Chapter 207 Japanese

Kodama Gentaro stayed alone in the office room of the Army Staff Headquarters. The messy maps in the room were placed at will. The maps were all maps of various areas of the southwest coast of Kyushu. The maps were drawn with complete defense lines. At this time, those maps were torn off the wall by him.

Despair, the feeling of despair lingered in his heart.

Why are there four countries!

After the disappearance of the [[***] team's landings in the four countries, Kodama Gentaro, who was responsible for directing the local defense operations, did not make a sound for several minutes. After a few minutes, when he recovered from the shock, the first sentence he asked was.

"Jiuzhou, is there any movement in Kyushu?"

In the view of Kodama Gentaro, the landing operation of the four countries is likely to be the sound of the [***] team attacking east and west, but in fact, with a telegram coming from Kochi, especially after the telegram of Kochi County being shelled by the army, he gradually understood a reality that he had to face. Realistic problems.

In

, [***] people punched hard in the weakest part of Japan's defense.

In the past few months, like every officer in the staff headquarters, Kodama Gentaro seemed both nervous and impatient. From the day he accepted the task and assumed the role of the local defense commander, when and where to fight with the Chinese army has become an almost unbearable burden on him. Like everyone on the front line in Kyushu, he has been living in an anxious nightmare. He always has to figure out the intentions of the Chinese army - how they will attack, where they plan to land, especially when.

Now, there is no need to figure out the intentions of the Chinese army. With the landing on the coast of Zhongqi, everything is over. The Chinese landed on the Shikoku Islands. They chose the most suitable location, although it is by no means a suitable location in terms of geographical location.

Outside the corridor to the commander's office, here, Major Mui Morimoto, the adjutant of Taro Kodama, held a telegram just sent from the front of Kyushu. Yesterday, this was the first thing he did for the commander every day. As the local defense commander, Eryu gets the report from Kyushu as soon as possible every day, so that he can discuss with his staff as soon as possible.

Today's content is no different from yesterday's: the coastal front is still silent, and the Chinese fleet will be found in the future.

But today, this telegram has no meaning. Any telegram from Kyushu is no longer important. Now the most important thing is Shikoku Island. The telegram from Shikoku Island will be sent to the commander as soon as possible.

Takei Morimoto looked at his pocket watch: it was still a few minutes away from 7 o'clock. According to the previous commander's request, the local defense meeting will be held on time at seven o'clock. Unlike the previous meetings, what they need to discuss today will be how to reinforce the four countries, and more accurately, how to break through the blockade of the [***] team in order to send enough troops to the four countries.

Although there is no meeting yet, Takei can speculate about the upcoming debate at the meeting. At that time, they will face the old question: Are the reinforcements of the four countries still in a hurry? Everyone knows that the four countries with only one brigade can't stop the attack of the Chinese army at all. Perhaps now, at the time of the defense meeting, the [***] team has consolidated the beachhead position.

When thinking about it, Takei left the office and walked along the cork floor corridor. The buzzing of conversation and typing came from the rooms on both sides. The Army Staff Headquarters has always been a busy place, but now it is even busier, and everyone is talking softly. I'm afraid there is only one thing they talk about - the four countries!

At the end of the corridor, Takei stopped in front of a huge door. He knocked gently on the door, twisted his hand and walked in. Kodama Gentaro did not look up. He looked intently at the documents in front of him and didn't seem to find his adjutant entering the room at all. Takei knew that he should not disturb the commander. Maybe he was making some counterattack plan now.

So he stood there and waited.

At this time, Kodama Gentaro raised his eyes from his desk.

"Good morning, Major Takei."

Kodama Gentaro said with a tired greeting.

"Good morning, Commander. This is a telegram from Kochi.

Takei handed it over.

"Oh!"

Glance at the telegram, Kodama Gentaro sighed, then stood up and walked to the newly hung map, looking at the Kochi on the map, which is less than ten kilometers away from the landing point of the Chinese people. Maybe tomorrow, Kochi will raise the Chinese flag. At that time, is it still possible to prevent the Chinese from occupying the four countries?

"Okay, get ready for the meeting!"

Looking at the time, Kodama Gentaro said directly, and then walked out of the office. What else needs to be discussed now?

Until he arrived in the conference room, looking at the people who had arrived, Kodama Gentaro was still thinking about this question in his mind.

"All troops that can be mobilized must be mobilized immediately!"

Deputy Chief of Staff Nagaoka Waishi almost shouted loudly. An hour ago, he, who was still asleep, received the news that the [***] team had landed in the four countries, and immediately rushed over. He clearly knew that if he could not save the four countries island, what would happen next, next.

"If the [***] team can't be driven out of the four countries, the whole Japanese will fall!"

Nagaoka Waishi shouted that this is the answer that everyone knows. The fall of the four countries means that the Chinese will have an offensive base camp and logistics base.

"Do we still have an army that can be mobilized?"

Masayoshi Terauchi retorted that as the Minister of the Army, he did not need to attend the meeting, but now he has to come here because he needs to report to the emperor after the meeting.

