Perhaps taking advantage of the deaths of more than 200 compatriots in this way may be some despicable act, and Bai Nan has always believed that politics has no benevolence and morality, and the competition between the state and the nation has always been a naked competition for interests and deceit. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info If in this way, it can reduce unnecessary Tang casualties in the future, and at the same time ensure that the Tang side is peaceful and does not open up more living space for compatriots, Bai Nan will still do it even if he knows that these behaviors are not very unscrupulous.

Besides, Datang really needs a hearty revenge, not only to take back the principal with interest, but also to make the other party ten times miserable, or even collapsed. The military had already started to deal with Spain before the bombing, but they had not yet found a very suitable reason, or they had just rushed into New Mexico without regard to it, and claimed to acquire the lands on the grounds that there were immigrants in the country, no matter what the Spaniards said. This is not unprecedented, and the United States and Britain have had a dispute over the ownership of the Oregon Territory, and the Americans have opened the way to the West through exploration, taking the Oregon Trail, and a very small number of Americans have entered the Northwest through the Oregon Trail, and the United States claims ownership of the region on this ground.

The occupation of large tracts of land by Europeans is basically a matter of two lips on top and one on the other, just like the New Mexico region, where the Spaniards basically have little control and influence. On the contrary, it is not as good as the latecomers of the Tang people.

On the evening of the day after the high-level meeting, the Department of Defense carried out a series of plans and deployments, and the main combat units stationed in the West Coast Theater of Operations in the three states were assembled. At the same time, three reserve brigades with a high level of combat readiness were ready to complete the assembly within three days. Get ready to strike.

In the building of the Ministry of Defense. Bai Nam met with Xu Daoyun, the current theater commander of the West Coast Theater. This officer, who is about the same age as himself, is not as middle-aged now, and he is a lieutenant general, and he is the commander of the most important theater of operations in the Tang Army. After coming back, Bai Nan and Xu Daorun also met a few times, and the relationship is still very good.

Although Bai Nam now has no substantive military power, he still enjoys a very high status as vice chairman of the National Security Council and exercising special supervision and guidance powers. This war was fought mainly in the West Coast theater. It is also necessary for him to communicate with Xu Daorun.

Xu Daorun was meticulous and said: "Let's not talk about the things that preceded the war, we mainly talk about what actions will be carried out in our West Coast Theater after the outbreak of the war." We have two main enemies, one is the Apaches, for the time being we don't know much about the Apaches, and we don't know why they dared to blow up the rails directly this time, and they dispatched a considerable number of troops, but we judged that the Apaches had formed an alliance within a certain range. So we may be dealing with a hundred thousand Apache on the plateau. Although for the combat effectiveness of our troops, there is nothing to fear. But extra attention is still needed. We will first replenish the outpost with a large amount of military supplies by rail, and the place we choose is in Tucson. We can deploy a mechanized infantry regiment here, with a cavalry regiment, which should have a certain inhibitory effect on the large number of Apaches, and the main goal of the battle is to destroy the enemy's living forces, and we will gradually consume the enemy step by step for the camp. ”

Bai Nan nodded in agreement and said, "I don't have too much to worry about the Apache war, this is a duel with too big a gap after all. It's just that if we really hurt the Apache and make them continue to move north or elsewhere, it will be a problem. So for the time being, if the Apache do migrate, don't chase after them, we need the military to create a buffer zone of at least 1,000 kilometers wide for our railways, and there can be no hostile Indian tribes in this area. ”

Xu Daorun wrote down Bai Nan's statement and said: "A wide area of 1,000 kilometers may be a little difficult with our troops, but I think that if we can effectively kill and injure the Indians, we still have a chance to do it." ”

Xu Daorun continued: "Our other combat target is Spain, and after obtaining the official order of the Ministry of Defense in the West Coast Theater, we will carry out a comprehensive military march against Spain. Specifically, we will send troops in three directions: the first line will be along the area south of the railway, to clear the Spanish forces and strike at the Spanish military, political and religious facilities and forces; The second line is a sharp knife, and it is also our main direction of attack, we will send at least three brigades of troops to the Mexican plateau, and deep into the heart of Mexico, to effectively attack the Spanish colonial authorities. For the time being we don't have enough troops to advance far enough, but we have a plan for the next step so that this assault can continue to devastate and eventually reach Panama. On the last line, we are preparing to send a small reserve force into the Baja California Peninsula and occupy it completely, where Spain has little strength and it will be relatively easy. ”

Bai Nan can also see that in fact, the main thing is that the offensive on the second line is the most important, the first line is actually planning to destroy the power of the Apache, the third line is simply occupying, and only the second line is really load-bearing. Moreover, Bai Nan also understands that the strength of three brigades is absolutely insufficient, and the strength of at least five brigades can ensure the continuous advancement of Datang's territory. Therefore, it is possible that the Ministry of Defense will further assemble reserves to participate in the war, or in the future, foreign legions in the Far East will be recruited to participate in the war.

Datang now has a relatively large number of non-Chinese soldiers, the strength of the foreign army is somewhat in surplus, and there will be relatively less care in fighting in Mexico, even if the equipment level of the foreign army is one grade lower than that of the regular Tang army, but there is no problem in dealing with the Mexican army. Bai Nan considered that at least 10,000 Yamato Corps could be mobilized to fight in Mexico, and the troops of a foreign brigade in the Bahamas could also land directly on the Gulf Coast by sea to attack the eastern part of Mexico and create a second battlefield. As for the two newly formed brigades in the Southeast Theater, although the Ministry of Defense does have the idea of replacing training with war, they will not be placed on the front line, but will remain mobile on the second line, and there will be no high-intensity battles. (To be continued.) )