Doctor, I'm really strong!

Judging from the development trend of the community, wars are inevitable in the future, and the Eight-Nation Alliance will still need to be maintained.

Having figured all this out, Nikolai began his performance. During the exchange, he took the initiative to consider the problems faced by the armies of other countries at that time, and offered some help that, while not much in quantity, was of great significance. This greatly increased everyone's goodwill towards the young man.

With the country's strategic plans no longer feasible, Nicholas could only use this method to gain more political capital for himself. This could also be seen as a learning process, preparing him for his future coronation.

Various countries are very interested in the national union proposed by Nikolai.

Although every country has its own demands, the desire to expand territory and gain advantages is something all countries want, with only minor differences in details. Nikolai grasped these differences and key points, and then took the opportunity to communicate with them one by one. In any case, the system represented by the community is the enemy of everyone. Whether it is Colombia or Victoria, from merchants to nobles, no one wants to be replaced by the peasants. The world belongs to the powerful and wealthy, and the common people are only fit to toil in the soil.

Just when the talks were making some progress, a bolt from the blue struck the negotiation site.

The Emperor of the Ursus Empire has passed away.

With no other option, Nicholas had to put everything aside and return to his country to inherit the throne. Fortunately, his previous efforts had yielded results, as various countries indicated they would send representatives to St. Johann's Castle, partly to attend the old Tsar's funeral and partly to congratulate the new Tsar on his ascension to the throne while continuing unfinished negotiations.

Once Nikolai's status changes, such negotiations will become more efficient and valuable.

However, the Yan Kingdom was unable to participate because they were too busy to attend.

Terra, January 11, 1102, Western Regions of Yan Kingdom

This area used to be Longmen's main area of ​​activity. Now Longmen has moved back inland and will definitely not be able to return in the short term. However, this place is still very lively today, as an army of more than 500,000 people is moving rapidly towards the capital.

The Battle of Steel Geler caused the Yan army to lose more than half of its troops. Fortunately, the majority of the losses were to ordinary soldiers. The most elite Yanlong Army still had more than 20,000 men, and the Yanlong Army's direct land-based naval fleet was unharmed. As long as they are still alive, the Yan Kingdom has the capital to make a comeback. The dragon flag fluttering in the wind is the guarantee of the Yan Kingdom for thousands of generations.

Along the way, the Red Army harassed them incessantly. The air force was the main force, and there were also many guides lurking in the shadows. They were responsible for guiding cruise missiles and laser-guided bombs by illuminating targets, making the Yan army's retreat process very troublesome.

Fortunately, the losses were within an acceptable range. After the outbreak of the Iron Grid, Taifu was convinced that the Red Army had no extra strength to cause them trouble, but he was unwilling to just retreat, so he could only harass them in this piecemeal way.

The enemy has run out of tricks, good news!

However, we must remain vigilant, as this is the most important foundation of the Yan Kingdom and cannot be compromised.

Only when he brings this army back to the capital will the war be truly over.

Whether it's war or peace, this old man from the Ministry of Rites shouldn't get involved.

After passing through the border and grasslands of the Western Regions, ahead lies the Meteor Dragon Gorge. It is said that the emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty once slew an evil dragon there, completely driving out the last giant beast forces from the Yan Kingdom. It is also an important pass in the Western Regions and has not yet been captured by the Red Army. Once we reach that place, the evacuation will be 70% successful.

The shadows of airplanes appeared in the sky, and the enemy's air force continued its relentless harassment, but the Grand Tutor no longer paid any attention.

However, the air force is indeed the biggest weakness of the Yan Army right now. After this war ends, it will be necessary to establish an air force. Hopefully, the people in the government can put in some effort and produce a finished product as soon as possible.

It is obvious that the Grand Tutor is a complete novice in this regard. If they can raise the air force's combat capability to the standard of World War II without any prior knowledge, Liu Jiuli would believe that the United States was the one that collapsed during the Cold War, and that the current United States is a Soviet revisionist in disguise.

The Grand Tutor turned around and cast his gaze into the distance, in the direction of Steel Gridler, and he made a silent vow.

"We will be back!"

boom……

Section 231: The uploader talks about history

(Second update (～￣▽￣)～)

Hello everyone, I'm Colonel Blackbird.

The Great Battle series of films is probably familiar to everyone. Today happens to be the 1000th anniversary of the founding of the Community, so we will review the founding war of the Community a thousand years ago through the first film in the Great Battle series, which is also the longest and the first classic film in the series, "The Great Battle: The Battle of Steelgrad".

As is well known, the Great Battle series of films are all around two hours long, but "The Great Battle: Battle of Steelgrad" is different.

However, it is an exception. Not only does it contain a large number of real war scenes, but it also lasts for more than ten hours. Few people can watch it all in one go. The reason it is so long is that it is actually composed of five films.

The five films are "The Great Battle: Integration Movement", "The Great Battle: Red Guards", "The Great Battle: Workers and Peasants", "The Great Battle: The Founding War", and "The Great Battle: Battle of Meteorite Dragon Gorge".

