Chapter 1106： Anxious

War does not mean that it can be fought, especially with the British system, the cabinet government has no power to start a war gambling on the national destiny without authorization.

But this kind of thing is not suitable for discussion in parliament. If hundreds of parliamentarians know it, it means the whole world knows it.

When everyone's arguing is over, don't say it's better to start first, and God bless you if you don't get started first.

Although the Royal Navy has an advantage, the Shenra Navy is not weak. If you follow the 70% standard theory of the original time-space book, you can now do it directly.

After the new batch of battleships are installed, the gap between the strengths of the two sides will be even smaller. With the time difference between the first service, it is completely possible to get started.

This kind of thing, don't expect the king to come out to carry thunder. Edward VII is not George V, and he is not so foolish, and he will not help them.

The Royal Navy has been dominating for too long, and the people have long been used to victory. In this context, it is right to win a naval battle, and it would be a heinous crime to lose.

Frankly speaking, if it were not for a long term, Campbell would probably choose Hulong to pass and leave the trouble to the next.

It's not a joke, there are already people in the cabinet who are ready to "retreat". Including the Secretary of the Army who clamored the most.

This is often the case in politics. Usually, the person who shouts the loudest slogans does the most intimidating thing.

The reason couldn't be more realistic. Everyone has confidence in the Royal Navy. Who has confidence in the lobster soldiers?

The enemy may not be able to defeat the Royal Navy in naval warfare. Can the land warfare still be won?

The Secretary of the Army, who had no bottom, naturally wanted to grease the soles of his feet.

This is the case with British politics. As long as there is no major political taint, it has now retreated, and it can make a comeback in a few years.

On the contrary, it is hard work with due diligence. Once there is a defeat on the battlefield, the Secretary of the Army, as one of the responsible persons, will have to do it.

When they are in this position, those who can still throw the pot to the leader are all great gods. Throughout the history of the world, that is also one of the few.

Others can retire, but Campbell, as prime minister, can't escape. The interest groups behind him pushed him onto the stage at a high cost. Now is the harvest time. How can he shrink back?

If you can't hide, you can only give it a go. The island countries all have a heart for gambling, and gambling on national luck is not a Japanese patent.

The British Navy's challenge to the Spanish Invincible Fleet was also a gamble. The only difference is that the British are more prepared, while the notebook is to do it as soon as it gets hot.

Shinra’s newly-built warship is still in the dock, and there are still a few months to go before launching, and it will take time for the installation of the weapons and the running-in training.

After all of these things are completed, the real combat effectiveness will be formed, which will be a year or two later. Such a long time is enough to create friction and provoke conflicts.

On the contrary, how the Shinra Navy flickered out of the decisive battle was a big problem. If the enemy has been nesting in the Mediterranean to explode warships, and collect a hundred and eighty capital ships to come out, it will really be over.

Campbell has personally experienced the gap in industrial strength. Competing for the number of piles, Britain really can't keep up, even if it's allies.

The American-made products these days are copycats, and then copycats. If you want to play a high-tech battleship, even if you send a complete set of shipbuilding equipment and a complete set of design drawings, you will not be able to digest it in less than ten or eight years.

The United States in the original time and space is much stronger than it is now, and the total amount of industry and economy is already the world's largest.

Watching the British engage in dreadnoughts, the Americans couldn't bear their loneliness and ran to follow suit. As a result, it took three years and a month to build a South Carolina-class battleship with a displacement of 16,000 tons.

Looking at the paper data, we know that Americans have created many of the best in the world. Including: lowest displacement, lowest power, slowest speed, highest firepower...

It's just that the performance can't keep up. The speed of shipbuilding is also a snail. At the same time, the British built the world's first dreadnought ship, and it took only 14 months to build.

The external explanation is that the determination of the design plan has delayed the time, but under normal circumstances, isn't it always the first to determine the design plan before starting work?

Construction has already started, and the design plan has not yet been determined. There is only one possibility, that is, the technology cannot keep up and the original design plan cannot be completed.

It’s not surprising that the shipyard responsible for building the South Carolina-class battleship is digging and buying technology while constructing. It is understandable that the speed is slow.

It is even worse now. After the division of the United States, the total amount of industry is less than half of the original time and space, and the quality is even less expected.

Except for this ally who barely achieved industrialization, the remaining little brothers in Britain are really just little brothers.

Don't say it's building dreadnought ships, and there are only a handful of people who can build ironclad ships. Among them, the shipbuilding industry is the most developed or is in war.

Not to mention, most people dare not use the warships built by the Japanese this year, except for the Japanese Navy. With the Royal Navy's pickiness of warships, it is impossible to catch the eye.

Neither does this, nor does that work. In front of the British government, in fact, there is only the last way left-to start the war first and start the war before the enemy completes its preparations for war.

