The first round of the offensive of Li Zhi's Nanyang dispatch army was carried out very smoothly, and they did not prepare for the enemy, and the British army, which had been staring at Huang Zhongmin, never expected that the Manchurian army would come from the north. The British army was caught off guard, and Li Zhi easily won several cities in a row and made a good start. Further down, it's time rush, combat is no longer critical, speed becomes the most important issue. As long as the Nanyang dispatch army runs fast enough, there will be a smooth road ahead, and if it is slow, there will be a British defense line in front of them.

The plan formulated by Guo Xing'a for Li Zhi is also this theme, as long as there is one requirement, it is fast, and the troops must rush all the way to the south as fast as possible. Doro's cavalry troops, naturally, are no problem, they practice long-distance raids on the Mongolian steppe every day. The Malay Peninsula is full of forests, but there are roads built by the British, and only the scorching heat will cause a little trouble for the cavalry who have lived in Mongolia for a long time. Fortunately, they were dressed in heat-resistant Manchurian horses, and these big guys had a part of the blood of Arabian horses, and were not afraid of the torturous summer heat. If the horse can stand up, people will naturally persevere.

However, although the cavalry sprinted quickly, it lacked the ability to attack the fortifications, and once it encountered the British army, it was necessary to have infantry to cooperate in the battle. Moreover, the eastern and western fronts must be carried out simultaneously, if the Western Route Army reaches Kuala Lumpur and the Eastern Route Army does not reach Kuantan, then the whole plan will have to be lost. How the two infantry divisions kept up with the pace of the cavalry charge became the key to the victory or defeat of this battle. Li Zhi thought of a solution, so he needed motorcycles, trucks, and tanks, but his solution was too luxurious, and Tan Shaoguang and Guo Xing'a disagreed. Guoxing Ah thought of a way to save a lot of money for Li Zhi, which was the 30,000 bicycles that Li Zhi brought with the army.

Bicycles have a long history, as early as the Kangxi period, Huang Luzhuang devoted himself to the development of bicycles. It is recorded in the "Grand View of Wild History": "A two-wheeled car made by Huang Luzhuang, more than three feet long, can sit for one person, no need to push and pull, can be on its own." When walking, with the hand to pull the axle next to the turn, then the resumption of the line as before, with the day of the foot of the foot 80 miles. "The bicycle made by Huang Luzhuang has a wheel at the front and back, and the cyclist cranks next to the axle to turn the car, which is a hand-cranked private toy. More than 100 years after Huangluzhuang, similar things appeared in Europe, but it was not as good as Huangluzhuang's hand-cranked style, but a kind of riding skateboard that slid forward on the ground with two legs. It wasn't until the thirteenth year of Tongzhi that Europe made a decent bicycle, but the shape was very funny, and the rear wheel was more than five times larger than the front.

The Manchurian Empire had plenty of horses, and Guo Xing's mind was full of research on automobiles, and no one paid attention to bicycles at all in the early days, and he was able to take out 30,000 bicycles at random today, thanks to Father Peter Jr., who had been preaching for many years. After the suspension of food in the United States, Peter's arms business was much worse than in previous years, but the Francesco family is now also very wealthy, and they have their own estates in Changchun, Jilin, Dalian, Dingfuzhou, Honolulu, and East Manchuria. Semi-retired, Peter enjoyed his life so much that he built his castle in East Manchuria, and spent his days enjoying Peking opera, playing with Korean and Japanese maids, and occasionally laughing at the Venetian hillbillies. But his unconscious younger brother Little Peter is still very uneasy. This buddy who is keen on preaching still has achieved nothing, and his missionary journey is more difficult than Tang Seng learning scriptures!

After countless failures, Peter Jr. still didn't give up. Instead of accepting the privileged life offered to him by his brother and the general, he wandered the streets of the major cities of Manchuria like an ascetic, trying every day to develop his followers, but there were still very few people willing to take care of him. In order to attract people's attention, little Peter had to play with new things, hot air balloons, magic, opera, ice cream, little Peter used everything he could think of, and finally he got the toy bicycle that Europeans like to Changchun.

Little Peter's religion is still unbelievable, but the new gadgets he has made are still very popular with everyone. Bicycles have also become a toy for some aristocrats who have eaten enough and have nothing to do, and entertained after tea and dinner. Shanyu once took his daughter-in-law with a super high degree to play, and happened to meet Guo Xing'a who came out to play with his daughter, and then Guo Xing'a was attracted by this strange-shaped bicycle. Guo Xing'a naturally would not let go of this most successful manpower machine in human history, and immediately opened the golden finger, drew a drawing of 28 rods, and asked Changchun Machinery Factory to build a few to come out and see.

The 28 poles, the childhood treasure of Guoxing's previous life, immediately caused a huge response as soon as it was put into the market. The 28 bicycle is simple, lightweight, sturdy and durable, which can carry goods and travel, which is very practical. And the adaptability is very good, the city road and the country dirt road can gallop like flying, in addition to buying a car and do not need any cost, of course, it is the best choice for people from all walks of life. Changchun and Dalian have set up two manufacturers specializing in the manufacture of bicycles, the brands are all approved by Guoxing Aqin, one is called permanent, and the other is called Feige. After nearly a decade of development, bicycles have become the most common means of transportation in the Manchurian Empire, and there are almost no people who do not know how to ride bicycles.

