When the 1st and 2nd Independent Divisions left Shandong, they also brought with them the observer envoys sent by the Imperial Firearms Army.

On the one hand, they had to understand the battle situation on the front line, and on the other hand, it was also convenient to communicate with the receiving army of the Great Song Dynasty that arrived later.

This was previously agreed between the two sides, and the Federal Imperial Army was responsible for killing, and the Great Song Army was responsible for burial.

The Imperial Army of the Federation had no time to take care of the security and assistance it should have in the occupied areas, and the army of the Great Song Dynasty was just right.

Fa Ke, the commander of the Imperial Firearms Army, personally led the team to the Shandong region and was warmly received by the Minister of War Bao Wei.

He personally visited the double-layer barbed wire border defense system in Shandong, and was greatly admired, believing that it saves trouble and money, and still has a role!

The two also had a secret talk to explore the possibility of further cooperation between the two sides.

Bao Wei did not agree to directly involve the firearms army in the war, believing that they could not adapt to the fighting style of the imperial army, but might throw themselves into disarray.

Fa Ke sneered in his heart, thinking that the other party underestimated his training------ he thought that his firearms army was similar to the imperial army, except that the military uniform was different, except that the firepower output was not comparable.

Of course, if the other side does not want its firearms army to go to the front, then it is just not to go, retain its strength, and wait to observe the final changes.

Zhao Xian, an official of the Great Song Dynasty, sent Fa Ke to watch the battle in person, which can only show that he attaches too much importance to winning or losing this war.

If they lose, the Federal Empire will lose the Shandong region at most, and the Great Song will be miserable, and they will directly face the Tatar iron cavalry!

This kind of fear in the bones is deeply rooted in the hearts of officials up and down in the Great Song Dynasty.

Of course, the commander of Fa Ke was also afraid that the Federal Empire would lose the first battle------ so the main force he brought was stationed in the Xuzhou City area on the east and west roads of Shanxi.

It is a deep contradiction that I want them to go to the front and I don't want them to go to the front.

Commander Fa Ke arranged two capable lieutenant generals to lead a squad to follow the mixed independent first and second divisions to set off.

Subsequently, other troops were organized to prepare for the reception of the occupied areas.

War Secretary Bowie smiled:

"Do you want to put all your imperial troops in Xuzhou City? I think you can go directly to attack the Hetao area------ so it's best to take the Goryeo army and the Japanese army with you. ”

After Goryeo and Japan received the request of the Great Song government, they almost didn't think much about it, and they all agreed.

The Goryeo Kingdom reacted the fastest, and the envoys of the Great Song government arrived in the morning, and they decided to send troops in the afternoon------ because there was an endorsement from the Federal Empire, and they sent a fleet of transport ships to transport troops and supplies.

Moreover, the condition put forward by the Great Song Dynasty government was that as long as the army was dispatched, and the other logistics materials were all taken care of by the Great Song Dynasty------ after the incident, the Great Song Dynasty government would give a huge return from the results of the battle and the number of people.

The King of Goryeo and General Kim Jong-sik were overjoyed, this is a great thing!

If the war is fought, an army of 10,000 people will bring a small half a year's financial revenue to the Goryeo Kingdom!

The King of Goryeo and General Kim Jong-sik immediately decided to enter the war and sent what they considered to be the most powerful military force in Goryeo: the Gyeonggi Army.

Prince Weiyasu, the seventh general of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan, of course, agreed to the request of the Great Song government because of the federal empire.

The great general Renfu Ohara Mitsui suggested that the Ouchi family and the Shimazu family should be directly united, after all, they were the hardcore supporters of the shogun Seiyi, and they should be given to them if there is a benefit.

At the same time, they asked the Imperial Marines, who had been stationed in the Kamakura area, not to be in a hurry to withdraw, and hoped that they would remain for another year or two during the war to ensure complete stability in Japan.

This demand was accepted by the Federal Empire.

The Goryeo army and the Japanese army, with the help of the Imperial Navy's transport fleet, reached the territory of the Great Song Dynasty directly through the Yellow River waterway, and then began to pause, obeying the command of the Great Song army at any time.

The armies of both countries are regular armies, and they are of equal strength, and I heard that the sense of competition is very strong.

Therefore, what Bao Wei means is that there is no need to form any third echelon in the Xuzhou area at all, just let them directly lead the mercenaries of the other two countries to the north------ the Federal Empire will not be defeated!

Of course, Fa Ke hoped so, but he would not withdraw his troops until the two sides finally met under the capital.

This was strongly requested by the officials of the Great Song Dynasty and Prime Minister Chen Yizhong.

The last negotiation, it was simply a bet on the Great Song Dynasty, and if it succeeded, it is good to say, if it fails, all the ideas of the Great Song Dynasty officials will fall short, Prime Minister Chen Yizhong will be the perfect scapegoat, Jia Pingzhang's political legacy will be completely lost, and the old conservatives will win completely!

What's even more terrifying is that the Great Song Dynasty will not be a country------ so the third echelon must not move, it is the most powerful army in the Great Song Dynasty.

Bao Wei didn't care about the pushes of the Great Commander of Fako, and let him go, his task was to fight his own battles well, and he must pull most of the Tatar army in his direction!

Desperately trying to create the best conditions for the direct insertion of the Marine Corps!

The first three days of combat intelligence were comforting.

The 1st and 2nd Independent Mixed Divisions were basically able to maintain parallel advances, and the task of advancing 80 kilometers every day was to advance for a day.

During this period, they did not even encounter a resistance of more than 100 people.

The cavalry reconnaissance battalion that was released could completely control their left, right and front within a radius of thirty kilometers.

The cavalry reconnaissance battalion captured a number of deserters, as well as a number of escaped local officials.

After interrogation and comparison of confessions, they learned that the Tatar bandit group was prepared to shrink its forces, not to break up all the way they had imagined.

The commander of the first division informed the commander of the second division by spark telegram, and the two divisions had to exchange information three times a day, even if they were on the move.

The commander of the second division telegraphed back that the denser the grass, the easier it is to cut!

The first division commander couldn't help but clench a single fist, what he said was too right!

The observer sent by the commander of Fa Ke to accompany the team of the first division was Zhao An, who was a distant relative of the Huang Zhao family, and was promoted to the rank of Fa Ke because of his military achievements.

At that time, his experience of being captured by the Tatars was also a legend among legends.

He was simply obsessed with the military equipment of the 1st Division, especially the spark wireless telegraph!

A hundred miles away, he could be connected with the second division through a four-wheeled carriage.

He said to the commander of the first division:

"I already fully understand the use of that radio------ when will I be able to sell dozens of sets of equipment in Da Song?!

Price is never an issue------"

The commander of the first division said apologetically: "Dozens of sets? This set requires hundreds of kilograms of batteries, and it also needs to be charged night and night.

Besides, it needs a launch window. If you get it and use it as you please, then it's basically useless! ”

Zhao An couldn't refute it for a while, the Great Song army couldn't follow the other party's arrangement to communicate.

PS: Thank you for the tips from book friend Qant and Australian Lao Wu.

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