After the battle on October 19, the Japanese no longer expected to defeat the Chinese* army in the field, and they put all their hopes on urban street fighting. Tokyo is the largest city in Japan, and the Japanese army is planning to turn it into a fortified city fortress. They hope to make the Chinese* army pay a heavy price in urban warfare, so as to achieve the strategic goal of defeating the Chinese* army.

Although, this plan of the Japanese army is almost an unrealistic delusion. However, paranoid Japanese believe that the probability of success of this plan is still very high. First of all, Tokyo is a large city, big enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of troops to defend inside. If the Chinese* army launched an attack and wanted to defeat the Japanese army here, it would have to pay a huge price. In addition, the Japanese army still has enough troops to fight the Chinese* army for attrition. Although, if the battle is fought to the end, Japan will suffer heavy losses, and even the capital will be in ruins. However, the Japanese believe that as long as they can win, then everything is worth it.

Of course, from these aspects, we can also see how much the Japanese hated the Chinese Empire. Even if they destroyed Tokyo and suffered heavy casualties, they were not willing to surrender to China. For any Western country, if it had fought to this point, I am afraid it would have surrendered long ago.

The reason why the Japanese made this choice was because they knew the Chinese Empire too well. They know that once Japan is completely defeated, China will never allow Japan to exist any longer. Even if Japan surrendered to China and got a chance to survive. However, it is also definitely a puppet state completely controlled by the Chinese Empire. This is not what these so-called Japanese elites want to see. So, they want to do everything they can to get a glimmer of hope.

In the same way, the Chinese Empire was doing its best to defeat Japan in order to achieve the final victory. Only by completely defeating Japan can Japan be destroyed. On the ruins of Japan, establish a Japan that was completely under the control of the Chinese Empire. Of course, the name Japan may need to be changed at that time. After all, Wu Haoxuan, the emperor of the Chinese Empire, did not want to see Japan as a country.

On the night of October 19, on the battleship Fuxi, the flagship of the Imperial Navy's Pacific Fleet, Admiral Shi Tianchuan, commander of the 4th Army, the commanders of the 3rd and 4th Marine Divisions, and Vice Admiral Li Dingxin, chief of staff of the Pacific Fleet, were discussing tomorrow's operation. At this moment, the fleet is off the Boso Peninsula, and a fleet drawn from the Pacific Fleet is escorting the 3rd and 4th Marine Divisions and the 4th Army of the Army. It's just that even at this moment, it has not yet been decided where to land.

"The Boso Peninsula is mountainous, and the ports are mainly located along the Uraga Suido and Tokyo Bay, such as Chiba City, Kisarazu City, and Fuzu City. However, now the Navy has not been able to clear the Uraga waterway and the mines in Tokyo Bay, and we simply have no way to get in. If you choose Minamiboso City or Tateyama City in the southern part of the Boso Peninsula, you will have to be prepared to go head-to-head with the Japanese army. The Japanese army had a total of four divisions and one heavy artillery brigade on the Boso Peninsula, and the main defense area was the southern part of the Boso Peninsula. Major General Shi Tianchuan frowned. The 1st Army had already won a great victory on the Miura Peninsula, which had advanced to the edge of Tokyo. And the 4th Army, still floating on the sea, has not even chosen a landing site, which makes him very annoyed.

"It would be very difficult to land in the western part of the Boso Peninsula. The navy was unable to provide us with much support due to the impact of the mines dropped by the Japanese Navy. What's more, the terrain of the Boso Peninsula is not very good, and even if you risk landing, it will be very difficult to advance to Tokyo. The Japanese only need to deploy heavy forces in some key areas to be able to hold us back. At that time, without our assistance, it will be very difficult for the 1st Army to take Tokyo on its own. Major General Jiang Nan, commander of the 3rd Marine Division, said.

Admiral Shi Tianchuan nodded, which was exactly what he was worried about. The 4th Army of the Army must deal with the Japanese troops on the Boso Peninsula as soon as possible, and then advance to Tokyo and flank Tokyo with the 1st Army.

"Since the western part of the Fangso Peninsula is not good, let's choose one in the eastern part of the Fangso Peninsula." Lieutenant General Li Dingxin said.

"The eastern part of the Boso Peninsula? There is no suitable port city there, there are no ports and docks, and the heavy equipment of the army is difficult to load and unload. Major General Wang Haigang, commander of the 4th Marine Division, said.

"There is no in the eastern part of the Boso Peninsula. It doesn't mean there isn't anywhere else. Look, how is this place? Lieutenant General Li Dingxin's finger landed on a Japanese city on a map.

"Choshi City?" Everyone couldn't help but be stunned.

