Rebirth of the Northern Giants

Zuo Baogui reluctantly smiled and said: "Gongting, you have to hold on, and you still need to command here. I heard that you wiped out more than 1 Japanese troops last night, and the entire second division was wiped out. Division commander Nogi Noki, brigade commander Fushimi Zhenai, Kanjiro died, and Yamaguchi Suomi was captured, this battle will greatly increase the glory of China, and make the enemy frightened."

Nie Shicheng also cheered up and temporarily put the sad things behind him. This is a battlefield, and he doesn't have much time to be sad.

"The [-]nd Division and the [-]th Division of the Hunchbacks are the elite troops of the Japanese army. After this battle, the Hunchbacks must be shocked and panicked, which will have a great deterrent effect on subsequent battles. If we can continue to wipe out the Japanese army in Kyushu Island The Sixth Division, I believe the hunchbacks must be panicked, their morale plummeted, and they dare not fight our army again." Nie Shicheng thought for a while and said.

"What does Gongting mean?" Zuo Baogui was startled, stood up and asked.

"The headquarters of the Sixth Division is in Kumamoto, but they have already sent a support force over. To annihilate them, we must cut off the enemy's retreat route. The third landing force will also arrive soon. I plan to open up a second battlefield around Go to the back of the Sixth Division, and then attack back and forth, defeating the enemy in one fell swoop." Nie Shicheng pointed to the map and said solemnly.

"Gong Ting, I agree with your decision.

"Zuo Baogui didn't think too much, and directly agreed.

Kyushu Island has been blocked by the Chinese Navy, and the Sixth Division wants to escape, but it is still a dream.to be continued

Chapter 299 of Muren's Resentment

In the Soto Inland Sea, between Japan's Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, when the army was fighting with the Hunchback, the North Sea Fleet led by Deng Shichang was not idle.

He led the fleet to almost spare the island of Honshu, Japan, passing through the Tsugaru Strait between Honshu and Hokkaido, the Sea of ​​Japan, and the Tsushima Strait.Finally, break through the Kanmon Fortress, pass through the Kanmon Strait, and enter the Soto Inland Sea.

During this period, dozens of cities along the coast of Japan were bombarded, which made the people resentful. Many Japanese shrines listed Deng Shichang as the object of curse.

After Deng Shichang entered the Inland Sea of ​​Xianghu, he planned to continue eastward to bombard Rida Suicheng, but he received a telegram from Nie Shicheng, hoping that he would travel along the Guanmen Strait for a period of time to prevent the Japanese troops from Kyushu Island from fleeing back to Honshu Island.

Of course Deng Shichang fully agreed, although he has obtained the command of the sea and controlled the inland sea, but the Guanmen Strait is too narrow. Adding too many variables.

In Kumamoto Castle, the headquarters of the Japanese Sixth Division, Kuroki sat in the main seat of the hall with a sad face.

Below, there are many generals of the Sixth Division, but most of them lowered their heads, and the whole room was silent.

After a long time, the No.11 Infantry Brigade, Major General Daji Anchun, finally broke the boring and tense atmosphere, and said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, in order to preserve the strength of the empire, I propose that the Sixth Division should retreat to Changsha. continent."

"Mr. Daiji, you actually proposed to abandon Kyushu Island. It is unforgivable. You have humiliated us in front of the face of the Samo clan." The 0th brigade commander Watanabe's infantry snorted coldly and said with a sneer.

"It's so stupid. The Chinese navy bombarded Xiaocang, Fuquan, Maguan and other places. Its ambition is already clear. It is to cut off the retreat of my sixth division and try to annihilate our army on Kyushu Island. Now the second division has Destroyed, the entire Kyushu, except for some defending troops, only our Sixth Division is left The strength of the Chinese people can be imagined when we take down the position of the Chinese people. Now, the Chinese support troops have arrived, and we have no choice but to retreat." Da Si Anchun blushed and had a thick neck and shouted.But his eyes didn't drift to the darkest wood as the edge.

The entire army of Nogi Hiden's Second Division was wiped out, and the magnitude [-] earthquake shook the whole of Japan, making many people feel timid.

