Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 581
"We want to deal with it with all our strength, and we need to send a large number of troops to the mainland. However, the empire's original standing force was 200 million. After nationwide mobilization, another 100 million were urgently recruited. The total is 300 million, but the country still needs to be defended. Each theater. In the Southwest Theater, we need to consider the threat of British India, which requires at least 30 troops; As the rear of the war against Japan, at least 40 troops are required: there are also garrison troops in various regions of Southeast Asia that have a heavy responsibility for border defense and cannot be used, which also takes up another 40 troops; there are also used to defend the entire coastline and large and medium-sized coastal cities. , requires at least 60 troops. So currently only 30 million troops are available, that is, the Northeast Frontier Defense Force plus several legions transferred from the Northwest Military Region. Relatively speaking, the strength is only one-third of others. "

Yang Yuting thought for a while and said, "I don't think it will be a big problem to deal with a small army of one million troops?"

Wu Peifu shook his head: "You underestimate. Once we enter the mainland, everyone will definitely take up arms and fight us. Even if they don't have so many hot weapons, but just those who use those knives and spears, we Whether the 100 million troops can handle it is still a question, once this war becomes a protracted war, the consumption in all aspects will be huge."

Xu Shichang had a different opinion: "What Ziyu said has some truth, but can modern warfare be won simply by relying on numerical superiority? Our weapons and equipment are better than ours, coupled with flexible and pragmatic tactics, winning is not a problem, the key It is like what Ziyu said, how to win in a short period of time and prevent the war from entering a seesaw state. We are separated by a sea, so it is impossible to launch a blitzkrieg with tanks and aircraft clusters. We can only choose a weaker one. Or a few locations for rapid landing, and a coastal stronghold built in a short period of time, so as to advance deeper into the interior."

"There are only two ways to win it at the lowest price. One is to bomb with atomic bombs, but it will take a certain amount of time technically; the other is to use a large group of strategic bombers to bomb the mainland and completely destroy the industrial power , will bomb back to ancient times. Although the progress of the former has begun to speed up, 200 kilograms of weapon-grade uranium and more than 70 kilograms of weapon-grade plutonium have been produced so far, but this is only enough to make 8 to 10 atomic bombs for destruction. It seems that Not enough. As for the latter, a large number of strategic bombers are needed. The Sirius strategic bomber has been finalized and is in mass production. This strategic bomber can carry 95 tons of bombs and has a range of 5871 kilometers. Bombing is enough, but its monthly production rate of 30 seems not enough. There are more than 600 Lanxiang dive bombers, although their bomb load has reached 2 tons and the range exceeds 3000 kilometers, but they still exist Considering the shortcoming of insufficient quantity, it seems that the production speed of these two bombers must be increased. But the problem of money is not easy to handle.” Feng Ru, as the Minister of the Air Force, put forward his own views.

Feng Xianghua nodded: "The air supremacy in modern warfare is very important, so we must give priority to meeting the needs of the aviation industry. Although other industries cannot relax, let's ensure the aviation industry first."

Xu Shichang was a little dissatisfied: "The decisive power in the war is still in the hands of the army. Isn't the army worth mentioning?"

Feng Xianghua said with a smile: "Anyway, in a word, speed up the production speed of all military industries and rapidly increase the production quantity, but the premise is that the quality must be guaranteed. If the industrial bureaus in various places are too busy with production, they will first reduce some low-tech and non-serious technology leaks. The industry is transferred to civilian industrial production. The Industrial Bureau gives priority to ensuring the production of large military industries."

Feng Xianghua turned his head again and said to Zhang Zuolin: "I think 100 million troops is enough, and it is reasonable to send troops, but we also need to ensure a stable rear area. Besides, the land area is narrow, and there are many mountains and rivers. It is not suitable for Large-scale combat of armored forces. Even if more troops are pulled in, I am afraid that the advancing speed will not be much faster than other troops, and it will increase the difficulty of our transportation."

Liu Buchan, who had been silent all the time, said: "In terms of combat, I think the main thing is to use the old plan. From south to north, advance island by island. While advancing, clear the mines near the channel and clear torpedoes, etc. During this period of time , our navy has been carrying out a continuous blockade of the island. Since the end of the Jeju Island naval battle, more than 1000 military and civilian ships have been intercepted and more than 300 military and civilian ships have been sunk. It has become an isolated island, plus air force bombers The continuous air strikes, the war potential of China has dropped by more than half. I am thinking, we must understand the threat of mines and other weapons. It is very weak to passively clear them after they are deployed. We must take the initiative to attack and produce mines. Steel and explosives are needed, and the production of torpedoes also requires steel and shipyards. Therefore, the bombing targets should be concentrated on the steel factories first. We will eliminate their manufacturing capabilities from the ground up, so as to prevent our side from minesweeping and hunting submarines, and his side is constantly Production. Moreover, judging from the current situation, the battle that really poses a substantial threat to us is on the coast, and after we land, I don’t think we need to worry more. So our combat focus should also be on How to effectively eliminate coastal combat forces comes up. So my suggestion is that in the beginning of this time, we will bomb the coastal shipyards and steel factories with all our strength, and we can use naval carrier aircraft to escort them, and smaller submarine hunters and minesweepers A class of ships is responsible for clearing out several waterways. Instead of advancing from island to island, they will land in the most prosperous hinterland at once: the area from Tokyo to Osaka.”

