Chapter 316: The Navy’s Mutiny (Part 1)

The sky seemed to have been completely leaked. On the front line of the Somme, the ploughs of millions of artillery shells on both sides had completely turned the front between the two armies into the surface of the moon. The heavy rain in France in summer turned this death zone into a stinking quagmire. The soldiers on both sides rolled in the trenches, and the mud had become waist-deep. The bodies of the soldiers who died on both sides were piled up between the two armies, watching them slowly rot. The British army paid six in one attack.

Ten thousand casualties! Tanks, super-caliber artillery, poison gas, and all kinds of killing weapons were used. What permeated the terrifying front of the two armies seemed to be a sense of the end of human beings destroying themselves. Occasionally, a ray of sunlight shot down from the low dark clouds, in the eyes of tired, desperate, old, and walking soldiers. The rays of majestic and cold sunlight that penetrated the clouds were the scene of God's final judgment on mankind.

This is indeed a hell.

Hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Chinese Expeditionary Force were struggling in this hell. News of fierce domestic wars kept coming here, but Yuchen’s orders to the Expeditionary Force were still unambiguous. Your fierce battles here are the best support for the country! Your hard work is to bring diplomatic and moral support to the country, and the continuous supply of arms necessary to defeat the Japanese! The efforts in Europe are like you fighting bloody battles in China!

From top to bottom, the Expeditionary Force fully understood the order issued by their president. Therefore, they also made the greatest sacrifice. After the British army suffered heavy casualties in the early attacks, the scale had expanded to ten infantry divisions and twelve artillery regiments. The Chinese expeditionary forces from two combat engineering regiments were highly expected by the Allied powers and invested in the Somme Front. In the worst weather, hundreds of thousands of Chinese expeditionary forces were distributed on the long front line. These troops were harshly trained by He Sui according to the standards of complete assault infantry. They did not launch such a large-scale and holistic infantry assault as the French army of the British army. They all used a series of dark nights or heavy rain to launch uninterrupted assaults with an elite group of infantry. After obtaining the breakthrough, they decisively invested their troops and strived to achieve the results of a deep breakthrough.

After they entered the battlefield, they almost changed the situation on the battlefield. These Chinese soldiers were able to tolerate the worst battlefield conditions, and their energy and physical strength were enough to maintain continuous combat. Their morale and spirit of sacrifice also reached their peak. They launched continuous attacks on the battlefield, stepped on the minefield, crossed the barbed wire, and entered the German trenches in the permeable poisonous gas, almost became the permanent nightmare for these Teutonic warriors! These yellow warriors have become the symbol of the most elite infantry on the Western Front.

After more than a month of fierce battle, the Expeditionary Force made great sacrifices on the front line they were responsible for. The German front line in front had not been so profound that it might have penetrated their defense line! In order to resist the attack of the Expeditionary Force, the German army drew a large number of troops from the dominant Verdun front and joined the Somme front to stabilize the situation. The Expeditionary Force had done their best, but in the end it failed to achieve a breakthrough. However, the balance of the entire Western Front and the goal of Verdun turned the crisis into safety was partially achieved. The military command department of the Allied Power gave the Expeditionary Force a high evaluation, especially when everyone knew that their motherland was facing violent invasion, and their comrades in their motherland were also fighting bloody battles!

After several months of fierce battles, the expeditionary army refused to do anything. The expeditionary army paid more than 33,970 officers and soldiers who were killed and injured, and more than 100,000 German troops were killed and injured, and more than 40,000 people were captured. They broke into the German front for more than 20 kilometers. Finally, it was time to be exhausted.

In the heavy rain, He Sui was wearing a British raincoat and was completely wet. He walked towards the front command of the Expeditionary Force with one foot deep and one foot shallow. The staff and liaison officers and guards around him were all rolling all over the mud. In August, all of them were trembling with cold. No one of the French and British liaison officers cursed in his heart. How could the command center be set so close to the front line like He Sui? The Germans' long-range heavy artillery often exploded around the command center. The supplies were not sufficient, and drinking a cup of hot coffee sometimes became a luxury. His chief of staff, General Chen Shanhe, was even more crazy. After the war started, he was on the front line.

