Jujuan frowned and looked at the battle report coming back from the front, and the development of the battle situation seemed to be not quite the same as originally envisaged. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"The Americans are trying to beat Des Moines?" Jujuan was confronted with reports that the defenders of Des Moines were in a bitter battle, and in the end he could only come to this conclusion.

The Americans' pincer offensive was now a one-way assault, and instead of storming St. Louis, their Southern Army besieged it with a strong force, and then slowly advanced along the Missouri River with the main force. According to reconnaissance, the US troops along this road are still laying and repairing railroads while moving forward, and a railway pontoon bridge has been erected on the Mississippi River, 15 kilometers south of St. Louis. Now they are laying a ready-to-build railroad on the barren plains of Missouri, as if trying to connect it to the partially destroyed Pacific Railroad. This time the Americans fought really cautiously, but they advanced while building roads, when will they be able to hit Kansas City? Is there still more grain in Kansas City?

On the northern front, the Americans were consumed by Des Moines, and did not surround it and then went all the way south. Instead, while constructing one ring defense point after another in the area east of the Missouri River (not along the river, but dozens of kilometers away on the east bank of the Missouri River) to cover the flanks, he concentrated his forces to besiege Des Moines, and showed the momentum of not giving up until it was captured. Although the defense of the Chinese Twelfth Army at Des Moines was very strong. But the total strength of the army group was only 80,000, and the terrain of Des Moines could not be compared with St. Louis, which was almost surrounded by water on three sides and had only the southwest for infantry attacks. If it is really besieged on all sides by ten times the enemy, regardless of casualties. How long it can last is a big question mark. And the destruction of an entire group army is definitely not something that the Donghua Kingdom is willing to bear, so the talk of breaking through the American troops on the northern front first has suddenly increased in the headquarters of Lordan Province.

"King, with the U.S. Southern Route Army's method of attacking while building roads, you won't be able to reach the outskirts of Kansas City in less than three months." Han Si smiled and suggested, "It's better to transfer the main force to the northern front first." At most, it will be possible to break through the enemy's main forces on the northern front in a month, and then it will not be too late to move south. ”

Breaking through the American northern front does not seem to be much of a problem. At present, there are as many as 1.9 million Chinese troops gathered around Kansas City, and even if 600,000 troops are left to guard Kansas City, and another 200,000 troops are left to delay the southern route of the American army, 1.1 million troops can be transferred to the northern front. Together with the three armies previously deployed along the Missouri River and the Twelfth Army in Des Moines, it was enough to concentrate a huge force of more than 1.35 million.

Regarding Han Si's suggestion, Zhu Juan was noncommittal, and just said lightly: "The northern route of the US army is estimated to have a million people, and 1.35 million people fight 1 million...... If it is set aside to fight positional warfare, it will not be over at all in two or three months. And their southern road doesn't have to be advanced while building the road. ”

Han Si thought about it and said, "The South Road of the US Army is still more than 350 kilometers away from Kansas City!" If they don't take St. Louis to open the Missouri River, and if they don't lay the railroad all the way, what will their million-strong army eat under Kansas City? What do you want to fight with us? ”

The consumption of an army of millions is astronomical. And the 350-kilometer logistics line is a bit inconceivable if there is no rail and water transport, and even if it is barely maintained, it is difficult to rely on horse-drawn people to carry the baggage. How long can it last? This is a big war related to the fortunes of the country, and it is impossible to do so nonsense.

"The Americans are going to use the siege of Des Moines to transfer my main force from Kansas City, and then rush into Kansas City with the main force of the southern front!" Jujuan's tone was very affirmative, as if he had gained insight into the deployment of the US military.

Han Si shook his head, "What about the supplies?" If a million troops have no logistics, we will have 900,000 men left around Kansas City enough to defeat them and the American forces in Kansas City...... When the time comes, you can first relieve the siege of Kansas City. Fight them head-on! ”

He paused, picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea to moisten his throat. Then he said: "The hundreds of thousands of Confederate troops in Kansas City have been besieged by us for more than half a year, and even if the food is still enough, the ammunition consumption is about the same. It's been two months since we fought a cannon battle...... It's really not good, didn't the emperor send us 2,000 tons of chlorine? ”

"2,000 tons of chlorine can poison hundreds of thousands of people." Jujuan laughed, those chlorine gas had been tested on cattle and sheep, and it was indeed very powerful. As long as the wind direction and speed are calculated, the Americans can definitely be ruthless at the critical moment. But it would be a dream to poison the hundreds of thousands of defenders of Kansas City with these gases, and it would be a miracle to be able to poison tens of thousands of people.

