Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Chapter 265: War Clouds Are Coming! Sakata's Army's Ambition
the next day.

Ximen Tang's army arrived at Songjiang Prefecture.

At this time, the situation in Songjiang Prefecture was extremely chaotic, and the forces of all parties were complicated.

Concessions of Western countries, Japanese people, underworld gangs, aristocratic business firms, etc.

The process of taking over Songjiang Prefecture was very simple and took less than an hour.

Ximen Tang displays his strong and domineering style to the fullest.

To deal with underworld gangs, Japanese and other forces, Ximen Tang has always used thunderous force.

Tie Niu, the assistant minister of the Grand Council, who had been worried, was shocked to see Ximen Tang take over Songjiang Prefecture so easily.

He had prepared various emergency plans.

However, unexpectedly, after Ximen Hall moved into Songjiang Prefecture, all the contingency plans were of no use.

Ximen Tang never abides by the rules of the underworld. If you don’t obey, he will kill you!

Therefore,
After Ximen Tang arrived in Songjiang Prefecture, Chen Jie directly appointed A'man to take charge of Songjiang Prefecture and quell the unrest in the entire Songjiang Prefecture as soon as possible.

Simultaneously,

He asked Zeng Xuanhuai to dispatch personnel from Shandong to replace all the personnel in various government agencies in Songjiang Prefecture.

In troubled times, heavy codes are used, and strong medicines are used for serious illnesses!
If you want to take over Songjiang Prefecture as quickly as possible, you have to use the toughest means.

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Daqian Dynasty, Northeast!
The news of the Western Allied Forces' defeat reached the Kwantung Army's headquarters in Lushun.

The highest commander of the Kwantung Army, General Oyama Iwao of the Oriental Empire, was sitting in the military camp, thinking with his head down.

Ever since the Oriental Fleet landed in Lushun of the Daqian Dynasty.

Oyama Iwao founded the Kwantung Army in accordance with the will of Emperor Meiji.

During this period, he lived in the Kwantung Army's barracks.

Since Lushun became the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, the military camp has been under expansion and has not yet been completed.

Only the military camp command post was built.

Therefore,
Oyama Iwao lived near the command post and usually handled various military affairs.

He is forty-eight years old this year, an age of great ambition.

Since the Eastern Fleet launched a war against the Daqian Dynasty, it has achieved fruitful results in less than a year.

The Japanese army not only defeated the Beiyang Navy of the Daqian Dynasty, but also marched northward and occupied the northeastern Lushun port of the Daqian Dynasty.

Then,

The Kwantung Army took Liaodong directly and incorporated the entire Northeast into the territory of the Oriental Empire.

The army of the Daqian Dynasty was blocked at Shanhaiguan, and the northern Russians had also compromised and left the Northeast.

The Kwantung Army has now begun to infiltrate Guangdong and Guangxi, eastern Zhejiang, southern Jiangsu, Northwest China, Hanzhong and other places.

Dashan Yan believed that as long as he was given enough time, he would be absolutely sure to swallow up the entire Daqian Dynasty.

That's right,

According to the will of Emperor Meiji, the Oriental Empire wanted the entire Daqian, not just the Northeast.

Even the entire Daqian is just a part of it.

The Oriental Empire wants the whole of Asia and wants to create an Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere!

therefore,

Oyama Iwao is now feeling confident and high-spirited.

If the Kwantung Army could take over the entire Asian territory, it would go down in history.

Although all this was due to the great strategy of Emperor Meiji, Oyama Iwao felt that he definitely deserved the most credit.

If we can take advantage of the situation and send troops, we can wipe out the Daqian Dynasty in one fell swoop.

His name, Oyama Iwao, is destined to be recorded in the history of the Oriental Empire.

call--!
Thinking of his own great achievements, Dashanyan took a deep breath, feeling quite excited and his blood boiling.

After a while,

He calmed himself down and picked up a secret document from the Black Dragon Society from the table.

The more he looked, the more solemn his expression became.

The Western Waldersee coalition actually lost!
Those were 130,000 elite Western coalition forces, how could they have lost so completely?
He read the secret document several times again and couldn't help frowning.

this moment,
He suddenly discovered that after the Kwantung Army arrived in Daqian, everything went smoothly and they did not encounter any setbacks.

