The atmosphere in the Japanese army headquarters in Yangzhou was depressed, and Commander Wu Miyachuan said to the generals: "We must stick to the line of Yangzhou and Taizhou and wait for the order of the coalition headquarters." Now it's up to us to see the courage of our great Japanese soldiers, Emperor Bixia is watching us, and with the blessing of Amaterasu, we will definitely be able to get through this difficult time. I commanded ・・・・・・. As soon as Wu Miyagawa's words fell, a subordinate hurriedly came in and interrupted the commander's military deployment.

"Report to the commander, I just received news that the Qing army on the north bank of Nanjing has fled! The Northern Expeditionary Army successfully crossed the river. "Fuck these bastards, they ran away without firing a shot." Takemiya Chuan was furious. The chief of staff of the Japanese army said cautiously: "Your Excellency, the Northern Expeditionary Army crossed the river in Nanjing, forming a pattern of attacking on both flanks, and it is meaningless for us to hold Yangzhou and Taizhou. I suggest retreating, and if the coalition headquarters blames it in the future, we can shift the blame to the Qing army. ”

Wu Gongchuan hesitated, and the chief of staff continued to advise: "Your Excellency, our communication with the headquarters has been broken, obviously this is a signal for the Northern Expeditionary Army to launch a large-scale offensive, and I judge that the Northern Expeditionary Army has launched an offensive in Henan, Anhui, and even Taihang Mountain. We must not hesitate, or we will be doomed. You look at the powerful offensive of the Northern Expeditionary Army, they must have made careful preparations. ”

"Well, we are retreating to the north while waiting for orders from headquarters. The Nagano Division and the Kawasaki Division were immediately notified to retreat north from Taizhou. Wu Miyagawa reluctantly gave the order to retreat. But where did he think that two divisions of the Northern Expeditionary Army interspersed the middle zone between Yangzhou and Taizhou, cutting off the connection between Yangzhou and Taizhou. The liaison officer sent by Wu Gongchuan was killed by the Northern Expeditionary Army on the way, and the order to retreat could not be delivered to Taizhou at all.

That night, the Japanese command in Taizhou, the commander of the Nagano Division and the commander of the Kawasaki Division, were studying the defensive situation. The commander of the Kawasaki Division said: "Nagano-kun, Commander Takemiyagawa ordered us to hold on to Taizhou, but the front of the Northern Expeditionary Army has already approached the outer positions, and it has been a day

weishenme does not attack. Nagano sneered: "The Northern Expeditionary Army is not iron-clad, and continuous combat also needs respite. Nagasaki-kun, you and I must join forces to inflict heavy losses on the Northern Expeditionary Army under the city of Taizhou. As long as we resist the attack of the Northern Expeditionary Army, the tide of the battle will be reversed. ”

Kawasaki said: "The Northern Expeditionary Army's delay in launching an offensive has worried me. "You're worried that the Northern Expeditionary Army will surround us, that's impossible. Our right flank is the 15th Division of the Qing Army, and on the left flank is Yangzhou. Nagano didn't finish his words, and suddenly there was a dense burst of gunfire from the north, and the two raised their heads in surprise and looked north. After a while, a fast horse galloped in. "Report, the northern military station was attacked by the Qing army!" "Qing army attack? Is the situation conclusive? Nagasaki was taken aback.

"The situation is conclusive, it is indeed a Qing army unit!" When Nagano heard this, his eyes immediately turned to the map and said: "It is possible that the Qing army on the left flank has defected, and immediately report to Yangzhou that there are Qing rebels in the rear of our department." "But the people sent by Nagano are destined to go and never return. Although he was aware of the danger, it was impossible for the Japanese to retreat without the orders of Commander Takemiyagawa. The conformist Japanese Nagano Division and Kawasaki Division fell into annihilation.

In the dark night, Zhao Xuan, the commander of the 15th Division of the Qing Army who surrendered to the Northern Expeditionary Army, led his troops to capture Changhe Town in the north of Taizhou and took the only way for the Japanese army to escape to the north. The Japanese army's logistics troops stationed more than 1,000 people in Changhe Town, although the Qing army of Toucheng was not strong in combat, but the good tiger could not stand a group of wolves, the Japanese army was difficult to resist, and the Japanese soldiers retreated to Yangzhou. Zhao Xuan was finally able to raise his eyebrows, and immediately after entering Changhe Town, he ordered the construction of fortifications to intercept the Japanese army.

"Report to the division commander, the 22nd Division of the Northern Expeditionary Army has made a detour, and their liaison officer has arrived. With the voice of the voice, a young officer stood in front of him with a heroic posture, "Report, I am the liaison officer of the 22nd Division of the Northern Expeditionary Army, I will come to the front station, and the large army will arrive soon." Zhao Xuan held the other party's hand enthusiastically, and it was difficult to control his excitement, and the two sides naturally made love. The 22nd Division appeared in the north, indicating that the Northern Expeditionary Army's encirclement of Taizhou had been initially formed.

The next morning, Nagano and Kawasaki received a report that troops of the Northern Expeditionary Army had been found in the west. "Nagano-kun, our connection with Yangzhou has been cut off, and I judge that the liaison personnel will not be able to come back, so I suggest breaking through to the west and joining forces with the headquarters." Nagano pondered for a while, took Nagasaki's suggestion, and decided to break through to the west and join the headquarters. The stupid Japanese army, if they choose to break through to the north, may still have a glimmer of hope, and break through to the west and die faster.

