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In the western Pacific, a huge fleet is sailing in the sea, this fleet is composed of more than 600 transport ships and merchant ships, and on the periphery, there are dozens of warships of the Chinese Navy, starting with the most powerful battleships of the Chinese Navy at present, the battleship "Qin Shi Huang", the battleship "Prince Fusu" and the battleship "Qin II" among the "Qin-class" battleships, in addition, there are three heavy cruisers, the "Shanghai" heavy cruiser, the "Nanjing" heavy cruiser and the "Guangzhou" The heavy cruisers, which surrounded the huge fleet, were accompanied by six light cruisers and ten destroyers. Now the entire Pacific Ocean has become the sphere of influence of the Chinese Navy, and these warships are enough to ensure the safety of the fleet.

However, in order to fully strengthen the Empire's control over the Pacific region, the Admiralty already planned to build more light cruisers and heavy cruisers. Compared with battleships, faster cruisers can better show China's presence in the Pacific region and can protect China's overseas interests.

This fleet was the one that set off from Tianjin and was preparing to transport the Eighth Army to Tokyo, Japan, for landing. The fleet departed from Tianjin, passed through the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, and then entered the western Pacific Ocean through the Osumi Strait in southern Japan. Then head all the way north. Travel to Tokyo.

Because of the blockade of Japan by the Chinese Navy. Japan's shipping was hit hard, and even the fishing industry suffered heavy losses, and other countries knew that China was at war with Japan, so they also closed their trade with Japan. As a result, not even a single other ship could be seen in the vast western Pacific Ocean. However, it is also a good thing that the whereabouts of the Chinese Navy can be kept secret.

On the foredeck of a transport ship, two in military uniforms. A middle-aged soldier with a shining star on his shoulder was chatting.

"Lao Zhao, I heard that the guys of the Second Army dug three feet into the ground in Kyushu and made hundreds of millions of dollars! Although our Eighth Army did not catch up with the battle ahead, it could not be worse than them! Lieutenant General Gao Chang, chief of staff of the Eighth Army and former chief of staff of the Capital Military Region, said. After Wang Yuze ordered that all the property seized from Japan this time would be counted as the army's special military expenses, everyone was full of enthusiasm. The plundering of wealth from Japan was made as a contribution to the army.

"Don't worry. Old high! We went to Tokyo, where almost half of Japan's wealth is concentrated. The Second Group Army will only be able to get two or three hundred million yuan in Kyushu. In Tokyo, we can get at least 500 million yuan. If you can be ruthless and rob the old boy who knows the emperor, you won't be able to get more! General Zhao Bowen, commander of the Eighth Army, said with a smile.

"Robbing the emperor? That's a good idea! But I don't know if it will cause trouble, no matter how you say it, it's also the head of state! Lieutenant General Gao Chang smiled at first, but then became a little worried.

"Bullshit national help, after this war, little Japan is still not obedient to our tidying up, even if it is their emperor, he has to nod in front of us. Tell the brothers, everyone must do their best in this battle, otherwise, this will be a loss of face for our Eighth Army! Admiral Zhao Bowen said. Almost all the other armies of the Imperial Army have already participated in the war, and the army of the Capital Military Region is left, which has not yet been built, which makes Zhao Bowen very convened.

"By the way, Lao Zhao, I heard that after this battle, the General Staff intends to adjust the military system and change the current military system of the eight military regions, and I don't know if it's true or not!" Lieutenant General Gao Chang said.

"Well, it's still true, I happen to know some news!" Admiral Zhao Bowen said with a smile.

"Oh? What's the news? Tell me about it? Lieutenant General Gao Chang asked excitedly.

"I have heard the Minister of War, General Cai, say that after consulting with the Chief of the General Staff, His Majesty intends to organize the Army into a field army and a reserve. There will be about ten field armies, which will be stationed in the border areas of the empire and important areas. The reserve forces are stationed in the provinces of the country, especially in the border provinces, to suppress bandits and maintain law and order. After all, after this war, the territory of the empire has more than doubled, and it needs to be rearmed! Admiral Zhao Bowen said.

"Ten armies, that is, the army will not be disarmed?" Lieutenant General Gao Chang asked. At present, many soldiers are worried that after the war is over, they will not be able to use so many troops, and after the country shifts its focus to economic construction, in order to save military spending, the army with the largest number of troops will be abolished.

"Probably not! Ten group armies are more than 1.6 million people. With the addition of the reserve forces, it is almost the same as the current army. In addition, even after this battle, it is estimated that there will be no fighting. Thailand and Dutch Indonesia in the South Seas, will the empire watch them alone? There is also India and Afghanistan to the south, and the empire is expected to start competing with the British. Therefore, there will definitely be a battle to be fought next. It's just that the scale won't be too big, it's just a low-intensity war! Admiral Zhao Bowen said.

