It turned out that Chen Yucheng led the Eighth Army to support Lu Qingtian under the order of the headquarters, and he was originally leading the army to a stalemate with the Japanese army led by Sakamoto Ryoma, but he received an order from the headquarters very unexpectedly, and the order said that only the sixth division of the Japanese army was fighting with him now, and the other fourth and fifth divisions of the Saka headquarters had already rushed to the aid of Takasugi Jinsaku under the leadership of Saigo Takamori.

Chen Yucheng was taken aback when he saw this, he really didn't expect that it was only a division of the Japanese army that was fighting with his Eighth Army, this was simply an insult to the Eighth Army, it was really unreasonable, it was so unreasonable, how could it be like this, it was really a shame to use only one division to entangle his entire corps here, this was really a great shame, and Chen Yucheng's self-esteem was greatly hit.

No wonder the Japanese army always doesn't fight with them head-on, they just play some side balls, but it turns out that they are doing such things in private, the more Chen Yucheng thinks about it, the more angry he becomes.

Later, Chen Yucheng's lungs were almost blown up, he pulled out the sword beside him, and slashed at a cut of wood beside him, intending to vent the anger in his heart, but he was still angry, he had to find an outlet, so he ordered that the Eighth Army should press with all its might, kill this division of the Japanese army at any cost, and capture Sakamoto Ryoma alive, but when he read the order of the headquarters, he held back, it turned out that in the order, The command ordered him to lead the Eighth Army to rush to the aid of Lu Qingtian and the Sixth Army he led, which was already in danger.

Although Chen Yucheng was short-tempered and angry, he did not dare to disobey the orders of the headquarters, so he ordered the army to attack with all its might, strive to crush the Japanese Sixth Division, and then gallop to the aid of Lu Qingtian.

Crushing this arrogant Japanese division can be regarded as a breath of relief.

And the Eighth Army Corps' force, the Sixth Division led by Hisakamoto Ryoma could not withstand it, and they had no choice but to retreat, and then let the Eighth Army of the Taiping Army leave.

Looking at the Eighth Army of the Taiping Army, which was rushing away, Sakamoto Ryoma prayed that the Japanese army under Saigo Takamori had successfully relieved the siege of several other Japanese troops, and on the other hand, he reported the situation to Ito Hirobumi truthfully.

What happened after this is very clear, and before the arrival of the Eighth Army of the Taiping Army, the Japanese army had successfully retreated with the assistance of Saigo Takamori.

After Chen Yucheng explained all the ins and outs to Lu Qingtian clearly, Lu Qingtian knew that there was such a layer, and he was still wondering why the Japanese army's Saigo Takamori Department would appear opposite him so smoothly, and this part of the Japanese army should have been the meal on the plate of the Eighth Army.

Now, the doubts are finally cleared.

However, although the Eighth Legion was late, fortunately Lu Qingtian and his Sixth Legion still held on, although the loss was strict, but the main structure was still there, thinking of this, Chen Yucheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, of course, he did not forget to apologize to Lu Qingtian.

This apology should also be said, because, if it weren't for Chen Yucheng's Eighth Army being so negligent, Saigo Takamori would not have relieved the siege of the Japanese army so lightly, perhaps, Lu Qingtian had not only successfully killed Takasugi Jinsaku, but also might have taken most of the Japanese army, but the world is so strange that it is impossible to transfer it by human will.

Of course, Lu Qingtian didn't take this seriously, but he still accepted Chen Yucheng's apology, because, only in this way, Chen Yucheng's heart would be better, besides, the Sixth Army was only supported by a small number of reinforcements from the Seventh Army Corps, and Lu Qingtian felt very proud.

On the other hand, it is precisely because of the lack of strong support that he can show how effective and powerful his Sixth Legion is, so to speak, this can be regarded as a small satisfaction of Lu Qingtian's vanity.

And the reinforcements of the Seventh Army mentioned here refer to the reinforcements of the Taiping Army that came at that time when Lu Qingtian was fighting with Da Bo Jiu Litong, and they were a division under the Seventh Army Corps.

After finishing the business, the leaders of the two major armies got together and chatted for a while, and were about to send someone to report the situation here to the headquarters, but unexpectedly, the headquarters had already sent someone and brought orders from the headquarters.

The command order is that the army is to be stationed in place and stand by and that the command will come to join the army.

After receiving the order, Lu Qingtian and Chen Yucheng obeyed the order and ordered the army to stand by.

Without entering too much, Tian Xiaoer led the personnel of the joint command and the men and horses of the Seventh Army Corps to rush over.

After some exclamation, the joint command headquarters set up camp on the spot, and then held a military meeting at the corps level, mainly to sum up the gains and losses of the war against Japan and deploy the next stage of combat missions.

In the joint command of the Taiping Army, the generals gathered, although the number was not large, but there was also a little star-studded feeling.

The first topic of this meeting was, of course, for Lu Qingtian and Chen Yucheng to report on the details of the war against Japan.

The first to speak was Chen Yucheng, to be honest, mentioning this battle, Chen Yucheng felt a little blushing, in this battle, his Eighth Army was not good, not only did they not kill more Japanese troops, but also was placed by Hisakamoto Ryoma Division, which not only made him lose the opportunity to help Lu Qingtian, but also lost the opportunity to gather and annihilate the main force of the Japanese army, he believes that this battle has not been completed, he has to bear a certain responsibility.

After Chen Yucheng finished speaking, Tian Xiaoer didn't express his position immediately, he just asked Chen Yucheng to sit down first, and wait for Lu Qingtian to finish speaking, and then make a decision.

