Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> chinese fourth empire

Text Chapter 227 The war is coming

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    (Thanks to the book club for the reward, and to the book club for the monthly ticket!)

    "No! No! No! The price of starting a war with Western Sichuan would be too high. Their navy is not as weak as we thought. Although it has only been in the army for two years, it has exerted extremely powerful combat effectiveness in the battle.  . Even if all the navies of our countries in the Far East join in, they probably will not be able to compete with the navy of Western Sichuan. And it would take too long to deploy warships from the mainland. As for the army, that is even more impossible. Now Western Sichuan already has fifty  There are tens of thousands of elite army soldiers. And they are continuing to expand their army, and in the end they will almost reach one million army soldiers. It is simply impossible for us to cross half of the world and defeat a country with millions of elite army soldiers!" British Minister Ou  Gurner said.  The situation in western Sichuan is now established, and it is no longer something that major powers can bully at will.  Even though Western Sichuan's navy is still a bit weak compared to other countries.  But the army is enough to protect western Sichuan.

    "Then what should we do?" French Minister Tian Chun said.  As Western Sichuan becomes stronger, it poses an extremely serious threat to France.  If Western Sichuan wants to seize France's Indochina colony, France will have no way to do it.  France's old Far East fleet is not even enough to fill the gaps in the Western Sichuan Navy.

    "We can't directly fight against Western Sichuan, but we can support an agent, such as Japan. We provide money and weapons, and let the Japanese compete with Western Sichuan for leadership in the Far East. When they both lose, we will come out to clean up the mess.  It's time!" A smile appeared on the corner of the mouth of the British Minister to China, Organa.  Using Japan as a pawn and putting Japan at the forefront, they are pulling the strings behind the scenes.  In this case, the danger to various countries will be much smaller.

    "This method is feasible. But, can the Japanese deal with the reunified China? They have already lost everything in this war. For this war, they have invested almost all their national power, and they have also lost everything.  Owing a large amount of foreign debt! Once China is unified, it will explode with extremely powerful strength. I am afraid that Japan will not be able to resist China at all and will not be able to complete the task of checking and balancing China!" Russian Minister Cassini also said.  For Russia, it is better for the great powers to support Japan than to directly support them, Russia.  With the support of the great powers, Russia can take the opportunity to swallow up northern China.  However, due to the fact that the Trans-Siberian Railway has not been completed, Russia cannot invest too much troops in the Far East.  This severely restricted Russia's expansion in the Far East.  Construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway began four years ago, but the harsh geographical environment, frozen soil and cold weather have seriously delayed the progress of the railway.  In addition, Russia's financial situation is not very good. It is not known when this railway will be completed.  However, Cassini knew that Britain had a very strong sense of precaution against Russian expansion, and they would not sit back and watch Russia expand in the Far East.  The British support Japan, in addition to balancing China, may not necessarily have no intention of balancing Russia.

    "If the Japanese lose this war, they will definitely hate China. As long as there is such irresolvable hatred between the two countries, our goal will be achieved. As for the foreign debts owed by Japan,  The more of them, the easier it will be for us to control Japan. When Japan's economy is completely controlled by us, then they will truly become our pawns!" said Ogner, the British Minister to China.

    Several other people nodded in agreement.

    "I am very surprised. Japan has obviously lost this war, so why is it still not asking for peace talks? Now the navy in western Sichuan is destroying Japan's industrial facilities. If this continues, Japan's losses will be extremely serious!" French Embassy in France  Minister Hua Tian Chun asked.  In his opinion, the Japanese are completely out of their minds.  If they were the French, knowing that nothing could be done, they would have surrendered long ago!

    "This is the paranoid character of the Japanese nation. As long as they are determined to do something, they will do it no matter what the cost. Therefore, as long as we give a little guidance, they will have great resentment towards China. To  When a war breaks out between the two countries in the Far East, we can take advantage of the opportunity. However, Japan will definitely lose this time. We must ensure that Japan is not seriously weakened. Otherwise, it will be difficult for Japan to stop stationing in western Sichuan. When the war is over  After that, we will give Japan a large amount of loans to help them reorganize their armaments, especially their navy, so that they can have a powerful fleet that can rival the Western Sichuan Navy. In this case, it will not be so easy for China to defeat Japan. When China  When people focus on Japan, they will no longer have the energy to threaten our interests!" Organa said.

    ? ?Everyone agrees with this.  Napoleon once said that China is a sleeping lion. Once the lion wakes up, it will make the world tremble.  Now, the lion has woken up. In order to protect their own interests, the great powers intend to find a target for the lion to let Shi?Don't focus on them.  And this target is Japan.  For Japan, I don¡¯t know whether this is a blessing or a disaster.

    After the four countries of Britain, France, the United States and Russia reached an agreement, they began to wait for Japan to take the initiative to negotiate peace.  Japan, on the other hand, is still waiting for news from the army.  Waiting for the army to create a miracle, win on the battlefield, and then end the war with dignity.  However, their hopes will eventually be dashed.  How could the Japanese Army, which had lost hundreds of thousands of supplies, defeat the elite Western Sichuan Army that was armed to the teeth?

