Chapter 140 Prince

The main force of the Second Division followed closely behind the Guards and reached the north bank of Puzixi.

At this time, General Noki was in the headquarters of the Southern Army on the north bank, taking the officers of the headquarters and easily enjoying the performance of the military geisha.

And God-tailed Lightchen can't relax anyway.

He doesn't believe that Zhou Charter will follow Nomu Xidian's plan!

Just ten minutes after the performance, Kamio Mitsumi couldn't sit still. He asked Nomu Xidian for instructions and wanted to go to the river to see the battlefield. Nogi Xidian generously agreed: "As the chief of military staff, Mr. Kamio, I will speak to His Majesty the Emperor to commend your loyalty and courage!"

Shenwei Guangchen smiled bitterly in his heart. In the eyes of Nomu Xidian, Shenwei Guangchen wanted to seize the opportunity to strive for performance before the end of the war and get the capital to add officials to the title. Indeed, many Japanese officers believe that the war will soon end, and if they don't show up, there will be no chance!

Shenwei Guangchen insisted on going to the forefront and wanted to take a look at Zhang Jun's position.

Because he seriously suspects that Zhang Jun's retreat in Pu Zixi is a trap!

In early September, the attack of the Guards Division in Puzixi was tenaciously resisted by Zhang Jun. Nearly 1,000 officers and soldiers were killed and failed to set foot on the south bank of Puzixi. Today, after only one day of the attack, the Japanese army built a solid bridgehead on the south bank. This phenomenon is extremely abnormal!

In fact, Kamio Mitsumi does not agree with the two-way attack plan of Nogi Hime. He knows Zhang Jun and Zhou Charter. Although Tainan is narrow, it is the inner line of Zhangjun. As a long-lived army, it is not wise for the Japanese army to break into the inner line of Zhangjun.

Shenwei Guangchen agrees with Yidong Youheng's strategy - to blockade the Tainan region, consume Zhang's army, and force Zhang's army to jump out of the inside line and enter the outside line of central and northern Taiwan to fight. In fact, a decisive battle with Zhang's army in central Taiwan is the best choice for the Japanese army.

However, Nogiori is impatient, and politicians far away in Japan are even more impatient. The death of Prince Kitashirakawa Palace forced the whole Japanese government to the edge of the cliff!

The base camp ordered the Southern Army to take Tainan in early October!

Mitsumi couldn't resist the double pressure from Nogi and the base camp, so he had to obey.

Pu Zixi's quiet river was covered with a layer of cold silver light by the moonlight.

A wooden boat stopped on the shore, jumped off a major from the boat, hurried to the front of Kamioomi Hikaru, and stood upright to salute: "Your Excellency, wait a moment, Your Royal Highness is here."

Shenwei Chenguang stopped and saw Prince Fujian Gongzhenai, the head of the Guard Division, getting off the boat and walking over with a deep and shallow foot.

Prince Fuminomiya Sadai is the younger brother of Prince Kitashirakawa and the uncle of the current Emperor Meiji. However, compared with his brother, this chaste prince has no similarity in appearance or temperament.

North Shirakawa Palace is tall, with a thin face, and a little lonely temperament. It is quiet, and can't be happy or angry. It is quite the majesty of "Emperor Dongwu", but he is low-key and unsociable. He usually likes to recite scriptures and worship Buddhas, like a hermit who sees through the world. However, Fushimi Palace has a beer belly, fat and fat like a ball, walking step by step. He is a regular guest of the noble salon in Tokyo. In the salon, he can often hear Fushimi Palace's eyebrows.

In Kyoto, Prince Fushiminomiya is a popular celebrity who is interested in various topics, especially about military politics. However, politicians in Tokyo know that Fushimi Palace's opinions are more at the ** stage of middle school students. Everyone knows that It's a good thing that a teenage middle school student** shoots around, but it may not be a good thing that a prince who has already passed his year is still using young people's impulses and ** to discuss Japan's military and politics!

Emperor Meiji is very clear about this, so for a long time, the emperor did not entrust any heavy responsibility to his uncle, but only gave him some idle positions to give him a platform to complain. Therefore, Fushimi Palace's all-sighted political opinions can only be said in the salon, and it is impossible to reach the cabinet meeting, and of course, it is impossible to pass on to the military.

However, the death of Kitashirakawa Palace gave Fushimi Palace a chance.

The death of Kita-Shirakawa Palace was described as a political conspiracy by rumors. This is extremely unfavorable to Emperor Meiji. In order to calm down the rumors, the emperor had to push Fushimi Palace to the front desk and let him replace his brother as the division head of the Guards, so as to make a gesture in front of the Japanese people - there is no gap between the emperor and Kita-Shirakawa Palace!

Therefore, Fushimi Palace's ability to get the position of head of the Guards Division is just a policy of political rights. If Fushimi can realize this clearly, he should keep a low profile like his brother.

However, Fushimi Palace's mind is not clear. He also thought that he could become the commander of the elite Guards Division because his military and political ability was recognized by the emperor and the cabinet!

