August 25th. Japan. Chunfan Building, Japan War Base Camp.

Prince Jiaren lay on the ground, his voice choked: "Father, please consider the danger of war again. Once your body is damaged, Japan will be the land of the country."

Emperor Meiji looked at his son who had occasionally done absurd act but actually understood his heart. After a long time of silence, he sighed: "Kain, you must take care of yourself. This time, Japan has already bet on the national destiny. If it fails, it is really the same as if I am not. Since that is the case, I might as well bet myself. Perhaps this is the last straw that overwhelms the camel of China."

Prince Jiaren raised his head, burst into tears, and said with hissing: "Father's Palace has been personally led by the Emperor of Heaven since Emperor Shenwu. Although there are many discussions, it is really rare to implement it. You have to cross the sea to expedition, this..."

"Kain, the Chinese and I have no room for reversal." Emperor Meiji said quietly, "Either I defeat them completely, or they defeated Japan again and destroyed me. I cannot accept the shame of sanctioning them, and they understand it very well."

Prince Jiaren nodded with a sob.

"Kain, the reason why I asked my teacher to teach you Sinology since I was a child to give you more knowledge and favors about China is to leave a way for Japan and our royal family." Emperor Meiji said frankly, "China is a giant that has suppressed Japan for thousands of years. After all, we have a chance. It is impossible for us not to try it. But Japan is not China after all. The last failure has shaken our foundation. If we lose again, this country will be out of control."

"We are gamblers," said Emperor Meiji without any concealment, "and we must not gamble. The arrangements of the Chinese during the 18894-1895 have forced us to lose our way out and have to gamble with them. We used national revenge to save the shaky country, but we also lost the opportunity to fight against the Russians with China. We seemed to have obtained North Korea, but in fact we were pushed on a crazy road of no return, and we could only gamble again and again."

"In the 1895 year of the Sino-Japanese War, Fukuzawa Yukichi once suggested that I personally lead the army and 'travel to China', but I followed the words of the elders and did not go. As a result, the people from Yama Prefecture and Kawakami forced the base camp and left rashly, entering the pass with the Qing people, trying to repeat the story of the Qing Dynasty entering the pass, and finally defeated and died. If I were there, maybe I could still restrain these madmen nearby."

"Karen, you have to know that we were not inherited from the Northern Dynasties. I, the Emperor, said it strictly, but I am just an impostor. Even in the Southern Dynasties, I am not a direct descendant." Emperor Meiji emphasized his tone, "Our Japanese emperors have no power compared to the Emperor of China. The so-called ever-eternal line is actually just a puppet of powerful ministers. If they are not satisfied, they can change one. If they are defeated this time, not only will Japan face the destruction of the country, but the royal family inheritance will also face danger. The most direct danger is that even within the royal family, some people still understand the inside story. Plus those veterans..."

"So I want to command the army in person." Meiji said frankly, "I can restrain those fanatical soldiers nearby and prevent them from blindly advancing again. My arrival will also boost their morale and express the determination of the empire. These people will definitely fight to the death. But the most important thing is that my status will not be shaken."

"As the rare emperor who has been personally expeditioned since Emperor Kanwu in Japanese history, my status cannot be shaken regardless of victory or defeat. If I win, no one dares to question the emperor's power." Emperor Meiji's tone was calm and deep, "If I fail this time, I will only die on the front line or in the rear. Since that's the case, it's better to die in front of the formation, and the dead become gods, and use my life to exchange for the rule of the emperor for the eternal series of emperors, and exchange for Japan as Japan is still Japan, which is worth it."

"If I lose, remember, no matter whether I die or live, you will succeed to the throne as the emperor." Meiji's words shocked Jiaren, tears streaming down, and she couldn't help but choke and fall down again, "Don't try to avenge me. I died for Japan. If I die, you must protect Japan and the royal family. With the royal family, Japan will be there. Without the royal family, there will be no Japan."

"At that time, you must make peace with the Chinese, even if you are their protector." Meiji's words shocked Jiaren again, "If they win this time, then Russia will have nothing to do in Asia. The whole of East Asia is the hunting ground for the Chinese. This is undoubtedly a matter of no doubt. The new emperor was only eighteen years old and he could still rule this country for many years. I really don't know how far he would bring this country and Asia to... With such an emperor, Japan, as the most loyal friend, should be doing well, right?"

