Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 566
At the beginning of the war, the balance of power between the two sides greatly favored Britain and France.In terms of strength, Poland had 40 infantry divisions and 12 cavalry divisions at that time; France had the equivalent of 110 divisions.At that time, Germany only mobilized 98 divisions.In terms of economic strength, Britain and France have vast colonies, and most of the war resources are not lacking, while Germany lacks strategic materials such as iron sand, rubber, and oil.However, because Britain and France were not ready for war, and they did not want to really fight, they took action slowly. It was not until three weeks after the end of the Polish War that Britain sent four divisions to land in France; The nature of the demonstrations was entirely defensive.Behind the scenes, Britain and France still came forward to "mediate" through China, imagining a truce.In Chamberlain's words, the war at that time was called an "obscure war." The so-called "obscure" was actually between war and peace.Due to such a state of mind in the leadership of Britain and France, they were always passively beaten in the early stages of the war. The arrogance of the Communist Party and the Communist Party became more and more arrogant, and Europe was shrouded in the shadow of the devil!

"Your Majesty, Shanxi Qiao's family will meet you." Early the next morning, Wang Shang came rushing to report to Guan Xuqing who was washing up.

"Qiao Zhiyong is here, hurry up, Xuan Jin." Guan Xuqing brushed his hair hastily, and then Dehui helped him tidy up the dragon robe, and he was seated in the Sizheng Hall.

"Grassman Qiao Zhiyong worships the emperor Jin'an." Qiao Zhiyong brought Yan Weifan to Pyongyang to meet the emperor from New York, USA.

"Normal." Guan Xuqing looked at Qiao Zhiyong who was opposite him. He hadn't seen him for a year. Qiao Zhiyong was still in good spirits. He was still wearing his blue and white gown and black melon cap. No matter how he looked, he looked like a teacher, but There is frost on the temples. "Zhong Deng, I haven't seen you for a year, I miss you very much."

"Caomin also misses Longyan all the time, but the United States is busy with affairs, and has not been able to get away to come to kowtow, and hope that the emperor will forgive him."

"What's your crime? I still want to reward you a lot. For more than a year, you have worked hard in the United States. You have worked hard to find a large property for me. It can be said that you have made great achievements."

"Thank you for your praise. Over the past year, Cao Min has acquired Dodge Corporation of the United States, 35% of the shares of the American industrial giant Rockefeller, 20% of the shares of Morgan Steel, and the post-earthquake reconstruction project in San Francisco. and the Idaho gold mine, established automobile, film, gaming and other companies, obtained the development and management rights of cities such as Hollywood and Las Vegas, and established the new Coca-Cola Company and Long’s fast food chain enterprises, completely The emperor's decree, I am here today to deliver the decree to the emperor. Please ask the emperor to order."

"Zhong Deng, get closer to me." Guan Xuqing waved to Qiao Zhiyong, who hesitated for a moment, and went to the emperor's side.Guan Xuqing looked at the other party and said with a smile: "Zhong Deng, I did not misunderstand you. After a trip to the United States, you established a huge business kingdom. You have done a good job in this job. I was going to make you the vice president of the Ministry of Commerce of the Empire." Minister, but now is not the time, I will give you another year, order you to return to the United States to continue to make this cake bigger and stronger, and let me capture all the key industries in the United States, are you willing?"

Qiao Zhiyong kowtowed to the ground: "The grassroots lead the decree."

Guan Xuqing also learned about the current political and economic situation in the United States. Qiao Zhiyong said: "Your Majesty, the grassroots are here to deliver an order to the Emperor, and second, to hear that the Empire may use troops against it. Once this war starts, it will definitely cost a lot of money. Therefore, the grassroots brought a large amount of funds and wanted to provide support for this war. I wonder what the emperor wants?"

"Zhong Deng, I am ashamed that you have such patriotism, so I will accept it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Caomin brought a few certificates of deposit from the Bank of America this time, which add up to 20 billion US dollars. If it is not enough, Caomin will send someone to remit the follow-up funds after returning to the United States."

"Enough, enough. It's not Germany. It's not that difficult to fight. However, I can't let you take this money for nothing. It will be regarded as your war shares. If the war is won in the future, you will protect your Joe." The group will make a lot of money."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. The Qiao Group is just a cover-up to coax the Americans. The original investment came from the Imperial Investment Bank."

"Zhongdeng, it's wrong to say that. What matters in business is clear accounts, and everything is paid for. Although they are all dumplings in the same pot, they are eaten in different ways, do you understand?"

"Yes, Cao Min understands."

As soon as Qiao Zhiyong left, Feng Xianghua came to report: "Except for the steel industry and the oil industry, the current industrial power is not what it used to be. Moreover, it has just received financial support from the German government, and its entire industry has exploded with considerable energy. , all kinds of military materials are continuously produced and transported by sea to Hokkaido and other western regions. Funds from Germany and Italy are used to purchase large quantities of strategic materials such as scrap steel, various rare metals, machinery and equipment, and oil. Let it collapse, and even sold some key materials and technologies to China. The large amount of oil input has enabled enough fuel to be supplied to the navy. Therefore, after nearly a month of silence, the navy continued to attack China's coast Blockade and harassment. The major shipyards are also constantly building warships and ships to provide sufficient sea cover and transportation for the army.”

