"Report, the latest information sent back from the front line. "《》() The Japanese army landed in the areas of Laoshanwan and Shiwan Village. Relying on the naval artillery of the large fleet on the sea, the landing army's firepower was very fierce. At the mouth of the Dajiangkou, the top troops of a Japanese army's corps had successfully seized the beach. The deployment of the 49th Battalion of the 5th Brigade of the 2nd Division lacked heavy artillery fire suppression. It has abandoned the front-line position near the coast and retreated to the second-line position twenty miles away as planned!"

One by one, the news gathered from the front line to the Jinan East China Military Region Command, and then from the Shandong divisions of the Military Region Command. Considering Beijing's concern about Shandong's war, General Ji Yulin, Commander-in-Chief, had not forgotten to transfer the information sorted out in Shandong to the General Staff of the Beijing National Defense Forces.

Not long after the telegram arrived, General Staff Chief Jiang Fangzhen called Ji Yulin in Jinan: "Liangxuan, is the information sent by the Shandong front line wrong? This part of the intelligence of the Japanese fleet movement is very different from the one collected by the Qingdao Investigation Bureau? Is the Dajiangkou line lost? Can the number of Japanese soldiers landing near Laoshan Bay now be determined? Have you found that the British army cooperated in the landing? Is the Japanese fleet responsible for firepower suppression in Laoshan Bay the two squadrons they originally divided? Or are they separated from one squadron? Are these situations clear?"

Ji Yulin frowned on the other side of the phone, "It is difficult for us to figure out the situation of the Japanese fleet on the sea. After the fall of Dajiangkou, we almost lost control of the coastline for more than 40 miles nearby. To figure out the situation of the Japanese fleet, I am afraid that we can only send a team to risk the coast near the coast in the dark at night. At present, the Japanese army that has landed in Dajiangkou has confirmed that there is only one wing, which makes us feel a little strange. In recent days, we have concentrated most of the troops in the southern region, with a total of nearly five.

Ten thousand people. Both aviation squadrons are also concentrated in Jiaonan. The northern branch of the Jiaoji Line does not have strong military cover. If the Japanese attack focuses on the northern wing of Jiaozhou Bay, it will be troublesome! The intelligence sent back from the front line of the Jinan Command is also verified and confirmed! I have sent the plane out and am preparing to take a little risk of taking aerial photos of the Japanese military intelligence on the nearby coastline. The plane sent by the aviation squadron has not yet returned. At present, the front line army reports that they are heavy artillery ships and heavy artillery. It is difficult to confirm the specific strength of the Japanese army!"

"How is the morale of the army?"

"It's hard to say that many officers of our National Defense Forces have traveled to Japan to study, and they may not be afraid of Japan. The General Staff asked us to give up defending offshore positions and instead engage in large corps battles with the Japanese army far away from the coastline. Many people below have opinions. The top leaders of each division are fine, and everyone understands that the firepower of Japanese warships cannot be suppressed by our heavy artillery battalion, but in the end, they are still affected by the Sino-Japanese War with the Russo-Japanese War in the Year of the Sino-Japanese War, and everyone is somewhat unsure. Fighting with Japan..."

There was a silence on the phone, and Jiang Fangzhen said for a long time: "How are the personnel evacuated in the villages near the sea?"

"Most people don't understand and are unwilling to evacuate. However, in order to firmly implement the General Staff's "Solid walls and clear the fields" strategy, we dispatched troops to forcibly transfer dozens of villages and towns near the coastline in the past three days. I'm afraid that many people will have some resentment towards the government!"

"This is for their own good, so don't worry about these. The government in Shandong Province will arrange for officials to appease, and the Ministry of Finance will also formulate corresponding compensation measures. It is impossible for you to be clear about the ruthlessness of the Japanese people in the Northeast. The president is now worried that if the Japanese get frustrated and become angry, they will vent their anger on the people. I believe the people will understand it."

The two of them exchanged their conversations about the situation in Shandong again. Jiang Fangzhen put down the phone and found that when President Li had arrived, he had been standing quietly behind him. Seeing that Li Han was not anxious at all, Jiang Fangzhen felt much calmer. He said in a deep voice: "Jinan just sent the latest military newspaper, but it is a bit different from the Investigation Bureau. The situation of the main force of the Japanese fleet cannot be determined!"

The First Far East Fleet composed of dozens of warships is now like a thorn in front of China. Although neither side declares war on each other, the war between China and Japan is now a foregone conclusion. What the government is most worried about is whether Japan will use their fleets to harass ports and docks along the coast of China. The losses caused are no more than a little.

"Let the planes go for reconnaissance. If necessary, you can notify Qingdao and cooperate with the planes to determine the situation of the main force of the Japanese fleet!"

President Li has been under great pressure in recent days. The government's attitude towards Japan, strong, and tough attitude towards the capital and the measures such as moving the capital to start a war have been under pressure from the great powers. After all, in the eyes of the great powers, China's status is not as important as Japan. Therefore, in order to maintain the "peaceful order" controlled by them in the Far East, they chose to sacrifice China. They have been dealing with a group of evil wolves who forced themselves to cut their losses and sell their country. Recently, his spirit and rest are seriously insufficient, and dark circles have emerged.

