Section 168: Battle of the Seto Inland Sea
Since mobilization science has brought a learning word, it proves that it is indeed very profound, which is different from the "Tao" on the lips of the Japanese, they can be complicated and mystified in everything and then add a word to appear all kinds of lofty, tea ceremony, calligraphy is also counted, how to say that it is also a foreign product is naturally more advanced, but what is this flower arrangement? Get a bonsai flower arrangement can be loaded with all kinds of 13. However, they don't mention it here, they only talk about Jiang Tian's new course, this knowledge is as he himself said, it is also a half-understood reason, but according to many examples seen in later generations, plus some self-study of logistics knowledge, at least theoretically, Jiang Tian's mobilization study can be regarded as creating the first part of the earth. Although there were soldiers and horses in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but when it comes to a country's mobilization system, many times it can only rely on one or two god-like logistics masters to brush up experience, as long as the person dies or the person in power does not give power, then the country will gradually decline in various internal and external troubles, the most obvious example is the Ming Dynasty who just died.
"I will temporarily divide the country's mobilization level into three levels, the highest of which is the first level of national mobilization...... Jiang Tian still said expressionlessly, without the previous talk and laughter: "Generally speaking, starting this level of mobilization means that the country has entered a full-scale war of life and death, or a huge natural disaster that affects the territory and more than one-third of the population, such as the end of the former Ming Dynasty, if you can coordinate the allocation of materials as soon as possible to extinguish the drought in several northern provinces, you will not let the displaced people rot so far, Of course, if there were no corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and all kinds of traitorous scum would have been in their hands, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty might not have perished so early. During the Northern Expedition, His Majesty did not hesitate to bear the infamy and forcibly collect the grain stored by the landlord's family, in fact, to avoid the situation of hoarding materials in the hands of a few people, while the country perished due to the disaster relief without beams. ”
Jiang Tian's words are not to put gold on Zhang Tao's face, his history in the south is ironclad evidence that officers and soldiers robbed the people's property like bandits, but in the experience of later generations, in a war that determines the life and death of the country, no matter what system the country has played, the wartime economic system, even the wealthy United States also engaged in oil rationing during World War II. On the contrary, countries that do not use such tactics either fail in the end, or can only survive with the help of their allies, such as Germany, which is desperately advocated by many German fans, when German soldiers were starving on the Stalingrad front, and a large part of Germany's industrial productivity was still producing unnecessary civilian goods. Some people say that its failure should not challenge the whole world at the same time, but one thing should not be forgotten is that it did not begin to enter a state of all-out war until after 1943, when it was too late to remember that his productivity could not keep up with the losses at the front.
As for the positive examples that reflect the mobilization ability, let's not talk about Germany's sworn enemy Soviet Russia, let's say that China in the 21st century, in 08 years, first had a rare ice and snow disaster in the south, followed by an 8.0 magnitude earthquake that made half of China tremble, and what did two successive natural disasters with wide coverage reflect? In addition to the unhesitating People's Liberation Army, in addition to the embodiment of human nature or flash or dark examples, have you seen the power of the country's mobilization ability at the moment of the disaster, the troops stationed in the area will go to the disaster area one hour after the disaster, and the reserve materials have been in place within 24 hours, but the transportation in the disaster area is cut off and cannot be transported, so there are Chinese airborne troops who parachute down to investigate the disaster situation, there are officers and men of the troops who carry dozens of pounds of weight over mountains and mountains, and there are army aviation pilots who land on the ground on a single wheel to transport materials and the wounded on complex terrain. Some of the victims complained that the food was not palatable and that they had to improve their food...... Some people say that this is all the credit of the PLA, but isn't the army also part of the country? Without the government's allocation of materials and various local support guarantees, how can you let the soldiers save people, and how can you complete earthquake relief, post-disaster epidemic prevention, and regional reconstruction without an effective mobilization system? Do you remember the word "peer support"?