"Kyushu, Kumamoto is the base of our Sixth Division. How can we gain a foothold if we lose Kyushu?" Watanabe's infantry asked.

"Watanabe-kun, the entire Japanese Empire is in danger now. What we have to do now is to ensure the safety of Kyoto and Honshu first." Daji Anjun scolded Watanabe for not having a regional distinction with a heartbroken look.

Japan's Fall of the Curtain Movement has just ended more than 300 years ago, and it hasn't been long since more than [-] vassal states were integrated. How can the long-standing regional concept be broken in a short while, otherwise there will be no Changzhou and Satsuma vassals in the navy. The phenomenon of power struggle.

"Watanabe-kun and Odera-kun don't quarrel anymore. I have decided to stick to Kumamoto Castle. In the Southwest War, my Sixth Division relied on my strong will to withstand the tide-like attack of Saigo Takamori. Now I, Kuroki It can be done for the sake of loss.”

Kuroki Weileng showed a helpless expression on his ashen face, not because he refused to retreat but now that he had no way to retreat. The Chinese navy would never let him return to this state. It is better to fortify the city and defend it than to bump into the team on the way to retreat.

The Sixth Ear Regiment was expanded from the original Kumamoto Township, and it was also the main force of the Japanese army in the Nanjing Massacre in later generations.

Now that Kuroki had made up his mind, Daji Anchun didn't persuade him any more, but mumbled a few words to himself below.

On the same day, Kuroki recalled the brigade sent out to rescue Nogi Nozomi, stationed on the front line of Fukuen, abandoned Nagasaki and Saga prefectures, and formed a unique relationship with Kumamoto.

In the basement of the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Muhito was lying on the ground with a pale face. Yamagata Yutomo, Dashanyan, Kodama Gentaro, Kataro, Kawasao and other famous Japanese army figures sat on the ground kneeling.

Muren has never appeared in front of ordinary people since that time in Tokyo, because the butcher planned several assassinations in Tokyo after that, all of them were high-ranking Japanese officials, causing at least a dozen Japanese The zèngfǔ official died, and Muren dared not reveal half of it again for his own safety.

Due to staying in the dark underground building for a long time, and because he was originally weak and thin, he also contracted diseases such as rheumatism and cold. If he hadn't had strong willpower and gritted his teeth, he might have died.

"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself." Kodama Gentaro held Muren's little hand and persuaded him. This Xiao He, who was preached by the Japanese into the Sino-Japanese War, now has a bitter face. The overwhelming advantage of the Chinese navy has made him There was nothing he could do.

Mu Ren shook his mouth, and asked bitterly: "Tell me, is the frontline war bad? .

Although Muren fell into a coma from time to time, his mind was still very clear, and he noticed that the faces of the kneeling ministers were not very good-looking.

Kodama Gentaro gave Dashanyan a look, and Dashanyan nodded slowly, and then he hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, Nogi Nori-kun is broken for the imperial jade.".

"Nogi Xidian, the Second Division, what happened to the Second Division?" Mu Ren struggled to sit up and asked uneasily.

"The Second Division has been wiped out, and the prince committed suicide..." Kodama Gentaro lowered his head, not daring to say any more.

Muren's eyes went dark, he spurted out a mouthful of blood, and then passed out. Several ministers rushed to help him, and hurriedly called for the imperial doctor to treat him.

Seeing the unconscious Muren and hearing that there was nothing serious, as long as they had a good rest, they felt a little relieved.

The dilapidated house was even worse, and it rained overnight, and the few people looked at each other speechlessly, only crying a thousand lines.

"The Sixth Division of Heimu Weilong is trapped on Kyushu Island, we should find a way to rescue them..." Chuan Cao Liu suddenly said, Chuan Cao Liu is the chief intelligence officer for China.

"Mr. Chuan, it's not that I don't want to send troops to support it, but that the Imperial Navy has already existed in name only. The Chinese North Sea Fleet has been wandering in the Guanmen Strait, and the navy has no ability to transport soldiers to Kyushu..." Da Shanyan sighed, slowly Said.

