The Republic of Heroes

A thick fog formed on the sea, and a fleet of more than a dozen warships loomed among them.Two steps away from the deck, he couldn't even see the opponent's face. A short officer stood on the inside of the bridge fence, raised his eyes and looked into the depths of the thick fog, his brows were tightly knit into a word "Chuan".

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, the dense fog will probably not dissipate until tomorrow, and the planned attack plan may have to be delayed."

The word Sichuan between Okamura Neiji's eyebrows suddenly disappeared, and the muscles on his tense face trembled wildly, pulling his face and pulling out a smile that was not much better than crying.

"There's a thick fog at this time, how do you know it's not a good thing? People in China will also think that we won't launch an attack in this kind of weather!"

Neiji Okamura was very annoyed at the sudden dense fog at the beginning. If everything went well, he couldn't find any reason why the Imperial Army could not defeat the Chinese General.But in a flash of thought just now, he suddenly realized that his side was so worried about the dense fog, and more colleagues and subordinates also hoped that the battle plan for the landing attack could be postponed, and the Chinese people might relax their vigilance even more, not to mention They still don't know that the general in the temple has unified a revenge army of tens of thousands of people. He only waits to land in the hinterland of Shandong, and then raids Jinan, his old nest.

How clever Kuribayashi Tadao was, he figured out the key points after a short pause, and he couldn't help applauding Lieutenant General Gangcun's intelligence.At the beginning of the battle, he still had a faint contempt for the defeated general in his heart, but his good education and relatively gentle personality covered up his negative emotions. This time he and Okamura Ning They were both in the first echelon this time, and after communicating along the way, they discovered that this disabled lieutenant general is by no means an idiot like the rumors in the country.

Neiji Okamura still decided to execute the landing operation plan on time in the dense fog, which was a great risk.It is very dangerous for the fleet to move in the dense fog. Warships that have lost their vision can only move forward according to the calculated data like a blind man, while the reefs and shoals that cannot be distinguished by the naked eye can only ask for blessings.

But in Okamura Neiji's view, the risk and the benefit are directly proportional. As long as his troops successfully landed, at such a time when everyone thought the Japanese army would never fight, if they successfully dealt a head-on blow to the Chinese people, they would surely be able to do so. Make a mess.

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In Ye County, Shandong Province, Zhang Zhonglin hadn't closed his eyes for three days and three nights, and telegrams from the headquarters about the situation along the coast came like snowflakes one after another.He didn't understand why the headquarters knew more about the military situation than their front-line troops, but they still carried out the deployment tasks of the headquarters to the letter. From the very beginning, he was very disgusted with the command's behavior of restraining the front-line generals , but after confirming several emergencies and dangers, the military information sent by the headquarters was surprisingly accurate.

This made Zhang Zhonglin sincerely admire Wu Xiaoliang's achievements in intelligence. Although people at that time knew the importance of intelligence, their contempt for it had not changed for a minute. Generals of this era valued sharp tactics and fierce fire coverage.Previously, this kind of thinking or tradition in the Central Army has been deeply rooted in the hearts of every middle and senior officer.

But since he joined the 57th envoy, his previous concepts have been subverted little by little. It was not until he led the [-]st Independent Brigade that he realized how accurate and timely intelligence work would be to the enemy.

After arriving in Ye County for three days, the fishing boats risking their lives to go out to sea in the thick fog finally brought back news that a large-scale fleet had been spotted on the sea, and it is believed that they arrived in Ye County around evening.This point is almost the same as the military intelligence telegram sent by the headquarters. Is what should come soon?

Thinking that he could beat up the Japanese army immediately, bursts of excitement surged in Zhang Zhonglin's heart.

"Traveler, the fog is so heavy, it will be dark soon, the Japanese devils should not land in such bad weather conditions..."

Zhang Zhonglin glanced sideways at the young staff officer who was expressing his point of view, and let out a muffled snort.

"Terauchi Shouichi wants you to think so, and Okamura Neiji wants you to think so too!"

The staff officer felt the sarcasm in Zhang Zhonglin's tone, and seemed not to care, but went on to express his point of view tit for tat.

"Not necessarily. The weather and time are not good for the enemy, and our army has made sufficient preparations. If the Japanese army launches an attack forcefully, they will probably suffer more losses!"

This view was supported by some young staff officers, while some young staff officers voiced opposition.

"This kind of judgment is based on whether the tactics are successful or not, but from a strategic point of view, the Japanese army's capture of Ye County at all costs will play a vital role in their battle in the entire North China..."

"There is also a possibility that the Japanese army may also change the landing site because of the thick fog..."

The atmosphere in the brigade headquarters was ignited under such a tit-for-tat situation with a strong smell of gunpowder. Zhang Zhonglin sniffed his nose and a wry smile appeared on his face.These young staff officers are all thorns. The high-achieving students from Suidong Army University really have no natural fear of authority and status. I am really not used to this kind of change in a short time!

Seeing that he couldn't come to any conclusions even after arguing, he could only press his hands together to signal everyone to be quiet.

"The Japanese army won a landing base in the hinterland of Shandong, which will pose a direct threat to Jinan. From a strategic point of view, they are indeed determined to win, and Ye County happens to be the best place to meet the above conditions. As soldiers, we have a heavy burden on us, and we cannot have the slightest Slack and carelessness, it is very necessary to maintain a first-level combat readiness tonight..."

In the end, the independent brigade unanimously passed a resolution to maintain a first-level combat readiness, be ready to attack at any time, and have enough firepower to annihilate the invading enemy on the beach.

In Zhang Zhonglin's view, these staff officers didn't even have full hair, and it was ridiculous for the little house sparrow just out of flight to perform difficult moves in a hurry before its wings were hardened.However, the Shandong Army is now deliberately emphasizing this atmosphere of free expression of opinions, and the headquarters has also issued a special order document, and the military commanders of each unit have the responsibility and obligation to supervise and guide the direction of this atmosphere.

It is precisely because of this guarantee that Zhang Zhonglin, who has always been arbitrarily commanding, allowed all kinds of doubts about the reliability and unreliability of the brigade headquarters' orders.

In fact, in his opinion, at this time, it is extremely stupid to still discuss whether to lower the night combat readiness level. China suffers because it has no navy and can only passively defend. If they have a navy, they Where does the army still need to worry about when and where the enemy should land, it has long been able to defend against the enemy on the sea.