Nanyuan, Shilipo.

Li Weiguo, who had just ascended the throne and proclaimed emperor, took the envoys of various vassal states, special envoys of Inner and Outer Mongolia, representatives of various ministries of Qinghai and Tibet, and ministers and consuls of Britain, France, the United States, and Russia to observe a military exercise of the Shence Army.

On the temporary high platform, Li Weiguo led everyone to sit down one after another, and each person was given a telescope. Many envoys of the vassal kingdom still don't know how to use it, and they have their own escorts to help explain.

"Report to Your Majesty, the annual military exercise of the Third Front Army of the Shence Army has been prepared, please advise! Commander-in-chief of the exercise, Wang Zhijie, commander of the Third Front Army! ”

"Execute as planned!"

"Yes!"

"The exercise has officially begun!"

Wang Zhijie received the order, turned around and issued an order to the exercise units of the Third Front Army to start the exercise.

In the depression of the southeast corner, the Third Front Army and six artillery regiments entered the position one after another.

Originally, an artillery regiment was only equipped with 9 75mm infantry guns, 9 125mm cannons and 9 155mm heavy howitzers, but this time, in order to show off Chiguoguo's strength, all six artillery regiments were replaced with 155mm heavy howitzers.

A total of 162 155-mm heavy howitzers, lined up, stretching for more than a dozen miles, the scene is magnificent.

The huge cannons, the muzzles of the black holes were full of endless murderous aura, despising the common people, as if they wanted to destroy everything.

"All artillery in position!"

"Target 091 Heights, check and shoot Zhuyuan!"

"One shot is ready!"

"The second artillery is ready!"

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"Twenty-nine guns ready!"

"A ball of artillery fire is ready!"

"The artillery fire of the second regiment is ready!"

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"Six regiments of artillery fire are ready!"

"Target 091 high ground, three rounds of rapid fire! Prepare—"

"Fire!"

The order was given, and 162 155-mm heavy howitzers suddenly fired a salvo.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom......

The cannon was disarmed, like thunder on a sunny day, deafening.

Some envoys of the vassal kingdoms, Mongolia, and Tibet, who had never seen the 155-mm cannon, were suddenly frightened by the sound of the cannon, and the teacups in their hands fell with a clatter, shattering to the ground. The ears were even more buzzing, and many of the carriages of the envoys of the feudal kingdoms were equipped with glass windows, and they were also shattered in an instant.

It's not that they haven't seen the general artillery of the Qing army, and the envoys of the vassal states in Southeast Asia are even more accustomed to seeing Western artillery, but compared with the 155mm heavy howitzer of the Chinese Shence Army in front of them, the sound of the cannon when it is ejected instantly becomes several hundred decibels.

You must know that this is just the sound of a cannon being ejected, and it is so powerful, so what happens when the shell hits the ground and explodes?

Three seconds later, with this question. Everyone saw an amazing scene on a hill a few miles away.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom......

I saw a cannonball explode on the top of the mountain, the boulder instantly shattered, the dust flew, and the fiery red mushroom clouds rose into the sky, and the smoke of gunpowder instantly submerged the entire mountain.

The destructive force was like an earthquake of magnitude eight or nine, the mountains shook, and the seats and benches on the observation deck a few miles away were shaking, and the tea bowls and wine glasses on it shook and slid to the corners of the table. Shattered to the ground.

"Is this the power of a 155mm gun? It's so powerful! The Russian minister to China couldn't help but exclaim.

"If we have this kind of weapon, why can't we destroy Lincoln's rebel guerrillas?" The U.S. consul in China looked excited, as if he saw the light of day for the elimination of the rebels.

"Sure enough, it is the Heavenly Empire, and there are such powerful cannons. What other country dares to offend the power of heaven? The envoy from the vassal kingdom exclaimed.

"Even if we are our Mongolian war horses, we will be frightened and crazy when we encounter this kind of artillery attack on the battlefield!" The princes and envoys of Inner and Outer Mongolia were frowning, and their only advantage was that cavalry raids could be carried out on the steppe. But their war horses also have an Achilles' heel, that is, when they encounter this kind of fierce artillery fire, the sound alone is enough to make the war horses frightened and crazy. Without war horses, what kind of battle is there to talk about.

"The mountain is falling and the earth is cracking, this must be the gods who are sinning!"

I saw that the Tibetan tantric envoys immediately knelt on the ground, clapped their palms together, moved the Buddhist beads, and recited secret words, as if they were praying sincerely.

The expressions and words of these people all fell into Li Weiguo's ears and eyes, and he smiled slightly, this is what he wants.

After three rounds of shelling, the 3rd Front launched a ground offensive.

I saw tens of thousands of troops in a neat and orderly manner, charging at the 091 heights in waves, shouting and killing for a while, and the sound of gunfire was earth-shattering.

