Chapter 546 5-star general

Chapter 546 5-star general

Chapter 546 Five-Star General
"Boom! Boom!"

With the explosion of three mines, a Dieter von Roeder-class German destroyer was blown into two pieces and slowly sank into the Thames.

Tirpitz was furious. "There are still mines that have escaped the net. Go and clear the mines again."

"Admiral, these are mines they secretly laid overnight using small wooden boats."

Tirpitz looked up and saw that the surface of the Thames River leading to London was densely packed with mines, and it would take a month or two to mine at the fastest speed.

Although the British Empire declined and lost its ability to lead a group of heroes, its industrial production capacity was still very good, at least it had enough mines.

On both sides of the Thames, the thunderous sound of artillery fire never ceased. In the criss-crossing trenches, the Nanyang soldiers, wearing helmets and holding their guns, lay quietly. Not far away, one could see the red hair of the Irish military supervisor, who constantly encouraged morale.

"Buzz. Buzz."

The German bombers came again, and the explosion of even larger bombs was heard immediately. Then, the scream of the Stuka sounded, which was the carrier-based aircraft of the German aircraft carrier anchored in the English Channel.

After the bombing, the German army followed the Type 3 tank and rushed up again.

"Tong, tong!"

The 17-pound anti-tank gun of the Royal Arsenal fired. Although the elite British troops were gone, there were still a lot of weapons, which were all sent by the British militia to equip the Dutch soldiers.

Fifty meters away from the front-line trench, the Type 3 tank stopped, and the anti-tank trench that had been urgently widened came into play.

"Buzz, buzz buzz."

Not only did the Germans have airplanes, the British did too. Moreover, the British applied aluminum alloy technology earlier than the Germans, and the Spitfire propeller fighter was fully metal-skinned.

The German army has not yet expanded the territory for building airports in its coastal positions. Bombers have to take off from France, and only dive bombers take off from aircraft carriers.

When the war reached the British mainland, Britain's domestic fighter planes suddenly became useful.

Germany had more than 100,000 aircraft, and Britain was not far behind in this regard, having urgently produced 24,000 of the latest Spitfire fighters and 15,000 of the older Hurricane fighters.

As their fighter planes drove away the German Ju87 bombers, the Polish officers raised their sabers and shouted, "Davarishi, Ura!"

The Nanyang soldiers holding guns jumped out of the trenches, and the red-haired Irish instructor rushed to the front, charging towards the enemy positions in a skirmish line.

The German Maxim rifle roared, and the MG87 light machine gun developed by Germany itself also sounded.

Soldiers kept falling, but the skirmish line offset the dense machine gun bullets, and our own artillery fire also began to bombard the enemy's machine gun fire points.

As they got closer, the enemy's machine guns began to show their power, and the casualties among the soldiers increased greatly. Some red-haired supervisors and low-ranking Polish officers had already begun to be killed.

But when the distance reached 50 meters, the arrow was already on the bowstring. The soldiers' bayonets quickly poked in front of the German soldiers holding submachine guns, and the submachine guns immediately became fire sticks.

At the German frontline headquarters, only a thousand meters away from the frontline battlefield, Moltke the Younger threw his "lightning rod" pointed hat to the ground and cursed, "These natives are all crazy. Where do they get the courage to not fear death?"

The natives of the Dutch colony actually launched a counterattack against the powerful German army with bayonets in hand, and their casualties were twice that of the German army, but they took back the trenches they had just captured in the morning.

The German army had 5.5 million soldiers and the natives had only 5 million. With such a fight, the German army would definitely win in the end, but Lord Waldersee's declaration of conquering Britain in three months would become a joke.

"Your Excellency, Chief of the General Staff, Prime Minister Waldersee is calling."

Moltke the Younger took the walkie-talkie from the soldier and said, "Hey, sir, we must——"

Waldersee's exasperated voice came over the phone, "You have failed my expectations. You are fired. Your successor Falkenhayn will be here soon."

It was almost a crime to let a 28-year-old confidant replace Moltke the Younger to command the huge German army. But Waldersee could not care less. The German army could not retreat to its homeland after fighting to this point.

The war in Britain must be ended quickly to prepare for the attack from the Xia-Mei coalition forces.

The territories occupied by Germany were all those of the great powers, including Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Norway. Together with Germany's own production capacity, Waldersee believed that he was not afraid of the alliance between Xia and the United States.

After all, they have come from afar, and the key now is to take over all of Britain before the Xia-American coalition forces arrive, leaving them without a springboard to land on the European continent.

