The strongest son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty

Plus the Navy's three Marine Divisions.

Let's go to the North Rice Continent together.

Of the three reorganization divisions in Chang'an, Li Deju presided over the 8th division, Cheng Chuliang presided over the 9th division, and Yuchi Baoqi presided over the 10th division.

At the same time, the newly formed Air Force finally made an appearance.

Two squadrons, with a total of 80 fighters, went out with the army.

But what?

The 80 fighters are all propeller aircraft, not jet aircraft.

Propeller aircraft, for the empire at this time, has no difficulty in production and can be produced in a very short time.

Moreover, the propeller aircraft industrial park has been developed long ago, and not the first generation, but the second and third generations have appeared.

Duho was not optimistic about propeller planes and always wanted jet planes.

After talking with Tesla, Duho considered again and again, and decided to form an air force to produce hundreds of propeller planes first.

The Air Force was established, and the system rewarded an awesome commander, General Erich Hartmann.

In another dimension, Hartmann was a very good ace pilot in Germany, and shot down 352 enemy planes in total.

No one can break this record.

Doho directly appointed Hartman as Air Force Commander.

The expedition to Yingjiang Continent was carried out by two regiments.

Xue Li served as the commander of the Second Corps, which had 8 divisions and one marine division; Peng Yue served as the commander of the First Corps, which had 9 and 10 integrated divisions and two marine divisions.

The target of the Xue Li Corps' attack was the Wenga port area, occupying the Wenga port, quickly building ports and airports, and improving supply capabilities.

The direction of the Pengyue Corps' attack was the Jinshan area.

Over the years, the divisions that followed Du He had basically become ace divisions, and their combat power was stronger than that of the imperial guards.

Du He obviously felt that they were not at the same level as the original divisions they had brought with them this time.

Much weaker.

But what?

When Du He has time, he will train these soldiers well on the way, and let them know what is the best soldier.

Military War Room:

There are all the big men in the military, including Marshal Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong, Li Ji, Xue Li, Cheng Chuliang, Yuchi Baoqi, Li Deju, Qin Shandao, Erich Hartmann and many other famous generals .

A military map hangs on the wall.

Du He stood on the podium with a baton in his hand.

"Everyone, the North Rice Continent is a very large area, and its area is larger than the core area of ​​the empire.

As far as I know, the North Rice Continent at this time.Only a few natives live on that continent,

Not yet fully developed, it is a real virgin land.Although the imperial jurisdiction is very large, but,

The rice continent is too important to the empire.There are a lot of minerals and oil on the rice continent, which is a continent that the empire must take.

Taking advantage of the fact that there are not many aborigines on the North Rice Continent, they can be easily captured.Once the opportunity is missed, especially for Europeans to enter the North Rice Continent,

It is basically impossible for the empire to win easily.This is an opportunity to take advantage of the outbreak of war in Europe and not have the energy to take care of this virgin land.

This is the South Dami Continent, and there are many indigenous people on it, the number is tens or hundreds of times more than that of the North Dami Continent.

In other words, it is not easy to win the South Dami Continent, so it can only be easy first and then difficult.After winning the North Dami Continent, consider taking the South Dami Continent. "

Doo Ho said.

Hartman raised his hand.

"Hartman, what's the matter?"

Doo Ho said.

"General, our air force dispatched two squadrons to go out. This is no problem. The key is to reach the North Rice Continent.

There is no airport for planes to take off and land; and how to transport those fighter planes and airport equipment there,

Is it by merchant ships?There is also how to deal with the oil used for aircraft, it is too far to transport from the empire, it is really not cost-effective. "

Hartman said.

Ha ha!

"Hartman is right! It's really not cost-effective. The purpose of letting the Air Force go out this time is to let the Air Force also experience artillery fire.

Let it cleanse your soul.Even without the Air Force, we can still take the Northern Rice Continent. "

Doo Ho said.

Damn it!

That doesn't mean that the Air Force is there to make soy sauce.

When Hartman heard this, he was speechless and could only shrug his arms.

"General Du, how far is the empire from the North Continent? With such a long distance, it would take several months for soldiers to travel by boat. How can we solve the problem of soldiers sailing at sea?"

Li Ji said.

"General Li Ji, the coastal area of ​​the empire is about 1 kilometers away from the North Rice Continent, less than [-] kilometers away.

Whether the soldiers are used to taking a boat on the sea?

Wait until you get used to it before going out.In addition, after years of hard work, the navy has taken all the islands on the sea,

There are ports for the Imperial Navy built on many islands, and supplies can be resolved from those islands. "

Duho explained.

Today's merchant ships are no longer what they were a few years ago. The world's caravans have thousands of merchant ships, ranging from the smallest 1-ton displacement merchant ship to 10-ton displacement merchant ship.

