New Warlords 1909

"Go to the field hospital in the rear and visit the wounded. Don't go, go back and rest!" Hua Fei said a little annoyed for no reason.

"No, I'm going, this is my mission!"

Hua Fei paused for a moment, but finally did not speak, and lowered his head into the deep night.

After the Japanese army position in Jimo suffered a big defeat during the day, the rear at this moment can be described as gloomy.Countless wounded and sick were crowded outside the field hospital. As for the slightly injured soldiers, they should find some gauze and wrap them up before returning to the trenches.

At this time, the lingering nightmare of Japanese soldiers came again from the direction of the Wehrmacht position, and a group of enemy reconnaissance planes flew over them.The enemy army seldom launched an attack at night. Some Japanese officers who had gone to bed quickly got up and ran to the trench in disheveled clothes, shouting, "All fight, all guard and fight, the Chinese are going to attack again, bastard, give me Get up, the Chinese are attacking, do you want to die? Get up, you stupid pig!"

Fighter planes and reconnaissance planes flew over the Japanese positions. In such a dark night, it was almost impossible to detect much intelligence.The Japanese army could only hold back the pitiful dozens of planes, which were wiped out as early as in the bombing during the day.

On the enemy's front, loose anti-aircraft fire soon emerged.It's okay if you don't shoot, once you shoot, you will expose your position. 2 The fighter plane pulled its wings and rushed down at high speed, da da da..., the machine guns swept violently, bullets flew on the ground, and several light machine guns suddenly misfired.

Two reconnaissance planes flew over the Japanese field hospital, and saw that the sky below was brightly lit. Numerous temporary tents were packed with sick and wounded waiting for treatment.When these wounded and sick heard the plane in the sky, they immediately ran away nervously.And those seriously injured wounded also crawled and crawled on the ground in pain.Several recruits guarding the hospital frantically raised their rifles and fired randomly at the sky. In fact, they also understood that this was a complete waste of bullets.But if they don't do this, they won't be able to alleviate the panic and depression in their hearts.

But after the two planes circled over the hospital for three weeks, they returned graciously.It is not that the reconnaissance plane is not equipped with a machine gun, nor is their machinery malfunctioning.Instead, there is such a provision in the Xindi Soldiers Code formulated by the National Defense Forces not long ago.Hospitals, schools, places of worship, and monuments must not be targeted by soldiers unless there is a direct order from a general or higher.

Not only the doctors in the hospital, but also the wounded and sick who were wailing just now, all staring at the sky at this moment, it seems that they still don't understand what's going on.But at this time, the tense Japanese officers and soldiers in the Japanese positions discovered that it turned out that this was just a harassment operation by the Chinese reconnaissance planes, and they showed no sign of launching an attack at all.

False alarm!It was night, and every hour, the planes of the National Defense Forces would come to harass them once, which made the nerves of the extremely exhausted Japanese soldiers tense.Later, under extreme sleepiness and numbness, many people curled up to sleep and ignored him even when the plane was flying in the sky.As long as the lights are not exposed, the random shooting of the Chinese people is nothing but a waste of bullets.

At the same time, Keller, a German who was captured by the Japanese army and held in Jimo, will never forget what happened that night.As captives of the Japanese, one can imagine the treatment Kule and others received.They were detained near the field hospital. The Air Force of the National Defense Forces attacked, and the hospital was brightly lit. It was an obvious target. In order to attract the attention of the planes, the Japanese even turned on all the lights in the prisoner camp.Just when everyone thought the end was coming, the plane of the Wehrmacht left.

Everyone rejoiced, no matter what these Germans' feelings and impressions of China were before, but after the god of death was far away from them, they couldn't help praying to their God one by one.Later, Kule, who was rescued, went to the autonomous region and visited the training camp of the National Defense Forces.

After returning to China after the end of World War I, he wrote a book "The Eastern Battlefield Sweeps the Entire Western Society."It has become a more accurate, fair and detailed book introducing the military, economy and culture of China's autonomous regions.In particular, some memory descriptions about the Shandong battlefield in the book have become the first-hand materials for historians to study the war in the Far East.And the rumors about Hua Fei written in the book and the subsequent contact between Kule and Hua Fei became the focus of Western women and young people vying to circulate them.That's another story.

