Of course, poor Brother Pao didn't know that the shadow of a demon would envelope his life from now on. At this time, he was passionately planning a grand operation to awaken the people with an armed uprising, but this goal was too bad.
Guangzhou was originally the most suitable place, but since Li Hongzhang was transferred to the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, even with his revolutionary enthusiasm, he knew that 12,000 veterans who had experienced the mountains of blood and corpses in Korea were causing trouble under their noses.
It's no different than committing suicide.
As for Guangxi, don't even think about it. Liu Mingchuan's troops are more ruthless than Ye Zhichao's troops. Fujian and Zhejiang are Yang Feng's territory. Anyone who dares to challenge him is simply because he has a long life. Even Jiangsu is not easy to attack, but Liu Kun's subordinates are still
There are more than 10,000 elite Hunan troops. Looking at this, Brother Pao realizes that the revolutionary situation is extremely serious!
Just as he stood melancholy on the deck of the passenger ship returning to Hong Kong, looking at the latest warships cruising outside Mawei Port, and thinking hard about how to save the country and the people, a young man in his twenties suddenly came over and asked with his little bit.
He said with an unfamiliar Anhui accent: "Sir, are you Sun Wen from the Hong Kong Revival China Association?"
Brother Pao nodded in astonishment.
"I've admired my name for a long time, but I didn't expect to meet Mr. Liu here. My surname is Liu, and I'm from Wuhu. I wonder if Mr. Sun would be interested in finding a place to have a heart-to-heart talk with me next time!" The young man immediately said with surprise on his face.
Kameyama Castle, this small town that controls the "yindao" exit of the mountain, with the entire Kansai Plain behind it, is "shenyining" under artillery fire at this time. The flames of exploding artillery shells, the poisonous mist of mustard gas, and the smoke of gunpowder from black huoyao rifles enveloped Akechi.
The starting point of Mitsuhide Kamiro, the castle tower that represents the glory of the past is falling into pieces like a toy, and the high-rise buildings that were lit are like dazzling torches.
Led by Lieutenant General Nogi Nogi, the last force of the Japanese Army guarding Kyoto is desperately waiting for its end in this ancient castle. After the Fukuchiyama World War, these soldiers who escaped the gas bombs have been in the mountains.
"Yindao" fought with their lives to resist the brutal invaders, and today they finally came to an end.
"Gentlemen, behind us is Kyoto. Behind us is the Emperor. If we don't want the blood of your relatives to flow on the land of your hometown, and if you don't want your sisters to become slaves of the Lucians, then fight! Use your blood.
Turn this place into the tomb of the invaders!" Nogi Nogi shouted angrily, waving his saber. Since Prince Komatsunomiya committed seppuku and the commander of the 11th Division was gassed to death, he has actually become the last defender of Kyoto.
Outside the city, tens of thousands of Russian soldiers came like a tide. They looked like gray rats on the grasslands during the dry season. Behind them, cannons were spraying flames, and countless cannonballs kept passing overhead.
The sound of explosions and bullets hitting rocks were heard together, and occasionally there was the dull sound of gas bombs exploding. The only thing the Japanese army could fight back was mortars with a range of only two kilometers. This was the British.
What was just sent to them was purchased from the nearby Qing Dynasty with their borrowed money.
Today's Japan has actually been reduced to relying on Qing weapons for protection. This has to be said to be a wonderful irony.
Amidst the violent storm of artillery fire, the severely undertrained Japanese soldiers were lying tremblingly on the city wall, firing in panic outside the city with their Lee Metford rifles, which had just been eliminated by the British army.
However, the targets they shot were not Russians, but their own compatriots.
In front of the attacking Russian army were thousands of Japanese civilians who had been captured to block the bullets. They had their hands tied and strung together with ropes. Unfortunately, this tactic was of no use to the military god. Even if the Russian army was in front of his son, he would
They would order shooting without hesitation, let alone some strangers. These poor Japanese civilians were falling at an extremely fast speed under the bullets of their own soldiers and the bayonets of the Russian army behind them.
Listening to the rhythmless and chaotic gunfire, Nogi Nogi couldn't help but sigh. How much he misses his veterans now. Unfortunately, they have all fallen on the battlefield, and even the reserves that were added later
They are all dead. Now these reservists are the best soldiers. The rest...
He looked helplessly behind him. There were countless hastily recruited Baodao team members, holding all kinds of cold weapons and huddled behind the city wall, screaming and trembling under the shelling of the Russian army.
The mission was to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Russian army after the city was broken. Such a small castle really couldn't be described as street fighting. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but have a little doubt as to how Mitsuhide Akechi led more than 10,000 people to station here.
Yes, did he keep the soldiers planted in this castle like sardine cans?
Of course, now is not the time to think about the sages. If they cannot defend this place, then the Russians should go directly to Beijing like Akechi Mitsuhide.
