Chapter 208

Compared to the British army, the Belgian army was much happier. They had sluices. Within just 24 hours of the war, the Belgian army was on the verge of collapse. At the moment of crisis, Belgium opened the sluices and released water to stop the enemy. The floods were fierce and submerged.

Thirty German tanks flooded the path of the German infantry.

The British army in the north of Ipal was not so lucky. The German army attacked quickly. Three hundred tanks rushed forward and machine guns and artillery fired wildly. After a day of fierce fighting, the German army successfully defeated the British army. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Belgian army immediately retreated.

In Ypal, which had three battles in history, the results of the first battle were completely reversed. Hundreds of thousands of British troops did not hold out for a day and were defeated by German tanks. Although the battle lasted for a week,

The outcome was decided on the first day.

The brilliant victory of the German army in the Battle of Ypal triggered panic throughout the Allied Powers. In particular, the British army had no way to deal with tanks. During the battle, the German tanks were invincible. After the infantry approached, the British army's advantage in rifle firepower disappeared.

.Original

Because it is very simple. The German army is equipped with a large number of mortars, light machine guns, and submachine guns. In actual combat, the British army has the fastest rotating bolt action rifle Ying 77 (Lee-Enfield rifle). In this kind of German army

In the face of very high-level firepower, he is nothing but scum.

The German army was unyielding and launched a fierce pursuit after defeating the British army. At the critical moment, a large number of French troops rushed to the battlefield. With the help of fortifications and a sudden heavy rain, the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces barely blocked the German offensive without tanks. They also used the heavy rain to attack the enemy.

When the road was destroyed, a large number of trenches were built.

Despite this, the British army still lost 100,000 people in Ypres. The small British army, which relied on a professional standing army, was seriously injured. It could only step up the increase of troops from home to maintain the last front in Belgium.

After the German army captured Ipal, its follow-up was weak. In addition, the Russian army increased its strength on the eastern front, and the German army was forced to stop its offensive. The two sides fell into a trench warfare confrontation. At this time, the German General Staff once again committed a major disaster.

It was a strategic mistake to decide to deal with the Russian army on the Eastern Front first, instead of taking the opportunity to stabilize after the great victory on the Eastern Front and turn to the Western Front.

This strategic mistake gave the British and French armies an important breathing space.

"Modern warfare is a product of the impact of physical energy and political strategies. In recent years, the Japanese Army has not done enough to learn advanced military and penetrate into China." The speaker is Genjiro Akashi, Russo-Japanese War

During this period, Japanese Deputy Chief of Staff Nagagai Shi said:

"Captain Akashi alone is equal to ten divisions." This is an affirmation of his genius. Whether it is an exaggeration is unknown, but during the Russo-Japanese War, Akashi Genjiro did complete the impossible task.

Objectively, it helped the Japanese army achieve that difficult victory.

"Many of us are still immersed in the glory of the victory in the Russo-Japanese War, and have completely failed to notice that in China, a young military and political genius is leading China on a path of rapid development at a dazzling speed."

The only person who sat swaggeringly in front of Yutomo Yamagata, with his legs crossed and his body lying sideways, without paying attention to his posture at all, was Akashi Genjiro.

Akashi Genjiro is currently the deputy chief of staff of the Japanese General Staff Headquarters. This soldier is known as a genius. At the beginning of the year, he helped Yamagata Aritomo to use the Siemens incident to overthrow the cabinet of Yamamoto Gonbei, known as the "Father of the Navy." Okuma came to power.

The cabinet is actually at the mercy of the army. The struggle in Japanese politics has always been fierce, and the battle between the navy and the army has never stopped.

"Why didn't Akashi-kun say anything in today's meeting?" Yamagata Aritomo tolerated Akashi Genjiro's arrogance. According to records, once Akashi Genjiro went to see Yamagata Aritomo and talked about wanting to pee without looking for the toilet.

He just stood there and peed, taking off Shanxian Youpeng's shoes

Even so, Yamagata Aritomo still admired and trusted Akashi Genjiro very much. It can be seen that a group of political figures who emerged in Japan during the Meiji period were all great figures. In contrast, during the Taisho and Showa years,

, there have been too many fools without strategic foresight.

"It's meaningless, so I won't talk about it. In fact, we have already failed in this war. When our attention was slightly diverted, China rose quietly. What is certain is that even if the empire carries out general mobilization, it will not

We mobilized millions of troops to fight this war, but we still failed to win.

Possibility. In this case, why not accept this result calmly?" As an important think tank of Yamagata Aritomo, Akashi Genjiro is known for his calmness. Perhaps it is because of this calm temperament that he was able to serve during the Russo-Japanese War.

Being alone in Europe stirred up internal turmoil in Russia.

"Akashi-kun, do you want to keep the Okuma cabinet first?" Mr. Yutomo from Yamagata always had a lot of wrinkles on his face, and now they are all wrinkled.

