"Everyone is a loser!" Japanese Prime Minister Korekiyo Takahashi roared loudly: "The navy was defeated, the army was also defeated by the Chinese, and the glory of the empire was completely lost."
Takahashi was an expert in finance, but a bit of a layman when it came to fighting. After his rant, he still wanted to listen to other people's advice, and his eyes inevitably fell on Tanaka Giichi.
The Sixth Division was killed, and the regiment flag fell into the hands of Fengjun. This blow also made Tanaka Yiichi change his arrogant attitude. He bowed and said: "Prime Minister, the empire's failure in Manchuria is not
The warriors are cowardly, but the Chinese have the advantage in strength. The empire only has two divisions in Manchuria, and the Chinese can easily mobilize an army of 200,000. With a huge disparity in numbers, setbacks are inevitable, but the empire is strong,
As long as we refocus our forces, it will not be difficult to deal with China."
Regardless of whether it is true or not, Tanaka's excuse for insufficient troops is still very popular with the Japanese. At least admitting it is easier to accept than admitting tactical and strategic problems.
Tanaka continued: "The next step is to mobilize the domestic army, reverse the situation of insufficient troops, and give the Chinese a head-on attack!"
"Tanaka-kun, what do you think the Chinese people will do next, and in which direction should the empire invest its troops?" Takahashi Korekiyo asked his own question.
Tanaka rolled his little eyes. This problem was not easy. Fengjun had already taken the lead through a series of victories. If there were another mistake in strategic judgment, the situation of the Japanese would be even worse.
"Prime Minister, I think the Chinese may attack from two directions, one is Guandong Prefecture and the other is North Korea. In contrast, I think Kanto Prefecture is the first choice of the Chinese."
"Tanaka-kun, do you have any basis for this?"
Tanaka Yiichi sneered and said: "There are three reasons. The 1st and 6th Division disappeared, the 11th Division was hit hard, and the Kanto Prefecture lacked troops, the Chinese will definitely take advantage of it; Zhang Tinglan, the leader of the Second Fengjun, has been preaching
Nationalism. He is good at inciting public sentiment, and Kantung Prefecture is his so-called homeland. Some time ago, in order to regain the land occupied by Russia, he had already fought a war with Red Russia; the Third China has stepped up reconnaissance and bombing in the past two days.
With such intensity, they transferred bombers along the Yalu River southward and launched bombings against Kanto Prefecture. This was probably the preparation before the war."
Tanaka Giichi's three reasons are all very sufficient. He is able to fight, and he is willing to fight, and the battle has even begun. Several important cabinet ministers present all looked at each other. Navy Minister Kato Yusaburo also agreed with Tanaka's judgment.
"If the Chinese really attack Kanto Prefecture, I think that place will become their grave!" Kato Yusaburo said grimly: "In Kanto Prefecture, we have a complete fortification system and a large amount of material reserves in the city.
The most critical thing is that the Kanto Prefecture has a narrow terrain and faces the sea on three sides. The combined fleet can provide strong support and the Chinese will never come back."
Regardless of the fact that the Army lost a Sixth Division, whether the Army is expanding or rebuilding is a matter of one sentence. The one who really felt the pain was the Japanese Combined Fleet. Two battleships of more than 30,000 tons were destroyed in one day.
, sank one after another, and more than 2,000 experienced naval soldiers all sank into the water and fed the sharks.
This was a serious injury. The combined fleet had long hated Fengjun. Because of this, Kato temporarily put aside his differences with the army and prepared to teach Fengjun a lesson at Luda.
The lost face is recovered.
Seeing that the navy and army ministers all had the same opinion, Takahashi Koreichi could only agree with it and said: "Since it is determined that the Chinese will attack Kanto Prefecture, we must send troops."
"That's right." Tanaka Giichi said: "I think we should dispatch heavy troops. The second, fourth, fifth, and twelfth divisions, a total of four standing divisions, form the Manchuria Expedition Army. I don't know if we want to defend Kanto Prefecture, but also
Destroy the main force of the Chinese people and occupy the entire Manchuria."
Tanaka Yoshiichi gritted his teeth and said, Japan has a total of seventeen standing divisions, excluding the garrisons from North Korea and Taiwan, and excluding the Sixth and Eleventh Divisions, there is not much power that can be mobilized, so they can be mobilized at once
He joined four divisions, which shows that he also spent a lot of money.
After listening, Takahashi Korekiyo couldn't help but ask: "Tanaka-kun, the Chinese and the 19th Division are currently fighting along the Tumen River. Do you need to send some troops to North Korea to strengthen defense to prevent the Chinese from killing?
Enter North Korea.”
After hearing this, Tanaka Yi showed a sneer: "The Chinese people do not have the ability to fight across the border, but it is necessary to send troops to North Korea, mainly to coordinate the direction of Kanto State. If the two armies jointly enter Manchuria, it will be even more
Got it!"
After discussion, the Japanese cabinet finally finalized the plan. The second, fourth, fifth, and twelfth divisions would sail to Lushun as soon as possible to set up defenses. In the direction of North Korea, they only dispatched a third division to cooperate with the original 10th division.
