At this time, Zhang Kui, who was stationed in the port a few miles away, was listening to the report of Ma Yun, the commander of the first battalion, 78 prisoners were temporarily locked up in the old warehouse under the fort, and it seemed that the prisoners of small Japan were quite honest In addition to Zhang Kui's own team of 200 soldiers, 600 people of the first battalion of Ma Yun were divided into three groups, each group of 4 squads, and took turns to patrol back and forth on the main road outside the port.

In addition, nearly 30 secret posts have been set up outside the port, and every move in the port of Naha will be transmitted to the Chinese army as soon as possible

For Ma Yun's arrangement, Qin Kai nodded with satisfaction, these are all arranged in full accordance with the infantry specifications, and the increase in the secret post is obviously Ma Yun's own intention, now after all, it is on a land that has just been occupied, although the Japanese are also new heads, but after all, this place has been occupied by the little Japanese for almost two years......

The current building is the customs building built by Japan in Naha, but it is cheaper for Zhang Kui, who became the headquarters, standing at the window at this time, he looked at the night sky in the distance, and suddenly turned his head and asked: "Ma Yun, when will the second and third battalions take the Japanese camp?" Later there will be news"

"Lao Ma sent people to say that they are going to attack at night, the army of small Japan seems to be very well trained, both of them said that in the daytime shooting, our recruits don't seem to be able to suppress each other's firepower Today is not the head of the moon, it's dark, it's a good idea, our AK02 rifle and Type 80 submachine gun are more suitable for close combat than the Japanese single-shot rifles"

At this time, Zhang Kui was pondering the judgment that Qin Kai had been instilling when talking to him, the Japanese army is an army that emphasizes mental strength and hand-to-hand combat as the only rule to defeat a strong enemy, which stems from the current situation of the Japanese army's backwardness in weapons and logistics, which is completely consistent with the current situation, and Instructor Qin even listed the Japanese army's "Operational Essentials Order" in the norms of attaching importance to knives and bayonets to carry out white-knuckle combat under the conditions of infantry night raids.

This time, the elite of the second battalion was exhausted, but he was full of expectations for this operation, and he had been training in the defense city for more than a year, but not just to defeat the enemy on this battlefield...... Only by continuing to attack can the enemy be finally eliminated, he got up and walked back and forth twice, "Ma Yun, your battalion pays attention to the movements of Qi Fang and Ma Desheng in front, and is ready to attack at any time."

"My lord, take the order"

This morning, Ding Richang, the governor of Fujian, suddenly sent an urgent telegram, secretly telling him that the Nanyang Navy was planning an attack on Ryukyu Island and trying to recover the territory of the vassal state.

Moreover, for Zhang Shusheng, as the temporary leader of the Huai Army, he seems to have the posture of Zhongtang's successor, if there are some great feats, then the position of Lord Zhongtang in the future may be in his pocket, thinking of this, Zhang Shusheng can't help but be quite moved.

The relationship between Ding Richang and the Huai Army, he is naturally known as the high-level of the Huai Army, and in the past two years, Ding Richang in the position of governor of Fujian can be described as a sudden force in the imperial court.

Due to the rise of Lao Ding, a special force that has a relationship with many parties, coupled with the sudden rise of the Nanyang Naval Division, he and Zhang Peilun, a Qingliu cadre, were also quite harmonious in Fuzhou Mansion, which invisibly made all forces pay more attention to Ding Richang's movements.

Zhang Shusheng naturally understands that the news that Ding Richang revealed to himself was an exchange as a political ally, and the so-called plan of the Nanyang Navy Division was basically already in action, and now this opportunity was almost a godsend for him As a big man in the Huai military department second only to Li Zhongtang, why didn't he have the idea of going to the next level......

