In fact, the goal of the combat plan formulated by Luo Yue this time was not to capture Tokyo, it was just a feint attack. The troops invested were only one Marine division, two regiments, and 10,000 Russian mercenaries. The purpose was to put pressure on Tokyo, forcing the Japanese army to mobilize a large number of troops to reinforce Tokyo, leaving the troops in other regions empty, and then Luo Yue attacked other places.

Luo Yue was very clear that war was a continuation of politics, and any war should revolve around a clear political goal. This time the People's Army landed in Japan, not to destroy Japan or fully control Japan, but to force Japan to surrender and pay war reparations to East China. This requires a total control over Japan to execute war reparations. Then all the combat plans formulated by Luo Yue were considered around this goal, and they should not give Japan enough military strikes to force them to surrender, but they could not strike too much, causing Japan's current downfall or losing overall control over Japan. The measure of the matter should be quite accurate.

Tokyo is the capital of Japan and of course it is also the most important city in Japan. However, the People's Army's capture of Tokyo does not add much to the achievement of its established political goals. On the contrary, it may have a negative effect. This is because if the People's Army really captured Tokyo, whether it was controlled by the People's Army or escaped from Tokyo in time, there was a high chance of losing control over Japan, causing the entire Japan to be completely out of control or partially out of control. Such a war reparation for East China was unable to be implemented. In this case, although East China was able to achieve significant military victory, its political goals could only be further apart.

Of course, in the French-Prussian War in Europe 35 years ago, the Prussian army captured the French emperor Napoleon III on the battlefield and occupied Paris, the capital of France, which also forced France to sign a treaty of cede land and pay compensation.

However, these two wars cannot be compared. First of all, Prussia was strong at that time and invested a huge force of about 500,000 troops in its war. Moreover, after Bismarck's series of diplomatic mediation, other powerful people were on the wall during the war, allowing Prussia to deal with France specifically without scruples. These conditions are not available to the East China today.

Secondly, after the Prussian army captured the French emperor Napoleon III on the battlefield, the people, workers, petty bourgeois masses, and some republican parliamentarians immediately abandoned Napoleon III and established the temporary republic, which continued to the present Third Republic of France, and quickly gained recognition and support from all over France. Moreover, since the defeat was all blamed by Napoleon III, even after the Prussian army captured Paris, the new one was still accepted by the French people, and Prussia also ensured that there was a ** that could be negotiated and paid compensation. These conditions were very different from those in today's Japan.

To sum up, the East China ** did not replicate the conditions of the Franco-Prussian War, so it could not adopt the same method as Prussia at that time. It could not suppress the current Japanese ***, and it could not shake the foundation of the current Japanese **, and it could not attack Tokyo no matter what. It could only choose another place, which could not only put enough pressure on the Japanese **, but also not affect the current Japanese **'s control over the overall situation.

Luo Yue chose Kyoto.

Tokyo became the capital of Japan after the rebellion, less than 40 years after the rebellion. For more than 1,000 years before that, Japan's capital has always been Kyoto. Therefore, Kyoto is the spiritual hometown of the Japanese, the source of Japanese culture, and the cultural symbol of Japan. It is because of this time that Tokyo has not been the capital for a long time. In the minds of most Japanese, Kyoto is the most important city in Japan.

At the same time, since the capital moved to Tokyo, after the rebellion of the Shogun Reform, Kyoto completely gave up its political functions and vigorously developed industry and commerce. Together with Kobe and Osaka, it formed the largest and most developed commercial concentration in Japan. Therefore, after the People's Army captured Kyoto, it could not only put huge pressure on the current Japanese capital, but also robbed a large number of people and wealth materials in Kyoto, Kobe and Osaka areas to supplement the needs of East China capital, and at the same time, it met with the fleet in Osaka to ensure a retreat. It can be said that it was a plan that won the best results.

Of course, this plan was not Luo Yue's temporary intention. After landing in Japan, Luo Yue considered several subsequent plans, which were just one of them. Luo Yue also made corresponding preparations and sent people to reconnaissance to survey the road from Nodeng Peninsula to Kyoto, as well as key points along the road. Now it is time to launch this plan.

Since starting from the Nodon Peninsula and capturing Kyoto and Osaka was equivalent to cutting across the waist in the middle of Honshu Island in Japan, the total length of the marching was about 260 kilometers, Luo Yue named the combat plan "Belt Plan".

In order to successfully capture Kyoto, Luo Yue also designed a plan to attack Tokyo to attract Japanese troops. As a result, Japan has indeed transferred about three-quarters of the regular troops in the country to Tokyo, making the defenses in other areas very empty.

So Luo Yue immediately seized the fighter plane, concentrated two divisions and 20,000 Russian mercenaries, and led it himself, advancing south from the Nodun Peninsula. First, he marched along the coast under the cover of the fleet, arrived at Tsuka City, and then crossed Honshu Island, and then marched along the west bank of Biwa Lake, the largest lake in Japan, and headed straight to Kyoto.

Since most of the Japanese regular troops were concentrated in the Tokyo area at this time, the People's Army had already surveyed the road, and the march was very smooth, and there were almost no obstacles along the way. The entire march time was 9 days and the itinerary was 220 kilometers.

Kyoto is considered an inland city in Japan, so Japan did not arrange regular troops to guard Kyoto, only a small number of local garrisons and police, and the garrison was very empty. As soon as the vanguard of the People's Army arrived, it easily defeated Kyoto's local garrisons. It could almost be regarded as a bloody battle and entered Kyoto City. When Luo Yue led a large group of troops to arrive in Kyoto, the People's Army had basically controlled the urban areas and some suburbs of Kyoto.

After entering Kyoto, Luo Yue couldn't help feeling a lot. Although he had been in Japan for nearly 4 months, this was indeed the first time that the People's Army had captured a large city in Japan. Moreover, as Japan's thousand-year-old capital, the entire city basically maintained the pattern of an ancient city. Not only were there many historical sites, but even ordinary houses were all made of ancient Japanese architectural styles.

In the old time and space, although Luo Yue had been to Japan, he had never been to Kyoto. Although Luo Yue had seen many ancient cities in China in this time and space, it was the first time that he had seen Japanese ancient cities. Compared with the ancient cities in China, Kyoto has another ancient charm. In fact, in 1864, the Japanese shogunate army and the inverted forces fought fiercely in Kyoto. This was the famous forbidden change in the history of the inverted Maple. Large blocks in Kyoto were burned in the war. After the war, there were about 30,000 houses. The buildings in Kyoto that Luo Yue saw now were mostly buildings built after Maple, but the architectural style was still in the ancient Japanese architectural style, and most of the historic buildings were preserved, so the cityscape of Kyoto still has something to see.

However, Luo Yue is not in the mood to travel to Kyoto now. After all, Kyoto is just the first goal of the belt plan. Only by taking over the two cities of Osaka and Kobe will the entire plan be considered completely successful. Moreover, Osaka and Kobe are both coastal cities and one of Japan's important ports. Therefore, Japan has arranged a newly built 55th Division in this area. Even when the situation in Tokyo is critical, the 55th Division was not transferred.

Of course, the garrison of the 55th Division is not only Osaka and Kobe, but also the entire coastal area of ​​Osaka Bay. Osaka and Kobe are key cities. The Japanese army stationed one garrison in each of these two cities, and the other two garrisons stationed in other areas respectively. However, it is not as easy for the People's Army to capture Osaka and Kobe as it is to capture Kyoto.

After capturing Kyoto, someone suggested to Luo Yue to march immediately. Before Osaka, Kobe's garrison troops had not yet gathered and the positions were arranged, they captured these two cities, but was rejected by Luo Yue. Instead, they ordered a three-day rest in Kyoto and then attacked Osaka and Kobe.

It turned out that Luo Yue was considering that most of the Japanese army had been concentrated in the Tokyo area. Even if he knew at this time, it would be at least 10 days later. Therefore, the People's Army still had enough time; and there was only one division in the Osaka area, and there was not much force in the surrounding areas. Even if it was assembled, it would be impossible to cause much trouble to the People's Army. Moreover, if the Japanese army was concentrated, the People's Army would be able to annihilate them in one go. Otherwise, the Japanese army would be broken into pieces and fight guerrilla warfare with the People's Army, which would be even more difficult to deal with. Finally, the People's Army rushed from Noi to Kyoto and marched for 9 consecutive days. Although it was not said that people were trapped, but most of the physical strength was consumed. It would be better to let the army rest for a few days, recover their physical strength, and then attack and take Osaka and Kobe in one fell swoop.

Sure enough, three days later, the People's Army recovered from fatigue, so Luo Yue ordered two regiments to be drawn from each of the two divisions, plus 10,000 Russian mercenaries, and launched an attack on Kobe and Osaka at the same time. The two regiments left behind were looted in Kyoto. Luo Yue also ordered that the ancient buildings in Kyoto should not be destroyed as much as possible, and the cultural relics that can be taken should be taken away should be taken away as much as possible, but they must be managed well. The large and clumsy and difficult to move documents will still be left and do not damage them.
Chapter completed!