Han Si nodded, "It's enough to poison tens of thousands, what morale do the American troops in Kansas City have?" If tens of thousands die overnight, there will definitely be only a collapse! ”

Jujuan laughed, "Poison gas must be used, but you can't pin all your hopes on poison gas, I guess...... The Americans must have a way to guarantee the supply of their Southern Route Army for a period of time, and a tough battle is inevitable. ”

"What's the solution?" Han Si immediately asked, "Great King, have you thought of it?" ”

"Nope." Jujuan smiled, "I only know that they must have a way, as for what the way, I don't know, and I don't need to know." ”

Jujuan really doesn't know what the Americans have to do, but after fighting the Americans for so many years, he is sure of one thing, they are not stupid, and they will not come to death in a so-so way.

"What should we do, King?" Han Si looked at the sand table in front of him, his brows furrowed, "Des Moines can still support a month at most...... Why don't you take Kansas City first? ”

"What else to fight when Kansas City is taken?" Jujuan smiled faintly, "It's been more than a year since I fought here in North America, so it's time for a break...... Otherwise, if it continues to be consumed, the Americans will certainly not be able to bear it, and we Donghua will also suffer a lot of vitality. ”

There were nearly 40 million whites in North America, not counting the kingdoms of Mexico, the United Kingdom of Central America, and the Kingdom of Donghua, compared to 18 million Chinese before the war. Although there is a steady stream of immigrants from the Ming Dynasty, the 20 million people (including whites) in Donghua are Juan subjects after all, and as a king, they must be responsible for them, and it is good to save one more life.

Han Si thought for a moment and said in a low voice: "Then only rely on His Majesty Caesar's strange soldiers, King, they ......"

While the two were talking, a staff officer hurried into the war room and brought Jujuan a copy of the telegram, which had been sent by Mathilde.

When Jujuan opened the telegram, his brow furrowed a little.

"King, what's wrong?" Han Si hurriedly asked.

"It's South America that has changed, and the king of Paraguay, Francisco. López declared his independence from the Roman Empire, and he allied himself with General Fonseca, the leader of the Brazilian rebels, against my cousin Henry. Bonaparte. ”

Henry. A week earlier, Bonaparte's legion had arrived in Fortaleza, a port city in western Brazil near the Atlantic Ocean, and had paid off the commander of the Army of the Republic of Brazil stationed in Fortaleza. After taking Fortaleza, Henry. Bonaparte quickly seized the main cities of the state of Ceará, where Fortaleza is located, and the neighboring state of Rio Grande Norte.

But the good fortune of this "little Napoleon" may well have come to an end, because the neighbor of Brazil, King López I of the United Kingdom of Paraguay and Uruguay, who did not know what the wrong medicine was, jumped out to openly support the rebellion in Brazil and declared the separation of the Kingdom of Paraguay and Uruguay from the Roman Empire!

"Your Majesty, Brazil and Paraguay are not powerful countries, King Henry should be able to handle them, right?" Han Si asked with some uncertainty.

"Brazil doesn't have anything," Jujuan shook his head, "although the population is 11 million, it is very disunited, the internal chaos is very large, although the number of troops is 100,000, but the quality is very poor, and many officers can be bribed with money." I have lent Henry 100 million silver pesos, and I can buy most of Brazil by buying it. But Paraguay is not weak, López and his son have been in business for decades, and more than ten years ago they seized the rich Uruguay, and now they are very strong! And this king López is very capable! If I personally take 100,000 Donghua troops to South America, it would be good to be able to calm down in two years. Replaced by Henry...... He can't beat López I! ”

After listening to Juan's analysis, Han Si also knew that there was some trouble. Because Mathilde was now Caesar of the Roman Empire and consul of the Western Empire. The Kingdom of Brazil and the Kingdom of Paraguay-Uruguay, both of which were part of the Roman Western Empire, could not sit idly by and watch Mathilde sit idly by in such a blatant attempt for independence. But if Mathilde were to use troops in South America on a large scale, would she still have the extra strength to support Juan?

"King, it seems that we can't count on the surprise soldiers of Rome, it is better to use poison gas to solve Kansas City first." Han Si thought about it and proposed the safest way. As long as the hundreds of thousands of American troops in Kansas City are managed, the northern and southern armies of the British-American Empire will definitely retreat.

"No!" Jujuan shook his head heavily, "Don't miss the opportunity!" Han Shuai, I hand over to you the First, Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Armies, and the three armies of the Missouri River Cluster and the Twelfth Army of Des Moines are also under your command. You have to use these eleven group armies to destroy the American Army's Northern Route Army with the greatest determination! ”

"What about the southern route?" Han Si knew that the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th armies handed over to him by Juan were all elite main forces, and they were also numerous. After he took all these troops with him, there were less than 1.2 million men on the entire southern front, including the 600,000 troops besieging Kansas City and the 70,000 troops inside St. Louis.

"Don't worry, I have my own way!" Zhu Juan smiled slightly and looked at Han Si, "Han Shuai, it's all up to you in the north, no matter what, you can't let the million-strong army of Americans run away!" (To be continued) R655

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