At [-]:[-] in the morning, eight reconnaissance planes flew over the Japanese positions again, occasionally pulling the trigger and firing machine gun bullets aimlessly.Many Japanese soldiers were sleeping, and even the noise of the planes seemed unable to wake them up from their dreams.The soldiers on duty also curled up in the cold, looked up sleepily at the plane in the sky, and then smoked a cigarette shiveringly, carefully covering the light with their hands, so that the plane in the sky would not notice.

After more than ten minutes, the planes in the sky showed no sign of leaving, and some planes even began to circle at low altitude.Several Japanese soldiers on duty were very irritable and began to curse loudly.A soldier stuck his head out of the trench and looked out.But it was more than ten meters away from him, and it seemed that he could hear the terrifying voice, the steel monster!

"Here comes the monster, the Chinese iron skin monster!"

A gunshot rang out, but the sound of the gunshot seemed so insignificant amidst the roar of the plane.Until the whole earth began to shake as the tanks advanced, until the planes dropped flares.The heavy artillery regiment in the rear showed its power again, and countless high-explosive incendiary bombs poured down, instantly turning the entire Japanese position into a sea of ​​flames.

The fearless tank rushed into the flames, and the machine gunners stared at the hot flames and fired frantically in the enemy's positions.As long as you see a figure, a series of bullets will shoot past, leaving a miserable howl.

"Come on, kill!" The shouts of killing resounded overwhelmingly through the sky, and hundreds of charge horns blew together. Even the German Governor-General Merwadek, who was far away in Qingdao, woke up from his sleep. The first reaction was that the Japanese army Launch a counterattack?

"Report, the Allied Squadron, launch an all-out attack on Jimo!"

"Attacking again?" Melvadek couldn't react, his mind was still a little confused, "Why didn't they notify us?"

"I don't know, but most of the squadrons stationed in Qingdao have already left the city to attack Jimo City!"

"Why don't we have any news at all?" Melvadek was taken aback. Although they were stationed separately from the Chinese, they were mobilized on such a large scale that the German scouts could not receive any news!

"Most of their troops are stationed outside the city, and we found out about their mobilization. We sent people over to inquire. They said they were ordered to change defenses. Since they are our friendly troops, they did not report to His Excellency the Governor!"

"I want the latest battle report, no, prepare a car, I'm going to Jiaozhou, the command post of the Chinese!"

In the early morning of this day, the entire land of eastern Shandong seemed to be shaking with the sound of explosions.The Japanese army who suffered the sudden attack had little resistance. Most of the wounded or completely desperate Japanese soldiers raised their hands and surrendered at the gunpoint of the National Defense Forces.

The general attack, which was originally scheduled to end the battle at seven o'clock, ended the battle at a quarter past six.Of the 5000 Japanese troops deployed on the third front in front of Jimo City, except for [-] who fled back to Jimo, the rest were either killed or surrendered and captured.After this battle, the strength of the Japanese army in the direction of Jimo on the entire Shandong battlefield was reduced from more than [-] to less than [-]. Their strength was greatly weakened, and they barely retreated to Jimo City for the final stubborn resistance.But they didn't know that Jimo City was their last graveyard.

At dawn, soldiers of the National Defense Forces were cleaning the battlefield while reinforcing the original third line of defense of the Japanese army.When Melvadek came to the Jiaodong frontline command post again, he saw only groups of Japanese prisoners along the way.The war is over?Their coalition forces attacked the Japanese positions for nearly four months, and it ended like this only two hours after the second general attack?If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, if he hadn't witnessed the bravery and ferocity of the squadron in the first decisive battle, Melvadek would never have believed it, it would be a fact.

A long time later, in an interview, when Melvadek talked about his feelings about the world's top teams, Melvadek said that in this world, except for the German football team, he can The only army that I sincerely admire and admire is the Squadron, the National Defense Force of the Chinese Autonomous Region!

After launching the general attack, Hua Fei fell asleep, as if the earth-shaking war scene outside couldn't wake up his dream at all.If it hadn't been for Melvadek's visit, I'm afraid he would still be reluctant to get up in bed.But the first news he got up was not the victory of the general offensive, but the collapse of the negotiations in Manila. A quarter of an hour ago, the Japanese naval fleet launched a fierce bombardment of Qingdao, and once again blocked the Taiwan Strait, prohibiting all ships in the autonomous region from coming and going.The consuls of the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries also issued a note to the autonomous government expressing their solemn protest.