At the headquarters of the right flank column, an operational staff officer made an urgent report: "Report to the deputy commander, the Nagano Division and the Kawasaki Division chose to break through in the direction of Yangzhou in an attempt to converge with the Japanese headquarters. It has now been confirmed that the Japanese headquarters and two divisions in Yangzhou have retreated. Apparently the Japanese troops in Taizhou did not know that the Japanese troops in Yangzhou had retreated, otherwise the Japanese army could not have gone west but should have gone north. ”

Nie Fengwu was overjoyed when he heard this: "Great, we can quickly annihilate the Japanese army in the field." Ordered all units to immediately press and attack, the troops in the east seized Taizhou, and the troops on the north and south sides quickly outflanked, and I wanted to completely annihilate the Japanese army near Qiuzhuang. The order was issued quickly, and what was originally thought to be a brutal attack on the offensive now turned into a field annihilation battle, and everyone in the command suddenly had a smile on their faces.

The guns are like thunder, the battlefield is like a macro, the smoke of gunpowder is filled, and the fighting is thick. In the temporary headquarters of the Japanese army in Qiuzhuang, Nagano and Kawasaki were calm on the surface, but they had desperate thoughts in their hearts. "Nagano-kun, we encountered stubborn resistance, a brigade suffered heavy losses in a one-day attack, and the Northern Expeditionary Army had at least two divisions of troops on the western flank. I don't understand what happened in Yangzhou? Commander Weishenme did not send troops to respond. ”

Nagano could not answer Kawasaki's question. "Could it be that the commander is also surrounded?" Kawasaki lost his voice. Nagano analyzed: "There is only one possibility for this situation, the Northern Expeditionary Army has crossed the river from the direction of Nanjing. Perhaps Commander Wu Gongchuan led his troops to retreat, and we could not receive the news of the retreat, because the Northern Expeditionary Army quickly cut off the connection between Yangzhou and Taizhou. "Nagano-kun, should you immediately retreat north?" "It's too late, immediately build fortifications on the spot, and the Jedi will be born, and the original Amaterasu God will bless us." At this moment, Nagano knows better than Kawasaki sees.

As soon as Nagano finished speaking, a subordinate ran in in embarrassment to report: "Report, Taizhou is occupied by the Northern Expeditionary Army, and a large number of Northern Expeditionary Army has appeared in the north and south directions. Nagano heard that Fa Mu, Kawasaki's face was like ashes, and the two of them knew it. A large army marched north, and a fast horse galloped in, "Report to the commander, the forward troops occupied Yangzhou, and the Japanese fled north." Deputy Commander Nie of the right flank column led 7 divisions to surround the two divisions of the Japanese army near Qiuzhuang, do we participate in the battle. ”

Bai Sheng was overjoyed when he heard this: "No need, order the forward troops to follow the Japanese army to pursue north." Order Nie Fengwu to launch a general attack! The chief of staff said: "Commander, I didn't expect the battle situation to develop so quickly. The left flank column of the Central Route Corps broke through the defense line of Tongbai Mountain and was encircling the coalition forces in Henan. The right flank column of the Central Route Corps occupied Hefei, and the coalition forces defending Hefei actually fled without firing a shot, and the intention of the headquarters was to speed up our troops. Bai Sheng nodded with a smile, and with a force on his legs, the war horse galloped forward.

Two days later, the Japanese army was huddled in Qiuzhuang, and the fierce artillery fire was like a thunderbolt, and it was impossible to distinguish a single voice. At this point, Nagano knelt opposite Kawasaki and seemed to say goodbye to Zuihou. I saw them shirtless, with strips of white cloth wrapped around their heads. Nagano picked up the photo next to him and glanced at his wife and children again. The same is true of Kawasaki, who burned the photo together.

Nagano glanced at Kawasaki, picked up the white cloth and began to wrap it around his waist. Kawasaki wrapped a white cloth around his waist with a little trembling hands, and the two knelt down to each other for a moment, then picked up their sabers. Wipe the saber with a white cloth again, then hold the handle with both hands and aim the tip of the knife at your abdomen. "For the sake of the Emperor Bixia!" "For the sake of the Emperor Bixia!" The tip of the knife is silently inserted into the abdomen and then cut sideways.

There was no gunfire on the battlefield, the remnant sun was like blood, and the heavens and the earth were shaken. Nie Fengwu walked into the Japanese army headquarters, and when he saw the scene of Nagano and Kawasaki committing suicide by caesarean section, he couldn't help but sigh: "When I was in the military academy, I listened to Commander-in-Chief Deng explain the spirit of Japanese bushido, and I saw it today. As a soldier, I admire their spirit of treating death as home, so let's bury the two of them! ”

Nie Fengwu walked out of the headquarters and said to the generals: "What Commander-in-Chief Deng said is not wrong, the Japanese nation is very special, so we can't let him become strong, we must strangle him in the cradle." Frankly speaking, the fighting will of the Japanese soldiers was far stronger than that of Britain, France and Russia. If it was the British, French, and Russian armies, they would have surrendered in the face of a desperate situation, but the Japanese army resisted for two days in Qiuzhuang, which was unsafe. ”

The chief of staff said, "Yes, we have learned about the spirit of bushido, and I think you also have a deep understanding of it. As you can imagine, with 7 divisions plus an artillery division and a heavy artillery brigade, the Japanese army still stubbornly resisted for two days. It seems that the Japanese troops in Jiangsu are indeed well-trained, and their combat effectiveness is far stronger than that of the Japanese troops in other places. This shows that the Japanese army has initially formed its own military system with the help of foreigners, and we will face a fierce enemy in the future. ”

On the day of the elimination of the Nagano and Kawasaki divisions, the first division advancing to the east reported that the Japanese division stationed in Nantong fled to the sea, a local Qing army surrendered, and the East Route Corps formed a pattern of pursuing the Japanese army in great strides.

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