Chapter 174

Reason, really can't say why. In this era, although Japan is also an Asian country, although it is fucked, psychologically Chinese are more willing to accept the Japanese, and it is the Westerners who cannot accept it. In the history of another time and space, if it were not for the outbreak of a full-scale war between China and Japan, could the Chinese hate the Japanese so much?

"The reason why I hate Japan is simple, I hate Japanese short legs! There is also Japan's existence zài, which threatens China's national security. Most importantly, there can only be one boss in Asia, and that is China. Fang Jianxiong reacted quickly and gave such a reason for saying the past. Cai Yi thought for a while and said: "Supporting the country is far-sighted, but it can't be done." And when you hate the Japanese people because of the First Sino-Japanese War, you look at this problem from the perspective of national strategy. ”

Is that okay? Although Fang Jianxiong's face is very thick, he is not very embarrassed to be praised by Cai Ye so much.

Yang Yongtai rushed into the door, waving a telegram in his hand and reporting: "Fu Shuai, Japanese Prime Minister Okuma Shigenobu issued a statement, saying that the Japanese Army's landing on the Jiaodong Peninsula to attack the German army is for the honor of the Asians, and I hope that our army will not make unnecessary resistance, so as not to cause unnecessary losses." ”

Cai Yi snatched the telegram with his hand, looked at it carefully, trembled and said: "It's too much to deceive people, it's too big to deceive people!" At this time, Fuguo is right, Japan, a vicious neighbor, has been plotting against China's territory. His outstretched claws had to be cut off. ”

Fang Jianxiong sneered and laughed, his expression was relaxed, he lit a cigarette for himself first, and then smiled casually after spitting out a smoke ring: "Why are you so excited, Okuma Shigeshin's statement shows a problem, Japan is not ready to fight a full-scale war." That's a good thing for us. Is it necessary to be angry? ”

After saying this, Fang Jianxiong took a few puffs of cigarette, threw it on the ground and stepped on the cigarette butt vigorously, and sneered: "Two divisions dare to land in Shandong, do you really think this is the Qing Dynasty?" ”

As soon as the words fell. Yin Weijun rushed in at the door: "Fushuai, Qingdao is in an emergency, the Japanese fleet is shelling Qingdao." ”

"Are the Japanese crazy? Actually hit a battery with a battleship? Yang Yongtai was quite puzzled and subconsciously asked. Cai Ye immediately denied: "It shouldn't be, this shelling won't last long." I guess it was in retaliation for the loss of Molotov cocktails by the air force. The naval guns of the newest Japanese battleships had the advantage of firing range. However, the barrel of the gun is not cheap, and the wear and tear is also fast, and the little Japanese are so stingy that they have to take the initiative to cease fire after they can't shoot a few shots. ”

Cai's inference is quite accurate. The Germans built a large number of coastal defense batteries in Qingdao, from west to east they were Tuandao Fort, Taixi Town Fort, Yamen Fort, Qingdao Shannan Fort, Huiquanjiao Fort, Taipingshan Fort, Qingdao Mountain Fort can defend against sea and land. If there are enough troops and ammunition is sufficient. Such a fortress does not know how many people will die. After the Wehrmacht was stationed in Qingdao, there were more than 15,000 infantry, plus the artillery who took over the fort, more than 20,000 personnel, and the Germans did not have a lot of artillery shell reserves.

The battleships of the German fleet did not dare to approach Qingdao at all, and only the "Hiei" was outside the range of the battery, firing with 356mm caliber guns. However, the power of this large-caliber gun is really powerful. Once it is directly hit, even a strong turret is enough to choke. Fortunately, Nantaro Takagi came to vent the frustration in his heart, and stopped the shelling after two rounds.

As in the history of another time and space, the first to land at Longkou was the 24th Mixed Brigade (Reinforced Brigade) of Japan. Japan's strategic intention was obvious, to attack from behind Qingdao. Probably because of the consistent arrogance, the Qingdao War launched this time had an additional reinforced brigade than in another time and space. That's the only bit of change. It can be said that not much has changed.

Longkou Beach was muddy after the rainstorm, and the soldiers of the 24th Mixed Brigade went ashore in small boats. The covering naval guns had previously bombarded all the possible defensive sites on the shore, and no movement was found. Even so, the elite of the Japanese army was still very careful, sending small troops to carry plaster flags and cautiously explore ahead.

Soon the small team of pathfinders came back and reported that no one was found, and there was not a single ghost. At three o'clock in the afternoon, the entire brigade was disembarked, and the vanguard entered Longkou and found it an empty town. The devil soldiers rummaged through boxes and cabinets from house to house, but they didn't find anything. When the news reached Tokyo, the newspapers of the evening were filled with the words, "The Imperial Army of Japan has landed easily, but the Shina Army is nowhere to be found, and the Imperial Army is like no one." And so on.

In fact, Fang Jianxiong and Cai Ye were very anxious at this time, because of the weather, the 18th Brigade, the main force of the Japanese army, was still fucking North Korea. Fang Dashuai was anxious about the slow motion of the Japanese army, but he didn't know that this was two days faster than the speed of the Japanese advance in parallel history. Another time and space, the Japanese army landed in Longkou, which was on September 2.

