Republic of China: I am a great warlord, many children, many blessings

Keelung Port is located in Keelung City at the northern end of Wanwan Island and is the maritime gateway to the northern part of Wanwan Bay.

There are more than 20 deep-water berths that can accommodate 3-ton battleships.

Therefore, the Japanese army could only land at Keelung Port.

In terms of the army, Japan deployed the 18th and 12th Divisions, totaling more than 9 people, to be responsible for ground attacks.

Compared to the attack on the Germans, the number of troops sent was twice as much, which shows the anger towards the Japanese for taking Taiwan.

Even with hundreds of thousands of people landing on the island, plus the baggage and weapons, the speed was still very slow.

We waited until the sun set and the sky gradually darkened before we all landed on the island.

Seeing this, Lieutenant General Shiba Goro, the commander-in-chief of the army, directly ordered the troops to stay where they were.

It was inconvenient to march at night, and Chai Goro was reluctant to attack rashly, so he had no choice but to stop advancing.

When Chu Yunfei learned that the Japanese army had landed on the island, they stopped advancing and chose to stay stationed near Keelung Port, which left him speechless.

This gave him a rough estimate of the Japanese army's combat effectiveness. Their military quality was similar to that of the Beiyang elite, but slightly inferior to the elite he brought with him.

According to Chu Yunfei's calculations, the Japanese army was well-organized and could travel at least ten miles before dark.

Obviously, Chu Yunfei overestimated the strength of the Japanese army.

A master can feel the opponent’s strength just from one point.

Shen Hao had said before that the Japanese army during this period was just average.

During World War I, the Japanese Army had only more than 30 troops and did not have the ability to mobilize millions of troops to fight like the 26 powerful European and American countries.

In addition, the quality and quantity of Japan's troops are also inferior to those of European and American armies.

The only thing they can show off is the navy, which is far behind in terms of both manpower and individual soldier quality.

Chu Yunfei and others still had doubts about Shen Hao's statement. After all, to be able to intimidate the Beiyang government, it must have some ability.

However, during the Battle of Qingdao, Chu Yunfei and others also realized the strength of the Japanese army, which was indeed not good enough.

During the Battle of Qingdao, nearly 5 Japanese troops were unable to defeat the German defenders in Qingdao. Finally, with the help of the British army, they took great pains to defeat the German army.

In this battle, only more than one hundred German soldiers in Qingdao died, and the last four thousand German surrendered soldiers were brought back to Japan and became guests of honor.

In fact, it was not until World War II that Japan's army barely reached the level of Germany during World War I.

Currently, the only thing Japan can put on the table is its navy. However, at this time, the Japanese navy is not strong enough to challenge naval powers such as Britain, Germany, and the United States. Any one of Britain and Germany can beat up the Japanese navy.

Chu Yunfei originally thought that the Japanese army would abandon the artillery brigade and directly send light troops to Keelung City to station overnight.

Obviously, Japan is still very cautious.

This made Chu Yunfei feel very sorry. The distance was too far. If they were closer, they could directly take advantage of the opportunity to fight a night battle.

But the current equipment is not good enough and it is not a mechanized force.

The 75mm mountain guns and field guns, as well as the 150mm heavy howitzers, simply could not be moved on a large scale.

Nowadays, there are no roads and it is difficult to travel at night.

If there were a few trucks, Chu Yunfei would dare to launch a sneak attack on the Japanese camp now.

Previously, when I was at the Qingyuan Military Academy, I studied mechanized troops, and the main focus was on mobility.

That's all based on trucks.

The Japanese army would never have thought that an army would suddenly appear in front of them.

Such a good opportunity can only be missed.

At this moment, Chu Yunfei realized the benefits of mechanized troops.

Thinking of this, Chu Yunfei became more and more looking forward to the mechanized troops advocated by Shen Hao, as well as the army's dominant tanks.

If there is such a weapon, it would be great to just push forward.

Since night battles could not be carried out, Chu Yunfei summoned all the generals to a meeting overnight.

“The Japanese army has already landed on the island.

They are less than fifty miles away from us. We will probably meet them tomorrow afternoon.

Therefore, we must be prepared to meet the enemy before this.”

"Captain Chu, why don't you attack overnight?"

Chu Yunfei said: “With the quality of our current soldiers, we simply don’t have the ability to conduct night battles.

Without trucks or cavalry, how could we launch a surprise attack on the Japanese army?

With the quality of your soldiers, you would be exhausted like a dead dog after running 50 miles. How can you fight?

Moreover, if we wanted to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese army at night, we could not carry heavy weapons and artillery. Once we carried heavy weapons, we would not be able to run away, and it would be dawn before we got there.

Once we encounter the Japanese army, we will be exposed to the artillery range of Japanese warships.

Isn't this clearly allowing the Japanese naval guns to bombard us?

Is that stupid? "

“Now the initiative is in our hands and we must play to our strengths.

There are more than 150 40mm heavy howitzers and more than 75 mm mountain guns and field guns of various types.

Why give up such an advantage and attack the enemy instead? "

"Now, Japan is more anxious than us, we just need to hold on to the bend.

However, we must hide our artillery well so that they don't know our specific strength.

If we have to fight, we must fight hard and bomb repeatedly.

Take down these 100,000 Japanese troops. Once these Japanese troops are eliminated, one third of Japan's army will be directly lost. How dare they be arrogant again?"

At this point, Chu Yunfei's eyes flashed with ruthlessness. He would never show mercy when it came to beating the Japanese.

"It's Commander Chu."

