Chapter 6 Everything is for victory

Manchurian Army Headquarters of the 6th Japanese Imperial Army, Pyongyang.

The table is full of delicious food. In the center is a huge green round porcelain plate, with thin sashimi inside, arranged in a chrysanthemum shape. The famous Xiaguan puffer fish is almost transparent and snow-white. The patterns of the large round disc are faintly penetrated through the thin r pieces, making them look more attractive.

At this moment, four generals with ribbon medals surrounded the dining table.

Commander of the Manchurian Army, Marshal of the 6th Army, and Dashanyan.

Deputy Commander of the Manchurian Army, General of the 6th Army, and Prince Nokuhiro Kitashirakawa Miyagi.

Chief of staff of the Manchurian Army, Chief of Staff of the 6th Army, General of the 6th Army, and Taro Yugu.

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Manchurian Army, Training Director of the 6th Japanese Army, General of the 6th Army, and Masato Teraucai.

"Xiaguan puffer fish is indeed well-deserved."

Marshal Oyama Iwara chewed for a while and said with a smile.

"The delicious food is ahead, but you can't ignore the fine wine in front of you." Taro Ao Yugen said with a smile, "For His Majesty the Emperor, for the victory of the great cause, and for the glory of the Great Japanese Empire, we will toast to the emperor."

“E French, cheers”

Masatoshi of the Temple put down his wine glass, his expression was intoxicating, and he opened his eyes for a long time: "I have heard of Fukui Fanjiu for a long time, and I taste it today, and it is indeed worthy of its reputation."

"Youhe," said Prince Noriki Kitashirakawa with emotion, "You need to use Yamada Nishiki rice selected, use 30% of them, brewed with heart, and store ice in the cellar for five years, and it can be drunk. Even Your Majesty, there is only an extremely important banquet that you can hold."

"Fine wine..." Dashanyan's eyes were a little erratic for some reason.

"Oyama-kun, see what this is?" Taro Eryugen suddenly smiled mysteriously, and a bottle of wine came out from somewhere.

Oyama Iwa took it and played with it repeatedly, looking up at Taro Ouguen, his eyes soft.

"The potato wine from my hometown..."

Potato soybean wine is a famous product of Kagoshima in the Satsuma clan. Oyama Isai was born in Kagoshima. Since he stood on the side of the Masahiro Army in the Southwest War and defeated his cousin Saigo Takamori, Kagoshima, who worshiped Takamori as a god, regarded Oyama Isai as a traitor, and the people cursed him, so that he could not return home from now on. This story is well known to everyone in the 6th Japanese generals, but only sighs.

"Oyama-kun, don't look at me like this. It was Mrs. Shesong who entrusted me to me." Eryugen Taro waved his hand, "Mrs. Shesong is worried about your body and knows that you love to drink this, so she made y wine with Kagoshima Potato, and entrusted me to bring it over, but you must be controlled."

"She Song..." Dashan Ion couldn't put down his wine bottle and poured himself a glass of it, "This woman is really..."

"Oyama-kun," Eryugen Taro looked at Oyama-kun strangely, "If you want to say bad things about Mrs. Shesong, you have to pass this level first. You must know that when Mrs. Shesong decided to marry you, the young Japanese shouted "Tianzhu Dashan-kun" even if it was... "

Masato Tanuchi, who was beside him, couldn't help but turn his head.

Yamashiro Yamashiro, the current wife of Oyama, is one of Japan's first travelers and a famous Japanese beauty. She decided to marry Oyamashiro as a reteller, which really made many Japanese men heartbroken. In the eyes of everyone, it was nearly 200 kilograms, but the 1.6-meter-high 6th Army Marshal, and the slim and beautiful Lady Wakamashiro, are simply indecent and beautiful, slow and intelligent. Many people simply call Oyamashiro "toad" since then, but...

"Okay, I love you, Dashan is slow, but I can't stand your eloquence." Dashanyan smiled and shook his head, "We Japanese women, no matter how long they stayed in the West, still can't get rid of their true nature. Just like our 6th Army..."

"If I had known that you would have said this, I might as well introduce you to a French woman."

Oyama Iwai looked at Taro Ouguen silently.

Dashan Iwa, who seemed to be dull and fat, actually had a very thorough mind. He knew in his heart that the always calm Taro of the son, Yugen Taro, was so active today, was nothing more than to adjust the atmosphere.

Challenging China, a giant, and betting on national destiny, for the Japanese dwarf who has been curled up beside the giant, the terrifying and desperate pressure has always been pressing on everyone's heads like a mountain. Although it has been a long time since the war started, it is really time to fight. Not to mention the senior officers of the 6th Army who have experienced the Sino-Japanese War, even those young and strong officers who have conquered Manchuria all day and dismembered China, aren't they secretly worried?

