This war in East Asia attracted the attention of the whole world.
Therefore, everyone is paying attention to this war that will determine the future of the Far East. The winner will establish hegemony, and the loser will have nothing.
Before the war began, the Lanfang Army had a total of 21 divisions, nine of which were foreign legions, with a total strength of approximately 320,000 people. The Japanese Army had a total of 25 divisions, with a total strength of approximately 450,000 people.
Although the total number of Lanfang Army is at a disadvantage, the level of weapons and equipment far exceeds that of the Japanese Army. Among them, the first, second and third divisions of the Lanfang Army are armored divisions and are equipped with tanks that the Japanese Army has not yet equipped. This is
It can form an overwhelming advantage in war.
Lanfang's armored forces were deployed in the Lanfang mainland and in the Northern Xinjiang region. The second and third divisions were both deployed in the Northern Xinjiang region, preparing to give the Japanese a big surprise.
In terms of navy, Japan has an absolute advantage. After the Russo-Japanese War, Japan has proposed the concept of the Eighty-Eight Fleet. Although it has not been realized so far, the Japanese Navy's existing Sixty-Six Fleet still has an absolute advantage when facing the Lanfang Navy.
The Japanese Navy's Nagato battleship, which was just launched in October, is currently the most advanced battleship in the world, with a standard displacement of 32,700 tons, equipped with eight 410 mm caliber cannons, and a top speed of 26 knots. Various data far exceed that of Lanfang.
The only battleship of France.
Because Lanfang and Japan are both island countries, almost the whole world is not optimistic that Lanfang can win this war at this time.
However, Qin Zhiyuan obviously didn't think so. When the torpedo planes appeared, Lanfang already had a weapon to restrain the battleships.
The Japanese do not know this, including the whole world.
Yesterday at noon, the 11th Division launched a fierce battle with the Japanese 2nd Division on Sakhalin Island. From 12 noon to 7 pm, a total of 4 battles broke out. The 63rd Regiment made great gains and defeated at least two Japanese troops.
The regiment killed and wounded more than 5,000 Japanese troops. By this morning, the Japanese Second Division had begun to retreat, and the 11th Division continued to advance southward according to the planned plan. However, due to poor road conditions, the advancement was not fast.
In the Yecheng Palace, Qin Zhisheng was reporting to Qin Zhiyuan on the progress of the war.
Let Lao Chen be steady, don't push too fast, pay attention to the supply of materials, and don't push too hard and cause the supplies to fail to keep up. That would be a tragedy. Qin Zhiyuan is still worried about the fragile supply line.
Northern Xinjiang actually has a navy. There are 11 destroyers and fifteen submarines parked in Ningbei Port. This is the entire navy of Northern Xinjiang.
Of course, this aspect of the navy was not enough for the Japanese. Therefore, at the beginning of the war, Japan sent battleships to blockade Ningbei Port. Although it did not launch an attack due to the deterrence of the land forts, it was equivalent to locking down northern Xinjiang.
The scope of activities of the regional navy.
Qin Zhiyuan is currently most worried about the logistical supplies in the northern Xinjiang region. The 11th Division seems to have the upper hand now, but if the supplies cannot keep up, the machine guns of the 11th Division will turn into fire sticks.
Where did Bao Deshui go? Qin Zhiyuan was concerned about the entire war situation and could not just focus on Sakhalin Island.
Chita will arrive in Vladivostok tomorrow and is expected to launch an attack on the Japanese fleet the day after tomorrow. Qin Zhisheng moved the symbol representing the torpedo aircraft wing on the map to the Chita area.
Although Lanfang had torpedo planes, the number of torpedo planes was not enough. Fortunately, Lanfang had enough bombers, so fifty bombers were urgently converted into torpedo planes and transferred to Vladivostok via the domestic airport in the Republic of China.
Qin Zhiyuan declared war on Japan, and President Xu Shichang of the Republic of China was certainly happy to hear it. Therefore, Xu Shichang expressed that the Republic of China would fully cooperate with Lan Fang's request.
Of course Xu Shichang also had demands. If Lan Fang defeated the Japanese, Lan Fang promised to return all Japan's rights in the Northeast to the Republic of China. This was definitely good news for Xu Shichang.
Just after Lanfang declared war on Japan, Xu Shichang was also considering declaring war on Japan, but because of the pro-Japanese forces in the Beiyang government, Xu Shichang now dared not even raise this bill.
However, if Lanfang defeats the Japanese combined fleet, those pro-Japanese factions in the Republic of China will change their stance.
The 17th and 18th Divisions stationed in North Korea seemed to be showing signs of being mobilized to the northeast of the Republic of China. The opinion of the staff was to prepare for the Japanese army to attack Vladivostok from land. Qin Zhisheng reported a new situation.
Don't pay attention to them. Forget it if they don't come. If they dare to come, just let the second division open and order Chen Kangjian. Don't hesitate. If the Japanese dare to launch an attack from the northeast of the Republic of China to Vladivostok, they must resolutely strike, even if it means losing the battle.
Don't hesitate even if the fire reaches the territory of the Republic of China. Qin Zhiyuan wants to kill everyone.
At this time, the Northeast of the Republic of China was not the Beidacang of the 21st century, but the standard Beidahuang. After the Qing government's seclusion policy and the destruction of the Russo-Japanese War more than ten years ago, the Northeast was a true wilderness thousands of miles away, with few people.