"Hold on, reinforcements will arrive soon!" He shouted loudly to the soldiers who were struggling under artillery fire and poison gas. Yes, reinforcements will arrive soon. If those farmers, vendors, and workers who have been put together can be considered an army
If so, they can be said to have a strong reinforcement army, and it is said that there are as many as nearly 200,000 people.
Unfortunately, his words did not have much effect. The Russian army had too many cannons and machine guns, while the Japanese army defending the city only had ten mortars. There was no comparability between the two sides in terms of firepower, and there was also a huge gap in military strength. Nogi
Xidian's division actually has less than 3,000 people left. Under the violent attack of more than 10,000 Russian troops, this pitiful force can only rely on the protection of the city walls and hatred of the invaders.
It was just a matter of force, not to mention that the training levels of both sides were not at the same level. If the Russian army had not consumed too much poison gas bombs in the early stage and now started to use them sparingly, I am afraid that they would have fallen in a single charge of Kameyama City.
As time went by, the gray torrent finally rushed under the city wall. Nogi Nogi knew that the last moment had arrived, and he shouted loudly to the team members behind him: "Be prepared, show your courage, and let those
The criminal invaders hear the roar of the Yamato warriors!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a loud noise like the earth was shattering, and then he saw a section of the city wall not far away turned into countless rubbles and sprayed into the sky. The shock wave of the explosion even blew his hat off, and those soldiers who were close
The city wall of Guishan City was in a mess with rubble and was so crude that the Russians only used less than a hundred kilograms of antimony to blow it open.
"Block the gap!" Nogi Nogi did not bother to pick up his hat, and rushed down the city wall with his saber. He kicked and scolded the team members who were frightened by the explosion to regain their courage, and then rushed to the city wall under his personal leadership.
As the smoke from the explosion dissipated, Russian troops poured in like a tide. The bright spikes on the front of the scary-looking Mosin Nagan rifle made people feel chills on their backs.
With his body like a brown bear, many Japanese people's legs trembled before they even touched each other.
"Kill!" Nogi Nogi yelled, holding the saber in both hands and suddenly rushed towards a Russian soldier. At this time, the Japanese soldiers who rushed over the city wall also began to shoot in this direction. Perhaps it was the bravery of the commander, or maybe it was because of the bravery of the commander.
The Russian army who was knocked down by bullets inspired their courage, and those who stood up rushed forward like a tide, blocking the gap with their samurai swords and iron cannons, but at this moment, they suddenly flew out of the Russian army.
Countless grenades were fired, and amid the dense explosions, the members of the Standing Committee fell in pieces.
Even Nogi Nogi, who had just knocked down a Russian soldier, was hit by two steel balls in his stomach. He ignored the bleeding wound and continued to fight with his saber. Anyway, as long as the city was broken, everyone would die. At this time, he could not
Waiting for a while, he, who comes from a family of warriors, is fighting as if possessed by the souls of his ancestors.
While the Russian army was throwing grenades, the Japanese army also began to throw grenades. They were purchased from China at a high price and were cheap black huoyao made in China. Although the quantity was not large, it somewhat curbed the Russian offensive. Unfortunately, the initiative was still with us.
In the hands of the Russians, while this gap was blocked, the Russian engineers detonated explosives in another place. The earth-shattering explosion made Nogi Nogi couldn't help but feel depressed, and his hand movements could not help but slow down.
The Russian soldier on the opposite side took the opportunity to stab him. Although he made dodge movements, he was still nailed on the shoulder by the spike.
Lieutenant General Nogi screamed, and the Russian soldier pulled out the thorn with a grin, aimed at his chest and stabbed him again, but at this moment, a loyal and brave soldier suddenly rushed over and stretched out his rifle to deflect the thorn.
, gunshots were heard from behind the Russian soldier almost at the same time. The soldier fell down in pain, and then a Russian officer appeared, pointing the Bofors version C96 in his hand at Nogi Nogi.
Naturally, the Russian soldier did not want to be robbed of his credit. When he looked with his rifle, the bullet hit Nogi Nogi's chest and at the same time, the thorn awl also pierced his neck. Blood spurted out as the thorn awl was withdrawn.
Lieutenant General Nogi Nogi fell to the ground on his back. Looking at the blue sky above his head that was gray with gunpowder smoke, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. Twenty years of reform were like a dream, a war and an inexplicable enemy, so that the entire Japanese Empire was shaken.
His dream came to nothing. Now he really wanted to ask that guy named Yang Feng, what hatred does our Japanese Empire have against you? Why do you want to treat us like this?
It's a pity that there is no chance. The Russian military boots are stepping on his body. Next to him are the dead eyes of his soldiers. The large amount of blood loss makes him feel very cold. He misses his wife's arms so much. He feels that his consciousness is falling.
become blurry.
"Reinforcements, reinforcements have arrived!" At this time, an excited shout reached his ears, and Lieutenant General Nogi closed his eyes peacefully with a faint smile.