"Miracle!"

"God forbid!"

There was only one thought in the minds of the more than 3,000 officers and men of the Third Division's Da Forced Forward Detachment.

The Fifth Division did not know the good and the bad, and the Third Division advanced with a lonely and weak detachment, in addition to danger, it was still dangerous. The modern military science of the army was taught by Major Merkel, a German, with one hand and one foot. The basic principle of military learning is to concentrate troops. However, the smooth operation of the battle of South Korea made the Fifth Division led by Shan Shan personally forget this principle, and in order to win more face and greater honor for the "army of Choshu" in this battle of national fortune, and to gain more say in the future for the vassal forces, the Fifth Division, which was carried away by the victory, advanced alone, and was repelled and surrounded by Xu Yifan, who everyone knew and no one paid much attention to.

The Korean war situation turned passive all of a sudden, and the 3rd Division still landed at Wonsan according to the plan, and in order to save the situation, it had to take risks! Anyway, the whole country is gambling on this war, do you care about a third division?

Sure enough, the Daqiu Detachment of the Third Division ran into the hard nail of Nie Shicheng's headquarters and rushed to break the blood. In the eyes of the officers of the Yue Army, Kawakami single-handedly brought the Third Division to death, and this guy will probably be nicknamed "Xu Yifan's Defeated General" in the future

The situation of the Third Division has been scattered, half of the infantry is hanging alone on Cishan, and half of the infantry is slowly rushing here with heavy firearms and auxiliary weapons. In case the Fifth Division is unfortunate early, and Xu Yifan's main force maneuvers over on the inside, then the Third Division will wait for an uproar.

The rout of the Third Division is still a trivial matter, but more importantly, the overall situation!

If the two divisions of the army were defeated by North Korea, then Xu Yifan would undoubtedly gain the strategic initiative and dominant position of North Korea, and his strong army could fight anywhere, and it would be impossible for the general command to send one division after another to wait for him to be defeated one by one -- how many divisions and regiments were there in total? The defeat of Korea, and the second army, which is now besieging cities and plundering land in Dalian Bay and southern Liaoning, will become a tree without roots, and the Qing people, whose morale has risen because of the victory of Korea, may be able to support it, waiting for Xu Yifan to reinforce them...... At that time, the Qing Dynasty will not be able to consume 40 times its size, 10 times more population, and four times its fiscal revenue!

Just when everyone's confidence was low, no one expected that the eight thousand Sheng army on Nie Shicheng's flank would retreat without a fight! Let the army surpass the originally unbreakable Cishan main position at night and completely crush the resistance of Nie Shicheng's department! Now the entire Eastern Front is open to the Fifth Division!

There really is no other reason to explain it than God blessed.

Looking at the jubilant officers and soldiers all over the mountains, Kawakami was worried all night long, and now he finally smiled and breathed.

The staff officers beside him, all of them almost stretched to the sky, and last night's strange words had long since disappeared, but they were arrogantly looking at the position under their feet and the Korean rivers and mountains in the distance.

"Qing [***], vulnerable!"

"Imperial Tiger Nagoya Corps, unstoppable!"

"Anzhou is right in front of our army, Your Excellency, give an order, within three days, we will seize this general base of the rear road of the Qing Praetorian Guard!"

Kawakami held a stick in his hand and looked at Daeko Shangmin next to him with a smile: "How?" The Great Force? ”

Daeqi Shangmin also smiled: "What else? Excellency? We occupied Cishan, seized the supplies and ammunition of the Qing army, worked so hard, gambled on the fate of the entire division, didn't it just to seize Anzhou and seal Xu Yifan in Korea? ”

He was much more active than when Kawakami was bent on taking his brigade on a risky march, and he didn't approve of Kawakami's adventurous plan at the beginning. However, Kawakami personally forcibly implemented it with the acting commander of the base camp, and he could only protest by not speaking and not praising the scheme, but when this unbelievable result was in front of him, Major General Osako suddenly became angry.

