Yukihiko Kusse knew very well that he just wanted to rescue him before, but how to rescue him was obviously pieced together, and at most he would ensure the safety of his navigation. He would not care about the rest. Whether their army would be ready to fight against the Northwest Army and face the front-line battle in Qingdao was not a joke. If they were to do it with real swords and guns, any decision of his will directly affect the safety of tens of thousands of army soldiers, which made him unable to make a decision.

Should I continue to log in Qingdao or choose to retreat? Now the army was in a dilemma. I had lost so many troops there. I was absolutely unwilling to retreat. But continue, God knows how many there are in the northwest. After a difficult choice, Yukihiko Kusase proposed a different solution, logged in near Tianjin and supported the 18th Division, rather than logging directly into Qingdao.

"Tianjin, where is still a long distance from Qingdao? Are you sure you can break through?" A naval general raised an objection. Some of the generals next to him were strangers, but they didn't say much. However, the puzzled eyes in their eyes clearly represented their thoughts. What was the idea of ​​this army minister? If the Japanese army wanted to be surrounded, they would die without rescue and order them to surrender. At most, they considered the issue of rescue. In this way, they sent nearly all infantry to rescue the trapped 18th Division, but chose the farthest route. This was abnormal.

"How can I know if I don't try it? Besides, it's not the territory of the Beiyang Army. Even if it fails, it can still be retreated." Kusunose Yukihiko said with some confidence.

"Tianjin is too far from Qingdao. I'm afraid that after arriving, the 18th Division of Kanou Guangchen could no longer resist surrender, right?"

"So, we need the navy to help. We will send the elite force of a division, plus enough supplies, and with the help of most naval fleets, to enter Qingdao to enhance the confidence of Kano-Kōchen!"

"Feeling is used as bait for our navy. You are so confident. Can you transport the remaining troops to China?"

"Of course, there is no need for naval escort!"

"Oh?" Not only Saito Mi was very strange, but even Emperor Taisho was very strange. The other party had declared war. What made Kususe Yukihiko so confident that the other party would be obedient and let their army land near Tianjin.

Feeling the eyes of everyone, Yukihiko Kusase said excitedly: "We can hire British, French and American merchant ships to transport our soldiers and supplies!"

"British, France and the United States?" Everyone's eyes lit up at the same time. Although Yukihiko Kusse had not shown outstanding abilities before, this idea was really a magical move. According to their previous estimates, to deal with the Northwest Army, not only would it be necessary to expand the size of the master regiment. It also required the second-line troops to be at least 300,000. Such a huge army. Logistics supply is a big problem, the loss of the joint fleet. The navy can only piece together some of the power. This part of the power can play a strong suppression effect on the Chinese Navy, but it is difficult to ensure safety when it is dispersed. In that case, the army must eat China, which will be a lot of trouble.

However, on the one hand, the Northwest will definitely not dare to attack, and its security will be greatly increased. Even if it attacks, it means that if any of them increases their support or directly sends troops, it will be of great benefit to Japan.

Emperor Taisho nodded slightly satisfied and praised Yukihiko Kusse's actions. Even the navy could not say anything. After all, Yukihiko Kusse did not let the navy serve as bait, but just sent the navy to Qingdao to protect an elite division from landing. By the way, it was protective and protected, preventing China's maritime forces from attacking the Japanese landing ground. There was nothing else.

Yukihiko Kusse's approach inspired Emperor Taisho again, and turned his attention to the Foreign Minister and said with some tentative temptation: "By the way, can you encourage Britain and France to attack the Northwest?"

The Foreign Minister shook his head and said, "No, look at the actions of Britain and France, I don't want the Northwest to join the sequence of the Allies. The Northwest used to attack Russia, us, and even secretly supported Germany, but they were ignored by Britain and France."

"I guess that Britain and France, together with us, did not suffer huge losses on the fleet attacking Qingdao, and may even be unscathed. Otherwise, they would not have been so high!" Donggo Heihachi said with a gloomy look.

