After the Battle of Toshima ended on July 25, the Oshima Brigade that landed in Incheon finally understood what it means to be out of ammunition and to support them all, and what it means to be surrounded by dangers! The troops transported by the Gaosheng had already landed in Asan, and the troops who came from China had

The main force of the Qing army was stationed in Pyongyang, and the Odao brigade, which was short of supplies, was sandwiched between these two troops. Although Odao had not received orders from the country, he understood that the war had begun, and his lone army was

Definitely not for long

Stay here! So that night, we decided to concentrate our main forces, the 11th Infantry Regiment and the 21st Infantry Regiment, as the main 4 infantry brigades. As for the artillery and logistics team and health team that were originally attached, well, most of them have been

It turned into ashes outside the Port of Incheon, leaving only 4 artillery pieces and a small amount of ammunition. As a result, what the Dashima Brigade can actually call a combat force is only 4 infantry brigades with more than 3,000 people.

This is just over 3,000

People's rations couldn't be raised on a large island, so Benzi gave full play to his bandit's nature and sent people to set up checkpoints at various important roads and rob them openly! After barely raising some food, he was able to leave. At the same time, the Qing Dynasty

Jun Nie

The Shicheng Ministry also transferred troops to Chenghuan. It is said that Nie Shicheng, who was forced to evacuate Asan due to the cutoff of sea support in history, still evacuated after the victory of the Battle of Toshima? The fundamental reason is that although Xu Jie's existence

, Qing army

We won the Battle of Toshima, but the situation of the enemy being strong and we being weak has not changed, and the Beiyang Fleet has also suffered losses. In addition, Xu Jie plans to enter the East China Sea, so the Beiyang Navy is still unable to fight the enemy at this stage. So.

However, Nie Shicheng's troops, who had about 5,000 people in hand, still moved to Chenghuan as in history. And the Dadao brigade that wanted to go south could only withdraw south after getting through Chenghuan. The two sides broke out at Chenghuan Station.

The first land battle.

Before the Japanese army arrived, Nie Shicheng's troops took three days to complete the deployment of field fortifications. Among the 5,000 people, except for half a battalion of the new Chinese army, the other 3,500 were old Beiyang troops. Nie Shicheng also wanted to use this

Let’s take a look at the strength of both sides in this battle, as well as the difference between the new army and the old army. Nie Shicheng deployed a total of 6 forts near Chenghuan, 4 in total from east to west from Yuefeng Mountain, and from the southwest peak of Chenghuan to Niuxieri Mountain.

2 seats.

Oshima personally went to the front line. After investigation, he found that if he wanted to attack the Qing army who controlled the commanding heights, he had to attack at night. First, the Qing army had a sufficient number of artillery, and Oshima's artillery was already at Kudanban, and they could not charge during the day.

Just looking for death, so

Oshima ordered the attack to be divided into two wings, with the left wing as the main force crossing the upper reaches of the Anseong River to attack the Qing army's Wolbong Mountain position. The right wing was responsible for flanking the attack. It cut in from Anseongdu and passed through the swamp before occupying Jialongli Village. At 2 am

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After passing a tributary of the Anseong River, the Japanese right wing passed through the swamp smoothly. Captain Songqi, who led the first echelon, looked at the nearby Jialongli Village and couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart. Then he led the team into the village.

, but after entering the village, the second lieutenant discovered a serious problem. What should he do if he didn’t know the way? At this moment, the captain saw a figure flashing past the street intersection, "Catch him." The captain waved his hand,

several

The soldiers rushed forward and gradually disappeared into the night. After a while, the dark street was still calm. No subordinates were seen recapturing the prisoners, and no gunshots were heard. "What the hell, order Yamada's team to form a formation.

Search house by house." Just waiting was not an option. Song Qi looked up at the sky. The morning star was about to rise. Time waits for no one, so the first team of the first echelon of forwards walked into the night.

The shrouded village.

According to Captain Songqi’s later recollections, the first land battle of the Sino-Japanese War was so strange, “I saw Yamada’s team enter the village. Then there was a crisp sound in the village, and then a fire broke out in the center of the village.

Then I heard the sound of gunshots like exploding beans, and it only took one minute.

Everything returned to peace, and no one from the Yamada team came out again. That village was like a demon, swallowing up an entire squad of imperial soldiers in a few minutes. Even now, every night I have the freedom to think of that demonic

Villages, and those if demonic warriors."

