"Rice buckets, all rice buckets!" Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi Shiqing roared loudly: "The navy has been defeated, the army has also been defeated by the Shina, and the glory of the empire has been lost." ”

Takahashi is an expert in finance, and he is a bit of a layman about fighting, and after roaring, he still has to listen to the advice of others, and his eyes inevitably fall on Tanaka Yoshiichi.

The Sixth Division was killed, and the flag of the wing also fell into the hands of the Feng army, this blow also made Tanaka Yoshiichi change a little arrogant, he owed a debt and said: "Prime Minister, the defeat of the empire in Manchuria is not the cowardice of the warriors, but the advantage of the Chinese in strength, the empire only has two divisions in Manchuria, and the Chinese can easily mobilize an army of 200,000. It is inevitable that there will be setbacks, but the empire is strong, and as long as we refocus our forces, it will not be difficult to deal with China. ”

Regardless of whether it is true or not, Tanaka's excuse for insufficient troops is still very much to the appetite of the Japanese, at least admitting this is easier for people to accept than admitting tactical and strategic problems.

Tanaka continued: "The next step is to mobilize the domestic army, reverse the situation of insufficient troops, and give the Shina people a head-on blow!" ”

"Tanaka-kun, what do you think the people of China will do next, and in which direction should the empire put its army?" Takahashi Kiyoshi raised his own question.

Tanaka's little eyes rolled, this problem is not easy, the Feng army has already seized the lead through a series of victories, if there is another mistake in strategic judgment, I am afraid that the situation of the Japanese will be even worse.

"Prime Minister, I think the Shina people could attack from two directions, one is the Kwantung Prefecture and the other is North Korea. In contrast, I think Kanto is the first choice for the people of China. ”

"Tanaka-kun. Do you have any basis for this? ”

Tanaka Yoshiichi said with a sneer: "There are three bases, the 1st and 6th Divisions are gone, the 11th Division is heavily damaged, and the Kwantung Prefecture is not strong enough, and the people of China will definitely take advantage of the weakness; Zhang Tinglan, the leader of the Second Feng Army, has always preached nationalism and is good at agitating the people, and Kwantung Prefecture is his so-called homeland, some time ago, in order to regain the land occupied by Russia, he has already fought a big war with Red Russia; The third group has intensified its reconnaissance and bombing efforts in the last two days. They transferred bombers along the Yalu River to the south and bombed the Kanto Prefecture, and it is likely that this was the preparation before the war. ”

Yoshiichi Tanaka's three reasons are very sufficient, he can fight, and he is willing to fight. Even the battle has begun. Several cabinet ministers present all looked at each other, and Navy Minister Yuzaburo Kato also agreed with Tanaka's judgment.

"If the people of China really attack the Kanto Prefecture. I think it's going to be their grave! Yuzaburo Kato said gloomily: "In Kanto Prefecture." We have a well-developed system of fortifications, and the city has a large reserve of supplies. The most important thing is that the terrain of Kanto Prefecture is narrow, facing the sea on three sides, and the Combined Fleet can provide strong support, and the people of China have no return. ”

Don't look at the army losing a sixth division, but the army is expanding its army. Or reconstruction, it's a matter of one sentence. It was the Japanese Combined Fleet that really felt the pain to the bone, and two battleships of more than 30,000 tons sank one after another in one day. More than two thousand experienced naval soldiers, all sunk into the water and fed the sharks.

This is a big wound that hurts the muscles and bones, and the Combined Fleet has long hated Fengjun, and because of this, Kato has temporarily put aside the differences with the army, and is ready to teach Fengjun a lesson at Luda and get back the lost face.

Takahashi is Kiyoshi saw that the ministers of the navy and army were all of the same opinion, and he only agreed with it, so he said: "Since it is determined that the Shina people will attack the Kanto Prefecture, then we will send troops." ”

"That's right." Tanaka Yoshiichi said: "I think we should send heavy troops, the second, fourth, fifth, and twelfth, a total of four standing divisions, to form the Manchurian Dispatch Army, I don't know how to hold the Kwantung Prefecture, but also to destroy the main force of the Shina people and occupy the whole of Manchuria." ”

Tanaka Yoshiichi gritted his teeth and said, Japan has a total of 17 standing divisions, deducting the garrisons of North Korea and Taiwan, and deducting the 6th and 11th divisions, there are not many Liliang that can be mobilized in his hands, and he has staked four divisions at once, which shows that he has also made a bloody investment.

After hearing this, Takahashi couldn't help but ask: "Tanaka-kun, at present, the Chinese and the 19th Division are fighting along the Tumen River, so there is no need to send some troops to North Korea to strengthen the defense, so as not to kill the Chinese people into North Korea." ”

When Tanaka Yoshiichi heard this, he showed a sneer: "The people of China do not yet have the ability to fight across the border, but it is also appropriate to send troops to North Korea, mainly in the direction of Kwantung Prefecture, and the two armies will enter Manchuria together, so it will be more certain!" ”

After discussions, the Japanese cabinet finally finalized the plan for the second, fourth, fifth, twelfth, and four divisions to go to Arthur by boat as soon as possible to deploy defenses. In the Korean direction, they sent only one third division, in conjunction with the original 19th and 20th divisions, to confront the Bong army.

