Chapter 66: Japan's First Army
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In Fanjiatai, after Nie Shicheng defeated the remaining enemies, he led the army into the village.
Nie Shicheng asked people to clean up the original Japanese brigade headquarters a little and use it as his command post.
Although the remnants of the enemy in the village were eliminated, many Japanese troops were still defeated in the entire Caohekou area. Nie Shicheng sent troops to search for the enemy and the troops that had separated last night.
"Why, there's no news about Zijie yet?" Nie Shicheng asked the sergeant below with a frown.
The scattered troops have begun to come back one after another. Of course, there are some who will never come back.
Nie Shicheng couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw that there was no news about Wei Jichen, whom he valued most.
Zhou Dingchen on the side advised: "Zijie is brave and good at fighting. He must have chased the enemy far away. Don't worry too much, Commander Nie."
Nie Shicheng nodded and could only let go of his worries.
"Today, our army made a surprise attack on Caohekou and regained Lianshanguan. This is the first time our army has regained lost ground since the war began. This will surely inspire all the troops fighting the enemy. The situation on the battlefield on the East Road has changed. The Japanese have turned around. While our army is on the defensive, it can threaten the Japanese army in Phoenix at any time, which can be described as a great victory."
Nie Shicheng pointed to the march map, with a hint of relief on his tired face.
"What Marshal Nie said is true. The Japanese general Yamagata Aritomo led the first army, including Katsura Taro's third division to attack Xiuyan, while the main force, Nozu Michizuki's fifth division, attacked our station."
Ma Jinxu continued with a smile on his face: "The 10th Brigade of the 5th Division is now eaten up by our army. The 5th Division also has the 9th Mixed Brigade Oshima Yimasabu and Nozudo who are stationed on the front line of Phoenix City. There are more than 7,000 troops in the division headquarters led by Guanqin."
Nie Shicheng sighed and said: "It's a pity that our army suffered a lot of casualties in the battle last night. Otherwise, we could have taken advantage of the victory to pursue it and marched to Phoenix City."
"One bite cannot make you fat. After regaining Lianshan Pass, are you still afraid that you won't have the chance to attack Phoenix City?" Ma Jinxu analyzed slowly with a smile on his lips.
"Lisheng is very confident." Having said this, Nie Shicheng asked again: "Not long ago, the border army sent news that Lianshan Pass was captured, but why haven't Shoushan and Yongshan sent troops to join them yet? ?”
Yongshan is the commander of Yiketang'a's cavalry, and Shoushan is the commander of the town's border army. Last night they cooperated to encircle and annihilate the 10th Brigade and attack Lianshanguan.
The reason why they haven't sent anyone here yet is because these two men were greedy for merit. After conquering Lianshan Pass without much cost, the two of them felt that their achievements were too small, so they combined their forces to prepare for the attack. Counterattack on Phoenix.
Nie Shicheng was about to send someone to inquire, but a sergeant came in with a happy face to report.
"Commander Nie, the cavalry who went out to wipe out the remnants of the Japanese found traces of Wei Jichen and others." The sergeant had been following Nie Shicheng for a long time, and knew that he valued Wei Jichen very much, so he looked surprised.
"Oh, come with me and others to go out and have a look." Nie Shicheng walked out at the lead without waiting for the others to speak.
"Where is it?" Nie Shicheng, who had gone out the door, found no sign of Wei Jichen and couldn't help but asked the sergeant who reported him in surprise.
"Commander Nie, please look at these captured Japanese cannons." The sergeant calmly pointed to the howitzers being pulled back by horses and said.
"Oh, this is Wei Jichen, the murderer!" Nie Shicheng leaned over and finally recognized the blurry handwriting. He then finished reading slowly and smiled.
This Wei Jichen really can't bear any loss. No matter how many of the cannons captured this time are given to him, he will definitely come here every now and then to cause trouble.
The rest of the onlookers looked at the words on the cannon with strange expressions, suppressed the smiles on their faces, and shook their heads helplessly.
"Shuai Nie, General Wei is back." A horse galloped over and the sergeant on the horse shouted loudly.
"You really are talking about Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here soon." Nie Shicheng said with a smile. He looked up and saw a horse team slowly approaching the village entrance.
There are about a hundred people in this cavalry team, and everyone is injured. However, these people all have a kind of indifference in their eyes, which is an indifference to life.
The evil aura on a hundred or so people can actually make the people next to them feel a biting chill. How many people need to be killed to generate this.
"Nie Shuai!" While Nie Shicheng was secretly amazed, Wei Jichen got off his horse and saluted him.
Seeing the gloomy expression on Wei Jichen's face, Nie Shicheng couldn't help but jokingly asked: "Zijie, what's wrong with you? Are you unhappy because you missed the general attack?"
It was okay if Nie Shicheng didn't ask. This question made Wei Jichen, who was holding back his tears, burst into tears.
"More than two hundred brothers went to war with me, Wei Jichen, and now only about a hundred of them have returned alive." Wei Jichen looked back at the cavalrymen who were all injured, and his tone became sad.
