News of the capture of Edo Castle and the Kanto Plain quickly reached Kagoshima Castle in Kyushu.
Inside the lord's residence in Kagoshima Castle, Emperor Li Xin of the Great Gan Kingdom received news from Edo Castle.
"Okay!"
Hearing Zhang Jingzhi, the director of the General Staff, say this, Li Xin smiled and nodded, saying, "Wu Ankang and his men acted quite quickly! The entire Kanto Plain, including Edo Castle, is the foundation of the Edo Shogunate's rule. Once we take it, the Edo Shogunate will be finished, like a grasshopper in autumn, it won't be able to jump around for many more days!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Zhang Jingzhi nodded slightly and echoed, "The Kanto Plain is fertile and extremely prosperous. Surrounded by a large population, it is the most prosperous of the three major regions in Japan. Occupying this land will bring us one step closer to conquering the entire Japanese nation!"
"His Majesty,"
Zhang Jingzhi paused for a moment, then continued, "Edo Castle has been captured. Next, we will send troops to the capital of Japan and strive to take over the entire country as soon as possible!"
"Um!"
Li Xin said, "We need to speed things up!"
Li Xin stood up and walked to a large map of Japan. Looking at the situation on the ground, he continued, "We've already captured Edo Castle in the east, and we have four main infantry divisions there. We also have four main infantry divisions on Kyushu Island. Thus, we'll advance from both the east and west, attacking Japan from Edo Castle and Kyushu Island respectively, and strive to reach a truce in Japan!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Zhang Jingzhi nodded quickly and said.
Immediately, the General Staff issued the operational order to Edo Castle.
At the same time the order was issued, the second batch of reinforcements transported from the territory of the Great Gan Kingdom also arrived in Kyushu.
This time, three newly formed infantry divisions were transported: the 61st Infantry Division, the 62nd Infantry Division, and the 63rd Infantry Division.
After these three new infantry divisions arrived in Kyushu, they also joined the battle.
Accompanying them were militia forces drawn from various provinces of the Southeast Military Region, as well as militia forces drawn from Silla Province and the Northeast Military Region.
After these militia forces took over the defense of Kyushu Island and Edo Castle, the two armies began their operations.
Advance from both east and west to launch a pincer attack on the capital of Japan!
After the order was given, a large number of infantrymen boarded the troop transport ships at Kagoshima Castle on Kyushu Island.
The troop transport ship set sail, heading towards Shimonoseki Castle on the main island of Japan.
Under the protection of the Beiyang Fleet of the Great Gan Kingdom, the remaining naval vessels of the Eastern Kingdom have been completely wiped out.
Nowadays, the waters of Japan are entirely under the control of the navy of Japan!
Therefore, the troop transport ships carried out their large army without encountering any obstacles along the way.
Just a few days later, hundreds of troop transport ships arrived near Shimonoseki Castle on the main island.
The sea area near Xiaguan City was filled with hundreds of troop transport ships, a vast, dark mass stretching as far as the eye could see!
On the decks of these troop transport ships stood large numbers of soldiers.
The appearance of these large military transport ships also alerted the entire city of Xiaguan.
Waaah—
The dull sound of horns echoed throughout Xiaguan City.
The castle's garrison commander, Yamashita Yukifumi, frowned as he watched this scene unfold on the sea, his heart pounding.
Some time ago, after the news of the fall of Kyushu Island came, the entire Shimonoseki Castle was greatly shaken, and many merchants and common people even chose to leave Shimonoseki Castle.
However, as a garrison commander of the Edo Shogunate, Yamashita Yukifumi remained loyal to his duties.
He also hoped that the Edo Shogunate would be able to recover Kyushu Island as soon as possible.
However, after waiting for so long, instead of the good news of the Edo Shogunate recovering lost territory, they received news of a large army arriving!
"Defense! Defense!"
The garrison commander, Yukifumi Yamashita, shouted loudly.
In an instant, horns resounded throughout Xiaguan City.
...
Meanwhile, Zhao Xun, commander of the 31st Infantry Division, stood on the deck of the troop transport ship, his brows furrowed as he stared intently at the distant coastline.
"Commander Zhao, we've found the landing site!"
At this moment, a staff officer quickly walked over and said.
"good!"
Zhao Xun nodded quickly and ordered, "Pass down the order: all units shall begin landing!"
"yes!"
Once the order was given, troop transport ships sailed to the shore near Xiaguan City. After docking in some open areas, fully armed soldiers began to disembark.
There weren't many troops stationed inside Xiaguan City to begin with, so naturally no troops were deployed in these open areas outside the city.
Therefore, the Japanese were helpless against the landing of the Daigan Army, and the defending general, Yukifumi Yamashita, could only watch helplessly as Daigan Army soldiers landed on the land near Shimonoseki Castle.
The landing lasted for more than an hour, and a total of six infantry divisions, including the 31st, 32nd, 42nd, 43rd, 61st, and 62nd Infantry Divisions, landed on the main island of Japan.
"Assemble! Prepare for battle!"
On a high hill outside Xiaguan City, Zhao Xun, commander of the 31st Infantry Division, shouted loudly.
Immediately, the 31st and 61st Infantry Divisions headed towards Xiaguan City.
The remaining four infantry divisions headed towards places like Sanyo Castle and Ube Castle.
Xiaguan City is located on a small peninsula with narrow surrounding terrain, which is sufficient for two infantry divisions to handle!
Moreover, there were dozens of Beiyang Fleet ships on the sea.
When the 31st and 61st Infantry Divisions arrived outside Xiaguan City, Zhao Xun immediately ordered an attack.
At the same time, the Beiyang Fleet's cannons on the sea also aimed at Xiaguan City and began to bombard it indiscriminately.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In just one volley of shells, hundreds of shells fell on Shimonoseki Castle, killing and wounding a large number of Japanese soldiers and terrifying them.
Before long, countless Japanese soldiers were blown to pieces and covered in blood.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sounds of explosions rose and fell, one after another, without end.
In a short time, a huge breach was blasted into the city wall of Xiaguan. The collapse of the wall buried the nearby garrison soldiers in the rubble.
Seeing this scene, why were the surviving Japanese soldiers wiped out in such a short time?
How come these large armies have such powerful firepower?
Is this even human?
No!
This person is no longer human!
This is simply a god descending to earth, thunder roars!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A dense barrage of shells rained down on the walls of Xiaguan City. The deafening explosions echoed through the sky. The immense tremors sent shivers down the spines of the soldiers defending the walls, their faces turning pale with fear.
Rumble!
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