The landing of Shun lì reassured the Japanese a lot. Previously, the news from Jiaodong was very bad, the Chinese government forcibly drove the people away, and no matter how capable the Japanese spies were, they could not find out the news. Even if the news is detected, it can't be sent, the people will be gone, and once someone dressed as a common person appears, they will be forcibly escorted to Weifang.

Although they knew that the squadron was sending troops to Jiaodong, they did not know the specific numbers and the deployment situation. The Japanese spies in Qingdao were able to continue their activities, but the problem was that there was zero possibility of wanting to go to a military location, and anyone who wanted to approach a military target would be arrested without trial until the end of the war.

In response to the actions of the Japanese government, the government of the Republic of China once again protested. Foreign Minister Wang Zhengting held a press conference again, and in the face of the media of various countries, his words were even more severe: "The landing of the Japanese army on the Jiaodong Peninsula has been confirmed by the front. This is the most gross trampling on a sovereign state! The Government of the Republic of China hopes that the Japanese Government will not continue its erroneous actions, correct them in a timely manner, turn back to the shore, and not drag the people of the two countries into the disaster of war. ”

This response was the strongest voice issued by the government of the Republic of China, and the word "war" appeared for the first time in a statement issued by the government of the Republic of China on the Qingdao incident. Subsequently, it was reported that President Sun Da urgently summoned the Japanese minister Ijiin and once again expressed a tough attitude on the landing of the Japanese army on the Jiaodong Peninsula.

The question is, how the Japanese government interprets this statement is the most crucial thing! Japan's domestic media giant Asahi Shimbun made a very accurate report: "The Imperial Army made rapid progress and landed in Jiaodong without a fight. War Minister Yukihiko Kusune said that the Imperial Army shoulders the honor of Asia. Defeat the German army and recover Qingdao of the Asians, this glory of Asia! It is better to say that this is an exposition of a fact, but rather an analysis of the mentality of the Japanese military and political leaders. Despite its repeated assertiveness, the Chinese government has taken no clear military action. In the process of Japan's rise, when did the competition for foreign interests not open the way with bayonets? If a statement will solve the problem, what else is the military going to do? As for the glory of Asians, this is fucking bullshit, and the nature is the same as the so-called "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere".

Ignoring the solemn statement of the Chinese Government, the Japanese Government landed the main force of the 18th Division at Longkou on 2 September, following the landing of the 24th Mixed Brigade in Longkou on 31 September.

In order to take Qingdao, the Japanese still made some capital relentlessly, one division and two reinforced brigades, two field artillery wings, four siege heavy artillery brigades, two independent engineer brigades, and one heavy artillery brigade. The landing operation of the Japanese army went very badly, and the weather was a bit bad. The infantry landing was okay, but the artillery was more troublesome. Grinding, not in a hurry, it seems that the Japanese army is not in a hurry. The entire landing operation, starting from the 2nd and continuing until the 15th, was considered to have completed the landing of the 18th Division and artillery units of the Japanese army.

The speed of the Japanese army's actions was, frankly speaking, not too fast. Fang Jianxiong didn't dare to underestimate this slow speed, and it would be superfluous to think about such a large-scale cross-sea operation by the army of the Republic of China. This shows that the maritime gap between China and Japan is huge. The slowness of the Japanese army gave the troops at the front more time to prepare. Since the day of the landing of the 24th Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, the tight strings have actually loosened a lot. In short, a war is about to be fought, and the Shandong troops of the National Defense Force are waiting with such a concept.

The commander of the division, Lieutenant General Mitsutomi Kamio, as the supreme army commander of the military operation, stood on the ferry to the Jiaodong Peninsula with his sword in both hands and a standard samurai posture for the reporters accompanying the army to take pictures. As for the British, they did not send troops to Qingdao at this time, and their main navy was chasing and killing Spee's German Far East Fleet, but this opponent was too cunning to be killed yet. By the way, the Japanese Navy also formed a hunting fleet to cooperate with the British forces.

After Mitsutomi Kamio, the assistant to the commander of the siege artillery, Major General Watanabe Iwayuki, and the chief of staff, Artilleryman, appeared in several villages, posed in the most powerful pose, and brutally murdered some films.

Looking at the coastline on the other side of the waves, and the magnificent scenery of the sea, Mitsutomi Kamio, who was responsible for the Great Japanese Empire, had the urge to compose poetry to relieve his inner feelings. Unexpectedly, holding the war knife, I didn't hold back a word for a while. Simply slammed the battle knife, attracted attention, and then said loudly: "Gentlemen, report from the front, the twenty-fourth brigade has been stationed in Huang County, and there is no trace of the Zhina army. ”

"The Chinese army may not have the courage to fight with our army, the imperial army has more than 50,000 people, and the Chinese army must send at least 500,000 people to pose a threat to the imperial army!" Rear Admiral Watanabe was full of confidence and made a contemptuous statement.

As soon as the words fell, a Thunder Dragon fighter appeared on the sea, and after Mitsutomi Kamio used a telescope to see the paint of the five-color national flag, his face was unhappy, and he said angrily in a low voice: "What's the matter?" And what about the planes of the Reich? Why don't you drive away the plane of the China? ”

He didn't need to rush, the plane didn't stay long, and it flashed in a circle. The landing ground was full of supplies and heads, and the pilot on the plane looked at it and drooled, so he didn't hurry back to report the news.