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    In the Western Pacific, a large-scale fleet is sailing in the sea. This fleet is composed of more than 600 transport ships and merchant ships. On the periphery, there are dozens of Chinese Navy warships, headed by  Astonishingly, it is the most powerful battleship of the Chinese Navy now. Among the 'Qin-class' battleships, the 'Qin Shihuang' battleship, the 'Prince Fusu' battleship and the 'Qin II' battleship are included. In addition, there are three heavy cruisers, "Shanghai"  The heavy cruiser "Nanjing" and the heavy cruiser "Guangzhou" were surrounded by six light cruisers and ten destroyers.  Now the entire Pacific Ocean has become the sphere of influence of the Chinese Navy, and these warships are enough to ensure the safety of the fleet.

    However, in order to comprehensively strengthen the empire's control over the Pacific region, the Navy Ministry has planned to build more light cruisers and heavy cruisers.  Compared with battleships, faster cruisers can better demonstrate China's presence in the Pacific region and protect China's overseas interests.

    This fleet is the fleet that set off from Tianjin and prepared to transport the Eighth Army to Tokyo, Japan for landing.  The fleet set off from Tianjin, passed through the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, and then entered the Western Pacific from the Osumi Strait in southern Japan.  Then go all the way north.  Head to Tokyo.

    Because of the Chinese navy¡¯s blockade of Japan.  Japan's shipping has been severely hit, and even the fishery industry has suffered heavy losses. In addition, other countries know that China is at war with Japan, and they have also closed trade with Japan.  Therefore, not even a single other ship can be seen in the vast western Pacific.  But this is just right, as the whereabouts of the Chinese navy can be kept secret.

    On the front deck of a transport ship, two people were wearing military uniforms.  The middle-aged soldier with the shining general star on his shoulder was chatting.

    "Old Zhao, I heard that those guys from the Second Army dug deep into the ground in Kyushu and made hundreds of millions of dollars! Although our Eighth Army did not catch up with the previous battles, we cannot be worse than them.  Let¡¯s go!¡± said Lieutenant General Gao Chang, Chief of Staff of the Eighth Group Army and former Chief of Staff of the Capital Military Region.  After Wang Yuze ordered that all the property stolen from Japan this time would be counted as special military expenses for the army, everyone was full of energy.  Wealth will be plundered from Japan as a contribution to the army.

    "Don't worry, Lao Gao! We are going to Tokyo. Almost half of Japan's wealth is concentrated in Tokyo. The Second Army can only get two to three billion yuan in Kyushu. We can get at least five hundred million yuan in Tokyo.  More than 100 million yuan. If everyone can be ruthless and rob the old boy who knows the emperor, maybe we can get more!" General Zhao Bowen, commander of the Eighth Army, said with a smile.

    "Robbing the emperor? This is a good idea! But I don't know if it will cause trouble. After all, he is the head of a country!" Lieutenant General Gao Chang smiled at first, but then became a little worried.

    "Bullshit national aid. After this battle, little Japan has not been subdued by us. Even their emperor has to nod and bow in front of us. Tell brothers, everyone must do their best in this battle.  That's fine, otherwise, this will bring shame to our Eighth Army!" General Zhao Bowen said.  Almost all the other armies of the Imperial Army have participated in the war, and only the army of the Capital Military District is left, which has not yet accomplished anything. This made Zhao Bowen very urgent.

    "By the way, Lao Zhao, I heard that after this battle, the General Staff intends to adjust the military system and change the military system of the current eight military regions. I don't know if it is true or not!" Lieutenant General Gao Chang said.

    "This is true, I happen to know some news!" General Zhao Bowen said with a smile.

    "Oh? What's the news? Tell me quickly?" Lieutenant General Gao Chang asked excitedly.

    "I heard General Cai, Minister of the Army, say that after discussing with the Chief of General Staff, His Majesty plans to organize the army into field armies and reserves. There will be about ten field armies to garrison the empire's border areas and important areas. The reserves will garrison all provinces in the country.  , especially the task of suppressing bandits and maintaining public security in border provinces. After all, after this battle, the empire's territory has more than doubled, and it needs to be re-defended!" said General Zhao Bowen.

    "Ten armies, that means the Army will not be disarmed?" Lieutenant General Gao Chang asked.  Now many soldiers are worried that after the war, so many troops will not be needed. After the country shifts its focus to economic construction, in order to save military expenses, the Army, which has the largest number of troops, will be abolished."Probably not! Ten armies are more than 1.6 million people. Including the reserve troops, it is almost the same as the current army. In addition, even after this battle is over, there will probably be no shortage of battles.  Fighting. Will the empire watch out for Thailand and Dutch Indonesia in the Southeast Asia? As well as India and Afghanistan in the south, the empire will probably start to compete with the British. Therefore, there will definitely be wars to come.  . However, the scale will not be too large, it will be a low-intensity war!" General Zhao Bowen said.

