In October 1902, after the Eastern Expeditionary Army occupied the island of Kyushu, the commander of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, Wang Jing, moved his headquarters directly to Kitakyushu. And the Korean Army jointly established the Huaxia Allied Forces Command, with Wang Jing as the commander.

On October 20, Wang Jing convened an emergency military meeting at the headquarters of the Chinese Coalition Army, which was attended by a number of senior generals of the Korean Army in addition to the main generals of the Eastern Expeditionary Army.

"His Majesty the Emperor has decreed that, in view of the fact that the Japanese have always been stubborn and trying to resist to the end, he has ordered our allied forces to make every effort to formulate a plan to occupy the main island of Japan, to eliminate the last will of resistance of the Japanese invaders, and to make them completely surrender to our China. The purpose of convening the generals for the purpose of convening a meeting today is to formulate a plan for the capture of the main island of Japan. Wang Jing said with a stern face.

"The ministers obey the Emperor's holy decree! Set foot on the island of Japan, make the Japanese completely surrender, long live the Chinese Empire, long live the Shengwu Emperor. The generals shouted in unison.

"Good!" Wang Jing nodded with satisfaction, and then turned to Xiao Zhenbiao, chief of staff of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, and said, "Chief of Staff Xiao, please introduce the deployment of the Japanese army first." ”

"Yes!" Xiao Zhenbiao responded respectfully, stood up and walked to the map hanging on the wall, holding a baton in his hand and saying loudly, "Everyone knows that before the war, the Japanese Army only had eight divisions and regiments, and the total strength was only about 150,000. After the outbreak of the war, the Japanese army successively established five divisions, including the 8th Division, the 9th Division, the 10th Division, the 11th Division, and the 12th Division. Except for the 6th Division, which was annihilated by us in one fell swoop, the rest of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Divisions were annihilated by us, but their strength still existed. Therefore, the Japanese army still has a regular army of 12 divisions and regiments, with a total strength of about 250,000 troops. In addition, the Japanese army also mobilized more than a million civilian troops, stationed in various places to prevent the attack of our army. ”

Sun Tzu's Art of War is cloudy, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent. Invincible! The high-ranking generals attending the meeting all sat upright and listened carefully to Xiao Zhenbiao's introduction of the enemy's situation.

Xiao Zhenbiao paused and continued, "At present, the main forces of the twelve divisions of the Japanese army are mainly concentrated in two areas, one of which is the southern part of the main island of Japan, where the Japanese army has assembled the third division, the fourth division, the fifth division, the eighth division, the tenth division, and the twelfth division, a total of six divisions. About 110,000 troops, in addition to more than 500,000 Japanese people's troops, are deployed in various areas in the southern part of the main island of Japan, across the sea from our army. In addition to the southern part of the main Japanese island, the rest of the Japanese Guards Division, the 1st Division, the 2nd Division, the 7th Division, and the 9th Division. The 11th Division has a total of about six divisions and about 100,000 troops, mainly concentrated near the Japanese capital Tokyo, in addition to more than 300,000 Japanese civilian troops stationed in the coastal areas of Tokyo Bay. to defend their capitals. ”

Wang Jing stood up, walked to the front of the map, pointed to the map and said, "That is to say, except for the southern part of the island and the area around Tokyo. Is the Japanese stationed in other areas very limited? ”

"Not bad! Apart from these two areas, there are very few regular troops stationed in the vast other areas of Japan. Only the militia and the police can fill in the defenses. Xiao Zhenbiao nodded and said.

"In other words, Japan has no heavy troops stationed on Shikoku Island and Hokkaido?" Wang Jing then asked.

"Not bad! Shikoku Island was originally small, and most of it was mountainous and sparsely populated, so the Japanese originally did not have many troops stationed here, and after the outbreak of the war, they were also transferred to the main island to garrison, so that only a few local militia groups remained in the entire Shikoku Island. As for Hokkaido, Japan originally had a 7th Division here, but the 7th Division was transferred to defend Tokyo, and only a brigade of the 7th Division remained in Hokkaido, and the local government could only organize militia groups to fill in the defenses. Xiao Zhenbiao nodded and said.

"It seems that the Japanese government has directly abandoned these two places and concentrated all its efforts on defending the main Japanese island. Shikoku Island and Hokkaido are nothing less than chicken ribs for us, and even if we fight them, we will not be able to force the Japanese government to surrender! Wang Jing shook his head and said.

"What the commander said is right, only to attack the Japanese island and give the Japanese army a fatal blow, as long as their main force is eliminated, are you worried that the little devils will not obediently surrender to us?" Hu Guangde, commander of the First Army of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, couldn't help but speak.

"Commander Hu is right, you have found that there is a big problem with the deployment of the Japanese army's troops, and they have concentrated all their main forces in two areas. But if we choose to land in other areas, avoiding these two heavy Japanese groups, it will be difficult to hold back our attack with the weak defensive forces of the Japanese in other places. Wang Jing looked at the map and said in a deep voice.

"Not bad! The deployment of the Japanese army was indeed very flawed. However, if you look at the map, you will know that the Japanese made such a move out of helplessness. Japan's main island is shaped like a maggot, the main island has a long coastline, after the Japanese navy was wiped out by us, they are simply unable to defend such a long coastline, if the limited forces are scattered and stationed in various places, it is easy to be broken by our army, so the Japanese concentrated their forces in the southern part of the island and the area around Tokyo, completely out of desperation. At this time, a major general stood up and said loudly. Although his words were a little rough, especially the parable of the maggot, which caused laughter, everyone laughed and thought about what the rude major general had said.

"Yes! What Deputy Commander Wang said was extremely true. However, since the Japanese have exposed such a big flaw, if we don't make good use of it, won't we live up to the kindness of the little devil? Wang Jing said with a smile on his face.

"Then we will choose a suitable location in the central region of the main island of Japan to carry out a landing operation, divide the two major heavy military groups of Japan, and then annihilate them one by one. Hu Guangde said loudly.

"Not bad! That's what the chief of staff and I thought, and we have called you here today to discuss where to land and which unit to send to carry out the landing operation. Wang Jing said with a smile.

"It doesn't really matter where you land from, because the effect is almost the same, what matters is which force is sent to carry out the landing operation. The 50,000 officers and men of our First Army are all elite divisions in a hundred battles, and this landing operation is none other than our First Army. Hu Guangde said loudly.

"Hey! I said that Commander Hu didn't take you like this, your first army has already won the first credit in the Kyushu Campaign, and this time it will be our second army's turn! Commander, our Second Army is also the elite of the empire, and it is not raised by a stepmother, you can't be partial! In the Battle of Kyushu, our Second Army didn't even drink a mouthful of soup, so this time it's our Second Army's turn to come out! The commander of the Second Army immediately quit and stood up and said loudly. (To be continued......)