If anyone is not convinced, thinking that this has nothing to do with a country's comprehensive strength, mobilization ability and control ability, then you can refer to Japan's 311, who still remembers the howling of the devil victims to be fed? Does anyone remember the Self-Defense Forces that refused to move closer to the disaster zone? Does anyone remember refusing to accept blankets from other countries because they did not meet the import specifications? Does anyone remember that the donated materials had to be transported to the disaster area by trucks? Who still remembers that Japanese with a northeastern accent wanted to escape from Japan but went to rub the convoy of Chinese evacuees (Japanese overseas Chinese orphans in the Northeast), and who still remembers that the military bases of the devils were all washed away and a brand-new F-2 was directly scrapped (200 million dollars each, a tsunami is no better than an earthquake, and the Japanese would rather let the old F-15 run first, and sacrifice the brand-new "advanced" fighters. Does anyone remember the Fukushima victims who were forced to sell @ prostitution in Tokyo in order to make ends meet? Of course, some people say that Japanese women don't care about this, so this one doesn't count. But what about disaster prevention and relief for all? What about the experience of dealing with disasters from an early age? What about the noble suzhen who said that he would rather sacrifice himself than save others? Well, the developed countries are technologically advanced, why don't they even have a waterwheel with an ultra-long robotic arm, and we still want to donate it? Some people say that this is because the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant has rendered many plans useless, and it is understandable that the Self-Defense Forces refused to enter the disaster area in the face of such a disaster...... So what about our first major general to jump in the thick clouds between the mountains? The generals of the Self-Defense Forces have come forward to take a good lead!
Therefore, a country's comprehensive strength is reflected in the mobilization ability of disaster prevention and relief in peacetime, and it can also be applied to the military field, for example, Malaysia Airlines MH370 lost contact, a frigate killed the suspected crash site for the first time, followed by a large group of various ships, and ten satellites in the sky urgently changed their orbits to stare at that sea area, which made the mastermind behind the scenes nowhere to talk and change the lost script several times. Although it is still unclear until now, if there are signs of war in a hot spot this time, and a certain country in the South China Sea wants to go to war with us, it will not be a ship used for search and rescue, and it may not be used to find wreckage. The reason why they didn't dare to fire the first shot is obvious.
Jiang Tian because of an accident, unfortunately can no longer watch how China rises, but in this era also caught up with another version of the rise of the drama, he and Zhang Tao discussed, decided to start a lecture on mobilization before the Northern Expedition to Mongolia, in fact, it is also to rely on this war that does not require national mobilization to improve their mobilization system. You must know that if there is no SARS epidemic in 03 in the future, how can there be a national disease control emergency system, and everyone will look at what plague and other things are on the earth, but are there still people as panicked as in 03? In this time and space, because many things have not yet appeared, Jiang Tian can't establish the system of the later generations, and besides, he only knows about it from various sources, hoping that these two traversers can copy the system three or four hundred years later, which is also a fool's dream. Specifically, the most critical problem is the lack of materials due to insufficient productivity.
Don't look at the major national armies in the 21st century, the soldiers hate all kinds of canned food, and even we, who have always been hard and simple, have popularized field food trucks in the army, but in this era, even the generals who are strategizing cannot eat such food in the barracks. Although canned food is good, with China's existing industrial strength, it is impossible to guarantee that 100,000 troops can eat canned food for a year when they go out to fight, and in the end, only a small number of troops with the most difficult conditions and the worst combat environment can obtain canned supplies, which is what later generations called field rations. Ordinary troops still have to rely on the cooking soldiers to solve the problem between marches, but the common night blindness and malnutrition in this era plagued Zhang Tao, especially the Northern Expedition to Mongolia, if the nutrition could not keep up, it was difficult to give full play to the combat effectiveness of the army. In addition to the traditional steamed buns, flatbreads and pickles, the original marching dry food has been equipped with another ration that he copied from the People's Liberation Army that he hated very much-compressed biscuits!