"I just heard some of the phone calls. Why? Haven't you confirmed the location of the Japanese main force's landing?"

Jiang Fang shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I dealt with Japanese Army General Kamio Mitsumon when I was in Japan. He was a soldier who was more cunning than a fox. We still cannot determine where the direction of Japan's main attack landing. Since the first two days ago, the No. 3 and No. 5 fortress cannons from Tuanjima and Huangdao were removed by Japanese ships. Now, if the Japanese fleet takes risks, it can forcefully break through and rush into Jiaozhou Bayli. Chengyang and other northern wings are within the range that Japan may land."

On September 29 and 30, the British-Japanese joint fleet absorbed the lessons of the last attack. With the cruiser fleet that could move at high speed in naval battles as the main force, it took the initiative to attack the German Army No. 3 and No. 5 Fortress Battery on Tuandao and Huangdao, and poured into the German position within two days, with up to 2,300 tons of shells, and paid the minor injury of the King Kong. The three cruisers were severely injured. The price of the three destroyers Qingyun, Beigong and Torita was sunk, and finally the two German coastal defense fortress batteries were removed, causing loopholes in Germany's impregnated line. Now, Japan's light cruisers and destroyers were seen in Jiaozhou Bay, and it is not ruled out that Japan landed from Chengyang.

After hearing his words, Li Han turned around and looked at the huge sand table of the General Staff. The latest locations of the two Japanese fleets were marked there. Even though they were on the sand table, the Japanese army's landing intention has not been determined so far. This is also impossible. The Japanese have the initiative in war, and at this point, the National Defense Forces are undoubtedly passive.

Jiang Fangzhen thought for a while, "These are two enemies separated by the Japanese detachment on the northern wing of the Japanese army. One suppressed Qingdao from the front and the other landed from the northern wing of Jiaozhou Bay. According to the limited information we have now, this is not their main force! You see, if the Japanese army landed in Laoshan Bay, then the German forts on Gushan, Loushan, Luoquanjian and Fushan are all nails that the Japanese army cannot avoid. If Japan wants to take Qingdao, it must hit the German fort head-on. When going to Chengyang, the Japanese army can reduce the difficulty of attacking at least one-third. If it were before, when the German No. 3 and No. 5 coastal defense fortress batteries were still there, I can be sure that Japan would choose to land on the southern wing. Now, I doubt that the Japanese army landed in Laoshan Bay today, just to attract our main force to the south wing, and then create opportunities for myself to land in the direction of Chengyang in the north wing."

"Now, the initiative is back in the hands of the Japanese!"

He ended the brief conversation in a deep voice with one sentence.

Just when the General Staff was not sure about his idea, Ji Yulin, Jinan, was also troubled by the fact that he was unable to determine the main attack direction of the Japanese landing. According to the information sent by the Lushun department of the Investigation Bureau, there is no doubt that the 50,000 troops sent by Japan had left Lushun on ships, but it is not yet certain where the 50,000 Japanese troops were? The Japanese established a bridgehead at the Dajiangkou and then attacked directly from the north. In fact, like General Staff Jiang Fangzhen, he suspected that Japan had made a strong attack on Laoshan Bay.

The illusion was that he forced himself to break through Jiaozhou Bay with his naval advantage and landed in Chengyang to advance to Qingdao. However, now neither of them dared to make a decision easily, and no one could bear the responsibility of losing and losing Qingdao. He was the commander-in-chief of the military region at the age of 33 this year and was the commander-in-chief of the president. Ji Yulin, who was the president's confidant general, had a great future. He might not have been able to climb higher and farther in the future. Naturally, he was unwilling to end up being infamous for the 18898. He actually longed for victory more than others.

The full name of the Army Aviation Force is a newly established organization before the outbreak of European wars in early July this year. It is affiliated with the National Defense Forces, but now it is directly under the command of the General Staff rather than the Army. It is a department proposed by President Li to manage the increasingly large aviation power. As the outbreak of the European war has led to aircraft being valued by European powers, China has also re-divided the aviation power, changing the original square formation of fighter jets and bombers, and refined them into exclusive combat combat squadrons and bombers that are responsible for bombing, each with 16 and 10 flying aircraft.

After further decomposition, the aviation organization will be divided into three levels: "Wing", "Battle" and "Squadron". Squadrons, as the most basic combat organization, can be mobilized and used in each war. Each aviation brigade will be composed of five combat squadrons and three bombing squadrons. According to the General Staff and the President's plan, the aviation brigade will be a large organization that is qualified to be mobilized only if the commander-in-chief of the military region is qualified to be mobilized, and a large organization that will be used to deal with regional conflicts and national wars. The subordinates of the aviation brigade are tentatively set to be eight aviation brigades, which is the back-up made by Li Han to form a single army in the future.

After the new work is divided, China Airlines now has nine combat squadrons and five bombing squadrons, a total of 194 aircraft. The reconnaissance and trainer aircraft have been organized into four squadrons, which are currently affiliated with the major flight clubs and flight academies under China Airlines. It is undeniable that although China invested a lot of money to develop aviation power a year earlier than Germany, due to its industrial foundation, China has been brought up by Germany so far and temporarily gave up its status as a first aviation military power. However, relying on the early plan, China's aviation industry has now begun to grow in scale. With full production during wartime, it has the productivity of 2,530 fighter jets per month. Now, Asia's No. 1 aviation military power is a place that no one can squeeze out.

On October 3, Land Airlines was also ordered to send planes for routine reconnaissance just after dawn. The information they searched on the sea became an extremely important source for the Shandong front to judge the situation. After the Japanese army landed at Dajiangkou, Land Airlines sent eight reconnaissance aircraft to aerial photography and reconnaissance Japanese intelligence. Land Airlines established a flight club in Jinan, Shandong before the war, and negotiated with Germany after the war to share the Qingdao German Army Airport. Two temporary field airports were also built in Jiaobei, in order to have the largest reconnaissance distance in both north and south directions of Jiaozhou Bay.

This morning, Wanghe Village Airport, which is close to the front line of Laoshan Bay, even heard the rumbling sound of cannons. However, the airport station made arrangements for retreat and insisted on putting the plane out. The airport was only more than 30 miles away from the sea. The ground crew were praying not to see the airport after they came back and saw that the airport was already occupied by the Japanese army! Fortunately, after Japan captured Dajiangkou, only one wing was transported, and no more landing troops were brought.

Eight set sail Type 12 modified reconnaissance aircraft flew smoothly forward at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour. Four of them rushed out of Laoshan Bay to search for the Japanese main fleet farther surface. The other part responded to General Ji Yulin's request and flew towards Jiaozhou Bay to cooperate with the German reconnaissance aircraft to search in a dense mesh. Because news came from Qingdao, Germany, in the early morning yesterday, a Japanese fleet broke through the artillery position at the Jiaozhou Baykou where the loopholes had already appeared and disappeared in Jiaozhou Bay. Both China and Germany were worried that this was the Japanese main fleet, and the Japanese main force would land in Chengyang to launch a strong attack on Shandong.

The Japanese army's landing operations in the Dajiangkou area of ​​Laoshan Bay were fierce and smooth. Although the landing troops paid 271 people and more than 390 were injured and 7 were missing, the expected tenacious blockade from the Chinese National Defense Force was not affected. While this made the Japanese breathe a sigh of relief, the only worry about the unknown army of New China also disappeared. From Lieutenant General Mitsuko Kamio to the soldiers below, it is generally believed that the Chinese are still the Chinese they are familiar with. Although China's foreign policy has become increasingly tough in recent years because of a young and vibrant strong man ruler, it still cannot conceal the fact that the people of this country are generally cowardly and the army is still of poor quality and fearful of war.

The resistance the Japanese army even failed to fire one-quarter of the artillery shells as expected. They tore a line of defense in Laoshan Bay and took a section of the coastline to establish a bridgehead. By noon, most of the 23rd Regiment of the 18th Division of the Japanese army had already established a solid bridgehead on the beach, with more than 3,000 infantrymen on the landing and a mountain artillery squadron. For most Japanese troops, this landing was as easy as an exercise.

Their ground division commander Lieutenant General Kamio Mitsumon and the navy's squadron commander Major General Matsuda opened a bottle of riverside Japanese sake on the Chitose flagship to celebrate the successful landing. They accelerated their movements for the Chinese planes that came to reconnaissance in the air. The Japanese infantry of the brigade transferred from the transport ship, and supplies were constantly transported to the beach with small boats, but no artillery opened fire at these reconnaissance aircraft, and seemed to be happy to show them these.

After Major General Matsuda's polite toast, Lieutenant General Kamio drank the wine in his glass with a bold mouthful. Then he verbally sued the telegram to the adjutant beside him to report to the headquarters of the China Expeditionary Army: "My brave and invincible imperial army has landed in the area of ​​Laoshan Bay in the northern wing of Jiaozhou Bay. The beachhead position is expanding rapidly. The Chinese army's resistance is weak, and I see that my great Japanese imperial army is unstoppable. I plan to organize a powerful intra-artial artillery detachment to launch a tentative attack target on the northwest China Army position, pointing directly to Chengyang, giving the Chinese army the deepest impression that the enemy forces are forced to mobilize northward, and promote the greatest success of the main force in the southern wing. I wish the martial arts prosperity! "

Mitsumon Kamio has changed his words to change China to China. It can be seen that this lieutenant general of the army has no longer looked at China's combat effectiveness in previous contacts, and he believed that their combat effectiveness was not as good as that of the domestic B-level delegations. You should know that the Army had made most of the sacrifices before the 33rd Regiment. After all, the National Defense Force relied on the shore defense position and had a complete defense system. Who would have expected that it would only pay less than one-third of the expected losses and landed in to establish a bridgehead. Since then, no National Defense Force has dared to counterattack and regain the beach. This manifestation is undoubtedly a coward in the eyes of the Japanese army, which advocates bravery.
Chapter completed!