Dashi Country, north of Liusha City, in the desolate desert by the sea.
Three trenches, barbed wire, machine guns, and artillery positions were simulated by drawing lines.
There are four military aircraft, four new "self-propelled armored shield vehicles" and eight transport vehicles on the opposite side.
Soldiers from a division, under the command of Guan Tianpei, conducted tactical simulations according to Zhu Jingyuan's vision.
Zhu Jingyuan stood on an open military off-road vehicle and looked at this busy and chaotic simple training ground.
Several lower-level commanders, under Guan Tianpei's instructions, kept issuing orders in a panic through the radio system.
"Attack Fleet No. 3, attack the enemy's Artillery Position No. 3, suppress the machine gun firepower point..."
"Chariot convoy No. 2, crossing the barbed wire fence and filling in the trenches."
"The second sentry infantry follows up and clears out the remaining enemies in the trenches..."
"After clearing the trenches, repair the machinery and equipment, and after replenishing supplies, start raiding the enemy's transportation and supply points——"
"Remember, aircraft suppress firepower points, tanks break through defense lines with surprise attacks, and motorized infantry takes over strongholds."
"Follow the supply convoy! Don't stop, everyone! Attack is faster than retreat!"
"Pay attention to communication! Keep planes, tanks, and mobile units connected, and keep logistics supplies connected with the front line!"
Zhu Jingyuan felt that the scene was a bit chaotic, but he couldn't tell the difference between good and bad.
Zhu Jingyuan himself does not have much military experience, mainly from games and the Internet.
I talked about what I know about the ideas of air-ground coordination, infantry and armor coordination, and large-scale outflanking.
Then let Guan Tianpei take the grassroots officers to explore and sort out detailed tactics.
Zhu Jingyuan felt that during the First World War on the Western Front, the technology and soldier levels of both sides were very close. The technology nodes were stuck and neither side was able to encircle them on a large scale, so it became a positional war.
When air support is coordinated with armored forces and mechanized forces, the enemy should have no chance to prepare large-scale barbed wire and trench defense lines.
Even if they are evenly matched opponents, both sides are outflanking each other, maneuvering in a large area, and pulling each other away.
There may be tank battles on the plains, or there may be large-scale air confrontations, but that will be to seize joint nodes.
There should be no large-scale positional warfare.
However, the world war that had just ended was still dominated by trench and position warfare.
Therefore, when the officers received the weapons and combat ideas organized by Zhu Jingyuan, the first thing they had to simulate was to pass through trench positions.
Only then will we engage in large-scale mobile outflanking tactics.
After three consecutive days of testing, when Guan Tianpei and Zhu Jingyuan made a preliminary summary report, they directly sighed:
"The centralized use of aircraft and armored combat vehicles, coupled with the widespread use of motorized infantry carried by military off-road vehicles, and coordinated operations under radio coordination, will once again subvert the mode of warfare.
"Although it has not yet been verified in actual combat, based on the simple simulations of these three days, we believe that the traditional trench tactics are meaningless and will be quickly swept into the trash.
"But this combat mode will have very high requirements for logistics, fuel and ammunition.
“Supply lines will be more important than before, which in turn will make the strategy of taking detours to seize key nodes more effective.”….
Zhu Jingyuan nodded slightly, this is actually the difference between World War II and World War I.
World War I was a war of positional attrition, and World War II turned into a large-scale guerrilla war.
The large-scale application of aircraft, armored vehicles, and automobiles has made both sides of the land war fully operational.
Aircraft carriers and high-speed battleships also made both sides of the naval battle run.
Of course, whether it is at sea or on land, the cost of war has been greatly improved compared to World War I.
If a side that adopts the tactics of World War II attacks an enemy that still adopts the tactics of World War I, it will basically be a dimensionality reduction strike.
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The tactics of World War II would make the battlefield extremely confusing.
Zhu Jingyuan thought about it in his mind, and then explained his thoughts to Guan Tianpei:
"There is no need to study too deeply about trench breakthroughs. In front of aircraft and tanks, trenches have lost their meaning.
"What you will focus on and explore in the future should be how to control the situation quickly and maneuver in a large area.
"And most importantly, if you face an enemy using the same tactics, how should you respond and how should you win?
"Don't just send your summary to me. Remember to give a copy to the Governor's Office, the Ministry of War, and the Military Aircraft Department.
"Let the main force also explore in this direction and pool our wisdom to explore."
While Zhu Jingyuan and Guan Tianpei were discussing, Pan Shien and Niu Jian trotted into the room.
Niu Jian placed a telegraph newspaper in front of Zhu Jingyuan and reported with a slight breath:
"Your Highness, a coup has occurred in New York, the capital of the Kingdom of America. The Queen, Regent, Speaker, and Prime Minister Jun are under house arrest.
"American Foreign Secretary John Adams issued a statement asking Britain to allow the United States complete independence.
"Prepare to make Amelia, the youngest daughter of George III, king.
"Amelia has twelve brothers and sisters in front of her, and the British throne will never fall to her.
"When Amelia becomes King of the United States, it will be impossible for the United States and the United Kingdom to become a common monarchy.
"In addition, Napoleon left Buffalo with 30,000 troops, suspected of heading to New York.
"We suspect that Adams and Napoleon were connected or even collaborated to some extent."
After Zhu Jingyuan heard the report, he did not show too much surprise.
Instead, he reached out and rubbed his forehead with some sadness and helplessness:
"As expected, he still came, and did Napoleon directly intervene? Is this a big move?
"How did the British and French react?"
Pan Shien replied:
"It is said that Britain's George III fell ill again, and this time his condition was unprecedentedly serious.
"The British government did not give a direct response to Adams's request for independence, but only demanded the immediate release of the royal family members.
