Chapter 200 My ship is being ordered to bombard the Russian army

"Has the message been confirmed?"

In the base camp in Tokyo, Prince Shirakitakawa suddenly stood up, looked at the adjutant who came to report, opened his eyes wide, grabbed the telegram, and scanned the telegram again and again with unbelievable eyes.

The telegram was forwarded from Fengtian. The telegram was very detailed and described what the Japanese intelligence officer saw.

The Russian army was defeated!

In the Skyscraper Mountains, located a hundred miles away from Fengtian, 20,000 Russian infantry and 8,000 Russian Kossack cavalry were intercepted for another day and one night. After exhaustion, they were surrounded and divided into battles by the suddenly rushed Pacific Army. Finally, with the support of strong firepower, only 2,000 cavalry successfully fled to Fengtian.

Coupled with Lushun and Jinzhou, which have been cleared, the whole Liaodong can no longer see any Russian army except Fengtian. The Pacific Army is making unimped strides to the north!

The main force of the 25,000 Russian army, coupled with the troops landing from Lushun, lost a total of 30,000 people, which completely made the Russians completely lose their dream of taking the three northeastern provinces of China.

What's more serious is that the Russians' huge Far East Pacific Fleet was also defeated three days ago. Although Yamamoto Quan Bingwei could not see the actual situation of the battle, the fact that the five Russian main warships gathered together when the other side cleaned the battlefield was captured has stunned everyone in the base camp!

The Russian maritime power in the Far East was swept away by the Pacific Fleet like the Empire, which made everyone in the base camp afraid of the combat effectiveness of the Pacific Fleet. You know, the Russian fleet has more than a dozen main warships!

But they were destroyed by the Pacific Fleet in a head-on battle! According to Yamamoto's description, only one heavy cruiser of the eight capital ships of the Pacific Fleet has been black and burned, and the rest has not been lost much, which is unbelievable.

In addition to the shock, the base camp is also very happy with the destruction of the Russian fleet, because with the destruction of the main force of the Russian Far East Fleet, the already prepared materials can finally be exported to North Korea again. Now Russia has no naval support, and the acceptance of Yuanshan Port is just around the corner!

For several months, Japan has been worried about the arrival of the Russians. They are afraid that North Korea will not be able to defend and lose the only base camp of the empire, but also afraid that the Russians will learn from Honolulu and attack the Japanese mainland, so they have deployed a large number of troops stationed on the northern coast, but in fact, because there is no fleet, this kind of defensive root Ben didn't work. Even His Majesty the Emperor asked about the Russian fleet several times a day.

Now it's all free, and all Japanese citizens can export their breath!

Ito Hirofumi's eyes flashed: "Your Excellency, now that the Russian fleet and army have failed, their morale must be very low. I suggest that we should speed up the pace of counterattack and recover Yuanshan Port as soon as possible to prevent Russia from handing over to the Pacific Army after its failure!"

Hirofumi Ito is worthy of being a diplomat, and he soon saw the most critical place.

The Russian fleet has been completely destroyed! Even the army has been disabled, which will no longer pose a threat to the Japanese army stationed in North Korea, so it is time to consider some problems later.

So, his words quickly resonated in the base camp. The seemingly powerful Russians have fallen. If the Pacific Army asks the Russians to hand over Yuanshan Port after the war, the Russians will certainly not be able to insist.

Once Yuanshan Port is controlled by the Pacific Army, coupled with the pressure along the Yalu River, tens of thousands of troops in the North Korea will be very dangerous! So almost after hearing Hirofumi Ito's voice, everyone began to figure it out.

"Mr. Ito, don't worry, the Prince has sent a telegram to General Youpeng of Shanxian two days ago. I believe that the army of the empire has now stepped into Yuanshan Port." Prince Komatsu looked at Kitashirakawa and said, with a stain on the latter's face and nodded.

"In addition to retaking Yuanshan Port, I think the empire should speed up the delivery of supplies and troops to North Korea! The Pacific Army has too much appetite. Maybe they are already thinking about how to seize North Korea and completely control the whole northeast!"

"You're right! The empire must be ready for the challenge!"

"No, we shouldn't send more troops to North Korea now. Our warships are coming back. We shouldn't let the Pacific Army find an excuse to attack us at this time."

"Yes, let's wait until all the warships come back and seek a decisive battle!"

