If they accept this plan, then they can claim that they are not defeated, because 800,000 Japanese troops were sent to the European battlefield, and if it must have been defeated, then it can also be attributed to the sacrifice made by the original to win the world war.

As for the 800,000 Japanese troops, after arriving in the European battlefield, even if they suffered heavy losses, they would be saved, and the Entente could win the war as soon as possible, so that the Entente could draw forces back to the Far East, and then the Entente would have a powerful boost.

If the East China Autonomous Axe accepts this plan, then they can claim victory, and they can receive an indemnity without losing any troops.

The Entente countries such as Britain and France could get 800,000 troops.

Could there be anything more perfect than this one?

Britain's wishful thinking can be described as crackling, and after the plan was passed to the book, the government quickly decided to accept the plan after deliberation.

At this time, the war situation in Shandong is no longer possible, and it is naturally best to be able to withdraw, if it is destroyed, then it will be a heavy loss!

The newly destroyed Combined Fleet of the Navy, which was just destroyed, is not only the essence of the Navy, but also the 800,000 soldiers of the Army in Shandong.

For this reason, it is natural that the political axe accepted this plan without hesitation.

…… It's the end of the year, the first snow has fallen in Shandong, the cold Siberian wind is blowing non-stop, and the weather is starting to get a little bad.

However, the latitude of Shandong is not yet unbearable, but for many soldiers of the East China Army who came from the south, they are indeed not very suitable for the climate of Shandong.

For the soldiers of the East China Army, who have been in Shandong for a year, some have adapted a little, and those who were mobilized to the battlefield at the beginning of the year are a little unaccustomed to such cold weather, especially the soldiers from Guangdong.

The soldiers of Jiangsu and Shanxi are the most adapted to such a climate.

Generally speaking, such cold weather had little impact on the East China Army, after all, the coldest temperature was not lower than minus five or six degrees.

In the early morning of November 20, Xia Jun issued an attack order at the Zhaoyuan General Headquarters.

When he gave the order to attack, it was several hours after the British plan reached the command, and Xia Jun pouted after reading the plan.

"Cut!"

Xia Jun contemptuously threw this plan into the trash, what kind of compensation, is it tempting to have the 800,000 troops in front of him?

Annihilating a little devil can earn a thousand points, what reason is there for Xia Jun to give up this battlefield? Annihilating the 800,000 troops in front of him is a reward of 800 million points.

Eight hundred million!

Can the Entente pay hundreds of millions in reparations?

At most, it is four or five billion, and it may not be able to get it out, Xia Jun has invested a lot of points for this war, and according to this plan, he can't even recover the cost.

What fucking bullshit!

What's more, excluding the factor of interests, Xia Jun also has to consider the issue of building self-confidence in the army, only by winning battles and seeing blood can it be regarded as a truly strong army, so that the army can truly establish strong self-confidence and maintain strong morale.

After a while, You Zhengbin called from Hangzhou and said to Xia Jun: "Chairman, the British are urging us to give an answer. ”

"You go and tell them to give us two billion pounds and we'll consider it." Xia Jun said to You Zhengbin.

"My subordinates understand." You Zhengbin answered and hung up the phone.

…… In the early hours of the morning, when the sky was only a little bright, outside the camp of the East China Army, Army A was ready.

Of the various army groups, only Army Group A and Army Group E did not stay in the trenches, Army Group A was responsible for the offensive, and Army Group E was composed of artillery divisions.

On the artillery positions, Army Group E was ready.

This time, three howitzer divisions and one rapid-fire artillery division of the East China Army were assembled on the artillery position, and more than 1,000 artillery pieces were ready, just waiting for the artillery order to be issued. Both armies were assembled on the southern defensive line, and this attack was obviously to adopt the offensive plan formulated by Xia Jun to break through the positions of the Yue army from the south.

It's a bold plan!

Because of the destruction of the combined fleet, it was no longer possible to open up sea lines of communication, so no one opposed this plan anymore, although it was a little bolder, but it would always be victorious.

What follows is nothing more than two outcomes, one is perfect execution, with the least cost in exchange for the greatest result. One is that there are all kinds of accidents in the execution process, so that the casualties increase.

Chen Xuantao was in the artillery headquarters looking at the time, and the attack order had not yet been issued, but it must have been said that he, the artillery commander, was responsible for directing the artillery cover of this assault.

At this moment, the communications officer got up and said: "Report to the commander, the order to attack has been issued, and the general command has ordered our artillery to set the original target for two hours. ”

"Good!" Chen Xuantao stood up excitedly, picked up the microphone and gave an order: "Attention to all artillery divisions, shell the original target, and execute it immediately~!" ”

"04 Division received."

"09 Division received." …… The artillery divisions immediately responded and issued orders for shelling layer by layer, and immediately four artillery divisions launched a fierce bombardment of the defense line five kilometers away.