"Your Excellency, although we are tired, we have already lost our courage! For the sake of the mountain, we can't fall short, we must attack immediately! ”

After cheering for a long time, the army finally had a calm time, and once the excitement passed, many people had already collapsed to the ground, and they fell asleep while holding the dry food dropped by Sheng Jun in their hands. These guys are not iron-clad, they have been attacking for a few days, fighting hard for a few days, and their energy and physical strength have been exhausted. But Da Qiu has no doubt that as long as there is an order, coupled with strict supervision, these officers and soldiers under his command will desperately advance towards Anzhou!

In the Cishan position, the smoke of gunpowder still did not subside, the wind blew, and several broken flags moved with the wind. Kawakami stared blankly at the scene in front of him, especially the uniform-colored corpse of a Praetorian Guard officer in the trench not far away, beside him, there were four or five corpses of the Yue army lying in a radial shape, this officer fought to death several opponents, and finally rang the fuse with a cannonball, and died with the Yue army who pounced!

Why do you still feel so uneasy even after winning the bet?

Kawakami quietly looked to the west, pursed his lips and didn't say a word.

The eager eyes of the officers below were all cast, and everyone was puzzled, why did this vigorous commander, who had lost confidence in anyone, but was still full of courage, look hesitant at this time?

The officers and soldiers of the 4,000 Great Forced Brigade who attacked are now less than 3,000, and when they pounce on the foot of Anzhou, that is, more than 2,000 tired soldiers, if at this time, Xu Yifan covers the flank, then the Great Forced Brigade has only one way to be destroyed, and what will happen to the remaining Third Division in the end, it can be imagined.

If there were still 4,000 soldiers at this time—no, as long as the strength of a wing could take over and cover the flanks, it would really be foolproof! Anju is said to have only two battalions of recruits, and the defeated soldiers of the retreating Sheng army are even more shaken, and Kawakami has no doubt that he can capture Anju - Kawakami even has a vague idea that those retreating Sheng troops seem to prefer Anju to fall into his hands, and maybe they will help him do anything! The idea was too crazy for him to say.

Although he gambled all the way to now, the victory was already on his fingers, and he was timid! He could afford to lose at the beginning, but he couldn't afford to fight to the death for the chance to win, but the victory slipped away from him!

Where is that Xu Yifan? Is he watching his actions with fierce eyes, and he will suddenly appear at any time! But now, he can't even send out the power of reconnaissance, and he doesn't have the time to make a decision after obtaining information after doing tactical reconnaissance!

He has only one choice now, take these officers and soldiers and go straight to Anzhou, and never stop!

Just like his empire, there is only one option: win!

Will the heavens always bless him?

No matter how long you hesitate, you still have to make a decision. The eyes of the officers around him were about to bleed out. It is very appropriate to use the instrument Xiao Yiying to describe the common ethnic surname of this country, and when he fails, he is pessimistic as if he is the end of the world, once he achieves a little achievement, then the general is arrogant and arrogant, like Kawakami, who is an outlier among himself. When you lose, you can grit your teeth and persevere, and when you win, you think more.

Kawakami, of course, understood the mentality of his officers, and he gritted his teeth and slowly raised a hand to give an order. The officers all snapped and stood upright, and even Daqi Shangmin stood straight.

At this time, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded in the distance, and since they arrived in Korea, these officers and soldiers saw that the cavalry were all from the Praetorian Guard, and they were very happy to be disturbed by the reconnaissance, and they suffered a lot of losses. Hearing the faint sound of horses' hooves, everyone's hearts tightened, and they turned their heads to look to the east where the sound of horses' hooves came. The soldiers were all scratching, those who were asleep jumped up, clutching their rifles tightly, and the noisy waves rang out, and several officers walked briskly down, about to give orders to be on guard. Many more are looking east.

Kawakami's hand froze in mid-air, and his heart tensed. What cavalry, dare to approach them so unscrupulously, why is there no gunfire? Could it be that Xu Yifan's main force has arrived? His heart cooled when he thought of this, but he wondered why the sound of horses' hooves sounded from the east. Could it be that Xu Yifan's main force can go around to the east?

At this moment, he didn't even dare to turn his head to look!

It seemed that the difficult time was very long, and suddenly the shouting sound made the energy return to Kawakami's body.

"It's the chapter flag! It's our cavalry! ”

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The footsteps rumbled and rattled, and there seemed to be no time to stop. From top to bottom, it seems like there is only one thought, go, go, go.

