Total War Predator

"Zhang Anle is the son of Zhang Zongchang, the governor of Shandong. He was not with his father since he was a child. When he grew up, he entered the artillery department of the Baoding Military Academy in China. In 1922, he went to the northeast to join Zhang Zongchang and was reused by Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Xueliang. He created the Fengtian Army with one hand. Zhang Zuolin called the troops of the Northeast the No. 15 army in the Northeast. Later, he went to the United States, Germany, Britain, France and other countries for investigation. After returning to China, he was called the Mongolian Warlord. Using the pressure of public opinion to drive away the Soviets, he sent troops south to occupy the Northwest during the war. Several provinces now have an army of [-], and they are known as the Northwest King. As for why they hate the empire, I think it is because there was a war between China and Japan.” Zhang Anle’s information on this point has been thoroughly studied by Kato Takaaki, and at this moment Prince Hirohito When asked, he opened his mouth and answered.

"Then Zhang Anle has such a tough attitude, what should we do?" Prince Hirohito didn't like Kato Komingjin very much. His foreign policy was too conservative, and the military and radicals didn't like him.

"Use diplomatic means as much as possible, supplemented by necessary military means to achieve the goal..." Kato Takaaki had already made plans.

The Japanese government ordered the two warships "Sakura" and "Hua" that were berthed at Lushunkou to rush to Qingdao, and the three warships "Guannei", "Dianhu" and "Tatsuta" in Sasebo were ready for orders.

At the same time, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged the strongest protest to the Chinese government, and at the same time demanded that the Chinese government take immediate measures to solve the strike problem of Qingdao workers, otherwise all the consequences would be borne by China.

The Beijing government urged Zhang Zongchang to act quickly, and Zhang Zongchang immediately sent a telegram to Zhang Anle asking him not to provoke the Japanese, and peace is the most important thing in everything.

At this moment, Zhang Anle seemed to be on fire, so he immediately ordered the two regiments of the Sun Yue Division of the Seventh Division to go to the front line of Shanhaiguan, and at the same time ordered Wu Qiren, the commander of the Tenth Division, to immediately go south to Zhangjiakou to listen to the order.

Zhang Anle asked Zhang Lufeng's headquarters stationed in Qingdao to be on strict alert, and at the same time asked Wen Shude to order all members of the Bohai Fleet to board the ship, and the fleet was ready to go to sea at any time.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese side did not reply, so Zhang Anle asked Zhang Qifeng to withdraw the military police.Without the obstruction of the military and police, the parade began to pass through the Japanese residential area.

As the matter dragged on for longer, the scope of the strike was not limited to these three factories, and all the Japanese factory workers in the city went on strike to support the workers of the third factory.

Just when the wave of strikes was getting bigger and bigger, Zhang Anle received a report from Wen Shude that a Japanese warship was approaching Jiaozhou Bay.

Zhang Anle ordered the Bohai Fleet to set sail immediately, making sure that the Japanese warships did not approach the coast.

After receiving the order, Wen Shude ordered the fleet to set sail, headed by "Haiqi" ​​and "Haichen", two cruisers and four destroyers set out to meet the enemy!

Volume 12 Triple Legs Chapter [-] Imminent

After receiving Zhang Anle's order, Sun Yue did not dare to be negligent and immediately mobilized his troops to get off at Luan County by train, and then rushed to the Shanhaiguan area to deploy defenses.Since Guo Songling was not there, Zhang Anle directly greeted Zhang Xueliang who had returned to Fengtian.Zhang Xueliang ordered the Jingyu Army to garrison, give the Northwest Army all advantages, and coordinate operations if necessary.

The White Russian soldiers who had just taken over and had not had time to reorganize were also sent to Shanhaiguan by Zhang Anle, and six armed and armored vehicles drove along the Jinpu line.For a time, Zhang Anle near Shanhaiguan gathered 13000 troops, and Wu Qiren's troops were still moving to Zhangjiakou.

Zhang Anle's mobilization of troops has not been hidden from anyone, and he is not going to hide it from others. Instead, he is doing it with a lot of fanfare, just to let others know that I don't eat soft ones, let alone hard ones.

