"However, we have an absolute superiority in numbers, and the Chinese army is insufficient in numbers, and there is no way to replenish it, although our past style of play is old, but the soldiers are very adaptable, has the general ever thought that we lost in the past because our strength is indeed inferior to our opponents, and it is not necessarily all about the tactics," the officer insisted.A friend of Shanxian County was furious and said: "When I went to Europe to learn tactics, learn the techniques and tactics of the new army, and observe the Franco-Prussian War, you still don't know what you are doing, since you know that our tactics are old, why can't you try to improve them" "I'm sorry general, I'm afraid that time is in a hurry, and the troops below won't be able to adapt to it for a while."
The Chinese army is well-equipped, politically excellent, morale is high, and the will to fight is very strong, these are objective facts, in the past, we were always used to fighting head-on with them, and now we have failed, and we must not repeat the same mistakes, so this time, we will attack Shimonoseki Castle on two fronts, all the way to Shimonoseki Castle, all the way around Shimonoseki Castle, attack Kitakyushu Castle, open up the main road to Kyushu Island, and fight a decisive battle with the Chinese army, remember, we must give full play to our advantages, try to stretch the battle line as much as possible, and drag the Chinese army to death" Yama Yama Youpeng said, He shook his fist heavily.Prince Arisugawa was the first to applaud, and all the high-ranking Japanese officers present also applauded, and everyone shouted long live the emperor and pledged his allegiance to His Majesty.While the Japanese government army was intensively preparing for a decisive battle, Xuan Jianzhang was also convening a meeting of officers at and above the company level of the first brigade and the second regiment of the first field division of the Chinese army."
Now the situation is very clear, according to our pre-war reconnaissance, the Japanese not only updated their equipment this time, but also had more than 60,000 elite troops participating in the war, which is already all the soldiers and horses that the Japanese can come up with.The worries in my heart are just fleeting, this is the quality that an excellent senior commander should have, Xuan Jianzhang and a large number of outstanding officers of the Chinese army are not famous in the history of President Meng, this is all used by President Meng in this life, and the talents that have been played.The only one who is more famous is Luo Guozhong, who is now in charge of the Siberian front.Luo Guozhong's younger brother Luo Guoxiao was originally in the Mongolian Military Region, but later the Mongols were naturalized very thoroughly, and were changed to self-made by the Chinese Emperor, and only a small number of police forces were retained, so the Mongolian Military Region was abolished, leaving a small garrison headquarters, and Luo Guoxiao was also sent to the Beijing Military Region.Xuan Jianzhang continued: "Yama Prefecture Youpeng and Prince Arisu Chuan Gong Chihito brought the Japanese Emperor's most elite troops to the front line to find us desperately, this is to kill our army at once."
From the current situation and the analysis of the intelligence we have, I suspect that Yamaguchi Youtomo will divide his troops into multiple routes this time, and while dividing his troops to attack Seki Castle and Kitakyushu Castle, he will also attack our main roads in various places, divide our troops, and give full play to their advantage in numbers.Our total strength on the front lines of Shimonoseki Castle and Kitakyushu Castle was less than 4,000 men, of which about 500 wounded soldiers were being treated, but in fact less than 3,500 were in a very unfavorable situation.The enemy is about 15 times that of us, so they have to be scattered, we can't be led by their noses, we can only concentrate our forces to attack them all the way, how to fight, I want to hear everyone's opinions. ”Xuan Jianzhang's words are similar to those of Youpeng in Shanxian County, but the most different is the last sentence, in the traditional army, a few people at the upper level discuss the way of fighting, and it is directly conveyed to the officers below, and the Chinese army is an army led by the Huacui Party, which pays attention to democracy and likes to work together."
