Shen Hongcai handed the binoculars in his hand to the guards beside him, and sighed helplessly and said, "I didn't expect us to hurry up, or a step late." I'm afraid the credit for the capture of Kyoto will fall to the 10th Division! Shen Hong had reason to believe that by the time his Sixth Division arrived in Kyoto, I am afraid that the 10th Division would have already entered Kyoto City, although at this time the Sixth Division was only twenty or thirty miles away from Kyoto. But the combat effectiveness of the 10th Division was no worse than that of the 6th Division, and how much time did it take for the imperial elite of a division to attack a small Kyoto Castle.

"Can we slow down a bit, then?" The guard asked cautiously.

"Slow down? Why slow down. Now that the 10th Division has not captured Kyoto Castle, even if we can't eat meat, we have to mix soup and drink it! Shen Hongcai said with a stern face, "Command the troops, continue to speed up, and rush to Kyoto as much as possible." ”

"Yes!" The messenger answered, turned and ran down the hill to deliver the order.

Shen Hongcai also took a few guards and turned his head and walked down the mountain. After going down the mountain, someone was already waiting on the side of the road with a horse, Shen Hongcai turned over and jumped on the horse's back, and his skills were so strong that many able-bodied people sighed to themselves.

"Drive!" Shen Hongcai urged the war horse under him, surrounded by several guards, and rushed towards Kyoto.

As soon as he walked out of about a mile, a dense burst of gunfire suddenly came from not far ahead, Shen Hongcai reined in the horse's head and couldn't help frowning, "What's the matter?" ”

Soon a signal corps arrived on horseback, "Report to the division commander, the vanguard of our army has been attacked by a large number of Japanese militias, and now the vanguard is fighting fiercely with the enemy. ”

"The militia? The vanguard was informed to crush the Japanese mob as much as possible, and then continued its advance in the direction of Kyoto. Shen Hongcai said casually.

"Yes!" The signal soldier turned his horse and galloped away.

"Keep going!" Shen Hongcai waved his hand and continued to walk forward.

"Division commander, there is fighting ahead, for your safety. Let's wait a minute! One of the guards couldn't help but persuade.

"It's just a bunch of Japanese mobs, how long will it take the Vanguard to deal with them? Keep moving. Shen Hongcai returned coldly.

As Shen Hongcai said, it was just a bunch of Japanese mobs, how could it be possible to stop the elite army of the Chinese Empire. By the time Shen Hongcai and the others arrived at the battle area, the Japanese mob had already disappeared, only some corpses left on the side of the road, proving that there had been a fierce battle here just now.

"Report to the division commander, the Japanese militia that attacked us has been defeated, and our unit is encircling and destroying the fleeing enemy." A colonel's officer came to Shen Hongcai and said loudly.

"It's just a bunch of Japanese people, don't pay attention to them. Clear the road and continue in the direction of Kyoto! Shen Hongcai said with a stern face.

"Yes!" The colonel's officer replied respectfully, and then ordered someone to deliver the order.

A few hours later, Shen Hongcai and the vanguard group rushed to the outside of Kyoto, just as a group of Japanese routs had escaped from the city.

Shen Hongcai shook his head slightly and said, "It seems that the 10th Division has already attacked Kyoto City, and we don't have to eat this meat, but this broth always has to be drunk." Ordered the troops to immediately launch an attack on Kyoto Castle. Encircled and annihilated the fleeing Japanese army. The Pioneer Regiment went directly to Kyoto Castle with me. ”

"Yes!" Everyone behind Shen Hongcai responded in unison.

After Shen Hongcai finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and pulled out the box cannon on his waist, and shouted loudly, "Brothers and I rushed into Kyoto City together. Kill all the little devils! Kill! With that, he rushed out directly.

"Kill!" Amid the earth-shattering shouts of killing, more than 1,000 soldiers of the vanguard regiment clenched their rifles in their hands and rushed towards Kyoto Castle without stopping. The Japanese army, which had just escaped from the city, was in chaos. Scattered!

The vanguard regiment did not besiege and kill these little devils who scattered and fled for their lives, because the large army was coming soon, and these little devils had their own large troops behind them to clean up. Their task now is to storm into Kyoto City, cooperate with the 10th Division to kill all the little devils in the city, and occupy the entire Kyoto City.

The little devils, who had completely lost their fighting spirit, could not stop the attack of the vanguard regiment at all. Shen Hongcai led the vanguard group to easily step on the corpses of Japanese soldiers everywhere and attack the city of Kyoto.

On the afternoon of October 28, 1902, the Eastern Expeditionary Army successfully captured Kyoto, Japan.

"Hahaha! Old Shen! You're moving so fast, I thought you wouldn't be able to get there first? I didn't expect you guys to arrive so soon. Tong Liben laughed and stepped forward and hugged Shen Hongcai, these two guys are classmates of the Senior Command Department of the Chinese Imperial Army Academy, and they have always had a good relationship.

"No matter how fast you are, it's not as fast as you! I rushed over in a hurry, but I didn't expect that this Kyoto City had already been breached by your brother, and I knew that this was the case, so I didn't have to be in such a hurry. Shen Hongcai said with a smile.

"Fluke! It's a fluke, it's a fluke! Tong Liben said modestly.

"When did you kid learn to be humble!" Shen Hongcai asked curiously.

"I'm not being modest, I'm telling the truth! If it hadn't been for your brother arriving in time, we wouldn't have been able to occupy the entire city of Kyoto so lightly. So this credit is naturally indispensable, man. Tong Liben said with a smile.

"Are you giving me alms?" Shen Hongcai said with a blank face and a look of displeasure.

"What kind of charity is this? It's all earned by your brother's real skills! Tong Liben couldn't help but reach out and touch a handful of cold sweat. This guy probably has a broken arm! The temper is a little weird, and he is very competitive, Tong Liben was afraid that his words would be inappropriate and make this old classmate angry, so he hurriedly explained.

"Hmmm! All right! I accept your alms. Shen Hongcai said seriously.

"Ah~!" Tong Liben couldn't help but open his mouth wide, when did this guy learn to joke, "You old thing, you deliberately make fun of me, right?" ”

"What's the matter? Isn't it possible? You old boy has gone to shit luck, this time you picked up such a big credit, don't you want Lao Tzu to find your happiness? Shen Hongcai said with a smile.

Although these two people are the old guy and the old boy is short, in fact, both of them are not very old, that is, about thirty years old. Because it has only been less than ten years since the rise of the Tiger Army in Korea, these high-ranking generals of the Chinese Empire are generally very young, and most of the generals are only about thirty years old.

"Okay! You old guy is His Majesty's confidant, I can't afford to mess with you! Tong Liben smiled dumbly.

"Less nonsense, do you just want me to stand here all the time?" Shen Hongcai said with a blank face.

"Look at me, patronizing the old days, Master Shen, Brother Shen, please come inside~!" Tong Liben said and made a gesture of please. (To be continued......)