The Japanese side soon learned the news announced by Chen Shao, and the Third Fleet also learned of the news.

At this time, in the conference room on the Izumo, the flagship of the Third Fleet, the commander of the Third Fleet, Hasegawa Kiyoshi, and the Minister of War, Yoshinori Shirakawa, personally served as the commander-in-chief of the Shanghai War.

"Izumo" is an armored cruiser with a displacement of nearly 10,000 tons, belonging to the Izumo-class armored cruiser, built at the Armstrong shipyard in the United Kingdom, participated in World War I and the Russo-Japanese War, and served as the emperor's seat ship. It is 121.92 meters long, 20.93 meters wide, 7.37 meters draft, 14,500 horsepower, 20.75 knots, and 672 people. It was armed with 4 203-mm guns, 14 150-mm guns, 12 12-pounder rapid-fire guns, 8 2.5-pounder rapid-fire guns, and 4 450-mm torpedo tubes.

Shirakawa Yoshinori was the first to speak: "Just now there is news from the base camp that the current China has already known that we are going to attack Shanghai and build a defensive position in the Baoshan area of Shanghai. Tell me, how do we deal with it? "For this war against Shanghai, the choice of commander was not his, and in the end, he applied for it himself to get this opportunity. In his opinion, this is indeed an opportunity, an opportunity to make a name for himself.

Hasegawa Kiyoshi said indifferently: "The most important thing to control Shanghai is to put China to the death, according to our original plan, is to send all the marines to attack the industrial base in Wusong District, or directly send fighter planes to bomb the Shanghai industry in China and paralyze their industrial capacity." Now that the Chinese side is putting on a stubborn appearance, we can ignore it at all, and just follow the plan. ”

Shirakawa Yoshinori shook his head and said: "It's not that simple, now that the countries of the world have known about our actions, and there are many reporters watching, it's not good to bomb the other side's industrial base and civilians too blatantly, after all, there are many factories from other countries in those places, and the base camp doesn't want to bear such diplomatic pressure." ”

The commander of the 14th Division spoke: "Your Excellency, Commander, is it necessary for us to take into account the actions of the Chinese side? ”

"The Sixth Division was defeated in Jinan, and the empire already had a bad reputation in the international community, and if it did not fight a beautiful victory, it would be difficult to restore the reputation of the empire. The base camp instructed us to crush the defenders of China head-on, to bring out the might of our Imperial Japanese Army, and to silence those who chewed their tongues, and to tell them that the Empire was invincible in Asia. Shirakawa Yoshinori said fiercely.

Hasegawa said lightly: "This time, our Third Fleet will also fully cooperate, but the officers and men of our Marine Corps Armored Brigade want to see how powerful the army is." ”

"Hase-kun, I hope to put down the mustard of the two armies now, this war is related to the great plan of the empire, there must be no differences, and when the battle begins, it must be the responsibility of the empire." Shirakawa Yoshinori was also deeply helpless about this, and he couldn't change it by sea and land. Not to mention that the Navy looks down on the Army, as the Minister of War, how can he look down on the Navy.

"As the elite of the empire, our navy will definitely not live up to the expectations of the empire, but we don't want to be dragged back when the time comes." Hasegawa said in a strange manner, and after speaking, he glanced at the three army division commanders sitting opposite.

For Hasegawa Kiyoshi's words, the commander of the Marine Corps armored brigade also lost a glance at those army forces, but he didn't speak.

The faces of the commanders of the three divisions and several army brigade commanders changed, and even Shirakawa Yoshinori's face was not very good, he had long expected such a situation. Originally, the Minister of the Navy was also going to be the commander-in-chief, but because this time he mainly relied on the army to occupy Shanghai, the position of commander was also taken by himself. And it is normal for the Navy to be dissatisfied.

Shirakawa Yoshinori stared at Hasegawa and said solemnly: "Hase-kun, I am now the supreme commander of the Shanghai Dispatch Army, I hope you can recognize this, I don't want anyone to disobey my orders." ”

The current Shirakawa Yoshinori is also Hasegawa Kiyoshi's boss, and one is a general, the other is a lieutenant general, although Hasegawa Kiyoshi dares to argue with the division commanders, but he still does not dare to provoke Shirakawa Yoshinori, and Shirakawa Yoshinori is still the Minister of War, not at the same level.

"Hey!" Hasegawa stood up reluctantly.

"Very well, let me announce the battle plan first. The battle was a joint operation between the two armies, with the armored brigades of the Marine Corps serving as the spearhead of the landing, going ashore to open up landing grounds for the army. According to the intelligence of the Shanghai Special High School, there were two divisions of the Zhina troops in the Baoshan area, and they did not directly defend the beachhead, but on a defensive fortress more than ten kilometers from the coastline. Moreover, defensive positions were also built on both sides of this fortress, which our naval guns could not reach and could not support the army with fire. Our Hongkou Concession was also put on guard by the branch division, and the base camp explained that for the sake of the safety of the people in the concession, the brigade could not move for the time being. Our main goal this time is to destroy the defenders of those two divisions. It's just that it's helpless, it's contrary to our plan, and it's not good for us, but I believe that the Imperial Army of Japan can't be defeated. I hope that you will work hard and do not live up to the trust of the Empire. Shirakawa Yoshinori saw Hasegawa Kiyoshi's movements, nodded with satisfaction, and began to assign tasks.

