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As long as they can successfully capture Funen, Denmark's second largest island, Zheng Chenggong's mission will be half completed.
As for the small islands such as Langeland, Sams, Als, Air, and Tsosinge, it is enough to send camps and troops to the islands.
When fighter jets and helicopters cooperate with the Marine Corps' ground operations, it can be said to be unstoppable and invincible.
Wherever the troops went, if the enemy was unwilling to surrender, they would be blown to death, burned to death, or beaten into sieves by machine guns.
The task of the Inca troops fighting on the islands of Lolland, Falster, and Meun was easier.
Because the Danish garrison on the three islands is relatively small, there is no decent city on the island.
It can be considered a town at best, with a population of around 18,000 people, and its city defense capability is far inferior to that of Copenhagen.
In addition to fighting the Spanish army with the help of the Ming Army's advisory group, the Inca army also went to fight the Portuguese army in Brazil.
In addition, basically no decent battles have been fought in these years, which is what Emperor Poirot is worried about.
The army was too good at fighting, and the emperor was worried that the generals might be so successful that they might start a mutiny.
On the contrary, the emperor also has to worry about spending a lot of silver coins every year to raise a bunch of waste.
Since the largest country in South America happens to be his ally, Poirot is not worried about threats from the outside.
But precisely because of this, the combat effectiveness of the Inca army has declined visibly...
Fortunately, the Ming Army advisory group did not withdraw. Every year, both sides hold routine military exercises, more than twenty times, almost every month.
After Poirot's hard work and the strong support of the Ming Empire, the Inca Empire's revenue has quickly climbed to the second place in the world, and it is still growing.
However, the combat effectiveness of the Inca army did not increase in step with the annual income. Instead, it gradually declined. This was the main reason why Polo sent troops to join the war.
If we can taste the sweetness this time, we may send 50,000 to 100,000 troops to help next time.
The combat effectiveness of the Inca army cannot be allowed to fall out of the top five or even ten in the world.
Considering that the Inca soldiers were not cold-resistant, Emperor Hao Jing just asked Poirot to send a small number of troops to join the battle.
If these soldiers do not show symptoms of large-scale acclimatization, reinforcement plans will be determined depending on the development of the war.
If there were no serious problems in the early stage, Zhu Cixiang would allow Poirot to send additional troops to participate in the summer offensive.
After the Ming Navy, Zheng Army, and Inca Navy jointly destroyed Denmark, the coalition forces could go south to fight.
Although Denmark's strategic depth is almost zero, the country is full of islands and must be searched island by island.
This is very time-consuming. If it takes too long to capture the entire territory of Denmark, then it will be impossible to participate in the operation against the Holy Roman Empire.
The 10th Marine Brigade landed at Cape Grenen on the Wind Peninsula in northern Denmark, and then divided into two groups.
With the support of four destroyers, it headed south along the east coast of the peninsula.
The other group first, with the help of the navy, went west to capture Hirtshals, and then divided its forces into two groups.
One battalion continued southward, aiming for Nolesundby in the south, while the other battalion headed west along the Qu Peninsula.
Finally arriving at Vizbjerg at the southernmost tip of the Qu Peninsula, they then turned around and attacked Moss Island to the north.
The Ninth Brigade landed south of the Qubolun Strait and attacked all the way east and all the way south.
The winding Jutland Peninsula really left the Ming Marine Corps helpless.
Different from fighting in Annan, although the jungle there is dense, the coastline is basically not too tortuous.
The coastline in the northern part of Jutland gave every brigade commander a headache just looking at it. It was simply snake-shaped...
At first it looked like it was easy to fight, but after the on-site inspection, I could only describe it as "Oh my god"!
Jiexuan's plan was to deploy four brigades to advance from north to south. However, half a month later, the four brigade commanders found that the workload was too heavy and had no choice but to call for reinforcements.
At least two more marine brigades can be deployed to shorten their respective working hours. Otherwise, even if it takes one year to complete the cleansing of Jutland, it will be considered highly efficient.
Many villages and towns are located on the coastline. Eliminating local resistance is not only time-consuming, but also requires a large number of troops. Aircraft alone cannot eradicate the roots.
But there is no way to search simultaneously inland. Once the remaining defenders are allowed to escape to the inland woodland, they will have to pull the net again.
Taken together, I am planning to go home to celebrate the New Year this year...
After Jiexuan learned of this, he agreed to immediately mobilize troops from the mainland for reinforcements.
In addition to the four marine brigades stationed in the United States, one in Australia, and one in Madagascar that do not need to travel thousands of miles for reinforcements, even the marine brigades on Crete also need to reinforce the Danish battlefield.
