Moltke smiled awkwardly. In fact, the Yaman Empire attached great importance to the arrival of the Iron-Blooded Army. William II even sent a special vehicle. However, the Yaman Empire's vehicles were all imported from the Chinese Empire before the war.
Of course, all those preparing for war are trucks.
They originally sent several trucks to welcome the officers of the Iron-Blooded Army. In order to make people comfortable, they also specially covered the trunk with a canvas tent and placed fixed seats in it. However, at this moment, he could not say the invitation.
words.
In front of the beautiful military jeeps of the Iron Blood Army, the fleet of trucks prepared by our own side was so rustic that General Mao Qi was embarrassed to take it out. When Xu Xiangnan invited him to ride with him, he had no choice but to agree.
Subsequent transport planes successively unloaded a batch of jeeps and wheeled reconnaissance vehicles, enough for the Iron Blood Army officers and the direct guard companies to ride on. As for the officers from the Yaman Empire who came to greet them, they could only board with shame on their faces.
Got on the truck.
Everyone drove to the military camp. Xu Xiangnan nodded repeatedly as he stepped out of the car. The Yaman people are very strict in character and their attitude towards doing things is almost harsh. If you look at this military camp, you will find that all places are clean.
Various items were also neatly stacked, making the iron-blooded officers and soldiers who arrived one after another very satisfied.
"General Mao Qi, I am very satisfied with the arrangements of your army. From this military camp, I can see your country's kindness to us. I also hope that the general will express my gratitude to His Majesty the Emperor of your country on my behalf." Now it is the official handover of the military camp, and he said
Naturally, the words must fit the occasion. Fortunately, Xu Xiangnan's diplomatic rhetoric is also quite familiar.
General Mao Qi nodded and said: "I will definitely convey it. We are also very grateful for the arrival of your army. If you have any difficulties, please feel free to raise them with the liaison officer and we will solve them as soon as possible. As for food, there is really no one in our country who understands Chinese cuisine.
Chef, if your department needs any ingredients, please tell us as much as possible and we will try our best to accommodate them."
Xu Xiangnan said: "We have army chefs, and they will contact the liaison officer for the ingredients. I just want to know when my men can enter the position and fight with the warriors of your country against the invasion of the Allied Powers."
Hearing Xu Xiangnan's request for battle, General Mao Qi looked at several senior officials on the side and said with a little embarrassment: "I'm not busy on the front line. We have a very difficult matter that we hope to use your department's strength. Now besides your department
, we no longer have any troops that can go deep into such a mission."
"Oh? Is there a very difficult task?" Xu Xiangnan looked at General Mao Qi doubtfully.
General Moltke raised his hand in a gesture of invitation and said: "This is not the place to discuss military plans. Let's go to the war room to discuss it."
The construction of the military camp of the Yaman Empire was very formal. There was a special war room in this military camp. The Yaman people were obviously well prepared. There was a military map near the port of Stedam hung on the wall of the war room.
Coming to the map, General Moltke personally picked up a wooden stick and pointed at the map and said: "An unexpected incident occurred at noon yesterday. In order to support the Western Continent battlefield, the Boston Empire launched a landing operation at Stedam Port. Unfortunately, it was spread.
The German Empire discovered in advance that Boston had been ambushed. Now the Boston fleet is forced to retreat, and more than 50,000 Boston troops are surrounded in the port of Stedam."
At this point, General Moltke sighed. He didn't know whether he was sighing because of the failure of the Bostonians, or whether he was sighing because the Bostonians failed to relieve the Yaman Empire.
General Mao Qi put down his wooden stick and walked to the table and sat down. Facing Xu Xiangnan, he said: "Last night and this morning, we launched five attacks on the Saar defense line, but with little effect. With our army now
With its military strength and combat effectiveness, it is impossible to break through the opponent's defense line and bring back the Boston Army trapped in Stedam Port."
As if thinking of the sharp decline in the combat effectiveness of his own army, General Moltke sighed again, with a sad look on his face.
Xu Xiangnan kept frowning, listening to Mao Qi's story, until Mao Qi sighed again, and he said: "General Mao Qi means that our army will break through the Saar defense line and bring the Boston people back?" Knowing Mao Qi
The general found it difficult to speak, so Xu Xiangnan directly stated the other party's purpose.
General Mao Qi blushed and said with some hesitation: "I know this is very difficult for your army, but if we don't lend a helping hand to our allies, it will make our allies feel cold."
Xu Xiangnan also knew that he should rescue, but he was also very aware of Fang Xiaoyu's fear of the Boston Empire. Within the imperial military, Fang Xiaoyu's dislike of the Boston Empire was an open secret, so he did not dare to make the decision when it came to the rescue operations of Bostonians.
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"What we have arrived now is only the vanguard, and the number is too small. We need to wait for the arrival of follow-up troops and equipment before we can act. Besides, my staff office needs to formulate an action plan, which will take time." Xu Xiangnan decided to delay for a few days and report to the country.
The joint command requested instructions.
"How many days will it take?" General Mao Qi immediately asked after hearing that Xu Xiangnan was interested in taking over the task.
