Chapter 227: The Great War is Coming

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"Nope! No! No! If you go to war with western Sichuan, the cost will be too high. Their navy, not as weak as we think. Although it has only been in the army for two years, it has exerted extremely strong combat effectiveness in the battle. Even if all the navies of several of our countries in the Far East join in, it is estimated that they will not be the opponents of the navy of western Sichuan. And if you transfer warships from the mainland, it will take too long. As for the Army, that's even more unlikely. Now western Sichuan has more than 500,000 elite army soldiers. And they continued to expand their army, and in the end it almost reached a million troops. There is simply no way we can cross half the world and defeat a country with millions of elite armies! British Minister Ogna said. The general trend of western Sichuan has now been achieved, and it is no longer possible for the great powers to bully and oppress at will. Even the navy of western Sichuan is still a little weak compared to other countries. But the army is enough to protect western Sichuan.

"So what should we do?" French Minister Tian Chun said. Kawanishi became stronger, and for France, there was an extremely severe threat. France's Indochina colony, if Sichuan wants to seize it, France will not have the slightest recourse. The old Far East Fleet of France was not enough to even stuff the western Sichuan Navy.

"We can't go against Kawanishi directly, but we can prop up an agent, like Japan. We will pay for and weaponize the Japanese to compete with the people of western Sichuan for the leadership of the Far East, and when they are both defeated, it will be time for us to come out and clean up the mess! A smile appeared on the corner of Ogna, the British minister to China. Using Japan as a pawn and putting Japan at the forefront, they manipulate behind the scenes. In this case, the danger to countries is much less.

"It works. However, will the Japanese be able to deal with a reunified China? In this battle, they have lost everything. For the sake of this war, they invested almost all their national strength and owed a lot of foreign debts! And once China is reunified, it will burst out with extremely strong strength, and I am afraid that Japan will not be able to resist China at all and will not be able to complete the task of balancing China! Russian Minister Cassini also said. For Russia, it is better for the Great Powers to support Japan than to directly support them Russia. With the support of the great powers, Russia will be able to take advantage of the opportunity to swallow the north of China. However, due to the failure of the Trans-Siberian Railway, Russia was unable to devote too many troops to the Far East. This severely constrained Russia's expansion in the Far East. Construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway began four years ago, but the harsh geography, frozen soil and cold weather have delayed the progress of the railway. In addition, Russia's financial situation is not very good, and it is not known when the railway will be built. However, Cassini knew that Britain had a very strong sense of precaution against Russian expansion, and they would not sit idly by and watch Russia expand in the Far East. Britain's support for Japan, in addition to balancing China, does not necessarily mean to counterbalance Russia.

"If the Japanese lose this war, they will inevitably hate China to the core. As long as this irresolvable hatred is formed between the two countries, then our goal will be achieved. As for Japan's foreign debts, the more we owe, the easier it will be for us to sue Japan. When Japan's economy is completely controlled by us, then they will truly become our pawns! O'Gner, the British minister to China, said.

Several others nodded in agreement.

"I wonder why Japan is not asking for peace talks, even though it has already lost the war. Now the navy in western Sichuan is destroying Japan's industrial facilities, and if this continues, Japan's losses will be extremely severe! The French Minister to China, Tian Chun, asked. In his case, the Japanese were completely out of their minds. If it were them French, they would have surrendered long ago, knowing that they couldn't do anything!

"This is the paranoid character of the Japanese nation, as long as they see it, they will do it no matter what the cost. So, as long as we guide them a little, it will make them have a great resentment towards China. When the time comes, a big war breaks out between the two countries in the Far East, and we can take advantage of it. However, Japan has lost this time, and we must ensure that Japan is not weakened by Yan zhòng, otherwise, it will be difficult for Japan to stop the garrison in western Sichuan. After the war is over, we will give Japan a large loan to help them rebuild, especially their navy, so that they can have a powerful fleet that can rival the navy of Kawanishi, so that it will not be so easy for China to defeat Japan. When the Chinese focus on Japan, they will no longer have the energy to threaten our interests! Ogener said.

Everyone agrees with this. Napoleon once said that China is a sleeping lion, and when the lion wakes up, it will make the world tremble. Now that the lion has woken up, the great powers intend to find a target for the lion in order to protect their own interests, so that Shi Zhan will not pay attention to them. And that goal is Japan. For Japan, I don't know if it's a blessing or a disaster.

After Britain, France, the United States, and Russia reached an agreement, they began to wait for Japan to take the initiative to propose peace. The Japanese side is still waiting for news from the army. Waiting for the army to create a miracle, win on the battlefield, and then end this war with dignity. It's just that their hopes will be dashed after all. How could the Japanese Army, which had lost hundreds of thousands of supplies, be able to defeat the elite army of western Sichuan, which was armed to the teeth?

