The Japanese army came with great momentum. Everyone knew that the war was about to start, but what surprised everyone was that the Japanese army gathered in Kanto Prefecture. At the last moment when the two sides were almost about to break out, they suddenly stopped moving, like a guy who took off his pants and was about to shit.

It looked like nothing had been pulled out after squatting for a long time. Such an unexpected situation left the whole world scratching their heads, especially Zhang Zuolin on the front line, who couldn't even figure out what kind of medicine the Japanese were selling in their gourds.

For a while, I couldn't figure out what the Japanese wanted to do, but Zhang Zuolin was not idle either. He took advantage of this rare opportunity to seize the opportunity to build imperfect fortifications and at the same time start training the second-line troops. The so-called "sharpening one's weapons before the battle is useless". For this reason,

The General Staff also specially deployed several former military observation group officers to rush to the front line to learn from the experience of the European War to assist Zhang Zuolin in organizing the defense line. At this point, an extremely strange scene occurred in the Fengtian-Kwantung Prefecture area. The Chinese Army in the north except the first

While the soldiers on the front line were waiting nervously and anxiously for the outbreak of war, the soldiers behind the second line and the civilians recruited were busy digging trenches, setting up barbed wire fences, etc. On the other hand, the Japanese army on the opposite side was silent and quiet, except for a few troops who could be seen in the telescope.

Apart from Lingluoluo making preparations, he could not see the Japanese attacking in large numbers.

Zhang Zuolin didn't know that the Japanese military headquarters opposite was in chaos at this time, and several senior Japanese military officers were arguing with each other. The reason for this was not other than that just a few days ago, the Japanese Army's Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief

, Commander Dashanyan, who led this plan, passed away suddenly.

Talking about the death of Oyama Iwa, I can’t help but laugh and cry. On October 8, the ambitious Oyama Iwa took great pains to pull out the Taisho Emperor as a shield for the smooth implementation of this plan, and attended the army’s military exercise in person. Who?

Thinking of it, Oyama Iwa was not feeling well that day and wanted to avoid losing his etiquette in front of the emperor. He suppressed his stomach discomfort and accompanied Emperor Taisho back and forth. Who would have thought that it was this "perseverance" Bushido spirit that made Oyama Iwa lose his life in the end. When Taisho Emperor

After the emperor returned from the inspection with great interest, the mountain rock that was still erect a second ago suddenly collapsed like a deflated rubber ball. First, he suffered from diarrhea. Then, the intestinal obstruction was like a knife, and it fell off that night.

Oyamayan was rushed back to Tokyo for treatment.

Although the journey from Fukuoka to Tokyo is not far, there was no Shinkansen in Japan at this time. There were no faster flights. It was a bumpy journey and it was already the early morning of the third day when we arrived in Tokyo. Although there were doctors and other people accompanying us to take care of us, we could send them there.

When he arrived at the hospital, Da Shanyan was rolling his eyes and breathing in less and breathing out less.

In order to save Dashanyan's life, the Japanese tried every means, just like the propaganda of later generations to "rescue at all costs", but in the end they were unable to do anything. After struggling to support Dashanyan in the hospital for several days, he finally brought him with him who had not left the army.

With great regret, Jie Shen died first, rolled his eyes and kicked off his legs to see Amaterasu, leaving a mess to Ru Sang Kao's subordinates.

The sudden death of Oyama Iwa was an extremely serious blow to the Japanese Army. As the planner and executor of the entire military plan, without Oyama Iwa and those who had arrived in Kanto Prefecture, the North Korean divisions would not know how to execute it. Although

As the Chief of Army General Staff, Uehara Yusaku took over the command of Oyama Iwa immediately. However, compared with Oyama Iwa, who was favored by the public, Uehara Yusaku was far from convincing in terms of prestige and qualifications. What's more terrible is that Oyama Iwa

Iwa's strategy plan was originally proposed unilaterally by the Army, and most of the Japanese cabinet did not agree. In particular, the Navy was tit for tat with the Army. If it were not for the influence of Oyama Iwa's status in Japan, coupled with the fact that he and the Navy boss

Due to Togo Heihachiro's personal friendship, the implementation of this plan would not be so smooth at all. But now that Oyama Iwa suddenly had a problem, the navy, which was already dissatisfied with the army, stopped working and clamored to modify the plan at the cabinet meeting.

This war was led by the army instead of the navy, and the target of the attack was changed from Fengtian to Qing*dao.

The Navy's change of heart caught the newly appointed Acting Commander-in-Chief Uehara Yusaku off guard. He had no time to rush to Kanto State and could only stay in Tokyo and fight a lawsuit with the Navy. But without Oyama Iwa as a backer, he always felt that How could the Navy, which was superior to the Army, look down upon the Chief of Army General Staff? No matter how Yusaku Uehara tried to intimidate and induce him, and even got angry, the proud Navy ignored him at all.

Helpless, Yusaku Uehara even went to find Togo Heihachiro. He tried to get Togo to help persuade the navy to continue the plan. However, Togo Heihachiro supported his old friend Oyama Iwa despite most of the pressure from the navy. Now Oyama Iwa has passed away. It is impossible for Togo Heihachiro to continue to "eat in and out" for Yusaku Uehara, whom he has little friendship with. Uehara Yusaku received several rejections from Togo Heihachiro, which made him furious, but there was nothing he could do about it with the navy.