The first three films are documentary films about the Red Guard era before the establishment of the community. They include a lot of real historical footage, such as the Chernobog adaptation of the Reunion Movement, the establishment of Future Technology Company, the Kazdel unification meeting, etc. Even the leader himself starred in some of the post-production work. The films are hardcore in every aspect.

At this point, some comrades must be wondering why so many movies are combined into one titled "The Great Battle: The Battle of Steel Grae".

That's because the events surrounding the Battle of Steelgrad were the founding war of the entire community, so naming this film series after this city of extraordinary significance is truly fitting.

Since it was a war to establish the nation, how did our martyrs fight back then? The story begins in a small city called Kiel.

On November 11, 1099, a large-scale workers' uprising broke out in Kiel, which was followed by the establishment of the Kiel Commune. The common ideas promoted by the community took center stage for the first time through armed resistance.

However, this scene was completely unexpected by the leader, because according to the original development plan, the Red Guards' common ideology was to infiltrate covertly, develop gradually, and then raise their flag when the time was right.

The reason for choosing such a cautious strategy was that the environment around the Red Guards was very unfriendly at the time. To the west was the Ursus Empire, which was eyeing them covetously, and to the south were traitors from the Yan Kingdom. Other countries around them were either monarchies or capitalist systems. If the community immediately jumped out to try to set things right, the only result would be a gang fight among everyone.

Realizing their weakness, the Red Guards tried to strengthen themselves while disguising themselves through overt and covert performances. Before the Kiel Uprising broke out, the Red Guards had actually controlled the entire Far East region.

Although the Far East is vast, its environment is extremely harsh, with a total population of no more than 15 million. Its maximum mobilization capacity is simply no match for that of neighboring countries. Therefore, the strategy of keeping a low profile was entirely correct and achieved considerable success. This can be seen from the fact that after the Kiel uprising, the Red Guards were able to quickly switch management models and adapt to the new country, indicating that the leaders were actually well-prepared.

However, the Kiel Uprising came too quickly. But as the leader said, "History has never been kind to us, reality always puts pressure on us, and disaster will not come at the most opportune time. The only thing we can do is to go all out, prepare for war and famine, and defend our homeland."

It was this cautious attitude of being prepared for danger in times of peace that made the leader realize immediately after the Kiel uprising that this event would inevitably trigger a chain reaction in neighboring countries.

"Our enemies are not fools. They will surely discover the intricate connections between us. Our system is something they absolutely cannot tolerate. From this moment on, we can only fight, fight until complete victory!"

With a command from the leader, the Red Guards entered a state of full mobilization, and within a month they completed the integration of the entire Far East, taking down those powerful figures who had long been sidelined.

No one organized any effective resistance throughout the entire process, which shows that all the arrangements were very reasonable. This made the progress of the plan logical and laid a solid material foundation for the subsequent war.

Although the newly formed community was still immature, it possessed an industrial capacity equivalent to 50% of that of Yan Kingdom, despite having only a population of ten million and a barren Far East. In terms of labor efficiency, it was far ahead of the others.

It's important to understand that the reason it's only 50% of Yan's is because the Commonwealth's industrial output is equivalent to 50% of Yan's total industrial output. The difference is obvious. Apart from the bottleneck of population, the Commonwealth is actually a country with complete industrial capacity, and all of this is thanks to the early completion of the first five-year plan.

So what was the attitude of ordinary people towards the war at that time?

The answer is: If you want war, then I will fight!

For the people living in the community, it is precisely because of the emergence of the community that they are living a good life that they never dared to dream of before. If those local tyrants and bullies were to return, would they still have the same life?

Moreover, the Red Guards have been a true army serving the people since the day they were founded. The people's thoughts are very simple and honest; if you treat them well, they are willing to open their hearts to you.

In his last letter, Adolf Taylor, a special-class combat hero, wrote: "My life was pulled from the ruins of the Kharkiv slums by the heroes of the Red Guards. Now I will use my blood to water my beloved motherland!"

When such an army arrives on the battlefield, their morale is high, their gaze is firm, and everyone knows why they are fighting and what they are fighting for, so such soldiers are particularly strong.

Countless heroic figures emerged during the Battle of Steel Grae, and the final battle took place at Yunlong Gorge, 800 kilometers away from Steel Grae at that time.

Meteor Dragon Gorge was an important pass for the Yan Kingdom at that time. The main force of the retreating Yan army had to pass through here, and before that, they had to pass through the vast Northwest Plain in front of Meteor Dragon Gorge.

Unbeknownst to them, a thousand Type 59 land-based ships were waiting for them at that moment; this was the place where the evil dragon had fallen!

Even before the war began, the community received information from the Red Army regiments that were lurking inside Yan, and was fully aware of the equipment situation of the Yan army and the gap between the enemy and ourselves.

As the most powerful main force of the Yan Kingdom, given the strength of the community at the time, this was a battle that, even if fought, was likely to be lost. However, this was also a great opportunity to annihilate the main force of the Yan army. After much deliberation, Liu Jiuli decided to send all the information to the commanders and soldiers at the front line and let them decide whether or not to fight this battle. Whatever decision they made, he would fully support them! Now some people on the Internet are saying that this is the leader deliberately shifting the blame and is afraid of taking responsibility for failure.

