The First Warlord of the Republic of China

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There is obviously a big difference between the snipers of the SPN Wehrmacht. Some snipers are used to using the Mauser 98k version of the sniper rifle, while others are used to using the sniper rifle transformed from a new rifle.

The former uses a larger sub-caliber, and the lethality of the Mauser rifle should not be underestimated. If it is hit on the head, the whole head will explode like a watermelon. Death is injury.

The latter is not so powerful, but the rate of fire is extremely fast. Some snipers can even snipe several targets at the same time. Even if there is a deviation in sniping a target, they can still shoot continuously.

Snipers are a new type of arms, and it can be said that this is the first type of arms created by China, but Japan has never had any snipers, and has no experience in dealing with snipers.

This caused the Japanese army to suffer a lot after landing. An officer died here, a soldier died there, and nearly [-] Japanese soldiers were killed by snipers on the first day. [

What's more serious is that the morale of the Japanese army has been hit.

Many Japanese soldiers became like frightened birds, tense up when they heard the gunshots.

Under the harassment of the Japanese army and the muddy roads, the Japanese army only marched [-] kilometers on the first day, barely reaching the outside of Longkou County.

The Japanese troops who arrived at Longkou encountered fierce resistance from the National Defense Forces.

War has indeed broken out, and the Beiyang government has continuously warned Japan and the United Kingdom to withdraw their troops from Chinese territory immediately.But the British answer was: "This military operation is led by Japan, and the UK is not responsible."

Britain obviously acquiesced in Japan's temptation to China this time, because the Chinese government has become more and more disobedient. Britain has always wanted to teach China a lesson, but he, the world's boss, has never personally acted.

The last war between Russia and China was won by China.

This time Britain still wants to teach China a lesson, and at the same time clean up the German army in Qingdao by the way.

And Japan's reply was even clearer. Japan openly declared: "The east of Weifang belongs to the war zone. If China tries to stop the conquest of Germany by the Great Japanese Empire, China will bear all the consequences."

"Then let's fight!" Yuan Shikai said resolutely after receiving the reply from Japan in Xinhua Palace, picked up the phone and called Jiang Yu to discuss how to fight against Japan.

"Can you win?".Yuan Shikai asked Jiang Yu again.

"Yes, and won cleanly." Jiang Yu confidently replied to Yuan Shikai, then changed the subject and said, "But Shandong is not the main battlefield. The main battlefield is in the northeast."

Yuan Shikai was taken aback, and asked: "Isn't it in Shandong?".

"Don't the President think this is a good time to start an all-out war with Japan?".Jiang Yu asked Yuan Shikai, and Yuan Shikai asked in puzzlement, "How can you see that? Japan has accumulated power for a long time, and I am afraid it will be difficult to defeat it for a while."

"The defeat in the Sino-Japanese War was mostly due to the corruption of the Qing Dynasty. The victory of Japan in the Russo-Japanese War was the support of Japan from Britain behind the scenes. Japan spent tens of billions of silver dollars to fight the Russo-Japanese War, and did not get enough returns. As a result, the debt is still being repaid. Moreover, the reason why Japan was able to defeat Russia was because of the inconvenience of Russia’s logistics and transportation, and the combat quality of the Russian army was not very good. Now that Britain is busy with the European war, it naturally has no time to support Japan. Therefore, Japan at this time, The war power that can be used is not as good as during the Russo-Japanese War." Jiang Yu analyzed Yuan Shikai.

"But we don't have any money anymore!" Yuan Shikai lamented, the central government already owed East China Bank one billion silver dollars, so where is the money left?

"The President doesn't have to worry. East China Bank still has money. It's not a problem to borrow two or three billion yuan from the central government. Besides, we can issue war bonds to the private sector. At the same time, Japan's investment in China has risen to 30 million U.S. dollars this year. It is 6 million yuan, once war is declared, we can confiscate the industries of these Japanese in China, and China has no investment in Japan, so it is quite cost-effective.” Jiang Yu is obviously very inclined to fight an all-out war with Japan war, he continued to analyze to Yuan Shikai:

"Now China's industrial scale has surpassed that of Japan, its population and resources are more than Japan's, and its army equipment is much better than Japan's. Why can't we win? Now the Europeans are busy with the war. If Japan can seize this Timing will inevitably lead to development, as long as we succeed in dragging Japan into the war, we can kill Japan's future."

