Jagged Warlord

279. Expansion of War

Just as the whole of China was celebrating the recovery of Lushun, the East China Sea was howling with gusty winds and the waves were raging. A large fleet was struggling on the Tsushima Strait, sailing due north, forming two columns. The proportion of the baggage ship is very large, and all the ships are flying the rising sun flag. The average speed of the entire fleet now exceeds eleven knots, which is almost the limit of the speed of those transport ships. Those transport ships are desperately rushing towards the boiler Adding coal, the billowing black smoke from the chimney goes straight into the sky, and the black smoke permeating the sea can be seen far away.

Just on the sea surface to the southwest of Jeju Island, a submarine sailing at the depth of the periscope floated on the sea surface, braving the wind, rain and waves to speed up to keep up with the Japanese fleet. At the same time, several Chinese sailors quickly surrounded the command tower. The radio antenna was pulled up on the shell, and then an urgent telegram was sent out through this antenna: When our boat z-017 was performing reconnaissance missions in the waters of Jeju Island, we found a large Japanese fleet. After preliminary comparison of pictures , The ships that can be confirmed are: Settsu, Hanoi, Kongo, and Hiei, and our boat will follow them.

The telegram was transmitted to Yantai Naval Base immediately, and the base was immediately transferred to Li Mohan who was in Jinan. However, by the time the telegraph operator deciphered the telegram and reported it, Li Mohan had already boarded the train and returned to the capital, so he was still in Jinan with Cai E. Let the telegraph operator immediately telegraph the Beijing Navy Command, and at the same time send the telegram to the Dezhou Railway Station, so that the people there will immediately hand over the telegram as soon as they see the Prime Minister's special train.

Li Mohan saw the telegram four hours later, his brows were tightly furrowed, and he couldn't open it. The historical trajectory has deviated from the original trajectory at this point, which means that the historical knowledge he has mastered is not enough for him to continue. The prophet has a foresight, and the next road can only be tested by himself.

"Come here, call the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff immediately. I will hold a meeting as soon as I arrive in Beijing," Li Mohan said.

Guard Guo Side reminded: "Chairman, there is at least one more day until we arrive in the capital."

Li Mohan thought for a while and said, "Then you can make arrangements right away. I won't take the train. Isn't there a military airport in Dezhou? I'll take the plane to the capital."

In this way, the first guest of China Airlines in this space-time is the Prime Minister Li Mohan.

It was already 19 o'clock in the evening when Li Mohan landed at Nanyuan Airport on the J-9 plane. When he got off the plane, he was immediately picked up by a special car and rushed to the newly built Capitol Building. The smell of paint is still exuding. In the conference hall, all the congressmen sat there nervously, looking at the empty podium. Today, reporters and group representatives are also allowed to enter the venue to observe and record interviews. Outside the Capitol building, their expressions are serious , The well-armed military police set up a cordon to check the credentials of everyone who entered the venue. At the turning point of the country, every person in uniform has a sense of mission on his face today.

The side door of the venue was opened, and Li Mohan, who was dressed in a military uniform, frowning and dusty, appeared in everyone's sight. Everyone stood up at the same time, until the young president and the soldier walked up to the podium , People's applause has not yet calmed down, and some congressmen who have always been disapproving of Li Mohan are also applauding vigorously at this moment. At this moment, Li Mohan, who is standing up straight, is a representative of the unyielding national spirit.

Li Mohan lowered his hands, the applause of the crowd gradually subsided, Li Mohan finally spoke: "Just today, just 6 hours ago, the huge Japanese fleet passed Jeju Island, a war between China and Japan, It seems inevitable that this war was initiated entirely by Japan for their ambition to annex China in the future,"

Li Mohan paused, and continued: "Then at this time, we can only resolutely safeguard the fundamental interests of our country and our nation and resist to the end. They provoked this war and we will accompany us to the end until our opponents admit defeat. The Chinese nation is great. The local nation, the government finally established since the liberation will no longer be a weak government. We have a strong army, patriotic people, and ancestors, which have maintained the blood of the Chinese nation for thousands of years. The current world is the law of the jungle. In the world, we can only fight to the end, restore the honor of our nation, win the respect of the world, and establish our status. If Japan is allowed to occupy Jiaozhou Bay, the entire North China will be their next spoils. Will give up any opportunity to continue to erode us until our entire country becomes their colony, and the entire Chinese nation becomes their slave. Unchecked growth, perhaps in the not-too-distant future, our nation will have to work ten times harder and sacrifice a hundred times more before we can regain our nest,"

