"Take the entire island of Kyushu," Xuan Jianzhang repeated with a glare.Li Hongzhang waved his hand, "I'm just conveying the emperor's order, how to deploy it, militarily, you arrange it yourself, I only take care of diplomatic and administrative matters." ”Xuan Jianzhang nodded, and didn't dare to say this question out loud, "Lord Vice-Chancellor, let's go and rest first, do you want to go to Sasebo Castle, or go back to Nagasaki Castle" "I'll go to Nagasaki Castle, most of the embassies of various countries are in Nagasaki Castle, which is more convenient to contact, and from Nagasaki Castle, it is also more convenient to contact Seoul." ”Li Hongzhang said."
Well, the vice minister has worked tirelessly, hard."
Xuan Jianzhang nodded, and said softly: "Since the emperor already has an idea, I think, should we take Kumamoto first, so that we can occupy the central area of Kyushu Island, which can not only protect Nagasaki City, Sasebo City, Saga City, and Kitakyushu City, but also attract the Japanese to take the initiative to attack, we only need to use Kumamoto as a meat grinder." ”"You can do it yourself."
Li Hongzhang smiled slightly, "Didn't I just say that Senior Commander Xuan is only in charge of the military, only to win, no matter how you develop, I will cooperate with you, but if you win, I can cooperate, if you lose, diplomacy will be passive." ”Xuan Jianzhang smiled, "That's it." ”"Otherwise, if I want to help you command the war, I have to understand."
Li Hongzhang said with a smile."
Don't be modest, you fought in the war, don't think I don't know this, since you are the emperor's teacher, you naturally understand everything."
Xuan Jianzhang said enviously.Li Hongzhang ate Xuan Jianzhang's sycophant, indeed, being able to become an emperor is what Li Hongzhang is most proud of.President Meng actually has no teacher, he used to worship Li Hongzao, that is also for political purposes, in fact, there is no substance, after the unification of the land of China, Li Hongzao also hid at home and did not come out, President Meng asked Li Hongzhang to find Li Hongzao, and wanted Li Hongzao to hold an honorary position and do some work in social relations.Li Hongzao refused to go out of the mountain, so he hid at home to read, and President Meng didn't forget it.On the contrary, it was Li Hongzhang, who took refuge in Huaguo, and after the complete collapse of the Qing court, Li Hongzhang became more and more valued by President Meng, making Li Hongzhang, a little old man, more and more high-spirited.Xuan Jianzhang knew about military affairs, and it seemed that he was going to act arbitrarily, and the two of them chatted a little about the situation on Kyushu Island, and they didn't have time to gossip, so they immediately said goodbye to Li Hongzhang and hurried to arrange a combat meeting.In addition, Xuan Jianzhang asked the staff officer to inform the president's secretariat of Seoul that he wanted to attack Kumamoto.After listening to Princess Katrina Kaf's telegram from Xuan Jianzhang, President Meng said: "Power Xuan Jianzhang, the affairs of North Korea, let him discuss it with Li Hongzhang, there is no need to ask for instructions on everything, just tell me." ”"Okay, Your Majesty, now you really look like an emperor, it's all handed over to the below, and we're much more relaxed."
Princess Katrina Kafu smiled."
It's not that I want to be the shopkeeper, it's supposed to be my own responsibility, otherwise, I would have to do something for so many officials.I can't do it alone," President Moe also laughed."
Hmm."
Princess Katrina Kaaf smiled.Xuan Jianzhang convened an emergency operational meeting, and when Li Hongzhang had just arrived at Nagasaki Castle, the 1st Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Field Division of the Chinese Army had already arrived at Kumamoto Castle.Kumamoto Prefecture is located in the western part of the central part of the Kyushu region of Japan, on the border between North Kyushu and South Kyushu, 1072 km from Tokyo, the capital of Japan, and 631 km from Seoul.For geographical reasons, Kumamoto has been the political center of the Kyushu region since ancient times.With a land area of about 7,402 square kilometers, it ranks 15th in Japan.It is about 7 times the size of Hong Kong, and 63% of its land is covered by forests.The north is gentle mountainous terrain and the east to south is surrounded by mountains at an altitude of 1,000 meters.To the northeast is Mount Aso, home to a world-class caldera.The western part faces the Ariake Sea and the Yatsushiro Sea, and its open sea is connected to the East China Sea.To the east is the Kyushu Mountains, from which the Shirakawa River, Midorikawa River, and the Kuma River, known as one of Japan's three major rapids, flow.The downstream areas include Kumamoto, Yashiro Plains, Shirakawa, Midorikawa and Kuma River, which flow into Shimabara Bay and Yatsushiro Sea of Ignorance.To the west of the Yatsushiro Sea are the Tenjima Islands.Kumamoto Prefecture is also known as the "Land of Fire" for three reasons.One is that Mt.
