Until the entire Japanese fleet retreated 10 kilometers away, only one 305mm cannon was still slowly firing. The remaining 130 cannons were hit by sporadically, but because of the extremely poor view at night, each shot took a long time to aim at the moving warship, so the hit rate was scary.

Yuki Ito was sure that it seemed that the shore defense force was just like that. No matter how powerful their rapid-fire cannons were, now they were not able to reach the range, and everything was zero. Land cannons could not catch up with the naval cannons after all, regardless of range or power.

On the other hand, their 150 and 152 cannons can barely reach the other party, and of course the accuracy is equally poor and speechless.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the coastline was so dark that nothing could be seen, and the fishing boats were lighted the same. The landing troops on both sides were all close to the shore and began to unload the infantry with all their strength.

Various intelligences continued to gather on the flagship, and personnel from the Navy and Army Command such as Yukihiro Ito and Oyama Iwai gathered together to study and make decisions.

"Report! The scouts of the second attack team on the right wing were blocked and it was confirmed that they were the enemy's militia and had weak firepower. The Marines landed at Xinyang Field without any obstacles, but they could not move forward, as if they had entered the enemy's strict defense area."

"Report! The landing troops at the Guzhenkou are progressing smoothly and no blocking forces are found. The fishing village on the shore has fled me. We have collected considerable number of fishing boats to increase the speed of landing operations."

This is the progress of the second team in the north. Yuki Ito nodded with satisfaction: "It seems that the enemy's defense ability is the limit here. They only have time to notify the fishermen to evacuate, and they are in a hurry!"

Dashanyan said indifferently: "In terms of the Qing Dynasty's rule, it is not surprising that such a result occurred. Their troops were very weak and they were very careless. Without the suppression of officials, it would be impossible to form an effective defense. However, we still cannot be careless. Our enemies are very good at using the superior terrain to arrange defense."

Dashanyan did in-depth research on the several losses in this regard. Although he did not obtain the details of the deployment of the Goryo Cave Xianling position, he could guess from the descriptions of the soldiers and officers participating in the war.

On the fine coastal military map, he specially marked the three places of Taishan, Sishan and Taigong Mountain in Langya. The Yang family army lacked military strength, so they could only rely on these dangerous places to defend. The coastline that went to the county town would be hit by the other party's shore-based artillery fire, and the login operation would not be completed.

The report of the First Attack Team in the South followed: "The First Team has successfully landed on the shore of Haizhou Bay. But the Marines were firmly resisted when they tried to cross the Xiuzhen River to approach the south of Antonwei! The enemy has restored the defense of the turret."

"Hmm?!They move so fast?"

The news surprised the two commanders.

Both Mu Hong and their own intelligence personnel have repeatedly determined that Andongwei has been detained for many years. The so-called Fortress Mountain and Acropolis have long been ruined after hundreds of years of war in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The former important coastal defense center is now only guarded by a single official army.

Dashanyan frowned slightly: "It should be that they carried the cannons to the top of the mountain to temporarily arrange them. The caliber will not be too large, nor should there be many, but it is indeed very annoying. It seems that we can only land on the left bank of the Xiuzhen River."

He had to admit that the Yang family army responded quickly enough and the position he chose was really good.

When Andongwei had a city, it leaned against the three mountains and looked south at the sea to form a key to intercept the land of Luzhong in the northern part. If the enemy wants to break through, he must conquer this place, otherwise he can only go west to a hundred miles to confront Yizhou head-on, which is even more a dangerous place. In addition, it will be cut off from the way home, which can be said to be a victory.

The situation is the same now. If you want to enter the county town north, you must occupy Andongwei. In this way, you will probably not be able to pass smoothly without fighting a tough battle.

But he was not particularly worried. He brought the power of a division to deal with a mere group of civilian armed forces. A ratio of 10 to 1, is there any natural position like Dongxianling? It depends on how you can withstand the powerful imperial soldiers in the field!

Dashanyan ordered without hesitation: "The first and second attack team accelerated the landing operation. The troops that had already landed ashore immediately dispatched a powerful force to attack the enemy in front of them with a firm approach! Don't give them any chance to rest."

If there are more people and fewer people, it is no longer necessary to do such things. Soldiers are more powerful and fast. You must do everything you should do before the Qing court intervenes.

"Hayi! Follow your instructions!"

The messenger ran back happily and rushed to the shore by boat.

On the northern defensive position, Yang Hao led the scouts back, sweating profusely. After entering the Liangcheng Governor Command, a group of people gathered around and asked in a verbal manner: "How are you going in front? Did the Japanese really come up? How many people do they have to have?"

Most of them, the local gentry, who refused to leave and stayed to help and command the people. This is their homeland, and there is no way to retreat. If the men have balls, they cannot hide in the mountains like women. They have to stay and help. Kill two Japanese devils to be worth it.

The only thing is that these people have a mess of discipline and come in a hurry when they encounter problems.

Yang Hao raised his arms and shouted, "Okay OK! Everyone wait until I take a breath before talking!"

"That's it, that's it. Thank you Mr. Yang for your hard work. It's quite a risk."

A group of people moved awkwardly, waited for him to drink a jar of water, wiped his sweat, and briefly explained: "The Japanese team of men landed on Xinyang Field, and the brigade came up at the entrance of the ancient town. It seemed that there were at least a few thousand people, and there were many warships to put on the formation, and the movement was quite loud. Tonight, I guess I wouldn't stop."

"Then why don't we go up and make trouble for them first? You can't ask him to come up smoothly."

"That's it! If we talk about the local area of ​​our hometown, we know where there are ditches and slopes. The Japanese are new to them and cannot find the east, west, south and north."

"Yes! Hit him, beat him hard! The little nose of a dog will not let you live a peaceful life. This is a bit good..."

Thanks to the Yang family, they can keep up with the irrigation fertilizer this autumn harvest this year, and they also have good varieties obtained from the United States. The grain output has more than quadrupled, and a mu of land can cost 300 kilograms! The strong laborers in all the villages have made some money, and they are planning to have a beautiful winter. The Japanese devils came to rob them!

Although the two cities are gathered, Xinyangchang is now in the territory of Zhucheng and is under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou Prefecture. It is two parts of Yizhou Prefecture, which belongs to Rizhao. The local people were affected early and became rich as well.

But the ancient town, Xiahezhai, and Lingshan belong to Jiaozhou, which is the ground of Laizhou Prefecture. Yang Hao's hand had just reached over and was a little out of reach. Although most fishermen and people hid it after hearing the shouts, there were always some stubborn headshots who were lucky enough to be despised and fell into the hands of the Japanese. I really don't know what the outcome would be.

Yang Hao felt heavy in his heart and hurriedly appeased everyone: "Everyone, we have insufficient troops and no official support. Let the civilians with insufficient training and equipment go out rashly. That will cause death! It's better to guard the position with peace of mind and wait for the Japanese to come up before dealing with them."

If it was a few Japanese troops fighting elsewhere, it wouldn't matter if they played guerrilla tactics and fought and ran away.

But what was coming was a large group of people. The cruelty and cruelty of the Japanese army was obvious. If they were blocked along the way, it would not only not cause effective damage, but it might inspire their violence and vent it on innocent civilians.

However, the Yang family did not treat the common people as their shields, and explained the cold temperament of the past with a light sentence "indirect hurt".

They would rather take risks than gather the Japanese as much as possible, give full play to their advantages and attack them hard!

Everyone still believed that he was more, and then they dispersed and continued to help with the logistics. The guns started to sound later, so they couldn't be in a mess.

The southern battlefield was relatively better. After the official army completely gave up the camp, Liu Yong led the main force of two companies to occupy the Jujuku Cun. First, he set up six 75mm mountain cannons at the southern fortress. Then he arranged another six 122mm howitzers in Aye Mountain behind him. He looked down from a high place and overlooked the entire Andongwei.

