After the parade, the preparations for the Taiping army's attack on Seoul also came to an end, and a new battle was about to begin.

The total number of troops invested by the Taiping army for the Battle of Seoul was about 650,000.

This included 450,000 men from the 6th, 7th, and 8th Army Corps, and 200,000 men from the Korean Guards Corps.

Of course, if you add the Tenth Army Corps and a special operations detachment as a backup, in terms of total strength, the Taiping Army is more than double that of the Japanese army.

Originally, the total strength of the Taiping Army would have been much larger if it had been calculated at full strength, but due to the rush of time, the losses suffered by the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Army Corps in the Battle of Kaesong could not be replenished in time, so the total strength of the three Army Corps remained at about 450,000 after the battle losses.

However, due to the addition of the Korean Guards Legion, the number of participants in the Battle of Seoul will only be more than the Battle of Kaesong, not to mention, they also have the powerful Tenth Army Corps as the backing, so the command of the Sino-Korean coalition has enough reason to believe that their capture of Seoul must be just around the corner.

The stars have changed, and the day of the expedition has arrived.

Before the army marched, Huang Xu personally presided over a special flag sacrifice ceremony to march for the army.

And the one who used to sacrifice the flag was Takasugi Shinsaku, known as the three heroes of the Japanese army, and he is now a prisoner of the Taiping Army.

On such an occasion, it is very appropriate to sacrifice the flag with the head of Shinsaku Takasugi.

And when Takasugi Jinsaku, who was dressed in prison clothes, was escorted to hundreds of thousands of troops by five flowers, the scene couldn't help but let out a burst of surprise, obviously some people who knew Takasugi Jinsaku didn't expect to use this person to sacrifice the flag, so they were very surprised.

Looking at Takasugi Shinsaku who was tied up like a brown man, some people in the army slowly began to point fingers at Takasugi Shinsaku, and they talked about everything, but in the end there was only one conclusion, that is, this Japanese should die.

Maybe he felt that the heat was almost there, Tian Xiaoer stopped the noise at the scene under Huang Xu's signal, and then announced the official start of the flag sacrifice ceremony.

Subsequently, the supervisor read out the heinous crimes committed by Takasugi Jinsaku on Korean soil, so, according to the wishes of the Korean people, it was judged that Gao Jin's crime was unforgivable, and he was executed!

After the verdict was announced, the executioner, who had been waiting for a long time, kicked over Takasugi Shinsaku, whose face was pale, and stepped on it under his feet, then raised the ghost head knife in his hand and slashed at Takasugi Shinsaku's neck.

A puddle of blood burst out, and Takasugi Shinsaku's head fell to the ground, and then rolled on the ground a few times, and then his face was facing the sky, only to see his eyes wide open, his face hideous, and his face full of fear.

It can be seen that in the face of death, people are afraid, even characters like Takasugi Shinsaku are no exception.

However, the executioner did not care about this, and he stretched out his foot and stepped on the head of Takasugi Shinsaku like an animal, and then grabbed it and tied it to the flagpole beside him, and when he had done this, he had a smile on his face that was not easy to detect.

Killing a famous Japanese general, maybe this executioner has a little bit of pride in his heart.

After the killing and sacrificing the flag, it was to drink Zhuangxing wine, and each legion elected ten representatives, representing hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Sino-Korean coalition army, drank the Zhuangxing wine that Huang Xu personally poured for them, and Huang Xu wished them a triumphant return.

After drinking, I only heard Tian Xiaoer, the marshal of the headquarters of the Sino-Korean coalition army, shout loudly and set off!

The army set out on its journey again.

The capture of Seoul this time is still the same as the previous arrangement, Tian Xiaoer, as the marshal, led the coalition army headquarters to form a rear command and commanded the Seoul campaign with full authority, while Dongfang Bufu set up the former enemy command headquarters with the respect of the deputy marshal, with the Seventh Army Corps and the Korean Guards Corps as the first echelon of the siege, mainly attacking Seoul, and the Eighth Army Corps under the command of Chen Yucheng as the secondary attack, assisting the Seventh Army Corps and the Korean Guards Corps to attack the city, and the Sixth Army Corps was greatly injured in the Battle of Kaesong. At this time, it had not yet recovered its vitality, so for the time being, it could only be used as a joint force to provide necessary support for the 7th and 8th Army Corps and the Korean Guard.

Huang Xu personally led the 10th Army Corps and the Special Operations Detachment as the general reserve to stay in Kaesong, ready to support the front line army at any time.

These movements of the Taiping Army have also been detected by the Japanese intelligence department and reported to the Japanese City Defense Command, so the Japanese army is also urgently mobilized and all entered the highest state of alert.

The Great War is on the verge of breaking out.

The Taiping army's attack started from the east of Seoul, and they could only start attacking from the east, which was closely related to the geographical location of Seoul, which had already been introduced earlier, Seoul crossed the Han River from east to west, that is to say, the Han River cut off the entire Seoul from east to west, so that the Taiping army could not attack Seoul from all sides, but could only attack from the east first.

