Expedition to Europe

This war in East Asia has attracted the attention of the whole world.

So everyone is paying attention to this war that can determine the future of the Far East. The winner will establish hegemony, and the loser will have nothing.

Before the war, the Lan Fang Army had a total of 21 divisions, nine of which were foreign legions, with a total strength of about 320,000. The Japanese Army had a total of 25 divisions, with a total strength of about 450,000.

Although the total number of the Lan Fang Army was at a disadvantage, its weapons and equipment were far superior to those of the Japanese Army. Among them, the first, second, and third divisions of the Lan Fang Army were all armored divisions, equipped with tanks that the Japanese Army had not yet equipped, which could form an overwhelming advantage in the war.

Lan Fang's armored forces were deployed in Lan Fang and the northern border area respectively. The second and third divisions were both deployed in the northern border area, ready to give the Japanese a big surprise.

Japan has an absolute advantage in the navy. After the Russo-Japanese War, Japan has proposed the concept of the "88 Fleet". Although it has not been realized so far, the existing "66 Fleet" of the Japanese Navy still has an absolute advantage when facing the Lan Fang Navy.

The "Nagato" battleship, which was just launched by the Japanese Navy in October, is currently the most advanced battleship in the world. It has a standard displacement of 32,700 tons, is equipped with 8 410mm caliber cannons, and has a maximum speed of 26 knots. All data far exceed the only battleship "France" owned by Lan Fang.

Because Lan Fang and Japan are both island countries, almost the whole world is not optimistic about Lan Fang's ability to win this war.

However, Qin Zhiyuan obviously does not think so. When torpedo planes appeared, Lan Fang already had a weapon to restrain battleships.

The Japanese did not know this, including the whole world.

"Yesterday at noon, the 11th Division fought a fierce battle with the Japanese 2nd Division on Sakhalin Island. From noon to 7 pm, a total of 4 battles broke out. The 63rd Regiment made great gains, defeating at least two Japanese regiments and killing and wounding more than 5,000 Japanese soldiers. As of this morning, the Japanese 2nd Division has begun to retreat, and the 11th Division continues to advance southward according to the planned plan, but due to poor road conditions, the advancement speed is not fast." In the Coconut City Palace, Qin Zhisheng was reporting the progress of the war to Qin Zhiyuan.

"Let Lao Chen be steady, don't advance too fast, pay attention to the supply of materials, don't rush too hard and cause the supplies to not keep up, that would be a tragedy..." Qin Zhiyuan was still worried about the fragile supply line.

The Northern Xinjiang Region actually has a navy. In Ningbei Port, there are 11 destroyers and 15 submarines, which are the entire navy of the Northern Xinjiang Region.

Of course, the Japanese thought that the navy was not good enough, so at the beginning of the war, Japan sent battleships to block Ningbei Port. Although it did not launch an attack due to the deterrence of the land artillery, it was equivalent to locking the scope of activities of the navy in the northern Xinjiang region.

At present, Qin Zhiyuan is most worried about the logistics supply of the northern Xinjiang region. The 11th Division seems to have the upper hand now, but if the supply of materials cannot keep up, the machine guns of the 11th Division will become fire sticks.

"Where is Bao Deshui?" Qin Zhiyuan is concerned about the entire battle situation and cannot focus only on Sakhalin Island.

"Chita, we will be able to reach Vladivostok tomorrow, and it is expected that we can launch an attack on the Japanese fleet the day after tomorrow." Qin Zhisheng moved the symbol representing the torpedo plane wing to the Chita area on the map.

Although Lan Fang had torpedo planes, the number of torpedo planes was not enough. Fortunately, Lan Fang had enough bombers, so fifty bombers were urgently converted into torpedo planes and transferred to Vladivostok through the airports in the Republic of China.

Qin Zhiyuan declared war on Japan, and the president of the Republic of China, Xu Shichang, was of course pleased to see it. Therefore, Xu Shichang said that the Republic of China would fully cooperate with Lan Fang's request.

Xu Shichang certainly had his own demands. If Lan Fang defeated the Japanese, Lan Fang promised to return all of Japan's rights in the Northeast of the Republic of China to the Republic of China. This was definitely a major good news for Xu Shichang.

Just after Lan Fang declared war on Japan, Xu Shichang was also considering declaring war on Japan, but because of the pro-Japanese forces in the Beiyang government, Xu Shichang didn't even dare to mention this motion now.

However, if Lan Fang defeated the Japanese Combined Fleet, the pro-Japanese factions in the Republic of China would change their positions.

"The 17th and 18th Divisions stationed in Korea seem to have signs of being transferred to the Northeast of the Republic of China. The opinion of the General Staff is to guard against the Japanese army attacking Vladivostok from land." Qin Zhisheng reported a new situation.

"Don't bother with them. If they don't come, forget it. If they dare to come, it's just right for the Second Division to have a taste of the action... Order Chen Kangjian, don't hesitate. If the Japanese dare to launch an attack on Vladivostok from the Northeast of the Republic of China, they must be resolutely attacked, even if the war spreads to the territory of the Republic of China." Qin Zhiyuan wanted to kill them all.

The Northeast of the Republic of China at this time was not the "Great Northern Granary" of the 21st century, but the standard "Great Northern Wilderness". After the Qing government's closed-door policy and the destruction of the Russo-Japanese War more than a decade ago, the Northeast was a real thousand-mile wasteland with few people.

