The warships were cruising on the surface of the sea at a normal cruising speed. There were speedboats coming and going between the warships, and the captains of the warships were gathered on the flagship. Web.W
"The Emperor has ordered us to defend Dongjing," the commander reported the latest intelligence in a deep voice.
Six Hokkaido rebels' "new" warships formed a fleet, showing off in Tokyo Bay, sinking official ships and shelling urban areas. After wreaking havoc for a while, he swaggered off. Such atrocities shocked all the places under the rule of the Meiji government, and all the places were silent. The same was true for the Navy captains. Everyone held their breath and no one said a word.
"Don't you have any ideas?" the fleet commander shouted angrily. Previously, the Meiji Navy had already set a strategy. The total number of ships of the Meiji Navy was above that of the Hokkaido Navy. The Hokkaido Navy had about 10 warships with a range of more than 5,000 kilometers, while the Meiji Navy had 15. However, the difference in tonnage between warships of this level was too great. The Hokkaido Navy's 10 warships had a total tonnage of more than 40,000 tons, while the Meiji Navy's 15 warships had a total tonnage of less than 35,000 tons. In a direct confrontation, the Hokkaido Navy has an overwhelming advantage.
"If everyone has no other ideas, let's obey His Majesty the Emperor's orders." The commander was about to give up. Admiring a warship was a pleasing experience, but imitating a warship was an incomparably painful process. There were many Ming Zhijun spies in Hokkaido. Before the spies were eliminated, they had sent back a lot of information including hand-drawn drawings.
From the perspective of appearance and layout, Hokkaido's warships didn't have many secrets to speak of. The problem was that it was impossible to replicate the important parts according to these blueprints. For example, the flexible turrets on the Hokkaido warships, the Meiji Army could not make them no matter what. Because of this, they had lost several important spies. If he did not know the situation of the other party, there was a high chance that he would let out a tragic roar and charge forward to his death. Now that he knew the other party's advantage, he didn't even have the capital to feign ignorance.
When formulating the strategy, the Navy was not confused. The Meiji Navy believed that the task at this time was not to fight the enemy, but to constantly appear at the enemy's weak points on the sea, threatening the enemy's transport line. Making the Hokkaido Navy unable to boldly implement sea transportation, turning the opponent's Navy into an escort fleet would greatly curb the enemy's Navy's power. In reality, this plan was a success, and the Hokkaido Marine did not display its true power. Apart from shelling Tokyo once …
"Alright! Since no one has any objections … "The fleet commander decided to die bravely. The words in the telegram from Tokyo were extremely harsh, and the eagerness was vivid on the paper. The big shots had long thrown the original design out of the window. When they thought that their official residences were within the range of the enemy's warships, the impulse to protect themselves overwhelmed everything else. Of course, these wishes were all placed under the righteous name of "protecting the emperor". 37zw??
The Marine knew very well that if the Hokkaido fleet really used their precious ammunition to bombard Tokyo every day, that would be the best. A transport line without the protection of a fleet was extremely fragile, and the effect of the bombardment was negligible. It was a complete waste of ammunition.
Seeing that the commander was about to get serious, the captains of the naval fleet who had been silent finally could not hold it in any longer. "Your Excellency Commander, I remember that there was a clause in the initial plan. If Tokyo is shelled, we don't have to return immediately. Don't tell me we don't need to consider this plan? "
Finally, someone spoke up. The fleet commander let out a long sigh of relief. His identity made it impossible for him to say it clearly. If the entire fleet was in complete agreement, as the fleet commander, he could naturally tell Tokyo that this matter was not a big deal. Then he would not have to run back to face the crisis. In all fairness, the fleet commander was not necessarily afraid of death, but no one was willing to die meaninglessly.