The Japanese were arranged in the exact opposite direction of the Feng army, and they would soon have to taste the price of strategic miscalculation. Of course, the Feng army also formulated a strategic deception operation before launching a formal attack.

In previous operations, secrecy was something that the military has always emphasized, but in order to conceal its true combat intentions, it is not enough to rely on secrecy alone, but it is also necessary to take the initiative to mislead others and cause miscalculations to the other side. This kind of deception is more deceptive than passive secrecy.

The Strategic Fooling Bureau, which had just been established, began to be launched, and Zhong Zhao had already organized experts from all walks of life to open up a special battlefield commentary section in the newspaper. The front is the latest battle report, followed by the interpretation and comments of these experts.

Military experts are much more professional than those war correspondents, and the little things they inadvertently reveal are of high value, so many Westerners, of course, Japanese people are extremely concerned. Zhong Zhao determined the principle of seven points true and three points false from the very beginning, and he repeatedly scrutinized every comment and worked hard.

After the elimination of the Sixth Division, Director Zhong made an enthusiastic comment, saying that the door to Liaodong has been opened, and the will of the Chinese military and people to recover their homeland cannot be changed!

Of course, this sentence was interpreted as a declaration of the Feng army's attack on the brigade, and in the course of combat operations, the Feng army also did the same, except for the first two days of the war, when it bombed along the Yalu River. The rest of the bombing operations were all aimed at Lushun and Dalian, and the bombers, fighters, and reconnaissance planes of the Feng army appeared in the sky over Luda every day.

In addition to throwing bombs, they also threw a large number of paper bullets to tell the people of the city that they were ready to meet the army, and that the good days of the invaders had come to an end.

In addition, naval submarines also frequently haunt the waters of the Yellow Sea, posing as a jiashi who uses submarines to block the combined fleet. When this gesture was put on, the Japanese were overjoyed. The greatest power of submarines is stealth and suddenness, once the Feng army wants to use submarines to force back the combined fleet, and then remove the threat from the sea for the army to attack the brigade.

Then if you want to find the Fengjun submarine, it will not be so difficult, and the damn underwater ghost will be the end. The Japanese Combined Fleet was also gearing up, concentrating a large number of destroyers and cruisers to practice anti-submarine warfare, hoping to avenge the Kongo and Kirishima.

With the all-out confrontation of the sea, land and air, it seems that the Feng army has become an inevitable choice to attack the brigade. Observers in various countries are speculating whether the Feng army will perform another miracle.

After some careful deduction, they were not optimistic about the Feng army, after all, in the Russo-Japanese War more than ten years ago, the Japanese piled up corpses in Lushun and suffered heavy losses, and the two sons of the commander Nogi Noshinori at that time were all on the 203 heights.

Although Japan won and lost, it is undeniable that at that time, Japan was fighting against Russia with all its strength, and there were no worries, and the Feng army was just a local shili, once tens of thousands of elites were lost in Lushun, could this battle still be fought!

In the face of these things, Zhang Tinglan just looked at each other and smiled, Lao Tzu is not the elm head of Nogi Xidian, so he will not attack others with his own shortcomings. However, at this time, it is better for them to make mistakes in judgment, so they just wait for the Feng army to shock the world.

In a blink of an eye, on April 25th, the spring rain fell, which happened to be the early stage of farming, and a rain meant a good year. It was also an excellent time for the Feng army to attack.

Sun Anhu and Jiang Dengxuan, including Yang Yuting, who had rushed to Ji'an from Fengtian, were all anxiously waiting in the headquarters. In the rain, the officers and men of the 1st Division once again took on the heavy responsibility of breaking through the defense line of the Yalu River.

In order to ensure the suddenness of the attack, the Feng army not only played the trick Dafa, but also paid great attention to the garrison, and more than 100,000 troops were all scattered and deployed in the foothills of the Changbai Mountains, using dense forests to cover them.

At the same time, the policy of marching at night and concealing during the day was adopted, and various reconnaissance by the Japanese was evaded. Because of this, the Japanese were not aware of the surprise attack of the Feng army, and they only had a large brigade of Japanese soldiers defending opposite Ji'an, and the disparity in strength was extremely large.

As the heavy artillery began to roar, the North Korean side suddenly burst into flames, and all the Japanese fortifications were blown to pieces. The Japanese soldiers, who were suddenly attacked, did not have time to hide in their bunkers before they were blown to pieces.

Since the heavy rain provided natural cover, the Feng army sent a few good swimmers, who quietly swam across the Yalu River and pulled up three ropes on the river.

After the attack was launched, the soldiers climbed the ropes, and there was a place to borrow their strength, without worrying about being swept away by the river, and soon a pontoon bridge was laid on the river. The follow-up troops stepped on the pontoon bridge and entered the territory of North Korea.

At this time, the Japanese woke up like a dream and hurriedly sent troops to block the riverside defense line, but the nearby roads had already been destroyed by artillery, and their troops could not rush over at all.

The Feng army successfully rushed over at an extremely small price, Zhang Henian was also in high spirits, standing in the rain, and gave an order loudly: "The first regiment will stay and immediately expand the control area to provide assistance for the brother troops to cross the river, and the second and third regiments will follow me to kill devils!" (To be continued......)