Chapter 1058

When the defense gap is opened, the steel defense lines built by Japan near the ports will lose their meaning, and they will no longer be able to stop the Chinese Expeditionary Force's crazy sweep of Hokkaido.

On June 5th, when Ouyang Shuo and his party arrived at Kushiro Port on the Yuhuang, the three-way army commanded by Han Xin had already completed the encirclement of Sapporo, the central city of Hokkaido.

In just two days, the expeditionary force swept across the entire territory of Hokkaido, leaving only Sapporo, an isolated city.

Seeing that the enemy army was unstoppable, Tokugawa Ieyasu, the governor of Hokkaido, dispatched all the garrison forces of Hokkaido to station in Sapporo, preparing to fight to the death with the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

In contrast, although the South Route Army successfully landed on Kyushu Island, the progress on the island was not so fast, and only half of the island was captured in two days.

After receiving the news, Ouyang Shuo sent a letter to Dichen as the leader of the national war, ordering the South Route Army to speed up the progress, must enter Honshu Island as soon as possible, and complete the encirclement of Edo, the imperial city of Dongying, within the stipulated time.

The statement given by Di Chen is that the terrain of Kyushu Island is complicated, and the army needs to fight steadily and never underestimate the enemy. After hearing this explanation, Ouyang Shuo just smiled coldly, and directly announced Di Chen's reply to the public.

Nobody is a fool.

Ouyang Shuo didn't care whether Di Chen's move was to cause trouble for Da Xia on purpose, or because of the pressure from the Silver Hand, he had to cooperate with the battle of Dongpu against his will, or both.

As long as the exposure is given, Ouyang Shuo doesn't need to say a word, and the hearts of the people will naturally turn against him.

"Dig your own grave!" Ouyang Shuo commented.

Di Chen is certainly not a fool, but in the hands of silver, when he enjoys the convenience brought by the organization, he will inevitably be bound by the organization.

There is never a free lunch in the world.

Sure enough, as soon as the news came out, the crowd was excited, and the players asked Di Chen to give an explanation. Of course, Di Chen couldn't give anything, so he could only respond in silence, presumably his heart was very tormented.

The prestige of Handan City in Huaxia District has almost dropped to freezing point.

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On the morning of June 6th, Sapporo.

After a day of fierce fighting yesterday, the majestic Sapporo city has long been dilapidated, the walls are stained with blood, and there are holes the size of millstones everywhere, as if it may collapse at any time.

At the foot of the city wall, the corpses of both sides in the battle were piled up into a hill, and the blood that seeped out stained the moat outside the city. At the head of the city, there are only a handful of Japanese fighters who can still stand.

Everyone knows that Sapporo can't hold on anymore.

Han Xin deserves to be a master tactician. It is precisely because of his "quick success" that he made the decision to sweep Hokkaido quickly, which made Tokugawa Ieyasu's arrangement very hasty.

In Sapporo, the tall city walls were not as stable as they seemed.

City Lord's Mansion.

Tokugawa Ieyasu looked at the generals in front of him, his expression was not very depressed, but he seemed very fanatical, "Soldiers, Sapporo can't be defended anymore, and there is no need to defend it anymore. Even if we die, we will die with honor, and we must die on the enemy Bite off a piece of meat. I ordered the remaining troops to gather at the south city gate and take the initiative to attack."

"Hi!"

All the generals also looked fanatical, seeing death as home.

Tokugawa Ieyasu said loudly: "For us, this is the final battle, enjoy it!"

"Fight to the death, fight to the death!"

"Go!" Tokugawa Ieyasu swung his arms vigorously and issued the final military order.

The generals walked out of the city lord's mansion in a row, assembled their troops, and rushed to the south gate in an orderly manner. The war is cruel. Just yesterday, more than half of the Sapporo defenders were killed.

There are less than 30,000 people who can still gather right now.

"Squeal~~"

The South City Gate opened on its own initiative, and outside the gate was the Chinese army.

