Chapter 427: How the Japanese Army Run
After Dongfang Bufu withdrew the army to the Pyongyang camp, he immediately went to the coalition headquarters to find Tian Xiaoer, he wanted to know about the situation of the Japanese army's Yoshida Songyin breakthrough, he didn't slow down a little, how to say that he ran away.
Until this time, Dongfang Bufu still couldn't believe the fact that the Japanese army had run away, how could it be possible, what was needed to surround the Japanese army was two corps of men, a total of 400,000 people, how could it be so easy to let the Japanese army run away.
When he arrived at the headquarters, Tian Xiaoer, several other generals subordinate to the coalition command, and two military divisions were already seated.
Tian Xiaoer saw Dongfang Bufu coming in, glanced at him, didn't make a sound, just pointed to the chair next to him, motioned for him to sit down, Dongfang Bufu nodded, and sat down according to his words.
The atmosphere at the scene made Dongfang Bufu feel a little weird.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please come today, there is only one reason, I think you have guessed some, yes, the purpose of coming here today is mainly to make some necessary summaries and explanations of the relevant situation of this battle, everyone thinks, since we have paid hard work, sweat and blood, then, we must always get a little reward, otherwise, our efforts are not too worthwhile." Seeing that everyone had already sat down, Tian Xiaoer clasped his hands in front of his chest, his eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, his face was very strict, and the words he said were a little light and a little cold.
occupies a huge advantage, but the battle is fought to this extent, and no one will be happy.
"Marshal, please." Everyone slammed for a moment, and all of them stood up and said in unison.
"Alright, let's all sit down." Tian Xiaoer's hands pressed down, motioned for everyone to sit down, and said.
"Yes." The people sat down again.
"In this battle, in terms of results, we won a small victory, and the Japanese army suffered a small defeat, but. Let's not talk about the significance of this small victory, let's talk about the course of this war, in this process, whether we have lost anything, what we have lost, and whether we have left regrets. Rethink. In the face of the results of the reflection, I can only say that, unfortunately, we did have regrets. And the biggest regret is that the three divisions under the jurisdiction of Yoshida Shoin of the Japanese army were not completely annihilated, and the tiger was returned to the mountain, and the consequences of letting the tiger return to the mountain will surely be endless troubles." Tian Xiaoer's calm and somewhat cold voice sounded in the coalition headquarters. Everyone in the audience felt a slight chill.
Seemingly. Today's focus is still on the breakout of Yoshida Matsu's pussy, and when I think of this, everyone's hearts are in a pang. Some people even began to feel uneasy, although Tian Xiaoer did not directly mention the topic of accountability, but all the generals present knew that none of them dared to say that they must have anything to do with responsibility.
Dongfang Bu, who was sitting next to Tian Xiaoer, saw that he was talking about the breakout of Yoshida Song's pubic area, and immediately pricked up his ears and listened carefully, what he was most concerned about now was also this problem.
"Marshal, let Yoshida Matsuya escape this time, our Eighth Army Corps should bear the main responsibility, and the last general, as the commander of the Eighth Legion, also ask the Marshal to punish him." Chen Yucheng, the commander of the Eighth Army, took the initiative to take the responsibility on himself.
Chen Yucheng is a responsible man, and he never shirks responsibility.
The rest of the generals listened to Chen Yucheng's words, and their expressions suddenly became different.
Dongfang was not confused and thoughtful, Lu Qingtian was ashamed, and the expression of Li Yuanpei of the Korean Guards Regiment was quite complicated, everyone's thoughts were different, and the expressions on their faces were different.
Tian Xiaoer saw this qiē in his eyes, but did not immediately express his opinion.
"Marshal ......" Soon after Chen Yucheng said his position, Li Yuanpei also stood up suddenly, and Chaotian Xiaoer clasped his fists and shouted.
Li Yuanpei seemed to have something to say, but as soon as he stood up, Huo Dongyang and Li Guo, who were sitting beside him, gently tugged at his sleeves and shook their heads, as if to persuade him not to be strong.
Seeing these two people behaving like this, Li Yuanpei's expression couldn't help but shrink, and he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.
Of course, these small actions of the North Korean people did not escape Tian Xiaoer's eyes, he smiled, and asked casually: "General Li, I don't know what is going on?" But it doesn't hurt to say that."
Tian Xiaoer's kind smile made Li Yuanpei look very embarrassed, his face changed again and again, and his heart was even more fluctuating, after a fierce ideological struggle, Li Yuanpei still did not have the courage to say what was in his heart, but changed to an understatement and said: "Marshal, the last general just wants to call the marshal, it's okay, nothing happens."
After Li Yuanpei said such a coaxing thing about a three-year-old child with an embarrassed face, he sat down apologetically, and it could be seen that he was not feeling good in his heart.
Seeing Li Yuanpei say this, Tian Xiaoer nodded, then sighed softly, and began to be silent again.
"Marshal, the Sixth Army is also responsible, and please punish the marshal as well." Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene was a little wrong, Lu Qingtian couldn't sit still, and when Li Yuanpei's voice fell, he also stood up and pleaded guilty.
Dongfang Bufu heard this, and his heart also beat a drum, this sixth legion is the same as his seventh legion, it is only responsible for intercepting the reinforcements of the Japanese army, and does not directly participate in the siege of Yoshida Songyin, Yoshida Songyin ran away, this should have nothing to do with Lu Qingtian, which kind of sin is he asking for, if the sixth legion is responsible, according to this reasoning, isn't the seventh legion led by Dongfang Bufu also have to be offended? The problem is getting more and more complicated.
