Alchemy Greater China

British representative: "You are going to attack the city government of your own city? Oh, that's ridiculous, who gave you the order?"

German representative: "It's ridiculous. In Germany, your behavior is called mutiny and treason! Oh, you also slaughtered civilians and burned houses. God, where did you come from? Barbarian army? "

Representative of France: "As the birthplace of the spirit of freedom and democracy, on behalf of my country, I express regret that the United States has been independent for more than 100 years, but it still retains its primitive and ignorant features. Will you not sit down and talk about it? Do you have to use swords and guns? May I ask, what is the reason for your attack? Is there anyone in that fortification that you need to liberate?"

Austro-Hungarian representative: "Fight, you continue to fight, we just need to confirm that Princess Ashley is fine, even if you fight, it doesn't matter to us half a dime! But if the princess is unwell, hehe, our country will treat you You declare war! Yes, your ears are normal, you declare war, in the name of our Emperor Joseph the Great!"

Facing these people, Commander Xia Bo immediately sat up. Even though he was the leader of an elite infantry division, he had lost half of his confidence in the face of this multinational observation team.

So, he replied in a panic: "I, we are ordered by Congress to bring back the Earl of Beihai, who is suspected of attacking our navy, for interrogation! We have a temporary military order issued by the government, and we have the right to take over everything in San Francisco. Government affairs!"

Temporary... martial law! ?

When the representatives of the observation group heard this, some frowned, and some raised their brows excitedly: Well, the White House has issued a temporary military control order, tsk tsk, hurry up and send this news back to Washington, and tell the ambassador Your Mightiness.Now, there is even more excuse to hit the United States!

Because of the sudden arrival of the observation team, the general attack that Master Xia Bo was planning to launch was in vain again, and Princess Ashley appeared in the city government building in a trance, so the observation representatives of the Austro-Hungarian Empire immediately raised a strong and domineering protest .Ask Xia Bo to withdraw his troops, otherwise... it will be regarded as the United States' declaration of war and provocation against the Austro-Hungarian Empire!

So, June 6 was spent in a bout of wrangling.

For the next three days, Xia Bo seemed to be stuck in a swamp, with his hands tied everywhere, every day he heard the battle report sent back by Major General Miller in different ways, and he was explaining and wrangling with the multinational observation team every day... And, here For three days, bad news kept coming around!

First bad news.That is the leader of the Democratic Party, Glover Cleveland, finally spoke out in Washington. As the next presidential candidate, he criticized Harrison's series of wrong policies in response to the "bombing crisis"!And said: "Benjamin Harrison is leading the United States into a very dangerous track..."

The second bad news is that the current governor of California took the blame and resigned. The reason is very simple: he is a Republican, and the railway troop transport line of the 338e division... was approved by him.

The third bad news, the remaining cities in California.For example, the municipal governments of Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Jose, Fresno County, and the emerging small port of San Diego have all issued declarations.Support San Francisco and oppose the barbaric invasion of the 338e Division!

The fourth bad news is that the state army hoarded north of Sacramento by California has risen and marched towards San Francisco on foot, although the number is only more than 1000.The equipment is also ordinary, but it is a military force that cannot be underestimated.

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Surrounded by a bunch of bad news that was enough to make people burn, finally, on June 6, Commander Xia Bo, who was about to collapse, received a secret telegram from the military headquarters.

The opening chapter is a line of cursing: Xia Bo, you mlgb.What the hell are you doing?Why didn't San Francisco fall immediately?Now because of the leakage of the military control order, the Congress has been caught in a dilemma, and the situation is in danger! M, do you want to go to court-martial?

After the cursing, the text follows: ... The military department's secret order, Xia Bo, don't pay attention to those damn observation groups, and don't pay attention to other political voices. Before the situation completely collapses, take down the San Francisco city government as soon as possible. Capture the Earl of Beihai, capture Mayor Stevenson, capture all those who are close to the Earl, and convict them!Cook raw rice into mature rice!

If you succeed, you will be promoted to three ranks. If you fail, your actions will not be recognized by Congress, and your military actions will be defined as...rebellion!

The secret telegram forced Xia Bo to the "decision" road, that is, he made a decision for him. Therefore, at 6 pm on June 12, Commander Xia Bo ignored the constraints of the multinational observation team and mobilized all his troops. , Launched a general attack on the densely packed defensive positions of the San Francisco City Government!

The general attack started at 3:7 pm and ended at 338:17 pm. The result was bleak. The 327e Division did not capture the city hall, but lost nearly a thousand soldiers, [-] cannons, and [-] cavalry...

The multinational observation team watched the tough battle from a distance from the top of an empty hotel, and felt a lot.

The barbed wire fence is very useful for the defense of the position. Many soldiers clearly crossed the trenches, but were stopped or hooked by the barbed wire, and were killed by subsequent bullets for no reason;

The range of the sniper rifles high in the street is very long, and many cannon gunners were shot to death from a long distance, resulting in missing the first wave of shells;

The arrangement of mine arrays in the center of the city is quite new, and a large part of the charging infantry was blown to nothing by inexplicable explosions;

The earl's army erected the artillery on the top floor of the building, which is very innovative. It bombards downwards and can form crossfire with the heavy machine guns on the ground, making Xia Bo's troops pay a very painful price for every meter they advance;

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After more than four hours of fierce fighting, Master Xia Bo's face turned from smug to ashen with despair. He never expected that a big victory that was expected to lead to a disastrous end! The loss of 1000 people is even more unbearable for him!

