Cai Ye must start thinking about ending the war as soon as possible, because this is not Cai Yi's idea, but Yan Guang's meaning.

At present, Cai Ye is fighting very well in Shandong, relying on many new equipment that he has never seen, not to mention that he has not even seen it, Cai Ye has suppressed the expeditionary force in Shandong, and limited the scope of activities of the army to the Laiyang generation... Because the war disaster has been limited to the Laiyang generation, and the people have been evacuated beforehand. Therefore, although the losses of the Wehrmacht were definitely not light, the losses of Shandong Province were not very large. At best, one or two county towns were beaten to ruins.

It's just that... The war must not drag on anymore... What did the Wehrmacht rely on to suppress the army in Laiyang? It's definitely not your own strength, and it's also not a strong will.

In terms of strength, the Wehrmacht is absolutely inferior to the Chinese Army, and even the most elite divisions of the Wehrmacht are only on a par with ordinary Chinese military units. In other words, the elite infantry divisions of the Wehrmacht are no match for ―――――― elite divisions of the Wehrmacht, while the infantry divisions of the Wehrmacht are only more than 12,000 people.

In terms of will, the gap between the Wehrmacht and the Japanese Army in this respect is even greater.

After all, the strongest thing in the Yue army is their will, in this regard, if it is even, there may be a few that can be found in the world, but if it is said to surpass the Yue army, except for the unlucky fourth division, the rest is absolutely impossible... Therefore, the Wehrmacht was able to suppress the army by neither strength nor will.

Instead, Yan Guang spent nearly 100 million silver dollars to equip them, which can be called luxurious luxury light and heavy equipment.

With the help of these equipment, not to mention the army, even if it is the most elite German army on the Western Front, the Wehrmacht can press the other side in a short period of time!

Merely... Compared with the flashy light and heavy equipment of the Wehrmacht, the ammunition production capacity required by it is quite uncompatible... Although the Sichuan Arsenal and the Hanyang Arsenal were in full production during this time, the latter also had a lot of ammunition production equipment put into operation during this time. It's just that compared to the consumption rate of the front-line Wehrmacht, these two arsenals, even including the ammunition produced by arsenals such as the Beiyang Machinery Bureau, are somewhat not worth mentioning... (Beiyang Machinery Bureau was formerly known as Tianjin Machinery Bureau, later renamed Beiyang Machinery Bureau, when the Gengzi Incident Eight-Nation Coalition Army invaded Tianjin, the east and west bureaus of the Machinery Bureau were all destroyed in the war and could not be repaired.) Later, Yuan Shikai succeeded as the governor of Beiyang and built a new factory outside the city of Dezhou, Shandong, and the name of the factory still used the old name of the Machinery Bureau) Although Yan Guang had hoarded a lot of ammunition before the war, and several arsenals and machinery and manufacturing bureaus did not stop after the war. It's just that now, most of the ammunition that has been stockpiled in advance has been used.

For example, at least sixty percent of the shells used in 240mm and 280mm heavy howitzers have been used. More than half of the 100-kilogram and 500-kilogram aerial bombs and "incendiary bombs" used by the Wehrmacht Air Force have also been used... The remaining ammunition reserves are also very expensive, and even the 12.7mm ammunition used in the Maxim machine gun has been used up about 30% ―――――― but the Madsen machine gun, because its 8mm caliber is the same as the Mauser rifle, so you don't need to worry too much about the reserve... After all, no matter what era, unless the military industry is extremely incompetent, it is difficult to run out of rifle bullets.

However, in addition to these, some other ammunition stockpiles are extremely worrisome.

That's right, now the Wehrmacht can indeed rely on extravagant light and heavy equipment to suppress the army, but when the necessary ammunition is exhausted, then... I'm afraid the whole battle will be reversed... Therefore, it is necessary to defeat the army before the ammunition really becomes strained.

Otherwise, everything he has done now will be wasted and in vain...―――――――――― after Yan Guang's order arrived, Cai Ye had already begun to prepare.

In fact, even if Yan Guang doesn't say it, Cai Ye has already begun to prepare.

After all, Cai himself is also concerned about the reserve of ammunition. Moreover, according to the information transmitted by the Military Intelligence Agency, the army is carrying out the second batch of mobilization in the local territory. After mobilization, these mobilized troops are likely to be reinforced to Shandong.

By that time... It was even more difficult to deal with these Yue troops, so Cai Ye had to drive the Yue army into the sea before the arrival of new reinforcements from the Yue army, at least to Huang County.

Only in this way can we achieve victory.

Compared with Cai Yi, the temple on the opposite side is much more relaxed.

