New Warlords 1909

The tractors of all the artillery had almost no fire, and fired three shells at a rapid rate of five rounds.The gunners quickly lifted the hoe and put the artillery on the rear traction frame of the truck.Then pulled the artillery and quickly evacuated.

When developing the artillery design, Hua Fei paid great attention to the mobile design of the artillery.If it weren't for the constraints, he would have wanted to mount a self-propelled artillery directly.Because of the focus, although the Krupp artillery imitated by Wuhu Arsenal is slightly inferior to the advanced European artillery in terms of performance, it is definitely more than one grade higher than them in terms of mobility.

When their light artillery generally used steel hoop rims, Hua Fei used rubber pneumatic tires in advance.Moreover, the existing car tires are widened and thickened, making it more suitable for towing heavy artillery.The reason why this method came true is that Zhao Nianxiang's eldest brother Zhao Nianguo

It is not unrelated to several foreign merchants to jointly invest 500 million Singapore dollars to form New Nanyang Rubber|, and to produce skew-fork tires with excellent performance.

Its self-weight is 3~: the ground 52mm cannon has the slowest speed, but it also evacuates within 5 minutes after the end of the three shells.When the Japanese naval guns densely covered the existing artillery positions, the guns of the artillery regiment had already rushed to the next position for deployment.This speed, such an orderly retreat, seems simple, but I don't know how much sweat and training the artillerymen have spent!

It was extremely unexpected for the Japanese army to suffer such shelling suddenly.They never imagined that the Army Heavy Artillery Regiment of the National Defense Army would have such a newly formed artillery force.In particular, what they didn't expect was that this heavy artillery regiment had such mobility.By the time they began to return fire on the artillery positions, the Wehrmacht Heavy Artillery Regiment had already withdrawn.

However, the commander of the United Fleet, Yusaburo Kato, is obviously very experienced in combat, and he is an expert in artillery.After the Japanese navy retreated and fought back, the main warship of the Japanese navy avoided the southern channel of Changxing Island and pushed it to the sea off the Yangtze River estuary again.Bombarding Changxing Island outside their extreme range, but out of the reach of the Army Heavy Artillery Regiment on the coast.

It's just that after this round of shelling, the heavy artillery regiment lost the opportunity to continue the artillery battle, which made everyone in the First Army, from the commander to the gunners, sigh in astonishment.According to the fire on the river, the results of that round were also very limited.Except for a few shells hitting the enemy ships, not even a warship was sunk.

And so on, until Limin was sawed.As long as the opponent's main fleet approaches and enters the firing range of the coastal defense heavy artillery regiment, it will be suddenly attacked by the coastal defense heavy artillery regiment from nowhere.However, far away from the Yangtze River estuary, the accuracy and power of bombarding the Changxing Island turret within the range limit of their main guns were greatly reduced.

During the Revolution of [-], the Beiyanghai warships and the Wusong Fort had an artillery battle for a day and a night, regardless of the outcome.After Hua Fei entered Shanghai, not only the Wu Fort was built and revised.The coastal defense turret of Changxing Island was built according to very high-level specifications.According to Hua Feidi's vision, such a turret can survive unharmed even when it is attacked by an atomic bomb.

It can be seen that the ground of the turret; concealment and firmness.

So at dawn, the ground around the turrets of Changxing Island was full of potholes, and a small number of turrets suffered some damage, but none of the turrets were destroyed.In the middle of the night, some gunners even puffed up their quilts, stuffed their ears with cotton, and fell asleep in the bunker under the turret.

After dawn, it was rare near the mouth of the Yangtze River: silence fell, and the fighting situation got a temporary pause.Soldiers at the Changxing Island Coastal Defense Base took this opportunity to pack sand and soil to reinforce the protection of the existing turret bunkers.Some civilian ships were urgently called to deliver artillery shells, food and other materials to Changxing Island.

