After the 3rd Division and other three divisions all landed, Kato Yuzaburo led the remaining ships to leave Longkou Bay―――――― and the expeditionary fleet had already been blown up and sunk on the way back.

Fortunately, only a second-class cruiser and a troop carrier were sunk at that time, and the cruiser was still an old ship from the Russo-Russian War. But what if one more is sunk later, and it's a battle cruiser or battleship?

Last time, we were caught off guard, and the navy had already been blown up and sank a third of the main force, and if one or two ships were sunk this time, I am afraid that Ben's position as a great power would not be so secure.

Regarding the navy's shrinking behavior, Terauchi Masashi didn't care much about it.

Leaving aside the losses of the navy last time, this time the battlefield was in Laiyang City on the Shandong Peninsula, and Laiyang City penetrated deep into the interior, and how far was the range of the navy's naval guns? I'm afraid that even if the range is extending several times, I can't touch the edge of Laiyang.

At such a time, even if the Navy wants to help, it can't help, not to mention that people don't necessarily want to help?

After ascending to Huang County, in addition to urgently transferring one and a half divisions of troops to Laiyang to reinforce Kamio Mitsutomi and Akiyama Yoshiko, the rest was to release the more than 2,000 people in Huang County who were still "volunteering" for the expeditionary force.

This time, the temple brought a total of two and a half divisions of troops, of which there were nearly 10,000 heavy soldiers in charge of baggage, and there were plenty of manpower, so naturally there was no need to requisition the local people.

Of course, this is not the main reason, the most important reason is that the army has collected strong men and grain and grass in Huang County, as well as the abuse of local people, has spread and caused a great impact in the international community.

The main culprits were the people of Huangxian who fled to Weifang and Jinan after being rescued by the cavalry troops.

After gathering journalists from various countries, including the allies, Wang Yaowu held a press conference in Jinan, at which he presented a large amount of evidence.

There were no serious cases of massacre or forcible annihilation among these crimes, but there were some cases of abuse and indiscriminate killings, coupled with the victims' testimonies, as well as some cases in the past, so the reporters present were convinced.

Although such a thing is really nothing in the eyes of some powers, after all, which one of the great powers can be a great power in these years is not full of blood debts? What I am doing in Shandong is really nothing in the eyes of some powerful politicians.

It's just that these words can't be said, and these words they certainly can't say that.

After all, over the years, the Western powers have been putting on a mask of hypocrisy when they do things, even if they come to the door to rob them.

It's like the United States did to Spain back then, it was clear that the Americans had taken a fancy to Spain's territory, and without a valid reason, the Americans actually blew up and sank their own ship, and then went to the door of the Spaniards... You say this kind of thing, where can the Spaniards reason?

There was no way, and in the end the Spaniards could only swallow their teeth in their stomachs.

Speaking of which, the Spaniards are still the world's first "Empire That Never Falls", but now, it is a miserable appearance, and it is really a phoenix that has landed is not as good as a chicken... Of course, if you really want to say miserable things, it is estimated that few can be worse than China, China is the worst "empire" in the world...―――――――――― although the things I did in Shandong are really nothing in the eyes of the politicians of the great powers, and the great powers really want to take care of their own face, after all, they are now their allies, not to mention that they have not done similar or even more excessive things in the past.

But who said that in recent years, the great powers just like to pretend to be angels?

And I like to pretend to be hypocritical angels... Therefore, even if what he did was really nothing in the eyes of the great powers, in the end, in the face of a large amount of evidence, the great powers still condemned him and asked them to release the hostages in their hands―――――― at this time the Entente and the Central Powers had reached a white-hot point in the two battlefields of the East and the West.

Although neither side has yet shown signs of shedding the last drop of blood, observers in Europe have discovered that the war will not end in a year or two.

In other words, the Entente and Central Powers had already begun to look for forces to draw on. Among them, he said that he was originally an ally of the British, and that the British had co-opted him to prepare to deal with the Germans.

Seeing that the forces that could have been used against the Germans were wasted on an irrelevant Chinese battlefield, the British began to feel a little uncomfortable.

As for the Chinese, the fighting in Laiyang these days has completely fallen into the eyes of the Entente Observer Group. The Allied countries also had a certain understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Wehrmacht.

"I will never be able to defeat the Chinese [***] team in China, at least not in a short period of time..."

Of course, in addition to this consensus, the Entente Observer Mission is also considering whether it can draw China into the Entente. After all, China has a vast land and resources, and even if it does not send troops to Europe, it will be of considerable help to provide resources alone.

Let alone... How is it that a member of the Entente and a non-Allied country are fighting in Asia?

Of course, the British had some opinions on this, but within the Entente it was not the British who were the only one, and there were also French and Russians. The British were also only a major member of the Entente, not a permanent member.

In the end, under the pressure of the Entente, Yue himself had to make the decision to let go of the people of Huang County who were still "voluntarily" serving the Yue army in Huang County.

In the final analysis, the current Yuben is only the weakest of the powers―――――― except for Italy, which is really too strange...―――――――――― after learning that he is about to be released, the people of Huang County, who are still in Huang County, weep with joy one by one. They have suffered too much in these days. Especially when the war in Laiyang was not going well, looking at the wounded soldiers who were pulled down one by one, the soldiers stationed in Huangxian County almost discouraged them one by one.

