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- "Has the Battle of Lushun begun? How long will it take for the frontline to capture Lushun?" Li Han, with some swollen eye circles and bloodshot eyes, walked into the General Staff Office and spoke about the issue that is most concerned about now. His eyes were bright. Waiting for Jiang Fangzhen's answer. om
He has just returned from the German Embassy. On the European battlefield, the war situation has gradually become clear and is developing in a direction that is not conducive to the Allies. The forces advocating for an armistice in Germany are getting stronger and stronger. The German Ambassador to China invited him to come over for discussion. While expressing Germany's helplessness in this Sino-Japanese war, he also conveyed some ideas to him tactfully, hoping that he would The President of the Republic of China was able to use his close relationship with the United States to help some people in the country convey peace signals to the United States, and they were interested in accepting President Wilson's peace sincerity. ",
Although Li Han said he agreed, he didn't remember it at all. First, the relationship between the Republic of China and the United States is only mutual use. The Republic of China needs the support of the United States, and the United States needs the rise of the Republic of China to contain Japan, Soviet Russia, and even destroy the British leadership system in the Far East.
Second, the forces advocating an armistice in Germany are still very weak. Even Kaiser Wilhelm II has lost control of German politics, let alone the politicians. Now it is Ludendorff and Hindenburg who control the German army. ""look
Third, the Republic of China needs a weakened Germany, a Germany eager for revenge. Only after Germany was weakened by its defeat, the Republic of China could take advantage of the depreciation of the mark after the war to pay off the German debt and investment that once amounted to one billion Chinese dollars at a cost of only one percent or even less, and at the same time be able to There is an excuse to recruit skilled technicians and scientific research talents from Germany after the defeat.
Although the European powers have experienced the blow of the European War, they are now weakened. However, the past hundreds of years of colonial rule have only consumed part of the wealth accumulated by it. The impoverished Republic of China will enter an era of low-key development after the end of the European War and the current Sino-Japanese War. If the Republic of China wanted to surpass the European powers and become the world's hegemon in the future, it would not only require decades of accumulation, but also a second European war, which would allow the Germans to once again provoke a war of revenge, completely inflicting heavy losses on countries such as Britain, France, and even the Soviet Union. .
Therefore, regarding the German ambassador¡¯s entrustment, he was only prepared to briefly mention it when he next met with the American ambassador to China. It was impossible for the Republic of China to serve as the middleman of Germany¡¯s hopes.
Compared with Germany and Europe, Li Han is now more concerned about the Sino-Japanese War.
There have been too many entangled interests between the Republic of China and Japan in the past thousands of years. In the modern decades, this contradiction has been unprecedentedly intensified as the national strength of the two countries has become closer. Only a full-scale war can defeat one side and step on the other side. The bones go stronger.
Since the war has begun, the problem can only be solved on the battlefield. The current war, especially on land, has been fought hand-to-hand. On the Liaodong Peninsula, the Republic of China has invested eight main divisions with nearly 150,000 troops; on the Korean Peninsula, the Republic of China has invested 23 divisions and about 41,000 troops. Thousands of people pinned down 160,000 Japanese troops from eight Japanese divisions. On Taiwan Island, the Republic of China only had time to send three infantry divisions and four groups of Army aviation fighters. The sea area around Taiwan Island was then occupied by the Japanese who arrived later. blocked.
Now, the whole world has its eyes wide open to see what will happen next. Although the Republic of China now has a slight upper hand, the Liaodong Peninsula cannot capture the Port Arthur Fortress in one day and completely eat up the Japanese Kanto garrison, so the core strategy of the northern battlefield cannot be achieved.
"According to the news from the front line, the Battle of Lushun has begun. According to the Japanese telegrams we intercepted, Tokyo requires Oshima Yoshimasa to defend Lushun for a month to buy time for Japan's victory!" Jiang Fangzhen cautiously answered Li Han's inquiry : "The Japanese are very determined to resist, and Port Arthur is one of the few fortresses in the Far East. Even if we have Army Air Force planes bombing them indiscriminately, it will probably take at least half a month to take them down!"
"Half a month!" Li Han snorted coldly and punched the table hard. "There are too many variables in half a month. Every minute and every second on the battlefield may determine a battle, and a battle The gains and losses can affect the entire war."
Li Han tapped his fingers on the table repeatedly, "One week, I must capture Port Arthur within one week. At any cost! Aren't the Japanese insufficiently prepared for gas masks? Then use gas bombs. We still have more than two thousand tons of them." Throw all the reserves into Port Arthur. Even if we pay a hundred times the price to clean up after the war, we must capture Port Arthur as soon as possible and gain a favorable position at the negotiation table for our Republic of China!"
Jiang Fangzhen was stunned and hesitated, "But didn't the British warn us and the Japanese that the use of poison gas bombs on the battlefield is strictly prohibited!"
"To hell with that warning, we just need victory now!" Li Han said coldly: "The British are temporarily unable to interfere in our affairs in the Far East. They are now doing their best to attack the Allies. The French country has been occupied for more than three years. Now I see itThe dawn of victory is more positive than anyone else. The intelligence fed back by the Bureau of Investigation also proves that French high-level officials have recently visited Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States intensively, and are lobbying the high-level officials of the three countries to concentrate their forces to help France regain its lost territory! Now, it is us and Japan who determine the order in the Far East! "
He paused for a moment, then seemed to remember something, and added: "Soviet Russia is half!"
There was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, and the butterfly effect he brought was getting stronger and stronger.
