Chapter 205: Talk about a war and start a war eighteenth
The all-out war between the Far East and Japan broke out again, which gave the Far East the first excuse to send troops to Tianjin. But the most important thing was that the Far East had marched from North Korea to Beijing, which aroused strong reactions from various powers, including France.
The representative was the most angry, but no matter how many countries protested, their anger had nothing to do with Li Ningyu.
But for this reason, all countries still made a gesture on the afternoon of June 25, that is, if the Far East does not withdraw its troops from the mainland after 2 o'clock in the afternoon, all countries will declare war on the Far East. In fact, this is just a warning to the Far East, not really following the Far East.
The Far East declared war, but they didn't know that Li Ningyu wanted such an opportunity.
He naturally knows that various countries are sending more troops to Tianjin, so he has been suffering from no excuse. So since you are declaring war on the Far East, then okay! The Far East will fight, why are you still afraid of you?
The period from noon to 2 pm on June 25, 1900 was uneasy for many people, such as Empress Dowager Cixi and Guangxu who were preparing to escape in the Forbidden City, because they were very worried that the Far East would give in due to the pressure of the great powers.
, then they will be ready to run.
There are also Prince Gong, Duan Tong, and Li Ningyu's daughter. But just as it was approaching two o'clock in the afternoon, the first list of declarations of war in the Far East appeared, that is, Italy and Japan, and required the two countries to declare war within today.
, disappear from Chinese territory, otherwise Li Ningyu will personally destroy them.
Seeing such a declaration of war, the coalition forces laughed, but the British and German representatives who knew the Far East better did not have any suggestions or ideas in the following meeting. Instead, France and the United States took the lead and declared war on the Far East.
After receiving the declaration of war between the two countries, Li Ningyu immediately replied, saying that today is the deadline. After today, the Far East will declare full-scale war with the United States and France.
However, just as the coalition forces were looking at the newly received declaration of war in their hands, the Far East Mixed Eighth Field Army on Hainan Island began to board ships. They were preparing to seize the beach and land in Vietnam. At the same time, the Far Eastern Sea Fleet was preparing to escort the mixed forces.
After the Eighth Field Army landed in Vietnam, it immediately launched an independent attack on Vietnamese and French warships, and all cargo ships were sunk or captured.
The terrain of Vietnam is just like a cucumber, slender, but this is its fatal weakness. The coastline is too long, so the Far East plans to land at four locations at the same time, and then advance into the country. After controlling some areas, it will stop and enter defense
Formation, waiting for the cooperation of another surprise force, because the width of Vietnam is too narrow, it is very likely to hit Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand at once.
Li Ningyu's move is to contain France and prevent the French from sending more soldiers to Tianjin. As long as the coalition forces are completely swept out of China, they have only one choice, that is, surrender or accept peace talks. There is no other choice.
The law is feasible.
Before the Eighth Far East Field Army landed in Vietnam, the most depressing and unlucky thing was the coastal fort on the Japanese island. From the Korean Strait, the steel giant ships of the Far East Fleet fired shells at the coastal fort as if they were throwing stones.
When I went out, I saw the soldiers of Tsarist Russia's Northern Fleet dumbfounded. However, because the distance between the Far East Fleet and the Northern Fleet was too close, and the Japanese artillery batteries did not dare to fight back, wherever the Far East Fleet's artillery could reach, there was a sea of fire.
, the dead bodies of little devils were everywhere on the coast.
The declaration of war on Japan and Italy in the Far East led to the declaration of war on the Far East by the United States and France. Nicholas III of Tsarist Russia was dazzled by what he saw. With the mentality of sitting back and watching the fight between tigers, Nicholas III ordered the navy to stay put for the time being, but the army still remained
To gather and advance toward the northeast, France and the United States also took a move, that is, the fleets of the two countries sailed out of the Bohai Bay.
But I have to mention mines again. After the Far East Yellow Sea Fleet made several rounds in the Bohai Bay last night, it didn't leave anything good for the coalition fleet, but it left a lot of mines.
As a result, mines are cheap, powerful, easy to deploy, and difficult to detect and remove. Small frigates and destroyers can pass slowly, but what about large battleships?
At this time, a large number of small ships are operating in the Bohai Bay. They have not stopped since yesterday. However, there are still a large number of mines in the main sea areas of the Bohai Bay. Neither the French Asian Fleet nor the American Asian Fleet dare to risk it.
This risk is because the Japanese battleship ** is an example. Fortunately, the sacrifice of the ** was very valuable, at least it detonated the mine.
However, the French and American fleets could not pass where it sank, because the USS ** was a battleship, and its height from the bottom of the ship to the observation tower was about ten meters.
After the two countries declared hostility to the Far East, the Yellow Sea Fleet outside the Bohai Bay immediately dispatched more than 30 small torpedo ships and deployed countless mines in the main waterways. However, this time the coastal forts launched an attack, and the Far East was considered a threat.
There were several small torpedo ships, but compared to trapping the coalition fleet and buying time for the army, all the sacrifices were worth it. However, all countries also took the next step at this time, which was to take the city of Beijing directly.
However, they were late, because after two days of continuous rapid march, Wang Hu, deputy commander of the Far East Northeast Field Army, was responsible for leading the First Army, five infantry divisions and a special armored mobile division, and had entered the suburbs of Beijing. Their rapid
The advance was achieved, but more than 20 armored vehicles were lost.
The Second Army Corps commanded by Deputy Commander Peng De has entered Changchun City and begun to deploy the first line of defense in the Northeast. The Third Army Corps, three infantry divisions and a special armored mobile division commanded by Chief of Staff Li Xihua are still advancing towards the city.
Marching into Tianjin, the distance is still 350 kilometers, and it is estimated that it will take another 6 hours to reach the outskirts of Tianjin!
The coalition forces of many countries want to advance, and Li Ningyu cannot stop it now or before. However, the late Qing government is not finished yet, so the late Qing government also gave birth to many patriotic generals at this time, such as Tianjin guard Nie Shicheng before sending troops to the Far East.
Yulu, the governor of Zhili, was defeated and committed suicide. The ministers who advocated peace, Xu Jingcheng and Yuan Chang, were executed by the Qing court.
The Far East has already sent troops from North Korea, but according to the calculations of various countries, it will take at least 8 days for the Far East to reach Beijing. However, they were cautious. That afternoon, they assembled more than 20,000 coalition troops, and finally ignored the backup and returned.
If they did not arrive, they would march from Tianjin along both sides of the canal, with 5,000 Japanese troops, 4,000 German troops, 4,500 British troops, 3,500 American troops, and 2,000 French troops.
The Austro-Hungarian and Italian armies had less than a hundred men, and they were just bluffing with their national flags. While the coalition forces were advancing towards Beijing, they also swore that they were about to hit the guns of the Third Far East Army.
In fact, it's not that the coalition forces from various countries don't want to wait for the reinforcements to arrive, but the Bohai Bay is blocked by the mines deployed by the Far East. If you can't get out, you can't get in. Plus, the Far East is sending troops, so they are scrambling for time, but they don't know that it's already too late.
, and because Tsar Nicholas III did not tell other countries that the Far East already had steel chariots, it also led to the complete destruction of the coalition forces of various countries.
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