Wang Linqing was particularly worried in his heart, in the final analysis, it was he, the director of the logistics and works department, who was derelict in his duties and did not prepare for it, otherwise he would not have suffered such a huge loss.

However, who would have thought that Moto would suddenly bypass Amami Oshima and many other islands and attack directly on Ryukyu Oshima, which was in the rear?

After retreating to Hayama Ridge, he finally got a period of respite and calmed down to think about the follow-up.

He always felt that the possibility of wanting to hold Takewo Island was very small, and the room for maneuver on the Ryukyu Oshima Island was still very large, especially in the Onnado Take, Yae Take, Nahayama Mt. Naha, and the entire Kinmu Bay area, with a large number of hidden fortifications, the rational use of the 7,000 troops in his hands could still produce a good defensive effect.

He estimated that a delay of half a month would not be a problem.

The problem was that the garrison fleet had not yet been sunk completely, and there were still two destroyers, two defense ships, two torpedo ships, and a number of gunboats to fight, and if Arsenal Island was abandoned, these battleships would have to wait to be captured.

He suddenly had a bold idea, if the headquarters did not have time to carry out a large-scale counterattack and rescue in a short period of time, he would concentrate all the remaining fleets on the Yuntian Haidao and sink them, so as to prevent the Japanese fleet from using the Yuntian harbor.

At that time, the Japanese army would not be able to use the Yuntian harbor, and could only station the fleet in the port of Jinwu Bay, which was more open at the mouth of the bay, and in that case, it would be very easy for the Pacific Fleet to counterattack.

In addition, the withdrawal of the entire army to Mt. Yae, stationing between Mt. Yaeden and Mt. Nayama, and using scattered small mountain fortifications to carry out continuous blockades, could have delayed for a month.

After thinking about these problems clearly, he re-found several other battalion commanders to discuss, Zhang Zongfu and the others had no objections, and the troops in everyone's hands were seriously insufficient, and there was no way to retreat at all if they were stuck on Wuwu Island.

Zhang Xiluan is dead, and the whereabouts of the supreme commander of the navy are unknown, so Wang Linqing can only ask Ye Bojun, commander of the Taiwan Garrison General Region, for instructions as the supreme commander of the local area.

Ye Bojun knew the actual situation better, because the main fleet had been secretly concentrated in the defense area of the Beiyang Fleet before, and it was impossible to prevent a large-scale counterattack for the time being, he immediately ordered the navy to blow up and sink the battleships and auxiliary ships, block the port on the spot, and withdraw all forces to the Ryukyu Island to organize defensive operations.

Before the naval blockade of Ryukyu Oshima was carried out, Ye Bojun urgently dispatched a naval division and land battalion to Ryukyu Oshima to prevent a new defensive battle on the spot, and it was imperative to buy a month.

…… Yanjing, Yingtai.

Hu Chuyuan already knew the news of the large-scale use of chemical weapons by the Yue army in Ryukyu County, and he was angry, but he did not show it, he was still so calm, almost ruthless.

He knew better than anyone what he was going to be.

These people, especially in this day and age, cannot be called "people" at all.

He just didn't expect that the army would suddenly attack Ryukyu Oshima under such a sudden situation.

The Beiyang Combined Fleet has been reorganized, and the 14 existing battleships with a displacement of 12,000 tons in China are concentrated in Weihai Port, ready to attack at any time.

Now it is a bit difficult to counter the offensive of the Japanese army in the Ryukyus.

For the first time in his life, Hu Chuyuan lit a cigarette in the conference room, drank a cup of strong tea, and pondered the countermeasures in his mind.

Considering the problem of gun stockpiles, the three divisions of the Fujian and Zhejiang Corps have not been expanded to prepare for war, and the total strength is still maintained at 47,000, and the Pacific Fleet has seven naval divisions and land battalions, that is, seven regiments of marines, which are quite numerous but widely dispersed.

There is no doubt that the Yue army has also calculated this point, that is, it intends to use the lethality of chemical weapons to weaken the strength of the Fujian and Zhejiang Corps on a large scale, and then invade Taiwan and threaten the economic hinterland of China's coastal areas.

Even if the Chinese army is unable to do this, they can fully disperse China's small number of land forces and concentrate superior forces to join forces with the Russian army to fight a decisive battle with China in the northeast.

If China balances on both sides, sooner or later they can seize a loophole.

To be exact, this is a two-fist strategy of the army, if one fist attacks, the other fist is defensive, one fist is used to attract the enemy, and the other fist will give a real heavy blow at any time.

Therefore, at least for the time being, it is not clear which line he intends to use as the main direction of attack.