Therefore,
I seem to have gotten a little too complacent.

Isn’t the lesson from the Matsusaka Army’s defeat last time profound enough?

Although the Kwantung Army planned to continue to increase its troops in the future, Emperor Meiji wanted to take down the Daqian Dynasty as soon as possible.

but,

Currently, the area occupied by the Kwantung Army is less than one-tenth of the area occupied by the Daqian Dynasty.

It seems that it is not so easy to incorporate the Daqian Dynasty into the territory of the Oriental Empire.

The 130,000-strong Western army was defeated in this way.

If you want to take down the Daqian Dynasty, you must plan carefully.

in fact,

After taking over the Northeast, Oyama Iwao discussed an issue with Emperor Meiji.

Should we occupy the entire territory of the Daqian Dynasty, or should we base ourselves in the Northeast, develop slowly, and realize the separatist rule in the Northeast?

Emperor Meiji specially summoned the military ministers of the Oriental Empire to discuss this matter seriously.

in fact,

Many generals of the Kwantung Army did not have much confidence in occupying the entire Daqian Empire.

The Daqian Dynasty was vast and rich in resources, and the Kwantung Army only occupied the northeast region.

The princes in various places all control millions of troops.

Even if the Kwantung Army could defeat the local feudal lords, it would definitely be the biggest challenge for the Oriental Empire to enforce its rule.

therefore,

Many officials in the Eastern Empire's military believed that secession from the Northeast and negotiation for division with the Daqian Dynasty would be the most perfect outcome.

Many people even suggested that a large number of Japanese people should be immigrated to the northeast of the Daqian Dynasty to solidify the ruling class.

Even if they wanted to attack the entire Daqian Dynasty, they had to conserve their strength and wait until the Kwantung Army grew strong enough to challenge the Northern Russian and Western coalition forces.

of course,

All the leaders of the Eastern Military have a common goal.

That is to swallow up the entire Daqian Dynasty, it is just a matter of time.

Almost any minister of the Eastern Empire is keen to take over all the territories of the Daqian Dynasty.

Especially after the Kwantung Army was stationed in the Northeast.

All the families of the Oriental Empire strongly advocated a full-scale attack. The Northeast alone could not satisfy the appetite of the Oriental Empire.

Unify the entire Daqian by force!

Because as long as the Daqian Dynasty is not unified, the remaining Daqian troops will continue to resist.

Even the chaos within Daqian will stop, and everyone will unite to face the outside world and pose a threat to the Oriental Empire.

Only by unifying the entire Daqian Dynasty can Daqian be legitimately incorporated into the territory of the Oriental Empire.

Oyama Iwao is very clear about one thing: the people are actually very easy to fool.

As long as they control the entire Daqian Dynasty, they can rewrite their history and control the discourse of public opinion.

As long as the Oriental Empire is promoted as a hero who saves people from suffering in newspapers or various media.

At the same time, the Daqian Dynasty was portrayed as being stupid, brutal, violent, and tyrannical, among other negative aspects.

Then,

The Dongyang Empire can eliminate all resistance within the Daqian Dynasty and make them willingly support the rule of the Dongyang Empire.

But now,

Oyama Yan was a little hesitant.

If the Matsusaka Army had not been defeated, he might have been confident in unifying the entire Daqian Dynasty.

but,

Now he had no confidence at all.

The combat effectiveness of the Kwantung Army is beyond doubt.

But Oyama Iwao knew very well in his heart that the Kwantung Army was the invading party after all.

It is extremely difficult to transfer troops from the Oriental Empire.

Even though the Kwantung Army was said to have a million men, only 500,000 of them could form combat forces.

It is not easy to conquer the Daqian Dynasty with a population of hundreds of millions and a vast territory.

Especially the sudden appearance of Ximen Tang, whose fighting power was too terrifying.

Oyama Iwao never thought of giving up.

The most important reason why Emperor Meiji was determined to occupy the Daqian Dynasty was because of economy and resources.

After the Kwantung Army occupied the Northeast, Oyama Iwao felt deeply about this.

The Dongyang Empire began to transport the plundered resources from the northeastern region of the Daqian Dynasty back to Dongyang in a steady stream.

The essence of war is actually the plunder of economic interests and resources.

