Chapter 343: Russo-Japanese War (1)
Say it's a fisherman, but have you ever seen that fisherman use such an old shore defense gun? His identity is obvious, an ordinary intelligence officer of the Royal Intelligence Service in Prague, who had already come here a few years ago to supervise the situation in the Japanese port.
The heavy damage to the warship made all three parties stunned, but the major moved very quickly, although it was not clear what was going on inside, but it was right to choose to attack now, because if it continued to delay, who could guarantee that something else would happen?
The Japanese army and puppet army in Wonsan City were also suppressed by the movement of the shore defense artillery, could it be that the Eastern European Alliance had entered the city through other channels, and now it has taken control of the port and shipyards? Thinking of this, the puppet army commander did not dare to delay any longer, and directly ordered his guards to announce the order to surrender, and at the same time as announcing the order, he also raised his gun and pointed it at the stalemate Japanese officer opposite.
To his surprise, the Japanese did not have any intention of resisting, they also misunderstood that the soldiers of the Eastern European Alliance had already taken control of the ports and shipyards, and the fleet had obviously not intended to accept them to leave, in this case they had a second way to choose besides surrender?
With a sigh, the young man who was the leader directly chose to surrender, and the other Japanese officers saw that their commander was so naturally the same action, and everything changed because of the intelligence officer's shot.
A few warships at sea still have a chance at this time, isn't their purpose to destroy ports and shipyards? But they didn't dare to stay here longer, after all, they didn't know that now their enemy was only one "fisherman".
Who knows when the fighters of the Eastern European Alliance will appear here, and who knows when the Far Eastern Fleet of the Eastern European Alliance will come? The most important thing is that the row of shore defense guns in the port makes them hesitate, you must know that although these shore defense guns are a little old, they are still much stronger than them in terms of range, and the only drawback is that they are inconvenient to move.
It's useless for you to be flexible, after all, there are at least forty or so coastal defense guns, and there are only a few warships that they arrived. Bombarding those shore defense guns, it is estimated that there are not a few of their warships left.
Wonsan City was thus occupied in a vague way, and the intelligence officer not only recovered the entire city but also frightened off the four Japanese warships by himself, and Ernst was very interested in arranging for someone to come to the Far East to invite the intelligence officer to meet him.
Needless to say, the fall of Wonsan means a good new port for the Eastern European Alliance, and the most important thing is that there are two half-finished heavy cruisers in the shipyard in Wonsan, which are estimated to be able to enter service in just two months. This was a great gift from Japan to the Far Eastern Fleet.
Compared with Yuanshan City, the rest of the cities are very smooth, hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops are about to collapse, even if there are some puppet loyal Japanese soldiers to accompany them to fight against the Eastern European Alliance Army, but Huaxia's mantis arm is very suitable for use here, tanks open the road, fighter jets patrol, and even the role of the army in the later period is to clean up the battlefield.
Of course, the damage to the city is also very large, and the casualties of the people are also very large, but time is of the essence. Now the Eastern European coalition can only do the same. Of course, cities outside the main line of attack were much better, and at the same time they did not have many garrisons, and a company or battalion of infantry could take them, because cities with less heavy weapons were less damaging.
Two days later, the Japanese army retreated to Seoul, followed by the Eastern European Coalition Army, which was also on the outskirts of Seoul, with more than 100 tanks lined up. This was followed by thousands of troops, a large number of giant artillery pieces, and Eastern European Union flag fighters patrolling the skies.
At this time, there were probably more than 10,000 Japanese troops and more than 60,000 puppet troops in Seoul, but most of them were defeated all the way. It would be wishful thinking to expect them to still have combat effectiveness, and now they are glad that they can not continue to run.
In the headquarters, several high-ranking Japanese generals were walking around anxiously, and now that the encirclement has not been completed, they naturally have the opportunity to retreat, but just abandon Seoul like this? The main thing is where else will they be able to retreat? It was already the largest city under their control, and giving up Seoul was almost the same as giving up the Korean Peninsula. Its status is like that of Tokyo, Edo, and Huaxia in Qin, and once it is captured, it will lose all confidence in fighting.
"Bastard! Big bastard! Where are our reinforcements? ”
A Japanese lieutenant general was red-eyed and didn't know who to curse, while a puppet army commander next to him secretly pouted with disdain. Reinforcements? How could there be reinforcements at this time, unless they wanted to fight the Eastern European Alliance here, of course, that would not be appropriate. It would be accurate to say that it should be sent to death here, after all, they have no hope of winning at all.
