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Chapter 315 Combined Fleet (with pictures) (receive red envelope

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Yuan Xiangcheng, holding a telegram from Japan in his hand, stepped into the Third Department of the General Staff with a heavy heart.

As soon as he came in, his eyes were fixed on the map of Northeast Asia on the war table, which was surrounded by a dozen staff officers and military officers.

This is a huge contour map that stretches from the Siberian Mountains in the north to Okhotsk Island in the east.

With the Korean Peninsula as its center, it covers Inner and Outer Mongolia, Bohai Sea, North Yellow Sea, Whale Sea, Sea of ​​Japan and the entire northern Japan region north of the Great Wall.

It depicts the detailed directions of various mountain ranges and rivers in Northeast China and Korea, as well as the simplified topography of Outer Northeast China and northern Japan.

The domestic part is a map that was drawn step by step after several years of surveying and mapping by the Red Confucian Society cadres in the farmers' associations in various places outside the Great Wall.

The mountains and rivers outside the borders are one of the achievements of the Red Confucian Society's Intelligence Investigation Department over the years.

Therefore, such a map not only provides great economic reference value for the development of Northeast China, but also has great military auxiliary value.

Taking a deep breath, Yuan Xiangcheng moved his eyes away from the map. After glancing at the staff and officers in the field, he suddenly had the urge to think things over.

Yuan Xiangcheng took the telegram into his arms and pointed his finger at the Tumen River:

"Let's assume the Japanese won't help. Let's talk about what we should do after the Battle of Tumen River."

Upon hearing this, Second-Class Staff Officer Wang Shizhen thought that the Japanese were really unwilling to help, so he put aside all distractions and kept a close eye on the Sino-Korean-Russian border.

He first looked up at the Tumen River, extending all the way to Shuangchengzi on the Suifen River in the north; then he looked down and stared at Vladivostok on the shores of the Whale Sea.

After the Russians lost the Tumen River defense line, both Vladivostok and Shuangchengzi lost their support forces.

Unless the invading Russian army from the north moves south to block the way, the National Revolutionary Army can sweep across the entire area south of Lake Khanka as if it were in an empty land.

The city is located at the pass between the remnant of the Taiping Mountains in Jilin and the Sikhote-Sikhote-Land Coast Mountains in Outer Northeast China, with the Suifen River flowing through the pass.

It can be said that by taking this place, the Russian troops in the north can be locked near Lake Khanka, preventing them from moving south to provide support.

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However, there are pros and cons. Shuangchengzi can isolate the Russian troops in the north and south, which means that once the Russians launch a fierce attack.

This place will face attacks from both the north and the south.

Then let's turn our attention to the south. After Jin Weidong breaks through the Vladivostok defense line and enters Outer Northeast, he can also turn south and advance towards Vladivostok.

After all, this is the largest city in Russia's Far East. Once it is taken, it will not only deal a blow to the Russian army in terms of momentum, but also bring extraordinary political benefits.

However, attacking Vladivostok also faces a huge problem.

navy.

Vladivostok is a port city, which means that warships at sea can provide close support to friendly forces on land.

Army anti-ship guns?

Thinking of this scene, Wang Shizhen shook his head and quickly rejected the idea in his mind.

He saluted and said, "Chief Instructor, I think it's better to go north."

"Why?" Yuan Xiangcheng turned around and asked without comment.

"Shuangchengzi is flat, easy to attack but difficult to defend, and the Russians did not strengthen the city defenses after occupying it. Now we still use the low walls built by the Qing Dynasty.

Furthermore, Shuangchengzi is strategically located; once it is captured, it will be possible to isolate the Russian armies in the north and south!"

"What about Vladivostok? Wouldn't it be better if we attack Vladivostok from the south?" Cao Kun straightened his military cap and asked.

He went north from Jiangnan with Duan Qirui. After arriving in the capital, the 9th Regiment under his command did not rush to the outside of the Great Wall, but was left behind to be responsible for the work near the capital.

Therefore, he was also called by Yuan Xiangcheng to serve as a staff transfer to discuss matters with the headquarters. He supported the southward attack on Vladivostok.

"Vladivostok is a mountain city with elevations of nearly 4 meters. The 60th Regiment only had 90mm and mm field guns, making high-angle upward attacks extremely difficult.

Furthermore, there are ships and firepower supporting the Vladivostok coast. Even if we capture the city, heavy casualties are inevitable."

Wang Shizhen expressed all his inner thoughts.

After weighing the pros and cons, he decided that going directly south to attack Vladivostok was not a good idea, and he believed that Cao Kun and Yuan Shikai would understand this.

"Master Chief of Staff Wang, don't forget that after we leave the border, 1 troops will transfer in Shengjing and prepare to head south to Korea, then take the railway north to the Tumen River. If all goes well, they will arrive in 7 days."

Cao Kun was still an artilleryman, so he was a little dissatisfied with Wang Shizhen's exaggeration of the role of the navy, so he asked again:

"With these 1 men, plus Jin Weidong's 1 men, and the Beiyang Fleet joining the battle, even with all this, can't we take Vladivostok?"