Then, Chu Yunfei looked at Yu Qingfeng and asked, "Have the trenches been built?"

"Captain Chu, we have built three trenches in stages, one kilometer apart, as you requested."

Chu Yunfei said with satisfaction: "That's fine. This time we will use the same tactics to lure the enemy deep into our territory, block them in stages, let them continue to go deep into our territory, and then destroy them in batches."

A regiment commander promoted by Wanwan asked in confusion: "General Chu, why don't we just fight them in a positional battle? Our weapons are not bad. With so many heavy weapons, we can fight them head-on."

Chu Yunfei said: "Why should we fight them head-on?

The purpose of war is to win, not to waste ammunition and soldiers meaninglessly."

"The Japanese army is in high spirits and well-equipped, and they have more than a thousand cavalrymen. We should not engage in a head-on confrontation.

We need to fight them slowly, wear them down, cut off their supply lines, and then crush their morale."

“There is no such thing as a first burst of strength, a second burst of weakness, and a third burst of exhaustion;

We will attack in three stages, attacking one stage and retreating one stage, and then we will stop at

'Dutchtown' Heights.

Once their morale is low, we can launch a counterattack.

The 'Dutch City' high ground is where they will die. The terrain here is high and the ground is flat below. If the Japanese army can catch up here, they must be marching quickly and will not carry artillery. At that time, this 'Dutch City' will be their death place. "

"What is 'Dutch City'?" the wasp asked in confusion;

Yu Qingfeng explained: "Keelung has a lot of rainy days, so it is also known as the "Rainy Harbor". Moreover, it is rich in resources, and the coal mines and fisheries are very developed.

Keelung has been a military fortress since ancient times and has good port conditions.

In addition, the rich natural resources always attracted enemies to covet this place, so anyone who occupied this place had to build a fort.

Looking back at history, no place on Wanwan Island has been invaded by foreign forces as many times as Keelung.

This "Dutch City" is also called Baimiweng Fort.

Since the Dutch built forts when they occupied Wanwan Island, Baimiweng Fort is also called "Dutch City Fort";

Baimiweng Fort is located to the west of Keelung Port, on a plateau nearly 70 meters above sea level. There are small hills on both sides of the plateau, forming a barrier that serves as a defensive line on the west coast of the port.

After passing the "Dutch City", you will enter the city.

General Chu's idea is that as long as we ambush on the hills on both sides, we can annihilate the Japanese army."

Hearing this, everyone nodded, and they all thought that this method was feasible.

Soon, everyone analyzed the tactical essentials in detail again.

After everyone left, Chu Yunfei left the hornet alone.

He said to Ma Feng: "Tomorrow, once the Japanese Army starts chasing us, their artillery will definitely not be able to keep up.

When the time comes, it will be your chance. You can take advantage of it to cover their retreat and destroy their artillery first.

Once we take down the Japanese artillery, we can bombard them from both sides and make sure they have no way back."

411. Bombard me with artillery!

Ma Feng was a little surprised. He didn't expect Chu Yunfei to have a backup plan.

Then he wondered, "What if the Japanese Army doesn't advance rashly?"

Chu Yunfei said: "Then we should proceed step by step. We are also strong, so you just need to act according to the situation."

"Yes," said the wasp in salute;

Chu Yunfei smiled and patted Ma Feng's shoulder and said, "Just eat well and sleep well tonight. You will set off at five in the morning tomorrow. You may have to fight a fierce battle."

The next day, Japanese Army Commander-in-Chief Shiba Goro ordered the 18th Division to attack, while the 12th Division was responsible for the rear guard.

In addition, there were two field heavy artillery regiments and four independent heavy artillery battalions, half of each of the 18th and 12th Divisions.

After the order was given, they started marching immediately.

Not only that, planes are also patrolling back and forth in the air all the time.

Chu Yunfei frowned when he received the news. He did not expect that the Japanese army commander-in-chief Chai Goro would be so cautious and steady in using his troops.

Only the 18th Corps and a brigade were sent to attack, and the 12th Corps did not advance rashly. This made Chu Yunfei look at Chai Goro with a higher opinion. This guy is really something.

Chu Yunfei had no idea that in Chai Wulang's mind, it was just a small bend and the 18th Corps could handle it. Sending out so many people was just making a fuss over nothing.

The soldiers cannot be used up all at once; keep some in reserve for unexpected events.

However, the battlefield changes rapidly and no one can predict what will happen.

Since the 18th Corps has arrived, let’s eat it up.

Chu Yunfei also had some understanding of the 18th Corps. In the battle of Qingdao, the main force dispatched was the 18th Corps.

The number is probably more than 4.

What made Chu Yunfei depressed was that the 18th Corps marched too slowly.

After walking for a day, we still haven’t reached the first sniping area.

Of course Chu Yunfei could only remain silent.

At the same time, all parties are paying attention to the battle between Wanwan and Wang.

The United States, the United States, France, Yuan Shikai and others are all paying attention.

In addition, students and ordinary people from universities across the country are also paying attention.

We are all descendants of Yan and Huang, so we naturally cannot stand watching our brothers being bullied.

But they were powerless and could not help.

Of course, Shen Hao was also paying attention to everything about Wanwan Island, and even dispatched four submarines to observe the south of Wanwan Island.

Report Wanwan's battle situation at any time.

As the Japanese army gradually approached, Chu Yunfei also went to the battlefield to inspect and comfort the soldiers.

Chu Yunfei patted a young soldier on the shoulder and asked:

"Are you scared?"

"Not afraid"