"But once a war breaks out with Japan, won't we also be dragged into the war?" Yuan Shikai asked rhetorically. [

"The problem is that we have a population of 6000 million, but Japan has only [-] million. We have huge resources, but Japan does not. Even if we use twice the manpower of Japan to start this war, we still have a large population for development and construction. For For us in China, war is not necessarily a kind of development. Once we defeat Japan, we will be able to drive the Japanese forces out of all Chinese regions except Taiwan. First, we will completely solve the Northeast issue. Thirdly, we can take back the Chinese Customs under the prestige of defeating Japan."

Yuan Shikai was also very moved when he heard this, but he still had to think about the future for this country, otherwise he would become a sinner through the ages, so he asked Jiang Yu: "What if I lose?"

"At this time, it is impossible for China to lose to Japan. Even if we lose militarily, because we can produce our own arms, we can compete with Japan for consumption. In the end, it will be Japan who will fight to the death."

This is where Jiang Yu’s self-confidence lies. If China still cannot independently manufacture advanced arms like the Qing Dynasty, and at the same time does not have a certain scale of military industry, then a war is a one-shot deal. .

Now that China has its own military industry, once it loses, it will continue to fight!There is money in the compensation, so is there no money if you continue to fight?

If you use the money from indemnities to fight the war, you will earn money.

Yuan Shikai was silent for a long time, Jiang Yu's next words finally moved him, only to hear Jiang Yu say to Yuan Shikai: "If we declare war on Japan, we will fight an anti-aggression war, even if the social economy is extremely depressed, even if we No matter how many people die, the people will always support us. Only when we lose in the invasion of other countries and let young people continue to go to the battlefield to die, will it arouse strong opposition from the people.”

"Okay, since you have thought about everything, Ziheng, I will take a bet with you. How do you fight now?" Yuan Shikai finally made up his mind. If the war against Japan can be won, the shame of Jiawu will be washed away. .

The shame of the Sino-Japanese War is like a spiritual mountain, which has been pressing on the heads of all Chinese people and cannot be forgotten for a long time, and it is the same for Yuan Shikai.

"The National Defense Force strives to eliminate the Japanese army in Shandong within half a month. At the same time, the Northwest National Defense Force will go to the Northeast within half a month. Once the Japanese army in Shandong is eliminated, the Northeast Military Region will immediately wipe out the Manchurian Railway Garrison in Shandong. The Northwest National Defense Force will respond to the troops mobilized by Japan from North Korea."

Half a month?Yuan Shikai was dumbfounded.

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On the Shandong Peninsula, after two days of landing, the Japanese army finally sent [-] troops to the land. After more than [-] Japanese troops landed, the artillery of the Japanese army and the artillery of the Chinese National Defense Army launched an artillery battle.

Before the infantry came into close combat, artillery battles were very frequent, and both sides hoped to eliminate as many enemy artillery as possible.

When the infantry fights, the artillery is to support the infantry as the first priority.

Japan suffered a big loss from the beginning of the artillery battle. The Chinese National Defense Forces are equipped with a large number of large-caliber howitzers.

Although the Japanese army transported a lot of heavy artillery this time to attack Qingdao, the caliber of these heavy artillery was large, but the range was not very far.

The more common artillery of the Japanese army is field artillery or something.

But those 75mm field guns couldn't compete with the 80mm mortars commonly equipped by the Wehrmacht, and the field guns with larger calibers were also tortured to death by the howitzers of the Wehrmacht.

On September 9, the Japanese army attacked Longkou again.

When the Japanese army pressed up, the Japanese artillery fire first shelled Longkou, and the artillery of the National Defense Army immediately returned fire. Such a fierce counterattack made the artillery of the Japanese army believe that the expensive artillery was like a duck being choked by the neck, and suddenly misfired within a moment. .

The Japanese army pressing forward was immediately hit by heavy artillery fire from the National Defense Forces. [

Howitzers, rapid-fire guns, and mortars poured down on the Japanese soldiers like raindrops, and the Japanese army was blinded by such fierce artillery fire.

They had never faced such heavy artillery fire.

The cannon fell from the top of the head like rain, and it seemed to be continuous.

Among these cannons, the howitzer is the most powerful, and it is high-explosive. Even if they hide in the fortifications, they will be shocked to death.The rapid-fire guns had the most guns, and when they exploded, a large number of pieces splashed around, and the attacking Japanese army was massacred by the rapid-fire guns.

When the Japanese army rushed to the bottom of Longkou County, it had already reduced its staff by one-third.

