In the history of warfare in ancient and modern times, the side with inferior weapons is indeed at a disadvantage against the side with superior weapons, but it is not necessarily defeated, and there are many factors that can become the victorious side, such as the good or bad weather, the difference in terrain, the level of morale, the comparison of numbers, or the command level of the commander.

In other words, there are many factors that determine the success or failure of a war, and the quality of weapons is only one of the weighted factors, and relatively speaking, factors such as numbers and morale are also two important factors that are not inferior to the advantages or disadvantages of weapons.

Therefore, when the inferior side faces the well-armed side, if its morale is high enough and its numbers outnumber that of the other side, and if the officers and men of the unit have a fearless spirit of sacrifice and dare to make great sacrifices, they will not necessarily fail, but they will only suffer greater losses.

In all fairness, the roundabout army led by Li Yongji is indeed not a little more advanced than the federal army in terms of weapons, and the technical and tactical level of the officers and men is also higher than that of the federal army, but if you calculate the gap in weapons, it may not be much stronger than the Chinese soldiers in the early stage of the Chinese War of Resistance against the Japanese army in another time and space.

After all, Li Yongji's motorized unit is nothing more than a few more repeating weapons and a little more armored troops, and if we only compare it from the point of view of firepower and lethality, then the officers and men of the Dream Division who use these modern assault rifles are no better than the Japanese army that was equipped with aircraft, artillery, and tanks when they were generally equipped with front-loading smoothbore guns.

Therefore, although the roundabout force led by Li Yongji has 150,000 people, although there are a large number of motor vehicles, machine guns, mortars and other weapons, and a small number of armored vehicles, the federation has more than 60,000 people. It's not impossible to break it.

But it's a pity that the Union soldiers of the Ohio River Corps are just a group of modern soldiers who are either forcibly conscripted or fighting for money, and they may also have some basic patriotism in their hearts, but after all, they are not so strong, and this patriotism is not systematically instilled in their minds, so their desire to fight is not high, and their resilience is far less than that of the Chinese soldiers during the Anti-Japanese War.

Therefore, when Li Yongji took a detour of the troops to a sudden momentum. When it crashed into the back of the Ohio Russian regiment and at the same time radioed the Union forces on the Western Front, allowing them to launch a diversion attack at the same time, the entire Federation immediately collapsed layer by layer like ice and snow meeting boiling water, and it was impossible to form an effective resistance at all, so it could only let the roundabout corps of the Chinese Expeditionary Force advance wildly.

The first to collapse was the temporary arsenal at the rear of the east, also known as the logistics support division, followed by the headquarters and escort division of the Ohio Russian regiment.

And then next. As a result of the defeat of the opponent's corps headquarters in advance and the capture of the opponent's commander-in-chief, the entire Ohio Russian regiment was leaderless, and there was no unified command system at all. Therefore, it was attacked by the Chinese and the allied army from both sides, and each was broken, and it took only one morning to completely annihilate the 60,000-strong Ohio regiment.

It was four o'clock in the afternoon. According to preliminary statistics, during the entire battle, they were killed and wounded or for various other reasons. For example, the number of federal officers and soldiers who suffered casualties due to stampedes and the like was just over 5,000, the number of surrendered and captured was as high as 48,000, and less than 10,000 were missing.

In the course of the whole campaign, at the beginning, the federal army used the fortifications dug in advance, so that it was a confrontation with the feint alliance army head-on, and it was considered that Xiàn showed a little qualified courage, but when they heard that the rear was attacked by the Chinese ironclad troops, they immediately panicked, except for a very few small troops who bravely resisted and were quickly annihilated, most of the rest of the federal army did not have decent resistance, but formed a chain of panic, and finally led to a collapse of morale, And then let the whole army be defeated.

All in all, this is another hearty victory between the Chinese and the Alliance Army, although there are many factors for this victory, such as more reasonable tactics and more advanced weapons, but in the final analysis, it is their opponent, that is, the morale of the Federal Army is too low.

Li Yongji, as the chief planner of this battle and the tactical commander who came to the front line, was the most touched by this battle, he felt that this battle should not be fought for a longer time, but it was more of a tactical action, and after the actual engagement, he felt that those federal troops were quite dish, and it was easier than fighting the federal army led by Sherman and Grant at the beginning.

Because throughout the battle, the federal forces fighting against the Chinese were almost all about to collapse at the touch of a button, and there were very few people who really dared to fight head-on, and most of the casualties occurred during the pursuit.

At the beginning, when Li Yongji led more than 30,000 complete Dream Divisions to land near Vicksburg and fight against the troops led by Sherman, although it was still a big victory, most of Sherman's Federation troops dared to charge head-on.

It's just that the troops led by Sherman and Grant at that time were not able to deal with motorized units equipped with a large number of rapid-fire weapons and motor vehicles for the first time, so they were caught off guard and chose the most stupid frontal impact, although their courage was commendable, but it was useless except to cause greater casualties, which made the troops collapse quickly.

However, after such a long time, the special circumstances of the Chinese expeditionary force should have been transmitted to the rear long ago, and they should have thought of some countermeasures.

