Chapter 133 Jade Knife Handle

The Japanese Southern Army has jurisdiction over the Guards Division, the Second Division, the Special Mixed Brigade and the Southern Fleet, with a total strength of 50,000.

According to the plan, the Japanese army should divide into two routes, go straight to Tainan from the north and south, completely eliminate Liu Yongfu's troops in Tainan, eliminate all resistance forces within a month, and complete the full occupation of Taiwan.

However, the situation suddenly changed.

On September 1, the Japanese army was severely damaged in Changhua, and Yoshiaki Hishijima, the commander of the mixed brigade of the Guards Division, was killed in action. Then, the Marines who attacked Tainan, together with the cruiser Yoshino, were completely annihilated by the enemy and survived.

The sudden blow made the base camp dizzy, and the emperor was furious!

At the beginning, the base camp thought it was the French who participated in the war. A few days later, I finally understood that it was the old enmion of the Japanese army, Zhou Charter's Zhang Jun, who participated in the war!

In the Qing-Japanese War, the Japanese army was defeated by Zhang Jun! It was because of Zhang Jun that Japan lost North Korea, which was in its pocket, and also lost Liaodong and Shandong, which were readily available. Now, after nearly a year of hard fighting, Japan has only got one Taiwan, which is the only fruit of Japan in this war.

I thought that the Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty had killed Zhang Jun for the Japanese. Unexpectedly, Zhang Jun appeared in Taiwan!

The Japanese government strongly protested to the Qing Dynasty, but it was rejected by the Qing Dynasty! The reason for the Qing Dynasty is very simple. Taiwan does not have a Qing army. The so-called Zhang Jun is just a group of volunteers who smuggled to Taiwan. In response, the Qing Dynasty has strengthened the coastal defense of the Taiwan Strait and explicitly prohibited mainland Chinese soldiers and civilians from smuggling to Taiwan. All the actions of Zhang Jun in Taiwan have nothing to do with the Qing Dynasty.

The Japanese knew that this was a trick played by the imperial court of the Qing Dynasty, but there was nothing they could do.

Japan cannot lose Taiwan! Otherwise, this war that has cost the Japanese soldiers and tens of thousands of yuan will be meaningless! It was under this* that the base camp decided to send more troops to Taiwan! No matter how much it costs, you should drive Zhang Jun out of Taiwan! Zhang Jun must not be allowed to take this only fruit from Japan.

At the same time, the Taiwan Governor-General's Office and the Southern Army Command have adjusted their combat strategy against Taiwan after careful consideration.

At present, the total strength of the Japanese army in Taiwan is 50,000, while the Zhang army is more than 30,000 and nearly 40,000. The Japanese army has an advantage in military strength, but the advantage is not obvious. In view of the fact that the Japanese army has completed the occupation of the rich central and northern Taiwan, Zhang's troops are guarded in the remote and remote Tainan region. The Japanese army can fully obtain war resources in Taiwan, and it is difficult for Zhang's army to obtain food and salaries from the local area. Their logistics supply can only be obtained through the Taiwan Strait and Fujian.

Therefore, Governor Yidong Youheng decided to give up the plan of a comprehensive attack on Tainan and adopt a three-pronged strategy. First, stop the large-scale attack on the front line of Chiayi and turn to defense. Second, the southern fleet stepped up the blockade of the Taiwan Strait and cut off the supply of Zhang Jun; third, it strengthened the occupation of central and northern Taiwan, established local governments, eliminated the remaining enemies, and consolidated its rule.

The Japanese army should fight a protracted war against Zhang Jun and drag Zhang Jun down with time and space!

Yi Dong Youheng's decision is extremely wise!

In Taiwan, the Japanese army occupied the right time and place, and what Zhang Jun had was only people.

However, in the remote Tainan, which lacks resources and cannot provide the necessary war resources for the 40,000 Zhang army, and Zhang Jun can't stand there for a long time. The people there can't afford to support such a large army.

It won't take long for Zhang Jun to take the initiative to attack central and northern Taiwan. Otherwise, they will only starve to death in Tainan!

Once Zhang Jun takes the initiative to attack, the Japanese army can just wait for leisure. From Chiayi to Changhua, the Japanese army has built a copper wall and an iron wall, and Zhang Jun's attack is bound to break the head and blood. When the Zhang army was almost consumed in the offensive war, the Japanese army took advantage of the situation to counterattack and took Tainan in one fell swoop!

This strategy is wise, and the only shortcoming is that the Japanese army can't figure out when Zhang Jun will start to attack.

Another disadvantage is that the long-term inaction of the Japanese army in Taiwan will bring great international risks. The Taiwan issue is not an isolated issue. Britain, France and the United States are all staring at Taiwan. Until now, these Western powers have not officially recognized Japan's occupation of Taiwan. If the Taiwan issue is extended for three months or more, it is difficult to guarantee that these Western powers will not intervene in Taiwan.

Once the Western powers intervene in Taiwan, they will definitely find ways to contact Zhou Charter and persuade Zhou Charter to serve as their spokesperson in Taiwan. The international environment facing Japan will be complicated!

