When Uehara Yusaku arrived at Gaomi with the remaining troops of the three divisions and joined the 23rd brigade, the pursuers behind had been left 250 kilometers away, even though the Japanese army paid the high price of two regiments to wipe out the North. cost.

After arriving in Gaomi, Yusaku Uehara immediately ordered the whole army to attack.He knew very well in his heart that because of the cut off of supplies, the Japanese army lacked ammunition.If they can't quickly break through the Hualan army's defense line, they will only perish. What's more, after breaking through Gaomi, they still need to attack Huangdao.

According to Yusaku Uehara's estimate, according to this style of play, not many people can return to China, but this is their only way out.The Japanese army did not have artillery and machine guns, because these heavy weapons were abandoned on the road, and now they can only rely on the [-]-type rifle and Bushido spirit.Driven by the officers, tens of thousands of Japanese troops launched a cluster charge.Faced with such a large number of people charging, although the artillery of the Artillery Regiment of the Shu Army Division did not stop for a moment, it still could not stop the Japanese army who was risking their lives.

Yusaku Uehara has issued instructions, and now the supply has been cut off. If they can't break through the direction of Hualan's army, the whole army will only have one way to go.Now whoever does not move forward bravely is a traitor to the Imperial Army of the Great Japanese Empire, and officers at all levels can enforce battlefield discipline.

Under such strict orders, all the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army were desperate. They didn't care about life and death at all, and only wanted to break through the Hualan army's defense line.The Song Zheyuan Department fought very hard, because the No.19 Division, whose number of continuous combat numbers dropped to 4, had to withstand the Japanese army's strong attack of more than [-] people.Even if the Japanese army is a unit without heavy weapons, the pressure is very high.

The losses of the front-line troops were very large, and the reserves were all filled into the positions.Song Zheyuan sat in the headquarters with his eyes red, calculating how long he could hold on.The accompanying artillery shells have all been fired, and the reinforcements behind are still [-] kilometers away.Since yesterday, the positions began to fall one after another. Song Zheyuan had to organize death squads at night and regained most of the positions with submachine guns and machetes.

"Dinglingling" The phone on the table rang hurriedly, as if really urging Song Zheyuan to answer the phone quickly.He picked up the phone and said calmly, "I'm Song Zheyuan."

The person who called was the head of the 58th Regiment of the 58th Division. When he heard that it was Song Zheyuan who answered the phone, he cried on the phone: "Master, the brothers were beaten too badly. Leave some seeds for the [-]th Regiment. Let me It’s okay to withdraw one company.”

Hearing what the other party said, Song Zheyuan slapped the table hard.He suddenly stood up and yelled at the head of the group on the phone: "No one is allowed to retreat. If you dare to withdraw even one person, I will shoot you. I have no reinforcements for you. If you lose your position, you can organize your own people to give me back." Take it back. The position must not be lost, even the last person left must block the Japanese. If the company commander is dead, go up, and if the battalion commander is dead, go up, if they are all dead, I will fill the hole myself." Said After he finished, he suddenly threw the microphone on the table.

Everyone in the headquarters stared wide-eyed at the furious division commander. They had never seen such a furious division commander who loved soldiers like a son.Song Zheyuan gasped for a moment with his eyes wide open, then grabbed the pistol on the table and said: "The guard company gathers, and everyone in the headquarters who can hold a gun follows me." After speaking, he strode out of the headquarters.The communications personnel and staff officers in the headquarters saw the division commander go out, they found their weapons in a panic, and rushed out.

At this time, the No. 19 Division's defense line was at its last moment, and all the troops put all the people who could be mobilized into the battle, even the Huotou Army and artillery were no exception.Song Zheyuan has personally led everyone in the division headquarters to the 19 Highland, where the competition is most fierce.At this time, the ammunition of the No. [-] Division was about to run out, the machine gun had long been abandoned, and even the rifle bullets were unsustainable.

Looking at the Japanese soldiers who were desperately climbing up the high ground, Song Zheyuan shouted loudly: "Brothers, these Japanese soldiers have brought disaster on Qilu. They killed our people and burned our homes. Now they want to escape to their own country, everyone. What should I do?"

"Resolutely block it."

"Kill them all." Many soldiers were shouting.

Chapter 568 Smash Qilu

"Yes, we must never let a Japanese executioner slip by. People are in the position. As long as we can hold on until the reinforcements arrive, these Japanese people are destined to be wiped out. But the reinforcements have not yet arrived, and now we have to grab the time before the reinforcements arrive. , firmly blocking the way of the Japanese people." Song Zheyuan loudly encouraged the soldiers: "Loyal bones are buried everywhere in the green mountains, why bother to return the shrouded horse leather. Now is the time to witness our [-]th Division's loyalty to the country, the nation, and our cause. The people obeyed the order, put on the bayonet and drove the enemy out."

