New Ming Empire mixed in America

"Landmines have been placed on the battlefield. Your Majesty, look..."

Wang Chuan took Li Mingqi to the front of the sand table again, tapped an area on the preset battlefield with his baton and said:

"We have planted control mines here..."

Speaking of this, Wang Chuan looked up at Li Mingqi, and then explained:

"It is a landmine that requires soldiers to manually detonate it. This kind of landmine is placed behind the opponent's rear. It can cut off the retreat and disrupt the enemy's formation when launching a charge."

Li Mingqi nodded and cursed with a smile: "Just tell me whether you are confident that you can win this battle. Why are you talking so much?"

Wang Chuan scratched his head and said with a smile: "Isn't it customary to give lectures to those staff officers?"

Putting down his baton, Wang Chuan planted some flags on the sand table and said: "With the current mainstream tactics in the world, we will have no problem winning. Even if there are too many enemy troops, our casualties will probably not be small."

The smile on Li Mingqi's face slowly disappeared, and he sighed:

"This is war, but we have to fight, otherwise our compatriots will not know how much suffering they will suffer."

"If we rely on false claims..."

Li Mingqi shook his head and did not continue. The Puppet Qing Dynasty had the most hardworking people in the world, but they did not have enough to eat.

It has the world's leading economic strength, but it can even get a foothold in small countries like the Netherlands and Italy.

"If we want to have a say in the world, we need to hit them hard, otherwise they will continue to test our bottom line and provoke us again and again."

After finishing speaking, Li Mingqi looked at Wang Chuan and said: "The Imperial Guard will cooperate with your actions. I have only one request."

Speaking of this, Li Mingqi slammed his fist on the sand table and said through gritted teeth: "I don't want to see too many enemy troops standing back to their country!"

"If you treat us as soft persimmons, then you have to prepare for the consequences of losing a tooth. It is better to let the enemy's family show filial piety than the people of the New Ming Empire to weep in their graves."

With Li Mingqi delegating power, all armies of the Xinming Empire began preparations.

Half a day away from the preset battlefield, soldiers of the National Defense Force were lying in a hidden position waiting.

The location of the vanguard of the British army has been sent back by the scouts through the walkie-talkie, so what these soldiers have to do now is to ambush and catch the opponent by surprise.

This is also the periphery of the future main battlefield. The enemy's vanguard is eliminated here because we don't want the other party to notice the battlefield being arranged behind them.

After the enemy's large forces arrive, the National Defense Forces will withdraw little by little, pretending to be defeated and lure the opponent into the preset battlefield. Finally, they will eliminate the opponent in one go!

A battlefield with tens of thousands of people cannot be laid out casually. Even if the opponent is not aware of the danger, it is also necessary to ensure that the artillery fire is accurate. This is not a simple matter.

You also need to predict the opponent's attack route and evacuation route. Things like the opponent's lack of supplies also need to be taken into consideration.

"Here we come, inform all platoons to prepare. No one can shoot without orders, otherwise I will skin him!"

Ding Yi's voice was filled with excitement, he finally caught up with the battle.

After dealing with those dwarfs from Japan who were missing a tuft of hair on their heads, he was received by Li Mingqi.

But he refused Liu Erhe's invitation to join the Imperial Guard because he would have too few fighting opportunities after joining the Imperial Guard.

His personality makes him unsuitable for joining the garrison. He is very keen on fighting and is very suitable for serving in the frontline troops.

Liu Erhe also understood the other party, so he asked his company to come to the front line with the Imperial Guards.

At this time, the advancing British troops did not feel the approaching danger and were marching talking and laughing.

"We are almost reaching the area controlled by the Orientals. I really hope to encounter those monkeys soon."

An officer on horseback was chatting and laughing with another officer who was traveling with him.

"I also look forward to fighting those monkeys. My brother participated in the battle against the Far East. He wrote back and said that fighting those Easterners was easier than killing chickens."

Another officer smiled and used his thumb to show the other person a pendant on his chest. It was an emerald green ring.

"This is what was seized from those Easterners, and there are more in my family's treasury. My brother plundered them from the monkey's Kyoto."

After showing off triumphantly, he put the ring finger back into his collar.

"Congratulations to you. It is said that all the soldiers who participated in the attack got rich. My classmates even wrote letters to me to show off what it's like to be an Oriental woman."

Another officer said with envy and longing on his face:

"You don't know what's in the photo he sent me back. It was a photo of shoes that were only as big as a palm. God, I can't believe that there are women in the world who can wear such small shoes."

The two people walked and talked, and from time to time they burst into laughter of unknown meaning.

"You two were just lazy here, so you left me alone to explore the way ahead..."

An officer, whose military uniform had been cut several times by branches, turned back from a fork in the road on horseback.

The small scimitar on his horse gleamed in the sun.

"What's there to investigate? Are those Orientals really like monkeys appearing here?"

An officer smiled and threw the cigar box over, but the other officer caught it and opened it.

"Fake, where is your cigar? Why is it a long oriental cigarette?"

Although the cavalry officer cursed loudly, he was not willing to return the cigar box, but put it into his arms naturally.

"Haha, those Easterners are probably hiding in their cities and shivering. That's what my brother said in the letter he sent back from the Far East."

The middle-aged officer who was showing off his thumb also came over, took out a wooden box from his arms, took out a cigarette that was much thinner than a cigar but slightly longer, put it in his mouth and lit it.

"Those Easterners only hide on the city walls and shoot arrows. Haha, can you imagine that scene?"

"They are simply inferior to the Irish. No, they may not even be inferior to the Indians. At least the Indians know how to use muskets."

After showing off triumphantly, he exhaled a long stream of smoke.

"Although this kind of oriental cigarette is not as pure as cigars, it can keep people energetic. It is designed for soldiers."

He was right, this was the long cigarette specially designed by Li Mingqi's royal factory for the soldiers of these European countries.

Some powder ground from seized cigarettes is added to the cigarettes. The amount is not much, but it can make those people gradually give up cigars and switch to this special cigarette.

"When I get to the Orientals, I will definitely bring more back. Those damn businessmen have already doubled the price of these cigarettes, and they are almost catching up with the price of cigars. Damn it!"

After taking another puff of cigarette, he narrowed his eyes and enjoyed the dizzy feeling.

But the next moment, he felt a pain in his head, and then fell into boundless darkness.

"Bruns! Damn enemy attack, take cover quickly..."