Chapter 33: Battle
On the fifth day, the atmosphere of battle in the storm fortress became more and more intense, and the camp that was usually empty was full of busy scenes, and groups of heavily armed soldiers could be seen shuttling everywhere. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoThe speed of the ships docked at the dock has also increased visibly, and in addition to the sail battleships of various artillery, a steady stream of transport ships has also docked.
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting more and more tense, Nanren remembered that he had been busy installing lines in the past few days, and he had forgotten to ask where the war was going and where he was going to fight.
Unexpectedly, all the soldiers and officers they knew were asked, and all of them said that soldiers were obedient to their duty, and they did not know where to go to war. There is no order to do so, and they don't know exactly where the war is going on. Anyway, as long as the order is given from above, they will fight without hesitation. There is no order from above, so they can't ask in vain.
Nanren wanted to go over and ask the wind spirit, she must know the cause and effect. But if you think about it carefully, it's best to rarely see this female spy. Anyway, if you ask, you still have to go to the battlefield, which can't be changed.
"You see, the shells, the grain are starting to be loaded onto the transport ships."
"There are also artillery, the infantry guns are all loaded, it is estimated that this time it will be by sea to the front line."
"I think so, is it going to the Mediterranean or the Black Sea?"
Compared with the tight-lipped soldiers, the technicians and engineers of the Storm Company, who had only joined the army for a few days, did not have so many scruples. When the wiring was installed on the last Emperor-class sail battleship, the Emperor, they began to discuss the current situation.
Hearing their discussion, Nanren, who was assembling the wiring by the cabinet, stopped what he was doing with great interest and asked Mao Tianshi beside him: "Mao Tianshi, you are usually well-informed, where may we go to fight this time."
Mao Tianshi looked at the people from his company and no military technicians around him, and said: "Captain Nan, looking at the current situation, it must be by sea, otherwise there would not be so many transport ships." With so many transport ships, it is not a problem to load tens of thousands of troops with personnel and materials. ”。
Nanren said impatiently: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm not blind, I just want to know where to fight." You also know that I have amnesia, and I can't remember a lot."
Mao Tianshi lowered his voice and said: "I guess, it should be going to the Black Sea, it must be that Ottoman Persia and the Slavic Empire are really going to war this time, I read the newspaper a few days ago that the two countries are having friction again."
"Mao Tianshi is right" Jin Tao on the other side leaned up when he heard the conversation, and added in a low voice: "This Slav dreamed of having an outlet from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, but this outlet is currently controlled by the Persians, and I guess there must be a war there."
"They are fighting, what does it have to do with us" Nanren was puzzled.
Mao Tianshi explained, "Of course, it has a relationship, we have signed military mutual assistance treaties with Ottoman Persia, Gaul, Great Britain and other countries. This time, it is estimated that Gaul and Great Britain will send troops. ”
Nanren listened in the clouds, after a few months, his attention was focused on the beauties in the customer service center, and he didn't care about the international situation at all. I had to continue to ask: "With so many countries fighting one, the Slavic Empire still dares to go to war?" ”。
"He also has allies! It is estimated that this time in the Han Kingdom, the Debang Alliance will send troops to help him." Jin Tao frowned and thought about it and said, "There are many fertile lands in southern Europe that are not yet mastered!" They are all staring at each other, it is estimated that so many colonies will be redistributed in this war, no wonder we are actively sending troops this time."
Mao Tianshi nodded in agreement: "I think so too, those colonies in southern Europe are grain-producing areas, and the girls are also beautiful."
"Yes, yes, I heard that girls in southern Europe are in very good shape" Thinking of the girl, Jin Tao's eyes lit up.
Nanren listened even more confused, aren't the Tang Principality and the Han Kingdom both Han countries? How can it still belong to two camps. There are Han Chinese armies on both sides, what can you do if you encounter them on the battlefield, cannibalism?
"Don't talk about any colonies yet, I didn't understand, aren't we and the Han Kingdom a nation-state? How can there be two camps" Nanren asked the two of them to pull the topic back to the link they could understand, and the girl would discuss it slowly later.
The two glanced at each other, and then remembered Captain Nan's great experience of losing his memory because he helped his grandmother cross the street, and began to tell Nanren about international history and politics that were not in the books.
At that time, the Han army was in danger in the European colonies, but after brutal struggle, it still retained a large amount of land and was still strong. Europeans, who had been colonized for centuries, feared a powerful Han Chinese regime. Prepare to continue to organize an anti-Han alliance and prepare for the complete destruction of the Han army.
