Everything is in order!

While the intelligence departments are doing everything possible to ensure that secrets are not leaked, the war machine in the northeast is running efficiently, and while the army units are mobilizing troops under the pretext of winter training and other reasons, and using stuffy tank wagons to move troops to the assembly area, the fleet is assembling from Hawaii and Nanyang to Zhenhai, and the reason for the assembly is very simple -- the Spring Festival!

Yes, the military also needs to celebrate the Spring Festival. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info It seems that this is a very suitable reason, after all, soldiers also have families, and they also need to be reunited with their families, naturally, no one will care about any base military villages and other issues. Sometimes, a reason is just a reason, and what the army needs is just a reason.

Once the fleet returns to Zhenwan, the warm and rainy naval island of Geoje Island becomes the best place of secrecy, and no outsider can peep into everything on the island, and no one will notice the tense atmosphere of preparation for war here.

In the commander's room of the battleship "Jinghai," the flagship of the fleet, the atmosphere at this time was extremely solemn.

Li Weizhong, the commander of the fleet, who shouldered the heavy responsibility of the supreme commander of the fleet, sat in the middle with a solemn expression, and his staff sat on both sides, and Han Che, who was the chief of staff of the navy, sat opposite him. A serious and tense air filled every corner of the chief's room.

The above is the general idea of this operation, and in order to complete the next operation, it is necessary to carry out a closed operation in any case. Speaking of which, it is a bit of a risk, and if it fails, the entire operation is in danger of collapse. About that. I hope that all the officers of the combat forces here. Submit your opinion without any qualms. ”

Li Weizhong looked around at the people sitting with an almost cold gaze.

Everyone didn't say a word. No one dares to express their opinions lightly. Because everybody knows that. After the implementation of the blockade operation, the fleet will also face a new risk.

After a while, he spoke:

"Your Excellency the Chief of Staff!"

"Huh?"

"Does the General Staff think that after the implementation of the blockade operation, it will be impossible for the main forces of the Russian fleet to sail out of Tokyo Bay?"

Shaking his head, of course Han Che was not so arrogant as to think that the main force of the Russian fleet could die in Tokyo Bay in a closed operation, in fact, there was not much possibility at all.

"Of course not! In accordance with the objectives of the first phase of the operation, we will avoid a decisive battle of the fleet as much as possible, so as to preserve our strength for the future arrival of Russian reinforcements......"

Avoid the start of the fleet showdown. This is a helpless choice under the limited strength, if the decisive battle of the fleet is carried out in the first stage, any losses suffered by the six seas and eight waves will be extremely fatal to the navy, and it is precisely because of this that the general staff will formulate a closed operation.

"If you can't trap it in Tokyo Bay, what's the point of a blockade operation?"

"The purpose of the blockade operation is to trap the main force of the Russian fleet in Tokyo Bay, but it is not ruled out that it will send minesweepers to clear mines, but considering that the Russian fleet also hopes to preserve its strength, since it occasionally has warships rushing out. It is also for the purpose of sending its cruisers to interfere with our shipping, and our army can meet it in addition to fighting cruisers. You can also deploy submarines along the Uraga waterway and wait for them to leave the port! ”

"In that case, then why can't we use special attack submarines, I remember that the special attack force had carried out such a plan before, and also successfully infiltrated the town bay, if I dared to try, I think that a special attack with pocket submarines could also be successful."

Although the pocket submarine force is a secret to the navy, it is not a secret to them, after all, they have also cooperated with the exercises of the special attack force, and because of this, they are more inclined to directly carry out special attacks on the Russian warships in the harbor than to fight in a closed operation, in order to completely disintegrate their combat strength when war breaks out.

"And what about the reinforcement fleet?"

Akiyama asked rhetorically.