In my opinion, this is utter nonsense!

Putting aside Liu Jiuli's request to send all relevant information to the frontline commanders and let them decide for themselves, just to ensure that the frontline soldiers were not under too much pressure and felt unable to make a decision, Liu Jiuli personally wrote and signed the relevant presidential order, and even wrote in the most conspicuous place: "I, as the supreme leader, express my absolute respect and approval for all decisions made at the frontline. If any accidents occur, I will bear all the responsibility alone."

If it was to shirk responsibility, he could have simply not written these things. What we see here is the responsibility and commitment of a leader of a great power, not the despicable performance of some clowns.

One can imagine how the soldiers felt when such a presidential order appeared before them on the front lines.

With no worries about the rear, Talulah, as the frontline commander, decided after internal discussions to fight!

Win this battle, and enjoy twenty years of peace!

Chapter 232: The Great Battle Is Imminent

(Thank you all for your support, there will be another update soon, (～￣▽￣)～)

The day before the Battle of Yunlong Gorge, at a frontline military hospital.

"Focus on recovering and don't think too much."

After seeing his comrades off, the seventh platoon leader sighed helplessly.

Just as the battle was about to begin, at this crucial moment, his own vehicle caught fire due to operational error. Fortunately, his comrades near the engine compartment brought the fire under control in time, and all that was needed was to replace the engine so that they could continue fighting.

However, the technicians in charge of the Originium Engine were injured during the disaster relief efforts. They suffered burns from Originium dust and had to return to the rear for treatment. Such technicians cannot be easily dealt with by just grabbing anyone.

There was no other way, so the seventh platoon leader could only try to find someone through the loudspeaker to see if a technician could be found.

Ten minutes later, the person arrived.

But the seventh platoon leader's expression was grim, because the other party was a hired factory technician. Since the community had entered a state of full-scale war mobilization, it was normal to have technicians in the front-line troops; however, they were all non-combatants and generally not assigned to the front lines.

Of course, there are also those who are exceptionally talented. For example, when they went to the front line to repair the breechblock, they got itchy hands and fired a few shots. They then showed their talent as gunners and were immediately recruited into the army. They also received a first-class merit award.

However, those are all isolated cases. The rule of the army is to keep these non-combat personnel in the rear if possible. If the Red Army can't even protect these workers who come to the front to help, what kind of people's army is that?

"You know how to operate an engine?"

"I am a technician at the Third Industrial Plant."

"Industrial Plant No. 3, no wonder, you're the ones who made the engines for our No. 59, right?"

The young man said apologetically, "Pretty much. Those with a beginning are the ones I reviewed."

"Wow, this is a perfect match for our work. But we're going to the battlefield after all, so if possible, I wouldn't recommend it..."

"I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

"Alright, you're even more anxious than I am. Okay, then our comrades are in your care: soybeans and corn cakes!"

"Here!" Two soldiers immediately stepped forward.

"You two, protect this bright student. If he gets even a scratch, I'll hold you responsible!"

"Yes, mission accomplished!"

Such temporary conscription is commonplace nowadays, mainly because the casualties of the community are indeed quite high, and many places are severely short of manpower. However, since it is wartime, the army must be the first choice when manpower is needed.

Before the battle began, each company held an internal meeting. The major operational plans were formulated by the higher-ups, but the minor operational details required the soldiers below to give full play to their initiative. Therefore, it was very necessary to hold a meeting like the one with Zhuge Liang.

"Our biggest enemy is the Yanlong-class land-based warships of the Yanlong Army. According to test data, our Type 59 main guns can only penetrate the side armor of the Yanlong-class warships when they get within 500 meters. Therefore, once the battle begins, we must close the distance with the enemy as quickly as possible to have any hope of victory."

"There will be great sacrifices on the road ahead. I hope you comrades are prepared. As Party members, the company commander and I will be in charge of the first attacking echelon, probationary Party members will be in charge of the second attacking echelon, and Youth League members and other comrades will be in the third echelon, covering each other. Remember, we only have one chance, so we must go all out!"

"Company commander, political instructor, we're not lacking anything, let us go first, you still need to be in charge of command!"

“That’s right, and military discipline clearly stipulates that political officers cannot lead the charge, so you and the company commander should stay behind!”

"Yes! That's right! Let's go first!"

"Alright, alright, you bunch of brats, you insist on competing with me, don't you? I said it's number one, and that's it. Xiao Wu, you just got married, do you want your wife to be a widow? And you, your daughter was just born, do you want her to be fatherless? I'm already settled down and have everything I need, what are you trying to take from me? It's settled then!"

After each unit refined its operational details, under the cover of night, they advanced to their ambush positions and, through various means, concealed their own troops within ten kilometers of the area the enemy was passing through.

After all, the size of land-based warships is a limiting factor; they can't really ambush the enemy right under their noses. Therefore, to surprise the enemy at the start of the battle, laying minefields beforehand is necessary. A large number of explosives were placed along the enemy's likely route, and then the entire force went into a state of silence, awaiting the enemy's arrival.