Years of the Republic of China 1913

In Dongjiaomin Lane, the British ambassador Zhu Erdian had just seen off a guest and was about to go back to his office when he saw the embassy secretary rushing to report to him. He had just received the news that Japan had declared war on China three hours ago.

The news of the war between China and Japan made Zhu Erdian's mouth open, and he was speechless for a while.Some time ago, the withdrawal of the Japanese Army from the Kanto Prefecture made the countries of the Allied Powers breathe a sigh of relief. The war in Europe was in full swing. No one wanted a new war to break out in the Far East, let alone a war between members of the Allied Powers .Ever since the Japanese insisted on going their own way and sent troops to land in Kanto State, Zhu Erdian, as the British ambassador, immediately paid attention to the changes in the situation. When acting, Zhu Erdian, who proceeded from the overall situation, immediately united with the ambassadors of France, Russia and other countries to mediate the tension between China and Japan.

I thought that Japan's withdrawal of troops from Kanto Prefecture was due to mediation. Seeing that the situation had changed for the better, Zhu Erdian gradually felt relieved.Who would have thought that just when everyone felt that the shadow of war was beginning to dissipate, a war broke out between China and Japan, which shocked Zhu Erdian extremely.

I hurriedly inquired about the outbreak of the war, but due to the short time, even the Chinese government did not know the specific news, only that the Japanese army suddenly launched an attack on the position where the squadron was stationed at six o'clock in the morning this morning, and this time The war still continued.

"Crazy, these yellow-skinned dwarf monkeys are crazy!" Zhu Erdian no longer behaved like a usual elegant gentleman, but jumped up and down like a red-eyed gambler.The sudden war between China and Japan disrupted the layout of Britain, France and other countries in the Far East, making the uncertain factors of the European war more complicated.Although Britain and France are backed by Yankees, and a steady stream of supplies are transported from the United States to Europe through the Atlantic Ocean, the power of the Allies is still strong. Although the Allies did not achieve their original goals in the Battle of Verdun that just ended a few months ago, Britain and France suffered huge losses, and then the Allies launched the Battle of the Somme.The two sides played fiercely and abnormally, and there is still no winner.On the Eastern Front, Tsarist Russia was struggling to support.If it weren't for the heap of human lives, the Germans would almost have hit the capital, and the war continued as the war continued.Tsarist Russia was already exhausted. According to the information from the Tsarist Russia, the anti-war sentiment was gradually rising. No one knew whether Tsarist Russia would be able to support the victory of the war.

Fortunately, although Tsarist Russia was not as lucky as Britain and France, with material help from the Americans, it seemed that it could support it for a while with the help of the Chinese.But now Japan suddenly launched a war against China. Once Czarist Russia loses its only foreign aid and withdraws from the war due to the war between China and Japan, it will have terrible consequences.

The Allies fought on two fronts, and the Allies still complained.If Tsarist Russia withdrew from the war, the Allies would no longer have to worry about the Eastern Front. Once the Allies transferred their forces from the Eastern Front to the Western Front, it would be a huge disaster for the Allied Powers.

"These lunatics must be stopped!" Zhu Erdian thought, if there was no drag from the European war.He almost wanted to ask London to immediately send a huge Royal Navy to the Far East to give the idiot-like Japanese a lesson and let them know what to do.But now, due to the situation, Zhu Erdian can only do diplomatic means for the time being. He immediately made a decision and asked to meet with the ambassadors of France and Russia immediately.Put pressure on Japan.

At the same time, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs also began to act.On behalf of the Chinese government, Cao Rulin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, lodged a strong protest to Japan, and notified the ambassadors of various countries, explaining China's position.If Japan does not cease fire and withdraw its troops as soon as possible and compensate for the huge losses caused by launching a war against China, the Chinese government will fight to the end and completely drive Japan out of China's territory.

The statement of the Chinese government caused a huge shock. This is a rare tough attitude in China's modern history, except of course, except for the incident when Lafayette declared war with all the countries in the world.

Japanese Ambassador Ri Zhiyi denied it when he received the protest from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He insisted that it was absolutely impossible for Japan to start the war first. Members will not do this kind of thing, only despicable Chinese people will do it.Not only that, but Ri Zhiyi also beat back on the spot, demanding that China take full responsibility for the outbreak of the war and compensate Japan for its losses. , turned around and left immediately.

At 54:[-] in the morning, Fang Zida rushed back from the office to the Prime Minister's Office, just in time for the war meeting to be held.Entering the meeting room, Wang Shizhen, chief of the general staff, was holding a baton and pointing at the map hanging on the wall. According to the contact feedback he had just obtained with Fengtian, he confirmed that the first line of defense had been lost, and the second line of defense was also in jeopardy. Sun Liechen, the commander of the [-]th Division, repulsed the Japanese army three times in a row and charged, but during the third defense, the position was almost broken by the Japanese army, and he barely beat the Japanese army back after paying heavy losses.