If you take the southern route, you will lack a navy with sufficient strength...... However, it is likely that Ben will do the opposite and adopt a risky strategy.

Thinking about all this in his mind, Hu Chuyuan finally understood...... War is a Pandora's box, and when you don't open it, you never think about what's inside.

No matter how well he thought about it in advance, and how carefully he thought he was precautionary, if he really fought, it would still be full of flaws after all, and the new situation would far exceed his estimates.

He smoked in pain, letting the irritating smoke wrap around his throat, leaving a bitter taste in his mouth, and his heart pondered closely layer by layer.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister!"

Lu Guangquan's voice rang out at the door of the conference room.

Hu Chuyuan glanced at him, nodded, and motioned for him to come in first.

Lu Guangquan walked in quickly, handed over a stack of newly counted data to Hu Chuyuan, and said, "My lord, the fleet that was sent to Ryukyu Oshima this time is the second detachment of the Combined Fleet, with four second-class battleships and six cruisers, as well as more than twenty defense ships and destroyers, as well as an unknown number of gunboat patrol ships. Based on the number of auxiliary landing ships and transports they dispatched, it is estimated that about 40,000 troops participated in the first round of landing operations, and the current intelligence proves that they are the 14th and 16th Divisions. Based on the deployment of the Combined Fleet and the urgent reconnaissance of the Port of Yokohama, it can be confirmed that the entire fleet of the Headquarters of the Combined Fleet has left the port and its whereabouts are unknown. ”

Hu Chuyuan frowned slightly, and opened the new information and information to confirm them one by one.

At present, the Navy has 214 warships with a total displacement tonnage of between 257,000 and 270,000 tons, and there are 11 second-class battleships, the largest of which are four French-made Qiushui-class second-class battleships with a design displacement of 8,580 tons, and seven Ako-class second-class battleships with a design displacement of 7,500 tons.

In addition, the navy is mainly composed of a large number of destroyers and defense ships between 1,200 and 2,000 tons, and in particular, the number of defense ships is very large, with a total of more than 75 ships.

The Navy also has about 3,000-ton dome-armored cruisers and light steel-armored cruisers, with about 12 ships.

After 1890, he organized all the remaining warships into the Combined Fleet, and by 1895, with the commissioning of the Akisui class built in France, and the service of several defense ships, the Navy divided the Combined Fleet into a subordinate fleet, with the latter stationed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the former stationed in Tokyo Bay and Yokohama.

Among China's three major naval forces, the main battleships of the Pacific Fleet have all been transferred north to Beiyang to reorganize the Beiyang Combined Fleet in an attempt to compete with the Russian Navy.

Now it seems that Ben and Russia do not intend to do so.

Looking at these data and new intelligence, Hu Chuyuan thought quietly in his heart.

After a while, he said to Lu Guangquan, who was sitting beside him: "Although I haven't seen any new signs yet, I always feel that Ben has made a variety of preparations this time, and if we rashly send the Pacific Fleet to attack, once a large-scale naval battle breaks out in the Ryukyu Sea, we who are not well prepared are very likely to suffer heavy losses." ”

Lu Guangquan thought for a while and said, "I personally feel that the Navy is still fully prepared, and the main fleet group of the Headquarters Fleet has not yet appeared, and I suspect that it is hidden near Dadong Island...... There is another problem, at present, the mustard gas is mainly used as the chemical weapon of choice for attack, but neither the Army Secret Bureau, the Naval Communications Bureau, nor the National Intelligence Administration have found that the mustard gas production base in the country is very secretive, and it is possible that it was imported from France, but it is more likely that the secrecy work of the book is also very cautious. Then we have to wonder if there are other weapons systems that are in a state of extreme secrecy from development to production. For example, it is unclear whether the submarine technology purchased from France in 1893 will be produced on a large scale. ”

Hu Chuyuan nodded, agreeing with Lu Guangquan's words.

It is easy to confirm that he must have produced no less than 15 submarines, with a specific tonnage of about 400 tons, because he has so far not been able to develop his own underwater torpedo launcher and electric motor power engine system dedicated to submarines.

This part must be imported from France, and it is said that all information can be protected through the top secret law, which cannot be done by the French side, and the size of the submarine force can be inferred through the information collection work of the National Intelligence Directorate's branch in France.

The problem lies in the fact that these submarines have not been revealed, and the base may be in the port of Fukuyama in Saimoto, or in Ise Bay or Kumamoto Port, and there are too many natural harbors along the coast of Saimoto, and many places are forbidden areas, which cannot be seen by superficial reconnaissance work alone.