"There is only the Guards Division in Tokyo!"

Nogi Xidian said bluntly, but then his words turned around.

"If the Guards Division is mobilized, I'm afraid that Tokyo will fall into a situation where there are no soldiers to defend!"

As the commander of the Tokyo Defense, after receiving the news, he has even begun to figure out how to defend Tokyo instead of defending the four countries.

"Now, in my opinion, any discussion about how to rescue the four countries' islands is inappropriate, and it is difficult for the four countries to hold on!"

As a hero of the last war, Nogi Xidian said the truth that no one was willing to face.

"After the maritime traffic is blocked, it is difficult for us to transfer the troops of Kyushu to the four countries or Benzhou. Even if we take the risk, we can transfer some troops back. I'm afraid that when they arrive in the four countries, the four countries may not be able to defend them. Therefore, we should consider how to prevent them from [* **] The team attacked Benzhou from the four countries!"

"No way!"

Kodama Gentaro categorically rejected Nogi Yoshinori's suggestion.

"Kochi County has a well-equipped port. If they use the port, they can transport hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops to the four countries, and then the four countries will become their stable base camp. At that time, we can't stop the [***] team from attacking this state in the inland sea, so ......"

"Then blow up the port!"

Nomu Xidian said directly.

"It is not only necessary to blow up the port, but also to sink the ship at the mouth of Puhu Bay. It is only a few hundred meters from the mouth of Puhu Bay. If the sinking is implemented, at least for a few months, even if the Chinese occupy Kochi City, they will not be able to use Kochi Port!"

During the Battle of Lushun, because the navy had carried out a closed operation against Lushunkou, Nogi Hidian was no stranger to the closed operation.

"Chinese people can salvage sunken ships quickly. Their salvage technology is very advanced!"

"Then sink all the boats, big boats, small boats, and even stones. In short, now this is the only way!"

Nogi Shiten still insisted on his attitude, and then he continued to say.

"As long as the [***] team can't use Kochi Port in the next half a year, then we will be half successful. We will have time to transfer back the troops of Kyushu little by little, and maybe there will be a chance to transfer back some troops of the Korean army!"

Nogi Yoshinori's suggestion made Kodama Gentaro take a look at him. His suggestion is indeed a somewhat feasible surname, and the closure of the port is indeed the best choice to prevent the Zhong[***] team from using Kochi Port.

"Okay!"

Nodded, and Kodama Gentaro agreed.

"Let's do it. Kochi Prefecture is the key!"

"Occupy Kochi City!"

This is the order issued by the Japanese dispatching army to the First Division of the Royal Guards Army.

Kochi City is a city in the south-central part of the Shikoku region, where Tosa County is located. The city is also the center of Tosa County and the center of the Pacific coast of Shikoku Island. 40% of the population in Tosa County live here.

The reason why the dispatched military headquarters issued this order is that it is only for Kochi Port in Puhu Bay. Kochi Port is a natural port in Puhu Bay. For Japan, it is only a good port facing the Pacific Ocean in the west, while for the Royal Guards who landed in the four countries, Kochi Port is not related to The success or failure of the war.

If the army can occupy the port before the Japanese army reacts, then after owning the port, the navy and the merchant fleet can transport a steady stream of troops and materials to Kochi through the port, and then transport them from Kochi to the whole Shikoku Island, and even to Honshu Island.

In order to detect the enemy situation in Kochi City, the First Division Cavalry Battalion immediately marched in the direction of Kochi City after the leading troops controlled the beach head and repelled the Japanese counterattack. It was just a half-day time for them to walk in front of all the landing troops.

The weather in March is not cold, and the dirt road that hits the plain is very soft. The horses' hoofs of the Don River step on the dirt road, and the horseshoe will always step on some floating soil. The cavalry marched along the dirt road and encountered the enemy for the first time near noon.

"Enemy infantry, about 200!"

After hearing the scout's emergency report, Hao Yuqing jumped off his horse and climbed up the hillside and raised his telescope. This telescope is a domestic 4x binocular, which can see the enemy's movement clearly, but it can't see the enemy in the distance. Originally, the officers of this era were only equipped with this level of telescopes in addition to artillery, popularizing the Zeiss high-power telescope, which is the navy. As for the army, most officers and non-commissioned officers are equipped with domestic telescopes.

Every minute, every second, a new situation came from the scouts. Hao Yuqing's "**" cavalry gave full play to his function. According to this information, 100 enemy soldiers are coming here and have not been aware of their existence.

In Hao Yuqing's cavalry camp, an additional infantry company was sent, which was a division search company.

At this time, Shi Cunxin, the commander of the infantry search company, had ordered his subordinates to disperse around, looking for concealment and preparing to shoot.

At the same time, the cavalry hid in the nearby woods and prepared to carry out a raid on this group of Japanese infantry.

"It's already 500 meters"

Taking out the telescope, Hao Yuqing muttered in his heart, and at the same time, he was looking coldly at the marching column of the small army. Slowly and tiredly squirming on this alluvial plain.