    "Haha! I'm relieved now!" Lieutenant General Gao Chang said with a smile.  Since ten armies were to be formed, there were still vacancies for two armies, and he also wanted to strive to become the commander of two armies.  However, the Eighth Army has only entered the battlefield now, making him relatively lacking in military exploits.  He has secretly made up his mind to work harder in the battle against little Japan.

    Although we don¡¯t know when the Chinese ** Team will launch an attack on Tokyo Bay, everyone in the Japanese Army knows that the Chinese ** Team is definitely on the way now.  The entire Tokyo Bay is already in turmoil and the vegetation is full of soldiers.  The nearly 600,000 army troops have all entered a state of combat readiness.  The Japanese troops concentrated in Tokyo Bay were the elite troops of the Japanese army, including five elite divisions, fifteen divisions equipped with rifles, and twelve divisions equipped with old-fashioned muskets.  This is already the most powerful force the Japanese Army can assemble.  After all, the southern Honshu area in the south also needs to be defended, and other areas that are easy to be landed by the Chinese need to be defended. Therefore, although the Japanese Army has a strong force, it is still very insufficient at this time.

    Japanese Army Minister Katsura Taro goes to check the combat readiness of the troops every day, as if he feels a little uneasy if he doesn't go for a day.  In particular, the entrance to Tokyo Bay, the Miura Peninsula and the Boso Peninsula were the key areas for his inspection.  The best way to protect Tokyo is to keep the Chinese fleet out of Tokyo Bay and guard the Uraga Waterway.  To this end, the Japanese Navy deployed hundreds of forts of various sizes on both sides of the Uraga Waterway, and concentrated hundreds of coastal defense guns.  This was also the result of the Chinese Navy's bombardment of Tokyo in the last war, so the Japanese Navy strengthened its defenses in Tokyo Bay.  However, due to hesitation about funding, most of these hundreds of coastal defense guns are 105 mm and 155 mm caliber coast defense guns. There are very few 240 mm and 280 mm coast defense guns, only more than 20.  .  There are only eight 305mm-caliber coastal defense guns, which were removed from unfinished battleships.

    However, the Uraga Waterway is only eight kilometers wide at its narrowest point, and the coastal defense guns deployed on both sides are enough to block the entire waterway.  Although all the Japanese Navy's battleships were sunk, they still had the confidence to defend Tokyo Bay relying on these coastal defense guns.

    On November 3, the Chinese naval fleet passed through the Ogasawara Islands and appeared outside Tokyo Bay.  This immediately let the Japanese army know the movements of the Chinese ** team, and for a while, the entire Japanese army near Tokyo Bay took action.

    On the transport ship where the commander of the Eighth Army, General Zhao Bowen, was located, the generals at the division and brigade level of the Eighth Army, as well as the brigade commander of the 6th Marine Brigade, were all gathered here.  General Zhao Bowen held a pre-war meeting here.

    "Everyone, after consulting the General Staff, our landing operation in Tokyo Bay will be carried out tomorrow. The Japanese army has implemented very strict protection in Tokyo Bay, especially on both sides of the Uraga Waterway, where there are dense forts. Therefore, it is necessary to  To invade Tokyo Bay, we must first destroy the forts on both sides of Uraga Waterway. The Navy said that destroying these forts is not a problem, but it will take a few days to destroy these forts at the minimum cost. However,  We don't have that much time. Therefore, the Army Headquarters formulated an attack plan on Tokyo Bay." Admiral Zhao Bowen said, looking at everyone, everyone was sitting upright.

    "Tomorrow, the 6th Marine Corps Brigade will land at Xiangmo Bay, and then our Eighth Army will deploy two infantry divisions to accompany the landing. The mission of this unit is to cooperate with the navy to resolve the Japanese army's attack on the Miura Peninsula  Fort. According to the information we obtained, the Japanese forts were all built in the direction of the Uraga Waterway and had no turning function. Therefore, if we launch an attack from the rear of the Japanese army, if we can defeat several Japanese troops deployed on the Miura Peninsula,  As a division, it is not difficult to deal with these forts. After that, the navy will use naval guns to deal with the forts on the Boso Peninsula. After destroying these forts, we can land directly in Tokyo Bay!" Zhao Bowen  the admiral said.

    Everyone looked at Zhao Bowen with excitement in their eyes, wanting to take the initiative to challenge and win the first victory of the entire group army.

    "This time, the mission of landing on the Miura Peninsula will be completed by the 9th Division and the 36th Division. Remember, we only have three days. Within three days, we must defeat the Japanese army on the Miura Peninsula and destroy those Japanese forts!  "Zhao Bowen on??ordered.

    "Yes, Commander!" the commanders of the Ninth Division and the Thirty-sixth Division replied loudly.
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