The second fleet of Yayoi Rokuro's second fleet and the Qingdao Fortress were very lively for a day. The boring artillery battle made no progress from the beginning to the end. The fierce naval guns of the Second Fleet warships caused almost no loss to the fortress's fortifications except for removing a layer of outer skin in front of the permanent fortifications of reinforced concrete. The same was true for Wu Peifu. Apart from the few near-lost bombs, he did not receive any results.

Wu Peifu was still satisfied with this result. It was good to be able to fight with powerful opponents like this when the Japanese Second Fleet attacked. Moreover, during the round-trip artillery battle, the Chinese soldiers were still panicked at first as the artillery battle went on. The gunners became more and more skillful from the beginning, and shot one after another, and they forced the Yadai Rokuro to order the fleet to distance themselves from the artillery battle again to prevent his precious warship from getting shot.

Wu Peifu's judgment was very accurate. Seeing that Qing*dao was not so easy to chew, the eighth-generation Liulang planned to send troops to land from Longkou, and advance on Qingdao in a water and land manner, attacking front and back. Wu Peifu, who had been prepared for the eighth-generation Liulang, was confident and commanded the fortress fortress to block the sea entrance of Jiaozhou Bay, making the tentative Second Fleet dare not get too close.

The battle was fought from morning to evening. Seeing that the Japanese Second Fleet, which could not get any benefits, was ready to adjust its battle line and stymically surrounded Qingzhai Island. When night fell, both sides tacitly stopped the shelling.

"Your Excellency, the Army is asking when it can be landed." The staff officer of the Second Fleet flagship reported to the Yadai Rokuro who was dining.

"Tell them to be patient..." Hachiyo Rokuro said lightly with a napkin and rubbed his mouth.

"Hi!" The staff officer stood attentively and turned to convey the commander-in-chief's order.

Picking up the glass of red wine and taking a sip, Yashida Ruor had to admit in his heart that it was not easy to take Qingzhou Island easily. A whole daytime tentative attack allowed the Japanese Second Fleet to see the opponent's tenacity and strength, and without completely grasping the initiative of Jiaozhou Bay, he asked the transport ship to send the army in. This was undoubtedly a suicide act. In the afternoon, Yashida Ruoror, who saw that he could not do anything, decisively suspended his plan to break through Jiaozhou Bay and was preparing to take another method to achieve this goal.

"Night Attack". That's right, the Yamada Rokuro was fighting for the night attack. The Qingdao Fortress in the daytime Qingdao has an incomparable advantage of the Second Fleet. Forced breakthrough will cause the Second Fleet transportation fleet to suffer huge losses. Only by taking advantage of the opportunity of cover of the darkness, frigates and transport ships to sneak into Jiaozhou Bay. As long as the army can land smoothly and attack Qingdao from the side and rear, the Qingdao Fortress, which has strong frontal defense but weak side and rear defense, can be put in a dilemma.

After carefully calculating the whole plan in his mind, Yachi Rokuro laughed proudly. If everything goes well, no matter how strong the opponent is, he will eventually lose to his hands.

After looking at the clock, it was eight o'clock in the evening. Yayoi Rokuro's night attack will begin at midnight, and there are still four hours of free time. Yayoi Rokuro, who took off his coat, planned to take a short nap in the bed, and wait for four hours to be full of energy to welcome the upcoming victory.

Amid the slightly undulating waves, Yachi Ryuro soon fell asleep. In his sleep, he seemed to see himself standing at the highest point of Qingdao Mountain, and under his feet was the Qingdao Fortress that he had just conquered. The Chinese soldiers who resisted tenaciously but were helpless were running around like frightened mice...

"Bang bang bang..." While Yayoi Rokuro was enjoying his beautiful dream, a rapid knock on the door pulled him back to reality from his dream. Although he was a little unhappy to be awakened from his beautiful dream, Yayoi Rokuro, who was a qualified soldier, immediately got up, but when he turned around and looked at the clock hanging on the wall, a nameless anger couldn't help but rise.

"Baga!" He suddenly opened the cabin door, and Yadai Rokuro shouted at the adjutant at the door, and he clearly asked him to wake him up at eleven:30, but now it is only five o'clock. Can't this guy understand the time? He is simply a pig's head!

"...Your Excellency..." The adjutant was scolded for no reason. He was stunned for a moment and quickly handed a telegram: "I'm sorry, your emergency telegram..."

"Where did it come from?" Yashida Rokuro asked with anger suppressed his anger.

"Kantongzhou left behind the fleet."

"Oh. It's the subsequent army boarding the ship? Such a small matter..." The little thing that was a little angry at Yachi Ryuro said, pressing the ignorant adjutant to beat the ignorant into a pig's head, and took the telegram and looked down. Who would have thought that he was stunned after seeing this.

He widened his eyes in disbelief, and the blue veins in Yada Rokuro's forehead leaped and his whole face suddenly became distorted.

"Baga! Shameless beast! Damn guys! A bunch of bastards!"

