To a certain extent, the success or failure of the "Battle of Tsushima", which was very critical in the Russo-Japanese War, depended on the application of radio technology from the beginning.
Military fans who are familiar with the Russo-Japanese War may have never noticed such a detail, and it is a very critical detail:
On May 27, 1905, the "Shinano Maru" of the Japanese Combined Fleet discovered the Russian fleet, and then used the Marconi radio equipment on the ship to send a brief message to the headquarters:
"The enemy fleet was discovered in sea area 203!"
It was this brief telegram that directly affected the outcome of the Battle of Tsushima.
Because the Russian Baltic Fleet did not want to encounter the Japanese fleet at this time, they were ordered to go to Vladivostok to rest before trying to compete with the Japanese navy.
Because after more than a year of sailing, the Baltic Fleet was already exhausted.
Their voyage across half of the world was very difficult, because Britain had reached a "British-Japanese Alliance" with Japan to jointly fight against Russia, so the Russian fleet was not allowed to pass through the Suez Canal.
The Russian fleet was forced to sail around the distant Cape of Good Hope.
What's even more annoying is that the British prohibited the countries along the way from allowing the Russian fleet to dock for rest, which would cost them their lives.
The so-called laboring expedition, waiting for the rabbit, and waiting for the hard work are nothing more than this.
What's more, the Russian fleet had already learned a series of tragic news such as the fall of Port Arthur and the failure of the Battle of Fengtian during the journey, and its morale was very low.
As luck would have it, the bottom of the boat was covered with barnacles and marine plants, which greatly slowed down the speed of the boat.
However, the British did not allow them to dock at ports along the way. The Russians had no choice but to load as much coal as possible on the ship, which made the living conditions of the crew and soldiers very miserable, and there was even a risk of mutiny.
Therefore, St. Petersburg's order was to let them go to Vladivostok to rest and recuperate first, to boost their morale, and also to allow the army gathered in Harbin to cooperate with them.
The goal of the Russian fleet is not to contact the Japanese fleet for the time being, and to rush all the way to Vladivostok first.
On the contrary, the Japanese fleet must really want to intercept Hu.
But it is difficult to intercept a fleet on the vast sea.
Just look at the map and you will know that the best place is the narrow Tsushima Strait.
If the Japanese cannot stop the Baltic Fleet, we don't know how things will develop later.
Therefore, this telegram from "Shinano Maru" can be called a reminder for the Russian Baltic Fleet.
Originally, the Russian fleet also had radio equipment on board, but it was made in Germany and relied on technicians sent by Germany. Later, they withdrew, leaving the Russian fleet's radio station ineffective in an instant.
One careless move and you lose everything.
It has to be said that Japan is much more prepared than the Russians in all aspects, and has considered everything that can be considered.
Even the army and navy, which have always been at odds, can work together. This seems normal to us, but it is really rare for Japan. Just look at how the Japanese navy and army deceived each other during World War II.
The Battle of Guadalcanal almost completely destroyed the last hope of the Japanese navy.
The Army gave all sorts of erroneous information to the Navy, and Combined Fleet Commander Yamamoto Isoroku was deceived. He was so angry that he wanted to turn his guns around and attack the Army's Malu on the shore first.
In the Russo-Japanese War, the navy and army were able to coordinate operations, and the army and navy achieved a great victory at the same time. It was really rare for Japan.
Looking back at Russia, the entire war was completely unworthy of its status as a "European power", and its various responses seemed too hasty.
Of course, Konoe Akiyuki was most concerned about the military aspect, so he went to find Yasuya Uchida and Naniwa Kawashima the next day.
However, she did not see Xiao Zuo Xiang, and asked in confusion: "Where is Xiao Zuojun?"
Kawashima Naniwa said calmly: "To prevent his identity from being exposed, he is temporarily transferred out of the capital."
Konoe Akiyuki didn't dare to ask any more questions, and then told them what he heard at Li Yuna yesterday.
Uchida Yasuya thought for a while and said: "This is very important information. You should try to find out. It is best to know the arrival time of the radio equipment shipped from the United States. You know, Li Yu sold it to the Russians and improved it to be better."
radio equipment. So we should also have these new radios that even the U.S. Navy greatly praised."
Konoe Aki felt from Uchida Yasuya's tone that the task was a bit heavy, and solemnly said: "Aki understands."