"Putting aside the impact of the depth of water in Tokyo Bay on a special attack for the time being, what we have to consider is whether the Russians will send reinforcements if we carry out a special attack in the early stage of the war and severely damage the Pacific Fleet, if we cannot send reinforcements, then our army will inevitably not be able to severely damage its desire to win through naval warfare, then the land war is very likely to be carried out for a long time, which is undoubtedly something that our army cannot afford, and we must not forget that the victory or defeat of the naval battle will create an opportunity for diplomatic mediation. This is the key to the decisive battle at sea and the disintegration of the main force of its fleet in a war I must be carried out! ”

War is for the service of diplomacy, and as far as the navy is concerned, the reason why they made a relatively "difficult" choice is actually to obey the needs of diplomacy, after all, the Northeast Army does not have the ability to fight to Petersburg and force the Russian tsar to cease the war, and in the absence of such ability, it will undoubtedly be the most advantageous choice to seek an armistice under the threat of victory in the naval battle under the condition of striving for a favorable situation.

In past experiments, due to many reasons such as underwater observation technology, the success rate of special attacks on underwater infiltration was very average, especially in attacks on busy ports, and even caused an accident in which a submarine was rammed and sunk during exercises.

Moreover, for the General Staff of the Navy, those pocket submarines have a more important use, and it is not yet time for the good steel to "show their strength" on the blade.

"So what if the enemy discovers our intentions and sails out of Tokyo Bay?"

This is a critical question. The people present invariably focused their eyes on the chief of staff.

Everyone knows how risky that plan is, but after the implementation of that plan, the Northeast and North Korea, which are the rear, will be completely in a vacuum. Although the main force of the Northeast Navy had been completely heavily fueled and could be easily replenished compared to coal, it was still impossible for the long-distance fleet to return to the bay.

And once the Russian army discovers this, the main force of its fleet sails out of Tokyo Bay, tries to join the reinforcement fleet, and then encounters the fleet, then the consequences are unimaginable. At that time, with such a huge disparity in strength, will we be able to grasp victory?

Everyone focused their attention on Han Che's body, which was a matter of course. After all, tactics have always been developed by the General Staff.

"Then we have to fight it out at sea. However, considering the submarine forces deployed in the Uraga waterway, there is no need to worry about the Russian Pacific Fleet joining the reinforcement fleet without any losses. On the contrary. This is unwanted. Because we'll set up lurking spots along the way. ...... to carry out an attack on its fleet"

The use of submarines to contain and ambush the Pacific Fleet is a choice made by the General Staff after careful consideration; perhaps the Navy's submarines are limited by their tonnage and cannot carry out ocean-going voyages, but they can still do it in coastal navigation, and they believe that they will inevitably be able to inflict heavy damage on their navy.

"Of course, there are a lot of factors that go into account. So, although its departure from the port has some benefit to us. But the best option is to stay in the harbor and wait for the convergence, so it is extremely important that the enemy does not perceive our intentions. ”

"Oh, that means no matter what, we can only use mines against them!"

"Yes. …… The Uraga waterway has a 6.5-kilometre outlet to the sea, and there is absolutely no way to do anything other than to deploy a dense number of mines, and given the fortresses set up by the Russians, our plan is to lay mines using submarines. ”

"Well, but ......"

Still asked like a cannon:

"When the situation is urgent. is in a moment-in-the-dark; Will the Russian fleet still stay in Pearl Harbor and not move, in addition. We only have a total of 22 submarines capable of mine-laying tasks, and the water area is so large that it is almost impossible to rely on submarines to deploy enough mines in a short period of time. ”

The voice paused for a moment, and then, with some excitement, continued:

"Moreover, as soon as the Russians discover the actions of our troops, they will inevitably carry out anti-mine-laying attacks, and the operation will be frustrated. In this way, it will not only affect the southern front, but will obviously lead to the bankruptcy of the entire war situation in the future. ”

looked at the silent Li Weizhong and said:

"I believe that this plan of operations itself contains too much risk-taking, so I think it would be prudent to carry out a limited special attack if it could."

As the captain of the fleet, Li Weizhong did not answer. He closed his eyes slightly, crossed his arms, and after a while he spoke with a serious expression:

"I've heard your views on what's next. My opinion is that in any case, you must fight according to the plan that has been made! ”

Li Weizhong's tone was impassioned, which made the audience silent. He looked around for a moment, and then said:

"Ladies and gentlemen, please understand that as long as I am still the captain of the fleet, this battle will have to be fought like this."

