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Emperor Meiji said: "Looking at the situation, Lin Yuan's troops are going to have a big battle with us in Kyoto, isn't it?"

Yamagata Yutomo nodded, and Emperor Meiji said, "According to your analysis: Do we have a chance of winning?"

Shanxian Youpeng shook his head and said: "I'm afraid not. Judging from the national war situation, we are already at a complete disadvantage. After Lin Yuan's troops occupied our land, they were not dragged down by our people. On the contrary: the occupied areas were successively Entering China's economic system, fewer and fewer people dare to fight to the death."

Emperor Meiji said: "That is to say: our strategy of dragging Lin Yuan to death has not worked?"

A friend from Shan County laughed and said: "Actually, this strategy has been open for discussion since the very beginning. Looking at the history of world wars, it has always been that large countries with large populations and vast territories drag down small countries to death. Napoleon's defeat in Moscow back then was a clear example. example, but our Japanese Empire is a small country and China is a big country, and we want to drag China to death, how is that possible? China fought with us, not only did not get dragged to death, but it became richer and richer.”

Emperor Meiji sighed, and said: "When China is fighting, all supplies are settled from within the country, and it does not depend on foreign countries at all, and the battlefield is still abroad. How can it not be more and more rich?"

Shanxian Youpeng nodded with a wry smile. A group of losers discussed how the winners defeated themselves. There is probably no more painful thing in the world than this.At this time, Emperor Meiji said: "What I am most worried about now is the top-secret locations in the emperor's command post. Without those top-secret locations, the plan for the rebirth of the empire may not go ahead. Both the command posts in Hiroshima and Sendai have been occupied by Lin Yuan's troops. , Has the top-secret location inside been destroyed?"

Yamagata Youtomo said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that the entire command post in Sendai has been blown up. It is impossible for Lin Yuan's troops to know the function of the top-secret location. Although the Hiroshima command post was not completely blown up, the top-secret location was blown up." , Lin Yuan's troops will never know the purpose of the top-secret location."

Emperor Meiji frowned, and said, "Why wasn't the Hiroshima command post completely blown up? What if Lin Yuan guessed the purpose of the top-secret location based on the functions of other parts of the command post?"

Youtomo Yamagata said: "Lin Yuan's troops attacked Hiroshima very suddenly. Our troops were attacked by Lin Yuan's troops while transporting explosives. The air cavalry regiment launched the attack at an extremely fast speed. Most of our explosives They were all blown up, so there wasn't enough explosives delivered to the command post."

Emperor Meiji said: "There is no need to pursue responsibility now. It is meaningless. Let's fight this final battle in Kyoto. After this battle is over, regardless of the outcome, we must implement the empire's rebirth plan."

Shanxian Youpeng came out of the command post and began to deploy the battle plan. The first thing he did was to figure out the attack direction of Lin Yuan's troops. He already knew that Wakasa Bay and Ise Bay were the key points for Lin Yuan's troops to land, but he He didn't know the plans of Lin Yuan's troops in other places. After a period of reconnaissance, he got a general idea of ​​Lin Yuan's troops' plans to encircle Kyoto.

Aritomo Yamagata then ordered the 18th and 19th Divisions to closely monitor the movements of Wakasa Bay and Ise Bay to prevent the landing of Lin Yuan's troops. At the same time, he ordered the 20th Division stationed in Wakayama County to resist the landing of Lin Yuan's troops. The guard division in Tokyo was transferred to Kyoto, and at the same time, various elite divisions from the area east of Kyoto were mobilized to station in the front line of Kyoto.

By August 120th, the Japanese army had used the well-developed road network to gather [-] million troops in the Kyoto area. Nogi Nozomi’s unfinished million-strong army plan in Kyushu Island was completed at this time. The Japanese army’s strength Of course, the transfer could not be hidden from Lin Yuan's eyes. Among the millions of Japanese troops, Lin Yuan focused on a unit, that is, the Guards Division.

When Fade Chen attacked the Emperor by surprise, Lin Yuan knew the information about this division. As one of the best elite divisions in Japan, this division is the force that the Emperor relies on most, and this army is deployed in the Kobe area. As he approached his troops, Lin Yuan thought in his heart: "Although the Japanese army has put together an army of 120 million people, many of them have no combat effectiveness. If I can wipe out the guard divisions in one fell swoop, I will definitely be able to deter the Japanese army in one fell swoop! "

Lin Yuan then instructed Xiao Yingwu: "In this battle, pick the hard bones first, and after gnawing the hard bones, squeeze the soft persimmons. The Japanese Guards Division is the hardest bone. Concentrate your forces first to destroy them!"

Xiao Yingwu then began to scout the situation of the Guards Division stationed in Kobe, only to discover that the division commander of this division was Prince Zairen who was going to delay the attack on Lin Yuan, and this division was well equipped, especially They also have a main artillery tank unit. In fact, each division of the Japanese army has a certain number of main artillery tanks. However, due to Lin Yuan's long-term sea and air blockade of Japan, Japan's fuel shortage has caused many main artillery battles. The vehicles have no fuel, so naturally they cannot be dispatched, and the main artillery tank units of the Guards Division have sufficient fuel reserves.

The scouts sent by Xiao Yingwu also found that the Guards Division was proud and arrogant, especially Prince Zai Ren, who was even more arrogant because he had performed missions in the Lin Yuan army barracks, and even threatened to use his own efforts to save the army. Japan.So Xiao Yingwu decided: use their arrogance to lure the enemy into deep, and set up a pocket formation for the guards.

On August 31, Xiao Yingwu issued an order to Zhou Xiao, the commander of the 2nd Division: "Lure the Guards Division to Takasago Town, [-] kilometers west of Kobe, and start a war of annihilation against the Guards Division here."

Zhou Xiao agreed, and then ordered all the ministries to attack the Guards Division. The Guards Division dispatched its main artillery tanks to counterattack the 2nd Division. The 2nd Division did not want to fight, and immediately retreated westward. Withdrawal, I do not know the plan, and ordered the troops to attack with all their strength. At 30 o'clock in the morning on September [-], when the Guards Division was pursuing Takasago, the No. [-] [-]rd Amphibious Combat Division suddenly landed ten kilometers east of Takasago, cutting off the The retreat of the Guards.

Although Prince Zaijin knew that he was surrounded, he had no fear and ordered the troops to build fortifications in Takasago Town to resist the attack of Lin Yuan's troops. At the same time, he sent a telegram to the Emperor, asking Emperor Meiji to quickly dispatch troops to encircle No. 30th Three Amphibious Combat Division.

The telegram was sent to the hands of Emperor Meiji, who immediately instructed Yamagata Yutomo to concentrate his forces and wipe out the No.

Shanxian Youpeng immediately mobilized nearby troops. At the same time, Xiao Yingwu also transferred the 3rd Division, 5th Division and 7th Division into the battlefield, and issued a death order to destroy the Guards Division within 24 hours!