Due to geographical limitations, the development of the Oriental Empire was greatly restricted.

The island country is short of resources and must obtain resources continuously to ensure the rapid development of the Oriental Empire.

If the supply of resources is lost, the development of the Oriental Empire will stagnate.

The resources on the island are simply not enough to support development.

Therefore,
Emperor Meiji launched the war not only to unify the Daqian Dynasty, but more to plunder more resources.

According to the Toyo Cabinet, this war was the founding war of the Toyo Empire.

Oyama Iwao was merely carrying out the orders of Emperor Meiji.

Since the Dongyang Empire has already declared war on the Daqian Dynasty, there is no turning back, so it is naturally impossible to give up everything.

but,

When they saw the battle in eastern Zhejiang, the 130,000 elite Western coalition forces were defeated by Ximen Tang of the Daqian Dynasty.

For a while,
Oyama Iwa was worried and uneasy.

However, the Black Dragon Society did not have complete information about the battle in eastern Zhejiang.

How did Ximen Tang defeat the Western coalition forces? The secret report did not give a detailed description.

In addition, Ximen Hall moved into Songjiang Prefecture.

This incident made Oyama Iwao feel very uncomfortable.

Because the Oriental Empire has core interests in Songjiang Prefecture.

Most of the overseas trade of the entire Daqian Dynasty was conducted in Songjiang Prefecture.

The Black Dragon Society’s headquarters is also in Songjiang Prefecture.

Now that Ximen Tang has moved into Songjiang Prefecture, it is conceivable that Songjiang Prefecture will be like it was in Tianjin Wei, where almost all forces and concessions will be eliminated by Ximen Tang.

That's right,

The Ximen Hall and the court of the Daqian Dynasty have completely different working styles.

They have no scruples and do not negotiate with any forces.

The concessions in various places can negotiate conditions, treaties, and trade with the Daqian court—!
But all this doesn't work in front of Ximen Tang!
and,

According to the information provided by the Black Dragon Society, Ximen Hall is in Songjiang Prefecture and has a garrison of only 10,000 troops.

then,

After much deliberation, Oyama Iwao convened a meeting of the generals of the Kwantung Army and finally decided to launch an attack on Matsue Prefecture.

The Kwantung Army must be dispatched to give Ximen Tang a powerful counterattack.

How could it be so easy for Ximen Tang to garrison in Songjiang Prefecture of Daqian?
The Oriental Empire has the meat in its mouth, and it wants the Kwantung Army to spit it out. How can it do that without paying a price?
Oyama Iwao wanted to use this battle to warn concessions in other places.

After Chen Jie arranged the affairs of Songjiang Prefecture, he asked Ah Man to take 10,000 elite soldiers of Ximen Hall and station them in Songjiang Prefecture.

Next,
He took others on the battleship "Elizabeth" back to Shandong with a full load.

at this time,

What Chen Jie didn't expect was that Oyama Iwao, the Japanese Kwantung Army's headquarters in Lushun, began to mobilize troops.

The one who was preparing to attack Matsue Prefecture this time was the Major General of the Kwantung Army - Sakata Takeo!
The Sakata Corps had made great achievements in the Kwantung Army!

This time, the Kwantung Army conquered the Northeast and captured the Port of Lushun. Then it marched straight into Liaodong and directly captured the main force, which was the Sakata Corps!

In terms of compilation,

The Sakata Corps has three major divisions under its command, with a total strength of 60,000 troops.

In the Far East, Sakata's army fought against Northern Russia and won a great victory.

In the attack on Shandong and southern Fujian of the Daqian Dynasty, the Sakata Corps has always been the main force and the ace elite of the Kwantung Army.

more importantly,
The Sakata Legion was very familiar with Songjiang Prefecture. They had spent a lot of time in Songjiang Prefecture, and had demarcated a concession in Songjiang Prefecture and established a branch of the Black Dragon Society in the Daqian Dynasty.

This is also the important reason why Oyama Iwao wanted to let the Sakata Army attack Matsue Prefecture.

in addition,

Accompanying Takeo Sakata was Goro Togashimon, Major General of the Kanto Army, who was also a military commander with outstanding military achievements.

