Xie Zhangtai's words were very pertinent, and immediately defeated Yang Rui's interest in taking over his younger brother. Even if China can beat Japan, it will not be able to dominate the Far East anymore. This makes it difficult to make a decision on Japan now. If it is beaten hard, then China and Japan will never be together in the future. The Japanese archipelago will become the frontier base of the United States like future generations. If it is beaten hard, and if it is beaten hard, it will leave a few more vitality, and once Britain and the United States support it, the little Japan will shake again.

"It's true. From a diplomatic point of view, Chenyang must not be thrown away." Xie Zhangtai warned. He also knew that he should fight the Japanese with confidence, otherwise he would not be able to annihilate the Japanese army, which would have an impact on landing in Taiwan.

"Why, are you worried that someone will take action when we see that we are weak?" Yang Rui said alertly.

"That's right!" Xie Zhangtai said. "How can Gengzi come from the Sino-Japanese War of 1895? Since we are a weak country, we will be even more unbeaten. Once we lose, other jackals will bite them. At that time, the situation is unfavorable, and foreigners will continue to cause trouble. Now the reason why we take over all railways is that the peasants and soldiers from all over the country have suppressed them, but once it is proved that these people are just silver-like wax-headed guns, the situation will be..."

The whole country entered a state of war, and mobilized from cities to rural areas. The churches of foreigners were spread across more than 1,000 counties across the country, some in cities and some in the countryside, so they were very clear about the mobilization. Seeing so many peasant soldiers suddenly appearing, the missionaries almost thought it was Yihequan. After the false alarm, the situation was passed to the consulates of various countries, which made the foreigners who wanted to cause some troubles suddenly stop, but this made all countries more determined to blockade.

Common sense judges that even if China can have a substitute for South American nitrate, the output and quality of ammunition will drop significantly. In addition, another raw material for manufacturing ammunition sulfuric acid is judged by the industrial plan and the original factory in the Chinese Government Gazette. China also needs to import (although synthesis of ammonia requires dehydration of sulfuric acid, sulfuric acid can be recycled. Therefore, the output of sulfuric acid is relatively low). Therefore, based on various information, as long as the raw materials are blocked and countries do not import ammunition, it is completely possible to calculate how long China can support it. In addition, China's major military factories have foreign craftsmen before, and some foreigners are even the general managers and assistants of factories. How much can they produce and how much after the expansion of production is all calculated; and the number of ammunition imported from the United States is not a secret.

According to the calculations of the Fifth Bureau of the UK, it is believed that under the blockade, the number of troops in China will last for up to seven months, and the bullets can support it for one year; and at the meeting of the Japanese base camp, Major General Fukuda, Minister of the Second Division of the General Staff Headquarters (Information Department), believed that the Chinese artillery's breech shells were only 2 million at most, and the three battles such as the Battle of Shenyang would have to be completely wiped out. As for those wooden curved guns, although black gunpowder can be used, its power will definitely be greatly reduced. Under the suppression of the Japanese artillery, they will find it difficult to play any role.

The Japanese were extremely optimistic about the war between China and Japan. As for why the Fuxing Army could last for so many years in Yanzhou, they believed that the Qing Dynasty could not completely blockade at the beginning, and the scale of the war was not large at that time. The intensity of the war was very low, and this time the two armies fought in Fengtian. The Chinese people would definitely get an unforgettable lesson.

Xie Zhangtai's reminder made Yang Rui think of the newspaper comments and public opinion surveys in Japan that the Intelligence Bureau showed him. I don't know if it was a public opinion blockade or other reasons. The Japanese newspapers and public opinion both believed that Japan would completely defeat China by the end of this year, and some people even believed that the army could occupy Beijing without waiting until the end of the year.

"Chong'an, don't worry, I will let Qingyuan pay attention to his position, just like the Russians, you can only retreat and never defeat them. Wait until the battle under Chenyang City in the end, and then completely defeat them!" Yang Rui said confidently. He only felt that time passed too slowly, and even wanted the submarine not to keep an eye on it so tightly, and let the Japanese go ashore first.

When Yang Rui was talking about the submarine, another person in the capital was talking about the submarine. Lieutenant General Moffit, deputy commander of the Navy, had recovered after four months of cultivation. In the battle of the East China Sea, he was in the commander tower of the Haiqi. He was seriously injured in a twelve-inch shell explosion. Thanks to the blood transfusion technology of the Fuxing Army leading the world, he did not die at sea. The use of sulfonamide prevented him from wound infection and eventually survived without disability.

After being injured, Moffett was unconscious and waited for the second day after he arrived at the Zhoushan base before he was awakened by the pain. At this time, he was covered in gauze and did not know that he was a world-famous general. He opened his eyes and did not see God but only saw the doctor. The first sentence of him was: "Japanese..."