Coupled with the naval supply ship, it is enough to transport troops.

Cheng Yaojin raised his hand.

"General Du, our army has limited strength. Why do we divide into two regiments? Wouldn't it be better to unite to form one regiment? That way we won't be afraid of the aborigines on the North Rice Continent and won't give them a chance."

Cheng Yaojin said.

"Old General Cheng, on the Northern Dami Continent, the natives still have wooden sticks, stones and some primitive bows and arrows.

It will not pose any threat to the imperial army. As long as we are careful not to be attacked by the natives, the poisonous arrows of the natives will not be effective.

That being the case, why should we give indigenous people the opportunity to pool? "

Doo Ho said.

"The key to the expedition to the North Rice Continent is not the conquest, but how to ensure logistics supplies, which is our top priority.

Everyone knows that the empire has entered the era of hot weapons.However, in the era of hot weapons, supplies are very important.

Once the supplies can't keep up and the soldiers run out of bullets, the rifle is not as good as a fire stick.Therefore, whether it is the First Corps,

It is still the Second Corps. Once it enters the North Rice Continent, it must first build a supply base.

This is very important.The Xue Li Corps must build a large port city in Wenga.

Let the supplies delivered by merchant ships have a place to store.The First Corps landed in Jinshan, and also wanted to build a port city there.

At the same time, the island of Pearl must become an important transfer station for the imperial army, and troops must be stationed there. "

Doo Ho said.

Li Jing raised his hand.

"The old man suggested that it doesn't matter if it is in Wenga or Jinshan. Once it is taken down, not only the city must be built,

Cement factories and brick and tile factories will also be built.You can't ship everything from the empire, that would be too expensive. "

Li Jing said.

Du He nodded.

It is indeed a good way, and it is also the only means to solve the shortage of many building materials such as cement and bricks and tiles.

Chapter 558 Powerful Propaganda Offensive

The big/army has not moved, and the propaganda goes first.

Under Du He's suggestion, "Chang'an Daily" and "Chang'an Weekly" introduced the geographical location of Dami Continent one after another in the past few days.

The main point is that the continent is an uninhabited continent, an uncultivated virgin land.

That continent has all kinds of minerals, oil, coal and other resources needed by the empire. Taking that continent is of great significance to the empire.

If the rice continent is knocked down, the sea and ocean to the east of the empire will become our sea and our ocean.

Let it become the inner sea and inner ocean of the empire.

In addition, the rice continent is important to the security of the empire.

Once that continent is lost, the empire will face the invasion and threat of the rice continent in the future, and the empire must eliminate the threat.

In short, the Rice Continent is too important to the empire, the empire cannot give up, it must be taken, for the sake of future generations of the empire.

A large number of reports in "Chang'an Daily" and "Chang'an Weekly" let the people of the empire understand the importance of the rice continent to the empire.

For a while, the people of the empire talked a lot.

Various radio stations are also launching corresponding reports one after another.

In teahouses and taverns, when people are relaxing, they are also talking about the rice continent.

A few days later, the entire empire was twisted into one, and strongly supported the imperial army's expedition to the Rice Continent.

Newspapers, magazines, and radio stations didn't just say that the rice continent was easy to win, they also said that it was on that continent.

There are many aborigines gathered. Although the weapons in the aborigines' hands are outdated, their bows and arrows are heavily poisoned.

If the empire wants to successfully take over the Rice Continent, it has to pay a price.

Chang'an Jixia Teahouse:

This is a high-end teahouse, and an ordinary pot of tea costs 100 yuan (the original currency is replaced by banknotes).

Some high-grade tea leaves cost tens of thousands of yuan per pot.

It is not something ordinary people can consume.

There are too many rich people gathered here, as well as some officials.

Many businessmen like to sit in Jixia Teahouse.

What you drink here is not tea, but the atmosphere.

To broaden your network, this kind of place is the best choice.

"Feng Laosan, here, what are you looking at!"

Wei Jian said.

"Second Wei, it's so early!"

Feng Ge said.

Wei Jian and Feng Ge are respectively the second young master of the Wei family and the third young master of the Feng family. They once followed Du He to the peninsula.

In fact, it is to go to the army to cross layers of gold.

After returning, he was arranged to serve in the civil service system.

After more than ten years, the two have also been promoted to fourth-rank and fifth-rank officials respectively.

As they got older, the two of them no longer showed their sharpness.

"Second Wei, I heard that Du Shuai is leading the army again this time?"

Feng Ge said.

"I've heard about it. The expedition to the Dami Continent was strongly requested by Du Shuai. After research by the military, he decided to report to His Majesty for approval."