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The sun has set and the night has begun to rule the land.

The atmosphere in the military port was eerie, and the silhouette of the huge warship that could be seen in the night was almost completely gone, and all that was left was a sore. It was charred black and ruined, and the walls were broken and the iron was broken.

This is Lushun, which was used by the Japanese Empire many times in the past to carry out military blackmail at the Gyeonggi Gateway of China, but now it is completely shrouded in frustration: during the daytime air raids, the bombs and torpedoes dropped by the Chinese Air Force assault forces have turned the entire military port into a huge and terrifying Shura hell, Japanese warships have sunk, the Japanese headquarters have been destroyed, and even the seemingly impregnable fort has been destroyed. The fortress also suffered a heavy blow, and the war befell in this way No one thought that the iron fist of revenge of the Chinese ** people would fall from the sky and smash it on the Japanese war machine, and this punch was so ruthless and accurate that the Japanese were scattered.

Shocked: The Japanese could not find any other adjective to describe their mood at the moment, except for shock, who would have thought that. Then sit at the bottom of the military port. Sunk. Roll over. The stranded giant ship turned out to be a group of canvases. The destruction of the plane made of wood was if the battle between the sea and the air that took place this morning was described in the newspapers. I'm afraid many people won't believe that the powerful Imperial Japanese Navy actually planted a heel in the hands of the Chinese Air Force, and this heel was planted with a blue nose and swollen face. So much so that some Japanese people even wonder if they are having nightmares.

That's what Fukushima thought of it, and he would rather it be a nightmare, a nightmare of the Great Japanese Empire. Rather than the harsh reality, which was so cruel that he couldn't accept it at all, and neither could most of the members of his staff. Many people were in a trance because of the strong stimulation, and their mouths were repeated, saying over and over again that the first squadron was over, and the first squadron was over

It is no wonder that the staff officers thought that the Japanese Navy's First Squadron was finished, and that in just twenty minutes of air raids, four battleships had been sunk in Port Arthur, and they had not even sailed out of the inner mooring. Although the Japanese sailors tried desperately to save their warships, under the blow of modern weapons, manpower could not return to the sky after all, and the "Kongo" first sat at the bottom of the shallow water area of the military port, and then the "Satsuma" turned around and sank into the deep water area of the military port, and only the mast was exposed on the sea

The fate of the Iwami and Zhoufang battleships was even more bleak, and the two Japanese battleships simply turned over on their entire hulls, and in the process of the sheep ship turning over, the shells stored in the ammunition depot collided with each other, and the picric acid explosive crystals filled in the bomb body underwent chemical changes because of the strong vibration, so there was a small explosion first, and then the Iwami and Zhoufang battleships had a large explosion one after another, and the entire hull exploded from the middle, and the steel and human body fragments were thrown hundreds of meters into the air Then the shock wave of the explosion scattered throughout the military port even destroyed a single building on the shore, including a heavy oil warehouse.

There are 5,000 tons of heavy oil in the heavy oil warehouse, which is specially prepared for the Yarrow mixed boiler of the King Kong, and the heavy oil has just been transported to this heavy oil warehouse, which survived the air raid of the Chinese Air Force, but it was destroyed by the explosion of the battleship's ammunition, the red-hot steel fragments collapsed the warehouse building, and the bow ignited the heavy oil, and the black smoke billowed from the entire military port, and when night fell, people could see the buildings in the military port with the help of the raging fire of the heavy oil warehouse. Heavy oil can also be seen floating on the surface of the sea at the military port.

Now, in the bright light of the heavy oil warehouse, Yasumasa Fukushima stood wearily beside the cockpit of a tugboat, looking blankly at the silhouette of the dark buildings that towered over the shore, many of which had collapsed, and in the vicinity of the building there were many figures running around, rescue personnel, mostly Japanese soldiers, trying to pull their comrades out of the rubble of the building, and the fire in the distant Japanese residential area was still shining, because most of the buildings there were wooden bombs In fact, the bombers of the Chinese Air Force did not deliberately drop bombs on civilian areas, and most of the fires in residential areas near the military port were caused by the explosion of ammunition from the battleship Iwami and Zhoufang, and the explosion and burning of the heavy oil depot also played a role in fueling the fire, and half of the military port was crying in panic.