The general was so dedicated that the doctor and nurse were extremely moved. After learning that the Japanese ship was sunk and our army was completely victorious, he fell asleep in anesthesia. In the next few months, he gradually understood the process and results of the entire naval battle. He did not accept the praise given to him by the Chinese government and world public opinion, because the entire naval battle was finally won under the arrangement of a senior officer of the Royal Submarine Force. He did not remember the name of the man, but he remembered the appearance of the man and the shout "...Long live!"

Although the Lieutenant General was standing beside him at that time, he only heard the last two words of the sentence. After carefully asking the translation, he understood what "Long Live" meant, but he could not remember what the words before "Long Live". After the lieutenant General's repeated inquiries, he finally knew the name of the officer: Wu Fan, colonel of the Royal Submarine Force, and nothing else knew about it. Wu Fan's experience, according to Cheng Biguang's description, died after being cannoned in the commander's tower. Because the Haiqi was about to sink at that time, his body sank into the bottom of the East China Sea several hundred meters deep with the warship.

True heroes are always unfortunate, and it is this misfortune that makes their souls stretch even more in suffering. This is like the forsythia that blooms prematurely in the late spring cold, constantly fighting against the cold current and constantly blooming. It only wants to burn all the dreams and energy contained in life in a limited time.

Lieutenant General Moffett did not understand the concept of burning, but he recognized the appearance of burning. After he arrived in Beijing and Prime Minister Yang Rui gave a speech in Congress, he felt that many Chinese people around him were burning. He did not think it was terrible, but it was extremely friendly, and only at this moment. He could finally feel that the future of this nation can be expected.

Before waiting outside Yin'an Hall for long, Yang Rui personally met him outside the hall. Moffett understood that it was a very important etiquette for the Chinese master to go out to greet him in person. He immediately saluted Yang Rui solemnly.

"Thank you for your hard work, Baron Moffett!" Yang Rui smiled and called the American who had just been canonized. While he was still treating, Congress and public opinion argued about what titles should be granted to the Americans. The navy could be humiliated before the pre-salvation made the officials and people across the country feel very excited, and they all rely on his command. Some people proposed such merits and should be granted the Viscount, while others compared the founding generals, thinking that the Viscount was too high and could only be granted the Baron, and then they were ripped up. The final one was the Baron.

"I... don't work hard." Lieutenant General Moffett didn't understand how to answer this sentence - in fact, the standard answer to this sentence is: serve China! Fortunately, Yang Rui didn't care about his words, but patted him from his shoulder to his waist and back a few times.

"Mr. Prime Minister, the doctor has confirmed that I have fully recovered my health." Lieutenant General Moffit was a little excited when he saw the Prime Minister paying so kindly to him. Even though the various things in this country did not resonate with him, it was always warm to be cared for by others.

"That's good!" Yang Rui said naturally, and then led him into his study. "William, the current situation is that China and Japan have started war. Our navy is too weak to face the Japanese navy head-on. So I ordered them to stay in the military port and wait for a favorable opportunity before attacking."

"Sir, I've heard of it." Lieutenant General Moffett nodded to express his understanding. The commander of the cruiser, Cheng Biguang, was completely unscathed in the naval battle, so he is now exercising his power. The fleet. In addition to the old ship Haichen, Haichou can fight, there are also new Feihong, Ying Rui, Zhaohe, but they don't care about the new and old ones. These are light cruisers, with drainage of about 2,000 tons. The main gun caliber is six inches (152mm), and the fastest speed is twenty-two knots. These ships really want to go out to meet Japanese cruisers. They can't fight or run, and then they will become a living target. Therefore, the General Staff ordered the navy to avoid fighting and wait for an opportunity to go out, so the Yangtze River Fleet and the cruiser, one avoids the Yangtze River and the other avoids Xiangshan.

"But, Mr. Prime Minister, the navy should not avoid war, they should continue to attack. I ask your Excellency to allow the fleet to make an example." Lieutenant General Moffitt suddenly asked to fight just as Yang Rui thought he recognized the order, which was really unexpected.

"But what if you meet a Japanese?" Yang Rui asked, "You have to know that they are very careful now. It will be difficult to ambush them with a submarine again."

"Mr. Prime Minister, I just want to go out for patrols, not really looking for the Japanese and going to war with them." Lieutenant General Moffitt said. "As long as there is submarine protection, we can go out, which is of great significance to cutting off the Japanese army's maritime supply line."

"But we don't have a suitable anchorage?" Yang Rui thought about the Americans' plans and felt that this was not a good idea. With ten submarines escorting the cruise fleet, it would be better to go directly to engage in unlimited submarine warfare.

