"Is this really our warship?" Shen Honglie, who boarded the battleship, touched it here and there. His expression was like a child getting his favorite toy. But it's no wonder. The Northeast Army Navy is also the navy of the Kuomintang central government. The largest warship is only two to three thousand tons in displacement. Compared with this twenty to thirty thousand ton battleship, it is just like a small boat. It is no wonder that Shen Hong, who loves the navy, Lie is so out of character...
"Yes, they are our Chinese warships. This, that, and these ten warships are all our Chinese warships! At least for now, but we can't hide it from the Japanese for too long. If these warships cannot be saved, then our previous warships All your efforts will be in vain..." Hu Weidong answered while also asking for advice from veteran navy Shen Honglie.
"Keep these warships?" Shen Honglie, who knew that the Japanese army was powerful, especially the sea and air superiority, subconsciously felt that it was impossible, but after listening to Hu Weidong's description of the strength of the North China Aviation Corps and the 15th Army's air defense force, how much did he know? A little hope was raised, "If Commander-in-Chief (Note 1) you are not exaggerating, then it is not absolutely impossible to save these warships, although it is still difficult..."
"If the Japanese want to blow up and sink these warships, they will either send planes, surface ships, or submarines (when there are submarines, they generally will not choose to send torpedo boats). Of course, they may also come together." Shen Honglie began to seriously. The analysis said, "As for the aircraft, if it drops bombs or torpedoes, it will be very dangerous, so we must intercept it as much as possible before it gets close to our warships. This depends on the performance of the aviation and air defense forces. The fleet Both ships and submarines have to come from the sea. Those of you who have never studied navigation may not know that although the sea is vast and boundless, generally speaking, few ships dare to risk running aground on rocks, especially in offshore areas, so There are only a few routes for the enemy to attack. I have served in Qingdao for many years and I am very familiar with them, including those channels that can only be passed at high tide. By the way, did your army capture any mines in Qingdao? As long as Lay enough mines. Even if the main force of the Japanese combined fleet comes, it will take a lot of time to clear them, so we have more time to train naval officers and soldiers..."
Hu Weidong didn't know the role of mines. After hearing this, he couldn't help but regretted. "It's not too many, just a few dozen. Maybe it's because they won't be used in the Japanese war. These are probably just used by them to train for mine-laying and clearing." ....”
"In this case, we can only block a small part of the route...Wait a minute, there may be a place where we can get mines!" Shen Honglie pondered for a moment and thought of a way. It turns out that the distance from Qingdao is not included. There is a British fleet stationed in Weihaiwei, which is too far away. (Historically, it took more than half a year for the Japanese army to drive away the British after occupying Weihaiwei. The Japanese invasion of China in this time and space is far from as smooth as it was in history. Naturally, they dare not follow it so quickly. The British turned their backs.), Shen Honglie's suggestion was to spend money to buy some mines from them for use. Although Weihai is now occupied by the Japanese army, and there are Japanese warships in the Weihai Guard Harbor, Hu Weidong can easily take down the Japanese warships with stronger defenses. Qingdao, then Weihai may not be able to win...
"Buying mines is unrealistic, and it's easy for the news to leak out. But from what you said, the Japs in Weihaiwei should also have some mines. If they can capture them, they should be able to meet our needs. It seems that we have to use the Japanese again, but there are British
sandwiched inside
, It seems to be a bit troublesome..." Although Hu Weidong, who has strong national pride, wanted to directly drive away the British troops entrenched on Chinese soil, he remembered Snow's admonishment and finally tolerated it for the time being.
I took this breath...
Due to the outstanding performance of the Japanese Zong during the capture of Qingdao, Hu Weidong not only notified and commended him, but also decided to expand the number of Japanese Zong from the current less than 10,000 to 15,000. Based on Hu Weidong's long-standing bad taste, the expanded Japanese
Even if the troops are still distributed according to the original Japanese organization, it is equivalent to a brigade.
The regiment was expanded into a division. Although it was only a three-unit security division, it still excited all the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army, especially the one who played the most important role in the Qingdao Campaign and was unexpectedly promoted to the division commander by Hu Weidong (note
2) Shiraishi Tomohisa was even more moved. In fact, he surrendered at first just to save his life, but
Gradually, he discovered that there was nothing wrong with turning against the enemy. Like other troops of the Red Party, the Japanese Army was promoted and demoted based on performance and ability, but it did not matter where they were born. Tomohisa Shiraishi had only been in the Japanese Army for less than a year.
But he has been promoted to the position of high-ranking division commander. If he is still with the Japanese, he may not be able to survive until he retires.
There may not be this opportunity. Shiraishi Tomohisa has completely abandoned the last distracting thoughts in his heart. He now knows very well that a Japanese soldier with no background and no background can only win in the Japanese army regardless of his background.
Only those under the command of Commander Hu can get the opportunity to realize their personal ambitions...
Seeing that Shiraishi Tomohisa was a little carried away with joy, Hu Weidong immediately reminded, "Comrade Shiraishi, you are only an acting division commander. Whether it can become a formal one depends on whether you can complete the following task...
.”
"Please rest assured, Chief, isn't it just to instigate the Japanese to drive away the British, and then kill those Japanese to capture Weihaiwei? We all captured Qingdao when we had no experience, let alone now that we have experience?" Shiraishi Tomohisa said.
Full of confidence, but the furrowed brows still revealed his true thoughts...
Note 1: After Hu Weidong marched into Shandong, he proposed that Shandong Province be included in the first theater of war on the grounds of convenience for command, which was agreed by Chiang Kai-shek. On the one hand, he relied on the power of the 15th Army to contain the Japanese offensive, and on the other hand, he allowed the 15th Army to contain the Japanese offensive.
The Fifth Army reached the front line and consumed more strength. In any case, as a result, Hu Weidong, the commander-in-chief of the former enemy in the first theater, would arrive.
The commander nominally had the power to command Shen Honglie, even though his military rank was actually no lower than that of Hu Weidong (Hu Weidong was still an army lieutenant general at this time, and Shen Honglie's current exact military rank could not be found, but with his older qualifications and credentials
The position of Commander-in-Chief of the Third Fleet should be at least the rank of Vice Admiral, maybe even Admiral.)...
Note 2: The Japanese commander reported to the Military Commission is still Matsumoto Shingo for the time being, but the military command has been transferred to Shiraishi Tomohisa, who has more military talents. Soon after, Isao Nakanishi left the army to become the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Japanese Communist Party, and Matsumoto Shingo took over.
The political commissar of the Japanese Zong, Tomohisa Shiraishi, officially became the commander of the Japanese Zong, but the principle of "party command authority" has not changed from the beginning to the end.