For example, they began to dig trenches in large quantities and did not take the initiative to attack, and at the same time made a large number of explosive packs from black/fire/medicine, or improvised Molotov cocktails made of spirits, kerosene, and nitrated cotton, gum, etc., are good ways to deal with armored troops.

In fact, when counting the trophies afterwards, Li Yongji found that the Ohio Russian regiment was indeed equipped with a large number of new explosive packs and Molotov cocktails, and according to the test of these weapons, if they can really be used at close range, these things are not only to trucks and paratrooper assault vehicles, but also to armored vehicles.

In particular, the Molotov cocktails with a large amount of kerosene and nitrate/chemical/cotton are all large jars, tied with a rope at one end, lit on fire when used, and then pull up the rope with both hands and throw it out by throwing a chain ball.

The power of this thing alone is more powerful than the so-called Molotov/chicken/tail/wine/bottle in later generations. If you throw it in a group, it can cause a large fire, and it is indeed a low-priced, very effective lethal weapon, especially the damage to the vehicle is quite significant, after all, kerosene itself has a certain viscosity and fluidity.

However, in the actual battle, these federal forces did not use these weapons against the Chinese, except because the Chinese were so fast that they did not have time to use them. It also has something to do with the speed at which they collapse.

You must know that these weapons such as explosives packs and Molotov cocktails are not concentrated in the rear, but in the western front, that is to say, although Li Yongji's roundabout troops first knocked out their logistics office and knocked out a large amount of their munitions and materials, they are not without the strength to fight a war.

However, because it collapsed too quickly. So that they lost the courage to resist early, and in the end no one thought of using these weapons to resist the attack of the Chinese, and finally, these US military workers came up with weapons and methods to crack Chinese tanks. In this situation where it was not used at all, it was defeated.

All in all, Li Yongji feels that this federal army is compared to the army led by Grant at the beginning. The number of people is not much, and the weapons are better, but unfortunately the morale and technical and tactical level are much worse.

If only this Union army could have the courage and perseverance of the army led by General Grant at the beginning. So the outcome of this battle, although it is still the advantage of the expeditionary force and the alliance army, it is difficult to say whether it can achieve a big victory so lightly, or whether it can be won.

With doubts in his heart, Li Yongji simply found the commander-in-chief of the Ohio Russian regiment of the Federal Army, that is, Skerst, who was captured at the beginning. General Enfield.

"The reason is simple." Skerst shrugged his shoulders with an indifferent expression, "At least eighty percent of the soldiers under my command, no, maybe more soldiers, are newly recruited levies. They don't enlist in the army for a month at most, oh, maybe only a week, who knows.

In short, these soldiers under my command are completely different from the troops led by Grant's guy at the beginning, they are all rookies who are on the battlefield for the first time...... Damn, I didn't agree to rush these people to the battlefield in the first place, but the people from the Ministry of Defense didn't listen, what can I do!

Hmph, if I had 30,000 regular troops under my command, I would not have been able to retreat here, so easily abandon Cairo City, these men are really too disappointing to me.

Of course, judging from the current results, even if the turtles are huddled together, the results will not be good when facing you. Perhaps, I should have been more resolute in the first place, insisting on more regular troops, and more troops, instead of being like now. ”

"I see." Li Yongji, who suddenly came to his senses, nodded, "However, seeing that you complain so much, it seems that you are very unconvinced." ”

"Of course." "I've done my research on your situation, and I do admit that you have a lot more advanced weapons than we do, and I've experienced this battle myself. But, to be honest, although your weapons are good, in my opinion, they are not completely impossible to fight.

Actually, I think that our explosives/charges/packs and burns/burns/bottles can be effective against you, but unfortunately, I lack enough courage and wisdom to fight, otherwise, you may not be able to win so quickly this time. ”

"Perhaps." Li Yongji nodded, "But the truth is, you have failed, and it is another heavy failure, and we ourselves have nothing to lose." Moreover, your defeat is not just a simple tactical defeat, and it is not just the loss of one of your legions, but it is likely to lose Nashville, and then that army.

Well, with so many failures in a row, how much hope do you think your federal government still has? The current government of the United States, let alone attack, I am afraid that it will be difficult to defend in the future. ”

"Are you trying to persuade me to surrender?" The corners of Skerst's mouth curled, "Is it for me to betray the United States to which I am allegiant?" ”

"If you have to think so......" Li Yongji thought for a moment and nodded, "Even if it's it." ”

"If it's persuasion, you have to give some practical benefits." Scestert chuckled, "It's just about something that doesn't matter, it's not attractive. ”

"Oh?" Hearing him say this, Li Yongji raised his eyebrows, "Then what conditions do you want?" ”

Before answering this question. I would like to start by asking you, Your Excellency the Commander, a question. Skerst said suddenly.

"What's the problem?"

"We in the United States did not have too deep conflicts and festivals with you China in the past, on the contrary, as far as I know, the relationship between your two countries was quite good in the past, I heard that even the emperor of your country was able to seize power with the secret support of a secret group in our country, it seems that this secret group is still related to one of our churches, I don't know if it?" Scist asked.

