The Chinese army attacked desperately when they came up, and the battle lasted for a whole day and a night, mainly with artillery bombardment, and then the infantry fired from a distance to deter.Still can't take Kumamoto Castle.It stands to reason that the area around Kumamoto Castle is a plain landform, so it will be easier to fight than Sasebo Castle.Xuan Jianzhang sent a battalion and made a tentative attack.The Japanese government army had those rifles that had been eliminated from the American Civil War, and the equipment was not bad, and the level of training was okay.The Japanese Army at this time was still in the stage of learning from the French.It was only after Field Marshal Yamaguchi Aritomo visited Europe that he persuaded the emperor to make up his mind to make the transition from studying the French Army to studying the German Army.Youpeng in Shan County is not very good at this time, and after a while, it will soar.After the Meiji Restoration, it was renamed Yama Prefecture Aritomo from Yama Prefecture Kurasuke, and the number was Hanxue.Born in the middle of the Choshu Domain, the status was lower than that of Ashigaru.,In the early years, he participated in the "Respect for the King" activity.He has served as Secretary of the Army, Minister of the Army, Chief of Staff, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, and Prime Minister of the Cabinet.After Ito's death in 1909, he became the most powerful senator in Japan, with great influence in the Japanese army and government, and was the father of the Japanese army, which opened the era of the Choshu domain military control of the army.It has an important impact on the change of cabinet and major domestic and foreign affairs.Officials from one, great honor, meritorious, duke.In the original history, Yamaguchi did not have great military achievements, but he was able to become the supreme leader of the army, because of the assassination of Masajiro Omura; Kassei Maehara resigned from Daisuke in 1870 and was executed for the Ogi Rebellion of 1876; Saigo Takamori lost ground by advocating the theory of conquest of Korea; Toshiaki Kirino and Kunigan Shinohara went down one after another; In 1877, Saigo and others were defeated in the Southwest War and disappeared from politics.In this way, among the remaining people, only Yama County was qualified to lead the army.In 1881, the anti-Yama faction led by four generals, Torio, Miura, Tani, and Soga, was pushed out of important positions, and from then on, a large faction such as the Yama Prefecture faction was formed in the army.Yamayama's influence permeated political, official, and academic circles, forming the largest faction in Japan's political history, including the Privy Council, the House of Lords, and the Ministry of Justice, in addition to the military ministry.Later, Shigeru Yoshida, Kakuei Tanaka, Noboru Takeshita and others were far less than the scale of the Yama Prefecture faction.Gentaro Kodama has a very good defense, he can't hold out, and he rarely uses firearms indiscriminately.The Japanese marksmanship, that is really a hit depends on faith, not to mention the breech gun, it is still an iron bullet, how to compare with the Chinese army However, even so, the Chinese army still could not climb the city wall.Xuan Jianzhang knew that he had encountered a hard stubble, "The Japanese government army is not all soft persimmons, stop attacking, mainly shelling, don't save shells and let me put them for a day" Xuan Jianzhang glared: "Put the logistics base in Kurume, and build fortifications and bunkers between Kurume and Kumamoto Castle, you really can't take Kumamoto Castle, so you can only do a good job of coercion and lure the Japanese to take the bait." ”Xuan Jianzhang said to the chief of staff."
Okay, I'll arrange it right away."
The chief of staff nodded.Kurume is an industrial city in northern Kyushu and southwestern Fukuoka Prefecture.The central city of the Tsukushi Plain.It covers an area of 22,984 square kilometers.It is the third largest city in Fukuoka Prefecture, after Fukuoka and Kitakyushu, which have been designated by government ordinance, and eighth in all of Kyushu.Xuan Jianzhang put the logistics on Kurume.In addition to towns located in southern Fukuoka Prefecture, towns located in eastern Saga Prefecture are also included, and the population of the entire area reaches 460,000.There are vegetable and fruit trees planted nearby.The reason why President Moe wants to make a huge risk and desperately take Kyushu Island is because Kyushu Island is too rich in products.The small island of Kyushu, which can be worth most of Japan's agriculture and Japan's most advanced industry, is equivalent to unloading one of Japan's thighs, and Kodama Gentaro led tens of thousands of Japanese government troops to defend desperately.On the one hand, Xuan Jianzhang was prepared to be unable to fight, and asked people to build rear fortifications, and on the other hand, he was ready to take Kumamoto Castle, and ordered a regiment, plus an artillery battalion, to attack head-on.Xuan Jianzhang did not want to completely annihilate the other party, but just to force the Japanese government troops away and take Kumamoto Castle.Kumamoto Castle, along with Himeji Castle and Nagoya Castle, is known as the "Three Great Castles of Japan", and is also known as Amycosaki Castle, and was built by the military commander Kiyomasa Kato over a period of seven years from 1601.Kumamoto Castle is a majestic castle with a circumference of 12 kilometers, and is surrounded by a natural river and a huge rock.In the face of the brave Satsuma army led by Saigo Takamori, Kumamoto Castle held out for nearly two months without being captured, showing its true value.Not only is the city fortified strong, but also has abundant agricultural resources, taking Kumamoto Castle, can be guaranteed, even if there is no supply, the Chinese