"Hey!"

At this time, they were less than an hour away from Shanghai. Baoshan Fortress was built in the past and Jiangyin Fortress before, but it has not been overhauled and is a little dilapidated. At this time, on both sides of the fortress, a large area of people and soldiers was working hard to dig.

At this moment, there was a roar in the sky, and seventeen or eighteen planes flew over Baoshan, and when the people below didn't know what was going on, the back doors of the planes opened one after another. In the surprised eyes of the people below, boxes of things fell. I saw something falling down, and I thought it was an enemy attack, but at this time, there was a big umbrella on top of those boxes.

The reporter below hurriedly picked up the camera and took pictures, and every foreigner was very surprised that there was such a big plane in China now, but it did not affect the movements in their hands. This kind of news is definitely big news, and it turns out that everyone underestimates this China. Such a huge plane, even in their homeland, has never been seen. At this time, a thought echoed in their minds: Is the Eastern Dragon about to wake up?

Domestic newspaper reporters were even more excited, because it was the first time they had seen those high-spirited foreign reporters show such expressions. Let all the Chinese reporters have a sense of pride from the bottom of their hearts, everyone's waist is straightened, and there is no restraint when standing with those foreign reporters. There is a feeling of being pressed down.

Boxes of things slowly landed on the ground, and after Xue Yue received the notification from the middle-aged man, he immediately arranged for the soldiers to carry the weapons.

This time, a lot of materials were transported from the southwest, not only rifles and bullets, but also a lot of heavy weapons, as well as dozens of 81mm mortars and several base shells. It can be said that it is fully equipped and can arm an army. Now that these weapons were placed in front of Xue Yue, it made him feel unreal. This Chen Shao is also generous, the two have not met yet, but verbally promised to belong to the southwest, but they didn't expect the other party to be so bold.

It wasn't until the planes had flown away that an American reporter exclaimed, "Oh my God! What a big plane, it's the first time I've seen it. Could it be that these things are produced in China? "I was concentrating on taking pictures just now, and I didn't have time to speak.

"It's the first time I've seen it, it's so majestic." A French journalist followed suit.

"It's unbelievable, shouldn't such an aircraft be in a laboratory in Europe? Where did they get their planes? A British journalist followed suit.

German journalist: "The lion of the East is about to wake up, and I now have some doubts that the annihilated division of Japan is not accidental. If such a huge plane were converted into a bomber, how many bombs could it hold! ”

"How did they do it? It's amazing. ”

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No wonder they were amazed, as if a caveman was shooting in front of them with a machine gun. Such a huge aircraft, or a monoplane structure, which is still a research project of the laboratory in Europe and the United States, is now a poor and backward country in their eyes, ahead of Europe and the United States to have such a big thing, if they had not seen it with their own eyes, they would not have believed it. They can all imagine how much of a sensation it would have been if they had these photos posted in newspapers. It is conceivable that this is definitely a huge turmoil, and European and American countries will also begin to pay attention to this ancient civilization.

At the same time, they are full of greater interest in the next battle. Originally, they were not optimistic about this country, and they all agreed that this country was definitely not Japan's opponent. But seeing such a plane makes the battle that is about to break out in front of you seem foggy. Predictably, with such an advanced aircraft, there must also be fighters and bombers. In the ensuing battle, in the face of Japan's Third Fleet, these aerial eagles will also appear, and it is impossible for Japanese aircraft to be arrogant in their own country. This is the common idea of all journalists, of course, they are more concerned: how many more such aircraft are there in the country and what kind of combat combat they have. Compared with the planes of their own country, who is a little more powerful.

Hearing the exclamations of those foreign reporters, the waist of the domestic reporter next to him straightened even straighter. I am also looking forward to the mysterious southwest government that is about to govern China. Judging from past deeds, Chen Shao, the chairman of the southwest, is an out-and-out patriot and patriot. And he is also a strong leader, who has repeatedly faced the Asian power Japan directly, and is not at all timid. He is also the only warlord who dares to declare war with Japan, and this kind of courage is definitely not something that ordinary people can have. Perhaps it is really possible for him to lead China to the road to becoming a strong country, and according to the current situation, this possibility is not small. As long as Japan can be defeated this time, then China will really rise.

It's just that they were all surprised too early, and Chen Shao's muscles were by no means just a dozen transport planes.

ps:The automatic release is stuck.,It was supposed to be automatically released at 20 o'clock.,I just found out that the chapter is still in the draft box.。 It's just a manual release, it's almost two hours late, I'm sorry everyone.