The Japanese army column, which was completely unprepared in front of him, was obviously a force composed of rookies who did not know what the guard was at all, which aroused the fighting spirit in Hao Yuqing's chest. He turned around and looked around at the three hundred cavalry behind him. The first division may not have participated in any bloody battles, but as a royal guard, the soldiers of the first division have always been veterans. Most of these cavalrymen are veterans of the first and second cavalry divisions. At this time, they were all holding pistols with bolts and quietly waiting to fight. Only a few bad horses with strong surnames were impatiently hissed softly.

"Blow the trumpet!"

A gesture of charging to the soldiers around you. The horn nodded and immediately blew the charge.

Cao Chang of the Xizewei Light Army is a veteran. During the Russian War, he served in the Third Division. He lost his arm in the Third Division. However, it was not the Russian cavalry that took his arm, but the Chinese cavalry. The Chinese cavalry's shouted when they charged. In the past year or so, it has always been his. Dreaming. .

"Beep..."

When the familiar sound of the bronze horn stirred in the air again, when he heard the charge, the tail light of Nishizawa thought he was dreaming white. Looking back, it turned out to be a copy of my nightmare scene. With the deafening sound of horses' hoofs, he only saw a group of fierce gods gushing out of hell on tall Western horses and killing without scruples.

Those killer gods, who seemed to gush out of hell, first fired a short gun a hundred meters away. Xize only saw the people next to him being knocked to the ground one after another by short guns. After approaching them, he only saw silver ripples rowing up in the air, accompanied by the silver ripples reflecting the sun, and the red blood stirred in the air. Yes.

Hang the cavalry knife in his hand, Hao Yuqing led 300 cavalry to charge the Japanese army, which was not enough to be stuffed, and the earth shuddered under the horse's hoof. As soon as a soldier raised the rifle in his hand, the cavalry rushed to the front. The cavalry on the horse's back shook the rein, jumped over a corpse, and cut off the soldier's head with a knife. The soldier stood up helplessly. The cavalryman on the horse's back waved the cavalry's knife out of thin air, and his head and body were separated.

At a long distance, the cavalry first put a row of guns to take down the Japanese army ready to counterattack, and then waving a saber into the enemy's ranks and kill them to their heart's content. The oncoming enemy was either cut down or trampled by horses' hoofs. The soldiers suddenly lost the courage to fight, and they left their weapons and fled with no life, but they completely lost their sense of direction under the killing of the cavalry regiment. They could only run blindly and become the target of being slaughtered by others. A military sergeant lost the courage to fight, knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, while a soldier went straight to trampled him to death.

However, in just a few minutes, the battle ended. There was almost no living mouth left for more than 200 soldiers. When the ground was full of corpses, the cavalry on horseback put away their sabers and changed their magazines for their pistols or submachine guns. There was no smile on their faces, only a trace of indifference. Many of them think that this small battle has no reason to celebrate.

"Mother,..."

After scolding, Hao Yuqing wiped the blood on his nose, made a disdainful expression, and then looked at the brothers who rushed over.

"Keep moving forward!"

The cavalry battalion continued to move in the direction of Kochi. When they passed through the Japanese villages along the way, each of the cavalry was surprised by the poverty of the Japanese countryside. The dilapidated wooden houses made of broken wood seemed to be the only buildings they had seen. The ragged clothes were passed by them. At that time, they often bend down obediently and kneel on the ground, and even dare not raise their heads.

"I said..."

Hao Yuqing, who was riding on the horse, looked at those obedient people and sneered in his heart.

"The dolphin-tailed slave..."

Suddenly, a shout from the roadside only stunned Hao Yuqing. The voice seemed to be a child's voice. As soon as he turned his head, he saw a twelve or thirteen-year-old teenager on the roadside carrying a hardwood board and a schoolbag made of thin rope. He was looking at the army angrily, and a woman next to him was fighting for him.

Without waiting for Hao Yuqing to speak, a veteran in his thirties in the cavalry rode his horse in the direction of the teenager. Then, Hao Yuqing saw the cold-faced veteran pull out the saber, the knife rose and fell, and the sharp tip of the knife crossed directly in front of the teenager.

However, the young master did not fall down. He stood there in a daze. His body kept trembling under his shabby clothes, and water even dripped from his legs.

"Are you afraid of death!"

The veteran pointed a saber at the tip of the pale teenager's nose. When the teenager was about to speak, the cavalry knife scratched again. This time, the teenager let out a scream. The knife cut off some of his hair from the top of his head. After a scream, the teenager suddenly knelt down and shouted that they couldn't understand. That's the words.

"Translator, what is he talking about?"

"He is asking the emperor to spare his life and welcome the emperor. Anyway, that's what he said!"

Listening to the words of the translation, Hao Yuqing smiled and despised me to the extreme. They seemed to be tough, but in fact, they were extremely obedient to the strong. Just like at this time, they only need to show a little tough side, and they would be humble and tamed.

This is me!

(to be continued)