Chapter 21 The Japanese Warship is Almost Finished
() What Liu Fu saw this time was a regular document, which means what happened last week. From the various records on the document, it can be seen that the Germans, French, British and Russians were in Europe
The fight was endless. For example, in an interview with the British Daily Telegraph, German Emperor Wilhelm II said unabashedly: The Germans do not like the British. He also revealed that France and Russia had instigated Germany.
Intervention in the Boer War. This speech made Britain, France, Russia and other countries
Fu was very embarrassed and protested one after another. Seeing that he had caused trouble, Wilhelm II quickly dismissed the then Prime Minister, Bernhard von Bülow, to calm the anger of various countries.
There are two main pieces of information about the British. One is that a man named William Knox Darcy established a company called the British Persian Petroleum Company, and as soon as it went public, it received a lot of attention; the other was that
An engineer and a German who worked for the British Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, and their award-winning invention was a military secret in Taiwan - radio. And according to local British
Intelligence personnel reported that this kind of wireless telegraphy may be installed on the newly built British warships.
There is another piece of news that is classified as important, that is, the reconnaissance submarine of Taiwan's First Submarine Group discovered two Japanese battleships that were completing the final outfitting in Japan's Tokyo Bay. According to visual inspection, the two battleships were probably in
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It is about 5,000 tons, with one main gun of more than 250 mm at the front and rear, eight secondary guns of about 200 mm, and some other small guns of less than 200 mm. The appearance of the two battleships is basically the same, and the outfitting has been basically completed.
"Oh... you are very capable. It has only been a few years and we have built two more ships." Liu Fu read the information and was deeply impressed by the Japanese people's indomitable spirit. This country is similar to Taiwan.
, has a clear understanding and tireless pursuit of the navy.
"It's a pity. If I let you develop, I will be ruined. I'm sorry, but I will have to sink it for you. It depends on whether you build it faster or I fight it faster." Liu Fu marked the information with a pen.
After a few words, he called his secretary and asked him to forward this information to the Admiralty.
Due to the impact of the assassination incident, Taiwan Navy submarines have intensified their blockade of Japan since last year. Not only were Japanese-flagged ships passing on both sides of the Taiwan Strait intercepted and attacked, the submarine force also
Its tentacles extended to the southern coast of Japan, and it was sunk many times and planned to dock here.
Or Japanese cargo ships sailing, and successfully attacked Japan's ports twice, causing many ports in the southern waters of Japan to be unable to operate normally, and some of those foreign ships moved to the northern ports of Japan for fear of being attacked.
The other part simply canceled flights to Japan temporarily.
Japan, like Taiwan, is an island country, and most of its resources are imported. Although some of China's resources can be plundered on the Liaodong Peninsula to supplement domestic deficiencies, it is far from enough for consumption. In addition, the Taiwan Navy has blocked Japan.
Most of the routes to Nanyang have cut off one of its main arteries. As a result, Japan's domestic economy has deteriorated rapidly in the past year. Not only has steel production decreased by 20%, but the textile industry has also been severely hit. A large number of small businesses have
The closure of textile factories left workers severely unemployed. And the government
Most of FU's funds were invested in naval funding, and they had no time to take care of these private factories, which made Japan's domestic economy even worse.
Japan's government tightened its belt, gritted its teeth, and secretly built several battleships and cruisers. The two ships that were about to be outfitted were the Kurama-class battleships that had been under construction since the Russo-Japanese War.
Cruisers, Kurama and Ibuki.
Historically, these two battleships were the first battlecruisers built by Japan, and they were the first time Japan used gas turbines. However, this turbine was not made by Japan, but was bought from the Americans.
Due to the use of more advanced power units, the speed of both ships has increased, reaching 22.5 knots.
In order to prevent sneak attacks by submarines from the Taiwan Navy, the Japanese construction progress is very confidential. In Tokyo Bay where the Yokosuka Naval Factory is located, many small ships are deployed to patrol day and night, and in the Uraga Waterway, the outlet of Tokyo Bay,
Many mines.
Since most of Taiwan's submarines in Japan are concentrated in the south, Japan has not been found secretly manufacturing large warships here in the past few years. The intelligence work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Japan has also been affected by the fact that the two countries have been in a state of war.
If it can be spread on a large scale, such a highly confidential secret will be even more difficult to obtain.
The discovery of two large warships in the Yokosuka Navy Yard this time was also by chance. Due to the attack by Taiwanese submarines, many ships that were originally intended to dock at the southern seaports of Japan had to move to other ports. And one ship from
A cargo ship carrying coal from Lushun to Tokyo,
There happened to be a chief mate who was an intelligence agent for the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Liaodong. When the ship sailed to southern Korea, it received a report of Taiwanese submarine activities near Kagoshima, so the Japanese transport ship diverted
Arrive at Tsushima Strait, cross the Seto Inland Sea, and head to Tokyo Bay for unloading.
When the cargo ship safely arrived in Tokyo Bay and sailed into the Uraga Channel, it was officially evening. The chief officer was on duty in front of the bridge. When he accidentally picked up the telescope and looked to the left, he accidentally discovered what was going on in Yokosuka.
On the sea in front of the navy factory, two large warships were docked, and scaffolding was erected around the warships, as if they were being repaired.
With many years of agent training and navigation experience, the first officer immediately judged that these were two new warships that were completing outfitting. As the sky was getting dark, he could not clearly see all the details of the warships, so he could only follow the instructions
Experience is used to judge their approximate displacement and the caliber of the artillery.
After the cargo ship arrived in Tokyo, the first officer immediately contacted the intelligence agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Tokyo, reported his findings to the intelligence agents of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and sent this information to the headquarters in Taiwan via radio.
After receiving the original intelligence document with Liu Fu's instructions, the Navy Department immediately held a combat meeting and quickly came up with a combat plan and handed it to Liu Fei. In this plan, there were two options for Liu Fei to choose from.
, that is, sending submarines to lurk near Tokyo Bay and waiting for these two warships to leave the port. It is impossible for any country's warships to stay in the port and not use them. They will always come out. As long as they come out
Come on, it will be easy. Whether it is an ambush or a tracking strike, the Taiwan Navy is absolutely sure to send these two warships to the bottom of the sea. However, the time of this plan is difficult to control, and it requires a large number of submarines to take turns to monitor.
The cost is also relatively high. If the other party doesn't come out in two months, you have to keep an eye on it for two months. If the other party remodels it again, you don't know how many months you have to keep an eye on it;
Another plan is to send a submarine into Tokyo Bay and launch an attack on the two anchored warships. This plan is relatively simple and easier to control the time. However, it is very difficult because not only are mines laid outside Tokyo Bay, but also
There are several layers of anti-fish nets. If the submarine accidentally runs into them, it may be injured or sunk. The biggest danger is that the submarine will be captured after being discovered by a Japanese patrol ship.
Liu Fu was presented with two options, and did not choose immediately. Instead, he called in the commander of the submarine force and handed over these issues to these middle and lower-level commanders who had been fighting on the front line for a long time. Due to some life experiences of later generations, Liu Fu
, Liu Fu does not trust the one-sided words of the government department when dealing with many things, but is willing to listen to the thoughts and ideas of the parties involved.
No matter how efficient and honest the government is, those officials working in the office and at the rear will inevitably make mistakes of empiricism and bureaucracy. For some things, they will not ask the front-line direct operators in depth, but will
Make assumptions based on your own or a group's habitual thinking. Most of the time, this assumption is not wrong, but sometimes, it is unavoidable and somewhat divorced from reality.
This time, these submarine commanders did not disappoint Liu Fu. After studying for 2 days, they submitted a plan that was completely different from the Navy Department. In this plan, there was only one way of combat, and that was
Submarine dive.
As mentioned before, Tokyo Bay is very tightly defended. If a submarine sneaks in rashly, not only will the boat sink and people will die, but the submarine, a special weapon of the Taiwan Navy, will probably be given to Japanese prisoners. However, Liu Fu finished reading this
After the submarine commanders drew up the plan, they happily approved the operation.