"Is Huludao not possible?" Lieutenant General Moffit insisted. He was a brave man. Now in the Sino-Japanese War, the navy always shrank in the military port. "We can drive several cruisers to Haizhou Port at night. It is said that mines have been laid here. As long as the fleet hides in the minefield, the Japanese will have no choice but to deal with them. As long as the Japanese relax, the fleet can drive to Huludao base in another night."

There are only five places north of the Yangtze River, Haizhou, Huangxian, Qinhuangdao, Huludao, Yingkou and Andong that need to be defended. Now, Anton was quickly captured by Japan because of the icy Yalu River, and the remaining ones are only four. From Xiangshan to Huludao for more than 700 nautical miles, the fleet will take nearly forty hours to reach even at a high speed of 20 knots. Today, when there is radio, it is still very simple to intercept the fleet, so Lieutenant General Moffett has this way to enter in segments.

"No! All cruisers cannot be transferred to the north. At most, two cruisers can be transferred north." Yang Rui felt that although this move can increase the morale of the navy, it is not in line with the overall strategy. Although cruisers can threaten the North Korean coast, its more important role is to protect the landing fleet when landing in Taiwan. "Of course, this is just my general idea. The real specific strategy needs to be calculated by the General Staff to make a decision. Our Navy only has five cruisers, which is very valuable. Although the General Staff is trying to buy a heavy cruiser, there has been no news yet."

"Purchase a heavy cruiser?" Lieutenant General Moffett heard the news for the first time and immediately forgot that the fleet could not be transferred north.

"Yes!" said Yang Rui. "It is best to buy a heavy cruiser. It is best to build a new one. The speed is greater than twenty knots, but there are very few such ships. Britain and France will not sell it to us, and Germany will not, the United States... Most of their new ships are on the platform, while the old ship is too slow. We are still choosing. If everything is right, it will come back within a year. If it cannot come back within a year, then this plan can only be given up."

"But why not buy a dreadnought?" asked Lieutenant General Moffett, who thought the idea of ​​buying a revisit was strange.

"Because the General Staff believes that the current dreadnought will soon be outdated again. The fastest ship now is only twenty-five knots, but one day the fleet's maximum speed will exceed thirty knots. Therefore, if you buy a ready-made ship, you can only buy a bunch of dreadnoughts of about twenty knots, which is a total waste. It is best to buy a cruiser below 10,000 tons. As long as its eight-inch main gun can knock off the turret on the land, it will be enough." Yang Rui said.

"The turret on land?" Morfit felt a little dizzy. He wanted to say when the ship could be bombed against the shore cannon. But facing Yang Rui, he still replaced it with 'My God!'.

"When you were curing, the Navy had tested your genius ideas, of course. Our technology was not enough to support it, so this was helped by the German Navy. The Navy can now use the aircraft as an observation point, and the fleet barely achieved broad-fi-north training. This means that the fleet's artillery master will measure and observe the targets on the aircraft, and each gun is fired in the smoke according to the data given by the aircraft."

What Yang Rui said was that the volley method was not invented before the shooting command plate, which was the most primitive method to achieve volley. The principle was the same as that of the army artillery, except that the shooting target and the firing artillery were changing. The sea artillery was also swaying, which made the volley of the entire ship even more troublesome. Lieutenant General Moffett was very clear about the principle of this method. This was originally proposed by him, but he still said differently: "Aircraft? Smoke?"

"Yes. The entire warship is wrapped in smoke, so that the enemy will not see them, and the planes fly high in the sky, and they will see the target. Well, William, this is just a tactical detail, and buying heavy cruisers is also a detail, and we should not talk about these small things. Now the General Staff's plan is this: in the early stage of the war, the Navy will not go out to fight and hide in the military port. The Army will ensure that the military port is not attacked on land. When the right time comes, you will receive the order of the entire army to attack."

"When is the right time?" Lieutenant General Moffett felt that he had many things he didn't know, "Sir, as deputy commander of the Navy, I hope to know all the plans and cooperate with each other better."

"This is all the plans so far, William." Yang Rui did not treat him as his own: "The General Staff has many plans. Even if the situation allows, the Navy may go to the Japanese archipelago to circle, but this requires waiting for the right opportunity. What the General Staff will issue corresponding specific orders. What the Navy needs to do is to ensure the safety of ships and personnel and maintain morale before the war begins, so as to ensure that the entire fleet can receive orders to leave the port within twelve hours and then complete the task. William, can this be done?"

"Of course, sir!" Lieutenant General Moffett saluted: "The Navy can definitely do this. I promise!"

