Open an aircraft carrier to fight against Japan

Wu Dayong also forced a smile, and said: "Since Mr. has already thought up a good strategy to defeat the enemy, please speak up."

Mori Natsutaro said with a smile: "My method is very simple, block from the north and attack from the south! Let our troops build a defensive position in the south to block Lin Yuan's ninth division, and then lead an elite army to go north and return to the division to attack Shimen Lin Yuan’s troops in Shimen Town, as long as we can capture Shimen Town as soon as possible, we will still be able to control the initiative on the battlefield! If all goes well, we can also drive Lin Yuan’s troops into the sea.”

Wu Dayong asked: "Are we sure we can capture Shimen Town?"

Mori Natsutaro said: "It should be no problem. Lin Yuan's troops have just landed and their foothold is not stable. We will be able to counterattack successfully. Also, I will send a telegram to General Kodama and ask him to tell the Qing court to order Shaoxing and Ningbo to defend The army immediately landed on the land under the jurisdiction of Jiaxing Prefecture, catching Lin Yuan by surprise!"

Mori Natsutaro sent a telegram, and Kodama Gentaro called back in a short time, saying in the telegram: "The defenders of Shaoxing Prefecture and Ningbo Prefecture have prepared their ships and are ready to land at any time!"

Wu Dayong saw the telegram and said with a smile: "Zhang Haixiao's ability is not bad. He was able to recruit so many ships in such a short period of time! I don't know if he can command the landing operation well."

Mori Natsutaro smiled, and then said: "Let's act quickly and attack Lin Yuan separately!" The Qing army began to prepare to attack Lin Yuan's troops in Shimen Town.

Lin Yuan intercepted their telegram as soon as it was sent out. Lin Yuan laughed out loud at the contents of the telegram, and the staff officer next to him asked, "Shuai Lin, what's so funny about you?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "The Qing court actually let the defenders of Shaoxing Mansion and Ningbo Mansion cross Wangpanyang and land in the land under the jurisdiction of Jiaxing Mansion. The Qing court doesn't even have a navy. How could their fishing boats defeat our destroyers?"

The staff officer said: "There must be a lot of fishing boats in the Qing army. When the time comes, they will rush over like a swarm of headless chickens, and they will inevitably cover a large area. Our warships may not be able to take care of them. If there are leaking fish landing, we will spend more money on them." Definitely send troops to expel them!"

Lin Yuan thought for a while and said: "What you said makes sense. We should really think of a way to wipe out all the enemy troops in the sea." The two were silent for a while, and Lin Yuan suddenly said: "I have a solution, since we It may not be possible to block all the enemy ships at sea, so I will adopt this method, our warships will directly block their ports, so that they can't even come out of their nests!"

The staff officer said: "This is great, I will arrange the interception plan."

Lin Yuan asked: "Did the intelligence agencies of Shaoxing and Ningbo give me information about the Qing army's landing operation?"

The staff officer said: "Go ahead, the Qing army has organized thousands of ships in Guanhaiwei and Zhougang, and they are going to march from there!"

Lin Yuan said: "Notify our landing ships immediately, four ships are going to Guanhaiwei, four are going to Zhougang, beat me to death!"

It was eleven o'clock in the evening on October 23, and eight Xingming-class landing ships set off to Guanhaiwei and Zhougang. At one o'clock in the morning on October 24, the landing ships pulled the two ports into range, and then went Lin Yuan reported: "Report to Lin Shuai, we found a problem!"

Lin Yuan asked, "What problem did you find?"

The commander of the landing ship said: "It's too dark inside the port, and our optical reconnaissance equipment can't see the target clearly."

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "If you can't see the target clearly, it's not a big deal for the shells to accidentally injure the residents. It's not worth the loss if the shells are wasted. The Qing army must not dare to sail at night. If this is the case, it's okay to wait until dawn to fire." So Lin Yuan ordered: : "Attention all ministries, wait until dawn before firing."