A must-have!

After the meeting, Han Che walked silently, in the square in front of the Admiralty, he was wearing a navy coat, he seemed to be no different from other passers-by, but his brows were still tightly locked, as the planner, he clearly knew what the biggest risk was in that plan.

A risk that could have been eliminated at the beginning of the war, but which had to be retained due to many conditions, can be said to be the result of a complete contradiction, and Han Che naturally knew very well about this contradictory "choice".

On the one hand, of course, he hoped that at the first moment of the war, he would be able to strike hard like the army troops, and use all available weapons and means to inflict heavy damage on or disintegrate the Russian Pacific Fleet, so as to seize sea supremacy in the waters of Northeast Asia, and then cover the liberation of Japan by the army forces. As a student of the teacher, Han Che naturally knows the teacher's thoughts, not to mention, now that the Japanese royal family has lost its pulse.

But he couldn't!

To be precise, for the sake of a more "ambitious" goal, it is impossible for the Navy to pursue this "prudent" style of play according to its own ideas.

War is always at the service of politics!

For the teacher, it is not a question of how the navy can win the war at the least cost, but a strategic issue between China and Russia in the future.

Compared with Russia, the strength of the Northeast is too weak, and the seemingly powerful Northeast is actually not Russia's opponent, at least it is impossible for the Northeast to maintain a state of war for a long time, once the war potential is exhausted, the result of waiting for the Northeast will undoubtedly be disastrous, and for Russia, its huge war potential is something that teachers and the General Staff have to consider.

"If, at the beginning of the war, Russia loses both the four islands and the coastal areas, then there is no doubt that the war will turn from a naval battle to a land war, and the millions of Northeast Army troops will have to fight the Russian army along the Trans-Siberian Railway, and the thousands of kilometers of defensive depth that the Russians have will undoubtedly be a nightmare for the Northeast Army, at that time, for the Russians, their most powerful force is no longer how many troops to mobilize, but they only need to resist, retreat, and use strategic depth as a weapon, which can be two years laterand successfully dismantled our offensive......"

This is by no means alarmist. This is a fact that has to be faced -- the huge Siberia will become a battlefield between China and Russia, just as every kilometer of the same battlefield close to the northeast will benefit the northeast, and once Russia loses its prosperous coast and the four islands in the east, the war will become very simple for them, and they only need to deal with Napoleon in the past -- the exchange of space for time can drag down the Northeast Army.

Even if the Northeast Army of millions goes all the way to Europe and crosses the Ural Mountains, with the extension of the logistics route, the war will become more and more favorable to the Russians, but what about the Northeast Army? It will fall into the dilemma that the Russians are now facing -- the long logistics of thousands of kilometers will weaken the strength of the Northeast Army to the greatest extent, but the Russians will be able to mobilize all their forces to resist the offensive of the Northeast Army.

Until then, will the waiting Northeast be a victory or a defeat?

War is never a simple matter of tactics, and it is all the more necessary to consider the strategic gains and losses from a strategic point of view, and for this reason, it is even necessary to give up some immediate goals -- such as the East Wing, and even the Russian Pacific Fleet, which will pose a threat to the waters of Northeast Asia. Because only the Pacific Fleet is there, as long as the four islands are still under the control of the Russians, they will not be able to give up this area, in order to defend the four islands, they will send the largest fleet ever to cross the world halfway around the world to reinforce the Far East, at that time, the pressure on the navy may be unprecedented, but on the other hand, it will make it possible for the northeast to defeat the main force of the Russian navy in one blow, and then break its determination to continue the war, and only in this way can the opportunity to end the war.

Otherwise, what awaits the Northeast will be a protracted war with no hope of victory, let alone any "ambitious" goals.

But for this strategic purpose, what kind of risks will the navy and navy bear? As the chief of staff of the Navy, Han Che naturally looked extremely heavy, and he finally sighed as he walked around the Admiralty Square like this.

"Hey, sacrifice is inevitable!" (To be continued.) )