In Taipei City, the general headquarters of the Japanese army, everyone was gloomy. And the commander of the Japanese army, Kawakami Caoroku, was already blue-faced, obviously very helpless by the current situation. Because Wang Guorui's army had been encircled and semi-surrounded the Japanese army, Japan's supply had been cut off. So now let's meet together to discuss how to solve this problem. If this problem is not solved, many of their own soldiers will starve to death. You must know that at that time, they had already returned the people of Taipei City to Wang Guorui, and they no longer had any hostages. So now they are simply besieged, as long as Wang Guorui surrounds them, then they will all face the dilemma of running out of ammunition and food.

"Let's talk about it, what should I do?" Kawakami said.

There were already several people missing from the scene, the division commander of the 2nd Division, Nogi Noshinori, was killed by Natasha with a sniper rifle, and the 4th Division's Shizugo Yamazawa was killed on the battlefield, and the last division commander of the 6th Division, Kuroki Weizhen, was the same. The Japanese army has already killed three division commanders this time, which can be said to be a great loss. They even defeated the Manchu government on the mainland, but they actually hit a nail in this "small" Taiwan, kicked a heavy iron plate, and suffered heavy losses.

"Your Excellency Commander, what we have to do now is not to defeat the enemy, but to think about how to end the war with dignity!" Kita-Shirakawa Miyano said.

Beibaichuan Gong Nengjiu was the Japanese general who fought with Wang Guorui for the longest time, he originally presided over the attack on Taiwan, but he was beaten by Wang Guorui and his nose was blue and his face was swollen. And this time his status in the Japanese army in Taiwan is not high, because he is a general of the defeated army, and he has no soldiers under him, so his status is naturally not high. But if you want to say that the person who is most afraid of Wang Guorui, it is that the North Baichuan Palace can last for a long time. So what he wants now is to end the war as much as possible and leave the unfortunate place of Taiwan. As for the raiders of Taiwan. That is, don't even think about it.

"Your Excellency, we have sent more than 100,000 troops, can't we even defeat a small Taiwan? In this way, how can our Imperial Japanese Army still stand in the heavens and the earth? Therefore, this time we must conquer Taiwan, so that we can serve His Majesty the Emperor! The commander of the Fifth Division, O'Baogong, said.

"But. We are now surrounded, don't do such unrealistic ideas in performance! Kita-Shirakawa Miyano said.

"Then did we work hard to force the people of China to cede Taiwan, and just give up? There are only more than 60,000 people in China, but they dare to surround us, which is simply unreasonable. Shouldn't they be taught a lesson? Obao Gong asked.

Kita-Shirakawa Gong Nengjiu said: "Give them a lesson, it's okay!" As long as you, General Obaogong, personally go to defeat the people of Taiwan, then when I meet you in the future, I will definitely salute first! ”

"This ......"

Ao Baogong also knew the strength of Wang Guorui's army. So once it really came to defeat Wang Guorui, he didn't have any confidence. So none of them can now have confidence in defeating Wang Guorui, Wang Guorui's army has many times more firepower than theirs and has more advanced tactics, so the Japanese army cannot be an opponent at all. And now that their supply lines have been cut off, what else can they say!

"Okay, don't make any noise, listen to what General Shikiki Kayama has to say!" Kawakami said.

And Birshan's heart slandered; "Finally thinking of me? I'm the only general here! ”

"I think. In fact, we can try to break through. As long as we can retake Keelung Harbor, then we will be able to revitalize the battle. So we might as well try to break through. And then in this way, we also return the situation to the way it was in the past. Shiki Kayama said.

"But can we beat the Chi Na?" Kita-Shirakawa Miyano asked.

"Whether we can beat or not is another matter, we have to work hard. If we don't try, we can't do it. So we have to try to break through, otherwise we won't be able to continue fighting the Chinese at all, and we won't be able to get a good result. We must try, or we will be surrounded by the Shina people. Then we will definitely lose hope. Moreover, it is better to break through sooner rather than later, and we might as well break through as much as possible, because now we still have relatively sufficient food and ammunition, and we can have a chance to break through. If you wait for a long time to be surrounded, you will run out of food and ammunition. Then I'm afraid we're really going to lose badly. When the time comes, our more than 100,000 troops will be taken prisoner of the Shina people, so how can we be worthy of His Majesty the Emperor? Moreover, if we fail to break through alone, then we can also ask the country to send a navy to support us. As long as the navy came to Keelung Harbor, with the power of the combined fleet naval artillery, it would be impossible for that man's flesh and blood to resist. Shiki Kayama said.

