Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

The "government" of Japan in a dilemma

"Commander-in-Chief, good news, good news from the front...>

In the war room of Nuo Da, everyone's eyes, including Li Guosheng, were all focused on the door of the war room.

"Good news, good news from the front line...>

After waiting for several hours, Jiang Baili, the chief of staff, was already a little impatient.With his own trembling voice, he asked immediately: "Staff Wang, where did the good news come from? Is it from the army or the navy?" [

"Reporting to the Chief of Staff, it is a good news forwarded by the Navy Command...>

"Navy...>

"Yes, Chief of Staff..." The communication staff officer nodded and reported.

"Commander-in-Chief, the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy forwarded the submarine brigade's victory telegram as follows: Japan's reinforcements of the navy and army fleet at Lushunkou were ambushed by our submarine brigade at the mouth of the Bohai Sea. After half an hour of continuous submarine raids, the Japanese reinforcement fleet subordinated: a cruiser , three destroyers, three transport ships, all were hit by torpedoes and sank to the bottom of the sea. One destroyer lost its power and was towed back by a destroyer of the destroyer brigade. It is retreating to the Qingdao military port...>

"At the same time, a field division of the Japanese army protected by the Japanese escort fleet totaled more than [-] Japanese troops, none of whom slipped through the net, and all of them were buried under the sea...>

"Because the torpedoes carried by the submarine brigade have been exhausted first, the entire submarine formation is secretly retreating to Qingdao Military Port in accordance with the predetermined combat plan to replenish ammunition. Waiting for new combat missions from the headquarters...>

"Okay, Sun Haijun did a good job. After the battle, I will personally promote him. As for the submarine brigade, we have lived up to our high expectations. Not only did we wipe out all the reinforcements of the Japanese army, but we also captured a destroyer. Well done." ...>

Facing Chief of Staff Jiang Baili, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a rare expression of relief: "Chief of Staff, the little devil's reinforcements were completely wiped out, and the only crisis that Zhou Xingguo's troops were facing disappeared. Next, Zhou Xingguo The 27th Division of Xingguo can let go of their hands and feet. Recover Lushunkou from the Japanese. In the end, take the entire Liaodong step by step...>

"That's for sure...>

finished.Jiang Baili seemed to have thought of something, and asked, "Commander-in-chief, the naval formation has achieved such a huge victory, and it was also a victory in the naval battle against Japan. It can even be said that this victory is the history of modern Chinese naval warfare against Japan. An unprecedented victory. It not only washes away the humiliation brought to China by the Japanese navy, but also inspires the Chinese military and civilians, and boosts the morale of the Chinese navy.”

"Such a great opportunity. Shall we immediately announce the victory of the navy to the whole country, and even the whole world...>

A weak naval force formed less than half a year ago.Annihilate a squadron of the Japanese Navy with the title of 'Asia's No. [-] Navy'.At the same time, a field division directly escorted by this squadron died on the seabed before reaching its destination.In addition, a Japanese naval squadron attacked by the torpedo boat squadron in Lushun Naval Port, within a few days, the number of Japanese naval ships lost to the naval forces under the Ninth Army directly exceeded ten ships, and the total tonnage also reached an astonishing Thirty thousand tons.You know, at this moment, the total tonnage of all the new ships of the Republic of China Navy is less than [-] tons.

Such a huge victory, once it is publicized.It is certain that the naval force under the Ninth Army will definitely become famous both at home and abroad, and become a cutting-edge naval force that everyone at home and abroad knows.Of course, as the real founder of this naval force, Li Guosheng, will once again resound in the land of China, and even the whole world.

With such a huge temptation of reputation, as an ordinary person, he was still moved by this proposal for an instant.However, after a short thought, the rationality in his mind directly made Li Guosheng veto this idea.

Propagating the results of the battle by yourself is tantamount to lifting the fig leaf in front of the Japanese "government".At that time, the hatred between myself and the Japanese "government" will be unreservedly placed in front of the whole world.At that time, for the sake of the status and reputation of my country in the world, I can be sure that with the character of the Japanese who must revenge, for the sake of the so-called international status, they will definitely do their best to fight to the death with themselves to decide the outcome.

