Chapter 181: Operation Seawolf
"Taking advantage of your illness to kill you, the Japanese army's large-scale offensive has died down, but our offensive has only just begun. www.biquge.info Although the Japanese army's large-scale attack was crushed, the Japanese army was unwilling to lose. Since the Japanese army did not make adequate preparations for war, the Japanese army would not launch a large-scale offensive for a long time to come. The Japanese army needs to take a breather and continue to prepare, but we cannot let the Japanese perfect the war machine, and the next step of guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines is our offensive weapon, especially naval sabotage warfare. ”
At the Pingdu Front Headquarters, Ge Yunfei said to the generals: "Ladies and gentlemen, this arduous defensive operation has come to a temporary end with our victory. The front-line troops are going to enter a period of recuperation, and the period of recuperation is not meant to sit back and relax, the Japanese army will not take the initiative to withdraw from the Shandong Peninsula, and the Japanese army will not easily spit out the fat in their mouths. In order to cooperate with guerrilla operations behind enemy lines, all units will form small and capable units to attack behind enemy lines, and I will keep the Japanese army in terror every day. ”
"The defense chiefs of all sectors must personally direct guerrilla operations behind enemy lines and must not slack off." "Subordinates obey!" All the generals replied loudly. After the military meeting, Ge Yunfei had a drink with Jiang Fangzhen and came to the front line for nearly one and a half months, and the two of them drank for the first time. "Commander, do you want to use the Wave Squad to attack Japanese ships with attack mines?" "Yes, the weapon of the poor, though it is difficult to be elegant, is not to be underestimated. During the Qingdao defensive operation last year, I ordered the cancellation of the mine attack in order to prevent the Japanese army from detecting it. ”
"Nowadays, when the Japanese army fails in defensive operations, it will not think that we will attack at sea, let alone our mines, and will attack by artificial means. I want to make the Japanese army tremble and panic all day long, both on land and at sea. The previous guerrilla operations on the Liaodong Peninsula and in Korea dragged down five divisions of the Japanese army, and their role should not be underestimated. ”
"Commander, in the past two months of fighting, we have suffered more than 50,000 casualties, and the price is too great." Jiang Fangzhen's mood was a little heavy. "The price is inevitable, we have a pre-judgment before the war, and remember that the winner will not be blamed. The rise of a nation inevitably requires great sacrifices, and there are no shortcuts. We love peace and cherish life, and it was the Japanese fascists who imposed war on us. This is only the beginning, and the brutal conquest is yet to come. ”
At the Weihai Command of the Japanese Army, the newly appointed commander Yamamoto Nagawa looked around at the generals and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the failure of the offensive and the disgrace of the empire, my heart is as heavy as everyone else. There is a saying in Chinese that failure is the mother of success! Due to our series of mistakes, we despise and lack understanding of Ge Yunfei, a tough figure, so that today's consequences have occurred. We are in the light, Ge Yunfei is in the dark, and we have been carefully prepared, so our failure is inevitable in chance. ”
Nagawa Yamamoto is about 60 years old, wears a pair of short-sighted glasses, and looks very personable. His face is fair, his figure is slender, his tone is smooth and soft, and his personality belongs to the type that is not impatient or impatient. "Sit down, everyone, from today onwards, I will set a rule, enter the command, everyone must sit down and relax their nerves." Nagawa Yamamoto waved his hand, and the generals looked for chairs to sit down. "Ladies and gentlemen, the empire has not achieved its goal in a short period of time, and the pressure at home and abroad is huge, so it can be said that the empire has fallen into crisis."
Nagawa Yamamoto continued: "The lesson is painful, and we must learn the lesson and re-examine Ge Yunfei, an unusual figure, is the most important thing." After careful analysis, the General Staff Headquarters believed that the situation in Chinese mainland was still favorable to us, and Yuan Shikai was worried that his dominant position was sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight. “
"The disadvantage is that given Ge Yunfei's strong military strength and even the fanatical support of the people in China, these factors are very unfavorable to me. It turns out that we can't eliminate Ge Yunfei in a while. At present, the empire's 300,000 troops are engaged in the Shandong Peninsula to fight, and the consumption is huge, and the supply has reached the limit in the later period. We know this, and Ge Yunfei also sees our weaknesses. ”
Nagawa Yamamoto continued: "There is also a saying in China that if you want to hurry, you will not reach it, and we do not know enough about the changes that have taken place in Chinese mainland to overthrow the imperial system and establish a republic. I thought that using Yuan Shikai's cowardice to achieve our strategic goals was actually extremely wrong, because Yuan Shikai had not yet reached the level of controlling the overall situation. Ge Yunfei's unauthorized use of troops on the Shandong Peninsula is the best proof. The Empire's military strategists ignored these subtle changes, and it was the real culprits of the military setbacks. ”
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Imperial General Staff Headquarters, after deep reflection, believes that we must continue to improve our preparations for war. Next year, the Empire's air forces will be put into operation, and the enemy's air superiority will be broken, so it is imperative to grasp air supremacy and create conditions for the final military victory. Frustration is not terrible, he clears our minds. The Allies have promised to support us fully when the European war is over, and it will be ・・・・・・ then. ”
Yamamoto Nagawa spoke eloquently, the core of which meant that the imperial army would not attack in a big way, and that it would consolidate the occupied area on the Shandong Peninsula. The deeper meaning is that after the end of the European War, the Allied powers agreed to hand over the occupied areas of the Shandong Peninsula to the control of the Japanese Empire. Nagawa Yamamoto made it clear that more means will be used in the future to achieve strategic goals, and that purely military means are foolish.
