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"Great handsome, big victory! What a victory! At 6 p.m. on April 2, Zhang Cheng rode to the gate of the Patrol Embassy, dismounted and rushed in, shouting as he ran. It looked like a happy child.

Zhang Cheng was originally the commander of the Fujian Naval Division, but in the Battle of the Majiang River, the Fujian Naval Division was defeated, and he was dismissed because of this. After coming to western Sichuan, although Wang Xiao treated him well, because there was no coastline in western Sichuan at that time, there was no navy. Well, now that Kawanishi not only has a navy, but also almost completely annihilated the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet in naval battles. The Japanese Combined Fleet is a powerful navy that can defeat the Beiyang Fleet! And now, the newly-born Kawanishi Navy has annihilated the Japanese Combined Fleet with extremely slight damage, which is simply a miracle!

The guards who patrolled the embassy were also elated when they saw Zhang Cheng's appearance. As the guards of the embassy, they all knew very well that the current strength of western Sichuan would be easy to deal with the Manchus, and the current enemy was Japan. And to deal with Japan, the key is the navy. Now Zhang Cheng, Minister of the Navy, is so happy that the Eight Achievements means that the Navy has won the battle.

At this moment, in the study room of the Patrol Embassy, Wang Yuze was arranging the northern front with Xiong Wu, Cai Yun, and Jiang Xingguo. These days, the progress of the army in western Sichuan has been very rapid, and the Manchu ruling areas have fallen one after another, and many cities have basically surrendered to the wind.

"Marshal, in half a month, our army will be able to complete the occupation of the whole country except Mongolia and the Northeast. Now, the biggest enemy is Japan. The Second Cavalry Corps had already strengthened the Shanhaiguan defensive line, and the Third and Eleventh Divisions would be able to reach Shanhaiguan and enter the defensive line the day after tomorrow at the latest. 1st Cavalry Corps and 12th Division, 22nd Division. The 23rd Division has already approached the Beijing Division, and will launch an attack on the Beijing Division tomorrow. Strive to take the Jingshi in three days, and then reinforce the battle on the Shanhaiguan side to the north! Xiong Wu said.

"The battle against the Jingshi must be taken within three days. In addition, the ancient buildings of Kyoshi are protected as much as possible. These are the legacies of our predecessors. It can't be ruined. Wang Yuze said. As one of the ancient capitals, Jingshi has a lot of ancient buildings, and if it is destroyed in a war, it will be for the entire Chinese nation. All are a huge loss.

"Yes, Marshal, I will greet the generals on the front line, and ask them not to use heavy artillery in the city as much as possible!" Xiong Wu said.

"After attacking the Beijing Division, it is necessary to ensure military discipline. Adultery and plunder are strictly forbidden. In particular, those of the First Cavalry Army who defected from the Ma Jiajun should pay strict attention to it, and if they are discovered, they will be severely punished. Therefore, the Manchu royal family and nobles were all arrested, and their family property must be protected after the war. After we overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty, we will carry out a large-scale construction of the whole country. You still need to use the money! Wang Yuze explained.

Xiong Wu and the others all nodded. The whole of China, with the exception of Sichuan, is basically in an extremely backward state. Those provinces that were newly incorporated into western Sichuan, although after several years of development, western Sichuan has also made a lot of investment. The broad masses of the people have basically solved the problem of food and clothing. In the area ruled by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there were still more than 200 million people, and most of these people were below the subsistence line. If Western Sichuan wants to develop these places, it needs a lot of money.

"Great. What if the Manchus demanded peace talks with us? Can we make appropriate concessions? Jiang Xingguo said.

"Humph! What we want will never be what the Manchus can give us. We want not only the emperors of the Manchu Qing to abdicate, but also the wealth they have plundered for more than two hundred years, can they give it to us? So, we can only act according to our own will if we overthrow them by force! Wang Yuze said.

Jiang Xingguo also nodded, although making concessions with the Manchu Qing may reduce casualties, but it is extremely unfavorable for the current war. Western Sichuan urgently needed to solve the Jingshi as much as possible, overthrow the Manchus, and then defeat the Japanese on the back of the army. If the Manchus deliberately used negotiations to delay time, it would be very unfavorable to the Western Sichuan Army.

"How's the expansion going? Twenty newly expanded divisions. They can be stationed in the new occupied areas without carrying out combat missions for the time being, and they can train while stabilizing their places. The territory we want to occupy this time is too big, and even if all the hundreds of thousands of troops are scattered, it will not be enough at all! Wang Yuze said. In the past few days, he really has a feeling that there are fewer soldiers when they are used, and the previous 23 divisions and two cavalry corps have more than 500,000 people. But now, more and more places have been occupied by western Sichuan, and a certain number of troops have to be left in each place, which makes the available troops in western Sichuan less and less. If the newly expanded army can be put into use, it will undoubtedly free up many troops and use them in front-line battles.

