Chapter 417: The Imperial Army Conquers the Enemy, Bloody Battles and Sieges

Chapter 417: The Imperial Army Conquers the Enemy, Bloody Battles and Sieges

Chapter 417: The Imperial Army of One Million Conquers the Enemy, Bloody Battles and Sieges, Dead Bodies Pile Up
King Yi was not called by Shao Quanzhong. He came to help after hearing that King Ying was going to have a decisive battle with the Qing generals in Japan.

He crossed the Atlantic from Cuba, crossed the Mediterranean, and arrived in Japan at the same time as the King of England.

"King Ying, our Heavenly Kingdom evacuated the Chinese mainland and was expelled by the Qing demons. I have always felt resentful. Now that we have the opportunity to fight these Qing lackeys again in Japan, I will definitely come."

"Don't worry, I won't ask you for the right of command. This time, King Ying, you are the commander-in-chief. As long as Shi has the opportunity to kill the Tartar, I will be satisfied."

King Ying shook his head. "The fact that King Yi can come here shows that we, the old members of the Heavenly Kingdom, are united. I understand King Yi's thoughts. Although I am not talented, I have some experience in military strategy. Now that we have a strong army and are well-equipped, we are still confident that we can deal with these Qing monsters."

"To destroy the large number of Qing Yao's servants, I need to take big steps back and use the strategic space to lure the enemy into our encirclement."

"It's just that the place we retreated to includes a large area of ​​Hokuriku, Echigo, Kai, and Tokai."

"These are the best places for the shogunate army to recruit vassal troops and obtain food, grass, and minerals. According to the habits of the Qing monsters, once they occupy these territories, they will burn, kill, and loot, and these territories will inevitably be severely damaged."

"This is still secondary. Once the common people in these territories are bewitched by the Tiannao Heika controlled by the Qing Yao and join their vassal army, even if I eliminate their vanguard soldiers, it will not be worth the loss. The enemy will only grow stronger and stronger."

"The remaining territories in the north of the shogunate are all desolate places. This war will be difficult to fight in the future."

King Yi smiled slightly, "Hehe, King Ying, you are worried that after the strategic retreat, the territory will be lost and the people in the territory will all follow the Qing demons, right? You are wrong to worry about this."

The King of England was stunned. "Why? The Qing demons were able to recruit hundreds of thousands of vassal troops. Wasn't it because they took advantage of the appeal of the Meiji government? Am I wrong?"

"Hehe, it's true that Meiji has influence in the south, but when he comes to the shogunate's territory, his influence is no longer effective."

"Your Majesty, please don't worry and retreat. I promise that the common people here are loyal to the shogunate and would rather go to the mountains to fight guerrilla warfare than follow the Qing demons."

The King of England shook his head suspiciously, "Tokugawa Yoshinobu wouldn't have such great prestige, would he?"

King Yi patted King Ying on the shoulder and said, "Brother, although I came to Japan a day later than you, you are not as good as me in understanding the situation in Japan."

"In the north of Japan, our Heavenly Kingdom has already distributed land to the common people. This is the only way for our Heavenly Kingdom to gain control of the people's hearts."

"In the north, there are probably no loyal daimyo or samurai left now. There are only common people who have been given land and are loyal to the shogunate."

"Director Zhang has just gone to South America to serve as an advisor, and you, the King of England, have come here. You don't know how powerful Director Zhang's policies are. I have experienced this deeply in Cuba."

"Why do you think I dared to leave Cuba and come here? Aren't you worried about changes in the rear?"

"Hehe, ever since I divided up the land of the Spanish hacienda owners, the common people have become diehard fans of our Kingdom of Heaven. Coupled with the achievements of industrialization, Cuba is now our Kingdom of Heaven's iron empire, and no one can take it away."

"Just wait and see. As long as the Qing demons break into the core territory of the shogunate army, the 15 million Japanese civilians in the north, regardless of gender, age or status, will all be our soldiers. No matter how many soldiers the Qing demons have, they will be drowned in the vast ocean of civilians."

"If you don't believe me, take a look at the latest newspaper telexed over. How did Bulgaria mobilize an army of 700,000 with only 3 million people? How did they defeat the Ottoman Empire's army, which was armed to the teeth?"

"I'm here to help you this time, but I'm not here to help you fight. Japan is only dividing the land, and has not yet established a branch of the Finnish Society."

"You have your men hold out in Nagoya, Kiyosu, and Ishikawa for a month, and I will lead several hundred Cuban Heavenly Kingdom supervisors to work in Kai, Tokai, Hokuriku, and Echigo."

"In a month, I can turn these territories into our iron base. If the Qing monsters occupy them, they can only waste troops and food to defend them, and gain nothing."

