Xuan Jianzhang did not let Xue He's battalion of more than 40,000 Japanese government troops wait too long, and within an hour, he completely annihilated the Japanese Emperor's Praetorian Guard.

Xuan Jianzhang personally led two battalions to Xue He's pontoon position, "How is it?" ”

Xue He said embarrassedly: "Master, why are you here in person?" I just want to say that there are too many enemies, in fact, let's not talk about holding for another two hours, even four hours is not a big problem. ”

"You, you're just talking exaggerated, so what the hell was your name just now?" Xuan Jianzhang said with a smile.

Xue He scratched his scalp embarrassedly, "Ate the Emperor's Praetorian Guard?" Then, there should be two more divisions on Kyushu Island, right? There are still more than 40,000 Japanese troops here, plus two divisions of nearly 10,000 Japanese troops, the total number of enemy troops is still about 50,000. Are we just going to stick to it? ”

Xuan Jianzhang smiled slightly, "The initiative of the war is already in our hands, as long as he dares to rush, we dare to defend, when we can't hold it, can we still run, from Kitakyushu City to Fukuoka, to Kurume, Sasebo, Nagasaki City, what is the use of building so many fortifications along the way?" ”

"That's what the master said." Xue He also laughed heartily. He began to call urgently, mainly because he was worried that he would be attacked by the Japanese army from both sides, but now Xuan Jianzhang personally went to the front line to command, and learned that the Japanese Emperor's Praetorian Guard had been completely annihilated, and he was even more reassured.

The Chinese army cut off the troops of Yama Prefecture and landed on Kyushu Island, and the Japanese were cut off by the waist, unable to take care of each other, and became a mess.

Xuan Jianzhang replaced Xue He's subordinate and asked the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Field Division of the Chinese Army and the battalion of Xue He to defend the position take turns to block the enemy's reinforcements.

Xuan Jianzhang asked the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Field Division of the Chinese Army to take charge of the attack mission, and cooperated with the cavalry battalion of the Chinese Army to repeatedly attack the two divisions of the Japanese landing on Kyushu Island.

Yama Prefecture Youpeng naturally knew that in this situation, the landing force was more auspicious, and he didn't know what the situation of the Emperor's Praetorian Guard was now, so he was even more anxious, "Attack me!" Charge the whole army! ”

Modern warfare is really not something that can be understood in one or two battles, even if you have friends in Shan County who have gone to Europe to study military affairs for many years, and have watched many European wars, and even directly watched the Franco-Prussian War, but when it really comes to the critical moment, it is still natural to think of using the most old tactics to charge the soldiers in a swarm, wanting to use the numerical advantage to break through the defense line of the Chinese army.

It is a pity that the pontoon position is narrow, this pontoon bridge is not only long, but also narrow, it is simply not possible to allow a large army to deploy, and there is a danger of five or six people in a flat row of people crowding and falling into the sea.

The battle lasted for five or six hours, and by dusk, the first battalion of the second regiment of the first brigade of the first field division of the Chinese army and the first battalion of the first regiment of the first brigade of the first field division of the Chinese army had already changed their defenses three times, and their positions stood still, but the Japanese suffered tens of thousands of casualties.

Prince Arisugawa Gong Chihito stood on the head of Shimonoseki Castle, listening intently for a long time, there was no movement in the direction of Kyushu Island, and he was angry and angry at Yama Prefecture Youpeng, "Didn't you say that there is any new tactic?" Didn't say a pincer offensive? Now more than 20,000 people have been annihilated by the Chinese army, including His Majesty's Imperial Guard! We only have about 38,000 people in our hands, you say, what to do? ”

Youpeng of Shanxian County knelt down all of a sudden, his face full of tears, "Your Royal Highness, I am incompetent, I was beaten like this by the Chinese army with 15 times the superior force, I can't escape the blame, and I will apologize to Your Majesty now." ”

There is a friend in Shanxian who said that he was going to commit suicide by breaking his stomach!

Prince Asugawa Gong Chiren hurriedly stopped Yama County Aritomo, although Yama County Somemo was defeated again, but except for Yama County Sometomo, the other people were even more unable to lead the whole army regardless of ability or fame, "You calm down, what problem can you solve by committing suicide now?" ”

In real history, in fact, the Japanese army rarely committed suicide, and even if they did, they were low-level military attachés, and middle and high-level military attachés would not commit suicide at all

It is indeed an exaggeration to say that the Japanese commit suicide by breaking their stomachs at every turn.

But the Emperor of China is indeed admirable for their bushido spirit. In the Bushido, there are several spirits of bushido: righteousness, bravery, benevolence, courtesy, sincerity, loyalty, etc. "The sword is the soul of bushido", the Japanese seppuku suicide is not a cowardice, in their eyes, it is a noble ritual.

"The belly is the resting place of soul and love."

"Willingly gave his soul to the Netherworld. For an ambitious samurai, the death of a natural being is the death of a mediocre man, a matter of no ambition. This is not the death that the samurai religiously pursued. ”

In their beliefs and pursuits, the monarch trumps his own life.