Fight against the entire Japanese "government" with the territory and population of Shandong Province, even if you have all kinds of foresight and even some advanced weapons and equipment technologies.Li Guosheng also has no confidence to win the final victory in the entire battle.

Besides, since the occupation of Shandong Province, a development plan that is both complete and free from worries has been determined by Li Guosheng himself.At this moment, of course Li Guosheng would not take such a huge risk to change the entire development plan.

Thinking of this, Li Guosheng, who slowly regained his senses, directly gave Jiang Baili a negative answer.

"Chief of Staff, don't even think about this question... >

"Absolutely can't afford it...>

"Well, this result is cruel to us. However, we have to admit the huge gap between the Chinese and Japanese navies." Li Guosheng nodded silently.Immediately, continue to speak.

"However, if we keep the results of this battle secret, it is for the honor and status of our country. The only thing the Japanese "government" can do is to be dumb and eat coptis, just like us. At that time, no matter how hard the Japanese "government" does Angry, I dare not dispatch the main force of the navy to provoke a full-scale war between China and Japan. Break the military balance of the entire Asia...>

"Besides. Keeping the whole result of the battle secret, the real strength of our naval fleet, especially the submarine force. At least for a short period of time, it is a secret that cannot be detected by the Japanese "government". Facing an unknown opponent, Do you think the Japanese "government" has the guts to send a naval force to die again?"

"Of course, this secret is for the Japanese 'government'. Although it cannot be kept for too long. But, what I want to say is: as long as the Japanese 'government' can take care of it, it will take as long as possible. Because, in the near future In the future, the second and third squadrons of our submarine brigade will return to China one after another...>

"A full submarine brigade, coupled with an expanded destroyer brigade, our true naval strength will undergo earth-shaking changes. At that time, even if the Japanese "government" sees through our current strength and wants to dispatch the navy to invade again , Our navy, which has been continuously and secretly expanded, has gradually gained the ability to fight the Japanese navy... >

"So, for this battle result, what we can do is to keep it secret. It is only necessary to make some simple briefings at the top of the Ninth Army...>

On the face of Chief of Staff Jiang Baili, there was an expression of "enlightenment" immediately, and he said: "Commander-in-Chief, I did not think carefully and reported the results of the battle. It is really a very stupid approach...>

Such a huge victory, although kept secret.However, within the Ninth Army, it still caused a very huge commotion.At the headquarters of the Ninth Army, everyone's face was filled with smiles from the bottom of their hearts.On the Liaodong front, Zhou Xingguo's troops, where the entire remnant of the Lushun Japanese army was confronting each other, were also inspired by this great victory to launch the final general attack on Lushun...>

General Staff Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan.

The farewell telegram from Rear Admiral Taniguchi was quickly forwarded to the General Staff Headquarters by the Japanese Navy Ministry.The entire Japanese senior management was shaken.Whether it's the prime minister or the chief of staff... In a word, everyone who saw this farewell telegram had a serious expression on their faces.

"One cruiser, four destroyers, the entire army was wiped out without even seeing the enemy's shadow. Who can tell me whether the strength of the Chinese navy has become stronger, or the strength of the Imperial Japanese Navy is retreating...>

A squadron was completely wiped out, and an army unit of a field division was buried under the sea.The Minister of the Navy knows that no matter what the final result is, the position of the Minister of the Navy must be given up.

That being the case, the Minister of the Navy has nothing to worry about.He stood up straight away, and replied without humility: "Your Excellency, I don't think that the responsibility for the failure of this attack lies entirely with the Ministry of the Navy. The intelligence agencies under the General Staff Headquarters will bear unshirkable responsibility."

"As far as I know, the super high class has infiltrated the intelligence of Li Guosheng in Shandong Province for half a year. However, during this half a year, what valuable information has the super high class provided us...>

"According to Rear Admiral Taniguchi's farewell telegram, the entire escort fleet will be destroyed. The most important reason is that it was attacked by an unknown submarine force...>

"However, if the special high-level class can detect in advance that there will be an unknown submarine force participating in the battle, then the ships participating in the escort mission this time will definitely not only be the five ships that have sunk to the bottom of the sea. Will not die under the sea because of this...>

Because the super high class has always been under the jurisdiction of the Army Staff Headquarters.The words of the Minister of the Navy directly made the Ministry of the Army think that he was shirking responsibility and wanted to drag the army into the water.As soon as the words fell, the Minister of War's angry retort sounded very timely.

