The Japanese had not yet woken up from the pain of losing Emperor Mutsuhito Meiji, and the majestic Beiyang Fleet, transporting more than 40,000 land troops, appeared offshore of Yokohama Port.
The candidate for the new emperor has not yet been determined, and Japanese Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi and others are already inclined to sue for peace with China and have entrusted the German Minister to Japan to convey this request. However, Wei Jichen did not give them this opportunity at all.
Before the Germans had time to act as peacemakers, the Chinese army was already pressing on the border. Due to the defeat of the Japanese Combined Fleet, the Japanese Navy was almost crippled, and the few remaining ships no longer dared to leave the port. The Beiyang Fleet marched straight in and arrived at its destination without any harassment along the way.
On the transport ship, Tan Yankai, the son of the former Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Tan Zhonglin, and now a battalion officer in the Young Guards Corps, looked at the magnificent fleet with excitement and said to the surrounding soldiers: "This is the first time we have arrived here. history will remember this moment. As the first batch of troops to set foot on Japan, the eyes of the whole country and even the world are watching us. We cannot embarrass His Majesty."
"What Camp Officer Tan said is true. This is our first battle. If we can't win a beautiful victory, I'm afraid other armies will gossip about it." Battalion Staff Officer Liao Zhongkai felt that there was a lot of pressure on his shoulders. As a young guard, The star army has received attention from all parties and various new weapons have been sent here first, but it has no record of matching it. If the performance is mediocre this time, cynicism is inevitable.
This army has carried too many expectations of Wei Jichen. The officers transferred have all attended military academies for further studies, and there are also a large number of young staff officers with broad vision, such as Liao Zhongkai, Chen Tianhua, Jiang Baili and others.
On another transport ship, which also carried the flag of the Young Guards, a young man was standing next to the armored vehicle. This man was Cai E. Cai E took the initiative to request to be transferred to the armored convoy. He saw it. potential of this weapon.
There are only two armored vehicles in the armored convoy, both of which are experimental in nature. Fortunately, the armored vehicles are used together with military three-wheeled motorcycles, and there are more than 50 motorcycles.
When the Japanese on the coast saw the Chinese fleet appearing, they scurried like ants on a hot pot. Needless to say, the civilians all fled in panic, while the Japanese army guarded each area with pale faces. at.
Now, these Japanese armies feel the indispensability of the navy.
Aboard the Lushun, Liu Buchan put down his telescope, watched the fleet aim its guns at the shore calmly, and said calmly: "Let's get started!"
Immediately, it was as if the earth was angry. There were dull noises from countless ships, and the sea water was turbulent under the weight of the vibrating hulls.
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Clouds of thick smoke filled the turret, and the shells in the barrel shot out, dealing a devastating blow to the Yokohama port.
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The land inside the port was shaking, and the overwhelming explosions destroyed targets one after another. The Japanese soldiers were shivering and hiding in the fortifications, praying for the shells to fall elsewhere. The coastal artillery on the shore fired a few times before being destroyed by the battleship. , leaving behind a pile of scrap metal.
In the center of the impact point of the cannonball, large craters appeared one after another. The Japanese inside had already been wiped out, with no bones left. Around the impact point, the Japanese were thrown high high by the violent shock wave, and then fell down heavily. They were speechless and deafened. It was so shocked that blood spilled out.
The artillery fire was too fierce, fierce enough to shatter the liver and gallbladder of the Japanese. How could flesh and blood stop these modern weapons?
Painful groans echoed all along the coast, and all the port fortifications the Japanese had finally built were destroyed.
The artillery fire that lasted for three hours made the Japanese realize what hell is.
Even Marine Corps Commander He Zonglian couldn¡¯t stand it. He tilted his head to look at Liu Buchan and said with a smile: ¡°Master Liu, do you want us to go up and clean up the shrapnel, or do you want us to help the Japanese collect the corpses?¡±
"Old He, when you are busy, at which point do you want to land?" Liu Buchan pointed to the coastline and asked with a smile.
"Just over there, there is not a single living person left alive by your bombardment, and the terrain is relatively flat. It is a good place to land." He Zonglian had been observing the landing site for a long time. When Liu Buchan asked, he answered unambiguously.
"Well, it's time for you to dispatch. If the bombardment continues, I'm afraid we will run out of shells." Liu Buchan said jokingly.
On the transport ship, Tan Yankai saw a transport ship starting to move forward slowly, and he couldn't help but said with a depressed look: "Why aren't we the first to set foot in the port?"
"Just be content. The Marine Corps is specialized in doing this. How can we compare with them? They can't compare."??First Legion. "Liao Zhongkai blurted out.
"Compare with the First Army Corps!" Hearing that Liao Zhongkai still had such ambitions in his heart, Tan Yankai couldn't help but look at him with admiration. The First Army Corps was Ma Jinxu's old army. Not only did he have the first place in the title, he even His military exploits have remained unchanged in all previous wars, and he remains number one.
"Why, Tan Yingguan, you don't have confidence?" Liao Zhongkai knew what he was thinking by looking at his expression.
Tan Yankai curled his lips and said, "You shouldn't ask me about this, but you should ask our army commander, General Wang."
General Wang is Wang Huaiqing. He is not as ambitious as these young men who are not afraid of tigers. He stood respectfully beside Ma Jinxu and discussed war matters with him humbly.
