Zuo Menggeng was somewhat undecided about the General Staff's prediction.
In the original history, the Qing army attacked Shandong. They also broke into Jinan and captured Dewang's family.
But it turns out that Shandong in history was weak and allowed the Qing army to come and go, so it naturally suffered disasters.
Today, Shandong is under the rule of the Xia Kingdom.
The Xia army had strong soldiers and horses, and they had just defeated the Qing army in Korea.
Would the Qing army still dare to cause trouble?
Zuo Mengeng did not dare to make a decision easily.
"How do you deploy?"
Mao Yuanyi quickly reported.
"In order to be just in case and respond to emergencies, we have deployed the Second Division on the Dezhou front line and the Ninth Division on the Linqing front line. The two regular armies are not far apart and can support each other. Even if they fight separately, I believe
There will be no mistakes.”
One division of the Xia Army has more than 40,000 people. It has more troops than the Qing army in each route, and its combat effectiveness is higher. Therefore, if it is just for defense, it seems that there is no need to worry too much.
Zuo Mengeng carefully observed the terrain of the North China Plain and decided to be cautious.
"Let the cavalry division be stationed in Dongchang Mansion."
"Are you afraid that the Qing army will bypass Daming Mansion and attack? It shouldn't be possible, right? There are more than 100,000 Ming troops stationed there."
Liu Yiyuan judged Zuo Mengeng's thoughts and felt that he was a bit unfounded.
Zuo Mengeng did not dare to relax.
"It is better for the Ming army to be more conservative in terms of morality."
Liu Yiyuan thought about it for a while, but he was careful not to make a big mistake, so he nodded in agreement.
After completing the study and assessment of the war situation in the Gyeonggi region, another group of people was replaced in the General Staff Headquarters.
This group of people was headed by Zuo Yong, and what they wanted to report to Zuo Menggeng was the war situation in Japan.
In view of the current situation, Liu Yiyuan was afraid that he would make mistakes by doing two things, so he divided the entire general staff into two systems.
He personally took charge of the work on the local side.
Because Zuo Yong once served as the commander of the 1st Marine Division and worked closely with the navy, he was put in charge of the situation in Japan.
Sun Chengzong followed Zuo Mengeng and saw such an operation mode. He was surprised and deeply inspired at the same time.
Xia Jun's ability to be so powerful is closely related to the professionalism and scientific nature of the center.
Especially when he saw the detailed maps of all parts of the world that Xia Jun had, Sun Chengzong understood that both the Ming and the Manchu Qing were defeated unjustly.
As for the Japanese pirates who once brought trouble to the Ming Dynasty, he was also very curious about how Xia Guoguo would respond.
"The Choshu Domain has fallen out with the Tokugawa Shogunate. Sakai Tadakatsu is leading an 80,000 shogunate army to attack the Choshu Domain. Lou Fu and others decided to send a Marine Corps to personally intervene in the battle. They have established a defense line in the Hofu area
, and got into trouble with Sakai Tadakatsu.”
Zuo Mengeng found the location of the defense on the map and was very satisfied with the deployment of the front line.
"How is the current situation of the war?"
Zuo Yong laughed.
"Although we only have one regiment, the weapons, techniques and tactics of both sides are not at the same level at all. After three days of fighting, Sakai Tadakatsu is completely untenable. The latest battle situation has not been reported back yet."
Everyone didn't think it was strange to hear that a marine regiment of more than 5,000 men defeated 80,000 shogunate troops and actually defeated the enemy steadily.
The combat effectiveness of the shogunate's army was not at the same level as that of the Qing army.
During the Korean War, many times the Qing army was able to fight back and forth with the Xia army because they actually took advantage of the terrain.
Yes.
You read that right.
The terrain of North Korea was actually more favorable to the Qing army.
After all, in the rugged mountains, the Xia army's array could not be dispersed, so they could only invest a small number of troops to compete with the Qing army.
Because they couldn't take advantage of the group's firepower, the fight was very stalemate.
Now in the flat area of the Hofu area, the land battle group opened up its firepower, making Sakai Tadakatsu doubt his life.
"General, Toda Mountain has been captured by Xia's army. We must retreat, otherwise we will collapse."
Upon hearing the announcement, Sakai Tadakatsu was shaking all over.
"Which line of defense is this?"
The subordinates were very desperate.
"This is the twelfth line of defense."
Sakai Tadakatsu felt a wave of humiliation sweep through his body.
"Twelve lines of defense and more than 30,000 troops could not withstand it for even two days. When did the samurai of the shogunate become so incompetent?"
Everyone present lowered their heads in shame, but did not dare to protest.
Xia Jun's combat effectiveness completely exceeded their imagination.
Especially those terrifying artillery pieces, which destroyed all their temporary fortifications.
Without the resistance of the fortifications, facing the Xia army's muskets, the shogunate troops could only fall one after another. There was no other way but to retreat.
At this point in the war, it was obvious that the conquest of the Choshu Domain was no longer possible. Instead, his own safety became the focus that Sakai Tadakatsu had to consider.
"Let the Third Army block Xia's army at Kunshamen. It will have to be delayed for three days, and the rest of the troops will return directly to Osaka."
Although the defeat was very humiliating, Sakai Tadakatsu understood that meaningless persistence would have no effect other than destroying the power of the shogunate.
Even after Tokugawa Iemitsu learned about the war situation, he would not blame him.
The only thing that worries him is that Xia Jun is so terrifying. Is the defeat of the shogunate really determined?
He had no idea that even as they were retreating steadily on land, the Xia Navy also showed its sharp fangs.
After the situation on Kyushu Island stabilized, the North Sea Fleet was completely liberated.
Zhang Keda gathered all the warships and entered the Seto Inland Sea through Shimonoseki.
Seeing the hope of defeating the Tokugawa shogunate, the Choshu clan worked very hard and sent all the old men from the Murakami navy to serve as guides for the Xia army.
At that time, the Murakami navy was rampant in Japan, and the Seto Inland Sea was their paradise.
With the guidance of these guides, the North Sea Fleet swept everywhere as if the whole map had been opened.
The shipyards that the Tokugawa shogunate worked so hard to build in various places were wiped out one by one by the North Sea Fleet before they produced any results.
At this time, the Tokugawa shogunate no longer wanted to set foot in the sea.
Along the coast of Honshu and the coast of Shikoku, all forces close to the Tokugawa shogunate were attacked by the North Sea Fleet.
Suddenly, war broke out in all the vassals of various countries, causing heavy losses. They had no choice but to flee the coast and hide deep in the interior, for fear that the Xia army would land and completely wipe them out.
After sweeping away the Seto Inland Sea, Zhang Keda did not give up.
He continued to march eastward, determined to completely defeat the Tokugawa Shogunate.
On October 21, the North Sea Fleet besieged Danlu Island, cutting off its connections with Honshu and Shikoku.
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After three days of continuous bombardment, sailors from the North Sea Fleet landed and defeated Tokushima Domain.
The lord of Tokushima Domain, Haesuga Tadahide, became a prisoner of the Xia army.
The Hachisuka family was originally a subordinate of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but later they rebelled and joined Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Now he has paid the price of destruction for his original rebellion.