In the conference room of the base camp, it was lively and noisy. Hirofumi Ito's words resonated with many people and expressed their opinions on the current situation.

Prince Komatsu sat next to him, squinting his eyes, and the afterglow swept over Kitashirakawa Nengjiu sitting in the center. Although he is currently the second most powerful person after the other side, and half of the army is his men, he is not too optimistic about the current situation. Although the Russians lost, they lost quickly. But a more terrible tiger was put in the Far East.

Especially in the Battle of Motianling, the Pacific Army blocked nearly 30,000 Russian troops with thousands of people. Such combat effectiveness is simply more powerful than the most elite guard division of the empire. If the army that is constantly stepping on the northeast is like this, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for the imperial team stationed in North Korea.

Most importantly, although the Russian fleet failed, the Pacific Fleet still exists. Not only did it exist, but it also became stronger because it captured five large Russian capital ships! This is not good news for the new imperial fleet, which is about to return home.

In the final analysis, there is still a lack of maritime power to determine the surname!

However, Prince Komatsu didn't say anything. North Shirakawa Nengjiu was too ambitious. After Prince Chi Ren's death, no one could restrain him. Now he used the name of the Chief of Staff to take half of the army into his arms, and the fleet being formed did not let go. He was sent abroad to supervise the construction of warships and training. More than half of the officers are his direct line! Such a person has a great influence on the empire!

Since he wants to counterattack Yuanshan Port, and he really needs a victory to boost morale at present, let him go.

North Shirakawa did not notice the light in the corners of Prince Komatsu's eyes for a long time. Looking at the excited generals of the base camp, his face was also red with excitement. This was an opportunity for him. Although the Pacific Army defeated the Russian army, it was not possible to digest the huge three northeastern provinces in a short time. This It's a good opportunity to completely control North Korea!

There was a lot of disturbing comments, and only Akashi Genjiro, who was sitting in the corner, frowned.

The Nanyang Plan has failed with the formation of a small escort fleet by the Pacific Army. The original follow-up work had to deal with Russia first because of the arrival of the Russians, but I didn't expect that the Russians had not yet shown their fangs, but they had been beaten up by the Pacific Army, so the practical problems in front of him It's still the Pacific Army! God seemed to make a joke and let him go back to where he was.

Thinking of the group of guys who had just annihilated the Russian Far East Fleet and eaten the main force of the Russian army, as if they had become the most powerful military force in the Far East overnight, a feeling of palpitations surged in his heart.

These guys were originally trapped in Hawaii and Ryukyu, but now they have successfully landed in Liaodong under the pretext of Russia's destruction of the Far East, and are very likely to swallow the whole three northeastern provinces of China in one fell swoop!

More importantly, they defeated the Russian fleet and captured five warships. In this way, the strength of the fleet will be greatly increased. It seems that the twelve capital ships in exchange for the country's shortage of food and clothing and debt are not enough.

Are these guys so lucky?!

Listening to everyone's suggestions and discussions, he frowned more and more, because he found that almost everyone was saying that if they took Wonsan Port and kept North Korea, they forgot that if the Pacific Army also included the three northeastern provinces in their arms, their strength would increase dozens of times!

At this time, we should not be passive defense, but should go out and cross the Yalu River, take advantage of the army's numerical advantage, which is still slightly superior at present, to find an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the Pacific Army and destroy their claws to the Far East.

Thinking of this, Akashi Yuanjiro was just about to stand up and say what he thought when the door of the closed conference room was suddenly knocked open.

"Report." The major was out of breath and looked anxious: "Your Excellency, North Korea's emergency telegram, the First Army has invaded Wonsan Port an hour ago, but."

Major swallowed his saliva and suddenly found that he had become the focus of the audience. He shouted, "They were shelled from the sea, and the loss was very serious!"

"Cannon shelling?! The shelling of the sea? Who will be outside Yuanshan Port at this time? Do the Russians still have warships? Bei Shirakawa stood up for a long time and rushed to the young commander.

"Papa!" Hearing only two loud slaps in the face, Bei Baichuan had already roared for a long time: "Damn it, tell me, who is it?" Hi." The major endured the pain and said, "Report to His Royal Highness, according to the observation of General Youpeng in Shanxian, it should be two battleships and two heavy cruisers of the Pacific Fleet."

"What!"

