Except for Qi Rui, the other students went to Japan for the first time. What made Qi Rui a little jealous was that on the way out, everyone had a lot of information and photos to introduce the situation in Japan, and many of them were collected by Qi Rui and the others when they went. These carefully selected young soldiers are more diligent and inquisitive than those who came before them. For Qi Rui, who has experience in Japan, they didn't let it go at all.

The ability to understand and grasp the key to the problem gave Qi Rui a strong sense of crisis. This made Qi Rui couldn't help but sigh secretly, it's not that there are no heroes in the world, but there is no chance to meet these people. When he really met these people, Qi Rui felt that these people were really fierce enough, and an inferiority complex arose.

But after all, he was educated by his father Wei Ze, and Qi Rui also began to adjust himself. The purpose of the trip was to help the Hokkaido Army stabilize its position and not lead to a collapse. If this is done, everyone will be rewarded. If you do something that is simply held back because of envy and jealousy, how can you not know with the cleverness of these people?

Cooperation with an open attitude can benefit everyone, and doing things with a dark mind will lead to bad results. There is no need to discuss where to go. After adjusting his mentality, Qi Rui also stabilized his mind. He also realized that he was really just an ordinary person. If there was no jealousy before, it was just because Qi Rui was consciously stronger than others, and there was no reason to be jealous. It's not that he's really as he thinks, morally beyond low-level tastes.

How did Daddy Weser choose when he faced Haojie? When the strong face the weak, they have their own tolerance, but when they face the strong, they face the situation of seeing their own shortcomings all the time, in addition to learning the advantages of others, how to adjust their mentality? Qi Rui didn't have this kind of need before, so he never asked for advice in this regard. He was very keen to get to the bottom of it now.

With these wonderful people, time flies. Everyone knows the importance of preparation, and a lot of preparation consumes the time spent on the ship. When the warship anchored in Sendai and the boat sent the group ashore, Qi Rui was more apprehensive in his heart. The preparation on the ship is not equal to the specific battle situation, what will be the news when you arrive on the battlefield in person. He simply couldn't imagine it.

Tokyo Bay was heavily mined by the Meiji Navy, and with the strength of the Hokkaido Force's fleet, they were reluctant to take any chances. The troops went south by land. The Republic of China built a well-developed railway network, and the long-distance march of hundreds of kilometers existed as a training subject, so it was natural to take the train during the real war. The two-legged march was hard, and the roads in Japan were not suitable for trucks. Most of Qi Rui's energy is spent on marching, and when he is buried in walking, he will also consider the possibility of trucks in military applications. If there is even one pass on a route of several hundred kilometers that makes it impossible for trucks to pass, the entire convoy will be blinded. The intelligence that his father Weeser said was undoubtedly the biggest point. The gap between internal and external operations is too great, and a strong contingent of engineers is a very important component of mobile operations.

March, rest, eat, sleep, continue the march. The battlefield is the place where soldiers can show their strength, and before they can reach the place where they can show their professional abilities, they must first go through a grueling march. Stepping into the battlefield means facing the fear of death, and going to the battlefield is hard. This is the state of war. There were also Japanese soldiers with Qi Rui, and Qi Rui's silence was more about the self-cultivation of these people. It is undoubtedly the most advantageous choice to have a more warm breath and warm the stomach. The Japanese soldiers looked solemn, even showing obvious uneasiness. War is more realistic and cruel to them.

After three days of trekking, the team finally arrived at Aizu Domain. Qi Rui and the others did not stop, but continued to move forward. This time, there were horses to ride, but the road ahead was not so safe, and the Meiji army was stuck with the Hokkaido army on a front of hundreds of kilometers, and the mountains controlled by everyone were intertwined, and no one knew what would happen.

For the next two days, the sound of distant gunfire became commonplace. Qi Rui saw that the faces of other comrades were always gloomy, and he himself felt like a thousand pounds of boulders in his heart. During the march, Qi Rui suddenly remembered that his fathers were said to be able to talk and laugh in war. When he heard it, he still felt that the battlefield was like this, and when he really walked through the battlefield, what was called laughter, and why should he laugh. Qi Rui couldn't find any reason at all. That euphoria was out of step with the battlefield, and he now had every suspicion that the old guys were bragging. Who can laugh on the battlefield?

Amid the rumbling of cannons, the group finally arrived in Tokyo. In Qi Rui's view, the capital of Japan is probably a county seat that has expanded many times. Low houses, narrow streets. If you have to say it, it's not even as good as Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido. Sapporo was designed with the help of China, with wide streets and living quarters of five-storey buildings on both sides of the street, which also look like a second-tier city in China.

