1890 King of Southeast Asia

On December 7, the vanguard of the Japanese Fifth Division reached the outskirts of Fengtian City, but the Fengtian defenders were ready and waiting.

A battalion of the Japanese vanguard failed to attack and retreated after losing more than 40 people.

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On December 10, a regiment of the Fifth Division launched a fierce attack on the positions outside Fengtian City under the cover of six Type 31 75mm rapid-fire guns.

This time, Japan set the direction of attack outside the East City Gate. After two consecutive days of attack, all the positions outside the East City were lost.

This is because the Japanese Type 31 is not a rapid-fire gun. It is still a retreating gun with a short range and a rate of fire of only two to three rounds per minute. After approaching the city gate, it was suppressed by the defenders' artillery. In addition, the rapid march along the way and the poor supply in the heavy snow made it impossible to attack.

As for the Qing Empire, on December 10, Zaixun stopped holding banquets and accepting bribes under the urging of the front line, court ministers, and Xu Juren, who was waiting to take office as the governor of three provinces, and marched north with great pride.

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“Marshal, the Third Regiment reports that there are not enough train cars at the station, and they can’t even pull all the soldiers. They want to get a few more cars…”

“Marshal, the 27th Mixed Brigade of the Gan Army and the 23rd Brigade of the Soviet Army are fighting because of insufficient train cars and fighting for temporary stations…”

“Marshal, the Fourth Regiment took away the station’s cook and pot. The stationmaster is your relative, the old prince’s concubine…”

“Marshal, there are too many soldiers, blocking the station. People going north and south can’t get in or out now, and they are full of resentment. If this continues, something bad will happen…”

“Marshal, the governor of the Yihe Nine Gates of Shuntian Prefecture is waiting outside, saying that the soldiers are seriously disturbing the people, and many young girls and wives have been ruined. I want you to restrain the soldiers…”

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All kinds of problems were thrown at Zaixun. Poor Zaixun is a noble prince. He has been a noble since his mother's womb. How can he handle these trivial matters?

In theory, this should be handled by the staff of the general's mansion, but how many staff members under a prince like Zaixun are real talents?

Zaixun didn't know it. He felt that his subordinates were capable and held on to power tightly. The old ministers sent by the court were not as noble as him and had no say at all.

"Enough! One by one, you all use these trivial matters to fool me! I have an important task to go to the front line to rescue and protect the dragon's rise of my Daqing Empire. You are so brave!"

Zaixun was furious and lost his temper in the big tent.

"Marshal, Governor Xu is here and is waiting outside the tent."

"Let him in!" Zaixun said unhappily. He was so angry that he hadn't set out yet.

"I am Xu Juren, the governor of three provinces. I pay my respects to the general who pacifies bandits." Xu Juren bowed as soon as he came in.

Zaixun was not as old as his grandson, and he didn't have much ability.

"How come Governor Xu is free today and comes to my general's tent?" Zaixun said sarcastically.

Xu Juren looked at Zaixun in confusion. It seemed that he hadn't offended him.

He was a governor after all, one of the nine governors, and the governor of three provinces, which was of great significance, not to mention his identity as an old man in Beiyang. Without him to coordinate, it was not certain whether the three towns in Beiyang would trip up Zaixun.

Why did it feel like this as soon as he came in?

"Let the general know that the Japanese pirates have already attacked the east gate of Fengtian. The general of Fengtian sent three urgent telegrams, asking the general for support as soon as possible, but there was no reply. I had no choice but to come to the general..." Xu Juren said while looking around.

At a glance, the whole general's tent was in a mess, with all kinds of papers placed randomly, and Xu Juren's heart skipped a beat.

"Governor Xu came at the right time. Look at these servants. When they heard that they were going to the front line, they shrank one by one. The emperor worked hard to raise the army, and this is how they repay the emperor?" Zaixun slammed the table fiercely, looking aggrieved.

"Oh? But the soldiers shirked their responsibilities? With the enemy at hand, this trend should not continue." Xu Juren catered.

Not understanding the situation, he just said a few words, but judging from this appearance, the army should not be able to be dispatched in a short time.

"Alas~ Don't be afraid of Governor Xu's jokes. I knew I was going to the north, but when the army arrived at the station, the station didn't even have the carriages ready for transporting troops. Now the army can't go up, so it's just wasting time here, which only adds to the jokes." Zaixun said aggrievedly.

He really felt aggrieved. He thought that the war was that 100,000 people would rush to Fengtian in a mighty manner, and then set up positions with the Japanese, curse a few words, and preferably have a battle in front of the battle, and finally everyone would rush up to decide the winner.

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ps: This is also his battle plan.

What? Isn't the war fought like this? Isn't it written like this in the opera? Are you deceiving me because I'm young?

As for how to transport these 100,000 people to the Fengtian front, what food and ammunition supplies, in his eyes, these are not what he should care about.

With guns and cannons, they bombarded for a while, then used guns to shoot for a while, and finally charged again. With an army of 100,000, who could defeat them?

Besides, it was the Beiyang's fault that they couldn't win. Didn't you Beiyang say that the new army was already the first-class army? If we lost the battle, it was because you lied, which caused me, the uncle of the current emperor and the younger brother of the regent, to suffer a defeat.

"General, maybe there are some people who are not sensible. I didn't expect that the general's soldiers would be dispatched at this time. They didn't understand the principle of speed and neglected the general.

The general's noble status rarely contacts these common affairs, which gives these slaves the opportunity to be lazy and slippery. Why don't I... have a few useful people over there, let them help the general deal with it?" Xu Juren said with a stiff face.

Zaixun's eyes narrowed and stared at Xu Juren. This old man, is he bullying me because I am young and wants to seize power?

God pity, Xu Juren just lost Fengtian, Fengtian is the seat of the governor of the three provinces. If it is lost, even if he, the governor of the three provinces, has not officially taken office, he will be implicated.

"General, I have no other intentions, but the front line is pressing, and the ancestral mausoleum is important. I will stay in the general's tent today to assist the general in handling these common affairs. What do you think?" Xu Juren took another step back and said.

Originally, he was only the governor of three provinces. This time, he took office with the army and did not have to take care of anything. He had no subordinate relationship with Zaixun. In terms of the land, the two of them had almost the same power.

This step back was a willingness to let Zaixun take the majority, which was a big concession.

"Okay, then I'll trouble Governor Xu. Come on, present all these affairs to Governor Xu for a look..." Zaixun thought of the ancestral mausoleum. If it was really lost and he hadn't set off yet, even Zaifeng would be embarrassed to continue using him in the future.

...

On December 11, two trains carrying the personnel and equipment of a brigade of the third town slowly set off from the Beijing Station and headed north to the front line.

It would take another day and night to wait for this train to arrive, even if the road was smooth.

On December 11, the Fifth Division, with the assistance of four 152mm howitzers, launched an attack on the East Gate of Fengtian again.

The defenders mobilized 105mm field cannons and engaged in an artillery battle with them. At the cost of three 105mm field cannons, they destroyed a 152mm howitzer of Japan, forcing Japan to choose to suspend the attack.

"Fools! The weapon of the empire was destroyed in your hands! You should commit suicide to thank the emperor!" The commander of the 5th Division cursed after hearing this.

152mm howitzer! One costs more than 30,000 US dollars. For the army soldiers who earn a few cents each, this is a treasure!

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"Your Excellency the division commander, General Ogawa sent a telegram that the siege cannon regiment has crossed the river and will arrive soon."

"Yoshi, wait for the siege cannon to arrive before continuing the attack!"

The cannon has a longer range and can be set up to attack the city gate from outside the 105mm cannon.