"Brothers from the Beiyang Fleet are here to pick us up. Please work hard and we can go home." Ma Yukun said excitedly. When the reconnaissance team returned and reported that they heard the sound of intensive heavy artillery fire from the sea, Ma Yukun realized

to, north

The foreign army is saved. This army that has been fighting in Korea for more than half a year can finally go home. In front of them, there is only less than 16k distance! If they break through this line of defense, they should be able to see the Beiyang Fleet on the sea and the people who greet them.

Brothers.

"Brothers from the fleet are here to pick us up." "It is said that the sea has been cleaned up by Admiral Ding Xu, and the Japanese pirates can't even get out of the military port." "We can finally go home." I was happy and excited for a while.

Excitement filled the entire Beiyang Army. When the hope of returning home was so close, the morale of the Beiyang Army, which was already low, immediately exploded. There is a proverb: "Don't stop an army from going home." And ri

The army is trying to stop such a force.

"Brothers, fight the last battle in North Korea. After we meet in Lushun, I will treat you to a drink." Shao Yu said while waving the battle in his hand. Then amidst cheers, Shao Yu personally led the team to prepare for the assault.

Military position.

After the Japanese troops hiding in the second line of defense withstood nearly 20 minutes of shelling, they finally felt that the shelling outside was gradually becoming sparse. The smoke gradually dissipated under the blow of the wind, and the vibrations on the ground gradually decreased.

This is when the opponent's artillery has stopped suppressing the enemy's artillery. This is a sign that the opponent's infantry is about to launch a charge! The experienced commander quickly led his men to rush from the hiding place to the forward position, preparing to meet the charge of the opponent's infantry.

"Uh, what's going on?" Shortly after the Japanese army entered the position, what was waiting was not a charge from the Beiyang Army, but a new round of shelling! Many soldiers were still lying on the edge of the trench and looking around, looking for possible dangers.

During the Qing Dynasty

.Shots of shrapnel were coming! One after another, the shells disintegrated in the air, and then raindrops of steel balls swept across the entire defense line. Along with the crackling sound of steel balls, a scream like a howling wolf suddenly sounded in the position.

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"If you can hear someone screaming, it means that this person still has hope of living, because he can still feel pain. If you see a person lying on the ground bleeding and crawling aimlessly, then his

Life can already be counted in minutes, because he has lost

They lost most of their consciousness and acted completely on instinct, and the luckiest ones were those who were directly beaten into sieves by the hail of bullets, because they could not face bayonets, battles and grenades." After the war, Nozu Michizuki first

Such a description is found in this fragmentary battle record.

"The Qing army is charging." Just as the Japanese army was once again rolling and crawling to escape the bunker, someone suddenly shouted. Then they heard the sound of bullets breaking through the air and the unique scream of mortars.

Looking through the smoke, groups of blurry figures appeared in the field of vision. Different from previous infantry charges, the Qing army's attack speed was not fast. They were very cautious, and each group covered each other's advance under the command of the squad leader.

The Japanese army who reacted quickly set up Gatling guns and mortars to clear the Qing army, while the Qing army used the light machine guns and grenade launchers in their hands to fight against the Japanese army. The bullets from both sides were woven into a dense sheet.

The Fire King covers the entire battlefield. If you raise your head a little, or expose a certain part of your body, you are very likely to win the lottery. Both sides try to lower their bodies as low as possible, and at the same time search for the opponent's firepower point, and look for the opportunity to attack

A grenade was fired at the opponent.

Although the Beiyang Commandos have the advantage in terms of automatic weapons, the Japanese army with bunker protection still has the upper hand in the confrontation. The bunkers reinforced with large pieces of wood can easily block the fire of 60 mortars. In After the Japanese troops in the bunker discovered that the mortars could only leave a small hole in the bunker, they were relieved and grinned. The machine gun in the operator's hand called out the Qing troops one by one!

"Slow down, don't be anxious, don't be discovered by the Japanese pirates." Under the command of gun commander Shen Tianming, the modified 57-row battalion guns were slowly pushed out of the bunker. "Did you see it? That's it, that's it. A machine gun bunker." A soldier pointed to a bunker in the distance that was spitting out flames and said. "Okay, look at it." The gunner slowly turned the handwheel, adjusted the gun, and locked the bunker behind it. , pulled the gun rope. Along with the recoil of the artillery, a 6-pound shell hit the opponent's bunker. A cloud of smoke rose in the distance. Half of the bunker collapsed.

"Hurry up, one more shot." Just when the gunners were about to fire the second shot, a string of bullets flying from the other side knocked down two of the gunners. The remaining people either lay on the ground or hid. Behind the shield, the sound of bullets hitting the gun mantlet made the gunners shudder.

"Boom!" At this moment, another 57-gun opened fire, destroying the machine gun that was firing at the first cannon. "Thank you, brother over there." Shen Tianming said to the soldier next to him. The power of the 57 gun is still not enough." Seeing that the bunker over there was still firing after the second shell hit, Shen Tianming became a little depressed. "One more shot." As he said, the loader loaded the third shell. Go in. "Be careful." At this moment, a soldier next to him quickly knocked Shen Tianming down. Then only the sound of the steel plate being torn was heard. Then there was a loud noise. A gun crew not far away was taken away.

