Wu Peifu carefully inspected the body of the Japanese officer in front of him, and after rummaging through every pocket to confirm that there was no key information or orders, he picked up the command knife that the officer had been holding.
He forcefully pulled the knife halfway out of the scabbard and looked at the sharp blade carefully in the sunlight.
"It's a good sword," the big man, who felt a bit like a soldier, admired sincerely, "but it's useless."
After saying that, he sheathed the sword, turned back and threw it to the adjutant who was waiting behind him, and picked up the flower trap that he had placed on the map table at the Japanese headquarters. The Nanyang Army's Northward Detachment had been stationed in Tianjin for several days, and the officers
Many of them were military officers, and they had many classmates in the Beiyang system, so the lower-level officers of the two armies had close contacts. The flower trap in Wu Peifu's hand was when he took a break from the front line in Texas, he learned from the Nanyang Army he knew
Get it from the quartermaster's hands.
Originally, Wu Peifu liked to take the lead in fighting, and had an almost beast-like intuition for various weapons. After Yuan Shikai occupied the Northeast, he sent out troops to sweep away bandits and bandits everywhere. Wu Peifu used a flower trap to kill the bandits in a series of battles, and he immediately realized
This is an excellent short-range weapon. I couldn't put it down immediately and regretted that I only had 200 rounds of ammunition.
Because there were not many bullets, after the war against Japan, Wu Peifu was reluctant to use flower traps. He always carried them on his back and used the two bastard boxes in his hands as his main battle weapons. He would only use them when the situation was very serious.
The secret behind the scenes. This situation happened once after Wu Peifu's troops entered North Korea. That time he led his team to attack an unknown highland outside Pyongyang. He took the lead and rushed to the position, only to find that there were not many people left in the sharp knife team following him.
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So Wu Peifu took out all the bullets in the tortoise box three times, then pulled out the flower trap, and rushed and swept along the Japanese tunnel alone. He stunned the Japanese and allowed the troops behind to seize the opportunity to kill them.
Come up.
This new weapon with fierce firepower had a great impact on the young Wu Peifu. The concept of firepower supremacy, which was very popular among the Nanyang Army, was deeply rooted in his mind. Therefore, a mere Japanese sword, no matter how well forged, is
Even if it is excellent, it cannot be judged by him.
Wu Peifu was about to look through other things in the command post when a communications soldier ran in.
"Mr. Wu, the remnants of the friendly neighboring troops we sheltered reported that the main force of the Japanese Oshima Brigade launched a counterattack and has captured Highland 213 to the west of us."
Just as Wu Peifu was about to answer, another communications soldier rushed in: "Report! The lookout post found a large wave of Japanese troops approaching!"
Wu Peifu inserted the box gun into his belt, pulled out the flower mechanism from behind, pulled the gun and loaded the bullet with a click, and said in a deep voice: "The machine gun is ready, the whole army is facing the enemy!"
**
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year in the Renyin year, Lin Youde landed at Keelung Port.
Originally, Lin Youde was planning to continue to sit in Helangyabo and serve as his boss behind the scenes to guide the country, but Kodama extended an invitation to him. Lin Youde and his staff thought about it and felt that they should give the Japanese some face. After all, they would be the Admiralty's ruler from now on.
He is a subject of your Majesty, and Lin Youde showed some signs of being close to the people.
So after celebrating the New Year, Lin Youde rushed to Taiwan with his team to prepare to establish a joint campaign headquarters in Keelung.
At this time, the Chinese naval fleet had entered the Sasebo naval port. The Satsuma and Saga domains had actually broken away from the control of the central government of the Japanese Empire. The Japanese troops stationed on Kyushu Island had been isolated. In other words, no matter what the final outcome of the war, the Japanese archipelago
At least Kyushu Island will definitely fall into Lin Youde's hands.
After the Meiji Restoration, the Satsuma Domain once became a key construction target of the Meiji government. Later, the Southwest War broke out, and the political power of the Satsuma Domain in the government was weakened. However, because Satsuma had already begun modernization construction long before the fall of the shogunate, the basic
It was relatively good, so after the Southwest War, the Satsuma Domain was still a key investment target of the Japanese government....
In 1896, the Japanese government used the Sino-Japanese War reparations received from the Qing Dynasty to invest 30 million yen (here, in order to turn on the acceleration gear, the author greatly increased the investment, but the actual amount was far less) to establish the Yawata Iron Works in Yawata Village, Kitakyushu.
, introduced a full set of German equipment, and after four years of construction, trial production began in 1900. Due to Japan's full support for the Shandong Revolutionary Army in 1900, the demand for steel by Japanese military industrial enterprises increased. In the second half of 1900, Yawat Steel
The first expansion was started, and now most of the expansion project has been completed.
At this moment, the entire Yawata Steel's pig iron and steel ingot production accounts for 82% of Japan's total. Its production capacity is equivalent to four times that of Hanyeping Iron and Steel Company, the largest steel company in the Qing Dynasty, and more than the entire Qing Empire.
Langyabo’s total steel production capacity is still high.
Do you think Lin Youde wouldn't be happy to get such a company? If the contact with Shikoku's powerful people goes smoothly, and Sumitomo Metal on Shikoku Island is taken over, then almost two-thirds of the meaning of occupying Japan will be achieved, and the remaining
Only the naval arsenal established in Wugang was more attractive to Lin Youde.
However, the power of the traditional local wealthy families on Kyushu Island was greatly weakened during the Southwest War and the siege of Kashima Taisha Shrine a few years ago, and their control over the Japanese troops stationed on the island was incomplete. In addition, the Imperial Japanese Government's control of this situation
They had already prepared for it, and sent the Sendai Division to Kitakyushu City on Kyushu Island as early as when Kutsuhime was exiled. Therefore, at this time, there were still more than 50,000 Japanese troops on Kyushu Island who were not controlled by the local clans in Kyushu.
