News of the Sino-Japanese naval battle at Toshima quickly spread around the world. To be honest, all countries have been looking forward to this war for a long time. Since entering the era of ironclads, there has never been a real naval showdown. Now there are finally two
If those who are not afraid of death come out to be experimental subjects, why don’t they all flock to the east like flies after seeing blood?
Just as the navies of various countries were mobilizing their nearest warships and rushing to the Yellow Sea day and night, a huge fleet also sailed out of the mouth of the Swan River, then turned around and headed north straight for the Sunda Strait. At the same time, in distant Beijing and the Forbidden City,
An old woman who was painted like a Japanese geisha was looking at the memorial in front of her, and asked in a strong nasal voice a zombie costume standing in front of her: "Who is this overseas volunteer? It's rare to have such a person."
So loyal."
"Returning to Lafayette, it is said that Xue Fucheng hired an interpreter in England. Because he had several secret recipes passed down from ancestors, he cured the illness of the grandson of the emperor of England there. Later, he made some money and opened several factories. These two
He's quite famous in 2008." He said cautiously in a zombie suit.
"What does a businessman know about fighting?" Cixi said with disdain.
"What Lafayette said is true. It is said that this man is somewhat self-aware, so he hired many foreigners to lead troops for him in places like England and Citi. The commander was the former Beiyang Navy's Lang Weili. As for him, he himself
It’s just that I want to be a wife, and return home with good clothes and glory, but it’s rare to be loyal.” He continued to say with a smile on his face in the zombie costume.
"Then let's reward him with the title of Taiwan's General Soldier. After all, he came with a warship and thousands of people. It happened that Shao Youlian was ill, so he asked Xue Fucheng to fill his vacancy. As for going north to join the war, there was no need for him to leave it to a bunch of rabble.
Come on, it's not enough to make people laugh." Cixi said. What she didn't know was that it didn't take long for her to know what it meant to lure a wolf into a house.
So Yang Pasha got another title, the Commander-in-Chief of the Taiwan Town of the Qing Dynasty. Of course, this title was the same as his last one, and it was also bought with money. Fifty thousand taels of silver bought him the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Taiwan Town, and gave it to Xue Fucheng.
I bought a governor of Taiwan, and also bought a Taoist title for Zhang Quan to work with me as a staff officer. Naturally, his father would not have any objections.
After receiving this telegram, Yang Feng found that he really loved this era of clearly marked prices. As long as he had money and an official position, he could buy it just like the goods on the shelf. This product solved the legality of his identity.
Just when we were happy, the land battle between China and Japan began.
Jialong-ri, North Korea, a small village that was hard to find on the map before, will soon become the beginning of the rise of an empire and the starting point of the demise of an empire because of a battle. At around three o'clock in the morning, the Japanese army's 21st
Soldiers from a squadron in the vanguard of the regiment were holding old Murata Type 18 black powder single-load rifles in their hands, carefully wading through knee-deep water, and groping forward in the dark rice fields.
The Japanese army has begun to equip the latest Murata 22-year-old smokeless rifle, but it is mainly equipped with the Guards Division. The front line is still dominated by this old-fashioned rifle. Of course, the main reason is that they are short of money.
What they didn't know was that in a village not far away, dozens of soldiers from the Wu Yi Army were lying behind the doors and windows, taking aim. In the faint light, when the blurry figures gradually appeared, an officer suddenly appeared.
Shout: "Shoot!"
Almost at the same time, he pulled the trigger of the latest Zilaide pistol in his hand, followed by a burst of gunfire. The Wu Yi Army soldiers, all equipped with Yang Feng version of Lee Enfield rifles, fired at a jaw-dropping rate. The Japanese troops poured out scorching bullets.
Almost in an instant, the Japanese troops on the opposite side fell into the muddy water in large pieces. The Japanese troops, who were accustomed to using single-loaded black powder rifles, could not understand that such intensive shooting came from only dozens of enemies. They thought they were suddenly attacked by the main force of the Qing army. They were ambushed and immediately began to retreat towards the narrow Anseong Bridge behind them.
However, the crowded figures on the narrow bridge, against the night sky, became the most conspicuous target in the night, and Japanese soldiers were hit by bullets like raindrops.
But then the Japanese follow-up troops who swam from the water arrived. It is estimated that the Japanese commander also judged that the number of ambush troops was not large at this time, and immediately ordered a roundabout attack with superior force. But at this moment, suddenly there was a burst of sound in the sky. There was a strange whistling sound. Takeda Hideyama, the captain of the 21st Regiment who was assigning tasks, raised his head in astonishment. Then there was a series of huge explosions around him. The Japanese troops gathering on the shore were instantly blown to pieces.
"Qing army mortars!" an officer exclaimed, Takeda was pushed down in the muddy water. What was completely different from history was that this time Nie Shicheng's artillery not only had the old-fashioned 60-guns, but also twelve more 8-guns. The two-millimeter mortar, a type of artillery that can be carried by two people, was well received by the Qing army. In addition, Li Ergui deliberately focused on it. Almost all the main units of the Huai army had a large amount of equipment, although the shells were a bit more expensive. , but at this time, the Huai army was really not short of money, which the Japanese army could not match.
