Super Dictator

The commander of the Second Brigade, Nishi Kanjiro, was assassinated by an unknown person and died, which immediately shocked the entire Liaodong. Daoshi Anchun quickly traveled from Jinzhou to Fuzhou City to prepare to investigate the truth.

The commander of the Japanese Second Army, Dashanyan, who was originally at Weihaiwei, also hurried toward Liaodong on a warship.

In Fuzhou City, Hoshishima Yoshiki currently has the highest military rank and is the colonel. He has a mixed detachment of about 5,000 troops under his command.

As soon as Hichishima led the army into China, the war was over. China and Japan began peace talks. Naturally, Hichishima was extremely depressed. He had long been unwilling to come to China to make soy sauce. This time, he seized this opportunity. , he didn’t even need to investigate, and directly pinned the blame on the Chinese.

"The Chinese people dare to ignore the ceasefire agreement between the two sides and assassinate our army officers. It is really unforgivable. If these Chinese people are not taught a bloody lesson, they will never remember it. Gentlemen, I will form a detachment and immediately attack the Chinese people in Gaiping City. Launch an attack. To avenge Mr. Xikuan, long live the empire, long live your majesty!" Hizhishima shouted before leading the army.

"Revenge for Lord Xikuan, revenge!" The other Japanese generals of the mixed detachment yelled wildly with their eyes shining brightly. They saw that their colleagues had become extremely rich one by one from the original poor peasants. I have long been secretly jealous in my heart.

This time, I finally found the opportunity and the excuse to rob.

However, several captains of the second brigade hoped to wait until Odera Yasun came to Fuzhou City before making a decision.

"You cowardly disgrace to the empire. Your brigade commander was assassinated and you still don't dare to fight back. Just wait here for Odera Anjun. I will form a mixed detachment and attack immediately to seek justice for Mr. Xi Kuan. "Hishijima thought to himself: After he attacked first and exchanged fire with the Shina people, even if Odera Yasumi didn't want to, he would definitely lead his troops to follow up.

There are a large number of people in Japan who are unwilling to stop the war. If Hishijima can continue the war, he will definitely become a hero in the minds of some people. This is one of the reasons why he actively wants to attack.

The Japanese generals of the second brigade were silent. Bizhidao had not yet fought against Gaiping's Qing army, so they did not understand how powerful Wei Zijun was, but they knew it all.

Hichishima did not receive any order to attack, so he couldn't wait to lead his mixed detachment towards Gaiping.

Gaiping City, inside the official office.

When Song Qing learned of the attack on Bizhi Island, he immediately summoned his generals to discuss countermeasures.

Ma Jinxu, Ma Yukun, Song Desheng, Nie Guilin, Jiang Xiyi, Jiang Guiti and other generals were all on the list. Even Wei Jichen, who had been ill for a few days, sat in his seat with his eyes closed to relax.

"The Japanese general Xi Kuan Erlang was assassinated and died. The Japanese put the blame on us. Now Bizhi Island has led a large army to attack. What do you think?" Song Qing said that when Xi Kuan Erlang was assassinated, he deliberately He glanced at Wei Jichen unintentionally.

Song Qing had already learned from his subordinates that Wei Jichen was extremely skilled with swords and guns, and Wei Jichen had been hiding in his room for the past few days claiming to be sick, but when he saw him today, he looked like he was ill at all.

Therefore, Song Qing strongly suspected that Wei Jichen was responsible.

"The water will come to cover us, and the troops will stop us. The Japanese are deliberately stirring up trouble. Who knows if Xi Kuan Erlang was killed by one of their own, and then slandered us. Are we going to give up Gaiping to others?" Song Desheng said plausibly. He said that he had long been dissatisfied with the imperial contract, and of course he advocated resistance at this time.

"The imperial court has not yet issued a clear instruction. Now our army and the Japanese army are still in the ceasefire agreement. We should make some concessions. Otherwise, the imperial court will blame us and we will become inhumane inside and outside." Nie Guilin said with some worry.

Wei Jichen's eyes suddenly opened, he slapped the table angrily and said, "What a joke, the Japanese have already led a large army to attack. We are still here discussing whether to fight or not. The generals are outside, and the emperor's orders are not heeded. The court has not yet figured out what happened here." Do we want to miss the opportunity here and delay the military situation? Commander Song, there is no need to discuss whether to resist or not, just discuss how to annihilate the invading enemy."

Nie Guilin smiled and said hesitantly: "Commander Wei, don't be angry. I just said it casually."

Song Qingwei nodded imperceptibly and said sternly: "Zijie's words are reasonable, but the Japanese have made unreasonable threats. They demand huge sums of money and invade the land again, which is hated by the world. He is too arrogant and has no regard for anyone." The two sides have violated the ceasefire agreement, wantonly trampled on the treaty, and led a large army to attack. If our army retreats, won't it make the Japanese think that we are more cowardly, and they will cede territory and pay even more huge compensation. Everyone, I, Song Qing, a warrior, am willing to sacrifice my life with the best soldiers in the world to serve the country. , success or failure is left to God.”

See how clever Song Qing's words were. He first put all the blame on the Japanese, and then explained that he and others must fight, otherwise everyone in the world would laugh at them.

Song Qing made the final decision and set the tone for the war.

"Commander Song, my subordinates are willing to lead an army to hide in the suburbs as a partial army. When the Japanese attack is imminent, they can attack them unprepared, find their retreat, and then annihilate the invading enemy." Wei Jichen offered his plan.

