New Warlords 1909

In addition, a total of 21 cruisers, destroyers, and gunboats and torpedo boats were repaired and docked in several major ports, with a total displacement of more than 3 tons, all of which were bombed and sunk.This is because many main battleships have been transferred to the war zone, or are being refitted and repaired in the dock, otherwise the results may be even worse.

In addition, about [-] commercial and passenger ships docked in the port were bombed and sunk, with a displacement of [-] tons.One of Japan's [-]-ton seagoing ships from the allied British Concession was also bombed and sunk in this operation.Such a huge number of shipwrecks not only caused Japan to suffer huge economic losses, but also paralyzed several major port shipyards in a short period of time. For Japan's shipping industry and many industrial and commercial enterprises that need to import raw materials and export products , It was an extremely heavy blow.

In addition, many equipment in several major shipyards were damaged in the attack, especially in the port of Yokosuka. A naval ammunition depot was bombed. The shock wave generated by the explosion not only killed thousands of workers in the port, but also caused a lot of equipment damage in the serial explosions. Badly damaged.It can be said that after this battle, the vitality of the entire Yokosuka was severely injured, and half of the shipbuilding production capacity was lost, and this is not counting the impact of the loss of skilled workers.

The results of the deep strike operation are very exciting, but at this moment, Hua Fei still did not disclose the detailed results.At the beginning of declaring war on Japan, Hua Fei had anticipated all kinds of difficulties, but Hua Fei still underestimated the Japanese spirit of "Wu Sha Dao" and tenacious will.Due to the huge gap in naval strength, Hua Fei couldn't find much means to fight back under their blockade.The most direct impact of the sea blockade is the blow to the economy and trade of the autonomous region.

Even though some industries were only affected to a limited extent due to the stimulation of the Shandong battlefield, crops such as tea silk, soybeans and cotton, and industrial products of metal minerals such as coal, pig iron, tin, and cement.Light industrial products such as biscuits, cans, matches, glass, soap, and rubber products have all been greatly affected.

Not only exports are affected, but imports are also greatly affected.After the mediation failed, the United Kingdom and other countries also began to quietly cooperate with Japan to reduce the supply of goods to the autonomous region.Not to mention dyes and pigments, sugar, rice, wheat and salt, the autonomous region is completely dependent on imported petroleum fuels such as kerosene and gasoline, and it has been completely discontinued.

If the fuel cannot continue to be replenished, then one of the most serious problems is that the air force that Hua Fei currently relies on will all be turned into full-scale models, parked at the airport and will no longer be able to fly into the sky.At that time, the only effective means to deal with the Japanese navy, the air mine method, would also go bankrupt.

Although the anti-war voice of the autonomous government weakened a lot for a period of time, when the situation became more and more unfavorable to the autonomous region as the war situation reached a stalemate, this opposition voice rose again with the support of some bureaucratic capital and secret opposition forces.

For many days and nights, Hua Fei had trouble sleeping and eating, and a group of staff members discussed countermeasures day and night.However, it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. In front of Japan's absolute naval power, there are really few countermeasures with Hua Fei's military power in the autonomous region.

The navy is different from the army. Even if it is a recruit, as long as he is issued a gun, even if it is a red-tasseled gun, he will form combat effectiveness as quickly as possible.The navy needs not only warships, but also various supporting weapons and equipment, as well as professional sailors, gunners, and commanding talents. The technical requirements are higher and more complex.Moreover, even if all the financial and technical personnel are available now, it will take time to build a warship, and it is far from being able to quickly build a powerful naval force with combat effectiveness in a short period of time.

Judging from Hua Fei's original intention, declaring war on Japan is not only to continue to establish his iron-blooded and tough style, but also to not tolerate Shandong being taken by the Japanese.More importantly, he wants to take this opportunity to block China's most dangerous opponent at present, minimizing the possibility of them taking advantage of World War I to rise.

But if the plan exceeds the control, it is likely to steal the chicken and lose the rice.Although so far, we have achieved tactical victories one after another, none of them has had a strategically decisive impact.If a strategic turning point cannot be achieved in a short period of time, I am afraid that Hua Fei's autonomous region's economy will not only be severely suppressed, but also other secret hostile forces and external forces will take advantage of the opportunity to rise up, causing him to be very anxious.

Hua Fei knew very well that the autonomous region was newly established. Since he paid great attention to the construction of the intelligence team when he was in Luzhou Prefecture, after the establishment of the autonomous region, many premeditated plans and actions were detected in advance by Qin Man's secret security reconnaissance team. and destroy.In addition, Hua Fei's military government quickly announced the formation of a coalition government, which made some opposing forces restrain their actions a lot.

