Chapter 1074: Gentaro Kodama
Emperor Meiji's face was pale, his eyes were bloodshot, and he spit out a few words between his teeth: "Immediately telegraph Kodama Gentaro, concentrate all the troops in Korea, and attack Mukden with all your might, I want to take revenge and revenge!" ”
Yamaguchi Youpeng and others also gritted their teeth, this air raid brought too much damage to Tokyo, and the entire Japan lost no less than one million taels of silver, not counting the casualties of nearly 10,000 people!
The entire high-ranking people of Japan were completely enraged, and a telegram flew to Pyongyang!
Now Kodama Gentaro is reorganizing the army in Korea, and three of the five divisions of the Japanese army have now gathered in Sinuiju, just waiting for the other two divisions to arrive in Sinuiju from Busan, and then launch a general attack on the opposite side of Mukden and Jilin!
However, the current moment can't wait for Kodama Gentaro to calmly transfer troops, and Emperor Meiji's telegram order is extremely harsh, ordering that within two days, a full-scale attack on Mukden must be launched! Delay the opportunity, severely punish the loan!
With a telegram signed by Emperor Meiji and Hirobumi Ito in his hand, Gentaro Kodama kept inhaling cold air and launched an attack on Mukden within two days? How can this work? In two days, the two divisions that had just arrived in North Korea would definitely not be able to reach Sinuiju, and now even if all the three divisions of Sinuiju were sent up, whether they could pass through the Yalu River was still between the two, not to mention that it was impossible for him to concentrate all his troops on the other side of the Yalu River!
However, this telegram made it clear that now that Tonkin Bay had been fatally attacked by the Chinese naval fleet, and the empire had suffered heavy losses, it was necessary to send troops as soon as possible to launch a retaliatory attack on the three eastern provinces! Severe punishment is not a loan, four words, that's not a joke, Emperor Meiji treated the courtiers below, but they all wanted to reward and punish clearly, and there was no one who could easily escape the guilt. Copy the URL to visit the 80 e-book / [There are almost all the books I want to see.,It's much more stable than the general station.,It's faster than the average site.,There's no ad in the whole text.] ](s.)
When Gentaro Kodama was worried, the door opened and a person walked in.
Kodama Gentaro was stunned for a moment, and the person who came was Naomi immediately!
Gentaro Kodama asked in surprise: "Tachimi-kun, aren't you at the War Department in Tokyo, when did you arrive in North Korea, why don't I know any news, such a big thing, the War Department didn't even report it to me!" ”
Immediately saw that Shangwen sighed and said: "Kodama, now is not the time to talk about this, I am very optimistic about this attack on the three eastern provinces, and I have repeatedly advised His Majesty the Emperor, but I was severely reprimanded by His Majesty the Emperor, and all my colleagues in the War Department accused me of being cowardly. His Majesty the Emperor, in a fit of rage, has removed me from the post of Deputy Minister of the War Department, and now I am an idler. Alas, this battle, I'm afraid that we will be greatly damaged, I really don't worry about the situation in North Korea, so no one has told me, come to North Korea to see if there is a chance to help you! ”
Kodama Gentaro looked at Tachimi Shangwen, as the veteran general of the empire, Limi Shangwen has obviously aged a lot over the years, obviously for the military defense of the empire, and he was heartbroken, but unfortunately, because of Limi Shangwen's background, Emperor Meiji was not interested in him, even if Rimi Shangwen was big and his merits were high, he would never let him be in charge of the military alone.
As for these backbone generals of the Japanese Army below, there is almost no one who has not received the guidance of Tachimi Naofumi, and Kodama Gentaro is an excellent general personally promoted by Tachimi Naofumi.
Kodama Gentaro sighed and said: "Teacher, you have been wronged, but it is good to come to North Korea, in the face of the Chinese Revolutionary Army, I am really not sure in my heart, now the Chinese Republic of China will be bright, the famous generals are like clouds, and the soldiers below are like wolves and tigers, and the momentum is like a rainbow, if you want to win the battle, it is too difficult, you are here, just come up with ideas for me......"
Lijian Shangwen nodded and said: "I am here for this, we don't seek merit this time, but we want no fault, the empire can no longer withstand failure, once there is another huge failure, the vitality will be greatly damaged, I am afraid that it will be difficult to surpass China for hundreds of years, act cautiously, it is the king's way!" ”
Gentaro Kodama replied, "Teacher, just in time, I'm looking for someone to refer to." Your Majesty and Prime Minister Ito have just sent a telegram demanding that I must launch a general attack on Mukden within two days! Invade North Korea in one fell swoop to avenge the bombing of Tokyo Bay? ”
Immediately saw that Shangwen was shocked when he heard this, what, Tokyo Bay was bombed, and he just came to North Korea by boat in the past two days, and he just missed such a big event!
Tachimi Naofumi said, "Kodama, where's the telegram?" ”
Kodama Gentaro hurriedly handed the telegram to Tatsumi Naofumi, and after reading the telegram, Tatsumi Naofumi frowned and asked, "Kodama, what is the current situation in the three eastern provinces?" ”
Kodama Gentaro said: "Teacher, it turns out that the three eastern provinces only have a third division of the Chinese Revolutionary Army, and the strength is weak, if we can start earlier, it is not difficult to attack the three eastern provinces, but now it is different, I just received a telegram from the imperial intelligence officer, Bagen on the Inner Mongolia side has led a cavalry division, day and night, arrived in Liaoxi, and now I am afraid that it has reached the Benxi area, and in Jinzhou, there is also a main division that arrived by troop transport, in this case, There are already more than three divisions in the territory of the three eastern provinces, and it is almost impossible to take the three eastern provinces in one fell swoop. ”
Lijian Shangwen nodded and said: "Kodama, you are right, we must not send troops easily, you must understand that although the war in South China has gradually become clear, but if Zhang Yi wants to fully occupy South China, it will take at least two to three months, and most of his troops will be contained in South China, and it will be difficult to go north to support the three eastern provinces!" Even if one more main division is transferred back, it is only the strength of four divisions, and if you want to fully defend the three eastern provinces, it will be more than ascending to the sky! What we have to do is to wait for the arrival of the troops of our two divisions in the follow-up, concentrate the forces of the seven divisions in the north and south, defeat the main force of the Chinese Revolutionary Army in one fell swoop, and then fully occupy the three eastern provinces. If you enter the army now, even if you can pass the Yalu River, you will definitely not be able to do it all! ”
Kodama Gentaro stomped his feet and said hurriedly: "Teacher, it's too late for you to say this now, because the planes of the Republic of China have bombed Tokyo Bay, and His Majesty has already transferred the main forces of the United Fleet back to Tokyo Bay to defend against the attack of the naval fleet of the Republic of China!" Without naval escort, how can our follow-up forces be transported to North Korea? ”
Seeing that Shang Wen was shocked, where could he do such a foolish thing, now that he is going to war, then transporting troops is the most important thing, without the support of follow-up troops, just with such a few divisions, how can he occupy millions of territories in the three provinces of the Lower East? Even if it is occupied, it will be absolutely difficult to hold it!