Chapter 81: The Edge of Despair

Signaling all the soldiers of the army to hide on both sides, Kobayashi took the telescope handed by Fukatsu and looked up.

The figure of a Russian soldier appeared in the faint fog, and as the line of sight moved back, a large number of vigilant Russian soldiers appeared in the camera, holding Mosingan rifles in their hands and moving towards their side......

"Russians!" Kobayashi Motoji, who found the enemy, instantly tensed his mouth muscles, gritted his teeth, and his eyes were dazzling.

Raising the Murata 22 rifle in his hand, Kobayashi pulled the trigger, "Hit!" ”

"Bang! ――”

Almost at the same time, the Russian soldiers who were knocked down by Kobayashi's shot also became the fuse, and the Russian troops who found themselves attacked also began to fight back.

The sound of gunfire and smoke in the distance instantly made Russian Colonel Andre discover the general situation of the enemy army in front of him!

"There aren't many of them! Vladimir, you go around from the left and surround them for me! ”

While lying down, the commander of the Russian army, Colonel Andre, shouted loudly at the same time.

"Yes! Sir! "The Russian lieutenant who had a battle to fight immediately rushed to lead a group of Russian troops to launch a roundabout operation from the side.

Feeling the constant muffled sound coming from the opposite side, the corner of the mouth of Russian Colonel Andrei showed a sneer, and he quickly pulled the bolt of the gun, and his eyes were aimed at a soldier who had already entered his eyes, and fired it instantly!

"Bang! - "At the same time as the gunshots rang out, a soldier on the opposite side was also shot in the chest and fell to the ground in an instant.

I have to say that compared with the smokeless gunpowder rifles used by other [***] teams in the world that have been replaced one after another, the Murata black powder rifle of the Yue Army is still outdated. Compared with the Mosingan rifles currently used by the Russian army, the Murata of the Japanese army not only has a short range and slow rate of fire, but the smoke generated by each shot is easy to burn the eyes of the soldiers while revealing their own position.

In fact, the Yue army had already begun to develop a new Type 30 rifle, but the successive war turmoil obviously disrupted Yue himself's deployment.

“…… Bang! …… Bang! …… Bang! ……”

As the Russian soldiers opened fire one after another, the firepower of the opposing army suddenly lost its movement after being cared for one by one. Coupled with the huge superiority of the Russian army in terms of strength, this army, which was attacked from all sides, finally came irretrievably to the brink of despair after a lot of hardships.

It was only a quarter of an hour from the time the gun rang out to the end, and the Japanese army had already been annihilated by the rain of fire.

"Colonel! Mikhail has found it! ”

Hearing Vladimir's shout, Colonel Andrey turned abruptly and walked quickly towards the opposite side, but he was greeted by the pale face of his deputy, Lieutenant Vladimir, and many soldiers who were squatting on the ground and vomiting repeatedly......

Not to mention Colonel Andrew's reaction after seeing Mikhail's horrific corpse, his eyes returned to Tokyo, the capital of Honshu, in the south of Honshu.

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On November 10, 1896, on the day when various Western countries ushered in Father's Day, it seemed that he had also ushered in their savior.

It is said that this Tokyo

In late autumn, the inside and outside of the palace were particularly twilight, and on this day, Emperor Muhito and Empress Ichijomiko hosted a banquet to receive the visiting British Minister Sir Ingle Chester and his party.

During the banquet, while frequently raising his glasses, Muren also recalled the friendship between the British and the Chinese in the past. After receiving Ingle's nod in response, he became even more excited, swaying freely among the guests, talking about the current international situation, talking about the majesty of his country's army, and the demeanor of a general who pointed out the country, but some people couldn't see him so dazzling.

"Your Majesty, if the army of Yuben is so good, why has your country been pushed to such a point by the Russians?" The British military attache who came with him, Gassett, suddenly said coldly.

Ingle glanced back at his military attache and did not speak, and several Englishmen suddenly became as quiet as stone sculptures.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became awkward, and in the restlessness of the surrounding ministers, Emperor Muhito's eyes also changed from sharp to dim.

Glancing down at the delicate dishes on the table, Muren burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha, Mr. Envoy is right! My people are hungry, and my soldiers are bleeding and dying on the front lines, so what qualifications do I have to laugh and talk about the world here! It is said that Ben is in such a situation today, and everything is my responsibility! ”

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

"The predicament in the country is not Your Majesty's business, it is all the fault of the guilty ministers!"

Minister of War Saigo choked up in a low voice, "It was the humble neglect of the military investment in the north that led to the invasion of the Russians!" ”

Shiki Kayama shook his head, "No! It is said that it was all the mistakes of the Navy, and it was the successive fiascos of the Imperial Navy that led to the current evil results. ”

"That's it!" Hirobumi Ito said hatefully, "Didn't all your policies start from me?" If I want to be held responsible, I'm the first to blame! ”

“……”

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito, all the military and political officials present at the meeting knelt on the ground and wept silently, and only the visiting British people could be seen looking at each other.

"You don't need to appease me anymore," Emperor Mujin wept, "it was I who single-handedly decided the plan for the war, and it was all my fault!" ”

"Your Majesty, the situation in your country is already dangerous! It is not in the interests of the British Empire to be overly weakened, and the British Empire is willing to help him through this difficult time, regardless of his past grievances. ”

At this time, the British minister, Sir Ingle, who had been silent, spoke.

The people in the audience were all in the eye, and Muren responded eagerly, "Your Excellency the Minister is very right! Britain said that the two countries were natural allies, and many misunderstandings before were the fault of a small number of people! ”

Shiki Kayama said repeatedly, "Yes! Right! I have instructed the Admiralty to submit a petition to your country, and the Jardine Matheson Company, where the previous 'Gao Sheng' was located, will also be compensated twice! ”

Several Englishmen present looked at each other and nodded at each other, acknowledging the sincerity of the political axe, and Ingle saw that there was no objection and spoke again.

"In view of the current grave situation in your country, the British political axe has decided to urgently provide a batch of grain to the political axe, and to resume the sale of your political axe bonds in the United Kingdom."

Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi picked up the conversation, "I am very grateful to Britain for its kindness, but the most important thing for me now is trade, and it is urgent to break the blockade of the Russian fleet!" ”

When Ingle heard this, he said disdainfully, "Mr. Prime Minister, don't worry, no one on the sea of this planet can ignore the existence of the British, and the Russians are the same!" ”

For the British's confident statement, Emperor Moto and his subordinates were naturally pleasantly surprised.

On 17 November, as the first convoy of grain ships escorted by the British Far East Fleet arrived in Yokohama, the seas of East Asia once again set off a wave of waves......

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