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After hearing Tokugawa's words, Emperor Takamei was still a little timid, relying on the Kwantung Army? Even the most elite troops in Japan could not stop the Prussian army. Can the Kwantung Army stationed in Tokyo alone be able to withstand it?

Moreover, relying on the mountains means giving up important cities in northern Japan, such as Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama and other areas. The Northeastern Army is worse than the Kwantung Army. If the Prussian army goes north, the army there must be able to withstand the Prussian army. The attack of the Japanese army was really the manifestation of Emperor Kotoku.

Tokugawa said there was no need to panic, because Hokkaido had already fallen, and he felt that the Northeastern region could not be defended. It would definitely not be defendable anyway, so it was better to abandon this place and transfer the Northeastern Army to Nagano, which could delay it for a while.

Emperor Takamei has no choice but to pray that the general can turn the tide. He just wants to keep his throne.

Two days came quickly. The Prussian Wartime Staff sent an ultimatum to Kyoto, whether to surrender or continue the war. Kyoto made no response. It neither refused nor accepted. It delayed as long as it could, but could not delay.

Moltke did not receive any news from Kyoto. Bittenfeld proposed to resume the attack immediately, but Moltke still wanted to wait. There was no radio in Japan. Even if they wanted to surrender, they had to send the information to the garrison in Kanto within two days. It's still a bit difficult.

Moltke decided to wait for one more day, which was the day that Moltke delayed, allowing the Japanese Northeastern Army to complete the most important transfer. The entire Northeast was vacated, and almost all the superior forces were squeezed into the narrow territory.

Who is more difficult to fight between Japan and the Ming Dynasty? For Prussia, the Ming Dynasty has many plains and can use line infantry tactics. Although queuing up and shooting is a bit clumsy, what else would you do? All tactical theories are risky.

You have to bet that the new tactics are effective, and this may come at a high price. No matter how awesome the tactics sound, they are not that easy to fight. The actual situation is far more complicated than what is stated in the plan.

Therefore, although line infantry is crude, it is also a reliable tactic that has been tried countless times. In the era of queuing and shooting, what else do you need for bicycles? Either dig a hole or queue up, what do you choose?

In this case, the open plains will definitely be more advantageous, but Japan's land is long and narrow, there are many jungles and mountains, and the north-south span is huge. If it is placed on the Ming Dynasty's land, it can connect Northeast China and Guangxi.

But even with so many unfavorable factors, the Prussian army was still able to win the war with its excellent military quality and advanced weapons. Prussia did not make it difficult for the residents of the occupied areas. For the subsequent merger of Prussia and Eastern Europe, Prussia needed to take this opportunity to win over people's hearts. .

Prussia started to spread money as soon as it came up. It first divided the land from the landlords, cleaned up those landlords who occupied the land, and then distributed the land to the peasants. The Prussian army just took away the surplus grain from the landlords' families, and then did it as a favor. , take some of the grain grown by the common people and give it to the common people, and your reputation will rise instantly.

Moreover, the glorious deeds of these Prussian troops have also spread to this state. As for the excellent military discipline of the Prussian army, at least their people did not starve to death during the Prussian occupation, but this state has not fallen after all. Most Japanese people still believe that although their This government is very Muggle-like. It seems like its brain is stuck in the door. It does not do its job every day and tortures outsiders and tortures its own people, but what can it do? After all, it is still my motherland.

Three days have passed since the last treaty, and there is still no response from Japan. Moltke ordered the resumption of the offensive, landed in the Tokyo area, and then advanced towards the Nagano area, completely separating the north and south of Japan.

The Prussian landing operation was commanded by the young Army Major General Manteuffel. Manteuffel was relatively short in stature and had mediocre skills such as riding, fencing and shooting, but his unique understanding of tactics made August appreciate him. He was directly promoted to a captain, and later participated in several battles and was promoted to major general.

August said, "It's similar! It's very similar!"

