Chapter 9 Preparation for war is a troublesome matter

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So, after the absence of balls, although Sugiyama Bin can't really be ecstatic, he is more enthusiastic about this life of fooling around with geisha. As for the rumors that he secretly raised several little boys and often played indescribable games with those little boys at night, the official should take it seriously: these are all rumors!

"Aoki-kun, what are you still doing over there? Let's have a drink! ”

Although Aoki is a Japanese, his years as a spy have developed a deep personality, and he shakes his head, saying that he doesn't like this dissolute tone.

Sugiyama Bin pulled his hand out, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it, and then laughed, "There is wine and drunkness today..... Aoki, there is no one else here, why do you want to do this? Don't you think Kogoro is very happy? Come on, come on, let's drink this cup together! ”

The China of this world is completely different from what it has historically been, but its impact is still limited to East Asia. Even with the two major battles of the Battle of Langfang and the Battle of Beijing, the direction of the rest of the world has not changed.

But in Asia, Japan has already felt the impact of the country next door. After receiving the news from Taiyuan, Katsura Taro urgently convened several imperial councils to discuss the situation facing Japan today.

It's not good, that's the unanimous view. China, Russia, the United States, and Great Britain, these four behemoths besieged Japan in the center. Even if he was a dog to the British in a low voice, he found that there were still many difficulties, and if he wanted to develop further, he was surrounded by difficult and strong enemies.

Not to mention the United States, across the vast Pacific Ocean, only guys with problems in their heads would think of attacking North America in this era. The British are the masters, and they can't be moved, even the French, who are mixed with the British, can't be moved. Then only Russia and China remain.

Originally, China is the best fat, and it can last for five or six years with a bite. However, now there are three forces in North China, such as Chen Cheng, Song Biao, and Beiyang Yuxi, and they have broken several teeth when they bite it. South China is the sphere of influence of Britain and France, and unless they are ready to turn against Britain, they can only watch.

Even so, a divided China is still much easier to deal with than the Russians – in the eyes of the Japanese. However, the Russians are now pressing forward step by step, and they have the posture of swallowing up the whole of Japan, which makes it impossible for people to calmly encroach on China.

As the Russians frantically built the Trans-Siberian Railway, the Japanese gradually made up their minds to fight these Rakshasas back. At this time, although Japan had won the Sino-Japanese War several years earlier, it was not yet one of the later powers, and no one could be optimistic about the outcome of their heads-up with the Russians.

Even the Japanese themselves see it this way. Therefore, before the real battle, it is necessary to make diplomatic preparations. Under the rush of the Japanese. Great Britain, United States .... Well, it's only 1902, and this network of encirclement against the Russians has not yet been formed.

Now the Japanese want to win over China, at least to ensure that the Chinese remain neutral in the upcoming battle, just like the Qing government in another time and space, declaring "outside neutrality." Although it seems that this is just a script set by the Japanese themselves.

After several imperial meetings, the cabinet of Katsura Taro decided to exterminate the Song Biao gang before going to war with the Russians. Originally, they bought some Chinese bandits and wanted to take them as Austrian reinforcements, but Zhang Zuolin and others were too careless, and they buried their territory and troops in a few battles.

There is no way, if the younger brother doesn't give his way, then the Japanese can only end up in person. As a rehearsal for the war against Russia, the Japanese side sent the Fifth Division led by Kuroki Weizhen, plus several independent wings, and some Chinese volunteers who had been gathered, totaling about 40,000 people.

These 40,000 people were only a direct attacking force, and on the flank of Hei Mu Weizhen, there were nearly 100,000 people from the Korean garrison to cover him. Moreover, Japan is also ready to mobilize 200,000 people urgently in the event that the Russians are directly killed.

It's just that in that case, a local war will turn into a big war. Therefore, this battle against Song Biao's troops needs to destroy Song Biao's main force in a very short period of time, and then end the battle. Therefore, the Japanese side sent Kuroki as a veteran. Of course, this is also the result of Kuroki's desperate request.

Originally, with Kuroki's qualifications and military merits, he should have hung the rank of marshal, or at least a general, and put it in the rear as an office. However, this veteran said that I am not old yet, and I can fight for another thirty years! Kuroki Weizhen strongly asked to participate in the battle as the commander of the first line, but Oyama Yan and the others couldn't resist him, and thought that the battle might be difficult, and he also needed a general to take charge, so he brought the fifth division out of him.

The 5th Division was reorganized from the original Hiroshima Town. The main force is composed of the 11th Infantry Wing (Hiroshima Prefecture), the 21st Wing (Hamada Prefecture), the 41st Wing (Fukuyama City), and the 42nd Wing (Yamaguchi Prefecture) to form the backbone of the 9th and 21st Infantry Brigades. The soldiers were all from the Hiroshima, Shimane, and Yamaguchi units in the mountainous regions of western Honshu, Japan.

In July 1894, the Sino-Japanese War (known to the Japanese side as the Sino-Japanese War) broke out. To this end, two infantry wings were transferred from the 5th Division to form the Oshima Mixed Brigade (Brigade Commander: Major General Yoshimasa Oshima), which was immediately reorganized and headed for the Korean Peninsula. On July 27, 1894, about 100 kilometers south of Seoul in Korea, there was an encounter with the Qing Dynasty's Huai army, which lasted a whole day, and the Qing army was defeated and retreated to Asan. This battle was highly valued by the Japanese because it was the first time that Japan's modern army faced a foreign army since its founding, and it used modern tactics, which is also worth recording in the history of world operations.

Such an old powerhouse is no less than the troops of the European powers in the eyes of the Japanese. In today's Japan, every step is like walking on a tightrope, and there is no room for negligence. Even if it is only against a local power in China, they must put on an all-out posture.

And because of Kuroki Weizhen's sideways, the original commander of the Fifth Division, Lieutenant General Yamaguchi Suchen, had to be sent to form a new division. (To be continued.) )