"As an independent moral and ethical code, bushido may disappear, but its power should not disappear from the human world. Its valiant and honorable teachings may perish, but its glory and glory will rise from the ashes and live forever. ”

Prince Asugawa Palace Chihito sighed deeply and helped Yama County Youpeng up, "It seems that even if the Chinese army only has four or five thousand troops stationed on Kyushu Island, our current strength is not enough to take it back, I will discuss it with Your Majesty, and we can only maintain the status quo for the time being." ”

Yama Prefecture Youpeng's heart is gloomy, the Chinese army's style of play, policy, are precise, smart like a machine, should attack, should retreat, occupy Kyushu Island for so long, but in fact only occupy North Kyushu City, Sasebo, Nagasaki City, Kumamoto Castle such a northwest corner of the area, the actual territory, less than a quarter of the entire Kyushu Island, but the Chinese army held the entire Kyushu Island economy and transportation, with the least troops, obtained the greatest results, so that the opponent is struggling, It is indeed a combination of tactics and strategy to the extreme.

Yama Prefecture Youpeng and Prince Arisugawa Gong Chihito discussed for a long time, thinking that with strategists and diplomats like Li Hongzhang, and generals like Xuan Jianzhang who can conquer and defend Kyushu Island, the Japanese government army has no chance at all, and at the same time the biggest conclusion is to admire the wisdom and ruling talent of the Chinese Emperor, as an emperor, it is not how strong the ability of the individual is, but the ability of the people under him is strong, and there are many capable subordinates, and can control these subordinates, this is enough.

The entire Kyushu Island seemed to have returned to calm, and Xuan Jianzhang called Li Hongzhang the next day, "We have a total of more than 1,600 casualties, 10,000 Japanese government troops who landed on Kyushu Island have 10,000 dead and wounded, 10,000 prisoners, and about 5,000 people have been scattered, and it is very likely that they will defect to Saigo Takamori's samurai army." ”

"Okay, military matters, General Xuan will arrange it himself, and I will report the battle situation to Your Majesty, it seems that at least for a year, the Japanese government army will not be able to attack us again." Li Hongzhang said happily, "Congratulations to General Xuan." ”

"The credit of the adults is even greater, the diplomatic cover before the war was good, and at the same time allowed me to launch the attack at the right time." Xuan Jianzhang hurriedly said modestly.

"The two of us don't have to boast about ourselves." Li Hongzhang smiled, chatted with Xuan Jianzhang for a few more words, and hung up the phone.

Although he lost Shimonoseki Castle to the north of Kitakyushu Castle and seemed to have returned to the original point, Xuan Jianzhang was very happy that he wiped out nearly 25,000 Japanese government troops at once and inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese army.

On the occasion of the suspension of the war, Xuan Jianzhang conscientiously summed up the lessons and lessons and presided over the drafting of the "Instructions of the Kyushu Island Military Region on Certain Tactical Issues in the Battle of Kyushu Castle in the North of Shimonoseki Castle" and distributed it to all units.

This directive objectively analyzed the advantages and shortcomings of the Japanese government army, dispelled the thinking of some cadres that the Japanese army was easy to fight, and played a good role in promoting the smooth progress of the campaign.

The "Instructions" accurately pointed out that the Japanese government army was "good at defense, building zigzag stronghold pillboxes, controlling strong reserves, and carrying out counter-assaults" and "equipped with peripheral strongholds, forming a horn trend"; In the field, "the front clamped the left and the right copied", but the mobilization was slow and the machinery was stiff, and its characteristic was "heavier than defending the city".

The Japanese government army in this era was "extremely bad at field warfare".

Based on this characteristic, Xuan Jianzhang put forward the basic idea of the battle of North Kyushu Castle in Shimonoseki Castle in the "Instructions", that is, "according to the characteristics of the whole body of the whole body, the Japanese government troops should be lured out in many ways and annihilated in the field."

This grasped the weakness of the Japanese government army, which was not good at field warfare, and manifested itself in the form of "besieging the city and sending reinforcements" in terms of tactical means.

At the same time that the Chinese army broke the attack of the Japanese government army, Saigo Takamori's samurai army was also deeply shocked, originally Saigo Takamori was only beaten in his hands and there were less than 3,000 samurai troops left, and now with the more than 4,000 Japanese government troops who fled to his territory, there was an army of more than 7,000 people in his hands, and some equipment was replenished.

However, Xuan Jianzhang and Li Hongzhang did not take it to heart, originally in the strategic plan of Huahuang and Li Hongzhang, it was to hold Kyushu Island in their hands, but they were not in a hurry to conquer the entire Kyushu Island by force, as long as the Chinese army and more than 600,000 people of Huaguo can successfully take root in the two blocks of Sasebo and Nagasaki City, and controlling Nagasaki is equivalent to controlling the economic lifeline of Japan's communication with the whole of Southeast Asia, which is the most critical.

The remaining Japanese samurai army on Kyushu Island, if they come, the Chinese army will block them, and continue to consume them, if they don't come, the two sides will be at peace, so that Saigo Takamori such a small force can survive, the main role is reflected in politics, because this is a political force that can sit on an equal footing with the Japanese government, supporting the samurai class, that is, supporting the shogun, which makes the people on the other three large islands of Japan always ignorant, and they can't figure out who the government of this country is now, and it will make Japan unified as a whole. It became a moon in the water.