"That's right~" A member of the audience applauded loudly

Li Mohan waved his fists and shouted loudly: "Our army will fight to the end and use their glorious traditions to let the Japanese army learn a terrible lesson. I also have no doubt that everyone present, as well as the people of our country, will do their best. Supporting the army's battle, at this moment, we have only one common name, that is Chinese, no matter how much sacrifice we pay, what kind of difficulties we suffer, we will win the final victory, as for diplomatic representations, treaties and secret agreements, everything waits until we Let's talk about it after the army wins, now there is only one word battle, "

"We are fighting in the air, we are fighting at sea, we are fighting on land~~The Chinese people who are united are invincible, long live the Chinese nation, long live China, long live the SS, the National Defense Force~,"

After all, Li Mohan stood at attention and saluted, looked around the audience, and history was fixed on this night.

After the passionate speech, what must be faced is the real problem. Just as Li Mohan was rushing back to the capital, another piece of latest information was sent ahead. The Japanese fleet was divided into two, and one part was heading towards Shandong and towards Dagukou. , and part of them bypassed the Shandong Peninsula and headed towards Lianyungang.

Jiang Baili said: "In fact, if we want to fight the Japanese, we don't necessarily have to win every battle. If we can't fight, we still have to fight; It doesn't matter what world you fight, you lose everything, just don't compromise with him, the final victory will definitely be ours, Japan is a small country, we can't afford it, China has a huge land and resources, we can afford it, for example this time , The Japanese army went south to Lianyungang, probably because they got information that we have a large-scale shipyard there, but we are not afraid of him attacking and destroying a Lianyungang. We also have Qinhuangdao and Caofeidian. Besides, the coastal defense artillery in Lianyungang is not vegetarian. "

Chen Shaokuan, who attended the meeting on behalf of the Naval Command, said: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, I think that the arrival of the Japanese ships just happened to allow our new warships to be trained."

Chen Shaokuan, courtesy name Houfu, was born in Chengmen Township, Minhou County. He was born in Min County, Fujian Province in 1889. His father was originally a hoop maker, and later joined the navy in the late Qing Dynasty as a sailor. Unconsciously, he approached the navy. At the age of 17, he entered the Nanyang Naval Academy and studied navigation technology. After graduation, he joined the navy of the Qing Dynasty. He was awarded the "European War Memorial Medal" for the Battle of Gloring in World War I.

"Houfu's courage is commendable, but I think our navy has finally regained some vitality, and we still can't fight head-on with the Japanese. I think the victory or defeat of this battle will ultimately be determined by the army's contest,"

李默涵让人拿來一张东北地图,用铅笔在鸭绿江上一划,说道:“当年山县有朋指挥的3万日军打败了清军宋庆和依克唐阿两位提督指挥的3万清军,突破了鸭绿江防线,将战火烧到了中国的土地上,10月24日午前,日军泅水过江,当夜又在虎山附近的鸭绿江中流架起浮桥,清军竟无察觉,25日晨6时,日军向虎山清军阵地发起进攻,清军守将马金叙、聂士成率部奋勇还击,因势单力孤,伤亡重大,被迫撤出阵地,日军遂占领虎山,其他清军各部闻虎山失陷,不战而逃,26日,日军占领了九连城和安东县,在不到3天内,清朝重兵近3万驻守的鸭绿江防线竟全线崩溃,咱们要御敌国门之外,那么鸭绿江防线是第一道门户,虎山便是这扇门户的钥匙,”

Jiang Fangzhen reminded: "The Japanese landed from Lushun Garden Gate back then,"

Chen Shaokuan said with a smile: "That's because the Beiyang Navy was wiped out and the Japanese ships could sail freely, but now the Japanese still have the upper hand in the sea, but we have submarines and planes, how can the Japanese be so smooth?" Log in,"

Li Mohan said: "Guo Songling's troops have just conquered Luda, and their morale is high. They immediately sent a telegram to Guo Songling, asking him to build a line of defense by the Yalu River to resist the Japanese."

Jiang Fangzhen also said: "I will send someone to send me the materials of the Sino-Japanese War. You should study it carefully, learn from the lessons of the former Qing Dynasty, and also study the Japanese strategy."

"Oh, that's right~" Li Mohan suddenly remembered something, and he asked, "How are Wu Peifu and Sun Chuanfang doing recently?"

Jiang Fangzhen was stunned, and replied randomly: "I would have forgotten if you didn't ask, they have performed very well in the past year or so, it's time for them to come out and hone their skills."

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