readx;??? Chen Zhong commanded the Battle of Seoul in Incheon, and learned that the 1st Division of the 10th Army fought a beautiful ambush battle in Chuncheon, successfully annihilated a cavalry wing and an infantry wing of the Japanese army, and occupied Chuncheon City, so he immediately commended the officers and men of the 1st Division of the 10th Army. Pen%Fun%Pavilion www.biquge.info【】

MI3 also reported news from the US fleet that the US Pacific Fleet had arrived in the Tsushima Strait and would not be long before it sailed to Jianghua Bay.

The Pacific Fleet is the main US military force in the Asia-Pacific region and a Far East Fleet specially established by the United States to obtain interests in the Far East.

This time, the U.S. Pacific Far East Fleet led by Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans had a total of 16 warships, including three battleships with a displacement of more than 15,000 tons. Their purpose was to use the strength of the Far East Fleet to deter the Hainan army.

However, the Americans ignored the fact that in that Battle of Tsushima, two giant-class battleships of the Hainan fleet, "Qingfeng" and "Ship", which had reached the level of more than 20,000 tonnage, had already been unveiled.

Moreover, the whole world believes that in the Battle of Tsushima, the Hainan Fleet completely annihilated the Japanese Combined Fleet because after the fierce battle between the Japanese and the Russian army in the Sea of Japan, the Hainan Fleet carried out a sneak attack on the Japanese Combined Fleet and successfully defeated the Japanese army.

Therefore, the US military did not take this Hainan fleet seriously, although they had heard of Chen Zhong's fierce style. However, the Americans are well aware that on the battlefield, only strength has a say. No matter how horizontal Chen is, when he encounters an opponent like the US Pacific Fleet, he can only be aggrieved.

It was with this idea that Theodore Roosevelt was so determined to send the Pacific Far East Fleet, which he was proud of, to show off their solid muscles in front of Chen Zhong, the king of Hainan. He wanted to let the king of Hainan retreat in the face of difficulties, so that the Americans could be able to surrender without a fight, and sell their favors to little Japan without much effort.

This was just Theodore Roosevelt's personal thoughts, and the reality was not as simple as he imagined, this arrogant American far underestimated the power of the king of Hainan.

After Chen Zhong learned of the arrival of the US fleet in the Tsushima Strait, he called Chen Fangzheng.

"General Chen, where have the five 20,000-tonnage battleships we produced on our own gone?"

"Back to the prince, I set off from Hainan last night, and it is expected that I will arrive at Jianghua Bay tonight."

"Good. This time, we're going to let them show off in front of their American friends and see who has a good background! General Chen, your alumnus, Major General Robert, should have felt some emotion after meeting you, a general, this time. Since Theodore Roosevelt wanted him to come over and show off his muscles, let's compare who has more developed muscles! ”

Chen Fangzheng laughed, he knew that the prince's stubborn temper had come up again. The president of the American government must have had a serious eyesight disorder and was looking at the wrong opponent.

It is hard for Chen Fangzheng to imagine what the president's expression will be when he hears Robert go back to report on his experience in Jianghuawan in a few more days.

Chen Zhong ordered Zhao Hong, commander of the Tenth Army, Jing Nantian of the Seventh Army, and General Ma Cong of the Marine Corps to fight the battle of Seoul well and give the Japanese an unforgettable memory! When they saw the Hainan army, they were terrified. When you hear about the Hainan army, you will be terrified!

At this moment, Aritomo in Busan's Yama Prefecture received an order from Emperor Meiji to continue to increase troops in Seoul.

The Japanese reinforcements from Cheonan and Yecheon were divided into two routes, the 349th Infantry Wing from Cheonan went straight to Suwon, and the 78th Artillery Wing from Yecheon headed for Wonju.

Garrisoned in Suwon was an infantry regiment of Ma Cong, a machine gun company, and a field artillery platoon. Ma Cong was worried that in the face of an infantry wing of the Japanese army, the Hainan army in Suwon alone was relatively weak.

A standard wing of about 3,800 men in the Japanese army consisted of three infantry battalions, a 120-man machine gun squadron, and a 122-man artillery squadron. Its strength was much larger than that of Suwon's defenders.

Therefore, Ma Cong asked for another part of the troops to come over, at least one more regiment, so that it would be possible to snipe the Japanese army.

Chen Zhong did not answer Ma Cong's question, but only told him that with the current strength, he would arrange it first and prepare to meet the enemy, and at that time, reinforcements would come.

Ma Cong knew that the prince must have a more macro arrangement, so he had no choice but to use the only troops to make the most accurate deployment.

On the side of Yuanju, the commander of the second division of the 10th Army, Lei Yang, had more than 10,000 troops in his hands, an artillery regiment of 1,500 people, a cavalry regiment, and four heavy machine gun companies, which was more than enough to deal with an artillery wing of the Japanese army in front of him.

Commander Lei Yang set up an artillery regiment in a city between Suwon and Wonju in Icheon, and set up an artillery platoon there in Wonju with great fanfare, but in fact, Wonju no longer has any troops, just an empty city.

According to Chen Zhong's plan, Wonju was to set up a pocket and introduce it into the Wonju area after the Japanese reinforcements from Liquan arrived.

In this way, these Japanese troops would be surrounded by the 2nd Division in Icheon and the 1st Division in Chuncheon. Then, behind closed doors, hit the dogs!

The Japanese infantry wing that went to capture Suwon was in the second division of Icheon when attacking Suwon, and at the same time it could take into account the battle of Suwon.

When the battle of Suwon began, Ma Chung and the 2nd Division of the 10th Army, who had started the battle in Suwon, could form a flanking attack on this Japanese army at an appropriate time.

Ma Cong understood why Chen Zhong, the king of Hainan, said that there was no need to increase the number of troops here.

It turned out that the king of Hainan had already placed two sets here, waiting for the arrival of these two wings of the Japanese army.

On the afternoon of that day, the 78th Artillery Wing of the Japanese Army from Liquan arrived outside Wonju City, set up artillery, and prepared to shell Wonju City.

A small number of defenders in Wonju closed the gates of the city, and there was no sign of retreat or surrender.

The captain of the 78th Wing, Taro Itahara, asked the chief of staff of the wing next to him, Kojima Hayashige, and said, "How many people are in this Hainan army?" ”

"The strength of a division is about 10,000 people. ”

"Why is there no movement? Could so many people be able to fly? ”

Kojima Hayashigeru said: "Yes, Itahara Daisa, these Hainan troops are very cunning, you see the guards on the city wall are so leisurely, it seems that they have not received the news that our army of the Japanese Empire is going to attack Wonju, and when our shells fall on Wonju, they may still be dreaming." ”

Itahara Taro picked up the binoculars and looked at Haraju Castle, which seemed to be extremely strange when it was quiet.

He muttered to himself, don't these Hainan troops really know that our Imperial Japanese Army has come to the city? If they knew, how could Wonju City be so peaceful?

Itahara Taro was suspicious, he always felt that there was something strange in this.

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