The Tifa Dynasty was established 260 years ago.

The “Three Hundred Years Cycle” is just around the corner.

All the knowledgeable people from top to bottom know this very well.
Even the powerful Li Hefei once joked that he was a “paperhanger.”

As the old saying goes: It is easy to conquer a kingdom, but difficult to rule it.
It expresses the sighs and helplessness of countless emperors and generals?

Three hundred years ago, Queen Xingzhen’s ancestors,
Between the white mountains and black waters, he climbed on ice and slept in the snow, ate raw meat and drank blood, and relying on thirteen sets of armor, he conquered thousands of miles of empire.

Three hundred years have passed.
To celebrate the Queen’s 60th birthday, the court was extremely extravagant to the point of being outrageous.
According to incomplete statistics, the total cost was 3600 million taels of silver.

The cost of food and beverage alone was no less than 400 million taels!

The five new warships that Li Hefei planned to buy cost only 600 million taels…

What is even more terrible is that the people of the world have no clothes to cover their bodies, no food to eat, no place to stand, and live worse than cattle and horses.
Especially the revolutionaries who were making great fuss in the north.
If it is delayed for too long, it will inevitably become a serious problem!
However, Li Hefei knew that Queen Xingzhen had been a strong-willed woman since she was young and was particularly concerned about her reputation.
A widely circulated quote that is suspected to be hers,

“Whoever makes me unhappy for a moment, I will make him unhappy for the rest of his life!”

What is certain is that any minister who questions the “sixtieth birthday” will be punished.
Be prudent and keep yourself safe, blend in with the world,
No minister dared to stand up and offend the Queen’s authority!
As a paperhanger, besides sighing in loneliness at sunset,

Li Hefei, a minister of the first rank and the governor of the imperial navy, could not really change anything…

However, success always comes to those who are prepared.
The young Far East Navy successfully concluded the “Navy Open Week” event.

Sa Zhenbing boarded the flagship “Shentong” and blew the whistle.

Take the four ships, Azure Dragon, Suzaku, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise, eight torpedo boats, and two supply ships.
The first stop was Izu Island.

Then there is the Golden Horde Sea Vortex Port and the Goryeo Incheon Port.

The last stop of the one-month friendly visit was the Weihai naval port of the Tifa court.

Lu Yuan is very good at being a “hands-off shopkeeper”.
After seeing off the naval fleet, he set his sights on the trucks carrying the Gallic military aid and became very interested.

He found two trucks and ordered the demolition, demolition, demolition, demolition!
All unnecessary parts, including the outer shell and the box, were removed.
Looking at the “truck skeleton” that was completely destroyed and only had the engine, fuel tank, chassis and wheels, the Gallic engineers were stunned…

My Holy Mother Mary!
What on earth is this Lord of the Far East doing?

In this way, there is no way to load goods or people!

As a result, Lu Yuan got a batch of steel plates of varying thicknesses.
The front of the vehicle is made of 12mm steel plate, which is made into a “wedge-shaped armor”.
And on the steel plate, holes for observation and firing of light machine guns were dug.

The two sides are welded together with 8mm holes, and observation and shooting holes are left on the left and right sides.

The top and rear door are welded with 4mm steel plates.
A circular exit is reserved on the top, surrounded by a semi-circular steel plate, which is a fixed machine gun position.

The rear door opens to the other side, and also has observation holes and shooting holes.

After the modification, Lu Yuan named it an assault armored vehicle, mainly used for position breakthroughs, with a full load of seven people.

It includes: one commander, one co-pilot, one lookout, two machine gunners, and two ammunition handlers or gunners.

The second car was much simpler, and was also disassembled into its “skeleton”.
Then it was “wrapped” with 8mm and 4mm steel plates, without any weapons, and used simply as a troop carrier.
In addition to the captain and co-pilot, up to sixteen soldiers carrying personal equipment can be carried.

The transformation was completed and the test passed. Lu Yuan was very satisfied and waved his hand.
“Convert one hundred trucks, forty assault vehicles, and sixty troop carriers.”

The Gallic engineers looked at the two strange-looking prototypes and were full of complaints.

Such a good truck has been ruined like this, what a waste!