Shanhaiguan was called Yuguan in ancient times, also made Yuguan, also known as Linlu Pass, Hongwu 14 years (year) of Ming Dynasty, Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, was ordered to repair Yongping, Jieling and other passes, and created Shanhaiguan in this place, because it leans on Yanshan in the north, connects the Bohai Sea in the south, so it is named Shanhaiguan. During the Qing Dynasty, in the second year of Qianlong (77 years), it was named Linyu County.

Shanhaiguan is the northeast Biquge www.biquge.info of the Ming Great Wall, 26 kilometers of the Great Wall, located more than 0 kilometers east of Qinhuangdao City. According to historical records, Shanhaiguan has a history of more than 600 years since the establishment of the customs and guard, and has been an important military town in China since ancient times. The city of Shanhaiguan, with a circumference of about 4 kilometers, is a small city, and the whole city is connected to the Great Wall, with the city as the pass. The castle is 4 meters high and 7 meters thick.

Since the entry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Shanhaiguan has gradually lost its role as the first pass in the world. But now, the entire Shanhaiguan is once again shrouded in the clouds of war. On the western Sichuan and Japanese sides, hundreds of thousands of troops are gathering here, and a fierce battle is about to begin. Among them, the western Sichuan side is the 3rd, 11th, 22nd, 23rd and two cavalry corps, with a total of more than 50,000 people. On the Japanese Army, there are more than 50,000 people in the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th divisions. The forces of the two sides were almost equal, but the western Sichuan side had a great advantage. As a defensive side, the western Sichuan side has relied on the terrain to build two strong defensive lines in front of Shanhaiguan. Moreover, although the supply of the Western Sichuan Army was very difficult, it was always able to be resupplyed, and the Japanese Army had completely lost its supplies, and the food and ammunition were all used a little less. The longer it drags on, the better it will be for the western part of Sichuan.

On 3 April, the Japanese troops led by Japanese Army General Aritomo Yamaguchi finally arrived at Shanhaiguan and stopped their southward march at the Jiujiang River, which is more than 10 kilometers away from Shanhaiguan.

The eight divisions of the Japanese army were deployed along the eastern line of the Jiujiang River, starting with the 3rd Division of Lieutenant General Katsura Taro and the 5th Division of Lieutenant General Nozu Michikan. Behind them were four newly formed divisions, with the second division of Lieutenant General Sakuma Zomattai and the sixth division of Lieutenant General Kuroki for Zhen. In addition to the four newly formed divisions, the second, third, fifth, and sixth divisions are all permanent divisions of the Japanese Army, and they have extremely strong combat effectiveness. In the First Sino-Japanese War, they played an extremely important role. However, Youpeng in Shan County is also not sure about this task. However, he also knew that there was no way for Japan to do anything now, and if the army did not do its best to achieve victory, then there would be no hope for Japan's rejuvenation.

On the day of April, Youpeng in Shanxian did not start the attack, but let the soldiers who had traveled hundreds of kilometers have a good rest. At the same time, the division commanders of the divisions and regiments were convened for a military meeting.

Lieutenant General Sakuma Sakuma, commander of the 2nd Division, Lieutenant General Katsura Taro, commander of the 3rd Division, Lieutenant General Michikan Nozu, commander of the 5th Division, Lieutenant General Kuroki Weizhen, commander of the 6th Division, Lieutenant General Nogi Noshinori, commander of the 13th Division, Lieutenant General Ogawa Mataji, commander of the 14th Division, Lieutenant General Katsumi Kawa, commander of the 15th Division, and Lieutenant General Hisunao Oshima, commander of the 16th Division, all gathered at the headquarters of General Aritomo Yamaprefecture.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the incompetence of the Navy has put the Empire in an extremely dangerous situation. Now that the defeat of the Empire is inevitable, the mission of the Army is to win as much victory as possible for the Empire, and then let the Empire end the war with dignity. Now, the empire can only rely on our army, and you must work hard to give full play to the spirit of bushido in the next battle and defeat those Shina people! Youpeng in Shanxian said in a deep voice.

"Hey!" The eight lieutenant generals of the Japanese Army, all of whom replied loudly.

"On the opposite side of us, there are 150,000 troops, and they have built a defensive line. However, they thought that in this way they would be able to withstand the attack of the station, which was absolutely impossible. The brave warriors of the Great Japanese Empire will be invincible with the support of the spirit of bushido! "Shan County Youpeng's eyes shone with a crazy light.

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