army and more than 500,000 Han people who have been stationed on Kyushu Island can have no worries about food and clothingKumamoto Prefecture is one of the few agricultural counties, and the production of watermelons, tomatoes, tatami grass, sweet summer oranges, Shiranui mandarin oranges and Sugen Xingcao ranks first in Japan.In order to promote safe and environmentally friendly agriculture, the prefecture has given the title of "Eco-Farm" to farmers who are working to reduce the use of pesticides and fertilizers in the soil improvement process.The total number of farms with this title is the highest in Japan.All localities in Kumamoto Prefecture are also making efforts to research and develop agricultural products with Kumamoto characteristics by making full use of the characteristics of resources.Kumamoto Prefecture's original agricultural products such as the broiler "Amakusa Daio", the beef cattle "Higo Red Beef", the strawberry "Hey Noshi Shiku", the Shiranui mandarin orange "Tokutomo no Fu", and the eggplant "Hey Goumu Wax Sack" have been launched one after another.Kumamoto Prefecture is covered with forests for 63 percent of its land and is one of Japan's most famous forestry prefectures.Among them, the Aso and Hitoyoshi Kuma areas are the production bases for major timber such as cedar and cypress.In order to make full use of forest resources, the prefecture is increasing the amount of timber used by maintaining forests such as thinning, establishing a system for producing and supplying dry timber from the prefecture, and vigorously disseminating the benefits of using timber.Kumamoto Prefecture is blessed with natural fishing grounds such as the Ariake Sea with its wide tidal flats, the calm Inland Sea Yatsushiro Sea, and the Amakusa Beach in the Outer Sea, and is rich in fish species, especially shrimp, clams, and seaweed.Therefore, Xuan Jianzhang will use Kumamoto Castle as a meat grinder, waiting for the Japanese to take the bait.However, put others into the meat grinder, first of all, you have to get this meat grinder first, this truth, Saigo Takamori also understands, but more than two months of onslaught can not take Kumamoto Castle If it were not for the Chinese army sitting in Nagasaki Castle, it is very close to Kumamoto Castle, according to the development of normal history, Saigo Takamori would have died under Kumamoto Castle a long time ago, where can he still live until 1878 President Meng looked at the map for a long time, walking around.Li Taixi sneered, "The emperor said that Xuan Jianzhang and Li Hongzhang should make their own decisions, but they are actually very concerned. ”President Meng smiled: "Of course I care, I let them make their own decisions, because I am in North Korea, and it is not accurate to make decisions, so it is better for them to make their own judgments."
The problem now is that if Xuan Jianzhang can't take Kumamoto Castle, I estimate that he will have to do a loss-making business this time. ”Li Taixi asked blankly: "Won't you be able to take it, aren't our Chinese army invincible" President Meng sighed, "This time is different, there is no advantage in troops, our artillery advantage, and when we encounter the enemy's strong city defense, it is very likely that the advantage will be diluted, it is difficult to say." ”When Lee Tae-hee heard President Meng say this, he was a little anxious, "Then I'll go to Princess Katrina Kaf's office and wait for the news, as soon as there is news, I'll tell the emperor as soon as possible." ”"No need, don't rely on such a little time, as soon as there is news, they will send it themselves."
President Meng's two chubby little paws rubbed against each other.While the two were talking, Princess Katrina Kaaf came over in person with a telegram, "Your Majesty, guess what the news is." ”President Meng smiled: "Look at you smiling, don't ask, Kumamoto Castle took Kumamoto Castle that Saigo Takamori couldn't take for two months, and we took it down in one day" Princess Katrina Kafu nodded and gave the message to President Moe, "Saigo Takamori won the samurai with a sword, can you compare with our Chinese army, not to mention, it is still the trump card of our trump card, the first brigade of the first field division of the Chinese army." ”"But this time, we can only mobilize the strength of one regiment."
President Moe replied while looking at the battle report.It turned out that Kodama Gentaro took the initiative to retreat, and under the strong attack of the Chinese army's artillery battalion, the entire Kumamoto Castle was in flames, so Xuan Jian Zhanghan had not yet ordered a general attack, and Kodama Gentaro took the initiative to withdraw with the soldiers and civilians, leaving the Chinese army with a half-empty city.In fact, the entire Japanese government army is already moving closer to Kumamoto Castle, and if it is the radio system of the Chinese army less than 100 miles away from Kumamoto Castle, knowing this situation, it will definitely be able to hold it, at least for three or five days, the problem is not big, it is enough to wait for the arrival of reinforcements, and it is too late."
Kumamoto Castle is in our hands, and this time, our hopes of occupying the entire island of Kyushu have increased a lot."
Princess Katrina Kaf's beautiful eyes sparkled, "Congratulations to the Emperor." ”President Meng touched his chin and looked calm, "It's too early to say this, now the whole of Japan, the voice of opposition to China is getting higher and higher, if the Japanese government army and Saigo Takamori unite, plus the people of all Japan, plus the attitude of the British and French is not clear, we currently only have one brigade of troops, and it is very difficult to hold it, let alone occupy the entire Kyushu Island." ”"Then the emperor still has to make a plan to seize the entire island of Kyushu," Princess Katrina Kafu asked, puzzled.t1706231537: