"Your Majesty, you can't go, it's too dangerous!"

Li Weijun was about to take the oath to go on the expedition, but Li Weiguo suddenly appeared and wanted to participate in the First Sino-Japanese War against Japan together, which made him suddenly irritable. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Don't worry, I'm not a weak scholar who is vulnerable, I've experienced too much of this kind of life and death event, I know better than anyone else!"

Li Weiguo said lightly that he would never give up this plan, because he had to witness the First Sino-Japanese War with his own eyes, and even more so, he would never be reconciled if he saw the destruction of the Japanese Combined Fleet.

"But ......"

"No, but, this is an order, if you don't listen, get out of here!"

Seeing that Li Weiguo was unreasonable, Li Weijun also smiled helplessly, so he had to let him get on the battleship first and find another way.

Li Weiguo boarded the battleship Fury and occupied the commander's office.

The battleship Fury is the strongest battleship in the Chinese Empire so far, and it is also the most powerful battleship in the world, so it replaced the battleship Thor as soon as it was put into service, becoming the flagship of the Pacific Fleet.

The mission of this sneak attack on Edo Bay and the destruction of the Japanese Combined Fleet will be led by the battleship Fury, which will be joined by the battleship Fury [BB-33] of the same class, and 4 Ice Ocean-class battlecruisers, ostensibly battlecruisers, but in fact 4 battleships with the same Fury-class, USS Pacific [BB-35], USS Atlantic [BB-36], USS Indian Ocean [BB-37], and USS Arctic Ocean [BB-38].

These six battleships were all super dreadnought battleships, and the main guns were all 406 mm caliber, making them the most powerful naval guns of the Imperial Chinese Navy.

In addition, there are 4 Rainstorm class battleships, USS Rainstorm [BB-23], USS Shower [BB-24], USS Thunderstorm [BB-25], USS Fog Rain [BB-26], 6 Dreadnought-class battleships, Worryless Ship [BB-17], Innocent Ship [BB-18], Immaculate Ship [BB-19], Regretless Ship [BB-20], Infinity Ship [BB-21], Endless Ship [BB-22], 4 Fengyun-class battlecruisers, Fengyun [BC-1], Snow Cloud [BC-2], Chaoyun [BC-3] and Yukumo [BC-4].

In addition, there are 12 destroyers, 23 frigates, 102 fish and radium boats, 33 submarines, 2 communication ships, 2 hospital ships, 4 supply ships, and 4 tugboats.

Among them, non-combat ships will stay in the hidden waters of the high seas, waiting for the fleet's triumph, and then timely replenishment and treatment of the wounded.

This fleet would attack Edo Bay and destroy the Japanese Combined Fleet, destroying the American Navy's Asian Fleet stationed in Yokosuka and, if circumstances permit, other Allied ships participating in the Japanese naval parade would also be destroyed.

At the same time, there was another fleet, led by Lin Jiyun himself, which set off from Pearl Harbor to attack the American naval base San Diego and destroy the Eastern Fleet of the American Navy.

The fleet that Lin Jiyun took with him consisted of 4 Thor-class battleships that had just completed overhaul, USS Thor [BB-27], USS Thunderstorm [BB-28], USS Thunder [BCB-29], USS Thunderbolt [BB-30], 2 Fury-class battleships, USS Fury [BB-31], USS Fury [BB-32], 5 Dreadnought-class battleships, Invincible Ships [BB-12], Invincible Ships [BB-13], Matchless Ships [BB-14], Infinity Ships [BB-15], and Carefree Ships [BB-16] , 4 Xianxia-class battlecruisers, Xianxia [BC-5], Cangxia [BC-6], Ruixia [BC-7], Zixia [BC-8].

In addition, there are 22 destroyers, 21 frigates, 202 fish and radium boats, 73 submarines, 6 communication ships, 6 hospital ships, 6 supply ships, and 12 tugboats.

These two fleets are almost the entire strength of the main fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy.

This time, it was Li Weiguo who made a desperate bet to completely destroy the last two maritime threat forces in the Pacific Rim region and destroy the Japanese Combined Fleet and the Eastern Fleet of the US Navy before the start of the war, so as to seize the initiative in the Pacific Rim Theater.

Since ancient times, the preemptive strike and the latter strike have been controlled by others, Li Weiguo is well versed in this art of war, so he chooses to strike first.

Of course, Li Weiguo can also start a war a few years later, although at that time the Entente camp may build more powerful super-dreadnought battleships, and the caliber of the main gun may reach a terrifying 18 inches, but at that time, the Chinese Imperial Navy may also have aircraft carriers, which can also destroy the super dreadnought battleships of the Entente countries in minutes.

However, Li Weiguo couldn't wait, he came willfully, and he was going to launch a war against Japan in the first year of the First Sino-Japanese War, so he would provoke a world war in advance.