There is a limit to human physical fitness, although the two light infantry divisions have fewer heavy weapons, they also need to carry a lot of baggage, so that they can run for their lives, and it is difficult to keep up with the pace of the cavalry, but with bicycles, it is different. On the east and west lines of the dispatch army, tens of thousands of troops stepped on bicycles at the same time, and then moved their legs with all their might. Although it was still a little slower than the cavalry, it also reached a speed that ordinary infantry would never have reached, and it fought all the way to the south.

"Report to the commander, the forward of our army has arrived in Longyun, and the Doluo Division of the Western Route Army has also taken Dajia Mountain and advanced to Perak! With a lighter radio, the communications squad can move with the troops at high speed and report to Li Zhi the latest situation on the battlefield at any time.

"Okay, telegraph to Doro and tell him to go full speed and arrive in Ipoh within two days!" Li Zhi, who was riding on the horse, was in a good mood, the plan that Guo Xing'a had made for him was really good, the British army on the northern front was unprepared, and all of them were about to collapse at the touch of a button, and the progress of the various divisions was very smooth.

"Commander, the 10th Light Infantry Division is in an emergency, due to the hot weather, there are a large number of flat tires on bicycles, the supply of materials is insufficient, and the march of the troops is restricted!" The signal corps is not all good news.

"Zhou Hao, does he want me to go to the side of the road to catch two bicycle repairers for him? Ridiculous! Our army is advancing at full speed, where is there time to repair his car. Brainless! If the tires of the car burst, let the soldiers continue to hurry, only the wheel car will not go? He was also worried that the car would be scrapped, and the general could still let him pay for the bicycle? Li Zhi was very angry at Zhou Hao's request for instructions, and scolded him directly.

Zhou Hao was not only Doro's rearguard force, but also the attacking force after Doro's offensive was blocked, how could he not keep up with Doro's marching speed. The hot weather in the Malay Peninsula makes bicycle tires prone to punctures, which is a problem in front of us, but there is no way to overcome it? Tula's troops were also constantly bursting tires, and when the brigade marched, it was like setting off firecrackers, but people were not in a hurry on bicycles with only wheels. The military situation is like fire, how can we look ahead and look backward.

After Li Zhi's order to reprimand Zhou Hao was given, the bicycle army began to run for their lives. A bicycle without tires not only has a huge vibration that makes the rider very uncomfortable, but also requires a lot of physical effort when traveling. At the same time, tens of thousands of silver wheels crushed the ground, and the noise was very terrifying. Tula's 11th Light Infantry Division actually scared away the Malay 13th Infantry Regiment stationed in Jugay by relying solely on the loud noise generated by the wheels. The simple Malay puppet army was very afraid of the terrifying noise, and thought that the Manchurian army had sent some terrible machinery to participate in the battle.

There are pros and cons, of course. The huge physical exertion tortured the soldiers on the front line, and many soldiers were so tired on their bicycles that they vomited blood. When the Eastern Route Army took Ipoh and the Western Route Army took Zhugay, the dispatched army lost more than 1,200 people in battle, but the non-combat attrition caused by fatigue had reached more than 2,800 people. And the people who can persist in fighting also have a small problem with writing, everyone's ears are not very good, and they have to shout and say in normal communication. Not to mention the soldiers on the front line, even Li Zhi, who commanded in the center, always felt that his ears were buzzing, and he seemed to have a problem with tinnitus.

Doro's Western Route Army advanced again, easily capturing the undefended Melo, and Li Zhi's Eastern Route Army also reached the outskirts of Kuantan, and then the dispatch army had to stop and catch its breath. The British army is a first-class strong army in the world, how can it be powerless to resist the offensive of the Nanyang Dispatch Army, in fact, since the Dispatch Army entered Malaya, the commander-in-chief of the British Army, Lieutenant General Pacill, has been trying to block the pace of the Dispatch Army's attack. However, the speed of the dispatch army was too fast, even faster than the speed at which Pasil mobilized his troops, so the three lines of defense that Pasil had planned successively were all on paper because of Li Zhi's high-speed drag racing.

However, Palsi still had a certain level, and after the defense of the northern front completely collapsed, he quickly made the decision of a strong man to break his arm. The speed of the Nanyang dispatch is too fast for Palsi to stop it, so he has to trade space for time. Palsi decisively gave the British the order to retreat, surrendering a large area of territory north of Kuantan, and then establishing a final line of defense between Kuantan and Tanjong Malim. After the Nanyang Dispatch Army occupied several undefended cities in succession, it ran into the British defense line, and the already very tired troops could not open up the situation for a while.

"Telegraphed to Doro and Huang Zhongmin that the first phase of the battle in Malaya has ended, and our army has reached the strategic plan. Immediately start launching a second offensive according to the plan and gather and annihilate all the British troops! Li Zhi, who was resting his troops on the outskirts of Kuantan, was not annoyed by the British defensive line, because these were all in the battle plan given to him by Goxinga.