The navy of the Expeditionary Force formed a huge fleet of 24 battleships, more than 90 combat warships, plus auxiliary ships, a total of more than 150 ships of various types, with a population of more than 37,000. Moreover, Britain and France also have powerful navies in the Far East. The United Kingdom alone arranged 8 battleships in the Far East. If the Expeditionary Force arrived in the Far East and included the Far East fleet, the number of battleships alone would reach 32 terrifying today.

Compared with the navy, the army of the Expeditionary Force seems much shabby. Because the distance is too far, the army of the Expeditionary Force cannot be too large. France is naturally the main force of the army, dispatching a total of 2 divisions, an artillery regiment and a cavalry regiment; while Britain dispatched two regiments and a cavalry battalion; the Netherlands also sent a regiment of troops to join. The total army was 52,000 and more than 5,000 war horses.

At the same time, France also promised that after the expeditionary force arrives in the Far East, it can also recruit 10-12 regiments of troops in the Jiaozhi area of ​​India, and the United Kingdom can also recruit the same number of troops in India and the Indochina Peninsula. The Netherlands also stated that it can recruit 1-2 regiments in Java, so that the expeditionary force can mobilize about 22-25 regiments in the Far East, with a number of 60,000 to 70,000.

In this way, the total army of the expeditionary force can exceed 100,000. As an expedition that will span a distance of 25,000 kilometers, it is indeed a powerful force. However, to fight with regional forces like the East China government, the strength of the 100,000 troops is obviously absolutely insufficient. Because no matter how powerful the navy is, it is useless. After all, warships do not have wheels and cannot land, and the war still needs to be resolved by the army in the end.

Britain and France are not unaware of this truth, but dispatching 50,000 troops from the local area is almost the limit of the two countries. The two countries only fight a short and fast battle, forcing the East China government to accept the loss and retreat, rather than wanting to fight a comprehensive and protracted war with the East China government. In the colonies, no amount of troops can be collected, and the quality of the colonies' military is worse than that of the local army, so it is not very useful. However, Britain and France also have Russia and Japan, two allies in the Far East, and land wars actually depend on the power of these two allies.

Although Russia, another member of the expeditionary force, did not send an army to participate, Russia could directly use the Siberian Railway to use the army to participate in the Far East to participate in the war. Since Russia had received economic assistance from Britain and France at this time, the domestic economic crisis had been greatly alleviated, and it could also transport troops and materials to the Far East on a large scale. Russia made a promise that when the expeditionary force arrived in the Far East, it would send 18-20 divisions to the Far East, with a total strength of 300,000, and also prepare 4-5 divisions of reserve forces.

Japan also responded very positively to Britain and France, promising to send 6 divisions to the Expeditionary Army, and did not pursue the command of the Expeditionary Army in the Expeditionary Year. In addition, 12-15 divisions will be sent from the Korean Peninsula to launch an attack on the Liaodong Peninsula again.

With the positive response from Japan and Russia, Britain and France were also very happy, because in this way, Japan and Russia will dispatch 40 divisions, with a total of more than 600,000 troops, which is enough to make up for the shortage of the army's army, and also allow the expeditionary forces to make many tactical choices.

Therefore, the Expeditionary Force also formulated corresponding tactical plans. After the fleet arrived in the Far East, it first found the main force of the People's Army Navy, carried out a decisive battle at sea, eliminated the main force of the People's Army Navy, and obtained the control of the sea. After obtaining the control of the sea, or the People's Army's navy retreated to avoid war, the Expeditionary Force gathered 6 Japanese divisions, landed in Shanghai, occupied Shanghai to gain a foothold, and used Shanghai and Incheon as home ports to block the People's Army Navy. In this way, Japan could get rid of the People's Army's maritime blockade, and launched a large-scale increase in troops to the Korean Peninsula, and launch an attack on Liaodong.

After adding 6 Japanese divisions, the total strength of the Expeditionary Army will exceed 200,000, so the army will use Shanghai as a base to attack Shandong; and in addition, the Russian army will attack from the north, which will form a three-line attack on the East China government. At the same time, we can also find opportunities to launch landing operations in Lushun, Tianjin, Yantai, Weihai and other places.

In this Far East War, the People's Army launched three landing operations, all of which achieved great results. As an old maritime superpower, the United Kingdom was very interested in this new combat mode because it could allow the army to make full use of it and give full play to Britain's maritime advantages. Therefore, in this war, we naturally wanted to find an opportunity to practice.

These landing locations have great strategic value. Landing in Yantai and Weihai can directly burn the war to the Shandong region of the East China government and directly threaten the safety of the East China government; landing in Lushun can cooperate with the Japanese army attacking from the Korean Peninsula and cut off the Northeast People's Army's replenishment line, causing the civilian army to completely collapse in the Northeast region; landing in Tianjin can not only control the Bohai Bay, but also control Beijing, and pull the Qing court onto the expeditionary army's chariot, which can also allow the expeditionary army to occupy a high point in public opinion and morality.

Of course, the landing in the whole world depends on the situation and battlefield environment at that time. If the East China government is to surrender, of course it is best to hit the land in Shandong. If the war has a long-term trend, landing in Tianjin, control the Qing court, and let the Qing court endorse the expeditionary army. In this way, the expeditionary army can rely on the Qing court to obtain support, which is conducive to long-term combat, etc.

These combat plans also satisfy Britain and France, believing that this war would definitely win. After the news of the successful establishment of the Expeditionary Force, it caused a huge response around the world, because the expeditionary force's naval scale was too large and too scary. It can be said that except for Britain, no other country could send such a large fleet in this era. Therefore, the British and French merchants in China finally waited for hope. It turned out that the merchants in the Shanghai Concession wanted to return to their country, but decided to stay for the time being, waiting for the arrival of the Expeditionary Force and regain everything they had lost.

In other concessions in China, some people were panicked at this time, but after learning about the size of the expeditionary force, they were much more stable and thought they would not have to worry anymore.

At the same time, the ambassadors in Beijing from both France also began to engage in activities. On the one hand, they proposed to the Qing court that they hope that after the expeditionary force arrived, the Qing court could issue a statement welcoming the expeditionary force, and at appropriate times, join the expeditionary force to jointly fight against the East China government.

Internationally, public opinion is one-sided that the Expeditionary Force will win. The United States and Germany specially organized personnel to conduct military chess deductions. At this time, the results of the military chess deductions were obviously not good for the East China government. The ideal result was to only save Shandong, Henan, Northeast, Tianjin, Shanghai and other places, and the worst result was complete destruction. The reason was that the scale of the Expeditionary Force's fleet was too terrifying.

It turns out that the military chess exercises conducted by the United States, Germany and other countries set the number of battleships of the Expeditionary Navy within the range of 12-15, because the distance between the East China government and Britain and France is too far away, the more battleships dispatched, the greater the consumption. Although Britain and France are both powerful countries, they may not be able to withstand such huge consumption. Because it rose in Europe and Germany, it directly challenged the interests of both countries, making it impossible for Britain and France to devote most of their energy to the distant Far East. Moreover, 12-15 battleships are enough to gain an absolute advantage over the People's Army Navy. According to estimates, the number of battleships owned by the People's Army Navy should be between 5-8.

However, although the Expeditionary Navy has an absolute advantage over the People's Army Navy, the People's Army Navy is not completely vulnerable. It can still rely on shore-based artillery fire and the Expeditionary Force to deal with it. In addition, it can also send a small number of warships to attack the Expeditionary Force's maritime supplementary line.

But no one expected that the Expeditionary Force had successfully dispatched 24 battleships, plus the eight original battleships in the Far East, the People's Army Navy was not an absolute advantage, but an overwhelming advantage in all aspects. In comparison of strength, the Expeditionary Force could completely block the People's Army Navy in the port, not give the People's Army Navy any gaps to drill, and it also had the spare strength to support the Army in launching 1 or 2 landing operations. In addition to the army of Japan and Russia, it can be said that the East China government will be at an absolute disadvantage.

So the US military suggested to President Roosevelt that at this time, the invitation from Britain and France could be considered to join the expeditionary force and fight against the East China government, so that the fruits of the expeditionary force could be divided and the interests of the United States in the Far East were expanded. However, Roosevelt considered that it would not be beneficial for the United States to join the expeditionary force at this time. Because from a military perspective, the expeditionary force actually did not need the United States, so if the United States wants to join the expeditionary force, it would be necessary to bleed economically and bear most of the military expenditure of the expeditionary force. After the war, it is hard to say whether the benefits gained by the United States are worth it. The big head of the fruit of the victory of the Bijing victory must have been taken away by Britain and France. Japan and Russia are not good people. How many fruits of victory can the United States grab from it? It would be better to make a fortune in silence and sell various personnel to the participating parties, even arms. Anyway, after the battle, it is necessary to rebuild. The United States can get a piece of the pie with its strong economic strength.

Germany has other plans and doesn't have to think about participating in the war, because the relationship between Britain and France and Germany is not very good. However, the cabinet suggested to German Emperor William II that while Britain and France are focusing on the Far East, we should reach an agreement with the two countries as soon as possible on the handling of the Moroccan crisis. It would be easy to occupy a little. Once the Expeditionary Force wins in the Far East, Britain and France will inevitably take a tough attitude towards Germany in the negotiations to deal with the Moroccan crisis.

At this moment, the East China government also issued a statement claiming that the East China government was not afraid of the Expeditionary Force and had full confidence in defeating the Expeditionary Force. At the same time, it also warned the Qing court not to fantasize about tying foreign countries and respecting themselves. Of course, most countries only regarded the statement of the East China government as a bluff and did not care too much.
Chapter completed!