"France may not have learned of Napoleon's transfer and is calling on both sides to exercise restraint.
"Adams is also asked to release the royal family members first, and then sit down and talk slowly."
Zhu Jingyuan said with emotion:
"Britain's Prince of Wales is a loser, and several of his brothers and sisters are no better. …
"How old is Qiao San? You may not be able to recover from your illness this time.
"Without a strong king to suppress it, the internal fighting in Britain would be endless.
"If the North and the South of the United States cooperate, and then bring French Canada together, maybe we can really become independent if we persist for a few years."
Niu Jian continued to ask after hearing this:
"Your Highness, what should we do? Should we support Napoleon in the United States and French Canada, or should we support Britain and France?"
Zhu Jingyuan thought for a while and said:
"On the surface, of course, it is to maintain world peace, maintain the structure of the Western Cape Agreement, and maintain the authority of the League of Nations.
"So ostensibly we should support Britain in suppressing the rebels in the American colonies.
"However, from a humanitarian standpoint, we also hope that both parties can resolve the issue through negotiation.
"Actually... you don't need to do anything, just wait and see."
Niu Jian said something else:
"Don't we need to support Napoleon and Adams?"
Zhu Jingyuan thought for a while and said:
"We don't need it for the time being. Napoleon didn't ask us directly for help, which shows that the other party is more confident.
"We don't need to take the initiative to help. In fact, as long as we don't control him immediately, we are giving him the greatest support.
"The British armed forces in Yinzhou have been abolished, and the French
Most of the country was controlled by Napoleon, and the only decisive force left was our Ming Dynasty.
"It is recommended that the imperial court continue to send more troops to the areas around Northern Yinzhou to ensure our own immigration safety and prevent the unrest in Yinzhou from affecting our development.
"At the same time, observe the changes in the situation, wait until the situation gradually becomes clear, or until a formal fight begins, and then decide what to do.
"If Napoleon really makes too much trouble, we may really have to provide help to Britain and France.
"These involve foreign affairs, so in theory they should be under my control, right?
"Forget it, let's write a telegram with suggestions and send it to the cabinet of the capital and Honglu Temple."
Niu Jian quickly agreed, unfolded his notebook on the table next to him, and first recorded Zhu Jingyuan's intentions.
Zhu Jingyuan generally repeated and summarized his words, and finally said with emotion:
"This war comes at the wrong time. Why does it happen so early? I thought Napoleon would endure it for a few years.
"Our new era of weapons and equipment has just taken shape, and we have just begun to explore new combat plans, and they have already started here.
"This war in Beiyinzhou is still the way of the old times, so there is not much reference value..."
Guan Tianpei, who usually did not participate in discussions, heard Zhu Jingyuan talking about combat methods, and rarely intervened and said:
"In fact, the battlefield is the best training place. We can go directly to the battlefield to practice and test new tactics.
"The war against bandits in Nanyinzhou was obviously less intense than the large-scale national war.
"If the war in Beiyinzhou really breaks out, it can also be regarded as an opportunity to train troops.
"We can verify our new weapons and tactics with both sides of the war."
Zhu Jingyuan nodded subconsciously, then shook his head and reminded:
"Don't let Napoleon help us test our tactics. Our aircraft and tanks must not be sold to French Canada!….
"Napoleon was a genius in military affairs. If these things are given to him, there will definitely be endless troubles.
"You'll be ready when you go to Nanyinzhou to suppress bandits. Beiyinzhou will just wait and see what happens."
Zhu Jingyuan set the tone, and Ming Dynasty's attitude towards the situation in Beiyinzhou was basically determined.
The development of the situation in Beiyinzhou is increasingly beyond everyone's expectations.
Soon after, Napoleon led French soldiers into New York and took control of the situation in the New York area.
As a French general, Napoleon took his troops out of the country. This behavior was close to rebellion.
Members of the French Kingdom and royal family, as well as the Prime Minister and court ministers, were all shocked after receiving the news.
The French king and prime minister immediately issued an order requiring Napoleon to return to French Canada to garrison immediately.
At the same time, generals were immediately transferred to the mainland, remobilized and formed new troops, ready to be sent to Beiyinzhou to control the situation.
After the war, Ming Dynasty basically did not reduce the size of its troops.
Because the Ming Dynasty won a great victory in the negotiations, there were too many places that needed to be garrisoned and occupied.
Even if the original soldiers are retired, most of them will directly become militiamen and lead immigrants to control new lands.
The transport ships used in the war continued to operate to transport immigrants and troops, and new ships were even continuously added.
A large number of troops and fleets continue to maintain a state of war mobilization and go directly to where they want to go according to orders.
But the situation in Europe and the West is different. During the end of the world war, they were reducing the size of their troops.
A large number of soldiers immediately disarmed and returned to the field after retreating from the front line.
Although there are many veterans left behind by these wars, their combat effectiveness will not be weak when mobilized again.
But mobilization takes time, even if it is less than a year after being demobilized.
Even if the standing army is normally retained, it will take two or three months to prepare the supplies and ships required to go to Beiyinzhou in an organized manner from the western mainland.
Remobilize
time, the time to redistribute weapons and equipment, reorganize, and restorative training, add up
In the past few months, as long as the Ming Dynasty's Beiyinzhou troops did not intervene, the war-like troops controlled by Napoleon would be almost unstoppable.
Napoleon, who had already made his decision, directly ignored the orders of the king and prime minister and did not retreat as required.
Instead, with the cooperation of John Adams, he commanded the troops to attack and take over the surrounding northern cities.
Including Canada, western Canada not controlled by Napoleon, and the northern part of the United States.
Napoleon wanted to completely control the northern part of the British and French colonies before the arrival of intervention and suppression forces from the European continent. .
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