My Italian: Chapter 319 prewar meeting

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Not to mention the plans of the two generals, the news that the expeditionary force arrived in Shanghai also alarmed China and Japan.

In Tianjin, Li Zhongtang breathed a sigh of relief after learning that the Italian Expeditionary Force had arrived in Shanghai.

"Immediately send someone to inform Yu Ting and the others that Yiren has arrived in Shanghai, and let them arrive in three or five days before reinforcements arrive."

"Follow your orders!"

What made Li Zhongtang so worried about Weihaiwei was that Weihaiwei was playing too hard. More than 10,000 officers and soldiers have been beaten, and there are still more than 3,000 people left, which is too miserable.

For this reason, Ding Ruchang, the Admiral of Beiyang, who was in charge of commanding the battle of Weihaiwei, sent a report. "Although the Weihai Guard officers and soldiers fought bravely and repaid the kindness of the court and the adults, but the Japanese aggressors were not inferior to us, and their guns were sharp. Our Weihai Guards suffered heavy casualties, although they killed more than 10,000 enemies (Japanese army statistics, the number of casualties) more than 2,000 people), but the number of officers and soldiers remaining is only 3,000, and if reinforcements do not arrive in five days, it may be difficult to hold on.”

It can be seen from this telegram that although the defenders are holding on with the advantages of terrain and fortifications, they are almost reaching their limit, so there is a blunt five-day deadline.

But now, the Italian army that has arrived in Shanghai can directly reinforce Weihaiwei. Li Zhongtang's heart is suspended, and most of it is put down.

Most of Li Zhongtang's heart was relieved, and someone's heart was about to be lifted.

As one of the countries involved, the Japanese were more concerned about the arrival of the Italian Expeditionary Force in Shanghai.

As soon as it arrived in Shanghai, the Japanese received the news.

As the base camp of the Japanese, Tokyo is particularly nervous.

"The Italian army has reached Shanghai, do you have a way to deal with it?"

As the first person responsible for initiating the war, Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi even held a royal meeting overnight.

"Gentlemen, now that the Italians have arrived in Shanghai, the next step requires the cooperation of all of you."

Although Ito Hirobumi said this, his eyes were fixed on the two ministers of the navy and army.

Other important ministers in the cabinet, even Emperor Meiji, also looked at the two ministers representing the military with scrutiny.

In the face of the gazes gathered by everyone, how could Takashima Tomonosuke and Saigo Jodo, the two ministers of the navy and army, ignore them.

In this case, Saigo from the road is obviously more experienced than Takashima Tomonosuke, who has just served as the Minister of the Army, and speaks first.

"Our navy has used the maximum carrying capacity available to provide sufficient supplementary capacity for the army. At present, we are in a dilemma, and the army has an inescapable responsibility."

Tomonosuke Takashima felt his blood pressure rise sharply after hearing Saigo's words. He didn't expect the Navy to be so shameless and put the blame on the Army.

"Bastard, our army has been unable to take Weihaiwei for a long time, and your navy has an inescapable responsibility."

After Takashima Tomonosuke cursed angrily, he continued to fight back. "If your navy is willing to dispatch warships in time to join forces with our army, and have taken down Weihaiwei's north and south forts and Liugong Island long ago, how could there be such trouble."

What Tomonosuke Takashima said was a dispute between the army and navy some time ago. In Shandong, where Weihaiwei was besieged by a friend in Shanxian County, who felt pressured, he asked the navy for help, hoping that the other party could send a main battleship to threaten Weihaiwei from the sea and relieve the pressure on land. pressure.

It was also his helpless decision to allow Yuto Yamaxian, the founder of the modern Japanese army, to ask the navy for help. Although the 25,000 Japanese troops who landed on the Shandong Peninsula looked strong and strong, only about 10,000 people could actually attack Weihaiwei.

Other troops either need to guard the mountains of materials at the Rongcheng landing site, or they need to guard against the gathering of other Qing troops, they also need to stop the Qing troops from reinforcing Weihaiwei, and they are also responsible for material transportation. In this situation, there are only so many troops in his hands that can be used to attack Weihaiwei.

Some people may ask, since there are not enough troops, why don't some troops be dispatched? Isn't that bad?