The sudden change of attitude of the Japanese Navy after Oyama Iwa's death caused great obstacles to the plan that was about to implement the first step. In addition, the term of this cabinet was about to expire, and Okuma Shigenobu had already begun to hand over government affairs, and he had no energy or fundamentals. I didn’t want to get involved in the dispute between the army and the navy. The sudden change in the center also led to the chaos of the Japanese army that set foot on the mainland. Commander-in-chief Oyama Iwa suddenly passed away, and the acting commander-in-chief and chief of general staff Yusaku Uehara could not arrive for a long time. , the commanders of several divisions were quarreling with each other over whether to continue to implement the plan, and the navy's changes meant that the army would face logistical pressure after the war... and other reasons led to this strange phenomenon on the front line.

"Baga! These naval generals should all be pulled out and shot! Without the navy, our army will fight the same battle. Our army is invincible. The victory or defeat of the war depends on our army, not those idiot navy who dare not go ashore!"

Yamaguchi Masaru, commander of the 10th Division, slapped the table with his white-gloved palms. The veins on his forehead showed the extreme anger in his heart. As the division commander of Japan's standing Class A division, Yamaguchi Masaru was the second person with the highest status after Kanto Prefecture Governor Kaku Nakamura. When he set foot on the land of Kanto Prefecture with great ambition, Yamaguchi Masaru fully expected to achieve meritorious service in this war and follow Oyama Iwa's footsteps to become a Japanese hero. Who would have thought that the sudden change left him dumbfounded, and the Japanese Navy's stabbing in the back after Oyama Iwa's death made him very angry. As an army veteran, Yamaguchi Katsu simply looked down on those who only knew how to decide the outcome by sitting on a boat and using cannons. In his opinion, regardless of whether there is naval support or not, this battle is decided. With the great military fortune of his 10th Division, he will definitely open up territory for the empire again.

"Yamaguchi-kun said it lightly. Without the support of the navy, your 10th Division alone can wipe out hundreds of thousands of Chinese people on the opposite side? Or even the entire Chinese army? It's a joke. Do you really think you are the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven? ?" Regarding Yamaguchi Masaru's arrogance, the commander of the 18th Division, Kamio Mitsuomi, sneered. Although his division was only a Category B division, in terms of military qualifications, it was no worse than Yamaguchi Masaru, and Kamio Mitsuomi was He is very smart in fighting and is also known as a wise general in the Japanese Army.

"You...coward!" Yamaguchi Masaru's eyes burst out with anger, and he stared at Kamio Mitsuomi and gritted his teeth. If the commander of the 15th Division, Yuhi Mitsuo, hadn't pulled him away, he might have rushed up and beat him up for bringing shame to the army. guy.

Nakamura Sataku frowned slightly. As a former Army governor, the same as Yamaguchi Masaru, the governor was called a "strong general" within the army. In other words, it is synonymous with a simple mind and well-developed limbs. From the bottom of his heart, Yamaguchi Masaru's words were very suitable for Nakamura Sataku.

Nakamura Satoshi's taste, especially the fact that the victory or defeat of the war depends on the army rather than the navy, makes Nakamura feel excited. However, as the governor, he does not have the right to directly intervene in the army, and Kamio Mitsuomi and he have colleagues and help each other face to face.

Yamaguchi Masaru's words were somewhat inappropriate.

"The death of Lord Oyama is a great loss for our army. Although Lord Uehara, the acting commander-in-chief, has not yet arrived. Although Lord Uehara, the acting commander-in-chief, has decided on the strategy during his lifetime, I think we should wait until Lord Uehara comes to discuss this issue.

." As a landlord, Nakamura Kaku could only try to smooth things over.

"Yes, Yamaguchi-kun, don't be angry. In fact, Kamio-kun doesn't mean that. War is not a trivial matter after all. Without the support and transportation of the navy, ammunition alone will be seriously insufficient, let alone a war with the Chinese army. Kamio-kun, you

What do you say?" Yuhi Mitsue pulled Yamaguchi Masaru and kept winking at Kamio Mitsuomi.

He nodded slightly, after all, we are all in the Army, and falling out with Yamaguchi Masaru would not do him any good. Kamio Mitsuomi sighed: "That's it, according to the original plan, after our troops arrive, the Navy will transport a large amount of materials and hoard them in Kanto Prefecture, but

Now the navy has suddenly changed its mind, and all plans have been disrupted. At this time, if we rely solely on our strength to carry out the attack, it may be smooth at first, but once the existing supplies and ammunition are used up, we will face an extremely embarrassing situation.

Please think twice about this!"

"Yeah yeah!"

Several other people also nodded repeatedly, with expressions of anxiety and uneasiness on their faces. Yamaguchi Sheng opened his mouth as if to refute, but in the end he held back his breath and pounded the table with his fists.

This discussion has been going on for three consecutive days, and every time the discussion has come to nothing. The Japanese soldiers in Kanto Prefecture are anxiously looking forward to the arrival of Yusaku Uehara, but Yusaku Uehara has been wrangling back and forth in Tokyo over matters with the navy, and he can't get out of it.

Moreover, the Second Fleet, which had received orders from the top of the Navy, also showed an uncooperative attitude. Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Rokuro Yashiro did not even bother with this bunch of country bumpkin soldiers. After abandoning them, he left only a few small and shabby ships.

In addition to the assistance of old warships, the main force of the Second Fleet sailed directly out of Lushun Port in Guandong Prefecture, and began cruising in the Bohai Bay area according to the Navy's requirements, assuming a posture of eyeing Qing* Island. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!