Because of the information that has just been received from the military headquarters, the mobilization of the local army is still continuing, and eventually the number of the local army will reach about 500,000.

And... As a general of the army, Terauchi Masayi also knows many things that ordinary people don't know.

For example, although the Cabinet has decided to participate in the war in Europe, the War itself is still at loggerheads. At present, the number of people who support sending troops to Europe is about the same as the number of people who do not support sending troops to Europe, but those who do not support it still account for the majority.

In this case, it may be difficult for the army to send troops to Europe for a short period of time―――――― compared to the navy, there are not so many problems.

The Army will not be able to send troops to Europe anytime soon, at least not in 1914, as Army General Terauchi is well aware of this.

So, in the case of not being able to send troops to Europe, including the army in Shandong, which has reached 500,000, where will it be used in the end?

At least, in Terauchi's view, Germany's colonies in the Pacific could not have used so many troops.

So... China is a great place to go.

And with so much military support, Terauchi Masashi really has nothing to worry about.

It's just..."If you can, it's better to crush the current Shina army as soon as possible." ”

Thinking so, Terauchi Masashi once again looked at the intelligence detected by the aviation unit―――――― there are also planes in the army, after all, it is a country that entered industrialization earlier than China.

It's just that before the Shandong Campaign, the army did not attach much importance to the application of aviation units. Even if there were so many planes in the troops, they were only used for reconnaissance.

It was not until the National Defense Air Force made the military understand what the air force was that the military began to attach importance to the aviation unit.

It's just that the military is equipped with an airplane... As far as the aviation technology of this era is concerned, if it is said that the planes equipped by the National Defense Air Force still have a certain degree of actual combat capability, then the planes equipped by the military can only throw grenades on the ground for fun.

Moreover, the pilots of the military carried two pistols on the plane at most.

And what about the Wehrmacht Air Force? But it's armed with aviation machine guns ... It's just that although the pilots of the Wehrmacht are often shot down by the anti-aircraft fire of the Wehrmacht or the patrolling air force in the process of reconnaissance, their spirit of not being afraid of death still allows them to obtain a lot of information from the Wehrmacht―――――― no way, who says that there is no radar in this era, and they must wait until the other party flies overhead before they can react.

By the time the Wehrmacht telegraphed the Air Force and the Air Force had dispatched an air formation, the Wehrmacht had already completed its mission and had slipped away.

"Your Excellency, don't you want to prepare a general attack?"

Seeing that Terauchi Masatsuki was looking intently at the information provided by the aviation unit, Senba Taro on the side hesitated.

Terauchi Masashi does not deny it, because in the future, the third division will still need to take the lead, even if the current third division has been hit hard―――――― after all, the third division is also an extremely elite one among the nineteen standing divisions in this book.

"But Your Excellency, most of our supplies in Huang County have been burned, and it will take some time for the follow-up materials from the local area to arrive.

After learning that most of the supplies of the expeditionary force had been burned, Shigenobu Okuma, in front of Emperor Taisho, was furious.

After all, Yuben is not a rich country, and even if he has become one of the great powers, it is not easy to gather so many supplies.

And what happened in Huang County has made the already difficult finances of the political axe even more difficult... In the aftermath, Yoshiko Akiyama, who was most responsible, was dismissed from his post and sent back to Tokyo to prepare for trial. The 17th Division was succeeded by another lieutenant general in the army―――――― Akiyama Yoshiko was really unlucky, because even though Yuzaburo Kato had lost so many capital ships, he was still commanding the expeditionary fleet, and he... Although he caused a lot of losses, he was definitely not as good as Yuzaburo Kato.

It's just that... Who called the army not like the navy? Although there are not many generals in the army, they are by no means small, and even if they lose one or two, it is not a big deal. As for the navy, the generals of the navy are relatively lacking, not to mention that Yuzaburo Kato himself is currently the most experienced general in the navy in dealing with air raids.

In order to prevent the recurrence of what happened in Longkou Bay, Shigenobu Okuma and others could only let Yuzaburo Kato continue to stay in office.

And Akiyama is so ancient... His 17th Division can continue to command with a different person, not to mention, as a more rational army general, in the army that is getting younger and stronger, he has gradually lost his footing, and there are more and more people who look at him unpleasantly... Akiyama Yoshiko was escorted back to Tokyo because of the behind-the-scenes activities of some people.