To be fair, this really doesn't work. This is not a game, just move the mouse. The Japanese army, which has not yet won Weihaiwei, can only rely on Rongcheng Bay to transport materials. It can only support the current strength, and more materials will not be enough. As for laying down other places, don't think about it, it will delay time, and when the Italians are about to arrive, delaying time is increasing the chance of defeat.

As for the tactic of storming, Youpeng in Shanxian County has not tried it. As long as the goal can be achieved, he will not care about the casualties of soldiers.

However, after trying to use a team-level storm, he immediately gave up the idea. The Maxim and Glenn machine guns that the defenders had dug out from warships and warehouses allowed him to get the number of thousands killed in one day for the first time. It is not possible to rely on strong attacks, but to grind slowly with water, whether he has the time or not, so the friends in Shanxian County, who are in a dilemma, can only try to ask for the help of the navy.

However, Shanxian Youyou's request was rejected by the navy, on the grounds that the navy needed to deal with the threat of the Italian fleet. In the words of Ito Yuheng, Commander of the Combined Fleet, every warship in the Navy is precious and must play its best role. In other words, it's not clear.

So this is the reason why Takashima Tomonosuke was a key minister and accused him face to face.

"Are you accusing our navy of not cooperating with you?"

"you can say it this way."

Hearing the other party's blunt words, Xixiang was angry from the heart. "You asked our naval warships to threaten the battery. When the Italian warships are about to arrive, you really chose a good time."

"Didn't your navy just get a batch of warships from South America?

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come out? "

Takashima Tomonosuke was not polite, and immediately replied back.

The battleship in his mouth was the one that Japan purchased from Chile. After Italy was preparing to intervene in the Sino-Japanese War in the Far East, Japan quickly purchased a batch of warships from Chile at a cost of 1.85 million pounds.

With the relationship between the United Kingdom and Chile, Japan can purchase warships so quickly, and I can understand the reason with my knees. In addition, the money was also urgently borrowed by Japan from British banks.

It has to be said that the warships that the British supplemented for Japan are not bad. Its most commendable is the "Brad", which is a large ironclad ship with a displacement of nearly 7ooo tons, a main gun caliber of 283 mm, and a speed of 18.3 knots. 4,600 tons, as well as the dome cruiser "Esmeralda" with a displacement of 295o tons, plus the dome cruisers "Erachus" and "Pingdu" with a displacement of 2o47 tons, and two more The 713-ton torpedo cruisers "Condel" and "Linze".

Although this did not give the Japanese navy an advantage over the Italian task force, at least it was not without a war effort. As long as it is used properly, this war will still be fought. Of course, this is the idea of ​​​​the British when they do not know that the Italian fleet has secret weapons.

Seeing that the two ministers of the navy and army were making a fuss, Prince Akihito Komatsu, who was in charge of coordinating the two armies as chief of staff, had to stand up.

"You two, now is not the time to discuss right and wrong. Yiren's fleet is about to arrive, and the Japanese Empire is at a dangerous moment. I also hope that the two of you can cooperate sincerely and let go of disputes."

Prince Akira Komatsu, who is a royal family, has enough weight to suppress the two ministers of the Navy and Army~www.mtlnovel.com~ I'm sorry, we are rude. "

After seeing that the two were soft, Ito Hirobumi, who originally wanted to stop the two from arguing but was intervened by Prince Komatsu Miya Akira, spoke again. "Xixiang-kun, what is your navy's response plan for this?"

"Our navy is ready and can set off at any time to intercept the Italian fleet and prevent it from reinforcing Weihaiwei."

That's right, from the point of view of Xixiang Congdao, the Italian fleet is working on an expedition, and the combined fleet is waiting for work, and there are still opportunities.

"Our army will also step up the siege of Weihaiwei, and will not allow the Italians to use the port."

The answer from Takashima Tomonosuke showed the determination of the army.

In the face of the reply given by the army and navy, Emperor Meiji, who never expressed his position easily, stood up. "Very well, I am here waiting for the good news from the two of you."

"Hey, I would like to be loyal to the empire."

Dear, this chapter is over, I wish you a happy reading! ^0^