After the Italian army entered Abyssinia, it really felt what is called the vast sea of people's war, in the face of endless attacks, the Italian soldiers were quickly physically and mentally exhausted, and they could not get effective rest at all, they would face all kinds of attacks during the day, and still get rest at night, and the Chinese officer corps also selected a hundred soldiers with great shooting talent from the Argentine army.

They were equipped with sniper rifles, and these people were scattered, and their mission was to snipe the Italian soldiers, especially the Italian officers, and they had to be taken care of, because these people were elusive, and the trouble caused to the Italians was simply immeasurable.

Mussolini, who was far away in Rome, was still immersed in the excitement of a victorious march, as if the Roman Empire was about to appear, but as the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, and after more than a month of the war, the Italian army was completely in a dilemma.

Italy is at the bottom of the great powers, although it has made a lot of preparations for this war, but it still can't get rid of the problem of seeing the high and the low, the most fatal is the logistics problem of Italy, this time the Italians mobilized 300,000 troops, and the daily expenses of supporting these armies alone are a huge number.

Moreover, the frenzied attacks of the partisans made the logistical losses more and more serious, and it was the Suez Canal that maintained the life of the Italian army, and the Suez Canal was in the hands of the British at this time, although the British did not close the Suez Canal, but Italy's shipping capacity was also seriously insufficient, and the front-line soldiers could get less than half of the required supplies.

The Italian army was also a notoriously young master soldier, and he could not bear any grievances, and soon there was disobedience at the front, and the soldiers demanded that they must provide sufficient supplies, otherwise they refused to continue the battle.

Mussolini finally understood the bad situation at the front, he was so angry that all the decorations of the Chancellery were destroyed and smashed to pieces by an angry Mussolini.

Some people cried, some people laughed, and the Abyssinian emperor Selassie at this time was simply dancing. The excitement was extreme. Since the beginning of the Age of Discovery, few backward countries have been able to defeat the Great Powers, Abyssinian is an outlier, and if they succeed in defeating the Italians again this time, then they have already won twice, and it is exciting to be able to get a Great Power to pay reparations and apologize.

Of course, Selassie knew very well that such a big victory could be achieved in addition to the unity of the military and the people. The most important thing was the guidance provided by China, the use of flexible tactics, the casualties of the Afghan army were greatly reduced, but the results were more and more great, and for a period of time His Majesty the Emperor was like a god and respected the Chinese army.

This time, the Chinese military advisory group was led by Zhang Xueliang. This young marshal of the Feng army has embarked on a completely different path, Lao Zhang is still in the high-level of China at this time, he is a veritable second generation of the army, a son, but Lao Zhang is very discerning, the army pays the most attention to the military industry, there is no merit, and there is no place in the fiercely competitive army.

In addition, Zhang Zuolin himself is not from Sichuan. It's a bit weak. If you want your son to get ahead, you have to take risks. Therefore, Lao Zhang took the initiative to ask Qiao Yu to send Zhang Xueliang to Abyssinia.

Qiao Yu didn't agree at first, the matter in Africa is not a trivial matter, and Qiao Yu was very uneasy about Zhang Hanqing, but he couldn't stand the old Zhang Bai's begging, Qiao Yu just agreed to let Zhang Xueliang participate in the selection, but surprisingly, Zhang Xueliang actually stood out and became the person in charge of this aid to the Albanian side.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, now is not the time to relax, the Italians have other means that have not been used, we have found out that the Italians are preparing to use chemical poison gas against the Afghan army, it can be said that the real difficult time has just come!"

Selassie is not a stupid person, where does he not know the power of poison gas, it was used in large quantities on the battlefield of the Western Front in World War I, and tens of thousands of soldiers died, which is a complete weapon of destruction, but Selassie never thought that Italy would be able to go mad to such a point.

"Mr. Advisor, this is a violation of the Geneva Conventions, how dare the Italians do this!"

Zhang Xueliang sneered slightly: "Your Majesty the Emperor, if the international treaty is valid, Italy will not invade Abyssinia!" ”

Speaking of this, Selassie also understood that he was really a little naïve, this set of things in the West is just a trick to fool people, and whoever believes it will be fooled.

"Mr. Advisor, the poison gas is extremely powerful, how should we deal with it?"

"Recently, China will try to send some gas masks, but the number is very limited, of course, there is no need to be too afraid of poison gas, as long as you master certain precautions, you can reduce the damage, and the Chinese side will also try to send experts!"

"Thank you so much to China, if it weren't for China's help, I don't know what price it would have to pay!"

"Your Majesty the Emperor, as an advisor, I would also like to advise you that you should be prepared to abandon the capital when necessary, as long as the army is still there, as long as the people still support you, the lost city can still be recaptured, if the people are gone, there will be nothing!"