"It seems there is no essential difference between killing Japanese soldiers and killing those indigenous thugs holding parang knives." Xie Haidong, a machine gunner from the 3rd Company of the Chinese Brigade's Forward Battalion, whispered.

"Tonight is just a test, and tomorrow will be a fierce battle. Everyone is ready, especially you, Xiao Xie. The machine gun in your hand is the backbone of the squad's firepower. Use it carefully." said the squad leader.

Yamada's team was wiped out, and Song Qi had no choice but to wait for Takeda's main force to arrive before taking action. A formal battle between the two sides started around 8 o'clock the next day.

After Takeda arrived, the total strength of the Japanese army had reached 4 squadrons plus an engineer squadron. The defending Qing army was an old army consisting of a Chinese pioneer battalion, 1 company and half a battalion. The strength of both sides was roughly the same.

But the firepower is not that bad. The Chinese Pioneer Battalion has 60 mortars and 6 mortars, and each combat squad has an 1890-style light machine gun. With the village as the core, fortifications and semi-underground weapons were built.

In order to prevent the flanks from being attacked by sneak attacks, individual bunkers were also equipped with hidden side knock-down positions. But what about Japan? Fortunately, they didn’t even have a single artillery piece, and the outcome of both sides was already determined before the battle.

The first wave of attacks was launched from the Japanese front by an entire squadron, while half a squadron on each side outflanked them from the left and right wings. They carefully walked out of the swamp and moved slowly towards the village. When the distance was less than 400 meters, following the squadron leader

Waving swords, the soldiers, led by the sergeants, shouted "board" and charged towards the village. 300 meters, 200 meters, 150 meters!! The machine gun team in the reinforced house only came within 150 meters of the opponent.

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The machine gun sprayed out three tongues of flame like death's scythes, instantly mowing down the Japanese soldiers at the front like mowing grass. The Japanese soldiers in the back row were stunned for a moment, and then they cleverly fell down on the spot. Those who were slow to react simply stopped shooting.

fall, and the timid ones go straight backwards

Fang ran, but no matter how fast he ran, he couldn't be faster than a bullet. So except for a few who reacted quickly and found the bunker owner, everyone else turned into corpses lying on the road. And right there

While the frontal attack failed, the attacks on both sides

The attack was not smooth either. There were no machine guns or artillery there, but there were landmines!! And these landmines were different from those commonly seen by the Japanese army. They were very small in size, and the power of the warhead was not much greater than a bullet. At the beginning, the Japanese army

mocking the qing dynasty

The people in the munitions factory are so shady! They can’t even put in more explosives! But after stepping on a few landmines, the Japanese attitude immediately changed 180 degrees. These red deer in the Qing Dynasty are really abominable. What’s the reason?

What? Although this warhead is small,

The bombing won't kill anyone, but it won't be a big problem if it blows off a leg or something. The person who was bombed won't die, but he will definitely not be able to take care of himself. In this case, someone must help, including the two people taking care of him. Now, all of a sudden

Just reduce the number of people by 3!! It’s better than just blowing up

It would be a lot more troublesome to kill one person! And judging from the injury, it is likely to be permanently disabled. The Japanese troops on the left and right wings saw that there was no breakthrough in the middle, and there were various mines and bullets fired from time to time in front of them, so they very wisely decided to withdraw first

Let’s talk about it later.

"Could it be that the Qing people were equipped with a large number of Maxin machine guns?" Looking at the tragic scene of corpses strewn in the distance, Takeda couldn't help but feel nervous. This kind of weapon is extremely powerful, but it also consumes a lot of money. The Japanese army once bought some, but

There is not a large amount of equipment. The reason is that the Japanese cannot afford to fight. They have never heard of it among the various Qing armies. But now this kind of weapon suddenly appears on the battlefield, making Japan without artillery very passive.

Since the opponent has such a powerful weapon on the front, it is basically impossible to break through from the front. He can only make detours on both sides. Fortunately, the Maxin machine gun is very heavy and is inconvenient to move. Therefore, Takeda decided to supplement the frontal attack and concentrate its strength on

Attack on the right wing with a relatively open terrain. As for those mines? There is nothing to be afraid of. The total width of the minefield is less than 100 meters.

, just rush over. Anyway, the explosion will not kill anyone, so let the injured people continue to roll forward. This saves the need to take care of the wounded and can clear mines. Therefore, the first "human-flesh rolling mine" mine clearance method in history has been put into practical application!

