Chapter 757 West Wind 3

"New Year's Eve!"

On the street, I don't know who shouted this voice. The big Yanjing City seemed to be shocked by this sound. When the child saw that the adults didn't pay attention, the child quietly opened the red paper envelope, quietly removed a few pieces from the firecrackers, secretly stuffed his pockets and laughed with his friends, and ran to the depths of the alley. After a moment, it spread. There was a crackling sound.

Crossing the alley, it is the post office, and the long dragons are almost full of the whole street.

"Third brother, you are here."

"Ha ha, for the Spring Festival, I'm going to send a telegram to my second brother to reassure him."

"Xiao Er, that boy is growing up now. He is smart! Do you remember being a soldier?

"Yes, I'm in Citigroup."

"Hehe, you are all old almanac, and now it's called the United States."

"United States? Good boy, I've heard that this time we won a big victory, not only occupying a thousand miles, but also defeating millions of American soldiers in one go, but it's glorious!"

"Hmm! Those white American devils deserve to die. Didn't you see the photos in the newspaper? Circle our Chinese as dogs, and thousands of people are dead.

"Yes, this is a sin, these foreign hairs, every good thing!"

"That's right, how could our emperor want them? If I could go to the United States, I would definitely give the president two knives."

"I'm afraid you're thinking about the 100,000 reward."

"I call it for the people and the country, and I'm not for myself."

"Haha."

"It's too far, it's too far. By the way, third brother, your second child has been a soldier for several years. I'm afraid he has become an official, right?

"Ha ha, last month's telegram said that he was promoted to captain and company commander."

"What! It's all long! Good boy, it's amazing, it's amazing, third brother, you must buy this wine."

"Ha ha, what are you talking about during the Spring Festival? Come here, everyone, and you have enough wine."

"Ye, I'll change seats with you. You have to send this telegram first. Anyway, we should let the children clean up those foreign hairs for the emperor at ease.

"It's okay. I'm afraid I'm going to send a telegram to my child today. It's better for our emperor. It's tens of thousands of miles north of the world, and it will arrive in the blink of an eye."

"Ha ha, well, let's wait together. Anyway, today the post office said that it will not be closed, and it will be open to send you a telegram to report that you are safe."

"Yes, when the third brother finishes sending the telegram, let's go to his house and have a drink."

"You boy, are still thinking about it."

"Haha."

The slightly open window not only brought fresh air, but also brought the laughter of the roadside into the car. Sitting in the car and looking around, although the New Year atmosphere in Yanjing City is still strong, it is still slightly worse than in previous years. After all, it is a wartime, and the economy is at a low point. Even the rich people have been in the past two years. It's a tight calculation, not to mention ordinary people.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the warship to return to Ryukyu to change the barrel of the Spring Festival, Li Zhen looked around. The last time he left, it was midsummer, but now it is already the Spring Festival, which also makes his prince a little timid and asks, "Uncle Xiufeng, is my father back? The second brother?"

"The emperor came back with the chief of staff yesterday, but Mr. Li was infected with wind and cold when he came back. The emperor said that he would let you go to see him after the Spring Festival.

The second prince and the Saudi princess came back a month ago. Their marriage has been officially settled. They will get married at the age of 20, and Ibn Saud also took advantage of their engagement ceremony to officially announce the establishment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Li Xiufeng, dressed in a medium-sized dress, smiled and introduced to him what had happened recently.

"An old fox, taking the opportunity of my second brother's engagement there to announce the founding of the country, is nothing more than afraid that we will repent and use us to blackmail the world!" There were no outsiders in the car, so Li Zhen directly expressed his dissatisfaction. His words also made Li Xiufeng's eyes bright. Unexpectedly, more than a year of military training made the eldest prince more mature. He could see this and said with a smile, "I remember that when I was in Honolulu, the emperor told me and Xiuyan that there was no real friendship between the country and the country. I didn't understand it before, but now I have heard that the eldest prince's In a word, it makes me understand.

"Hehe, Uncle Xiufeng, don't make fun of me. I think you should have thought of this a long time ago. My father must have thought of it, but he still asked his aunt to attend on his behalf, because it is too important to us."

"Yes, it's full of oil underneath. I heard from the emperor that it's enough for us to spend more than a hundred years."

" By the way, Uncle Xiufeng, how's it going in Germany?" Li Xiufeng has a special status. Although he is the head of the royal family, Li Mo once recognized him as a righteous brother, so he was awarded an earl after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and Li Zhen and several princes were also called uncles.