Taking advantage of the early morning mist, many riverboats of various tonnages were dispatched urgently.Eighteen 8m-caliber cannons from the First Heavy Artillery Regiment were secretly transported to Changxing Island. Along with the cannons, there was also a reinforced battalion of artillery soldiers and a large number of shells.In addition, part of the guard force's horses were also transported to Changxing Island as a temporary traction power for these artillery.

Not long after the fog above cleared, several cruisers of the Japanese Navy began to approach again, and continuously fired shells to measure artillery-related shooting data.After receiving the order, the Changxing Island Fort resolutely gave a strong counterattack.The artillerymen, who had accumulated a stomach full of sulking, could not wait to fire two bombs from one cannon and sink the **** little Japanese warship.

In this way, you beat me back, you stop me to disturb, intermittently until the afternoon.After noon, the Japanese army concentrated the firepower of the warships again and launched a new round of onslaught.However, during the day, Hua Fei had a lot more counterattack methods. A large number of H-1BB bombers were transferred to Shanghai, and added aerial bombs to bomb the enemy's combined fleet.Although the accuracy is not high, there will always be a few bombs hitting the target, causing a lot of trouble for the enemy.Moreover, as the number of missions performed increased, the skills of those young pilots became more and more sophisticated, and the bombing accuracy also improved a lot.

The H-1cc four-engine torpedo attack aircraft also took off to carry out attack missions, but due to the inherent defects of this type of aircraft, the flying altitude was extremely low, the flying speed was extremely slow, and the maneuverability and protection were even weaker.Because of the loss of the autonomous region's air force, the Japanese army made partial improvements to many small-caliber rapid-fire guns on the warships, enabling them to have the ability to shoot into the air, and stocked a lot of anti-aircraft explosive shells.

As a result, the h-1c not only failed to achieve the slightest combat results, but was also shot down two times, and two pilots unfortunately died in battle.After that, the remaining few torpedo attack aircraft temporarily stopped the torpedo attack mission, and were pushed into the factory building for simple modification and added aerial bombs.

The battle was stalemate. The Japanese army shelled and bombed various places from time to time during the day, and the target of the bombardment also shifted from the single target of the fort to the city of Shanghai.People were often wounded or killed by Japanese artillery shells, which aroused even greater hatred for Japan.

There are also shells that will deviate from the target and land in the public concession or the French concession.As a result, amid repeated protests from the people, countries including Japan's ally, the United Kingdom, have also stepped up their diplomacy.Representatives of various ministers actively walked between the Japanese government and the autonomous region government to coordinate armistice negotiations.

The foreigners also know very well that as long as Hua Fei is willing to cease fire, the Beiyang central government can basically ignore it.This is not that their emotional tendencies can be controlled, but that objective facts exist and are difficult to violate.

The Japanese government did not reject the truce, and the request was very simple. It required Huafei's troops to withdraw from Shandong, and the German troops in Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, to surrender to Japan.The autonomous region government compensated Japan for war losses, a total of 1000 million British military losses, equivalent to about [-] million Singapore dollars.

The naval power of the autonomous region is automatically dismantled, and the artillery firing devices of the main warships of the First Fleet are dismantled, and are subject to monitoring by various countries. After the negotiations are over, they are all dismantled.All submarines of the Submarine Force of the Autonomous Region must be self-sinking, and the Navy of the Autonomous Region is not allowed to have a submarine force, etc.

These conditions are completely asking prices in the attitude of a victorious country.Not to mention that Hua Fei has no interest in ceasefire at present.Even if it is willing to cease fire, it is definitely not the status and identity of a defeated country.The ridiculous thing is, does Japan still think that the Autonomous Region is as stupid as the former Qing Dynasty?Compensation for military expenses?Then let them use this indemnity to quickly expand their military power and attack themselves in turn?What is it if this is not a crime?

