As the war in Shandong progressed, the atmosphere in China and Japan was like two volcanoes, filled with blazing flames, but if I had to describe it...

If the fire on the Japanese side is a rage, a furious rage, then the fire on the Chinese side is a flame full of joy...

For the Chinese, they have not experienced the joy of victory for a long time. So everywhere there was a wave of celebration, even if the war was not over at this time.

Even at this time, the war had only started for more than half a month, and it was difficult to say who would win and who would lose.

Even if China has a big advantage at the moment, it seems that it is not impossible to be overturned...

But the people apparently didn't think about it...

Correspondingly, Yan Shao's mood is also very good these days.

The continuous good news from Shandong has stabilized his position, making his current position as stable as Mount Tai. The firmness of the position is no longer something that can be shaken by the usual noisy and capable parliamentarians.

On the other hand, he had already begun some secret contacts with the British and French governments.

The purpose was also very simple, with the beginning of the First Battle of the Marne, Britain and France seemed to find that this war was not as simple as they imagined, so they planned to mediate this 'conflict', and when the conflict was over, they planned to win China into the Entente camp and contribute to this camp.

Naturally, as long as Yan Shao was willing to help the Entente at this time, the British and French would definitely not be stingy with giving Yan Shao a sum of money that satisfied him. However, these are still under negotiation, and it is particularly important to see how to stop Japan.

Yan Shao doesn't mind talking about it. Perhaps, in the eyes of Britain and France, they can mediate this war, and then let the Japanese and Chinese who have stopped put their efforts on Europe.

But Yan Shao is very clear. There is absolutely no way that the Japanese will stop this war, at least not until they win.

Because they have already paid a lot for this war, whether it be money or blood...

If you stop without reaping enough benefits, this is absolutely unacceptable to the Japanese. Just like Yama Prefecture Youpeng, he only accepts victory, it is impossible to accept defeat, and it is impossible to accept a draw. For him, there is nothing worse in this world than a draw, and even defeat is better than a draw.

At present, the Japanese have already overdrawn their domestic finances for this 'conflict'. If we stop like this, the next fiscal problems alone will be enough to crush Japan now.

However, if the Japanese wanted to ask for some benefits from Yan Shao without winning, Yan Shao would not be able to agree.

So. There is still a fight in this war...

Case. Of course, Yan Shao would not worry that this war would stop so inexplicably. But it is also very important for him to have a good relationship with Britain and France, after all, he will have to contact Britain and France for a long time, and after Shandong's victory over Japan, as the victorious country, even if Yan Shao cannot propose some unequal treaties to Japan, the benefits must be there, and Yan Shao must have the support of Britain and France at this time.

Otherwise, since Yan Shao can win on land, I am afraid that there is no way to take Japan.

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Nature. In addition to the joy of success, there are also some things that make Yan Shao distressed.

For example, family matters...

Since the wedding. The relationship between Yan Shao and Otsuki Kaoru has been completely clear. Except for the last layer between each other, the rest of the people who should basically be in contact are almost in contact, and once Yan Shao even semi-forced Otsuki Kaoru to help him speak once, although this guide zhì Otsuki Kaoru didn't take care of himself for a long time, but Yan Shao was indeed satisfied.

And the reason why the two haven't lived together is entirely because Yan Shao and Elainor had just gotten married, and just after they got married, they let an 'outsider' move into the room to play 5P, which is obviously a bit inappropriate. The second is that Fumiko is still young and needs Kaoru Otsuki by her side.

But now...

Although Kaoru Otsuki once rejected the Japanese and was unwilling to reveal some information about Yan Shao to the Japanese, it was because she was unwilling to do something that would endanger Yan Shao. Not to mention her feelings for Yan Shao for the time being, Yan Shao's kindness to her over the years alone has made her unable to do this.

But she is still a Japanese after all, and now that China and Japan are at war in Shandong, almost every moment there will be soldiers from both countries killed on the battlefield, it would be strange to say that she can be in a good mood.

For this reason, although Eleno and others had persuaded her, the effect did not seem to be very good.

This also gave Yan Shao a headache, but it was absolutely impossible for him to give up the war against the Japanese...

"Alas, I have a headache..."Sitting in the office of the presidential palace, Yan Shao raised his head and said helplessly.

Although it was already September at this time, the weather was very hot, but because of the air conditioning in the presidential palace, Yan Shaozhi was not worried about the temperature at all. In other words, now he is actually more worried about 'air conditioning sickness' or something...

Ahem, if those workers in textile factories or steel mills heard Yan Shao's words, they would definitely want to teach him a good lesson...

However, just when Yan Shao was a little helpless, Wu Qianqiu walked in from the outside.