Now that the Japanese side has clearly seen the gap between the two sides, Japan is ready to abandon the Korean Peninsula, and they hope to delay some time and try to let the Japanese army bring more things and evacuate more people from the Korean Peninsula.
Why is Japan's military so scattered? It is not a chance to give the Eastern European Alliance, so that they are reluctant to use crushing methods to capture these cities, and can only arrange a small number of soldiers to recover little by little, this is the real purpose of the Japanese military, very cowardly but very effective.
Naturally, Lieutenant General Friedrich's plans were seen by Lieutenant General Friedrich, but he was not prepared to stop them, because this was a matter of mutual benefit to Japan and Qin, which obtained relatively complete cities and Japan transported more soldiers and supplies out of the Korean Peninsula.
It's just that these Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers who were left behind are pitiful, they are abandoned here and blocked in front of the Eastern European Union.
Mr. Chiang was very anxious now, because although the Eastern European Alliance had agreed to form an alliance and the current Nationalist Government was in the process of joining the Axis powers, Mr. Chiang had not yet gained any benefits, and even the Japanese offensive had become more and more violent, and although there were still a few very good generals in his hands who had won several victories, these good news were very inconspicuous compared to the news of the fall.
Japan is also red-eyed at this time, and they are ready to give up the Korean Peninsula, but the rich land of China can no longer be abandoned, and the most important thing is that they need to accumulate strength here to prepare for a desperate war with the Eastern European alliance to decide who is the real hegemon of East Asia.
At this time, more than 400,000 young people on the Korean Peninsula were transported to the battlefield in China, and they were simply armed and driven to the front line as cannon fodder to fight against the Nationalist Army, which was also a reason for the Nationalist Army's successive defeats.
On the outskirts of Seoul, commanded here by Lieutenant General Friedrich, the former military spiritual leader of the Kingdom of Lithuania and the commander of the 10th Army of the Far Eastern Military District during the Quadruple Alliance and the Eastern European Alliance, His Excellency squinted in the direction of Seoul and did not know what to think.
He also came to the Far East for a while, and he was also an old rival with Japan, although he was not as familiar with the other side's combat methods as Yu Zhanshan, but Friedrich still used his strategic ability to always be in an advantageous state in the war, and it is undeniable that this has a lot to do with the equipment of the Eastern European Alliance.
There is actually a big difference between the generals of the East and the West, and the generals of the East like to play some tricks, which makes people confused, and often gives the angry people who want to kill the enemy but can't find it in the end. Compared with the generals of the East who rely on their own brainpower to change everything, the generals of the West most often use how to maximize the combat power in their hands, and they like to go straight and completely crush the other party with their strength.
Friedrich is also a representative of this kind of general, and he also proved that strength can crush all conspiracies, no matter how good the Japanese generals are, they can only retreat in the face of General Friedrich's absolute strength.
The right time and place are very important, but when people play to the extreme, then the first two can only retreat, just because people are controllable and the right time and place are just borrowed.
Just now, Lieutenant General Friedrich has tentatively fired two shots into the city, but the other party has not made much movement, Seoul is a big city, and Friedrich is really at a loss here.
It is not appropriate to attack it with tanks, nor can it be bombed by bombers, and the infantry is much better equipped than the other side, but they are surrounded on the streets, especially on unfamiliar streets, and in the end the Eastern European coalition will not necessarily lose in street fighting, but it will definitely suffer heavy losses, which is unacceptable to Lieutenant General Friedrich.
At this time, the situation is no longer Friedrich's decision, it is not difficult to take here, a round of bomber bombing is enough, but how to give this order and who will give it is the key.
The commander of the Far Eastern Military District, General Konstantin, also fell silent when he received the battle report from the front, he naturally knew what the other party meant, and he did not want to give this order, which was related to hundreds of thousands of lives! Friedrich didn't want to then who would give the order? Ernst, of course, couldn't, and he was the only one left.
Ernst is the king, the grand duke, where is there a king and the grand duke to carry the black cauldron? If that's the case, why do you need so many courtiers? They need to help Ernst manage the army and the king, but they must also take the initiative to take responsibility when necessary, and this is the real loyal servant.
"Give the order! The commander of the 10th Army, Lieutenant General Friedrich, took over all military affairs at the front! ”
Admiral Konstantin is also a cunning guy, and he needs to carry the black cauldron, but he can't do it alone, so he has to pull a cushion on his back, so Friedrich is very unlucky to become an executioner.
Friedrich's face was ugly when he received the order, but these were also expected by him, after all, he and Admiral Konstantin were not the same faction, and he should not expect the other party to really help him carry the blame. (To be continued.) )