Among them, the main force of the Sendai Division is stationed in Kitakyushu City near the Yawata Steel Works.
After the war began, Kyushu's local 12th Division (also known as the Kokura Division) took control of the Yawata Steel Works and requested support from Kashima Taisha Shrine. The Sendai Division also sent a unit to attempt to take over the ironworks, but
After discovering the actions of the Ogura Division, they gave up this plan and retreated to Kitakyushu City to defend themselves.
Despite this, Lin Youde was not at ease after all, putting the most capable soldier in the Japanese army in the last time and space next to the fat he had coveted for a long time.
However, although the Kokura Division is also a Category A division, it has no combat experience, was established for a short time, and has no tradition of forming a unit. Its combat effectiveness is not at the same level as the Sendai Division that participated in the Sino-Japanese War of 1888-1894. At this time, Samosa
The Sixth Division, He's main division, was transferred to Korea in mid-1901 due to the suspicion of the Japanese Imperial Government. It is now fighting Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army. Therefore, there is no army unit on the huge Kyushu Island.
To be able to confront the Sendai Division head-on, they can only rely on Kashima Taisha's War Miko Team to hold the battle.
According to intelligence coming from the main island of Japan, the Imperial Japanese Government is preparing to mobilize the Osaka Division and the Nagoya Division to cross the Kanmon Strait to Kyushu to quell the rebellion.
In view of this situation, Lin Youde ordered the staff to adjust the combat plan. Originally, Lin Youde planned to use "peaceful means" to obtain Yawata Steel and Sumitomo Metal, while Lin Ji's elite combat forces broke into the Seto Inland Sea under the cover of the navy, directly attacking the Seto Inland Sea.
Land near Wu Port and seize the naval arsenal. Now under Lin Youde's instruction, the penetration depth of this plan has been greatly reduced. The Nanyang Army troops will land in the northern part of Kyushu Island instead of continuing deep into the inland sea to attack Wu Port, which is defended by Etada Island.
As for Taiwan, it is perfect as a springboard for the offensive. It is also reasonable for Lin Youde to set up the joint navy and army headquarters to command the campaign here.
**
"The landing day is chosen on February 20th. The landing site is east of Kitakyushu. The first wave of attacks is planned to involve a mixed association in the first town of the Nanyang Army plus the main force of the Restoration Army in a mixed association, totaling 10,000 people. The task of the landing force is to occupy
Go to a fishing port near the landing beach and wait for the follow-up troops to land."
At this point, the staff officer in charge of the explanation stopped and glanced at Lin Youde...
"I have no objection, continue." In fact, Lin Youde had no objection. He was indeed very good at strategy games such as Hearts of Iron, but there was still a big difference between the game and real war, so Lin Youde wisely handed over all these to
Professionals at my disposal.
This made the staff members very strange, because quite a few of them had listened to Lin Youde's strategy class and thought that Mr. Lin should be a man who was good at military affairs. They didn't know that Lin Youde, a typical time traveler, had strategy but no tactics.
It's okay to talk rhetorically in class, and he's also capable of deciding the overall strategic direction, but he doesn't understand anything else.
Seeing that Lin Youde had no objection, the staff officer turned his attention to Gentaro Kodama, who was present at the meeting. Kodama shook his head and said, "I will obey Mr. Lin's arrangements in everything."
It seems that the attack plan is about to be finalized.
At this moment, a confidential officer entered the war room of the temporary headquarters nervously.
"The Japanese Bureau reported that the Japanese military plans to use the remaining fleet of the navy to launch a special attack operation in the near future to engage in a decisive sea battle with our navy. The Japanese Emperor will personally control the battle."
This news immediately aroused discussion among the Japanese present.
Lin Youde looked at the Japanese with complicated expressions one by one, and then turned to glance at his staff, with a relaxed look on his face.
His eyes fell on his beloved wife.
The purity and strength of Tomoe's bloodline are far inferior to that of Di Ji. As a "betrayer", it is difficult for Kaoru to take action against Di Ji. Similarly, it is difficult for the high-level warrior witches who follow Jiujin Ji to confront Di Ji. Therefore, they can rely on them at this time.
The only one left was his wife, Lin Youde.
Fortunately, Josephine herself was very strong, and Lin Ji used lightning speed to modify a merchant ship to be responsible for the launch, recovery and maintenance of rx78. Di Ji's personal expedition had little impact on Lin Ji's overall strategy.
Rather, if Emperor Ji can be killed in one fell swoop, the difficulty of seizing Japan's main island without any bloodshed will be greatly reduced.
By the way, Lin Youde originally planned to send the naval fleet to have a decisive battle with the Japanese Navy after the modification of the rx78 carrier ship was completed. Who knew that the Japanese would take action so quickly, but the ship and rx78 failed to catch up with Okinawa.
Naval warfare, now it seems, has come again when it comes in handy.
Facing Lin Youde's gaze, Josephine put down the teacup in her hand slowly, stood up from her seat slowly, and said in blunt Chinese: "Everyone, don't worry, the Japanese Empress..."
Suddenly a disgusted expression appeared on Josephine's cheeks. She covered her lower abdomen with one hand, her whole body stooped, and she lay on the table and opened her mouth to vomit. The strong-smelling vomit suddenly covered the lower half of the table.
A map.
Xun, who was waiting behind Lin Youde, immediately rushed up to hold Josephine's waist, and reached out to stroke her back. Baze, who was sitting among the staff, stood up and calmly ordered the guards to prepare water and beds...
For a time, the temporary war room filled with a serious atmosphere was in chaos.