Of course, the prerequisite is that Britain completes its preparations first. It would be embarrassing if you are not ready for it, and run to make the best move first.

These are also inseparable from parliament. Without parliamentary approval, the British government has no power to spend hundreds of millions of pounds to prepare for war.

On June 1, 1904, the Campbell government initiated a proposal to the Parliament, preparing to follow the example of the Holy Roman Empire to build a strategic material guarantee system.

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While the British government was busy arguing with the parliament, the transport airship that Shinra had sold to the tsarist government also arrived on the front lines of the Far East from Europe.

You get what you pay for. Although the price of an airship is a bit more expensive, the speed of transportation is really beyond human capacity.

A few hundred kilometers away, you can go back and forth on the same day. Once put into use, the logistical pressure of the Russian army was immediately reduced.

The fortress stronghold that was originally hanging alone and could only be abandoned can now be defended by troops.

Anyway, there is a wireless telegraph, and I am not afraid of being cut off by the enemy. If it is really urgent, you can also use airships to transport troops reinforcements.

Without training, there are risks?

Just kidding, no matter how high the risk is, it's the gray animal who is taking a risk, regardless of the noble lords.

As soon as the logistical pressure of the Russian army eased, the hard days of the Japanese army came. I have to admit that Mao Xiong's combat effectiveness is really not a boast.

Although it is not up to the world's top level, the Japanese army that slings half a bucket of water is still enough. In particular, troops that were heavily influenced by Bushido and advocating bravery suffered heavy losses.

Facts have once again proved that in front of thermal weapons, personal power is small. No matter how brave, the flesh and blood can't withstand the machine gun cannon.

Not only did they interrupt the Japanese offensive, the Russian army, which temporarily got rid of its logistical difficulties, even organized several counterattacks, all of which achieved considerable success.

Tokyo, the defeat on the battlefield of the Far East, immediately caused panic in the base camp, and the shadow of the failure fell on everyone's hearts.

The enemy this time is the Russians. If it is not forced to be helpless, the Japanese government is not willing to go to war with the Russians at this time.

But there is no way. The contradiction between Japan and Russia is not only a conflict of interest, but also personal grievances.

At this point, even if they want to stop, the Russians will not let them go.

Throwing away the battle report in his hand, Emperor Meiji reprimanded angrily: "You all take a good look, what battle has this been fought?

The enemy's Siberian Railway has not yet opened to traffic, and the Russians are now putting in only one or two forces. Even this will suffer, what about the next battle? "

It can be seen that Emperor Meiji is really panicking now. The last time he reprimanded the military on the spot was during the Philippine Campaign.

But the expression at the time was obviously not as exaggerated as it is now. This also illustrates the seriousness of the problem from the side.

Japan cannot afford to lose, and Emperor Meiji cannot afford to lose either. Losing the war means being over, even if he is the emperor of Japan, his future fate will never be good.

Either die or go into exile. Once it fell into the hands of the Russians, it was another canary in St. Petersburg.

There is no doubt that the cold weather of St. Petersburg cannot accommodate canaries. When the Russians were almost done, it was his turn to receive the lunch.

Even in the European world, the monarch has immunity, but that is only for European monarchs. Can't hope in the Russians and recognize him as the emperor of Japan, right?

The older a person is, the more afraid of death. Emperor Meiji is no exception. He hasn't lived enough yet and doesn't want to go down so early.

Exiled overseas, it seems pretty good, but also not suitable for a monarch like him with few relatives.

The exiled monarch without a protective umbrella is just a kid holding gold bricks in the downtown area. He might be eaten and wiped clean one day and sold to the Tsarist government.

Facing the angry emperor, everyone lowered their heads tacitly. There is no way that Meiji is not Taisho, and everyone is not tolerant.

Maybe it was enough to be here, so that in the Taisho period, everyone suppressed intentionally or unintentionally, and just drove Taisho crazy.

In particular, several members of the military have buried their heads to the lowest level, reducing their sense of existence as much as possible, just like ostriches.

Driven by the eyes of his colleagues, Katsaro, as the prime minister, had to stand up against thunder.

"Your Majesty, calm down your anger. The frontline defeat is only temporary, and the overall state of affairs on the battlefield is still in our favor. As long as we work together, we can definitely..."

Before Katsura finished speaking, Emperor Meiji's murderous gaze cast over him, forcing him to swallow the words that followed.

"I don't want this nonsense. I have to boost my morale and tell the officers and soldiers on the front line. What I want is a response plan.

Don't tell me, you don't know what this means. Once the Russians get rid of logistical pressure, can the Imperial Army really win? "

It wasn't that Emperor Meiji raised his morale and destroyed his own power. The fact is that the strength of Japan and Russia is too far apart, and neither in terms of quantity nor quality can compare to Russia.