Japan's navy, known as the No. [-] in East Asia and the No. [-] in the world, had more than half of its initial expansion budget, which was spent on indemnities from the Qing Dynasty after the Sino-Japanese War.Now this army pays compensation with the blood and sweat of the Chinese

The Chinese fleet is firing shells into China again at the mouth of the Yangtze River and continues to demand compensation.The Japanese have become addicted to this kind of business, and they play it well!

Hua Fei was a little surprised that the Japanese accepted the armistice negotiations so quickly.According to the analysis, there are factors such as diplomatic pressure from various countries, as well as huge military expenditures, which quickly tightened the budget of the Japanese cabinet government.Moreover, the United Fleet's progress in the battle at the mouth of the Yangtze River has been slow, while shipping at sea has been continuously attacked by submarines, which has dealt a considerable blow to Japan's domestic industrial and economic development.

In fact, Japan's seemingly tough request for a truce is not without color and force.Moreover, in order to put pressure on Hua Fei, they actually separated part of the fleet and marched towards the Yangtze River, approaching Nanjing, in order to increase their threat level and increase their bargaining chips.

But the Japanese never dreamed that Hua Fei had no plans to cease the war at all.They attacked Nanjing, but they silenced some members of the cabinet government who opposed his declaration of war against Japan.All the wars reached Nanjing, and the city of Nanjing was also under military control.No matter how afraid they are at this moment, no matter how afraid they are, no matter how much they want to negotiate an armistice with the Japanese.In general, they are not powerful figures, and they do not have an absolute majority in the parliament, so there is nothing they can do!

Moreover, in order to increase the people's enthusiasm for the War of Resistance, Hua Fei used special wartime laws to require members of the parliament and government officials at all levels to visit the front line in person.Boost morale and increase people's confidence in war.This scares the literati and bureaucrats who only know how to shout, and some people don't care about the power of the council. Anyway, the officials of this autonomous region are not only useless, but their lives are in danger. Go, but no one can be found.

But those officials who started out for the interests of the autonomous region were also gradually aroused in the artillery battle with the Japanese warships on the front line.Especially looking at the fearless fighting will and unprecedented fighting spirit of those soldiers, everyone seems to be inadvertently infected by this kind of confidence, although everyone does not know why they have this kind of confidence.

In this way, voices against the war within the autonomous government almost disappeared for a while.The government team was running at full speed, various resources and contacts were quickly mobilized, coupled with the propaganda effect of the media machine, Hua Fei's internal anti-war environment was unprecedentedly cohesive.

The foreigners are very caring, even Smith, who claims to be Hua Fei's closest friend, is actively running between the two parties.Although the U.S. is somewhat ignorant of Japan, in Smith's view, the autonomous region is obviously in a weak position at the moment, and it is helpless to be attacked by the Japanese combined fleet in Shanghai.Therefore, in Smith's view, it would be extremely beneficial to Hua Fei if he could mediate.Of course, as a hero, he might be able to sign some orders from Hua Fei.Recently, as Hua Fei's relationship with the Germans has become closer, Smith's business has dropped a lot.

At this time, in the combat staff command office, various officers and staff are discussing the next battle plan.The Yangtze Estuary artillery battle has lasted for a week, and the Japanese army showed no sign of retreating.Under the continuous bombardment of Changxing Island's fort, the bunker has been severely damaged, and many artillerymen were killed in the shock wave of the explosion.

The ten [-]m caliber cannons that were secretly transferred to Changxing Island sank two destroyers and damaged a cruiser in multiple bombardment battles.However, because of the lack of time to transfer the position, nearly half of it was destroyed, and he could only carry out scattered sneak attacks and bombardments, and did not have the conditions for large-scale artillery battles.

As more shells hit the urban area of ​​Shanghai, 31 civilians were killed and more than 500 were injured in the past few days.