The Marine Brigade stationed at the Penglai base in the Ming Dynasty will take a train and arrive at Boluo Fort via the Northern Railway, and can board a ship and go to sea in half a month.
In addition, the 5th and 6th Marine Brigades were ordered to deploy one battalion each to go north to reinforce the attacking 7th and 8th brigades.
Jiexuan believed that the Principality of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and the Principality of Hannover did not dare to act rashly because of the military strength of the Ming Empire. Otherwise, they would openly declare war on the Ming Dynasty.
At the same time, Zheng Chenggong also agreed to add two brigades to Denmark, bringing the strength of Zheng's army to five brigades, and promised to lead his troops to land on the Jutland Peninsula after completing his mission.
Now it seems that Denmark, a seemingly small island country, has been underestimated.
The country has many peninsulas, islands, straits, and a very long coastline.
Invisibly, the workload of various coalition forces has been greatly increased.
The next step is to ask Emperor Haojing to quickly send the army to take over, otherwise mobile troops will need to be used to defend the island.
Zhu Cixiang had ordered the army to mobilize four infantry brigades to set off and head to Fort Boluo via railway.
Then, taking into account the climate characteristics of Denmark, let Shandong relocate one million people.
The advertisement means that you can not only be a local owner, but also an island owner, first come, first served, fully tax-free for twenty years!
If we don't do this, we won't be able to let the people move to the former Danish territory to live and reproduce.
The altitude of the entire territory of Denmark is not high, which is particularly suitable for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry, and the fishery resources are very rich.
A family with 1,800 acres of land, plus long-term full tax exemption, is enough to live a good life with enough food and clothing.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, we can just move all the people in the inland mountainous areas of Shandong, and the people in the province will continue to suffer poverty in the valleys.
People who live in mud bungalows in the mainland can live in small Western-style houses as soon as they arrive at their destination.
In addition to the need to hand over half of the local mineral resources, Yimin does not need to hand over any treasures he finds locally or pay taxes.
The most important thing is that the local climate is much better than that of the north. It is not too cold in winter and not too hot in summer, which is very pleasant.
Poirot wanted to train his troops in battle, and now was the chance.
The combat intensity is not high and it can reduce casualties, which is just right for the Inca army.
As long as Poirot is willing, Zhu Cihong can ask Jiexuan to help the Inca army stationed there for two or three years, no problem.
The six infantry brigades sent by the Ming Dynasty King's Division to the war zone were all reserve troops mobilized later, and they were all members of Yimin's family.
Because once you get there, you no longer need to switch defenses to other places. Combined with millions of mobile minions, you can complete the garrison as soon as possible.
When Yimin arrives at his destination, he will form about a hundred battalions and about 50,000 Min soldiers, which will be enough for self-protection.
Ming Dynasty's reserve troops only conducted military training for three months every year during the off-farm time, and could still be busy with their own affairs during the rest of the time.
However, during the training period, the imperial court will allocate salary at 70% of the salary of the regular army. After the training, relevant assessments will be conducted.
After transforming into a regular force, all benefits will be the same as those of a regular force, especially whether it is a new defense zone or a war zone, all members can enjoy battlefield subsidies.
Not counting the proceeds from capture, the minimum monthly salary of a soldier can reach fifteen silver coins.
As food, drink and clothing were included, it was of course very popular among reservists who came from farmers.
The reason for such high treatment is that the reserves are an armed force composed of retired soldiers.
Compared with the Minbing armed forces, which are composed of farmers who have never joined the military, the loyalty and combat effectiveness of the reserve forces far exceed the former.
Once the front is tight, the reserve troops can assemble in an emergency, equip themselves with heavy weapons, and immediately enter the battlefield.
If the Minbing armed forces were also sent over in this way, there might be relatively large casualties.
Therefore, although the reserve forces of the six brigades that Emperor Haojing is about to put into the battlefield are not as good as the combat effectiveness of the active marines, their strength cannot be underestimated, and there is no problem in completing low-intensity clearing missions.
After being trained in the army, these people also knew that the emperor would not treat retired soldiers like them badly, so they would naturally do the work of caring for their families.
When you arrive at your destination, you can be the owner of the land or the owner of the island. You can do whatever you want on your own land, and it is much larger than the area back home.
Shandong has a semi-hilly terrain, especially in the inland mountainous areas, and one family does not have a few acres of fertile land.
Having a good opportunity to become a landlord is something that ordinary farmers can only dream of.