Another reason was that he was also extremely disappointed with the imperial court's negotiations on the Ryukyu issue

As for the negotiations with the Ryukyu Kingdom, the Japanese minister has been negotiating with the Governor-General's Yamen in Beijing since last year, and the preliminary proposal for the first negotiation proposed to divide the Ryukyu Islands into three parts: Anmi Oshima, which is close to Japan, as Japanese territory; The main island of Ryukyu and its adjacent islands existed as an independent Ryukyu kingdom; In the south, the Ssendo Islands are part of China.

The Japanese side divided the Ryukyus into two parts: the main island of the Ryukyus and its northern islands as Japanese territory, and the southern Sakishima Islands as Chinese territory. ,

After the two sides bargained, the draft adopted the plan proposed by the Qing government, but when it was submitted to the Beijing court, it set off a big uproar.

For the results of the first negotiation, it caused great controversy in the court, and the scholars of Qingliu wrote one after another, bluntly saying that this was a bill to lose power and humiliate the country, and Wang Yiqing, a cabinet scholar who negotiated on behalf of the Qing State, shouted and shouted and killed, asking him to be dismissed from his post and questioned like snowflakes.

The bigwigs of the Prime Minister's Yamen still have some scruples about Britain and France, the Taixi powers, but they are naturally very dissatisfied with the fact that they have been paying tribute to the Tian Dynasty for thousands of years, and they are naturally very dissatisfied, and they immediately rejected the proposal for this negotiation.

Although Japan at this time had secretly planned to plunder a planned profit from the Qing state in the twilight of the Qing Dynasty, it did not want to cause a large-scale war, after all, Japan's capitalist restoration was also just starting, and the domestic economy could be described as very fragile, but it was also unacceptable for the Qing upper echelons to completely ignore the principle of diplomatic negotiations.

In their opinion, after the result was negotiated, the first plan proposed by the Qing officials was accepted, and a diplomatic victory had been obtained, but now the Qing Prime Minister Yamen completely rejected the result of the negotiations in one breath, and in Chinese parlance, it was a boiled duck that flew After the telegram consulted the Taizheng officials, the Japanese formula Yano Fumio left Beijing angrily, which was also a gesture, and Japan accelerated its control of the Ryukyus.

Therefore, the negotiations between the two sides have reached a deadlock at present, and only by breaking the situation of Japan's occupation of the Ryukyus can the deadlock in the negotiations be completely changed, and the Nanyang Naval Division, which played a prominent role in the South China Sea last year, undoubtedly made the evaluation of the Chinese Naval Division of various countries soar, and the Beiyang Naval Division, which has always been the main force of the Qing State, has no chance to appear

Thinking of this, he immediately found Zhou Fu, Lao Zhou is the Huaijun think tank, and he still needs to consult him on this matter, and after taking out the telegram and briefly talking about his preliminary thoughts, Zhang Shusheng stared at Zhou Fu, wanting to see the thoughts of this Huaijun veteran.

Zhou Fu's expression was also a little stunned, pondered for a while, looked at Zhang Shusheng, he is also an old officialdom, and naturally understands the huge benefits in this matter, with the situation of Ryukyu, it was originally a vassal state, and after it is recovered, it will become a piece of Xinjiang land in the Great Qing Dynasty in a big way

Obviously, Zhang Shusheng is very interested in this matter, from the perspective of righteousness, this is a battle to maintain the dignity of the Tian Dynasty after all, and from a small point of view, this makes his reputation definitely go to another level, but ...... Most of the Zhongtang adults who are worrying about Hefei don't want this to happen

He arched his hand and glanced at Zhang Shusheng, "This is a big deal, from the perspective of righteousness, I also agree with Brother Zhenxuan's plan to send troops, but you must know that the new Chaoyong and Yangwei ships are the newly prepared ironclad cruisers of Lord Zhongtang, if there is any damage, I'm afraid Zhongtang will not like it."

"Ah......" Hearing Zhou Fu mention Lord Li Zhongtang, Zhang Shusheng's confidence was also a little relieved.