There was an exchange of fire between the Japanese army and the defenders in the county seat, but before the Japanese army could get close, the defense line of the defenders outside the county seat fired mortars at the Japanese army.

The infantry in the trench beat the Japanese army fiercely with their rifles, and the Japanese army was so suppressed that they could not lift their heads under the fire of semi-automatic rifles.

But the real firepower point has not yet opened fire, and the Japanese soldiers crawled forward with difficulty while lying on the ground to avoid the fire.The munitions of the Japanese army were beaten dizzily by the infantry firepower of the National Defense Army, and they looked around for the firepower points of the National Defense Forces, but those firepower points were not directly exposed to the Japanese army.

However, the firepower of those rifles was not inferior to machine guns in the eyes of the Japanese army.

A Japanese squad leader lay on the ground and shouted to the back: "Fire cover."

Several Japanese soldiers immediately tried to set up machine guns to suppress the National Defense Forces in the field. As a result, before the Japanese machine guns were set up, a mortar shell fell from the sky with a "boom", blowing the machine gunners away. .

The Japanese soldiers had no effective means of attack against the National Defense Forces. The artillery was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of number, range and bunker utilization, and both sides were about the same in terms of accuracy.

The Japanese soldiers rushed to the barbed wire fence, don't try to set up machine guns, once the firepower of the Japanese army is exposed, they will immediately be attacked by mortars and snipers from the National Defense Forces.What they have is the [-] big cover in their hands, but their rifles can't even suppress the rifles of the Wehrmacht, let alone the Wehrmacht has machine guns.

In the development of modern warfare, material has a certain upper hand.

Only under harsh climatic conditions can the will exert its powerful combat effectiveness.

The climate on the Shandong Peninsula is not bad, and the comparison between the two sides is more materialistic. The Japanese soldiers have nothing to do with the National Defense Forces that have built a line of defense.

Their weapon loading is too backward compared to the Wehrmacht.

"The attack on Longkou of China is blocked, and I request tactical guidance from the mainland." Kamio Mitsuomi's No.18 Division issued such a report to the Japanese Army.

Apparently Kamio Mitsuomi has realized that the frontal attack on Longkou may be possible with the current force, but Shandong is not just a Longkou.

There are also Zhaoyuan, Weifang and other places that need to be captured.

The [-] troops seemed completely insufficient. Even after several tentative attacks, Kamio Mitsuomi even doubted whether the military operation could achieve its intended purpose.

However, Kamio Mitsuomi still has something to rely on. Even if the Japanese army fails to attack, he can still rely on the fire support of the navy to remain undefeated.

But what we have to wait now is the Chinese Army's flaws. As long as we seize the Chinese Army's flaws and win the First World War, the battle in Shandong will end.

The mentality of Kamio Mitsuomi was also what the Japanese high-level thought. The Japanese government immediately replied to Kamio Mitsuomi: "The mainland will send the Sixth Division, the No.13 Division, and the Sixteenth Division to reinforce Shandong."

The Japanese government added three divisions in one breath. Once these three divisions landed on the Shandong Peninsula, the number of Japanese troops on the Shandong Peninsula would reach nearly 20.

The Japanese army didn't know that at this time, the National Defense Forces and the Beiyang Army had assembled nearly 30 troops on the Shandong Peninsula, and they were still adding troops to Shandong.

In the Chijiagou Reservoir area between Longkou and Zhaoyuan, the National Defense Forces has assembled two artillery divisions, all equipped with 155mm heavy howitzers, with a range that can support Longkou and Zhaoyuan, and the number of 155mm howitzers has reached 324.

The area around the Chijiagou Reservoir is hilly, which is very suitable for building a line of defense, and it is also suitable for providing barrier protection for howitzers.

After the No.18 Division of the Japanese Army was blocked from attacking Longkou, it dropped more than 1000 corpses and retreated.

However, Kamio Mitsuomi did not intend to just wait for the local troops to increase. Instead, he came up with a roundabout outflanking tactic. The [-] Japanese troops bypassed the frontal defenders of Longkou and quickly approached the Lijia Village south of Longkou.

Once the Japanese army detours to the east of Longkou, the defense line of the Longkou defenders will be broken by the Japanese army from behind.

However, what the Japanese army did not expect was that since the establishment of the National Defense Forces, it has repeatedly strengthened the officers' methods of dealing with outflanking tactics.

Because the Japanese army is best at engaging in roundabout tactics.