The Japanese Kwantung Army Headquarters was in a meeting at this time, and the commander of the Kwantung Army Chief of Staff Meiji Kawata looked at Shirakawa Yoshinori with a gloomy face.The faces of the people below were also rather displeased. They did not expect that the commander would reject the idea of ​​sending more troops to Shanhaiguan.

"Your Excellency, Commander, is it possible that our Great Japanese Empire bows to him just like that!" Kawata Meiji asked angrily.

"Kawada-kun, do you think I don't want to send troops! I am also a soldier, but the guys in the military department are busy fighting among themselves. If we ignore the order to increase the number of troops, once there is friction, you and I will be punished, and the higher-ups will also I was implicated. More importantly, it depends on whether our two divisions can defeat Zhang Anle. If we win, it will be fine, but if we lose, the consequences will be disastrous." Bai Chuanyi slapped his hands on the table and stood up.

As soon as Bai Chuanyi said this, everyone present lowered their heads.What Bai Chuanyi said was the truth. The Kanto Champions only had two divisions stationed in the Northeast, and the North Korean troops would not be able to count on them for a while.On the other hand, Zhang Anle now has more than 1 troops in Shanhaiguan. The Shandong warlord is his father, and he has 20 troops in his hands. He can go north along the Jinpu line at any time.Since Zhang Zuolin became the president, his attitude towards the empire has become more and more indifferent. No one can guarantee that he will stand by and watch once a war starts.The Northeast Army and the Northwest Army together have a total of 50 troops. When the troops are transferred from the mainland, the day lily will be cold.

"I'm sorry, Commander, I misunderstood you." Kawata Meiji got up and bowed his head to Shirakawa Yoshinori to admit his mistake.

The other staff officers and others also stood up and bowed to Bai Chuanyi.

"Everyone must remember this humiliation, and it will be repaid a hundred times in the future!" Bai Chuanyi shouted sharply.

"Hay!"

The Kwantung Army decided not to send troops, and the two warships "Sakura" and "Hua" that had already been dispatched had already encountered the Bohai Fleet, and the six ships of the Bohai Fleet pointed their guns at the two Japanese cruisers , I did not find information on these two ships).

The captain of the "Haichen" ordered the soldiers to tell the Japanese that there was a military exercise ahead and let them leave the sea.

"Bagaya Road! The Chinese dare to block our way." The captain of the "Sakura" was going crazy, but he had no choice but to sail to Qingdao and fire a few shots to intimidate the Qingdao authorities. , Let them know that the Great Japanese Empire is not easy to mess with.But I didn't expect that the Chinese warships would have the courage to block my way. Even if my own warships were added with the "Hua", they could not be the opponent's opponent's 6 warships.

"Reporting to the captain, the other party has issued a semaphore, a military exercise is going on ahead, please let us leave this sea area." A soldier came in and reported.

"Baga! Baga! Don't worry about them moving forward!" The captain of the "Sakura" shouted loudly.

The situation at sea is tense, and it is not easy at all on land.Koizumi Liuyi, the commander of the Chinese Resident Army, is now on pins and needles. Since the troops of the Northwest Army arrived in the afternoon, he has not neglected. On the one hand, he ordered the troops to strengthen their guard against the Northwest Army's sneak attack, and on the other hand, he sent a report to the Kwantung Army and the military headquarters.

The order given by the military department must be restrained and not to conflict with the Northwest Army. Now the empire is not ready for war.

Koizumi Liuyi felt very aggrieved. When did the imperial army suffer such anger, and they couldn't have conflicts, and they actually had to restrain themselves.

The Japanese soldiers on the front line have been nervously looking at the place only a few hundred meters away from them. The Northwest Army is busy building simple fortifications there, but they can only watch and can't do anything.

Sun Yue on the other side was also very nervous. You must know that the opponent is Japanese. I remember that when my troops just came out of the military training camp, I was taken aback.Is this still my own army that can't stand upright or walk rightly?Although it seems that there is still a gap between them and the independent brigade, they are not inferior to the first division.

He once told his subordinates that our army can walk sideways in China.Another reason why he is so confident is that he uniformly changed his outfits. Before that, some of his troops were using shotguns, and some even didn't even have guns.Look at the current line of Citi guns, and even automatic rifles.Rao is so afraid of the Japanese, he is still afraid from the bottom of his heart.