Click-and-click......

A Mengatling machine gun was pushed out, tongues of fire spewed out, and streamers shot at the enemy position, dense like rain, stirring up a cloud of smoke and dust, powerful and domineering.

"W-what kind of weapon is this?"

Everyone stood up, staring at the legendary killer.

"This is the secret weapon of my Divine Army, the Gatling Gun!"

Li Weiguo smiled slightly, and everyone immediately turned to him, and the ministers from Britain and France were the most concerned with this, and immediately made a request to Li Weiguo.

"Please also ask Your Majesty the Emperor to allow us to admire the secret weapon of your country's Divine Army, the Gatling machine gun."

Li Weiguo then gave Wang Zhijie a look, and the latter immediately asked the soldiers to fetch a patriotic rifle and a Gatling machine gun and put them in front of everyone.

"On the left is the Patriotic rifle used by the infantry of the Divine Army, and on the right is the Gatling machine gun used by the machine gunners of the Divine Army!"

"What caliber of bullet does this Gatling gun use, and what is the rate of fire?" The British and French envoys first asked about the fact that their 200,000 British and French troops were annihilated on the battlefield of Songhu, and it was said that it was because of this Gatling machine gun.

Li Weiguo did not intend to hide the secret of the Gatling machine gun, because with the industrial strength and talent reserves of the British and French powers, as long as he looked at it on the battlefield, he believed that it would be developed in a few years. Rather than waiting for the British and French powers to develop their own rifles, it is better to take advantage of the time when they have not yet developed them, and slaughter them severely, just like when they sold them patriotic rifles.

"So this is a Gatling machine gun, except for the barrel, it's nothing special? More than 200,000 of your British and French troops were defeated by this thing? A Mongol prince scoffed.

The British and French envoys suddenly turned dark, and glared fiercely at the Mongolian prince who spoke.

Li Weiguo was suddenly happy and gave Wang Zhijie a look, and the latter immediately explained: "Generally, the rate of fire of traditional muskets is about one or two rounds a minute. Our Patriotic rifle can shoot 15 to 20 rounds a minute, but it is still far from this Gatling gun, because our Gatling gun can fire 200 rounds a minute. ”

As soon as the words fell, the crowd was in an uproar.

"What? Two hundred rounds can be fired in one minute? ”

"This—that's an exaggeration!"

"No wonder the 200,000 Anglo-French troops have been planted again this time, no one who encounters this kind of weapon can be an opponent!"

The previous Mongolian prince's face suddenly turned pale, and he glanced at the muskets on the Mongolian guards not far away, and couldn't help but sigh.

That's the gap! It's just a few streets away!

What would have been the result if Li Weiguo's Shence army had used this weapon to wage war against the Mongol army?

The Mongol prince could not have imagined it.

Li Weiguo asked at this time: "Ladies and gentlemen, is this Gatling machine gun powerful?" ”

Everyone immediately replied in unison: "What a mighty one! ”

Li Weiguo said again: "My Chinese Shence Army has such a powerful weapon, is it majestic? ”

Everyone smiled wryly. I have to admit: "The Chinese Divine Army has such a powerful weapon, it is really majestic!" ”

Li Weiguo said: "The remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty did not surrender, and continued to hide outside the pass to oppose me, tomorrow I will personally raise 200,000 troops, set foot in the eastern part of the country, and leave no chickens and dogs, see who in the world dares to oppose me!" ”

Everyone was suddenly taken aback by Li Weiguo's cruel words, and their hearts were cold, and at the same time, they also felt Li Weiguo's domineering momentum. was subdued, and they all said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, dominating the world, just around the corner!" ”

Li Weiguo immediately laughed. Wang Zhijie and other accompanying civil and military officials also laughed loudly.

The purpose of the live-fire military exercise has been achieved, to deter all countries and forces hostile to New China, and at the same time, it is also to give a deterrent to the various departments of Inner and Outer Mongolia, Tibet, Qinghai, and Xinjiang in northern Cyprus. Clearly tell them that if they dare to be an enemy of China, they must put it down. Chickens and dogs are not left.

This is the threat of the red fruit!

The effect is naturally the best!

Sure enough, after the military exercise, the envoys of the Inner and Outer Mongolian ministries in northern Cyprus, Tibet, Qinghai, and Xinjiang submitted surrender tables to Li Weiguo, saying that they did not dare to confront China. But at the same time, they begged Li Weiguo to be gracious and maintain the status quo of the ministries for the time being, and the ministries were willing to send protons to Beijing.

It was a plea before, but now it is a plea, a word difference, but the attitude is very different.