Officers and men of the Praetorian Guard crowded the road, each with only a rifle on his back, a Y-shaped strap on his body, two boxes of forty rounds in front and two boxes of twenty rounds on the sides. Except for military uniforms, that's all there is to it!

The troops rolled forward like a stream of iron, and after stepping out of the mountains, these troops who had not rested all night were literally flying!

Of course, Xu Yifan is also among them. His crutches were also gone, and the riding boots on his feet were replaced by rubber boots, and he just walked with his head down. Pu Yang and Chen De followed behind him left and right, and they didn't say much.

At this point, all Xu Yifan can do is how much hardship the soldiers endure, and he will suffer the same. He threw away all distractions. He did his best anyway.

He was followed by the most elite of the Praetorian Guard, the first standard of the Left Association, the team that broke into Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. They have always boasted of being the old battalion of the Praetorian Guard, and their officers were transferred to the second town, even if they were promoted, they were not happy to cry and wipe their tears. Now that Xu Yifan is walking among them, there is nothing to say, and if his legs are polished, he will rush to Anzhou a day earlier!

I don't know if Xu Yifan inspired these officers and soldiers, or the courage of these officers and soldiers drove Xu Yifan. Like a fire, everyone marched in the direction of Anju.

As long as they arrive, Anju is still in the hands of the Janissaries, and the situation in North Korea is still promising!

Pushing the mules and horses that were blocking the mountain road down the valley last night seemed to be Xu Yifan's declaration of breaking the kettle, and at this point, there was no need to agitate.

The Left Association advanced, originally carrying only four mountain guns and about 20 machine guns, but almost half of them were pushed off last night. The remaining half no longer expected to keep up with the torrent of infantry advances. Mules and horses can't advance like a well-trained infantry in such a continuous way, people advance for three days in a row, eat very little, rest very little, well-trained, strong-willed can still persevere, mules and horses do not feed in time, if you don't get enough rest, you will definitely die a lot of death.

At this point, the Janissary Left Association was already completely lightly armed. If Anzhou is here, everything can be replenished!

Out of the mountains, the Left Association had already established contact with the cavalry. There was also almost a battalion of cavalry on the Eastern Front, which was originally led by Chen Bin. There are only two battalions of cavalry directly under the Praetorian Guard, one battalion of Dai Jun is on the western front, and one battalion of Chen Bin is on the eastern front. The so-called Fu [***] adapted by other Korean horse thieves is not a Praetorian Guard, and it is also attached to the two old horse battalions. After Chen Bin personally rushed to Seoul to report the news of the army's movements, this battalion was in the hands of his deputy battalion officer.

After leaving the mountain, the cavalry reported the news at a low price.

From the morning to the afternoon, Zuo Xie had to stop and take a big break. At this time, the news of the latest report has come, and early yesterday morning, the gunfire in the direction of Cishan has stopped. Cishan to that crucial three-way junction -- the so-called Suchuanli, is only more than 60 miles away, and it can be reached in one night. Suchuan-ri is only forty miles away from Anju. And where the Praetorian Guard is now, there are still more than seventy miles away from Suchuanli! And now in Suchuan, except for a small number of cavalry, they are simply unguarded! In order to cope with the offensive of the two armies, the infantry and artillery of the Praetorian Guard have been used to the limit, even if the cavalry has to grasp the intelligence of such a large battlefield, to pass orders back and forth, and to suppress the so-called Korean recovery [***] that is not necessarily reliable in a vast area -- this is the work that Jiang Ziming is doing, and there is no spare strength at all!

The gunfire in Cishan stopped early, and today the rout of the brigade retreated during the day, and the movement of the army was still unknown, and the rout rushed through Suchuanli and turned to the direction of Anzhou, the number was huge, and there were dozens of cavalry, and they were powerless to stop it, and these routs even shot at the cavalry who tried to stop it! These routs are all the banners of the Sheng Army!

