Chapter 1106 Anxious

War is not something that can be fought just by fighting, especially in the British system, the cabinet government simply has no right to launch a war betting on the country's fortunes without authorization.

However, this kind of thing is not suitable for discussion in parliament. Hundreds of parliamentarians know it, and the whole world knows it.

When everyone's wrangling is over, not to mention that it's better to strike first, and God bless you if you don't get attacked first.

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

After the new batch of battleships are installed, the strength gap between the two sides will be even smaller.

Don't expect the king to come out to carry the thunder for this kind of thing. Edward VII is also not George V, he is not so easy to fool, he will not take the blame for them.

The Royal Navy has dominated for too long, and the populace has long been accustomed to victory. In this context, it is appropriate to win the naval battle, and it is a heinous crime to lose.

Frankly speaking, if it weren't for the long term of office, Campbell would probably choose Hulong to go over and leave the trouble to the next one.

Not kidding, there are already people in the cabinet who are ready to "retire from illness". Among them was the War Minister who was the loudest.

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

The reason could not be more realistic. Everyone has confidence in the Royal Navy. Who has confidence in the lobster soldiers?

The enemy's naval battle may not be able to defeat the Royal Navy, and can the land battle be defeated?

The Minister of the Army, who has no bottom in his heart, naturally wants to apply oil on the soles of his feet.

This is the case with British politics. As long as there are no major political stains, if you retreat now, you can make a comeback in a few years.

On the contrary, it is due diligence and hard work. If there is a defeat on the battlefield, the Minister of War, as one of the leaders, will take the blame for it.

When they have reached this position, those who can still throw the blame to the leaders are all great gods. Throughout the history of the world, there are only a handful of them.

Others can retire, but Campbell, the Prime Minister, cannot escape. The interest group behind him pushed him to power, but it cost a lot. Now is the time to reap the rewards. How can he be made to back down?

If you can't escape, you can only give up. Island countries have a heart for gambling, and gambling in the country is not the patent of the Japanese.

The British Navy's challenge to the Spanish Armada was also a big gamble. The only difference is that the British are more prepared, while the book is ready to go.

Shinra's new warship is still in the dock, and it is still a few months before it is launched. It will take time for the later equipment installation and running-in training.

It will be a year or two later when all these things are completed and the combat effectiveness is truly formed. Such a long time is enough to create friction and provoke conflicts.

On the contrary, how the Shinra Navy flickered out into a decisive battle was a big problem. If the enemy keeps bombing warships in the Mediterranean Sea and gathers 180 battleships before they come out, then it will really be over.

The gap in industrial strength, Campbell has personally experienced. Britain really can't keep up with the number of competing piles, not even with allies.

This year's American-made, that is, cottages, and then cottages. If you want to play a high-tech battleship, even if you send a full set of shipbuilding equipment and a full set of design drawings, you will not be able to digest it in ten or eight years.

The United States in the original time and space is much more powerful than it is now, and the total industrial volume and economic volume are already the first in the world.

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

If you look at the data on paper, you can see that Americans have created many of the world's best. Including: the lowest displacement, the lowest power, the slowest speed, the most firepower...

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

The external explanation is that it takes time to determine the design plan, but under normal circumstances, isn’t the design plan first determined before starting construction?

The 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 the construction of the South Carolina-class battleships digs people and buys technology at the same time. It is understandable that the speed is slow.

Now it is even worse. After the division of the United States, the total amount of industry is less than half of the original time and space, let alone the quality.

Apart from this ally who has barely achieved industrialization, the remaining little brothers in Britain are really just little brothers.

Not to mention the construction of dreadnoughts, there are only a handful of people who can build ironclad ships. Among them, the most developed shipbuilding industry is still in the war.

Not to mention, most people dare not use the warships built by the Japanese these days, except for the Japanese Navy. With the Royal Navy's picky about warships, it is impossible to catch the eye.

This doesn't work either, that doesn't work either. In front of the British government, in fact, there is only one last way - to start first and start the war before the enemy is ready for war.

Of course, the premise is that Britain itself completes the preparations first. It would be embarrassing if you were not ready to go and do it first.

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

On June 1, 1904, the Campbell government launched a proposal to Parliament to follow the example of Holy Roman

The Ma Empire builds a strategic material security system.

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

You get what you pay for. Although the price of the airship is a little more expensive, the transportation speed is really not something that manpower can catch up with.

A journey of several hundred kilometers can be done on the same day. Once put into use, the logistical pressure of the Russian army was greatly reduced.

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

Anyway, there are wireless telegrams, and they are not afraid of being cut off by the enemy. If you are really in a hurry, you can also use airships to transport reinforcements.

Without training, at risk?

Just kidding, no matter how high the risk is, the gray animals are taking risks, no matter what the nobles are.

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

Although it can't reach the world's top level, the Japanese army that hangs half a bucket of water is still enough. In particular, the troops who were seriously influenced by Bushido ideology and advocated bravery suffered heavy losses.

Facts once again prove that in the face of hot weapons, the power of individuals is insignificant. No matter how brave you are, your flesh and blood can't stand up to machine guns and cannons.

Not only interrupted the Japanese offensive, but the Russian army, which was temporarily out of logistical difficulties, even organized several counter-offensives, all of which achieved considerable success.

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

The enemy this time is the Russians. If they were not forced into resignation, the Japanese government would not be 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 interests, but also personal grudges.

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 angrily reprimanded: "You all take a good look, what kind of battle is this?

The enemy's Trans-Siberian railway has not yet opened to traffic, and the Russians are now investing only one-twelfth of their forces. Even this is going to suffer, what else to do in 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.

However, the expression at that time was obviously not as exaggerated as it is now. This also shows the seriousness of the problem from the side.