The positions of the divisions walked around, as if they wanted to join the charge. They were wrapped in raincoats with the soldiers on the front line and slept in the mud, eating cold canned green beans and chicken meat, and ran around every day. The mobilization called on his subordinates to risk their lives to fight. In every place, the voice of the mad chief of staff seemed to ignite the fighting enthusiasm of the officers and soldiers under his command. Seeing the handsome lieutenant general standing on a high place with a whirl of whistling shrapnel around, shouting: "Do you ape men want to live forever? Fight up!" The yellow-skinned soldiers roared, and carried the rifle and explosive flamethrower and launched the attack without hesitation. These senior Chinese officers seemed to be born for war.

He Sui finally walked into the command center above the town. This was the front-line command center of the Expeditionary Force headquarters, which was placed not far behind the An Meng Army Second Division. Chen Shanhe has always been in charge here, communicating with the Expeditionary Force headquarters six or seven kilometers behind at any time, and grasping the battle situation on the front line at the first time. However, Chen Shanhe rarely had time at the command center. Only Major General Tang Zaili, the chief of the Expeditionary Force headquarters, was on duty here at any time. After they walked into the dim command center, they took off their raincoats, and the mud and rain immediately splashed all over the ground. The command center was busy

The scene. Telephone and telegrams were ringing. Many staff officers were nervously giving orders and listening to the front-line combat reports. Some staff officers seemed to be very tired, with their beards that had not been shaved for more than a month on their faces. They were sleeping soundly in the corner wrapped in their coats. Chen Shanhe was rarely in the command center. He was wearing thin clothes and just wearing a leather jacket of a French dragoon. There seemed to be no tired look on his face, and his face was radiant. In addition to being a little thin, he was still handsome, elegant, arrogant and complacent. He waved his horse whip and pointed at the map.

"Damn it, why did the Second Division of the Anmeng Army lose the triangular highland? There is a mortar that can bombard the German railway! Look there, the Germans' livestock in gray uniforms are transported from there like ants! As long as they are stuck there, the Germans' 29th Division and the Danze 88th Honorary Grenadier Division have no support! Let's transfer a few regiments and chew it down there! Level the Germans' outskirts, the Germans' outskirts, and our front-line troops can take a breath. With such heavy rain, we

We have fought for so long. Now we must turn off attack to defense. How can we defend without leveling the front line? The German devils' new forces are still transporting here one by one! You guys, don't complain to the An Meng army. Second Division, I know that you can even push down the mountain if you try your best to go to the mountain. For the sake of the overall situation, you must use such old troops more ruthlessly! Order them, draw troops, and use combat engineers and heavy artillery to cooperate with them at night to rob the triangular highland! I will go to them to supervise the battle at 8 o'clock in the evening! After the battle is done, I, Chen Wubing, invite them to drink!"

Chief of Staff Tang Zaili, who was whispering to the staff, turned around and saw He Sui walking into the command center. He stood at attention: "Commander!" Chen Shanhe also turned his head, and a smile appeared on his face: "Brother Zhuo Ran, why are you here too? The weather is so bad, just rest behind you! Brother will help you with the war. Now it's stalemate, don't you spend too much effort. Just deal with foreigners more to see if we can withdraw our troops and repair them..." As he said that, he came over and helped He Sui take the raincoat in his hand.

He Sui meticulously returned the salute to Tang Zaili and the staff members who bowed in the room, and nodded, "You do your own thing, I'll talk to the Chief of Staff."

He pulled Chen Shanhe and walked to a secluded room at the command center, allowing everyone around him to leave. He Sui looked at Chen Shanhe quietly, and he felt a little strange.

"No illness, as long as you fight, you will be so energetic. After a few years, you will not be old at all. Brother Niansun and I are very different from before."

Chen Shanhe smiled indifferently: "Brother Zhuo Ran, you are not like me, and you are too deeply engaged in your mind. What is Chen Wubing? I know that you can't be able to make a big difference by relying on yourself. I am a loyal dog of the president! Whoever he asks me to bite me, I will strike him. Who else can we rely on in the whole of China besides relying on our president? It's absolutely right to listen to the president. War is the way I contribute to the president. I feel at ease! Naturally, I eat well and sleep soundly. Sometimes I think of not being able to go back to China to kill the Japanese, and let that guy Li Zongyun show off and direct the big corps of dozens of fucking divisions. I feel a little dissatisfied."