Since someone was willing to speak, the other captains who did not want to die in vain immediately expressed their agreement. "If we rush back to Tokyo, we can only let the rebels sail freely in the Sea of Japan. Niigata has fallen into the hands of the rebels. If we can't control it, their supplies and troops can be continuously sent to the front line through the sea … "
The fleet commander accepted this reasonable judgment without hesitation. He just added a sentence in front. "… Captain Togo Heihachiro suggested …"
After this telegram arrived in Tokyo, the already restless Emperor Meiji was furious. He roared at the Imperial Conference, "The navy is greedy for life and afraid of death, but they also find many reasons to evade! Until now, I have not seen them recapture Niigata, nor have I seen the rebels' reinforcements stop in the slightest. But when the rebels shelled Tokyo, those people turned a blind eye! "
After shouting in one breath, Emperor Meiji became even angrier. He glanced at the telegram again and shouted angrily, "Immediately dismiss this man named Togo Heihachiro. Order the fleet to return to Tokyo immediately! "
At this time, the battle in the Gunma area was in full swing. The Hokkaido Army and the Meiji Army were equal in strength, but their combat effectiveness was above the Meiji Army. The big shots in Tokyo were frightened. Even the few who understood the situation, such as the Navy Minister Yamamoto Quanhei, completely supported the Fleet Commander's opinion. However, he didn't dare to say anything else.
The telegram from the Emperor of Japan was immediately sent to the Navy. Togo Heihachiro was dismissed, and the Meiji Army Navy embarked on a voyage to Tokyo. Before leaving, the fleet commander patted Dongxiang on the shoulder. "Even if you're the only one who can stay, I think it's not bad."
For a moment, Dongxiang did not understand what his superior meant until his superior handed him a copy of the message.
? After reading it, Dong Xiang's first thought was that he had been sold. His anger was indescribable. However, he did not explode immediately. His boss had shown this message to Dongxiang before stepping onto the road of certain death. It might not be entirely malicious.
"Togo, our Navy must go to Tokyo. Once they were defeated, someone had to stay behind to regroup. I have always been very optimistic about you. Now, please suffer some grievances for the time being. After we leave, you quickly tidy up the Wave that is being repaired. If the Emperor of Japan has to go by sea from Tokyo, I don't want the Navy to be unable to send the last ship. "After that, the commander did not continue to say anything. He handed a warrant to Dong Xiang, turned around, and walked towards the flagship.
Looking at the commander with a complicated expression, Dongxiang looked at the commander for a long time before he looked down at the warrant. The warrant ordered Togo Heihachiro to be responsible for the preparation of the three Navy ships. If there is any emergency, Dongxiang will be responsible for the actions of these three ships. It was not easy to move his eyes away from the warrant. Dongxiang found that his old boss had boarded the flagship. With the sound of the whistle, a group of Meiji Navy ships chimneys emitted thick black smoke. The navy's colorful signal flag on the mast seemed to lose its color under the black smoke.
Dongxiang wanted to ask his superior, he was dismissed, why should he bear such an important responsibility? But Dongxiang was a smart man. If the situation really reached the point where Dongxiang had to bear the responsibility, the Emperor of Japan had no other Navy available. At that time, how could the Emperor punish Dongxiang?
"The Ming Army's Navy has already moved south!" The Hokkaido Navy's fleet quickly received the news. The good news came so quickly that no one could believe it. Did the Meiji Navy, who was as cunning as a loach, suddenly become stupid? Or was this just a bait, waiting for the Hokkaido Navy to relax, and then the Meiji Navy suddenly came back?
China's observation group also received the news almost immediately. Perhaps the observation group was made up of the 6th Army, no one was interested in the Meiji Navy's actions at all. "As long as we win this battle head-on, the Meiji Navy will be of little use!" The 6th Army had this attitude.
"Both sides have equal strength. What is the best way to fight now?" The leader of the observation group asked this group of young soldiers who were tired of the virtual staff department.
"Break through the center, kill half of the enemy first." Qi Rui took out the result that a group of brothers discussed.
The leader's eyes lit up. This group of young soldiers who were originally regimental or even battalion level could come up with such a conclusion. It was really a surprise. Qi Rui was not in high spirits. He only felt exhausted. It was not easy for him to answer in a normal state of mind.
There were nearly 200,000 troops on both sides. The frontline was more than 50 kilometers, and the depth of the front and back was more than 30 kilometers. A regiment of troops was nothing more than an insignificant speck on the battlefield. Many people could not even understand the number of troops.