"When I came out, I listened to the emperor say a few words. Chief of staff Wang Shizhen called and said that he would probably do it in the next two days." Li Xiufeng's face became serious: "It is said that Britain and France have mobilized no less than 8 million troops this time, almost suppressing 60% of the troops. The aircraft cannons are more than 30,000, and they are also mobilizing troops. Spain and Italy have mobilized again. Although Germany has also taken out more than 4 million, the prospect I'm afraid it's not good."

"Oh?" Li Zhen raised his eyebrows: "Is it your father who is not optimistic about Germany?"

"This is not there. Your Majesty, Chief of Staff Chen and Zhang Zuolin are more optimistic about Germany, but the Prime Minister and Speaker are not so optimistic. In the past few days, everyone is worried that Germany will make a mistake. Duan Qirui also asked the armored division and tank troops in Kuwait to make a contingency plan. Once there is a big problem, they will immediately return to Europe. The Air Force is also preparing to deploy bombers to the Sinai Peninsula base.

Hearing Li Xiufeng's heavy words, Li Zhen was not worried at all. He smiled and said, "Uncle Xiufeng, don't worry. Although Zhen'er doesn't know who will win, whether this battle will not be divided for half a year is not so serious, but this time the west wind will definitely overwhelm our east wind."

"Ha ha, I'm relieved to have your words, the eldest prince."

After a few more words, the car had slowly drove into Xinhua Garden. Li Zhen's return caused a burst of restlessness, especially small. He had not seen his son for more than half a year, and his eyes were red. He held hands and almost didn't let go.

The royal family's New Year's Eve dinner is not so mysterious. What's more, it is now a war period. The royal family itself is also in the tension of not enough to make ends meet. In addition, Li Mo himself does not like extravagance and waste, so the food is relatively simple, but Emperor Li's favorite hot pot provokes the children's looting.

Since Li Zhen became a soldier, it is rare for the family to reunite, so Emperor Li finally took this opportunity to play a loving father. He not only carefully asked about Li Zhen's situation in the army, but also asked more about the children's studies.

From the time of reincarnation with only a few domestic servants, to now becoming an emperor and a group of daughters, Li Mo can't help but feel like a dream.

"Your Majesty."

Just as he drank a few more glasses, Du Dazhuang suddenly came in: "The Prime Minister and the Chief of Staff are here."

Although Du Dazhuang said very lightly, Li Zhen's hand sitting next to him was slightly stagnant. When the whole family was reunited on New Year's Eve, the Prime Minister and the Chief of Staff suddenly came. Something big must have happened, and I'm afraid it was the Battle of Paris that could be called a big deal!

"Da Zhuang, take these little things to set off fireworks after eating. It's lively." After coaxing several children to jump up and almost didn't want to eat, he patted Li Zhen on the shoulder: "Come with me to the study."

After arriving at the study, Li Zhen found that Tang Shaoyi and Chen Ping were waiting here earlier, pointing to the map, but after following their fingers, they suddenly found that it was not Europe, but the Indian Ocean, and they were a little surprised.

India? Could it be, the big fleet!" As a navy, Li Zhen is no longer a young boy in those years. In addition, he has a special identity. He also knows that the navy has always wanted to pull out the Indian Grand Fleet. It is only because he has to concentrate all his efforts to ensure the success of landing in the United States that Campbell is now. Is it true that the navy has begun to take action?

It shouldn't be. At present, except for the Second and Seventh Fleets, the rest of the fleets have begun to rotate and recuperate. Even some of the capital ships of the Second and Seventh Fleets have been docked because of the excessive use of the barrel when they landed in the United States. In addition, it is also the Spring Festival, and it will not be re-entered until the end of the month.

Can it be said that Campbell accurately grasped this gap period and implemented a breakthrough! When Li Zhen's mind turned, after Chen Ping and Tang Shaoyi met Li Mo and him, the former immediately said, "Three telegrams were received almost at the same time."

"Oh? What telegram? It's not even easy for us to have a New Year's Eve dinner with our wives and children. Let's see who wants to find us.

Listening to Li Mo's humor, the two couldn't help smiling. Tang Shaoyi took the lead in saying, "The first letter was sent by Wang Shizhen. An hour ago, the British and French Allied Forces began to bombard the first German defense line of Orleans, 70 kilometers south of Paris. According to the calculation of the intensity of the aircraft reconnaissance and the artillery fire sent back from the front line, the Union The army has used at least 6,000 cannons of all kinds!"

"6000 doors!"

This number made Li Zhen subconsciously scream. In his opinion, the scale was really amazing. Previously, Xinhua's largest battle only used 1,500 cannons, but he didn't expect that the British, French and Western allied forces would take several times more.