Aso, the world's largest overlapping active volcano, is located in Kumamoto Prefecture.It is composed of more than 50 volcanoes erupting one after another, creating a group of outer mountains and core mountains, which is a rare wonder in the world, among which the largest crater is Nakadake Fire Crater.The central five peaks of Mt.
Aso, Mt.
Naka, Mt.
Neko, Mt.
Tsugashima, and Mt.
Eboshi are dotted among the outer mountains with a circumference of 128 kilometers, and the verdant grasslands are set against wisps of white smoke.Another reason is the mysterious firelight that appears on the Ming Sea.Legend has it that when Emperor Keiyuki of Japan came to Kumamoto Prefecture to extinguish the "bear attack" of the wealthy clan, he was able to safely dock at night with the help of a fire that appeared on the sea, and an unknown fire appeared on the Yatsushiro Kai Ariake Sea in the autumn evening.The third reason is that when the Emperor Chongjin was worshipped, there were earth spiders who beat monkeys and necked monkeys, and led more than 180 people to gather at the famous peak of the Asahi in Yicheng County.The Emperor then sent Kenoo to lead the crowd to destroy the thieves.After the eradication, the Jianxu team conducted patrols and investigations in the country.When they arrived at Hakuhatayama in Yatsushiro-gun, they stopped there because it was getting late; But at night, a natural flame suddenly appeared in the sky, and slowly descended to this mountain to burn, much to the surprise of the group.The Kenoo group reported this strange incident to the emperor, who named the place "Fire Country".Kumamoto Prefecture has a warm climate, abundant water, and wide hills, and has been inhabited by humans for 28,000 years.Remains of the Paleolithic and Jomon periods have been found in many places in Kumamoto Prefecture.From the Yayoi period, Kuma himself began to cultivate rice.Bronze and iron tools have also been found in various parts of Kumamoto Prefecture, and the oldest iron axe in Japan has been unearthed in Tensui Town, Kumamoto Prefecture.It can be seen that the Yayoi culture once flourished.In the 4th century of the Kofun period, tombs were built in the depths of the Uto Peninsula that were square in the form and then round in the back, and then spread throughout the prefecture, and the wealthy families known as the "Lord of Fire" enjoyed power for a while.As can be seen from the artifacts excavated from the Eda Funayama Kofun in Kikusui Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, it is clear that at the end of the Kofun period in the 6th and 7th centuries AD, some wealthy families began to communicate with other countries.Some of the tombs known as "decorative burial mounds" have paintings and texts on the walls, while others have stone figures and stone artifacts erected in front of the tombs.In 527 AD, Iwai, the ruler of Fukuoka Prefecture in the Tsukushi Province, launched a rebellion that was suppressed by the central government of Japan.After that, the central government designated land directly under the government throughout Japan, named the land "tunkura", and at the same time incorporated the tuncang system into the national political system of Japan.During the Ritsurei period from the end of the 7th century to the beginning of the 9th century, the rich Kumamoto Prefecture became the only major country on the island of Kyushu.In the Manyoshu, a collection of tanka compiled in the 8th century, there are poems that praise the customs of Kumamoto.From the end of the 8th century to the end of the 12th century, after the Heian period, Kumamoto Prefecture in Higo Province was divided into 14 counties and 99 subordinate townships.At the height of the manor's popularity, Higo built 10 large estates, including "Aso", "Kakogi", and "Yamaga", and the samurai clan was born and became more active.At the end of the 12th century, in the Kamakura period, the central government appointed samurai as local governors and lords of manors, and the "Aso clan", "Kikuchi clan", and "Oyo clan" grew in power in various places.At the same time, the Sagara clan, a close confidant of the Kamakura princes, ruled the Kuma region and spread Buddhist culture in the Kuma area.By