Everyone stood up in shock. They were just discussing how to deal with the situation in the Far East after the Pacific Army entered, but they didn't expect that they had come to Yuanshan Port and shelled the elite first army of the empire that had just taken down the port!

Everyone shivered at the thought of the scene of countless imperial soldiers who excitedly killed into Yuanshan and were celebrating after anniping the Russians, but were suddenly attacked by heavy artillery from the sea.

Akashi Genjiro was also shocked by the news. He just felt that it was necessary for the empire to take the initiative to attack to relieve the strategic pressure, but he didn't expect that he had already arrived at Yuanshan to launch a shelling! He felt as if he were the major who had been slapped twice, which was extremely embarrassing!

"Baga!"

"Damn it!"

"Bastard! Did they forget the armistice agreement they signed?!"

After a moment of silence, everyone in the base camp jumped up excitedly, accusing the Pacific Fleet of shelling Yuanshan Port. They were eager to rush forward immediately and give each of those bastards a bullet!

"No, they did not violate the armistice agreement." When everyone scolded angrily and accused the Pacific Army of attacking again, Akashi Yuanjiro suddenly took a step forward: "Don't forget that Yuanshan Port is under the control of the Russians. They are shelling the Russian [***] team."

The words of Yuanjiro Akashi stunned everyone. They soon understood the words of this inconspicuous and even shivering young man. The Pacific Army did not violate the agreement. They were shelling the Russian army. As for why it caused casualties in the Japanese army, everyone could guess what the other party said.

They will be proud, stretch out their fingers, and then use "We hit the Russians, and we don't know that your army has entered Yuanshan, because you have to inform our army first if you have nothing to do." This sentence sends yourself away!

Although everyone knows why they chose to shell Yuanshan at this time, no matter who must admit that the Pacific Fleet has captured this opportunity!

Akashi Motojiro looked around and found that everyone present was solemn and clenched into fists. He suddenly clenched his teeth and quickly walked to the two people in front of North Shirakawa and Xiaosong. After bowing, he stood up straight again, straight like a sharp blade, and his whole body exuded forceful sharpness. Your Excellency, although the Russians have failed, the Northeast is already the young master of Hawaii, which is a good opportunity for the empire!"

"Mingshi Jun, can you make it clear? What does this have to do with us? Are you going to let the troops stationed in North Korea attack? If I had been there before, I might have been able to support you, but now." Hirofumi Ito pushed his glasses: "I'm afraid we have to think about how to defend North Korea first."

"No, I really wanted to suggest crossing the Yalu River as soon as possible, but now I have changed my mind."

"Guys, don't you think that young master of Hawaii is an idle person? According to the information he has so far, he has been to Taiwan and Nanyang before, and don't forget that Jinzhou is his hometown!" Akashi Motojiro's words were like a sharp sword, pointing directly to the tip of the sword to the opponent's heart.

"What do you mean?!"

Hirofumi Ito has stood up in horror.

"Mr. Keisuke Otori, I remember that you have a very good relationship with Ryohei Uchida of Xuanyangshe?" Akashi Motojiro did not answer, and suddenly turned his head to look at Keisuke Otori.

Just as Keisuke Otori nodded, Akashi Motojiro's words had sounded again: "I think maybe this is an opportunity!" -

Outside Yuanshan Port, on the battleship Nanji Star, Ji Rushan looked at the sound of gunfire in the distance, but he did not dare to get close to the two Japanese cruisers in the shelling formation and laughed contemptuously.

"How many shells are left?"

"Report, there is still half."

Ji Rushan raised his telescope. The Yuanshan Port over there had already been burned red by the fire. In the fire, countless Japanese soldiers wailed and fell down, making him feel as if he had returned to the scene of Jiangtian Island.

After watching the situation of the port, Ji Rushan slowly put down the telescope: "The battleships hit all the shells, and the heavy patrol stopped the attack to prevent the cruiser from desperately."

"After all the shells?" The staff officer rolled his eyes and was a little surprised. After shooting all the shells, isn't it too thin to rely on two heavy patrols?

Ji Rushan knew what the staff was worried about and smiled: "Don't worry, I said I would have called earlier if I wanted to." After saying that, he looked at the two lonely Japanese warships in the night and continued to order.

"Send a light signal to tell them that our ship is being ordered to bombard the Russian army and limit them to leave within ten minutes, otherwise."

"Attack!"

"Yes!" ......

(to be continued)