As for what level these submarines are at, it is difficult to say, but if you refer to the technology of the French Gustav-class submarines, these submarines should belong to a single bulkhead construction, using a dual power system of gasoline internal combustion generator and battery.

After thinking carefully for a while, Hu Chuyuan decided not to rush to counterattack the combined fleet, which also meant that the garrison on the Ryukyu Oshima Island had to hold out for a while and wait for the Pacific Fleet Command to formulate a more detailed and thorough battle plan.

To this end, Hu Chuyuan gave Ye Zuqi full responsibility for the Southeast Theater, the Fujian and Zhejiang Corps was attached to the Pacific Fleet, and at the same time mobilized the Chinese troops in the Philippines and the Republic of Sumancia to launch a long-term tug-of-war around the Ryukyu Islands.

Since then, the Battle of Yuntian Port on Ryukyu Oshima has come to an end, and the garrison troops have completely withdrawn from Takevor Island and retreated to Ryukyu Oshima, using natural barriers and mountain fortifications to conduct new defensive warfare.

After the blockade of the Yuntian Sea Road, the fleet was stationed in the port of Jinmu Bay, and troops were stationed in the surrounding area, preparing to launch a general attack on the famous mountains and Yae Mt. from the port of Jinmuwan.

Due to the relatively tight blockade of the Navy, Lin Baoyi, commander of the Marine Corps of the Pacific Fleet, was unable to lead troops to reinforce the Ryukyu Island, so he could only temporarily appoint Wang Linqing as the commander-in-chief of the Ryukyu Empire, responsible for leading the remaining troops to resist.

The strategic intent of this has been completely exposed, that is, to strive to threaten the economic center of gravity in southeast China and cut off China's foreign import and export trade channels.

Two days later, at 12 noon on November 26, 1900, Russia officially declared war on China, and the Second Army of the Far Eastern Army stationed in Kamensk launched an attack on Manchuria.

China and its major subjects were forced to declare an all-out war on Russia.

On November 30, more than 20,000 troops of the Second Army of the Tsarist Far East Group Army marched straight into Hulunbuir and began to besiege Hulunbuir, and officially declared that the periphery of the Great Khing'an Mountains was the inherent territory of Tsarist Russia.

On January 1, 1901, France officially announced a military embargo against China and imposed war sanctions on trade between the two countries, while retaining the right to declare war.

This New Year's Day is extremely difficult for Hu Chuyuan.

It is undeniable that China at this stage is indeed very difficult, and the attack points chosen by Russia and Yuben in the early stage are areas that cannot be taken into account at home.

The Great Khing'an Mountains are a natural barrier, and in the construction of the Northeast Railway Network in China, the railway that crosses the Great Khing'an Mountains and can connect Hulunbuir and Qiqihar has been deliberately not built.

Because of the limited number of troops in the country and the fact that they were mainly concentrated in Xinjiang Province, Hu Chuyuan and China could only choose a strategic policy of contraction, not competing with Russia for Hulunbuir.

On this day, the atmosphere in the Prime Minister's Office was extremely solemn, and at the same time, there was a feeling of indignation.

In Yingtai, Hu Chuyuan set up a new State National Defense War Committee, of which he personally served as chairman, and concentrated the Navy General Staff Headquarters and the Army General Staff Headquarters to work together to coordinate the joint operations of the two armed forces and the allocation of domestic resources.

Early in the morning, the National Defense Committee held a joint meeting to determine the new strategic plan.

Since it was impossible to determine the size of the submarine force, the Pacific Fleet decided to organize a small-scale sortie to try to regain control of the sea in the Ryukyu Islands and to ensure the stability of the southeastern economy.

As soon as the meeting was halfway through, and the final battle plan had not yet been decided, Chen Shanyuan suddenly entered the conference room in a hurry and handed over a new piece of military information to Hu Chuyuan.

A submarine was dispatched to attack the Pacific Fleet's convoy, killing a transport ship and nearly 1,240 officers and men, and sinking a submarine at the same time.

After reading the general's report in detail, Hu Chuyuan had a rough idea in his heart.

At present, the Chinese Navy has fully adopted destroyers to replace small and medium-sized ships, and the destroyers in service include the Chunyu 2 class and the Shower class, and the latter has installed two sonar systems in several ships built in Fuzhou, one is a relatively simple passive sonar system, and the other is a towed active sonar system.

The principle of the sonar system is very simple, the key is the question of accuracy.

In China, long-term experiments and research and development have been carried out in Shanghai Laboratory and Fuzhou Shipyard, and a certain technical foundation has been accumulated.

