Chapter 782: The Fall of the Rising Sun - Mecha Behemoth

After the First Manchu War, the Far Eastern Fleet was once again hit hard, and it was an unprecedented heavy blow, in fact, it was destroyed. But the reaction of the British government was very lackluster, and they admitted that the main cause of the conflict was the personal mistake of the commander of the Far East Fleet, Kent, who had nothing to do with it and buried the British Far East Fleet.

The British actually didn't want to admit this kind of thing, and even wanted to find the Manchurians to fight to the death, but there were some things that there was really no way to do. All the ships of the Far East Fleet were sunk in Port Arthur, and the Port Arthur did not even fire a single shell outside the port, no matter who looked at it, it was the British army that invaded North Manchuria, so it was purely deserved to be beaten. It's not uncommon for the British to be shameless and forcibly reasonable, but this time they really didn't dare to force reason, because the two gunboats that escaped brought back important information.

The two gunboats that ran back, at the end of the fleet formation, saw not much, but they also experienced the power of the fortress of Arthur. So when they fled back to Hong Kong, they immediately sent everything they saw and experienced back to London. The British Empire, after assembling a large number of experts to analyze and study, came to a conclusion that disappointed the Cabinet greatly, that the Manchurians were absolutely ahead of the British in terms of artillery, and that the gap between the two sides was very large. The proud battleships also sank, and the artillery was not as good as others, and the British could only endure it.

Of course, in addition to these superficial news, there are also some gossip that also affect the decision-making of the British cabinet. The intelligence department, which had been infiltrating Manchuria for many years and had been making no achievements, suddenly sent back some very important information. The Northern Manchurian Empire was rushing to build a batch of new battleships with a tonnage of more than 20,000 tons, and although there is no accurate data, their performance was definitely far superior to that of all British warships. Once these ships are launched, Britain's maritime superiority will be wiped out, and it will even be at an absolute disadvantage. For this whole set of reasons, Britain definitely resolved the conflict between the two navies peacefully with North Manchuria, in a somewhat humiliating way.

After friendly consultations between the two ministers, the British Empire officially sent a telegram to apologize to the government of North Manchuria, which also expressed its condolences to the British soldiers killed in the conflict and unconditionally released all captured British soldiers. After the incident was resolved with dignity, the British hid at home and engaged in scientific research, trying to level North Manchuria in terms of weapons as soon as possible. Guoxinga ordered the construction of additional battle cruisers, and the government of North Manchukuo also discovered that if they wanted to deter the European powers, they had to use battleships.

At the time of the friendly negotiations between Changchun and London, there was a fierce battle in Tokyo, and the Japanese army took the initiative again. Saigo Takamori has always advocated not taking the initiative to attack the Manchurian strongholds in the concession, so as not to unnecessarily disperse his forces, but there is one stronghold they have to move, and that is the Manchurian stronghold in Tokyo Bay. After the end of the First Manchurian War, the Manchurian Army obtained the right to garrison in Tokyo Bay, and also sent a reinforced battalion to build a stronghold. This stronghold never had contact with Japanese society, but lived their lives alone in the stronghold, and even after Manchuria declared war on Japan again, they lived in their stronghold and did not move, but after the Fuso went to sea, they suddenly moved.

The Manchurian army in the stronghold did not attack the Japanese troops who were very close to them, but began to carry out works, and for no reason began to level and harden the beachhead by the sea. Few people in Japan understood what these bastards were doing, but Saigo Takamori and Yama Prefecture Aritomo understood that they were arranging the landing ground to do the preliminary construction for the Manchurian army that would arrive in large numbers in the future. Although they knew that Tokyo could not be defended, the Japanese army must not be so presumptuous as the Manchurian army, even if it was to delay the Manchurian army's movements, the Japanese army must attack.

The Japanese army, having completed the reorganization of the army, sent a whole third division to launch an attack on the stronghold of the Manchurian Army, which had only 800 defenders. Twenty-two thousand against eight hundred, no matter how you say it, you can beat it down! It's also good to rub the sharpness of the Manchurian Army! But after the real fight, it wasn't at all what Saigo thought.

The Manchurian Army, which had been squatting in Japan for several years, had long since fortified its stronghold, and the so-called stronghold was simply a fortress group. The reinforced concrete fortifications are the main body, and the machine guns, fast guns, and barbed wire are the auxiliaries, and the ends are solid and abnormal. The Japanese army, which used all-British equipment such as Magherny rifles, had a tenacious style and a bold attack, but they also ran into a bloody encounter in front of such fortifications, and the daily progress of the attack could only be calculated in meters.

"Let the kids rest first!" Saigo did not criticize the Third Division, there were airship bombs in the sky, Manchurian Fleet guns in the sea, and it had to face a hornet's nest-like fortress, and it was not easy for the Third Division to achieve some results.

The battle to besiege the stronghold lasted only a day and a half before ending with the defeat of the Japanese army. The tenacious Japanese army would not give up easily, but this time they had to give up. In the vicinity of several landing sites near the Gulf of Tonkin, the Manchurian Army had already landed with two divisions and three mixed brigades, and the battle to besiege the strongholds had become meaningless. Saigo hurriedly withdrew to the east and marched into the city to arrange troops to prepare for the attack of the Manchurians, but after waiting for a long time, he did not see a single attacking soldier.