When Moltke the Younger heard that he was dismissed, he breathed a sigh of relief. He had borne too much pressure from his uncle Moltke the Elder, and now he was finally relieved.

Falkenhayn was still in Berlin and was reporting his battle strategy to Waldersee.

"Sir, Moltke the Younger was too gentlemanly in fighting, which is why he was stopped by the natives of Southeast Asia." "I will use our mustard gas special weapon when I go to the Western Front. At the same time, we will make a large-scale landing in Scotland, bypass them to form an encirclement, and send a fleet to attack Ireland to cut off possible landing bases of the Federation and Bactria."

"It's all up to you."

With the appointment of the new young and unscrupulous Chief of the German General Staff, the German army began large-scale mobilization.

Large numbers of German troops began to land in Scotland, two aircraft carrier formations sailed towards Ireland, and bombers began to bomb Dublin.

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Hailing, Jiangyan New District, Government Auditorium.

Shao Jiming, dressed in military uniform, knelt on one knee and took the command knife from Shao Quanzhong.

Shao Quanzhong looked at his eldest son with a smile, "Jiming, if you become the emperor, I will not pass on the imperial seal to you. All I can give you is a loyal army."

"The imperial seal is useless. Remember to benefit the people. Our Shao family's kingdom is unshakable."

Shao Quanzhong really abdicated, handed the saber to Shao Jiming, and happily became the emperor emeritus.

Crown Prince Shao Jiming is 28 years old now. He has served in various arms of the military in recent years. He was promoted one level in rank every year and has been promoted to major general. He has been recognized by all military leaders.

He behaves in an orderly and impeccable manner, and there is no problem in being an emperor.

Shao Jiming stood up, holding the saber passed down by Shao Quanzhong and swore, "I will remember my father's instructions and keep the happiness of the people in my heart."

In the auditorium, a group of Shao Quanzhong's old brothers raised their sabers together and shouted, "Long live His Majesty, long live the Emperor."

Pledge allegiance to the new emperor.

Shao Jiming succeeded to the throne, but Qiao Garden still belonged to Shao Quanzhong. Jiming just set up an office in the government compound as a temporary workspace.

Of course, the new "imperial palace" was being urgently built in the backyard of the government compound. It was just a simple three-story building, which looked even less like an imperial palace than Qiao Garden.

The only willful act of the new emperor was to design an extra-large kitchen in the small building. His Majesty would cook by himself when he was not working.

The new emperor was chubby and looked likable. He did not have the fierce aura of Shao Quanzhong. Instead, he looked honest and kind like a king who maintained the status quo. It was not a fault that he loved food.

However, the decree issued after the official succession ceremony was not kind at all.

Grant stepped to the front at the call of His Majesty, and Shao Jiming personally put the shoulder badge with five gold stars on the shoulders of his father's old subordinate.

"I grant Grant the rank of five-star general and command the Xia-American coalition forces to march into Europe. I will be in the rear and give you my full support."

Grant was a marshal, but this marshal was awarded by Daxia, which was not in the same system as the Federation, and he could not command the federal army.

Xia and the United States formed a coalition force and unified their steps. Grant, a federal citizen who had become a naturalized citizen of Daxia, became the commander-in-chief recognized by both sides.

Grant, with five stars on his shoulders and commanding the Union Army, reached the pinnacle of military glory.

Grant then held a press conference in the auditorium and announced that in summer, the United States and China would each send 3 million to 6 million troops to invade Europe.

Daxia has only one million regular troops, while the Federation has only 200,000. Both sides must immediately recruit reservists, equip them, conduct emergency training, and then send troops.

A military mobilization of this scale would take at least half a year to complete. With Shao Quanzhong's military ability, he was simply unable to command it, so he could rest assured to leave it to Lao Ge.

Shao Quanzhong really let go and officially passed on the throne. He felt relaxed and returned to Qiao Garden.

Now Le Sen no longer needs to report military intelligence to him. The only power Shao Quanzhong controls is Zeng Xiaoyi's Daxia Finney Statistics Bureau, which he controls as the leader of the Finney branch.

Of course, his rank of Grand Marshal could not be revoked due to succession. In theory, he could still command the army, but in reality he was given the reins.

After returning to the Erfen Bamboo House, Shao Quanzhong felt relieved as there was no large amount of urgent intelligence sent to him.

"Report to the Marshal, Bismarck wants to see you."

Uh, I've already abdicated, why should I be so busy? I just sat down and haven't had a drink of water yet.

(End of this chapter)