Chapter 218: Attacking the Jingshi

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Japan is surrounded by the sea, almost all of its heavy industries are built on the seashore, and now that the Japanese navy has been destroyed, it is impossible to resist the attack of the western Sichuan navy with only a small number of coastal defense artillery. The Kawanishi Navy could directly destroy all of these heavy industries, and then Japan's industrial strength would be set back by several decades. In a short period of time, it will no longer be able to pose a threat to western Sichuan. And Kawanishi can also use this time to develop calmly, and by the time Japan grows strong again, Kawanishi will be strong enough to cope with any challenge.

"Yes, handsome! The Navy is guaranteed to complete this task! Zhang Cheng, Minister of the Admiralty, immediately received the order. Xiong Wu and Cai Yundu were all shocked, they didn't expect Wang Yuze to come up with such a vicious method. In this case, it will be difficult for Japan to pose a threat to China. But isn't that exactly what they want? In Asia, only one strong man can be allowed, and it cannot be Japan, then it can only be China.

"In addition, the navy will do everything in its power to force Japan down. In today's Japan, a large number of materials, whether industrial or living, have to be transported by sea. Japan's external passage was cut off, a strict blockade was imposed on Japan, and a single piece of steel and grain was not allowed to enter Japan. Let the Japanese fishing boats not dare to go out to sea to fish, I will trap Japan alive! During this period, it is inevitable that there will be interference from the great powers, and the navy must maintain a tough attitude! Wang Yuze said one after another. By blocking the guò blockade, Japan will be greatly damaged. If there is no food to eat, there will even be a situation of starvation, and when the time comes, there will be no fear that Japan will not surrender. As long as Japan surrenders, then it will be much easier to do a qiē, and Kawanishi can slaughter Japan ruthlessly, so that Japan will not steal chickens and lose a handful of rice!

"Yes, Dashuai!" Zhang Cheng nodded, Wang Yuze's order was very much in line with his appetite. If the navy can force Japan to surrender, it will undoubtedly greatly improve the status of the navy in the western Sichuan army. This is very beneficial to the development of the navy in western Sichuan. After all, although the navy has a small number of troops, it is a gold-swallowing monster, and each warship requires a lot of money to build, which is far more expensive than the army. If the navy spends so much on military expenditure, but fails to bring enough benefits to western Sichuan, it will cause criticism from others.

After the meeting, the Western Sichuan Army immediately went into action. On the naval side, it began to converge with the supply fleet, began to replenish and rest. At the same time, the dead and wounded soldiers were brought back to the country, and the rest of the warships continued to sail north, preparing to carry out the second step of the plan according to Wang Yuze's orders.

On the morning of 29 April, all major newspapers in western Sichuan carried the news of the annihilation of the Japanese Combined Fleet by the western Sichuan navy. In the past few decades, China has not lost a single defeat in foreign wars, and it has managed to build a navy, and it was wiped out by small Japan last year, which has dampened the enthusiasm of the Chinese people. And now, the victory of the Western Sichuan Navy over the Japanese Combined Fleet has undoubtedly released the originally suppressed feelings of the Chinese people, and great enthusiasm has suddenly erupted. In Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan, Xi'an, and other cities, the people spontaneously launched various celebrations, and many even petitioned the government of western Sichuan to defeat Japan at an early date and drive the Japanese army out of China.

The first reaction of the consuls in Chengdu after reading the newspaper was not to believe it. However, although the pictures on the newspaper were drawn by the newspaper itself, the text inside gave a detailed description of the naval battle, which made people have to believe in the authenticity of this report. Although Yuichi Kawaguchi, the Japanese consul in Chengdu, did not believe it, he still reported this belief to Taro Kawaguchi, the future minister to China. Taro Kawaguchi also did not believe that the invincible Japanese Combined Fleet would fail, but he also sent the news to Japan. And Japan is completely sneering at this, believing that this is completely a rumor spread by Kawanishi. However, after the battered "Yoshino" and the "Chiyoda", which had withdrawn from the battlefield ahead of schedule, returned to the Sasebo naval base in Japan that night, they had to believe that the heroic Japanese Combined Fleet had really failed.

After confirming that the Japanese Combined Fleet had really been annihilated, the countries immediately began to act. They all knew that after the defeat of the Japanese Navy, it was inevitable that Japan would lose the war. For the sake of the interests of various countries, diplomats from various countries have once again become active, and some people have advocated increasing aid to Japan to confront western Sichuan, and some have even advocated a direct war against western Sichuan. But there are also people who advocate withdrawing as soon as possible, so as not to be dragged into the water by Japan.

On the same day, three divisions and one cavalry corps of the Western Sichuan Army launched an attack on the Beijing Division. The 12th Division was the main attack on Guang'anmen, and the artillery battalions of the three divisions, a total of 144 cannons, were placed less than three kilometers away from Guang'anmen, and among these cannons, there were 36 55-mm heavy howitzers that had taken great difficulty to reach the Beijing Division, which was also the confidence of the Western Sichuan Army to attack the Beijing Division this time.