Divisional seat, of course, is to hit a point that the Japanese can't think of," the chief of staff of the division was the first to speak.Xuan Jianzhang nodded and said, "Let's talk about it specifically." ”"Shizuo, what they hate most now is that if we succeed in a sneak attack on Shimonoseki Castle, at least half of the army will be left to attack Shimonoseki Castle, and the remaining half will bypass Shimonoseki Castle and attack Kitakyushu Castle and our various roads.According to common sense, we should take the initiative to evacuate after holding on to Shimonoseki Castle for a few days according to the previous tactics, and look for an opportunity to annihilate the army that attacked our Kitakyushu Castle after circling it.I think they will definitely put the best equipped Imperial Guards between Shimonoseki Castle and Kitakyushu Castle.Therefore, we should still prepare early and defeat the weakest army attacking Kitakyushu Castle.Or, just hit their supply lines. ”The chief of staff of the division pointed to the map and addressed the crowd.Xuan Jianzhang was noncommittal.The commander of the first regiment said while smoking a cigarette: "Shizao, I think that we should directly find their Emperor Praetorian Guards and annihilate them in the middle of the army, first, we can give full play to the advantages of our Chinese army's strong combat effectiveness, and second, we can directly destroy their most powerful troops, and we can also disintegrate the Japanese multi-way attack."
It's too risky to do so, and we run the risk of being surrounded by a whole army. ”After hearing these two opinions, the crowd exchanged ears and talked about it for a while.Xuan Jianzhang stood up, "I have also thought about these two possibilities in advance, and the Japanese will definitely fully consider our previous fighting style this time, and will pay attention to the protection of logistics and supplies."
Personally, I prefer the second opinion, it is really not interesting to always pinch soft persimmons, our supplies are limited, if we want to completely control the entire Kyushu Island militarily, this time, we must defeat the ability of the Japanese to attack again, so, if you want to smash a hard walnut, we have to learn from Xiang Yu, and come to a ruined boat" Everyone was surprised when they heard Xuan Jianzhang say this, Xuan Jianzhang's combat style is known for being flexible and changeable, and he rarely makes similar strategic deployments, and now he is a bit like Wang Dashan, a bandit-born officer, the simple and crude combat arrangement is very different from Xuan Jianzhang's previous style.Xuan Jianzhang said with a smile: "If we can eat the Japanese emperor's Praetorian Guards in one bite this time, even if we are surrounded, I believe that we have completely dampened the opponent's spirit, although they have advanced armaments, but in the use of tactics, they are still stuck in the combat thinking of the cold weapon era, as long as we can capture the thief and capture the king first, after that, they will definitely be in chaos, and the opponent who retreats to the old fighting method of drunken people beating 15 times is not terrible, and the most important thing is that we must have the determination to defeat the enemy, We must have full confidence in our army, this time, we will not play our cards according to common sense, and when they begin to attack the city, the first regiment of the first brigade of the first field division of our Chinese army will take the initiative to withdraw from Shimonoseki City, find their most elite emperor guards, and smash their hardest walnut What do you think" More than half of the officers supported Xuan Jianzhang's opinion, Xuan Jianzhang nodded and said: "Okay, since most people have no opinions, we will unify our understanding, and now go and prepare." ”"Yes, Master."
All the officers stood up together and saluted.Xuan Jianzhang also gave a military salute to everyone: "This battle is very important, for the sake of China, for Your Majesty" "Swear to defend Your Majesty, swear to defend Huaguo" The officers replied enthusiastically.Three days later, the entire Japanese army was launched, and the Japanese government troops that took the lead set off around the rear.Yama Prefecture Youpeng and Prince Chihito of Qichuan Palace personally saw off the army.Yama Prefecture Aritomo said to Oyama Iwa, the commander of the Emperor's Praetorian Guard: "What you hold in your hand is the biggest trump card of our Japanese Army, and this time, you must not disappoint Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Prince." ”Oyama Iwa saluted Prince Asugawa Palace Chihito and Yama Prefecture Youtomo, "His Royal Highness the Prince, General, please rest assured, I will never let His Majesty the Emperor down This time, I will either capture Xuan Jianzhang alive or kill Xuan Jianzhang" Prince Ariasu Chuan Gong Chihito said happily: "Okay, ambitious, I like to hear such words, but Dashan-kun, I hope this sentence will not become bragging." ”"Absolutely not" Oyama Yan said with a solemn face: "Please rest assured, Your Royal Highness" More than 5,000 Japanese Emperor Janissaries and more than 20,000 Japanese government troops who were responsible for bypassing Shimonoseki Castle and directly attacking Kitakyushu Castle and the roads of the Chinese army set off t1706231537: