War is a big drain on resources, and for an agrarian country, waging a large-scale war is a serious loss of blood. The great loss of national strength often cannot be made up for more than ten years.

But for industrialized countries, it's a different story entirely.

In 1873, Yin began

The severe global economic crisis, which originated in Europe and spread rapidly to the world, has led to the erection of high tariff barriers in Europe and the United States. In this way, we are trying to protect the domestic industry from the serious damage caused by the sluggish demand in the world.

As an emerging world trading power and a major exporter of industrial and agricultural products, the Tang Empire has endured the most fierce market baptism in this wave of serious economic crisis in the world.

The previous year's red-hot export trade came to an abrupt halt and fell off a cliff.

In the first quarter of 1873 it fell by three percent, and in the second quarter the export situation was even more miserable, and the decline was cut in half.

The severe economic crisis has affected thousands of trading houses, tens of thousands of factories have stopped production or fallen into serious business difficulties, and the wave of closures has affected the employment of workers, which in turn has affected the stability of the whole society.

On the other hand, factories have piled up a large number of unsalable goods, and the harvest of agricultural products has accumulated so much that even the strategic reserves cannot be collected, and the once hot goods are now unwanted.

The situation has changed so quickly that many factory owners and businesses have been caught off guard and drawn into this serious crisis.

At this time, waging a costly war can be a powerful boost to demand for the beleaguered Empire's economy.

After the War Department issued a snowflake order, the Imperial Colonial Department immediately followed up and announced dozens of large-scale infrastructure projects in the Andean Governor's Palace, Hokkaido Province, Unzhong Province (Eritrea region and surrounding areas), and Hawaii Province, which strongly stimulated social demand.

With a stroke of his pen, Emperor Richard increased the original 60,000 troops to 90,000. And after the Imperial Family and the Government launched a number of charitable relief initiatives, it was announced that the Imperial Family and the Imperial Government would take the lead. Launched a new round of "water and fire development plan".

The so-called "water and fire development plan" is to build 100 thermal power stations and 100 dams in the provinces of the empire and large and medium-sized cities, with an estimated total investment of 220 million Tang Yuan.

These infrastructure projects will greatly promote the industrial level and agricultural production of the empire, and further expand the achievements of the second industrial revolution represented by electrification, which is of great significance.

After the introduction of a number of strong measures, the domestic economic situation immediately improved, and the effect can be described as immediate.

Under the impetus of Emperor Richard, these big moves were implemented in a short period of time, and the royal family funds actively participated in the "Water and Fire Plan", established a professional hydropower investment company, and led the development of dozens of major investment projects.

The move of the royal family and the government has led to a large amount of social funding, which has been invested in infrastructure in an orderly manner, including but not limited to thermal power stations and dam projects, and rapidly expanded into urban roads, infrastructure construction, and chemical and electrical fields.

This quickly curbed the sharp decline of the national economy and produced an excellent pulling effect.

Millions of people have benefited from this, and the Empire's tens of thousands of factories, countless shops, and farms have been able to extricate themselves from economic mire and debt, and gratitude is palpable.

As a result, the imperial family won high prestige, and was praised by the domestic public opinion newspapers and periodicals, and countless imperial subjects set up shrines for the Holy Emperor at home, and worshiped with incense day and night.

The fanatical following of the subjects of the empire is justified:

Everyone has a ruler in their hearts, and having such a saint who is dedicated to the people is a blessing that cannot be cultivated in eight lifetimes!

What else do you worship Guan Gong, the god of wealth?

Just worship His Majesty the Holy Emperor of the Tang Dynasty directly, and pray for the health of the Holy Emperor and the longevity of the Holy Emperor. The good days of the common people can also be stubble after stubble, and the sesame seeds are blooming more and more.

By the way, the government of Count Dong Jie also became popular, laying a solid foundation for the next re-election.

September 17, 1873

The 93,000-strong southern invasion army broke through the border and entered Colombia, thus provoking a war of conquest that lasted for more than two years.

The fighting spread to Peru, Bolivia and Venerela, known in history as the Second South American War.

At the end of September, the news of the Tang Empire's brazen invasion shocked Europe, and Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria and other countries expressed concern, and at this time, the southern expeditionary army had conquered Medellín, an important city in central Colombia.

As a typical agricultural country, Colombia's cities are not large, and Medellín, an important city in the central part of the country, has a population of just over 260,000.

in the city

The imperial army that invaded the south encountered the first fierce battle in the true sense of the word, and after two days of bloody fighting, finally conquered the core town that connects the east and west of Colombia and the north and south.

Lieutenant General Mak Hsiao-cho, commander of the Overseas Military Region, stood in high spirits among the ruins, wisps of green smoke rising from the charred-black building behind him, a Catholic church destroyed by artillery fire.

The Legion Staff raised his camera and left this photograph of the conqueror for His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, which also became a new milestone in the colonial development of the Empire.

It means that after the rise of the Tang Empire into a world-class power, it has turned into a new historical period of national imperialism, representing wanton aggression against other countries and enslavement of the industrious and brave people of Central and South America.

The history of this period is divided in the history of the empire.

But it is undoubted that it was during this period that the Tang Empire accumulated a lot of wealth, greatly expanded the army, and trained a professional and efficient officer corps. Through the colonization of various countries, it has accumulated a rich imperial heritage, which has laid an excellent foundation for world hegemony.

"Very good, thank you, Major Lu Yong, remember to send the photo to the command headquarters after developing it, I can't wait to see the photo." Lieutenant General Mai Xiaozu said with a warm expression.

Photographs of this era are a novelty, representing the conquest of the Imperial army.

His Excellency the Commander intends to send these photographs back to his noble estate with a letter from home, so that his wife and children can enjoy the glory of the conqueror.

Standing on the ruined ruins, he looked around at this ancient city that had been through the smoke of war, a hint of an arrogant smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said in a calm tone;

"Imperial officers;

The place that Your Majesty is referring to is the place that the army of my Tang Empire needs to conquer, this is the glory of the army and the glory of the empire.

It is the duty of soldiers to obey orders, and all officers and men of the Southern Corps must always bear in mind their sacred mission and die without regret.

We must bear in mind the noble glory of soldiers, conquer these inferior nations with a fearless spirit of sacrifice, and add glory to our heavenly kingdom.

America is the America of the Americans, America is the America of the Tang Empire, and we are the masters of this land.

Behind the Imperial Army, His Majesty the Holy Emperor's eyes are watching you, and the billions of subjects in the Empire are looking forward to what an excellent answer our Southern Legion can deliver?

I don't need pedantic preaching, I don't need any prevarication, the army conquers everywhere it goes, and I can't finish the task to meet me.

Now go relax and reap your own spoils.

As punishment for the desperate resistance of the city of Medellín, the Commander of Ben ordered; "Three days without sealing the knife", let's go to the carnival, little bunnies! ”

"Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng......"

A group of officers and soldiers below smiled when they heard the order, raised their swords and guns in their hands and raised their arms and shouted.

In an instant, a strong murderous aura permeated the war-torn city......

Colombia is an agrarian country dominated by warlords, and the Grand Warlord Escobar Duque, a local Indian chieftain who ascended to the throne of Medellín with a strong tribal armed force.

Because METRO is located in the center of the hinterland of Colombia, it has convenient transportation from south to north, and has historically been a prosperous transportation hub with a large number of businessmen, making it the second most prosperous city in Colombia after the capital Bogotá.

As a result, Escobar-Duque amassed a great deal of wealth, with a tribal army of up to 29,000 men, most of whom were well-armed with old-fashioned muskets.

After the Tang Empire's large-scale invasion of the south, Escobar Duque, who knew that if he lost Medellín, he would lose everything, and almost scattered his wealth to gather local armed forces in the surrounding area, and gathered nearly 60,000 troops to resist stubbornly.

General Escobar-Duque once said triumphantly; "I don't care what bullshit the Tang Empire, in the world of Medellin, I am God."

It's not ...... If you can't pretend to be forced to do so, you will be beaten into a dead dog.

General Escobar-Duque's move to rally the surrounding local forces was the intention of the commander of the Southern Corps, Lieutenant General Mai Hsiao-zu, who even ordered the troops to hold off the advance for three days, leaving the enemy time to fully concentrate.

Instead of going all over the mountains to wipe out these militants, it is as refreshing as catching them all.