The Tsar's family did not die at the hands of the Soviet Cheka. This led to the Tsarist Russian soldiers under the command of a powerful Tsar to cause unimaginable trouble and pressure to Soviet Russia. Although Soviet Russia still controls most of the country, nobles and big capitalists who are loyal to the royal family and dissatisfied with the confiscation of their property are resisting on their own almost everywhere.
Judging from the current chaos in the polar bear country, it will be impossible for one of the two forces, Soviet Russia and Tsarist Russia, to win for at least five years.
A chaotic Soviet Russia was in line with the choice of the Republic of China. If this brutal civil war between polar bears could last for more than five years, the Republic of China would not only be able to take the opportunity to consolidate its efforts to regain territory and occupy areas, but the polar bears would also have to pay a more painful price than in history. Much price. After this battle, the relative peace between the Republic of China and the polar bears will be determined in the next ten years. At least, a major war will not be possible.
Ten years, the next ten years will be a decisive period of time to determine who will dominate the future hegemony in the Far East and Central Asia.
The sound of artillery was fierce. In the land of more than 100,000 square kilometers from Liaoning Province, Liaodong Peninsula, Jilin Province to the Korean Peninsula in the Republic of China, roars, explosions and gunshots seemed to be the only sounds between heaven and earth.
This was one of the most fertile lands in the Far East in the past. It is not an exaggeration to say it is a paradise on earth. However, now in this paradise on earth, the Republic of China and Japan, the two most powerful countries in the Far East, have each mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops. The two sides are entangled with nearly a million soldiers, and they are fighting the most brutal war on this land. , brutal war.
This war started by the post-revolutionary Republic of China has been going on for more than half a month, and now it is useless to say anything. Not only were the Japanese very angry because they were caught off guard, but in the Republic of China, the humiliation of being invaded and humiliated by Japan several times in the past few decades made this country, which has always claimed to be the descendants of gods, full of resentment from top to bottom. Anger and hatred.
When the war started, the people had already launched a magnificent counterattack on the battlefield. Their pride and confidence in not losing a single foreign war since the revolution, their iron will to devote themselves to the rise of the Republic of China, and world-class equipment, The ordnance made the soldiers of the Republic of China dare to fight, fight and sacrifice. They firmly believed that under the leadership of the president, they could do anything. They would win and always win. Once Japan was defeated, the Republic of China could not only regain its lost territory, but also They will step on the corpses of the Japanese and join the ranks of world powers.
Everything is for the Republic of China!
It was under this supreme sense of honor and encouragement that, although there was still a big gap between them and the Japanese in terms of training and quality, the warriors of the Republic of China still tenaciously destroyed Japanese defense lines one after another and trampled on them. With the blood of his comrades and enemies, he launched another charge against the Japanese.
Lushun, inside the Guandong Prefecture Provisional Headquarters, there is a chaotic and gloomy atmosphere. Those staff officers who had always been proud of their Imperial Army in the past were all listless at this time. Some of them had messy hair that had obviously not been taken care of for a long time, and some of them had red and swollen eye circles with bloodshot eyes. It was obvious that They are already very tired.
"If the empire's supplies cannot be delivered, with the current intensity of the attack by the Chinese, it will be difficult for us to hold on for a month, or even half a month. In the four days since the Chinese launched an attack on Lushun, our defenses have The loss of power was severe. Especially the flammable gasoline bombs and poison gas bombs used by the Chinese. A large number of warriors in the empire fell before they could see where the enemy was! We need support, the crazy Chinese have already It doesn¡¯t matter how many Chinese and foreigners there are in Port Arthur, they are going to poison and burn us all here"
In front of a map, a group of young Japanese staff officers were standing there arguing with red faces. The leader of them was shouting hoarsely. It was obvious that his spirit was on the verge of exhaustion.
This is a battle map of the Liaodong Peninsula, what the Japanese call the Kanto Prefecture. On the map, the black arrows representing the Republic of China are densely packed, clearly having the upper hand, while the red arrows representing the Japanese Army and the Kanto Prefecture defense system built by the Japanese around the entire Liaodong Peninsula have been beaten to pieces.
Jinzhou fell, Fuzhou lost contact, and Dalian fell. Now in the entire Guandong Prefecture area, only Lushun and some nearby ones are left.The position was still in Japanese hands.
However, the black and red arrows have collided hard at Lushun. Several small black arrows have begun to clear out the Japanese positions outside Lushun, while the big black arrows representing the main force of the Liaodong Peninsula operations of the Republic of China have collided with Lushun. , in just four days of fighting between the two sides, the Japanese army in the direction of Lushun seemed to be facing annihilation.
Although there are two Japanese Class A divisions, the 3rd and 8th, in Kanto Prefecture on the map. But everyone present knew that the Eighth Division existed in name only. This Japan's first 44-level first-class division had been attacked in Jinzhou and Fuzhou seven times in the past half month. The elite National Defense Forces of the Republic of China besieged them. Now this division that suffered heavy losses no longer has more than two brigades to fight.
The Third Division also had a difficult time. First it lost a regiment in Wafangdian, and then suffered heavy losses in Dalian. At its peak in 1918, the Japanese had more than 43,000 troops stationed in Kanto Prefecture. Now they have no more capable soldiers. Less than eight thousand, death by death, defeat by defeat, surrender by surrender, the Japanese need to rely on the armed forces they have now to defend Lushun for a month, which is obviously unrealistic, because the Chinese who have mastered the air can easily Bypass their defenses and tilt the bomb into the Port Arthur Fortress.
This battle is not easy to fight!
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