At the dock of the Shimonoseki Military Port, coalition warships are moored on the sea. On the deck of the flagship Victoria, the figure of the commander of the coalition forces, Han Ruowei, appeared. Doug, the commander of the coalition forces in the Pacific, led the generals to greet him on the deck. The marching band played a cheerful melody and created a lively atmosphere. Chief of Staff Bill returned to Tokyo first, and he was to report to the base camp on the imminent landing of Chinese troops on the Japanese archipelago. On the way back, Han Ruowei made a special trip to Xiaguan to inspect the coalition fleet.

After the welcoming ceremony, Han Ruowei had a secret conversation with Doug alone. In Doug's bedroom, a tray was brought in by his subordinates, on which were two goblets containing dark red French wine. "Commander, this is a wine made in 1840, and it tastes pure and has a good taste." Han Ruowei raised his wine glass and took a sip, closed his eyes slightly and enjoyed it for a while, and said: "The taste of the wine is really good, the Gallic rooster is worthy of being a enjoyer, and he can taste the romantic mood of the French." ”

Seeing that Han Ruowei was a little absent-minded, Doug said: "The commander is busy with military affairs, not just to inspect the fleet!" Han Ruowei pondered for a moment and said, "General Doug, as the commander of the Pacific Fleet, according to the situation of the Chinese fleet, I would like to hear your views on the defensive operations of the Japanese archipelago?" Doug pondered Han Ruowei's intentions and said: "At present, the Chinese fleet is fully capable of controlling the coastal waters, and is also fully capable of ensuring the safety of landing operations, I think the prospects of the Japanese archipelago are not good, if we throw all the maritime defense liliang in Japan, once the fleet is destroyed, the entire Pacific Ocean will become the world of the Chinese fleet." ”

Han Ruowei nodded and motioned for Doug to continue. "Your Excellency, the Chinese Navy has grown to the size it is today. What we didn't expect. At present, the Chinese fleet is equipped with radio transmission, and the smooth communication at sea can enable the fleets to maintain close contact with each other. In particular, through telegrams, commanders can quickly grasp the situation of both the enemy and us, and they can concentrate superior forces to fight at a certain point. It can be said that in future naval battles, the discovery of the enemy before the enemy is the guarantee of victory. In terms of communications, the Chinese are already ahead of us, and we are basically blind people touching elephants on the sea, and we have surrendered the initiative in naval operations to the Chinese. ”

Han Ruowei agreed with Doug's point of view and said: "This time the Chinese naval fleet. Showing their advanced torpedo attack boats, how useful do you think Chinese torpedo boats can really play? "Your Excellency, speaking of torpedo boats of the Chinese Navy. Shocking indeed. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it at all. My operational staff has already calculated the performance of the Chinese Navy's torpedo boats. The Chinese Navy torpedo boat, which has a displacement of about 300 tons, is equipped with a 60-mm gun in the front of the torpedo boat. It can effectively deal with small gunboats. ”

Doug continued: "The fish boat." The command station is still located in the middle, and there is a 12?5 mm machine gun on the left and right of the command station. Under the left and right sides of the command platform, two air-burst torpedoes were loaded, and the preliminary estimate of the torpedo warhead was about 400 mm in diameter, which was specially designed to deal with large warships. The torpedo boat power plant is a high-horsepower diesel engine, which can be clearly identified by the vibration sound of the motor. However, the most terrifying thing was the speed of this torpedo boat, which could reach 30 knots at high speeds. The front of the torpedo boat drove almost against the water. The Chinese were smart and tried to attack boats with torpedoes. Deal with our battleships and get the maximum results at a small price. ”

"What is the cruising range of this torpedo boat?" The estimated maximum range is 350 km. The combat radius is in 150 km! That is, the Tsushima Strait is all included in the combat radius of torpedo attack boats. The Tsushima Strait is narrow, the situation is special, and the entire strait is within the combat radius of the enemy's torpedo boats, so it is very difficult for our fleet to do anything in the face of the enemy's high-performance torpedo attack boats. In the next step, the Chinese army will launch a landing operation again, and we will not be able to stop it at all, unless the fish dies and the net is broken! Doug shrugged his shoulders.

Han Ruowei said: "People are not as good as heaven, we have thought of all the unfavorable situations, but we did not expect that the enemy actually used little-known torpedo boats, so that we could make it difficult, no wonder China's high command dared to launch a landing operation, it was a long time to succeed." Our opponent is terrifying, it can be described as a foot tall and a demon high. I often wonder if the Weishenme Chinese are always one step ahead, we seem to be naked in front of them, there are no secrets to speak of, could it be that God is helping them? General Doug! We weishenme defeat after defeat, that is, the enemy knows us too well, and this is the main reason for our defeat. ”

"Your Excellency Marshal, is it difficult for the enemy to plant spies in all our departments?" Doug was taken aback. Han Ruowei shook his head and said, "Sometimes I think so, but I veto it again. But this is a mystery, an unexplainable mystery. I have thought about the unfavorable prospects for the Japanese archipelago, which you just mentioned, so I must be prepared. In the current state of affairs, given the unity of the coalition forces, it is necessary to hold on to the Japanese archipelago, and this cannot be relaxed, and it will be a disaster if your thoughts and I are known. ”

"Your Excellency, I understand what you mean!" "Just understand, I will secretly submit a report to the British headquarters on the defense situation of the Japanese archipelago, as well as the unfavorable factors, and all you have to do is to ensure the safety of the Pacific Fleet and not any danger." Han Ruowei said clearly enough, and Doug naturally understood: "Please rest assured, Your Excellency the Marshal, your subordinates know how to do it." "Han Ruowei's purpose has been achieved, so it is naturally inconvenient to stay in Maguan for a long time. After Han Ruowei left, Doug ordered all battleships to enter the Shimonoseki Channel, which meant that the enemy fleet abandoned the naval defense of the Tsushima Strait.