The one who passed the news back was Yu Jiang, the deputy battalion officer of Chen Bin's horse team battalion, and he was also one of the powerful henchmen of the Qilin Lord back then. He had done his best to report the news after he couldn't stop the rout. Most of the day came seventy miles down, exhausted two horses, and now they were sweating and heavy, covered with sweat alkali, standing there slightly shaking. These horse teams are also extremely hard, such a large battlefield depends on them to reconnoiter and communicate, and they also have to disturb the movements of the army, and everyone seems to fall at any time.

“…… Fuck, no bones, no eggs! Those who are officers and soldiers are not as good as us back then! There are so many people, and Cishan is in such a dangerous position, even if they lie there and put their guns, the devil will not be able to pass by...... Fleeing backwards is fast...... My lord, as long as you give an order, we will beat up all these kings! ”

Yu Jiang's face was pale, holding the horsewhip, but he didn't know what to say anxiously. The cavalry behind him also bowed their heads, and everyone was covered in dust and had a withered face. It was as if it was their fault for the loss of Cishan.

Xu Yifan stood there, his chest heaving and heaving, not knowing what to say. The officers and soldiers who were resting quietly got up and looked at each other, and everyone looked solemn.

The news of Tsz Shan's loss early yesterday morning seems to be confirmed. Compared to them, the army has two more days, no matter how slow it is, it will pass through the important place of Suchuanli faster than them! (The two scenes described in these chapters between Xu Yifan and Kawakami, Xu Yifan is a day later than Kawakami, and they only received the news that the Cishan position was broken through by Kawakami early yesterday morning. ）

The footsteps next to him were loud, but it was Li Yunzong who walked over.

Xu Yifan glanced at him, Li Yunzong seemed to have never felt tired, and his back was always straight. He walked up to Xu Yifan's side, but just glanced at Yu Jiang coldly. It was as if the rout of the Sheng army had been expected by him.

Xu Yifan said in a low voice: "Is there any news from Nie Gongting?" ”

Yu Jiang said in a low voice: "Before the departure under the mark, there was no news of Lord Nie, and in the rout, I didn't see the banner of Lord Nie's camp. ”

"Nie Gongting won't fail me!" Xu Yifan came to this conclusion categorically. Turned his head and looked at Li Yunzong again: "How?" ”

Li Yunzong shook his head lightly: "I'm afraid we won't be able to catch this devil in front." ”

Xu Yifan was quiet for a long time, and suddenly turned around: "All officers above the team, assemble!" ”

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"How are you? Gui Jun? ”

Kawakami felt that he had been struck by a great sense of happiness, and around him, the cheers of the officers and soldiers of the Daqiu Brigade for the rest of their lives sounded all over the mountains.

What appeared in their sight was a military unit from the east, also advancing lightly! The leader of the team was none other than Lieutenant General Katsura Taro, the commander of the 3rd Division, and the unit that followed him was the 18th Toyohashi Wing of the 3rd Division! (In the early days of the establishment of the 3rd Division, it had four infantry wings, the 6th Wing of Nagoya, the 18th Wing of Toyohashi, the 34th Wing of Shizuoka, and the 68th Wing of Gifu)

This force, also advancing lightly, was followed only by a small number of mules and horses, and only brought a little more ammunition than the advance of the Great Forced Brigade. He was also very tired from walking, and there were only more than 2,000 people in the department. But it is already beyond everyone's expectations, especially when a breakthrough has been opened, and a little more strength is as strong as a point!

Kawakami, who was in ecstasy, did not expect that only two days after his departure, Katsura Taro had already led the 18th Wing to follow up, leaving only the 34th Wing in the rear to sort out the supplies and follow up slowly. After all, the third division belonged to him, and although Kawakami, as the chief of staff of the army, forcibly took the Otsukashi Brigade to gamble, but Katsura Taro had to respond. In Katsura Taro's expectation, when he rushed to the front line of Cishan, most likely because he saw that Kawakami could not break through, he could also contain his own division, and there was a wing to cover, or advance or retreat, it was much safer.

I didn't expect Katsura Taro's prudence to bring such a big benefit to the battle situation! He didn't expect that when he arrived with a wing, Cishan had been trampled under the feet of Kawakami Shoroku!

Seeing Kawakami Kayaroku put aside all his reserve and pounced on his shoulder, Katsura Taro also thought dizzily, is it really God's blessing divine help?