What the outcome of the future world war will be, Li Weiguo does not know and cannot predict, but he knows that if he does not launch a war against Japan in the first year of the First Sino-Japanese War, then he will regret it for the rest of his life.

"How long is it before we can attack?"

Li Weiguo spends his days on the ship like a year, asking questions almost every few hours.

"Your Majesty, we will first conduct military exercises to the south to paralyze the reconnaissance ships of the Japanese Navy, and then make a detour to Edo Bay overnight to launch a surprise attack the night before the Japanese Navy's parade, and now there are seven days left before the day of operation."

"Seven days to go, why is it so slow!"

Li Weiguo is very frizzy, and he has been suffering from insomnia these nights, which has not happened for a long time since he became emperor.

The last time Li Weiguo had insomnia at night was during the Sixth Sino-British War and the Sino-British Solomon Islands Naval Battle.

Now that Li Weiguo has insomnia again, it is conceivable that he attaches great importance and nervousness to this operation.

"Let's take another look at the battle plan! See if there are any loopholes! ”

Well, Li Weiguo didn't sleep at night, and pulled Li Weijun and other naval officers to look at the battle plan again.

In just a few days, this was already the fifty-second time, and Li Weijun and other naval officers instantly wanted to burst into tears.

The Japanese Navy chose to hold the parade on the morning of 18 September, while the Imperial Chinese Navy launched its attack on the night of 17 September.

The coincidence of this time surprised even Li Weiguo. Because September 17 of the first year of the First Wu Dynasty in history was the day of the Sino-Japanese naval battle in the Yellow Sea, the day of the disastrous defeat of the Beiyang Naval Division, and September 18 was the day of the famous September 18 Incident.

"According to the calculations of the Imperial Qintianjian, the second round of typhoons this year will form in the Pacific waters north of the Marshall Islands tomorrow, that is, around September 11, and according to the movement pattern of this typhoon in recent years, it will pass through Northeast Asia in the next five days.

"The water in Edo Bay is slow, and our secret mapping results show that the average depth of the water is only 123 meters, and only the Uraga waterway is navigable. On the day of our operation, from 10:15 a.m. to 1:45 a.m. the next day, about three hours before and after, our fleet will take advantage of the Manchurian time to launch an attack and withdraw at low tide. ”

"Japan has built a large number of Odaiba (forts) along the coast of Edo Bay, and according to our survey, the total number is about 1,000 guns, and the maximum caliber of artillery reaches 280 mm, which can block the Uraga waterway. Just in case, if our fleet is accidentally discovered by the Japanese, because it is dark and the visibility is too low, we can only get close to the Japanese Odaiba during the high tide period, and then destroy its batteries at close range. ”

"The Japanese Combined Fleet will be fully prepared on the evening of the 17th for the parade on the morning of the 18th, and my intelligence shows that most of the main warships of the Japanese Combined Fleet are gathered in Edo Bay, and they will line up in advance to prepare for the parade, and the specific location is near the port of Yokohama. Our first wave was a submarine attack, the second wave was a Fish and Radium boat attack, and the third wave of our capital ships swept away the remnants and intercepted the fleeing Japanese ships. ”

"During this period, the Asian Fleet of the American Navy in Yokosuka may come out to reinforce it, and our submarines will be ambushed in the port of Yokosuka, and if they can't be stopped, our capital ships will attack again."

"As for the warships of other countries that came to participate in the parade, they all stopped at Edo Port, which is in the deepest part of Edo Bay, a little far away, and unless we move smoothly and destroy the Japanese Combined Fleet and the American Asian Fleet, we will abandon the warships that attack these countries in depth."

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After listening to the action plan so many times, Li Weiguo seems to be able to put forward some suggestions for improvement every time.

This time, Li Weiguo suddenly asked: "What we are thinking about now is the current patrol intensity of the Japanese Navy, and in the days before and after the parade, I am afraid that the Japanese army will strengthen its patrol intensity." ”

Li Weijun said: "We have also prepared a plan for this, the next strategy is to send submarines to ambush, and the best strategy is that our agents will carry fake orders to break up the patrol ships of the Japanese Navy." ”

Li Weiguo nodded, and then asked, "What is the reaction over there?" ”

Li Weijun replied: "Negaku was willing to help us make trouble on the day of the parade, and we didn't say that we were going to attack the Japanese Navy's combined fleet, so Nohjiu cooperated very well to cover our agents and forge orders." ”

Li Weiguo nodded and said, "That's right, don't tell Nengjiu our true plan yet." He is Japanese after all, and if we destroy the Japanese Combined Fleet, it is also the loss of his strength, and he is afraid that he will not agree. ”

Everyone has selfish intentions, Li Weiguo does not believe that Prince Nohjiu has no selfish intentions, he is running for the throne of the Japanese emperor, but if Nengjiu achieves the throne, then he will inevitably seize the military force, if the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy is wiped out by the Chinese Empire, it is obviously not something that Nengjiu is happy about.

