Phoenix City, the station of the Tenth Brigade of the Japanese Army.

This was originally a rich man's mansion, but now it has become the residence of Tatsumi Naofumi, head of the Tenth Brigade.

Lijian Shangwen was holding a samurai sword with a cold light in his hand, standing straight in the middle of the yard, with his eyes slightly closed, practicing sword skills.

Xiao Masaki, chief of staff of the Tenth Brigade, stood respectfully not far from Lijian Shangfumi, looking at Lijian Shangfu with burning eyes.

Lijian Shangwen, as a master of the Liusheng Xinyin school of swordsmanship, still has some real kung fu in his hands. Xiao Masaki stayed by his side every day, and under the influence of his ears and eyes, his swordsmanship has also improved a lot.

"Your Excellency, brigade leader, is indeed a famous swordsman. You can stand still for half an hour. If it were me, I might not be able to stand for 10 minutes." Xiao Zhengshu said with emotion in his heart.

A gust of wind blew by, sweeping up the dead leaves in the yard, blowing up Li Jian Shang Wen's clothes, and the old tree in the courtyard couldn't bear to be harassed, so he had to shake off all its leaves. Among the yellow leaves.

In this situation, Li Jian saw that Shangwen was like a celestial being who had attained enlightenment, wanting to become a fairy and become a celestial being.

Ahh!

Xiao Zhengshu rubbed his nose in embarrassment. He accidentally sneezed just now, and Xiao Zhengshu couldn't help secretly blaming himself. His sneezing ruined the beautiful scene in front of him.I hope that your Excellency, the head of the brigade, will not blame you.

Sure enough, I saw Shang Wen's closed eyes slowly opened, and then looked at Xiao Masaki in some surprise.

"Your Excellency, I..."

Just as Xiao Zhengshu opened his mouth to explain the situation, Lijian Shangfu stuck his samurai sword on the ground, waved his hand and said, "Xiao Zhengjun, how long have you been here, alas, I didn't expect that Lijian Shangfu would have today, year I am old and frail, and I accidentally fell asleep while standing, if Xiaozheng-jun didn't make a sound to interrupt me, I might continue to sleep."

Little Masaki: "..."

"By the way, Xiaozheng-kun, have the orders from the General Staff Headquarters come down?" Lijian Shangwen ignored the dazed Xiaozheng Shuren, but asked as he walked into the room.

Not long after, the two came to the room and sat down on their knees.

Xiao Zhengshu came back to his senses, took out a piece of paper from his arms with a smile and said: "I just came to report this matter to His Excellency the brigade commander. In the future, we will continue to attack the Qing army. Commander Yamagata Yutomo has agreed to the opinion of the General Staff Headquarters. Our Fifth Division is the elite of the Japanese Imperial Army, and our Tenth Brigade is even more elite among the elite. The head of the regiment, His Excellency Nozu Michinuki, hopes that our [-]th Brigade will continue to serve as a forward force, defeating the Qing army stationed in Dakaolin in one fell swoop, and open up the road to Liaoyang for our army."

Li Jian Shangwen nodded complacently, but sighed and said: "The Chinese people have a saying that one drum is as powerful as a tiger. After the Korean War and the Battle of Hushan, the Qing army's morale was slackened. Originally, our army should take advantage of the Qing army in Dagao. Da Gaoling has not gained a firm foothold, and with the momentum of victory, we continue to pursue. The Lord of Shan County is too cautious, so that our army lost the opportunity and let the Qing army build and perfect the fortifications in Da Gaoling."

Lijian Shangwen had defeated Yamagata Yutomo many times in the Japanese Shogunate War, so he had no scruples in speaking, but Xiao Masakiren didn't dare to say that.

Xiao Zhengshu smiled, and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, may be considering that our army has penetrated behind the enemy's rear, and the battle line is too long, and the logistics and supplies will not be able to keep up for a while."

Lijian Shangwen curled his lips indifferently and said: "So what, even if there is no cannon and heavy machine gun, I immediately see that Shangwen can win the victory for the empire with only a bayonet in his hand. Wars do not rely on weapons, but on the will of soldiers. , The morale of the soldiers of our Great Japanese Empire is strong, how dare the Qing army resist."

"Your Excellency is so right!" Xiao Zhengshu agreed, then changed the subject, and continued: "However, the lives of soldiers of our Great Japanese Empire are much more precious than those of the Qing army. Help, I believe it can reduce many casualties."

"Xiao Zhengjun, on the battlefield, there are no casualties, only victory and defeat. If I can win, even if I see Shang Wenyu shattered immediately, it will be worth it." Li Jian Shang Wen picked up a cup of strong tea on the table and sipped gently He took a sip and said slowly.

Xiao Zhengshu's expression changed, and he said seriously: "Your Excellency taught me that I, Xiao Zhengshu, were too cautious."

