Chapter 139 North-South Attack

However, the Chinese, who have always been regarded as conservative and backward by the world, have played the tactics of heavy machine guns to the extreme. The Japanese army finally decided to use heavy machine guns. This is the first time since Japan's total Westernization has put down and learned from the Chinese people they despise most. This is very embarrassing, but the death on the battlefield forced the Japanese to face this reality!

Shenwei Guangchen frowned, walked across the open-hearted war horse in long leather boots, and walked deep and shallowly in the mud on the beach.

There was a bright moon hanging in the sky, shining a piece of silver on the beach. The soldiers who jumped off the boat lined up in the mud and then pulled forward. Groups of military soldiers shouted at the number, carrying a heavy carbi and walking across the beach.

Like Nami Hidian, Kamio Mitsutomi was the beneficiary of the First Sino-Japanese War and the beneficiary of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Unlike many Japanese elders who lost their posts due to the loss of soldiers, the war in just one year promoted him from major to a major general! Just a few days ago, his military position was promoted again. After Naimu Xidian became the governor of Taiwan, he promoted Shenwei Guangchen, who served as the chief of staff of the Guards Division, to the Chief of Staff of the Southern Army.

The Southern Army is composed of the Guards Division, the 2nd Division, the 4th Mixed Brigade and the Southern Dispatch Fleet, with a total strength of 50,000. Shenwei Mitsutomi changed from a military commander of a combat unit to a combat officer of the front army. In fact, the most glorious period of military elders such as Dashanyan, Shanxian Youpeng and Huashan Ziji is nothing more than this! At this time, Shenwei Guangchen was 32 years old.

He is an enviable and dazzling star in the Japanese military. According to Japan's political rules, senior generals of the army will also become a pivotal figure in Japanese politics. That is to say, in the near future, he is fully hopeful to meet His Majesty the Emperor with Hirofumi Ito!

However, the heart of Shenwei Mitsumi is full of fear!

When the name Zhou Charter appeared in front of him again, he completely lost confidence in his future, Taiwan's future, and even Japan's future!

Intelligence showed that Zaiyi, the prince of the Qing Dynasty, secretly attacked Zhou Charter and sank his boat at sea. However, just like when he was in Lushun, he miraculously escaped from death.

Not only is he not dead, but also his Zhang Jun is getting stronger and stronger. Zhang Jun, who came across the sea, is no longer the group of beggards in North Korea! They are well equipped, well trained and commanding, and their combat effectiveness has surpassed the Japanese army! The Battle of Changhua showed that Zhang Jun's combat effectiveness had reached the level of the German army.

The Japanese military generally believes that Zhang Jun's combat effectiveness has improved rapidly due to a German chief of staff Hannagan in Zhang's army. However, Shenwei Guangchen knew that Hannagan was once Li Hongzhang's military adviser and the head of the Xianghuai Army. The army of the Qing Dynasty did not become stronger because of Hannagan!

The strength of Zhang Jun cannot be attributed to Hannagan! It can't even be attributed to Zhou Charter!

In the view of Shenwei Guangchen, the real reason for Zhang Jun's strength is the hero of the Han and Tang Dynasties rooted in the hearts of the Chinese people! Those are the tenacity, enterprising, wisdom and broad cultural advantages of the Chinese people. These things were once suppressed by excessive centralization, but now they have been resurrected from Zhang Jun!

When these things are resurrected on all Chinese people, China will become the hegemon of the world!

And now Japan can't conquer China with a strong cultural heritage! Even the vast majority of Chinese people still live in a muddle!

It's ridiculous that Nogi, Nogi, Hirofumi Ito, including Emperor Meiji, and those senior Japanese officials are still dreaming of conquering mainland China!

Shenwei Guangchen felt that he had been dragged into a huge whirlpool and could not get out of it!

Now Zhang Jun has an absolute psychological advantage over the Japanese army! In the First Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese army was completely defeated by Zhang Jun! Today's Japanese officers and soldiers have a headache when they hear Zhang Jun's name!

In the eyes of many Japanese, Taiwan is a good place to build meritorious deeds. However, with the arrival of Zhou Charter, Shenwei Guangchen realized that Taiwan will be a huge fire pit!

His smooth military career may end in Taiwan!

It's ridiculous that Nomu Xidian doesn't think so. He has just become the prince of the dominant side. At this time, it is the time for the spring breeze to be proud. There is a light in front of him, and he can't see it at all. The dazzling light covers the trap under his feet!

Nogi Xidian used to be a defeated general under Zhou Charter! If Zhou Charter hadn't given him a way to live, he would have become a starving ghost on the Liaodong Peninsula! Naimu Xidian, who once survived by Zhou Charter's porridge, not only did not wake up because of that shameful experience. On the contrary, Zhou Charter's porridge gave him a strong sense of humiliation and a strong sense of revenge!

Nogi Xidian can't wait to fight with Zhou Charter! What he was most worried about was that Zhang Jun collapsed without a fight! In that case, he can't completely defeat Zhou Charter and make a shame!