The only advantage is geographical location. The Russians had to travel through the vast snow of Siberia to reach the Far East, while the Japanese soldiers were close to their homes.

There is a friend in Shanxian County: "Your Majesty, the logistics problem of the Russians has not really been solved. At the moment, they mainly rely on airships to increase the transportation speed.

However, airships have limited capacity and have high requirements for weather, and transportation costs are surprisingly high. It is simply impossible to meet the needs of more than 400,000 Russian troops on the front line.

Moreover, we are not without solutions. As early as the European War, Shenluo used planes to deal with French airships. The effect was very good, and we can now follow suit.

The real trouble is the Far Eastern Empire. If they hadn't sold strategic materials to the Russians, the Russian army on the front line would have collapsed now.

I suggest that the Imperial Navy send out once to warn the Far Eastern Empire to settle down and order them to stop selling supplies to the Russians. "

Although he is reluctant to admit it, it is the Far Eastern Empire that is in the wind and rain that determines the outcome of the Russo-Japanese War.

Without waiting for the Admiralty's response, Foreign Minister Kazuo Inoue was the first to object: "No! At this time, we are not suitable for stimulating the Far Eastern Empire.

If they are pressed into a hurry and directed towards the Russians, the empire will be really dangerous. "

The military and the government see the problem differently. The threat of force is indeed the simplest and most effective way to solve the problem, but it will take time.

At this time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is too late to win over the Far Eastern Empire. How can it tolerate the military pushing the other side into the arms of the enemy?

Ito Hirobumi: "Inoue-kun is right. Now they really cannot stimulate the Far Eastern Empire. Now that they remain neutral, it is the best result for the Empire.

Don't forget that they had a secret agreement with the Russians. If it weren't for the Russians to be too greedy, Xin Chounian not only failed to pull the Far Eastern Empire, but instead followed the fire, the situation in the Far East would be completely different.

If they are stimulated again, and Shinra reconciles them in the middle, chances are that the two countries will form an alliance again.

Our strength is limited, and it is impossible to face two big countries at the same time. Although the Far Eastern Empire is rotten, the new army trained still has some combat effectiveness.

A Russian makes us exhausted. If the two countries join forces, the empire has no chance of winning.

As long as the Far Eastern Empire does not openly support the Russians at the moment, we must focus on winning.

The aftermath of the old enmity in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 has not dissipated. In order to keep them neutral, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has done everything possible.

Now the Far East imperial government has not moved at all, it is just some smuggling by the people, there is no need to make a fuss.

Whether it is sending troops to intercept or bribing bandits and bandits for sabotage, the problem can be solved, so why make a fuss? "

The overall situation has always been what the Japanese military lacks most. Perhaps the influence of Bushido thought is too deep, or perhaps the militaryism is too extreme, and the Japanese army likes to disagree with one another—do it!

Had it not been for the Meiji government to be strong enough to suppress the military's arrogance, and let the Japanese military toss on its own, it would have long since destroyed Japan.

It's just that this kind of suppression, with the outbreak of war, has become increasingly weak. It can be said that after every victory in a foreign war, the military's power will swell.

After the death of these old officials, the Japanese military completely lost control. And not only is the government losing control of the military, but the top military leaders also lost control of the radical officers and soldiers below.

The signs of loss of control have already appeared right now, but everyone is busy with the war and did not realize this "small problem".

Yamaxian Yutomo: "Ito-kun, things are not that simple. The imperial army has already been fighting smuggling.

Unlike the scattered smuggling before, the smuggling activities now have become large-scale.

Caravans, large and small, gathered together to form an escort. They were even equipped with machine guns and mortars, and their combat power surpassed the regular army of the Far Eastern Empire.

Not to mention ordinary bandits and bandits, even if the number of the imperial army is less than a brigade, they can't help it.

What's more, behind these caravans there are also local snakes participating. Every time we organize troops to encircle and suppress, we will leak news in advance. "

Benefits are always the best catalyst. With Louis's participation, although the rebate was still to be given, the payment of goods was never hacked by the Russian bureaucrats.

Benefits are guaranteed, and everyone's enthusiasm for participation also rises. Compared with the white money, the bandits and bandits are nothing at all.

Even if the Japanese army personally went into battle, it was useless. If the number of troops sent is small, they will be pushed back by caravan escorts; if the number of troops sent is too large, news will be leaked.

Fighting on other people's territory, wanting to mobilize the army without leaving any traces, there is simply no possibility of realization.

With arms dealers participating, there is no shortage of radio stations. It can be said that the message transmission of the caravan is more smooth and convenient than the command transmission of the Japanese army.

If it weren't for it, friends in Shan County wouldn't raise it. After all, this would be a shame.

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