"Haha! I'm relieved! Lieutenant General Gao Chang said with a smile. Since he wants to form ten group armies, there is still a vacancy for two group armies, and he also wants to strive to become the commander of the two group armies. It's just that the Eighth Army has only now entered the battlefield, which makes him relatively lacking in combat achievements. He has secretly made up his mind that he must work harder in dealing with little Japan.

Although it is not known when the squadron will launch an attack on Tokyo Bay, the entire Japanese army knows that the squadron must be on its way now. The whole of Tokyo Bay has been rumored to be full of soldiers. Nearly 600,000 troops have all entered a state of combat readiness. The Japanese army concentrated in Tokyo Bay was the elite army of the Japanese Army, including five elite divisions, fifteen divisions armed with rifles and twelve divisions armed with old-fashioned muskets. This is already the most powerful army that the Japanese Army has been able to assemble. After all, the southern Honshu region in the south also needs to be defended, and other areas that are easy to be landed by the Chinese need to be guarded, so although the Japanese army is strong, it is still very insufficient at this time.

Japanese War Minister Katsura Taro even goes to check the combat readiness of the troops every day, as if he is a little uneasy if he does not go for a day. In particular, the entrances to Tokyo Bay, the Miura Peninsula and the Boso Peninsula, were the focus of his inspection. The best way to protect Tokyo is to keep the Chinese fleet out of Tokyo Bay and guard the Sumito Uraga waterway. To this end, the Japanese Navy arranged hundreds of artillery batteries of various sizes on both sides of the Uraga waterway, and concentrated hundreds of coastal defense guns. This was also the result of the Chinese Navy's bombardment of Tokyo in the last war, so the Japanese Navy strengthened its defense in Tokyo Bay. However, due to the hesitation of funds, most of these hundreds of coastal defense guns are 105 mm and 155 mm in caliber, and 240 mm and 280 mm in coastal defense guns, which are very few, only about 20 guns. The largest 305 mm caliber shore defense guns were also only 8, which were dismantled from the battleships that were never built.

However, the narrowest part of the Uraga waterway is only eight kilometers wide, and the shore defense guns deployed on both sides of the river are enough to block the entire waterway. Although all the battleships of the Japanese Navy were sunk, they were still confident that they could defend Tokyo Bay by relying on these shore defense guns.

On November 3, the Chinese naval fleet passed through the Ogasawara Islands and appeared outside Tokyo Bay. This immediately let the Japanese army know the movements of the squadron, and for a while, the entire Japanese army near Tokyo Bay all moved.

On the transport ship where the commander of the Eighth Army, Admiral Zhao Bowen, was located, the generals of the Eighth Army at the division and brigade level, and the brigade commanders of the 6th Marine Brigade were also concentrated here. Admiral Zhao Bowen convened a pre-war meeting here.

"Ladies and gentlemen, after consulting the General Staff, our landing operation in Tokyo Bay will be carried out tomorrow. The Japanese army did a very tight defense in Tokyo Bay, especially on both sides of the Uraga waterway, which was densely packed with forts. Therefore, in order to attack Tokyo Bay, we must first destroy the forts on both sides of the Uraga waterway. The Navy said that it would not be a problem to destroy the batteries, but it would take several days to destroy them at minimal cost. We don't have that much time, though. Therefore, the headquarters of the army group drew up a plan for an attack on the Gulf of Tonkin. Admiral Zhao Bowen said, glanced at everyone, and everyone was sitting in danger.

"Tomorrow, the 6th Brigade of the Marine Corps will land in Sangmo Bay, and then our Eighth Army will send two infantry divisions to accompany the landing. The task of this unit was to cooperate with the navy and eliminate the Japanese batteries on the Miura Peninsula. According to the information we have obtained, all the Japanese batteries were built in the direction of the Uraga waterway, and they did not have the function of turning. Therefore, it would not be difficult to attack from the rear of the Japanese army, and if it was possible to defeat several divisions of the Japanese army deployed on the Miura Peninsula, it would not be difficult to solve these batteries. After that, the batteries on the Boso Peninsula will be solved by the Navy with naval guns. After destroying these batteries, we will be able to land directly in Tokyo Bay! Admiral Zhao Bowen said.

Everyone looked at Zhao Bowen, their eyes were eager to try, and they wanted to take the initiative to ask for battle and win the first merit of the entire group army.

"This time, the task of landing on the Miura Peninsula will be completed by the 9th and 36th Divisions. Remember, we only have three days, and in three days, we must defeat the Japanese troops on the Miura Peninsula and destroy those Japanese batteries! Admiral Zhao Bowen ordered.

"Yes, Commander!" The commanders of the 9th and 36th Divisions replied loudly. (To be continued.) )