In fact, after the traverser captured Weihaiwei, the first thing to arouse vigilance was the German army stationed in Qingdao. Because Weihaiwei lost, Qingdao bore the brunt, and more than a month ago, the German fleet was defeated by the crossing fleet, only seven warships fled back to Qingdao, although the German fleet lost this battle a little confused, but if it loses, it is lost, which proves that the military strength of the traverser is strong, and the Germans are not the kind of people who do not admit their mistakes when they are killed.

On the second day after the loss of Weihaiwei, Marshal Wadsey, the commander of the Eight-Nation Alliance, and Ye Shike, the governor of the German army in Jiaoao, jointly sent a telegram to the country, pointing out that after the overseas Chinese captured Weihaiwei, the next goal would definitely be to attack Qingdao, but now Qingdao's garrison was weak, and if there were no reinforcements, it would not be able to defend it at all. Therefore, it is hoped that China will do everything possible to send more troops to Qingdao.

Soon Qingdao received a reply from the German domestic staff headquarters, and the German government was conducting diplomatic maneuvers to obtain reinforcements for Qingdao, and asked Qingdao to hold on as long as possible and wait for reinforcements to arrive. At the same time, Marshal Wadexi was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the military guarding Qingdao, with full responsibility for the defense of Qingdao, and Ye Shike, the governor of Jiaoao, as the deputy commander-in-chief.

Germany's army system is the most advanced in Europe, of course, we know the importance of unified command, and the current Qingdao is actually a two-headed leadership situation, that is, Qingdao has Jiaoao Governor Ye Shike, and the commander of the German fleet is Marshal Wadsey, although according to common sense, Qingdao's defense should be in charge of Jiaoao Governor Ye Shike, after all, Qingdao is Ye Shike's jurisdiction, but Ye Shike's military rank is only colonel, and Vadsea is the field marshal of Germany, who has served as the chief of general staff in Germany for more than ten years, and the prestige of the country is like Zhongtian, only a handful, so it is only possible for Vadschy to serve as the commander-in-chief of Qingdao's defense。 And the appointment made by the domestic staff headquarters and clarified the person in charge of Qingdao, which also reduced a lot of trouble.

After getting the official appointment from China, Wadsey immediately began to arrange the defense of Qingdao, and now the biggest problem in Qingdao is the lack of troops, with a total of only more than 600 troops. However, there were quite a few people on the seven German warships that fled to Qingdao, the flagship Count Bismarck had 620 men, the battleship Elector Candidate had 560 men, and the Saxony-class ironclad ships had 320 men. In fact, there were about 2,300 people on the seven German warships, so in this way, in fact, the soldiers in Qingdao are not small, but most of them are naval soldiers.

Therefore, the first thing Wadsey solved was the problem of insufficient garrison troops, organized all the redundant personnel on each ship, issued weapons, and joined the army to defend Qingdao. As a result, the army suddenly increased by more than 1,000 people, reaching a total of more than 1,600 people, and the troops guarding Qingdao were much more sufficient. It was much easier for Wadsi to mix.

However, Waldesi also knew that the naval soldiers who came down from the warships were not full-time army after all, and neither their military quality nor the training they received could be compared with the army, and although Qingdao was not large, it was surrounded by the sea on three sides, easy to attack and difficult to defend, and there were no strong fortifications built, and there were not many artillery, so it was not easy to defend Qingdao with only more than 1,600 soldiers. Therefore, to defend Qingdao, it is impossible to expand the defensive circle and keep the enemy out of the country, so we can only concentrate our forces, shrink the defensive line, focus on defense, and strive to hold on for more time, and strive to delay until the reinforcements arrive.

After the German army occupied Qingdao, it first built a fort on Bismarck Mountain, and it was precisely because of the important role of Bismarck Mountain in Qingdao that Wardxi arranged more than 500 soldiers on Bismarck Mountain, and more than 200 soldiers were arranged on Moltke Mountain (Water Storage Mountain) and Irtis Mountain (Taiping Mountain) as an auxiliary to Bismarck Mountain. More than 400 soldiers were deployed in the area of Qingdao Bay to protect the area of the Provisional Governor's Palace, as well as mobile reserves.

At the same time, Wadsey arranged 150 German soldiers in Laoshan as a forward position, not requiring the German army to stop the advance of overseas Chinese troops in Laoshan, but to discover the enemy's whereabouts as early as possible, as well as to find out the enemy's strength and offensive aspects, so that the German army guarding Qingdao could prepare in advance. Moreover, Wadsey repeatedly told Lieutenant Colonel Nederwitz, the commander of the Laoshan position, that as soon as the enemy's army was pressing, he would immediately retreat and not defend Laoshan. Because now every part of the German army is a valuable force, and it cannot be wasted on an insignificant battlefield.

At sea, the only seven remaining German warships were of course unable to compete with the navy of the overseas Chinese, so Wadsey decided that all the warships would not go to sea to engage the overseas Chinese fleet, but would stay in Qingdao Bay as a mobile battery, and even simply ran aground on the shallow stall to make up for the lack of Qingdao coastal defense battery.