the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Kyushu was divided into two opposing factions under the influence of the central power struggle.As the power of the Kikuchi clan gradually became stronger, the Aso, Nawa, Sagara and other clans also had to work hard to strengthen the ranks.However, at the end of the Muromachi period, after the power of the Kikuchi clan declined, the three major clans of Otomo in Bungo Oita Prefecture, Ryuzoji Temple in Hizen Saga Prefecture, and Shimazu in Satsuma Kagoshima sprung up, making Higo Province the center of contention among the three clans.This battle for the beacon was overwhelmed by the Shimazu forces.After that, the power of the Shimazu clan was submissive to Toyotomi Hideyoshi after Toyotomi Hideyoshi pacified Kyushu.In 1587, after Toyotomi Hideyoshi pacified the political situation in Kyushu, he appointed Sasa Narumasa as the king of Higo Province.Later, due to the rebellion of the people, Zozo lost his position.Then, Kiyomasa Kato in the north of the prefecture, Yukinaga Konishi in the south of the prefecture, and Sagara in Kuma to stabilize his sphere of influence.In the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Konishi Yukinaga was defeated and destroyed, and Kato Kiyomasa subseki unified Higo and built Kumamoto Castle.Qing Zheng personally embarked on the construction of civil engineering and water control projects in his territory, and many achievements have been circulated.In 1632, after the Kato clan began to rule Hi, the Hosokawa clan established "540,000 koku" around Kumamoto Castle, and "koshi" was the unit of weight at that time, and the larger the number of "koku", the richer the area.One stone is equal to 150 kilograms of power, and he is committed to promoting the culture of the tea ceremony "Higo Koryu", Noh art "Kita-ryu, Kinharyu", Kumamoto's unique "Higo Rokka" horticulture, sumo "Yoshida Tsuka", and "Higo Mosaic".When the third generation of the Hosokawa clan was in power, Hosokawa Tadashi invited the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi to Kumamoto, where he spent his old age, during which he wrote the famous book Gowa.Because Konishi, who ruled the southern part of the prefecture, was a Catholic daimyo and Amakusa was close to Nagasaki, Catholicism was widely infiltrated into the culture, and Catholic culture such as Latin and astronomy flourished for a time by building the "Amakusa Gakurin" school in Amakusa.But after the ban on Catholicism was issued in 1613, the repression of Catholics became more and more brutal.In 1637, 37,000 Amakusa peasants, who had suffered from heavy taxes and miscellaneous taxes, finally rose up and launched the famous Amakusa Shimabara Rebellion.The beginning of the uprising was one of the important reasons why the state forcibly ordered the lockdown of the country the following year.After that, until the Meiji Restoration, Amakusa remained the domain of the Edo shogunate.In 1869, princes across Japan returned the land and the right to rule over the people to the new government, the emperor.In 1871, the Kumamoto Domain was renamed Kumamoto Prefecture, the Hitoyoshi Domain was renamed Hitoyoshi Prefecture, and Amakusa was incorporated into Nagasaki Prefecture for a time.In Kumamoto, Kumamoto Medical School and Kumamoto Yoshi School were established one after another.The spread of Western civilization promoted the modernization of Kumamoto, and in 1876 Kumamoto Prefecture was born.At the same time, the samurai were increasingly dissatisfied with the new government, and in 1876 and 1877, the samurai used Kumamoto as the main battlefield, launching the Kamikaze Rebellion and the Southwest War, respectively.The 1st Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Field Division of the Chinese Army, plus an artillery battalion and a cavalry company belonging to the division, the total number was only more than 3,000 people.There are more than 10,000 Japanese government troops in Kumamoto Castle, and most of them are elite, so it is not easy to defeat them.Fortunately, there was a railway line outside Kumamoto Castle, and due to the speed of the march, the Chinese army still maintained the concealment and 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