I am rich in martial arts, but choose culture to win

This railway from the eastern coastal area to the northwest mining area was once an important achievement of the United Mexican States, but now it has also become an important trunk line for the French army to supply and advance troops.

This is what happens when roads are built too well.

The false Aryans built a large number of high-quality roads in the territory, which led to the rapid advance of the mechanized troops of the United States and the Soviet Union, and fell to their capital Berlin in a short period of time.

The real Aryans used muddy roads and extremely poor infrastructure to effectively resist a possible mechanized raid on New Delhi from a big country in the north.

In this game, the world's major powers may become the biggest winners.

For today's Mexico, the infrastructure is of course a mess, even far inferior to India, and it is today's British India.

This caused great trouble to the mechanized advancement of the Wumu Army.

Therefore, it is even more necessary for the Dingguo Army to open up its momentum first and create a better lightning assault environment.

……

Today's train is already the third military supply train arriving in the past week.

The quartermaster beamed and counted the transported supplies.

In addition to conventional military consumables such as bullets, gunpowder, bristle brushes, and lubricating oil, there are several carriages on the train filled with bread, red wine, and the like.

In the last three compartments, wooden boxes were packed.

After the opening, the inside is full of wrapped barbed wire.

For things like barbed wire, there is no technical threshold for Europeans today, which is why Ming Dynasty did not impose a technical blockade on it.

There is also pneumatic tire technology similar to it.

Vulcanized rubber has been invented for 30 years, but so far the tires of most European vehicles are large-diameter wheels similar to early bicycles, covered with several layers of vulcanized rubber.

The large diameter is for shock absorption.

It wasn't until the appearance of pneumatic tires that the diameter of the wheels was slowly reduced.

The design of inflating tires is also difficult to keep secret. After the Pingwa War, this technology attracted the attention of Britain, France and other countries.

Their pneumatic tires were also born very quickly, but the quality is far from that of Daming's tires, and it can even be said that there is a difference between them.

The reason why Zhu Fugui spends tens of thousands of culture points on tires every month is because the crudely manufactured tires of this era are so different from those of later generations that they cannot meet the needs even if they are used in civilian vehicles.

At least, at present, the tires of British and French military vehicles are still afraid to make small wheels, because their tire blowout rate is too high.

They can only be made as a medium-sized grunt, and they have many spare tires.

But at least compared to history, it has made great progress.

This is the fact that the use of advanced technology by Ming Dynasty will inevitably bring about the acceleration of global technological iteration, which is the so-called boundary effect.

Chapter 369

In comparison, the technical content of barbed wire is much lower than that of tires.

The French quickly made it and shipped it across the Atlantic to Mexico.

The Santa Ana area where the Sharon Legion was stationed was the only way for the Ming army to go south.

The genius commander-in-chief, the emperor of France and the Catholic world, and the nephew of the greatest military genius in European history, His Majesty Napoleon III personally formulated the defense plan for the Santa Ana fortress.

Among them, there are not only the most elite soldiers, but also the best and experienced commanders. At the same time, the use of a large number of barbed wire is indispensable.

Not to mention the shoddy Mexican fakes, the barbed wire fences of the Ming Dynasty must also be of low quality.

Napoleon III could even imagine the scene where the money rat-tailed Chinese twisted wires with their bare hands like braids.

After all, to this day, Europeans still haven't fully understood the relationship between Ming and Qing.

In their view, the two countries should be inherited, and their nationalities are almost the same.

The French know the background of the Qing Dynasty very well, and they have all visited the palace.

Therefore, in the eyes of the French, Ming Dynasty must also be a country without any industry and relying entirely on population.

In such a country, sometimes there may be some unexpected whimsy.

Barbed wire must have been one of them.

These days, handmade products don't have any special halo bonuses.

Handmade is the representative of backwardness, industrialized production, replaceable parts, this is the symbol of civilization.

Barbed wire in France must be more exquisite, ethical and of excellent quality.

Such a good thing, of course the great and benevolent His Majesty Nasan will supply the front line immediately.

Although October is approaching, the temperature in Mexico is still hot.

French officers commanded soldiers, soldiers commanded Algerians and Mexicans.

They will be carried and dismounted from the wire fence.

Suddenly, the aroma of coal and steel from Alsace and Lorraine filled the Fortress of Santa Ana.

Ah, this is so damn sweet.

McMahon flapped his nose and smiled.

It wasn't just him, all the senior officers of the Sharon Legion looked at each other and smiled.

That madman from the Far East probably couldn't have imagined that his invention would become a sharp weapon to hinder the advancement of his own troops, right?

Zhu Fugui with two guns, hmph, the commander will wait here to see if you use your two guns to attack your barbed wire fence, which one is sharper?

……

When Mo Bai and Ding Guojun arrived at the front line of Santa Ana, what they saw was such a fortress surrounded by barbed wire.

At the same time, Qi Wenchang's more elite and mechanized Wu Mu army had disappeared into the wilderness.

This made the French scouts suspicious all day long.

Although they did not know the detailed troop establishment of the Ming army, the 4 troops in front of them were obviously not the full strength of the Ming army.

According to the analysis of the French Ministry of War, the Ming people were able to defeat Washington's army repeatedly, and even had the strength to divide their forces in the Far East. They had at least 20 troops.

Of course, the analysis report of the French Ministry of War inevitably slandered the army of the Ming Dynasty, pointing out that there were not many armies with the strength to wipe out the French colonial army in the Japanese War, and it should not exceed half of the total.

In fact, the staff officers of the French Ministry of War did have something, and their analysis of the strength of the Ming Army was correct.

It's just that the baseline value is a bit outrageous.