The walls of the Jingshi are ten meters thick, and ordinary cannons can't be blasted at all. The 55 mm heavy artillery plus the armor-piercing shells can cause great damage to the city walls of the Beijing Division, and if you don't count the consumption of shells, a strong artillery bombardment may not be impossible to collapse the city walls.

When the cannons in western Sichuan began to prepare, the Manchu soldiers guarding the city wall noticed that something was wrong, and when the cannons of that gate were aimed at the city, the defenders' faces became even more pale. The generals who defended the city immediately sent people to report to the imperial court. When the western Sichuan army appeared outside the city of Beijing again, millions of people in the Beijing division were panicked. A few years ago, the Western Sichuan Army was unable to break through the Jingshi for many reasons, but now with the fall of more and more ruling areas, this time everyone thinks that the Jingshi is in a catastrophe. Of course, many Han Chinese were jubilantly waiting for the western Sichuan army to enter the city. In the past few years, with the propaganda of western Sichuan, the majority of Han people have really known about western Sichuan and are no longer misled by the propaganda of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Therefore, in the Jingshi City, the people who are really flustered are those who are full of people.

Many ordinary people in Beijing have found that those Manchurian uncles who were originally powerful and blessed have recently reined in a lot, no longer beat and hurt people at will, and they have also given money to buy things. Although this is only a small change, it still surprises the people, as if even the waist bar has straightened a lot. Everyone said in private that the country full of people, this time I am afraid that it will be like a rabbit's tail, and it will not grow.

The court meeting on April 29 is still going on normally, but more and more courtiers are already on sick leave. Everyone has to come out, now the Manchu dynasty is about to die, there is no need to follow the Manchu to accompany the funeral, only most of the Manchu ministers still participate in the court meeting, which is also no way.

The Empress Dowager Cixi sat on the Jinluan Palace, her face was pale, and her face had never been normal since the Western Sichuan Army began to attack, as if someone owed her money and did not pay it back. These days, almost every day, there are people in the palace who are given death by the Empress Dowager Cixi because they have made mistakes. This made all the courtiers also cautious, not daring to touch her brow.

"Zhongqing's family, have you come up with a good plan to retreat from the enemy?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked with a strong spirit. When the Western Sichuan Army appeared outside the city of Beijing again, she couldn't sleep at night, for fear that the Western Sichuan Army would attack the city. This makes her, who is already old, unable to support it at all, and is getting older day by day, more like an old witch.

No one answered the Empress Dowager Cixi, everyone knows that the current Manchu Qing is already terminally ill, and only waiting for the final blow from western Sichuan will be able to completely bury the Manchu Qing.

"Alas! Sixth! What's the situation like now? Empress Dowager Cixi sighed, and then said.

"Back to Lafayette, the western Sichuan bandits are attacking very fiercely, and my Qing army's army can't resist their attack at all, and now, the city that is still under the control of the Qing Dynasty is less than the previous two. However, the people are bathed in the emperor's grace, even if the fish is broken, they will fight to the end with the bandits in western Sichuan! Prince Gong Yixin said. As more and more places were conquered by western Sichuan, Prince Gong Yixin became more and more decadent, and he is only 62 years old, and he is no different from people in his seventies and eighties.

"Internationally? Will the West be able to support us? The Empress Dowager Cixi still asked with some reluctance. Now, foreigners are her only hope.

"Back to Lafayette, the foreigners have put pressure on Sichuanxi, but it has little effect, and Sichuanxi has withstood the pressure of the foreign powers. Now, while attacking the Qing Dynasty, Western Sichuan is still fighting against the Japanese. Prince Gong said.

"Kawanishi is still fighting with the Japanese? How's it going? If western Sichuan was defeated by the Japanese, would the Qing Dynasty be saved? The Empress Dowager Cixi was in good spirits and hurriedly asked, as if a drowning person had grasped the last straw.

The other Manchu ministers were also dumbfounded.

"Galeries Lafayette, the Japanese are no match for the bandits in western Sichuan. The latest news I just got is that the main combined fleet of the Japanese Navy has been annihilated by the navy of the Sichuan bandits in yesterday's naval battle, and the Japanese are now too busy to take care of themselves, and it is very likely that they will lose this war! Prince Gong Yixin said helplessly.

"What? The Japanese have also been defeated? The fleet of the Beiyang Naval Division that defeated the Qing Dynasty was actually defeated by the bandits in western Sichuan? Come, it's really the end of the day! The Empress Dowager Cixi said dejectedly, looking so helpless.

At this time, a guard hurriedly ran in and said loudly: "Tell Lafayette, General Fengshan sent someone to report that the bandits in western Sichuan are going to attack the Beijing Division!" ”

PS: The fourth update is here! Tomorrow's three watches, there is no update in the early morning, everyone doesn't have to wait! (To be continued.)