The Chinese army attacked desperately after coming up, fighting for a whole day and night, mainly by artillery bombardment, and then by the infantry shooting from afar.

Still can't take Kumamoto Castle.

Logically, the Kumamoto Castle area has a plain landform, which is better than Sasebo Castle.

Xuan Jianzhang sent a battalion and attacked tentatively once.

The Japanese government forces had those rifles eliminated from the American Civil War. Their equipment was not bad and their training level was OK.

The 6th Japanese Army of this era was still in the stage of learning from the French.

It was from the 6th Army Marshal Yama Prefecture that visited Europe from the back, and persuaded the emperor to make up his mind to transition from studying the 6th French Army to studying the 6th German Army.

Youpeng in Shanxian is not doing well at this time, and after a while, he will be successful.

After the Meiji Restoration, it was renamed from Kuangsuke in Yama Prefecture, Yutomoto in Yama Prefecture, and his name was Hanxue.

He was born in the middle of the Changzhou vassal state (a class with a lower status than his feet) and participated in the "Respecting the King and Repelling the Barbarians" activity in his early years.

He served as the 6th Army Secretary, Joining the Army, Chief of Staff, Minister of Interior, Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, and Minister of Prime Minister of the Cabinet (Prime Minister).

After Hirofumi Ito's death in 19o9, he became the most powerful veteran in Japan. He was powerful in the Japanese army and government. He was the father of the 6th Army of Japan and started the era when the soldiers of the Changshu clan controlled the 6th Army.

It has an important impact on the alternation of the cabinet and major domestic and diplomatic issues.

He was promoted to one position, with a great honor, a first-class meritorious person, and a duke.

In the original history, Yama Prefecture had no great military achievements, but was able to become the supreme leader of the army. This was because Omura Yijiro was assassinated; Maehara Issei resigned from the post of Daisuke of the Ministry of War in 1870 and was sentenced for the Ogi Rebellion in 1876; Takamori Saigo lost power because of the promotion of the Korean theory; Kirino Taki Aki and Shinohara Kyogan stepped down one after another; in 1877, Saigo and others failed in the Southwest War and disappeared from politics since then.

In this way, among the remaining people, only Shan County is competent to be the leader of the army.

In 1881, the anti-Shan County forces, which were made by the four generals of Bird Tail, Miura, Tani, and I, were squeezed out of their important positions, and since then, a large sect like the Yama County Sect was formed in the 6th army.

Yama Prefecture's influence penetrated into the political, official and academic circles, forming the largest faction in Japanese political history, including the Privy Council, the Noble Court, and the Judicial Province, in addition to the military headquarters.

Later, Shigeru Yoshida, Kakuei Tanaka, Toshita and others' factions were far less than the Yama Prefecture faction.

Gentaro Ota has a good defense, and he can't stick to it, and rarely uses firearms indiscriminately.

The Japanese's shooting skills really depend on faith. Not to mention the front rifle, but the iron bullet, how can they compare with the Chinese army?

However, even so, the Chinese army was still unable to climb the city wall.

Xuan Jianzhang knew that he had encountered a tough guy!

"The Japanese government forces are not all soft persimmons! Stop the attack, mainly shelling, don't save shells! Let me set aside for one day!" Xuan Jianzhang stared at him: "Put the logistics base in Kurume, build fortifications and bunkers between Kurume and Kurume Castle! If you really can't take Kurume Castle, you can only take a good attitude of pressure and induce the Japanese to take the bait themselves." Xuan Jianzhang said to the Chief of Staff.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away." The Chief of Staff nodded.

Kurume is an industrial city in northern Kyushu and southwestern Fukuoka Prefecture.

The central city of the Pure Plain, with an area of ​​229.84 square kilometers. It is the third largest city in Fukuoka Prefecture, second only to Fukuoka and Kitakyushu, which has become the designated government orders, and ranks eighth in all Kyushu.

Xuan Jianzhang placed the logistics in Kurume.

In addition to the towns located in the southern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, it also includes towns located in the eastern part of Saga Prefecture, with a population of 460,000. Vegetable and fruit trees are planted nearby.

The reason why the cute president had to take a huge adventure and fight to the death to take down Kyushu Island is because the Kyushu Island has too rich resources.

The small Kyushu Island is worth half of Japan's agriculture, and Japan's current most advanced industry. Taking over Kyushu Island is equivalent to removing one of Japan's thighs!

Gentaro Ota, with tens of thousands of Japanese government troops, fought to the death to defend.

While Xuan Jianzhang was ready to build the back row of fortifications, he was ready to take down Kumamoto Castle, and ordered a regiment and artillery battalion to attack head-on.

Xuan Jianzhang was not trying to wipe out the opponent, but wanted to force the Japanese government forces away and take down Kumamoto Castle.

Kumamoto Castle, Himeji Castle and Nagoya Castle are known as the "Three Famous Cities in Japan". They are also known as Apricot Castle. They were built in 7 years since the warrior Kiyoshi Kato started in 16o1.

Kumamoto Castle is grand and covers an area of ​​12 kilometers. It uses natural rivers to make moats and builds huge rocks to make city walls.

Once facing the brave Satsuma Army led by Takamori Sago, Kumamoto Castle held on for nearly two months without being captured, showing its true value.