Just when the battle of Anchengdu started, the Qing artillery on the main position of Niuchili immediately started bombarding the Qiaotou area based on the firing units that had been calibrated before. This kind of mortar was made of modern alloy steel from Yang Feng's ship. The range of artillery fire was almost the same as that of army heavy artillery, and the rate of fire was even more appalling. In an instant, the ferry turned into a hell for the Japanese army. In the unprotected rice fields, the four squadrons led by Takeda Hideyama were simply waiting to be slaughtered. Lamb, with the Anseong River behind it, the ambush in front, and the surrounding swamps formed by the Qing army's damming downstream causing the river to overflow.
"Retreat, retreat!" Amidst the explosion of artillery shells, Takeda Hideyama shouted at the top of his lungs. At this time, a bomb exploded nearby, and the hot shrapnel hit his shoulder. Captain Takeda screamed and covered his shoulder. Under the protection of the guards around them, they ran into the river without hesitation. The remaining Japanese soldiers followed their commander and swarmed down the river, fleeing for their lives toward the other side in confusion amid the explosion of artillery shells. With hundreds of people pushing and shoving, it was inevitable that a few more would drown.
History has changed again here. The Takeda Regiment lost nearly half of its troops in Anjoto, and it was impossible to defeat Anjoto. On the other side, the main force of Oshima Yoshimasa, who crossed the river to attack, also suffered the same defeat in the subsequent battles. After suffering a huge setback, Nie Shicheng's 82 mortars could cover the two positions of Niuxili and Yuefengshan, and could even pose a threat to the Japanese artillery. To be honest, the Japanese army's equipment at this time was really poor. Not only were the rifles The old-fashioned single-mounted Murata, and the field gun is still an old-fashioned bronze cannon.
Historically, because the Gaosheng was sunk, the Krupp 75th Battalion cannon specially brought to reinforce Nie Shicheng sank to the bottom of the sea. He had to use the old 60 bronze cannon in his hand to deal with the Japanese army. Coupled with the improper choice of position, he was completely defeated.
The Japanese artillery fired hard, but this time it was different.
Oshima Yishō, who attacked Ushiri, saw his soldiers being torn to pieces under the bombardment of these mortars whose positions could not even be seen. However, the bravery of the Japanese army did make him feel gratified, even though they left a mountain of corpses behind.
But still under the command of their respective officers, they rushed towards the Qing army's fortress with bayonets drawn. In fact, the Qing army's losses at this time were not small. They just built a parapet in a hurry, and the thickness was so thin that it could even be penetrated by bullets.
, the shooting level of the soldiers is also too poor, not at the same level as the Japanese army. They also learned from the American Civil War, standing upright and shooting blankly, but they also learned how to draw tigers and not turn into dogs. People do that because they can
To fire a volley of guns, the Qing army, which was severely undertrained, could not fire such a volley of guns.
So even though they were bombarded by artillery shells, the Japanese army still approached the defense line with bayonets drawn. The Qing army, which historically did not understand how to see red with bayonets, should have been defeated by this time, but this time it was different, because they still had grenades.
Li Erjiai spared no effort in equipping his favorite generals. All the best equipment was only used by Nie Shicheng's Lutai training army and Ye Zhichao's Zhengding training army.
So when the Japanese army approached the Qing defense line, they were greeted by a barrage of grenades. Hundreds or thousands of grenades were thrown out at once. The face of Oshima Yimasa, who was watching the battle from a distance, turned green.
He actually knew the equipment level of the Qing army very well, but the problem was that these things could not be bought and equipped with. Things like grenades were actually only equipped by Li Ergui at this time, even in Europe.
No country in the world has bought it. The price of this kind of grenade using antimony and antimony charges is too expensive.
The Japanese have also obtained a few and tried to imitate them. Firstly, the level is limited and cannot reach the performance of the Bofors product. The ratio of not exploding or exploding in half is astonishingly high. Secondly, even if they are manufactured,
The price is also relatively expensive, which is simply a luxury item for the Japanese Army, which is reluctant to reuse bullets, so it is still reluctant to equip them.
But today, Oshima Yoshimagi has finally seen the battlefield power of this thing. The explosions were so dense that the attacking Japanese troops were blown to pieces. The dead bodies were even piled up in front of the parapet, with splashes of flesh and blood.
The front of the parapet was painted blood red, and Nie Shicheng, who personally led the team to come for reinforcements, was stunned. Even he did not expect that this thing would be so powerful in defensive operations.
The Qing soldiers hiding behind the parapet quickly discovered that fighting like this was even safer than standing up and shooting. They didn't have to show their heads at all. They squatted behind and pulled the fuse and threw it outwards. As long as they didn't throw it over their heads, dense grenades were thrown into pieces.
The ground flew out from behind the parapet, and even the Japanese army was defeated. There were still people throwing it out!