"That's it, Jiaren." He smiled self-deprecatingly, "I leave you the First Guard Division. The officers inside are the most loyal to me, and many of them are royal children I raised and educated. You can trust them. And Vien, who controls the Marine Corps. You can trust him."

"Remember, anyone who dares to prevent you from becoming the Emperor or making peace with the Chinese," Emperor Meiji stared at Kazuhito, who raised his head, and his tone was extremely cold. "Even if this country is turned into a Shura hell, they must be eliminated."

August 30th.

Donggang Wharf, Dandong, Liaoning, China.

The officers and soldiers of the Second Guard Division who arrived in advance stood solemnly like a forest, and the imperial flag decorated with chrysanthemum patterns fluttered high.

The moment the figure appeared on the pedal, all the Japanese present knelt down at the same time.

"His Majesty the Emperor, on-board"

Emperor Meiji slowly came to the crowd and first helped up the General Secretary of the Staff, the Commander of the Manchurian Army, and the Marshal of the Army: "Dashanqing, the Manchurian War, Lai Qing is very relieved."

Marshal Dashanyan said with a sob: "Your Majesty, just sit in the imperial hall and help the people. Why do you need to personally take on arrows and stones and stay in an unpredictable place for war? Now our army is in power, how can we know how Japan will have you in the future? We are focused on it. But what if..."

"Your Majesty, you went to the front line to comfort the soldiers. We are extremely excited. But please return to Japan as soon as possible and stay in the base camp. Otherwise, our soldiers will not sleep well." The First Army Army Kando Naganozu raised his head and burst into tears. "It is the duty of our warriors to serve allegiance to His Majesty the Emperor and serve the country for seven years. This is the duty of our warriors to go to the war zone in person. It is a shame for us."

Emperor Meiji's eyes swept across his face, which was moved, excited, and a little confused, and said calmly: "My good friends, I went to Liaodong in person, not because I have anything to worry about you. It is really the battle between Liaodong and the empire. We must not ignore the fact that the emperor and the country are in the same unity. Now that the rise and fall of the imperial country are over, how can I live in the ninth level as the emperor?"

"The responsibilities of all the lords are all the lords, and I have my lords." Emperor Meiji said calmly, "This war is the beginning of the prosperity of the imperial kingdom in the future. I have brought my own soldiers to fight with all the lords, to protect Japan and promote the imperial power."

"I will inspect the Liaodong frontline." Emperor Meiji said slowly, "If you are loyal, brave and honest, why should I worry about anything else? But do my best."

The soldiers of the audience were filled with excitement and cried bitterly, burst into tears.

On August 31, the Japanese Emperor Meiji set out from Donggang to inspect the front line.

In Xiuyan, the 26th Division, the Fifth Division, under the 11th Army of the Chinese Army, was supplemented by reserve troops, and was defended on the defensive positions with local security forces, facing the fierce attack of four Japanese divisions and unretreated. After the 12th and 15th Divisions, which Japan returned from Ryukyu, had to escort the escort to Dandong with the combined fleet, formed the Sixth Army of the Manchu Army, attacked northward, covered the northern wing of the Dandong-Xiuyan line of the Manchu Army, and cooperated with the Second Army to attack the 12th Army of the Chinese Army located in the Changbai area. The 12th Army was in critical condition and had to turn the 2nd Marine Division, which was transferred south to the nearby reinforcement of the 12th Army.

In the defense zone with Buyunshan as the core in Liaozhong area to the south, it is formed by the main force of the 28th Division of the Chinese Army, the 10th Cavalry Brigade, and the vanguard of the First Marine Division who came from the north to Liaoyang and reinforced on foot. It is fighting fiercely with the Fifth and 10th Divisions of the Fourth Army of the Japanese Manchurian Army that landed in Zhuanghe.

On the southern front, the Fifth Army of the Manchurian Army, composed of the 6th, 14th Division and the First Marine Division, had already surrounded Lushun tightly. The artillery positions and earthworks were coming to an end and a general attack was about to be launched.