After the coalition government was formed, although the Ba'ath Party controlled the parliament, the coalition parties still had a lot of power in many departments of the coalition government.In this way, most of the actions of hostile and hostile forces were resolved.Although they still have an attitude of resisting and distrusting Hua Fei, at least they will not easily seek radical means to protect their rights and interests.

In addition, the police force has always been in the hands of Hua Fei, and has inherited the military's iron-fisted and decisive style.Armed Police

It is to eliminate all the gangsters in the autonomous region, and privately owned guns are strictly restricted and controlled.Various policies and measures have brought about an unprecedented improvement in the security situation in the autonomous region.

It can be said that the Ba'ath Party founded by Hua Fei and him represents the fundamental interests of the broad peasantry, the urban working class, and the new type of national business class.And those bureaucratic and capitalist classes, the gentry and local tyrants, and even the forces of foreign compradors have always been wary of Hua Fei and his army.

The original contradictions have always been covered up under various new circumstances. After the declaration of war against Japan, although such opposition forces have risen slightly, with each success and victory, all kinds of opposition arguments and criticisms have also been submerged in joyful comments.But as the war fell into a protracted war of attrition, even after entering the coalition government, Sun Wen and others, who had been avoiding politics and focusing on industrial development, began to call Hua Fei.The analysis advocates that if this continues, the autonomous region will be invincible and its economy will collapse completely.The development of industrial enterprises that have finally gotten on the right track will also stagnate again.

And those opposing hostile forces became more active than ever before.There are more and more criticisms of Hua Fei in newspapers and street speeches.Although there is not much impact at present, it is difficult to say that there will be any unpredictable consequences in the long run.

"Everyone!" In the combat staff headquarters, Hua Fei once again held a large-scale military meeting above division commanders, "It has been more than four months since we declared war on Japan. However, apart from a small number of victories, our strategic , did not achieve a decisive victory."

"The trade in the autonomous region has been cut off for more than a month. Even if I don't say it, everyone can feel the impact on the economy of the autonomous region, how huge it will be! I don't want the newly born national light and heavy industries in the autonomous region to fail because of our soldiers Incompetence, and delay the pace of development!"

"War is about the economy, and fighting for land is about national power! If it weren't for the over 3000 million war bonds sold successively, which were widely purchased inside and outside the autonomous region, and even overseas, I'm afraid we would never be able to hold on for such a long time!"

Hua Fei looked serious. Only he and a few others understood the seriousness of the situation.In war, land is money!Not to mention the food and clothing expenses of frontline soldiers, the consumption of bullets, shells, gun supplies, etc., is not a small amount.

The current international price of a round of German-made 76mm~( shotgun shells is [-]. If you sell them, it will be a very high profit. But if you shoot them yourself, you will lose money. As for the m shells of the coastal defense fort on Changxing Island, The price is even more frighteningly high. Moreover, after firing hundreds of shells, the lifespan of the barrels and chambers of those coastal defense guns has reached their limit.

Not to mention the high cost of replacement, in this period, there is no condition for replacement at all.

"Therefore, the Shandong battlefield must achieve a major strategic breakthrough within a month. The navy and air force must also do everything possible to threaten the Japanese navy in order to increase our bargaining chip for a truce. If we really cannot achieve a breakthrough at sea, then we must Use the victory of the land battle in exchange for our favorable bargaining chip in the truce negotiation!"

"The General Staff must formulate a general attack plan within three days. I need to launch a full-scale decisive battle against the Japanese army in Lu in ten days. I have secretly sent Jiang Baili and Zhang Xiaozhun to prepare for the decisive battle. Ready, ready to go to Shandong battlefield at any time!"

"Yes!" The officers of the First Army at all levels excitedly stood up and saluted.

The First Army has been in the rear for a long time, and it has long been idle.The stalemate on the front line in Shandong made them very anxious.How do the recruits of the Second Army and the miscellaneous soldiers of the Third Army be placed in the eyes of the First Army.But they couldn't help but enjoy killing the Japanese on the battlefield. As the elite of the National Defense Army, they watched the show in the rear.Quite a few soldiers and junior officers have nagged in private that they don't understand what kind of mystery the commander is planning.

