Chapter 185 Secret move

Whenever major events happen in the country, a group of people always take the opportunity to express their opinions. Especially in the early years of the Republic of China, when the atmosphere of literati was very popular. The Republic of China also had a Propaganda Department, but it would not care about the literati who expressed their personal opinions. Propaganda

The mission of the ministry is to issue the voice of the government.

The Republic of China Times, as the official mouthpiece, under the command of the Propaganda Minister Zhang Shizhao, published articles one after another criticizing today's various rhetoric, some of which are very irresponsible. Especially when the Japanese army has set foot on Chinese territory, it cannot appeal to the people to be united.

That's all, what's the point of peace talks? What's the point of peace talks about the Qingdao incident? The German government handed over Qingdao, and the Republic of China government took over Qingdao. This is a normal exchange between China and Germany. The Japanese military government fully knew that the Republic of China government took over Qingdao.

, even sent troops to attack Qingdao. This is a naked act of aggression.

The territory has been invaded, and it is incumbent upon the army to fight back. Is it rational to surrender Qingdao to Japan? How is such behavior different from betrayal? If the Republic of China government really did this, the National Defense Forces would withdraw without firing a shot? What would the citizens think of such a government?

What will those people who keep saying "we need to look at the power gap between China and Japan rationally" say? It is a reality that China is weak, but the weak also have dignity. When the dignity of the Chinese nation is trampled on for no reason, the National Defense Forces go to the battlefield without hesitation to fight for the interests of the country and the nation.

Fight with dignity. Soldiers are bleeding and dying. What should we do for them? Should those who stand and make sarcastic remarks consciously keep their mouths shut?

"What, the two China heavy cruisers disappeared?" Second Fleet Commander Tomosaburo Kato was shocked. His first reaction was to walk to the chart. The two heavy cruisers left Wusong Military Port on September 11 and announced that they were going to the South Pacific.

Drill. As an ally of Japan, the British Far East Fleet sent a destroyer to follow the Japanese warships when it was inconvenient to follow them.

Everything was fine originally. After the battle in Qingdao, the Japanese Navy tore off the veil of tenderness and sent the cruisers Kasuga and Rishin to form a formation to monitor the two heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy. The two cruisers have a displacement of 7,600 tons and are mainly

There is one single 254mm gun and one twin 203mm gun. The Japanese Navy means that with these two cruisers following, the two heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy will definitely not be able to defeat the battle-hardened Japanese Navy.

Because there is no official declaration of war between China and Japan, the Japanese government has no intention of all-out war. The Japanese navy has a surveillance attitude towards these two cruisers, and does not plan to sink them, so as not to prevent the Chinese government from coming to Taiwan. What Japan wants is Qingdao.

interests, and never thought of going into full-scale war with the Chinese government.

The problem is that the two battleships are completely different in sight and out of sight. The cruiser is not good at hitting the front, but it is good at hitting your transportation lines. If the 203's main gun hits the cargo ship, it is not like playing. Now

China and Japan have not officially declared war. What if the Japanese government is out of their minds and declares war? These two cruisers are a nightmare for Japan's maritime transportation lines. You can't send out battleships to escort them, right?

That thing wastes a lot of fuel! The Japanese government is not even willing to send troops to Europe. Even if it is willing to send troops to help the British Navy encircle and suppress the German Far East Fleet, it is too little effort and frequently unhelpful. The angry British kicked this ally away and went it alone.

For a while, the Japanese navy took the opportunity to seize German islands in the Pacific.

All in all, two heavy cruisers can do too many bad things on the sea. In this era without radar and satellite positioning, if you want to find two deliberately hidden warships on the vast sea, it is really no better than finding a needle in a haystack. Japan is a country that has no intention of doing anything.

The sea transportation lines are extremely dependent on it. Once the Chinese government declares war, the destructive power of these two heavy cruisers will be powerful. Don't expect any Anglo-Japanese alliance. At this time, the British Far East Fleet is committing crimes for the German Far East Fleet on the ocean.

Think about it. Speaking of which, this debt has to be settled on the Japanese. After giving an ultimatum on August 15, the Japanese navy blocked the sea of ​​Qingdao, but still allowed the fleet led by Shi Pei to break out of the encirclement. The British

The dissatisfaction in people's hearts must be very serious, but at the moment, Japan cannot be treated like a dog. A battle is being planned in the Ypres region of Belgium on the European battlefield. After the war began, the British had high hopes for the French.

, was beaten so badly by the Germans that they almost lost Paris. The Russians have not made any move, and now the British are counting on Japan for help. One is to hunt down the German Far East Fleet, and the other is to send troops to Europe.

The British tolerated letting go of the German Far East Fleet. But how did the two heavy cruisers disappear?

After the detailed report came out, the Japanese Navy learned that on the night of the 15th, the Chinese warships encountered heavy fog in the sea near Miyagani Island. After the thick fog dissipated, the British and Japanese warships discovered that the two Chinese warships were missing. They urgently searched the nearby waters.

There was not even the slightest trace. What was terrible was that that night, the destroyer that was responsible for approaching and tracking the British destroyer suddenly broke down and was thrown away. This led to the disappearance of the two warships. Of course, the story of the disappearance was made by the Japanese.