"Well, soldiers will inevitably die in battle. As long as Zijie does his best and saves the lives of some more soldiers, he will have a clear conscience." Nie Shicheng patted Wei Jichen on the shoulder and said a little lonely.
Even though he had been in the army for many years and was used to seeing life and death, he was not in a good mood at this time. He led a thousand cavalry and fifteen hundred infantry, and after a night's battle, only half of them were left.
When the generals around heard the conversation between the two, they all felt the same way, and their joy of victory was dampened by a touch of sadness.
Wei Jichen couldn't help but regret when he saw that he had made everyone feel uncomfortable.
"Shuai Nie, Lord Ma and I set up an ambush ten miles away and killed the commander of the 10th Brigade, Li Jian Shang Wen." Wei Jichen waved and asked the sergeant behind him to carry Li Jian Shang Wen's body.
"Meet Naofumi immediately!" Sure enough, upon hearing the news, all the generals who were a little sad just now gathered around with surprise on their faces.
Nie Shicheng first asked the injured sergeant to go down for treatment, and then he came over and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that this man would inevitably die in the end. Zijie, you have made great contributions this time. Otherwise, I, the commander of the Eastern Route Army, Let you do it.”
"Shuai Nie is joking." Wei Jichen blushed and said he didn't dare. He thought to himself: Even if you let me take the job now, I don't have the ability. I still need to study more.
"Zijie, are those your cannons?" Nie Shicheng pointed at the captured cannons he had just pulled back, and when he said 'you', he bit hard.
Of course, Wei Jichen understood what Nie Shicheng meant, and replied with a wry smile: "These are the spoils of the soldiers who fought hard all night. How dare I, Wei Jichen, take it all for myself?"
What Wei Jichen means is that although I don't dare to take it all for myself, you still have to leave some for me.
"Okay, okay, I'll give you two doors." Nie Shichenghun waved his hand nonchalantly.
"Just two doors?" Wei Jichen looked at Nie Shicheng with a look of reluctance.
Nie Shicheng turned around and left. If he stayed here any longer, he would probably be deducted by Wei Jichen.
After fighting hard all night, Wei Jichen found a place to rest after settling down his soldiers.
Nie Shicheng, however, was busy counting the results of the battle and dispatching spies to prevent the Japanese from counterattack.
Phoenix City, inside the headquarters of the Japanese First Army.
The commander-in-chief of the First Army, Aritomo Yamagata, the commander of the fifth division, Michizuki Nozu, the chief of staff of the fifth division, Major General Mataji Ogawa, and the commander of the third division, Katsura Taro, were among the senior generals of the first army.
The command post was in a state of gloom.
Chief of Staff Xiaochuan once again took a telegram and was speechless for a long time. After a long time, he finally said: "Caohekou, Lianshan Pass was attacked by the Chinese. The last telegram sent by Li Jianjun last night was: the army was defeated. Lead the remaining troops to break out."
"It's already the morning of the second day, and there hasn't been any news from Tachimi-kun. It seems that he is in danger." Nozu Michinuki continued with grief and anger: "The Chinese sneak attack, why did the empire's intelligence department prepare it in advance? There was no news at all and a string of victories had gone to their heads."
Shanxian Youpeng glanced at everyone, and then slowly said: "Okay, now that the deal is done, what we have to consider is the next strategic arrangement."
Immediately seeing Naofumi looked down on Shanxian Youpeng, he thought that his defeated general He De could not give orders on his head, so sometimes birds were not seen in Shanxian Youpeng.
Therefore, Yamagata Aritomo is not very concerned about whether Naofumi is dead or alive. He is concerned about how the current war situation should continue.
Lianshanguan was captured and the east-route attack was frustrated. It was time to consider strengthening the west-route offensive.
"Katsura Taro, you immediately rush to the front line of the Third Division and personally command the Third Division to attack the Chinese cities of Xiuyan and Ximu City." Youtomo from Shan County looked at Katsura Taro, who was sitting at attention below, and gave the order without hesitation.
Katsura Taro is the head disciple of Aritomo Yamagata. Historically, he is also the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history.
This vanguard of the invasion of China couldn't help but feel overjoyed when he heard that friends from Shanxian County were going to strengthen the offensive on the West Road. He still hesitated, but immediately said: "Hey, it's time to serve the country."
Shanxian Yutomo looked at Nozu Michizuki again, and he considered allocating some troops from the fifth division to attack Xiuyan together and open the road to Liaoyang as soon as possible.
"Report, there are Qing troops chasing out of Lianshanguan and coming to Phoenix City." A Japanese soldier came in quickly to report.
Youpeng and others in Shanxian County were shocked at first, and then looked happy.
"Well done, the Chinese people are too arrogant. They think that if they win once, they will be invincible," Youpeng from Shanxian County said with a smile as he slapped the table.
"Nozu-kun, you go down and command the battle. This time, you will teach the Chinese people a big lesson."
"Hai!" Nozu Michizuki had no chance to take revenge, so the enemy came to his door automatically.
Two days later, the Japanese army set up an ambush on the road from Lianshanguan to Fenghuang City. Shoushan and Yongshan were greedy and carelessly stepped into the enemy's encirclement. Yongshan, the leader of the cavalry, was killed in action, and the remaining troops of Yike Tang Abao retreated to Lianshan Pass.
