Chapter 239: Annihilation of the Japanese Army
After receiving the order from the Japanese military headquarters to withdraw its troops, Lieutenant General Shizugo Yamazawa, commander of the Japanese Army in Korea and commander of the 4th Division of the Japanese Army, immediately ordered the troops to withdraw from Pyongyang and hand over the city to the Qing Dynasty coalition forces outside the city. The main reason why Shizugo Yamazawa withdrew from Pyongyang so happily was because he really didn't want to stay in this hellish place. The Qing coalition forces stormed the city of Pyongyang for a month, and the Japanese army in Pyongyang suffered heavy losses and basically ran out of ammunition, food, and grass. Fortunately, the peace treaty was signed at this time, and the coalition forces stopped the offensive. Therefore, after receiving the order to withdraw the troops, Shizugo Yamazawa did not hesitate at all and immediately ordered the withdrawal of the troops. Because staying here is a little more dangerous, it's better to leave early, and save some more trouble.
After briefly handing over the defense of Pyongyang City with the Huben Army and the commander of the Korean New Army, Shizugo Yamazawa fled and left Pyongyang City, at this time the main force of the Japanese army had already left the city and rushed in the direction of Wonsan. Shizugo Yamazawa took his guards and hurried all the way, hoping to catch up with the main force as much as possible.
Just as Shizugo Yamasawa was hurrying away, a fierce burst of gunfire suddenly sounded in front of him, the gunfire was very dense, and the explosion was even more deafening, obviously there was a fierce battle going on ahead.
"Yaga! What's going on up ahead? Shizugo Yamazawa asked with a frown.
"Your Excellency Commander, it seems that there is a fierce battle ahead, and the specific situation is not known yet." A Japanese officer whispered.
"Let's go! Look! Shizugo Yamazawa's face became unusually ugly, and a sense of foreboding enveloped his heart.
Sure enough, just as Shizugo Yamazawa had guessed, a large Japanese army was suddenly ambushed on the way to the march.
"Your Excellency Commander, the Locust Army has been ambushed by the Dongxue Army, and the shape is extremely critical." A junior officer ran to Shizugo Yamazawa and reported loudly.
"Baga Ya Road! This is not at all the Korean Donghak Army, which is the main force of the Tiger Army. Shizugo Yamazawa observed the shape of the battlefield and immediately made an accurate judgment, although the troops attacking the Japanese army from all sides were all dressed in various Korean costumes. It looks like the East School Army. But their excellent weapons reveal their true identity, when did the Dongxue Army have such powerful firepower, so many machine guns, and so many cannons? Only the Tiger Army has such a strong firepower. After fighting with the Tiger Army and the Korean armies for a month, Shizugo Yamazawa naturally knew his opponents very well.
"Baga Ya Road! Aren't these hateful Tiger Ben armies treacherous, aren't they afraid of being damned? Shizugo Yamazawa couldn't help but scolded loudly.
"Your Excellency Commander, now is not the time to think about this, let's quickly think of a way to repel the enemy's attack!" A Japanese officer next to him couldn't help but persuade.
"Immediately send someone back to Pyongyang to ask to see Zhou Tai, the commander of the Tiger Army. Let him give the order to stop the attack! In addition, all units were ordered to organize defense on the spot and be sure to block the enemy's attack. Shizugo Yamazawa shouted loudly with red eyes.
However, the officers sent by Shizugo Yamazawa to negotiate with Pyongyang were wiped out by a cavalry that rushed out of nowhere before they could return to Pyongyang. In addition, the Japanese army at this time was suddenly attacked, and the Japanese army was very passive, and the Japanese army had been fighting hard in Pyongyang for more than a month, at this time not only was there a shortage of ammunition, but also the soldiers were tired, and the combat effectiveness dropped significantly. Moreover, the order for the Japanese army to retreat has been given. The soldiers were eager to return to their homeland, and they had no fighting spirit at all.
At this time, the attacking Tiger Army, disguised as the Dongxue Army, shouted to the Japanese army very shamelessly, as long as they laid down their arms and surrendered, they could safely escort them out of the country. Many of the bewitched Japanese chose to surrender. The battle lasted less than half a day, and more than 10,000 little devils were all annihilated, and Shizugo Yamazawa was also concentrated by stray bullets in the battle, and went directly to report to their Amaterasu Okami.
"Report~! Enlighten Lord Zhou. All the Japanese troops have been annihilated, and in addition to about 7,000 people who were directly killed, another 6,000 little devils have been captured. Vice Admiral Wang asked your Excellency how to deal with these devil captives. A scout immediately reported the battle situation to Zhou Tai, the commander of the Korean Tiger Army.
Zhou Tai couldn't help but smile when he heard this, "Good job!" As for the captives? Do you still need to ask? It's all solved on the spot! ”
"Order!" The scout bowed and hurried out.
"Report this matter to the marshal immediately!" Zhou Tai turned to one of the guards behind him and commanded.
"Dashuai!" In the governor's yamen, Niu Kaixuan ran to Ren Chao with an excited face, "Dashuai, Zhou Tai from the North Korean side just sent a telegram, the matter has been completed, there are about more than 14,000 little devils, there is no one left, all of them have been solved." ”
"Hmm!" Ren Chao hummed lightly, and put aside a copy of the text that had just been approved in his hand. Ren Chao had already gotten the news about this matter through the statistics of the battle exploits of the guò system, so Niu Kaixuan reported to him that Ren Chao did not feel the slightest surprise.
"Hey, hey! Isn't it a bit inauthentic for us to do this! Niu Kaixuan asked with a smile.
"What do you say?" Ren Chao didn't answer, but asked rhetorically.
"Well~! This thing seems to be a bit unauthentic. But you can't be soft on the little devils, there are no good things at all in these dogs, and there is no need to talk about moral integrity or anything like that when you treat them. Niu Kaixuan said after thinking about it.
"Don't you understand everything? What else do you ask me for? Ren Chao said with a smile on his face, and he earned more than two million points in vain, and the price paid was not big, so at this time, Ren Chao's mood was called a cool, "I sue you!" You can't be merciful when dealing with enemies, especially enemies as insidious and vicious as little devils, there is only one principle for dealing with them, that is, to be more ruthless than them, more yin than them. When they attacked our troop carriers without declaring war, they should have thought that there would be retribution today, and promised them to be unkind, so don't blame me for being unjust. Unless they obediently surrender to Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will slowly play to death these grandsons. Ren Chao said with a grim face.
"Yes, the big marshal is right!" Niu Kaixuan said with a smile, "It's just that we have a little devil this time, how does the big boss plan to explain to the court!" Besides, the Japanese side will definitely not give up, how is the commander going to deal with them! ”
"The court blames a fart! As long as you hold the Japanese, the court won't care about it! As for the Japanese? I'm going to look for them? Walking ahead and leading the way, I personally deigned to meet that Komura Shoutaro! Ren Chao stood up and walked directly outside. (To be continued......)