Wang Shizhen glanced at Yuan Xiangcheng, hesitated for a moment, then bowed and said sternly:

"Chief Instructor, the priority of this battle should be to annihilate the invading Russian forces to the greatest extent possible. I hope you will reconsider whether to attack Vladivostok.

Unless the guns on the Russian warships are broken, otherwise, I am afraid the result will be..."

Wang Shizhen believed that the result was obvious. The Beiyang Fleet had never experienced a major war, and its tonnage was inferior to that of the Russian army in the Far East, so it was very likely that it would be completely wiped out.

"Otherwise, what will be the result?"

Yuan Xiangcheng didn't care about Wang Shizhen's worries. He stared at Vladivostok on the map without turning his head.

As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of more than a dozen people present turned to him, all staring at Wang Shizhen's reaction.

Seeing this, Wang Shierzhen stuck his head out, his face flushed red, and finally managed two or three words through his teeth. Five, six, four.

"It's hard to tell!"

"Hahahahahahahaha." Looking at the embarrassed expression on Wang Shizhen's face, Yuan Xiangcheng suddenly laughed out loud.

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After a moment, Yuan Xiangcheng stopped laughing, looked at everyone in the room, stretched out his right hand, made five claws, and slowly clenched his fist:

"Shuangchengzi, Vladivostok, I want them all!"

"You want them all?" Everyone present expressed confusion.

This is clearly a matter of having your cake and eating it too.

Facing the puzzled and doubtful eyes of the crowd, Yuan Xiangcheng slowly took out the telegram from his arms and said confidently:

"Gentlemen, the Beiyang Fleet and the First Task Force sent by the Japanese have already reunited on Tsushima Island!"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, all the staff officers widened their eyes, and Wang Shizhen and Cao Kun were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped.

But soon, they were immediately immersed in joy.

The Beiyang Fleet had a tonnage of over 2 tons, and the Japanese Fleet had a tonnage of over 3 tons. After their combined strength, the total tonnage was 5 tons, exceeding the 4-ton warships deployed by the Russians in the Far East.

It seems possible to have it all!

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When the Beijing General Staff was in ecstasy, the news that Jin Weidong broke through the Tumen River defense line in one encounter and captured more than 2000 Russian troops also reached the ears of politicians in Tokyo.

Aritomo Yamagata, who received the telegram, was somewhat incredulous. How could the once-mighty Russian army be so fragile?

As the Army Minister from the Choshu clan, Aritomo Yamagata was well aware of the current level of the Japanese army.

The regular army has 24 soldiers, and they believe that the combat effectiveness of a single soldier is on par with Yuan Shikai's army.

Even so, it is impossible to break through a position that has been maintained by thousands of people for a long time in one go.

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"Has the Chinese military evolved?"

With this question, Aritomo Yamagata approached the current Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito.

However, Ito Hirobumi had already known the news. After listening to Yamagata Aritomo's question, he did not answer.

Instead, he picked up the tea whisk and made a cup of matcha for Aritomo Yamagata.

"Mr. Yamagata, have you read this telegram?"

Hirobumi Ito took out an old telegram from his arms.

Aritomo Yamagata knew the content of this telegram, which was sent by Yuan Shikai more than ten days ago after the war against Russia, requesting support from Japan.

However, there has been no response from the Japanese side in recent days.

Ito Hirobumi spread out the old telegram in his hand, picked up the teacup and drank it all, then sighed:

"Yamagata-kun, it seems that the Empire of Japan must fulfill its promise."

Yamagata Aritomo knew what Ito Hirobumi meant, and he couldn't help asking, "Mr. Ito, do you really want the navy to help the Chinese fight?"

"It's not about helping the Chinese, it's about fighting together!"

Ito Hirobumi stood up, his eyes fixed on the west.

Through the layers of clouds above the Japanese archipelago and the waves in the whale sea.

In the north of Tsushima Island, the Japanese 1st Fleet was waving flags, preparing to welcome the Chinese Beiyang Fleet coming from afar.

After seeing the flag signal, the Beiyang Fleet lowered a flag from the mast of its flagship, the Hailong, which read

"Combined Fleet China" six big words.

The Japanese warships on the opposite side also raised the flag with "Combined Fleet Japan" printed on it.

The Sino-Japanese joint combat fleet is officially established!

After the two fleets joined together, they quickly turned around and headed north.

Target group: 8%3 target is pointing directly to Vladivostok!

Chapter 316: The Capital and the Olympics Combined into One

March in Beijing is probably the second most comfortable month of the year after autumn.

The snow has melted away, the cold front has been forced back to Siberia, and the sun's direct point has just crossed the equator in the Southern Hemisphere and has not yet heated the Northern Hemisphere.

In the weather of more than ten degrees, Yuan Xiangcheng walked into the bell tower with a group of new and old officials and several obviously young and strong men.

He did not like to show off when traveling, but the prominent status brought by the President of the Republic still meant that Yuan Shikai was followed by a large entourage.

There were guards, executive members of the Red Confucian Society, and people from the capital whom he had never met.

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