Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 647: Emperor Wu entered the game with his own body, just to cripple a generation of European men

Warsaw changed hands again.

After the Wu army retreated hastily, hundreds of thousands of allied forces entered the city without bloodshed and set up a command center in the city as a transit point for troops and supplies on the eastern front.

Every day, large numbers of soldiers carrying guns passed through the outskirts of the city and headed towards the uncertain future on the eastern front.

Every day, Dao Ceguang shovels up 2 tons of horse manure.

Europe's mainstream newspapers began to report intensively:
The Evil Eastern Monarch Leaves the Stage Sadly

God Will Not Allow the Emergence of a Second Genghis Khan

Everything will go back to 50 years ago~

Once Again We Defended Freedom

"The cunning Earl Jia has offered peace, but we will reject him"

……

That’s right, Earl Jia is back.

He ran around actively mediating, proposing a truce, and throwing smoke bombs, leaving his footprints in London, Berlin, and Amsterdam.

Compared with the previous tough attitude, there are indeed concessions now.

However, this concession instead aroused the greed of monarchs of various countries.

They all agreed that Emperor Wu was probably going to die, otherwise Earl Jia would not be so easy to talk to.

While you are sick, I will kill you.

Take your money and divide your land.

The Heart of the Sea Castle was included in the royal property by George III, who had long coveted it, on the grounds of war reparations.

……

Earl Jia spoke at many high-class social occasions and published articles in several important newspapers, calling for peace.

The words are sincere and the perspective is friendly to the people.

The benefits of world peace to ordinary people are explained from multiple perspectives.

Many readers were touched by his sincerity, but they had no choice but to accept the fact that their monarch was determined to fight. Anyone who opposed him would be imprisoned.

The coalition left 40 troops on the northern border to monitor the Franks.

He left 20 troops to guard Constantinople.

The remaining troops were withdrawn and all joined the Eastern Front.

However, the Allied General Headquarters felt that the current military strength was still insufficient, so it requested the monarchs of various countries to continue recruiting soldiers based on the newly promulgated universal conscription system.

Men aged 16 and above and below 40 are included.

……

Originally, the coalition forces had an army of nearly 500 million, but after a series of battles to encircle and suppress the Franks and the Polish-Lithuanian Alliance, the cumulative losses exceeded 50.

Some time ago, 20 troops were annihilated and defeated by the Wu army.

Another 60 were allocated to monitor the two hostile countries.

Currently, there are only 350 million troops that can be mobilized.

The Allied Forces General Headquarters made a cautious judgment: 350 million versus 100 million, the advantage is on Wu, not Ou.

If we want to pursue them all the way, we will need more and more soldiers.

In addition,

There is also a hidden task. After defeating the Wu army, kill Osman on the way back.

……

As if to verify the speculation that the Emperor Wu had passed away, the Wu troops retreated one after another.

Along the way, important towns were burned to ashes, villages were burned, wells were buried, docks were destroyed, livestock were taken away, and men were forced to do hard labor, all by the servant armies.

of course,

Li Yu was not stupid enough to dig a huge pit and trap his own army in it.

The news of "death" cannot be spread casually.

If our own people believed it, it would really turn into a major defeat.

Therefore,
The reassurances were distributed in advance to officers at the regimental and battalion levels.

The officers of the vassal army were also told that the former emperor had committed suicide in order to wipe out all the male population in Europe in a single battle in order to gain more living space for the hundreds of millions of people in Greater Asia.

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When the allied vanguard was about 300 miles away from the Dnieper River, the main force of the Wu army on the east bank began to break camp, burn all pontoon bridges, and retreat to the Northern Donezk River further east.

But there were too many baggage and artillery with the army, so the speed was slow.

Only 10 miles a day.

When the news reached St. Petersburg, the young Alexander I finally couldn't bear it anymore. He ignored the collective opposition of the Privy Council and threw the most powerful card in his hand onto the table.

The 6 Don Cossack cavalry lived up to expectations and marched day and night. Under the guidance of the guides, the vanguard cavalry bypassed the muddy areas and appeared in Izyum and Belgorod like a divine army descending from the sky.

Izyum is an important ferry crossing on the east bank of the Northern Donet River.

Belgorod was located on the west bank of the Severo-Donet River, on the flank of the retreating Wu army.

[Remind the less mature author to present the strategic diagram of the Battle of the Dnieper River. ]

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Alexander I sent people to Warsaw to urge the Allied Headquarters to move forward, while he personally led the Guards to the front line.

Growing up in the care of his grandmother Catherine, he understood her teachings and made it his lifelong goal to gain access to the sea.

Now or never.

If he could appear at the front line and command the army to win this battle, his reputation would be at its peak.

Rakshasas can tolerate a tyrannical monarch, but they absolutely cannot tolerate a cowardly monarch.

