The Japanese army's first attack on Chenghuanyi ended in this way. Oshima Yoshimasa lost more than a thousand people on this morning. The loss of nearly 30% almost caused the complete defeat of the Japanese army. If it were not for the Qing army
The attack power is really poor, so this will definitely happen.
With a group of defeated soldiers and defeated generals, Major General Oshima hurriedly withdrew across the Anchong River, but his opponent Nie Shicheng was not happy. Although he was not a general who really understood modern warfare, he could also see that the outcome of this battle was
Victory was not achieved by proper command or the sacrifice of soldiers. To put it bluntly, it was simply the result of mortars and grenades. Twelve mortars fired more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition this morning, and all reserves were almost wiped out.
And light, this thing is not a slug, it simply sprays out.
As for the grenades, there are also very few left. According to the standard, each of his subordinates has two grenades. The number of Jiang Zikang's troops is still small. They are not equipped for all soldiers, but a separate group of grenades. The total does not exceed 6,000 grenades.
Now more than 4,000 people have been destroyed. If the Japanese army launches another attack of the same scale, he doesn't know whether he can hold it. So Nie Shicheng sent people to urge Yashan's rear base to quickly transport ammunition, especially mortars.
Dan and grenades came over, while re-adjusting the deployment based on the problems exposed in the last battle.
And Oshima Yoshimasa also lost the courage to attack. The Japanese army at this time was not in the early days of World War II. At that time, they were all extremely arrogant after half a century of victory. They dared to charge like a pig in a war. This is not possible now. This
This war has even the Japanese cabinet on tenterhooks, let alone ordinary soldiers. In addition, it has not been many years since reunification, and even the civil war has only just ended for more than ten years. At this time, the Japanese soldiers' fighting will cannot be said to be tenacious.
Even in the later stages of the Sino-Japanese War, deserters were common. Now, as soon as the war started, he suddenly suffered such heavy casualties, and his morale was extremely low. Oshima Yoshimasa did not have the courage to continue attacking his men.
In this case, he immediately ordered the troops left behind in Seoul to go south for reinforcements, and the two sides began to confront each other across the Anchong River. From now on, the war completely went out of shape.
The news of the Chenghuan victory was sent back to Liugong Island by wireless telegram by Yashan guard Tan Qingyuan, and then forwarded to Tianjin. Li Hongzhang, who was conducting diplomatic mediation, immediately became more confident. The original news of the sinking of Qiujin Prefecture had already convinced the government and the opposition.
There was excitement, and the Qingliu people declared war. Master Weng even publicly accused Li Hongzhang of being afraid of the enemy. Now that he had the excitement of victory in the land battle, Li Ergui also put down his caution, and immediately ordered the main force of the Beiyang Navy to escort the remaining two battalions of Jiang Zikang's reinforcements again.
Mountain, and at the same time transport Nie Shicheng another 10,000 grenades, eight mortars, 5,000 rounds of artillery shells, and eight Krupp 75-line battalion guns, determined to have a good fight with the Japanese army in Asan
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On the other hand, he proposed to the imperial court to declare war on Japan.
This was naturally in line with Master Weng's wishes, so on August 1, China declared war on Japan.
At this time, Yang Feng's huge fleet also sailed into Singapore. Although in theory, as a neutral country, the British should not allow warships flying the Yellow Dragon flag to enter the port, but in order not to make Boss Yang angry, and also to be worthy of their own money.
The British Governor of the Straits Settlements ordered the telegraph office to seize all the telegrams declaring war between China and Japan, and then watched Yang Feng's fleet complete supplies and go straight to Dagou Port.
As soon as this guy left, the Japanese consul in Singapore sent a telegram to the country in panic. This uninvited guest who suddenly appeared caused the Japanese cabinet to panic. No one expected that this thing would be left alone.
It's just a day, but I have to come to join in the fun. One armored cruiser, four destroyers, and six large armed merchant ships. Such a force is nothing in Europe, but it is already the fourth strongest in Asia. The British Far East
Fleet, Beiyang Navy, Combined Fleet, and then it was his turn.
However, the Japanese cabinet has no good solution. Their main enemy now is the Beiyang Navy. With this huge shadow hanging over their heads, they can only watch Yang Feng go north. Not only do they watch Yang Feng go north, they also have to watch helplessly.
Looking at the Beiyang Navy's reinforcements to Asan, the Battle of Toshima not only cost them Akitsu Prefecture, but also sent top general Yoshino to the dock. Four nitrocellulose-charged 152 shells directly destroyed its front.
The main gun also caused considerable damage to the hull, and it is estimated that it will take half a month to repair.
Under such circumstances, the combined fleet would not have the courage to proactively provoke the Beiyang Navy.
Because of the smooth sea route and knowing that the actual strength of the Japanese army in North Korea at this time was 8,000, Li Erjiai also deployed Zhang Gaoyuan, the commander-in-chief of Dengzhou Town, to go north to North Korea with his fourth battalion of the Songwu Army. This was another
There is an elite Huai army with the same level of equipment as Nie Shicheng's troops. At the same time, the 13th battalion of Rugui's troops in the North Route is led by Sheng Jun, the 4th battalion of Ma Yukun's troops is Yi Jun, the 9th battalion of Zuo Guobao's troops are joined by troops, and the 6th battalion of Feng Sheng's Abe troops are joined by troops.
