Fengxian Jiangshan

"I'll get in touch right away, Your Excellency the Patrol Envoy, I hope you will put peace first!"

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On the surface of the vast sea, a merchant ship was exploding and bursting into flames. The large amount of fuel oil on it was all ignited. The whole ship was like a huge lighthouse, constantly burning on the sea.

Not far away, there is a periscope floating on the water. Through the periscope, underwater soldiers are admiring the thick flames. Many sailors are struggling back and forth in the fire. Their bodies are covered with flames. Jumping into the sea, struggling desperately, some were directly burned to death on the boat, which was extremely miserable.

This is just an ordinary scene at sea, from the Tsushima Strait in North Korea, even to the Japanese, to the south until Okinawa, and even the Taiwan Strait.This water area was originally owned by the Japanese, and merchant ships came and went, sending the colonial supplies back to Japan to supply this barren island country.

However, since they attacked Huludao, Fengjun's submarines have retaliated wildly against Japanese merchant ships. Not only Japanese ships, but also other ships that were determined to transport supplies to Japan were also attacked. This is the so-called Unlimited submarine warfare, regardless of nationality, you can't run away if you encounter it.

Originally, the West could jump out of the accusation, but the British violated the principle of neutrality and let the Fengjun catch the death certificate. They did not dare to tear their faces. The request of the ship not to deliver supplies to Japan.

On the one hand, Fengjun used unlimited submarine warfare to continuously bled the Japanese, and on the other hand, he blocked the Nagato in Weihaiwei, becoming a hostage in Fengjun's hands.All of a sudden, the Japanese were placed in the most disadvantaged position, and they had to lower their heads at the negotiating table and began to make substantial concessions.

"Captain, just being in the Tsushima Strait is meaningless. Why don't you go to Tokyo Bay? I heard that there is the confidant of the Japanese, and the most ships come and go. If they can sink a few ships, even their emperor will sleep." I can't sleep anymore."

When Chen Shaokuan heard this, he was also very tempted. During the five days at sea, they sank a total of three merchant ships. The results were not brilliant, but they still felt unwilling.

However, he waved his hand and gave up the tempting idea: "The high command has issued an order, and the peace talks with the Japanese are about to be reached, and we should go back."

"What are you talking about? Just keep fighting with the Japanese. If these little devils don't surrender, we won't let them go!"

"Yes, we haven't fought enough. If we go back, we don't know when we will have another chance." The second officer also complained.

Chen Shaokuan's face sank: "Soldiers take obedience as their bounden duty. The high command has orders, and we must obey them. But I think there will be a chance sooner or later. The truce between us and the Japanese is only a temporary truce. When both sides are ready Sooner or later, there will be a life-and-death battle. As long as you practice your skills well, you will not worry about not showing your talents."

Just as the Fengjun submarines were returning one after another, the peace talks between China and Japan came to an end. The Japanese agreed to unconditionally return the Nanman Railway and the Luda area, and Fengjun also made a special request that they are not allowed to blow up Luda factory facilities.

Feng Jun bombed North Korea all over again. If Japan followed suit and bombed Luda, Zhang Tinglan would definitely cry.Of course, this is not because Fengjun is unreasonable, but because the Japanese refused to pay compensation, Fengjun had to use Luda's factory facilities to compensate for the compensation.

During the First World War, the Japanese not only repaid the huge loans they once had, but also became a creditor country and borrowed billions of yen. However, after the war of intervention in Russia and the contest with Fengjun this time, they once again became Although the debtor country owes less than 2 million yuan, it also marks the end of Japan's good days after the war.

As an island country with few resources, Japan is very difficult to pay off its debts once it shoulders its debts. This is equivalent to when they are in a race with Feng Jun. They are carrying a shackle and want to surpass China in speed. It is bound to go to heaven.

In addition, on the North Korean side, China initially proposed to use the actual control line as the boundary to divide the forces of China and Japan, but it was firmly opposed by the Japanese side. The rich half of North Korea, how can the Japanese agree, even the British do not agree.

In fact, Fengjun did not want to take so much. Finally, after a fierce quarrel, the Japanese reluctantly agreed to hand over the area north of Chongjin and North Hamgyong Province to Fengjun. In addition, Sinuiju was turned into a free city. Can trade freely.

After this condition was fulfilled, Zhang Tinglan was also elated, because in the land that was cut off, there was the largest open-pit iron mine in Asia - Maoshan Iron Mine!

The reserve of 30 billion tons is like a big pie falling from the sky, which made Zhang Tinglan a little dizzy!

