Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 17 Meat Grinder

In March, the climate in the Eastern Continent suddenly became a little abnormal. After the Spring Festival, it seemed that God was a little stingy with the rain. There was still not much rain until the end of February, but this did not attract many people's attention. . After all, March and the first ten days of April are the most important seasons, and this month is the season that needs rain the most. Judging from the performance after entering March, it seems that it is not very good, and there is no sign of rain. Until the middle of March, there was still not much rain. What's more serious is that this drought does not seem to be limited to a certain area or a certain area, but to the entire eastern continent, from the Marston Wilderness in the north to the Great Southern Ocean in the south. The coast, from the coast of the Great Ocean to the foothills of the Great Hengduan Mountains in the west, almost spread to the entire Eastern Continent.

At this time, it seems that people remember that since the end of last year, the rain has become a little scarce, and this year, the rainy days are even more rare, but until this time, no one will believe that this is the last two days. At the beginning of the disaster year of 2019, many people think that the small spring season may experience a reduction in income, and hope that it will probably only be placed in the big spring season in the second half of the year. Grain prices had already dropped after experiencing the sharp rise in the large purchases of grain from the Northwest in early March, but the abnormal weather in March made grain merchants start to worry that there would be a poor harvest in Xiaochun, and grain prices rose slightly until March. There was still no rain in the middle of the month, and the price of food began to rise all the way. From this time on, the price of food never fell again until two years later.

Beginning on March 15, 698 in the mainland calendar, the small-scale conflicts in the Crescent Peninsula finally evolved into large-scale battles. The 150,000 troops from the Dorton Kingdom finally started after two days of rest. During the battle to attack the Jeolla Valley fortress, the Japanese army that has been continuously improving and strengthening the fortress has also increased from 50,000 to 100,000. Although a large number of soldiers have only been upgraded from reserve soldiers to full-time soldiers, their fanatical and persistent belief made These soldiers have incomparable courage, even in the face of the Doton soldiers who have the upper hand.

Although the Jeolla Valley Fortress is located in a narrow throat area, it was built hastily within twenty days after all. It has neither a moat nor sufficient long-range defensive weapons, so it is not so much a fortress as it is a life-ending station temporarily built with rough earth and stones.

The courage of the Dorton people in the face of the invasion of their territory by foreign enemies and the huge threat brought by them is also worthy of appreciation. The 150,000 troops took turns to launch fierce charges against the fortress in the valley, and the Japanese seemed to be very concerned about this attack. The tragic battle had been prepared for a long time, and the two sides had an extremely tragic strangulation battle in this temporarily built building that could barely be called a fortress in the past twenty days. This tragic battle lasted for a whole month. The number of soldiers engaged in the battle on both sides was unprecedented, and the casualties caused were also unprecedented, so that the Dorton had to redeploy troops from the interior of the country, and Tachihara Yamakawa had to issue a call-up order again, and announced that the entire territory entered In a state of emergency, we will continue to call up reserve soldiers to the Crescent Peninsula battlefield, and use the dominant navy to attack the Dorton rear.

During this strangling battle that lasted for more than a month, the number of casualties from both sides reached a terrifying 200,000 or more. For this temporary fortress, the two sides fought repeatedly, changing hands more than seven times. The death toll on both sides even exceeded 120,000, the Dorton people exceeded 70,000, and the Japanese also paid the price of more than 50,000 lives, so that this war was called "the battle of the meat grinder" by later history.

Both sides who suffered huge casualties had to stop and lick their wounds when the blood was exhausted, and the Japanese, who received a lot of logistical support from the Tang River Navy, also successfully held on to this fortress, which made the Dorton Kingdom At this time, the drought throughout the entire Eastern Continent also seriously affected the Dorton Kingdom. The Dorton Kingdom, which did not have much strategic food reserves, had to stop the war. The two sides re-entered a kind of war. Strange and prolonged confrontation phase.

At the same time, the competition for the sphere of influence in Donghai County has also entered a fierce stage. Without the fetters and threats of the Dorton people, the army in Situ Tai's hands began to show its power and launched counterattacks everywhere. The Second Army finally showed its demeanor as the main force of the empire's trump card under the city of Cangzhou. Several **** battles under the city of Cangzhou made the Kamanian Royal Guards also feel that the imperial army is not as simple as they imagined. Had to restrain the offensive. And the First Army even counterattacked repeatedly under the city of Peiping, repelling the menacing Poole army several times in succession, causing considerable losses to the Poole people, and making the Poole coach have to think about his own side wanting to swallow it all at once. Does Peiping have too much appetite?

