Chapter 1015 African War

The war in Africa had already begun before the Chinese army attacked London.

The EU troops in Liberia first received the order to take action. They set off from Liberia and rushed to Xiping, the Chinese military base in Cote d'Ivoire, which was later known as the San Pedro area.

This Allied force totaled 60,000 men, 250 pieces of artillery, 40,000 breech-loading muskets, and nearly 20,000 flintlock muskets.

They would also like to change all the clothes, but their production capacity is limited.

Moreover, they felt that with this strength, they could already win Xiping.

After all, Dahua's garrison in Xiping only has 1,500 people, and other staff members are probably around 1,500 as well. In the event of war, these people can also go into battle with guns.

However, the military quality is much worse than that of the regular army.

Of course, this gap will only become apparent in tough battles and mobile battles. In the most untechnical defensive battle, these people can still play a significant role.

Of course, even so, the Allies still had a twenty-fold strength advantage.

It's really unreasonable to fight one out of twenty and not be able to get it.

However, when they arrived in Xiping, new information made them feel more uneasy.

New intelligence shows that Dahua's garrison in Xiping is not 1,500 troops, but 2,500 troops.

With the addition of temporary strong men, Dahua can gather a garrison of 4,000 people in Xiping.

The balance of strength suddenly changed from twenty to one to fifteen to one, which made the Allies feel more uneasy.

The extra thousand men were specially left by the Chinese army to strengthen their defense.

The importance of the two supply points of Xiping and South Africa is not only clearly seen by Europeans, but also by the Chinese.

Therefore, after the decision to go to war with Europe was made, these two points and Ceuta were reinforced with troops to strengthen their defenses.

What has increased is not only the number of troops, but also a large number of weapons and ammunition.

These weapons and ammunition were originally prepared to be transported to Ceuta at any time and were supplies to the main force.

But if the stronghold is attacked, these ammunition can naturally be used.

In other words, the most indispensable thing for the defenders in Xiping is ammunition.

"how to spell?"

French commander Niang asked everyone.

"How else can we fight? We can only attack hard. It is unrealistic to sneak in and cooperate with the outside. The interrogation of the Chinese is very strict. Moreover, their base usually does less trade with European merchants. It is too difficult to sneak in. ”

Spanish commander Carlo Michio said.

Xiping is not Ceuta. As a commercial city, Ceuta is relatively easy to get into.

However, it is limited to the market, and it is difficult to sneak into the military camp.

As for Xiping, this stronghold is more for military purposes and has little trade. It is even more difficult to sneak in.

"As soon as Xiping faces the sea, we can attack on the other three sides. Attacking from these three sides at the same time can disperse the enemy's defense forces. Leave the north to our warriors of Great Britain."

Great Britain's officer O'Said said, "However, this is not a feat of his own initiative."

Xiping can be attacked from three sides, but one side is hilly and highland, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Osaide directly chose the plain side, so the task of attacking the highlands would naturally be handed over to others.

"Okay, then the west side will be given to us, France."

Niang then took away the easy-to-attack area on the other side.

"Do you think I look stupid?"

Calomisio complained that it was too much for the two of them to take away a good job and then make themselves do hard work.

"Callomitio, what you said is a bit exaggerated. Our two sides are the main attackers, and your side is the containment. The difficulty is about the same."

Orsaid explained.

"Everyone, this battle is related to the fate of our Europe. I feel that at this moment, we can no longer care about it. Only by working together and uniting can we overcome this difficulty."

Niang showed his righteousness, and Calomisio couldn't say anything else.

The coalition of the three countries is attacking Xiping. No matter how they are divided, one side always needs to attack the high ground to the east.

It would be fair for each country to send some people to attack the east, but it would be inconvenient to command like this. They are not stupid enough.

In the end, Calomisio chose to compromise and took over this chore.

Then they separated.

The movements of 60,000 people, no matter how covert they are, it is impossible to hide their whereabouts.

Three kilometers away from Xiping, the Chinese military sentry saw the enemy's actions on the observation balloon.

"Attention, there is a large group of unknown enemies coming towards us, numbering between 10,000 and 20,000."

The sentry quickly issued a warning.

Although they don't know who the enemy is, the Chinese army can be sure that the other party is an enemy because they have no allies here.

No matter who it is, it must be someone with bad intentions.

As a result, after receiving the warning, the Chinese army immediately blew the assembly whistle and entered the defensive position.

Not long after, the sentry warned again, saying that a second group of enemies had been discovered, and the number was close to 20,000.

Immediately afterwards, a third group of enemies was also discovered.

The observation balloon is more than 40 meters high in the air, using telescopes to see the enemy's movements clearly.

"It's not good, these

The enemy was clearly prepared. Remind the soldiers below, red alert. At the same time, gather the men in the base, fire their guns, and let them serve as a reserve team, ready to join the battle at any time. "

The garrison commander, Ma Yan, had an unpleasant feeling in his heart and quickly gave instructions to respond according to the highest level of danger, level 1 mobilization.

No matter who the enemy was, the number of fifty or sixty thousand alone made him dare not be careless.

As the enemy got closer and closer, the Chinese army also entered the position. At this time, Ma Yan could see the general appearance of the opponent through the telescope.

"They are Europeans. Where did they come from with so many people?"

Ma Yan muttered.

There are many Europeans doing business in Cote d'Ivoire, but only two to three thousand will stay in Cote d'Ivoire.

It is obviously abnormal for 60,000 heavily armed Europeans to suddenly appear now.

"It seems that the EU army wants to destroy our supply point and put the army into supply difficulties."

The chief of staff analyzed.

"His heart is to be punished. Send the order and guard Xiping. Don't take a step back."

Ma Yan said.

If this place is captured and the supply of the army is affected, the consequences are unimaginable. After all, the emperor is also in the fleet.

At that time, it would not be him alone who died in the battle, but his family members in the Central Plains would all be implicated.

Even if the sin does not lead to death, the rewards obtained in the past will definitely be taken back.

Therefore, for Ma Yan and other mid-level and senior officers, Xiping must not be lost.