According to the estimation of naval personnel, the "Kongo" could be salvaged and repaired if a floating tank was sent from Japan, but now this repair plan cannot be carried out, because the entrance and exit of the military port have been blocked by the Chinese Navy's submarine unit. Not only were cat mines laid on the waterway, but also the Chinese Navy's Seawolf-class submarine was also spotted in the sea near Lushun, and just this afternoon, this elusive submarine sank two Japanese destroyers in the outer mooring yard of the military port. Unless the submarine was removed, the Japanese Navy's salvage equipment would not have been able to be transported to the port.

But how to get rid of the Chinese submarine? Fukushima Yasumasa and his staff members are basically helpless against this In this era when there are no anti-submarine measures and means, submarines are hidden under the surface of the sea, and the ruthless killer Fukushima Yasumasa can only wait for the next move of the Japanese Combined Fleet, but in view of the deterrent power of submarines, whether the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet has the courage to come to Lushun is indeed unknown.

As the governor of the Kwantung region, "Fukushima Yasumasa is under great pressure now, and he must be responsible for the fiasco of the first detachment of the Japanese Combined Fleet, but now he has no intention of paying attention to this issue, because the greater trouble is still on the 6th ground, just today at noon China's 6th Army troops have been sentenced to the brigade to be heavily leased, and Xiuyan, a strategic stronghold in the east, has been bombed and shelled, although the Japanese defenders are still resisting desperately, but no one is sure how long they can hold out, even the commander of the Kwantung Army, Major General Tachibana, is not sure, judging from the intensity of the attack** It is believed that the attack has been well prepared, and that it has been well planned and acted quickly, and that this is by no means a military friction," the Chinese are probably determined to conquer Lushun.

Tugboats sail on a sea full of heavy oil. From time to time, a corpse floating on the surface of the sea would be knocked out of the air, and whenever this happened, Fukushima Yasumasa would always order the crew to use a bamboo pole to scoop up the corpse. On the aft deck of the tugboat.

Your Excellency, please look at this corpse. ”

A staff officer hurried from the back deck to the cockpit and asked Yasumasa Fukushima to rush to the back deck to inspect a body that had just been fished out of the sea.

This is not the factory of the Japanese sailors, but the corpse of a medium-sized person, leather armor and leather pants. Wearing a fur hat, a pair of flying goggles is tied to the leather hat, and at a glance, you can see that it is the Chinese Air Force

A staff officer handed over the identification tag around the pilot's corpse to Fukushima Yasumasa with the identification tag, and Fukushima Yasumasa was very emotional.

Even a small identity tag is finely made. China's industrial strength is indeed no longer what it used to be, and it is no wonder that they are determined to carry out such a large-scale air raid. This is a new way of warfare, maybe from now on. The Air Force will really be in the spotlight once news of the air raid on Arthur spreads to the UK. Germany may further strengthen the construction of the air force. ”

Your Excellency, we despise the air force of China too much. The staff officer also sighed.

Fukushima Yasumasa didn't say anything more, he only had bitterness in his heart, and if he wanted to say that all the Japanese did not attach importance to China's air force construction, that would be an unfair evaluation; in fact, as the brain of the intelligence agency stationed in China, he personally always attached importance to the construction of the Chinese air force, and he reported to Japan more than once the progress of China's air force construction, but the granite heads of the military department simply ignored his report The War Department insisted that canvas and wood could never defeat steel and artillery, and the War Department still believed that the focus of the naval show was not on aviation but on battleships and battlecruisers. For example, Japan's domestic aircraft manufacturing industry is now less than a fraction of China's, and most of the planes equipped by the Japanese army are imported.

On the other hand, the fighters and bombers used by the Chinese Air Force are almost all domestically produced. In particular, the kind of heavy bomber with four motives is an unheard of behemoth. Fukushima Yasumasa insisted that the heavy bomber was also developed by the Chinese, because it has not yet been heard of any country other than the Chinese Air Force equipped with such four heavy bombers.