A five-kilometer-long trench position was dug along the Xiuzhen River. It would be extremely difficult for the Japanese army to rush to the beach or attack from the other side.

At nine o'clock in the evening, two positions on both sides, 70 kilometers apart, broke out in battle. As soon as the Japanese reconnaissance team showed up, they were beaten back without hesitation.

At the same time, Li Hongzhang also received a telegram from Qingdao. When he saw that the Japanese army was actually heading towards Yang Hao, the old man was so happy: "I told you to make trouble, this time I'm going to cause disaster, right?"

After laughing, Li Hongzhang was anxious again. There was nothing else, the "Zhenyuan Ship" and the "Laiyuan Ship" were all there! If it was taken away by the Japanese army, it would be like cutting off his body.

In any case, the "Zhenyuan Ship" must not be missed.

He immediately called Shandong Governor Li Bingheng to explain the matter, but the result was actually expected.

Li Bingheng is his political enemy, the Qingliu faction. Because Yang Hao indirectly got rid of Weng Tonghe and on the surface, he had long disliked Mr. Yang.

He also heard about Yang Hao repairing warships for Beiyang, but he was unwilling to believe it. Where did the shipyard come from in the small county of Rizhao? It must be that Li and Yang were greedy for money.

The reason for this idea was not only Li Bingheng's usual arrogance, but he only arrived in Shandong at the end of September and replaced his former governor with a good relationship with Li Hongzhang. Then he drove to Jiaodong to inspect the coastal defense, and had no time to figure out the details of Yang's family.

Before, Zhang Gaoyuan's three thousand soldiers had been mobilized to Laizhou. Before he could transport them to Liaodong, he was suppressed and controlled by him. The officials in the province all asked to step up the recruitment of new recruits in the 20th battalion, but he did not allow them. He did not know about them and thought he was the Japanese's supporter.

At present, he had already arrived in Yantai and was still on the way to patrol the coastline. He just smiled coldly at Li Hongzhang's emergency telegram: "Li exaggeratedly, what is the use of the Japanese to capture the Liaodong and Beiyang Navy to seek a small county in Rizhao? Don't pay attention to him!"

That being said, he secretly ordered a battalion of flag soldiers from Qingzhou Prefecture to mobilize to move into Yishui to protect nearby and beware of any inadequate situations.

However, Yang Hao didn't know all this confrontation. He didn't expect the officials from above to help, and he devoted all his energy to deal with the Japanese army in front of him.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, the Marine Corps of the two wings of the Japanese vanguard gathered hundreds of troops, and with the help of dragging two small cannons, they each launched a night attack on the positions that spied out in front.

But as soon as they rushed near, a sudden burst of noise occurred in the distance, and groups of shells were smashed down, which immediately made people rush over and pissed!

The 75mm mountain cannons deployed in front are different from the slow firing rate of the previous American m1 cannons, each of which can reach an astonishing speed of 25 rounds per minute. Let's give them a warning first!

Yuki Ito's fleet turned to the south at this time, and was startled again after receiving this report. However, Oyama Iron was extremely calm: "This must be their army artillery. I have long heard that they have infantry artillery with extremely high firing speed, long range, and great power. It must be an important line of defense for the reconnaissance troops to encounter them."

Not afraid that the other party will not work hard, but that they will not be exposed. Being so impatient means that their troops are in short supply and have lost their calmness. Such an enemy can definitely be easily defeated.

But he didn't know that on the artillery position, the original firepower company and fire platoon artillerymen who claimed to be veterans, taught the recruits step by step: "Don't worry about ammunition consumption! It's rare that this time you can let go and practice hard. Who can burn the cannon tubes at hand red? There are many rewards on the top! If you fight, we can be promoted to a special artillery battalion, the first in the world!" r1152
Chapter completed!