"Don't be surprised, the eldest prince. This is only part of it. According to the current intelligence, the British, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and American teams on the Western European Front have more than 13,000 cannons of all kinds and 30,000 machine guns, but there are mainly some 57mm and 75mm light guns, 100 millimeters. There are only about 5,000 heavy guns above meters, which is not much. Chen Ping immediately went to the map to explain: "Orléans is the most important barrier in the south of France and the most prominent defense department in Germany at present. Its strategic position is very important. After occupying there a year ago, Germany immediately began to build a large number of permanent surnames. Not long ago, many buildings in the city were improved and modified. It is estimated that they also saw the important surname here and wanted to keep it.

According to Wang Shizhen, this is only Ludendorff's first line of defense. There are two in the back, with a total depth of 58 kilometers. In addition, there are relatively perfect defenses on the east and west sides of Paris, and the German army artillery is obviously superior in range and power. The number of heavy cannons The amount is higher than that of the treaty, and the machine gun also has an advantage. It is also a defense, so it is unlikely to collapse at once.

"What about the tank? What if we learn to use tanks to make a breakthrough?

"It's not that simple." Chen Ping continued: "Europe began to manufacture a large number of tanks, especially after Britain and France chased the total number of Germany. The German army began to study how to deal with tanks. At present, the main method is to deploy anti-tank piles and mines. Anti-tank piles are made of thick logs or cement piers and arranged in front of the main roads and positions to hinder the tanks. Forward, as for the mine information, the German army has buried at least 115,000 so far!"

"Ha ha, the west wind is fierce this time, but I'm afraid the number of people burned will be extremely scary!"

"Slowly, wait until the flesh and blood are smashed, and they will know the bitterness." Li Mo stretched out. Instead of worrying, he was secretly happy. What a meat grinder! Later generations of Verdun, the Som River and so on can't be compared with this earth-shaking, and the final number of people in the confrontation is very likely to be nearly 20 million, and at least the final battle can't be seen in the short term.

"Tell Wang Shizhen and the people we sent to learn more experience. After the beginning of spring, we and the United States are also very likely to fall into such a bad battle. It's better to think more ways now than to be at a loss in the future."

Chen Ping replied, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have already returned to Wang Shizhen. He has arranged Ulan and others on the front line, and the observation group has also gone deep into the command level to study."

"That's fine." After Li Mo took a sip of tea to relieve the wine, he remembered that it was three or two telegrams just now. He hurriedly asked, "Well, aren't there still two more? Where did it come from?

"The letter is from South Africa." Chen Ping handed the telegram to Li Mo: "Our reconnaissance ship found two prestigious-class battlecruisers and four light cruisers that had just been launched by Britain off the coast of Cape Town. In addition, the new South African fleet has left the port of Cape Town this evening and has now been separated from our reconnaissance.

The investigators in the port of South Africa have once again checked the left-behind warships in the harbor. According to the current situation, this fleet includes 2 reputation-class warships, 2 Avengers-class battleships, 2 Spanish-class battleships and at least 9 light cruisers. In addition, there should be at least aircraft carriers converted from merchant ships and old warships, the heaviest If I suspect, there may be at least 8 submarines around them!"

Li Mo stood up, quickly walked to the map and looked at it carefully for a while and asked, "The third telegram should be the news of the Indian Grand Fleet, right?"

"Yes." Chen Ping continued: "About 40 minutes ago, several intelligence points near the port of Mumbai were destroyed. According to the surviving intelligence officers, the road to the harbor has been completely blocked since 7 p.m."

"Finally came out!"

Li Mo took a breath. Campbell was one of the best officers in the British Navy. He could withstand the domestic pressure and wait patiently until he found a big empty window before starting to break through. His experience was even more old-fashioned.

Now there are at least 40 warships rushing out of Mumbai, and a fleet of capital ships in the southern Indian Ocean is rushing to rescue, and there is only one heavy carrier, four Hebei-class battleships and two light carriers available. Although there are many submarines, the submarines have sky. With the disadvantage of speed and mobility, we can only ambush and deal with unprepared targets. If we really encounter a rampaging fleet, it's too late to hide.

"How to fight?" Thinking of this, Li Mo simply turned his head and asked.

"The Second Fleet has departed from Singapore, but in terms of distance, Gu Junhu and others should be the main interception, so I have ordered all cruisers and destroyers operating in the Indian Ocean to move south and temporarily be included in the Seventh Fleet." Chen Ping hooked the corners of his mouth and said confidently.

"We will let Campbell know that naval battles are not just about competing for capital ships."

(to be continued)