The 54th Division, short of soldiers and weapons, has reached the end of its strength. Sun Liechen has begun to move to the third line of defense. At this time, the third line of defense is not fully prepared. Ri's own attack can be analyzed from the situation, and its hope is not too great.

"Everyone, please see that Fengtian's four lines of defense are located in Wanjialing, Yangtun, Buyunshan, Gaizhou, and Chenjiadian. Stop the Japanese army in the Chenjiadian area, once these lines of defense are all broken through, the Japanese army will have nothing to stop them, and the forward will point directly at Fengtian."

Following Wang Shizhen's pointing on the map, everyone frowned and their expressions were not optimistic.On the Liaodong Peninsula, Japan's own Kanto Prefecture is at the southernmost tip of the peninsula, and the four lines of defense of the squadron are precisely the key positions to stop Japan on the peninsula.If all the defense lines are breached, the Japanese army will be able to jump out of the peninsula and connect with the North Korean garrison, and the situation in the Northeast will be out of control.So in any case, the best way to deal with it is to stick to the exit of the peninsula and stop Ri himself.

"How is Zhang Zuolin's defense line arranged? Even if it is a sneak attack, it won't be like this?" Army General Duan Zhigui said displeased. He knew the terrain around Fengtian very well as he had served in the Northeast. It stands to reason that as long as the defense line is prepared, even In the case of a sneak attack, the situation will not be so bad.

"Zhang Zuolin didn't follow the advice of the general staff to put up barbed wire in front of the trenches, so after losing most of the heavy weapons, Sun Liechen's department didn't have much means to withstand the Japanese army's group charge." Wang Shizhen explained solemnly.

"Zhang Zuolin... wronged the country!" Duan Zhigui slapped the table heavily and cursed. In fact, he didn't take seriously the battle plan of digging trenches and pulling barbed wire. Like a tortoise, it hides in a pit and fires a gun.However, at such a time, he would not be so stupid as to speak out his own thoughts. Duan Zhigui could still do it by scolding Zhang Zuolin a few times to show his brilliance.

"Leave that aside, Zhang Zuolin also talked about this in his call. He is now aware of the positional warfare combining barbed wire and trenches. He is now stepping up deployment on the third line of defense, but he is worried that there will be too little time." Wang Shizhen did not answer Duan Zhigui's words. , said on the matter.

"How about the general staff's troop deployment plan?" Jin Yunpeng asked eagerly.

After exchanging glances with Defense Minister Duan Qirui, Wang Shizhen said: "The Ninth Army of our Central Yang Army has moved closer to Fengtian, and the first part of the No. 20 Eighth Army has also started operations. Arrive at the predetermined position. As for the central yang army in Chengde, it will enter and exit the customs along the east of the Shun Railway tomorrow..."

Hearing this, Fang Zida's expression was suddenly in a trance, and Jiang Zhiqing's head flashed in his mind involuntarily. The title of Zhong Yangjun was so familiar, and when it came out of Wang Shizhen's mouth, it made people feel like time was lost.

The meeting was still going on, Fang Zida sat in the corner and quietly listened to the debate among several generals, he didn't understand some technical terms, it sounded like everyone was speaking clearly and logically, but he couldn't tell which one was better come out.Speaking of which, although Fang Zida has fought several battles and trained in the military, and even led the reorganization of the National Defense Forces, in fact he is just a three-legged cat when it comes to the military. Song Jiaoren thinks that he is proficient in the military is just a misunderstanding.

Hearing them talk about the tense situation on the front line, Fang Zida felt a little regretful.At the beginning, Wu Peifu mainly suggested that he should replace Zhang Zuolin to garrison Fengtian. Although Fang Zida was moved, he finally considered Zhang Zuolin's reasons and did not insist.If I knew this was the case, I should have tried to let Wu Peifu go to Fengtian. If Wu Peifu was in charge instead of Zhang Zuolin, maybe the situation is completely different now.

Thinking of this, Fang Zida couldn't help but smiled wryly, Zhuge Liang would do everything afterwards, and he was too idealistic.Although Zhang Zuolin made some mistakes in setting up the defense line and was too careless towards Ri himself, his resolute resistance was still decent, and from this point of view it was no longer easy.

"I don't know how Wu Ziyu will react when he receives the news, and how he will respond?" Fang Zida pondered secretly.

"report!"

Just as the meeting was coming to an end, a staff officer hurried in and shouted loudly.

"What's the matter? Didn't you see that we were in a meeting?" Duan Qirui, the Minister of National Defense who presided over the meeting, gave the staff a very displeased look.

"Qing... something happened to Qing* Island!" The staff officer hurriedly said: "General Wu Ziyu just called. This morning, the Japanese Second Fleet began to assemble in the waters of Qingdao, and officially launched an attack on Qing* Island at ten o'clock.... "

"What!" As soon as the voice fell, everyone stood up in amazement, and couldn't believe their ears. (To be continued..)

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