Chapter 471 Old-fashioned
When the British sailors entered Kyoto, it snowed heavily in Kyoto.
People in Kyoto braved the wind and snow to build a human wall in front of the British sailors to prevent the British sailors from entering Kyoto.
The British sailors used bayonets to clear the way and forced their way into Kyoto, again causing hundreds of casualties.
That night, the Dacheng family gathered again.
"I have made an agreement with my cousin that as soon as we arrive at the Metropolitan Police Department, my cousin will open the weapons arsenal and kill ghosts and beasts with us."
Cousin Kojima, who was also laid off, is a member of the Kyoto Police Department Hall Arsenal Administrator.
“What if the section chief objects?”
Some people are not firm in their stance.
“Then kill the section chief together!”
Ojo did not want to rebel, but for a noble purpose: saving Japan.
Ojo believed that as long as the foreigners could be driven away, Japan could regain its independent status and be reborn in Nirvana.
“The section chief is actually very kind to us——”
Some people objected weakly.
"Be good to us, let alone stop us from saving the empire! You should join us in fighting for the empire!"
Dacheng is determined to smash any obstacles on the way forward. Now even if Dashu's father comes back from the dead, he can't stop Dashu's actions.
Oshiro's grandfather was killed in the Southwest War, and his father was killed in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894. In Japan, Otsuki is a standard son of a good family.
"We are now sworn to be a blood alliance. If anyone backs down midway, let him die a good death and his descendants will not prosper!"
Dacheng made a poisonous oath and broke the boat.
"Let him die a good death! His descendants will not prosper!"
Everyone was excited and swore in unison.
On October 9, the Kyoto police opened the weapons depot, seized weapons and ammunition, and launched an uprising.
Russian Minister to Japan Dmitry asked for help from the Siberian Fleet as soon as the uprising broke out.
The Russian Legation in Japan, just two blocks from the British Legation in Japan.
After the Kyoto police opened their weapons depot, they launched an attack on the British Legation in Japan. The battle was fierce, with gunshots and explosions ringing throughout the city.
Dmitry called the Siberian Fleet for help from his office on the second floor of the Russian Embassy in Japan. On the other end of the phone was the Chief of General Staff of the Siberian Fleet, Kzhakov.
"The Japanese have not launched an attack on the embassy yet, but if the British embassy falls, we will definitely be attacked by the Japanese. Please, send the army over immediately!"
De Mitri begged on the phone, the situation was critical.
"I have ordered the troops closest to Kyoto to set off. You close the embassy and protect yourselves——"
Krzakov did not expect that the situation in Kyoto had actually deteriorated to this point. degree.
Dmitri talked about the curtains, and saw the machine gunners waiting behind the barricade, and was frightened for a while.
In the Russo-Japanese War, the total losses of the Japanese army exceeded 600,000. It can be said that every family wears linen and every family wears mourning.
In this case, the Russian Embassy in Japan is still very well prepared. It has not only strengthened the security of the embassy, but also equipped it with heavy machine guns.
Although it is rare for an embassy to be attacked, it has not never happened. During the Xinchou War, the embassies of various countries in the Qing Empire were attacked by the Qing army. There is a precedent.
What Dmitri didn’t expect was that the Japanese did not attack the Russian Embassy in Japan, but instead attacked the British.
Well played!
Well done!
Hang up the phone, Dmitri called the embassy attaché Mihak.
"Sir, don't worry, the Japanese will never be able to break through our defense line."
Mikhak is very confident. The Russian Embassy in Japan is equipped with 6 heavy machine guns with more than 1 million rounds of ammunition. .
Responsible for guarding the embassy is a meritorious force from the Amur Military District, which has repeatedly made military exploits in the Russo-Japanese War. Although the total number is only 60, more than half of the soldiers are medal recipients.
"God bless, I hope the reinforcements will arrive as soon as possible."
Dmitri was worried and had no sense of security.
Except for the street in front of the Russian Embassy in Japan, the other three sides are residential areas. If the Japanese want to attack, they will definitely bypass the heavy machine guns on the front and attack from the side or behind.
By then, let alone Mihak, I am afraid that Dmitry, the minister in Japan, will also take up arms.
Just when Dmitri was uneasy, Yuri and Shibaev were watching the fierce battle at the British Embassy in the tower on the roof of the embassy.
Both Yuri and Shibaev participated in the Russo-Japanese War and were deeply impressed by the performance of the Japanese army in the Russo-Japanese War.
In the Russo-Japanese War, the Russian army had an absolute advantage in firepower, especially in the second stage. The Japanese army often launched frantic attacks on the Russian positions despite the crazy fire of Russian heavy machine guns, even with heavy casualties. Don’t retreat.
The Japanese troops who participated in the Russo-Japanese War either died in Kantung or were working in Kantung.
Most of the Japanese here are Japanese civilians.
The garrison of the British Embassy was also a regular army.
Civilians who have not received military training cannot compete with the regular army.
The British Embassy is also equipped with heavy machine guns.
