Seeing that everyone in the hall fell into deep thought, especially the officers who were the most noisy in the military department just now, their faces were directly gloomy, and the chief of staff continued to analyze. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Maybe everyone thinks that three times the military strength only needs three times the number of troops, and with the current military strength of the empire, it is easy to draw three times or even four times the number of troops. If you think so, you are very wrong. ”

"The total strength of the Imperial Army is indeed a lot, but don't forget that these troops have just been expanded in the past six months, and although veterans account for more than forty percent, the veterans who have really been on the battlefield are less than twenty percent."

"There are also artillery and light and heavy machine guns, in order to support the Manchurian Army, most of the weapons produced by the empire in the past six months have been sent to the Manchurian Army, and the proportion of heavy weapons and equipment has just reached less than half of the Manchurian Army."

"Do you still think that such a force with a three-fold superiority in strength can reach three times the combat effectiveness of the Manchurian Army?"

For a time, everyone's eyes were focused on the Minister of War, and the Emperor was no exception.

After a pair of eyes quickly shot out two sharp rays of light, he directly asked the Minister of War: "How many troops does the empire have to dispatch, so that the overall combat effectiveness can reach three times or even more than that of the Manchurian Army." ”

The Minister of War's face was ugly, but he had to reply to the Emperor in a heavy tone: "According to the current situation of equipment and training, it is necessary to have at least four times the superiority of troops in order to reach three times the overall combat effectiveness of the Manchurian Army." ”

"Also, as the chief of staff just said, the troops that are three times the strength of the Manchurian Army can reach a draw with the Liaodong Army at most when they reach the three northeastern provinces of the Qing Dynasty. After all, the empire is a long-distance war, and whether it is troop replenishment or logistics supply, it is not as good as the Liaodong Army. ”

The emperor's brows furrowed, and he asked in a heavy tone: "Then how many troops are needed to surpass the Liaodong Army in strength, and then defeat the Liaodong Army in the three northeastern provinces of the Great Qing Dynasty, and defeat the Liaodong Army in half a month." ”

"At least four times the strength of the force is 450,000 men. The three northeastern provinces of the Great Qing Dynasty are too big, and if there is not enough force advantage to hold the places we occupy, the entire three northeastern provinces will be full of battlefields where the Liaodong Army will attack us. ”

Dispatching more than 400,000 troops at a time will certainly not be able to withstand Japan's current economic strength.

Therefore, after the Minister of War finished speaking, the emperor's face instantly turned gloomy.

After taking a deep breath, he sighed at the ministers in front of him: "Just send troops directly, the current empire can't support such a large-scale war." ”

At this time, the Chancellor of the Exchequer suddenly spoke and comforted: "Please don't be discouraged, with the current development rate of the empire, as long as there is no large-scale war, at most two years, the empire will be able to accumulate enough wealth." At that time, the empire will have the strength to send heavy troops to launch an attack on Liaodong. ”

"You are sure that it will only take two years for me to take revenge on the Liaodong Army and bring the three northeastern provinces of the Qing Dynasty into the territory of the Great Japanese Empire. I'm still young and can afford to wait. Ladies and gentlemen, since the decision has been made, then we will work together and fight for two years to march into the three northeastern provinces of the Qing Dynasty, eliminate the Liaodong Army, and avenge the destruction of the Manchurian Army. ”

"The ministers must live up to Your Majesty's high expectations, struggle for two years, and march into the three northeastern provinces of the Qing Dynasty."

"Yo Xi, I believe in you." The Emperor was very pleased with everyone's reactions.

But the smile only lasted less than five seconds on the emperor's face before disappearing, and two rays of light shot out from his eyes.

"Although the empire does not yet have the strength to attack Manchuria on a large scale, it is not yet able to fight a decisive battle with the Liaodong army. However, the Liaodong Army completely annihilated our Manchurian Army, and the empire had to react. If the empire swallows this breath like this, then the empire will definitely become the laughing stock of the major powers. ”

The Chief of the General Staff, who had not supported the large-scale use of troops against the Liaodong Army from the beginning, also spoke at this time: "The minister supports Your Majesty, and the total annihilation of our Manchurian Army by the Liaodong Army must not become a shame for the empire." The empire must make the Liaodong army pay the price, let the Liaodong army know that if he dares to oppose the empire and destroy more than 100,000 elites of the empire, he will bear the empire's revenge against him. ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!" After the chief of staff finished speaking, the ministers who could speak in the hall opened their mouths in agreement.

The Emperor ordered with a solemn face: "The empire will immediately launch a revenge against the Liaodong Army. ”

"All detachments of the Navy, starting today, will take turns to shell all coastal cities in the areas controlled by the Liaodong Army, and we will blow all the coastal cities and military ports of the Liaodong Army into ruins and cut off all maritime ties between the Liaodong Army and the outside world."

An important minister in charge of intelligence immediately stood up and reminded: "Your Majesty, as far as the minister knows, Yingkou is a very important port for the Liaodong Army to connect with the West. According to His Majesty, Yingkou must have been the first target of the Imperial Navy's shelling. But. I would like to remind Your Majesty that a large number of transport ships of the Western powers are docked at Yingkou Wharf, among which the largest number of transport ships belong to Germany, and many of the heavy weapons equipped by the Liaodong Army and the equipment of their arsenal are purchased from Germany. If the Imperial Navy rashly shelled the Yingkou wharf and blew up the German merchant ships docked at the Yingkou wharf, the minister was worried that it would cause a diplomatic dispute! ”

"Baga, it's Germany again. If there was no Germany, the Liaodong Army would not be equipped with so many heavy artillery, there would be no endless supply of weapons and ammunition to equip the troops, and the Liaodong Army would not have the strength to completely annihilate our Manchurian Army. It can be said that Germany was also a major culprit in the total annihilation of our Manchurian Army. The emperor couldn't help but curse loudly.

The Foreign Secretary hurriedly comforted: "Your Majesty is angry. Although Germany is now friendly with the Liaodong Army, as long as we do not directly target Germany, Germany will definitely not offend the empire for the interests of the Liaodong Army. ”

The chief of the general staff's eyes lit up and replied: "The minister has an idea, I don't know if it is feasible, please make a judgment on your majesty." ”

"After the Imperial Navy arrives at the coast of the Liaodong Army-controlled area, it can first warn the foreign merchant ships at Yingkou Wharf to leave Yingkou Wharf. Give them a day or two to retreat, and then shell the Yingkou pier. ”

"Even if a foreign merchant ship is bombed, they will have no reason to trouble the Empire."

"In addition, we can also force foreign merchant ships at the dock to withdraw from our shelling area by shelling coastal cities first, cutting off the connection between the Liaodong Army and the wharf, and then shelling the wharf and the military port."

"Yo Xi, very good, I decided, just do it!" The emperor replied categorically

"The fleets of the Imperial Navy, each detachment, are on the expedition for ten days. Which detachment will set off first. Which detachment will attack later, the staff will arrange it, I don't ask. ”

"But I want an outcome. Within a month at the latest, all coastal cities in the area controlled by the Liaodong Army will be bombed into ruins, and I will keep the Liaodong Army away from the coastline and cut off all maritime communication with the outside world. (To be continued.) )