The spit in Yadai Rokuro's mouth was flying around, spraying the adjutant's face. He was crazy and waved the telegram in his hand and cursed. After a while, he looked red and gasped like a wounded beast.

The content of the telegram was very short, but the reason why the short content made Yachi Rokuro so angry was that the despicable army actually launched an attack on Fengtian in advance regardless of the agreement between the two sides. In order to compete for the initiative in the war, the navy finally took advantage of the opportunity of the army's leaderless opportunity to suppress the army and gain a dominant position. Who would have thought that the army would do such a despicable thing and start war against Fengtian in advance in front of the navy. In this way, even if the war is won, their navy will not become the greatest contributor, because it is not the navy who started the war first but the army.

"I was fooled... the Navy was betrayed... Damn Army, Damn Uehara Yuzusa!"

The furious Yamada Rokuro no longer had the manner of the commander of the Second Fleet. Now he was like a gambler who was cheated by his opponent and lost his pants. If the resentment in his heart could turn into flames, he might burn Uehara Yuki who was far away in Kanto Prefecture to ashes.

"Your Excellency! Your Excellency!"

Never seen an adjutant like Yayoi Rokuro shouted in fear. As his shouting Yayoi Rokuro gradually calmed down. Although his anger was still there, at least the commander-in-chief of the Second Fleet, who was very graceful on the surface, was back again.

"I understand this, there is still time. I have to continue to rest. Please wake me up when it's time to go." After saying this to the adjutant, Yadai Rokuro closed the hatch door. The adjutant who was standing outside stood silently for a while, shook his head and left.

At 11:30 in the middle of the night, Yashida Rokuro was about to come out of his room. He was dressed neatly and could not see how crazy he looked more than an hour ago. Back at the bridge, he saw the army liaison officer Ichiro Fujita, and he nodded politely to Ichiro Fujita, and then sat in his commander's position.

At 11:45, the eighth-generation Liuro ordered the frigate and transport fleet to prepare for a night attack. At about 12:00, the night attack officially began. Except for most warships of the Japanese Second Fleet, the lights were still on to confuse the Chinese on Qing Island. The frigate and transport ships in the rear controlled the lights. Taking advantage of the night, they circled half a circle from the left side of the main force of the fleet and quietly sailed towards the entrance of Jiaozhou Bay.

In the army landing battle, Ichiro Fujita, as the liaison officer, sat in the corner of the bridge, listening to the navy's call back and forth. Due to the light control of the transport fleet, all orders and information exchanges can only be conveyed by fast small ships. I sneaked into Jiaozhou Bay and landed from the direction of Longkou. Ichiro Fujita felt that this plan sounded feasible and didn't know what the result would be. Of course, he hid on the flagship for the time being without worrying about his comfort for the time being, just wait for the result patiently. However, he was keen to find that the commander of the Second Fleet, the commander of the Second Fleet, Rokuro Yamayo, seemed a little different today. When he issued the order, he did not look down on it as usual, but instead had an indescribable sense of urgency. Maybe it was his own illusion, Ichiro Fujita smiled self-deprecatingly and didn't think much about it.

At 0:20, news came from the contact ship that the frigate and transport fleet were approaching the mouth of Jiaozhou Bay, and there was no response from the Qingdao Fortress. It seemed that everything went well.

At 045, the second news came that the two frigates had entered the Haikou of Jiaozhou and did not encounter the attack of the fortress turrets. The transport fleet was about to follow the frigate into Jiaozhou Bay.

At 1:20, the third time the news came, the squadron had all entered the seakou of Jiaozhou Bay and was moving towards Longkou.

Deputy Commander-General Lieutenant General Iehito Tofushimiya and Chief of Staff Major General Kantaro Suzuki were relieved after hearing the news and smiled. In their opinion, this plan had been mostly successful. As long as the army successfully arrived at Ryuguchi and landed, the difficult Qingshima Fortress on the opposite side would not be afraid, and victory was about to wave to them.

"Mr. Commander, it seems that our plan is going to be successful." Prince Iehito Higashimiya congratulated Hachiyo Rokuro with a smile. Hachiyo Rokuro also smiled and nodded slightly: "Your Highness is right. The navy of our Great Japanese Empire is invincible. The Qing* Island Fortress opposite will soon become our military port."

"Hahaha, the commander-in-chief said it well. I suggest that for the upcoming victory, everyone..." Suzuki Kantaro held the venue tactfully, but before he could finish his words, a dull sound suddenly came from a distance.

"What's going on? The Qingdao Fortress fired? Did the Chinese people find out?"

Everyone's faces changed drastically. Everything rushed to the bar and looked towards Jiaozhou Bay. The dark night sky could not see clearly. They could only vaguely see some fire in the mouth of Jiaozhou Bay.

While guessing the truth, there was another loud bang. Now they clearly saw a sudden light of fire flashing in the distance. In the dark night, the figures of frigates and transport ships suddenly appeared under the light. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!