Hamada, in the defense headquarters of the U.S. First Army, Corps Commander Barker did not follow Han Ruowei, but wanted to give Eisen a face-to-face lecture. Inside the headquarters, the two talked over American-made champagne. Pragmatic Americans naturally have to care about their own practical interests. "Your Excellency General, the Japanese archipelago is a chicken rib, and we went here to act as cannon fodder, which is the wishful thinking of the British!" Eisen was blunt. "To put it bluntly, it's the work of those stupid pig senators in the country, what to defend freedom, stop the spread of yellow peril, etc., it's just idiots. We provided the Japanese with dollars, machines, and munitions, and we still have to run here to die, how can there be such a good thing in the world. ”

"General, why don't the British send the army, it seems that the British are always afraid of the Chinese. I think that we should be deployed on the American continent and let us defend the territory for the Japanese, which is simply unacceptable. "I asked the Allied Forces of the Americas to assist in your rear, for one purpose, once the Japanese line of defense is broken, we will retreat immediately, and then the Allied Forces of the Americas will respond, and your troops will quickly retreat to Tokyo. Remember, the battle is unfavorable, and you have to make a decision right now. "Thank you for the kindness of the commander, my subordinates understand."

Buck smiled and said, "The Japanese government has formed a women's standing team!" "What is a women's push team?" Eisen was confused. Buck sneered: "This is a great masterpiece of the Japanese, a few years ago the Japanese government provided sexual services to high-ranking officials of the coalition forces, and it was a secret operation. This time, in order to boost the morale of the allied soldiers, the Japanese government specially set up a women's standing up team to comfort the allied officers and soldiers. haha！ They're all pretty chicks. About 500 women have arrived at your department tonight, so you need to be well received! ”

Hearing this, Aisen said with a greedy look in his eyes: "Commander, please rest assured, we will definitely let go of the girls who are waiting in the standing team, and we will not let any of them go." "Japanese women are very tasteful, so enjoy them!" After Buck left, Eisen quickly relayed the news of the arrival of the women's squad, and the American GIs were delighted to hear this. The soldiers spontaneously organized themselves to line up, after all, there were more wolves and less meat, and whoever hit the first shot first was born by lot, and suddenly the US military barracks opened the pot.

On this day, the Prime Minister's Office in Kyoto, Japan, was holding a secret meeting. In addition to Interior Minister Arisuke Kawashima, the meeting was attended by the Minister of International Trade, the Minister of Finance, and Cabinet officials. Yusuke Kawashima is the youngest cabinet minister in Japan, and he is about forty-seven or eighteen years old. With his own talent, Yusuke Kawashima climbed to the position of prime minister in a few years. At this time, Yusuke Kawashima looked around at the crowd: "The Yamato nation has reached a critical juncture of life and death, and all of you here are people of insight who are deeply worried about the fate of Japan, and we have the responsibility and obligation to shoulder the heavy responsibility of saving the Yamato nation." ”

Seeing that everyone nodded, Kawashima Yusuke continued: "It is an indisputable fact that the Chinese Empire is already incomparably powerful. Although the foreigners are strong, they cannot save the Japanese archipelago, we can no longer be cannon fodder for foreigners, and there is only one way out for us, that is, to surrender to the Chinese Empire. At present, the Meiji Emperor is in a state of faintness, and the Japanese people are crazy, they do not see that disaster is coming, they do not see the destruction of life, corpses, and rivers of blood. ”

Kawashima Yusuke said sadly: "At the critical moment that decided the fate of Japan, I decided to admonish and coerce Emperor Meiji to issue a surrender edict and surrender to the Chinese Empire. At this time, a cabinet official stood up and said: "Your Excellency, there are hundreds of thousands of coalition troops on the island, as well as a huge fleet of coalition forces, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to succeed in military advice." "Once the Chinese army hits the Japanese archipelago, the coalition forces will run faster than rabbits. Tsushima Island was captured, and the inaction of the coalition fleet was the main reason, so give up the illusion! The foreigners are unreliable, and the fate of the Yamato nation must be in their own hands. ”

At this time, the Minister of International Trade stood up and said, "Your Excellency, we do not have military power, how can we admonish us?" Kawashima Yusuke said confidently: "Kyoto is surrounded by coalition troops, and I have communicated with General Iichiro, a small soldier of the Kyoto garrison, and he will take control of the garrison to launch a military admonition." The timing of the war began when the coalition forces retreated," "Your Excellency, do you conclude that if the Chinese army has landed successfully, the coalition forces will flee?" The Chancellor of the Exchequer asked. There can be no doubt about this, for our men discovered that Commander Rhinowe had secretly submitted a report to the British mainland, the contents of which were unknown. ”

However, after Commander Han Ruowei left the Shimonoseki Military Port and returned to Tokyo, he immediately submitted a secret report to the mainland. What is puzzling is that when Han Ruowei left the Pacific Fleet, Fleet Commander Doug immediately ordered all the main warships to withdraw to the Shimonoseki Channel, which meant that the coalition fleet gave up support operations in the Tsushima Strait. There are all kinds of indications that when the war situation is unfavorable, the coalition forces will abandon the defense of the Japanese archipelago, and the report submitted by Han Ruowei is very likely to retreat Jihua! ”

Yusuke Kawashima's judgment was very convincing, and everyone unanimously passed the military advice. (To be continued......)

PS: When the crisis comes, the interests of each party are manifested.