However, they received double the salary and had no choice but to follow the orders of the Lord of the Far East and demolish and rebuild.
On the other hand, commissioned by the imperial court, Tianjin Xiaozhan was used as a training base for the new army.
The 100,000 new troops were divided into six regiments, with Yuan Xiangcheng as the commander-in-chief.
The six powerful generals under his command are Duan Rui, Feng Zhang, Wang Zhen, Cao Jinkun, Sun Fang and Zhang Yuanli.

Although the navy did not receive money to purchase new warships,
However, Queen Xingzhen had high hopes for the new army of the Six Garrisons.
After all, the importance of a strong army in defending the capital is beyond doubt.

No matter how powerful the Far East Navy is, they can’t sail ashore, right?
Therefore, the imperial court provided sufficient manpower and pay for the new army of the six garrisons.

I hope to train a high-quality army that can rival the great powers.

Yuan Xiangcheng was naturally grateful and devoted himself to the small station, training the new army day and night.
After three months, the new army was formed.

In order to celebrate the Queen’s 60th birthday, Yuan Xiangcheng planned a military confrontation exercise.
Winter is coming, with ice and snow all around.
In the Royal Capital Nanyuan, the Red and Blue Armies participating in the exercise are ready.

Queen Xingzhen came to the scene to observe and spent six million taels of silver, so she should at least be able to hear something, right?

As the signal flares rose, the exercise officially began.
The new army of the Six Garrisons strictly followed the infantry drills of the great powers, and lined up to attack the enemy in a magnificent battle formation.

The defenders, with deep trenches and high fortifications, are ready to fight.
The attacking side, after the cannons bombard, the infantry charges, and after the infantry charges, the cannons bombard.

However, tens of thousands of people fought back and forth.

Such as artillery explosions, column charges, battles for positions, hand-to-hand combat, and rapid cavalry raids.
The drills were quite standard, and compared to the government soldiers, they were a world apart, showing the demeanor of a strong army.

Guizi Liu was well-informed and smiled at Queen Xingzhen:
“In just three to five months, we can make decisions based on our own thinking. This is rare!
It seems that Yuan Xiangcheng has put in a lot of effort and put in a lot of effort!”

Queen Xingzhen was a little worried, so she asked hesitantly:
“What do the great powers say?”

Chief Steward Yinglian smiled and said, “They have been praising me all the time, and they keep saying that the Empress Dowager has a keen eye for talent!”

Now, Queen Xingzhen felt at ease.

Foreigners are always outspoken. Since they all say it’s good, it must be right!
“Well! Yuan Xiangcheng has a good way of training soldiers, and he was awarded a yellow jacket and promoted to the Minister of the Army!”

Yuan Xiangcheng immediately ran over and knelt down to thank the queen.

In fact, the yellow jacket and “Zhongtang” are both honorary titles.
However, this was also Queen Xingzhen’s skill. After all, it was given by her personally, which meant that Yuan Xiangcheng was “in the emperor’s heart”.
At this time, Yuan Xiangcheng was one step away from becoming the Minister of the Army.
This step must be achieved through real military achievements. To put it bluntly, it means leading the new army to wipe out the rebels in the north.

Therefore, he issued a military order without hesitation.
“Your Majesty’s grace is too great to be repaid even if I were to die.

After the new year, I will lead my army north. If I cannot capture all the rebel leaders, I will bring my head to you!”

Queen Xingzhen was very happy and encouraged him gently:

“I know your intentions, do it well and leave a good story of the emperor and his subjects getting along well in the future!”

At this time, all the civil and military officials immediately started to flatter him.

What wise and wise, prosperous times, peace and prosperity, all nations coming to pay tribute… just pour it out without any cost,
Queen Xingzhen returned to the magnificent palace in a drunken state.

Full of confidence and satisfaction, I am looking forward to my 60th birthday!
At Tianjin Xiaozhan, the new troops of the six garrisons all marched northwards under the command of General Yuan.
Duan Rui’s first town took the route through Qi and Lu, stationed in Linyi, and marched straight to Pengcheng.

