"How is the current war in Kyoto?" Ren Chao put the teacup in his hand on the table and asked casually.

According to the plan, Hu Guangde sent the Fifth Division to be responsible for blocking the 2nd and 7th Divisions of the Japanese Army on the East Road. In addition, the main forces of three divisions were concentrated, preparing to crush the Japanese troops of the three divisions on the western route in one fell swoop. Yang Jichang said respectfully.

"Fifth Division? The division commander should be Yu Derong! Can one division have the strength to hold back the onslaught of two Japanese divisions? Ren Chao couldn't help frowning and asked.

"Initiation of the Majesty! If it was only two divisions of the Japanese army, with the combat effectiveness of the fifth division, it would not be a problem at all to block their attack. However, the Japanese army on the east road not only had two elite divisions, but also more than 100,000 Japanese militias assisted. Therefore, whether the Fifth Division could block the Japanese attack, Weichen did not dare to assert. Yang Jichang replied honestly.

Ren Chao's brows furrowed even deeper, and after thinking carefully for a while, he said, "When will the landing operation be launched on the Western Front?" ”

"Initiation of the Majesty! According to Wang Jing's plan, two days later, that is, on November 9, the landing operation was launched, and the tens of thousands of troops of our Chinese Empire and the 15 Korean troops were ready. Yang Jichang replied.

"Two days later?" Ren Chao got up and walked to the front of the map, "The Fourth Army has already arrived on Kyushu Island!" ”

"It's arrived! In this way, we can draw at least 50,000 more troops and devote them to the landing operation on the Western Front, and our more than 200,000 troops will definitely be able to defeat the main force of the Japanese army on the Western Front in one fell swoop. After the successful landing, the army could immediately move eastward, so that the entire western part of Japan could be encompassed. Yang Jichang pointed to the map and said.

"But now the situation of the Fifth Division is very dangerous? Once the defense line of the 5th Division is penetrated, let's not say whether Kyoto can be saved. If a main division is defeated, or even completely annihilated, such a record will definitely affect the morale of our army. Ren Chao said worriedly.

"This~!" Yang Jichang hesitated for a moment and said. "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry too much, the commander of the 5th Division and Derong have already made a military order, and Yu Derong and Hao Chaoqun, Hu Guangde and others are also full of confidence, thinking that there is absolutely no problem for the Fifth Division to block the attack of the two divisions of the Japanese Army."

"Where does the confidence of the front-line officers and men come from, it is not because since the start of the war against Japan, our army has won successive battles and has hardly encountered any setbacks. But I am worried that the soldiers on the front line are overly proud and underestimate the enemy. Not necessarily a good thing. Ren Chao said with a frown.

"In the humble opinion of Weichen, it is inevitable that the front-line soldiers will have pride and despise the enemy. But the main generals at the front are people who have experienced a lot of battles, so it is not enough to be paralyzed. Yang Jichang comforted on the side.

"I hope so!" Ren Chao nodded, and then asked, "How is the Tiger Ben Army preparing, when can it arrive in Japan?" ”

"The 2nd and 3rd Divisions are ready, and according to the plan, they can board ships and rush to Japan early tomorrow morning." Yang Jichang replied.

"Order the Tiger Army, land directly in Osaka. Support the First and Second Armies of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. Ren Chao stared at Kyoto on the map and said.

"Command!" Yang Jichang responded respectfully.

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"Kill, give!" On the forward positions near Iga, the little devils roared loudly and pounced on the positions of our Fifth Division. As far as the eye can see, there are little devils everywhere, and a large area of black pressure is like ants.

on the front line. Looking at the crowd of little devils who were approaching, Guo Shenjun's eyes were full of disdain, these little devils who were rushing over like they were not dying, they were not regular troops of the Japanese army at all. Rather, it is a Japanese militia group. The Japanese 2nd Division, after several onslaughts on the positions of the 5th Division, all ended in failure. In the end, the Japanese army could only send these cannon fodder troops to send them to their deaths, hoping to use this to consume our defending troops.

On this battlefield. Japanese militias like this, which are poorly equipped and have low combat effectiveness, can only be used as cannon fodder. They were almost useless except for wasting the defenders' ammunition, and expecting them to break through the Huaxia army's defense line was tantamount to a fool's dream. Of course, the Japanese commanders also understood this truth, but they were also quite helpless about it, and after several attacks, the Japanese army suffered heavy losses, and they had to rest and recuperate before they could launch a new round of attack. They can rest, but they don't want their enemies to get any chance to rest, so these cannon fodder units come into play, not only to consume the enemy's ammunition, but also to consume the enemy's energy, and even fighting spirit, which is the whole function of these cannon fodder units. As for the huge cost of casualties as a result, the little devils are no longer in the mood to consider this. Because if this battle cannot be won, then Japan is likely to be in danger of extinction, so now the little devil is also trying his best to win this victory.

In fact, the Japanese government had no intention of launching the Battle of Kyoto at all, because with the strength of Japan at this time, it was simply unable to defend the whole of Japan in the face of the powerful Chinese Empire. That's why the Japanese government has formulated such a key defense plan that will not concentrate on the southwest coast and the Tokyo area.

However, what the Japanese government did not expect was that the fall of Kyoto would be too great a blow to Japan. The compromisers seized the opportunity to build a big momentum, hoping to compromise with China in exchange for peace. Even at a cabinet meeting, for the first time, the main battle faction was completely suppressed by the compromise faction. Many of the cabinet members, who had been vacillating, instantly fell to the compromisers after the fall of Kyoto.

However, Japan's Meiji Emperor was not willing to accept defeat, and in order to reverse his political passivity, the Meiji Emperor had to order the base camp and formulate a plan to recover Kyoto. It is hoped that a big victory will be able to deal a blow at the growing anti-war sentiment in the country. Only then did the Japanese base camp quickly dispatch five divisions to counterattack the Kyoto area, hoping to take advantage of the unstable foothold of the Huaxia Army to recover the Kyoto area in one fell swoop.

"Da Da Da!" The machine gun began to roar angrily, and the red-hot bullets flew towards the little devils like splashing water, setting off pieces of bloody rain, and pieces of little devils were unwillingly swept to the ground. But these little devils had no fear, and still charged forward like a desperate one. In fact, they are not all afraid of death, but at this time they really have no other choice! Because behind them there is also a row of black holes with muzzles pointed at them, and to move forward is death! To retreat is to die! Therefore, these little devils would rather die under the guns of the enemy, so that at least they will not be scolded as cowards by others. (To be continued......)

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