Oklahoma City was established in 1889. According to the Americans themselves, they built a city with 10,000 tents in one day. Now the tents were still there, but the tents were empty. The Liberation Army that took over Oklahoma City quickly began to set up stations in the city, and smoke came out of every food truck. The smell of food made the soldiers who smelled it smile in relief.
The supreme commanders of the Fourth Division and the Sixth Division in Oklahoma City did not look relaxed at all. The harsh reality was in front of everyone. The key coastal cities of the United States had a great advantage, and the Liberation Army that crossed the North American land could not effectively destroy them at this time.
"Commander Li, do you think it's better to give up the coastal cities?" Qi Rui, the political commissar of the Sixth Division, summed up Li Weiren's meaning.
Li Weiren had a chagrined expression on his face, but this was no longer his main emotion. He nodded firmly. "If the Americans think they can survive by relying on those coastal strongholds, I think it's good. Completely wipe out North America. Let those who can run to those coastal strongholds go. If they can't, let the Japanese take care of them. "
"This is a long-term battle." Qi Rui had no intention of objecting to his' uncle's' opinion. In fact, Qi Rui knew that destroying a country like the United States was bound to be a difficult long-term battle, but after the motorized infantry entered the war, the high-intensity and high-speed war process in reality made Qi Rui forget the problem of a long-term battle.
Li Weiren's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said calmly, "A long-term battle is not the same as a turtle crawling. I asked you to come and attack Oklahoma City to open up this line of communication. Quickly march into the plains of the East Coast of the United States. Eliminate the American population as much as possible. At the same time, strengthen the immigration work in the areas that have been wiped out. "
Qi Rui did not say anything for the time being. It was not only the Fourth Division that encountered difficulties, but the learning spirit of the Americans was also beyond Shen Xin's imagination. The American team, which had performed very poorly on the West Coast, the Rocky Mountains, and the Great Lakes, was extremely clever in building a city fortress system. The experience of New Orleans was immediately used in New York City. There were many buildings in New York, and it was much easier to build a fortress than in New Orleans, where most of the buildings were made of wood. After the Five Armies gnawed on a tough bone, they had truly hurt their teeth.
In addition to the difficulties on the battlefield, the flanks of the Fifth Division and the Fourth Division were constantly attacked by small American troops. The attackers kept launching attacks like moths to a flame, which had a great psychological impact on the Liberation Army. Li Weiren's solution was not difficult to understand. Of course, Qi Rui knew the feasibility of this solution. Therefore, Qi Rui could not help but say, "If we continue to do this, will the remaining Americans recklessly launch an attack?"
Hearing Qi Rui's words, Li Weiren smiled. It was a smile that came from the bottom of his heart. However, there was no warmth in his smile. Instead, it was filled with sharpness. The smile disappeared from Li Weiren's face after a few seconds. He said calmly, "The war has already begun. Do you think the Americans will welcome us if we stop now? We can decide when to start a war, but we can't decide when to end it. Qi Rui, be prepared for the Americans to fight to the last man. "
Qi Rui was no stranger to every word that Li Weiren had said. These were all important points that had been taught at the military academy. Moreover, the Texan's will to fight made Qi Rui feel a strong sense of danger. Of course, the Liberation Army would not lose to the Americans. However, in order to achieve the strategic goal of completely eliminating the United States, the Liberation Army would have to pay a considerable price. Qi Rui felt that the price might be millions, not hundreds of thousands of dollars as previously optimistically estimated.
Forcibly freeing himself from this sense of fear of loss, Qi Rui's first thought when he returned to reality was, "Commander Li, if you want us to cooperate with you in the war, we must first take care of Texas."
"I think so too. After taking care of Texas, we can put the Eighth Division in charge of the Mexican border. At that time, we might have to learn from Meng Tian and build the Great Wall on the border, "Li Weiren replied.
If it weren't for Li Weiren's calm expression, Qi Rui would actually think that the joke about the Great Wall was really good. However, Li Weiren didn't laugh, and Qi Rui really couldn't make himself laugh.