Looking at Chen Shanhe's smiling face, He Sui was a little moved, patted his shoulder, and suddenly said, "No sick, I'm going back to China. The president has already sent a telegram. I will take over the position of commander of the Northern War Zone. You take my position. We brothers, we are going to break up temporarily." Chen Shanhe was shocked: "I am the commander of the Expeditionary Force? Brother Zhuoran, you go back? How great is our brothers to join us! Let me deal with foreigners, I feel depressed when I look at their fur faces... The domestic war is almost over, so why are you going back? Brother Niansun explaining why?"

He Sui could only sigh silently in his heart. Wu Cai gave him a telegram and told him obscurely that he wanted him to stare at Li Rui in the country. Don't let him be too out of line. The president trusted Li Rui very much, but he had to be vigilant. Such a method was actually a kind of protection for the heroes of the National Defense Forces. But He Sui was very disgusted with being involved in the political vortex in the country! He had never stopped telegram communication with Wu Cai. He could also feel Peng Pai's militarism thoughts within the National Defense Forces, and the kind of young officers who took the world as their responsibility.

Conceited. It is this mental state that has given this National Defense Forces officers' group the greatest dedication and will never win. But it is also accompanied by their dissatisfaction with the current domestic political situation, believing that the country needs greater changes, cleaner, purer, and more iron-blooded. Li Rui once worked with him and knew that he was the representative of it. When soldiers want to use their guns to interfere with the government, the soldiers are no longer real soldiers. The guns in their hands should always be directed against their national enemies and fight for the interests of the country.

He Sui was so tired of the mission he had to return to China. But he had to do it. Even for the sake of the soldiers and the reputation of the National Defense Forces for thousands of years. For the sake of the healthier development of this country, he could only get involved in this change. Perhaps he had to fight against his former comrades! Of course, at this time, He Sui was far from expecting that the situation would become so intense in the end. He believed that everything could still be controlled.

He did not want to explain all this in detail to Chen Shanhe. For his younger brother, because of his simple loyalty to the president, his spiritual world is very simple and happy. For him, war is more like a fierce and heroic game. He just smiled and said, "The formal order will soon be Buda's entire army, and I will get on the ship soon. Let me know first. You must have the awareness of being the supreme commander. I know you have the morale of the army. I am not worried about leading the troops well. But when you are in the position of commander of the Expeditionary Force, you must pay attention to the fact that we are in a large military alliance, and we must make good relations in all aspects. We must ensure that our interests are not damaged...Hi, there are still two days left, let me talk to you slowly. The president put you in this position. If you don't do it well, it will not be the one you were able to stand like before. Do you understand?"

August 8, 1916, Tokyo Bay.

Several water diversion ships drove out of the port and led these fleets with only faint navigation lights to the dock. The water diversion ships were full of fully armed naval soldiers. They looked around with vigilance. The navy had already taken action on the entire military dock in Tokyo Bay. Their backbone members brought the so-called naval officers and soldiers to the dock and arranged warnings everywhere. Tokyo was originally a period of martial law, and it was normal for such soldiers to patrol such military places around the dock. The entire navy's vehicles in Tokyo were secretly concentrated, preparing to transport a capable Marine armed force to rush to the palace and rescue His Majesty the Emperor from the army's surveillance as soon as possible.

At this time, Major General Shirakawa Shizuro was holding an emergency meeting of the military logistics department. Major General Shirakawa Yoshino was about to fall asleep at the Tokyo Martial Law Command. At least the capital of Tokyo is still calm. Some army generals suddenly received an invitation from their original spiritual idol, Prime Minister Tanaka, to attend a banquet at his home. Although Tanaka had been undermined, the face was still there. These young and strong generals were invited to go there. During the meal, Prime Minister Tanaka turned against the depressedness of these days. The best sake, the best Japanese food, and the most popular geisha in Tokyo were all taken out. At almost midnight, the generals who were depressed because of the unhappiness of the war were all drunk. Some even took off their clothes and danced with the geisha in their crotch cloth, while Prime Minister Tanaka was there smiling and dancing with their hand drums. It was the warmest time.

Dozens of warships and transport ships finally approached the dock in sequence. The 3-Book 56th Major, who was only 1.59 meters tall, was already full of sweat, watching these steel guys dock. If they were discovered by the army at this time, there were 70,000 or 80,000 troops in Tokyo, and there were only more than 10,000 naval soldiers! If they were blocked on the dock, the navy would be completely finished!

The light shook slightly, and the transport ship lowered its heavy springboard. The first figure that Grandmad Yamamoto saw the Nodemaru transport ship was Major General Tsaibu Biao! He was fully armed, holding a Shira Langning's pistol, and also putting a bayonet on his head. He was tied with a white cloth strip on his head. Under the faint light, he could see the murderous expression of the major general's face!

Then the brigade of naval soldiers rolled down. The empty Tokyo Port military dock was full of roaring footsteps. Major Yamamoto felt that he was almost wet. At this time, the army must not react! Dozens of pieces of cars drove over, followed by carriages. Before the Finance Department could say hello to Yamamoto, he ordered a commando selected by the Wugang Marine Corps to get on the transport vehicles. He jumped into the first car, hung up the identification flag of the Major General, and with a gesture, the convoy immediately set out towards the palace!

At the sea, the cruisers and destroyers that had already anchored opened the gun doors. The muzzle of the 305-mm heavy artillery of the Shidao Sea Defense Force first turned to the direction of the Ministry of Army and the General Staff of the Army, and the Army Command. The shells were filled into the gun barrel. Major General Taniguchi stood on the bridge with a telescope, his face full of cold sweat. The navy was really taking a gamble! At the last moment, when these cannons really opened fire at the army, he could not even imagine the scene!

The convoy left the dock and whistled by the martial law. After the convoy left the naval post, Grandpa Yamamoto, who was sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't help but hold the pistol in his arms tightly, and looked back at Major General of the Cai Department in the back seat, and looked at Major General of the Cai Department sitting there with a gray face. The Grandpa swallowed and fought! For the navy and for the fate of the empire! The car was flying on the empty streets. Each truck had more than a dozen straight naval soldiers, and the bayonet reflected a slight light. No one was talking and moved. Watching the convoy galloped towards the palace. In a blink of an eye, the first poster established by the army was arrived. Several infantry stood in front of the obstacle and signaled the parking. The lantern was also hung out. The Cai Department made a gesture, and the car stopped in front of the obstacle.

The second lieutenant who commanded the post of the army respectfully walked to the front of the car and saluted: "Major General, does your convoy have a night pass? The subordinates are also responsible and have to check it out. Please don't be surprised."

The Ministry of Finance waved his hand coldly, and Yamamoto handed over the army pass issued by Tanaka himself. It indicated that the naval convoy was going to perform special tasks and required the martial law command to release it in one go. The second lieutenant looked at these fully armed convoys and looked at the flashing bayonets, suspiciously let the soldiers open the obstacles and let the convoy pass. He was ready to approach the post and call the martial law command to explain what was happening here. In advance, the martial law troops had not received any notice, and there was a unit of hundreds of people walking through the streets of Tokyo. You should ask if you want to do so.

What the hell is going on! The car drove past them. A truck stopped beside them as if it broke down. More than a dozen naval soldiers jumped down and kicked the car in annoyance. The army soldiers leaned up curiously, but they were greeted by the bayonets that suddenly pulled out! Several sentries were stabbed to death with their mouths. The lieutenant picked up the phone, and the few naval soldiers rushed in. He was about to pull out the sabre, but he was stabbed in by several bayonets. The lieutenant who was shaking and fell widened his eyes and his last thought was, were these naval soldiers pretended to be Chinese? They launched a surprise attack on the imperial capital?

Major Yamamoto turned his head and looked at the post behind being controlled by the navy and sat back without saying a word. The Caimen suddenly said coldly behind him: "Be ready to fight at any time, not every post and patrol team is so easy to deal with. Then you have to fight! Yamamoto, are you ready to sacrifice yourself for the country?"

Yamamoto was sweating coldly, but he didn't dare to wipe it, so he could only whisper: "The Lord is already in the country, please rest assured. In today's battle, the Lord must be at the forefront."

The Ministry of Finance said coldly: "It's great." As he said that, he leaned on the back of the chair and calmed down. He seemed to be not concerned about how important his mission is today.
Chapter completed!