Mussolini was also a little difficult to accept the bad situation at the front, and in order to save the stalemate, he mobilized a large number of planes and poison gas from the country to prepare a new round of attack plans against the Afghan army, which was just a laughing stock for the Italian madness.

To fight a militia that is not fully equipped with firearms, it is necessary to use poison gas bombs, the country is really hopeless, the soldiers of Italy are all rice buckets, and China is becoming more and more contemptuous of this so-called power.

"The Italians are certainly a pile of waste, but I think Britain and France are even more full of waste, and they can't take tough measures against Italy with such combat power, what authority does their League of Nations have, and what prestige does it have in the world!" Defense Minister Wu Tong said loudly to Qiao Yu: "President, I think China can take more decisive measures to speed up the implementation of the Nanyang strategy!" ”

For Wu Tong's proposal, Jiang Baili also gave support, Jiang Baili has always advocated planning and then acting, emphasizing stability, this time it has been with Wu Tong's opinion, it is indeed rare.

"President, after the world war, Britain and France lost not only what was on the books, but most importantly, they lost the spirit that a big country should have, which is the most fatal thing. Japan invades Borneo. Italy's attack on Abyssinia was a provocation to the post-war order, but Britain was extremely powerless, and simply let it go, didn't they know that the change in the world pattern would directly threaten Britain's position, I think they are completely clear, but they no longer have the courage to face it. Therefore, I can only learn from the ostrich, bury my head and pretend not to know! ”

The great powers have tried to play tricks between them, but one thing is very important, that is, they must not show cowardice, once the other side sees the essence of weakness. will be unscrupulously bullied, just like the Soviet Union in later generations, which was originally a power on a par with the United States, but because of its choice to retreat, within a few years, not only its own sphere of influence disappeared, but even the satellite countries and the mainland were torn apart.

The same is true of the current Britain, which has acted down several times. The nature of weakness has been exposed. The next thing is naturally to wait for the British Empire to be buried, and it will definitely not end well.

"Great President. Britain's greatest reliance is the navy, but on the ground in the Far East, we are not afraid of Britain at all, and we should indeed take a more active offensive, and France is even less worthy of mention at this time! ”

When it came to France, Jiang Baili's disdain became stronger and stronger, during the First World War, France could indeed be called a heroic country, in order to win the war, a whole generation was defeated, but after the war, France completely became a dispensable role, and the navy degenerated to the extent of partnering with Italy.

And the most incomprehensible thing is that France, the dignified victorious country, actually began to plan the construction of the Maginot Line in 1929, which is simply a ridiculous thing in the world, no mistake, you are the victorious country, you have castrated Germany to the limit, and you also claim to be the world's first army power.

It is simply inconceivable that such a great French should choose to repair the defense line in the face of the defeat of its former subordinates, and the French are still working on this huge defense line, which will take five years to complete according to the plan, and the total cost is more than five billion francs, which is absolutely astronomical at present.

If it is detected that Germany has a plan to restore its armament, France can force Germany to submit with strong force, which is the normal way of thinking, and the French are willing to be turtles and begin to repair turtle shells for themselves.

There are not many such absurd things in history, but this can only show one problem, that is, the country of France is completely abolished, there is no ambition and courage, and it has reached this point, China's South Sea strategy should indeed be accelerated, especially since Japan occupied Borneo, its ambitions have become bigger and bigger, and its eyes have fallen on the surrounding islands.

China needs Japan to share part of the pressure, but it must not allow Japan to grow up completely, after all, the feud between the two countries is there, and this is something that will have to be liquidated sooner or later.

"President, the persimmon picks up the soft pinch, I think it's better to attack the French first, and now North Vietnam is also in our hands, and we can attack at any time!"

Wu Tong put forward his own suggestion, Qiao Yu also knew that the issue of territorial expansion could not be delayed for too long, and the newly acquired territory would take a long time to operate, and it could not be achieved overnight, the sooner it was occupied, the better!

"Since everyone says so, then let's play a big game, and now officially start the plan of the Kra Canal, strive to complete it within five years, and at the same time let Ruan Aiguo and them prepare for war, and the Chinese Navy must also be ready for battle and block the retreat of the French at any time!"

Up to now, China's newly built Dingyuan, Zhiyuan aircraft carrier has been launched one after another, Laiyuan is also about to be completed, powerful sea power will always be the strength of the country's expansion, now the Chinese Navy is replaced by a powerful large aircraft carrier, the will to fight is the highest, now everything is ready, just one order is missing.

The Chinese government first threw out the Kra Canal plan, Siam also expressed great welcome, the construction of the canal requires a lot of labor, and after the completion of the construction, you can sit on the ground to collect money, don't you see Egypt and Panama, aren't they all sitting to collect money, Siam can also be, especially after the construction of the canal, Siam's economic status has risen, and it can also attract a large amount of capital, which is absolutely beneficial to Siam who is deeply affected by the economic crisis! (To be continued.) )