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Volume 3: War in the Far East Chapter 137: Bloody Massacre

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    Under the angry rebuke of Emperor Meiji, Ito Hirobumi and Katsura Taro stopped arguing in frustration. When Emperor Meiji glanced at him, Ito Hirobumi quickly lowered his head. He was afraid that Emperor Meiji would blame him for his inaction and dissolve the cabinet in advance to let him  Hand over your power.

    Katsura Taro also did not dare to look directly into the eyes of Emperor Meiji. He knew in his heart that the reason why he embarrassed Ito Hirobumi was simply to return to power to form a cabinet and control the supreme power of the empire.  He knew that Emperor Meiji would be able to see this.

    Emperor Meiji sighed slightly and said: "Now that the empire is facing an existential crisis, I hope you will put aside all the previous discords and fight against foreign enemies with all your strength. The country is about to perish, so what is the use of fighting for unnecessary interests? Pi Zhi  How can a general be attached without saving the hair? Therefore, everyone should think carefully about how to deal with the upcoming crisis!"

    Ito Hirobumi leaned over and said: "His Majesty the Emperor is wise, we will do our best to share the worries for His Majesty the Emperor."

    Katsura Taro also bowed and said: "We will obey the holy instructions!"

    A hint of tiredness appeared on Emperor Meiji's face. With the support of his attendants, Emperor Meiji's figure gradually disappeared behind the long corridor.

    Emperor Meiji left without saying another word, and the meaning is self-evident.

    The military and political ministers in the chamber breathed a sigh of relief. Emperor Meiji did not punish anyone for this defeat in the first battle on the mainland, which made many people secretly lucky.  At the same time, they are also worried, and most of them have already guessed the reason. At this time, the Empire of Japan, both in terms of naval and army talents, is close to decline, and has almost reached the point where there are no generals available.

    Ito Hirobumi knew how disappointed Emperor Meiji was at this time. In the face of a formidable enemy, the country was still fighting for power. How could this not be disappointing?

    Ito Hirobumi walked up to Katsura Taro, stretched out his right hand, and said: "Katsura Tai-kun, I think you may know the current situation of the empire better than me. It's time for us to reconcile. His Majesty the Emperor has made it very clear.  How will you be able to support me? If we continue to be divided like this, I think you may not see the day when you can re-form a cabinet."

    "Ito Hirobumi's words were sincere, sincere and not artificial at all.

    Katsura Taro was stunned for a moment. You must know that the two are political enemies. They have been fighting for at least ten years. There has never been any reconciliation or compromise.

    Ito Hirobumi said: "I believe you have also seen that Chinese President Tang Jianzhi has no hope of peace talks with China in the empire. Since there is no hope of compromise, it is better to concentrate the national strength to defeat the Chinese invasion."

    Katsura Taro cannot deny that Ito Hirobumi's words are very reasonable. At the beginning of the war, he once sent people to contact Tang Jian secretly and prepared to discuss the issue of Japan's compromise in detail. However, Tang Jian never intended to negotiate peace with Japan, so the people he sent out every time  Tang Jian was expelled back without any accidents. Tang Jian never had any intention of negotiating peace with Japan. As Iito Hirobumi said, Tang Jian wanted the whole of Japan.

    When the whole of Japan fell, Katsura Taro had no hope of reorganizing the government.

    Katar¨­ pondered for a moment, then stretched out his right hand and said, "I hope you can have a pleasant cooperation with Ito-kun!"

    The two looked at each other and smiled. Although the two did not completely resolve their differences, at least they reached a high degree of agreement on the issue of China.

    Katsura Taro asked: "Ito-kun, I wonder where Iju-kun's returning fleet is now?"

    Ito Hirobumi sighed and said: "In order to avoid the naval blockade of the Chinese Pacific Fleet, Yiji-kun abandoned his established plan to enter the South China Sea from the Strait of Malacca, and then diverted to the Indian Ocean, taking the Arafura Sea in northern Australia, and transiting from Oceania  Entering the Pacific Ocean to return home, they are currently resupplying Cape York in Australia. If they want to return home, it will take at least a few months."

    Katsura Taro looked solemn and said: "Now the empire is at its most critical moment. If the returning fleet returns home earlier, it will be able to share more of the military pressure from China for the empire. Okay, Ito-kun, I will mobilize my staff and raise funds.  , purchase a large number of weapons from the neutral country Britain, and equip those militiamen to resist the invasion of the Chinese Army!"

    Ito Hirobumi nodded and said, "Thank you so much, Katsura Tai-kun."

    The two looked at each other and smiled. Ito Hirobumi grabbed Katsura Taro and said, "Let's go to the wartime base camp and look at the current Sino-Japanese war situation map."

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    At this time, the Japanese mainland had been mobilized urgently, almost forming a situation where all the people were soldiers. Then, in front of the Chinese assault troops, these militiamen who had just learned to fire guns and had no combat experience often collapsed at the first touch, and their combat effectiveness was extremely low. They were often  Hundreds of Chinese Army soldiers drove those away like ducks.The hastily armed militiamen were driven everywhere.