Feng Zhang’s second regiment entered northern Henan, with the goal of Huainan.
Wang Zhen’s third town and Cao Jinkun’s fourth town drove straight to Ezhou, targeting Tongcheng and Xiangnan Prefecture respectively.
Sun Fang and Zhang Yuanli’s Fifth Town and Sixth Town,
As the rear guard of the mobile corps, they put on a posture of all-out war and issued an ultimatum.

They demanded that Liangjiang and Xiangnan surrender and that their leaders come to the capital to plead guilty.

As a result, Liangjiang Prefecture, which was the first to be affected, issued warnings everywhere.

Faced with the Six Garrisons New Army armed to the teeth, the 15,000 troops from Liangjiang were clearly not enough to guard three important towns.

Seeing Yuan Xiangcheng’s aggressive and ill-intentioned approach, Wu Ziyu was extremely anxious.

On the one hand, he strengthened the city defenses and captured able-bodied men to serve as prisoners, and on the other hand, he urgently sent people to ask for help from his brother-in-law in the far east.
When Lu Yuan received the military report, he only told his brother-in-law,
Abandon the three places, withdraw troops to Fengyang and Yangzhou, hold on and wait for reinforcements.

In addition, he informed the Nine-Nation Merchants Group,

There was still one month left before the end of the year deadline for an armistice, but the imperial court broke its promise and brazenly sent troops out without any justification.

At this time, opinions within the great powers diverged again.
Gaul is firmly on the side of the Far East.
Yingjisha, Rome, Great Britain, Prussia, Hungary and Austria, plus the Netherlands and Belgium, advocated mediation of the war.
The Izu Island Kingdom and the Golden Horde Principality claimed that they would not interfere with the Tifa court’s “suppression of rebellion”.
This actually gave the green light to the new army of the Six Towns.
The main reason is that these two aggressive countries,

They are happy to see Tifa fall into chaos so that they can reap the benefits.

Because the great powers were divided and could not reach any consensus,

Ultimately, only ambiguous statements can be made.
First and foremost, it is important to emphasize that the interests of the great powers are sacred and inviolable.
Secondly, it is suggested that the imperial court and the revolutionaries should negotiate peacefully to avoid the loss of lives.
Finally, the great powers ensured that both sides of the war would add fuel to the fire and pass the knife.

In fact, the Golden Horde and Izu Island,
He was very worried that the Far East would defeat the Six Garrisons and replace the imperial court, so he secretly provided a large amount of funds and arms to Yuan Xiangcheng behind the scenes.
Of course, all this came at a price. The imperial court opened up the railways, mines, shipping, and finance in the south.
Therefore, the powerful new army of the Six Towns became even more arrogant and prepared to achieve their goal in one battle.
On December 12, Yuan Xiangcheng, the Minister of the Army, issued a “Letter to the People”.
It was the natural duty of the imperial court to suppress the rebellion, and it urged the northern revolutionaries to recognize the situation.

Give up the illusion of resistance as soon as possible, otherwise the army will arrive and leave no one alive!

Faced with the naked threat of war from the six prefectures of the imperial court,

Lu Yuan sent a telegram that day, severely warning the imperial court and the new army of the six garrisons.

“Once the war breaks out, the Far East Army will make the greatest sacrifice and would rather die in glory than live in disgrace. We will carry the revolution through to the end!”

The two sides were on the verge of a fight, neither side would give in.
The dark clouds of war are so dark that they seem to be able to squeeze out ink.

Finally, on December 12,
The imperial court’s new army of 1, 2, 3, and 4 regiments tore up the peace agreement.
Under Yuan Xiangcheng’s orders, they launched a massive attack on the revolutionary army in front of them.
Under the fierce artillery fire of the new army of the imperial court, nearly half of the new army of Liangjiang Prefecture was killed and had to abandon the city and retreat in panic.
On the 13th, Pengcheng fell.

On the 14th, Tongcheng was defeated.
On the 15th, Huainan County took the initiative to evacuate.
Of the eight thousand elite troops from three places, only less than three thousand arrived at Fengyang Prefecture.

Wu Ziyu, who had been hoping for the best, slapped his thigh in pain.

If I had known that the new army of the Six Towns was so powerful, I would have listened to my brother-in-law and withdrawn my troops earlier…

The Liangjiangzhou troops were defeated like a landslide,

The situation in Xiangnan Prefecture is even worse.