The battle situation and Kawakami's plan could be explained in a few words, only occasionally interrupted by the cheers of the ecstatic officers and soldiers. As if to make up for the hesitation just now, Kawakami made a final decision categorically.

"Gui Jun, the arrival of the Fengqiao troops, I don't have to worry about the rear! Our three wings advanced at the same time and occupied the key points of Suchuanli, Gui Jun led the Fengqiao troops to cut off all possible reinforcements from Xu Yifan, and still led the Da Qiang detachment by the contemptible people, and went straight to Anzhou! I'll take Anzhou, no problem! ”

Katsura Taro smiled, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart, Wuxun wants everyone, Kawakami already has the victory of Cishan. Even Anzhou refused to let go of this credit? If it weren't for me Katsura Taro coming over, would you be able to advance so confidently?

But he still didn't say a word, Kawakami's class was above him, and his qualifications were on the same level as him, so it was really hard to say anything.

Seeing that Katsura Taro was just smiling, all the officers of the 3rd Division were also a little embarrassed. What a character Kawakami Tsuroku was, he reacted immediately and said with a smile: "...... Let's come on! The sharpness in the hearts of despicable people, under such big ups and downs, I'm afraid they are a little dull...... I'm in Suchuan, and Guijun led the Da Forced Brigade to advance into Anzhou, how about it? ”

Katsura Taro was also not polite, and said with a smile: "Dare to disobey the orders of the base camp!" ”

Kawakami grabbed his hand tightly and said loudly in the most fanatical voice: "Time is everything now, Gui-kun, let's go now!" The blood and sweat of the soldiers are the cornerstone of the future of the empire, and we have already touched the skirt of the goddess of victory, so let's not let him fall short! I think we are still in front of Xu Yifan now! ”

Katsura Taro smiled faintly, indeed, by mistake, they had the best opportunity. He didn't even dare to dwell on how this victory might have come about, for fear it would just be a dream.

The eyes of countless officers and soldiers were focused on them like fire, and the opportunity to settle Korea in the first war was just around the corner.

"Let's go! Before noon, Suchuanli will be in the hands of our third division! “

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"We're just afraid we're going to fall behind the little devils......"

Xu Yifan announced softly.

On the 50,000-to-1 map, there is only a small piece of the map occupied by Suchuanli, Cishan and Anzhou. Put on the ground, all officers can see.

In this temporary place of rest in the wilderness, all the Praetorian Guard officers held their breath, and many people looked at Xu Yifan, Li Yunzong, and even Zhang Xuzhou, wanting to see if these three people were shaken.

Hurry up, still one step behind! The army broke through Cishan yesterday, and at this time today, maybe Suchuanli is already in their hands, and the bad news may be delivered soon, thousands of routs are fleeing to Anzhou with an unstoppable posture, Anzhou is only two battalions of recruits, driven by these routs, is there still the courage to hold on?

The Left Association has been walking for a few days, and then he mustered up enough courage to march overnight, and he will not arrive in Suchuanli until early tomorrow morning, and he will not arrive in Anzhou until night, which still makes the Left Association sleepless, and there is no army blocking the road!

The air seemed too heavy to flow. Xu Yifan looked at the map quietly, then raised his head and looked over one by one.

He didn't know what about others, at least his expression at the moment was not shaken at all!

On this path, there is no turning back. He can't be shaken in the slightest, if he is a little timid, the team he has worked so hard to build will be out of control!

The officers did not look afraid, and looked at Xu Yifan calmly, they were all young people, in addition to the sharpness of the newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers, there was also faith in Xu Yifan. But no one could speak, they were not afraid, but they also knew that the situation was critical!

"I'm wondering, what would he say if Wanli was here?" Others don't say it, Xu Yifan has to say it himself.

At this time, what is needed is a decision, not a wait-and-see. Only he has the power to make a decision! Regardless of whether this decision is right or wrong, he can only come up with it anyway! The fate of the group, the future of tens of thousands of people, and even the direction of the country's fortunes are all in my own thoughts.

The big husband can't say that he has no power, it doesn't mean that you can beat and kill people casually every day, or even rob a bunch of women to build a harem, this right refers to the moment when you can change the fate of a group, countless people, and even a country at a certain time, with a decision!

