Captain Kbuyev sat cross-legged on a Taishi chair, allowing his fat body to be surrounded by the chair circle as much as possible. When he saw Nevich appear at the door, he did not want to get up, but said in a relaxed tone: "Aha, my dear friend, you are really diligent today. Went out for a walk so early. My poor body would not leave that disgusting bed for a quarter of an hour. ”

I wonder if there is a Russian proverb that means 'can lie down and not sit' to describe a fat white pig like Kbuyev.

Nevic smiled kindly at his friend with a deep background. Then he nodded to the military attachés and observers in the room. He also specially expressed his gratitude to Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton, head of the Fujian Theater Observation Mission.

"Come to Nevich, I'll introduce you to a new friend, Gentaro Kodama of Japan."

Hamilton is a good Japanese name for 'Gentaro Kodama'. Because earlier he was a military attache at the British Legation in Japan.

"Gentaro Kodama Gentaro, Chief of Staff of the Imperial Army Kumamoto Jindai."

Wearing a black Japanese military uniform and wearing a Nidanhu, Gentaro Kodama saluted Nevic with his heels.

"Artillery attache of the Imperial Russian Legation in China, Levnievich."

Same rank, but not the same status.

The military attaché of the legation is not a pure soldier, but also a special type of diplomat, who is the diplomatic representative of the country's armed forces, the military assistant to the head of the embassy (generally the ambassador or minister to various countries), and is stationed in the embassies of various countries.

Military attachés are designated by the defence and military departments of the sending country and generally have the same diplomatic rank as the counsellor of the embassy, and enjoy diplomatic privileges and immunities. Military attachés are divided into national defense attachés, military attachés of the armed services, technical military attachés and corresponding deputy military attachés. Military attachés vary in rank from country to country. Most of the full-time school officials are full-time school officials. Like Nevich in front of you.

Facing Gentaro Kodama, Nevich didn't put on any arrogance. At the moment, countries in Europe and the United States are investing in Japan. Arm Japan. This country is a hungry wolf jointly raised by Britain, France, the United States, Russia and other countries, as long as it is needed. Loosen the chains in your hands to create the necessary trouble for China.

In the past two years, no country could have predicted that the situation in China would change the way it is today.

No one dares to underestimate the force of the Qin army, so everyone must be prepared for the Qin army to seize power in China by force.

So Japan's hungry wolf still has to be fed. Nevic's attitude towards Nogi Noshinori was friendly before.

"Please sit down, everybody." Hamilton spoke. The translators on the side repeated the words.

"The Chu army is about to launch a new offensive. A series of harassment battles in the past three days have plagued the Qing government army. Their generals don't want to go on in a painful stalemate, they want to attack!

So, our work is also well carried out.

But before I do that, I would like to introduce you to a new piece of information, which is a message from Mr. Ron, who arrived with Kodama Gensa. He was the clerk of the British Consulate in Fuzhou. ”

"Four days ago. On the same day that the Qing government army changed its attitude and launched an attack on the rebels. The Qin army had already entered Macao. Poor Portuguese! I heard that the Governor of Macau, Mr. Yahuila, was directly imprisoned for obstructing the legitimate actions of the Qin army. ”

"Qin Jun, Marquis Liu, he is showing his irrationality and arrogance to the civilized world. Mr. Rohn also brought the news that the Marquis of Liu had completely rejected the British Empire's offer five days earlier.

So everyone, put away the disbelief in your hearts. War is likely to break out! ”

"The war of twenty years ago does not seem to have left the people of this country etched in the hearts and minds of the people. Back then, Britain and France joined forces with the countries of the two civilized worlds, and now we can do more. What about the Eight-Nation Alliance? Haha......"

Hamilton laughed.

"In this moment before the outbreak of war, I thought it would be silly to sit and read the war with my eyes. I think it will be very good if we get into the war exactly! ”

A conversation between Liu Xian and Hurd. The content is naturally to be kept secret. Those who can know the details in detail are the leading figures of the British government in China. For example, Minister to China, Willoma, Governor Kennedy, Governor of Hong Kong, Commander of the Chinese Fleet, Drell, and Hurd himself.

The Fuzhou consulate, which knew little about the real situation, made Ron, who had always believed in 'white supremacy', come to a wrong conclusion. What is even more tragic is that this erroneous conclusion is fully agreed with by Hamilton.

So, there are these words from Hamilton's mouth today.

"Of course, all of you here are visionaries. You also have your own opinions. As an British, I'm just expressing my opinion. ”

Hamilton spoke. His body writhed uncomfortably, as if the stiff chair had burped his ass.

Nevic nodded imperceptibly. After hearing from Hamilton that Liu Xian completely rejected the olive branch offered by the British government, he felt that Liu Xian was simply crazy.

War, it must be war!

If the British Empire does not take the opportunity to make a big profit in China and make profits, it is simply not the European-stirring stick in his cognition!

He turned his head to look at the two Russian officers sitting on the side, Captain Kreev and Captain Yanke. The latter was still in shock, while the former raised his brows, his eyes full of excitement.