Therefore, Hinohime firmly opposes Yidong Youheng's blockade strategy and insists on a decisive battle with Zhang Jun quickly! For this reason, Nogi Yoshinori did not hesitate to spread rumors everywhere, linking the death of Prince Kita-Shirakawanomiya with Yukihiro Ito. Nokiori succeeded, and the emperor finally couldn't resist the pressure of rumors and removed Yidong Yuheng from his position. Naomi took over the power and began his ambitious comprehensive offensive plan.

Nomu Xidian decided to march towards Tainan from the north and south. A brigade of the 2nd Division, a brigade sent by the south and a fourth mixed brigade, landed in Kaohsiung and attacked Tainan from the south. In this direction, the strength was 15,000, which was a swoop. With the main force of the Guards Division and the Second Division, with a total strength of 35,000, along the Chiayi and Taibao lines, they advanced from the northern line to Tainan. The northern and southern armies gradually compressed the Zhang army's defense line, forcing the Zhang army to retreat to Tainan City and gather and annihilate!

Nogi's plan has been approved by the base camp. In order to cooperate with Taiwan's war, Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs pressured the Qing Dynasty to immediately interrupt all supplies to Zhang Jun. Among them, the most important point is to prohibit Zhang Jun from continuing to use Fujian's Mawei Military Port! Otherwise, the Japanese will attack the Mawei military port!

The Japanese army has long detected that Mawei Military Port is Zhang Jun's base in mainland China. Zhang Jun's logistics supplies are all stored in the military port. Although the southern Japanese sent fleet to strengthen the blockade of the Strait, many ships still depart from Mawei Military Port to transport supplies to Tainan every day. These ships only have Dingyuan Shipwu Escort, and the mysterious action, led by local fishermen, sailed to Anping Port through some waterways unknown to the Japanese. The Japanese army faced the huge strait and was invincible.

Of course, even the Japanese themselves have countless minds about this request. The reason is very simple. The Qing court can completely prevaricate and even refuse it. After all, the Mawei military port is the military port of the Qing Dynasty. The Japanese's request is really a little too much!

However, what the Japanese did not expect was that the Qing court would take substantive measures against Mawei Military Port!

The Qing Dynasty replaced the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang. Duan Fang, the new governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, took office and immediately ordered to disarm the garrison of Mawei Military Port and arrest Qian Yougui, the Minister of the Military Supply Department of Zhangjun, who was stationed in Mawei Military Port, and sealed the materials stored in the military port on the spot. There are not only guns and ammunition, but also Zhang Jun. Much-needed food and medicine.

Duanfang, Totec, Ziwuqiao, Tao Zhai, Manchuria Zhengbaiqi. He is the rising star of the Qing court. In the late Qing Dynasty, the children of the Eight Banners were unbearable and difficult to take on great responsibilities, but Duanfang was the best among the children of the Eight Banners. This person is proficient in literature and history, has a deep foundation in Sinology, but his vision is not cramped, has a deep understanding of the general trend of the world, is clear-headed, shrewd and capable, and is in favor of the new changes. Although Empress Dowager Cixi was very dissatisfied with the Weixin change, she trusted Duanfang very much. There was nothing she could do, because the children of Manqing were really too disappointing. After finally came out of Duanfang, Cixi certainly had to entrust her with a heavy responsibility.

Zhang Jun's supply line was completely cut off!

The Empress Dowager Cixi made a black hand at Zhang Jun again!

Zhang Jun left the mainland, which is a mental illness of the Empress Dowager Cixi, but the Empress Dowager Cixi will never want Zhou Charter to drive away the Japanese and become the king of Taiwan!

If the Japanese occupy Taiwan, there is no substantial threat to the Qing Dynasty. However, if Zhou Charter becomes bigger in Taiwan, the consequences will be serious! Taiwan is likely to become the base for the Zhang army to counterattack the mainland. Empress Dowager Cixi has killed Zhang Jun several times. Zhang's officers and soldiers have long hated this old woman. Moreover, Zhou Charter has dealings with Sun Wen. Sun Wen is likely to persuade Zhou Charter to lead the army north, overthrow the court and establish a republic!

What Empress Dowager Cixi hopes to ask the Japanese to help her get rid of Zhang Jun's confidant!

The action of the Qing court doubled Nogi's confidence!

The attack plan was implemented as scheduled. The Guards Division broke through the Pu Zixi defense line and made a good start.

At this time, the combat troops on the southern front have boarded the ship and advanced to Kaohsiung in the night. Kaohsiung landed and started tomorrow morning. There is a time difference between the battle between the north and the south, which is Naoki's proud pen. When Zhangjun was under great pressure on the northern line, he would inevitably transfer troops to reinforce the northern line, causing the defense center to move north. At this time, the Japanese army suddenly launched a strong attack on the southern line. Zhangjun reinforced the troops on the northern line and hurriedly moved south. As a result, he ran north and south, and the two sides could not take care of them. The Japanese army took the opportunity to attack on both sides and firmly grasped the initiative on the battlefield!

After a day's battle, everything was going according to Nogi's intention. Intelligence shows that the Third Division of the Zhang Army stationed in Tainan has set out from Tainan and moved closer to Taibao to prepare for the rescue of Chiayi.

In order to strengthen Zhang Jun's will to move north, Naimu Xidian ordered the forward troops of the Guards Division to surround Jiayi without fighting, tempting the main force of Zhang Jun to continue to move north.