And Situ Tai, who had dispatched several mobile divisions, finally couldn't bear it anymore. With the support of the internal staff in Pengcheng Mansion, he sent troops to Pengcheng, and he was about to swallow the entire East China Sea in one breath. Situ Yuan's tenth The performance of the legion was really disappointing. After only holding on for two days, the line of defense collapsed. Pengcheng changed flags in a blink of an eye and sent off Situ Yuan's troops.

On the same day that Situ Tai stepped into the city of Pengcheng, he announced the formation of the Twelfth Army of the Empire, with the two backbone independent divisions in the northern military region and the garrison troops of the four prefectures in the five prefectures of Donghai County except Jinling Mansion as the backbone. The Twelfth Army of the Empire was established, and just a week ago, Situ Biao had already announced the formation of the Eleventh Army of the Empire after conquering the Wen Ning Mansion. Situ Tai's pace of expansion once again made Situ Lang and Situ Yuan feel the threat from the most powerful brother in the north, but Situ Lang relied on the Imperial Guard Corps and the Third and Fourth Corps to be stationed on the outskirts of the imperial capital. The line of defense guarded against the attack of the Kamans, which made Situ Lang and Situ Yuan have to turn their begging eyes to the west again. Li Wufeng still did not do anything in the west. Except for wandering in the six prefectures of Kansai, he seemed to have completely forgotten the original Especially at this time, Li Wufeng submitted the report on the establishment of the Xijiang Protectorate, which made Situ Lang and Situ Yuan furious.

"Seventh brother, look, what is this **** doing? He pushed back on our request and asked him to attack Qinghe. He said that the Kaman people are in full swing and it is not suitable to enter the army. Now it is good, what else is there to establish? The Protectorate of the Western Frontiers is putting the cart before the horse, and doesn't care about the empire at all." Situ Lang, dressed in a yellow robe, walked up and down the main hall irritably. in Your Royal Highness.

"Your Majesty, you and I have known who Li Wufeng is for a long time. It is not unexpected that he did so. This guy is indeed clever. First, he forced the third brother to quit Hanzhong and Jincheng without a single soldier. Now that he wants to set up some kind of Xijiang Protectorate, it seems that his appetite will only get bigger and bigger." Situ Yuan said with a gloomy face, the defeat of the situation in the East China Sea made him feel very depressed, especially the members of his Tenth Legion. The performance can only be described as bad, and Jinling is also on the verge of collapse. Maybe the entire Donghai County will fall into the hands of the elder brother. He is anxious and helpless about this. Spend more time on how to improve the combat effectiveness of the Tenth Legion, he has never trusted Li Wufeng.

"Don't mention him. It's disappointing to mention him. The eldest brother is aggressive in the East China Sea. What are you going to do with the seventh brother? If you don't respond, the situation in Jinling may be in danger, even if the Seventh Legion has not gone through a few tough battles , I'm worried that he may not be the opponent of the big brother's army." Situ Lang's eyes fell on the face of his brother with a cold face~IndoMTL.com~ If the East China Sea is lost, the imperial capital will become an isolated island surrounded on three sides. To the west is the Taiping Rebellion Army, and to the east is the forces of the eldest brother. The situation in the empire will become more and more critical. It seems that the position I have just sat in for a short time has become a little precarious again.

"Well, but what can we do now? We can only stick to Jinling and wait for the opportunity to recapture Pengcheng." Situ Yuan's tone was full of uncertainty, obviously even he himself was not sure, "How about His Majesty let the eighth The Ninth Army is also training to see if they can get through the east passage.”

Speaking of the Eighth and Ninth Legions, Situ Lang couldn't help but sigh again. Although the two legions have been successfully formed, these two legions are purely new armies. Compared with the rebuilt Third and Fourth Legions, even he As an amateur in military affairs, he can also see the gap between the two. Fortunately, some officers and veterans were transferred from the Third and Fourth Army Corps to strengthen the Eighth and Ninth Army Corps. After the two legions, they are not very sure. Maybe they can make do with the Taiping army. If they really want to fight against the Kamans and the first and second legions of the elder brother, they will definitely lose. This is Situ Lang's deep heart. assertion.

Seeing that Situ Lang was speechless shaking his head, Situ Yuan was also helpless. He also had no hope for the Eighth and Ninth Legion. Expressed, the hall fell into oppressive silence.

"Your Majesty, if you are really in trouble, do you think it is possible to borrow troops from the Kingdom of Milan?" After hesitating for a long time, Situ Yuan finally asked tentatively.

"Milan?" Situ Lang felt bitter. The mighty Tanghe Empire actually went to borrow troops from foreign countries. How to deal with the people of the country, and how to deal with the elder brother who was originally the same father, this kind of taste is really uncomfortable .