This time, the Kwantung Army dispatched 60,000 elite troops, two major generals, and two divisions of the "Daqian Puppet Army" totaling 40,000 people!
A total of one hundred thousand troops!
At the same time, two major fleets were dispatched, namely the Eastern Third and Fourth Fleets!
In Oyama Iwao's opinion, in order to attack Matsue Prefecture, one would only need a division of 20,000 people, which would basically be enough.

Songjiang Prefecture is not Qingdao, Shandong.

Since Ximen Hall had just been stationed, the defense had not yet been completed.

Neither the logistics nor the supply of weapons and ammunition is sufficient.

Therefore,
Attacking Songjiang Prefecture now is definitely the best time. It will not only severely damage Ximen Hall, but also intimidate the Daqian court.

Oyama Iwao's deployment of 100,000 troops was seen by other Japanese commanders as using a butcher knife to kill a chicken.

but,

Dashanyan did not hesitate at all and directly dispatched 100,000 troops.

He is determined to win this attack on Songjiang Prefecture!

Not only was it necessary to intimidate the Western powers, but it was also necessary to cut off Ximen Tang's reinforcements from Shandong to support Songjiang Prefecture.

Although Shandong is a long way from Songjiang Prefecture, it is unlikely that Ximen Tang will be able to increase his troops quickly.

But it’s better to be safe than sorry.

The Kwantung Army deliberately sent the Second Fleet and the Sixth Fleet to the Bohai Bay to pose a threat to Weihaiwei, Yantai and other places in Shandong, so that Ximen Tang would not dare to act rashly.

On the surface, this was a counterattack launched by Oyama Iwao against Matsue Prefecture.

but,

Oyama's real purpose is not just the small place of Songjiang Prefecture.

Since ancient times, Songjiang Prefecture has been the eastern seaport of the Daqian Dynasty and a place of contention for military strategists.

If we can capture Songjiang Prefecture in one fell swoop and defeat Ximen Hall.

Then,

The Oriental Empire could then seize southern Jiangsu and eastern Zhejiang and station troops in the eastern part of the Daqian Dynasty.

Before this, because of fear of the Western Allied Forces, the Kwantung Army had always avoided the Western Allied Forces and landed in Lushun in the northeast.

Now that the Western coalition has been defeated, this is a rare opportunity.

Once Songjiang Prefecture is occupied, they can march straight to Huainan and Hanzhong and realize the plan of dividing the Daqian Dynasty into two.

This battle can be said to be a battle that Oyama Iwao has been planning for a long time and cannot be failed.

After Sakata Takeo led his army from Lushun, they went up from the Yellow Sea all the way to Songjiang Prefecture in southern Jiangsu.

At this time,

Yokoyama Sora, the top expert of the Black Dragon Society branch of the Daqian Dynasty, had received the secret report long ago and had been waiting in Nantong Prefecture for a long time.

original,

Ever since Ximen Tang defeated the Western coalition forces and moved into Songjiang Prefecture.

All branches of the Oriental Black Dragon Society were transferred to Nantong Prefecture.

at this time,

With the unblocking of the East China Sea and the South China Sea, the situation in the Daqian Dynasty became tense.

Ever since Ximen Tang defeated the Western coalition forces and stationed his troops in Songjiang Prefecture, he began to recuperate.

but,

This battle in eastern Zhejiang caused a huge sensation in the Daqian Dynasty.

The internal rebellion that had been quelled broke out again.

Many places are already a powder keg in themselves, not to mention the "Taiping", "Bai Lian", "Qing Gang", "Ge Lao Hui", "Hong Men" and other organizations adding fuel to the flames.

The result happened in less than five days.

Guangdong and Guangxi, Guidong, southern Sichuan, Hanzhong, Huainan, eastern Zhejiang, northwest China and other places.

Many princes and local forces began to announce their independence from the rule of the Daqian Dynasty.

They want to raise the flag and declare themselves king!
Many places even began to expel court officials of the Daqian Dynasty and rebellions broke out.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this was a premeditated rebellion.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to break out at the same time, causing the Daqian court's Ministry of War to be overwhelmed and unable to take care of other things.

During the entire Daqian Dynasty, only Shandong and the capital were relatively stable.

The situation is turbulent and a storm is sweeping in——!
(End of this chapter)