"About a week." Xu Xiangnan gave a relatively loose time. Hearing Xu Xiangnan's reply, General Mao Qi nodded. This time is still acceptable. After all, they are transporting troops from thousands of kilometers away, so it is such a short time.
The preparation time is already very fast. Moreover, the Bostonians have sufficient personnel and ammunition, and they can hold on for a while in Stedam Port. They still have plenty of preparation time.
"Okay, if you have any requests, you can put them forward first, and we will try our best to meet them." General Moltke nodded.
"I need the detailed number and equipment of the Saar army surrounding the Stedam Port, a detailed map of the nearby areas, and the assistance that may be needed from your army at that time." Xu Xiangnan made three requests without hesitation.
Mao Qi nodded and agreed: "No problem. If you have any other requirements, we will try our best to meet them, including equipment."
Xu Xiangnan shook his head and said: "No, our equipment will be sent by transport plane, and there is no need for your country to allocate it." Thinking about the jeeps they brought, they did look down on their own equipment. General Moltke nodded and disappeared.
say what.
"Old Feng's moves are really vicious, and the Sars did a pretty good job. Look at how much the Bostonians lost. Darling, more than a million tons of ships were lost, including more than 60,000 tons of warships, and 50,000 soldiers were killed, as well as
More than 50,000 people were trapped, and the losses of equipment and materials were countless." Looking at the detailed report sent by the Intelligence Bureau in his hand, Liu Junguo sighed in admiration.
Chen Yu also smiled and said: "Indeed, Old Feng has tricked the people of Boston this time. Isn't there always a vacancy for the army commander now? I think that with Old Feng's despicableness, he is qualified to be the army commander."
Feng Shichang glared at Chen Yu and said, "Are you complimenting me? Can't you see that both branches of the military have commanders, so why does the Army not have one? This is the young master telling us that he attaches great importance to the army. The young master once said, no matter what
No matter how powerful the navy's warships are, how advanced the air force's aircraft are, the final solution to the problem depends on the army. This is the bottom line for the young master, so don't violate the taboo."
"What taboos do I have? Tell me." Feng Shichang was dancing and talking. Fang Xiaoyu had already walked into the door of the joint headquarters. As soon as his words came out, Feng Shichang immediately shut up and looked at everyone with an embarrassed look. The others
They were all snickering secretly.
Seeing Feng Shichang's embarrassed expression, Fang Xiaoyu didn't want to tease him anymore. Fang Xiaoyu walked up to Feng Shichang, smiled and patted his shoulder and said: "This is a beautiful thing, killing someone with a borrowed knife. Not only did the Sar people weaken the Boston people,
, and also made Bostonians suspicious of the Yaman Empire, killing two birds with one stone, good, good, good.”
Feng Shichang said: "Young Master is so complimentary. I deserve it. I wonder what happened to Young Master coming here today?" Since the war started, he has rarely come here unless there are any major events.
Fang Xiaoyu took out a telegram and reported: "Xu Xiangnan reported to me that the Yaman Empire military hopes that the Iron-Blooded Army can take action and let us rescue the besieged troops of the Bostonians." Xu Xiangnan did not belong to the national army, so he reported it directly to Fang Xiaoyu
of.
Fang Xiaoyu put the telegram on the table and said: "Let's analyze it and see how much benefit we can gain and how much risk we need to take if we carry out this operation."
Feng Shichang was the first to pick up the telegram and read it and said: "I think we can refuse this mission. The Third Army of the Iron-Blooded Army has only 50,000 people when it arrives, and it does not have heavy weapons. And the Saar Army surrounding the Port of Stedam
More than 200,000, and this does not include the reinforcements on the opponent's defense line and possible reinforcements. The difference in strength is too huge."
After hearing Feng Shichang's analysis, Chen Yu also nodded and said: "Yes, the disparity in strength is too great. We cannot gain much benefit, but the risks are very high." Even Zhang Haiyang nodded in agreement.
Fang Xiaoyu sat at the table and sighed: "It is indeed very uneconomical militarily, but have you ever thought about the political factors? The reason why the Boston Empire spans thousands of miles, why is it carrying out such a risky landing operation? Is it not to increase the number of troops?
A bargaining chip for the distribution of benefits after the war.”
Seeing that several senior officers were lost in thought, Fang Xiaoyu said again: "The current situation is very delicate. The defeat of the Allied Powers is certain. This is the time to earn chips for the distribution of benefits after the war. The reason why I said Brother Feng's move
Well done, because he disrupted the Bostonians' plan to gain credit. But everything has two sides. Although the Bostonians failed this time, once their landing force was wiped out, they could play the tragedy card at any cost.
The price, the excuse of making huge sacrifices for victory in the war, can also be taken advantage of."
Chen Yu said: "But even if we rescue these Bostonians, their losses will already be huge. They can also use this as an excuse to play the tragedy card, but we will not get any benefits."
"That's not necessarily the case." Fang Xiaoyu raised his eyebrows and said confidently: "As long as we rescue part of the Boston army, the Chinese Empire can claim to be its savior. As long as we make a big publicity afterwards, the Boston Empire will be a head lower than us. When the war