Japan can't afford to lose, and neither can Emperor Meiji. Defeat means the end, even if he is the emperor of Japan, the future fate will definitely not be good.

Either die or go into exile. Once in Russian hands, another canary in St. Petersburg.

There is no doubt that the cold climate of St. Petersburg is no place for canaries. When the Russians were almost done, it was his turn to receive the lunch.

Even in the European world, monarchs have immunity, but that's only for European monarchs. You can't count on the Russians to recognize him as the Japanese emperor, right?

The older one gets, the more afraid of death. Emperor Meiji is no exception, he has not lived enough, and does not want to go down so early.

Exile abroad, which seems to be good, is also not suitable for a monarch with few relatives like him.

An exiled monarch without a protective umbrella is a child with golden bricks in a busy city. Maybe one day he will be eaten and wiped clean and sold to the tsarist government.

Facing the angry emperor, everyone bowed their heads tacitly. There is no way that Meiji is not Taisho, and there is no room for everyone to be presumptuous.

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

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

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

"Your Majesty, rest your anger. The frontline defeat is only temporary, and the overall situation on the battlefield is still in our favor. As long as we are united, we will be able to..."

Before Katsura could finish his words, Emperor Meiji's murderous gaze came over, forcing him to swallow the words behind him.

"I don't want these nonsense, I want to boost morale and tell the officers and soldiers on the front line, now what I want is a response plan.

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

It is not that Emperor Meiji raises the morale of others and destroys his own prestige. In fact, the strength gap between Japan and Russia is too great. No matter in terms of quantity or quality, they are not comparable to Russia.

The only advantage is geography. The Russians have to cross the snow-white Siberia to reach the Far East, while the Japanese army is close to their doorstep.

Youpeng from Shanxian County: "Your Majesty, the logistical problems of the Russians have not really been solved. Right now, they mainly rely on airships to improve their transportation speed.

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

Besides, we are not without a solution. As early as during the European Continental War, Shinra used aircraft to deal with French airships, and the effect was very good, and we can follow suit now.

The real trouble is the Far East Empire. If it weren't for them selling strategic materials to the Russians, the Russian army on the front line would have collapsed now.

I suggested that the Imperial Navy should be dispatched once to warn the Far Eastern Empire to be quiet and order them to stop selling supplies to the Russians. "

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

Before waiting for the Admiralty's response, Foreign Minister Kaoru Inoue objected first: "No! At this time, we are not suitable to stimulate the Far Eastern Empire.

If you push them into a hurry and lead them directly to the Russians, the empire will be really dangerous. "

The military and the government see problems differently. Threats of force are indeed the easiest and most effective way to solve the problem, but it also takes time.

At a time like this, it is too late for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to win over the Far East Empire. How can it be tolerated by the military to push the other side into the arms of the enemy?

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

Don't forget that they had a secret agreement with the Russians. If it wasn't for the Russians being too greedy, Xin Chounian not only did not pull the Far Eastern Empire, but instead followed suit and looted, the current situation in the Far East would be completely different.

If they are stimulated again, and Shinra is in the middle to reconcile, maybe the two countries will form an alliance again.

Our strength is limited, and it is impossible to face two major powers at the same time. Although the Far Eastern Empire is rotten, the new troops trained are still somewhat combative.

A single Russian is exhausting us, and if the two countries join forces, the Empire has no chance of winning.

For now, as long as the Far Eastern Empire does not openly support the Russians, we must focus on wooing.

The aftermath of the Jiawu old hatred has not dissipated, and there is a new hatred of Xin Chou. In order to be able to keep them neutral, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has gone to great lengths.

Right now, the Far East Imperial government has not moved at all, it is just some private smuggling, and there is no need to make a fuss.

Whether it is sending troops to intercept it or buying bandits and bandits to destroy it, they can solve the problem, so why make a fuss? "

The overall situation has always been what the Japanese military lacked the most. Perhaps Bushido thought was too deeply influenced, or perhaps military ***ism was too extreme, and the Japanese army all liked to disagree with one word - do it!

If the Meiji government was not strong enough to suppress the military's arrogance, and let the Japanese military toss by itself, it is estimated that Japan would have been tossed away long ago.

It's just that this kind of suppression, along with the outbreak of the war, becomes more and more powerless. It can be said that after every victory in a foreign war, the military's power will expand in a circle.

The original time and space is that after the death of these old officials, the Japanese military completely lost control. And it is not only the government that has lost control of the military, but also the top military leaders have lost control of the radical officers and soldiers below.

There are already signs of getting out of control now, but everyone is so busy with the war that they don't realize this "small problem".

Yamaxian Yuto: "Ito-kun, things are not so simple. The Imperial Army has been doing it for a long time to combat smuggling.

Unlike the previous sporadic smuggling, the current smuggling activities have become large-scale.

Large and small caravans gathered together to form a escort team, even equipped with machine guns and mortars, and their combat effectiveness surpassed that of the regular army of the Far Eastern Empire.

Not to mention ordinary bandits, even if the number of the imperial army is less than one brigade, they will not be able to do anything about them.

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

Interest is always the best catalyst. With the participation of Louis, although the rebate was still to be given, the payment for the goods was never hacked by the Russian bureaucracy.

Interests have been guaranteed, and everyone's enthusiasm for participation has also increased. Compared with the silver of Bai Huahua, bandits and bandits are nothing at all.

It was useless even if the Japanese troops went into battle in person. If the number of troops sent is small, they will be pushed back by the guards of the caravan; if the number of troops sent is too large, information will be leaked.

Fighting on someone else's territory, it is impossible to mobilize the army without leaving any traces.

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

If it hadn't been done, a friend in Shanxian wouldn't have brought it up. After all, this is also very humiliating.

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