"There are still 75 field guns left in the opponent's position? What did those guys who play with heavy artillery do?" A gunner said angrily. In fact, this can't be blamed on the artillery responsible for suppressing it. No matter how fierce the firepower is to suppress, some fish will slip through the net. "Hurry up. Focus on finding targets and destroying them." The sudden appearance of the 75mm howitzer completely disrupted the position of the Beiyang assault artillery unit. Some looked for targets and moved the artillery to aim with difficulty, while others seemed to retreat to bunkers.

"Don't mess around, we're just firing cannons. You can outrun the shells by running!" Shen Tianming said angrily. Finally, after paying the price of two 57-guns and a machine gun, the annoying 57-guns were finally sent away. He went to Xitian. "This won't work. Those without bunkers are really at a disadvantage against those with bunkers." Shen Tianming said a little depressed. Although the firepower points that appeared can be cleared out in time, the opponent's howitzers can still be in the bunkers. Under the protection of the enemy, it was easy to kill these artillery pieces that fell outside. Even when facing the machine gun, the protective area was still too small.

However, after all, the Japanese army has never seen such a fight. The most they can do is to pull the field artillery into the bunker on the front line and fire it. They would never expect that someone would use 57 artillery pieces to accompany the infantry attack, and in order to quickly deploy, Nozu Michunuki's defense line was 75 There are indeed not many artillery of this level. Coupled with the wasteful suppression of the Beiyang heavy artillery troops, these originally few artillery are basically useless. Therefore, in the face of the tactic of 57 artillery aiming directly at the bunker and machine gun and mortar groups alternately covering the charge. , Nozu Michizuki's defense was still breached.

As for reinforcements? When the defense line was breached, the Japanese army did think about reinforcements, but a heavy artillery unit from Beiyang opened fire, turning the breached position into an isolated island. After that, the large troops rushed over and quickly occupied the trench.

Various key points and passages were opened, and the Beiyang Army, which had thrown away all its pots and pans, finally opened the biggest obstacle on its way home.

"Your Excellency, division commander, what should we do?" a staff officer asked.

"We can't stop the Beiyang Army in Pyongyang. What have the red deer in those base camps done! We don't even know that the Beiyang Fleet has added three 10,000-ton warships! Let us intercept Nie Shicheng's troops under the gun.

Are the loyal and brave warriors going to die? These people should all have caesarean section!" After receiving the news, Nozu Michizuki finally couldn't bear it.

He suddenly broke out and was furious in the command post. He knew that no matter how hard he tried, he could not stop the evacuation of the Beiyang Army under attack from both sides. What's more, once it approached the seaside, it would be the Beiyang Fleet's naval guns!

A powerful army group is also helpless in the face of a large number of large-caliber naval guns.

"Tell the commanders on the front line that after a slight resistance, they can choose the opportunity to evacuate on their own." Nozu Michizuki said feebly. This order was so helpless that the Army failed to completely annihilate North Korea for more than half a year.

After paying a huge price, the Qing army

When victory was in sight, the opponent actually let the opponent slip away! What a tragic thing! But there is nothing we can do about it. We can't use 120 cannons or even 75-inch battalion guns to fight against inch or even 10-inch naval guns? Any one of them?

No one with any brain would do this!

With Nozu Michunuki's order to release water, all the Japanese troops who had no intention of fighting immediately deployed to retreat. They had no courage or strength to fight head-on, but it didn't mean that they wouldn't do some small tricks, such as flanking harassment. But overall

He said that this blockade was meaningless. It was only a matter of time before Nie Shicheng's troops withdrew from North Korea.

There was also an episode. When Nie Shicheng's troops and the supporting troops finally merged, a cavalry brigade from Yamaji Motoharu suddenly crossed over from the flank. At this time, Nie Shicheng's troops, who were eager to retreat, also neglected to guard against the flanks.

Under the deterrence of naval guns, the Japanese army did not dare to launch a new attack. But the Qing army generals forgot one thing, that is, for the high-speed moving cavalry, cutting in

It only takes a matter of minutes to get into the opponent's formation. Fleet fire support requires reaction time. By the time you react, they are already fighting with you, and the naval guns will naturally lose their target. As a result, this cavalry assault

It became the last battle fought by Nie Shicheng's troops in North Korea. Facing the sudden cavalry, the Beiyang Army paid a certain price, and it also brought an imperfect end to the entire evacuation.

"Master Nie, what are you looking at?" As the top commander of the Beiyang Army in North Korea, Nie Shicheng boarded the Tianjin, the most powerful battleship of the Beiyang Fleet. Looking at Nie Shicheng who was in a low mood, Xu Jie asked.

"Ashamed. Our Beiyang Army fought in North Korea for more than half a year and suffered nearly 10,000 casualties. In the end, we ended up in defeat." Nie Shicheng said while looking at the troops who were boarding the ship.

"It won't be long before we set foot on North Korea's soil again. I have never succeeded before, and I still won't succeed now," Xu Jie comforted.
Chapter completed!