Jagged Warlord

A convoy stopped at the entrance of the garrison headquarters, and several officers in uniforms of the Wehrmacht and SS hurried into the headquarters.

"We have taken Qingdao, but I don't think the Japanese will stop there. Therefore, we have two things to do now. The first thing is to clear the code and electrify the whole country! The SS and National Defense Forces regained the land of Qingdao! Well~~ Repair the fortifications of Qingdao," Li Mohan sat behind the oak table, and tapped the table with his fingers a few times, ""

At this point, thanks to the help of several German officers employed by Li Mohan, as early as 1914, the German army stationed in Jiao'ao had already planned to lay mines extensively along the coast of the sea off Qingdao to stop the Japanese ships. The Chinese army landed in the coastal waters of Qingdao, and after the National Defense Forces took over Jiao'ao, they further expanded the mine-laying plan in the coastal waters of Qingdao based on the German plan.

在短短7天之中,利用渔船、小艇在胶澳外海布设了600余颗水雷,其中大部分水雷部设在会前岬与薛家岛、团岛与薛家岛之间的航道上,仅此一处,就部署了230余颗锚雷,形成两道封锁线,另外,还在沙子口湾的外海布有两道水雷阵,共计70余颗,在大麦岛与石老人一线部布设了近百颗水雷,同时也不忘在浮山所湾一线布设30余颗沉底水雷,以防日军派小船登陆。

In order to prevent the Japanese-British joint fleet from approaching the coast, more than 50 mines were deployed in the waters west of Dagong Island. In addition, in order to prevent Japanese ships from approaching the urban area along Xuejia Island, they were also deployed in the waters around Zhucha Island. More than 50 sea mines were deployed, and at the same time, a varying number of bottom sea mines were deployed in the waters near the coastal defense forts such as Taipingjiao and Huiquanjiao to facilitate defense.

The laid mines are basically divided into two types: anchor mines and bottom mines. Most of the anchor mines are deployed in important waters to block the main channel; Ray is deployed in deep sea waters.

At about the same time, a radio wave spread over the land of China.

"Citizens of the Republic of China, in this great Patriotic War, the warriors of the National Defense Forces, the navy, the air and the air fought bloody battles and achieved unprecedented victories. , Okishima, and Mijima were sunk, and the entire crew of the ship was buried on the bottom of the sea. The other Chitose, Akitsushima, and Chiyoda were also sunk by my invincible sea and air soldiers~~ On land, the mighty Japanese army Disarmed and wiped out by our brave SS and Wehrmacht fighters,"

The announcer shouted on the radio with an excited voice: "National citizens, compatriots, I propose, let us cheer for our SS and Wehrmacht soldiers~~Long live the Navy~Long live the Army~Long live the Air Force~"

The public broadcasting all over the streets spread the cheers of the announcer to every corner

No matter in teahouses, restaurants, factories, schools, or even brothels, the citizens all cheered and shouted: "Long live~"

"We are fighting in the air, we are fighting at sea, we are fighting on land~~The united Chinese are invincible, long live the President, long live China, long live the SS, long live the National Defense Force~," the announcer said hoarsely Shouting, his voice spread along the radio waves to thousands of households and all cities, streets, schools, factories, and villages throughout China. In this unprecedented victory, people were ecstatic and rushed to tell each other , people cheered and shouted

People have completely fallen into madness, the streets and alleys are full of human heads, even ordinary people who don't care about the country are attracted out of their homes by the sky full of firecrackers and fireworks, and then shouted a slogan like "Family sacrifices will never be forgotten" , Countless young people climbed up to the heights and waved the flying tiger flag vigorously. The students rushed out of the classroom, and the teacher also joined the cheering frenzy.

If time could stop, the land of China would be completely boiling at this moment. Millions of people who got the news would come out of their homes and shout. Maybe they only accounted for a small part of the total population of the country, but the news was infected by their enthusiasm. How many people have been bullied by their Japanese neighbors since the Sino-Japanese War? How many times has this evil neighbor threatened the Chinese people with bayonets and spears taller than humans.

At this time, the Paris Peace Conference was not yet completely over, and Gu Weijun was still in France and had not returned, so he immediately submitted the prepared document "Recovering All Japanese Concessions and Revoking All Unequal Terms to Japan" to the peace conference.

For the countries that were ceded to the concession, it was a symbol of being colonized and shameful, but for the countries that received the concession, it was a sovereign and inviolable area. This is the same as the consulates of later generations abroad. I don't want to touch this, because the diplomatic disputes involved are too big.

In China, at present only the defeated Germany and Austria-Hungary have been taken back by China, and China also requested to take back the Japanese Concession. Could it be that Japan is regarded as a defeated country? This is something that the Japanese soldiers cannot prove and cannot accept. The four capital ships It sank, the Second Fleet was almost wiped out, and many civilian transport ships requisitioned were also sunk, not to mention the loss of luggage and supplies for this battle. Preliminary calculations, if all of them are added up, Japan will be destroyed in just two months. Nearly [-] million yen has been lost! And this is not counting the hundreds of millions of assets lost due to the war and the huge pensions required after the war.

Akiyama Shinyuki passed away not long ago, and he didn't have the opportunity to see the Japanese army avenge his shame. Of course, no one knows whether he was pissed off.