A huge shout erupted from the officers and soldiers standing firm, and the loud voice made the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army stunned.Song Zheyuan was the first to rush out of the position, stepping on the corpses all over the ground and rushing towards the Japanese army team on the high ground.

"Come on." The soldiers also held bayonet-mounted rifles or waved the characteristic machetes of the [-]th Division, and rushed down the mountain.The Japanese army's assault team stopped, and the Japanese soldiers were all stunned.They didn't dare to imagine how the Hualan army with such a small number would charge the Japanese army with so many people.

They didn't have much chance to think, the charge team of the Hualan army had already broken into the ranks of the Japanese army.Driven by Song Zheyuan, the soldiers of the [-] Heights used all their skills to kill and wound the Japanese army with hand-to-hand combat.Driven by this battlefield, the [-]th Division launched a full-line counter-charge, and the two armies, which were also exhausted of ammunition, launched a battle of cold weapons.

Facing the fearless soldiers of the Shu army, Yusaku Uehara also felt extremely shocked.An idea suddenly popped up in his brain, Hualan has transformed, it is no longer that decayed old empire.In the future, Hualan will become stronger and stronger until it crushes all obstacles on the road and becomes the center of the world again.

Hualan with such fighters is invincible, and the Wa country that insists on fighting against Hualan will become history, and the Dawa nation will become a thing of the past like those nations that once existed.Thinking of this, Uehara Yusaku couldn't help shivering.He wants to live, and he wants to return to Wa country to report what he has seen and heard.Japan cannot go on like this, the cabinet must adjust its attitude towards China, such a great country can only follow but not confront.

No matter what Yusaku Uehara thinks, at least he won't be able to return to Wa country in a short time.Because just as the two sides were mingling together to start hand-to-hand combat, in the south of the battlefield, a loud bugle sound suddenly sounded.That is not the sound of a bugle, but a triumphant song played by countless bugles.Amidst the continuous sound of bugles, countless Hualan soldiers with rifles launched a fierce attack on the flank of the Japanese army.

After a series of forced marches, the First Shu Army and the No.13 Mountain Infantry Division who came from Sichuan finally arrived at the Qilu battlefield.The same sound of bugles soon sounded in the west, and the second division of the Cochin Army and the second regiment of the first artillery division also arrived.Seeing that the [-]th Division had been mixed with the Japanese army, the reinforcements rushed up without hesitation, choosing to use bayonets to resolve the battle.

The situation on the battlefield reversed, the number of advantages was exchanged, and more than [-] new troops joined, completely destroying the Japanese army's hope of breaking through.At this time, the Japanese army was not the imperial army that would rather die than submit in later generations. After losing hope of victory, many people chose to surrender.It's just that before the Japanese army surrendered, they would burn down the alliance flag first. Only this time, relying on the melee at close range, the Shu army caught the Japanese army by surprise and captured one of them.

The tradition of the Japanese army is different from other armies, and their united flags are even more precious than divisional flags.It is really because the flag of each alliance is issued by the emperor himself, which represents the emperor's approval of them.As long as an alliance flag still exists, even if everyone has died, it will be allowed to reorganize.

Once the alliance flag is lost, even if the entire alliance is fully staffed, it will be disbanded. Therefore, each alliance will select the most elite team to take up the task of guarding the flag, and the one holding the flag is also the one with the highest technical and tactical level A second lieutenant.

Japanese soldiers regarded the alliance flag as life, and the capture of the alliance flag was their greatest shame.Therefore, when it was absolutely necessary, Japanese soldiers would rather burn down the alliance flag than fall into the enemy's hands.However, there are too many variables in such hand-to-hand combat. Many alliances began to burn the alliance flags when they heard the bugle.But there are always one or two team officers who are lucky enough to keep their alliance flag. As a result, when the Hualan army rushed up, it was impossible to set fire to the flag again.

The Qilu battlefield subsided with the end of this battle, and the joint forces of the Shu Army and the Jiaozhi Army won a complete victory. At the cost of more than 1 people killed and 4 injured, they wiped out 3 Japanese troops and captured more than [-] prisoners people.As for the captured weapons, the Shu army didn't pay much attention to them. With a swipe of Zhao Shouhong's pen, all of them were accounted for by the Jiaozhi army. Cai Songpo was so happy that he didn't close his mouth for several days.