"Commander, I think we should stop at enough. If the negotiation breaks down, it will not be a good thing for the economy and trade of the autonomous region!" Staff officer Zhang Zhizhong suggested to Hua Fei while washing his face.

"Chichu, you have to understand that armistice negotiations are never on the negotiating table. War is a continuation of politics, and diplomacy is the result of war. Can we agree to those stupid conditions of the Japanese? If we don't agree, what should we do? So there is only one way, which is to eliminate all Japanese troops in Shandong!"

"There is nothing to negotiate. Send me an order. First, let the Jagged Military Daily publish detailed data on our H-2 Bluebird bomber. Note that it can be exaggerated appropriately, especially on the voyage. Second, let the Jagged Military Daily release a little more information." The details of the decisive battle report, especially the photos about the tanks, let Britain, France and other countries soften their attitudes! Third, issue an ultimatum to Japan, demanding that all of their army in Shandong surrender. blockade, stop the shelling of Qingdao, otherwise it will be deemed to declare war on China again. In that way, we will reserve the right to declare war on Japan in an all-round way. In addition, it can be revealed in the newspapers that we can even join the camp of the German Allies in order to fight Japan. Once we again Declare war on Japan, our H-2 bombers will carry out focused bombing on the Japanese mainland!"

"..." Rao Zhang Zhizhong had seen Hua Fei's toughness and iron fist countless times, but he was still stunned by Hua Fei's words.Join the Confederate camp?Wouldn't this completely offend Britain, France and other countries?Can negotiations continue?He wanted to persuade the commander again, but the commander would not fail to think of this.

Looking at the back of Zhang Zhizhong leaving, Hua Fei dropped the towel.Sighing in my heart, I secretly thought, this is not only a war and military confrontation, but also a psychological warfare!Whoever can't bear it first loses.

202 The Strongest Warlord in the Far East

If it is said that the naval battle against Japan has fully transformed the national consciousness of the people in the autonomous region from the militaristic trend of thought, it has gained a broad market.Then the crushing victory in the Shandong battlefield made this trend of thought rise to a peak amidst excitement and celebration.

Not long after the National Defense Force launched the first offensive in Jiaozhou, the second offensive was beyond everyone's expectations. It was fully launched in the early morning of the next day, and it took only more than three hours to capture the last line of defense of the Japanese army in Jimo.The second battle wiped out most of the Japanese army's active force, making the remaining Japanese troops on the Jimo front line less than [-] people, which no longer constituted a realistic military threat.

Such a huge victory, compared to the heroism of the navy, can be described as a complete victory.For those radical young people, there is no news that makes their blood boil more than this.Many schools, newspapers, folks and so on countless occasions are discussing this succession of victories.How much they want to go to the streets to cheer and celebrate.However, the National Defense Force Command of the autonomous region issued a military martial law order, strictly prohibiting all parades and assemblies before the end of the war against Japan.Hua Fei even personally appealed to the public to keep calm, devote their passion and excitement to their own study and work, and ensure the comprehensive and healthy operation of all social orders in the autonomous region.

Although the parade and celebration can greatly stimulate the people's enthusiasm for the War of Resistance, for Hua Fei, this enthusiasm is obviously enough.If it goes any further, it will inevitably fall into populist fanaticism.

Fortunately, Hua Fei's prestige in the autonomous region is unmatched now. Everyone saw that Hua Fei personally appealed, even those fanatical advocates of totalitarian militarism thought, and stopped their grand parade plan.Just kidding, the announcement from the National Defense Forces Command cannot be ignored.Otherwise, the soldiers of the National Defense Forces are all vigorous and resolute masters, and it is difficult to ask for mercy.

But you can ban everyone's demonstrations, but you can't ban the passion in their hearts and heated discussions on their lips.People will ask, why the Shandong battlefield has not been lost for several months, and since yesterday, it has suddenly turned around and achieved great victories one after another?And still a huge victory like never before?

Someone said, have you found out?Those politicians in the autonomous region were running around, and the foreigners in the Shanghai Concession were jumping around, but they didn't see Commander Hua show up?

Immediately, someone replied, yes, it is said that hundreds of reporters gathered outside the headquarters building of the National Defense Forces, but not to mention encountering Commander Hua, the staff officers of the headquarters did not see a single one.It is said that they are all in the Baima Mountain military base, but the Baima Mountain military base is under martial law within a radius of ten kilometers, and no one is allowed to enter or leave.

Yes yes, this is what I saw with my own eyes!It is said that Mr. Sun Wen, the chairman of the autonomous region, went to visit and asked to see Commander Hua, but was rejected!It was confirmed.

It's too much, Commander Hua's doing too much, Sun Wen is also the leader of the Democratic Party and the chairman of the autonomous region, how can he reject it!A young man with the Republican ideals of the Democratic Party said indignantly.

Comrade.This is a military secret.It is regardless of status!

friend.leaked military secrets.Shandong lost the battle.Can the people of the Democratic Party be responsible?

All JB nonsense.Can the people of the Democratic Party defeat the Japanese?Literati who can only play tricks.What fun to run to the military base for!

The young man who was a hard-core supporter of the Republic was immediately criticized and opposed.Have a calm tone.Earnestly and kindly.There is a verbal impulse.The angry youth scolded.Fortunately, there were no radical supporters of totalitarian militarism present.Otherwise a 'physical exercise' may not be avoided.

you say.Will Commander Hua secretly go to Shandong?Direct this battle personally?

In a word.Attract everyone's attention.After a short silence.Everyone's reaction was almost the same.Absolutely.Except for Commander Hua.Who else can command thousands of troops like this.Invincible ability.Needless to say.Commander Hua must personally command in Shandong.Otherwise, why did Chairman Sun avoid seeing him?Because others are not in Shanghai!It's too bad.Commander Hua's secretive trick is too extreme.Absolutely caught the Japanese by surprise.How can this be considered a dark place.This is obviously the golden cicada's escape from its shell in the 36 tricks.nonsense.Nonsense.This is called deception....

A group of ordinary citizen workers and students seem to have become senior researchers of the 36 strategies in the military scriptures, arguing endlessly here.

However, in the eyes of politicians, ministers and consuls of various countries, and other provincial military and political power figures, the few news published in the Jagged Military News caused a shock even more violent than a magnitude 2 earthquake.Not to mention the terrifying performance of the H-2 bomber, if true, this bomber is definitely advanced, leading the world by several years.Especially Germany, the airship bombing plan they studied did not go well.The Germans knew that they were no match for the British at sea, so they had a soft spot for bombing Britain, and tried to use bombing to force Britain to withdraw from the war.Therefore, once the H-[-] photos and specific performance were announced, the German ministers, consuls, and assistants in China, all who spoke to the Huafei Defense Forces, disregarded the taboos of Britain, France and other countries, and went public with all their strength.

The H-2 bomber has immeasurable strategic deterrent significance for domestic warlords and politicians in the Japanese cabinet.Most importantly, Hua Fei declared in the Jagged Army newspaper that if Japan refused the ultimatum, they would launch an all-out war against Japan again and use a large number of bombers to directly bomb the Japanese mainland.

What makes Britain, France and other countries feel extremely difficult is not only the Bluebird bomber and Warrior tank announced by Huafei, but also the offensive of the National Defense Forces in Shandong.

The same trenches, barbed wire, machine guns and artillery positional warfare, the same attack for several months without any progress.But now, perhaps because of the sharp weapon of the tank, the situation of the battle has completely changed!

What makes Britain, France and other countries even more disturbed is that they can clearly feel Hua Fei's anger from the statement in the Jagged Army newspaper.Even the Jagged Army Daily and active soldiers of the National Defense Forces publicly published articles and suggested that if countries such as Britain and France cannot provide diplomatic assistance to the autonomous region, and allow their ally Japan (Britain and Japan is an alliance) to act recklessly in China.The autonomous region not only vowed to launch a full-scale decisive war against Japan, but also formed an alliance with Germany to strive for military, economic and diplomatic assistance.

As soon as this article was published, it was reprinted by international newspapers and periodicals, causing an uproar in Western society.Some people in the West demanded that the government not rekindle the war in the Far East when the European war is at stake.In particular, many members of Parliament in the UK are deeply concerned about the interests of the UK in the Far East, especially in the Yangtze River Basin.They made public speeches in the parliament, declaring that if the mediation by Britain, France and other countries failed, and the British Empire's rights and interests in East Asia would suffer a great loss if it relied on its ally Japan.And once China, even a local government joins Germany