"Your Majesty! Early this morning, the China Independent Division started attacking from the east of Cangzhou, and now it has reached the suburbs of Tianjin!" After receiving the telegram, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi hurriedly reported the news to Emperor Showa. Even he did not think about it.
However, the independent division actually went north to attack Tianjin! How courageous is this! Tianjin is one of the earliest treaty ports they opened, and it has a nine-nation concession! But at this time, they cannot deny that Tianjin is indeed too close to Shandong
If the roads are normal, the drive will take less than 3 hours. No wonder the independent division is interested.
"Nani?" Emperor Showa slapped his right hand heavily on the table, "What does Zhou Weiguo think of the Japanese Empire?" The pain in his palm came, and he decided not to cause any friction with the independent division. As a result, the independent division now
He sent them to their homes to beat them, and when he struck, it was Tianjin!
"Your Majesty, Tada Shun has now sent people to actively defend and actively fight. He said that the empire will not retreat in front of the independent division! This is Tada Shun's final letter!" Mitsumasa Yoneuchi handed over another telegram as the prime minister.
, when he saw this final letter, he was completely moved by Tada Jun's words. Yes, Tada Jun was right. How could he give up as soon as he encountered the independent division? Doesn't the Japanese Empire even have the courage?
Already?
Emperor Showa took it, and then seeing the sincerity of what was said above, he bluntly said that now Japan will retreat as soon as it encounters the independent division. If things go on like this, they may lose the courage to fight against the independent division. Tada Shun is willing to use his death to inspire the warriors.
His courage inspires the Chinese people not to shrink back.
"Eh." Emperor Showa sighed. He had just decided on the strategy a few days ago not to have a head-on conflict with the independent division. The slap in the face came so quickly. Tianjin was attacked. It was impossible for them to retreat again. If they retreated, what would happen in the world?
I don’t know how to look at Japan. They started the war, but they were the ones who retreated repeatedly. "Order, if necessary, the Kwantung Army must support Tianjin! At the same time, the Imperial Navy will set off immediately to support Tianjin! Order the Tianjin troops to guard and defend to the death.
Resist until the end!”
"Hi!"
"Tell them that I, the Japanese Empire, will not retreat!"
"Hi!" Mitsumasa Yoneuchi also became excited for a moment. This was his first war in office, although he was forced to defend himself. The Imperial Navy went out again, and this time, the Navy will definitely avenge its past!
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"This time, the China Independent Division attacks Tianjin. Tianjin is in danger! The land of Tianjin has been under the rule of the Empire since the 12th year of Showa, and there are nine concessions. The independent division's attack on Tianjin is nothing more than to give the Empire a
Show your power! Since the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese Empire has worked hard to govern and its national power has been booming. It has successively conquered Manchukuo, the eastern, northern, and southern parts of China. Although the situation in China is now more difficult, the empire has conquered many areas.
The territory belongs to the empire!"
"Your Majesty the Prime Minister is right! Tianjin must not be allowed to be beaten back by the Chinese!"
"Please give the order, Prime Minister!"
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I invite you to fight!" An older naval admiral stood up and spoke.
Mitsumasa Yoneuchi took a look and saw that it was Gengo Hyakutake, "Hyakutake-kun?"
"Hi!"
Mitsumasa Yoneuchi was silent for a moment. Hyakutake Gengo had been mentioned as a general a few years ago. He is one of the rare mature veterans in the current Japanese navy system. This year's Hyakutake Gengo is also close to 60 years old. "Hyakutake-kun, this time
This expedition is related to the glory of the empire, and the independent division is not a simple opponent. Do you understand?"
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister." Hyakutake Gengo said, "Since the last defeat of the Imperial Navy, I have begun to study the information of the independent division navy. The independent division's naval operations mostly rely on air force bombing, which is different from our concept of strong ships and powerful artillery.
, Therefore, as early as a few days ago, my fleet installed many anti-aircraft weapons."
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I would like to invite you to fight. Your fleet has also been equipped with anti-aircraft weapons." Another person stood up. Since the last naval defeat, there has been more than one person studying the independent division navy. This time there is a war, and even a naval general would like to do so.
Go to war and wash away the shame of last time.
As for Yamamoto Isoroku, although he is a rookie, he failed completely in his last appearance and lost the face of the Japanese Navy. There are many people in the Navy who flatter the superiors and underestimate the inferiors, so his life has not been very easy recently. He
He has always believed in the theory of aviation victory, but the air force of their empire is not on the same level as the air force of the independent division. In terms of equipment, they cannot compare, but he still stood up and said, "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, if we go to China this time, please give me your advice.
Let all the existing fleets that can go on the expedition go. As far as the air force is concerned, China's air force is much superior to ours, and everyone has seen the important position of the air force in the navy."
Everyone saw that Yamamoto Isoroku did not come to compete for the quota for the expedition, so they secretly thought that he was still on the right track. However, his suggestion aroused various reactions from everyone.
"Is Yamamoto-kun scared because he was beaten last time?"
"Haha, the navy of the independent division is only three fleets, and the entire imperial navy needs to be dispatched? This is probably the funniest joke I have ever heard!"
"Yamamoto-kun, you must know that the reason you failed last time was because you fell into a trap! This time, honestly, will the Imperial Navy fail again?"
Yamamoto Isoroku stopped talking. Although he fell into the trap of the Independent Division last time and was beaten to a central point, the strength of the Independent Division must not be underestimated. This group of people is so arrogant that they may fail again!
Mitsumasa Yoneuchi still quite trusts Yamamoto Isoroku. Although Yamamoto Isoroku was defeated, the current situation makes it impossible for Yamamoto Isoroku to go into battle. "Hakutake-kun, you will be the three joint forces for this expedition."
Commander-in-chief of the fleet, lead the fourth, fifth, and sixth fleets to battle!"
"Hey! I will definitely live up to my trust and defeat the Chinese."
Mitsumasa Yoneuchi was still very satisfied. Gengo Hyakutake was quite mature in his conduct as a person. Of course, he fought with dignity and dignity, with the style of a general. Therefore, no one had any objections to letting Hyakutake go on the expedition this time.
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"Teacher, Tianjin is in front of us!" Xu Hu pointed to the suburbs of Tianjin, "That area is the suburbs, and further to the center is the urban area of Tianjin. Tianjin has no city walls and there is no danger to defend."
Zhou Weiguo nodded. Most cities in China have city walls. As for Tianjin, the old city wall was demolished by the Eight-Power Allied Forces in 1900. Since then, Tianjin has no city wall. "Let Xinda and Xiao Xie come over.
I have something to explain."
"yes!"
After a while, Gan Xinda and others stood in front of Zhou Weiguo.
"Although we are attacking Tianjin this time to vent our anger on the people, it also has strategic significance." Zhou Weiguo looked at a few people and said, "Once we start to attack Tianjin, the Japanese troops around Tianjin will not sit idly by and ignore it. Even, Japan
It is possible that the Kwantung Army will go south, and the Japanese Navy will also come to support. Tianjin has no city walls. Most likely, we will fight with the Japanese in the field and in the streets, which means sacrifice. Even so, I still hope to reduce the sacrifice in order to
The minimum price is to capture Tianjin. After capturing Tianjin, I don’t ask you to capture Peiping immediately. You must do it slowly and steadily!”
"yes!"
"Don't be too nervous, we don't just have the three of you in our brigade!"
