Chapter 239: The End (3)

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"Yaga ()!"

"Bastard! Smack. ”

Two crisp slaps sounded from the Japanese military camp in Tianjin, Yasuo Oshima looked angrily at the squadron leader in front of him: "Is your strength exhausted on the woman's belly?" A simple sortie is not ready yet? Is this how you treat His Majesty the Emperor's trust? ()！ ”

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency, the troops will be ready to leave immediately." The squadron leader who was beaten hung his head and did not dare to look at Yasuo Oshima's angry gaze, and only said: "But the transport ship of the Navy has not yet arrived. ”

"Forget those damned boatmen (the Japanese Army's contemptuous name for the Navy)! Without them, wouldn't our army have to fight? Set off immediately, just over a hundred kilometers around the strait, I trust my feet even more! ”

"Hey!"

Looking at the squadron leader who hurried away, as a veteran who had participated in the Russo-Japanese War, Yasuo Oshima was very disappointed in his heart: "These boy scouts have forgotten the spirit of the Imperial Army to defeat Lucia with their feet and cannons in the ice and snow, what a damn mission!" ”

The squadron leader who was slapped also vented his anger on the infantry outside, and in the roar, the Oshima Brigade of the Japanese garrison in North China cheered up and began to hit the road with the help of more than 100 pack horses.

In Tianjin, an undefended city, no military movement could hide from the eyes of other forces, and the sudden movement of the Japanese army attracted attention from all sides, and everyone wanted to know where they were going?

At the same time as the Japanese army stationed in Huatun was dispatched, more than 3,000 cavalry of the Wehrmacht in the east of Jinan City roared past, and An Guoliang on horseback finally experienced the feeling of being in a no-man's land, after the news of the closure of the Henan Bridge, Li Chun and Cao Kun of the southern line retreated back to Shandong along the Jinpu line for the first time, although Cao Kun's department was not far from Jinan City, but who dared to block his way now?

After the convergence of Zhengzhou and An Guoliang, the scattered cavalry regiments converged again, and because a large number of young people were gathered in Henan, the team had grown to more than 3,000, but because the General Staff and the commander had not yet officially issued an order to collect, it was still an independent cavalry regiment for the time being. Although the brigade was not changed, there were many tasks, and while the supply team brought a large amount of ammunition, it also brought orders from the General Staff to immediately advance to Dongying (Yingkou) in Shandong.

Mei Sheng caught up with An Guoliang from behind, glanced at the skull medal and the second-class medal of honor on his chest, and said with hot eyes: "These two things look so good together." ”

An Guoliang didn't know what this kid was thinking, and said with a smile: "You can bring it with you when you fight a few more tragic battles." ”

Mei Sheng scratched his head and asked, "Commander, you haven't said what the mission is this time?" Is Jinan City no longer fighting? ”

"Bastard boy, do you think Jinan is so easy to fight? Cao San's whole division was over there, and Li Chun's fourth division had also retreated to Jining, and the two infantry divisions were not something we could deal with. An Guoliang glared angrily: "I will tell you when the mission arrives, maybe there will be a fierce battle!" ”

Vicious war?! Mei Sheng's eyes lit up, he was looking forward to these two words now, but it was wrong to think about it. There is only one breath left in Beiyang, Cao Kun and Li Chun are close to each other and dare not come to intercept the cavalry regiment, Beijing and Zhili do not have a few decent troops except for the first division of Beiyang, who else can they fight with? However, looking at An Guoliang's appearance, he also knew that he couldn't ask why, so he simply raised his whip and led his company to speed up to catch up with the main force.

Looking at the excited backs of the young men, An Guoliang didn't dare to be careless, this time it was really not a good sign for the cavalry regiment that lacked heavy firepower.

One went south, the other went north, and when the two arrows approached little by little, there was already a lot of noise in the Japanese War Department in Tokyo. Yoshiichi Tanaka hurriedly walked towards Yusaku Uehara's office with the documents in his arms, and even a little smug on his face.