Although the news of Qingdao's great victory spread in China, but in Japan, due to the strict blockade of the military, the Japanese people still don't know anything about it.

"There cannot be a truce!" In the conference room of the General Staff Headquarters, the young and radical officers led by Itagaki Seishiro rolled up their sleeves excitedly, and shouted: "The offensive must be strengthened! Even negotiations must first determine the dominance of the empire in Kanto Prefecture before proceeding." !Lushun and Qingdao are the footholds of the empire in China, and it would be unimaginable if they were lost.”

Itagaki is short in stature, with a clean-shaven head and a bluish-white shaved face. His black eyebrows and mustache are particularly conspicuous; A gentle impression, after graduating from the Army University in 1916, he served as a lecturer of the Chinese Department of the General Staff Headquarters; in 1919, he served as the staff officer of the Chinese Garrison, and later served as the chief of the Japanese military secret service in Yunnan, Hankou, Fengtian and other places and the military attache of the embassy. He became a well-known "China hand" in the Japanese army, and he was also an important member of the Yixihui. He was politically daring and determined, and had all the characteristics of a young warlord. In the eyes, the military is thoughtful, with special emphasis on terrain.

"That's right, we should act first before the news spreads. Only in this way can we restore the dignity of our Imperial Japanese Army," Shigeru Honjo shouted loudly, waving his arms.

本庄繁1897年11月29日毕业于陆军士官学校第9期步兵科,和同学真崎甚三郎、阿部信行、荒木贞夫、松井石根和林仙之并称9期六大将,1904年2月9日陆军大学校第19期中途退学,参加日俄战争,日俄战争历任步兵第20联队中队长（负战伤）,陆军省出仕,1906年3月20日陆大复校,1907年11月30日毕业于陆军大学校第19期,1908年4月参谋本部出仕,同年9月参谋本部附,12月参谋本部部员,驻北京、上海从事情报活动,1909年5月,晋升少佐,1913年1月回国任参谋本部支那课科员,同年6月开始兼陆军大学兵法教官,1915年6月晋级中佐后欧洲出差,1918年晋升大佐,参谋本部支那班长,“满蒙”班长,专门研究对中国的侵略战略。

"We must not stop, and we must not be frightened by temporary setbacks. There are still hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the empire who are willing to sacrifice their lives at any time,"

"The navy should immediately go south and not be frightened by the enemy's submarines. It should concentrate on attacking Shanghai and the Yangtze River, marching into Nanjing and destroying their north-south communication in one fell swoop. Like Britain did in 1840, the Chinese lost their confidence. "

The louder shouts in the direction of the conference room made Uehara Yusaku of the General Staff Headquarters even more upset. After the guards closed the door, he said patiently: "Everyone, it is not up to me or us to decide whether to fight or not."

"Let's go to petition the elders of Youpeng in Shan County~,"

Seeing a group of young and vigorous officers pouring out of the door, Yusaku Uehara finally heaved a sigh of relief, no matter how the next thing develops, he does not need to be responsible for it himself.

Youtomo Shanxian is quite clear-headed. After he asked about the losses and the mobilization force needed to continue the war, he thought it would be very difficult to counterattack as soon as possible. The Second Fleet was basically unable to fight. The last power used to conquer the world, it cannot be acted rashly unless necessary.

If you want to stabilize the war situation, you need to invest at least six more divisions in Kantung Prefecture and Jiaozhou Peninsula. Maybe Japan can mobilize these forces, but if you want to send them to China quickly, you need at least 50 12-ton troop carriers and a month. Time, due to the defeat of the Second Fleet, Japan has lost 5 merchant ships in a row, with a total tonnage of more than [-]. Unless they can be leased from other countries, Japan's current shipping capacity will take at least two months to complete deployment. It is also necessary to sink those Chinese submarines that are elusive first.

Since Yutomo Yamagata of the army faction said so, the people of the navy faction were not happy. Naval Minister Kato Yusaburo said that the army of Kanto Prefecture could be allowed to contain the Chinese people first, so as to buy time for the troops to be transported to China.

The so-called Kwantung Army is the predecessor of the notorious Kwantung Army in history. After the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied the Liaodong Peninsula and the South Manchuria Railway in China. Soon, Japan renamed the Liaodong Peninsula as Kwantung Prefecture. The Kanto Governor's Mansion was established, with the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of War under it. In 1919, on the basis of the Army Department of the Kanto Governor's Mansion, the Kwantung Army Command was established at Lushunkou. After Russia was defeated in the Russo-Japanese War, according to the "Portsmouth Peace Treaty," the The lease right of Kanto Prefecture and the South Manchuria Railway were transferred to Japan. In order to safeguard its colonial interests, Japan sent 2 divisions and 4 soldiers to station in Kanto Prefecture and the South Manchuria Railway Attachment, and established the Kanto Governor's Office.

As the saying goes, if you don't die, you won't die. Originally, Li Mohan's plan was to let Japan continue to occupy the Luda area temporarily, but since the Japanese took the initiative to make some noise in the Luda area, don't blame Li Mohan for being rude. Because Guo Songling in Fengtian watched other people make meritorious deeds in Shandong, he was also impatient,