If the pros and cons are weighed realistically, retreat may be the best option that the Japanese have to do at the moment.

Looking at the current situation, the east and west gates are still firmly in the hands of the Japanese army, and as far as the city is concerned, the main force of the Sino-Korean coalition army is in the city, on the other hand, outside the city, the defensive strength of the Sino-Korean coalition army is weak, in this kind of power contrast, if the Japanese army retreats, the Sino-Korean coalition army is simply unable to effectively snipe the retreating Japanese army outside the city, so as long as the Japanese army can get rid of the Japanese army in the city, then they have a great hope of withdrawing.

However, the consequences of the withdrawal are doomed to be bad.

Because, the loss of Seoul also means that the Japanese army has lost the strategic initiative, from then on, they will have to turn into a passive defensive posture, from beating people to being beaten, however, a little comforting to the Japanese army is that this is only a loss of initiative on paper, and in fact, from the defeat of the Japanese army to Kaesong, the Japanese army has turned into a defensive posture.

Of course, these are only military-strategic losses, and the losses in other areas are much more severe compared to them.

Seoul is the capital division of North Korea, and the recovery of Seoul by the Sino-Korean coalition army is like an injection of strength for the whole of Korea, which is bound to further enhance the morale of the Korean army and people, thus laying a solid foundation for the complete defeat of the Japanese army, and it is also crucial for winning the final victory.

Therefore, the spiritual significance of Seoul's return to the hands of the Korean people is far greater than the strategic significance.

Moreover, at this level, this is true for China, North Korea and Japan.

Moreover, if Seoul is lost, then the Japanese army will basically lose control of the whole of Korea, and it is basically certain that their invasion of Korea will basically fail.

Although the Japanese army can rely on the strategic city of Inchon to make a final resistance, it will only delay their defeat, and it will not have much impact on the overall situation.

To put it more colloquially, the Japanese army at this time is like a grasshopper after the autumn, which will not be able to jump for a few days.

Therefore, the success or failure of the Battle of Seoul was crucial for both sides, and this time, it was obviously the defeat of the Japanese army.

And if you lose, you have to bear the consequences, and you have to swallow the bitter fruit of defeat.

Of course, relative to the bright future, it is still a bit too early to say these words, the meal has to be eaten bite by bite, and the battle has to be fought one after another, so for now, for the Japanese army, the most important thing is to retreat safely, and for the Sino-Korean coalition forces, it is also urgent to prevent the Japanese army from retreating and annihilating it.

On the Japanese side, after Saigo Takamori conveyed the order to retreat to the army, he took the lead in leading a large army to retreat towards the east gate, and then, the Japanese army behind him also fought and retreated, slowly getting rid of the entanglement with the Sino-Korean coalition forces, and then retreated towards the city gate in turn.

At the same time, the 50,000-strong army led by Ryoma Sakamoto was desperately resisting the attack of the Sino-Korean coalition forces in order to buy enough time for the Japanese army to retreat.

Tian Xiaoer and Dongfang Bufu, who were supervising the battle behind the Sino-Korean coalition forces, also knew the intention of the Japanese army to run, and they ordered the army to strengthen the offensive in order to break through the resistance of the army led by Sakamoto Ryoma, so as to prevent the main force of the Japanese army from escaping.

It was in such a situation that Dongfang did not ask for a large army to launch a surprise attack on the army led by Ryoma Sakamoto.

So, Sakamoto Ryoma and Dongfang Bufu met unexpectedly at such a time.

Of course, this is not the first time that Sakamoto Ryoma and Dongfang Bufu have met, the last time they were in Dongfang Bufu when they attacked the Japanese army with one person, they had already met, but at that time, they did not have a one-on-one battle.

This time, I'm afraid it's an opportunity.

After discovering each other, the two sat down and sat down in a straddle, broke away from their respective armies of death, stood at a certain distance, and then began to confront each other, their eyes locked on each other, as if to see each other's faces.

For a moment, the four eyes were facing each other, and it seemed that Mars could be seen.

In the end, it was Dongfang Bufu who broke the silence, he raised the spear in his hand, smiled, and said, "General Sakamoto, it's been a long time."

Sakamoto Ryoma was stunned and very surprised, although he estimated that Dongfang Bufu would guess that it was him, but he didn't expect him to be able to call out his name directly, after all, they didn't have the most direct intersection.

"General Dongfang, let's meet again." After a slight pause, Ryoma Sakamoto nodded towards Dongfang Bufu and said.

"Ha, ha, ha, it's better not to see than to see." Dongfang was not confused and laughed.

Dongfang Bufu has enough self-confidence in front of little Japan, those so-called Japanese celebrities, such as Takayoshi Togi, Obokutoshi Toshitsu, Saigo Takamori... He's seen it all, and he's fought most of them.

