"Sir, the 1st Division headquarters was destroyed, the division commander was injured, and the 1st Division lost its unified command." Erlang rushed in hurriedly.

"These idiots finally did something smart." Terauchi softened his expression and nodded.

He had also heard the explosion just now. The sound of the gunfire was so familiar to him that it was the sound of the Type 38 120mm howitzer.

During the Russo-Japanese War, his army had many Type 38 120mm howitzers to prevent German 120mm howitzers from coming.

"The 1st Division headquarters was destroyed and temporarily lost its command ability. The General Staff Headquarters was ordered to take over the command of the 1st Division." Terauchi thought for a while and said.

"This... Sir, we shouldn't..." Erlang didn't understand.

If the 1st Division is left alone, the 1st Division will definitely fall into temporary chaos, which will buy the rebels a lot of time.

As for the General Staff, no matter how pure Jiro is, he still knows that this is where Japan's best officers gather. Wouldn't leaving it to them would make things worse?

"Stupid, the soldiers of the 1st Division are all elites. Even if they lose the command and control of the division headquarters, the brigade, regiment, and even the first level of the brigade will fight on their own."

"The composition of the rebels is complex. They are still blooming in many places and have not gathered together. They are temporarily unable to block multiple enemy attacks, even if these enemies do not cooperate."

"Send people to persuade the rebels to surrender and tell them that the 1st Division has been directly taken over by the General Staff Headquarters and they will be encircled and suppressed."

Terauchi said to Erlang.

"Hai!" Erlang nodded thoughtfully and replied.

Temple's purpose was to delay the 1st Division's attack and reveal information so that the rebels could integrate as soon as possible.

How to delay the attack? When the 1st Division's headquarters was destroyed and the following brigades were carrying out suppression, handing over command to the General Staff was delaying.

Originally it was the division headquarters command brigade command wing command group command squadron.

Because the garrison troops were relatively scattered, the soldiers did not gather in advance, and time was tight. The division headquarters directly ordered all the troops that could be ordered. This was the fastest way to respond.

Now the General Staff has taken over. The first thing the General Staff does is not to organize an attack, but to understand how many people it has and who are trustworthy.

Then, we must first ensure the safety of the Emperor's Palace and the residences of ministers, and then organize the counter-insurgency.

Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Every time you come here, there will be plenty of places for wrangling.

The people Erlang sent out to persuade them to surrender worked. In the last rays of sunset, Asakuchi Yamada and other rebels began to gather.

When the temple heard the news, he took a big gulp of wine.

He didn't understand why these troops under the banner of Qing Jun did not attack the imperial palace or the mansions of ministers, but instead huddled up and waited to die.

"Sir! Call Prime Minister Hai's Mansion. A group of soldiers from the Sixth Army just broke into Prime Minister Hai's Mansion, shouting, "Death to punish national traitors, kill Prime Minister Hai." Erlang walked in nervously.

As someone close to the temple, Erlang knew that all of this was achieved with the tacit approval or even direct promotion of the temple.

The navy minister of country 1 was killed by the rebels. Even though 2 Lang was from the army, he found it incredible.

"Understood, call the General Staff and ask them to immediately strengthen the defense level of the ministers' mansions and the imperial palace. This will never be allowed to happen again." Temple shook his head gently.

What does a minister of the navy mean? Is this the Qingjun side of these rebels? Sure enough, he still expected too much.

"And..." Erlang said hesitantly.

"What?" The voice was too low and the temple could not hear it clearly, which caused his mood to become extremely bad.

"Sir, the rebels want to negotiate and have a direct conversation with His Majesty the Emperor." Erlang straightened his body.

"These idiots are daydreaming! Refuse... No! Send people to negotiate with them and tell others. This is a delaying tactic." Terauchi originally wanted to refuse, but suddenly thought that this was also a good way to delay.

"You can negotiate, you can also verbally promise the conditions. The most important thing is to delay, and finally stimulate them to increase their fighting will."

"In addition, please urge the 4th Division to arrive in Kyoto as soon as possible."

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At the same moment as the rebellion in Kyoto, in the East China Sea, about 260 nautical miles away from Japan, a huge fleet was slowly sailing westward.

"Yamamoto-kun, do you think we will encounter the Chinese fleet?" Kato put down the telescope and rubbed his sore eyes.

The Japanese Combined Fleet has been very vigilant since it set sail, fearing being attacked by submarines or Chinese high-speed warships.

For this reason, the combined fleet changed its course several times in succession. Instead of heading north along the Pacific coast of eastern Japan, it first headed south, then west, and then north from the East China Sea to the Sea of ​​Japan.

This is to avoid possible interception by the Chinese, and also to avoid fighting. After all, the Japanese Navy no longer has the resources to repair ships.

"We didn't know about the expedition in advance. Even if spies discovered the fleet's expedition, the Chinese people would not guess our purpose." Yamamoto made a weird image of 7x8 like a clown.

"I heard that the last time the combined fleet went on an expedition, there were only four battleships on the opposite side, but they defeated more than ten of our warships and couldn't hold their heads up." Kato said with emotion.

The modern arms race, in the eyes of the Japanese, has been going on for 67 years, and the Qing Empire has gradually fallen behind in this competition because money has always been spent on the back of the knife.

Originally, many Japanese thought that the day had come for them to turn over, but they did not expect that in just a few years, Nanhua would emerge, merge with China, and become the Chinese Empire.

In terms of the arms race, China has a full set of new battleship manufacturing technologies and advanced combat concepts, which has once again suppressed Japan.

"There is no doubt that the Chinese will definitely show up. The question is just whether they will come with a large fleet, a small fleet, or a sneak attack by a submarine." Yamamoto 7×8 said firmly.

"It shouldn't be. The joint fleet's departure from the port is top secret. We have been silent all the way. We shouldn't be discovered." Kato said uncertainly.

"If this is the case, the combined fleet should not have been attacked by a submarine at sea last time." Yamamoto sighed, feeling very powerless.

"Submarines are an assassination weapon, powerful, but very slow, especially underwater. They are not even as fast as transport ships cruising."

"Under such circumstances, submarines can quickly rush to the battlefield and attack the warships. If I guess correctly, the combined fleet has already been discovered when it leaves the port."

"If I were the Chinese commander, I would definitely figure out what the combined fleet was doing, and then send someone to intercept it." Yamamoto 7x8 was still boasting, but Kato looked to the southwest in horror.
Chapter completed!