In the Forbidden City, in the command hall of the Supreme Command of the Military Commission of the Chinese Empire, Ren Chao sat precariously and listened carefully to the explanation of Yang Jichang, Minister of War.

Yang Jichang held a baton in his hand, pointed to the huge map on the wall, and said with a stern expression, "Just today during the day, the 6th and 10th Divisions of our Eastern Expeditionary Army successfully joined forces with Kyoto, Japan, and successfully captured Kyoto. At this point, the entire Japanese island will be cut into two sections by us, and in this way, the two major heavy groups of the Japanese army will also be completely separated by us, and we can completely annihilate them one by one. ”

"Did the Japanese army make any moves?" Ren Chao asked with a stern face.

"According to the current intelligence, the Japanese base camp has urgently dispatched three divisions from the southwest coastal area to the north to support Kyoto, and the troops of two main divisions and regiments from the Tokyo area have been dispatched to the south in an attempt to flank our army on both sides, recover the Kyoto area, and open up the connection between the two heavy army groups."

"On the front line in Kyoto, how many troops does our army have now?" Ren Chao then asked.

"Your Majesty, so far, the Second Army of our Eastern Expeditionary Army has all gone to the Kyoto area, and most of our First Army has also rushed to the Kyoto area. The 8th Division will also land in Osaka tomorrow morning, so that the forces of our First Army and the Second Army will be concentrated in the Kyoto area, with a total strength of 100,000 troops. Yang Jichang replied respectfully.

"Haven't you forgotten that there are about 20,000 of our marines in Osaka and Kobe!" At this time, the Minister of the Navy, Yu Kun, added.

"Look at my memory, I forgot about it for a while, so that the total strength of our army in the Kyoto area is 120,000." Yang Jichang said with a smile.

"120,000! However, the Marines were stationed in Kobe and Osaka, and it was impossible for the Japanese army to attack these two places without a navy, which means that we could only mobilize a maximum of 100,000 troops to meet the counterattack of the Japanese army. The Japanese army mobilized the strength of five divisions, a full 100,000 people, plus hundreds of thousands of Japanese militia groups. Do you think our Eastern Crusade will be able to stop the Japanese counterattack? Ren Chao couldn't help frowning slightly.

"In terms of the combat effectiveness of our army, it should not be a problem to block the counterattack of the Japanese army and hold the Kyoto defense line, but it is not so easy to take the initiative to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army." Yang Jichang replied honestly.

Ren Chao nodded slightly, stood up and walked to the front of the map, pointed to the map on the wall and said, "The Japanese army has transferred the main force of three divisions from the southwest coast, which means that the Japanese army only has three divisions left in the southwest coast. How many troops do we currently have on Kyushu Island? ”

"Initiation of the Majesty. On Kyushu Island, we currently have only one Third Army and the Ryukyu Independent Division left, totaling 70,000 men, and about 20,000 marines. However, the Korean army had more than 150,000 troops on the line in Kitakyushu. Yang Jichang pointed to the map and replied.

"Excellent! In this case, it is entirely possible to order the Eastern Expeditionary Force to land along the southwest coast of the main island of Japan. The decree urged the newly formed Fourth Army of the Eastern Expeditionary Army to rush to Kyushu Island immediately. Wang Jing was ordered to immediately dispatch 40,000 troops and 10,000 marines to cooperate with the Korean army to land on the southwest coast of Japan's main island and annihilate the main force of the Japanese army along the southwest coast of Japan. Ren Chao said with a stern face.

"Your Ministers obey!" Yang Jichang and others responded in unison.

"New Year's Day is two months away, and I hope that the war against Japan will be over before New Year's Day. It was decreed that the 2nd and 3rd Divisions of the Tiger Army, as well as the units directly under the army, were temporarily transferred to the command of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. Rush to Japan now. Ren Chao sighed and said.

"Your Majesty, the Tiger Army has the responsibility of defending the Beijing Division, and it may not be appropriate to transfer it to Japan to participate in the war!" Yang Jichang couldn't help frowning and said.

"Yes! 陛xià, Weichen built yì is not as good as from the Central China Military Region. The South China Military Region each transferred one division to form the Fifth Army of the Eastern Expeditionary Army to quickly support the Japanese front. Yu Kun couldn't help but persuade.

"The Tiger Army has always been known as the most elite unit of our Chinese Empire, but no matter how sharp the sword. Hidden in the greenhouse for a long time, it is inevitable that it will rust, and the Tiger Army also needs to go to the battlefield to sharpen it. As for Gong Wei Jingshi. Didn't the 1st Division remain? What's more, isn't there still two garrison divisions in the Beijing-Tianjin Zhili generation? Not to mention that there is no war in the country now, even if there is, it is enough to defend the Beijing Division with these troops. Just do what I say, and pass the word! Ren Chao said casually.

"Your Ministers obey!" Yang Jichang and others hurriedly responded.

"I heard that the Japanese side has sent negotiators to sue for peace, I wonder how His Majesty plans to send these Japanese?" Yang Jichang suddenly asked.

"I have already explained this matter to Liang Yan, we have nothing to talk about with the little devils, I only give them two choices, either surrender unconditionally, or destroy the country and the species!" Ren Chao said unceremoniously.

"Your Majesty, the battle has come to this point, isn't it too late for the Japanese to want to negotiate peace again?" Yang Jichang nodded and said.

Ren Chao nodded and said, "Fighting little devils is just to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys, so that those foreign devils can see that our Chinese Empire is not a corrupt Qing Dynasty." By the way, have there been any movements of the Tsarist Russians in the north in recent times? ”

According to the report of the border guards and the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Department, in recent times, the Tsarist Russians have been normal and have not made any changes. I had secretly supported the Japanese before, but after we sank a few freighters, we were completely honest. Yang Jichang said respectfully.

Ren Chao nodded slightly, in fact, in the past two years, the Russians and the Japanese have long colluded together, and in line with the principle that the enemy of the enemy is a friend, the two countries quickly abandoned their previous suspicions. Japan's national strength is weak and hopes to find a strong backing, and although the Tsarist Russians have always been courting China, they have always been wary of China, so they also need an ally to contain the growing China. And Japan is undoubtedly the best choice. As a result, the Russians began to vigorously support the Japanese. After China declared war on Japan, although the Russians did not dare to openly support the Japanese, their covert support was never broken.

After Ren Chao learned the news, he naturally couldn't tolerate this, so he directly ordered the naval fleet to intercept the ships supporting the Japanese from Tsarist Russia, and if the Tsarist Russians refused to surrender, they could be directly sunk. Some time ago, the North Sea Fleet sank several ships of the Tsarist Russians. Naturally, the Russians would not give up, but they only lodged a strong protest against the Chinese side. According to international practice, Huaxia has declared war on Japan and has the right to intercept or even sink any ship that transports military supplies to Japan, and now the two sides are still negotiating on this, but the Tsarist Russians just want to get some compensation and start a war against China? The current Tsarist Russia does not have the courage, let alone the energy. (To be continued......)