"President, the telegram just sent from Japan, the Japanese seem to be about to act..."Holding a briefcase in his hand, Wu Qianqiu walked up to Yan Shao and handed the information inside to Yan Shao.

"Oh..."After taking the information and looking through it, Yan Shao said with some excitement. These guys, after all, didn't let me wait in vain..."

Speaking of which, Yan Shao had already grabbed the phone on the side, and after a while, he had already dialed the Admiralty...

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On September 15, he secretly arrived in Shandong by ship. Masaki Terauchi saw Mitsutomi Kamio.

Although the local evaluation of Kamio Mitsutomi is much lower because of the unfavorable relationship between the war in Shandong, Terauchi Masaki remembers this young man ―――――― relatively speaking.

In the memory of Masashi in the temple. Mitsutomi Kamio has always been a very capable young man, so he is somewhat puzzled by his failure in Shandong. However, after Kamio Mitsutomi took him to the front line later, Terauchi Masaki suddenly understood many things.

"Well, Kamio-kun, you don't want to go back to your homeland, just stay here and help me..." Masaki Terauchi turned back to Mitsutomi Kamio and said. "I still need your experience here..."

Just now, he'd seen a lot of things. And what he saw also made him understand why Kamio Mitsutomi was suffering here.

In order to make Terauchi Masatsuki understand the problem here, Mitsutomi Kamio organized a small attack. As a result, in just over ten minutes, the small force of more than 3,000 people had already been beaten back by the Wehrmacht, and if it weren't for Kamio Mitsutomi, he had made a lot of preparations. Maybe maybe even be counterattacked...

And during this period the Wehrmacht demonstrated firepower. Undoubtedly, it was an eye-opener for Masashi in the temple.

Similarly, with the existing strength in his hands, he didn't think that he would do a better job than Kamio Mitsutomi. After all, even if it is a conspiracy and trickery, it must be done with strength, not to mention that the current battlefield is too small, there is no depth at all, if the Japanese army does not want to be driven into the sea, it can only fight for every inch of land, and there is no way to play any tricks at all. There are few means to make Masaki in the temple choose.

Again, taking into account the empirical aspects. Terauchi Masashi also felt that he needed the help of an experienced general like Mitsutomi Kamio.

Of course, this can be regarded as helping Kamio Mitsutomi...

This time, the local government summoned Shenwei Guangchen back, with only one purpose, that is, the war in Shandong was fought so badly that someone needed to stand up and take all the responsibility. There is no doubt that Mitsutomi Kamio, who is the commander of the lieutenant general division, is the best target for carrying the black cauldron, if he goes back like this, even if there is no other trouble, the future in the military is probably also...

But if he stays, things will be better...

Although I am afraid that this will offend many people in the country, after seeing the situation here, in the heart of Terauchi Zhengyi, victory has become the only thing that needs to be considered, as for the rest...

"Of course you can..."Kamio Mitsutomi also knew that this was the kindness of Masachi in the temple, so he hurriedly said gratefully. If he returns to China, even if he does not need to have a caesarean section, I am afraid that nothing good will come of it. "But Your Excellency, if we want to win, I'm afraid we need a lot of things..."

"I know this too," Terauchi Masaki nodded. However, the things you asked for in the report, Your Excellency Shan Shan had already made it very clear when he came, and there was none. So the reinforcements we can get now are probably nothing but troops..."

"That," Mitsumi Kamio said hesitantly. Can't we just put an end to this war for the time being, if it continues like this, I'm afraid..."

Although he also knew that this war was not so easy to stop, he tried to ask.

And hearing his words, Terauchi Zhengyi also shook his head. "There's no way, we've already paid too much in this war, and if we don't get any benefits, it's impossible for the country to accept it..."Terauchi Masayi can be said to have a deep understanding of this, after all, Japan has invested too many resources in this war now, and if it stops so inexplicably, even if it doesn't collapse Japan's economy, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of trouble...

Moreover, the purpose of Japan's military dispatch this time was not just for a fortress of Jiaozhou Bay and Qingdao, but to interrupt China's industrialization process. If you just give up, not only will you not get any benefits, but you will not even achieve your mission, which will definitely be a huge failure for Japan...

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Listening to the words of Masashi Terauchi, Kamio Mitsutomi looked a little gloomy.

But he also knew that Terauchi Masayi was telling the truth, so he didn't say much. I just hope that the reinforcements from the country will be more powerful.

A few days later...

On the sea, a huge fleet is slowly sailing on the sea, and if you look at the scale alone, there are probably not many fleets in this world that can be larger than this fleet. But a closer look reveals that the vast majority of these ships are transport ships. Some of them are even simply civilian vessels.

On the decks of these ships, many Japanese soldiers wearing Japanese uniforms were lying on the railings with a bit of boredom. Looking at the sea...