"kill!"

Thirty thousand fanatical people rushed out of the city gate desperately, and once they left, they could never turn back.

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It's still the City Lord's Mansion.

After sending the last troops to the road of death, Tokugawa Ieyasu, the guard of Dongying Hokkaido and one of the three heroes of the Warring States Period, took a bath and changed clothes, and then came to a quiet room that had been prepared long ago.

He took out a seppuku knife specially for seppuku with a peaceful expression, and slowly stabbed it into the abdomen...

At 10:15 am on June 6, Tokugawa Ieyasu committed seppuku in the Santo's Mansion. At the same time, the 30,000 Japanese remnants who rushed out of the city gate were all killed in less than two hours.

In this way, Sapporo City and even the entire territory of Hokkaido will be declared destroyed.

The death of Tokugawa Ieyasu and the fall of Hokkaido became a landmark event in the Battle of Japan. It was unexpected that the North China Route Army captured one of the four islands of Japan in just six days.

With such military might, how can one not be frightened? !

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On the afternoon of June 6th, Ouyang Shuo and his party arrived in Sapporo City.

In Sapporo City, Ouyang Shuo delivered a passionate speech, highly praised the bravery of all soldiers of the North Route Army, commended their meritorious service, and rewarded the soldiers who performed outstandingly in this battle on the spot.

Even in the player group, three people were rewarded, and each was rewarded with a piece of purple-gold equipment, which made other players jealous. They are desperately working hard, isn't it just to exchange for a piece of purple gold equipment? !

Ouyang Shuo even announced that after the army attacked Edo City, they would reward a group of outstanding fighters, and the scale of rewards would be three times larger than this time.

Ouyang Shuo's arrogance was obviously a good catalyst. As soon as the words came out, the enthusiasm of the players rose instantly, and everyone screamed.

After the commendation, Ouyang Shuo met with Han Xin alone and announced his opinion on how to deal with Hokkaido, "Immediately send troops to search for all the food that can be found in the territory to support the front line; recruit all the people and private ships that can be recruited to be responsible for the transportation of grain and grass; recruit all the artisans, Make arrows and other consumable war materials for the army."

Ouyang Shuo used three "all" in a row, which shows his firm attitude.

For this expedition, the transportation of food and grass was the biggest trouble. If only relying on Daxia's support, it would not be able to transport it back and forth a few times, and it would not be able to support the astonishing consumption of two million people.

The problem of food and grass must be solved on the spot.

Before the start of the national war, Mikasa City had already implemented food and grass control on the cities and villages under its command. It was impossible to find a large amount of food from the granary.

The only way is to search for food stored in the people's homes.

"Even if there is only one grain of rice left, it will be collected by the king. If the people don't want to go hungry, they can sign up for military service. The army guarantees their basic food supply. The rest are left to fend for themselves."

Ouyang Shuo was so ruthless this time, not to mention that everyone in Dongying deserves to be killed, he is not so narrow-minded, it's just that in extreme times, extreme methods must be used.

Winning Dongpu as soon as possible is the top priority.

"Except for the large-scale massacre of civilians, the army can do it freely. This king grants you the exclusive right to do so. Don't take people's hearts into consideration, and don't consider the impact of post-war reconstruction. Everything is centered on the current war."

Ouyang Shuo drew a bottom line for the army that would never be crossed.

The massacre of civilians by the army is a taboo no matter who the target is, and it will also be a big hidden danger to the army itself, which will harm others and itself.

This opening must never be opened.

Even in the battlefield of Japan, Ouyang Shuo must stick to the bottom line of being a human being.

"clear!"

Han Xin nodded solemnly, the king seldom used such a cruel hand.

This battle is obviously different than before.

Ouyang Shuo said: "Go ahead, prepare for tomorrow's battle across the sea and formally send troops to Honshu Island."

"promise!"

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Looking at Han Xin's leaving figure, Ouyang Shuo sighed deeply, his eyes dim.