After saying this "joke," Li Weiren continued, "I'm already going to send a telegram to the theater headquarters and ask them to forward my telegram to the Military Governor Vaize. Based on the current situation of the war, the Fourth Division requested the central command to send a fleet to North America to fight. If we want to destroy the enemy's armed forces as soon as possible, we must send a fleet. "
Qi Rui immediately rejected this suggestion in his heart. Sending a fleet to fight alone in North America thousands of miles away, Qi Rui suspected that Li Weiren and the comrades of the Fourth Division were driven crazy by the situation. However, he couldn't say this in any case, so Qi Rui smiled and said, "I have to discuss this matter with the comrades of the Sixth Division before I can decide."
After listening to Qi Rui's statement, Li Weiren said, "Now, our wounded will be sent to the West Coast through the railway on your side. The Great Lakes have already told us that the railway line is completely full, and too many supplies have to be transported to the front line by railway. "
Of course, Qi Rui wouldn't refuse this request, so he and the Fifth Division and the Sixth Division killed the Americans near Oklahoma City for half a month. Because of safety and hygiene issues, the number of vehicles transporting the wounded couldn't be too dense, and the speed couldn't be too high. Therefore, during this half a month, the southern railway transport line opened by the Sixth Division was filled with vehicles transporting the wounded. The work of transporting 30,000 lightly and lightly wounded was too much.
After withdrawing these 30,000 people, the headquarters informed the Fourth Division that 50,000 supplementary troops were about to arrive on the southern front by ship and told them to be ready for transportation. Even though he knew that such a situation would occur after opening up the communication line with the Fourth Division, Qi Rui couldn't help but feel regretful. After the railway line was used by the Fourth Division, there was no way for the Sixth Division to use it. This would cause a lot of problems. What's more, now that the Ninth Division had also moved south and the Eighth Division had begun to move east, the pressure on this railway line had become extremely high. But he couldn't complain anymore. Qi Rui felt a little exhausted just suppressing the Cry of Injustice.
Withstanding the pressure, Qi Rui submitted a report to the theater headquarters based on his half a month of combat experience. This report was submitted to Vézé from the North American theater of operations on November 1st, before the Tripartite Conference was held.
Looking at the words "iron wall encirclement" and "hand in hand encirclement and suppression" in the report, Vézé couldn't help but smile bitterly. This text reminded Vézé of the Japanese encirclement and suppression during the Anti-Japanese War. At that time, this tactic was a backward tactic. It was used to bully the Eighth Route Army, which lacked men, guns, and heavy weapons. But now in 1890, this tactic was a tactic that could only be implemented by the world's most powerful industrial country.
The Min dynasty in North America and the United Kingdom in Southern Africa all implemented this tactic. And Vézé wasn't unprepared for this. When he met with the Mexican president, the current Sixth Division carried out a hand in hand encirclement. At that time, they also caught some American assassins. This proved that this kind of encirclement was also effective against elite squads.
The reason the North American theater of operations headquarters sent this was not because they had any objections to this operation, but because this was the first time that three divisions had cooperated in a battle. This matter couldn't be commanded by the North American theater of operations headquarters, so they needed to set up a front line military committee to take charge. The North American theater of operations headquarters didn't want to take responsibility for the personnel arrangement of the front line headquarters.
Vézé sighed and convened a military commission meeting. At the military commission meeting, Vézé suggested that Li Weiren be the commander of the front line headquarters and Zheng Minglun, the commander of the Eighth Division, be the deputy commander. Everyone in the military commission looked at each other. Since the Military Governor Vaize didn't force Qi Rui to take on a leadership position, everyone was actually quite relieved. Therefore, the personnel decision was unanimously approved. Ke Gongyu, the head of military education, also expressed the hope that the front line headquarters could be disbanded after this operation.