Chapter 675 Set foot on Lushun

Steel is the backbone of the industry. Regardless of the abundance of steel resources in Northeast China, no one will dislike the abundance of steel.In particular, Maoshan Iron Mine is an open-pit mine, which is less difficult to mine and lower in cost, which makes Zhang Tinglan very tempted.

Zhang Tinglan was also worried that the Japanese would insist on not agreeing, but they did not expect that they agreed, which was indeed unexpected.In fact, the reason is very simple, that is, the Japanese do not know about this iron mine. The Mushan Iron Mine was originally located at the junction of China, Russia and North Korea, and it has always been relatively desolate.

Historically, the Japanese only started to develop the Maoshan Iron Mine in the 30s, and now it is natural for Fengjun to take the lead.They will bid farewell to this treasure land forever.

Compared with Zhang Tinglan who was overjoyed because of the iron mine, Jiang Baili and the others paid more attention to the strategic location of Chongjin and other places. They circled the sand table a few times, and then Jiang Baili said with a smile: "Zhuoyan, after getting Qingjin and other places, the Tumen River will Haikou is completely in our hands, and the three eastern provinces can go directly to the Sea of ​​Japan, and the three eastern provinces have an additional economic corridor, which is really gratifying."

Yang Yuting also smiled and said: "Not only that, with this place, we have added a large barrier to the southwest of Vladivostok, and we can develop this sea base boldly in the future."

Vladivostok is a very good sea base, but it has a fatal problem, that is, it lacks strategic depth and is only a few tens of kilometers away from the border.At present, Japan's air power is negligible, but as long as the air force is developed and stationed on the Korean Peninsula, it can threaten the safety of Vladivostok.

Fengjun took planes to deal with the Japanese, and what he was most afraid of was that others would do the same and threaten Fengjun's sea power. Therefore, although Fengjun leased Vladivostok, it has not made large-scale investment for a long time, nor has it stationed the main force of the navy.

But now the situation is different, and the first line of Chongjin has been won.Vladivostok has a barrier in the southwest, and the battle line has advanced [-] kilometers to the south. As long as the Feng army has enough air defense forces here, it will be difficult for the Japanese to threaten Vladivostok.The opportunity to vigorously develop this good port in the Far East is ripe.

"There is Lushunkou in the south, and Vladivostok in the north. With these two bases, the Navy definitely has a lot to do!" Jiang Baili said with a smile.

The eyes of Shen Honglie who was also listening on the side suddenly lit up.Hastily and eagerly asked: "Marshal, is this ready to vigorously develop the navy? We are all eager to see through!"

Zhang Tinglan spread her hands with a smile: "I want to develop the navy, but it takes money to do it. This time the Japanese were beaten into paupers. We are also vomiting blood from internal injuries, and our financial situation is worse than that of Japan. I think It is impossible to vigorously develop the navy. But I have a plan. It is to make a fuss on the Mackensen."

The Mackensen?Shen Honglie was suddenly puzzled. The main reason for the war with the Japanese this time was because of the problem with the Mackensen. The Japanese tried to plunder it, and the army defended it with all their might. As a result, the King Kong was sunk, and the two countries fought.

When the Japanese attacked Huludao.Feng Jun was worried that the Mackensen would be affected, so he towed the warship to Qinhuangdao, and now it is towed back to Huludao again.

"Marshal, didn't you say that you want to develop an aircraft carrier, and you changed the Mackensen into a large-scale fast aircraft carrier. We have already started to make preparations in all aspects. Is there any change now?"

"Of course not." Zhang Tinglan said: "It is impossible for us to change the route of developing aircraft carriers, and this is the only correct path for naval development in the future. However, we can cast doubts and mislead foreign countries, especially Japan, about the development path of navies. Let them go farther and farther on the road of cannon giants, and make more mistakes."

After Zhang Tinglan finished speaking, Jiang Baili immediately smiled and said, "Zhuoyan, why does this sound like a strategic deception?"

"That's right, we just need to fool around a bit. We want to spread the word to the outside world that we want to develop a giant cannon ship, rebuild the Mackensen, fight against Japan, and protect maritime interests."

When the Fengjun introduced the Mackensen, it was said that it would be dismantled into scrap steel. If it was changed into a warship rashly, it would easily cause trouble, especially because of the British factor. Sanctions and the like can also make Zhang Tinglan uncomfortable for a while.

Not because of the evidence that Britain favored Japan, the British Empire had to relax restrictions. When Fengjun and Japan reached a peace agreement, an agreement was also reached between Fengjun and Britain.Fengjun is free to dispose of the Mackensen, and the British also promised to help Fengjun train [-] naval and shipbuilding talents.