It was not that these young people had not thought of such a strategy when a large army was fighting in a deep encirclement. But thinking was just thinking. Once they tried to make a plan, they realized that it was impossible. Who would cover, who would advance, and what would happen when they encountered various situations. For the group of young soldiers, there were unknowns and questions everywhere.
In the end, this group of young people sought help from the knowledge in the textbooks. Then, the textbooks told everyone that when faced with such a situation, the most common response was to destroy the enemy's battle line, divide and annihilate the enemy.
After the battle, the probing attack at the front accumulated intelligence. On the contrary, it was easy to come up with a more operational plan for the tactic of breaking through in the center.
With the wisdom and efforts of his comrades, Qi Rui reported a set of temporary things to the leader. After listening to it, the leader did not make any comments. He just praised, "Qi Rui, well done."
"This is the result of the work of all the comrades. I am only responsible for reporting," Qi Rui answered almost instinctively. This was his heartfelt words. If such a heavy burden was thrown to Qi Rui alone, he would not be able to do it even if he was exhausted to death.
It was obvious that he had passed this test. The leader skipped over this problem. He said to the group of tired young soldiers, "The battle in the future will be very fierce. In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, we will not go to the front anymore. I hope that you can combine theory with practice and summarize well. So that you can grow faster. I see that everyone is also tired. Soon, someone will send us back to a safe area. Everyone, take this time to quickly pack up. "
Packing up naturally meant packing up the paper work of the Liberation Army Observer Group. If these things were seen by the Hokkaido Army, it would be inconvenient even for friendly forces. Qi Rui did intelligence management work in the army, so he was very experienced in sorting out and classifying. He was regarded as the leader because everyone felt that he was quite suitable to deal with the connection of all kinds of inferences in the work.
After packing up the large number of manuscripts, Li Shaokang yawned and asked, "Qi Rui, do you think this observation is very realistic?"
Qi Rui shook his head. "I overthrew a lot of my previous ideas and started over again."
Li Shaokang yawned again. "Me too. Originally, I thought that commanding a regiment was a very great force. Now that it has suddenly jumped to 100,000 people, all my ideas have to be straightened out. "
Listening to the two of them speak their minds, Hu Xingzhi said weakly, "I originally thought that the observer group was just here to go through the motions. Now I understand that I really didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. "
After that, he saw that Zhou Shun was lying on the table and was about to fall asleep. Hu Xingzhi kicked Zhou Shun's stool and asked, "What do you think?"
Zhou Shun said in a daze, "Don't move me, I want to sleep."
Half an hour later, the leader came in to take a look. He saw a group of young soldiers lying down on their stomachs, lying down, and all of them had fallen asleep. Qi Rui leaned on the leg of the table, with a stack of manuscripts scattered in his hand. These people hadn't slept well for five or six days. At this time, when they relaxed, they all fell asleep. The entire temporary headquarters seemed to have been cast by magic and collectively fell into a deep sleep.
The leader didn't wake them up. He turned around and walked out. The leader stopped the guard outside the door. "What time is your watch?"
"Two o 'clock in the afternoon," the guard replied after looking at his watch.
The leader raised his wrist. His watch showed 2: 04. "In two hours, you wake up the people inside. Let them continue to pack up. "After that, the leader left.
The leaders of the observer group were actually responsible for the assessment work. Although they were also tired, it was only their hearts that were tired. After the leader went back, he let out a long sigh of relief. The deputy leader next to him asked, "I think these guys are good. They are a little tender, but they can think of a central breakthrough. I thought they would consider a side attack. "
The leader sighed and said, "Finally, we can go back and report. I heard that they wanted to encircle us. With such a small space, they want to surround 100,000 people. At that time, I wanted to say that you are really good at reading. "
Recalling the jokes made by the young soldiers, the deputy leader was also happy. "When they enter the intermediate training class, they will know what a big joke they made. This time, we won't be laughed at again. I hope Principal Ke won't say ugly words again. "
After talking about work for a while, the deputy leader brought the topic back to the current battlefield. "Do you think the Hokkaido army can use the central breakthrough well?"
The leader shook his head slightly. "I'm just worried that they will continue to march into Tokyo after this victory. If they can win, it's not wrong to continue to march into Tokyo. But can the troops of Hokkaido really achieve their goal? "
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