The characteristics of the Japanese army were figured out by Jiang Yu before the war started.

This time Kamio Mitsuomi ordered [-] Japanese troops to outflank the Longkou defenders, and the Shandong Command of the National Defense Forces responded immediately.

"Order, the No.16 Division of the National Defense Forces to continue to stand firm at Longkou. Order the Second and No.19 Divisions of the National Defense Forces to meet the devious Japanese army, and order the No.20 Third Division of the National Defense Forces to immediately block the retreat of the Japanese army. Let's fight a battle of encirclement and annihilation." Jiang Yu I personally visited the Weifang headquarters in Shandong to direct the battle against Japan. When I saw 2 Japanese troops detouring behind Longkou, I immediately decided to wipe out the [-] Japanese troops.

"Yes."

Jiang Fangzhen immediately led a group of staff and began to formulate a specific battle plan.

The No. 19 Division, which received the order, was stationed [-] kilometers east of Longkou, guarding the small mountain range south of Penglai.

It happened to go to stop the [-] Japanese troops approaching Lijia Village.

The No.20 Third Division was stationed in the Chijiagou area, just cutting off the retreat of the [-] Japanese troops.

At this time, the 30 Chinese troops used the mountains of the Shandong Peninsula as a barrier to build an encirclement of Longkou. It was very difficult for the Japanese army to escape from this encirclement.

And the 9 Japanese troops seemed to have hit an iron plate. As soon as they advanced to Lijia Village on September 18, they were strongly blocked by the No.19 Division who arrived in advance.

The No.19 Division is a Class B division with a full staff of more than [-] people. Although there are not many heavy equipment, the artillery is not much less than the [-] Japanese troops.

Moreover, the Chijiagou artillery position is less than five kilometers away from Lijia Village, which is completely within the range of howitzers. However, the heavy artillery group in Chijiagou has not been exposed, and it has not shelled the [-] Japanese troops for the time being.

The 19 Japanese Army and the No.19 Division of the National Defense Army launched an artillery attack, and the artillery battalion of the No.[-] Division immediately launched a counterattack. The artillery battle between the two sides lasted only a short time, and the Japanese artillery began to bombard the position of the Nineteenth Division.

Obviously, the Japanese infantry was about to launch an attack. Sure enough, after shelling the 10th Division's position for [-] minutes, the Japanese bombardment stopped, and the Japanese infantry pressed down on the [-]th Division's position.

The Japanese army successfully approached 500 meters away from the position of the [-]th Division. The hidden firepower of the [-]th Division's flank fires violently in an instant, and heavy machine guns hit the Japanese army like a pour.

The mortars of the No.19 Division also poured medicine violently on the Japanese infantry. Under the fierce firepower, the Japanese soldiers fell to the ground in rows and pieces like cutting wheat.

The Tenth Mission of the Japanese Army can be described as the standing elite division of the Japanese Army. Its soldiers were deeply poisoned by the spirit of Bushido. More than a heroic charge.

The Japanese soldiers were not afraid of death, but under the violent machine gun fire, they still fell in pieces.The machine gunners of the Japanese army also set up their machine guns to shoot at the machine guns of the No.19 Division regardless of everything.

It's a pity that their bravery has only been exchanged for so-called death. Although the B-type divisions of the National Defense Forces do not have much heavy equipment, heavy machine guns are no longer heavy equipment for the National Defense Forces, but conventional equipment.

Each Type B division is equipped with hundreds of heavy machine guns, which completely exceeds the number of machine guns of the Japanese army. While the firepower of the National Defense Forces is massacring Japanese soldiers, it still has enough power to shoot at the Japanese machine guns.

Moreover, Type B divisions are equipped with a large number of mortars. Compared with the Japanese artillery, these artillery are more flexible and provide more direct and powerful support to the infantry. Once the Japanese firepower is found, the mortar guns will be like raindrops. fall.

At the same time, the snipers were constantly shooting and killing the Japanese machine gunners, and some of them hit their heads with machine guns and were suddenly blown up with a single shot.

The commanders in the rear of the Japanese army finally discovered the problem of the attack, but at this time they did not tell them that there was no way out. Once the attack stopped, they could only break through in the north and south directions, which would only lead to being chased and killed by the National Defense Forces like ducks. .

"Continue to attack, long live the Great Japanese Empire." Faced with the battle situation reported by the lower-level officers, the headquarters simply issued an order to continue to attack. (to be continued)