It's not a pleasant feeling to leave one's hometown, but the surrounding neighbors have to go with them, and they can travel far together, which is somewhat comforting.
Some small islands that look like scraps may still be negotiable, but Zhu Cixiang doesn’t want to let any of the Jutland peninsula or any of the big islands go out.
From now on, this place will be the bridgehead and outpost for the Ming Empire's intervention in European affairs. The geographical location is even better than that of Polo Fort.
If the Principality of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and the Principality of Hannover openly support the Holy Roman Empire and become enemies of the Ming Empire, then Zhu Cixiang will not mind continuing to expand his territory southward.
On April 25, with the cooperation of four destroyers of the Navy, the 8th Marine Brigade captured Aarhus, the only second largest city on the Jutland Peninsula!
More than 3,000 defenders were killed and tens of thousands of soldiers in the city were captured. Tens of thousands more fled inland before the defenders surrendered.
The previous four days were April 21st.
It took the 10th Marine Brigade nearly half a month to finally capture another large city, Aalborg, under the cover of four destroyers.
The defenders from the two places who abandoned the city and fled are expected to converge in the Haining area inland, eventually forming a new resistance force.
In the case of insufficient troop input, the Marine Corps can only implement an offensive strategy of seizing the coast first and then occupying the inland.
Fortunately, by May 5, the 11th Marine Brigade, which had been stationed on the Mediterranean island of Crete, arrived on the battlefield.
Entering the Nisum Bay from the Qubolen Strait and landing at the southeast corner of the bay, it is equivalent to directly attacking the hinterland of the peninsula.
The mission of the brigade is to advance to the southeast, strive to capture Haining as soon as possible, and at the same time eliminate the surrounding defenders.
After realizing that the defense of the city was unbearable and the field battle was incapable of attacking the opponent.
Many Danish troops have begun to break into pieces and adopt guerrilla tactics.
Use the lakes, rivers, forests, and mountains on the Jutland Peninsula to sneak attack the invading enemies.
Although it will still suffer a lot of casualties, it is the only tactic the Danish army can adopt.
Once you choose to assemble a large number of troops and fight the opponent decisively, you will be attacked by fierce air attacks before the decisive battle.
There are very few fighter planes left in the Danish Air Force. There are less than 300 fighter planes in all aspects, and many of them are no longer able to take off for combat.
Even if a fighter plane can take off, after being discovered by an enemy plane, it can neither escape nor defeat it and can only become the enemy's victory.
The prerequisite for implementing aerial guerrilla warfare is to take advantage of cloud cover and speed, but Danish fighters do not have these two aspects.
The ceiling of the "Albatross" fighter is not high enough, so it is a low-altitude combat aircraft.
The speed is less than two hundred kilometers per hour, which is faster than a car on the highway.
Facing the "Black-footed Albatross" with excellent performance, the only way to have a chance to shoot down the opponent is to engage in a circling dog fight.
However, if the Ming army pilots did not underestimate the enemy and only adopted the tactic of engaging the enemy at high speed and then immediately flying away from the target, then the Danish fighter planes would have no chance of making a comeback.
The double-engine fight is lively in the sky, but after the battlefield calms down, the party that buys the single-engine aircraft is often the Danish Air Force.
This has been verified as early as the last war against the Holy Roman Empire. It was simply because the Danish Air Force did not send a large number of pilots to participate in the war.
A small number of pilots who went to assist in the battle had corresponding experiences, but they could not pass them on to their comrades because even the man and the fighter plane were smashed into pieces during the air battle...
The pilots of the Ming Air Force will not shoot the enemy pilots who have parachuted. They can directly blow up the opponent's fighter planes, so they can help them deal with it without having to parachute!
For Ming Dynasty, last time the Air Force gave its pilots experience, this time it was the Air Force and Navy's turn. The difference was that the battlefield was different.
The Navy is fully responsible for the Danish battlefield, while the Air Force must cover most of the Holy Roman Empire, while also supporting the Ottoman Air Force, which may be tight.
"Your Majesty, what should the local palace do?"
"...Well! I won't go there too frequently. It would be a waste of time to keep it as my travel companion. It's better to open it to Quanmin after inspection and repair and use it as a tourist attraction. The income can also be used well. Maintain the daily expenses of the palace so as not to burden the court anymore. Only some places in the palace can be opened, and the places involving sex do not need to be visited by tourists. "
"The captured king and royal family..."
"The treatment is the same as that of Annan. You can find him a piece of land in Xianbei Liya and become neighbors with Li Weichu!"
Zhu Cixiang suddenly came up with an idea to gather all the high-ranking prisoners together and create a "Prison Street"!