Then it was Lu Qingtian's turn, which was the highlight.

Lu Qingtian stood up, took a deep breath, and then explained the entire battle to everyone sitting in detail from beginning to end, among them, there were some things that he did not know, and Li Kaifang added on the side.

Although Lu Qingtian said it very plainly, everyone sitting here is an expert and knows the thrilling in it.

Therefore, after Lu Qingtian finished speaking, the scene was a dead silence, and everyone was attracted by the twists and turns of the war, forgetting to praise and what they were going to do next.

It wasn't until Lu Qingtian reminded him that he had finished speaking, and Tian Xiaoer was the first to react.

Tian Xiaoer spoke highly of Lu Qingtian and the Sixth Legion he led, and promised that he would ask the empire for them.

Of course, it is appropriate to ask for credit, although Lu Qingtian doesn't care, but the soldiers of his Sixth Legion need it, after all, this is also an affirmation of their courage to kill the enemy.

Sometimes, both material and spiritual rewards are necessary.

Finally, Tian Xiaoer delivered a speech on behalf of the joint command, in which he focused on praising the achievements of the Sixth Army Corps, and the mistakes of the Eighth Army Corps were only brushed aside, but he hoped that the Eighth Army Corps would be ashamed and courageous, and strive to achieve brilliant results in the next battle.

And when the good thing is said and done, then the next step is liquidation, of course, not the liquidation of individuals, but the liquidation of losses, so as to arrange an effective supplement for the subsequent re-fighting.

Judging from the losses counted by the Sixth Army, this battle coupled with the earlier sweeping of the cities around Kaesong, the losses of the Sixth Army were quite severe, and two of the three divisions it organized had been basically disabled, and it would probably take a long time to regain its combat effectiveness, and the only remaining division also had a brigade that lost one and a half regiments, and the other two brigades also had losses of different degrees.

Generally speaking, the full strength of the 6th Army of 200,000 has been left with less than 80,000 men and horses after this battle, and these men and horses also include some other combat units directly under the legion, such as firearms battalions, archers, etc.

From this point of view, this time the loss is more severe than any previous one.

In addition, at that time, when there was a stalemate between Lu Qingtian and Obokuritsu, the reinforcements of the division sent by the Seventh Army Corps also suffered about 10,000 casualties.

However, compared to the Japanese army, the losses of the Taiping army were insignificant.

The earliest sneak attack of the Taiping army has caused Takasugi Jinsaku to lose a lot of men, and then after many fatal blows, among the three divisions of Takasugi Jinsaku, only two and a half brigades of the Ninth Division can be kept intact, plus some other soldiers of 7788, Takasugi Jinsaku has 240,000 people under the jurisdiction of the Takasugi Jinsaku Division, and in the end there are less than 80,000 people who still have combat effectiveness, and Takasugi Jinsaku has become a wasted person.

The other Japanese army, the first division led by Obokuritsu, also lost half of the army of more than 80,000 people, and finally only about 40,000 people remained, and even Obokuritsu himself returned to his hometown.

There is also the last to come to the aid of Saigo Takamori Division, the losses of this Japanese army are not large, however, as the vanguard of the Taiping Army's defense line, although the losses are not large, it does not mean that there are no losses, and they may have six or seven thousand casualties before and after.

The Japanese army led by Ryoma Sakamoto also suffered losses of about 10,000 people in the process of holding off the Eighth Army of the Taiping Army.

So, on the whole, the losses of the Japanese army were probably close to 210,000 people, which was almost the number of men and horses of three divisions.

Finally, the total strength of the Japanese army at the time of the attack on Korea was ten divisions and a total of 800,000 men.

So far, only about 420,000 people remain of the 800,000 Japanese army, and these more than 400,000 people include the fourth, fifth, and sixth divisions, which are relatively intact, about 220,000 people, 80,000 people in the 9th Division, 80,000 people in the 10th Division, and 40,000 people in the 1st Division.

However, the Taiping army could use the strength of the battle at this time to exceed the Japanese army, and the three legions of the Taiping army, after this battle, except for the sixth corps, the losses of the other two legions were not too large.

Specifically, the Sixth Army, when it set out from Pyongyang, was full of 200,000 people, and lost about 10,000 people when sweeping the cities around Kaesong, and with the losses of this battle, there should be about 80,000 troops left.

The Seventh Army lost about 10,000 men when it was sent to support Lu Qingtian, and the remaining strength was about 190,000.

The Eighth Army lost about 10,000 men when it swept the castle around Kaesong in the previous time, and about 10,000 people in the subsequent confrontation with the Japanese Sakamoto Ryoma Division, for a total of 180,000 available troops.

Therefore, the total strength of the Taiping army added up to about 450,000 people.

And a little comparison, it can be found that the Taiping army is 450,000 people, the Japanese army is 420,000 people, in the total strength, after the two major battles, the strength of the two sides has quietly reversed.

In addition to the strength of troops, in other aspects, both sides have their own advantages and disadvantages, the advantage of the Taiping army is that the morale is high, the momentum is like a rainbow, while the advantage of the Japanese army is that they have all retreated to Kaesong and held the fortified city.

In any case, overall, the Taiping army still had a slight advantage.

However, although they have an advantage, it may not be so easy for the Taiping army to capture Kaesong smoothly.

So the future of a qiē remains a mystery.

At the end of the meeting, Tian Xiaoer ordered the army to attack Kaesong with all its strength after a short rest, and strive to wipe out as many Japanese troops as possible in the Kaesong area. (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 ......)