The impact of the Guangdong Revolution was so great that countless patriotic young people bowed their waists. Cai Songpo, Jiang Fangzhen, and Zhang Yunnong all applied for the Haifeng Army Academy in 1901, and entered the army after two years of study.

The Northern Expedition and the rapid expansion of the army led to the promotion of the three of them, and they were later selected by the newly formed Marine Corps to become the three commanders of the main 1st Division.

Division Commander Lu Bao has not yet come, the three Junjie whispered in the eyes of the division headquarters meeting, compared with the rigid and serious genetic officers, the three of them seem much more lively, even under the gaze of the deputy division commander, chief of staff and other commanders, the three did not forget to communicate, maybe they have long adapted to the attitude of the commanders, as long as they do not offend military law, appropriate relaxation is worth advocating, this is the original words of the division commander Lu Bao.

"Matsuha, how is your group preparing? And the soldiers who didn't get seasick? Jiang Fangzhen asked.

"Don't show off, if it weren't for the soldiers of your second regiment coming to the coast, my first regiment would have lost to you in the military exercise?" Songpo was a little uncontrollable, Jiang Fangzhen's joke reminded him of the military exercise some time ago, some soldiers in a regiment came from inland areas, and the training was good in peacetime, but when encountering a tense military exercise, several soldiers vomited wildly, which made Jiang Fangzhen laugh for a long time.

"You two, what are you talking about, our marines have been training for more than a year, and those seasickness phenomena do not exist at all, and the performance of those soldiers can only show that they are nervous because they have not experienced actual combat. If you want me to say, as long as my artillery regiment is there, you can rest assured that you can make a bold assault, and our marines don't care about those boy scouts of the Beiyang Army at all! After Zhang Yunong finished speaking, Cai Songpo and Jiang Fangzhen glanced at him with disdain, the three of them were about the same age. At the age of twenty-four or five, joking with each other has become commonplace.

"Runnong may be disappointed, our opponent this time is not the Beiyang Army!" Division Commander Lu Bao walked into the conference room and said with a smile to the three young people as he walked. After getting along with these three young people for a long time, as a genetic person, he will also joke from time to time.

The three of them straightened their waists and waited for the order of the division commander. My heart was shaken, wasn't it the Beiyang Army? Who would that be?

"The content of this meeting is classified as Class 1, and you should know it, but it must not be made public. The Beiyang Army will keep it and clean it up later, our goal is Japan! The genetic officers already knew that only Cai Songpo and the other three frowned, not that they were afraid, the Japanese were just the ones who had already cleaned them up at the beginning. They are no match for the Zhenguo Army. It's just that this matter is too big and too sudden, and they are all waiting for the follow-up of Master Lu Bao.

"This strategic plan was drawn up by President Luliang himself, and the General Staff drew up a detailed plan, and all preparations began at the end of 1903, and the main purpose of our Marines was to land in Japan. The training of the army, the replenishment of materials, and the selection of the landing site have basically been completed so far, that is to say, the preparations for war have basically been completed, and what we need to do is to strengthen training. And conduct targeted training based on intelligence, waiting for the moment when the order is given. Still have questions? Lu Bao's last sentence was obviously aimed at the three regiment commanders.

Jiang Fangzhen: "Division commander." What was the scale of the operation to land on Japan, and what were our operational goals? ”

"I don't know how big it will be, maybe a million soldiers will be mobilized. And the ultimate goal is to destroy Japan! ”

Cai Songpo: "I know that we have a navy and a certain strength, but I don't know the accurate information. Moreover, the transportation force required for such a large-scale landing operation and overseas operations is not a small amount, are we ready for these? ”

"What I can tell you is that our navy is far more powerful than you think, and it is much stronger, and the General Staff has made a detailed plan. It is necessary to seize sea supremacy over the sea surface of the Far East before the landing, so as to ensure the smooth progress of the landing operation. That is, the Japanese Navy that stands in front of us will be solved by our Navy, how strong do you say our Navy! In addition, I have an exact figure here: as of now, our country has 520 transport ships of more than 3,000 tons, and 630 small mechanized landing craft used by the Navy for landing operations. ”

The three regiment commanders were silent for a while, several people knew that the country was getting stronger and stronger, but they didn't expect that they had accumulated such a powerful force, and after digesting it for a while, Zhang Yunong asked: "Division commander, I want to know the situation of Japan's coastal defense, in addition to the soldiers on the front line, how much strength is left in Japan that can participate in the war." In addition, will our war against Japan lead to the joint efforts of Japan and Russia, the intervention of Great Britain and other powers? ”