Oyama Rock freely cut the steak on the plate, eating it with a full mouthful of juice. On the side, Prince Nori Kitashirakawa Miyagi ate sashimi and drank the wine gracefully. Oyama Rock and Masato Nakanuki were eating and chatting, chuckling from time to time. The atmosphere was such a relaxed and freehand painting. Oyama Rock chewed very slowly, and his eyes were inexplicably wet. In the distance, the "onboard" sound of young soldiers came faintly, with green blood, the glory of soldiers, the glory of the empire, and the heroic spirit that changed the destiny of the nation. How many years have you missed it?

Time passes gently like this.

"Okay, everyone." After a long time, Dashanyan wiped his mouth with a snow-white napkin, coughed lightly, and everyone stopped to stare at the almost completely French-style veteran of the Japanese 6th Army.

Dashanyan wiped his mouth: "Okay, or go back to the main business... The First Army still has no progress?"

Everyone sighed in their hearts.

Thinking about the relaxing atmosphere just now, from this moment on, I am afraid it will never be able to have it for a long time.

Masato Tanuchi took a deep breath: "The offensive effect last night was not very good. Even if the Russian fleet bombarded Donggang, the First Army's attack on Donggang and Dandong did not achieve satisfactory results. The Chinese people are indeed tenacious."

"You can't pin your hopes on Russians." Prince Nori Kitashirakawa Minami shook his head, "The firing of the naval guns and the 6th-level forts is a foolish move. The three- or five-mm shore defense guns set up by the Chinese in several ports are very tightly protected. They are not open forts, so I don't think the Russians are trying harder. They can protect the Seto Inland Sea and the North Korean waters and ensure our support, which is already a blessing from God and Buddha."

"But without the support of the sea, how can the Chinese people be restrained in the Dandong side?" asked Masato Seunuchi, "It is too difficult to cross the river to fight, a big river like the Yalu River. Yesterday's tentative attack, the Chinese army's firepower was very powerful. Before suppressing the Chinese army's firepower, the large-scale attack of the First Army was meaningless."

"At present, the firepower of the First Army is still slightly insufficient." Prince Nojiu said, "The Sixth Regiment of Heavy Artillery in China has been launched. How about directly strengthening it to the First Army?"

"That's it." Marshal Oyama Iwa said, "In addition, it is necessary to entrust the Third Fleet of the Joint Fleet and the Third Fleet of the Russian Pacific Fleet to escort domestic support forces, especially heavy artillery, and must arrive at the front line intact. Otherwise, the purpose of suppressing the artillery fire of the Chinese army will be difficult to achieve."

"Yes, commander." Teraunuchi Masato responded.

"By the way, how are the Brave Division ready?" Dashanyan asked again.

"Everything goes well, according to the progress, it will take about a week to complete the battle situation." said Masato Desauchi. "The troops are in good condition, Ogawa-kun is very motivated. The troops have practiced many times in Hokkaido, and the Chinese people still seem to lack the corresponding preparation."

"Youhe, with Mr. Qianxin here, I guess he can be safe." Dashanyan joked rarely, but his face sank again. "For material supply, please tell the base camp that it is necessary to add 400,000 civilians. The Koreans fled too many, and those husbands are not very reliable. If this continues, it will be difficult for the Manchu army to maintain its established combat goals."

“It was Nai Masato said respectfully.

"I don't think this will be a solution." Oyama Ion frowned and said, "Okazawa-kun, the governor of North Korea, seems to be too tough. Now it seems that the Koreans still have a good impression of the Chinese... What Eryu-kun said makes sense. In addition to high pressure, they have to be gentle to the people like the Koreans who are used to being oppressed. What they want is actually a little relaxed rule. But if they indulge them, they will gain a better position."

"I'll give this matter to you." Prince Nojiu bowed, "I'm going to Seoul to persuade Okaze-kun, increase my strength, and visit North Korea's King Lee in the name of the Japanese royal family, and they will come forward to help stabilize the people's hearts."

"Can you promise a prospect of expanding autonomy after the war and even boycotting the Qing Dynasty on the issue of the Yalu River and Changbai Mountain." said Taro Ouyuan, "

Dashanyan stood up and bowed deeply: "Then please ask His Highness the Prince."

He turned to Taro Ou Gen, "I want to go down, about the third army's Lei Font Plan..."

"I will personally guide the situation." Taro Ou Gen owed slightly, "I believe that the Third Army will definitely live up to its entrustedness."

