Chapter 551: Coalition Discord
The Taiwanese army came and immediately began to take over the defensive positions, and the coalition forces of various countries also stopped, and then began to prepare for the next stronger opponent. However, not everyone from every country is qualified to participate in the discussion, and not everyone has the same right to speak. First of all, it is not Seymour, commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance, who has the greatest right to speak, but in fact the generals of Japan, the United States, and Russia who have the greatest right to speak. Because Japan sent three divisions and regiments, a total of more than 100,000 troops. However, at present, the Japanese army has not yet arrived in Tianjin, and at present, only one and a half divisions and one and a half divisions are being sent over in China.
The Americans sent all of them, and the strength of more than 30,000 people looks good, and they can do one gun per person, and the artillery is relatively complete. However, the level of training of the American army is really not flattering, after all, the Americans have not been at war for too long, and there are no major enemies around, so their army is very deserted. They sent people over this time, just hoping to bully the Chinese and then gain the market. Anyway, they don't have to worry about anything.
Although the Russians have also sent troops, the main force of their troops is not here in the Eight-Nation Alliance, but in the north. The main force of their troops was mainly from Mongolia and the northeast in the north, and 130,000 of them invaded from the north, not with the Eight-Nation Alliance. Now the Russians have just arrived at the border, after all, the Trans-Siberian railway has not been completely repaired in this era, and the Russians cannot quickly mobilize troops, so they will naturally not be able to obtain enough resources to quickly invade China. However, when the war reaches the next point, it will gradually start to attack.
"Ladies and gentlemen, now the Shina people have arrived. So what do we do? This time, the people did not come to Tianjin to confront our navy, but went to Shandong, rebelled against the mainland's Beiyang Naval Division, and then landed from Shandong, and rushed all the way over. It's a lot farther away, but it's safe. We didn't expect it this time. The Beiyang naval division of Chinese mainland actually defected to Taiwan, and Shandong was swallowed by the Taiwanese army of the people without a single shot. This is something we didn't plan for. Akashi Genjiro said.
However, the American general Jared immediately said unceremoniously: "Who was guaranteeing before that the Chinese mainland government is stricter on the protection of the Taiwanese than against us, and they will definitely send most of their troops to block the Taiwanese from entering the mainland, and they will let us go?" Who advised us to ignore the landing of the Taiwanese and let the Chinese fight the Chinese themselves? But now it is such a result, and people came to Tianjin to support without spending a single shot? ”
Previously, Akashi Motojiro had proposed that the naval fleets of the allied forces of various countries should not block Taiwan's troops, so that the Manchu mainland government would definitely be very wary of Taiwan's Wang Guorui's army. The Manchus will definitely send a large army to desperately block Taiwan. In this way, if the Chinese fight the Chinese, their eight-nation alliance forces are also more likely to break through the defense line of Tianjin, so that they can all attack as soon as possible. However, the actual result was that instead of being blocked, Taiwan directly broke through the Manchu defense lines without spending a single shot or bullet along the way, and the troops on all lines of defense almost fired salutes to welcome each block. This so-called plan that made Akashi Genjiro completely aborted, but instead allowed Taiwan to come over smoothly. If their eight-nation coalition can send their navy to stop the Taiwanese, the result will not be certain.
That's why it's ending up like this. This obviously annoyed them. This allowed Jared to put the blame on Genjiro Akashi.
However, of course, Genjiro Akashi can't say that he did it on purpose. He immediately made an excuse and said: "How did I know that the authority of the central government of the people of China has actually fallen to this point, and their direct subordinates cannot be controlled. It is a surprise to us that the troops in their Zhili region have not obeyed the orders of the central government to block Taiwan. I had no idea that the Manchu central government of the people had almost lost its authority, and that the local armies and local government officials had begun to stand on their own feet, so they would go their own way. This gives Taiwan a chance, so you can't blame me completely! ”
And all countries are also looking bad. The reason why they believed Akashi Genjiro before, that is, no matter how low the authority of the Manchu government was, they should be able to control the troops of Zhili. If they can't even control the troops of the direct subordinates, then does their government still have any meaning? In fact, all countries wanted to let the Chinese fight the Chinese before, but they did not expect that the Chinese would not eat them at all. The various units of Zhili are directly neutral and do not participate in the battle with Taiwan. This kind of thing can't be done, and once it is done, it will be stinking for 10,000 years. There are even some bloody ones who will follow Taiwan to fight foreign devils, so that Taiwan has also recruited tens of thousands of people along the way!