In the New Hunan Army formed by Tan Sanfa,

Many military officers were coerced and bribed by Yuan Xiangcheng and resolutely surrendered to the court.

Therefore, on December 12,
Cao Jinkun personally led the first battalion, crossed the Yangtze River at night, and attacked Shacheng, the capital of southern Hunan.
At dawn, the first battalion of the fourth town, with the help of an insider, easily took over the city defense.
Tan Sanfa and other Xiangnan leaders were captured alive.

However, Wang Zhen’s third town was even more courageous. After conquering Tongcheng, they continued their march.
On December 12, the Baiyi troops crossed the river and encircled Jiujiang from behind, intending to cut off Li Xiehe’s retreat.

When Li Xiehe learned about this, he broke out in a cold sweat.
That day, he led 3,000 of his own troops, boarded the river defense warships, and fled downstream to the far east.

As of December 12, the first phase of the Civil War in Tifa Kingdom has ended.

The new army of the Six Garrisons was invincible and victorious, and its morale was high.

On the other hand, the revolutionary army was completely defeated, and the monkeys scattered like monkeys when the tree fell.

Many revolutionary speculators saw that the wind was blowing in the wrong direction.

They immediately raised the banner of “Welcome the Royal Army” and competed to flatter Yuan Xiangcheng while hunting down and killing revolutionaries.

Countless people of noble character and lofty ideals were caught off guard, heads were killed and blood flowed like rivers, and the land of the north was shrouded in white terror.

Yuan Xiangcheng ordered the entire army to rest for three days to relax.
A military reporter interviewed and asked:

“Yuan Zhongtang is a master at using troops. Can you predict when we can capture the Far East City?”

Yuan Xiangcheng replied with a smile:

“On New Year’s Eve.”

The reporter asked in surprise: “Why are you so sure?”

Yuan Zhongtang said confidently:

“Because it will take a week for Wang Zhen’s third town to reach the Far East.”

Yuan Xiangcheng then laughed and said:

“I will host you all at the Far East Board of Directors then. See you there!”

A group of reporters felt that
This new nobleman in the imperial court who is so popular is so good at pretending.

However, they sent these words back to the newspaper office without changing a word.

After all, “news” that is eye-catching enough is good news!

Far East Army General Staff Headquarters,
Zhu Yingjun was disgusted when he saw the news in the newspaper.

“Fuck! Yuan Datou is too pretentious!”

Wang Laowu laughed and said, “What’s there to be angry about?

As the saying goes: Pride comes before a fall, this old guy won’t be around for many more days!”

Zhu Yingjun was still upset.
He looked at his future brother-in-law and said loudly:
“Commander-in-chief, let me make this clear first. I don’t care about other towns.

But, Wang Zhen’s third town must be left to me to solve! “

Lu Yuan laughed: “The Third Town is the most elite force under Old Yuan…”

Zhu Yingjun curled his lips and said disdainfully:
“I am targeting this top elite!”

“Really want to fight?”

“I have to fight!”

Lu Yuan nodded and said:

“Okay! I’ll give you three regiments, plus an armored unit…

Be careful, this guy likes to pin you down from the front and then attack from the flank!”

Zhu Yingjun was very excited.

Although Wang Zhen’s Third Town had 20,000 troops, he was not afraid.

He saluted with a “Pa!” and said loudly:
“Don’t worry, I’ll make sure he doesn’t have a chance to make a move!”

After saying that, he strode out to lead his troops. He decided to give the opponent a head-on blow.

Wang Laowu looked at Zhu Yingjun’s back and asked, “What about me?”

Lu Yuan said: “The third town is likely to advance quickly along the river.
Then, the fourth town is likely to go from northern Huizhou, bypass Huzhou and Jiaxing to encircle the county town.
You take three regiments and go to Huzhou to block the enemy. Don’t let them come over.”

“Snapped!”

Wang Laowu stood at attention and saluted: “Yes, sir!”

Song Sanmei blinked her beautiful big eyes and asked curiously:
“The two deputy commanders have dealt with the two towns in the north of the Yangtze River. Who will deal with the four towns in the south of the Yangtze River?” (End of this chapter)