The news of the total defeat of the Qilu Japanese army came, and the whole country of the Wa country was in turmoil, and the political circle also showed signs of instability. For this reason, the elders who really controlled the political arena of the Wa country had to gather to discuss the state form.After Ito Hirobumi was assassinated and Katsura passed away, Dashanyan and Inoue Kaoru became seriously ill one after another. In fact, the only two veterans who control the political arena of the Japanese country are Shanxian Youtomo and Xiyuanji Gongwang.

Youtomo of Shan County, who was born in Changzhou Fan, was the father of the Japanese army. As a militant military politician, he was originally incompatible with Gongwang Xiyuanji, who was born in a public family and advocated democracy.It was also based on this contradiction that Gongwang of Xiyuan Temple and Gui Tailang joined forces to resist the formation of a cabinet by Youpeng in Shan County.

Although the two have different ideas, their ideals of revitalizing the country are the same.In such a critical moment, Gong Wang of Xiyuan Temple first put down his body and came to see Youpeng in Shanxian County in person.Youpeng of Shan County knew the reason for Xiyuan Temple Gongwang's overtures, and he accepted him very politely.

"When the teacher was here in the past, he was never willing to send troops to conquer other countries easily. Every time he used force, he always cooperated with politics and diplomacy first, but this time the army was launched under the pressure of the allies and the protest of the Hualan government. Now I am afraid that the situation will be difficult to deal with after losing the war." Gongwang Xiyuanji has always admired his teacher Ito Hirobumi very much, but now he thinks about it without embarrassment.

In Xiyuansi Gongwang's words, there was a hint of dissatisfaction with the army.Shanxian Youpeng was very unhappy. After all, he was the representative of the Army in the political circles of the Wa Kingdom: "If the government can be more determined and invest more than three divisions in Qilu, I believe the result will be completely opposite."

Chapter 569 The decision of the Japanese government

Gongwang of Xiyuan Temple was originally only expressing his feelings, but he didn't expect Youpeng from Shanxian County to respond in such a way. In his words, there was a vague meaning of blaming the government for dragging down the army.Today Xiyuan Temple Gongwang is here to solve the problem, so he is naturally unwilling to conflict with the other party.Looking at the increasingly gloomy face of Shanxian Youpeng, he couldn't help shaking his head and said with a wry smile: "This can't be blamed on the government. The navy has never been able to control the sea, and the logistics and transportation can't keep up. No matter how much the army is invested, the supplies can't keep up and it can't win. .”

The meaning of this passage is obviously to shift the responsibility to the navy. Hearing what the other party said, Shanxian Youpeng's face gradually improved. "Now is not the time to pursue responsibility. What does Mr. Xiyuan think we should do?"

Gongwang of Xiyuan Temple sighed and said: "Now the navy and army are hurting their vitality, it is meaningless to continue fighting. What's more, the allies of Sa'er Kingdom have been urging us to send troops to the Western Continent. If we continue to delay in the Hualan battlefield, the allies will do us harm. Opinion."

"Huh..." Youpeng of Shanxian County was full of disdain: "The actions of the Great Wa Kingdom Empire don't need to be dictated by the Sar Kingdom. The blood of the soldiers of the Wa Kingdom can only be shed for the benefit of the empire."

"Although the words are good, the country of Wa is not strong enough. Once the allies in the Western Continent are annoyed, it will be detrimental to our country to make them support Hualan." Gongwang Xiyuansi's thinking is more pragmatic and rational: "I think it is best now The best way is to negotiate a peace temporarily. Based on my understanding of Hualan, once the external threat is lifted, they will fight internally. The defeat of the empire in Qilu this time was caused by two local warlords, Zhao Shouhong and Cai Songpo. With their reputation greatly improved, Yuan Kai will naturally feel threatened. I think once the empire sues for peace, he will start to deal with these two forces."

Shanxian Youpeng nodded in agreement: "That's right, Hualan people have always liked fighting among themselves."

"So we should wait and see what happens, show our allies in the Western Continent, and provoke Hualan to fight internally. When they are exhausted, the imperial army will be able to deal with them easily." Xiyuan Temple Gongwang analyzed to the other party, hoping Shan County Youpeng can support the negotiation.

Shanxian Youpeng nodded, apparently convinced by Gongwang of Xiyuan Temple.Seeing the opponent nodding, Xiyuansi Gongwang heaved a sigh of relief. He was most afraid that the army would choose to fight to the death and continue to send troops to the Qilu or Mingbei battlefields, fighting Hualan forever.Even if Hualan is defeated in that way, Japan's political economy and diplomacy will suffer heavy losses, and it will lose short-term development opportunities.

"But I also have a condition." Shanxian Youpeng said suddenly.

Gong Wang of Xiyuan Temple looked at the other party in surprise, then nodded and said, "Shan County Lord, please tell me."