However, when Qin Kai laid out this overall situation, he had already considered this problem for him, and he took the lead in attacking Ryukyu, which created a big reason for him to be ready to shoot and had to be sent

He naturally knew that in that period of history, after Zhang Shusheng had the new battleship in Beiyang in place, he immediately discussed with Wu Changqing in private, with Chaoyong and Yangwei as the main force, and used the ships of the China Merchants Steamship Bureau to carry the Qingzi Battalion to attack the Ryukyus, and with the strength of nearly 10,000 troops of the 16th Battalion of the Qingzi Battalion, there should be a chance of winning to take the Ryukyus.

However, this news was soon leaked to Master Li, who was worrying about Ding, and Li Zhongtang sent a telegram to him, ordering the Beiyang Navy Division to step up training and not start a war lightly, which was just a small hint, and his plan was completely aborted......

And now, the situation is not at all his original situation, at this moment, the Nanyang Navy Division is making full preparations...... has even begun to act, if the Beiyang Naval Division ignores it, it will be a missed opportunity

Zhang Shusheng thought for a moment before expressing his judgment, "Wushan, I also know what is at stake, but the Nanyang Naval Division, the Qin armor who is in the limelight, has already launched, with his strength to resist the French, there is no reason why he can't defeat the Japanese Ryukyu, Ding Richang is a good means, and he is willing to advance and retreat with us in this matter, which is to calculate the reason that our Beiyang Naval Division has not sent troops."

"Have they already sent troops?" Zhou Fu also saw that this was a situation that had to be sent at this time, and wanted to confirm it again

"Ten ...... Wu Shan, you call Governor Ding in my name, and say that the Beiyang Naval Division will send troops immediately, and I want to know where the Nanyang Naval Division has been" Zhang Shusheng made a decision immediately.

"Okay, I'll go, send someone to squat at the telegraph office and wait for news, and ...... On the side of Zhongtang, Zhenxuan, you still have to make arrangements early, this uses the Beiyang army, it is not a trivial matter" Zhou Fu looked at Zhang Shusheng, and still reminded him very cautiously.

"Brother Wushan, I understand" Zhang Shusheng sent Zhou Fu away with a calm expression.

In the Japanese camp outside Naha Harbor in the dark night, groups of soldiers were getting ready to go, several lieutenants and second lieutenant officers gathered together, carefully examined their sabers and rifles, and whispered to each other about the upcoming battle, while the soldiers sitting cross-legged in the darkness were asked to refrain from speaking and save their bodies.

At this time, except for a dim oil lamp hanging at the entrance of the barracks 50 meters away, there was endless darkness in the sky, but this gloomy feeling only inspired the killing intent in the hearts of these Japanese soldiers......

Suzuki Shin held a Japanese saber in his hand, sat in the command room under the bunker, watched the hour hand on the clock slowly turn to 2 o'clock, he got up and cleaned up his military uniform, walked out of the bunker, and several officers who had been waiting outside for a long time immediately greeted him, he looked at the faces of these officers one by one, and nodded with satisfaction

"Sakata-kun, let's go, your guns will sound the enemy's funeral song" Suzuki nodded vigorously and gave the order

"Fighting for the Emperor ......"

"Fighting for the Empire of Japan......"

After softly cheering each other on, the lieutenants and second lieutenant officers of each squad immediately turned and left

At this time, in the defensive position of the Second Protector Association a few hundred meters away, Qi Fang was also looking at the soldiers of his second battalion one by one in the black trench, tonight's raid was undoubtedly a battle of life and death, and the soldiers painted their faces black and earthy, but he could still recognize every soldier.

Second Battalion ...... Ten squads, who followed him for a full year and three months, crawled on the playground every day, and meticulously taught these soldiers the training skills he learned as a security regiment in the Mawei Artillery Bureau, urging them to meticulously implement the drill requirements, and now it is time to take them out and shine

"Erhuzi, you take the lead today, have confidence" Qi Fang saw his neighbor Erhuzi in the first queue, and now Erhuzi is already the squadron leader, and the two squads he led today are leading the way and being the top soldiers

"Report, Brother Qi, you can rest assured that you will not be able to take the position of Dog Day Little Japan with the prestige of protection, and I will never come back to see you" Hu Zi raised his head and said happily.

