When Shepard walked into Qin Lang's office, Yi Shui was already waiting for him there, but the major didn't see his boss. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Shepard hesitated, unsure whether he should immediately report the news he had just gotten, or wait until Qin Lang came to do this.

Noticing his hesitation, Yi Shui put down what he was working on, raised his head and announced, "Qin Lang has left. If you have anything, you can report it to me, Major. ”

"Of course, sir." Shepard immediately replied, "I got a message. ”

"What's the news?"

"The coalition command reported that General Nogi Noshinori's pursuing force was ambushed by the Chinese army and suffered heavy losses, killing at least 3,400 officers and soldiers, and losing half of its artillery and all supplies. General Nogi had been forced to lead his troops back to Tianjin. ”

"What!" Yi Shui stood up and feigned surprise - even though he was now at his happiest moment since the war began.

"What's the matter, Major?" He asked, "Is there a detailed report on what happened in the battle?" ”

Shepard's answer was no. "Unfortunately, no, sir. The Japanese Army did not provide detailed combat reports to the coalition command. ”

Yi Shui was disappointed by this result—no doubt he was full of hope to see the details of the Japanese army being dealt another heavy blow, and then let himself be comfortable and happy for a while. After all, this was the only good news that the German army had before it was completely annihilated in Qin Lang's trap.

In fact, there was no need for him to be disappointed. If one considers the way Nogi Noshinori's granite head can conceive of the battle, and his eagerness to avenge his son, his defeat is not only a doomed outcome the moment he decides to pursue Nie Shicheng, but it must also be lacking in excitement and entertainment, as simple as a well-prepared performance.

Definitely.

Or to put it more clearly, the only fact about Nogi Noshinori's third defeat is that the stubborn general ignored the warnings of the chief of staff, Ishibashi Kenzo, and ordered his troops to launch a full-scale attack without carefully scouting the battlefield, only to fall into the trap set by Nie Shicheng using his revenge.

As two full infantry wings attempted to attack his deliberately exposed core command post through a graveyard and farmland, the soldiers of the Armed Guards Front Army, who had been in ambush on that battlefield, launched a surprise attack on the enemy from their carefully camouflaged bunkers on both flanks of the battlefield and behind the Japanese army. Completely unforeseen from this situation, especially from the heavy machine-gun fire from the rear firing points, the Japanese soldiers were completely lambs to the slaughter, unable to fight back and unable to get out of the trap.

Faced with such a situation, apart from scolding the "cunning Shina people" and the "evil ghost beasts of the United States", the only thing Nogi Noshinori and Ishibashi Kenzo could do was to throw their reserves into the battlefield and rescue the two infantry wings that were in a desperate situation. However, as soon as the Japanese reserves entered the battlefield, a cavalry unit immediately attacked their artillery positions. In this way, Nogi Noshinori could only lead the remaining troops back to Tianjin.

And he must thank his enemies.

As he was anxious to go to Shanxi to protect the Empress Dowager and the Emperor who had fled Beijing, Nie Shicheng did not want to waste time, soldiers, and more valuable ammunition on the Japanese army—even though he had already received a second batch of gifts from Wang Zhen—so his battle plan was to inflict heavy damage on the pursuers and force them to retreat, rather than to destroy them in one fell swoop, otherwise, it was quite possible that Nogi Noshinori would meet his son at Kudanzaka.

Of course, this is a good thing. At least, when Qin Lang got the news, he came to such a conclusion. Although Nogi Noshinori did not become the highest-ranking commander of the coalition forces to die in this war, for a man like him, there is no doubt that it is more cruel and more interesting to let him live in pain and shame than to let him die an honorable death.

Yes, interesting. To be sure, the Japanese could not propagate a "heroic Imperial samurai who fought to the last minute on the battlefield with the courage of the gods for the great cause of His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan" - perhaps they would have added "Seven Lives to the Country" or something else, such as a very imposing and obviously aggressive phrase, "Just ask" - although, if the rest of history had not changed much, the Japanese would still have committed suicide because Nogi Noshinori had died after his Meiji deathThe "loyalty" act enshrined him as a god of war and commemorated him, but Qin Lang didn't care that they did it.