Seeing that his subordinates were about to collapse, Commander Xia Bo quickly issued an order to stop the attack, and the remaining soldiers retreated, their eyes filled with fear of the city government not far away!

What a perverted defense this is!

Never seen such a solid city building!

And those shameless enemies who come out of nowhere and shoot black guns, are we besieging them?Or... are we caught in their trap?

In a room in the city hall, Leland Stanford, holding a binoculars, laughed: "They retreated, Xia Bo's attack was defeated by us, hahaha! I like defense. I love street fighting!"

Beside Lilan is Gao Tianyang, who also said with a smile: "The defensive side always has the upper hand, but the 338e division is indeed elite, and we have suffered a lot of casualties... If Xia Bo persists for a while, maybe we will Retreat!"

Long Ganruo was also present.There was a faint smile on his face: "Retreat? Lao Gao, are you kidding me? But then again, I'm curious, how did you conclude that Xia Bo would launch an attack today?"

Gao Tianyang flicked his hand and said: "Because of intelligence! We are facing Xia Bo, our back is facing the sea, and the periphery is very unobstructed... Therefore, we are not an 'isolated city', on the contrary. Our intelligence is far better than Xia Bo! We have long known the pressure on Xia Bo from the White House and the military...he must fight a war, otherwise wouldn't it be a big joke for him to come to San Francisco?"

Long Ganruo nodded: "Yes, this battle is inevitable, but unfortunately, our soldiers also lost a lot..."

In this defensive battle, the Dragonscale Army suffered over fifty casualties.The loss of the expeditionary force is also close to 150, and the local police are about to write off their establishment... The fighting places are too dense.Although the defender has the upper hand, sometimes it is necessary to use human life to seal a certain gap, otherwise it will lead to a partial defeat of the battle. This kind of hand-to-hand combat has no skills at all, and the comparison is life, willpower and endurance.Let's see who can't hold it first!

Gao Tianyang said: "Gaozi, this is war. How can there be no one who will not die in war? After this training, the remaining soldiers will be strong in all battles, which will benefit our future development without any harm!"

Long Ganruo sighed: "I know that. But, seeing it in my eyes, I can't help but feel emotional in my heart."

Gao Tianyang patted Long Ganruo and said with a smile: "This is the difference between us, I am the knife for killing people, but you are the hammer for construction!"

"Go, you are the hammer!"

"Haha, go to the next meeting room for a meeting. In addition, give the dinner to the frontline warriors, and ask them not to relax their vigilance. Beware of Xia Bo's all-or-nothing attack, and he will attack at night..." Gao Tianyang smiled and gave the order: "By the way, this Will it be a combat meeting, the mayor, Stanford councilors, you can also participate, do you want to come?"

Leland Stanford and other city officials repeatedly agreed: "Yes, yes, of course we want to participate!"

At 6:12 p.m. on June 8, a non-combat meeting was held in the city government building. The outside was cleaning the battlefield, but inside, it was not discussing the future development of the outside war situation. For example, after today's victory, whether to Launch a counterattack, give Xia Bo a powerful counterattack, let him try.

"No, no, we will not take the initiative to attack. Our strategy has been formulated long ago and will not change!"

Gao Tianyang presided over the meeting and rejected a city official's proposal: "We have few people, and we have to rely on fortifications to deal with Xia Bo. Today's victory is great, but please calm down, the strength of the enemy and ourselves has not fundamentally changed reverse……"

"However, we have already received support from other cities in California. The reinforcements are on their way... Observers from other countries are also outside. The Congress is under tremendous pressure. Xia Bo shouldn't be able to hold on for long!" Another said said the city official.

"Illusions, these are all illusions!"

Gao Tianyang patted the table unceremoniously and said: "It's true that the reinforcements are coming, but everyone knows the quality of the local garrison in California. If we hadn't delayed the 338e Division for such a long time, we wouldn't have collapsed immediately , These cities will not speak out to support us! And even now, we are still not Xia Bo's opponent, not to mention inside the city, but outside the city. With the 338e Division's nearly [-]-strong scale, we will be defeated without a doubt!"

The city officials were silent, and old Stevenson also sighed: "No wonder Xia Bo's troops seem to be larger than expected. It turned out that most of them were attracted by the Earl. This, really..."

Gao Tianyang nodded: "The Earl has explained this matter, and he didn't want everyone to know about it, but now we just won a small round, everyone's mind seems to be a little hot..."

Old Stevenson glanced at his subordinates, and then replied to Gao Tianyang: "They don't understand anything. It's a time of war, and everything is based on Gao Tuan's orders!"

Gao Tianyang said: "Well, we will start preparing to retreat now, so as not to get tomorrow. It will be too late."

retreat?

The situation is not so bad?

