In Edo, in the Governor's Palace, Major General Chen Ziqing, the Imperial Governor in Japan and the commander of the 15th Army of the Imperial Army, is discussing the battle situation with Brigadier General Niu Zhiyang, the special envoy of the Military Intelligence Agency. Although, only temporarily repelled the Japanese attack, there were still hundreds of thousands of Japanese rebels in Edo. But whether it is Major General Chen Ziqing or Brigadier General Niu Zhiyang, they are full of confidence in the next battle.

Today's battle will undoubtedly be the most arduous. After all, the Japanese were killing with great vigour, and hundreds of thousands of people were thrown into battle with high morale. As long as it could withstand this wave of attacks by the Japanese rebels, the Imperial Army could hold on. When subsequent reinforcements arrive, they can launch a counterattack at any time. Now it seems that the Imperial Army has survived.

"General Chen, in today's battle, the Japanese lost tens of thousands of people! How big are we to lose? Brigadier General Niu Zhiyang asked.

"Our losses are not large, the Japanese have hardly broken through the positions of the Imperial Army, how many casualties can they inflict on the Imperial Army? However, the main thing is that the navy is very tough! Their naval guns inflicted huge casualties on the Japanese. If it weren't for that, the battle would have been a little more fierce! Major General Chen Ziqing said. Although the Imperial Army has already shrunk its defense zone. However, their forces are still too weak compared to the defense area. Fortunately, the artillery fire of the Imperial Navy was very fierce, which directly made the Japanese pay a heavy price.

"Yes! However, reinforcements will arrive the day after tomorrow. The 1st Infantry Corps and the 4th Marine Corps landed directly in Edo, while the 16th Infantry Corps went to Osaka. After the reinforcements of the two armies arrived, we could calmly counterattack the Japanese! Brigadier General Niu Zhiyang said with a smile. He knows. The time is coming for the Empire to close its net. Since then, almost the vast majority of Japanese people have jumped out. The empire no longer has to worry about the Japanese going into hiding. As long as these Japanese are wiped out, the empire's rule in Japan will be as stable as Mount Tai.

"Hmm. Tonight. The Japanese may make small moves, and I will let the troops strengthen their defenses. As for tomorrow, the Japanese are even less likely to pose a threat to us. When the time comes, it's time for us to fight back on all fronts! Major General Chen Ziqing also breathed a sigh of relief. When there was a rebellion in Japan, almost all of Japan fell under the control of the rebels, and he, the imperial governor in Japan, was also under tremendous pressure. Now that he is finally going to fight back, the heart he has been hanging on can finally be put back in his stomach. The Japanese will soon find out. Their rebellion will soon be destroyed by the Empire. And, these Japanese will pay a heavy price.

"After these Japanese are eliminated, Japan will be stable and peaceful for decades to come. The Empire can focus on the other enemies! Brigadier General Niu Zhiyang said. This time, behind the Japanese rebellion, there was the intervention of the Germans. This fully proves that the German talent is the main enemy of the Reich. These Germans were bent on making trouble for the Reich, and the next war would certainly be a life-and-death war between the two sides.

Major General Chen Ziqing nodded. Although the Japanese governor was a high-ranking position, he preferred to be able to lead troops. In this way, we may be able to show our skills in future wars. Still, he knew there would be a chance. Once the Reich and Germany went to war. The scale of the war could not be larger than the scale of the last one, and with the current size of the 18 armies of the Imperial Army, it was simply not enough. At that time, he may have the opportunity to directly command an army group. Thus becoming a real top of the Imperial Army.

While the Imperial Army celebrated that it had resisted the attack of the Japanese rebels, Saigo Takamori had a bitter face. After a preliminary inventory. They paid an extremely heavy price in today's attack. More than 50,000 people died on the battlefield. There are no less than this number of people injured. Those who are seriously injured are basically hopeless, and in the end there is only one way to die. And those who suffer even minor injuries will die because they don't have enough medicine. After all, the wounds inflicted on the battlefield can easily cause inflammation and wound infection, leading to death. Even if it's winter, there is still a lot of possibility because the level of medical care in Japan is too low.

The loss of 100,000 people in one day made Saigo Takamori very distressed, these people are all young adults in Japan! Although Japan now has a population of nearly 30 million, excluding the old, weak, sick and disabled, and those Japanese who work in China, there are not many people in Japan who are strong and strong. The more strength is lost, the worse it will be for Japan's future development. What made him even more troublesome was that the defense line of the Chinese army was very strong, and at the same time they were supported by naval artillery, and the Japanese rebels wanted to break through the Chinese defense line and occupy the whole of Edo, which was simply impossible!