This is thanks to the fact that most of the officers and soldiers of the First Army were brought out by Hua Fei, and they even worshiped Hua Fei superstitiously.Moreover, the quality of officers at all levels of the First Army is relatively high, and Hua Fei has been staying behind, so in their hearts, they are more willing to protect Hua Fei's safety.Although this duty is the task of the guards, but it is not a kind of trust for Commander Hua to keep them.This is the conclusion exchanged by many officers of the First Army Commander in private.

After a group of military chiefs left, only the main staff of the staff department and some senior officers were left at the scene.

"Mo Haiyu, you and Cao Yuan will go to Beijing and Fengtian tomorrow respectively! Lobby Yuan Shikai and Zhang Zuolin to launch the Japanese attack on Nanman and Luda. For Beijing, we can promise that the entire territory of Shandong occupied by Germany will be handed over to the Beijing Central Government Take over. From Zhang Zuolin, in addition to promising to support arms, Cao Yuan, you can also promise to support the local autonomy of the Northeast and form an agreement document with Zhang Zuolin to form a military mutual aid alliance!"

"Foreigners, I will visit in person. At this moment, whether it is the United States or Britain and France, I am afraid that we can cease the war. So the point is how much victory we can achieve before the negotiation, and even force the Japanese to the negotiating table. Only in that way can we negotiate for us and seek the greatest benefit!"

As soon as Hua Fei finished speaking, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.The more agitated Bai Kaijun even stood up and said loudly, "Commander, on the battlefield in Shandong, the Second Army has so far killed more than 5000 soldiers and injured as many as 8000 soldiers. The Third Army has killed more than 3000 soldiers. More than 5000 soldiers were injured. We paid such a huge price, why did we hand over most of Shandong to Yuan Shikai? Commander! Could it be that the blood of the soldiers of the Second Army and the Third Army was shed in vain? "

Hua Fei raised his eyes and saw that although the other people in the venue did not speak, the meaning revealed in the eyes of most of them was the same as that of Bai Kaijun.Hua Fei felt slightly relieved, but at the same time worried.

What is gratifying is that the main senior officers of the National Defense Forces that he single-handedly trained have long been "self-governing" in their hearts, and they did not regard Yuan Shikai as the president of the central government at all.Most of the staff and Hua Fei tacitly understood that it was impossible for Hua Fei to be limited to the construction and development of an autonomous region.

What is worrying is that most of the staff are not very mature, do not have a long-term strategic vision, and are limited to the gains and losses of one city and one place in front of them.Giving Shandong to Yuan Shikai does not mean that Hua Fei will never take it there, but it is only in exchange for the Beiyang Army sending troops to increase the pressure on the Japanese Army, and temporarily handing it over to Yuan Shikai for safekeeping.

It is better to leave it to Yuan Shikai than to fall into the hands of the Japanese.Moreover, using the depth to disperse the power of Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army is not a bad thing for the autonomous region.Taking this opportunity, it may be possible to reduce

hostility, to seek more development and construction time for the autonomous region.

This man with means and skills in modern Chinese history, I believe he can make a certain decision in the face of right and wrong interests.From Hua Fei's point of view, he didn't have much dislike for Yuan Shikai.If this character is not too obsessed with the glory of the emperor, his historical comments, and even the historical future of China as a whole, will probably be different.

Based on the analysis of Hua Fei's current strength, the strength of controlling an autonomous region has already begun to become tense.The military force is barely adequate, but the key is that there are not enough loyal but experienced administrative personnel.This loyalty does not necessarily mean being loyal to him personally, but agreeing with the autonomous region or the idea of ​​the Baath Party.Similar to the Democratic Party, the Progressive Party and other parties in the coalition government, they can only be regarded as temporary political allies, and they are not fully dependent.

Moreover, to occupy Shandong, it is necessary to disperse Huafei's current limited military strength and disperse Huafei's limited construction funds.Except for a large piece of land, the benefits obtained are not of much value for the time being.So under balance, such a decision is exactly the pride of Hua Fei's strong man breaking his wrist.

As for Zhang Zuolin, Hua Fei believes that he is very ambitious, full of political sensitivity, and unwilling to stay under others for a long time~Xiong!Hua Fei believes that the model of the Suzhou-Shanghai Autonomous Region must have greatly influenced and encouraged Zhang Zuolin. This can be seen from his enthusiasm for the representatives of the Autonomous Region when he first contacted Zhang Zuolin.If Hua Fei promises the conditions of the military mutual aid alliance, I believe he will be tempted.As for whether to send troops or not, we can only do our best and obey the destiny.