Ma Jinxu was also very enthusiastic towards this close minister of the emperor, and he would give a few words of advice from time to time, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
"The Marine Corps has begun to land. It is indeed a well-trained army specially designed for landing. I am afraid that it is difficult for my soldiers to do this." Ma Jinxu held up the telescope with both hands, with a faint smile on his face.
When Wang Huaiqing heard this, he also raised the telescope in his hand.
But inside the telescope, countless landing craft rushed straight onto the beach from the sea.
Da da da¡
The low roar of the landing fleet's engines spread throughout the beach from far to near.
Not far from the shore, these landing craft opened the door and lowered the gangplank. Thousands of Marines walked out of the loading ship from the gangplank. They walked into the waist-deep water with their rifles raised.
The biting seawater could not extinguish the excitement of the soldiers. They gritted their teeth and tried not to make a sound. On the entire sea surface, they could only hear the sound of the water being stirred.
On the beach, the Japanese who survived hid in the fortifications and fought back. However, these sporadic gunshots could not stop their progress.
As soon as the soldiers landed, they opened their backpacks and quickly changed out of their wet clothes. Then, gunshots began to sound violently.
Light machine guns rang out across the beach, and the Marines began to clear out the remaining enemies, establish a defensive perimeter, and prepare for the landing of subsequent troops.
He Zonglian stood on the small boat. Although he said it easily, he was always nervous every time he landed. The Marine Corps had been preparing for this operation for half a year.
The transport fleet that came to cooperate with the landing was equipped with 80 medium-sized landing craft and more than 100 small landing craft. The medium-sized landing craft can carry more than 200 soldiers or ten tons of supplies.
Now, seeing the soldiers safely setting foot on the enemy's territory, He Zonglian breathed a sigh of relief. Once he landed, he commanded the Marine Corps to advance two kilometers, seize several highlands, and then send out a signal. , indicating that the follow-up army can come ashore.
Immediately, the entire beach seemed to wake up all of a sudden. Chinese soldiers as numerous as ants filled the entire port.
"Hurry, there is no trace of anyone else!" Cai E saw that the armored vehicle took great effort to get to the port, and he couldn't wait to get in. The armored vehicle has been changed to a crawler type. There is nothing wrong with this gentle terrain. questionable.
The engine made a low roar, and all the soldiers looked at this big thing curiously. If they hadn't seen one of their own people standing in the car, they would have found a hiding place to attack.
"There is a Japanese firepower point five hundred meters away that is still firing. Let's go over." Cai E, a young man, saw everyone's surprised and envious eyes, couldn't help but wave his hand heavily, and issued the order with high spirits.
Not long after, the panicked shouts of the Japanese came from the front. The armored troops made a shocking appearance for the first time. There was no doubt that the Japanese were scared to death.
In the Yanshan military base, Xu Jianyin has developed an armored vehicle equipped with a cannon.
On March 14, 1899, the first batch of landing troops of the Chinese Communist Party were unstoppable in Yokohama. It took only two days to occupy the entire Yokohama.
In this less intense war, the Chinese army tested various new weapons, including armored vehicles, military three-wheeled motorcycles, poison gas bombs, incendiary bombs
The rapid offensive of the Chinese Army shocked countries all over the world, and the great powers began to reconsider their policies towards Japan.
There are only eternal interests between countries. Since the Chinese cannot be prevented from attacking the Japanese island, the great powers have another option, which is to join in and prevent the Chinese from monopolizing Japan.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire was almost trampled by envoys from various countries. Various countries came to Li Hongzhang with various conditions, just to get a share of the next Sino-Japanese war. Li Hongzhang became??The busiest person in Beijing.
It¡¯s just that Wei Jichen felt that the time was not yet ripe and it was not the time to contact other countries. At least, it would be most appropriate to contact other countries when Tokyo is occupied.
At this time, Wei Jichen was hiding in the Forbidden City to amuse his daughter.
"Call Father!" Wei Jichen stretched out his finger and gently touched the baby's juicy face.
Su Zhiniang, who was holding her daughter, couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. Can a child who is less than a week old speak? If he could talk, he wouldn't be a monster.
The little baby was woken up by Wei Jichen, raised his fists, and began to cry loudly.
"My husband, look at you, you make the child cry every time." Su Zhiniang scolded and pushed him.
Wei Jichen smiled coquettishly and argued forcefully: "The child loves to cry. From now on, we can name her Wei Crying."
"Your Majesty, go and do your business!" Su Zhiniang shook her head helplessly, hugged the child and ran away. She was afraid that if she stayed here, Wei Jichen would say something shocking again.
After laughing twice, Wei Jichen went to the Qianqing Palace to handle government affairs. Now the war against Japan was going very smoothly, but there was still one thing that had not been resolved, and that was the issue of separatism. Jiang Guiti and his army had entered Ulia Sutai, and Tang Nu The Russian forces in the Wulianghai area were also expelled by Jiang Guiti. In the whole of China, the only thing left unresolved is **.
"If it hadn't been for the Sino-Japanese war, the rebellion should have been resolved long ago. Sichuan's new army had been waiting for a long time. As long as Wei Jichen gave the order, they would be able to go to the rebellion immediately.
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