In order to ensure balanced nutrition, especially in the grasslands where it is difficult to replenish fresh vegetables and fruits, a new generation of cheap marching rations has appeared, among which the ketchup developed by Jiang Tian and sealed in jars to replace expensive canned fruits is tomato sauce! Of course, there is an essential difference between the tomato sauce at this time and the ketchup sold in later generations, this is really chopped and boiled with fresh tomatoes and then sealed in the jar with salt, the loading capacity of a jar is almost enough for a squad of soldiers to eat at one time, the troops in the suburbs of Beijing responded very well when they tried it, and the cooking soldiers invented a lot of ways to eat it with a lot of tricks, the most popular is the tomato gnocchi soup, which is not only very simple to make but also delicious, and they have said that if they can eat this kind of food every day, That's really not afraid to hit the ends of the earth!
Jiang Tian only said one sentence after reading the feedback report: "Nonsense, if you really let them eat this every day, it won't take a month to dismantle the kitchen." ”
In addition to tomato paste, there are many other foods made from new crops, and most of the things grown in Huangzhuang last year in the suburbs of Beijing were used to make real food and produce into reserves, except for a few that were supplied to the imperial palace. Just when Zhang Tao was wondering whether to let a unit train and test the actual effectiveness of these things. No one expected that it was not the army but the navy that was the first to load field food. Because when the new semester was about to start, a person rode a fast horse to the capital, and after running all the way to the door of Jiang Tian's mansion, he didn't care about taking a breath, turned over and dismounted and hurriedly asked to see Lord Jiang. At this time, Jiang Tian was still discussing the mobilization system with the five specially trained graduate students, and after receiving the news, he groaned slightly, and asked this person to come directly to this secluded classroom.
"Li Xiuyuan see your lordship......" Captain Li, who was covered in dust, caught a glimpse of the other five people: "My lord, please allow me to tell you more about this matter alone." ”
Jiang Tian nodded: "Lord Li is in such a hurry to see me when he returns from a long voyage, it must be a big deal, everyone here is not an outsider, and you all know them, but maybe you don't know it yet, this youngest is the crown prince of the dynasty, so you can't say anything to people." ”
Li Xiuyuan was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect that this child was the prince, and he thought that he was the son of an adult, who went to Weihai with his elders to play, but he didn't know it before, but now he can't lack the number of courtesies, so he hurriedly knelt down and said to Zhang Huan: "Weichen doesn't know that His Royal Highness is here, and he hopes that His Highness will forgive his sins if he loses his honor." ”
"General Lee doesn't have to be like this." Zhang Huan gave a hand: "I don't know if the general has any urgent official reports?" ”
After Li Xiuyuan finished telling the ins and outs of the matter, everyone looked at Jiang Tian in unison, this is no longer a military secret, it can be said that it is a hundred thousand urgent military information. Jiang Tian shook his head when he heard this, and then only said: "You must keep this matter a secret, and I will enter the palace immediately." ”
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"What!" Zhang Tao looked at Jiang Tian and then at his son: "Can you be sure that this is Taiwan's fleet?" ”
"Can't!" Jiang Tian said very simply: "Not only can it not be proved that it is from Taiwan, but it cannot even be proved that it is from other forces, such as the Dutch or the Japanese, if it weren't for our ship, let alone those students, even this news might not be able to be sent." ”
Originally, after making a plan to escort the students back to China and show their strength by the way, Li Xiuyuan set off with a fleet of two clippers, and the journey from Korea to Japan was smooth, and after dropping off the last batch of students in Edo Bay, he also had a friendly exchange with the glory of the Tokugawa family, Japan's largest warship, Atakaku Maru. Although the ship looks magnificent, it is completely unqualified as a warship, so the Japanese did not mention that Li Xiuyuan was not interested in conducting naval warfare exercises, after all, the Tokugawa family still has smart people, and someone informed them when the Dinghai entered the Seto Inland Sea, the Chinese ship is not only large and fast, but the few steel guns on the ship that do not match are afraid of the Japanese, you must know that the several naval battles in the Wanli period are not only Korea's Yi Sunsin is bullying them, The dense firepower of the Ming fleet was also one of their nightmares. Therefore, neither the Tokugawa clan nor the Satsuma Domain, the base camp of the pirates, showed any hostility, on the contrary, they were amazed at the speed of such a huge warship.