However, Yokoi Konan and others repeatedly sent telegrams to inquire about the battle situation, hoping that Saigo Takamori would be able to take Edo as soon as possible. In this way, they will be able to support Muhito to ascend the throne as emperor. And these people are all ministers of Japan's Zhongxing! Each and every one of them will be able to live down in the ages.

It's just that Saigo Takamori thinks that these people are thinking too well, and although the Japanese rebels have swept the whole of Japan, their foundation is not stable at all. Coupled with the Chinese military camps all over Japan, the rebels simply could not take it, and once the Chinese launched a counterattack, the rebellion would probably soon fail. Even if Saigo Takamori thought of coming from these, no one in the Emperor's faction listened to him anymore. Everyone was spurred on by the progress they were making, as if victory was within reach. According to their plan, after Muhito ascended the throne and became emperor, it was time to negotiate with the Chinese, even if it cost a certain price, to ensure that Japan was no longer colonized and enslaved by the Chinese.

However, Saigo Takamori knew why the Chinese should negotiate with the Japanese? Is it just a child who is only a few years old? Muren is not yet seven years old now, will the Chinese Empire care about this little child? Even if all the Japanese rose up against the Chinese Empire, the Chinese Empire would not care! Their army can destroy the whole of Japan.

"Send a telegram to the leader, and our army will storm the Chinese's positions until they are completely destroyed. I need more reinforcements, though! Saigo Takamori ordered. He knows that in today's Japan, a qiē is like a mirror. Still, he wanted to make a final effort, even if there was little hope of success.

On January 25, 1859, Saigo Takamori led the rebels and launched another onslaught in the direction of the Imperial Army. However, the Imperial Army's defensive line remained rock-solid, and no matter how the Japanese rebels attacked, the best outcome was defeat.

The battleships of the Imperial Navy, firing fiercely, fired shells into the heads of the Japanese one after another, blowing them to pieces. Some cruisers and destroyers, in order to increase the range, even drove the battleship directly to the harbor and fired at the battlefield as much as possible with the main and secondary guns on the battleship.

How could a Japanese attack be successful under such heavy firepower? Their attack was simply in vain.

The Japanese rebels launched an attack not only on Edo, but also on Kyoto. It's just that there weren't as many troops attacking Kyoto as Edo. The city of Kyoto was too small to compare with Edo, and the more than 10,000 men of the 29th Infantry Corps of the Imperial Army relied on the dangerous terrain to defend against the Japanese rebels.

Overall, the plan of the Emperor Rebellion faction was a failure. Neither Edo nor Kyoto could be captured. And the reinforcements of the empire are coming soon.

The residence of the Imperial Governor-General's Office in Japan, Onodera Jiro, Mori Keiko and others gathered here again. The battles of yesterday and today have given them a great shock. The successive attacks of hundreds of thousands of Japanese could not help the defense line of the imperial army, and even more made them think that the rebellion of the Zunwang Yiyi faction was simply hitting a stone with an egg and killing themselves.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in the past two days of fighting, those damned rebels have lost hundreds of thousands. However, they did not even have a chance to break through the defenses of the Imperial Army. On the other hand, the Imperial Army, with the support of the navy, became more and more courageous. If this continues, I'm afraid that those rebels will collapse without waiting for the Imperial Army to launch a counterattack! Onodera Jiro smiled. Although the dead were all Japanese and his compatriots, he did not have the slightest sense of sadness, but was very excited.

"Well, I knew for a long time that the rebellion of those guys would not succeed. If they do this, they will only harm the whole of Japan! Maori also said.

"Those guys will only bring Japan to its demise, and we will be able to save Japan. As soon as the Empire's counterattack begins, we will immediately lead the army to set out, defeat those damned rebels, and capture all Yokoi Konan and the others. We can't let go of these guys who are destroying Japan! Shimazu also said.

If these feudal lords had other careful thoughts before, now they are completely dead to the Zunwang Sect. Hundreds of thousands of people attacked the Imperial Army's defenses, and in the end they still suffered heavy casualties, and no one believed that they would be victorious.

"I have a message for you, the Empire's reinforcements will arrive tomorrow, that is to say, the time for a counterattack is coming, and then it is time for us to show our loyalty to the Empire!" Onodera Jiro said.

Several feudal lords immediately had smiles on their faces. They had already planned that once the counterattack began, they would lead their troops to attack, building up as much as possible to make up for their mistakes and seek forgiveness from the Chinese. (To be continued......)

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