Even in later generations, Akiyama Yoshiko was called the father of the cavalry, and during the Russo-Russian War, he went out as the commander of the first cavalry brigade (the second army), and broke the assault of the world's strongest Cossack cavalry three times his own in the Battle of Mukden. In particular, after the Battle of Shahe, the Battle of Heigoutai, with a force of 8,000 troops, withstood the attack of 110,000 Russian troops for three days, defeated the Russian army again with machine gun cavalry, won the turning point of the campaign, and even left a story of 300 miles traversed behind enemy lines... Although after dealing with Akiyama Yoshiko, the current commander of the 17th Division is just a rookie. But Masaki Terauchi didn't care so much.

Because now Terauchi Masashi is concerned about how to defeat the Wehrmacht in front of him.

"I have to win..."

In the military department, there is a mentality of contempt for the Chinese [***] team, even if this mentality is no longer available in the nearly 100,000 troops in Shandong, but in the local area, there are still many generals of the army who have such a mentality.

In their opinion, the fact that the Wehrmacht has been able to hold out until now, and even to fight against the Weedhag Army in Shandong, is not because the Wehrmacht is strong enough, but because the Wehrmacht Army in Shandong is too scum.

"If it were us........."

In Tokyo, many receptions begin with this sentence in their opening remarks.

In other words, the current Terauchi Masaki is under unimaginable pressure... After all, in front of him was only 100,000 Wehrmacht, a Wehrmacht equal in number to 100,000 and the Expeditionary Force. If there is no way to level the Wehrmacht in front of us in the case of equal numbers, even if the strength of these Wehrmacht forces is indeed unexpected, he, Terauchi Masatsuki, will become a laughing stock in the military department... Although Senba Taro didn't know what Terauchi Masaki was thinking, but after looking at Terauchi Masaki's face, and after understanding that he couldn't persuade Terauchi Masaki, he was called "Army Santaro" along with Katsura Taro and Utsunomiya Taro, and quickly closed his mouth smartly.

Seeing that Senba Taro was so understanding, Terauchi Masaki also nodded with satisfaction.

Although the Akamoto Army is somewhat deformed, a "sensible" subordinate like Senba Taro is very popular even in the deformed Sakamoto Army.

"You really need to plan well..."

―――――――――― just when Cai Yi and Terauchi Zhengyi were planning a general attack. After Yan Guang gave an order to Cai Yi, he also began to pay attention to another matter.

"Yue Chang, how's the progress of the arsenal?"

Sitting in the office that had been air-conditioned, Yan Guang, who was drinking ice water, looked at Yue Chang and asked. Saying this, Yan Guang poured the ice cubes in the cup into his mouth, and then slowly crushed them one by one... After secretly envious of Yan Guang's good teeth in his heart, Yue Chang said softly on the side.

"Liu Duli just sent a telegram, saying that there has been a major breakthrough in the imitation of the Yuguang engine. So far, the first preventer has entered the testing stage..."

"That......... How long will it take to put it into mass production..."

"This..."Yue Chang groaned for a moment. This Liu Governor did not give a clear time, but on the telegram Liu Governor said vaguely. In wartime, if everything had been simple, perhaps a new replica engine would have been in service before the end of the year..."

Yan Guang nodded, he understood what Liu Huixue meant.

Everything is simple, that is, the engine that should have been tested a thousand times, only a hundred tests are enough... But... When they are on the battlefield, only God knows whether these engines will fail..."In times of war......... You really need to do something special, you can send a telegram back later, and let Liu Huixue consider it at his discretion..."

Yan Guang also can't help it, the losses of the Air Force are too great. By now, he is basically crippled.

If you want to produce new planes and bombers, other parts and materials are fine, but the engine... Britain and Germany don't have to count on it, they import it from the United States, and they are far from quenching their thirst.

In recent times, the engines produced by the Sichuan Arsenal have been reluctantly equipped with Fokker aircraft, and the most powerful Ilya is equipped. Muromets bomber ... To be honest, seeing the losses of the Air Force, Yan Guang was the most distressed one.

Because in China, the one who attaches the most importance to the construction of the air force is probably Yan Guang. In Yan Guang's mind, although the current air force is still not of great use, it is by no means inferior to the status of the navy and the army in Yan Guang's heart.

Therefore, in recent times, Yan Guang has been paying attention to the imitation progress of the "Yueguang" engine―――――― developing a new engine is too slow, or the imitation is more efficient... Now that he heard that the imitation engine was almost completed, Yan Guang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As for keeping things simple, will there be any problems?

The current weapons are not like the weapons of later generations, and there will be no major problems if you change them a little. What's more, according to the technical level of engines in this era, even if it is a 100% perfect imitation, there are still problems..."It's just that, according to the current situation, I'm afraid that the engines produced by the arsenal will not be able to catch up with the war in Shandong..."