Therefore, Li Xiuyuan's task was not difficult to carry out, and after putting down all the students, he did not stop at Edo Castle, but went north to Hokkaido, ran to the four northern islands that Japan had always wanted to take back in later generations, erected a few boundary monuments, and then sailed south through the Tsugaru Strait, landed in Hakodate Port in later generations, and had an in-depth exchange with those Japanese exiled nobles and prisoners, and learned that this place was not under Japanese jurisdiction, but in recent years, some peasants who could not survive came to make a living. So without saying a word, a stone monument was erected to commemorate the visit of the Chinese fleet, which was carved in China, and the locals were carried off the ship and erected for some money. After buying some supplies, they headed south along the coastline of the Sea of Japan in northern Japan, re-entered the Seto Inland Sea, and walked back to Edo Castle, at which point the students' family leave was over, and they would return to China in a fleet. Smart people have already seen that these two ships not only shamelessly seized the South Kuril Islands, but also completed a tour around the island of Honshu in Japan, and preliminarily investigated the conditions of the waters around Honshu Island.
Just when all the work was in order, the second batch of students were loaded in Sakai Port to prepare for a direct voyage to Nagasaki, in the narrow Seto Inland Sea their trouble also came, in order to go home early Li Xiuyuan chose a shortcut, both through the Akashi Strait out of Osaka Bay all the way across the Seto Inland Sea, go down the pass into the Tsushima Strait and then to Nagasaki, although this road is not smooth because the fleet has crossed the Seto Inland Sea twice in more than a month, it is more familiar with the road conditions, and it can also save a lot of sailing time, So even though the strait was narrow, he still took this path. But the problem is also here, since they sailed through the Akashi Strait, they found that the situation was not right, first there were a large number of merchant ships and fishing boats behind the strait to block their retreat back to Osaka Bay, and then in front of their sails a large number of ships came, all ship types, both common Japanese otaku ships, and the most Fuku, Guangzhou, and even sand ships along the coast of China, this fleet seems to be messy but murderous, which can not hide Li Xiuyuan, who was born and died at sea for half his life, saw that the comer was not good, Even if the combat power of your own fleet is strong, but the ants bite the elephant to death, this is not a wide open sea, there is not much room for maneuver combat, and there are some Japanese students on board, if these people have a mistake, they can't take responsibility, as long as they can avoid danger, they can't take risks. So relying on their fast speed and high maneuverability, the two ships turned around and headed south for the Naruto Strait. The unknown fleet knew that it couldn't catch up, so it didn't hurry up and lined up to compress Li Xiuyuan to the south, and when it was about to rush out of the strait and sail into the wide Pacific Ocean, the magic of nature made it difficult for the old navy, because there was the world's third largest tidal whirlpool on the side of the Meimen Strait, which is commonly known as the Naruto whirlpool. And through the telescope, he saw that on the other side of the strait, there seemed to be a fleet lined up ready to intercept it.
There is a whirlpool in front and a chasing soldier in the back, Li Xiuyuan did not hesitate, instead of risking a sea and land that he is not familiar with, it is better to take advantage of the enemy's formation has not yet been set up and directly turn around and kill a horse pistol, because he believes that with the strength of these two warships, it is not very easy for the other party to keep himself, and some of the sailors on the ship are still his old subordinates, and he still has the confidence to fight after killing the enemy, so he explained through the guò flag, in addition to protecting the passengers (by the way), Tear off the artillery jacket and raise the flag, the battle flag rockets and thunderbolts are ready to be in place, but there is no order not to fire. In this way, the battle that would later be known as the Battle of Naruto was about to begin.