Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Story of the Chaebol

"We have to win this battle, but not too quickly. Now is not the time for us to reveal our strength. Besides, our army has never fought against the regular army except for fighting the natives over the years. We can't miss such a good training opportunity."

"What do you mean, boss?"

"How about this, Lao Xue, you can divide our troops into several batches, and have them go to the battlefield in batches. Although Portugal's national strength is not good, their army is one of the best in Europe. Let everyone get more familiar with the opponent's fighting style, which will help improve the combat effectiveness of our army."

Not to mention that Portugal only sent 20,000 people this time, even if it sent 200,000 people, Sun Tong would not panic.

Today, Longhua has an army of more than 700,000 people, not counting the armed forces owned by the various companies under Sun Tong.

If it weren't for the Yingguo people watching nearby, Sun Tong might not even need to send out the army to deal with the Grape Sprouts. He could just rely on the armed forces of Huachen Mining Company in Africa to inflict a heavy loss on the Grape Sprouts.

"I understand what you mean, but will this make people look down on us?"

"This is exactly the effect I want. It's not the time for us to show up yet. There's no need for Ying Country, Gaul, and Chou Country to target us so quickly. So we still need a lot of time to develop. When our territory in Nanyang develops to the level of Longhua, then it will be time for us to show our fangs!"

As for Grape Bud's attempt to seek death, Sun Tong actually wanted to fight back in a domineering manner, and at the same time let the rest of the world see the power he controls.

But the problem is that if he really does this, he will soon become a thorn in the eyes of some countries, especially the British country. In order to ensure the safety of South Africa and India, the other party may come to cause trouble for him.

Sun Tong, a Ying countryman, is not too afraid now. After all, the things he has in his hands give him enough confidence to face the Ying countrymen.

But when that time really comes, will the Ying people really come alone to cause trouble for him?

Obviously this is impossible.

The biggest possibility is that the Ying people will drag in a lot of countries, just like the "Eight-Nation Alliance" back then.

Sun Tong is confident when facing a Ying Kingdom, and he is also confident when facing a Gaul. But if he faces both the Ying Kingdom and Gaul at the same time, the final result is hard to predict.

All in all, Sun Tong would never reveal his true colors just for the sake of momentary pleasure. Everything has to be done slowly.

After receiving the order, Xue Xiang felt confident that he should fight this battle.

Although Xue Xiang had attended military school and commanded troops in battle, this was also his first time fighting a regular war.

This time, being able to command hundreds of thousands of people to fight the enemy is also a rare opportunity for him.

As the war broke out, although the soldiers of the Longhua Army lacked battlefield experience, they could rely on the instincts formed by their long-term training and performed very well when facing the Portuguese army.

No, it should be said that except for some difficulties in adapting to the situation at the beginning of the war, after the war lasted for a period of time, the Portuguese army was no longer a match for the Longhua Army.

If it weren't for the fact that he had to keep his opponent from being trained properly, then with just the 50,000 men initially sent to the front, Xue Xiang would have been confident enough to wipe out all of his opponent's troops.

At the beginning of the war, the confident Portuguese were still imagining how much they would gain after occupying Huayou Company's colonies. Now, they no longer dare to think about these things. For them, the most important thing is how to save their lives on the battlefield.

"Damn, are Longhua's troops so well-equipped? I can't even figure out that this is the first time the other side has carried out a large-scale artillery attack. Don't their shells cost money?"

"Dude, you may have forgotten that Huayou is one of the largest arms dealers in the world!"

"Large, do you think we can survive this time?"

"Maybe only God knows the answer to your question, but the message for help has been sent to the rear. I think our reinforcements will be here soon."

"Ha, my friend, are you kidding me? We can't handle the enemy, do you think we can defeat the enemy with those guys who haven't even fired a gun a few times?"

"What can we do? A good invasion war has turned into this. If we don't find a solution quickly, it's hard to say whether we can keep the colonies we have, let alone other things."

"Large, have you noticed that the enemy's troops will lose strength after a while? And after so many days of fighting, the number of enemy defenders has not decreased!"

"What do you want to say? Wait, are you saying that the other side is using us to train their troops?"

"Yes, that's what I wanted to say. Otherwise, it's hard to explain why the enemy, who is obviously much stronger than us, has to fight us for so long. You know, with their equipment and the quality of their soldiers, I believe they were confident of annihilating us at the beginning of the war, but look at the situation now."

The more Sanchez spoke, the more he felt that he had guessed his opponent's thoughts correctly, but it was also because of this that the guy's tone of voice became more and more discouraged.

They are trying their best to face their opponents, but now they are told that their opponents have been playing tricks on them all along. No one can stand such a result.