In fact, he would be very happy.

If there's anything that can be seen as a good thing to rival the fact that your men are all smart and hardworking geniuses, it's that your enemies are all hardworking but stupid idiots. Qin Lang couldn't guarantee that his subordinates were all geniuses, but if his enemies took the initiative to turn themselves into idiots, it would be worth celebrating.

A bottle of champagne should be opened.

On second thought, though, this bottle of champagne should wait until His Majesty William II's Invincible Army has become the laughing stock of the world in his trap. Don't wait too long, after a long wait, Feng. Marshal Wadsey and his expeditionary force are about to take the stage in the eyes of the whole world, with a splendid posture that surpasses that of any coalition force, like the big stars who are always late......

No, they're already on stage.

When Qin Lang's passenger ship arrived at Guangzhou Bay, he received a message from Beijing through the newly repaired telegraph line: two days earlier, the German Army had arrived in Beijing and immediately held a grand victory parade.

There is no doubt that von. Wadsey wanted to show off his soldiers, their high morale, and excellent weapons made with exquisite German craftsmanship in front of the flashing lights of reporters. But his hopes were dashed: with the exception of German journalists and a handful of Austrian journalists, the rest of the journalists had no intention of using their cameras. To make matters worse, the British, the French, and the Russians were all extremely uncomfortable with the parade.

The German soldiers played no role in the war except to cause trouble and threats to the diplomats in the embassy district under the indiscriminate command of Baron Klinder, but they brazenly flaunted themselves with the grand parade and cast aside the real heroes who fought valiantly on the battlefield - Morrison was not at all polite, and did not hesitate to mock the German army in his feature - but his articles were already extremely modest compared to the French.

"What do the French say?" Duncan, who greeted Qin Lang on the passenger ship, asked curiously.

"Bi Sheng's opinion is," Qin Lang looked at the telegram, "just like when their ancestors entered Rome, these Germanic barbarians performed a comical farce in the political center of the world's oldest country, showing the whole world their ignorance and ignorance. ”

"My God." Duncan drew a cross on his chest and said, "It seems that the French have forgotten what they have done." ”

"Don't worry, Duncan, the Germans will remind them." Qin Lang said with a smile.

"That's really a farce." Duncan shook his head, "Anyway, at least for now, France and Germany are not enemies, but allies. ”

"This was true only in China, and as for the rest of the world, under the leadership of Kaiser Wilhelm II, who was eager to expand the living space of Germany with the sword, the Germans had bad relations with the British and the French." Qin Lang put the telegram in his pocket, took a sip of coffee, and continued: "You should remember the telegram that His Majesty sent to President Transvaal, congratulating him on defeating the rebellion and invasion conspired by the British. ”

"Yes." Duncan nodded. He knew, of course, that the world-shaking news that Kaiser Wilhelm II had almost destroyed the good relations which Britain had maintained with Germany - but, given the present situation, they would certainly become enemies.

Sooner or later, maybe within ten years, the results will be seen.

"Do you have any plans?" He asked, but only in a matter of routine. Usually, when Qin Lang specifically mentions something, he will always have some plans corresponding to it, with almost no exceptions.

This time is the same, but Qin Lang doesn't plan to make his plans public yet, it's not time yet.

"I'm more concerned about the situation in the north now." He said, "The last thing Yi Shui mentioned in his report was that the Germans had become very bad in relations with all the countries because of the division of the occupied areas in the city of Peking. Wadsey demanded that the various countries cede part of the occupied territories to his troops, but even the Austrians were reluctant to do so, while the British, French, and Russians openly refused. ”

"Where's Yi Shui?"

"He will give it to Von tomorrow. A clear answer from Wadsey, of course, was a refusal. ”

"The Germans will not accept this result." Duncan reminded, "Have you ever thought that if von. . . Wadsey failed to achieve his goal, what will be his next step? ”

"I think he can only order his army to attack Shanxi and find a way to seize the glory of ending this war." Qin Lang replied nonchalantly.

"Shanxi? It would be an arduous expedition. Not yet a single Western army has arrived so far away. ”

"That's true." Qin Lang was smiling again. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )