The Rise of the Empire

Mackensen had been in the General Staff, and he had been the head of the Death Cavalry regiment in the first two years. I have the experience of deducing the sand table in the staff department, and I also have the experience of commanding the cavalry, so it is normal for Lieutenant Colonel Mackensen to have this kind of thinking, but unfortunately, this is the Bavarian army, and Mackensen’s rights and interests in the Prussian army It's useless to get the idea here.... Observers, observers. Just take a good look at it, what are you doing if you have nothing to say?

Just when the two were at a stalemate, and a war of words was about to take place, the slight sound of cannons from outside the tent made the two of them immediately vigilant! "This is the beginning?" Schmidt was a little nervous, but also a little excited when he was about to fight! For the first time in decades, the German Army will fight under its own command!

"Herald, immediately order the troops to prepare for battle! Send scouting troops to find out the enemy's direction! At the same time, notify the Russian cavalry to cover our two wings!" Schmidt ordered.

"I'm going to organize a reserve team." Mackensen also knew that this was not the time to argue. Even if he was a lieutenant colonel on the battlefield and the opponent was a major, the chief officer of the army was above everything else, so he cooperated with him to prepare for battle.

At this time, 2,500 members of the Blue Legion and 1,500 Russian troops attached to them were in Jiulian City behind Hushan. Originally, according to Schmidt's idea, he was serving as the general reserve team, and quickly replenished after a loophole appeared on the front line. However, judging from the military newspapers of the Qing Dynasty, Hushan is still in a stalemate, at least according to Schmidt's language ability. Support for one night is not a problem, right?

Coupled with the problem of liaison and command between the German army, the Russian army and the Qing army, Schmidt did not rush to Hushan to fight in the first place. Instead, while preparing for battle, they waited for Nie Shicheng's 10 infantry battalions and 1 cavalry battalion with about 5,500 people in place. These troops mainly cooperated with the Russian army to defend the flanks and carry supplies.

However, Schmidt still underestimated the combat effectiveness of Japan, or overestimated the combat effectiveness of the Qing army...  The Hushan defense line was broken in one day, just like in history! And Gui Taro, the commander of the third division, has brought his troops to the Yalu River! Well, it’s a bit too much to say that it was broken in one day. To be precise, if the Qing army discovered the Japanese army crossing the river and the Qing army was defeated, it only took 5 hours in total!

"This combat power seems to be really miserable!" Standing on the top of Jiulian City, Schmidt could see piles of bonfires in the direction of Hushan. Most of Japan comes here by wading, so clothes are naturally dried after crossing the river, and at night, the spectacular scene of tens of thousands of people lighting a fire to dry clothes can even be seen in Jiulian City! From this position, Schmidt knew that quite a lot of troops from the first army on the opposite side seemed to have come!

"Major, there seems to be a change in the Qing army!" God seemed to think that the Germans were not troubled enough. At this moment, the Liu Shengxiu Department of the Ming Army stationed next to Jiulian City was about to flee! In history, this guy just fled without a fight, and this is still the case in this plane!

"Nie! There are more than 10,000 of us together! And the number of Japan on the opposite side will not be more than us, and we are guarding the city. Protect our flanks and rear, and you don't have to worry about the rest. Here is A very good defensive location, if we cannot defend it, then we will not be able to find a more suitable battlefield!" Schmidt said to Nie Shicheng who came.

"I will arrange special artillery units to support you, but if you want to leave, the consequences will be very serious. I need you to suppress Liu Shengxiu's troops now. His troops are already very unstable!" Schmidt thought After thinking about it, I still think that it is better for Nie Shicheng to deal with the internal affairs of the Qing Dynasty.

"You should do your best! If the friendly forces don't leave, I won't leave either!" Nie Shicheng was ashamed that Liu Shengxiu left without a fight, so he could only say that he and Schmidt would live and die together! As for Liu Shengxiu, it depends on the situation!

From Nie Shicheng's point of view, although the German army in front of him is a mercenary army that takes money to do things, it is definitely more dedicated than the army of the Qing Dynasty.

Look at their equipment! The weapons of a 2,500-man army are enough to equip at least 8,000 Qing troops, and they are of high quality. As for how Nie Shicheng can see, at least every Bavarian soldier has an engineer shovel on his body. A system of trenches extending in all directions can be dug out with a shovel in an hour!

In short, in Nie Shicheng's view, this army is full of weirdness. Although it is not very clear, it looks like it is powerful!

"I will personally lead an artillery company to support your army." Mackensen was also unambiguous at this time, and immediately expressed his willingness to provide fire support for Nie Shicheng. Although the number of 75MM rapid-fire guns in the Blue Legion is only 6, there are actually some stock artillery in the Jiulian City stronghold, which is why Schmidt does not want to leave without a fight, because some If you don't go, you can't smash it, can you?

"Contact Lieutenant Colonel Kontrachenko again, I need him to send at least one more regiment of Russian troops to support us in combat." Now Schmidt is very distrustful of the combat effectiveness of the Qing army! Now it seems that Hushan's performance is not bad, at least for a few hours, but the pig teammates next to him dare not even fight!

At this time, while Major Schmidt was preparing for the battle, while suppressing the friendly forces who might flee without a fight, the First Army of Yamagata Yutomo had already deployed near Hushan, and Katsura Katsura's Third Division was on the right wing. See Shangwen Brigade is in the middle, and Oshima Yichang Brigade (Ninth Brigade) is on the left wing, attacking towards Jiulian City at 5 am, and if nothing else, they will start fighting against Jiulian before 10 am The attack of Liancheng!

"It is said that there are Germans and Russians helping the Qing army in Jiulian City. We must not be careless this time. All troops must be vigilant to deal with possible accidents. The navy suffered a big loss in the hands of the Germans. We The army cannot repeat the same mistakes." Shanxian Youtomo emphasized at the military meeting that night.

"The German army has less than 3,000 people and lacks heavy firepower. Their organization is based on divisions as an independent combat unit. Now it seems that their strength is far from enough, so their combat effectiveness may not be strong. And It is said that the main force of this German army is not a regular German army, but a private soldier of a certain king!" Gui Taro said with some disapproval.

It cannot be said that what this buddy said is completely wrong. Viscount Schmidt's blue army is indeed the king's private soldiers. But the entire army of Germany belongs to the king! And although it bears the brand of the Bavarian X Army, in history, no matter the organization or equipment, it is the same as the general German army! If you want to talk about this plane, it is stronger than the average German army!

"The key is the Russians! They have a large number of cavalry and have a maneuvering advantage. We must strengthen our flank defense." Yoshima Oshima's thoughts are similar to those of Katsura. What happened to the German army? No matter how powerful they were, the number of them was small. In his opinion, the Russians, known as the European steamrollers, seemed even more difficult to deal with.

"Well, no matter what, we must win Jiulian City tomorrow!" Shanxian Youpeng was in a good mood today, and saw that his subordinates were full of confidence, so he didn't say much. Just waiting to enter Jiulian City tomorrow!

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