At this critical juncture, the powerful political wisdom of the Han politicians came into play. The originally united Han army suddenly broke out into civil strife and split into three regimes. The Kingdom of Han, the Principality of Tang, and the Republic of Shenlong are very civil war-like.
Seeing that the Han people seemed to be in civil strife, the originally organized coalition forces were no longer enterprising, and they all wanted to watch the fire from across the strait and wait for the Han people to kill each other before picking up the bargain.
However, after the originally disunited coalition army had no common enemy, internal contradictions began to breed, and before the Han army could fight in the civil war, the war broke out between the Gallic Empire and the Slavic Empire German Union first.
After one war after another, everyone was exhausted and no longer had the heart to deal with the Han regime, and the entire European territory was basically fixed.
Although divided, the Han Kingdom, the Tang Principality, the Shenlong Republic and other European countries were unable to fight any longer, and signed a series of economic and military treaties, the three countries had no tariffs, and the citizens were free to enter and exit. There was also a division of labor militarily, the Han Kingdom and the Shenlong Republic did not have excellent ports and basically developed the army, and the Tang Principality was dominated by the navy.
The Europeans came to their senses at this time, the Han people are too cunning, this is nominally three countries are in fact similar to one country, the ethnic composition is single, the economy is unified, the military division of labor, and there are almost no obstacles to unification in the future. But the wood is already in the boat, and they can't return to heaven for the time being.
The political manipulation behind the Han regime also made the Europeans less willing to strangle them.
After the War of the Three Emperors, Europe was divided into two camps, East and West. To the east was the union of the German Confederation and the Slavic Empire, which signed a treaty of alliance known as the Confederate. To the west were the Gallic Empire, and the British Empire and the Persian Empire established treaty states.
The two camps do not like each other, and both intend to become the new hegemon.
In order to increase their strength, the two major organizations successively recruited the Han Chinese regime to join. Because the Han regime joined that organization, which organization could achieve absolute superiority.
In the end, the choice of the Han regime surprised everyone, and the most powerful Han kingdom announced its accession to the Allied Powers. The relatively weak Duchy of Tang joined the Treaty. The Shenlong Republic declared its neutrality and would never participate in war.
This choice made the allies and the treaty countries, which were originally at a disadvantage, suddenly equal in strength, and the scales were balanced at once. There was a rare balance of power in the whole of Europe, no one had the absolute strength to defeat the other, and peace came.
Politicians in various European countries understood that the choice of the Han regime was similar to that of a grass on the wall, and that it would fall to whichever side was weak. They hope that the current balance of power in Europe will give them time to develop. Countless shrewd politicians are also shouting that the Europeans should unite to destroy the Han army first, they are the most dangerous existence.
However, these voices were eventually silenced in the real exchange of interests.
"Unless the three Han regimes re-declare their unity, the Europeans will certainly not besiege us." A general introduction to the history, Mao Tianshi made a summary.
Jin Tao also said: "Europeans absolutely do not like to see a unified and powerful Han regime born in Europe, but I believe that as long as the strength is enough, we will have the opportunity to reunify."
Nanren scratched his head, he finally roughly understood this messy history. Or our ancestors are really smart, and they played the Europeans around, and thought of an important question again, and asked: "If our three countries are reunified, who do you think has the most hope?"
"Of course, it is the Han Kingdom that has unified our Tang Principality and the Shenlong Republic." Mao Tianshi and Jin Tao replied in unison, and when they heard the same voice, the two looked at each other and nodded in tacit understanding.
"Are you willing to let other countries unify your own country? After a while, they will still be enemies on the battlefield". "Nam Ren was quite surprised that the idea of unifying his own country with a country that might be fighting on the battlefield is really incomprehensible.
Jin Tao said: "Of course I am willing, anyway, we are all a nation, as long as we Han are in power." Only unity can be strong".
Mao Tianshi also nodded and said, "I hope I can see the reunification of the country when I have a body, as for the battlefield!" ”。 Mao Tianshi looked left and right and saw that no one was paying attention, and said in a low voice: "Listen to the grapevine, a few years ago, in order to compete for African colonies, the allies and the treaty countries had a skirmish in Algeria. There was a battle between the Han army and the army of the Tang Principality, and the fierce battle lasted for more than 2 hours, and the battle was fierce, but no one died, saying that they all fired guns into the sky and fired at the open space."
"Oh! Understood". Nanren understood, he was really cunning enough.