The Japanese army, who were fighting, were extremely excited to receive the news that His Majesty the Emperor had personally arrived at the front line.

Along the way, everyone knelt down while the chrysanthemum-patterned flags, and tears flowed down their faces. Many soldiers did not hesitate to pick up the dust that had been crushed by the imperial cart, put it in a small bottle and put it in a carefully packed manner, as a family heirloom treasure.

On the front line, wherever Emperor Meiji's imperial car passed, the sound of the onboard was earth-shaking. All Japanese soldiers and even many Korean soldiers were filled with tears and swearing to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor.

The intensity of the Japanese attack increased sharply.

In view of the terrain of the northern front of the Chinese army, Dashanyan moved into defense on the northern front and split the temporary sixth army. The 15th Division joined the Second Army. The 12th Division was mobilized as the Manchu Army reserve team, and the 11th Division originally reserved troops joined Xiuyan.

In Xiuyan, the First Army, the Second, Ninth Division and the First Cavalry Brigade, launched a detour from the southern line, preparing to penetrate the gap between the two major defense systems of the Chinese Army Xiuyan and Buyunshan, and reversed the temporary patchwork of Xiuyan to achieve annihilation.

However, Xiuyan's north and south sides are mountainous. The local security forces of the Chinese army and the mobilized militia have already had a certain combat capability after assault training and preparation. With the support of a few key forces of the standing troops, relying on the mountains, they actually blocked the Japanese army layer by layer. Although the Japanese army killed a large number of enemies, they were progressing slowly.

As the Japanese army's intention of encirclement had been exposed, the first and second main divisions of the National Defense Forces, which had already rushed from Chengde to Yingkou and accelerated their advance eastward, accelerated their advance.

The local government mobilized all vehicles that could be collected to help transport supplies and soldiers. The soldiers ran exhausted, got on a horse-drawn carriage or donkey carriage to rest, and then went down to continue running. Everyone was already crazy, with only one idea: the National Defense Forces were not rebels, but national war force. This time, they had to wash away shame on the battlefield of national war.

The Chinese army's troops and materials from the mainland were continuously transported to the Northeast through the Beijing-Chengdu Railway.

Chengde, the royal summer resort of the former Qing Dynasty, became an important hub for the Chinese army's transfer. Here, countless trains transported the reorganized troops, reserve troops, weapons and ammunition, and military supplies. Here, they were transferred to trucks and carriages by ants to transport teams, mainly on highways and dirt roads to shuttle eastward.

The local labor force has been organized to help loading, unloading and transportation, and refugees from the Northeast have joined in, using labor for relief, and in addition to food and drink, there is also wages. At this time, the central government's money basket is not caring about anything else. Time is everything, and victory is everything.

Both sides are fighting for time.

The Japanese should make the most of the suddenness caused by the raid on Lushun and attack Dandong, and divide the temporary defensive situation of the Chinese army in one fell swoop, eliminate it, determine the overall situation of Liaodong, and cut off the traffic between the Northeast and the Pass, in order to cooperate with the Russian army to eliminate the heavy army group of the entire Northeast of the Chinese army and lay a foundation for the victory.

Chinese people should delay time as much as possible, fight for adjustments for their mistakes in early strategic judgments, and redeploy their troops.

Zheng Yu was not as anxious as the outside world thought.

When he learned that the Japanese Emperor was in charge of the army, he just smiled faintly. It seemed that the Japanese had indeed used the last bit of power.

Since that's the case, there is nothing scary. If you play the trump card, it will no longer be a trump card. And your trump card is still firmly pressed in your hand

With the order of Zheng Yu, the troops that were originally defending the coastal defense in Jiaodong and northern Jiangsu were quickly transferred. Each division transferred an infantry regiment and an artillery battalion to form a temporary force, and all numbers were used as a reserve division. In this way, the 34th Division in Yantai, the 35th Division in Qingdao, and the 109th Division in Weihai drew troops to form the 11th Division in the Preparatory Division, the 37th Division in Lianyungang, the 38th Division in Changzhou, and the 36th Division in Rizhao drew troops to form the 12th Division in the Preparatory Division, which had been organized and assembled in Beijing and headed north without stopping.