After all, there is no way to go on like this. If it continues like this, even if it is not killed by the Japanese army, it will be surrounded by them out of breath.Although a lot of goods are transported by land via Hangzhou Bay, this increases the cost after all, and the quantity is limited.And starting yesterday, the Japanese Navy sent some warships to Zhejiang and Fujian to strengthen the control and patrol of the waters there.Zhu Rui, the governor of Zhejiang Province, not only refused Hua Fei's sea wolves to come to the shore after learning the information, but also all those spoils of war.The channel for transportation through the Hangzhou Bay was even cut off.

In the long run, even if the Japanese navy is finally defeated, the economy and industry of the Huafei Autonomous Region will be greatly affected, and the good opportunity for rapid development in World War I will be lost.

Over the past few days, Hua Fei thought of countless ways.Among them, the most feasible is to use special forces to approach the Japanese naval fleet in civilian fishing boats, and then dive and swim to the hinterland of enemy warships to plant time bombs.However, this underwater time bomb, Hua Fei, does not have a warehouse, and in order to complete the attack on the ship, a magnetic adsorption device must be installed.Although the technical difficulty is not great, it is completely achievable, but the crux of the problem is that he has no bombs!

Send this weapon concept and the sketches you conceived to the Jiangnan Armory, let them develop and improve it, and produce it as soon as possible.Immediately, Hua Fei and a group of staff and generals quickly searched for other methods, waiting for the production of the adsorption time bomb, then the day lily might be cold.

"Commander, let's bring back the Seawolf troops. With them, we will be able to win the battle!" Yu Chengping, the staff officer, remonstrated.

Hua Fei shook his head and whispered, "No, the sea wolves' battlefield is not here. Bringing him back won't do us much good!"

The reason why Japan was willing to negotiate a truce so quickly and unexpectedly is not unrelated to the success of the Seawolf submarine force in the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait.At this time, they were transferred to the mouth of the Yangtze River. The limited water depth not only limited their concealment, but also the narrow sea area hindered their mobility.Under the vigilance of Japanese warships, it is hard to say how many battles will be achieved.Maybe it will be exposed and sunk by artillery fire, then the gain outweighs the loss.

It is an extremely unwise choice to use submarines to confront warships head-on.In particular, the limited submarine technology is still relatively primitive, and the diving speed is relatively slow.Once the torpedo is launched and is quickly discovered by the enemy ship, even if the submarine can escape under the fierce artillery fire of the battleship, it is hard to say that it will be lucky every time.

"Commander, use the plane! Although the effect of aerial bombs is not obvious, why don't we drop mines?" A young man who is still relatively unfamiliar to many people suddenly said, "With the help of night, we can use our planes to drop mines by air. Going to the sea area of ​​​​the enemy fleet will inevitably cause them great confusion and even losses!"

: The political system has been hyped again in the book review area. Here I just want to say that there is no best system, only what kind of characters!

185 Famous in Europe

Some people looked at the young major, and everyone was astonished to imagine that this person turned out to be Fang Dingying, the head of the Army's Second Heavy Artillery Regiment. /First/Fang Dingying graduated from the Artillery Department of the Eighth Army Corps of Japan. After graduating and returning to China in 911, he served as an instructor in the Artillery Department of the Baoding Military Academy.Later, Mr. Jiang Baili, the principal of Baoding, went south to join the National Defense Forces, and Fang Dingying came with him.

At that time, Hua Fei appointed Fang Dingying as the deputy leader of the preparatory team of the First Army Heavy Artillery Regiment, responsible for the order of artillery, the optimization of artillery technical parameters, and the formation of the heavy artillery regiment.After the formation of the First Army Heavy Artillery Regiment, he served as the head of the Second Heavy Artillery Regiment.In the river bank artillery battles these days, the second regiment under his command had the most accurate and rapid artillery strikes.Not only the casualties were the smallest, but the results achieved were better than those of the first regiment, which often made Xia Song, the head of the first regiment, feel a little embarrassed.