Today, these army generals discovered that the role of the navy is very important, especially for Japan, which is composed of four islands. If it loses its command of the sea, it will be easy to be surrounded by the enemy. Cannibalize and devour.

Seeing that morale was very low, Kodama Gentaro couldn't help showing a smile, and said, "Masters, I have good news for you. Mutsu-kun sent a telegram from Paris, and he persuaded the British to form an alliance with our Great Japanese Empire in London." Later, I met with the French foreign minister, who was very interested in the Japan-British alliance and proposed that Japan, Britain, France, and Russia form an alliance to form a division.”

"If Mutsu-kun can persuade the French zèngfǔ to send troops from Southeast Asia to China, it will be a great blessing for the Japanese Empire..." Youtomo Yamagata thought for a while and nodded.

Kodama Gentaro showed a slight smile, and said: "Mutsu-kun sent a telegram to say that the French foreign minister has been persuaded by him, but I don't know if the French cabinet can pass the proposal of fighting against China.".

The General Staff Room of the Summer Palace.

Wang Shizhen stood at the front, pointing at a map of Japan hung by Fang with his baton, and said coldly: "After four consecutive days of battle, our troops have stood still in Nagasaki. The first landing force lost 8000 troops and wiped out all the troops. The [-]nd Hunchen Division, the second landing force arrived and took over the defensive position. General Nie proposed to land in Fuquan County, Kitakyushu, open up a second battlefield, and encircle and wipe out the [-]th Hunchen Division. Please raise any objections .”

8000 troops were actually lost, and the corners of the mouths of several staff officers twitched, but they finally held back their silence.

Wang Shizhen knew what they wanted to say, and continued: "The hatred between China and Japan is as deep as the sea, so there is no need to say whether it is worthwhile to fight against Japan. Now we only have one goal, and that is to defeat Japan. The second division is the trump card The trump card in the battle, I believe that the ratio of losses between the enemy and ourselves will be greatly reduced in subsequent operations."

Ye Zhikui nodded, and said: "Mr. Nie is the frontline commander, and he is much more familiar with the battle situation than I am. You don't need to say more, Pinqing. After you go down, immediately give an order to the East China Sea Transport Fleet and ask Hua Shichang to cooperate with them." , choose a landing site in Fuquan, and go straight behind the enemy's rear..."

"Yes, President..." Wang Shizhen stopped worrying about the situation in Kyushu, pointed to Shikoku and Hokkaido, and continued: "The two islands only have the strength of a Japanese division. After capturing Kyushu, we are considering dividing Can it nibble away at all, or go straight to Honshu, Japan?".

Ye Zhikui frowned and said: "If I remember correctly, Hokkaido is Ezo, and the remnants of the Tokuichi shogunate established the Ezo Republic here. Although it was captured by Muren, I believe they are still unwilling. Let’s see if we can contact them? Said èngfǔ can’t take care of himself. I believe that as long as they are given certain conditions, they may be able to persuade them to revolt. In any case, our department will directly attack Honshu and seal the Japanese vassal state. If people are willing to surrender, they will be granted a county."

This strategy does not need to cost too much, and everyone has no objection.

"Where is Wu Dashan?" Ye Zhikui asked again.

Wang Shizhen said with some concern: "Wu Dashan's department has arrived at the Jinsha River, but as the General Staff expected, every time the troops advance, the transportation supply line will be extended for a while, and the supply of personnel will become more and more difficult. Many horses and donkeys cannot withstand the hunger and cold. They fell to the ground, and there were not many thousands of animals left."

The most difficult part of fighting in Tibet is not dealing with the British army, but the weather, terrain and other conditions.

Fortunately, they have already arrived at the Jinsha River, and they will be able to enter Tibet immediately, and part of the logistics supplies can be handed over to the Tibetan zèngfǔ to solve.to be continued

The second volume of Jingshi Fengyun Chapter 300 Veteran Feng Zicai strikes again

Chapter 300 Veteran Feng Zicai strikes again