    Shanhaiguan was known as Yuguan, also known as Yuguan, and Linlu Pass in ancient times. In the 14th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1381), Zhongshan King Xu Da was ordered to build Yongping, Jieling and other passes, and Shanhaiguan was created here because it is adjacent to Yanshan Mountain in the north.  It is connected to the Bohai Sea in the south, so it is named Shanhaiguan.  In the second year of Qianlong's reign (1737) during the Qing Dynasty, it was named Linyu County.

    Shanhaiguan is the northeastern starting point of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty. It covers 26 kilometers of the Great Wall and is located more than 10 kilometers east of Qinhuangdao City.  According to historical records, Shanhaiguan has a history of more than 600 years since it was built in 1381. It has been an important military town in my country since ancient times.  The city of Shanhaiguan is a small city with a circumference of about 4 kilometers. The entire city is connected to the Great Wall and uses the city as a gateway.  The city is 14 meters high and 7 meters thick.

    Since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, Shanhaiguan has gradually lost its role as the first customs in the world.  But now, the entire Shanhaiguan is once again shrouded in the clouds of war.  In western Sichuan and Japan, hundreds of thousands of troops are gathering here, and a fierce battle is about to begin.  Among them, in western Sichuan are the 3rd Division, 11th Division, 22nd Division, 23rd Division and two cavalry corps, with a total of more than 150,000 people.  As for the Japanese Army, they are the Second Division, the Third Division, the Fifth Division, the Sixth Division, the Thirteenth Division, the Fourteenth Division, the Fifteenth Division, and the Sixteenth Division.  There are a total of 8 divisions with more than 150,000 people.  The strength of the two sides is almost equal, but Western Sichuan has a great advantage.  As a defensive side, Western Sichuan has relied on the terrain to build two strong lines of defense in front of Shanhaiguan.  Moreover, although the supply of the Western Sichuan Army was very difficult, it was always able to obtain supplies. If it were not for the Japanese Army, it would have completely lost its supplies. Food and ammunition were used less and less.  The longer the delay is, the better it will be for Western Sichuan.

    On April 3, the Japanese army led by Japanese Army General Yamagata Aritomo finally arrived at Shanhaiguan and stopped moving southward at the Jiujiang River, more than ten kilometers away from Shanhaiguan. It was not that he did not want to continue southward, but that the Western Sichuan Army was already at the Jiujiang River.  A line of defense was built on the West Bank.

    The eight divisions of the Japanese army were deployed along the east line of the Jiujiang River, led by Lieutenant General Katsura Taro's Third Division and Lieutenant General Nozu Michizuki's Fifth Division.  Behind them are four newly formed divisions, and the second division of Lieutenant General Sakuma Mata and the Sixth Division of Lieutenant General Kuroki Nozhen are postponed.  In addition to the four new divisions, the second, third, fifth and sixth divisions are all permanent divisions of the Japanese Army and have extremely powerful combat effectiveness.  During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, they played an extremely important role.  However, Shanxian Youpeng was not at all sure about this mission either.  But he also knows that Japan has no choice now. If the army does not try its best to win, Japan's recovery will be far from hope.

    On April 3, Shanxian Youpeng did not start an attack but let the soldiers who had traveled hundreds of kilometers take a good rest.  At the same time, the division commanders of each division were convened to hold a military meeting.

    The commander of the 2nd Division, Lieutenant General Sakuma Samata, the commander of the 3rd Division, Lieutenant General Katsura Taro, the commander of the 5th Division, Lieutenant General Nozu Michizuki, and the commander of the 6th Division, Lieutenant General Kuroki Shizhen  , Lieutenant General Nogi Nogi, Commander of the 13th Division, Lieutenant General Mataji Ogawa, Commander of the 14th Division, Lieutenant General Kawazu Keaki, Commander of the 15th Division, Commander of the 16th Division  Lieutenant General Hisao Oshima, all gathered in the headquarters of General Aritomo Yamagata.

    "Everyone, the incompetence of the navy has put the empire into an extremely dangerous situation. Now, the defeat of the empire is inevitable. The mission of the army is to win a victory for the empire as much as possible, and then allow the empire to end the war with dignity. Now, the empire  We can only rely on our army. You must work hard and give full play to the spirit of bushido in the next battle to defeat those Chinese people!" Youtomo from Shan County said in a deep voice.

    "Hi!" All eight Japanese Army lieutenant generals replied loudly.

    "Opposite us, there are 150,000 Japanese troops, and they have built a defense line. However, they think that they can resist our attack in this way, which is absolutely impossible. The brave warriors of the Japanese Empire, in the spirit of Bushido,  With your support, we will be invincible!" Shanxian Youpeng's eyes were shining with a crazy light.

    PS: The second update is here!  Please subscribe!  Asking for a monthly ticket!  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to become a registered member of Piaotian Literature to recommend this work. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report