However, Hua Fei didn't think about Fang Dingying's resume. Fang Dingying's words were like a flash of light, and Hua Fei was stunned in an instant.I'm really confused, how could I forget my greatest advantage, the air force advantage.There are three mine-laying methods: ship mine-laying, submarine mine-laying, and air-drop mine-laying.Either way, there is not much technical difficulty for Hua Fei.

Ships are trapped by the opponent's control of the sea, so it is difficult to work.Most of the submarines were out hunting, but most of the WS-type submarines that could be used to lay mines had not returned.Then the fastest and most effective method left is to lay mines in the air.

After hastily discussing some other military affairs, Hua Fei drove to the Jiangnan Arsenal.He just drew a sketch on the car, without much improvement, just added a small parachute to the existing mine, so that the mine can fall on the sea more smoothly.As for how to modify, how to add mines to the aircraft, and how to throw them, Hua Fei can't intervene in these technical details.However, I believe that relying on the technical capabilities of the Jiangnan Factory, these small problems can still be solved.

Without leaving the Huafei Institute, these technical engineers did not disappoint Huafei.

After Hua Fei expressed his intention, they simplified the sketch drawn by Hua Fei, and they quickly made a simple modification plan.And even Huafei did not consider the problem of parachute exposure to mines, they also considered it.

Using the mine cable in the mine caisson, after the mine falls to a certain depth, the mine cable will automatically cut off the rope of the parachute, thereby reducing the probability of mine exposure being discovered.These technicians told Hua Fei with certainty that they would be able to produce experimental air-dropped mines tomorrow.If the experiment is successful, they can perform a full refit that day.As for the aircraft pylon issue, you only need to discuss it with the engineers of the Pterosaur Factory, and there are almost no problems.

Hua Fei was overjoyed. After being blocked by the Japanese navy outside the Yangtze River for so many days, even though the army suffered limited losses, Hua Fei couldn't feel at ease with that suffocation.Moreover, the Japanese navy cleared mines almost day and night. Although the effect was slow, the mines deployed in the Yangtze River Estuary had been cleared by them in sevens and eighties.In recent days, their battleships have bombarded Wu Fort more brazenly, and even approached the mouth of the Huangpu River, bombarding the city of Shanghai crazily.This not only caused some factories to suffer losses, but the casualties of ordinary people also rose sharply.

If things go on like this, the price of Hua Fei's insistence on not negotiating a war will probably rise infinitely.If the final loss exceeds his estimate, to the point where the economy of the entire autonomous region is on the verge of being unbearable, then Hua Fei will have to make a compromise at that time.Although it still will not accept such a shameless armistice agreement, the implementation of the plan to contain Japan will inevitably be greatly reduced.

Moreover, in the past few days, the Japanese Yangtze River Squadron has been attacking Nanjing for a long time.Continue westward.Attack Ma'anshan and Wuhu.Anqing and other places.Fortunately, when it was learned that the Japanese squadron was moving westward.Hua Fei gave the order.The Anhui section of the Yangtze River channel is densely covered with mines.It made it difficult for the Japanese squadron to move forward.Do not return to the mouth of the Yangtze River.

The Japanese squadron's westward plan failed.But in order to stop the Japanese fleet and densely mine.Also cut off the Yangtze River shipping.Economic and trade transportation in the autonomous region.Including the supplies of the First Army's munitions.Can only rely on the only one railway line.Fortunately, Ningwu Railway is the priority to start construction in the Autonomous Region's Greater Triangle Railway Plan.It was just completed not long ago.Makes Ma On Shan ground steel.Wuhu ground cement.Materials such as weapons and ammunition.All can be transferred and transported quickly by rail.

The end of 914.After the Battle of the Marne in Europe.The two sides turned to positional warfare.Then came the Battle of Flanders.Not much progress.The battle is in a stalemate.The six-week plan to defeat France formulated by the German Chief of General Staff before the war was obviously bankrupt.