Especially in the face of those big girls, although some blatant things are not dared to do, but there is no shortage of flirting or something.

If it is delayed for ten days and half a month, these Yue Jun, who have never had a way to vent, may really do some heinous things.

After all, the army will not be like the People's Liberation Army that first entered Vietnam, and still believe in what military and civilian fish and water conditions, you must know that it is an enemy country, big brother, what kind of military and civilian fish and water conditions do you believe in in the enemy country... What's more, in Vietnam, the people are probably more ruthless than the soldiers of the Vietnamese army... Fortunately, after the end of the war, the People's Liberation Army that returned to China did not make Vietnam feel better, and in the occupied places, almost all that could be taken away were taken away, and those that were not taken away were directly blown up or planted with mines or something... At this point, there is no industry in North Vietnam at all..."Commander, what should those people do? ”

In Laiyang's headquarters, when he learned that the Yue army was preparing to release all the people of Huang County, an officer walked up to Cai Ye and asked.

Although these released civilians are going to Weifang and Jinan, there is no doubt that the current supreme commander in Shandong is Cai Yi, so even if Cai Ye is now commanding the war in Laiyang, some things in other places still need to be asked about Cai Yi.

After hearing the question of his subordinates, Cai Yi thought about it and nodded.

"Since I am willing to send people back, we naturally want to welcome them..."

Indeed, people say that the invading army can send the people back to you, and your upright Chinese defense forces can't do without their own people, right?

"So..."

continued to look at Cai Ye, still asking for a solution.

"Resettle the people to Jinan, isn't Jinan already ready for a resettlement area? Just let them live there. ”

"Then, we should send that troop to..."

"Let Zhang Xun's division go, his division is all from Shandong, familiar with the way, and his division's combat effectiveness is really weak, other things are good to say, this matter is useless, it is better to send it directly to the rear..."

"So..."

The officer nodded.

"Then I'll send a telegram to Zhang Xun and Master Zhang, and ask him to receive those people."

"Well, there you go..."

After the officer left, Cai Ye looked at the map on the table again.

"Now that the people have almost withdrawn, then I can let go of my hands and feet..."

Saying this, Cai Ye said to an officer on the side.

"Go, bring Minister Xu Tianchuan and Minister Xu over to me, and say that I have something to talk to him."

"Yes!"

The officer saluted with his legs together and walked out of Cai's room.

Laiyang is not a very big city, so the places where Cai Ye and Xu Tianchuan live are somewhat simple. The relative place was not very big, so not long after, Xu Tianchuan came to Cai Ye under the guidance of that officer.

"Brother Songpa, I heard that you have something important to come to me?"

Saying that, Xu Tianchuan walked to Cai Yi's approach.

Although Cai Ye is only at the same level as Xu Tianchuan in his position, there may even be a little lower. However, Xu Tianchuan is still quite respectful in front of Cai Yi, even if Xu Tianchuan has been a little prosperous recently because of the exploits of the Air Force.

Although Xu Tianchuan is the Minister of the Air Force, and Cai Ye is only a Chief of General Staff in his position, everyone knows that Cai Ye is one of Yan Guang's most important people, and the Army is also a well-deserved big brother in the National Defense Force... Putting up a stand in front of Cai Yi, not to mention that the status of the Air Force is only the lowest among the three armed forces, even if the Air Force can already sit on an equal footing with the Navy, Xu Tianchuan will not dare.

And after listening to Xu Tianchuan's words, Cai Ye said with a smile.

"Brother Xu, come, sit down first."

After Xu Tianchuan sat down, Cai Ye continued.

"I'm looking for you this time for an air raid."

Saying that, Cai Ye took out a piece of information, the information on it is very detailed, and the most detailed of them is the information about a weapon called "incendiary bomb".

"Brother Xu, I heard that in order to prepare for the air attack on the Yue army, the president has prepared enough of this weapon for the air force, right?"

"That's right." Xu Tianchuan does not deny it. "The president has indeed prepared a lot of these weapons, and most of them are now piled up in the air bases in Jinan and Weifang..."

"That's good..."

Cai Ye had also seen the power of this weapon with his own eyes, and he also knew very well how inhumane this weapon was.

To be honest, when he first saw this weapon, Cai himself was also chilled.

It's just that the power of the Air Force has not yet been shown at that time, so even if the power of the "incendiary bomb" is indeed great, Cai Ye himself did not pay much attention to it.

But now... Longkou Bay, the role played by the Air Force is not small, to this point, thinking about the power of "incendiary bombs" ... Thinking like this, a smile already appeared on Cai Yi's face.

As for what will happen to the Yue army that was hit by the incendiary bomb, Cai Ye is the chief of the general staff of the National Defense Forces, not the chief of the general staff of the Yue army, so what will happen to the Yue army in the end is not something that Cai Yi can consider.

What's more, the army is still the aggressor, and throughout the ages, how can the invaded think more for the aggressor?

Although Cai Ye didn't say anything, but looking at the smile on Cai Ng's face and the information just now, Xu Tianchuan shuddered.

"Brother Songpa, don't you think..."

The power of that weapon Xu Tianchuan had seen with his own eyes, and in order to prove their power, the research department at that time also did [***] experiments, of course, [***] experiments were carried out on animals... But even so――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― ――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― ――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― ――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― ――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― ――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― sorryand make up for it right away

(To be continued)