Therefore, in this operation, the Chinese Empire was even deceiving Nengjiu, just telling the agents of the Nengjiu Chinese Empire to make trouble at the parade, so it was easy to gain Nengjiu's trust and get all kinds of opportunities to forge orders.

"I always feel uneasy, it seems that something is wrong!"

"Our plan has been revised and refined many times by His Majesty, and it has been seamless, and there will be no mistakes. Your Majesty must be tired, just take a rest! ”

Li Weijun can only comfort Li Weiguo like this, if Li Weiguo doesn't go to sleep again, they will all be panda-eyed tomorrow, and they won't have the spirit to command the fleet.

Well, Li Weiguo couldn't think of anything wrong for a while, so he had to go and rest first.

In fact, Li Weiguo understood the principle of striking first and being controlled by others, and Roosevelt, who was far away on the other side of the world, was also preparing to strike first.

This incident turned out to be such a coincidence, at the same time that Li Weiguo was going to attack the Japanese Combined Fleet, Roosevelt was also planning a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.

Roosevelt's thoughts coincided with Li Weiguo's thoughts, both of them wanted to strike first.

The Great White Fleet of the American Navy, which actually set off earlier than the Imperial Chinese Navy, quietly entered the South Pacific from the secret Antarctic waterways they discovered under the same pretext of military exercises, and waited for a typhoon in the North Pacific to blow, and then covered them for a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.

Of course, the U.S. Navy inevitably conducted a series of advance reconnaissance of Pearl Harbor to determine the movement pattern of the main warships of the Imperial Chinese Navy, and then carried out a sneak attack and wiped it out.

The U.S. Navy has been secretly observing Pearl Harbor for many years, and has long figured out the temperament of the Imperial Chinese Navy, knowing that every year during the typhoon season, all warships will return to Pearl Harbor for shelter.

And this is precisely the best time for the American Navy to choose a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.

Roosevelt has also suffered from insomnia recently, similar to Li Weiguo's mentality, Roosevelt is also afraid of failure, he knows what kind of situation he will face once he fails.

However, Roosevelt had no more choice, because through his observations over the years, he knew that the arms race with the Chinese Empire could not be played at all, and the Chinese Empire had abundant financial resources, while the United States, although it was also financially rich, was much worse. However, the Chinese Empire has the upper hand in the arms race, and in every round of the arms race, the Chinese Empire is the frontrunner, and the United States can only chase behind, so Roosevelt understands that no matter how the United States catches up, it will not be able to catch up.

Therefore, in order not to be dragged down by the Chinese Empire, Roosevelt could only make a desperate bet and make a preemptive strike.

In Roosevelt's view, as long as the sneak attack was successful and the main force of the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Empire was destroyed, then within three years, the Chinese Empire would not be able to restore the vitality of the Pacific Fleet, and the American Navy would have given it three more years to prepare.

Of course, the odds were low, but that didn't stop Roosevelt from daydreaming.

Li Weiguo wanted to attack Edo, Japan, without notifying the Allied member states, and Roosevelt did not inform the Allied member states of the surprise attack on the Pearl Harbor naval base of the Chinese Empire.

The tactics of the two men are almost identical at sea, and the tactics on land are similar.

Li Weiguo's land strategy was to defend on the western front, and to attack Japan and the United States on the eastern front.

Similarly, Roosevelt, when he ordered the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, also had a land war in mind.

However, the national conditions of the United States are different from those of the Chinese Empire, because the two strategic places in the north and south of the United States have always been occupied by the Chinese Empire.

Roosevelt hated Rhode Island, the closest to the U.S. heavy industrial base, where the Chinese Empire had built a large fortification, and he ordered a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and organized a heavy army to attack Rhode Island.

Of course, the attack could not have lasted longer than the Navy, and Roosevelt had to wait until he received news from Pearl Harbor before he could make a move on Rhode Island. Otherwise, once the first move was made against Rhode Island, the Chinese Empire would be prepared in advance.

The other is Key West, which is also occupied by the Chinese Empire, and in the southern part of the United States, it is also a tough nut that requires Roosevelt to send a large army to conquer.

However, compared to Rhode Island, Rhode Island is composed of three small islands, and although Key West is also an isolated island, it is not far from the rear of Cuba Island, Puerto Rico Island and the Virgin Islands, the Chinese Empire has almost controlled the entire Caribbean Sea and can support the Key West battlefield at any time, so Key West is destined to be a hard bone and very difficult to gnaw. (To be continued.) )