"I don't know." Li Yongji smiled, "You know. I'm just the commander of an expeditionary force, and I'm not a regular army, I'm just a mercenary of a company, so the situation of His Majesty the Emperor of our country, hehe, you really asked the wrong person. ”

"Well, since you won't say, let's change the subject." Skerst shook his head, "How about this damn war?" ”

"Of course." Li Yongji nodded.

"This war...... Well. I know that the cause was the 926 incident, but although the robber murder incident that happened in California is regrettable. For my part, I'm very angry at the damn bandits.

But that's definitely not what we in the United States of America intended. It's just an accidental, isolated criminal case, for any country. There will be such mongrels in existence, and the mistakes made by these mongrels should not be made by the country to which these mongrels belong as scapegoats, which is completely putting the cart before the horse.

Oh, don't tell me anything about justice, don't say it's for the national pride of you Chinese or something, damn it, we all know that it's just an excuse, and a very lame excuse!

Therefore, I hope you tell me the truth, what are you Chinese for, willing to spend so much effort to rush here from thousands of miles away to participate in a battle that does not belong to you?

Or rather, what is your reason for going to war with our country? What do you want to take away from us? ”

"You really don't understand?" Li Yongji laughed.

"Of course, I really don't understand." Scestert nodded sternly, "I'm just a soldier, not a damn politician, I don't understand the point." Of course, I've asked people before, but none of them have a variety of accounts...... Well, now that I've met you, I want you to give me an accurate reason, at least so that I can understand my defeat. ”

"A reason for war." Li Yongji pursed his lips and smiled slightly, "Before answering this, I want to ask you, what was the real reason for your United States to go to war against Mexico in the first place?" ”

"This ......," Skerst was stunned for a moment, and quickly replied, "for freedom, democracy, justice, and fairness, of course!" ”

"Don't you blush when you say that?" Li Yongji said, "Everyone is a smart person, don't treat others as fools." When the United States went to war with Mexico, it was not just and free at all, it was purely for the sake of profit. ”

"Nonsense, we were only there to resist Mexican aggression, just to ......"

"You're just for the land of Mexico." Li Yongji interrupted him with a smile, "In the same way, we are desperately fighting with you loudly, also for the land, but we are for your western land, well, maybe it is not right to say yours, it should be said, for the land of western North America, for the ownerless land that you forcibly took away from the Mexicans!" ”

"Are you for the land? For the land of the west? Skerst finally understood, but was even more shocked, "You, how dare you, dare to covet our sacred land?" ”

Indeed, as Skerst himself said, he was only an officer, not a politician, so it was not clear about the real reason for the Chinese to go to war with the Americans, thinking that it was just a misunderstanding, just for the fragile self-esteem of the Chinese, as most Americans think.

But now he understands that the purpose of the Chinese is not national pride at all, but more precious land!

"Yes, for the land!" Li Yongji nodded, "For the same batch of land that you also came from in the wrong way!" ”

Immediately afterwards, Li Yongji didn't wait for Skerst to reply, and continued to explain to himself: "Don't be angry first, in fact, the lands I said, you yourself are not coming from the right way, and they are not places that have belonged to you since ancient times, if you really count them, even your thirteen states are not yours, they are robbed by you, and as for those lands that originally belonged to Mexico, the relationship with you is even more fragile."

Speaking of which, at the beginning, your U.S. government went to great lengths to incite the rebellion of the lords of the Texas haciens in Mexico, and when the Mexican government sent troops to suppress the rebellion within them, you used this as an excuse to go to war against Mexico, but on the surface it was for the sake of freedom and democracy, in order to resist the invasion of Mexico.

Hehe, your excuse at that time, not to mention foreigners, even the natives didn't believe it, and the result was obvious, Mexico was inferior to you in all aspects, and the result was a natural defeat, and after that, you forced Mexico to sign a series of unequal treaties, forcibly seized 2.3 million square kilometers of land from Mexico, and suddenly expanded from a small and medium-sized country that was originally only in the eastern part of North America to a superpower across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, well, at least in terms of territorial area, a superpower Yes, It's a pity that other aspects are far inferior.

However, although you got these lands from Mexico, these places are still only things on the map, in fact, most of the area is either wasteland, or occupied by the Indians, so you have engaged in a westward movement, with this agreement as a legal principle, grandly marched to the west, with guns and bloody massacres and drove out the Indians, after decades of bloody colonization, this is finally occupied part of the land, but most of the area is still deserted, You're just occupying some important strategic locations, and you're just taking it for yourself while no one else is available to take care of you.

In this way, neither Mexico nor the United States are reasonable and legitimate owners of this large territory in the western part of North America, but you are just a group of robbers, a group of robbers who forcibly seized land from the Indians by iron-blooded means, but the robbers are stronger than the original masters, and they expel the original masters, and then declare these lands to be reasonable and legal to you......

So I thought, why do you think the land of western North America is yours? Why are you so reasonable? Later I figured out that the reason is very simple, your fists are harder, harder than the original Indians, so you can occupy this land, then, now we Chinese are also interested in this land, is that as long as our fists are harder than yours, this land can be considered ours? (To be continued......) R1292