Xiao Masaki was born in a Japanese military academy, and as an academic school, he still had some disagreements with the practical school of Tatsumi Naofumi, but afterwards, most of them were Xiao Masaki's wrong views.

Lijian Shangwen nodded in satisfaction. As the chief of staff, he still has some strategies. After a good training, there will be another good fighter in the empire.

"By the way, Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, there is news from the enemy that the Dakaolin Qing Army has changed its commander. The original commander Song Qingchi helped Lushun, and Nie Shicheng of Gongziying was appointed as the new commander." After a pause, Xiao Masaki continued.

"Nie Shicheng." Seeing Shang Wen put down his teacup, he frowned slightly.

"Yes, Nie Shicheng caused a lot of trouble to our army during the Battle of Hushan. If it weren't for his strong resistance, our Japanese imperial army might have reached Liaoyang." Xiao Zhengshu adjusted slightly Sit down to make yourself look more serious.

"Among the commanders of the Qing army, only Nie Shicheng has some talent. This man has fought our army many times, and he has a certain amount of advance and retreat, which should not be underestimated. However, since I met Shangwen this time, I will definitely kill him. Da Gaoling, presumably, this will deal a big blow to the morale of the Qing army." Li Jian saw a gleam in Shang Wen's eyes, this is the expression after meeting an opponent.

Nie Shicheng is good, but the army he commands is diverse, and the soldiers can't work together as one. The so-called clever woman can't cook without rice.

Li saw that Shang Wen and Xiao Masaki were thinking about their own thoughts, but a Japanese soldier hurried in.

"Your Excellency, Major General, Your Excellency Chief of Staff, Ichiro Liu, the staff officer of the Artillery Brigade, is asking to see you outside the door!" The soldier clasped his legs together, raised his hands upwards and gave a military salute, and then reported loudly.

"Ichiro Liutiao, could it be that the artillery brigade has come from Phoenix City!" Lijian Shangwen muttered to himself and asked, "Saito is getting up, why didn't he come?"

"Report Your Excellency, there is only His Excellency Liu Tiao, and his condition does not seem to be very good." The soldier quickly replied.

"Oh, let him in." Lijian Shangwen raised his hand and said.

"Mr. Lijian, the situation seems to be a little bit wrong. Last time there was news that the Qing army prisoners in Phoenix City rebelled. Although Saito reported that the rebellion had been suppressed shortly after Zhengqi, a small number of prisoners escaped from Phoenix City. Saito-kun In order to make up for it, Yan personally led the army to pursue it, but this time only Liu Tiao Ichiro came back to ask if there was any accident." After the soldiers retreated, the young Zheng Shuren reminded Lijian Shang Wendao.

Lijian Shangwen frowned in displeasure, and said: "The resistance of the captives in Phoenix City is due to Saito Masaaki's carelessness. He must have escaped from the captives and dare not come to see me."

Saito Zhengqi only reported the captives to resist, but he deliberately downplayed the bombing of the arsenal, and wanted to report it together after he made up for it.

"What Your Excellency the Brigade Commander said is true. When the Artillery Brigade joins our [-]th Brigade, it will be much easier for our army to attack the Great High Ridge. At that time, Your Excellency will make great contributions to our Great Japanese Empire." Xiao Zhengshuren nodded and said in agreement.

Unexpectedly, as soon as his words fell, Liu Tiao Ichiro crawled into the room with a mournful face, howling.

"Your Excellency, brigade commander, you must avenge Saito-kun. He broke the jade for the empire." After climbing through the door, Ichiro Liutiao kowtowed hard to the ground while crying bitterly.

In order to show that he had gone through a life-and-death struggle, he also cut a few small cuts on his face and body.

Lijian Shangwen's temper is as big as his reputation. If he knew that Liu Tiao Ichiro sacrificed his soldiers and escaped by himself, he probably wouldn't survive. Therefore, he had already arranged confessions with other soldiers on the way to escape.

"What? Saito was broken, who killed him?" Xiao Zhengshu asked urgently, leaning forward slightly.

And Lijian Shangwen's smile also froze on his face, and then turned livid, and the speed of changing his face was astounding.

"Saito-kun led more than 100 imperial warriors to pursue the escaped captives. Unexpectedly, they were ambushed by most of the Qing army on the way. Saito-kun was shot and died. His subordinates desperately led the rest of the imperial soldiers to escape from the encirclement. , Commander of the brigade, you must avenge the dead warriors of the empire." Ichiro Liu Tiao avoided the most serious, and emphasized that he and others were not ambushed by captives, but were ambushed by most of the Qing army. Shirk his responsibility for dereliction of duty and escape.

Unlimited exaggeration of the enemy's strength, unlimited accusation of Saito Masaaki's command mistakes, this is the only way for him to save his life.

"Baga, idiot!" Li Jianwen angrily picked up the teacup on the table, and threw it on Liu Tiao Ichiro's head with a snap, and Liu Tiao Ichiro's head was bleeding immediately, but he didn't dare to stop kowtowing.

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