"If God wants it to perish, he must first make it mad. The miraculous Marquis Liu has fallen into madness, and I think he is not far from extinction. ”

Kodama Gentaro's 'God' phrase immediately shortened the distance between him and the observers of Europe and the United States.

It was a French lieutenant officer trotting over and saluting Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton of England, Major Berhardt of Germany, Major Armand of France, American, Russian, Japanese, Spanish, and Dutch officers from eight countries present.

As a military observer group composed mainly of officers, the colonel rank is the upper rank, the first lieutenant and captain are the middle rank, and the second lieutenant and a few second lieutenants are the lower rank.

"Joseph, repeat everything you saw and experienced last night. I believe that those of you can be the best listeners. Major Armand said with a slight smugness.

He now admires this serious subordinate very much. Very good and strict adherence to orders.

He agreed with Hamilton and got involved in the fight. A staff group dominated by a group of European and American officers. He thought that the Chu army group would definitely be desperately hungry.

Only the Germans and Americans did not speak. The soldiers of these two countries with close relations with the Qin army did not express any dissatisfaction at this time. After all. A qiē conclusion has to wait for domestic news! Individually, they were the ones who heard that Liu Xian completely rejected the British government's proposal. In his heart, he was also extremely optimistic about the future of Qin Jun.

"Yes!" The lieutenant straightened his back, glanced at everyone, and then said, "Last night's continuous attack by the Qin soldiers, I personally thought that it had changed from the simple assault of the previous two nights. At two o'clock in the morning, the Qin army, with a force of about 100 people and a batch of mortars, captured a position at the front of the Qing government army, killing and wounding more than 100 government soldiers.

As a result, the government forces had to increase their security and increase the number of soldiers on duty at night. It had a great impact on the morale of the government army and the energy of the soldiers.

I noticed today that many of the soldiers of the government army were depressed. This will have serious consequences for the offensive war they are about to begin. ”

The lieutenant gave a general account of what he saw. Then he focused on his own feelings from last night.

The Qin army chasseurs are well-trained and very good, so there is no need to say more. He focused on the Qin army's infantry and artillery cooperation. Because the lieutenant clearly noticed in the night that while the Qin army's mortars were firing, their infantry was already charging.

Otherwise, it is impossible for the grenade to cross the distance of two or three hundred meters and drop directly on the heads of the soldiers of the Chu army.

"While the artillery was firing, the infantry sortie began. By the time the artillery shelling was over, the infantry was ...... from the enemy's position" Nevich took a breath. The Fujian Field Observation Group, which did not know what the Battle of Fogang had passed through, was definitely the first time to come into contact with this concept.

Everyone was shocked. And then there's rejoicing. It's like an unexpected door has been slammed open. Stick your head out and see what a world is so vast outside.

For the military concept of the army, the Qin army's modern infantry and artillery coordination concept cannot be overpraised. Because this thing can be seen as the origin of 'contract tactics'. If you think about the multi-service cooperation of modern warfare, you can understand the importance of this thing in the transformation of military concepts.

If you replace the mortar with a heavy gun...... Everyone couldn't help but think about it.

"It seems that we still underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Qin army. This tactic could not be used only in the mortar artillery unit. We can raise the combat effectiveness of the Qin army to a higher level. Major Berhardt of Germany said directly.

But no one contradicted it. Liu Xian is a famous player recognized in the Western world in recent years. It is impossible for an outstanding general not to see the true value of this philosophy.

So. The artillery skills of the Qin army are by no means a skillful one that can be summarized. If their country's army really wants to use force against the Qin army, they must guard against this. Don't take anything lightly.

Nogi Noshinori bowed slightly in his chair. He raised his hand and straightened his mustache and said, "Gentlemen. Japan had fought a national war with the Qin army two years earlier. As a first-hand witness of this war, allow me to share my personal views on the Qin army. ”

Everyone smiled at their yellow-skinned little brother.

"Two years ago, the Qin army had sharp infantry assault and stabbing tactics, strong defense, and perfect trench repair. They are very good at civil fortifications. The artillery is excellent, and artillery skills such as anti-suppression and rapid fire can be completed. But I can swear with the honor of my family that the Qin army at that time never possessed this kind of infantry and artillery coordination tactics.

The combat effectiveness of the Qin army cannot be denied, but I hope you will not exaggerate their strength too much.

Two years is a very short period for the development of a military revolution. It is impossible for the Qin army to go through all the processes of a tactical idea from invention to practice, to maturity, and finally to the whole army.

Even if they do accomplish such a 'miracle', it only shows that we can do it in a short period of time. ”

After saying that, Nogi Noshinori glanced at the faces of everyone sitting in the column. "The Chinese have an old saying, knowing oneself and knowing that the other side can survive a hundred battles! To what extent did the Qin army's infantry and artillery coordination tactics develop? When was it implemented in the military? I think that instead of speculating here, it is better to find one or two prisoners of the Qin army. ”

"I remember that in the first battle of Shima Town, two Qin soldiers who were buried under the ruins of their houses were captured by the Chu army......" (To be continued...... R1292