The Manchurians returned to a few years ago, and they happily squatted in place, except for sending a large number of sappers to help the defenders of the stronghold continue to carry out the work, that is, they were holding the defense in place, and there was no offensive posture at all. Saigo wondered very much, what are these Manchurians going to do! Do you still want to besiege Tokyo without attacking it like last time, and leave Tokyo to the end?

While Saigo Takamori was meditating, the two division commanders of Enyuan and Ah Jing'a had already taken three brigade commanders, including An Hongze, Sainbilige, and Zhao Zhixian, to the leveled and hardened landing ground, where almost all the high-level leaders of the Manchurian Army near Tokyo Bay had gathered. If Saigo Takamori could take advantage of this God-given opportunity to send a high-explosive bomb here, the command of the Manchurian Army would be swept away. Even if two sharpshooters were arranged, they could get rid of several high-ranking Manchurian generals in one fell swoop. It's a pity that Saigo Takamori didn't know anything, let alone that the senior generals of the Manchurian Army would stupidly make up a pile on the battlefield.

The huge flat-bottomed transport ship approached the landing site, and then rushed to the landing site with a piercing grinding sound. After a long time, a senior general dressed in a fancy costume got off the ship with a large number of subordinates, and looked like Enyuan and the others, so he leaned over to inspect the ground of the landing field. After checking the impact marks again, and testing the hardness of the surface with a shovel for a long time, this time the ship was notified to prepare for unloading.

"Good chivalry! Chivalrous has worked hard! Seeing that the high-ranking officials were busy with their work, Enyuan brought a large group of people to surround him and salute and say hello.

"Hmm...... Oh! Thank you for your hard work! Mu Shun, who has not been on active duty for a long time, is still not very accustomed to the title of chivalrous, and he, the new military boss, is not very suitable for his identity.

"To be able to fight under the command of the chivalrous and get the teachings of the chivalrous is really an honor for the last general! The command has been arranged, please move to rest first, and General Rong will wait to report to you on the military situation! "Enyuan is an old man under Gu'an, and his qualifications are not as good as Ah Jing'a, but his background is much higher than Ah Jing'a, so the main thing is that he speaks in front of Mu Shun.

"Oh! You are mistaken! Tong Jia is in charge of the war in Tokyo, he is your former commander, and I am mainly here to conduct experiments and observations. Because my test specimen has to get off the ship first, I blocked Tong Jia, and when I finish unloading the boat, he should arrive! "Mu Shun is very approachable, but he just doesn't adapt to others being too respectful to him.

"Xia Shuai, you are a senior in the army, and you are a childhood idol such as the last general, it is a great blessing to see you!" Enyuan and the others were also a little embarrassed, they knew that the former commander was coming today, and they didn't know who the commander was, and they were really embarrassed to mistake Mu Shun. However, Enyuan came into contact with Mu Shun when he was a child, and it was easy to resolve the embarrassment.

"Are you...... Oh! Come to think of it, you're the son of Dahasselblad! It's grown so big! All of them are teachers! "Mu Shun has seen a bad fellow recently.

"Huh! Oh, yes! When I was a child, I often heard Amma mention you, your heroic deeds, we all listened to them as stories when we were children, which are more interesting than storytellers, but you are a big hero in my mind! "Enyuan's ability to climb the pole is not bad.

"Haha! O Dahasselbla! That's how he orchestrated me behind the scenes! When I was young, I couldn't speak, but I made the younger generations laugh! "Mu Shun is very affectionate, and he is always happy to see his fellow countrymen.

"I want to mention Mu Erye in Gu'an back then, who doesn't give a thumbs up and call a hero! You're too modest! "When this kind of reminiscence, Ah Jing'a can come out and settle a talk, he is much earlier than Enyuan.

"Yo! Ah Jing, it's you kid! Yes, it has risen in the past two years! Mu Shun was even happier to see Ah Jing'a, they had really fought side by side.

"General Enze, the division commander who was just promoted last year!" Ah Jing's smile is not natural, he is still the worst of Gu'an's subordinates, and people with similar qualifications to him are now in a better position than him.

"If only you understood! The general has put a lot of effort into protecting you! Mu Shun found out that Ah Jing'a was unnatural, and quickly ordered him. Guo Xing'a actually takes good care of Ah Jing'a, Huaiyang is adhering to Tianni's will, and in recent years, there has been no shortage of Ah Jing's problems, all of which are suppressed by Guo Xing'a.

"The Great General Long is deep!" Ah Jing'a was very clear about what he was messing with, and after being reminded by Mu Shun, he immediately figured it out.

"Chivalry, it's windy on the beach, let's go to the headquarters and talk slowly!" Enyuan didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the inner palace, so he persuaded Mu Shun to change places.

"No, no! This treasure is expensive! It's all experiments, so it's not okay if you're not careful! I'll have to see it myself! It stands to reason that you don't need to build any landing grounds, just drive up from shallow water, but after all, you don't feel at ease! Mu Shun was suddenly surprised, and looked at the transport ship nervously as he spoke.

With the sound of rattling chains, the bow drawbridge-like hatch of the transport ship slowly opened, and then a huge mechanical roar came out, and the voices of everyone were suppressed. Everyone looked into the cabin in surprise, and a mecha beast that looked like a turret and a big carriage box rushed out of it with a roaring roar.