Kawashima Naniwa asked: "In this incident, we originally wanted to create difficulties and then rescue Li Yu to gain his favor. But now things have gone against our expectations. Will Li Yu become resentful towards us?"
Konoe Akiyuki said: "I have reported Li Yu's attitude. He seems to be unfriendly to both our Empire of Japan and Russia. Even... I even feel that he wants Russia to lose more."
This is a key point. Uchida Yasuya immediately asked: "He wants our Empire of Japan to win?"
Konoe Akiyuki said: "There is a difference between hoping that Russia will lose and hoping that we will win."
Uchida Yasuya figured out the meaning behind his words: "Anyway, this attitude is a very critical point! In espionage work, knowing the other party's intentions is the most difficult and valuable task, so you are still very successful.
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Konoe Akiyuki said: "It's just a feeling I have, I don't know if it's right or not."
Kawashima Naniwa smiled and said: "Does it feel like a woman? Sometimes it's quite accurate."
Konoe Akiyuki said: "So I think we shouldn't take drastic measures against him. If we really anger him, it will...be bad."
Saying this is a bit blaming Kawashima Naniwa.
Kawashima Naniwa's eyebrows moved, and he immediately said: "Of course we will not anger him. Our original intention is to win him over by beating him, and the ultimate goal is to make him become a pro-Japanese faction."
Uchida Yasuya added: "If Li Yu has a safe, you'd better find a way to get the password. Although it is difficult, I think you can do it."
Konoe Akiyuki said: "It is indeed very difficult, Akiyuki will try his best."
After leaving the Aoki Mansion, Konoe Akiyuki breathed a sigh of relief. The tasks assigned by them were getting more and more difficult, and there was no good way to think of them.
Let's take a step at a time.
At night, Konoe Aki sneaked into Li Yu's study through the window, fumbled around, and found a thick envelope.
After opening it, there were various calculations and drawings. She was confused, but at the end of the page, it mentioned "radio navigation system". Konoe Akiyuki's eyes lit up, maybe this was the core point.
She immediately thought that Li Yu had received a letter from German Count Zeppelin about airships, which might be related to airship technology.
Things that can go up to the sky nowadays are undoubtedly high-tech, and of course Konoe Akiyuki also knows that the Japanese Army has observation balloons.
I was overjoyed, and I got important information.
For intelligence officers, this is the happiest thing.
She didn't dare to take away the letter, put it back as it was, and immediately ran away.
When she returned to the bedroom, her heart was still beating. Minister Uchida and Lord Kawashima would definitely praise her even more.
But when I thought about it sideways, I realized that this Li Yu was really different from the people I usually met:
He has a terrifying brain, but he is also very kind. Although he is famous all over the world, he has no airs and is so open-minded that she can't understand him.
I really don’t understand how there are such people in the world!
When I gave myself a hand that day, I actually saved myself. In such a dangerous situation, how could I still do that...
Konoe Aki quickly interrupted his thoughts, maybe he is just a kind person.
But kind people are much easier to deal with! So your task shouldn't be too difficult.
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When Li Yu came back the next day, he came to the laboratory with the letter and the glass from that night.
He fumigated it with iodine vapor and quickly saw fingerprints.
Then I picked up a magnifying glass and took a closer look, and it turned out to be Konoe Akiyuki!
Li Yu sighed, this woman.
Many thoughts ran through his mind, but in the end he suddenly thought: the best way for him to deal with it was to pretend not to know.
Because even if they take her away, the Japanese will definitely send others.
Now having a "spy" who already knows his identity is the best choice.
So Li Yu chose to remain silent and see how Konoe Akitsu performs next.
When he returned to the main hall, Uncle Wang immediately told him that Yuan Shikai, the governor of Zhili, was here again.
Li Yu knew he would come, after all, the incident happened suddenly and the Yuan brothers were also in his house.
When Li Yu went out to greet him, Yuan Shikai asked: "Brother Imperial Master, it's good to see you're okay! I just returned to Tianjin and something happened. Are my two sons okay too?"
Li Yu said: "They are very nice. The Japanese only aim at me."
After entering the house, Yuan Shikai was completely relieved to see that his two sons were unharmed.
Then he said to Li Yu: "I have said long ago that the actions of the Japanese are the most difficult to predict. Although this kind of thing is accidental, it seems inevitable."
Yuan Shikai still looked at the problem with a certain perspective. Li Yu said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the Taiwanese master also knows some probability theory."