"Let Okuma Shigenobu step down, his cabinet is too weak. In a difficult time for the country, we need a strong cabinet. I think it is appropriate for Terauchi Masaki to form a cabinet." Yamagata Yutomo's words are tantamount to denying Okuma Shigenobu. The role of the literati cabinet, and hope that the army will form the cabinet.

Gong Wang of Xiyuan Temple considered gains and losses, and now the Wa Kingdom is unable to fight anymore, if it persists, it will cause too much loss to the country.Without the support of Yamagata Yutomo, it would be very difficult to end the war, and Okuma Shigenobu is not with him, and it is not impossible to sacrifice.

With the third Katsura Katsura cabinet collapsed due to the constitutional protection movement, the subsequent Navy Minister Gonbei Yamamoto formed a cabinet.At the beginning of the year, the "Siemens incident" was exposed, a large number of high-ranking naval officials were arrested, and the cabinet of Gonbei Yamamoto resigned because of this. With the failure of Keigo Kiyoura to form a cabinet, Shigenobu Okuma was pushed to the position of prime minister.It can be said that Shigenobu Okuma's cabinet formation is the result of mutual compromise between various forces. The biggest expectation of the several veterans for this cabinet is to suppress the Seiyukai.

The prime minister who was born in the Hizen domain does not have the support of the elders behind him. This is the biggest flaw in the Japanese political arena where the elders rule, so he can be easily sacrificed at any time. "Of course there is no problem with this." Gongwang Xiyuansi finally made a compromise.After a compromise was reached between the two most powerful elders in the Japanese political arena, the cabinet held an imperial meeting.

"I think we should continue to increase the number of Hualan troops. Our army has not exhausted its full strength. As long as we send out five more divisions, we will surely be able to capture the entire Qilu. Please also ask His Highness Jianguo to order you." Army Minister Okaichinosuke bowed and said.

"Three divisions plus a brigade, and the most precious three heavy field artillery regiments, such a powerful force was completely wiped out. Does the army have the face to fight again?" Navy Minister Yatsushiro Rokuro snorted coldly.

"The navy seems to be even more embarrassed. Hualan doesn't have any big ships at all, but you have lost so many warships, and the enemy has even touched Sagami Bay. Not only did you bombard East Morning City, you lost a lot of factories, and you were dragged away by three battleships. , This is simply a disgrace to Japanese soldiers." Oka Ichinosuke immediately retorted.

"You..." Yadai Liulang's face was livid, if it wasn't for the Jian Guo Crown Prince Yuren here, he would have fought one-on-one.

"Now is not the time to pursue accountability. The question is whether we still need to continue the fight. What does His Highness Jian Guo think?" Prime Minister Shigenobu Okuma looked at Hirohito.

Because Emperor Taisho's brain was injured when he was a child, his spirit was up and down, and now all major affairs of the country are handed over to Hirohito, who is the crown prince.The crown prince Yuren, who had a lot of grandfather's legacy, was also at a loss at this time.

The defeat of the navy and army cannot be blamed on the officers and soldiers. After all, the opponent used submarines, aircraft and other advanced weapons that the Japanese country did not have, and the number of heavy artillery and machine guns was beyond the expectations of the Japanese military.What's more, attacking Huangdao and invading Hualan by taking advantage of the opportunity of destroying the Teutonic people was something decided by the Imperial Council, and he also agreed.Now Japan's navy and army have suffered disastrous defeats. If they continue to invest in troops, not only will it be difficult to predict the outcome, but it may also waste precious development opportunities and prevent the country's economy from recovering.

"His Royal Highness Jian Guo, the envoys of the three kingdoms of Sargaul and Raksha are protesting that we are going to war with Hualan privately, saying that this is indirectly helping the allies to increase allies. The envoy of Raksha said that he can no longer see clearly. An ally of the Allies is still a helper of the Allies.” Foreign Minister Takaaki Kato’s words became the last straw that broke the camel’s back.

The entire imperial meeting suddenly fell into dead silence, and everyone knew that there was no hope of victory in this battle.But no one wants to bear this infamy, because this is the only situation in which Wa country has failed in foreign wars since the Meiji Restoration.

"The current situation is unfavorable, and it will be useless to continue entanglement. Why don't we stop our troops temporarily, and wait until we build our national strength and military strength, and then make a comeback. This time the Minister of Foreign Affairs will have to work harder. Hualan people have always been weak. Maybe you can be at the negotiating table. Come on, get back what you can't get on the battlefield." Seeing that everyone was silent, Hirohito finally spoke.

5 Seventy Chapters Powerful Country Diplomacy

Seeing that Hirohito first proposed peace talks, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.Kato Takaaki got up quickly: "Even if we try our best, we must fight for the interests of the empire."

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