"After the new conscription order was issued, everyone enthusiastically signed up. Especially in the newly incorporated provinces of western Sichuan, many people joined the army. Now half of the quota for the twenty divisions has been recruited, and it should be full in ten days. When the time comes, a large number of elites will be transferred from the instructors and other units to supplement these newly formed troops, and strive to make them form combat effectiveness as soon as possible! Jiang Xingguo said.

Wang Yuze nodded, the army unit, after three months or even less of recruit training, can form a certain combat effectiveness, which is far more convenient than the navy.

"Are those of our weapons and equipment sufficient?" Wang Yuze asked.

"Rifles are basically sufficient, but heavy machine guns, artillery, etc. are lacking. Now you can only equip the rifle first, and then slowly replenish the heavy weapons. Cai Yun said.

Wang Yuze nodded, and then said, "Then let's do it first!" The arsenal is now working overtime to catch up with the work, and has reached its maximum production capacity. “

"Marshal, the experts of the arsenal have a little opinion about the rifles we are using now. The rifle we are using now is a model 9 rifle that imitates the German rifle and is refined and finalized. However, the bullet caliber 7 was used. 92 mm, this rifle, after all, has a large recoil and is not suitable for the Chinese. Arsenal experts hope to be able to design a rifle that fits the Chinese so that it can replace the current standard rifle when the time is right. Cai Yun continued.

"Yes, I completely agree with this plan to convey the arsenal, let them come up with a sample gun first, and if the performance is really good, you can consider changing the equipment of the whole army. However, I demand that the performance of the new rifle be one level more advanced than the rifle currently in use! Wang Yuze said.

"Yes, handsome! I'll pass that on to the Arsenal side! Cai Yun nodded.

"Marshal, Minister Zhang Cheng of the Admiralty asks to see you!" At this time, Wang Wei walked in and said.

"Oh? Is there any news from the Navy? Invite Minister Zhang in! Wang Yuze hurriedly said.

"Great handsome, big victory! The navy won a great victory, and all the warships of the Japanese Combined Fleet, except for the "Yoshino", which escaped with serious injuries, and the "Chiyoda", which retreated before the battle began, were all sunk by us. In this battle, we sank a total of 10 Japanese warships, including the flagships "Matsushima", "Itsukushima", "Hashidate", "Takachiho", "Akitsuzu", "Naniwa", "Hiei", "Fuso", "Saikyo Maru" and "Akagi", and severely damaged the enemy ship "Yoshino"! Zhang Cheng excitedly reported to Wang Yuze.

"What about our own injuries?" Wang Yuze asked.

"Our losses were negligible, only the 'Xikang', 'Chongqing', 'Leshan' and other ships suffered a little minor damage, 39 soldiers were killed and 102 were wounded." Zhang Cheng said.

"Haha! Well, that's great. The Navy has lived up to my hopes! The navy has won a big victory, so it will be easier for us to defeat the Japanese. Wang Yuze laughed.

"Congratulations!" Xiong Wu and others also said happily.

"Rejoice, rejoice! If the navy defeated the Japanese, it would be easier for the army to defeat the Japanese army. Japan is an island country, as long as the navy blockades Japan, Japan will not be able to supply the Japanese army on the Korean Peninsula and in Liaodong, and if we want to defeat them, it will not be a problem at all! Wang Yuze said very excitedly.

"Yes, handsome! After the victory of the Navy, then the outcome of this war is decided! Xiong Wu also sighed.

Zhang Cheng's face was full of smiles. The Navy has achieved so much, he, the Minister of the Navy. It's also a light on the face! However, his only regret was probably that he could not personally command the battleship to kill the enemy.

"Handsome! Commander Deng asked about the next move of the naval fleet! Zhang Cheng said.

"Will the naval fleet still be able to continue fighting? Are there enough supplies of all kinds? Wang Yuze asked.

"Report to the marshal. The navy has prepared more than a dozen supply ships on this expedition, which can fully support their combat operations. In addition, the Admiralty's side will send supply ships to support them! Zhang Cheng said.

"Very well, then no problem at all. A telegram was sent to Commander Deng, and the navy immediately entered the Korean Strait to cut off the supply of Japanese land forces to Korea. The Japanese Navy was now completely wiped out, and only a few destroyers and cruisers were needed to accomplish this task. The main force of the fleet launched an attack on the Japanese mainland, destroying Japan's naval bases, shipyards, coastal heavy industrial cities, and I want to destroy all the achievements of Japan's Meiji Restoration in the past few decades! In addition, the blockade of the whole of Japan prohibits the entry of goods from any country, including all the fishing boats that Japan goes to sea, and all of them are destroyed, and I want to trap Japan alive! Wang Yuze ordered.

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