Therefore, after Prince Fujian Gong Zhenai took office, he couldn't wait to show up, commanded the Guards Division, and launched a fierce attack on the Park Zixi Zhang army's defense line. He wants to see his military glory from the beautiful women and princes in the Tokyo salon!

And the Guards Division was also very competitive. It took only one day to break through the Pu Zixi defense line. In early September, Prince Nengjiu of Kita-Shirakawa Palace took ten days and failed to break through the defense line.

This makes Fushimi Palace believe more and more that he is another military soul-like figure in the Japanese military world after the military elders such as Yamagata and Dashanyan!

Fushimi Palace walked to Kamio Mitsumi and looked at Kamio Mitsumi with a smile, but did not salute.

He is waiting for Shenwei Mitsuchen to salute him first.

Shenwei Mitsushin is the chief of the major general's staff, and Fushimi Palace is the head of the division. Although the rank of Fushimi Palace is higher than that of Shenwei, Shenwei is his superior. According to the regulations of the Japanese army, the division commander should first salute the chief of staff of the army.

In the face of this prince-style prince, Shenwei Guangchen had to smile and raise his hand to salute: "Your Excellency, you shouldn't appear at the forefront in this uniform. It's not safe."

Fushimi Palace is wearing a * dress with golden ribbons on it. This dress is only worn by officers at banquets or when they are summoned by the emperor.

Fushimi Palace said solemnly, "Mr. Shenwei, as a soldier, how can you be greedy and afraid of death!" In the face of the ferocious enemy, the army should be more solemn and set an example for the soldiers to stimulate morale. Even if they are killed by enemy snipers, it will serve the country and die in a good place!"

Where is this? If a division commander is killed by the enemy's sniper, it will not only not stimulate morale, but also the greatest blow to morale! Shenwei Guangchen smiled bitterly in his heart and knew that he could not speak clearly to the prince, so he had to say, "Your Excellency is on the front line, and the generals will serve carefully, and the last general will admire it!"

"Where." Fushimi Palace said, "Mr. Kamio is a military wizard of the Japanese Empire. As the chief of staff, he also goes deep into the front line. In the future, I will appeal to His Majesty the Emperor to show his contributions to Mr. Shenwei!"

Shenwei minister Guang was even more frustrated. The prince, like Nogi, regarded Shenwei Guangchen's behavior as a battle.

"Your Majesty, I want to see the enemy positions." Shenwei Mitsuson said.

"The position?" Fujian Palace glanced around. Under the moonlight, the former defense line had already disappeared under the bombardment of the cannon, leaving only scorched earth all over the ground.

"Yes." Shenwei Guangchen came to a collapsed bunker. In the scorched earth, blood stains were faintly visible. The bodies of the two Zhang soldiers were half buried in the scorched earth, still holding the blown rifle in his hand.

"In front of the Imperial Japanese army, any resistance is a car!" Fujian Palace carefully avoided the body for fear that his shiny leather boots would be stained with blood.

"How many Zhang Jun's bodies did you see in the position?" Shenwei Mitsumi asked.

The major staff behind Fushimi Palace said, "A total of 318 bodies have been found. There are no bullets in the guns of all the bodies. Their bullets have been shot!"

"That is to say, they lost their position after they had run out of bullets?"

"Yes!"

"Is there any complete fortress?"

"No!" Major said, "All the fortresses were destroyed by our artillery."

"So, how do you evaluate the retreat of the enemy?" Shenwei Mitsumi asked.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, we believe that the retreat of the enemy is forced by our army's strong offensive." Major said, "Pu Zixi's defense line can no longer be defended, and they can only give up."

Fushimi Palace asked, "Mr. Shenwei, do you think the retreat of the enemy is a bait?"

Shenwei Guangchen did not answer. He could not find any evidence for his suspicion. Pu Zixi's position was indeed to the point where he had to give up. If it were him, he would have ordered to retreat. Otherwise, the lives of the soldiers would still be here for nothing.

"Mr. Shenwei has always been cautious, which is an advantage, but also a disadvantage!" Fushimi Palace smiled arrogantly and said, "Even if the enemy has set a trap, what can it do in front of the Guard Division of the Japanese Empire? A rabbit's trap can't hold an elephant!"

Shenwei Guangchen is speechless. From the perspective of the battlefield situation, there is almost no danger to guard from Chiayi to Tainan. If Zhang Jun wants to put a trip to the Japanese army, there is no favorable terrain to rely on. The only way for Zhang Jun to defend Tainan is to defend step by step, gradually consume the Japanese army in the position war, and finally force the Japanese army to become the end of the crossbow. Unfortunately, this tactic needs to be supported by a wide space. However, the whole Tainan region did not provide enough room for Zhang Jun!

In this sense, even if Zhang Jun wants to set a trap for the Japanese army, he can't do it.

However, Shenwei Guangchen absolutely does not believe that Zhou Charter's mind will be so simple. This terrible opponent will not see Zhang Jun's huge disadvantage. He must be quietly planning something to make up for this disadvantage.

There must be a node on this battlefield!