This news did not come out of the command's expectations, but when interrogating the German prisoners, they obtained an important piece of information, it turned out that a fleet had been sent to China from the German Benshi, consisting of 12 warships and seven transport ships, with a total of about 20,000 troops, and the army numbered about 8,000 men, and received a telegram the day before yesterday that the fleet had arrived in Guangzhou, and according to the itinerary, it should be almost in Tianjin.

Hearing the news, everyone was a little moved, twelve warships are not terrible, but the 8,000 German Army, should not be underestimated, because until the end of World War II, the strength of the German Army is recognized by the world, whether it is the quality of individual soldiers or the tactical use of the army, it is deservedly the first in the world, whether it is the Soviet Army at that time, or the United States, in these two aspects, it is inferior to the German Army.

In these two aspects, the only thing that can be compared with the German army is the People's Liberation Army of that era. However, these two armies have never competed on the battlefield, but relatively speaking, the German army is more convincing in terms of combat performance, after all, the German army fought all over Europe and fought with the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and France. Most of the achievements of the People's Liberation Army were achieved in the civil war, and it was only on the Korean battlefield that it was hideous, but it also shocked the whole world to know that the people of Europe knew that this ancient oriental country that had been poor and weak for more than 100 years was able to appear such a powerful army. However, in China, a considerable part of the population has always admired the combat effectiveness of the German army.

At this time, Qin Zheng immediately opened his tablet and said while flipping through it: "According to the historical process in another time and space, Germany did send a fleet to China from the mainland, the purpose of course was to obtain greater benefits in China, they arrived in Tianjin on September 26, and there are still 18 days to count, and the commander-in-chief of this fleet is also the commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance, German Field Marshal Wadsey." ”

Shang Jinfeng said: "Political commissar, now that the Eight-Nation Alliance has entered Beijing, and the commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance is still on the way, has the Eight-Nation Alliance been fighting without a commander-in-chief?"

Qin Zheng nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, in fact, Waldsea is only the commander-in-chief in name, because the German minister Deklin was killed by the Qing army in Beijing, and Germany took advantage of it morally, so it was fought for the position of commander-in-chief, and in fact, the Eight-Nation Coalition Army did its own thing, and as a result, before Wadsey arrived in Beijing, the Eight-Nation Coalition Army broke through Beijing." After a pause, Qin Zheng said again: "It is said that after Wadsey arrived in Beijing, he also had an affair with Sai Jinhua, a famous prostitute in Beijing at that time, and this history was recorded in the famous novels of the late Qing Dynasty, "The Strange Status Quo Witnessed in Twenty Years", "Jinghua Smoke and Clouds", "Continuation of the Sea of Flowers", "Nine-Tailed Turtle" and other books, but according to research, this is just a novelist's artistic exaggeration, and it is actually a fictional thing. ”

When everyone heard this, they all laughed, and Shang Jinfeng said: "Political commissar, what kind of warship did Germany send this time?"

Qin Zheng looked at his tablet and said, "The flagship is the armored cruiser Count Bismarck, the other battleships Brandenburg, Wools, Elector, ironclad Saxony, Byrne, Wolfenberg, Baden, and the protective cruisers Queen Louise, Fairya, coastal defense cruisers Siegfred, and Heimdall. ”

Wang Hailong said: "Count Bismarck? Now there is also a warship called Bismarck?"

Shang Jinfeng said: "What's so strange about this, naming warships with celebrities is a tradition in European and American countries, and the title of the old iron-blooded prime minister is not called in vain, so it is not a new thing to have a warship named after Bismarck at this time." ”

Xie Fuzhan interjected: "The ironclad ship Saxony, I remember that this ship should be the prototype ship of the Dingyuan and Zhenyuan of the Beiyang Navy. ”

Wang Hailong also said: "Yes, I also have this image." ”

Shang Jinfeng said: "How about the data and performance of those battleships and armored cruisers?"

Qin Zheng shook his head and said, "I don't know about this, because when the German fleet arrived in China, the actual battle was over, so I only have the names of these warships here, but I don't have detailed information, I don't know their data and performance." ”

Shang Jinfeng frowned and said, "Then it's a bit troublesome, if we don't know the performance of the German ship, how can we arrange the corresponding tactics?"

Wang Hailong said disdainfully: "No matter what kind of warship he is, we are not afraid of coming, and even if the Bismarck battleship in World War II comes, we can still sink it." ”

Qin Zheng said: "You can't say that, although we have an all-round advantage, it is still necessary to understand the strength of the other party. Only by understanding the strength of the opposing side can we target tactics and know what missiles to use against them. But just because we don't have information here doesn't mean that no one else has it, and now we have more than 6,000 people here, so maybe someone has collected this information. You must know that the current military enthusiasts have collected no less information than us, not to mention that there are so many games, so tomorrow we will make an announcement on the passenger ro-ro ship to see if anyone knows the information of these warships. ”

Xia Bohai said: "I see that we can give it a try, but although we are not afraid of the German fleet, our situation is not good now, so the battle to attack Tianjin must be accelerated, otherwise when the German fleet arrives in Tianjin, we will fall into a situation where we are attacked by the enemy." ”

Qin Zheng said: "But now that the preparations have just been determined, I think it will take three days to finish at the earliest, so if we want to attack Tianjin, we will have to wait until three days later." ”

Xiao Jianjun said: "Three days is just three days, won't the German fleet not arrive until the 26th? Time is definitely in time, and there is still a lot of preparatory work to be done for the attack on Tianjin, the current intelligence is not enough, we need to collect it further, and ask those who have been released by us to see if anyone is familiar with Tianjin." ”

Qin Zheng nodded and said: "The Zhao Weizhong who was rescued by us has worked in the Tianjin Machinery Bureau for many years, he should be very familiar with the situation in Tianjin, and after a while, the drone will print out the photos in Tianjin, and I will go to Zhao Weizhong and ask him about the situation in Tianjin." ”

Xiao Jianjun said: "I already have a basic idea of attacking Tianjin, which is to attack at night. ”

Xia Bohai said: "Night attack?"

Xiao Jianjun said: "Yes, to put it in detail, it is to use helicopters to carry some elite troops to Tianjin City at night, cooperate with the peripheral attacking troops, attack inside and outside, and break through Tianjin City in one fell swoop." After a pause, he further explained: "Through the last two battles, night warfare is our greatest advantage in this era, whether it is naval warfare or land warfare, and urban warfare is another advantage we have in land warfare, Tianjin is a city, so parachuting into the city at night is our best choice, which can give full play to our advantages." Of course, this is only a preliminary idea, and the tactical details of the club need to be further studied, and of course more intelligence references are needed. ”

Xia Bohai pondered for a moment before he said: "I think this plan is feasible, but the plan you envisaged is that we take the initiative to attack Tianjin, but have you ever thought about it, if the Eight-Nation Coalition Army stationed in Tianjin takes the initiative to attack Dagukou? ”

Xiao Jianjun said: "If the Eight-Nation Coalition Army really takes the initiative to attack from the city of Tianjin, it is really a matter of unwantedness, we can just annihilate the living force of the Eight-Nation Alliance Army in the field battle, and then attack Tianjin, which can also reduce the difficulty of our attack on Tianjin." ”

Xia Bohai said: "But how much advantage do we have in a field war with the Eight-Nation Alliance? Our army is under-manned, and we lack heavy artillery support, so it is too risky to venture into a field battle with the Eight-Nation Alliance. ”

Xiao Jianjun said with a smile: "Not to mention that we have an information advantage that is not in line with the match, and field battles can also be carried out at night, although we lack heavy artillery, but we still have more than a dozen amphibious tanks, which can be used as fire support, in addition, we also have more than a dozen helicopters in the air superiority, if we first use helicopters to carry out air strikes on the Eight-Nation Alliance at night, and then use the artillery bombardment of amphibious tanks, and finally use infantry to coordinate the attack, let alone 5,000 people, even 50,000 people will not be able to resist such a blow." Therefore, I really hope that the Eight-Nation Coalition will be able to attack. ”

Xia Bohai nodded, Xiao Jianjun deserved to study tactics, and quickly made different response plans for various situations. smiled: "Okay, it seems that Lao Xiao is confident." Then he looked at the crowd and said, "Okay, that's all for today's meeting, and everyone goes back to prepare for battle." ”

When everyone heard this, they all got up, and then a guard walked in, holding a roll of paper in his hand, and said, "Report to the chief, the photo sent back by the drone has been printed." As he spoke, he handed the scroll of paper to Xia Bohai.

Xia Bohai took the paper roll and spread it out on the table, there were two printed photos, both of which were about the size of A1 drawings, all of which were aerial overhead pictures, and one was a photo of Tianjin City, which was quite accurate, and the streets, houses, and even pedestrians on the street could see it very clearly. The other is more extensive, taking all the surrounding areas of Tianjin, which is about the size of an A4 sheet of paper.

All three of them were very satisfied, which was equivalent to having a detailed map of Tianjin and the surrounding area.

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