The only criterion for measuring whether a Tsar is wise or not is whether he can lead his subjects to win the war!
……

When Alexander I himself appeared in the marching order, cheers rang out.

Countless serfs knelt on their knees and lined up to hold the Tsar's military boots firmly.

Some guards tried to stop this disrespectful behavior~
But it was stopped by Alexander I.

The young Tsar was deeply immersed in the feeling of being supported by the people and could not extricate himself.

Glory to the Rakshasa!

Glory to the double-headed eagle!
Kudos to Alexander!

……

On the east bank, the Wu army's retreat was even slower because they needed to divide their troops to guard against the Cossack light cavalry on the north.

When the news came back that Izyum was also occupied by the Cossacks, Li Yu finally smiled. He gave an order and all the imperial camps flew white flags.
The Cossack scouts, like maggots on the tarsal bones, were shaking with excitement. Could it be? Could it be?

Wu Jun was also dumbfounded, and officers at all levels came to verify!

Inside the royal tent,
The commanders of various legions and representatives of the vassal armies gathered together and witnessed the holy face of Emperor Wu with their own eyes.

I finally feel relieved.

Immediately, the highest military order began to be passed down level by level:

Cross the river with a small group of vassal troops, pretending to retake Ijum.
The main force stopped retreating, set up camps, built fortifications, constructed trenches and barbed wire, and prepared for a decisive battle.

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Transport hub, Lviv.

A fierce quarrel broke out within the Allied Forces General Headquarters.

Saxon nobleman and Army Brigadier General Arthur Wellesley smelled a strong and familiar smell of conspiracy, and he strongly suggested slowing down the march and not crossing the Dnieper River easily.

But it was severely criticized by the Prussians and Russians.

(Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, had not yet been knighted. For ease of identification, he will be referred to as Wellington below.)
Frederick William, the future successor to the King of Prussia, declared that the entire army should quickly cross the Dnieper River to encircle and divide Wu's army.

His father, Frederick William II, was already ill. Upon hearing the news of the defeat at the front and the loss of dozens of elite infantry regiments, his condition suddenly worsened and his death was imminent.

William III was very similar to Alexander I, young, ambitious, and had a strong desire to conquer the world.

……

Wellington was accused by William III of being a "cowardly rat". Seriously speaking, the Saxons were cautious and rigid, liked to tinker behind the scenes, and were keen on stirring up trouble, which was a bit of a rat temperament.

There are Jiangdong rats in the East and British rats in the West.
Only rats understand the evil of rats~
Wellington had no choice but to send someone back home immediately to report the situation on the front line to George III, preferably to dissuade him through the royal level.

In fact, he also knew that London's say was limited.

Because among the millions of coalition forces, the Saxon Army had only 50,000 people and had no sense of existence. It was impossible for it to command the other three kings who had heavy troops.

……

Although Wellington was scolded at the military meeting, he still insisted on putting forward his own suggestions:
"The Dnieper River is too wide. If you insist on fighting this battle, I suggest that you control the estuary first. Otherwise, once the steam warships purchased by Constantinople enter the Dnieper River, we will be in big trouble."

This reminder is very pertinent.

Everyone also thought it was necessary to keep something in reserve.

Once the coalition forces crossed the Dnieper River, logistical routes became particularly important.

then,

The coalition forces sent two infantry divisions to Kherson and Nikolayev respectively, blocking the estuaries of the Dnieper River and the Southern Bug River.

Build coastal defense fortifications and arrange simple artillery positions.

In addition,

The Russian army that had been occupying the Crimean Peninsula was also told to hold on, cut off the supply channels of the Wu army and the Ottomans, and wait for victory to come.

……

Highlands on the west bank of the Dnieper River.

Several noble officers stood on the top of the hill and looked down at the marching troops below. It was so magnificent that it was endless.
"God, this is probably the greatest expedition we've had since the Crusades."

"Yes."

"How many people have crossed the river?"

"One million, two hundred thousand, three hundred thousand people."

"How many more are behind?"

"At least 200 million, maybe 300 million, maybe 400 million, who knows~"

"Thank God their emperor is dead, otherwise it would be hard to say whether they could win the Tea War."

Everyone's eyes were shining, they were looking forward to the future, and they were eager to achieve great things.

……

If it weren't for the fact that the deficit in tea trade was so huge that it was really unbearable, the Allied Forces Headquarters would actually be reluctant to pursue Wu's army.

The Wu army's breech-loading cannon was ahead of its time.

From a safety perspective, we should not rush into pursuit, but should take it step by step.

Wait three to five years until military technology is equalized again, and then use the first-mover advantage in navigation to gradually regain the colonies.

But the problem is that during this period, tea from the East continued to flow into Europe, and the monarchs could not stop the smugglers or stop their people's addiction to tea.

Silver will continue to flow into the State of Wu.

So, this battle cannot wait.