Togo Heihachi's words aroused the deep thoughts of the Japanese senior officials present. After thinking for a long time, they could not figure out. Logically speaking, how could the strength of Britain and France allow the Northwest to be so attacked? At this time, Emperor Taisho seemed to say unintentionally: "What's going on? Is there any change in Europe?"

His casual words, but other senior officials were lit up. Taisho's words were actually right. Britain and France were really too busy to take care of themselves at this time. Because of the arrival of winter, Paris had not finally fallen. However, even the most optimistic French marshal dared not say that he could rescue Paris. The start time was too late. Compared with later generations, France had prepared for at least one year, but Germany had prepared for more than half a year earlier, and entered a wartime state. With such an increase and decrease, even if France was at the same level as Germany, it would be at a disadvantage. What's more, France and Germany were not on the same order of magnitude, and the gap between them was even greater.

In addition to tactics, Schliffen's plan is really an open-minded plan, leading at least 10 years. Later German's plan to attack France was basically derived from here. With the help of airships, it is equivalent to a certain extent. Without the ability of armored clusters to attack part of Belgium and France, it also made Germany's encirclement successful, which further increased the strength gap between the two sides. Now France can only be in Bordeaux, with the help of this remaining force, the continuous reinforcements of the colonies and the support of Britain, which is considered stable. As for the counterattack, it is almost impossible.

Almost all the important officials of the army and navy were considering the possibility of changes in Europe. Japan rose too late, and with several heavy blows, the government funds were insufficient. In addition, the biggest goal was to occupy the mainland, so the General Staff was more in China. However, the General Staff had more than 1,000 spies under the General Staff were in China, and Europe only left some diplomatic personnel. Of course, the difference between the East and the West was also the key. When Japanese spies arrived in China, it was very good and not easy to be discovered. However, when the yellow people entered the white people, it was a big light bulb, and it was difficult to do anything. What's more, Japan is just a second-rate power now and is not popular in Europe.

Japan only took the position of the second-rate power after defeating Russia. However, Europe has always been the center of the world for the past few hundred years. Several powerful countries took turns to take charge of the manor, which focused on bloodline and ability. Even a talent like Napoleon was strong, it needed to be named bloodline to become the French emperor. In the eyes of Europeans, the Japanese would not be better than the country bumpkins. Therefore, Japan was almost disciplined in Europe. As for buying some foreigners to help convey information, the Japanese have been doing it, but the effect was not good at all. Many of the information they received were wrong. This has been abolished, that is, the diplomatic department obtained some intelligence through orthodox channels.

Japan's grasp of the current European war situation is even worse than that of the Northwest. The Northwest has clearly grasped the situation in Europe with the help of the intelligence network arranged in advance and Germany. Many decisions are determined based on this, considering the limits that Britain and France can accept. Japan has no idea that in their eyes, the extremely powerful Britain and France have been beaten by Germany and are full of teeth, and France may even lose the capital. The important forces of the Allied Powers of Britain and France, such as Britain, France and Russia, have lost 00,000 troops in just one month, and prisoners of war will be sent to China as coolies, practical in China, rather than a high-ranking special citizens.

After no other or more solutions, Emperor Taisho also agreed to the Navy and the Army's plan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was responsible for contacting the owners of Britain, France and the United States, mobilizing ships to help transport the army, and offered more than three times the price, 300% profit, and it was relatively safe. This is what everyone would like. In the eyes of the owners of Britain, France and the United States, China or Japan, it is not something that needs attention. They don't care at all about the consequences of intervening in the war.

Since he agreed to the Emperor, Saito Mi continued to draw forces to carry out the war against Qingdao. He could piece together as much as he could. In the end, there were about 68 warships of all sizes, the oldest of which was almost 30 years old. The navy also tried his best to do so. Not only did the remaining personnel and reserve personnel, but even those who had been retired for more than 5 years, were urgently drawn back to control the warships. These people almost became the main force of the joint fleet this time, which can be said to be the last little wealth of the Japanese army.
Chapter completed!