"My son, I want you, and Mr. Qianxin said that Ogawa won again by the commander of the Second Division, "Kenxin, Jin," said Ogawa with a smile. "I hope that the unparalleled military strategy of Lower East Asia can fully bloom in the Manchuria land. I think that day will be coming."

“French, sure.”

“Evd French, no, absolutely certain”

Under the night, the dark sea water is undulating, and the outlines of the distant land have been hidden in the night and are difficult to distinguish. The coastal areas have begun to implement strict light controls. Under the shadows of starlight, huge ship shadows appear and disappear.

Twenty nautical miles ahead of the fleet are four second-class protective cruisers of the "Battle Knife" class, or the fifth light cruiser team. The Battle Knife is a light cruiser of the Chinese Empire and one of the first ship types in the empire to adopt a load-type turret layout. It uses an oil-fired boiler with a standard displacement of 5,450 tons, up to 28 knots at a time, and a cruising capacity of 4,500 nautical miles and 18 knots.

The firepower of this type of ship has an overwhelming advantage over warships with the same displacement. Its main gun is four 152 mm and 45-diameter double-mounted turrets installed on the back-mounted turrets, and four 75 mm guns and eight 37 mm guns. Each of the ship and the ship has a four-mounted 533 mm torpedo tube. Steel armor with a thickness of 5.5 inches was installed in key areas such as the command tower, main turret, boiler and engine compartment. The deck thickness reached 50 mm. Other parts completely abandoned armor, which was completely different from the current traditional protective cruisers in Europe and the United States.

Behind the fifth light patrol team are two cheetah-class armored cruisers - the Cheetah and the Snow Leopard, as well as two Guilin-class armored cruisers - the Guilin and Lijiang.

The Cheetah class is the first type of warship in the Chinese Empire that uses oil-fired boilers and is officially put into service at the end of last year. This type of ship is considered to be the pioneer of the Guangzhou class in its design, but because it is divided into "armored cruisers" by the Chinese Navy and has remained low-key, it did not cause too much sensation outside.

Since there is no excessive intervention from Zheng Ying like the Guangzhou class, although this type of ship has adopted many avant-garde designs in its technology, it maintains a good balance. Moreover, the connection between each technology and the original technology is relatively appropriate, and it has actual combat capabilities earlier than the Guangzhou class. This type of ship also uses a pagoda bridge, equipped with a five-meter range-finding pole and a simple fire control command system, and is also a four-seat double-mounted three-five millimeter forty-five diameter, with a full central axis configuration, and has eight-one-five millimeter secondary guns and twelve-five millimeter secondary guns. The firepower can ensure that all active ships except the Guangzhou class are overwhelmed.

The standard displacement of this type of ship is 17,800 tons, 25 knots, cruising capacity of 6,800 nautical miles, and 16 knots, and the crew of the ship is 805. In armor, the Cheetah class has adopted a full key protection strategy, concentrating key parts such as turrets, ammunition storage, engine compartment, command tower, etc. to the swelling parts, and centralized defense through thick armor. In particular, the ship uses steel armor made from Krupp armor technology introduced from Germany through technology exchange, and its protection is 50% higher than that of the United States' Harvey heat-treated carburized armor.

According to the standards of European powers, the Cheetah class should be suitable for high battleships.

The Guilin class is the first armored cruiser built by the Chinese Empire. It uses two 40-fold twelve-inch double main turrets of the battleship class, and is also equipped with one-five-two-mm side gun silhouette guns and seventy-five-mm fire guns. In addition, it adopts a key protection strategy for the side armor.

Guilin-level standard displacement is 9,200 tons, and Dahang 25th Festival.

On the flank, there are three destroyers composed of four "NT Rain" class destroyers. This type of ship is a sharp destroyer of the Imperial Chinese Navy. It uses an oil-fired boiler with a standard displacement of 1,300 tons. The 34th section of the Dahang. The main gun is two twin-mounted 120 mm guns, the secondary gun is four-end 75 mm guns, six-end 37 mm guns, and the ship has a four-end 5,33 mm torpedo tube, and one at the tail.

After the first patrol team was installed, it was a sixth cruiser composed of two "Mei"-class mine-braking cruisers. This type of ship was a professional mine-braking ship produced by the Chinese Empire for mine-braking and breaking J., and it can also perform raids. The main gun is two 40-fold double-braking turrets, 28-fold Dahang, with a displacement of 4,450 tons. The mine-braking tracks on its deck and the warehouse in the cabin can carry a total of up to 400 mines. In addition, it is equipped with two double-braking 533-mm torpedo tubes and several secondary guns.