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As for Bittenfeldt, as the commander of the flanking auxiliary attack fleet, his mission was to feign an attack on Osaka and stop when all the shells were fired.

The operation started at two o'clock in the morning, but the Prussian army was very unlucky. It happened to rain heavily that day. From the sea, the entire Japanese coast was foggy. The sailing warship was also a little uncomfortable because of the strong wind. stable.

Seeing this situation, Manteuffel couldn't help but fell into deep thought while looking at Tokyo, and then he said, "Let's abandon Tokyo and sail the battleship to Mito!"

The visibility was so poor on rainy days that Manteuffel was worried that the fleet would be trapped in Tokyo Bay, so he chose to launch the landing plan from Mito in the north.

But the route was changed here, and Bittenfeldt did not receive the news. As a result, he launched an attack on Osaka according to the original plan. This time the Japanese built several barriers made of stones and sandbags on the shore, and used earth cannons to attack the landing troops. Although the battleship didn't hit even a single shot, it was the strong wind that seriously hindered Bittenfeldt's landing plan.

However, Manteuffel from the north took two hours longer than expected to finally land. The result was obvious. The Japanese army did not expect Manteuffel to land from this side. There were less than two people defending this side. Thousands of people were defeated after a few rounds of artillery fire.

Manteuffel easily landed from the direction of Mito, while the Northeast Army, which had withdrawn from the north, was stationed near Utsunomiya. When Manteuffel landed, they had already received the news.

Tokugawa Iemo came to Maebashi in person to supervise the battle. The next step was luck. Tokugawa Iemo could only bet that the Prussian army that landed would move south or west. After all, the Northeastern Army had been transferred down and it was impossible to return to defense now. Originally, he The idea is to fight the Prussian army in Tokyo, and then attack the Prussian army from Maebashi. However, it is obvious that the troops currently deployed in Yokohama are of no use, and the Northeast Army can only rely on the Northeast Army to intercept Manteuffel's troops. .

At around seven o'clock in the morning, the Japanese army stationed in front of Mito had an encounter with Manteuffel's army on the plains. In less than two hours, Manteuffel won. Taking advantage of the victory, he pursued the enemy and entered the Japanese army. The mountainous area west of Mito.

Tokugawa Iemo sent out all his troops and concentrated superior forces. About [-] people, including the Northeastern Army and the Kwantung Army, fought fiercely here. There are many mountains here, the terrain is complex, and the transportation is very inconvenient.

Manteuffel's attack to the west was very slow. The Japanese army relied on the superior terrain to successfully block Manteuffel's troops in the mountains east of Mount Tsukuba.

In this kind of mountainous area, it is difficult for the cavalry to play its role, and the square formations that the Prussian army is good at cannot be used. They can only mix in the mountains and fight guerrillas with the Japanese army. The Prussian army's advantage is minimal, but the performance of the weapons is more advantageous. That's it. I got lost many times in this mountainous area.

Because the map was inaccurate, it rained heavily, and the mountains were foggy, the Prussian army was unable to expand its results in time. Manteuffel ordered a retreat when he discovered that the situation was wrong, which did not cause too many casualties.

The Prussian army suffered more than [-] casualties in this battle, while the Japanese casualties were even greater, almost [-]. Although the battle loss ratio was very good, Prussia only managed to capture Mito in a long time. In terms of tactics, A small victory, but strategically it can be said to be a failure. At first glance, although it seemed a small victory and captured Mito, it was of no use. Instead, it gave Japan a shot of chicken blood.

Tokugawa was overjoyed after receiving the news of victory. He even achieved a wave of medical miracles and jumped out of bed with excitement.

"It seems that the European army is not invincible! As long as we use the advantageous terrain and correct tactics, we can still stop an extremely powerful European army."

The failure of the battle in Osaka and Tokyo forced the Prussian army to rearrange its tactics. After repeated weighing, Moltke, at Ron's suggestion, wrote a letter to Auguste, asking her to hire a more suitable people to command this battle.

And this man is the Italian god of war, Garibaldi.