The Hokkaido Army arranged a courtyard for the Chinese delegation next to the military headquarters, and soon members of the previous Chinese observation group came to give a briefing. "The winter snow season is just around the corner, and there are only two options left. Either fight to the death with the Meiji army, or tear down the Tohoku mountains and hold on. Neither of the two decisions is easy to go, the mountains look good to guard, but the equipment for the winter is probably not ready. Moreover, the Meiji Navy was extremely cunning and tried its best to harass the transport lines. The Hokkaido Army was more inclined to fight a decisive battle in Tokyo. ”

After a brief introduction, it was the young people's turn to speak. Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, hesitate a little.

"I ......" "...... now" Qi Rui and Li Yannian spoke almost at the same time, and then shut up at the same time.

"You speak first." The leader asked Li Yannian, who spoke half a second earlier, to put forward his views first.

"If the preparations for defense in the mountains are not sufficient, are the preparations for defending Tokyo sufficient? I've heard that there aren't many ships that would dare to transport supplies to Tokyo by sea. Li Yannian put forward his own views.

Qi Rui was disappointed in his heart, his problem was similar to this. Since Li Yannian said it first, Qi Rui has nothing to say next. Do you want to find some ideas that are different from Li Yannian? Qi Rui couldn't help but have such a thought. But a moment later he vetoed it. Everyone is an expert, and if you don't have anything to say, you will be seen through at a glance. Since this is the case, it is good to honestly admit that his views are the same as Li Yannian.

"The Hokkaido Army felt that it would be possible to transport supplies with ships with shallow drafts, so that the chance of hitting mines would be greatly reduced." The leader explained the current situation. It seems that the Hokkaido Army really does not want to give up on Tokyo.

When Li Yannian heard this, he was also silent for the time being.

"Qi Rui, what do you think?" The leader asked Qi Rui to speak.

"My thoughts are the same as those of Comrade Li Yannian, and I think that it is better for the Hokkaido Army to retreat to the mountains. The north-east side is the area they think is more reliable. Tokyo is just a contention zone. If there is a war here in winter, it is very hateful to have to take care of the food supply of the citizens. In this case, Tokyo is a burden, and it may be better to throw it to the Meiji army. Qi Rui said his thoughts, and the first half was his original thoughts. But the second half came out involuntarily. It is not uncommon for the Liberation Army to attach great importance to the emotions of the people.

The leader did not react in particular, and it seems that he had already tried to persuade in these aspects. After a moment of silence, the leader said: "Now the Hokkaido Army feels that they can still fight, and they think that the loss of Tokyo will have a great impact on their prestige. So when the battle situation may not be favorable, they still want to hold on......"

"If we tell them, this is His Majesty's order. Will these people accept it? Ma Xiaoming asked.

"Your Majesty does not ask for such a request." The leader replied.

"Then we will send a report to Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to give this order. If we investigate and research, we think that a retreat is imperative. Then ask Your Majesty to help us achieve our goal. Ma Xiaoming did not flinch in the slightest because he wanted to bother Wei Ze.

Looking at the leader's contemplative appearance, Qi Rui's heart was even more shocked. He felt that he was the son of Wei Ze and was bold enough, but he didn't expect that there were people in the younger generation who could make decisive decisions. From a military point of view, this decision cannot be miscalculated. As long as the Chinese delegation can indeed make a judgment after investigation, it can naturally ask Wei Ze to make the next arrangements. It's just that no one has ever dared to come up with such a solution so cleanly.

"Can't other departments order it?" Li Yannian also seemed to be shocked by this suggestion, and he hurriedly asked.

"If it is feasible for other departments to order, you can also consider having other departments order it. However, I think that if our military commission gives the order, I am afraid that the Hokkaido army may not be willing to listen. Even if you listen to it, you will ask for a lot. His Majesty ordered, and they would definitely obey first. From a problem-solving point of view, this is the fastest. Ma Xiaoming replied briskly.

"Can't you win the decisive battle in Tokyo?" Qian mostly also spoke.

"Hundreds of thousands of people have been fighting in this small area for months, and if they can win, they will win long ago. Now that the war has been raged, we have just crossed the land transportation line to Tokyo, and this line is difficult to support large-scale operations, and the sea transportation line is stuck again. Tokyo is already a big baggage. It's the best choice to quickly change the outside line to the inside line, right? Ma Xiaoming continued to state his thoughts.

Qi Rui found that Ma Xiaoming is a person who can see through the key to the problem very much, although he doesn't like to talk very much, he can always say the point when he speaks, and now his opinion undoubtedly points to the core of the problem. Carrying a burden to fight a bad battle is an extremely irresponsible attitude. Regardless of the belief that the person who insists on doing so is based on the idea that it seems necessary to do so, the wrong thing is wrong.

Thinking of this, Qi Rui said: "Either let's have a good talk with the commander-in-chief of the Hokkaido Army again." ”