It is true that the short-sighted military department is largely responsible for this defeat, but Fukushima Yasumasa also understands. It is almost impossible to get the military department to admit mistakes. So he had to be prepared to be a scapegoat.

Fukushima Yasumasa did not want to be a scapegoat, and the current situation was not caused by himself, and the cause of this situation was the Japanese group of old people who were reformed and "those old people who were old and decrepit, as a China expert," and Fukushima Yasumasa felt that the old adage that "old age and immortality is a thief" still seems to have this truth.

In addition to the short-sightedness of the military department, a certain person in the Japanese government must also be held responsible for the defeat. It was at 6 o'clock this morning that Fukushima Yasushi received the telegram that China and Japan had started a war, and it was two hours later than the Japanese minister received the letter of war from the Chinese minister in Japan, so that Fukushima Yasumasa had no time to give a warning at all, and his war readiness order had just been issued. The assault aircraft of the Chinese Air Force have already flown to Lushun.

More than a dozen warships were sunk. Thousands of sailors killed or missing This is the price of the short-sightedness of the military department and the result of bureaucratic stupidity. On the first day of the war, Japan suffered such heavy losses that Fukushima Yasushi wanted to cry without tears.

But it's useless to think about it now. Fukushima Yasumasa is very sure that the bigwigs in the military department may now be discussing what to do with him, a derelict "guy", and if possible, Fukushima Yasumasa even decided to die in the battle of Arthur to avoid facing the fierce crowd of citizens.

Just when Fukushima Yasumasa was thinking nonsense. The tugboat finally stopped at a dilapidated dock and boarded the dock Yasumasa Fukushima walked onto the gangplank, looked back at the body of the Chinese pilot on the back deck, and then gave a few words to a staff officer.

Please bury this Chinese pilot well, although the position is different, but he is also a soldier. Military personnel deserve to be treated as soldiers, both during life and after death. ”

Hai "

Under the understanding gaze of the staff officer, Yasumasa Fukushima straightened his military uniform, and then boarded the carriage with a blank face and headed for the 201 Heights that served as the temporary headquarters.

Because the headquarters was destroyed by aerial bombs by the Chinese Air Force, Fukushima Yasumasa could only set up a military tent on the 201 Heights, and acted as a headquarters, because he was worried that the Chinese Air Force would attack Lushun again at any time, and a watchtower was also built next to this military tent, which could give early warning at the first time no matter which direction the plane came from.

When Yasumasa Fukushima arrived at the Provisional Command, the commander of the Japanese Kwantung Army, Major General Koichiro Tachibana, had been waiting here for a long time

Your Majesty, please allow me to personally rush to Xiuyan to command the battle."

Tachibana Koichiro ignored Fukushima Yasumasa's exhaustion, and as soon as he met, he asked to go to the northern front.

Tachibana-kun: It's not the last moment, you don't have to rush to the line in person, I believe that the emperor ** people will never give up their duties, and they will stick to the last person and the last bullet. ”

Fukushima Yasumasa waved his hand impatiently and sat down on the sand, but what he didn't expect was Tachibana Koichiro's next sentence to make him stand up again.

You whether you approve it or not. I have sent a telegram to the country, believing that soon the War Department will approve my request for war. ”

Yaga: I'm the governor of Kanto, I'm your boss, how can you skip the report. ”

Fukushima Yasumasa almost jumped up from the sand, because he was too excited, his face suddenly turned red, and the corners of his mouth twitched, and he resisted the urge to slap Koichiro Tachibana a few times.

Your Excellency, please be angry. Considering that the Kanto Prefecture has long since removed your post as Governor of Kanju, but only to appease the people of China, now that the Shina army has launched an attack on us, it seems that there is no need for the Kanto Prefecture to exist, and at the same time I propose to the Ministry of War that the Imperial Government re-establish the Kanto Agency. In order to show the tough stance of Shichina, the imperial government must not back down in this war, this is the interest of the empire, and personal feelings cannot be considered."