However, the Japanese were not willing to accept defeat, and the price they paid was bound to be reclaimed. Next, the Japanese government will stick to the occupied area of Shandong, and in the future, it will become the model of the Liaodong Peninsula. If this goal is achieved, the time is ripe to plot against Qingdao. It cannot be said that it is unwise for the Japanese to quickly change their strategy, but the Japanese did not expect that the Japanese Empire had fallen into the trap set by Ge Yunfei, and could only fall deeper and deeper and unable to extricate itself.
After the Japanese army landed in Shandong, they immediately captured Long Island. Since there was not a single attack on Long Island, the Japanese army did not occupy North Long Mountain Island and Great Black Mountain Island. Frankly, the Japanese army was not yet free to occupy the Long Island Islands.
In a small fishing village on the north side of Daheishan Island, Hailang Zhang Wenzhao led the Haihailang team, which has been dormant here for nearly a year. Zhang Wenzhao was directly under the command of the Intelligence Bureau, and he could not act without Shan Feng's order. On this day, an intelligence agent came to the island, and Zhang Wenzhao and his subordinates immediately became excited.
In a spacious room, Zhang Wenzhao stared at a pair of bull's eyes and said loudly: "Brothers, tell you good news. Under the command of Commander Ge, our defensive operation was won. Everyone couldn't help but cheer when they heard this. Captain, isn't it time for us to get out of the way! "Raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, Commander Ge won't forget us!" "Captain, you won't let us continue to lurk!" "Brothers, now it's our turn to go out, Commander Ge ordered our troops to carry out Operation Waves, targeting all the ships of the Japanese Navy and launching a free attack."
The team members cheered again when they heard this, Zhang Wenzhao waved his hands, and everyone stopped clamoring. "Brothers, Commander Ge led the soldiers to fight bloodily and blocked the crazy attack of the Japanese army. We must not be a bad seed, and we must not live up to Commander Ge's high expectations. The main targets of our attacks were Japanese naval ships in Weihai and Yantai. I led the first team to operate in the Weihai area. Vice Captain Lee! "Here!" A middle-aged man with a black and red face stood up and answered! "You lead the 2nd team and operate in the waters of Yantai!" "Subordinates obey!"
Zhang Wenzhao turned to the traffic officer and said, "Lao Liu, what else do you have to explain?" The traffic officer Lao Liu said: "Captain Zhang, before leaving, Commander Ge repeatedly admonished, let me tell you." Don't be bruised, learn to use your brains, and don't make unnecessary sacrifices. Commander Ge said, you will be the elite of the sea in the future, and you must learn to protect yourself. "Commander Ge cares about us so much, and we want to repay Commander Ge's kindness with practical actions. Brothers, what has also been said, Deputy Captain Li stays, let's go back and prepare! ”
After the brothers' emotions dissipated, Zhang Wenzhao took out a map and said: "Deputy Captain Li, when the Japanese army attacked Qingdao last year, the agents of the Intelligence Bureau planted attack mines on the edge of the coast and drew a detailed map. This map is the burial site of the attack mines along the coast of Yantai, so you must keep it safe. Deputy Captain Li took the map and looked at it in surprise: "I didn't expect that there are also several burial sites in the dock, which is simply a time bomb buried under the noses of Oriental devils." "Commander Ge has arranged everything for us, and it's up to us next!"
"Captain, please rest assured, your subordinates will definitely bring you good news!" That night, two large ships departed. Arriving on the eastern coast of Penglai around midnight, the team disembarked and headed east along the coastline. Before dawn, they arrived at Chuwang, on the west shore of Taozi Bay, and it was difficult to move during the day, so the team members found a hidden place to rest and move at night. Not long after Zhang Wenzhao fell asleep, the investigation team came back and discovered a new situation.