Not only is the city defense strong, but it also has rich agricultural resources. After taking over Kumamoto Castle, it can ensure that even without supplies, the Chinese army and more than 500,000 Han people who have been stationed on Kyushu Island can have food and clothing without worries!

Kumamoto Prefecture is one of the few agricultural counties. The production of watermelon, tomato, tatami grass, sweet and summer oranges, Fuji (南南南) and Sugenin Xingxing grass ranks first in Japan.

In order to promote the development of safety and environmental protection agriculture, the county has given the title of "Environmental Protection Farm" to farmers who strive to reduce the use of pesticides and fertilizers during the soil improvement process.

The total number of farms with this title ranks first in Japan.

All parts of Kumamoto Prefecture also fully utilize the characteristics of resources and strive to study and develop agricultural products with Kumamoto's characteristics.

The original agricultural products of Kumamoto Prefecture, such as the broiler "Hei Nothing" and the strawberry "Hei Nothing Ziku", the Fujiu Mandarin "Dekoupeng - Fatty", and the eggplant "Hei Goum Wax Sak" are released one after another.

63% of the land in Kumamoto Prefecture is covered with forests, making it a famous forestry prefecture in Japan.

Among them, Asu and Renji Qiumo are the production bases of major woods such as fir trees and cypress trees.

In order to make forest resources fully utilized, the county strives to maintain forests such as thinning, establish a county-produced dry wood production supply system, vigorously publicize the benefits of using wood, etc., so as to increase the use of wood.

Kumamoto Prefecture has natural fishing grounds such as the Amami Sea, the calm and quiet inner sea, and the outer sea, Tiancaotan. It has a rich variety of fish species, especially the aquaculture fisheries of shrimp, clams and seaweed.

That's why Xuan Jianzhang used Kumamoto Castle as a meat grinder, waiting for the Japanese to take the bait.

However, if you put others in the meat grinder, you must first get the meat grinder. Saigo Takamoto also understands this principle, but he can't win Kumamoto Castle after more than two months of fierce attack!

If there weren't a Chinese army in Nagasaki Castle, it was very close to Kumamoto Castle. According to normal historical exhibitions, Takamoto Saigo would have died in Kumamoto Castle long ago, so where could he live until 1878?

The cute CEO looked at the map for a long time, walking around.

Li Tae-hee laughed, "The emperor said that Xuan Jianzhang and Li Hongzhang were the decision himself, but he was actually very concerned."

The cute president smiled and said, "Of course I care. I let them make the decision by themselves because I am in North Korea and it is not accurate to make the decision. It is better for them to make a judgment by themselves. The problem now is that if Xuan Jianzhang cannot take over Kumamoto Castle, I guess he will do a loss-making business this time."

Lee Tae-hee asked blankly: "Will you not be able to take it down? Aren't our Chinese army invincible?"

The cute president sighed, "This time, there is no advantage of troops. Our artillery advantage. If we encounter the enemy's strong city defense, it is very likely that the advantage will be diluted. It's hard to say."

When Li Tae-hee heard the cute CEO say this, she became a little anxious, "Then I'll go to Princess Katrina Kaif's office to wait for the news? As soon as there is news, I will tell the emperor as soon as possible."

"No need, it doesn't take so much time. When there is news, they will send it to them themselves." The cute CEO rubbed his two fat white claws against each other.

While the two were talking, Princess Katrina Kaif came here in person with a telegram, "Master, guess what the news is."

The cute president smiled and said, "Looking at you, you don't need to ask, Kumamoto Castle was taken? We took Kumamoto Castle, which Shirosaki couldn't win for two months, in one day?"

Princess Katrina Kaifu nodded and sent the message to the cute CEO, "Can the samurai who took the sword be compared with our Chinese army? What's more, it's the ace among our aces, the first brigade of the first field division of the Chinese army."

"But this time, we can only mobilize one regiment of troops." President Meng answered while looking at the battle report.

It turned out that Genta Taro took the initiative to retreat. Under the strong attack of the Chinese artillery battalion, the entire Kumamoto Castle was in a sea of ​​fire. Therefore, before Xuan Jian and Zhang Han ordered the general attack, Genta Taro took the initiative to retreat with his soldiers and the people, leaving the Chinese army with a mid-air city.

This is because the Japanese communication system was backward or the state of the feudal army. In fact, the entire Japanese government army is already moving closer to Kumamoto Castle, less than a hundred miles away from Kumamoto Castle!

If it was the Chinese army's radio system, if you knew this situation, you would definitely be able to keep it. It would be at least three or five days. It would be a big problem, and it would be enough to wait for reinforcements to arrive!

Now, it's too late.

"Kumomoto Castle has been in our hands. This time, our hope of occupying the entire Kyushu Island has increased a lot." Princess Katrina Kaifu's beautiful eyes shining, "Congratulations to the Emperor."

The cute president touched his chin and looked calm, "It's too early to say this now. Now the voices of opposing China are getting higher and higher in Japan. If the Japanese government forces and Takamoto Saigo join forces, plus the people of Japan, and the attitudes of the British and French are not clear, we only have one brigade of troops, and it will be difficult to defend it, let alone occupy the entire Kyushu Island."

"Then the emperor still has to make a plan to seize the entire Kyushu Island?" Princess Katrina Kaifu asked in confusion.
Chapter completed!