Later, there were four destroyers composed of four "Dense Fog" class destroyers. This type of ship was the first-class main combat destroyer of the Imperial Chinese Navy, and also served as the fleet minesweeper. It uses a soul-burning boiler, with a standard displacement of 850 tons, a 32-kilogram 360 nautical miles. The main gun is two double-mounted 120 mm guns, the secondary gun is four-end 75 mm guns, six-end 37 mm guns, and the ship has two double-mounted 45 mm torpedo tubes, and one at the stern.

Since the entire formation is composed of ships using heavy oil boilers, there is no thick black and gray smoke belt, and the movement is extremely hidden. Through the instructions of the leading airship, the formation also avoids the sparse warning network of Japanese and Russian intelligence ships, and gallops towards the destination without knowing it.

The flying scissors cut the water by 1n, like a strong shark, heading north at sixteen junctures.

The light cruiser of the Battle Knife, commander Tarot through the bridge chart room.

Deputy Captain Xie Jiang put down the pencil in his hand and murmured: "It's about to start... The battle of overlords in the Western Pacific will determine who is the master of this sea and will definitely win..."

Xu B did not look up: "Saturday, go to bed quickly. Keep your jin and accumulate strength. It is a dangerous time during the day."

Xie Jiang didn't breathe evenly, obviously a little unhappy: "Old Xu, don't you feel the movement... We are going to start the first battle of the sea, the protagonist."

Xu B shook his head: "There are no protagonists and supporting roles. If you want to say there is, it is also the commander."

"Commander Sa?" Xie Jiang snorted, "It's fine to be a General Lin. He has great contributions, is of level and prestige. What about those... These people are ultimately defeated players of Dadonggou. After all, our town navy is occupied by half by the Beiyang Navy system, which was born in Fuzhou Naval Academy. I really don't know what's going on."

Xu B raised his head and frowned: "These are not the issues we are considering. Don't be careless, go to bed early. You are also a senior officer. Can't you remember the xin for a long time?"

"I'm afraid of his sister..." Xie Jiangntb; Xu B looked up at the statue of the former emperor Zheng Ying, and thought in his heart that he came to the observation bridge on the floor.

The officers and soldiers on duty did not dare to neglect, and their hands and feet became more and more quick. Xu B walked to the side of the Wei Li Zheng who was sitting in front of the sight of the sight and gathered to check the sea conditions, and asked softly: "What's wrong with it?"

"Report to the captain, everything is normal at present, and no suspicious ship shadows are seen."

Maoyan is a special type of people trained by the Imperial Navy. Most of them are hunters from the mountainous areas of Guangxi, Yunnan and Taiwan. They have excellent eyesight. After joining the sea school, they began to focus on cultivating and watching at the age of eleven or twelve. They eat cod liver oil produced every day, and can observe long-distance enemy ships with the help of glimmer of light at night. This is a powerful weapon for the Imperial Navy's night battle.

He is from a high mountain family in Taiwan. He entered the Navy Military Academy's kindergarten class at the age of 11. He was a key training student and graduated from Huangpu Maritime Military Academy five years ago.

Xu B patted his shoulder: "The enemy may appear at any time, and the observation advantage will affect the life and death of the entire fleet... Be careful."

"Yesterday, Japan and Russia invaded our ancient front army. Our army suffered nearly 10,000 casualties, and our army was as stable as Mount Tai."

In the streets and alleys of Beijing, the hawking of newspaper boys cheered and repelled the Russian army's defensive battle to tentatively attack, and thus transformed into a great victory of annihilation of more than 10,000 enemies.

It seems that the Russian soldiers are not three heads and six arms, who were originally afraid of fighting with Russia, and even considered whether they would go to the mainland to prepare for a place to stay. They couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in the face of this "great victory". It seems that although the National Defense Forces have experienced a series of blows from mutinies and great purges, their combat effectiveness is still reliable.

All social organizations called the Zhujie parade, and the people started to make slogans. Very, the long march was walking on the street, and many citizens next to them joined in cheering with newspapers. The major universities, youth groups, at least the New Year's Group and the Youth Girls Group in Beijing were all in a grand patriotic fundraising. A penny was not small, and it was not too much for ten thousand. In short, everything was for the country and the nation, and everyone would do their best.

At the train station, the crowd of people who saw him waved slogans, and many people burst into tears. The train mobilized soldiers looked at all this in a complicated way, and many people were also full of anxiety.

Many of them were originally just peasant brothers, and many of them even went to junior high school. They had veterans who had served, had strong cultural knowledge and national concepts, and were well-trained, but most of them had not fought real wars after all, not to mention fighting a battle of survival with countries like Russia and Japan. As for other soldiers, what are the enemies and what the battlefield is like, I have watched, watched stage plays, and heard various stories, but it is still difficult to piece together a complete picture.
To be continued...