The old guys knew that Ke Gongyu felt sorry for Qi Rui. If the headquarters continued to exist, they would be held accountable for everything. At that time, Qi Rui was the youngest and was still a division political commissar. The traditional scapegoat was Qi Rui. If the front line headquarters was disbanded after the battle, even if something major happened, everyone could still argue with each other. Therefore, this idea became a resolution and was approved. Of course, the reason why it was approved was that the frontline command level could not be determined, so it was not suitable to exist for a long time.
On the 4th of November, the theater headquarters issued an order. Therefore, the top commanders of the three divisions gathered in Amarillo, and the first major battle in the history of the Liberation Army involving a million troops in a single operation began.
Everyone decided that starting from the 7th of November, the troops would first move their troops to various locations. On the 10th of November, the troops began to close all the gaps, and then shrink the encirclement from the east, west, and north. They sought to wipe out all the enemies in a wide range in one go. In addition to the surrounding troops, there was also a mobile force in the middle to carry out the killing. They sought to minimize the pressure on the encirclement troops.
Mobilizing 1.1 million troops to carry out a battle that would take more than a month to complete, this plan could probably only be described as "stupid." However, the results of the discussion between the heads of the three divisions really couldn't find a smarter or more effective tactic.
After the meeting ended, Qi Rui and his old boss, Zheng Minglun, had some heartfelt words. Some words could only be said to his old boss. Qi Rui frowned a little. "Commander Zheng, I think the casualties in this war are too high. I'm very worried about the morale. "
Zheng Minglun looked at Qi Rui with an understanding gaze, and then he said in a tone that only a teacher would have, "Qi Rui, the millions of troops fighting in North America have to face the harsh test of war. But I don't think you need to think so much about morale. You just need to think about the war. "
Qi Rui was a little surprised. He couldn't help frowning and said, "Commander, I'm the political commissar. The morale of the troops is my job."
"Haha." There was some sarcasm in Zheng Minglun's laughter. After laughing mockingly, Zheng Minglun put away his smile and said seriously, "Qi Rui, all the officers and soldiers who come here to fight think they are responding to the call of the Military Governor Of Vaize to fight for the Min dynasty in North America. I hope you can figure this out. The officers and soldiers of the army think they are fighting for the Military Governor Of Vaize. Knowing who they are fighting for and why they are fighting is the best political mobilization. "
These words stunned Qi Rui. He had heard his father, Vézé, say, "The war against the United States was provoked by me. No matter who wins or loses in the end, after the war, my personal credit will be exhausted. Unless foreign countries dare to provoke China, I will not start a war again. "
Zheng Minglun's words were exactly the same as Vézé's, and it was true. Qi Rui was very worried that the morale of the troops would fluctuate. In fact, as long as the number of times and time the frontline troops participated in the war was guaranteed, there would be no problem with the morale of the troops. But knowing this, Qi Rui was not happy. Instead, he was a little depressed. Qi Rui believed that the morale of the army came from their loyalty to the country. If the army's loyalty was only to Vézé alone, what would happen to the army after Vézé died?
Just as Qi Rui was thinking about it, he heard Commander Zheng Minglun say in a very unhappy tone, "Qi Rui, do you know how much your father cares about you?"
"Huh?" Qi Rui did not know how to respond to this kind of question. After so many years in the army, this was the first time Qi Rui heard someone say this.
Looking at Qi Rui's stunned expression, Zheng Minglun said angrily, "The Commander-in-Chief dotes on you for nothing, you brat!"
The scolding came so suddenly, but Qi Rui was not angry because he was completely stunned. Zheng Minglun took two steps forward and grabbed Qi Rui by the collar. He said angrily, "Your father was afraid that people would bully you after knowing your identity, so he changed your mother's surname for you. Your father was afraid that people would make things difficult for you, so he hid your information very well. Now that you're a Major General and a Political Commissar, you're not afraid of people knowing your identity. And you're still being unreasonable. Let me tell you, I've also heard some things about you. I heard that you've never shouted 'Long live the Commander-in-Chief!' Did you?! "
The scolding did not arouse Qi Rui's anger. Instead, it made Qi Rui feel quite wronged. Of course, Qi Rui knew that everything he had learned, as well as the direction he should take at critical moments, were all instilled and promoted by his father, Vézé. However, Qi Rui always felt that this was also the result of his hard work. Moreover, this was something that his father, Vézé, repeatedly emphasized. Vézé never bragged about how much effort and seriousness he put into his education. To have today's achievements, Qi Rui had also worked on the frontlines for a long time. He had fought bravely and traversed through war-torn battlefields. He had even overcome his fear of death. Now that people thought that this was all thanks to his father, Vézé, Qi Rui naturally felt that his hard work had been erased.