"That's very good!" Yang Rui smiled. "In addition, the submarine troops you have been thinking about have entered Xiangshan and Huludao Military Port. The submarine commander Colonel Chen Ce will report to you. However, he is now under the command of the General Staff, which means that you can cooperate in combat. Similarly, at the right time, I will persuade Your Highness to hand over the entire submarine fleet to the navy command."

"Col. Chen Ce?" Moffit thought it was the last time Colonel Tian Shijie. He thought of what Yang Rui said about the entire submarine fleet, so he asked: "Mr. Prime Minister, if allowed, I want to know the number of submarines in the entire fleet."

"Haha, they are very large!" Yang Rui smiled, "By this time next year, they will probably have more than one hundred ships."

"Ah, God!" Lieutenant General Moffett shouted.

"You must keep this secret." Yang Rui suddenly became serious, "There will not be more than ten people in the country who know this number. If the Japanese know it, it will be difficult to deal with it."

"Yes, sir!" Lieutenant General Moffett also became serious, "I guarantee with the honor of a soldier that the secret will not be leaked!"

"Very good!" Yang Rui understood the honor he mentioned, which was the highest pursuit of Western-style soldiers. And the American in front of him did indeed do this according to Cheng Biguang's description.

When discussing the number of submarines in Yin'an Hall in Beijing, Manchu Army Chief of Staff Uehara Yusaku was also exclaiming this question: "How many submarines do the Chinese people have? Don't you know the red deer in the navy?"

The transport ships heading to Dalian were constantly sunk, and there was no place on the entire Manchurian coast to unload supplies smoothly. It was far from enough to rely on the North Korean railway alone to supply Manchuria wars, especially when the Chinese people were firmly clearing the walls and clearing the fields. Andong's development in ten years was already very prosperous, but when the war started, everyone in the city ran away without a trace. Labor, food, and building materials were all supplied by North Korea. He suddenly felt that this battle could not be fought.

"Your Excellency, the UK once reminded us that the Chinese people built nearly 100 submarines in the independent country. Although this news has not been confirmed, there is still a possibility." Major General Fukuda Yataro, who was in charge of the intelligence, said. "And we can confirm that there are no less than ten Chinese submarines in the Huludao Military Port."

"British people!" The general suddenly felt a little contemptuous, "Besides providing information that is not true or false, what else can they provide? These white animals please us when they need an empire, and abandon us when they don't need it. These are allies!"

"Mr. Uehara..." The voice of the Manchurian Army Commander-in-Chief Marshal Oyama Iwa, who had just gone out to inspect the destroyed military port and the Anfeng Railway, and has only returned now.

Oyama Iwa is a veteran of the army, and the last war against Ru was won under his command. Unfortunately, General Katsuki Gentaro, the then Chief of Staff, had passed away, otherwise this time, the commander and Chief of Staff would be the original team of the last time.

"Mr. Uehara, is the shipping situation bad?" Oyama Iron is already over 72 years old. He was appointed as the commander of the Manchurian Army here again, which was completely unanimously requested by Yuto Yama Prefecture and the Emperor. Although others were old, their minds were not old. He didn't think it was wrong when he was in North Korea, but when he arrived in Anton, the situation in China was completely earth-shaking compared to the war against Lu ten years ago.

"Yes!" Uehara Yusaki, like all other generals, respected Oyama Iron very much. "Your Excellency, about 60% of the supplies were sunk by the Chinese submarines, and the navy's red deer had no way of doing this. It was so despicable for the Chinese people to hide under the sea!"

"Mr. Uehara, there is only victory and failure in the war, no nobility and despicability." Marshal Oyama Iwa said slowly, and then he said he was worried: "I went to see the Anton Harbour and Anfeng Railway, which was destroyed very much. The harbor's channel was blocked by several wrecks, and the railway not only had the beds of the roadbed removed, but also the roadbed was completely destroyed by a machine."

"It was a large automatic machine called Lanxiang excavator. There were more than a dozen of them, and the roadbed was dug by them." Japanese Consul in Anton added. "And what's strange is that China completely destroyed the Anfeng Railway and did not completely destroy the Antong Railway - this railway only removed the rails and sleepers, and the roadbed was intact."

"Only destroying the roadbed of the Anfeng Railway?" Uehara Yuzuo said, "Does the Chinese army want to stop us from attacking Fengtian?"

"That's right." Dashanyan nodded, "The Chinese army likes to fight in forest areas. Maybe they think this can give rise to some advantages that we do not have. If we cannot transport combat materials and personnel to Ludahe, then we will not be able to fight decisively with China in the plains as last time. Now they completely blocked the seaports, destroyed railways, and transferred the people, just to drag the war into April. At that time, the weather in Manzhou became warmer and the rivers thawed, which would be very unfavorable for our attack, and if it was the rainy season in July and August, the situation would be even worse!"
Chapter completed!