Just before Qin Zhiyuan ascended the throne, Lanfang's cargo ship was suddenly illegally inspected and even directly seized by the Japanese, which immediately caused an uproar in Lanfang.
After receiving Henry's telegram, the two destroyers of the Vladivostok Squadron immediately launched and went to the sea area where the incident occurred to try to rescue, but the Minnan was not found when they arrived.
Naturally, the Japanese would not stay where they were and wait to anger the Vladivostok squadron. At this time, the Minnan had been taken to a Japanese port and detained by Japanese warships.
Although the destroyer captain was unwilling, he could not go directly to the Japanese military port to rescue the Minnan. So he had no choice but to report it.
Coconut City, Royal Palace.
Qin Zhiyuan held a meeting before the imperial court, and Huang Bohan, Qin Zhisheng and Fuchu attended.
The process of the matter is basically like this. Let's talk about how we should deal with this matter. Qin Zhiyuan reported the situation.
In order to take care of Foch, Qin Zhiyuan still spoke in French, which everyone present could understand.
The Japanese seized the Minnan for no reason, which was very provocative. It depends on Lan Fang's response at this time. One mistake can trigger a war.
At present, it is obvious that Lanfang is not ready for war.
Little Japan is going crazy. Although our ships will pass through the Strait of Tsushima and Little Japan can threaten our waterway at any time, in the Strait of Malacca, countless ships of Little Japan will pass through it every day. If we target Japan in the Strait of Malacca
If the Japanese freighter is used, then the Japanese losses will be even greater. Don’t the Japanese know this? Huang Bohan spoke first.
Although Huang Bohan is the Prime Minister, he is still a businessman at heart. It is okay to use a businessman's way of thinking to deal with domestic affairs, but if he uses a businessman's way of thinking to deal with international relations, it will be a disaster.
So Huang Bohan really couldn't understand the behavior of the Japanese.
The Japanese have a tradition of subordinates overcoming superiors. Since the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese have always launched coups from the bottom up. Could this be the behavior of some individuals? Qin Zhisheng knows more about Japan.
Currently, Lanfang and Qin Zhiyuan serve as commanders-in-chief of the three armed forces in Lanfang, while Qin Zhisheng is the chief of general staff of the three armed forces.
Since he has important staff duties, Qin Zhisheng must strengthen his own capabilities. Japan is Qin Zhiyuan's default target for the next stage of his strategy. Qin Zhisheng has already had an in-depth understanding of Japan, so he has a deep understanding of Japan's situation.
It is not necessarily the behavior of a few people. Japan is now in chaos, and calls for the emperor to abdicate are endless. The Japanese are probably deliberately provoking conflicts with us in order to divert domestic attention and arouse the hatred of the same enemies in Japan.
Qin Zhiyuan's temperament became more and more calm.
Responding to emergencies is the greatest test of a country's leaders' ability to govern. If they are at a loss what to do, they will inevitably be at a loss. Only when they are calm can they face it calmly.
Qin Zhiyuan is in the process of progressing towards calmness and tranquility.
If this is the case, then we should expose Little Japan's conspiracy, let the whole world understand the Japanese's intentions, and use the pressure of public opinion to force the Japanese to let people and ships go. In that way, we will occupy the moral high ground and psychologically possess
The advantage is that he can deal with the Japanese from a high position. At the same time, he should order relevant departments to increase the efforts to subvert the Japanese government, at least to let Japan continue to be in chaos. Huang Bohan prefers to solve the problem through diplomatic channels.
Although Qin Zhiyuan has pointed out that Japan is Lanfang's opponent in the next stage, Huang Bohan is not willing to start a war if he is not forced to do so.
Huang Bohan belongs to the civil service group, and is naturally opposed to the military attache group. If Lanfang goes to war with Japan, the military will have the upper hand, and military control may be implemented, and the civil service group will lose power. At least if Lanfang wants to prepare for war,
It will inevitably increase military spending, which will affect the ongoing construction of Lanfang.
Of course, if Qin Zhiyuan is determined to start a war, Huang Bohan will execute it unconditionally. If a war is really going to start, it will be a battle related to the fate of the country, and Huang Bohan will not hold back in any case.
At this point, Huang Bohan is sufficiently aware.
When they detain our ship, we will detain theirs as well, and if they detain one of our ships, we will detain ten of them. When it comes to the Japanese, we must straighten our backs and not retreat even a step, otherwise these people will definitely push forward and clear up the enemy.
The tragedy of the empire will happen again to us. Qin Zhisheng prefers to use violence to solve problems.
If you think about it carefully, if there will be a battle between Lanfang and the Japanese sooner or later, then it is better to fight this battle sooner rather than later.
Lanfang's current shortcoming is basic military industry.
Although Lanfang's stall is large, it has not yet seen results. Even the raw materials used to produce bullets and artillery shells need to be imported. This does not matter much in peacetime, but if it enters a state of war, more considerations must be made.
aspect.
Although the British are clamoring for an alliance with the Japanese, they have not yet made a final decision. If Lanfang goes to war with Japan, the British cannot rule out the possibility of stabbing Lanfang in the back. After all, Lanfang currently imports most of the supplies.
It needs to be imported from Europe. If there is a problem in Europe, Lanfang may face the dilemma of poor supply.
However, this situation is the most extreme, because at the same time that the British and the Japanese entered into an alliance, the French were also allies of the Lanfang people. At the same time, because of France’s advantages in the Mediterranean, if Lanfang went to war with Japan, France would
They will definitely side with Lanfang. At this time, there is a big question mark as to how much help the British can help the Japanese.
It seems that fighting early is indeed better than fighting late.
Because while the Japanese used Lanfang to divert domestic attention and enhance domestic cohesion, Lanfang could also use the conflicts with the Japanese to increase Lanfang's cohesion.
There must be retaliatory actions, but the degree of retaliation must also be considered. If we seize ten Japanese ships, then the Japanese may block the Tsushima Strait, but we cannot block the Malacca Strait now. In this regard, we have no advantage.
Huang Bohan was worried.
From the map, one side of the Strait of Malacca belongs to the British and the other side belongs to the Lanfang people. The Strait of Malacca is also an extremely busy waterway. Almost all countries in the world use the Strait of Malacca to communicate with East Asia, so it is difficult to block it.
It's very big and the impact is not good.
The Tsushima Strait is different. North Korea is currently occupied by Japan, and the two countries are considering merging into one. Most of the ships currently passing through the Tsushima Strait belong to Lanfang, which makes it easier for the Japanese to block the Tsushima Strait, causing
The impact is not as great as Lanfang's blockade of the Strait of Malacca.
Qin Zhiyuan first wanted to know how much material the Northern Xinjiang District had hoarded and how much wealth it had.
Just after the Northern Expedition Army occupied Northern Xinjiang, Lanfang began to hoard supplies in Northern Xinjiang, including bullets, artillery shells, aviation bombs, aviation fuel, and even food and clothing. No matter what materials they were, as long as Northern Xinjiang could use them, they would all be needed.
hoard.
In the past few months, we have used hundreds of cargo ships, one of which is hoarding supplies in the northern Xinjiang region. So far, we have accumulated nearly one million tons of relevant military supplies, of which weapons and ammunition account for the vast majority. If now and
If Japan goes to war, according to the usual strength of our army, it can only last for a month. Qin Zhisheng's expression is not without worry.
This is the disadvantage of the Foreign Legion's usual lavishness. Even if it is to organize a small-scale battle, it requires half an hour of firepower preparation. It is surprising that the consumption of supplies is not large.
If you think about it carefully, the logistics supply of the Foreign Legion has always been sufficient since the day it was born. Because the Allies paid the bill, the Foreign Legion has never worried about logistical issues. As a result, the Foreign Legion has always used superior firepower to crush them in combat.
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This kind of battle is indeed very enjoyable, but at the same time the consumption is staggering.
When formulating combat plans in the future, the General Staff must consider our existing capabilities and cannot always use the consumption in fighting in Europe as a reference. Although our firepower intensity will be reduced, the Japanese are not as durable as the Germans.
No matter in terms of equipment or training level, the Japanese and Germans are incomparable. As long as it is enough, there is no need to waste it lavishly. Qin Zhiyuan made the request.
Wait, you mean to start a war with the Japanese. Foch finally came to his senses.
Foch is currently Lanfang's general adviser to the armed forces. This position is very special, and because of Foch's own reputation, he actually has as much say in Lanfang's military as Qin Zhisheng.
With this plan, of course we will not take the initiative to provoke a war, but if the Japanese must provoke a war, we will not back down. Lan Fang will never back down. Qin Zhiyuan made a strong statement.
Lan Fang will not back down
Qin Zhiyuan was prepared to regard this as Lan Fang's principle.
No, no, now is not the right time to start a war. The current Lanfang does not have the ability to defeat the Japanese. In the war in Europe, the Lanfang army did show potential. If Lanfang borders Japanese territory, then I believe Lanfang will
Fang at least has the strength to compete with the Japanese, but the problem now is that Lanfang and Japan are not bordering, so Lanfang's powerful army may not even be useful. The threat of the Japanese naval fleet must be considered.
Not to be underestimated. Foch's expression was solemn.
If we look at his personal status, Foch is now the number one military man in the world. There is no doubt about this.
But at the same time, Foch is also a representative of the old soldiers. Although Foch is not against new weapons such as tanks, machine guns and aircraft, he does not have a deep understanding of the value of these new weapons.
In Foch's concept, Lanfang lacked effective countermeasures to deal with Japanese warships, so Foch was not optimistic about Lanfang going to war with Japan now.
The Japanese fleet is indeed powerful. Lanfang currently only has one battleship, but the Japanese have six, and they are even stepping up their construction. But if a war breaks out, this does not mean that Lanfang has no ability to fight back. The Japanese warships even have
The radio system has not yet been installed, which will cause poor communication between their warships. Lanfang also has a large number of submarines, which can pose a huge threat to the Japanese. At the same time, Lanfang also has the most powerful bomber force in the world.
When Japanese battleships faced bombers, it could only be a tragedy, Qin Zhiyuan asserted.
Qin Zhiyuan planned to go to the Aircraft Research Institute after the meeting to supervise the work progress of the torpedo aircraft research and development team.
Tragedy does not necessarily mean that Foch is stubborn.
Foch didn't finish his sentence. If Lanfang goes to war with Japan, tragedy will definitely happen.
However, Foch felt that tragedy would not necessarily happen to the Japanese.