Li Weiguo also knew that the situation in the Inner and Outer Mongolian tribes of Saibei Province, Tibet, Qinghai, and Xinjiang was different from that in the interior, and that the common people in the interior took farming, business, and industrial development as their way of life, while the Inner and Outer Mongolian tribes in Northern Cyprus, Tibet, Qinghai, and Xinjiang were all ethnic minorities who took herding and hunting as their way of life, and their social forms were still feudal and even serfdom.

The so-called maintenance of the status quo refers to the preservation of the rights and interests of the nobles of various ministries, so that they will be willing to obey Li Weiguo's orders and obey Li Weiguo's decrees.

Li Weiguo also knew that he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and the top priority was to complete the reunification of the whole country, even if it was just a formality. As for the Inner and Outer Mongolian tribes in Saibei, Tibet, Qinghai, and Xinjiang, as long as they slowly collect their military power, or if the Shence Army is stationed in their various departments in the future, it will not be too late to clean them up.

Therefore, Li Weiguo happily accepted the conditions of the various ministries, and in the name of the Chinese emperor, he canonized and enthroned the princes and nobles of the Inner and Outer Mongolia tribes in northern Saibei, Tibet, Qinghai, and Xinjiang one by one.

On January 3, 3966, the Chinese Emperor Li Weiguo peacefully recovered Inner and Outer Mongolia, Tibet, Qinghai and Xinjiang with only one military exercise, which became a legendary story in Chinese history, and made Li Weiguo's prestige once again skyrocket.

At this point, the last obstacle to the completion of China's reunification was the three provinces of Kwantung.

On January 15th, just after the Lantern Festival, the temperature in the northern region gradually rose, Li Weiguo officially issued an order to crusade against the three provinces of Kwantung, and the army of the ten towns of the Shence Army had already gathered in Shanhaiguan to swear to the east.

Due to the withdrawal of the British and French navies from East Asia, China's East China Sea Fleet was able to cruise safely along the surrounding coasts.

The Shengjing general who fled back to Fengtian, Yiketanga, drew around, and finally pieced together 40,000 Eight Banners army, the weapons were in tatters, except for a few people who had firearms, only bows and arrows and spears, long-term erosion and corruption, many Eight Banners soldiers had already sold their knives, and they made do with the broken iron knives at home.

Historically, the Qing army in the three northeastern provinces could still fight with the Japanese army during the First Sino-Japanese War, because of the weapon support of the Westernization Movement for 30 years, but now it is still primitive and desolate, and the only thing worth boasting about is the war horse.

There were only 40,000 troops of the Eight Banners, but all of them were cavalry, coming and going like the wind.

The Daling River, the only pasture in the three provinces of Kwantung, is rich in war horses, and it is also a river loop area of Pingchuan, which is conducive to cavalry offensives.

Iktanga deployed 10,000 cavalry in Jinzhou, hoping to block or delay the 100,000 Shence army that set out from Shanhaiguan, and at the same time he himself personally led 30,000 cavalry to the Daling River, preparing to defeat the marines of the East China Sea Fleet and the two towns from the sea and land first.

Knock knock! Knock knock!

More than a dozen battleships of the East China Sea Fleet opened fire violently, and the Qing cavalry along the coast was immediately frightened and quickly evacuated and avoided from a distance.

One by one, the small boats were lowered, and the marines of the two towns of the Shence Army began to launch a beach-grabbing landing operation under the cover of artillery fire.

In fact, there was no need to fight, because the Qing army did not dare to approach the coastline at all, but just watched from a distance as the Shence army slowly landed.

The soldiers of the Shence Army rowed a small boat to the shore, because the water near the coast is shallow, the soil is very muddy, the soldiers can only take off their shoes and walk, one foot into it has to be very difficult to pull out, heavy equipment is even more difficult to rely on livestock and manpower to drag, especially the heaviest 155 mm heavy howitzer, directly into the mud can not get out, need hundreds of people to help drag it to the shore.

If the Qing army had a few Gatling machine guns to block the coastline at this time, it would definitely be able to inflict heavy casualties on the Shence army. Even if you use cavalry to run and shoot, relying on bows and arrows can cause a lot of casualties and trouble, and it will never allow the Shence army to land easily.

It's a pity that the Eight Banners of the Qing Army have already been frightened, hiding in the woods a few miles away, watching the Shence Army land one after another.

A few days later, the marines of the two towns of the Shence Army slowly completed the landing, all the heavy equipment and supplies were ashore, and the task of the navy was also completed, leaving the mouth of the Daling River and sailing in the direction of Jinzhou, where the navy would cooperate with the army to shell the city of Jinzhou.

On the evening of the 18th, Li Weiguo arrived at Shanhaiguan with the last army and left the customs the next day, officially kicking off the Eastern Crusade. (To be continued.) )