"It's okay, as long as it doesn't delay the rebuilding of the Air Force..."

Yue Chang nodded, and then continued.

"There is also a telegram from Director Chen Zhaoqiang from the Harbour Administration Bureau, saying that the Jinghai-class lead ship, the Jinghai Ship, is almost completed and will be launched in three days..."

"So fast?"

Yan Guang said in some surprise.

However, Yue Chang replied with a smile.

"Recently, the Harbour Master Bureau has been working in three shifts, 24 hours a day, so it can be completed so quickly." As he spoke, Yue Chang pointed to the safe behind Yan Guang, which contained a lot of information and important documents, such as ......... Design drawings of the new Dreadnought-class battleship. "When the British built the first dreadnought, it only took 4 months, and Director Chen's side spent such a long time to build a cruiser of more than 3,000 tons, which is actually not fast..."

Hearing Yue Chang say this, Yan Guang said with a smile.

"You're right."

Compared with the dreadnought with a displacement of 20,000 tons, but it only took 4 months to finish early, the Jinghai ship took such a long time, it is indeed not fast... Either way, it's a good thing.

After all, the launch of the Jinghai ship also marks the beginning of the construction of the 10,000-ton Chaofeng-class heavy cruiser... You must know that the navy, like the air force, is also in urgent need of new ships. Because unlike the newly established but already famous air force, although the Chinese navy has been in the army for a long time, it is still the chief of the navy, Sa Zhenbing, who is the commander of the navy.

But... If the Navy is just obscure, it's not bad, but unfortunately, the Navy is burdened with all the shameful infamy... This is true not only in this era, but even in the future... Up to now, it is very difficult for the newly appointed Sa Zhenbing to clear his name for the navy. After all, if you want to clear your name, you need to win... However, if the navy wants to win the war, it is a difficult thing to do, because the enemy of the navy is too strong..."

Thinking of Sa Zhenbing in history, Yan Guang smiled bitterly, and then lifted his spirits.

"You can go to Sa Lao in a while and tell him the good news, Sa Lao really needs such good news to cheer him up..."

"I'll go in a minute!"

When he said this, Yue Chang also smiled bitterly, because the pressure on Sa Zhenbing, Liu Guanxiong and others has indeed been too great recently... The Air Force is naturally famous all over the world because of the Battle of Longkou Bay, and now the whole world, even the original high-ranking powers have begun to look at the National Defense Air Force.

The Army, although not as unusually as the Air Force, was firmly suppressing the 100,000-strong expeditionary force on the Shandong battlefield, which made many European observers exclaim that the Wehrmacht had reached the European level.

In this case, the Navy is doing nothing.

Although anyone with a discerning eye knows that with the strength of the navy, it is true that nothing can be done on the current battlefield, and the current situation cannot be blamed on the navy, after all, the gap between the strength of the Chinese navy and the current navy is too great.

But if everyone could think like this, Sa Zhenbing and the others would not be so stressed.

In particular, some unscrupulous newspapers, after the merits of the Army and the Air Force came out, while touting the merits of the Army and the Air Force, were criticizing the Navy. Think that the Navy wastes a lot of money every year, but now? But he didn't even have a little merit.

"If the navy is inferior to the army, it doesn't matter, but the current navy is not as good as the newly established air force, what is the reason?"

Under the influence of these newspapers, many people praised the army and air force, and also began to criticize the navy.

Many young students, while marching to the legation, even stopped by to the building of the Admiralty... Many young naval officers were embarrassed, and now Yan Guang received at least ten letters of war from the navy every day. Some admirals also ran to Yan Guang to ask for battle!

"Even if we die on the battlefield, it's better than being scolded by the people here!"

Hearing them say this, Yan Guang naturally scolded, but this time it was bad media that he scolded.

Originally, according to Yan Guang's intentions, all these newspapers should be closed down, and some lessons should be taught to these unscrupulous guys. And according to the wartime press control, Yan Guang also has the right to do so.

It's just that just when Yan Guang was about to do this, Sa Zhenbing took Liu Guanxiong and others to dissuade Yan Guang, and thought that what those newspapers said was right. Indeed, when the Air Force and Army went into battle to kill the enemy, the Navy just hid behind ... It's just that after all, Sa Zhenbing himself is still depressed. Especially Sa Zhenbing is still an old man who is almost 60 years old, after experiencing a lot of criticism, Sa Zhenbing even got sick, and he is still sick in bed until now..."What a group of bad media..."

When he said this, Yan Guang himself was also extremely depressed.

(To be continued)