From this moment on, Dongfang Bufu also hesitated.
The Japanese army Yoshida Matsuyin ran away, this is a fact and cannot be changed, but since it is running, there is a loophole, and if there is a loophole, it is necessary to figure out where the loophole is opened, and only by knowing where the loophole is opened, then can we know who is responsible.
Speaking of the person responsible, several corps of the Sino-Korean coalition army participated in the battle, that is, the person responsible must be among the three corps of the Taiping Army and the Korean Corps, and the Eighth Army Corps and the Korean Army Corps were responsible for encircling the Japanese army, and the Sixth Army Corps and the Seventh Army Corps that intercepted the Japanese reinforcements seemed to have little to do with it.
In this sense, the main responsibility for this is still on the Eighth Army and the Korean Army, and the Eighth Army took the initiative to admit its mistake and take responsibility, but the Korean Army did not say a word, which means that the main responsibility for the escape of the Japanese army should be borne by the Eighth Army Corps.
And what the real situation is, only the parties themselves understand.
"General Chen, you are on the front line, you know the whole story, you know best, you can explain the situation to everyone here at that time." Tian Xiaoer glanced at the generals sitting again. It seems to be casually enlightened to Chen Yu.
As soon as Tian Xiaoer's words came out, Dongfang didn't know how to hear it, Tian Xiaoer's purpose in saying this was obviously to give Chen Yucheng a chance, to give a chance to clarify for himself and the Eighth Army.
However, Dongfang Bufu was very interested in this mentions, because he was the only one in the audience who did not know what had happened.
"Yes." Chen Yuchengdao.
So, Chen Yucheng told the story of the day again.
Then, Tian Xiaoer asked the generals to tell all the things that happened around their legions that day, and in the end, the matter couldn't be clearer.
On that day, after the withdrawal of the 6th and 7th Army Corps, the 8th Army Corps and the Korean Guards Corps launched a fierce attack on Hiyoshida Shoyin, and both sides knew the importance of this battle. So they all fought desperately regardless of the dead and wounded. The battle lasted two or three hours, from mid-day until the sun set in the west, and until nightfall, when the two sides fought to the death. There is no intention of stopping.
There was extreme fatigue between both sides. But they are all trying to support. Because both sides know very well in their hearts that if whoever can't hold on first, then who may lose in the end.
And this battle has been fought until now. The dead between the two sides are already piled up, and no one can stop.
The three divisions of the Japanese army have been abolished by one and a half, and at most there are only about 100,000 people left, and the casualties of the Sino-Korean coalition army are not less than those of the Japanese army, and they still faintly overshadow the Japanese army.
The reason why the Korean Army Corps died a little more and the Eighth Army Corps died a little less, is because the Japanese army concentrated the direction of the main attack on the side of the Korean Army Corps, and they knew that persimmons should be pinched softly.
The consumption of the war is huge, if the two sides continue to fight like this, then there will only be one final result, the Japanese army is completely annihilated, and most of the Sino-Korean coalition forces are damaged, and for this result, maybe both sides do not want to see, but the two sides are already on a high-speed running carriage at this time, can they stop all of a sudden, obviously, can't, can they run a little slower, or can't, because, whoever stops first or even slows down first, then, who will die faster.
Therefore, both sides can only hold on, hoping that the other party will not be able to resist first.
Originally, before this battle started, Da Bo Kuritong also thought of paralyzing the Taiping Army by gambling on the contract, so as to achieve the purpose of delaying time, so as to win more time for the Japanese reinforcements, but his plan was finally seen through by Wang Xiaoyong, and this led to the redeployment of the Taiping Army.
The withdrawal of the 6th and 7th Army Corps of the Taiping Army also made Obokuritsu and Yoshida Shoin understand the fact that their strategy of delaying the army failed, and then, they had only one way to go, that is, to fight to the death.
Both sides do not retreat, both sides want to kill and injure each other as much as possible, such a battle can no longer be described as cruel, this is simply not to treat people as people, people are here, that is not as good as animals, it is really sad!
As the war progressed, more and more people died, and the advantage of the side with more people than the side with fewer people gradually became apparent.
In terms of total numbers, the two corps of the Sino-Korean coalition army, totaling 400,000 people, while the three divisions of the Japanese army, totaling 240,000 people, counted some later losses in 7788, the Sino-Korean coalition army as a whole is still nearly 100,000 more than the Japanese army.
100,000 people, this is a huge number, it's not that you can fill in the land if you want to, if the Japanese reinforcements can't arrive as much as possible, if you continue like this, it must be the Japanese army who loses this battle in the end.
Although Obokuritsu and Yoshida Shoin were both fighting against the Sino-Korean coalition with a certain mentality, in their minds, they still hoped that reinforcements would arrive sooner.
Who would want to die if they have a chance to live.
Just as Yoshida Shoin and Obokuri were struggling to hold on, they suddenly heard a loud shout of killing from behind the Korean Legion, and at the same time, they saw that the Korean Legion besieging them began to go into chaos.
Obokuri and Yoshida Shoin were stunned for a moment, not knowing what was going on, but then they thought about it carefully, and then they came back to their senses, and they already understood what was going on, and they couldn't help but be overjoyed.
They knew they were saved.
It couldn't be clearer that reinforcements from the Japanese army came.
However, where did this reinforcement come from, and where did it come from, several main divisions of the Japanese army were all blocked by the Sixth and Seventh Armies, could it be that these Japanese troops fell from the sky.
It's a bit confusing. (To be continued......)