The 32nd Division, the 33rd Division, and the Fifth Cavalry Division, which participated in the mutiny and were trained in the mainland, had long been unable to hold back. They had written countless letters of war, and blood books were piled up two feet thick in the base camp. Now, these impatient hungry tigers have also been released.

Their targets of these troops are actually...

Russia, Vladivostok, Russia's Far Eastern Front Command.

The commander of the Russian Far Eastern Front, Grand Duke Nikolaevich, held his hands behind his back, looked at the map on the wall, and looked at the three colors of logos on the Northeast Front, and was speechless for a while.

"The Japanese have bet on the final bet," said Liu Mengxiong, a combat staff officer. "This is a bad move. These narrow-minded islanders only know how to play tricks and then bet hard. I have seen through it for a long time that these people will have bad things at critical moments."

"The Emperor's personal command can only mean that they have no trump card." Liu Mengxiong sighed, "so that the Chinese can concentrate their strength and clench their fists without restraint, and use it where they need it most."

Grand Duke Nikolaevich nodded silently.

"If I were the Chinese emperor, I would draw part of the coastal defense forces, join the reserve team in Jingji, and concentrate our forces to defeat one of us." Liu Mengxiong took a deep breath, "At that time, the whole situation will change."

"You are right." Grand Duke Nikolaevich nodded and said calmly, "Then please tell me, where do you think the Chinese will attack first?"

"If it were me, I would first attack the Japanese in Liaodong. Push them directly from Xiuyan, cut off the Japanese and North Korea on the Liaodong Peninsula, and trap the emperor here. In this way, the morale of the whole country will be encouraging, and internal problems can be eliminated. The trap of the emperor will make the Japanese lose their minds, they will go crazy and frenzied, and at this time, there will be flaws." Liu Mengxiong picked up the command whip and poked the Liaodong halfway, "In the direction of Mongolia, from the south of Kulun, hundreds of miles south of Gobi, it takes time for Kropatkin to cross the past. Water, water is a big problem, and the animals in the carriage also consume a lot of water. As a result, the supplies of materials and water restrict the speed of the troops' advancement, and it will waste morale and physical strength."

"This is a natural barrier." Liu Mengxiong sighed, "Our wisest strategy is actually to use the railway to transport troops to the Northeast after capturing Kulun, and to move them to the Northeast. In this way, we can concentrate our superior forces in the Northeast, and the two countries work together to annihilate one wing, and use the developed transportation lines and abundant resources in the Northeast to attack Beijing, and to defend them when retreating. Unfortunately, General Kropatkin is eager for military achievements, and his Majesty... your opinion is regarded by them as you want to seize military power, and they also think you are jealous of General Kropatkin."

"Liu, what I asked about the emperor, not what you would do." Grand Duke Nikolaevich said calmly for a while.

"If it were that little emperor, I think he would have made the same choice." Liu Mengxiong said, "The situation in the Northeast is very critical. We will soon launch a final general attack on Hutou Fortress and Manzhouli. Once it is broken, the restrained forces of our front army can be used in the two main attack directions on the front, and the supply line will no longer be blocked. At that time, the fragile forces of the Chinese army in front of us will not be able to resist for too long."

"For him, the chaos in Xinjiang, Tibet and the southwest has become like a prairie fire. The internal democratic faction and faction and local autonomous forces are also surging undercurrents. Now he urgently needs victory on the local battlefield, and first of all, he must stabilize the precarious place of the Northeast. As for Mongolia, no one can tell the gains and losses of the Gobi Desert for hundreds of miles. The Chinese feel about that barren land is obviously not as unforgettable as the Northeast." Liu Mengxiong said confidently, "He will transfer Mongolian troops to the Eastern Front, and with the reserves of the Central Front, to strive to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army in Liaodong first, and even capture the emperor."

"This time, we can let the Chinese and the Japanese fight to the death." This top student trained by the Chinese Army, his eyes shone with light due to the Ministry of National Defense's purge, "and what we have to do is to seize this opportunity and completely destroy the Chinese defense line in the north. As for His Excellency Kropatkin, since he wants to make contributions, let him fight with thirst and bad logistics."...

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