The landing ship agreed to come down, and at this moment, the Shimen garrison reported to Lin Yuan: "We have been violently attacked by the Qing army!"

Lin Yuan immediately asked, "How is the situation there now?"

Lu Jinhai, the commander of the Tenth Division, reported: "The Qing army divided into four groups and launched an attack on Shimen Town and its surrounding villages and towns. It is estimated that the enemy has invested tens of thousands of troops, and these troops are not afraid of death. The fighting is very fierce! But don't worry, We will definitely not let the Qing army take down Shimen Town! If you are in the position, you will live and die with the position!"

Lin Yuan thought for a while and said: "Comrade Lu Jinhai, I appreciate your courage in the field, but I want to remind you that you must be flexible when fighting. Our main purpose of this battle is not to defend every city. The ground, but the annihilation of the enemy's vital forces, you don't have to stick to your positions, how to fight, you can consider the situation on the battlefield yourself!"

Lu Jinhai said: "Okay, I know what to do." Lu Jinhai put down the microphone, and immediately ordered the tank troops to penetrate through the gaps of the Qing army to the right flank of the enemy's rear, and attack the enemy from the side and rear, with the purpose of harassing the enemy. Confuse the enemy's judgment; at the same time, order the self-propelled artillery unit of the division to shoot at the depths of the Qing army at the maximum range, and at the same time order the various frontier troops to adopt flexible tactics, actively organize counterattacks, small encirclement, and try their best to destroy the enemy!

With three orders, the tank unit attacked first, detoured to the enemy's flank, and launched an attack; the artillery unit fired shells into the depths of the Qing army, and one shell even directly blasted into the headquarters of Wu Dayong and Mori Natsutaro location!

The level of command and communication of the Qing army is incomparable to that of Lin Yuan's troops. Lin Yuan can sit in Shanghai and command the battle, but the commander of the Qing army must be close to the battlefield, so Mori Natsutaro and Wu Dayong are personally commanding the attack on Shimen Town. And handed over the task of defending the Ninth Division to his subordinates.

The sudden appearance of the tank did confuse Mori Natsutaro. He thought that Lin Yuan's troops had appeared on the right flank, so he hurriedly sent a reserve team to the right flank to block Lin Yuan's troops. The reserve team consisted of two elite battalions of Wu Dayong, There are nearly 3000 people, and it is a strong force. When this strong force came to the right wing, it broke away from the main force. Lu Jinhai did not miss this opportunity, and directly ordered his reserve team to go over and cooperate with the tank troops to count the two battalions. annihilate.

The artillery caused the Qing army's command organization to fall into chaos and panic. The commander was unable to make a clear and accurate judgment on the battlefield situation. The battle went on all night, and the Qing army did not move forward at all in front of Lin Yuan's troops. The next morning , The exhausted Qing army temporarily stopped attacking, and the Tenth Division took advantage of this opportunity to organize a counterattack, and the Qing army was repelled for more than ten kilometers in a panic.

Mori Natsutaro and Wu Dayong hurriedly cleared up the remnants and prepared to fight again. At this moment, Lin Yuan connected the radio station of Cao Zheng, the commander of the Ninth Division, and ordered: "You immediately launch a full-scale attack on the enemy in front of you!"

Cao Zheng said loudly: "We have been waiting for this order for a long time!"

Lin Yuan said: "About offensive operations, I have one request: the enemy's frontal width is very wide, and their depth becomes smaller. You should not fight with the Qing army on the frontal front, but concentrate your main forces and break through with all your strength. , Once it is broken, the Qing army will be defeated across the board."

Cao Zheng replied: "We understand!"

Cao Zheng immediately organized his troops to launch a fierce attack on the Qing army in front of him. Cao Zheng decided to hit the hard bones first, and then squeeze the persimmons. He first attacked the most elite troops of the Qing army on the opposite side.