In Dongfang Bufu's opinion, he can only evaluate these Japanese in one sentence, that is, but that's it!

"General Dongfang, you are really worthy of the title of General Fei, admire!" Ryoma Sakamoto very strangely hugs his fist on his horse.

He has heard the name of Dongfang Bufu for a long time, since the war with the Taiping Army, he has heard a lot of prestige of Dongfang Bufu, and also wrote down his name, and the last battle with one enemy and ten thousand people, so that Dongfang Bufu's name was deeply engraved in Sakamoto Ryoma's heart.

It is no exaggeration to say that Ryoma Sakamoto is very jealous of the East, and it is not an ordinary fear,.

He was afraid of Dongfang Bufu in his heart, and he didn't want to meet Dongfang Bufu, but, unfortunately, he still ran into it.

There's no way, since it's happened, then he has to bite the bullet for everything.

"General Fei?" Dongfang Bufu showed a very stunned expression and muttered in a low voice.

He was confused by Sakamoto Ryoma's sentence General Fei.

Where is this, when did he get the name of this flying general?

It turned out that since the war between the two sides, Dongfang Bufu defeated the strong expression of the Japanese army's masters from all walks of life, so that his deeds were widely circulated in the Japanese army, and since the incident of one enemy and ten thousand, the name of General Fei of Dongfang Bufu has not gone away, and it has won him the reputation of General Fei in the Japanese army, and even more exaggerated is that some of his deeds have been passed on in the Japanese army, and he is directly said to be a god rather than a man.

In a word, in the Japanese army, Dongfang Bufu can definitely be regarded as prestigious.

"General Dongfang, although you and I are enemies, I personally have always admired you, and I am proud to have an opponent like you." Ryoma Sakamoto said with a serious expression.

What he said was true, the hostile relationship between the two sides did not affect his admiration for Dongfang Bufu, however, as for whether he wanted to be this face-to-face direct opponent with Huang Xu, it was doubtful.

"Don't give me, you get out of the way for me, or you'll die!" Dongfang is not confused, but he will not be fascinated by Sakamoto Ryoma's two kind words, he didn't think about it, and directly said cruel words.

When Ryoma Sakamoto heard this, his face changed greatly.

As Dongfang Bufu expected, Sakamoto Ryoma just wanted to use words to trap Dongfang Bufu, so as to delay time, but he didn't think that Dongfang was not confused but was not fooled.

Sakamoto Ryoma had to sigh in his heart, this guy is not only a flying general, but also a powder keg, no, before he lit the fire, this powder keg was already impatient and stupid.

"General Dongfang, please be polite." Ryoma Sakamoto said very unhappily.

It can be dragged for a moment, and Ryoma Sakamoto can only do this.

"Is it necessary to be kind to you?" Dongfang is too lazy to talk nonsense with him, and he hasn't thought about giving him any face.

"In this way, General Dongfang is planning to come hard?" Ryoma Sakamoto is angry.

He is also the commander of the first army, and he is also a temperamental person, he has good words, and he whispered to Dongfang Bufu, but Dongfang Bufu didn't give face at all, so it's strange that he didn't get angry.

"So what?" Dongfang didn't bother his eyes and shouted.

To give face, it also depends on who it is, obviously, Sakamoto Ryoma is not among the people who give face.

"You ......" Ryoma Sakamoto was speechless and angry.

However, Dongfang Bufu is also telling the truth, he just wants to come hard, what can Sakamoto Ryoma do with him.

One qiē is respected by strength, and Dongfang is not confused is strong.

And strong strength means that there is arrogant capital.

What can Ryoma Sakamoto do?

"Alright, alright, if you want to get in the way, I don't mind killing you, so, I advise you, get out!" The tone of the East is getting worse and worse.

However, ruthless words are just Dongfang's strategy, he really doesn't want to kill Sakamoto Ryoma now, he just wants him to retreat, because, it will take a little time to kill Sakamoto Ryoma, and the most lacking thing now is time, so, more is better than less, Dongfang is not confused Now he is eager to pursue the main force of the Japanese army, he doesn't want to waste time here and rub with Sakamoto Ryoma.

"Dongfang is not confused, you are too much, you are too much, I... I...... I'll fight with you." Sakamoto Ryoma was angry and rushed straight to his head, his mind was hot, he didn't care so much, raised his trembling right hand, and pointed to Dongfang without confusion.

"Cut, what, not convinced?" Dongfang sneered.

"Ahh Ryoma Sakamoto couldn't hold back any longer, he shouted.

As soon as the shouting was finished, he raised the big knife in his hand and rushed towards the east without confusion.

Sakamoto Ryoma is really going to fight when he thinks about it. (To be continued.) If you like this work. You are welcome to come to the starting point (biquge.info) to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, your support is my biggest motivation ......)