Yama Prefecture Youpeng is the supreme general of Shimonoseki Castle and the supreme general of the entire battlefield, but he is not a direct commander, and the officer who directly defends Shimonoseki Castle is Saigo Congdao.Saigo Congdao and Xuan Jianzhang are old rivals, and they have fought many times in Taiwan and the Ryukyu battlefield.After the capture of Xiaguan City, Xuan Jianzhang asked the first regiment to clean up the battlefield in the city as soon as possible, and on the other hand, asked the second regiment of the first brigade of the first field division of the Chinese army to hold the positions in the north and west of the city, and not to take the initiative to attack the Japanese government army, because the Japanese government army still has more than 25,000 troops outside the city of Xiaguan, and it still has a strength advantage."
The Chinese army treats prisoners preferentially, and they do not kill them when they surrender their guns."
The city was full of shouts of Chinese troops.Xuan Jianzhang stood on the city wall and saw with a telescope that he was fleeing in a hurry, and there were Japanese troops from the periphery who came up to meet him, and Shan County Youpeng only brought more than 20 people, all on horseback."
I'll take someone to chase after me, Master."
Xuan Jianzhang's guard battalion commander said."
Forget it, let him go."
Xuan Jianzhang put down the binoculars expressionlessly, "It doesn't matter if he escapes or not." ”"Yes, Master."
The commander of the guard battalion glared angrily at Youpeng and the others in Shanxian County.After Xuan Jianzhang got off the city wall, he rode his horse straight to the Japanese command headquarters in Shimonoseki City, which was already a mess.For the time being, it became a temporary hospital for the sick and wounded.The casualties of the Chinese army were also heavy, and although the city of Shimonoseki was quickly captured, the troops also suffered more than 700 casualties."
Don't be sad, recuperate with peace of mind."
Xuan Jianzhang said to the group of wounded as he walked, and stopped beside a wounded man covered in blood and squatted down.Because there was no anesthetic, the wounded man was sweating profusely in pain after the operation to remove the bullet."
Master, our platoon is gone, and I'm the only one left dead."
The soldier said weakly.Xuan Jianzhang nodded, "Don't talk, take a good rest."
Don't worry, your platoon won't disappear, as long as you're there, when you heal from your injuries, you'll be the platoon commander" The wounded soldier blinked with tears in his eyes."
Do you know what a seed is, our army is an army led by the Huacui Party, each of us is a seed, as long as one person is there, our army will not die."
Xuan Jianzhang smiled.The wounded soldier's eyes were full of determination, and he pursed his lips and nodded firmly."
Sleep well, recuperate well, next, we still have a lot of big battles to fight, remember, we have a strong Huaguo behind us."
Xuan Jianzhang patted the bed board next to the wounded soldier and stood up.All the wounded soldiers were boosted by Xuan Jianzhang's condolences, and Xuan Jianzhang continued to walk inside, where more than 300 Japanese government prisoners had just been captured.A soldier was beating a Japanese officer, Xuan Jianzhang suddenly got angry, and asked: "Don't you know that the policy of the Chinese army is to treat prisoners preferentially?"
”The soldier was stunned on the spot when he saw Xuan Jianzhang, "He wanted to bite me just now." ”Xuan Jianzhang said angrily: "He has been caught, you can be bitten by the captives and quibble, go back and write an inspection, and be confined." ”"Yes, Master."
The soldier said hurriedly.Xuan Jianzhang went to see the officer, and he was happy, only to find out that it was Xixiang Congdao, his old acquaintance, who originally thought that Xixiang Congdao had escaped with Youpeng in Shanxian County.Saigo and Saigo Takamori are two very interesting brothers, Saigo Shomichi remained in the Japanese government army, while Saigo Takamori formed the samurai army.Saigo was born in Shimokajiya-cho, under Kagoshima Castle in the Satsuma Domain, and served as a feudal lord in the Satsuma Domain, where he participated in the Sa-British War, in which the Satsuma Domain was self-reliant, and in the Battle of Toba Fushimi in the Boshin War, which overthrew the Tokugawa shogunate.In 1869, the second year of the Meiji era, Saigo traveled to Europe to study the military system with Aritomo Yamagu, who was born in Choshu, and Yamayama Prefecture would later become the founder of Japan's modern army.Saigo Takamori, the elder brother of Saigo Shodo, did not resign due to the failure of the leadership of the Korean conquest, but his resignation and the death of his disciple showed that he also opposed the invasion.At that time, Japan was under the control of the United States and Britain, and the great powers advocated invading Korea, and at that time, Korea was hostile to the foreign powers, and even because Japan broke off diplomatic relations with Japan from the customs, the invasion of the Taedong River by American warships was also repulsed, and the great powers hoped that Japan would conquer Korea.Japan is also actively preparing to conquer Korea.However, Saigo wanted to attack Taiwan and contradict the foreign powers, and both he and his brother opposed the conquest of Korea, which was based on Japan's own interests, and did not want to be controlled by the foreign powers, and wanted to seize the Ryukyus and Taiwan.Although in essence the invasion of South Korea and Taiwan are both invasions of China, in terms of interests, the invasion of South Korea is the mainland policy of the great powers to push Japan to invade China and govern Russia, while the maritime policy of invading Taiwan and going south threatens the maritime interests of the great powers, and it is also the two basic policies of the militarist faction, with the Western powers supporting the mainland policy faction, and the maritime policy mainly supported by the pro-China and anti-Yi factions.During the Meiji Restoration, the social structure was reorganized, and many former samurai of the Shi clan lost their jobs, causing great social problems, and rebellions of the Shi clan appeared one after another in various places.In 1874, the Saga Rebellion occurred on Kyushu Island, although it was put down in only ten days, but the Japanese government in order to appease the Samos tribe with the strongest sense of resistance, as well as Saigo Takamori who lived in seclusion in Shimono, so it specially appointed Saigo Congdao as the lieutenant general and the governor of the Taiwan Tibetan Affairs Bureau, bought two merchant ships and loaded them with cannons to pretend to be warships to transport, and led more than 3,000 troops to southern Taiwan to attack the aboriginal tribes and attempt to establish a colony.The Japanese side has historically called it "Taiwan sent troops", and the Chinese side has called it the Peony Society incident.When Saigo and his troops were on standby at the port of Nagasaki, the Western countries, led by Britain and the United States, expressed their opposition to Japan's military action and forbade their own charter of ships to Japan, so the Japanese government ordered a moratorium on the dispatch of troops.However, Saigo said: "The delay in sending troops will be detrimental to morale, and if the government forcibly prevents it, I am willing to return the Emperor's letter of full authority and go straight to the nest of the people in the form of a thief, and it will definitely not affect the country." ”Saigo then ordered his troops to set off one after another, and his actions were later recognized by the central government.This move is known in history as the "Saigo Riot", and it became the prototype of Japanese militarism in the future, that is, the military first and the political recognition.In May of that year, the Japanese army landed in Sheliao Village, Checheng Township, Pingtung County, Sheliao, attacked the aboriginal tribes dominated by the Peony Society, and then stationed for a long time near the National Museum of Marine Biology and Biology in Checheng Township, Guishan.Then the Chinese army attacked, and Xuan Jianzhang met Xixiang Congdao that time.t1706231537: