On July 17th, 1889, reconnaissance planes confirmed that a large number of UA Army troops had appeared in Sheboygan. This news made the frontline command in the Sue St. Mary area shake their heads. On July 13th, the 4th Division finally defeated the UA Army in Sue St. Mary. If the frontline command could be a little more patient, they might have been able to achieve a beautiful encirclement.
On July 1st, the 24th Division was ordered to leave Madison, the capital of Wisconsin. This place used to be the fishing, hunting, and camping grounds of the Winnebago people. When the troops arrived at this city with a population of less than 60,000, they found three large lakes near Madison. After taking over the city in a short amount of time, the Japanese soldiers held a ceremony to honor the lake god. All the inhabitants of Madison were sacrificed to the God of the Lake, to appease the wrath of the Winnebago spirits, and to pray for good weather and good crops for the local people.
On July 17th, Chief of Staff Qi Rui was in a meeting in Sue St. Mary. He was ordered to return from Madison to Sue St. Mary. When he arrived, he participated in the promotion ceremony of a group of comrades. The ceremony was simple. It was a large number of officers handing over their old rank badges and replacing them with new ones. Wearing the senior colonel badge, Qi Rui couldn't help but think of Chu Xue. The future he once described to Chu Xue had become reality. Also, Qi Rui thought he could become a senior colonel before the age of 30, but the reality exceeded Qi Rui's imagination.
If the future continued according to the current development, Qi Rui believed he wouldn't be a major general before the age of 30. As the backbone of the development of motorized infantry, Qi Rui had the chance to become a lieutenant general. In the system, a lieutenant general was the person in charge of a certain area. He had the authority and responsibility given by the organization.
The Chief of Staff of the 24th Division, the pioneer of motorized infantry. Senior Colonel Qi Rui was the center of attention among the soldiers. In the free time before the meeting, the soldiers who were interested in motorized infantry all wanted to discuss it with Qi Rui. After listening to the opinions of these people, Qi Rui understood that these people had a problem with understanding motorized infantry.
Equipping troops with motorized equipment did not mean that troops would become motorized infantry. Qi Rui first heard this concept from his father, Vézé. Now, he felt that he could gradually understand this saying. The core of the motorized infantry was' infantry '. Through the use of motorized equipment, the infantrymen could display even greater combat power. Qi Rui now understood why he felt that something was wrong at first. It was because Qi Rui had a problem with his understanding of infantry.
If he wanted to form an Army-level motorized infantry, it would take at least four years, right? Qi Rui thought. He was not very optimistic about whether he could complete the work in such a short period of time. The construction of the motorized army-level units would take at least a year, and between the army-level and the army-level, there was still the army group. Every increase in rank meant that the problems they faced would increase exponentially. Four years was indeed a tight time frame.
Thinking of this, Qi Rui's expression suddenly changed. At this moment, the door opened and the commanders of the frontline command filed in. The representatives of the various armies in the venue all stood up, and the standing stood up. With a "salute", the frontline command and the army-level officers completed the same action. Then everyone took their seats and the meeting began.
Seeing the change in Qi Rui's expression, some officers felt that this guy was really crafty. His reaction was too quick. No wonder he could become an army-level officer at such a young age. In fact, they were wrong. Qi Rui suddenly thought of something. If he spent all his energy on the construction of the motorized infantry in the next few years, when he was promoted to lieutenant general at the age of 30, the oldest of Chu Xue's children would probably be running around doing nothing.
Qi Rui knew that he relied on his father, Vézé, to get on the fast track of the motorized infantry. Even so, if he wanted to get rewarded for his hard work on this road that far surpassed others, Qi Rui still made great efforts and contributions. Qi Rui didn't object to this kind of dedication at all, but he found that this kind of dedication was incompatible with his family life.
Until now, Qi Rui could still clearly recall what his father, Vézé, said. "You know that I have a lot of power and influence. As your father, I'm willing to help you. I can go to her house to propose marriage. Not to mention that Chu Xue isn't married yet, even if she has a marriage certificate, I can still change this fact. As long as you sincerely make this request to me, I will help you. "
Although a long time had passed, Qi Rui could clearly remember his father, Vézé's expression at that time. It wasn't a condescending expression. In order not to scare Qi Rui, Vézé even deliberately weakened his majesty. Qi Rui didn't understand this before, but after becoming a military cadre, he finally understood that if he wanted to work smoothly, he had to get rid of those things that affected his emotions as much as possible.
Even though his understanding of his father had deepened so much, of course, Qi Rui couldn't accept his father's bully suggestion of "snatching men and oppressing women." For love, this kind of unilateral approach was simply a destructive disaster. This was no longer a blasphemy against love, but a destruction of love.
However, Qi Rui also discovered another thing. His father, Vézé's suggestion was the result brought about by love. Qi Rui still hoped to be with Chu Xue, but he just didn't know how to be with her. If he didn't talk about the soft tofu-like feelings that couldn't be touched or blown over, just from the result alone, it wasn't an outrageous view.
What's more, Qi Rui finally discovered that if he really wanted to climb up in the system with his own strength, not to mention the luxury of a love life, even an ordinary life would be a luxury for him …
There were many thoughts in his mind, and his mood fluctuated quite a bit. It wasn't until the commander of the headquarters said, "The frontline headquarters decided to attack Chicago …" that Qi Rui woke up from his absent-minded state.
When he heard the opinion of the frontline headquarters, it was difficult for Qi Rui to describe his feelings. Chicago was the most important city on the Great Lakes and a large city with a population of more than a million. China's Min dynasty had a large population, and the urbanization rate was quite fast. It wasn't unusual for a city to have a population of more than a million. However, for countries outside the Min dynasty, there was often a large city with a population of more than a million in a country. Many political entities had a population of less than a million. Conquering a large city with a population of a million was an event that had a major impact on the world.
"… You may also know that we just discovered that the UA sent troops to try to rescue the UA troops in St. Mary's. We couldn't wait at that time, so we could only kill the UA troops in St. Mary's. St. Mary's is too close to us, and the UA has too much to worry about when it comes to the rescue, but they shouldn't be so fearful when it comes to Chicago. Our army has already killed more than 300,000 federal troops, and there's a huge gap between us and killing two million federal troops. Attacking Chicago can probably speed up the completion of the goal … "
Qi Rui listened to the frontline headquarters' opinion, and he quickly realized that the 24th Division wouldn't be used as an "encirclement point" unit. This motorized infantry unit would be used to "attack the reinforcements." Using simple elementary school math, what was 200 minus 40? It was easy to deduce that the result was 160. Even if the million people in Chicago were all troops, this question would only become 200 minus 40 minus 100. The result was 60. The 24th Division's full strength was only 50,000. Dividing 60 by 5 meant that the 24th Division had to kill 12 times the number of enemies in continuous battles to complete the mission.
Of course, there were many considerations in the war plan, and Qi Rui was very clear about that as the chief of staff. Even without talking about the uncontrollable reasons, it could be seen from the simple math question that this plan was very careless, or rather, very unreliable.
"Commander Chen of the 55th Division, you can speak now." Everyone present was an officer of the army, and everyone had a lot of things to consider. In the peace, it was time for the rhetorical question.
Qi Rui raised his head and looked at Commander Chen of the 55th Division. This middle-aged man asked, "My question is, will the British attack us from behind?"
This question was indeed very important. The Liberation Army's North American theater of operations didn't care about Canada's small number of troops. In the military plan, if Canada didn't know what was good for them and joined the war, the Liberation Army would first chase the Canadians away from the Great Lakes area. Canada occupied a very important area of the Great Lakes. If the Canadians were to be chased away, the Liberation Army would immediately attack the heavy industrial city of Detroit, which was right next to the Canadian border. The 300,000 people in Detroit were important, but once the skilled workers and the machines they controlled were destroyed, it would be a huge blow to the UA.
For the Liberation Army, whether or not Canada would participate in the war was a big problem. Just like a joke that Qi Rui knew. "If the Canadians participate in the war, we can destroy them with only five divisions. But if the Canadians don't participate in the war, we'll have to send ten divisions to guard against them! "
Just as Qi Rui was thinking about all kinds of random things in his mind, he heard the commander of the frontline command say, "According to the news from the Military Commission, the British are gathering troops and trying to start a war in the Transvaal Republic of Southern Africa. So in the short term, it's impossible for the Canadian army to take the initiative to attack our army. This is also one of the strategic considerations for our army's decision to attack Chicago. "
"The British are going to the Indian Ocean?" Qi Rui couldn't help but ask. After all, he had served in the South Sea Military and participated in the battle to seize Ceylon. After studying the map that needed to be studied, he would always have basic strategic associations.
As soon as this was said, many officers looked at Qi Rui. Lieutenant General Luo Yongfu, the commander of the frontline command, also answered this question, "The Military Commission's view is that the British hope to unify Southern Africa first before taking the next step. Before they solve the Transvaal Republic and the Zulu Kingdom of the Zulu people, there will be no war with our army for the Indian Ocean. "
"Does the Military Commission think that the African countries can beat the British?" Commander Chen of the 55th Division asked again.
"We must obey the Military Commission's decision!" While insisting on organizational discipline, Commander Luo Yongxiang's words also cleverly expressed his thoughts.
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