As Japanese people, the sea is not a strange thing to them, so although they were full of novelty when they first set off, after a long time, the journey seemed a bit boring to them, who were not unfamiliar with the sea...

"That's right. Yamazaki-kun..."Leaning back against the railing, a Japanese soldier who looked very immature said. "Is there any news from Shandong recently? I heard that the general of the temple has gone to Shandong to take over the work of Kamio, and I don't know what is happening now..."

"Who knows," the soldier named Yamazaki shook his head. On this sea. How can I get any news, but the general of the temple is so powerful, he should be able to achieve some results..."

Although it is sailing on the sea, this does not mean that the entire fleet is cut off from the outside world. After all, there are still radio stores in these years. It's just that the war in Shandong is undoubtedly a strange thing to them. Because even though the upper echelons of the entire fleet received a lot of news from Shandong, they did not mean to tell these soldiers at all...

To not say that it is particularly secret...

It's just that they don't want these young soldiers under their command to lose confidence when they arrive in Shandong...

This time, it can be said that the Japanese government spent a lot of effort to prepare the troops of two divisions in a short period of time. Of course, there will be some costs associated with preparing two divisions in such a short period of time, but these are worth it in the eyes of the Japanese.

So after some preparation. The two divisions were hurried out of the Japanese mainland, and their destination. It is Shandong, where the war is going on.

Similarly, in order to avoid being intercepted by the Chinese fleet along the way, or from underwater, the Japanese also sent many ships to escort the ship, although most of them were just ordinary ships, such as destroyers and cruisers, but in order to ensure the safety of the fleet, the Japanese even sent the last Kongo-class battle cruiser...

There is no way, after all, there are more than 40,000 people in two divisions, and they are really worried that something will happen in Longkou Bay again. And right now in Shandong, it is true that a large number of troops will continue to be reinforced, if there is a problem with these two divisions, Japan may not be able to help Terauchi Masayi get the troops he needs in a short period of time...

Although Japan has deep expectations for Terauchi Matsuki, after arriving in Shandong, Terauchi's achievements are not much stronger than Kamio Mitsutomi.

It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and she is probably talking about the current temple righteousness.

Although he had thought of a lot of ways, it had no effect on the tightly guarded Cai Ye and Jiang Baili, but in the successive offensives, the temple lost a lot of troops.

Moreover, after a series of offensives, Cai Ye and Jiang Baili also launched a counterattack, although they failed to inflict heavy losses on the Japanese, but also reduced the number of troops that Terauchi Zhengyi could use again, and even with a telegram for help in the country, he was also a lot more anxious.

Although there is no exact number yet, according to the statistics of Terauchi Masashi and others, the Japanese army is afraid that there have been tens of thousands of casualties in the past few days. Naturally, the casualties on the side of the Wehrmacht will certainly not be small, probably more than 4,000 people, but they are still much stronger than Japan...

And if there are no reinforcements, I'm afraid it won't be long before the forces in Terauchi Masatsuki's hands will be exhausted, which is one of the reasons why he is so anxious...

Those ordinary officers and soldiers probably couldn't have imagined that the general in the temple in their mouths was having a headache at this moment because of the lack of troops in their hands.

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Although not all of the fighting in Shandong was blocked, it was not the kind that could be freely circulated in Japan. Except for Longkou Bay, which is too big to hide at all, the rest of the ordinary people and soldiers don't know in very much detail, and all they know is that the 'Imperial Army' fought in Shandong not very smoothly, and there are some losses, and the rest of them don't know very well―――――― of course, even these are enough to make some hot-headed Japanese ronins and people go to the streets. However, at least most of the people did not know very well, so except for some new recruits, most of the Japanese officers and soldiers were not too nervous.

While the Japanese officers and men in the flotilla were still a little bored on the deck, under the surface of the sea, which was not particularly far from them, a periscope was quietly rising from the water, and the mirror with a shining cold light was staring at the fleet in the distance.

"Captain?"

Standing behind Gong Rang, an officer asked softly.

However, Gong Rang did not answer his question, but continued to stare at the opponent with the periscope, and only after half a ring did he put the periscope away, and then turned his head to his subordinates.

"That's right, it should be the big fish mentioned above..."

Hearing Gong Rang's words, the officer suddenly became excited.

Big fish, I have already said the importance of this operation before the operation, and it also shows what the big fish is carrying on it. If you can swallow the big fish in front of you, Gong Rang will forget it, and it is not impossible for the other officers and soldiers to be promoted to one level each...

At the same time, some of the other submarines also spotted the 'big fish' on the water, and soon, those submarines were ready, just waiting for the other side to break into their ambush...

They've been waiting for this day for a long time... (To be continued......)