In their deduction, the Ming army with the highest quality is only slightly stronger than the Turks' army, and it is only a third-rate army in Europe.

This is really not Ming's sudden war, but the inherent arrogance of Europeans.

……

"Zhao Xizhu, if this is the defense zone set up by your brigade, I will definitely kick your ass hard with my riding boots!"

Putting down the binoculars, the expression on Mo Bai's face was not one of surprise or solemnity, but an old man on the subway looking at his phone.jpg.

Zhao Xizhu recently had a double happiness.

First, he took a wife, and then he was promoted to rank at the post-war conferring ceremony, and became the brigade commander of the Dingguo Army's Independent Engineer Brigade.

In the divisions and regiments of the Ming Dynasty, the configuration of engineering companies is not uncommon.

But the independent engineering brigade directly under the army commander is the only one.

This fully demonstrates the characteristics of the Dingguo Army.

Compared with the Wumu Army, which is mainly characterized by armored forces, the Dingguo Army is better at infantry blocking warfare, and its engineering operations are even better.

The use of barbed wire to cut off Japan's Honshu Island in the middle was the work of the Third Division, the predecessor of the Dingguo Army.

And Zhao Xizhu is the direct executor.

Zhao Xizhu, who was still observing the front line with a telescope, did not have a relaxed expression on his face.

The earnest expression was completely different from the lewd look he showed when he was picking on that pretty widow.

"Master Commander, the task assigned to us by the Ministry of War is to hold back the main force of French chickens on the western front as much as possible.

So I suggest that we can teach the French a lesson here, so that they can't understand what is called real military engineering! "

……

The fortifications of the Santa Ana Fortress are like child's play in the eyes of the Ding Guojun.

Zhao Xizhu even felt that even if a group of students were recruited from the Imperial College Military Academy, the barbed wire repaired would be more in line with the tactical manual than the one in front of him.

For example, it can be seen with the naked eye that in the area close to the barbed wire defense line, large areas of bushes have not been cleared.

These shrubs are natural shelters, making it easier for scouts to destroy the barbed wire.

For another example, when tying the barbed wire, the capstone, the ear wall and the wall are just randomly woven together, and the fixity and protection are very worrying.

In a word, these barbed wire fences are more like used to raise cattle and sheep than they seem to be used to defend the army. They are really amateurs.

Despite this, Mo Bai and Zhao Xizhu finally decided not to destroy it all at once, but to do temporary fortifications, fight steadily, and surround the spots for help.

This is because the Dingguo Army itself is only a feint attacking force.

As early as July at the briefing on the Anti-French and Aid-Mexico, Zhu Fugui set the 7-character policy for this war, the first of which was "to destroy Guo through false means".

Therefore, apart from Mexico's interests, Daming is actually planning to kill the rabbit and wipe out the Lone Star Republic as well.

Louisiana is known by its name as a state with a large number of French, and the influence of French in the Lone Star Republic is also quite large.

So if you don't squeeze this soft persimmon in advance, there will always be a thorn hanging behind the troops of the Ming Dynasty.

The Wumu army that disappeared from the map is now dormant in the border area of ​​Ming, Mo, and Lone Star.

They will imitate the strategy of the German mechanized troops in World War II to bypass the Maginot Line through Belgium, and to attack the hinterland of Mexico City from the eastern corridor of Mexico through the Lone Star Republic.

……

Zhuge was only cautious in his life, and Zhu Fugui, known as the little Zhuge in America, was also a cautious person.

The reason why he chose this seemingly risky battle plan was because the temptation to capture three alive was too great.

Five billion francs!

Who can resist this temptation?

Moreover, after repeated deduction, the risk of the highly mechanized Wumu army's deep blitz attack may not be too great, and it is completely worth the gamble.

Naturally, Mo Baibu can only be used as an auxiliary role in the feint.

And Mo Bai has always shown maturity that does not match his age in combat. His combat style of setting up camp and fighting steadily is most suitable for compressing the enemy's strategic space, making them at a loss.

In fact, since the Third Army rejected the highly popular Bai Qijun designation, Mo Bai Xiaobaiqi's nickname was gradually not mentioned.

Many people now call him Mo Shaved.

It really makes sense when you think about it carefully.

Whether it's relying heavily on engineering, fighting a "dull war" style of fighting, or being merciless to captives, Mo Bai and Zeng Guofan have many things in common.

At the same time, Qi Wenchang, who is obsessed with mobile power and blitz, has the reputation of the Fox of America.

One fights stupidly, the other fights immortals, both generals have a bright future.

Chapter 370 Rifles and Cannons

McMahon was surprised to find that after the arrival of Ming's troops, they did not rush to attack. Instead, they began to dig trenches and build barbed wire fences on the spot, as if preparing to besiege the Santa Ana Fortress for a long time.

"The cowardly Chinese will only tremble under the cover of the Great Wall, and they will not fight without the fortifications!"

"Sure enough, the barbed wire is the reason why the Ming army was able to succeed in North America!"

McMahon dismissed the conscientious engineering soldiers of the Ming Dynasty in the distance.

He thinks that Ming people's engineers are fancy, that is, they are a little more diligent than their Mexican servants and Algerian slaves, and there is no essential difference in engineering quality.

At the same time, while the Ming people were not gaining a stable foothold and building fortifications, McMahon chose to take the initiative.

He didn't move with all his strength, but just let the 2nd Cavalry Division in his hand go to try Yunyu for the first time, and try the depth of the Ming army by virtue of mobility.

Of course, there are two Mexican infantry regiments who don't feel bad about dying, sweeping the formations on both wings.

The French cavalry divisions are actually the mainstream dragoons of this era, with some Berber rangers mixed in at the same time.