The Japanese navy did not dare to complain about the sudden malfunction of the British destroyer, so it had to report it cautiously.

There is a fierce battle in Qingdao. It is very embarrassing for the navy to have this kind of thing happen. After all, it is not the first time. You must know that the army will not listen to your explanation and will definitely blackmail the navy to death. 14 For the Japanese navy, it is really

It is not a good year. The Siemens bribery incident that broke out at the beginning of the year has brought Prime Minister Okuma Shigenobu, who is supported by the army, to power. The army has proposed to equip two new divisions, and the navy and the army are competing. The country is small, has few resources, and only has a few things.

, if the army is occupied more, the navy will be less.

After all, Japan was still too poor at this time. It had not yet been able to take advantage of the First World War to annex the German colonies in the East, and it had not yet taken advantage of the First World War to develop. I originally thought that conquering Qingdao would be an easy task, but unexpectedly, the Chinese government was surprised

of toughness.

The entire Japanese Navy became nervous because of the two missing heavy cruisers. What if they touched the Yellow Sea and dealt a blow to the Japanese fleet that was transporting at sea? It's hard to say! Even if the Yellow Sea is blocked into the

If they don't come, sinking a few ships for the Japanese transport fleet near the East China Sea is not a responsibility that the Japanese navy can bear.

The Japanese navy was attracted by the two heavy cruisers and was frantically looking for the two heavy cruisers. The Chinese task force that had left the Miyatani Strait was heading towards Hawaii. Well, the Chinese and American navies have a

Exchange activities, nothing more.

In Qingdao, there are very few naval warships left by the Germans. They are all little guys. There are still people watching on the dock. This person is Chen Fu, the commander of the submarine force. Last night, six submarines quietly came out of Qingdao Port. The target is natural.

It was a Japanese transport fleet ferrying across the country, and Chen Fu was not sure whether these six latest submarines could play any role.

Standing on the dock and looking at the sea, Chen Fu could only pray secretly in his heart for the attacking submarine. At least he would be able to come back without asking for victory. Hey, I don’t know what the commander was thinking, but he was so low-level towards the submarine.

The thing is full of confidence. The navy cannot win naval battles by relying on submarines, and it is impossible to gain control of the sea. If it wants to dominate the ocean, it still needs to rely on big guys.

In the early morning of the 16th, the positions outside Yexian City were shrouded in a sea of ​​fire, and the Japanese army began a new day's attack. Yesterday's air raid caused considerable losses to the Japanese army, especially the huge loss of ammunition. Therefore, today's artillery bombardment by the Japanese army seems stingy.

After half an hour of artillery preparations, the bombardment stopped, and the Japanese troops holding plaster flags began to attack.

At almost the same time period, the front line position of Liushutai was also bombarded by the Japanese army. The 150MM howitzer equipped by the Japanese army violently bombarded the position of Liushutai. It seems that the Japanese army has no intention of detouring the flanks. They are very confident!

Along with the bombardment of heavy artillery, the Japanese mountain artillery and field artillery also began to fire. The position was quickly found by the artillery observation post at a high place. Xu Chongzhi, who returned to the command post, did not rush to let the artillery counterattack, but ordered to be more patient.

a little.

When the Japanese bombardment lasted for nearly an hour, Xu Chongzhi looked at the watch on his wrist and nodded to Chief of Staff Han Meng. Han Meng picked up the phone and was about to speak after the call was connected. There was a muffled sound and grains of sand fell down.

, it seems that an artillery shell fell not far away. Han Meng frowned and ordered loudly: "Artillery regiment, fire!"

The Japanese army knew that the new mountain artillery equipped by the Chinese ** Corps had a longer range. However, relying on the heavy artillery, they thought they could find and counterattack the opponent's artillery at any time, so they bombarded them unscrupulously.

Unexpectedly, the range of the copycat version of Bofors was unexpectedly far. On the Japanese mountain artillery position, it was a scene of violence. Many soldiers were shirtless and fired artillery shells non-stop.

When the whistling sound fell from the sky, the artillery positions were shocked at first, and then everyone hid, but it was too late. The firing rate of the Bofors mountain artillery was fifteen rounds per minute, which was very fast. In the blink of an eye, the Japanese mountain artillery fired

, the field artillery positions turned into a sea of ​​​​fire. The artillerymen did not have to worry about inaccurate firing. All suitable artillery positions were pre-set. The observation posts sent back data, which could directly turn the predetermined area into a hell on earth.

The Japanese army did not have time to react. A mountain artillery brigade and a field artillery brigade were turned into scrap metal in front of the rapid firepower of 24 Bofors. The Japanese heavy artillery wanted to suppress it, but the hot air balloons took time to take off.

, I was dumbfounded after the data was calculated. It was impossible to reach the artillery positions of the Chinese Army.

The Japanese heavy artillery can only shoot over 10,000 meters, the Bofors range is 9,000 meters, and the Japanese mountain artillery field artillery has a range of more than 4,000 meters. There are Japanese mountain artillery positions in the middle. How can this be enough?

When the artillery fired more and more happily, the roar of the engine was faintly heard in the air. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Piaotian Literature Register Member to recommend this work. Your support is my greatest motivation.
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