Bang bang...... Thousands of cannonballs shot up into the sky, and at this dawn moment, the distant army saw countless shining balls of light appear on the horizon in front of them, and the bright light illuminated the entire horizon.

Rumble...... When the shells fell on the positions of the Japanese army, there were continuous explosions, and the whole earth trembled, as if the sky had collapsed.

At the first moment when they saw countless balls of light in the distance, the artillery shells raged on the position, and the barbed wire fence pulled up by the Japanese army was destroyed in a few sections, the earth was blown up high by the flying shells, and huge craters appeared on the positions of the Japanese army.

The constant shelling, especially the rate of shelling of rapid-fire guns, was simply too fast.

But the main force is still howitzers, these howitzers are very powerful, although the caliber is not too large, but it cannot withstand the continuous bombardment.

The bombardment was concentrated in a place about one kilometer wide, and countless shells were poured around the kilometer-wide trench.

The trenches collapsed to a certain extent, and some shells smashed directly into the trenches, and many of the soldiers were killed in the heavy shelling.

When the shelling lasted for nearly half an hour, a huge engine roar sounded in the sky, which was a piercing sound for this, and a large group of Hammer 4 bombers appeared in the sky.

The bombers aimed at the trenches below and dropped many heavy bombs.

These 1,000-kilogram bombs fell from an altitude of 4,000 meters and smashed into the trenches with a terrifying whistling sound.

A heavy hammer 4 bomber group dropped 600 heavy bombs and another 150 600-kilogram bombs on the Japanese army below.

By the time the bomber group flew by, the positions of the Japanese army below had been blown to pieces.

The shelling continued, and the four artillery divisions began to carry out extended shelling, ploughing like a rake, blowing everywhere beyond recognition.

By the time the shelling stopped, it was dawn!

Two hours of shelling passed, but these two hours were as long as two centuries for the soldiers in the trenches, they did not know when the shelling would stop, their ears were constantly filled with explosions, and the ground was constantly shaking, which made many soldiers feel hesitant in their hearts.

Without their artillery firing back, the morale of the front-line troops was much lower.

The planes in the sky were also constantly bombing them, but the air force of the Yue army had long been beaten to the point that they did not dare to take off.

After learning of this news, Kojiro Yamauchi immediately sent an additional 50,000 reserve troops to the southern front to prepare for the East China Army's attack.

Judging by the experience of the European theater, this is completely stoppable. At the same time, Kojiro Yamauchi is planning an offensive on the Eastern Front, and for this offensive, Kojiro Yamauchi has made full preparations and is about to enter the final stage.

At this time, Kojiro Yamauchi suddenly received a piece of news from the country - the defeat of the navy!

The Navy was defeated?

Kojiro Yamauchi couldn't help but be shocked, his first reaction was disbelief, and his second reaction was panic.

If the navy is really defeated, then all attacks will be futile and meaningless.

The attackers of this trench warfare would have to pay an even heavier price, and since the offensive on the Eastern Front could no longer recover the lines of communication at sea, it would lose any meaning.

Kojiro Yamauchi had also lost his position at this time, and hurriedly sent a telegram to the country to ask for instructions on his next move.

After learning that the East China Army had carried out a fierce artillery bombardment of the front line, the reply to Kojiro Yamauchi was: "Hold on with all your strength and drain the blood of the Shina people!" ”

At this time, while hoping that the East China political axe would accept the plan proposed by the British, he was also prepared to resist stubbornly.

If the axe of East China's autonomous government wants to be wiped out, then let's fight to the death!

When Yamauchi received a reply from the War Department, he immediately adjusted his battle plan and immediately ordered the 500,000 troops assembled on the Eastern Front to send 300,000 troops to reinforce the Southern Front.

…… The shelling stopped, and Army Group A, which had assembled not far from the trenches, began to move forward, and the 972 tanks of the three armored divisions let out a loud roar and ran forward.

There was another roar in the sky, and a large group of planes appeared.

This is a kind of plane that the army has never seen before, the model is relatively small, I saw this group of planes fly in front of the army trench, once they find that there is a target below, they immediately dive down...... The swooping plane let out a sharp and terrifying whistling sound, followed by a bomb dropped from the bomb bay and a violent explosion sounded...... Type 15 dreadnought bomber!

This is a tactical bomber that can inflict a huge psychological impact on the enemy, and because it is a dive bombing, the bombing accuracy is extremely high.

Two brigades, a total of 300 bombers, plowed over the already bombed trenches again, and bombed the locations of the Japanese troops that had emerged one by one.

As they got closer, the soldiers of the armored division at the front were surprised to find that there were still soldiers in the trenches.

After two hours of heavy shelling, they thought that there was no enemy here, but it was clear that there were still many remnants of the Japanese army.

After being bombed by the terrifying bombers, the soldiers who came out in the distance saw a kind of steel monster they had never seen before!

(To be continued)