of Chinese people in the Jiangdong Sixty-four Tun area on the north bank of Heilongjiang. A small number of troops stationed in the Red Army protected the people's evacuation, so they encountered the Russian army.
At around 11 a.m., the Red and Blue Army discovered each other in the area of Ershilipu, the southern suburb of Lanyang, and then adjusted its posture and launched an attack on the other side. Although the Blue Army was the main force, the vanguard's weapons and equipment were light weapons, while the Red Army had few people, but its firepower was strong.
The two sides fought each other, and they were hard to resolve. By the afternoon, the battle situation was still in a stalemate.
In the end, the Red Army blocking troops completed the mission, and all the people retreated safely to the other side of the river. The Red Army blocked the large units of the Blue Army with a small group and successfully covered the retreat of the people. This issue was to express that the Chinese Emperor's team was concerned about the lives and safety of the people's lives, and at the same time criticized the Blue Army's massacre of the imperial people.
Observers from all countries understood the intention of the Chinese Empire's move, condemned the Blue Army's attack on civilians, believing that war was a grudge between soldiers and should not be related to civilians. The Russian embassy staff also submitted relevant reports to the Russian government. Although the Russian government knew that the Chinese Empire was deliberately destroying the Russian army, it had to consider international public opinion, so it ordered the military not to carry out military operations that harm civilians of the Chinese Empire in the future.
Of course, the biggest concern for military officers from various countries is that the Red Army successfully blocked the large Blue Army with a small number of elite troops. This move is intended to show that the Chinese Empire surpassed the Russian army in weapons and equipment.
On October 1st, the third day of the Queshan military exercise, the theme was the Blue and Red Army's one offensive and one defense battle.
The military parade ordered that the main content of this day was the Blue Army's attack on the Red Army's defensive positions.
At around 9 a.m., the Blue Army attacked the Red Army positions in full swing.
The Red Army relied on the Jiang defense fortifications to launch a defense, and the two sides launched a fierce battle. The Red Army used its equipment advantages to effectively attack the Blue Army's arrogance and killed the enemy in large quantities. The offensive and defensive battles between the two sides were extremely fierce, and the troops on both sides were in a high-intensity confrontation of both attack and defense, defense in both defense, and defense in the attack and defense in the attack. For a time, Liao Dou became more and more intense.
The two sides launched a fierce artillery battle, but because they fought across the river, they finally ended up evenly.
However, the Red Army soon chose to retreat voluntarily and avoid the Blue Army's artillery fire attack. The Blue Army captured the north bank of the Hebei region.
The director's department announced the victory of the Blue Army, but in terms of the losses of both sides, the Red Army was fewer and the Blue Army had more, and the combat losses were as high as 1:10, which means that the Blue Army suffered heavy casualties and won the battle.
On the surface, the Blues won the battle, but in fact, the Blues suffered heavy losses and the Reds suffered minor losses. In this way, the Reds were responsible for preserving their strength and making strategic retreats.
After this battle, the number of troops on both sides of the red and blue reached equal.
Personnel from various countries knew that this time the Blue Army actually won a tragic victory, and the bigger picture was on the fourth day.
On October 2, the fourth day of the Queshan military exercise, the theme was the decisive battle between the main forces of the Red and Blue Army.
The Blue Army successfully crossed the river and continued to assault north in two routes.
The Blue Army on the right was eager to seek merit and advanced quickly, but was surrounded by the main Red Army troops and an annihilation battle began.
The Red Army used a large number of cannons to attack the Blue Army on the Right. The Blue Army on the Right could not resist and requested reinforcements.
The Blue Army's left line army was the main force, and immediately moved closer to the right line after receiving the report.
The Red Army implemented the tactic of siege and attacking aid. A unit of the Red Army defended Queshan to the death. Relying on geographical advantages and equipment advantages, a large number of heavy machine guns cross-fire to attack the attacking Blue Army troops, causing heavy casualties to the Blue Army's left-wing troops, and a brigade was killed within an hour.
As a result, the Blue Army's left-wing troops were blocked by the Red Army's small forces and were restrained at the foot of Queshan Mountain and could not advance.