Seeing Qi Rui's confused and wronged expression, Zheng Minglun angrily pushed Qi Rui away. He then pointed at Qi Rui and said angrily, "You better remember this, kid. Your father is Vézé. No matter how you look at it, no matter how much your father dotes on you, this will never change. In our eyes, you are the son of Military Governor Vaize. As a son, you should act like one! "
After scolding Qi Rui, Zheng Minglun turned around and left angrily, leaving the young Qi Rui behind. Qi Rui still had a confused expression on his face. After being scolded, he still couldn't figure out what he had done wrong. According to Vézé's usual standards, Qi Rui's current achievements were obviously worthy of his father. Even Confucius once said that filial piety was to let parents worry about whether their children would fall ill.
His mind was spinning rapidly, from his attitude towards his father, Vézé, to his performance in military and political work. Qi Rui began to try to connect his actions with Zheng Minglun's scolding. After thinking for a long time, an idea suddenly popped out. Judging from the literal words of Zheng Minglun's scolding, Zheng Minglun was angry that Qi Rui had never clearly expressed his obedience to his father, Vézé.
With such an idea, Qi Rui suddenly felt that many problems suddenly became clear. People in the world probably didn't know the education content in Vézé's family. Vézé had always believed that since children were not born into the world of their own will, it was the parents who owed the children, not the other way around. This idea seemed very firm to Vézé, but there were probably very few people who held such an attitude in the current Min dynasty.
What the people of the Min dynasty saw now was that Qi Rui was Vézé's most beloved son, and also Vézé's heir. As an heir, no matter how great Qi Rui's ability was now, everyone thought that what Qi Rui needed to show was the "attitude of inheritance" that an heir should have. Qi Rui's attitude of independence from his father, Vézé, made many people feel uncomfortable. Just as Zheng Minglun had said, 'As a son, you should act like a son!'
As if a window had been opened, Qi Rui felt that he had finally caught a thin line connecting the present and the future. Although this thin line was as thin as a spider's silk and felt elusive. However, Qi Rui always found a position that others had for him. It could even be said that Qi Rui felt others' "expectations" for him.
Millions of soldiers and soldiers came to North America to fight because of Vézé's order. Without Vézé's call, maybe China and the United States would also have a war in the future. But that was definitely something that would happen decades later, not now. These soldiers and soldiers were basically younger than Vézé. They risked their lives for Vézé, whom they were loyal to, and went through life and death. Would the life they had risked their lives for be able to continue?
In Qi Rui's view, this was a question of social development, active or passive. Now everything created by Vézé was destined to be destroyed. But in the eyes of these soldiers and soldiers, their future was the continuation of the world and good governance established by the Military Governor Of Vaize. Only an unchanging future could protect their interests.
So who could inherit the Military Governor Of Vaize's policy? Naturally, it was Qi Rui, who inherited the bloodline of the Military Governor Of Vaize. Although Qi Rui knew from his father Vézé's education that this kind of bloodline inheritance was a joke, the people actually didn't pay much attention to bloodline. They believed that there must be something reliable to ensure that the Military Governor Of Vaize's policy would not change subversively.
Bloodline was a more reliable guarantee than empty promises! Qi Rui inherited the bloodline of the Military Governor Of Vaize, so he should naturally inherit the Military Governor Of Vaize's policy more than others. Understanding this, Qi Rui was happy and uneasy. The supreme power was not far from him. As long as he could "correctly" meet the expectations of the people, it was actually very easy to embark on that path.
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