Therefore, the strategic idea of Yuheng Ito has caused great controversy in Japan. Some cabinet members, especially Foreign Minister Lu Ao Zongguang, strongly demanded that Taiwan make a quick decision so as not to leave a truth for the French to intervene in Taiwan. Even there are different voices within the Southern Army. Nai Mu Xidian, the commander of the Southern Army, did not agree with this plan. He was eager to fight with Zhang Jun. Nai Mu Xidian believed that his 50,000 elite was enough to quickly defeat the Zhang Jun in Tainan!

However, with his prestige, Yidong Yuheng finally persuaded the base camp and agreed to his strategic vision.

As a result, the attack of the Guard Division in Chiayi slowed down and turned into defense.

Prince Kitashirakawanomiya Nohisa agrees with Ito's plan, and he believes that this is the only correct way to solve the current problem. As a front-line commander, he knows very well that the opponents faced by the Japanese army are not those Taiwanese volunteers with low equipment and tactics. Those people are easily defeated by the Japanese army with a bloody battle. The battle between Changhua and Chiayi shows that the opponent is a well-trained and well-equipped regular army. To deal with such a regular army, you must be patient and cannot achieve it overnight.

Moreover, the climate is harsh and rampant. Many officers and soldiers have been infected with infectious diseases and lost their combat effectiveness. On the front line of Chiayi, officers and soldiers die of illness every day. However, Zhang Jun can't avoid the miasma encountered by the Japanese army. Prince Beibaichuan Gong Nengjiu believes that the miasma problem faced by Zhang Jun is more serious than the Japanese army. After all, the Japanese army has a strong medical security system, and Zhang Jun is stationed in Tainan and lacks medical care. Their non-combat reduction must be more serious than the Japanese army.

Prince Nengjiu of Kitashirakawa Palace believes that it won't take long for the Japanese army to take action, and the miasma can bring down Zhang Jun! The Japanese army can subduly without fighting.

However, for Wufu, the last thing he wants to see is to subdue people's troops without fighting! Because in this way, Japanese generals will lose the opportunity to make achievements. Especially Nogi Xidian, a general who lost the war in mainland China, is impatient to use the blood of his opponent to save his reputation!

Because of this, Yoshinori Noki had a conflict with Prince Kitashirakawa Miyanohisa. He was even extremely dissatisfied with the governor, Yukihiro Ito, and repeatedly contradicted Ito Yukihiro.

Of course, Yidong Youheng is the governor of Taiwan and a veteran of the military world. Nai Mu Xidian has been severely reprimanded by Yidong Youheng many times and can only swallow his anger.

The front line of Jiayi returned to calm. Tonight, Prince Nengjiu of Kitahirakawa Palace was also able to pray quietly in front of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

The sound of gunfire outside the hall gradually subsided, and the night returned to calm and tranquility.

Prince Nengjiu of Kitashirakawa closed his eyes again and faced Guanyin Bodhisattva with his hands together.

This is a night suitable for prayer and blessing. The night is windy and the autumn is cool and ethereal. On such a night, people and Buddha should be the closest moment.

However, the heart of Prince Kita-Shirakawa Palace has never been able to enter.

A sense of anxiety always lingered in his heart, and countless vague shadows flew in front of his eyes.

He told himself that he was a demon and should be ignored. In those years, Sakyamuni warned himself under the bodhi tree! As long as you calm down, all demons, even millions of troops, will disappear. When he became a prisoner of the Meiji Emperor and was imprisoned in the temple, he did it! At that time, as long as he closed his eyes, his eyes were empty.

However, tonight, he failed!

Tonight's night breeze is cooler than ever!

However, the smell of burnt flesh ripples in the night wind!

In front of Prince Kitashirakawa's eyes, the blurred shadows not only did not fade, but became clearer and clearer.

That's the flames on their bodies, including the elderly, women and children! Their hands were tied and their bodies struggled in the flames!

The painfully twisted face, the bloody body, the helpless hands, and the shouting!

In a trance, he saw two lines of blood flowing in the eyes of Han Baiyu's Guan Shiyin!

Prince Kitashirakawa Palace trembled, sweating coldly, soaked from the top of his head to his heel!

There was a sudden sound of gunfire around.

Prince Nengjiu of Kita-Shirakawa Palace jumped up and couldn't help clenching the command knife with both hands. It was a command knife with a jade handle, which was inlaid with a white and warm jade, representing his royal identity.

In Japan, the noble symbol of beautiful jade, every royal prince must wear a piece of jade on his body to show his supreme status. This is actually a cultural custom that the Japanese have learned from China!

However, the Japanese have little understanding of jade culture!

Jade not only symbolizes nobility, but also is only a small symbolic symbol of jade! In the eyes of the Chinese people, the warm and clean jade represents modesty, kindness, tranquility and lofty. The politician Peiyu is to remind him to treat his people well. The gentleman Peiyu is to remind him to be humble and reasonable, and the soldier Peiyu is to remind him to cherish life!

And the Japanese royal soldier Peiyu seems to prove that he has the right to deprive others of their lives! This is an insult to jade!

Prince Nengjiu of Beibaichuan Palace holds the jade knife handle, and the knife handle is cold!