After a submarine cruising in the Ryukyu Islands area attacked a Chinese naval transport, it immediately prepared to use a deep-diving strategy to escape, but it was very unlucky, and one of the destroyers serving as an escort happened to be a shower-class with the surname Experiment.

Through the speed advantage and active sonar system, the Shower-class destroyer has been steadily locking onto the submarine, and cooperated with two other destroyers and patrol ships to reduce the swimming range of the submarine through depth charges and remote-controlled mines, and finally sank the opponent when he was forced to surface.

This proves that the submarine has a very limited time to go completely to the bottom of the sea.

General Hu Chuyuan handed the report to Lu Han for a look, and after waiting for a while, he and Lu Han instructed: "Do everything possible to drag the sunken submarine back to study and determine what level their submarine technology is." ”

Lu Han felt a little difficult, but this was indeed a task that had to be completed, so he could only nod his head silently, and then summoned Li Dingxin, Chen Bohan and other naval staff officers to the next door to discuss specific methods.

Hu Chuyuan called Lan Jianshu over to study the military report provided by the Shower-class destroyer Rafale together.

Lan Jianshu carefully read the military report, thought about it in his mind for a while, and said to Hu Chuyuan: "It seems that I hope to attack our supply lines and merchant ships through submarine tactics to force a crisis in the domestic economy. At present, the submarine has several characteristics, the first is that it has two means of attack, one is a lifting rapid-fire gun on the platform, and the other is a torpedo. Judging from some visual data put forward by the military newspaper, I believe that the displacement tonnage of this submarine may be 600 tons, but its cruising range will be relatively long, and it may reach 800 kilometers. Well, that's why Samoto attacked Ryukyu Oshima in the first place. ”

"Hmm!"

Hu Chuyuan's judgment is about the same.

As long as Benben seized the large island of the Ryukyus, starting from the seaport of Jinwu Bay, its submarine forces would be able to wreak havoc on China's southeast coast and frantically attack those merchant ships, causing a collapse and crisis in China's foreign import and export trade.

Since its surface power is completely incomparable to that of the Chinese Navy, the only way for it to firmly occupy the Ryukyu Island is to blockade the sea area with submarine forces.

Lan Jianshu said again: "This time is really risky, our underwater sound wave detection system just smashed them squarely, since this system is indeed effective, we should immediately install it on each Shower-class and Chunyu-class 2-class destroyers." In fact, we can also develop small submarines specifically for monitoring submarines, and achieve multi-angle positioning through radio communication to make up for the accuracy of the detection system. ”

Hu Chuyuan nodded slightly, and told him: "You are personally responsible for this matter, let the General Administration of Naval Shipping speed up the deployment, and the Fuzhou side should try its best to carry out new and improved research and development according to the military report and the conclusion of actual combat, and the deployment of controlled torpedoes should also be accelerated." Generally speaking, the submarine technology of the book is not very smart, and it is roughly the same as that of the French, and it is not particularly difficult to restrain them. ”

Lan Jianshu nodded solemnly, and immediately got up and went to the navy conference room to discuss the follow-up matters with Lu Han.

At this time, Hu Chuyuan was much more relieved.

In 1893, France's first modern submarine "Gustav" class was put into service, characterized by the use of generator technology, which was driven by an AC motor to drive the propeller to rotate.

Under normal circumstances, the Gustav submarine cruises on the surface and always charges the battery with the remaining power, and during the battle it dives underwater and uses the battery to drive it.

As of now, this is still the most advanced submarine in the world.

After the Gustav-class submarine was put into service, he quickly purchased two and produced them in China, and at the same time, the Fuzhou Shipyard also carried out research on the underwater acoustic wave detection system.

At present, it seems that the Gustav-class submarines have made some new improvements, increasing the displacement tonnage, the caliber of the onboard artillery, and the cruising range, so that they have the ability to attack larger tonnage merchant ships in the ocean.

In terms of power system, the submarine has not made more improvements, so the biggest problem of the submarine is that the diving time is too short. Judging from the report, its battery system can only last 35 minutes of submarine, which is 15 minutes more than Gustav, which should be an increase in tonnage and an increase in the number of batteries.

Compared with the Gustav class, the displacement tonnage has increased by nearly 300 tons, and the submersible time has increased by only 15 minutes...... This further shows that from the beginning, he did not plan to increase the diving time too much, but insisted on increasing the cruising range, the number of bombs, and the attack power, focusing on long-distance ambush attacks.

It's good and powerful.

Hu Chuyuan was completely relieved.

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……………… Yang Shaozong, chairman of the Huaihai Group, a huge state-owned enterprise, returned to the Qishan People's Commune in 1987 after being killed in a bizarre car accident caused by local protection underworlds.

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(To be continued)