Wei Jichen, knowing that Bizhidao, the Japanese general, was eager to achieve great results, would attack Gaiping non-stop and without reservation. In this way, he could defeat the Japanese army before other Japanese troops arrived.

Song Qing pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "In that case, Zijie, you can lead the five thousand troops who originally attacked Jinzhou."

Then everyone discussed some details. The military situation was urgent, and not long after, the generals hurriedly dispersed.

Wei Jichen was about to leave, but Song Qing left him alone.

"Zijie, tell me the truth, did you do this?" Song Qingping stepped back and asked seriously.

Wei Jichen looked at this veteran who was still fighting for his country in his seventies. He originally planned to shake his head but nodded slightly.

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"I will advance and retreat with you together." Song Qing patted Wei Jichen on the shoulder with a serious look.

Wei Jichen smiled gratefully, saying nothing.

The mixed detachment from Bizhi Island arrived at Gaiping Castle at noon the next day.

"Your Excellency Colonel, does the entire army need to rest for half a day before attacking?" asked his captain.

Hishijima shook his head and said: "Soldiers are very fast. The Chinese people have always been procrastinating in doing things. They have been peaceful for a long time. They must not be able to react for a while. Let's attack immediately."

"Hey!" The three captains quickly went down to direct the soldiers to attack.

The battlefield that had been quiet for many days once again heard the sound of gunfire, and the Chinese and Japanese armies started fighting again.

In the city, Wang Shizhen couldn't help but sneer as he looked at the Japanese coming like locusts.

Sure enough, it was a force that had not yet fought against our army, and the attacking crowd was so dense.

"fire!"

Following Wang Shizhen's order, more than a hundred cannons of various models roared with thunder.

Artillery shells fell like rain among the Japanese charging troops.

Boom, boom.

A series of explosions stunned the Japanese attack formation.

The mixed detachment on Hichi Island can be regarded as an army mixed with new and old veterans. The veterans can choose to lie down or move aside at any time based on the whistling sound of the shells cutting through the air when they fall, but the new recruits do not have this ability.

The Japanese suffered a lot of losses in a short period of time.

Hizhishima, who was commanding the battle from the rear, couldn't help but change his face. He said to his left and right in disbelief: "Didn't they say that the Qing army dispersed the use of artillery? This, this."

"Quick, charge in skirmish formation." Hizhishima screamed this order as he was about to burst into tears.

Under Gaiping City, the sound of gunshots and cannons suddenly rang out, continuous and continuous, smoke filled the air, sparks shot out, and the sound of fighting pierced the sky.

Wei Jichen led an army of 5,000 men and lurked in a mountain col about one mile away from Gaiping City.

Even Wei Jichen could hear the sound of gunfire coming from Gaiping clearly.

"Reporting that the Japanese's first attack was frustrated, Hichishima adjusted its deployment and used the wave attack method common to the Japanese to attack with the squadron as the organization."

Wei Jichen nodded and asked, "Does Bizhi Island still have a reserve team?"

"When I get back to Commander Wei, there is still a reserve team that hasn't joined."

Wei Jichen lit a cigar and stopped talking.

Ten minutes later.

"Report, the Japanese used ladders to rush up the southern city wall and are fighting with our army."

"Does Bizhishima still have a reserve team?" Wei Jichen asked the same question.

"When I get back to Commander Wei, Bizhi Island has not dispatched the reserve team yet."

Wei Jichen lit another cigar.

Ma Jinxu, who was next to him, was a little impatient and suggested: "Shuai Wei, I'm afraid there's something wrong in the city, so we'd better attack."

"We have to believe in Commander Song." Wei Jichen glanced at the generals around him and continued: "Only when Bizhi Island sends all its reserves to the battlefield will we have a great opportunity. Then they want to leave. The battlefield is not that easy."

In Gaiping City, Nie Guilin sent someone to ask for help from Song Qing. Song Qing looked around and found that he had no troops to dispatch.

"Prisoners, follow me to the battlefield." Song Qing picked up his sword, roared angrily, and led his troops to support the southern wall.

Hichishima put down his telescope, smiled and said to the Japanese staff generals around him: "I heard that the enemy general Song Qing, a white-haired veteran, is brave. Today he went to the battlefield in person. Since he is so anxious to leave, let's give him a ride. Hisao Morita, the 3rd Battalion is pressing forward.”

"Hai." Hisao Morita came down hurriedly.

"Your Excellency Colonel, it seems that there is no sign of China General Wei Jichen." The staff officer said with some worry.

"Wei Jichen? This person may still be hiding in the city. Do you see that the flag of Wei Zijun is not on the east wall?" Hishijima frowned at first, and then felt relieved. Wei Jichen was able to defeat Nogi Nogi and Katsura Taro, even without fighting. Bizhidao, whom he had fought against, did not dare to underestimate him, but as soon as he saw Song Qing going into battle in person, he immediately got carried away.

"Report, the Japanese reserve team has been suppressed." The scout cavalry came quickly.

Wei Jichen pinched off his cigar, drew out his sword, and shouted: "Brothers, the enemy is here to give you merit points again, kill him!"

Although everyone didn't know what the merit points Wei Jichen was talking about, they all heard the word "kill".

Immediately, countless sergeants stood up from their crouching positions and roared towards the rear of the Japanese.

Only Wei Jichen quietly wiped his sweat, damn, I spilled the beans, I have to be more careful next time.