The snow was still falling at this time, and although the line of sight was slightly obstructed, the flames of the heavy machine gun were extremely clear in the dark night.
It can be seen that the Japanese who besieged the British Embassy did not receive military training, and their weapons were insufficient. Many of them had kitchen knives, shovels, and even wooden sticks in their hands.
On the side of the British Embassy facing the Russian Embassy, the ground was densely covered with Japanese corpses. The Japanese were not afraid of death. They stepped on the corpses on the ground and charged towards the embassy. Some people used the cover of the surrounding terrain to climb onto a nearby house, jumped into the British army's position, and fought with the British army.
After a long period of firing from the heavy machine gun, the barrel of the heavy machine gun emitted thick white smoke like a boiling pot, and the machine gun shooter's sight was seriously obstructed.
Swish, swish -
A few bullets flew past Yuri's head.
"Suka Bulie - are you so fucking blind?"
Yuri huddled behind the female wall and cursed.
The British machine gunner was not blind, but he was close to it.
Shibaev was so courageous that he pressed his helmet with one hand and held a telescope in the other to broadcast live.
"Sukabulie, the Japanese are so brave - there are actually women - this man died miserably, his arms were blown off - Damn it, the Japanese actually have bombs ! ”
Shibaev's words faded, and a huge explosion suddenly came.
The power of a bomb depends entirely on how much explosive it contains.
The structure of the civilian simple version of the bomb is not good, and it cannot rely on fragments to cause damage. It can only rely on the shock wave caused by the explosive. Even if it makes people dizzy and confused for a moment, it can still create opportunities for the attacking Japanese.
After opening the ammunition depot, the bombs made by the Japanese were obviously much more powerful.
Although the attacking Japanese were entangled with the defending British troops, the Japanese still threw bombs into the crowd.
So in an instant, the dizzy British army was overwhelmed by the swarming Japanese.
"Damn it, it's over, it's over, the British are over, it's our turn next!"
Shibaev wailed, pushing the bullet to load with his almost frozen fingers.
Yuri pulled over the ammunition box next to him, which was filled with grenades.
As the outer defense line was breached, the entire British army retreated to the British Embassy and waited for reinforcements.
The Japanese were well prepared and planted explosives directly below the British Embassy.
After a loud bang, half of the British embassy was destroyed.
At this time, reinforcements from the British navy finally arrived.
After the Japanese were dispersed, the British discovered that the British Minister in Japan had died in the explosion just now.
On October 11, the British Asiatic Fleet launched bombardments on Kyoto and Osaka in retaliation for the death of the minister stationed in Japan.
Kyoto and Osaka are both large and densely populated cities, and Japanese architecture is dominated by wooden buildings.
The shelling of the Asiatic Fleet caused a fire that killed nearly 18,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands.
It snowed heavily in October, and the people were seriously lacking warm clothing and were in severe famine due to lack of food.
Within one day after the bombardment, more than 100,000 Japanese people died in Kyoto and Osaka. The atrocities committed by the British army in Japan finally aroused heated discussions in various countries.
Since the Boer War, Britain has been in an embarrassing situation of isolation internationally.
After the signing of the Good Faith Agreement, relations between Britain and France improved.
The person most dissatisfied with this is not the Russian Empire, but Germany.
Since the signing of the "Good Faith Agreement", Germany has been doing everything possible to destroy the "Good Faith Agreement" and break the alliance between Britain and France.
The contacts between Britain and the Russian Empire were not hidden from the Germans.
Feeling a serious threat, William II decided to visit St. Petersburg the day after the British bombarded Osaka.
George also has a new guest, Anne's cousin Carl Ludwig.
Karl Ludwig is the new German Minister to Amur. His wife, Countess Maria, is from Moscow and has a blood relationship with Romanov. She is considered George's cousin.
Karl previously served in the German Army and was four years older than George. However, Karl's military rank was only a colonel, far inferior to George's cavalry general.
Cousins and cousins came hand in hand, and George and Anne held a welcome ceremony for Karl and Maria at Yuriev Palace.
After meeting George, Maria took the initiative to meet Ekaterina, which immediately gained George's favor.
Catherine's status was special and she was not popular in St. Petersburg.
Ekaterina did not expect to be recognized by the imperial royal family. Most of the time, even if members of the royal family came to Amur, Ekaterina would avoid seeing them.
Carl and Maria did their homework well and prepared gifts for George's children, including the little Grand Duke or the Grand Duchess who Anne had not yet unloaded.
And it’s a very thoughtful two portions.
Anne's first pregnancy was twins.
Really thoughtful.
Ekaterina and Anne also treated Maria very intimately, which made Karl feel a little emotional.
Before coming to Amur, Karl and Maria went to St. Petersburg to meet Nikolai and Alex.
Nicola was okay, but Alex's indifference left a deep impression on Karl and Maria.
"Your queen is so old-fashioned. She may have forgotten that she is German. I didn't see her smile in the Winter Palace. Couldn't she smile?"
Carl complained in front of George.
George was not surprised that Alex was like this, and George had never seen her smile a few times.
(End of this chapter)