The war that took place in the hinterland of China was too unexpected, and under the blow of the south, the Beiyang Army finally showed its true face of being strong on the outside and capable on the inside, and the speed of collapse was much faster than Japan had expected! For Japan, a unified China is unacceptable, so while the southern army has not yet reached Shandong and Hebei, it is necessary to react as soon as possible to seize some key positions, such as the mouth of the Yellow River!

By seizing Dongying and controlling the mouth of the Yellow River, they would be able to completely curb the southerners' advances to the north, and even if they unified China, Japan would be able to use the Yellow River in the future to quickly send troops to Shandong and Henan to ensure that the empire's interests in China would not be damaged.

Now that the garrison has set out, what needs to be done is to convince the actual head of the army, Yusaku Uehara, to contact the navy and send a few cruisers over to support (). Thinking of this, he gathered his thoughts and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

After Tanaka Yoshiichi pushed the door and walked in, he immediately bent down and saluted, which made Yusaku Uehara frown: "Tanaka-kun, this is the military department, don't use folk etiquette." ”

"Yes!" Tanaka Yoshiichi saluted again, and then put the document on the table: "Minister of Land, Yasuo Oshima has already set off, and he expects the troops to arrive at Yingkou tomorrow morning, but I think that relying on only one brigade may be resisted by the squadron, so I hope to contact the navy." ”

"Tanaka-kun, I'm no longer a land minister." Before the words were finished, Yusaku Uehara corrected the mistakes in his words, he didn't like the director of the Military Affairs Bureau who never liked to read, but he also had to admit that his body was full of the enthusiasm of the Imperial Japanese Army, and he proposed the army 25 divisions and regiments in peacetime, and the 50 divisions and regiments in wartime was very appetizing to the War Department, and he participated in the revision of the "Army Internal Affairs Book" and "Japanese Army Drill Code" and so on are very good, and this time he first put forward the importance of Dongying, thinking that it should be occupied immediately to ensure the interests of the empire in Shandong and North China, However, when he asked the navy to cooperate, Yusaku Uehara disagreed, and faced Tanaka Yoshiichi, who was standing in front of him respectfully, instead of looking through the documents, he crossed his hands and hugged his chest and said: "Navy? Forget those cowards! Go and tell Oshima-kun that our army can't count on the navy for everything, and the army must rely on itself! ”

"But Dongying is different, it is the mouth of the Yellow River, if there is no naval support."

Before Tanaka Yoshiichi finished speaking, he was rudely interrupted by Yusaku Uehara: "Tanaka-kun, I said it!" You can't rely on the Navy for everything! I am well aware of the importance of the Eastern Battalion, but do you think the incompetent Admiralty will be willing to go to war? They only have military spending in their eyes, and if we could get so much military spending, we would have occupied the entire Manchurian and Mongolian regions and even Shandong a long time ago! ”

Yusaku Uehara made no secret of his anger at the Navy's devouring of military spending, his resignation as Minister of the Land and his deliberate failure to arrange a successor led to the collapse of the Saionji Konobu Cabinet, and it was also because he was dissatisfied with the lack of funds for the Army, and now asked him to contact the Navy to send troops together, isn't it too embarrassing! What's more, this operation was completely made by the War Department, and if it requested naval support, it would definitely alarm the Congress, and those cowards of the Constitutional Council would definitely take advantage of this to make trouble, so it was better to take advantage of it, and said: "The Chinese Beiyang Army has no longer fights, and any squadron will be vulnerable under the blow of an elite brigade of Yasuo Oshima, and the Navy will need help in the face of such an opponent?" That's a shame ()! Go and tell him that his mission is to occupy Dongying! There was the mouth of the Yellow River, and the interests of the empire in Shandong and North China were at stake, and as for the navy, I did not trust them. ”

Although Tanaka Yoshiichi was full of disagreement, he had no choice but to nod helplessly and quickly leave the office in the face of the rude Yusaku Uehara.