Needless to say, the battle process was suppressed by sharp weapons across the ages, and the Southern Army was a one-sided slaughter of the gathered rabble.

Relying on the geographical advantage of the battle, the enemies blocking the way barely lasted an hour, and the Imperial army achieved the encirclement of the whole of Medellín in just one day.

The swiftness of the movement is like a sharp blade cutting into butter, which has to mention the mule-horse legion.

The mule-horse legion has a long history, and it was the French Emperor Napoleon who carried it forward across Europe.

On June 24, 1812, Emperor Napoleon led 61 French troops to invade Tsarist Russia in three ways, which was a mule and horse corps, with more than 200,000 mules, horses, and livestock, and more than 30,000 carriages.

As the world's top animal husbandry power, is it difficult for the Tang Empire to prepare enough mules and horses for its southern invasion army?

Before the Southern Expedition

The empire sent more than 170 special trains to Panama from various provinces, specially transported more than 130,000 horses and mules, and armed all 90,000 troops.

All the officers and soldiers of the southern invasion of the army rode war horses, and there were 7,600 horse-drawn carts to transport grain and grass baggage, and the marching speed was much better than fighting on foot.

The roads in Colombia were terrible, muddy after rain, bumpy after sunshine, and very difficult for carriages to travel.

The southern expedition had to build roads as they advanced to ensure the smooth passage of horse-drawn carriages.

In order not to delay the fighters, Lieutenant General Mai Xiaozu led the main force of more than 33,000 people, carrying enough combat supplies for 10 days to take the first step, and then sweep away the sporadic resistance along the way.

After going hundreds of kilometers deep, he successfully arrived in Medellín, the hinterland of Colombia, and after waiting for three days, he launched a swift thunderous blow......

It's just a day's work

The 33,000-strong army surrounded Medellín and then launched a major attack, capturing this important town after a bloody day of fierce fighting.

Two days of bloody battles

The Imperial army won the victory at the cost of 627 casualties, of which 184 were killed and several were seriously wounded.

General Escobar-Duque's unit suffered 15,200 casualties, of which more than 6,700 were killed, more than 8,300 wounded, and nearly 40,000 captured.

Surrounded by the Imperial army, these fleeing enemy officers and soldiers hid in the city, hoping to escape.

But in the face of the thunderbolt methods of the imperial army, this fluke is destined to be disappointment.

A steady stream of troops poured into the city of Medellín, gunfire rang out sporadically throughout the city, soldiers searched house to house in teams of a dozen people, and men fleeing in panic were shot dead in the streets.

Those who dare to resist...... No mercy!

Shouts and cries merge into one, and the shadow of a thick killing envelops the city, and the nightmare continues.

On the banks of the River Porsay

The countless floating corpses on the surface of the river stained the river red, but it did not touch the cold look of Lieutenant General Mai Xiaozu in the slightest, and he went to the city lord's mansion surrounded by a group of officers, and then turned over and dismounted.

This castle with a history of more than 200 years is typical of the Spanish style, with a beautifully decorated dome arch, the overall building presents a dark red texture, with white arch doors and windows and a Gothic foyer, with a typical Mediterranean architectural style.

This was the lair of General Escobar-Duque, and the place where his life ended, and the corpses dragged out of the castle were piled on top of each other, piled up on top of five or six people.

Among them was the once-formidable General Escobar-Duque, who lay on his back in the pile of corpses, with seven or eight bloody holes in his body, and he could no longer die.

This self-proclaimed "God of Medellín" pretended to be a coquette, after all, he paid for his arrogance and ignorance, and died a very embarrassed, cowardly, and undignified death.

After a contemptuous glance, Mai Xiaozu walked to the castle on his own, leaving behind a surging word;

"Gentlemen, at least find a coffin for Mr. General, instead of the Zombie Wilderness, and let him go to hell with dignity."

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander."

Because of the stupidity of General Escobar-Duque, the 150-kilometer radius of the separatist armed forces was wiped out in the battle of Medellín, which really saved a lot of trouble.

According to the tradition of conquest by the imperial army, these 40,000 captives cannot be wiped out, and a servant army must be formed to assist the imperial army in conquering this land.

In this regard

The Imperial Army's unrivalled experience has driven the Servant Army to develop an effective methodology that is now about to be put into practice.