372 You will also be timid as a mouse

If it weren't for the Ming Empire's weapons and equipment to promote the transformation of the war system, Miyamoto Youren, a general, would still be a very good general. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, the reform of the war system has already begun, and he quickly fell behind with the continuous deepening and development of the reform.

The tanks and armored vehicles of the Ming Empire quickly tore apart the defense system he deployed, and the planes of the Ming Empire changed the influence of the air force on the entire war.

All of this changed so quickly that he couldn't adapt to it. So in the end, he failed, and with more than 150,000 Japanese elite troops, he went to the end.

In order to give an explanation for this defeat and an explanation for the Japanese Empire, he could only choose to die, which was the way the Japanese generals were responsible, and it was also the most effective and direct way to escape responsibility.

The symbolic meaning of this is that I have ruled on my own, that I am loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and to the Japanese Empire, and that the other culpability is a matter of ability, not for any other reason.

As everyone knows, this way of self-purification is actually the most hateful and shameless! It's as if the position is correct, the process doesn't matter.

In the Oriental culture, this kind of obsession with loyalty that flows in the bones is really harmful to people -- but we don't know how many loyal ministers actually mislead the country and the people, and their pure talk full of benevolence, righteousness and morality is not as good as that of some ministers.

The most direct example is the Donglin Party in the last years of the Ming Dynasty. These pit goods have always prided themselves on being loyal to Qingliu, but they turned out to be the number one pit daddy player in the strength of the country.

In fact, the reason why the Ming Dynasty fell so quickly was because of the efforts of these Donglin Party members, and the Manchu Tartars and Li Zicheng did not dare to say that they could take the first credit.

Therefore, Mitsui Takanomiya did not approve of Miyamoto Yuhito's suicide. He felt that people who failed should live bravely, atone for their failures, and summarize their own lessons so that future generations can put an end to the same mistakes.

Unfortunately, this is just his own thought. After he took over the command of the entire Japanese front, Miyamoto left the office and locked himself in his room.

He was accompanied by the captain of the guard who had been guarding him, and then Yuhito Miyamoto and his captain committed suicide at the same time, nesting on the floor together like two good friends.

The whole process of death lasted for a long time, because of the disconnection of bushido culture, and the way to relieve the pain during the caesarean section had not yet been born. So it does take a lot of courage to have a caesarean section at this time.

At least in this regard, Miyamoto Yuhito is a little stronger than those famous "water is too cold" and "scalp itching" and other weird things. But it's just a hint, just a hint.

While Miyamoto was still disemboweling his stomach in the house, the forces of the Ming Empire had already captured a piece of the eastern seaboard that lacked Japanese defenses.

The main force of the 2nd Army expanded along the eastern coastline of the Korean Peninsula to both sides, capturing several small towns and villages in succession, which can be regarded as completely encircling the Japanese 5th Army.

At this time, Mitsui Takanomiya could only look at the map with a bitter face, thinking about how to get rid of the current unfavorable situation.

He had at his disposal the 4th Army, which had just been assembled from the Japanese mainland, the 2nd Army and the remnants of the 3rd Army on the Korean Peninsula, and the 7th Army, which had been formed in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.

Combined, these troops also have more than 300,000 elite troops, as well as millions of North Korean Cooperative Defense Forces and about 300,000 non-main forces.

After all, there are less than 400,000 people who can fight against the main forces of the Ming Empire, and it is absolutely unrealistic to expect these troops to rescue the 5th Army that is under siege.

But if you leave it alone and let the elite of the 100,000 Japanese army fend for themselves, Mitsui Takanomiya is also unwilling. He calculated that if he could free this force, he would be able to increase the strength at his hands by twenty percent.

Increasing combat power by 20 percent is undoubtedly very tempting. Therefore, the first thing Mitsui Takanomiya thought about after taking office was how to rescue the besieged 5th Army.

"Your Excellency General, the current situation is not a good time to take the initiative." Hearing that Mitsui Takanomiya, who had just taken office, had the idea of fighting back, Jiro Yamaguchi, who knew the situation, hurriedly dissuaded him.

He has been on the front line for a while, and of course knows a lot more than Mitsui Takanomiya.

Mitsui Takanomiya's understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Ming Empire's army is still in the state of the Liaodong Battle that year, but Yamaguchi Jiro knows how much the Ming army has improved.

At least in the current situation, Mitsui Takanomiya's counterattack is definitely self-defeating. Moreover, it is necessary to bury the last bit of suicide of the Japanese army at the same time.

"However, if you don't rescue the 5th Army, you will have to watch these 100,000 people die in the Zhanling Mountains." Thinking of the mess that Miyamoto Yuren left for himself, Mitsui Takanomiya couldn't help but feel irritable.

You say that it is enough to just collapse the defense line of the Yalu River, but at the last moment there will be another 5th Army - isn't this the rhythm of finding trouble for him?

"Your Excellency General, at this time, it is difficult to move the troops in heavy snow, and it is simply impossible to attack the prepared defense line of the Ming army." Jiro Yamaguchi shared his worries with Takanomiya Mitsui.

"At least gather forces now, so that we can fight back immediately when the weather improves!" Mitsui Takanomiya replied casually.

Are you kidding? When the weather is good, do you dare to fight back? The weather is good, and you're afraid you won't even have time to retreat. After scolding in his heart, Jiro Yamaguchi once again opened his mouth and persuaded him: "Your Excellency General, after the weather improves, the Ming army will be able to dispatch the air force!" ”

I had already heard that the Ming army's plane was powerful, and Mitsui Takanomiya, who had not seen it with my own eyes, still accidentally forgot its existence.

Hearing Jiro Yamaguchi mention the Air Force again, Mitsui Takanomiya had to ask his old partner: "Yamaguchi-kun...... I really want to know if the air force planes of the Ming Empire that you are talking about are really that powerful. ”

"Much more powerful than you think!" Looking at Mitsui Takanomiya, who was quite in tune with him, Jiro Yamaguchi did not hesitate and directly said everything he knew.

He pointed to the city in the distance and said to his old partner Mitsui Takanomiya: "You should go and see that city, if you really see the Ming army's plane when it drops bombs, you will be as timid as a mouse like me!" (To be continued.) )