As a veteran maritime overlord, Zhang Tinglan thought it was very worthwhile to learn something from the British, so she let the British go. However, Zhang Tinglan would not return the treasure of sonar. In fact, Fengjun had already started to study imitation.Both submarines and anti-submarines will play an extremely important role in future naval battles, and Fengjun must have both legs.

"Marshal, a big ship with tens of thousands of tons is not a small thing. It may be very difficult to completely deceive other people, right?"

Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "It's not to lie for the rest of my life. It's just that in the early stage of our reconstruction, we need to convince foreign countries that we want to develop giant ships with cannons and lure Japan to follow up. Once Japan follows up, the United States and Britain will not miss it. A warship of [-] tons, as long as the keel is laid, it cannot be easily changed, even if they find out later that they have been fooled, it will be too late."

Yang Yuting said with a smile: "Zhuoyan, it's better to find an expert for this kind of matter, let Zhong Zhao come over to discuss it, and see what he thinks."

Soon Zhong Zhao was invited over. Director Zhong was very gentle and wore gold-rimmed glasses. He looked like a scholar. After hearing Zhang Tinglan's idea, Zhong Zhao immediately showed a confident smile.

"Marshal, this is not a difficult task. What the Mackensen lacks is nothing more than a large-caliber naval gun. As long as we let the outside world know that we try to solve this problem, they will naturally think about it on the giant cannon ship."

"Sure enough, he is a master." Shen Honglie said with a smile: "Director Zhong, do you have any brilliant ideas?"

Zhong Zhao said with a smile: "We can prepare with both hands. On the one hand, we can increase the intensity of self-developed large-caliber artillery, and on the other hand, we can go to other countries to purchase technology. The United States, Britain, France and other countries will not sell it to them. We might as well contact Italy and pretend to buy it from other countries. They introduced large-caliber artillery technology, even if they can’t be used on warships in the future, they can be used as coastal defense guns. It won’t be a disadvantage.”

When Zhang Tinglan heard Zhong Zhao's suggestion, he nodded frequently. Italy is indeed a very good choice.Don't look at Italy's poor performance in World War II, but Italy is a veteran industrialized country.Military technology is still quite strong.

Moreover, Italy after World War I fell into economic difficulties and social turmoil.Mussolini had formed the Fascist Party of Italy and was on the verge of taking power.If Fengjun can provide some funding, it will be very easy to obtain technology from Italy.

If you want to fool the other party, you have to make things reasonable.Once it is released to seek artillery technology from Italy, it is bound to convince all countries that the Fengjun wants to complete the Mackensen, and this deception will succeed.

"Director Zhong, you are about to work hard. Immediately, in the name of a team of experts, put forward suggestions to the government to strengthen the navy, and then organize manpower and purchase from abroad. We must convince the big powers that we want to develop giant ships with cannons."

After Zhang Tinglan explained, everyone started to move, and a huge scam was unfolded.This deception lasted for more than two years. The Japanese put a lot of energy into it. Aiming at the Mackensen, they designed and built a more powerful battlecruiser. The United States and Britain had to follow up, and a lot of money wasted.

It wasn't until the Mackensen changed its face and appeared in front of the world as an aircraft carrier that the great powers suddenly realized that they had been deceived. But at that time, they had already signed the five-nation treaty, which restricted the naval armament. There was no way to change the plan, and this became the beginning of the countless credits of the Strategic Deception Bureau.

After arranging this scam, Zhang Tinglan smiled and said to several confidantes: "I promised to invite everyone to go to Luda to bask in the sun. Now the time is just right, and it's time for us to act."

Speaking of which, Zhang Tinglan also stretched her waist, and her bones and joints made a crisp sound. Since the start of the war, everyone has been working intensively, and being able to sleep for two or three hours a day is considered pretty good. Things piled up together, Zhang Tinglan, a young man, couldn't bear it, let alone other people, everyone was also very tired.

According to the agreement between China and Japan, on July 21, 7, the Japanese officially handed over Luda. Since the Opium War, China has ceded a large amount of territory, but has not really recovered a piece of it. This is also the first of its kind. The army attaches great importance to it, and it also attracts the attention of the whole world.

Especially to form the New Democratic Party, a large number of political veterans, business leaders, and academic elites, all of them belonged to Zhang Tinglan.The higher the status of Fengjun, the greater their influence. In order to build momentum for each other, they spared no effort to promote the meaning of taking back Luda.