Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Benefits of Firearms (Ask for Recommendation, Ask for Collection!) )
His current position as a captain is given to a former regiment commander, and he won't do anything as a division commander!
What's more, he also knows that the second brigade of the guard battalion is all elite. The dozens of people he brought under him were also elites.
These 100 people are all very elite.
"Hmm." Song Yu nodded, his finger lightly tapping on the table.
"Now about the strength of our army. Qin Shou, Niu Shoupeng, both of you are in a full camp of 600 people. Niu Shoupeng, those people who got guns, if they are willing to continue to be soldiers, let them continue to be soldiers, and don't stop those who don't want to, you are the same as Zhong Yunlong, recruit soldiers by yourself to supplement the army. Together with my guard battalion, now our army totals fourteen hundred. Song Yu said, and the three of them were pleasantly surprised.
Yes, more than 1,400 soldiers, as long as they are trained to use rifles, will be very strong.
"Qin Shou, did you talk to Niu Shoupeng about the suggestion you said last time to attack the East China Sea?" Song Yu looked at Qin Shou and asked.
"Report to the commander, Lao Niu has already listened to me."
"Battalion Commander Niu, what do you think about this matter?" Of the three generals under him, two were in favor, and Song Yu still wanted to see what Niu Shoupeng said.
Niu Shoupeng saw Song Yu looking at him, cleared his throat and said, "Commander, I agree with this matter. In fact, Lao Qin is right, Dalang Kening City is the place of four wars, and the matter of the alliance between the two countries this time is a lesson. Fortunately, the supreme commanders of the armies of the two countries, one of whom was mediocre and had nothing to worry about, was easily defeated by our army. The other is very military-minded, and knows that things cannot be done, and immediately befriend our country. ”
Niu Shoupeng's opinion was also agreed, and the three of them unanimously approved it.
But this is not what Song Yu wants to hear.
Song Yu began to think about it, and only looked at the three of them after a long time, "Could it be that we have nowhere else to go except the East China Sea?" ”
The world is huge, and the land of 500,000 square kilometers of New West Asia is not small.
Isn't there a place where he can stay?
"At the moment, no. It is impossible for us to cross the central mountain range to the north of New Western Asia, and if we continue to stay in the city of Darangkoning or the south of New West Asia, the army of the East Sea Kingdom in the north will move south at any time, and the East Sea Kingdom in the south will also form an army to counterattack us at any time. As for our new West Asia, the West has provoked the enemy of Kaifei. So we can't stay in New West Asia. Qin Shou said without thinking, he had already been optimistic about the surrounding situation, and going south to the East China Sea was the only way out.
Song Yu also felt that this might be the only way out, but he still couldn't help but be shocked in his heart.
Are you sure you can attack the East China Sea and be able to defend it?
"Hey. This time, the East China Sea failed to invite the West to attack us, and the East China Sea will not rest on its laurels. We have to make a successful transfer before then. As soon as Niu went to reconnoiter the situation on the border, when he returned, he immediately discussed the route of the marching army. Until then, you all have to train the army well, and all of you must be proficient in the handling of rifles. Song Yu said.
"Yes!" The three of them were very excited, and Song Yu agreed.
It's time for a big battle.
Song Yu now has more than 10,000 people, and has defeated a large number of enemies, and there is little food loss.
It can be said that the only thing he needs to consider at present is how to attack the East China Sea.
Five days later, the capital of Xi Yuan Kingdom, Yuancheng.
"Lord of the country, Commander Zhang Shan has returned with the soldiers." A soldier reports to a middle-aged man who is burning.
Hearing what the soldier said, the middle-aged man's frowning brows stretched a little, "Is it that Zhang Shanjun has returned victorious?" ”
"This ......," the soldier didn't know how to answer, so he could only smile bitterly and say, "Your Excellency, you better go and see it for yourself." ”
The middle-aged man's brows were locked again, "Is something wrong?" ”
As he spoke, he walked out of the office with hurried steps.
Xi Yuanguo is hereditary, and the lord of the country is directly passed on to the next generation.
Zhang Shan is the youngest son of a middle-aged man, otherwise Zhang Shan would not have become the commander of an army at this time, no matter how military he has. And this is also the confidence that he dared to decide to buy weapons from Song Yu immediately.
After leaving the office and going straight out of the city, the middle-aged man took a cursory look and saw that there were more than 40,000 people when he set off. At least 10,000 fewer at this time.
Attacking the Neo-West Asian army, which was only a thousand people, with such great losses?
The middle-aged man went straight to the barracks and found Zhang Shan, who was arranging military affairs.
"Dad." Zhang Shan said with a chuckle.
"Xiaoshan, is something wrong?" The middle-aged man asked worriedly.
"Dad, things are a bit complicated, let's talk about it when we go back to the city next time." Zhang Shan said, seeing the middle-aged man's somewhat worried look, Zhang Shan continued, "Don't worry, it's a good thing for us Xi Yuanguo!" ”
"Hmm." The middle-aged man didn't say anything.
Zhang Shan is very smart, otherwise he wouldn't value this little son so much, all he has to do at this time is to wait patiently.
When he returned to the city, Zhang Shan first asked about the situation at the front.
"Hey, hill. At the beginning, the Celestial Dragon Empire, in order to prevent future troubles, dismembered several powerful countries around it into countless small countries. Over the centuries, each of these small countries has developed its own civilization. The Middle East Sea Kingdom is the most crazy, they worship what yang gods, brutal and murderous. Therefore, in this battle, the East China Sea State contributed the most. So far, nearly three million troops have been dispatched. I, Xi Yuanguo, am much weaker than the East China Sea in any aspect, and even so, I took out 500,000 troops at the beginning of the war, but do you know how many troops my country has lost on the front line now? The middle-aged man said bitterly.
It was gratifying to occupy a large number of enemy territories, but the terrible loss made his scalp almost tingle when he saw it!
"Big losses?" Zhang Shan's army was defeated by Tianlong and returned to China for repair, Zhang Shan knew that the front line suffered great losses, but the specific losses were not clear.
"See for yourself." The middle-aged man took out a document and showed it to Zhang Shan.
"What!" After Zhang Shan finished reading it, he immediately jumped up.
"How is this possible. 800,000 troops have been lost, and 100,000 wounded. I have only been away from the front line for more than three months, and the loss at that time was only two or three hundred thousand at most. Zhang Shan said in shock.
"The benefits of firearms. We're all behind. The warlords in the Tenryu Federation are chaotic and distrust each other. And we, the small countries, are all in this together. Therefore, at the beginning of the war, we swept most of the Heavenly Dragon Land strongly. But now, it's a bit difficult to ride a tiger. The remaining warlords of the Tenryu united and formed a powerful firearms army, and our countries suffered heavy losses! Even if we want to retreat, we are afraid that Tianlong will directly fight out to regain the lost territory, or even attack our homeland. The middle-aged man smiled bitterly, his hair had turned gray for this matter recently.
These small countries have been suppressed for hundreds of years, and now they can't buy weapons, even if they want to.