Nie Shicheng was shocked when the news came. He originally planned to lead some of his troops back to Dakaoling, leaving only a few troops to garrison at the mouth of Caohe.
After hearing the news, Nie Shicheng could only postpone it. If Yiketang'a couldn't stand it anymore and asked him for help, he could respond quickly.
Nie Shicheng was held back, and Wei Jichen naturally couldn't go back.
After paying homage to his dead brother, Wei Jichen put Naofumi Tatemi's head in a box.
The weather was cold, and it was soaked in lime, so it didn't emit any peculiar smell.
After finding paper and pen, Wei Jichen began to give gifts to friends in Shan County.
"Today I will meet Naofumi, tomorrow I will meet Nozu Douki, and the next day I will have friends in Shan County."
Ma Yumen stood behind Wei Jichen, watching him write this arrogant sentence, and couldn't help but read it out softly.
"Brother Ma, how is it, is my handwriting okay?" Wei Jichen blew the ink gently and asked with a smile.
The previous owner of this body was a young scholar. Although he didn't have much fame, he practiced good handwriting. In this army full of rough people, he stood out from the crowd and was different.
Ma Yumen smiled awkwardly and said, "I can't tell whether the handwriting is good or not, but the tone is strong enough. So you asked for Li Jian Shangwen's head from Marshal Nie for this."
The two had been through life and death together, and their feelings were established unconsciously. Therefore, Ma Yumen spoke without hesitation.
Wei Jichen smiled slightly, put the letter into the box, and said, "Brother Ma, please find someone to deliver it."
Ma Yumen took it and replied, "Don't worry about my work. Two days later, I will ensure that the head of Naofumi Tachikawa will be delivered to Aritomo Yamagata."
The two chatted for a few more words, and then Ma Yumen got up and said goodbye.
Wei Jichen has been resting in the room these days to recuperate. Of course, only he knows that he has been training in shooting and martial arts in the training base.
Entering the system again, Wei Jichen still looked at his personal information with a smile on his face, although he has been happy for a long time.
Wei Jichen, male, 22 years old
Rank: Senior Private.
Merit value: 212014, title: Ten Thousand Enemies, the accumulated merit value exceeds 10,000.
Prestige value: 4563, title: Famous.
That's right, the main task of recovering lost territory has been completed. Wei Jichen has obtained 5,000 merit points. In addition, he killed countless Japanese officers in the previous battle, even the major general level Tachimi Naofumi. Wei Jichen's merit points have reached more than 20,000 points.
Of course, perhaps in that battle, Wei Jichen's performance was too outstanding, and he convinced many soldiers. His prestige value is also increasing at an unprecedented rate every day.
I believe that it will not be long before he breaks through 5,000 points. According to the news revealed by Xiao Dingdang, as long as his prestige value exceeds 5,000 points, he will be promoted to corporal.
From a soldier to a junior officer, it is like a super training base, and a new project will appear.
The reason why Wei Jichen is happy is not only because of the increase in merit and prestige, but also because there is one more weapon in the army system, and this weapon is very practical.
That is the offensive grenade. Grenades are not rare. All countries used to have them, and some countries have built special grenade troops. However, with the extensive use of guns and artillery, this small grenade has gradually declined.
But Wei Jichen knows that it won't be long before grenades will usher in their second spring.
In the later Russo-Japanese War, grenades played a great role, and with the rise of trench warfare, the improved and more powerful grenades will surely shine and become another powerful weapon on the battlefield.
The grenade in the system is the 77-type wooden handle grenade used by the Chinese army during the Anti-Japanese War. It is simple to operate and has a long throwing distance. Although it is not very lethal, it can definitely be called a weapon compared to now.
The price of the 77-type wooden handle grenade is 15 points of merit per grenade, which is neither expensive nor cheap. It is a consumable item. If it is too expensive, Wei Jichen will definitely not buy it. However, in the eyes of Wei Jichen, who is now a bit of a nouveau riche, it can only be regarded as a small amount of money.
However, the new main task made Wei Jichen a bit painful. It was not too difficult, but very difficult.
Main task: Kill Japanese generals above the level of division commander.
Mission completed: reward 30,000 merit points.
Mission failed: None.
The Japanese army has a total of five divisions in Liaodong: the First Division of Lieutenant General Yamaji, the Second Division of Lieutenant General Sakuma Samata, and the Sixth Division of Lieutenant General Kuroki Tamemoto. These three divisions form the Second Army, led by the Japanese general Oyama Iwao, and are attacking Port Arthur and other places.
Then there is the First Army led by Yamagata Aritomo. The First Army has two divisions: the Fifth Division and the Third Division. The commander of the Fifth Division is Nozu Michinori, and the commander of the Third Division is Katsura Taro.
If Wei Jichen wants to complete the main task, he must find a way with the few people above. The difficulty can be imagined. This is also why Wei Jichen was depressed and had to use Tachimi Naofumi's head to tease Yamagata Aritomo and others.
If the main task cannot be completed, Wei Jichen believes that he should not think about earning merit points by completing tasks in this Sino-Japanese War.