Feng Ru said with embarrassment: "I'm afraid it won't work. Air Force fighter jets don't have enough range. All the previous bombings were carried out under the escort of carrier-based fighter jets. I think it's better to have an airport and an air force base." The aircraft here are extremely poor, and there are only a few of them, as long as the air power is eliminated, our landing will be much easier."

Feng Xianghua nodded: "From now on, we will carry out key bombings on the steel mills, and start to clear the main waterways. Carrier-based aircraft can still win the air supremacy of this waterway? If you really need several small island airports, If it is used for the take-off and landing of Air Force fighter jets, it can also directly occupy the Osumi Islands, leaving aside those Suqiu Islands and Amami Islands. The Japanese army established a huge underground fortification group on their so-called Okinawa Island, with nearly There are tens of thousands of people stationed there, we don't need to gnaw on this hard bone."

Xu Shichang said: "A staff officer in our staff department once proposed this kind of tactic of crossing the island, but the premise is that more powerful naval power and sea transportation power are needed. After all, from the North Korean side to the Dasumi Islands, there is no Any transfer station can be used for the deployment of materials. Therefore, we think the best way is to attack island by island.”

"Okay then, let's make sure it's an island-by-island attack." Feng Xianghua turned his head and asked Zhang Zuolin again: "What kind of troops does our sun hunting team have?"

Zhang Zuolin replied: "Most of them are armored and mechanized troops. Of course, there are also some airborne troops and marines. Another 30 are sailors, pilots, and supply troops."

Yang Yuting added: "I think that armored forces are still useful in local combat, but not too much. Let alone the pressure that too many armored forces put on our sealift power, the terrain alone does not allow us to use them on a large scale. The best force is a large number of artillery units, field units, combined with a certain number of armored units and mechanized units.”

"How long will it take to regroup these troops?" Feng Xianghua asked.

"In fact, after the end of the Korean War, we have successively transferred some field armies and mountain combat troops from various theaters to southern North Korea for assembly. After all, we can complete the assembly by the beginning of August at the latest and board the ship at any time."

After Feng Xianghua and Xu Shichang looked at each other, they said to Yang Yuting: "When you go back, make a battle plan, and set the island-by-island battle in early August."

Feng Xianghua hummed, and said solemnly: "None of us knows what the future will be like in this world war. Therefore, we must prepare for the worst and make the best preparations. The current military strength, At present, it seems to be enough, but we still need to continue to expand the army. Now our total strength of the three armies is about 300 million, and you need to recruit another 200 million to make our total strength reach 500 million. This strength, I think it should be ok To deal with any emergencies, the emperor has repeatedly reminded us that we are not only facing one, it may be Germany and Italy in the future."

Xu Shichang also emphasized: "This kind of force is relatively safe. But while grasping the quantity, you must also pay attention to the quality. While recruiting 200 million soldiers, step up training so that they can form real combat effectiveness. We cannot learn The Soviet Union did not take human life seriously, and in the end it was self-defeating, causing a large number of casualties, but it was still losing every battle."

Feng Xianghua looked around and said very seriously: "We have made up our minds in this battle meeting against Japan. But as the final life-and-death struggle between the two nations, I hope you will do your best. If we win, we will be the heroes of the nation. If we lose , we are sinners who cannot be redeemed. You must work hard!"

In Pyongyang, Guan Xuqing had just recruited Prime Minister Liang Qichao and Vice Premier Zaifeng, while another Vice Premier Xiong Xiling stayed in the capital to handle the affairs of the cabinet.This time, the two prime ministers were convened mainly to discuss the candidate for the North Korean governor.

"Although the empire has promulgated a constitutional monarchy, the situation in North Korea is special. The candidate for the governor of North Korea needs to be decided immediately. There is Yuan Shikai's rebellion in the first place. Therefore, the governor of North Korea and the official systems at all levels must be strict. You two Is there any good candidate who can come to me." Guan Xuqing took a look at Zaifeng, his younger brother had experienced government affairs and military affairs, although he is only in his 20s now, he is already mature and sophisticated, with a beautiful mind, and then he followed Liang Qichao and others. After a few years of experience, people will surely become their own ministers.

(End of this chapter)