The battle was until three o'clock in the afternoon, and the Blue Army's right troops were quickly wiped out in the face of the powerful offensive of the Red Army. Then, the main force of the Red Army quickly returned to the aid and implemented a counter-encirclement of the main force of the Blue Army at the foot of Queshan.
The Blue Army's right-hand troops tried to break through, but after the vanguard entered the 24-liter pue, the Red Army cavalry launched a side attack from the left. For a moment, the Blue Army was in chaos and retreated.
After the Red Army encircled the Blue Army, the Red Army on Queshan had completed its mission and retreated.
After the fourth day of exercise ended, everyone knew that the Red Army would win. For this beautiful enemy, they led the enemy and the main force to separate them, and looked for opportunities to concentrate the main force to encircle and annihilate the enemy's outcrop, and then surrounded the enemy's outcrop, and then annihilate the enemy's outcrop in one fell swoop. After the enemy's outcrop was annihilated, they in turn implemented a counter-encirclement on the enemy's main force and finally annihilate the enemy. This tactic immediately won unanimous praise from military officers from all countries, and was more exciting than the Yongping military exercise a few years ago.
However, the military exercises are not over yet, and there is still a fifth day of exercise. Officials from various countries do not understand what they bought in the Chinese Empire, so they have to continue watching.
On October 3, the fifth day of the Queshan military exercise, the theme was a thunder strike.
At dawn, just when the Blue Army was trapped by the descendants, the Red Army used a thousand cannons to carry out carpet shelling on Queshan. Then a rumbling buzzing sound came from the air, and more than a dozen Chinese Imperial Air Force airships flew over Queshan and dropped bombs.
In an instant, fire flew on the Blue Army's positions in Queshan, and earth and rocks were fired, and they were instantly flooded by thick smoke of artillery fire.
Officials from various countries in the observation group were immediately shocked. With such powerful artillery fire and airship bombing, the Blue Army's position was left without any chickens and dogs. After the smoke of gunpowder, the position was gone and the hillside was leveled by half a meter.
Then, the Red Army launched a general attack order, rushed to the Blue Army's position, and killed the remnants.
Of course, there are only dummies on the Blue Army's position today, but all dummies were bombed out.
When the military exercises in Queshan were at its peak, the parade announced the end of the military exercise. On the last day, the Chinese Empire allowed the powerful powers of the Chinese Empire's army to see the powerful artillery strike force and the airship troops to carry out air bombing for the first time, which deeply penetrated officials from all over the country.
Of course, the Russian military officers were the ones who were most assassinated. They used to be slandered and jealous of the Chinese Emperor's team having advanced weapons and equipment, but now after the Queshan military exercise, this mentality has become deeply worried.
Especially the bombing ability of the airship can be said to be invincible. Although the Russian team is also developing airships, there are only a dozen, and the load is light, and it does not have the ability to bomb large-scale ground.
On October 4, the troops participating in Qiu Cao held a grand military parade outside Xuchang City. The Red and Blue Army were wearing military dresses, preparing for their troops, and gathered together with pride. In accordance with the pre-issued orders, they arranged in sequence, arranged in order, and intensive teams were constantly changing, and the teams were purged and the army was magnificent. The army was magnificent, and the ones were all done, and the ones were shot together, and the ones were shot together.
Emperor Chen Hao of the Chinese Empire was wearing the uniform of the Grand Marshal of the Navy, Army and Air Force, wearing a sword and a horse, and inspecting the field. The soldiers of various troops saluted the imperial emperor with swords or guns, and shouted long live.
Afterwards, Wang Chenhao climbed to the city to give a lecture, and his generous words suddenly became bloody among the soldiers.
"Defend the country! Horse leather corpse!"
Amid the shouts of the soldiers, the Queshan military exercise came to an end.
After the military parade, Wang Chenhao held a banquet at the Xuchang Palace to entertain the Chinese and external soldiers and generals and officers of the two armies, and at the same time, rewarded the three armies. (To be continued...
Chapter completed!