"The blood of the officers and soldiers of the Second Army and the Third Army was not in vain, because they blocked the Japanese in Shandong, and let the Japanese take the opportunity to occupy Shandong in vain!"

"Since I put on the military uniform, I have never asked myself whether everything I have done is worth it! When one day I also die in battle, will my blood be wasted in vain! I have never thought about it this way, because I I firmly believe that everything we do is for the sacred and great goal, for the rejuvenation and rise of the Chinese nation!"

"We are soldiers. We not only have to be aware of ourselves, but also let the soldiers know that their duty is to fight for victory. Their identity and meaning of existence is to fight bravely on the battlefield. You are all my arms As local staff officers, you not only need to have excellent military planning and coordination, but I also hope that you can have advanced political vision and vision."

"My lords, an excellent fighter, he never asks why. All he needs to do is to carry out the order and fight bravely for honor and mission! Even in his opinion, that order is incomprehensible.

And as commanders, we need to understand why we ordered the next time, and carry it out firmly!We can't be sure whether our plan is correct or not, but we must do it, and we must send young lives to the battlefield.Accept the glory of victory and bear the responsibility of failure, this is your profession and mission! "

Bai Kaijun gradually calmed down. It's not that he didn't understand that for war, you can never regard death in battle as a huge pressure.That would be a hindrance to the commander's military and political decision-making.Compared with the hundreds of thousands of millions of war casualties in each battle in Europe, this loss on the Shandong battlefield is indeed insignificant.

The other staff officers in the staff department, including Zhang Zhizhong, Cao Yuan and others, seemed to have realized something.After a short silence, Li Yue, whose expression had been calm all the time, laughed lightly and said, "Commander, Ge Ning and the others are still in Japan. According to the current information, they have not been captured by the Japanese army, and their lives and deaths are unknown. Are we just Don't they care?"

That’s right, most of the deep strike teams returned triumphantly and gloriously, but there is no news of the Ge Ning team that bombed the entire Yokosuka Port Naval Ammunition Depot, and the five-man team that went back to look for them afterward.Don't you just ignore them?

Before Hua Fei could express his opinion, Li Yue continued calmly and said, "According to my judgment, Ge Ning and the others are still fine. If the Japanese catch them, it is impossible for them to remain silent. And some There are two possibilities, one is that they are hiding in Japan, evading the Japanese army's hunting. The second is that they may have escaped the Japanese hunting, but they just can't come back smoothly!"

"Commander, I am willing to go to Japan again, and I will definitely find them all and bring them back safely!" Wang Meng, the person in charge of the deep strike plan and the commander of the guard army, said quickly.

"It's true that we need to go to Japan again, but it's not Commander Wang, but Captain Zhu leading the team!"

"Me?" Zhu Bing obviously did not expect that Li Yue's staff member would call his name at the meeting.However, as the captain of the Sea Snake Commando, he couldn't bring Ge Ning and the others back safely, so he couldn't shirk his responsibility.Immediately without hesitation, he said, "I don't want to go, please order the commander!"

Seeing this, Wang Meng wanted to argue, but Hua Fei saw that Li Yue must have some kind of evil idea in his stomach.His maverick staff officer in the staff department seldom speaks in every meeting, but whenever he speaks, the opinions he puts forward are either bad ideas or ruthless ideas.Although this displeased the other staff officers, Hua Fei needed this kind of eclectic staff thinking to expand his imagination.

Therefore, although Li Yue's interpersonal relationship in the staff department is extremely poor, Hua Fei has always valued him very much.In the staff department, they are Hua Fei's confidantes.

"Li Yue, if you have any bad idea, just say it, don't fool everyone!" Hua Fei's serious expression finally relaxed a lot.In fact, he is just a young man in his 20s, and most of the time he doesn't want to show his face in front of a group of equally young staff officers.It's just that it comes from the heart, and most of the time, it's just a last resort.

Although Li Yue has a weird personality, he seldom disobeyed Hua Fei's orders. He respectfully said, "Send a large number of special forces to sneak into Japan again. But their main task is not to rescue Ge Ning and the others, but to enter Japan." Inland, wantonly carry out sabotage and assassination operations!"

"I believe that as long as there is such a commotion, Ge Ning and the others will take the initiative to find Captain Zhu, so as to avoid the trouble of no trace! And if the war is burned to the mainland of Japan, especially the harassment and assassination of the local dignitaries in Japan, it will definitely happen." Increase the pressure on the Japanese government. It can even intensify the conflict between the Japanese army and navy, allowing us to gain greater bargaining chips in the armistice negotiations!"