The first to attack was the artillery battalion of the 7th Army, and once the artillery was launched, the artillery fire instantly covered the entire eastern part of Seoul, and the Japanese troops defending the city entered the bunkers that had been set up in advance.

After the artillery fire, the 7th Army of the Taiping Army and the Korean Guards Corps, under the cover of the bow battalion, launched a charge on the towers of Seoul.

They raised their weapons, lifted the ladders of siege, and rushed forward with a shout.

The Japanese soldiers, who woke up from the shelling of the Taiping Army, began to fight back.

The Japanese artillery also began to roar.

The Japanese artillery exploded in the Sino-Korean coalition army, and many soldiers were blown up in all directions, and all of a sudden, the casualties of the Sino-Korean coalition began to increase, but this did not deter the attacking troops of the Sino-Korean coalition army, but even more stimulated their fighting spirit, they shouted the slogan of long live, and marched forward without fear of death, and then forward.

As this round of Japanese artillery bombardment drew to an end, the Chinese and North Korean coalition forces finally rushed under the city walls.

The ladder was erected.

The Chinese and North Korean coalition forces began to climb bravely along the ladder.

Looking at the ants attacking the Sino-Korean coalition army, the Japanese army defending the city also did not hesitate to sprinkle all kinds of city defense utensils in their hands to them, and the Sino-Korean coalition army continued to fall from the climbing ladder, and then seriously injured or died.

However, the Japanese army's strict defense did not repel the attack of the Sino-Korean coalition forces, but they were inspired to have a more high-spirited fighting spirit, and they rushed forward without fear of life and death.

In the face of the Sino-Korean coalition forces in such a state, the Japanese defense did not dare to relax at all.

The supreme commander of the Japanese army in charge of the defense of the city was the Japanese general Sakamoto Ryoma, and the Japanese troops at the head of these cities belonged to the First Army under his command

Seeing that the offensive of the Sino-Korean coalition forces was getting more and more urgent, Sakamoto Ryoma couldn't help frowning.

If the situation is allowed to develop, Sakamoto Ryoma has no confidence that he can guarantee that the East Gate will not be lost, and he must take strong measures to reverse this unfavorable situation.

However, at this moment, Sakamoto Ryoma had no other good way to break the enemy except to defend it to the death, and the commander Ito Hirobumi had already issued a strict order to strictly prohibit the Japanese army from going out of the city to meet the battle.

Faced with the current situation, Ryoma Sakamoto is really a little anxious.

Of course, Sakamoto Ryoma is in a hurry, and Dongfang, who is on the opposite side of him, is not confused and not idle.

As the commander-in-chief of the former enemy of the siege, Dongfang was not confused to see that the losses of the siege army were getting heavier and heavier, and he felt very uncomfortable, but the war had come to this point, everyone was fighting hard, if anyone could not bear it first, the efforts in front would be useless, so at this time, no matter how difficult it was, it was necessary to persevere, but such persistence was very worrying.

Dongfang is not confused to come up with a way to reduce losses.

Both sides are trying to find a way to break the current situation.

However, until a solution is devised to change the situation, the life-and-death game between the Chinese and North Korean coalition forces besieging the city and the Japanese army defending the city will continue in full swing, and there will still be fresh lives dying as a result.

What to do? Dongfang Bufu clenched his fists, and the teeth in his mouth were almost bitten.

And just when Dongfang Bufu was in agony, the herald of the rear command arrived.

He brought with him the order of the General Command of the Rear.

Hearing that there was an order, Dongfang Bufu's heart moved, he waved the messenger back, and then he couldn't wait to tear off the cover of the order, and hurriedly unfolded the order.

Use Thunderbolt!

The order was only a few words, but it made Dongfang Bufu almost jump, of course, he was so excited that he almost jumped, how could he forget about this, they had a lot of thunder in their hands, that was a good thing, Dongfang Bufu slapped his brain, how could he forget this kind of good thing.

In the next time, Dongfang Bufu did not dare to delay at all, and he immediately ordered someone to send an order to transport all the thunderbolts from the inventory of the former enemy headquarters to the battlefield to increase the siege of the city.

There are so many thunderstorms, Dongfang is not confused to believe that it is enough for the Japanese army to drink a pot.

And Dongfang is not confused and is looking forward to the role played by the thunder.

When a large number of thunderbolts were sprinkled by the Taiping army like beans on the Dongcheng Tower of Seoul, Dongcheng immediately fell into a sea of fire, and the Japanese troops defending the city were suddenly hit by this sharp weapon falling from the sky, and immediately cried and shouted loudly, completely falling into chaos.

The Japanese army was completely stunned by this sudden thunderstorm, and they were in chaos!

And Sakamoto Ryoma, who was originally thinking hard about how to retreat from the enemy on the castle tower, was also blown up by the thunder flying all over the sky, and after a period of panic, he calmed down, he knew that the more times like this, the more he couldn't mess up.

Seeing the Japanese army defending the city in chaos, Sakamoto Ryoma let out a heart-rending roar, and he tried his best to get the Japanese army back to his defensive post.

However, the final result proved that it was all in vain, and the Japanese army defending the city was no longer under his control, and it was completely chaotic. (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 pass. Your support is my biggest motivation ......)