No matter how much it costs, they must bury the millions of Wu soldiers and force Wu Ting to agree to donate the tea for the whole world to share.
……

In addition, the Allied Forces Headquarters has another hidden intention.

The trends in Paris are contagious. What about freedom, what about equality, what about hanging the nobles? The radical tendencies of the common people in towns and cities in various countries are becoming more and more obvious.

The royal family and nobles were quite scared.

So they wanted to take this opportunity to send a group of radical young people to the front line.

Kill two birds with one stone~
The monarchs had already discussed privately that a dozen newly-appointed infantry divisions would be placed at the forefront.

Most of the recruits who made up these infantry divisions came from middle-class families in towns and cities, and there were many radicals among them.

Keeping it will be a disaster.

Random arrests are also likely to provoke domestic opposition.

Better to let them die on the battlefield.

……

Time passes day by day.

The coalition forces built more than 20 pontoon bridges at the narrowest part of the Dnieper River, and teams of young soldiers walked across the bridges carrying guns.

In the spring, the ground was muddy and the roads were very bad due to being trampled by countless military boots and wheels, making logistics transportation a difficult task.

The overwhelmed Allied Forces Headquarters dispatched all engineers to repair the road.

Suddenly there was news from Berlin.

Frederick William II died of illness.

……

The young Frederick William III officially inherited the throne at the front line, and the coronation ceremony was not held for the time being.

Francis II of the Habsburg Monarchy also came. He was another newly-appointed young king whose aunt was the queen of Louis XVI, who had just lost her head.

King Carlos IV of Iberia did not come due to his old age, but his favorite minister, Godoy, did.

A few days later, Tsar Alexander I also arrived.

All the wise men have arrived and the court is full of upright people.

The impulsive young generation has become the mainstream.

……

Kharkov, an important city on the west bank of the Northern Donet River.

The central camp of the Wu army.

Everyone gathered around the sand table, their eyes shining.

The "widow" Li Yu held a sword as a baton and described his next military deployment:

"~The (Eastern) North Donet River flows from north to south and flows into the Sea of ​​Azov. The (Western) Dnieper River flows from north to south and flows into the Black Sea."

"On the vast plain between the two rivers, a battle involving millions of people will soon break out. This will be a battle of the largest scale ever seen in human history."

"At present, the enemy has taken control of the Dnieper River and the Crimean Peninsula is also in their hands."

"The Kerch Strait between the Sea of ​​Azov and the Black Sea is in our hands. The Caucasus region east of the Black Sea is also under our control."

"The Cossack cavalry are lurking on our flanks and rear, and they are also trying to cut off our logistics between us and Volgograd."

"Our army has enough food and fodder in reserve to sustain the area for more than half a year. How long will the ammunition last? That depends on the war situation."

……

Li Yu looked around at everyone and suddenly smiled:
"Our army has 7 victories."

"First, the enemy's logistics routes have been stretched and stretched, and they have lost the advantage of fighting on their home turf. This is a geographical victory."

"Second, the enemy's artillery is far inferior to ours. This is a weapon victory."

"Third, the enemy army misjudged that I was no longer in the world, and acted arrogantly. Once I showed up, it would be a great psychological shock to them. This is a victory of the heart."

"Fourth, after years of fighting in Europe and long journeys, the troops are tired and old, and the morale of the army is low. Our army is well rested and has plenty of physical strength. This is a victory of manpower."

"Fifth, the enemy has many new recruits, who are loose and have only a form. Our army has been fighting for several years and has no new recruits. This is a victory of quality."

"Sixth, the enemy's internal command is complex, and the various units are not subordinate to each other, so the orders and people's hearts cannot be unified. On the other hand, our army has a unified flag and clear priorities. This is the order of victory."

"Seventh, the enemy navy cannot enter the Black Sea, but our warships can move freely. This is a victory at sea."

"With these seven wins, the outcome of the battle speaks for itself."

"From now on, all units must obey orders, defend first and then attack, use superior artillery fire and advanced fortifications to kill as many enemy troops as possible, and never act without authorization." Li Yu stabbed the middle with a sword and shouted, "I will bury 500 million enemy corpses here."

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Li Yu turned around and told the leader of the vassal army through the translator:
"This war is not only for the hegemony of the empire, but also for expanding the living space of the people of Greater Asia. I promise that after the war, all protectorates can immigrate and enjoy the same treatment as the people of the superior country overseas."

"Wealth and honor can be shared by all of you."

After a moment of silence in the tent~
Suddenly, there was a fanatical shout of "Long live the emperor".

I was shocked by the KPI of crippling a generation of European men and annihilating the enemy, and I was also shocked by the "Asiatic space and collective immigration", and I felt proud of it.

The leaders of the Fuso people, the Koreans, the Heilongjiang Bannermen, the Xiqing people, the Tatars, and the Siberians knelt on the ground, roaring again and again until they were hoarse.
(End of this chapter)