Just won during the day, everyone's morale is high, retreating...too hasty?

The officials who had just been deprived of their right to speak were shocked when they heard the words.

"This is not a hasty decision. I have received information that the earl is under great pressure in the outskirts of the city. I heard that Major General Miller escaped and led his people to siege the earl viciously. Our troops are insufficient, and [-]% of them will stay in the city. The government is defending, and there are actually not many soldiers around the Earl!"

Long Ganruo stood up and spoke: "Master Earl thinks that if he continues to attract firepower from the outside, it may be counterproductive, so he sent back a message this morning, asking us to watch the timing. Abandon the city government, because he He will no longer contain the enemies on the periphery, and the soldiers who once besieged him will enter the urban area and join Xia Bo."

"That would put our stress on quite a lot!"

Gao Tianyang continued to add: "A lot of our fortifications have been demolished during the daytime battle. The remaining troops are not enough. If Xia Bo waits for reinforcements and implements encirclement tactics, we will most likely be wiped out. ! Retreat is imperative!"

"Withdraw, where to withdraw?"

"Retreat to the pier. Our new fortifications were built in that direction a few days ago, which is enough to cover us to retreat to the pier safely!" Gao Tianyang pointed to the map of San Francisco hanging on the wall.With a big hand, he circled the commercial port.

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Bresson and Kushimi, the two captains, went from being excited at the beginning to depressed now.

It's been five days, but he leads two regiments of troops.As Major General Miller circled back and forth on the outskirts of San Francisco, he didn't even get a hair of the Earl of the North Sea.

Bresson and Kushimi are not fools, and now they are a little suspicious of Major General Miller, are they playing tricks on them?

If it weren't for Miller being a genuine major general of the Federation, I'm afraid the two of them would have stopped traveling around with him long ago, and it would be a shame to suffer!

However, Bresson and Jiu Ximi were also a little bit on the fence. Since they chose to split half of their troops to follow Miller to grab the credit, they chose to turn against Xia Bo.

If they can't capture the Earl of Beihai, and make a contribution that is enough to advance a few levels, I'm afraid they will have nothing good to eat afterward!

At this moment, Bresson caught up with Miller and asked, "Major General, we have already swept the suburbs of San Francisco twice, but the Earl of Beihai..."

Miller turned his face and said seriously: "The Earl of Beihai is very cunning, let alone two laps, even if he sweeps ten laps, it's normal that he can't catch anyone!"

At this time, Jiu Ximi also rode up, and when he heard this, he almost fell off his horse: Normal?Normally, your grandma has a leg and can't catch anyone. Do more than 2000 of us accompany you to play house?

Miller chuckled and said, "Why are you so impatient? Think about it, have we been wandering around for a few days? There are fierce battles and enemy attacks every day, which shows that the Earl of Beihai has always been with us. Within the tracking range! Do you remember that we wounded a person suspected of being an Earl the next day, I think that Lord Earl must be hiding everywhere after being chased by us, and I am afraid that there is no time for treatment!"

Kushimi blinked and asked, "Since he's injured, why do we seem to have no clue the more we chase him?"

Miller smiled and said, "It's you who have no idea, not me! I really don't know how you led the army to fight in the past. No wonder the Mexicans never stop. There is a big problem with your ability!"

When Bresson and Kushimi heard the words, their faces were covered with bruises, but they couldn't refute.

Because for more than five days, their troops have had five to six fierce battles every day, and most of them were ambushed encounters. If it weren't for Miller's proper deployment and strong command, they would not have lost more than 300 people until now !

The soldiers of the Earl of Beihai are like loaches, rabbits, and foxes!

Coming and going, advancing and retreating, it is very unpredictable!

"Then what should we do next? I heard that the recent situation seems to be a bit bad. Mr. Xia Bo has been sending people to urge us to go back!" Bresson said.

"He is urging, that's a good thing!"

Miller raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "That means that he has not completely occupied San Francisco, that is to say, he has not made any contribution, and there is still a lot of time left for us! As for how to do it, let's ignore Xia Bo first. Expand to the outside for 15 kilometers, and conduct another sweep... According to my analysis, the Earl of Beihai is still within our tracking range, and his injury has reached the stage where he must be treated! If he was the one who was injured that day, he will not be able to return now. Going to San Francisco, if you want to heal your injuries, you can only choose a nearby town! You two, do you have a map, open it!"

Bresson and Kushimi obeyed, took out the map, unfolded it on the horseback, and then glanced at it. Their bodies were shocked suddenly, and they stared at the same place: the town of Clinxington.

"Clinxington?"

"That's right, it's Clint. Didn't you question why I keep dividing my troops?"

Miller took the map, took out a pen, and drew five arrows around Clinton: "See, now that Clinton is surrounded by us, the Earl of the North Sea had better pray that there will be no chaos in the town of Clinton." Otherwise, he will become a big fish in the net and cannot escape!"

Bresson and Kushimi glanced at each other, their eyes full of respect for Major General Miller: My God, as expected of the generals of the military department, this kind of unconstrained deployment of troops turned out to be aimed at Clinton a long time ago , This use of troops is amazing! (To be continued..)