Yuan Shikai also laughed and said: "I can't even pass the imperial examination, so I don't know anything about advanced Western learning."
Li Yu said: "Not all Western learning is difficult and obscure. There is a strong progression from the shallower to the deeper. There are many benefits to learning some elementary content."
Yuan Shikai said: "I agree with this point, so I let my two sons learn some Western learning from the imperial brothers."
Li Yu asked: "Master Taiwan, you should have other things to do when you come to Beijing this time, right?"
Yuan Shikai said: "I thought that I could make another concession to abolish the imperial examination. But I also thought that there was still a lot of resistance in the court, which made me a little worried. If we push forward with the abolition of the imperial examination, I am afraid that there will be a lot of opposition."
Li Yu is a time traveler. He knows that this year's imperial examination must be the last year, and the abolition of the imperial examination has been brewing for a long time, so he said: "The resistance should not be that big, right?"
Yuan Shikai said: "Most of the cabinet academicians and various governors have agreed to abolish the scientific examination, but there are still some people who will obstruct it."
The late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China were a very turbulent time, and Li Yu knew it.
He thought for a while and said: "Your Excellency, you can read the game theory I wrote. It has reference significance for national affairs."
"I've heard of your theory, and it seems that foreigners are quite fond of it. But at my age and being so busy, I'm afraid I can't understand it anymore," Yuan Shikai said.
Li Yu said: "It's not that difficult. There are many equilibrium model makers who can refer to it."
"Equilibrium model?" Yuan Shikai didn't know why.
Li Yu said: "For example, the smart pig game."
"Smart Pig?" Yuan Shikai became interested when he heard the name, "Emperor Master, please explain in detail."
Li Yu took out a pen and paper and started explaining to him.
It is not a very complicated game theory model.
To put it simply, there is a big pig and a little pig.
They lived in the same circle, next to the same feeding trough at first.
Opposite the food trough, far away, there is a button. When pressed, the food trough will put down the food.
But this back and forth process consumes physical energy and can be compared to consuming food.
Also, big pigs are definitely more edible than small pigs.
Under this model, it is easy to see after analysis that Xiaozhu's strategy is 100% to wait in place.
And knowing that the little pig won't go, the big pig can only choose to go. Because if he doesn't go, his income will be 0; if he goes, the income will be at least positive.
In other words, the equilibrium point is "the big pig presses the button, and the little pig waits where it is."
It is said that this model can explain some phenomena very well.
For example, high-tech industries such as chips that attract a lot of attention.
Everyone should know that investment in scientific and technological research and development is very, very high, terrifyingly high.
In the 1990s, scientific research funding expenditures in the United States reached tens of billions of dollars.
What was the concept of tens of billions of dollars in that era!
Not many countries have such financial resources. After all, people’s livelihood must be a priority.
So not only us, but also most countries adopt the piggy strategy in the smart pig game.
It is because of this that we have not invested too much in industries that rely heavily on capital, such as semiconductors.
But now the beauty is so bad that she wants to use this to choke her.
The reason, of course, is that we grow up too fast, and Americans are afraid that we will also become "big pigs".
Therefore, it does not actually violate game theory, because if the piglet is no longer a piglet, it does not constitute a smart pig game.
Yuan Shikai felt that mathematics could still be so interesting and that he could understand one of the most popular mathematical theories today.
"Interesting, the Imperial Master is indeed the Imperial Master! What you mean is that Wang Wenshao and the few other opponents in the cabinet are already considered piglets."
Li Yu nodded: "It can be understood that way, so if the master of the platform chooses to wait, the benefits will definitely not be as good as going further."
Yuan Shikai thought about it carefully for a while: "It's so interesting. If I didn't know how to express it, I would even want to write your theory into the memorial."
Li Yu smiled and said: "If you want to write it, you can change it to 'Game of Wisdom Tiger' or 'Game of Wisdom Dragon', otherwise I'm afraid the ministers will be angry with me."
Yuan Shikai laughed loudly: "I know the propriety, but pig sounds more vivid."
Li Yuneng heard what Yuan Shikai meant and knew that in his eyes, many court ministers were really like a group of pigs.
Yuan Shikai had a very high self-esteem, otherwise he would not have thought of proclaiming himself emperor later. Because he did feel that he was qualified to be an emperor, but it was obvious that he was too inflated at that time and was a little confused.
In Li Yu's view, some princes and nobles are actually worse than pigs.