!As for the inhumanity of humanity, Takeda doesn’t want to care about it. It’s not him who wants to roll thunder anyway. Just leave a place for those people in the shrine after they die.

After more than half an hour of inking, the Japanese left-wing offensive finally launched. Under the threat of the rifles of the supervising team, the selected people had no choice but to wrap themselves in quilts and rush over, rolling out a passage in the minefield. At this time,

The shortcomings of this small mine appear,

The opponent could not be killed immediately, but because of the pain and the pressure of the supervising team, the injured rolled faster! The minefield that was not wide enough was naturally destroyed by these selected death squads. The old army did not have machine guns, and

If you shoot with a rifle, you will be attacked again.

In the absence of machine guns, the side with more people and more guns will always have the upper hand in a war. "The mines have been cleared, on board!!" With the officer's wolf-like words, Japan's new wave of pig attacks began.

There were only about 100 Qing troops on the flanks (mainly old soldiers).

Army), faced with nearly 200 pigs, they were naturally a little overwhelmed. Moreover, after the minefields were cleared, the Japanese long-distance volley of guns and close-range pigs was still very stressful for the Qing army. However, the Chinese forward battalion

The brothers are not unprepared.

When the Japanese army rushed to less than 50 meters away from the position, several Chinese soldiers grinned and pressed the detonators! "A complete minefield cannot rely only on trigger mines, but also requires remote control!" An unknown Chinese soldier said

The instructor said so. And those of us who are

The ruthless engineers are also faithfully implementing this principle. Behind the small mine field, there are some remote-controlled mines. These large mines, nicknamed "Steel Rain" by the engineers, are very elaborately made. The entire mine consists of a multi-semicircle.

A shaped iron box is used as the outer shell,

The seal was sealed with a wrought iron sheet in the direction facing the enemy, and a 1.5kg gun and 300 10-gram standard steel balls were placed inside. After the remote control detonation, a large number of steel balls were pushed by the 1.5kg gun at a 75-degree angle to the front.

with a radius of 20 meters

A rain of death sprayed out from within the range! The shrapnel from hundreds of broken steel balls and wrought iron pieces swept across the unprepared Japanese army. The Japanese, who were making a final charge, were caught off guard by this rain of steel, and their numbers were reduced by more than 60 people and 200 soldiers.

The human pig suddenly disintegrates!

"Don't retreat, this is their last resort, rush over, otherwise the entire right wing will be destroyed." Takeda looked at the defeated Japanese troops on the battlefield and shouted. "Hurry up to the second wave, and shoot those who retreat on the spot!

"So, the second wave of more than 100 people carried the more than 100 people who had withdrawn and continued to rush towards the Qing army's position like a life-threatening attack. Originally, they should have regrouped after the wave of charges was broken up, but Takeda couldn't afford to wait, and with the addition of the

repulsed

In this wave of battles, the Japanese army has lost nearly 200 men, which is already the strength of a squadron. If it continues to be used up, it will be a fuel tactic. He can only be eaten alive, and Oshima's orders also oppress him.

If they don't break through the opponent's defense quickly. In addition, the number of Qing troops on the opposite side is not large. You can tell by the sound of gunfire that there are only 100 people at most. All kinds of landmines have been used. They can't stop the Japanese army with rifles alone.

"It's a good idea, but it's totally wrong." Standing in the command post, the Chinese Lieutenant Li Zhe, the top commander of the Qing army, said with a smile, "Send a signal to the mortar team behind and blow them up." As is true.

As Oshima expected, 100 people

It is true that the old Qing army could not stop the Japanese charge of more than 200 people, but Li Zhe was right. Under the rapid fire of 6 60 mortars behind, 6 guns fired 48 rounds in one minute! In the Japanese charging team

spread evenly, flying

Shrapnel and splashing blood filled the entire attacking formation. The Japanese army, which had never dreamed of being hit by such a blow, completely collapsed. Even if the bullets from the rear supervision team knocked down the retreating comrades around them, they could not stop the already frightened comrades.

The Japanese army was defeated. After several repeated charges, the Japanese army lost more than 350 troops. This caused the Takeda Department, which had less than 1,000 troops, to completely lose the courage to attack. So they could only withdraw to a safe distance to build fortifications and contact the main force.
Chapter completed!