He and Ji trained their troops, and more than 13,000 people in the 32 battalions of the four armies entered the DPRK and headed straight for Pyongyang.
In order to avoid the Beiyang Navy, the Japanese army landed in Busan with the commander of the fifth division, Lieutenant General Nozu Michizuki, and the Tatemi Naofumi brigade, and attacked Asan from the south. At the same time, the commander of the third division, Katsura Taro, led the division.
The Ministry of Defense and the Osako Shoatoshi Brigade landed from Wonsan to threaten Pyongyang from the flanks and rear to contain the Northern Fourth Army. In addition, Oshima Hisunao's 6th Brigade landed from Inchon to supplement the defense of Seoul. The two sides began to mobilize troops and generals to prepare for a decisive battle in Korea.
Of course, these all take time.
Just when reinforcements from Seoul arrived, Oshima Yoshimasa cautiously launched a second attack. Since night operations were prone to problems, he changed it to daytime this time. Takeda Hideyama had sent a
The team went around to the rear to attack. As a result, most of the team sank into the swamp. It must be said that Nie Shicheng may not be able to command modern combat, but he played the ancient Chinese tactics very well. He just blocked the river downstream and got it for himself.
Formed the best barrier.
But Oshima Yichang still didn't get much benefit this time, because just when his reinforcements arrived, Nie Shicheng's reinforcements also arrived. It was only a day's journey from Weihai to Yashan, and it was only a day's journey from Yashan to Chenghuan.
, reinforcements from both sides arrived almost at the same time, but Nie Shicheng arrived not only with reinforcements, but also with his cannons, bombs, and grenades.
The Oshima Brigade, which was still divided into two groups and launched an attack on Niusheli and Wolbong Mountain at the same time, once again hit the iron plate.
Nie Shicheng, who had sufficient ammunition, still used his old method to maximize his firepower advantage and cover up the lack of combat effectiveness of his soldiers with overwhelming artillery fire. Moreover, mortars had very low requirements on the quality of artillerymen, which was just suitable for the level of his artillerymen.
The characteristics of high-throwing ballistics that hit mountains, allowed it to be fired even behind fortresses or even behind mountains. This also ensured the courage of the artillery to the maximum extent. He now discovered that this thing was specially prepared for his army.
The Japanese soldiers carrying single-loaded rifles knew what despair was this time. The explosion of artillery bombs tortured their nerves all the time. The shattered corpses of their companions even sometimes hit their heads.
Coupled with the screams of the wounded, the Japanese army's courage was rapidly disappearing over time.
The scene in front of him made Nie Shicheng very happy. It was a very pleasant thing to see the enemy being beaten by him and being unable to fight back. Although the Japanese army also had artillery, they could not compare with him in terms of quantity or quality.
At best, it's just harassment, and you have to be wary of retaliatory fire.
But as both sides entered the rifle range, Nie Shicheng's face darkened again. He found that his men's marksmanship was really bad. They were armed with the best rapid-fire rifles in the world, but they were unable to use firepower to suppress the Japanese soldiers holding single-loaded rifles.
This incredible thing left him speechless.
Fortunately, Nie Shicheng didn't only have rifles in his hands.
He sighed and waved to the row of soldiers next to him.
Then I heard the sound of sudden shooting, and the Japanese soldiers who were roaring and rushing towards the Qing army's fortress fell in pieces like sorghum blown by the typhoon. There were ten Gatling cannons lined up beside him, or
Let’s talk about the Gatling heavy machine gun, and among these Gatlings, there is also a Maxim. Although it was produced by the Jinling Factory itself, and although it was made with black powder, it was still a Maxim.
Oshima Yoshimasa, who was wielding a saber and personally supervising the battle, was stunned by this sudden blow. Originally, what he was most worried about was the grenades that would come closer and rain down overwhelmingly. However, he did not expect that the grenades had not started yet!
He would have to face the infantry's most terrifying nightmare on the future battlefield first.
He was not willing to give in, he was really not willing to give in. He believed that the generals on the opposite side could not compare with him in terms of command, and the soldiers on the opposite side could not be compared with his own soldiers in terms of quality. In his opinion, the Qing soldiers were simply rubbish.
Such a good rifle cannot stop the single-mounted rifle of his subordinates, but why do he always fail, and always fail miserably?
Why, just because you have money? Major General Oshima let out an angry roar in his heart.
This time he failed again. The Japanese army, which was already on the verge of collapse after being bombarded by artillery shells, was smashed to pieces in front of the heavy machine gun, and they knew it very well.
, the next step is the grenade hell. In this case, let’s just run!
Thousands of Japanese soldiers ignored the angry scoldings of the officers, turned around and fled as fast as possible. Even Major General Oshima watched as several officers were trampled under their feet.
This scene made Nie Shicheng confused. He really didn't expect that this kind of weapon, which Li Zhongtang regarded as a waste of bullets, could be so powerful. He could see clearly that in the shooting that only lasted a few minutes, at least 300 people were killed.
The Japanese soldiers fell to Gatling gun and Maxim bullets, which were even comparable to the casualties caused by shelling to the Japanese army. As for his thousands of soldiers, they fought two battles and fired hundreds of thousands of bullets with rifles, inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese army.
The casualties caused are not as bad as those in these few minutes.
Obviously, this kind of weapon is not uneconomical, but very cost-effective.