After the Russo-Japanese War, Japan took over all of Russia's rights in the Northeast and stationed troops in the Northeast of the Republic of China to protect Japanese interests. In April of this year, Japan established the Kwantung Army Headquarters in the Northeast of the Republic of China, which was under the jurisdiction of one division and six railway garrison battalions, with a total force of about 20,000 people.

The Japanese army also had two divisions in Korea, with a total force of about 35,000 people.

Just after Japan declared war on Lan Fang, Emperor Taisho issued an order to build ten new divisions in Japan to prepare for fighting against Lan Fang's army, which had superior weapons and equipment.

Of course, Emperor Taisho was more likely to be preparing to attack Lan Fang's homeland. It is estimated that in Emperor Taisho's concept, Lan Fang had no ability to land in Japan at all.

This was also the general view of the world at this time.

"Deep Sea No. 4 reports that the two Japanese battleships Hiei and Haruna, which were stationed in Keelung Port, started fire yesterday afternoon and are currently missing." A military staff officer walked in quickly with a telegram.

"Deep Sea" is a general term for agents sent by Lan Fang, which are widely distributed throughout the Far East. Among them, "Deep Sea No. 4" is an agent sent to Keelung Port.

At this time, wireless telegraphs had not yet been miniaturized, and it was not easy to send telegrams. More of it still relied on wired telegraphs. All the intelligence obtained by the agents in Keelung Port must first be sent to Hong Kong in code, and then sent to Lan Fang by the agents of the Hong Kong branch in code.

"Keep an eye on them, and order Zhou Hongguang to be ready to send reconnaissance planes at any time to find them." Qin Zhiyuan was decisive.

"Hiei" and "Haruna", two sister ships of the latest Kongo-class battleships of the Japanese army, had been stationed in Keelung Port before. Now that they have been launched, the most likely area to attack is the Lan Fang naval base in Annan - Cam Ranh Bay.

Since Lan Fang declared war on Japan, Lan Fang has withdrawn its garrisons on all islands in the North Sea, just to avoid unnecessary losses when the Japanese attack.

If "Hiei" and "Haruna" dare to blockade Cam Ranh Bay, it will be a good thing. Qin Zhiyuan still has a squadron of fifty torpedo planes in the mainland, waiting for the Japanese to come to the door.

"Should we drive the France back? The land battery in Cam Ranh Bay has not been completed yet. If the Japanese break through the defense of the land battery, the France will be in danger." Qin Zhisheng was worried. Qin Zhisheng valued the only battleship of Lan Fang very much.

The original text can be read in Liu # 9 @Shu/Bar!

"No, as long as the Japanese enter the North Sea, they will be discovered by our reconnaissance planes. We can deal with them without waiting for the "Hiei" and "Haruna" to arrive in Cam Ranh Bay." Qin Zhiyuan is confident.

The Lan Fang Air Force has begun regular patrols in the North Sea. As long as the Japanese fleet enters the North Sea, the Lan Fang Air Force will definitely find them.

At the same time that Qin Zhiyuan received the news that the "Hiei" and "Haruna" left Keelung Port, the Lan Fang reconnaissance plane that was cruising over the North Sea also made a discovery.

Lan Fang's reconnaissance plane was modified from a transport plane. Because there was no radar, it still used visual search for reconnaissance.

In order to conduct better reconnaissance, Lan Fang had to send nearly 100 reconnaissance planes every day, just to detect the Japanese fleet as soon as possible.

The naming method of the Lan Fang Air Force is still in accordance with Qin Zhiyuan's habit. The fighters are named "J" series, and the current fighters are named "J-1" fighters. The bombers are named "H" series, and the current bombers are named "H-2". The reconnaissance aircraft naturally becomes "Xian-3".

Lan Fang's air force is absolutely invincible in the current Far East. In the entire Far East, only Lan Fang has a well-organized air force. The Japanese air force is still in its infancy, and the gap with the Lan Fang Air Force is even greater than the gap between the Lan Fang Navy and the Japanese Navy.

Although the Lan Fang Navy is several levels lower than the Japanese Navy, it is a navy after all. Although it only has one battleship and looks alone, it has solved the problem of whether it has one or not.

The Japanese Air Force does not have one at all, not to mention wanting to compete with Lan Fang for air supremacy, which is simply a fantasy.

"Brothers, enter the working mode, open your eyes wide, search the sea carefully, don't miss any details, don't miss any wisp of black smoke..." On the reconnaissance plane No. 3025, Captain Zhao Xingguo slowly pressed down the nose of the plane, ready to pass through the clouds to start reconnaissance.

"Captain, don't talk too much, even if I open my eyes to burst, I can only see endless cotton candy..." The voice of observer Zhan Junda came from the cabin.

Although the reconnaissance plane No. 3025 starts with "3", it does not mean that Lan Fang's aircraft has reached the thousandth digit, but all reconnaissance planes start with "3", which has no other meaning.

"Okay, start working..." Zhao Xingguo controlled the plane to pass through the clouds and finally appeared on the blue sea.

"War... battleship... Japanese warships found..." Almost at the same time, the observers exclaimed in the cabin.

Zhao Xingguo controlled the plane to make a turn, and a huge fleet appeared on the sea below Zhao Xingguo.

There is no doubt that this is the Japanese fleet.