Of course, Akashi Genjiro would never say anything that he had known about this result for a long time, and as the number one super traitor, he naturally had to do his duty.
"Also, how are you Japanese idiots? You, Chief of Staff Genjiro Akashi, commanded the army, and on several occasions withdrew his troops when the enemy almost collapsed, giving the enemy a chance to breathe. Otherwise, we would have been able to storm the capital and force them to sign a treaty, and this war might have ended. Jared squirted at Genjiro Akashi.
However, Akashi Genjiro could not say that he had "released the water" at the critical time, and he immediately reversed the situation: "Our Japanese troops are also very tired, so they should withdraw to rest." ”
"Then you give up your rifles and artillery, and you stupidly go to fight with the enemy with bayonets, how stupid you are!" Jared said.
The reason why Genjiro Akashi ordered them to fight the Japanese army to fight bayonets was actually to make the Japanese army give up firearms, so that the gap in strength between the two sides could be narrowed. However, Genjiro Akashi immediately had his own excuses.
"We did this to show the bravery of our soldiers of the Great Japanese Empire. Our Great Japanese Empire pays attention to the spirit of samurai, if we don't even dare to fight with bayonets, then how can we be a samurai? Akashi Motojiro asked rhetorically.
"Idiots? It's the first time I've heard that the samurai spirit is to be achieved with a bayonet, but what era is it now, and there are still people who pay attention to this? Jared said angrily.
But Akashi Genjiro was immediately furious: "How can you insult the samurai spirit of our Great Japanese Empire." Okay, I'm going to challenge you, I'm going to duel with you! ”
But at this time, Seymour, the commander of the Eight-Nation Alliance, couldn't sit still, and immediately said: "You two are idiots, we are both coalition forces, but what are you arguing with yourself?" General Oyama Yan, please take care of your chief of staff and don't let him talk nonsense here. ”
However, Japan's Oyama Iwa said very coldly: "I will take care of my people." ”
Oyama Iwa actually couldn't help but be a little surprised by Akashi Genjiro this time, because his ability as the chief of staff was obviously not suitable for fighting directly on the front line. However, Oyama Iwa did not suspect that Akashi Genjiro deliberately released water to those Boxer guerrillas, because Oyama Iwa was ordered by the emperor this time to let go of Akashi Genjiro to command, which is why it was not Oyama Iwa who commanded the Japanese army before, but Akashi Genjiro.
However, Oyama did not suspect that Akashi Genjiro was fornicating with Taiwan, Akashi Genjiro had previously served as a staff officer in the so-called Taiwan Governor's Office established in Japan, and Oyama Iwa's biggest experience as a commander was only a squadron leader. As for Akashi Motojiro after that, he has always served in the staff position, as well as the intelligence position. Therefore, Akashi Genjiro's front-line command experience is very lacking, after all, the largest unit Akashi Genjiro has commanded before is just a squadron. In this situation of commanding tens of thousands of troops, Akashi Genjiro has a command problem, it is not an abnormal thing, but it is very normal, and Oyama Iwa can also understand it. Under this kind of thinking, Genjiro Akashi made some low-level mistakes, and that was not abnormal.
However, Oyama Iwa was ordered by Emperor Meiji to be responsible for cultivating Akashi Genjiro's front-line command ability in the army. Oyama didn't care about the lives of those soldiers, and if he could use the lives of those soldiers to cultivate Akashi Genjiro's command ability, it would not be impossible. Anyway, since ancient times, it has been a success, and this is normal in the big mountain rock eye. Anyway, Akashi Genjiro was Emperor Meiji's favorite general, and he even heard that he would be in charge of the government in the future, and he might even be trained as a high-ranking politician in the future.
Although Oyama Iwa is a veteran and a marshal of the empire, he knows that this Akashi Genjiro's future future may not be lower than his own, so he would rather sacrifice the lives of soldiers to cultivate him. Anyway, to his point, the life of a soldier is just a number, especially a cruel country like Japan, they are cruel to their enemies, and they are also very cruel to themselves.
However, he didn't know that Genjiro Akashi was now a traitor, and he was trying to find a way to stir up contradictions between the armies of various countries in the Eight-Nation Alliance, so that they would have their own internal problems, so that it would be easier for Taiwan to clean up. (To be continued......)