"That seems like a good choice! It is located at the easternmost point of the Boso Peninsula, almost directly east of Tokyo. It's actually only 60 kilometers from Tokyo. If you rush fast enough, you can get to Tokyo in three to four days. Admiral Shi Tianchuan said excitedly. He suddenly felt that Choshi City seemed to be a very good choice.

"And that's not all. Choshi also has a small pier, which is not big, but it is enough to support our personnel and equipment to disembark. In addition, the Japanese army was stationed in Choshi City, and there was only one infantry brigade stationed there. If the Marines were able to launch a surprise attack at night, they might not be able to take Choshi City's harbor intact. In this way, our loading and unloading speed will be greatly improved. Lieutenant General Li Dingxin said.

"It's a great choice! General Shi, I think it's a good place. Major General Jiang Nan, commander of the 3rd Marine Division, said.

"Well, take the lead and take Choshi City, and leave it to our 4th Marine Division. We only need to send a battalion up at night, and we will be able to settle the battle. Major General Wang Haigang also said.

"Okay, since everyone has no doubts, let's choose Choshi City. It's just, now that we rush over, is it too late? Major General Shi Tianchuan asked. It's already ten o'clock in the evening of the 19th. From where they are now, it is more than a hundred kilometers to Choshi City.

"No problem at all. We can let the transports carrying two divisions of the Marine Corps go first. Merchant ships carrying the Army's 4th Army followed. That way, in five hours, at 3 a.m. tomorrow, we'll be able to reach Choshi City. The 4th Army will also be able to arrive around 5 a.m. tomorrow. If nothing else, Choshi City will already be in our hands by then. Lieutenant General Li Dingxin said.

"Okay, let's do it." Admiral Shi Tianchuan finally made a decision.

Subsequently, the fleet was divided into two parts. The transport ship carrying two Marine Divisions, protected by a part of the warships, took the lead and rushed to Choshi City. The merchant ships of the 4th Army, which were a little slower, followed behind. At the same time, the three 'Three Emperor-class' battleships also rushed to Choshi City first, and if the surprise attack failed, they would need to switch to a strong attack.

At 3 a.m. on October 20, 4621 A.D., the Imperial Navy had already escorted the 3rd and 4th Marine Divisions to the coast of Choshi City. It was relatively far from the battlefield, so the Japanese were unprepared. Perhaps, they did not expect that the Empire* army would choose this place as a breakthrough.

The 3rd and 4th Marine Divisions, each sent a battalion to land. They landed on a landing craft on a beach on the outskirts of Choshi City under the cover of night. The Japanese army was unprepared, and the whole landing process was very smooth.

At half past three in the morning, two battalions of the Imperial Marine Corps entered the city of Choshi. However, this time it didn't go so well, and it was discovered by the defenders. The assault then turned into a storm.

The garrison of Choshi City was nothing more than an infantry brigade of the Japanese army, and it was still a newly formed unit. In the face of the attack of two battalions of the Imperial Marine Corps, it is natural to imagine what the result will be in the end.

In less than half an hour, the Japanese brigade was evacuated due to heavy losses. The entire city of Choshi fell into the hands of the Imperial Marines. The port, in particular, is intact.

Subsequently, the 3rd and 4th Divisions of the Imperial Marine Corps landed in Choshi City.

The Japanese army also quickly got the news. However, the landing of the Imperial Army in Choshi City undoubtedly caught them by surprise. In the vicinity of Choshi City, the Japanese army simply did not have a decent army. The landing of the Chinese* army in Choshi City is already unstoppable.

At 5 a.m., the 4th Army of the Imperial Army also arrived. The 4th Infantry Division of the Imperial Army was the first to begin disembarkation.

However, the Japanese army reacted quickly and sent a division to attack Choshi City in an attempt to regain it. However, during the day on the 20th, it was attacked by two divisions of the Imperial Marine Corps, and this second-line division was defeated in another afternoon. Coupled with the fact that the main forces of the 4th Army of the Imperial Army were disembarking one after another, it was impossible for the Japanese army to recover Choshi City.

On October 21, the main force of the Imperial Army's 4th Army began to attack westward from Choshi City, heading straight to Tokyo.

Three days later, the Imperial Army's 4th Army had reached the outskirts of Tokyo. Began to cooperate with the 1st Army of the Army and flank Tokyo. In addition, the four divisions and one heavy artillery brigade of the Japanese army on the Fangso Peninsula were also directly blocked on the Fangso Peninsula and annihilated, and it was only a matter of time. The 4th Army of the Imperial Army could have annihilated it first and then attacked Tokyo. (To be continued.) )