    Therefore, the 30,000 assault troops advance extremely fast. Often, before the Japanese army can react, the assault troops have already passed through the Japanese defense line and penetrated directly into the rear of the Japanese army.

    With the support of air firepower, the assault troops captured Hiroshima in just over three hours. After destroying Hiroshima's defenses, the assault troops, who had a brief truce, marched again. By this time, they had advanced their forward positions to Kobe.  It's only a stone's throw away from Kyoto.

    At the same time, Tang Jian led the follow-up army to catch up, constantly cleaning up all the Japanese troops encountered on the road.

    Tang Jian personally led this army, which totaled 50,000 people. Its main role was to provide backup and supplies for the assault troops. At this time, Tang Jian had already led his army to Hiroshima. In Fukuyama, southeast of Hiroshima, he was also led by Duan Qirui  The 50,000-strong army and the army led by Tang Jian were at odds with each other, inviting each other to respond.

    In Xiaguan, Nie Shicheng personally led an army of 100,000 people to land. The three-pronged army, a total of 200,000 people, formed a "pin" shape and continuously attacked the belly of the Japanese army's homeland.

    If the 30,000-strong assault force is a sharp knife, constantly tearing apart the fragile Japanese defense line, then the following 200,000-strong force is like an extremely huge shield, providing assistance and supplies to the assault force.  , and relied on its own powerful combat power to sweep away all the Japanese troops it encountered.

    The elite Japanese army has basically been lost on the Korean battlefield. Most of those left in the mainland are the old, weak, sick and disabled. How can they withstand the elite troops of the Chinese Army who have experienced civil war and several foreign wars?

    Hiroshima.

    Gunsmoke is lingering, and Hiroshima is devastated. The smell of blood mixed with gunpowder smoke in the air is slowly fading. Near Hiroshima, a war has just occurred.

    A second-class Japanese division with a total of more than 30,000 troops rushed to Hiroshima. Although the Chinese assault troops continued to penetrate deep into the hinterland of Japan after hastily occupying Hiroshima, as reinforcements, they still had to block the gap in Hiroshima to prevent the follow-up troops of the Chinese Army from continuing.  Go deep.

    However, the result was that when this second-class division arrived at Hiroshima, they found that the Chinese follow-up troops had occupied Hiroshima at an alarming speed.

    So, a war inevitably broke out.

    The result of this battle can be seen from the comparison of military strength. The Japanese second-class division was completely wiped out in Hiroshima. It took Tang Jian less than a day and only 20 hours to completely wipe out this combat force.  Only the second-class division behind the Oshima Division.

    At this time, Hiroshima has experienced a lot of ravages by the assault troops, and now it has gone through a big battle again. There are corpses of Japanese soldiers everywhere, broken walls, smoke of gunpowder, and sporadic gunshots still ringing in the sky over Hiroshima.  , that was when Tang Jian ordered his troops to wipe out the remaining small remnants of the army.

    "President, all the remnants of the Japanese army have been wiped out. More than 5,000 people have been captured and captured, and there are more than 3,000 militiamen." Cao Kun came to Tang Jian and said, wiping some sweat from his forehead after speaking.

    Tang Jian nodded and said: "The speed is pretty good. Capture all these prisoners and shoot them all with machine guns."

    "Ah?" Cao Kun looked obviously puzzled: "President, it is not easy to capture these prisoners. They are all strong young men and a very good labor force. Why not escort them to the Northeast?"

    Tang Jian shook his head and said: "The situation is different now. We have to match the pace of the assault troops, so the marching speed must be increased accordingly. It takes too much time to capture prisoners. Wouldn't it be very convenient if we all rush in? Don't worry,  There will be prisoners, and there will also be labor force. As long as we capture Tokyo quickly and completely occupy Japan, we will have as much labor force as we want. Now there is no need to waste energy on such a small thing. Shooting these militiamen also has a warning effect  , that is, if ordinary Japanese people dare to take up arms and fight against China, they will end up like these militiamen."

    "Yes!" Cao Kun understood immediately and did not need any more explanation.

    After a while, the distinctive clicking sound of machine guns was heard in the distance, and nearly 10,000 Japanese prisoners were bloody executed by Tang Jian in Hiroshima.

    "President, what should we do next?" Cao Kun asked.

    "Let the soldiers go down immediately to collect the grain. Each household must bear three days of rations for an ordinary soldier. If anyone refuses or resists, shoot them on the spot!" Tang Jian ordered decisively.

    Cao Kun has already adapted to Tang Jian's decisiveness in killing. Tang Jian is always extremely generous to his own people, but he is extremely cruel to his enemies. In Tang Jian's words, kindness to his enemies is cruelty to himself.

    Moreover, when marching and fighting, relying on one's own supply lines is not enough, and each household has to bear a heavy burden.The food supply is within the affordability of ordinary Japanese people and is not too much.

    As for those Japanese prisoners, Tang Jian did not have extra troops to guard or escort them. He could only execute them on the spot, lest if they let these prisoners go, they would take up arms and fight against the Chinese, which would only increase the casualties of the Chinese soldiers. Therefore,  , they must die.

    Tang Jian has always adhered to the principle that when dealing with the Japanese army, there must be a bloody massacre!

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