After the Russo-Japanese War, Japan took over all Russian rights in the Northeast and stationed troops in the Northeast of the Republic of China to protect Japanese interests. In April this year, Japan established the Kwantung Army Headquarters in the Northeast of the Republic of China, with a division and a
There are six railway garrison brigades, with a total strength of about 20,000.
The Japanese army had two divisions in Korea at the same time, with a total strength of about 35,000.
Just after Japan declared war on Lanfang, Emperor Taisho issued an order to build ten new divisions in Japan to prepare against Lanfang's army with superior weapons and equipment.
Of course, Emperor Taisho was more likely preparing to attack Lanfang's homeland. It is estimated that in Emperor Taisho's concept, Lanfang did not have the ability to land in Japan at all.
This is also the common view around the world at this time.
Deep Sea 4 reported that the Japanese battleships Hiei and Haruna, which were parked in Keelung Port, were fired up yesterday afternoon and their current whereabouts are unknown. A military staff officer walked in quickly with a telegram.
Deep Sea, this is the collective name for the agents dispatched by Lanfang, who are widely distributed throughout the Far East. Among them, Deep Sea No. 4 is the agent sent to Keelung Port.
At this time, wireless telegraphy had not yet been miniaturized, so it was not easy to send a message. More of it had to rely on wired telegraphy. All intelligence obtained by the agents in Keelung Port must first be sent to Hong Kong in code words, and then sent by
Agents from the Hong Kong branch used code words to send to Lan Fang.
Staring at them, he ordered Zhou Hongguang to be ready to send out reconnaissance planes at any time to find them. Qin Zhiyuan was decisive.
The Hiei and Haruna are the two sister ships of the Japanese army's latest Kongo-class battleship. They have been parked in Keelung Port before. Now that they have been launched, the most likely area to attack is Lanfang's Annan.
Naval base Cam Ranh Bay.
Since Lanfang declared war on Japan, Lanfang has withdrawn its troops stationed on all islands in the North Sea in order not to suffer unnecessary losses when the Japanese attack.
If the Hiei and Haruna dare to block Cam Ranh Bay, it will look good. Qin Zhiyuan still has a regiment of fifty torpedo planes on the mainland, just waiting for the Japanese to come to his door.
Should we bring the France back? The land fort at Cam Ranh Bay has not yet been completed. If the Japanese break through the defenses of the land fort, the France will be in danger. Qin Zhisheng is worried about the only battleship in Lanfang.
, Qin Zhisheng attaches great importance to it.
No, as long as the Japanese enter the North Sea, they will be discovered by our reconnaissance planes. We don't have to wait until the Hiei and Haruna arrive at Cam Ranh Bay, we can deal with them. Qin Zhiyuan is confident.
Lanfang's air force has started regular patrols over the North Sea. As long as the Japanese fleet enters the North Sea, Lanfang's air force will definitely be able to detect them.
At the same time that Qin Zhiyuan received the news that the Hiei and Haruna were leaving Keelung Port, the Lanfang reconnaissance plane cruising over the North Sea also made a discovery.
Lanfang's reconnaissance aircraft was modified from a transport aircraft. Since it did not have radar, it still used visual search for reconnaissance.
In order to conduct better reconnaissance, Lanfang dispatched nearly a hundred reconnaissance aircraft every day, just to detect the Japanese fleet as soon as possible.
The naming method of the Lanfang Air Force is still based on Qin Zhiyuan's habit. The fighter jets are named J-series, and the current fighter jets are named J-1 fighters. The bombers are named H-series, and the current bombers are designated H-2 type.
, the reconnaissance aircraft naturally and smoothly became the reconnaissance type three.
Lanfang's air force is absolutely invincible in the current Far East. In the entire Far East, only Lanfang has an established air force. Japan's air force is still in its infancy, and the gap between it and the Lanfang Air Force is greater than that of the Lanfang Navy.
The gap with the Japanese Navy is even greater.
Although the Lanfang Navy is several levels behind the Japanese Navy, it does have a navy after all. Although there is only one battleship and it seems to be alone, it has solved the problem of whether or not.
The Japanese air force does not exist at all, let alone trying to compete with Lan Fang for air supremacy. That is simply a fantasy.
Brothers, enter the work mode, open your eyes wide, search the sea surface carefully, don’t miss any detail, don’t miss any wisp of black smoke. On the reconnaissance plane No. 3025, the captain Zhao Xingguo slowly lowered the nose of the plane, preparing to
Start scouting through the clouds.
Head, please stop talking about it. Even if I open my eyes right now, I can only see the endless marshmallows. The voice of observer Zhan Junda came from the cabin.
Although No. 3025 reconnaissance plane starts with 3, it does not mean that Lanfang's aircraft has reached the thousand digits, but all reconnaissance planes start with 3, which has no other meaning.
Okay, let's start work. Zhao Xingguo controlled the plane through the clouds and finally appeared on the blue sea.
Almost at the same time that the warship discovered the Japanese warship, the observers' screams came from the engine room.
Zhao Xingguo controlled the plane to make a turn, and a huge fleet appeared on the sea below Zhao Xingguo.
There is no doubt that this is the Japanese fleet.