However, the deputy commander, Rear Admiral Falkenhei, made a suggestion to Wadsey, that is, among the remaining seven German warships, only the battleship Elector Hou remained, and the large ironclad ships Saxony, Byrne, and Baden were to serve as mobile batteries in Qingdao Bay, while the faster armored cruiser Count Bismarck, the protective cruiser Fairya, and Empress Augusta left Qingdao Bay to carry out diplomatic break-breaking operations at sea.

The overseas Chinese and Shandong are not connected by land, so the supply can only be by sea, and these three German ships can cruise on the sea surface of the line from Tianjin to Weihaiwei, waiting for an opportunity to attack the overseas Chinese transport and supply ships, and even raid Weihaiwei or Dagukou, so that the energy of the overseas Chinese can be contained, so that they can not concentrate all their efforts to attack Qingdao, and the repair and repair of these three warships can be completed in Shanghai, and I believe that it is not a difficult thing to make diplomatic efforts at home. Otherwise, the remaining German fleet remained in Qingdao Bay, and could only repeat the mistake of the Beiyang Fleet trapped in Weihaiwei and completely annihilated by the Japanese Combined Fleet.

This tactic is actually very reasonable and correct, and it is also in line with the tactics of the navy, because the tactics of the navy are not only the confrontation of heavy ships and huge artillery, but also the attack on the opponent's maritime logistics supply line, and even merchant ships, which is also an important part, which is called the tactic of breaking diplomatic relations. Since it is a weaker navy, it is obviously not the best strategy to confront it head-on, so the tactic of breaking diplomatic relations at sea has become the main tactic of the weaker navy.

However, this plan was rejected by Wadsey, who believed that the navy of the overseas Chinese was too strong, and the three German ships went to sea and could only fight alone, so in fact I am afraid that it would not last long, so it was better to stay in Qingdao Bay and strengthen Qingdao's coastal defense forces.

In fact, although the German government has decided to build a strong navy and formulated a huge shipbuilding plan, after all, it is a traditional continental country, and warships may be easy to build, but the combat experience of the navy and the concept of the sea cannot be cultivated in a short time. And Wadsey was a field marshal, and he didn't know anything about naval tactics, so naturally he would not agree to such tactics, which seemed to be tantamount to suicide in the eyes of the army.

Of course, if the German army really uses the tactics of breaking the diplomatic relationship, it is almost impossible to play any role against the traverser, which is not because the tactics are wrong, but because the traverser's technology is too advanced. Because all the warships are equipped with powerful sea and air search radars, supplemented by carrier-based helicopters, the entire sea surface search range can reach 150 kilometers, while the fastest of the three German ships is only 21 knots, and the speed of the three warships is only 21 knots, and the crossing warships reach more than 27 knots, plus the missile strike range of the warships, so it can be said that as long as the German warships go to sea, they will be sunk. And Waldsi's wrong decision turned out to be the right arrangement.

Colonel Nedwitz, who was in charge of garrisoning the forward positions, set up a defensive line at Hualou Peak in Laoshan Mountain, and at the same time sent 3-4 reconnaissance teams of 10-12 people every day to reconnoiter the enemy's whereabouts in the surrounding area.

On this very day, a reconnaissance team encountered enemy troops during the night and lost 6 soldiers, while the remaining soldiers fled back to their positions and reported the situation to Nedwitz.

Nedwitz immediately understood that the overseas Chinese army had indeed launched an attack on Qingdao. Of course, he remembered Vadsi's instructions to find out the enemy's strength, but not to confront the enemy's army. Therefore, Nedwitz first sent people back to Qingdao to report to Wadsey, and the next morning, Nedwitz immediately sent a reconnaissance team to reconnoiter the number of enemy troops.

In the afternoon, the reconnaissance team returned and reported to Nedwitz that the enemy force numbered about 400 men, and that it was stationed about 20 kilometers from Hualou Peak and that there was no artillery. Knowing the number of enemy troops, Nedwicz judged that this should be the vanguard of the overseas Chinese, not the main force, and did not rush to retreat from the Hualoufeng position. After all, if it was only against an army of more than 400 people, and if there was no artillery, Nedwitz thought that he could still hold his position. And Nedwitz also wants to fight with the overseas Chinese army to see how strong the overseas Chinese army is.

Nedwitz is a lieutenant colonel of the German Army, has been stationed in Qingdao, did not go to war with the German fleet, and did not have the opportunity to fight with the overseas Chinese, and the German fleet lost a naval battle, not a land battle, although in the subsequent defense of Tianjin, the overseas Chinese defeated the Eight-Nation Wing, but the German Army is recognized as the strongest army in the world in this era, so defeating the Eight-Nation Wing without the German Army, at least in Nedwitz's heart, can not be regarded as strong, at most can only admit that the overseas Chinese navy is strong, and if a battle is fought on land, the German Army will never lose to the overseas Chinese。

So Nedwitz continued to send reconnaissance teams to closely monitor the enemy's movements, and on the other hand, he also arranged a defensive line to prepare to resist the enemy's attack, of course, if the enemy's army arrived, Nedwitz would not hesitate to order a retreat. After all, no matter how strong the combat effectiveness of the German Army is, it is impossible to block ten with one.