Shiki Kayama's words made the generals present also breathe a sigh of relief, because they immediately remembered that they still had a navy. As long as you do your best to notify the country, and then let the country send the navy to support you, it is not impossible to recapture this Keelung port. A group of people in the army just now almost forgot about the navy, and now their biggest advantage for Wang Guorui is not the army, but the navy. As long as there is a navy, that will not be a problem. The navy can bombard Keelung Port, so Wang Guorui must give up Keelung Port, otherwise they will definitely suffer heavy casualties. Such naval support will inevitably give the army an important help in recapturing Keelung Port and restoring the supply line. Therefore, everyone also agreed with Kayama Shiki's words, and they chose to hope for the navy to support. Although the army and navy cannot pee in the same pot for the time being, for the sake of the Japanese nation as a whole, the necessary cooperation is still carried out.

Soon, some carrier pigeons were released from Taipei and sent to Japan.

"Report to Lord Wang, now that the Japanese army is moving frequently, it is obviously preparing to break through!" A scout immediately reported.

Wang Guorui immediately looked at the map, and then said: "We can all think with our butts that the Japanese army will inevitably break through in the direction of the third and fourth divisions, and they want to recapture Keelung Port, and then restore the supply line from China." And our third and fourth divisions will inevitably face the pressure of more than 100,000 Japanese troops, I don't know if Zhao Xi and Zhu Yuan can hold on! ”

Now the Japanese army still has 112,000 troops, and if they concentrate their forces on one point, then it is entirely possible for the Japanese army to break through the 3rd and 4th divisions against the defense. Because the third and fourth divisions are only 30,000 people, if they break through the right, it will not be completely impossible. At that time, the pressure on the 3rd and 4th divisions was great.

Therefore, it is necessary to be prepared in order to avoid being broken by the Japanese army, and this counter-breakthrough can be said to be a decisive battle. If the Japanese army's breakthrough can be pushed back, then the general trend of Taiwan can be set, and Japan will inevitably choose to negotiate peace. If the Japanese army succeeds in breaking through, then the next battle will have to continue, and I don't know when this war will be ended. Therefore, this battle has a bearing on Taiwan's future and destiny, and we cannot but work hard.

"Lord Wang, who should we let command next? This time the Japanese army broke through, and the 3rd and 4th divisions will definitely be chosen to break through there, and the 3rd and 4th divisions are all equal-level units, who will we let be the commander? Is it Zhao Xi or Zhu Yuan? Hu Wei asked.

Wang Guorui thought about it, Zhao Xi and Zhu Yuan were both division commanders, and they were considered equals. And Zhao Xi's qualifications are older, and he is also the first person to be loyal to Wang Guorui. It stands to reason that Zhao Xi should be the commander, but now the actual situation, can Zhao Xi be qualified to subdue this Zhu Yuan? They are all division commanders, and Wang Guorui doesn't know if Zhao Xi can make Zhu Yuan 100% obedient, this Zhao Xi may not be able to do it. Sometimes the command power is not something that can be explained in one sentence, they are all division commanders, and it is not Wang Guorui who can authorize a certain person to be the commander with one sentence. And if this is the case, then what will Zhu Yuan think, this is also very complicated. People's hearts are so complicated, Wang Guorui also has to take proper care of Zhu Yuan's thoughts.

"Lao Hu, you should go this time! I believe that with your qualifications and ability, you should be able to command this operation in person. Wang Guorui said.

Wang Guorui's idea is very simple, not only to take care of Zhu Yuan's ideas, but also to be able to have someone who can command, that is, Hu Wei will go there in person. Hu Wei has always been the de facto second-in-command in the army, if he is allowed to command, then there must be no problem, whether it is Zhao Xi or Zhu Yuan, they are convinced. And Hu Wei was also the chief of staff during this time, so he learned the most. Therefore, let Hu Wei personally lead the troops once, which may be more effective. After all, if Hu Wei has been served as chief of staff and does not go there in person to experience the feeling of commanding the troops, there will be problems.

If a person has served in a staff post for a long time, his command ability will certainly be much worse. Even, if he had not personally commanded the troops, then perhaps he would not be able to be a qualified staff officer, after all, the battle plan drawn up by a person with no combat experience can easily be divorced from reality, and it will be troublesome. Therefore, the staff officer must also have combat experience, otherwise the plan drawn up will be divorced from reality, and it will also be fatal for the army. Therefore, this time, let Hu Wei, the chief of staff, personally lead the troops to fight once, so that they can truly experience the feeling of commanding the troops, so that he can truly be qualified as a chief of staff in the future.

"Lord Wang, it's no problem for me to command, but I want to ask you for the same thing!" Hu Wei said. (To be continued......)