"Baga, are you shirking responsibility...>

"You said that the entire convoy fleet was destroyed, and more than 2 elite soldiers of the Imperial Army died at the bottom of the sea, was it caused by the arrogance and arrogance of the naval officers...>

Now that the Minister of the Navy has gone all out.Of course not taking all the responsibility.Face each other's questions.He continued to retort: ​​"Baga, our Imperial Japanese Navy is invincible. The most important reason why this naval battle failed is that the special high class did not provide us with accurate information about the participation of submarine troops... >

"Bastard. This is obviously the result of your naval officers' arrogance and underestimation of the enemy... >

"It's caused by your army's special high school's inaction and failure to provide accurate information...>

Two people, for the ultimate responsibility, were arguing on both sides of the conference table, blushing.A face of Prime Minister Wakrejiro.Already turned livid...>

"Crack...>

"Baga, what are you arguing about...>

The two ministers closed their mouths unwillingly and returned to their seats.Prime Minister Wakareijiro's voice sounded again.

"Let you come to the meeting now, not to shirk your responsibilities. Instead, let you think about specific solutions..."

"A naval squadron sank to the bottom of the sea. An army field division was wiped out. Not surprisingly, Lushunkou has also fallen into the hands of the Chinese. With such a heavy loss, what should our Empire of Japan do next? "

"Revenge. Send out an army to retaliate...>

"Yes, dispatch the main force of the Imperial Japanese Navy to wipe out the Chinese naval forces. To avenge the broken imperial warriors...>

However.Just as the two people's voices fell, a sudden objection sounded in the conference room very out of place.

The Chief of Staff of the Japanese Army stood up with a solemn expression, and said, "Baga, what are you doing? Do you want to trigger an all-out war between China and Japan?"

"You must be clear that with the current economy and strategic material reserves of the empire, it is not yet capable of launching a national war. Once a full-scale war breaks out between China and Japan, I can say with certainty that within a month, at most a month, we will All kinds of military supplies hoarded in the country will be exhausted...>

The words of the Chief of Staff woke everyone up from their dreams in an instant.

You must know that whether it was the Russo-Japanese War decades ago or the following World War I, the Japanese "government" as an island country paid a very heavy price.Several years of development, although the Japanese economy has recovered.However, since all strategic materials and resources need to be imported, this recovery and development speed is undoubtedly very slow.

In addition, at this moment, the Japanese "government" is concentrating national funds and materials to expand the naval force and carry out a large-scale refit of the army equipment...>

A one-month reserve of strategic materials directly means that one month after the outbreak of the battle, both the front-line army and the front-line navy will face the embarrassing situation of lack of food and ammunition.In such a situation, is it necessary to continue the entire battle... >

Immediately, the senior military officers who were still excited just now and clamored to launch a national war to retaliate shut their mouths in embarrassment, and looked at the several military and political brains sitting directly in front of the round conference table.

"Chief of Staff, is there no other way?" After a minute of silence in the small conference room.The Minister of the Navy asked back with a look of unwillingness.

"Once all-out war breaks out, the situation is even more dire than what I just said...>

"The Chinese army's use of submarine forces in this naval battle reminded me: the Chinese navy is equipped with an unknown submarine force. As for the specific size of this submarine force, none of us know...>

"Of course, with the strength of the main force of our imperial navy, it is absolutely no problem to eliminate these submarine units. But, have you ever thought about how much our imperial navy will have to pay in order to eliminate these mysterious submarine units. After paying such a huge price, Will our imperial navy be able to truly control China's waters, and will our imperial navy still have the ability to control the entire Pacific Ocean...>

All of a sudden, the faces of a group of senior military officers of the empire headed by Prime Minister Wakarei Jiro showed an embarrassing situation of being in a dilemma.Especially the few navy and army officers who have been clamoring for revenge just now, their faces were flushed red from embarrassment...>