This feeling is not bad.

“…… He will probably laugh, said that the army is thousands of tired soldiers, take out the strength of milk, and finally defeat Cishan, now I don't know if there are still 3,000 people, my Left Association has 5,000 elite soldiers, followed by 5,000 troops of the Right Association. What if they get to Anzhou? In just one day, we can catch up with their tails and wipe them out! ”

It was Li Yunzong who answered, not Zhang Xuzhou and Zhang Maniac who jumped out to shout and shout to kill, which made Xu Yifan slightly surprised, and looked sideways, Li Yunzong's heroic and sculpture-like face was full of mocking smiles.

"Your Excellency, give the order...... I have never doubted the prowess of the Praetorian Guard, and I ask you to have your faith in us! ”

Xu Yifan is the spiritual symbol of the Praetorian Guard, then Chu Wanli is the brain of the Praetorian Guard, plus Li Yunzong is the god of war of the Praetorian Guard, this is the best encouragement!

In this era, although Xu Yifan has crossed over, he has not come up with any new technologies. The current communication conditions have also shrouded the battlefield in a deeper fog of war. The Third Division broke through Cishan, even if there was radio technology, as long as it learned that the army was showing signs of adventure, it could send troops to strengthen Cishan at any time, so that they could not break through.

The soldiers are being used instead of being placed, from Xu Yifan to the General Staff Headquarters plus the German advisers, it is impossible to disperse the main force, and it is necessary to put a lot of descendant main forces on the Cishan line, and it is foolproof to be foolproof, but don't think about annihilating the Fifth Division so quickly, and work hard to finally gain the initiative on the battlefield. Troops are placed everywhere, and only they are beaten everywhere.

The Yue army was also trying to gain the initiative on the battlefield, so they took the risk in Cishan, and Xu Yifan didn't expect that the Sheng army would collapse so quickly!

Anyway, Lao Tzu has a clear conscience...... Lao Tzu has done his best, and he has built such a strong army before the war, and until now, the final victory may be won by Lao Tzu!

"Please trust us!"

Zhang Xuzhou really jumped out, and several scars on his face turned red. It seems that on the eve of the flying soldiers in Seoul again, this kind of work that clearly shows that he wants to fight all the way through with a hard bridge and a hard horse is the most suitable for his appetite.

"Please trust us!"

The other officers also echoed in unison, and one by one straightened their backs. From the moment the Praetorian Guard was born, it was in the midst of adversity, and it was bound to continue to win in the midst of adversity, this is the belief of every Praetorian Guard officer!

Xu Yifan smiled and didn't speak, just beckoned to Pu Yang. According to his prior instructions, Pu Yang had already handed over a Mauser rifle, and the bayonet was loaded with a snap, out of some bad taste, this gun number Xu Yifan deliberately picked 8341......

Xu Yifan put the gun on his back and smiled at everyone: "Why should I believe you? Believe you will fight to the death? …… I'm with you! How? Commanders, why don't you gather your team and set off? ”

The horn whistle sounded at the same time, and the officers who were boiling with black blood gathered loudly, and every soldier looked at Xu Yifan and the big head soldier also carried their rifles, and the bayonets were shining coldly. Smiling as they set off. There was no need for any further agitation from the officers in this kind of scene, and the officers and men walked silently and walked up the main road, and then walked faster and faster, only the rustling of footsteps was heard.

Li Yunzong and Xu Yifan stood side by side, looking at the prospect in front of them. Xu Yifan's expression remained relaxed, but Li Yunzong just kept looking at him coldly.

"My lord, are you worried about Anzhou?"

“…… Yes, I am not very worried about the army, the intelligence has repeatedly shown that the devil is tired of two wings. If we want to defend Suchuan-ri and attack Anzhou, how many people can be left to stop us? I believe that the Left Association can rush through...... It's just Anju...... There was no general to pacify, and there were so many impulses to rout, and two battalions of recruits ...... I don't know if Anzhou can survive these two days! That's what worries me the most! The Sheng army was defeated, and I always felt that the taste was wrong...... Yunzong, I can answer you, what I'm most worried about is Anzhou! ”

(To be continued)