"The Navy should reach a compromise. Only by reaching internal stability and compromise can it go all out to deal with the challenge of China. The General Staff Headquarters plans to land three divisions from Tianjin and go north to threaten Beijing. What an idiot's idea! China's national defense force has a total of six

Fourteen infantry divisions, and more than a dozen infantry divisions under construction, as well as security groups in various places,

The total strength exceeds two million. What can the three divisions do? To add to the achievements of the China National Defense Force? These people still refuse to accept the reality that the equipment of the China Army has greatly surpassed the Imperial Army. Some people are still clamoring for corpses.

Mountains and seas of blood. Yesterday, Nagata-kun showed me a report. It was said that it was dug out of the trash. This

This report clearly stated that one Type A division of the China Army was equipped with more than a hundred artillery pieces, light machine guns up to the squad level, and one submachine gun for each squad. According to the report of Minister Ijuin, the China Army used

They bought a weapon called a tank. Coincidentally, just yesterday, European observers sent back news that the British army had

was severely damaged. The reason was that the German army launched the attack first and used a large number of tanks. Judging from the feedback from the battlefield, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army was very strong. Even the courage to die that the imperial warriors were proud of, they had no courage at all.

There is no shortage." Akashi Genjiro said in a serious tone, and Yamagata Aritomo's face across from him also became much uglier.

"What other information is there?" Shanxian Youto let out a long breath unnoticeably. Akashi Genjiro continued: "Also, China has large steel companies in Chongqing, Wuhan, and Ma'anshan. Their total output is estimated

reached one million tons of steel by the end of the year. And the empire had lost its source of high-quality railways in Daye, as well as Hanyang

Pig iron from the iron factory. Once our army lands in Tianjin on a large scale, China's fifteen to twenty divisions deployed in Shenyang and its surrounding areas are likely to move south. In North Korea and around Lushun, our army's total is only two divisions.

.Based on the fact that ten infantry divisions of the China Army can fight against four divisions of our army, the situation is more severe than we imagined."

"As long as the Navy agrees to the establishment of twenty standing divisions, don't dwell on the sinking of two battleships. North Korea and Port Arthur should increase their troops appropriately. The Okuma Cabinet issues the most severe warning to the China government.

"Shanxian Youpeng finally made a decision unwillingly.

It is determined that Japan did not intend to fight a full-scale war from the beginning. It can be said that the Japanese military and government were unprepared for failure. Now it is not impossible to carry out general mobilization and launch a full-scale war against China. Once this happens, the Japanese government

The finances cannot support it for half a year.

The navy has always accounted for the majority of Japan's military expenditures, and it finally took the opportunity to overthrow Yamamoto Gonbei. Unexpectedly, the army suffered a disastrous defeat in Qingdao. Only 3,000 of the 40,000 people who escaped were really unbelievable.

The result. Fortunately, two warships of the navy were sunk, otherwise the navy cabinet, which was finally overthrown, would come back again.

There is another very important reason, which both of them know very well. That is that the three giants of the Allied Powers are increasingly dissatisfied with the Japanese government. There are even unpleasant words coming from Whitehall, hoping that the Japanese government will end "this boring war" as soon as possible.

war."

Judging from the historical process, Japan was still very willing to cooperate with the Allies in the early days of World War I. After the two sides reached a stalemate in the mid-term, the Japanese government's attitude changed and it refused to send troops to Europe, so it sent some civilians. At this stage of the European War, it is still

A warring pair that didn’t fight

Fang was greatly demoralized. The Japanese government must treat the hint of alliance between the three countries with caution. The fake one also joined the Allied Powers. He was originally going for Germany's interests in China. He never wanted to shoot himself in the foot. The Chinese ** team

His combat effectiveness is beyond imagination.

It is also Japan's wish to catch up with the European and American powers. Regardless of the fact that once the war with China expands, it will seriously affect Japan's economy. The United States across the Pacific alone wants to see the most comprehensive Sino-Japanese war, right?

Although it has been decided to cease the war, we still have to do what needs to be done. What we cannot get on the battlefield, we should strive to get at the negotiation table.

"What the Japanese couldn't get on the battlefield, they can never get at the negotiation table." Fang Jianxiong returned to Beijing, and just after he settled in, Sun Baoqi and Tang Hualong came. The ministers of the three countries proposed to mediate the Sino-Japanese war, and both of them

It has been informed, but I can't make the decision.

"Of course, first of all, we still have to win on the battlefield, so we can't relax in the slightest in combat preparations." After hearing Fang Jianxiong's words, Tang Hualong's face turned into a bitter gourd. We still have to fight!

As soon as the three-person meeting started, someone came from outside to report: "British Minister Juldian, please see me urgently."

After hearing what Fang Jianxiong said, his first reaction was to ask Yang Yongtai: "Is there any information from Zhao Hao?"
Chapter completed!