"Good to fight for protection......"

"Fight for Lord Qin......"

Erhuzi pulled his military uniform, moved the Type 80 submachine gun hanging on his chest to the most comfortable position, waved his hand, and led the team from the trench to the right flank quietly

Qi Fang saw that the team went out, and beckoned back, "Order the mortar squad to be on standby, the third and fourth squads will launch a surprise attack, and carry out 8 rounds of salvo fire according to the meter position measured during the day, and the reinforcement Makqin machine gun squad in the rear of the opponent will immediately go to the newly reinforced fire position to prepare for fire support, and the other squads will immediately prepare to follow up."

Both sides were in full swing under the cover of darkness, and if the forces of both sides could be displayed on a strategic map at this time, the Japanese troops under the command of Nobu Suzuki, with two teams of 50 men as the front and two teams of 100 men as reinforcements, attacked the flanks of the 2nd Battalion from both directions on the right flank

After Qi Fang and Ma Desheng discussed, they each organized a 100-man assault team as a forward and a 300-man reserve, and made a detour from the left flank of the Japanese barracks, and the soldiers were slowly moving with their heads bowed in the dark, and both sides were looking forward to the surprise of the moment when the war began

Defending the left flank of the second battalion was the ninth squad, and the squad leader Cheng Gang had already received an order to strengthen the vigilance, so he did not dare to slack off at night, he divided 50 people into five groups in three sequences, and in no hour, two teams were rotated to guard in the improvised fortifications and trenches constructed

In the dark, the blurring of the scenery 20 meters away is very unfavorable for defense, so Cheng Gang naturally has his local method, taking advantage of the night, he took seven or eight people in front of him to secretly climb outside, dug a lot of half-meter-deep tunnels in front of the trench, and then inserted some sharpened wooden thorns in the pit, this thing can be lethal, it is difficult to say, but in case someone sneaks up, how much can it play a warning role,

When the tunnel was dug, he was relieved, but he still went to the outpost from time to time with the team leaders who took turns to ask to see that the night was dark, Cheng Gang lay on an observation position and showed his head for a long time, and there was no hostile situation, the cat shrank back, beckoned, and motioned to the two soldiers who were on duty to come up and continue to guard him He was also going to squint for a few minutes, and then continue to command......

Suddenly, there was a slight "snap" sound of a wooden stick breaking, this dull sound was particularly clear in the silence of the night, and then, the front of the trench suddenly remembered the sound of hurried footsteps, and the soldiers at the observation post shouted loudly, "Enemy attack...... Enemy attack ......"

Immediately, a row of fires appeared in front of the position, and the sound of "popping" was a Manlixia rifle, and under the light of the muzzle of the gun in the darkness, the dense Japanese army appeared less than twenty meters away like a hideous monster

Bang...... Bang...... The sound of the gun rang out rapidly, it was the shot of the AK02 rifle, and the two soldiers who were standing in his observation just now began to pull the bolt desperately, apparently the two soldiers were stunned by the sudden situation, and after releasing the first shot, they stood in place in a daze......

The Japanese troops on the opposite side had no intention of firing at each other, and after the first round of firing shots, they rushed forward with rifles with bright bayonets, and the two soldiers at the observation post were immediately swept to the ground by the flying bullets

At this time, Cheng Gang had only one thought, blocking these Japanese soldiers, even if he traded his own life at this time, his mind was pure, without the slightest hesitation, or considering whether to wait for his comrades to come to support, he must immediately start to fight back, must immediately repel them, even if it is only himself, he stood up suddenly......

Leading the charge of the squad was Lieutenant Sakata's team, which was originally carried out in order, but the two soldiers on one side of the team actually fell into a pit for no reason, and made a small but earth-shattering sound in the middle of the night, he naturally understood that it was impossible to touch completely concealed, but the trench of the Chinese was less than 20 meters away......

Victory is at hand.

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