The Ninth and Twentieth Divisions confronted Feng Jun.
The Japanese's arrangement was completely opposite to that of Fengjun, and they would soon taste the price of strategic misjudgment. Of course, Fengjun also formulated a strategic deception operation before launching the official attack.
In previous battles, confidentiality has been something the military has always emphasized. However, if you want to hide the true combat intention, it is not enough to rely on confidentiality alone. You must also actively mislead others and cause misjudgment to the other party. Compared with passive confidentiality,
, this kind of deception is even more confusing.
The Strategic Deception Bureau was launched shortly after its establishment. Zhong Zhao had already organized experts from all walks of life to open a special battlefield commentary section in the newspaper. The latest battle report was in the front, and the interpretations and comments of these experts were in the back.
Military experts are much more professional than those war reporters. Anything they inadvertently reveal is of high value. Therefore, many Westerners are extremely concerned about it, including the Japanese. Zhong Zhao determined from the beginning that the seven
Based on the principle of dividing truth into three parts false, I have repeatedly considered every comment and put a lot of effort into it.
After wiping out the Sixth Division, Director Zhong made enthusiastic comments, saying that the door to Liaodong has been opened, and the will of the Chinese people to regain their homeland cannot be changed!
Of course, this sentence was interpreted as a declaration by Fengjun to attack Brigade University, and during combat operations, Fengjun also did the same. Except for the first two days of the war, it carried out bombings along the Yalu River. The rest of the bombing operations were all
Targeting Lushun and Dalian, Fengjun bombers, fighter jets, and reconnaissance aircraft appeared in the sky above Lushun every day.
In addition to throwing bombs, they also threw a large number of paper bombs to tell the people in the city to be ready to welcome the army. The good days of the invaders were over.
In addition, Navy submarines also frequently appear in the Yellow Sea, assuming a posture of using submarines to block the combined fleet. This posture made the Japanese overjoyed. The greatest power of submarines is concealment and suddenness. Once the Feng army wants to use submarines to force them back
Combined fleets, and then eliminate maritime threats for the army to attack Brigade.
Then it won't be that difficult to find the Fengjun submarine. The damn underwater ghost has come to an end. The Japanese combined fleet is also gearing up, gathering a large number of destroyers and cruisers to practice anti-submarine warfare, hoping to avenge the Kongo and Kirishima.
With the comprehensive confrontation on land, sea and air, Fengjun's attack on Luda seems to have become an inevitable choice. Observers from various countries are speculating whether Fengjun will create another miracle.
After some careful deductions, they were not optimistic about Fengjun. After all, in the Russo-Japanese War more than ten years ago, the Japanese suffered heavy losses in Lushun. The two sons of the commander Nogi Nogi Nogi at that time were all on Highland 203.
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Although Japan was victorious and defeated, it is undeniable that Japan used all its strength to fight Russia and had no worries, while Fengjun was only a local force. Once tens of thousands of elites were lost in Port Arthur, could this battle still be fought?
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Faced with these things, Zhang Tinglan just looked at each other and smiled. I am not the stupid head of Nogi Nogi, so I will not use my own shortcomings to attack others' strengths. But at this time, it would be better for them to make a mistake in judgment, and wait for Fengjun to shock the world.
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In a blink of an eye, April 25th came, and the pattering spring rain fell. It was the early stage of farming, and a rain meant a good year. For Fengjun, this was also an excellent opportunity.
Timing of attack.
Sun Anhu and Jiang Dengxuan, including Yang Yuting who came all the way from Fengtian to Ji'an, were all waiting anxiously at the headquarters. In the rain, the soldiers of the First Division once again took on the important task of breaking through the Yalu River defense line.
In order to ensure that the attack was sudden, Feng Jun not only played tricks, but also was very particular about garrisoning. More than 100,000 troops were all dispersed and deployed in the foothills of Changbai Mountain, using dense forests for cover.
At the same time, they adopted the policy of marching at night and hiding during the day, thus evading various Japanese detections. Because of this, the Japanese were not aware of Fengjun's surprise attack at all. They only had one brigade of Japanese soldiers defending opposite Ji'an.
The gap in military strength is extremely large.
As the heavy artillery began roaring, flames suddenly burst into flames on the Korean side, and all the Japanese fortifications were blown to pieces. The Japanese soldiers who were suddenly attacked had no time to hide in their bunkers before they were blown to pieces.
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Since the heavy rain provided natural cover, Fengjun sent out several good swimmers. They quietly swam across the Yalu River and pulled three ropes on the river.
After the attack was launched, the soldiers climbed on the ropes and had a place to draw strength. They did not have to worry about being washed away by the river. They quickly built a pontoon bridge on the river. The subsequent troops stepped on the pontoon bridge and entered North Korea.
At this time, the Japanese just woke up from their dreams and hurriedly dispatched troops to block the riverside defense line. However, the nearby roads had long been destroyed by artillery, and their troops could not come over at all.
Feng Jun successfully rushed over at an extremely small cost. Zhang Henian was also high-spirited. He stood in the rain and issued an order loudly: "The first regiment will stay and immediately expand the control area to provide help for the brother troops to cross the river. The second and third regiments will