Tachibana Koichiro's words made Fukushima Yasumasa very annoyed, but he didn't slap the other party a few times after all, but sat back down on the sand after a sigh, and closed his eyes tiredly.

Please take care "

Koichiro Tachibana stood up to Yasumasa Fukushima and then stepped back, and soon left the headquarters.

Yasumasa Fukushima sat on the sand with his eyes closed, his mind still in confusion, and he didn't open his eyes again until a staff officer came up and whispered a few words in his ear.

Your Excellency, Mr. Kimio Nishizawa, has returned. The staff officer said.

Invite him in. Fukushima sat up straight and looked at the door.

Soon, Nishizawa Kimio followed the staff officer into the headquarters, stood in front of Fukushima Yasumasa, and was very frustrated to inform the Kanto Governor of the Kanto Prefecture of a very annoying news.

Your Excellency, in the air raid this morning, His Royal Highness Prince Su and His Royal Highness Prince Gong of the Qing Kingdom were killed together at his residence in Dalian, and a bomb of the Chinese Air Force hit the residence of His Royal Highness Prince Gong, who was martyred on the spot, and His Royal Highness Prince Su was discussing with His Royal Highness Prince Gong about the formation of the Banner People Political Group, which was also hit by the collapsed wall, although he was quickly rescued

Dipping barely lasted a few hours! Later, they were martyred, and their families were killed and wounded heavily, and it was obvious that the Chinese Air Force was prepared. Personally, I don't think your idea of using the Banner Man force to contain the actions of the squadron will be impossible to implement. ”

Is that so? It's a pity. ”

Fukushima Yasumasa sighed, but he was not sorry for the death of the two Manchu widows. He regretted that he could not use these two old men to move the power of the bannermen in the northeast region, and the loss of these two Manchu princes and bannermen would be a plate of scattered sand, and there would be no way to contain the central government of China.

Of course, this was just a strategy for Fukushima Yasuma to rush to the hospital when he fell ill in a hurry, but in fact, even if the two Manchu remnants of the old immortal banner people were restored, it was impossible for them to play any role, and under the repeated blows of the central Chinese government, the power of the Guanwai banner people had long since declined, and in addition, with the implementation of the anti-bandit action in the northeast region, it was no longer possible for the northeast region to have any large-scale hostile to the republic

Finish.

Your Excellency, I also inquired about the whereabouts of Morrisun, the editor-in-chief of the Far East of The Times, in Dalian, and just today at noon, a British destroyer arrived in Dalian, and Morrison and his assistant boarded the British destroyer, and soon left Dalian, the destination is unknown, but I think he should have gone to Tianjin, or to Weihaiwei, or maybe even to Yantai. If he were to report the details of the attack on Arthur through the newspapers, I would think that the image of the Japanese Empire would be seriously harmed, so I suggest that you should immediately send a telegram to Mr. British Minister to China, asking him to make sure that Morrison exerts pressure on him, and that the report on the attack on Arthur should not be reported until the Imperial Government makes a formal statement. ”

Nishizawa didn't waste time on the topic of the two Manchu elders, and he quickly turned the conversation to what he considered more important. In his view, the Chinese Air Force's air raids were very successful, and if the news was revealed through the British newspapers, the Japanese navy would probably become a joke, which would damage Japan's image and make Japan's domestic political situation even worse

I'm afraid your suggestion won't work, because just an hour ago, Mr. Zhu Erdian, the traitorous minister to China, had already sent me a telegram that he wanted to know about the air raid. How big were the losses of the Imperial Japanese Navy. I haven't called back this telegram yet. ”

Yasumasa Fukushima shook his head and glanced at Kimio Nishizawa, who was now very surprised.

The British minister knew so quickly that Lushun had been attacked by air. How did he know? It was a telegram from the British consul in Dalian or the British merchant. Kimio Nishizawa was surprised.

I think it may have been Morrison sending him a telegram, otherwise how could Morrison leave Dalian on a British destroyer. I think before noon today Morrison is why

Disappearing may have been to go to Dalian, where he sent a telegram to the British minister, or perhaps he was in such a hurry to leave in order to bring the first war report to the British minister. ”

Fukushima An analyzed expressionlessly, and at this moment, a staff officer led a naval officer into the headquarters.

The Captain of the Imperial Japanese Navy's destroyer Hatsuyoshi towers and pays tribute to His Excellency the Governor."

The naval officer gave a standard military salute, and then stood tall and Fukushima Yasumasa noticed the officer's palm, which was missing two fingers.

Shaoza: You may be seated. ”

Thank you, Excellency. ”

Fukuzami Yasuma motioned for Nishizawa to sit next to the naval officer, and then he eagerly changed the subject to the main topic.

You sank the Chinese Seawolf submarine of Takaya-kun. As the first captain of the Imperial Navy to sink a submarine, I think you deserve to be commended, and I have sent a telegram to the War Department to report on your achievements, and I believe that soon you will be the hero of the entire Empire. ”

Your Excellency has won the prize. In fact, I just damaged the submarine, and it was another Chinese submarine that really sank it, and the same submarine that sank the First Frost The Chinese seem to be worried that the injured submarine will be captured by us.

According to my estimates, there were at least four Chinese submarines operating in the mooring grounds at that time, and it was this submarine that carried out a supplementary attack on the remaining fleet. ”

Takano-kun don't be presumptuous, no one has ever been able to sink a submarine before, this combat experience is very valuable, and I have decided to send you out of Lushun and return to China no matter what, and report the whole battle carefully to the military headquarters. Now there are several Japanese merchant ships in Dalian that are preparing to leave, and you can take the merchant ships back to China. ”

Yasumasa Fukushima interrupted Fifty-Six Takano. And took out a signed document and handed it to Takano Fifty-six, which was the document approving him to leave the war zone, without this document, Takano Fifty-six was a deserter.

If Your Excellency agrees, I am willing to fly directly to the DPRK by plane, and as far as I know, there are still several seaplanes that can fly in the naval air force, and if they fly directly over the sea of Dadonggou, they will be able to rush back to China more quickly. Takano Fifty-six seemed very proactive, which made Fukushima Yasumasa wonder.

Takano-kun, you are in such a hurry to leave Lushun. ”

Yes. In my opinion, this air raid by the Chinese Air Force not only inflicted great casualties on the Imperial Navy, but also seems to have enriched the arrival of a new mode of warfare, and naval warfare in the past was flat, but it is very likely that naval warfare in the future will be three-dimensional naval and air operations. As an officer of the Imperial Navy, I had never attached great importance to airplanes, but now I have decided to study airplanes, and I hope to return to Japan as soon as possible and submit the formation of my heart to the Ministry of War. ”

Takano stood up, and his words made Fukushima Yasumasa agree.

Then please prepare immediately. When it gets daylight, you'll be able to get out, and I'll send two planes to take you to North Korea. ”

If possible, I would like to fly over the Tsushima Strait to test the performance of the aircraft, so please inform the relevant authorities to prepare enough petrol for the aircraft. ”

Takano Fifty-six soon left the headquarters. Yasumasa Fukushima personally sent him out of the headquarters, and then stood on the 201 Heights and looked out over the military port, where he trembled under the power of the flames and smoke of gunpowder.

Immediately sent a telegram to the military headquarters requesting reinforcements, hoping that the military headquarters would immediately send the 19th and 20th divisions stationed in Korea to the Yalu River to attack the Chinese 6th Army from the flank and rear. ”

Fukushima Yasumasa's attention did not linger long in the direction of the military port, and when he came to his senses, he immediately gave an order to the staff officer, in his opinion. The Japanese Navy lost the battle on the first day, but this did not mean that the Japanese 6th Army would also lose, as long as the Japanese and Korean garrisons could rush to the battlefield as soon as possible. If you attack from the flank and rear, then Lushun and Dalian can still be defended, and as long as they hold here, Japan will have bargaining chips and will not be defeated. If you want to know what happened later, please go to the 6 hearts chapter to support more authors and genuine reading