Liu Buchan interjected: "At present, the main force of the navy is gathering near Jeju in the southern waters of North Korea, which poses a great threat to southern North Korea. If we want to launch an attack, we must first break through the sea blockade of Jeju."

"Everything is ready at this time, it's time to launch a war to Xiang, and pass on my will. The imperial fleet will move eastward across the board. We must look for opportunities to break through the maritime blockade of Jeju Island and severely damage the main force of the fleet!" Guan Xuqing issued an order for the battle.

"twitter!"

Although the Korean War did not harm the mainland, it greatly shocked the ruling and opposition parties psychologically, and brought the military's debate on the direction of China's strategic offensive to a conclusion. In mid-June, Admiral Yamamoto 6 formally submitted the Jeju Island combat plan to Admiral Nagano Shoshin, the chief of the military command, and was immediately approved.Immediately, Admiral Nagano issued the "Order No. 56 of the Headquarters Admiralty Department" by the emperor's order, and officially issued the Jeju Island combat plan code-named "Operation Mi".This order simply ordered the commander of the joint fleet to cooperate with the army to occupy Jeju Island and the surrounding waters, and wait for the opportunity to advance to the eastern coast of China.At the same time, the Army Staff Headquarters and the Admiralty Headquarters signed a joint "Central Agreement", which stipulated the mutual cooperation between the Army and Navy in the operation of Jeju Island.According to this agreement, the army will send a reinforced wing to participate in the landing operations on Jeju Island. These troops will withdraw after the occupation is completed, and the naval forces will be responsible for guarding the island. The landing troops will gather around June 18 on Jeju Island.The agreement did not specify a date for the operation, saying only that it would be "within the first 6 days of July."

The Jeju Island combat plan was formulated by the Joint Fleet Headquarters under the personal auspices of Joint Fleet Commander Yamamoto 56. The Chief of Staff of the Joint Fleet, Rear Admiral Ugaki Kameto, was in charge, and the Chief Staff Officer of the Joint Fleet, Kameto Kuroshima, was planning the outline and outline of the plan, and others. The staff will formulate the details of the plan according to the professional division of labor.The first purpose of the operation is to occupy Jeju Island and seize the advance base for attacking the eastern coast of China, and the second is to lure and annihilate the main Chinese fleet.

The plan was formally introduced in mid-June, and was submitted to the Naval Command for discussion at the end of June. It met with strong opposition. The Naval Command believed that because Jeju Island was far away from the local military port, it could not get the support of the shore-based fleet, and it was difficult to do it by surprise. To put it another way, even if Jeju Island is occupied, it will be very difficult to organize defenses and maintain supplies.However, under Yamamoto's insistence, the military command agreed in principle, but there were still differences on some details such as the time when the campaign was launched.At this time, the military department received China's declaration of war, which dispelled all opinions opposing the operation of Jeju Island.

In this attack plan, the Japanese army plans to invest in 11 battleships, 13 heavy cruisers, 9 light cruisers, 68 destroyers, 24 submarines, 5 minesweepers, 16 transport ships, 21 logistics supply ships, and 150 aircraft. , Army 8600 people, navy 2.3 people huge force.The supreme commander of the campaign is Admiral Yamamoto 56, commander of the joint fleet.

The plan stipulates that on July 7, the cruisers of the reconnaissance formation will enter the predetermined positions in the waters east of Jeju Island and establish three cordons; on July 2, air strikes will be carried out on Jeju Island to suppress and eliminate the Chinese garrison forces on the island, and then enter the The waters north of Jeju Island supported the landing operations while preparing to meet the counterattack of the Chinese fleet. After capturing Jeju Island Airport, its shore-based aircraft immediately transferred to the island; the landing formation landed on Jeju Island on July 7. June 4th was chosen as the landing day because it was a moonlit night in mid-July with good visibility. The main formation arrived in the waters northwest of Jeju Island on July 7th to provide fire support for the landing formation and launched a battle with the Chinese fleet. Battle at sea.

The whole plan is well-organized and large-scale, and the navy can be said to be fully deployed, almost all the ships that can be used have been invested.The fuel consumption of this operation is almost equivalent to the fuel consumption of the navy in peacetime for a year, and some people even say that the combined deck area of ​​all warships participating in the war is larger than the area of ​​Jeju Island.

On June 6, the commander Kiyonao Ichiki, who participated in the landing operation on Jeju Island, came to the "Yamato" to accept Yamamoto's instructions on the battle plan.So far, all participating troops have received combat missions.

On June 6, Yamamoto issued the final order for the combat deployment of each unit. Considering that the United Fleet still needs seven days to go to sea, in order not to waste these days, the United Fleet organized a two-day large-scale actual combat exercise.

(End of this chapter)