Although he drove out Yoshiichi Tanaka, Yusaku Uehara is not a fool, and once a war really breaks out by the sea in Toying, he may really need naval support. Of course, he would never ask for the navy, in his opinion, as long as Yasuo Oshima can occupy Toying, the army will be able to show its value and apply for more military spending, and if the navy Yamamoto Gonbei ignores the army's sacrifice for the country, then it is time to step down!

What a great plan to kill two birds with one stone.

Looking at the beautiful army flag on the wall, he smiled unconsciously when he thought of the pride, but there was a person here who couldn't get around, so after thinking about it, he immediately grabbed the phone: "Prepare the car, I need to go to see the elder of the county immediately." ”

After the fall of the Saionji Konozo cabinet and the Constitution-Protectorate Movement of the Shotokai in an attempt to gradually reduce the influence of the Senate in Japan, Yamaguchi returned to his residence in Tokyo.

In the small garden of the elaborate annex, he walks side by side with Katsura Taro, who briefly served as prime minister after the fall of Saionji Konozo, but had to resign due to opposition from the Constitutional Council and gave it to Admiral Gonbei Yamamoto. Yamaken Aritomo was a little disappointed that he didn't sit as prime minister, especially Yamamoto Gonbei's recent remarks that he obviously wanted to suppress the army, so he was looking for an opportunity to replace him, and now it seems that the opportunity has come.

He asked, "I heard that Yusaku Uehara has ordered the occupation of Toying?" ”

As the most powerful veteran in Japan, the War Department's private actions could not be concealed from him, so Katsura Taro immediately nodded and said: "Yes, it is Yasuo Oshima's brigade stationed in Huatun Army that has been transferred, with a total of 1,173 people and 6 gates. ”

"I don't need to listen to the report ()." Youpeng raised his hand to interrupt him and asked, "What do you think about this matter?" ”

Katsura Taro thought about it and said: "From the perspective of timing, this is indeed a very good plan, the defeat of the Chinese Beiyang Army is only a matter of time, taking advantage of the opportunity that the southern army has not yet reached the Jiaozhou Peninsula, it is beneficial for our country to ensure our interests in China by first blocking the Yellow River." ”

Yama Prefecture Youpeng nodded and narrowed his eyes: "I heard that this plan was proposed by Yoshiichi Tanaka?" Well, a good officer. ”

Katsura Taro raised his eyebrows, and it was only a matter of time before he was said by Yama Prefecture Youpeng, and it was only a matter of time before this person soared, but he also admitted that this opportunity was well grasped, but there was one thing that made him feel uneasy: "I also think the plan is very good, because our British allies are already preparing for a showdown in the south, asking us to cooperate in safeguarding the interests of various countries in China, and if we can preemptively create a de facto occupation, we can take this opportunity to gain a foothold on the Jiaodong Peninsula." But Yusaku Uehara revised the plan and abandoned the navy, and I was worried that if I encountered the squadron, those people in the Constitutional Council would stand up and make trouble. ”

His worries made Shan County Youpeng smile, and his cloudy old eyes flashed: "A unified China is not in the interests of the empire, but unfortunately we are still in the period of recuperation." But Katsura Taro-kun, don't you think shedding a little blood will make those constitutionalists more sober? As long as the people understand that the inaction of the cabinet has led to the lack of army strength to ensure the interests of the empire in the Far East, what do you think will happen? ”

Katsura Taro's heart is cold, and he has a friend compared with the old and spicy Yama County, and he finds that he still has a lot of shortcomings.

Obviously, this action was tacitly approved by him, because if Yasuo Oshima sent back the good news, then it would make the people understand that the army was the most important force of the empire, and if it failed, then all the blame would be shifted to the inaction of the navy! When Yamamoto Gonbei is gone, the army can regain power, and at that time he can increase the strength of several divisions, perhaps he has long been thinking about the real time to teach a Chinese a lesson!

Katsura Taro found that whether the squadron resisted or not, it seemed that it was this old man who won.

Will they resist?

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