Not only Sun Yue was like this, but the Chinese at that time were all transphobic, and they always felt inferior when they met foreigners.The main reason is that from the beginning of the Opium War, I was afraid of being beaten by foreigners. Every time I fought with foreigners, I was defeated.

Zhang Anle also felt a little regretful about this decision, but Yang Du, who had been persuading him before, looked away at this time.

"Don't worry, Commander, the Japanese won't fight with us. Besides, even if they do, with my 10,000+ army in the Northwest Army, I'm afraid that the Japanese will only have two divisions." Yang Du gave a confident look. Zhang Anle was greatly comforted.

At this time, Wang Xiaozhu knocked on the door and came in.

"Report to the Commander, the British Consul in Qingdao asks for an interview."

"British Consul, what is he doing here?" Zhang Anle wondered, did the British want to detain their warships.This is not the first time the British have done this kind of thing. During World War I, he detained many warships from small South American countries.After the war, South American countries no longer imported warships from the United Kingdom, but instead targeted the United States.Because of this, Zhang Anle bought the warship he needed at a relatively cheap price.

"Invite him in quickly." Zhang Anle knew that he had offended the Japanese at this time and could not offend the British again.Otherwise, if one's own ship ran away, there would be no reason to go.

After a while, a guy in a suit and a gentleman hat walked in.It was already very hot in Qingdao at the end of May, but he was still buttoning up and wearing a tie.

"Honorable Chairman Zhang Anle, I am David Beckham, the Consul of the British Empire in Qingdao." The visitor took off his hat and introduced himself with a bow to Zhang Anle.

"David Beckham?" Zhang Anle confirmed with a slight smile.

"Yes sir, is there anything wrong?" Beckham specially dressed up to impress Zhang Anle for this meeting, thinking that there was nothing rude about it.

"No, I knew a friend who had the same name as you when I was in England." Zhang Anle explained with a smile.

"Oh, there will be such a coincidence, what does that Mr. Beckham do?"

"He plays football, and his skills are very good. Let's not talk about him, Mr. Beckham, why did you appear here." Zhang Anle changed the subject and talked about the business.

"We learned that there is a small misunderstanding between you and Japan. We, the British Empire, would like to be a middleman to mediate." Beckham did not hide anything, and straight to the point stated his intention of coming.

Volume II Triple Legs Chapter 13 British Mediation

It turned out that they came to mediate, and Zhang Anle felt a little relieved when he heard what Beckham said.However, he knew that the British would not be able to afford it early, so there would definitely be some requirements for taking the initiative to mediate.

"May I ask what can I do for the British Empire?" Zhang Anle thought to himself that instead of asking you to bring it up, it would be better for me to take the initiative.

"Chairman Zhang is indeed a sensible person. In fact, our terms are mutually beneficial to both parties." Beckham was very happy to hear what Zhang Anle said, so he didn't have to be cheeky to ask for it.

"It's a good thing of mutual benefit. Mr. Beckham, don't be a joke anymore. What a good thing it is." Zhang Anle never thought of any mutually beneficial things between China and Britain or between him and the UK.

"Ever since Chairman Zhang served as the mayor of Qingdao, I knew that Chairman Zhang would not be satisfied with just being the king of the Northwest." Beckham said with a smile, "A country cannot do without the support of the navy. For the same reason, if a power Only the army has no way out."

At this time, the waiter brought the tea machine, Beckham got up to thank him, and then sat down again.

"Commander Zhang purchased 12 ships in our country this month, but these 12 ships and the Bohai Fleet alone do not have the ability to confront Japan, or even deter them. As you know, under the restrictions of the Washington Treaty, our country Many ships produced during the war will be destroyed. According to the signed Washington Treaty, our two new battleships will be completed soon, and at the same time George V, Ajax, Centurion, and Thor will be dismantled and dismantled. In addition, dozens of cruisers and destroyers will be demolished. If Chairman Zhang is interested, we will transfer these ships to you at a favorable price. Similarly, we, the British Empire, will do everything possible to mediate for your country and ensure that the Japanese will never Will go to war with the Northwest Army."

After hearing what Beckham said, Zhang Anle felt that this British guy didn't say the whole thing. If it was just to sell the boat, the British would not work so hard to help him.After all, Britain and Japan used to be allies. Although the two countries terminated their alliance in accordance with the Washington Treaty, it has only been more than two years. The British will not be so anxious to turn against the Japanese.