"As soon as our army returns, the people will welcome us with food and drink, I promise!"

"Really?"

"I am sure!"

"Okay, then I'll be the commander-in-chief, and you'll be the general commander of the Japanese Heavenly Kingdom Army. Let's work together sincerely and teach the Qing demons a lesson!"

The King of England and the King of Wings clasped their hands, and an evolved version of the Heavenly Kingdom Steel Alliance was reached.

…One month later, Gifu.

This place was earlier called Inokuchi, then Inabayama Castle, and later it was renamed Gifu by Oda Nobunaga. In modern warfare today, the ancient castle is no longer of much use and can only be used to commemorate the heroes of the Warring States Period in the past.

The famous Warring States general Takenaka Hanbei once successfully attacked Inabayama Castle with 17 men. However, Nogi Maresuke, who was attacking the castle now, did not have the ability of "Warring States Zhuge", and Yang Fuqing, who was commanding the defense of the castle, was not a fool like Saito Tatsuoki, so a surprise attack did not exist.

"It's getting dark, get on board, and die suddenly!"

Nogi Maresuke brandished his sword, and his teenage Japanese soldiers held Mauser rifles and began the twelfth charge of the day.

"Da da da, da da da!"

The Maxim machine gun spewed out flames, constantly reaping the lives of loyal, radical-looking, and simple-eyed Japanese young soldiers.

Now the hillside was filled with the bodies of the young soldiers, which served as cover for subsequent young soldiers charging, and the effectiveness of the machine guns began to be reduced.

"Boom! Boom!"

The supporting Krupp heavy artillery of the Qing Dynasty showed its power, and the firing speed of the recoil heavy artillery was greatly increased. Moreover, the Qing army in the south had just obtained TNT shells, which greatly increased its power.

The two Maxim firing point bunkers on the mountain that killed and injured countless young army soldiers were lifted into the sky, and the Shogunate army's machine guns were silenced.

"Onboard!"

The fearless young army launched a sudden charge.

Seeing His Majesty's "Brocade Imperial Flag" flying over Gifu Castle, Nogi Maresuke's eyes were blurred with tears.

He was actually the Fuso general who cherished the lives of his soldiers the most. But with His Majesty supervising the battle behind him, he had no choice but to drive the young soldiers to launch wave after wave of charges.

After a month of fierce attack, 60,000 Japanese soldiers were killed in Gifu. The enemy's barbed wire, machine guns, and rapid-fire artillery firepower network became a meat grinder that buried the Japanese young army.

May this war end soon!
In the struggle between Your Majesty and the shogunate, more than four million of Fuso's 34 million people have sacrificed their lives.

Nearly five million young and strong men from both sides were killed, and only the elderly, teenagers and children were left of the 17 million men in Fuso.

Are all the young men in Fusang going to be buried there? What will happen to the future of Fusang? There will be five or six million young girls in Fusang who can't find men.

In today's charge alone, more than 4,000 people were killed or wounded. Fortunately, this fortified city was finally captured.

Will there be another bloody battle like this in the future?

"Report! Marshal Zuo Zongtang promoted General Nogi to the rank of general, and His Majesty conferred the general the title of earl. I hope the general will continue to work hard."

"Report, the enemy troops are in retreat, their morale is completely gone, and they have already fled into Mount Kai."

Nogi Maresuke didn't care about his own glory. Even if the rear didn't supervise the battle, he would still lead his troops to pursue closely and win the victory in one go. He couldn't fight this kind of battle that risked lives anymore!
Nogi Maresuke swung his sword and said, "Send 20,000 men as a detachment to attack Nagoya, and attack via the East China Sea route. The main force will pursue the enemy's main force, and try to chase them all the way to Edo and destroy the shogunate army. On board!"

The young army won the battle all the way, and the shogunate army rushed forward in panic. Four days later, they captured Iida, six days later they captured Nagano, and eight days later they chased to Yamanashi Prefecture and saw Mount Fuji.

The Fuso youth army was advancing with great momentum and was less than 200 miles away from the shogunate's headquarters in Edo.

The confrontation in Nagoya on the eastern front was no longer important. On the western front, Kawakami Soroku also broke through Zhang Hanchen's Ishikawa-Toyama defense line almost at the same time. The Nian Army fled with its vassal troops, demonstrating the Nian Army's expertise in mobile warfare.

Kawakami Soroku led his troops to pursue into Hokuriku. When they reached Uozu Castle, Zhang Hanchen's troops had all fled to Naoetsu, and they could not even be seen.

Behind him were the supplementary troops of the Qing Dynasty's new army. After the two routes of the young army loyal to Meiji were supplemented, they still had 200,000 people and marched straight north. The situation of the Southern Army was very good.

(End of this chapter)