These people not only have excellent military talents, but also have a strong sense of strategy, and they are really good seedlings worth cultivating! Lu Bao sighed and replied: "Japan's coastal defense and the deployment of the local army are the targets of our targeted training in the next stage, and you will soon receive detailed information." I will only talk about the impact of this war, first of all, Japan and Russia are in a bitter war in the northeast, and Russia is at a disadvantage, once we start a war on Japanese soil, the situation of the front line between Japan and Russia will be reversed, but under the premise that we have control over the sea, it is impossible for the Japanese frontline troops to withdraw to the mainland to participate in the battle with us. In addition, in order to control Northeast China and Korea, the Russians will definitely fall into trouble with Japan, rather than unite with it, and the alliance will not be beneficial to Russia. Britain and France were the most likely powers to intervene, but now that Britain was mired in guerrilla warfare in Burma, they would do everything in their power to defend India, and there was little room for further intervention in another big war. And France is the country that is most likely to impress the ground intervention, after all, their Indochina colony borders us, but it is only possible, we have a military unit in Guangxi, even if the French do not fight over themselves, we are confident that they will be repulsed! ”

On June 20, 1905, the Russian Pacific Detachment, full of fighting spirit, approached the Tsushima Strait, and the high-quality coal replenished in Guangzhou was enough for the fleet to arrive in Vladivostok.

On the 21st, the combined fleet assembled near the Tsushima Strait and the Sea of Japan, laid mines in the sea lanes through which the Russian fleet might pass, and organized surveillance, forming a huge forecast network with a depth of more than 225 kilometers. Togo's judgment was that the Russian fleet would pass through the Korean Strait and reach Vladivostok in the shortest possible time. This judgment is in line with reality, and a major war between the two sides is imminent.

On the 22nd, the Russian fleet entered the Tsushima Strait, and a major battle broke out. Each side had 12 capital ships, but the Japanese ships were fast and had an advantage in firepower, and the Japanese combined fleet also had an absolute advantage in the number of cruisers and torpedo boats. In addition, Japan's six battleships and six armored cruisers were all new ships launched after 1897, and although most of the Russian ships were also self-built or purchased from France, the intrigue of the upper echelons of the navy and the inferior quality of the soldiers were all factors that could not be ignored.

Although the Russian fleet rested in Guangzhou for a period of time, the voyage of more than 200 days could not be resumed in just half a month's rest. Commander Winsky was warned by the Zhen **** intelligence department in Guangzhou, and the investigation bureau believed that the Japanese Combined Fleet was very likely to intercept the Russian fleet in the middle of the way, and it was very likely to be near the Korean Strait.

This information was basically consistent with Vinsky's judgment, so after approaching the Tsushima Strait, he sent a reconnaissance detachment and discovered the light patrol ship "Shinano" of the Japanese Combined Fleet on the night of the 22nd. Sensing that a battle was about to break out, Winsky ordered the fleet to speed through the Tsushima Strait without expelling the Japanese reconnaissance ships, so Heihachiro Togo knew the strength, course, speed, and formation of the Russian fleet well. The Russians tried to avoid the war as best they could, but the Japanese refused to do so.

At about 9:30 a.m. on the morning of the 23rd, Togo's combined fleet appeared from the front of the Russian fleet on the right and formed a single column in an attempt to cut off the route of the Russian fleet. Because Winsky was too nervous before, adjusted the formation many times, and did not clearly specify the speed of the voyage, so the fleet formation was chaotic, and when the combined fleet was encountered, Winsky ordered to line up in battle formation, but it was too late.

The naval battle began with the battleships grabbing a favorable position, and Togo's combined fleet successfully cut off the course of the Russian fleet and turned to the left in the sea area 35-38 chains away from the enemy, which was an excellent opportunity for the Russian fleet to shell at this time, and the Japanese fleet was under the threat of fire from the Russian fleet when it turned the corner, and a considerable number of warships could not fight back.

Unfortunately, the Russians were in the chaos of changing the formation of the battleships, and after Winsky ordered the shelling, most of the battleships fired blindly and wasted ammunition, and finally lost this excellent fighter.

After the Japanese fleet completed the turn, it concentrated its firepower to attack the flagship of the Russian fleet, and the battleship "Suvorov" where Vinsky was located suddenly fell into a sea of fire, and the excellent quality of the Japanese sailors made the Russians fall into a bitter battle. (To be continued.) )