Ming Zuo

The First Marine Regiment has a strength of [-] people, and has also received the help of the division's heavy artillery company.

And Incheon in front of them obviously has no intention of surrendering, and intends to stick to it to the end.

Jin Wensheng opened the arsenal, distributed all the weapons he could find to the defenders, and also recruited the people in the city to assist in the defense.

All together, there are more than [-] troops.

His biggest reliance now is the city wall of Incheon.

As a large city, the walls of Incheon are almost the same as Hanyang.According to Jin Wensheng's expectation, he can still rely on defense.

Miao Guangxian and Zhao Xianbing did not use troops blindly, but launched a detailed reconnaissance of Incheon.

"The comparison of our forces is two to one. Incheon's city wall is relatively strong, and it is impossible to completely destroy it even with heavy artillery. Therefore, when attacking, I warn the big guys to be careful, and don't throw your life here."

As the most powerful army of this era, Xia Jun's emphasis on the lives of soldiers is unparalleled.

Anyway, he was much stronger than his opponent, so naturally there was no need to sacrifice the lives of soldiers in vain.

Zhao Xianbing pointed to the mountains in the south of the city.

"The city is next to this mountain. If it can be taken down, it can be condescending and suppress the defense of the city."

Miao Guangxian picked up the binoculars and took a closer look at the mountain.

"The guards in the city also know that it's important. They should have arranged heavy troops. If they want to attack, they should gather two battalions and send the heavy artillery there to take it down quickly with a thunderous force."

"I agree."

Miao Guangxian and Zhao Xianbing called all the officers above the company to carry out combat deployment.

"The first battalion and the second battalion took the method of advancing from east to west to take down the mountain. The third battalion controlled the west and north of the city, and the fourth battalion controlled the east of the city. Taking advantage of the time when the first battalion and the second battalion attacked, they dug trenches and approached the city wall."

Regarding how to attack the city, the army of this era has actually mastered the key points.

That is to dig trenches and shorten the attack distance.

The Qing army did this when they attacked Dalinghe City, and the Xia army did the same when they attacked Incheon this time.

At [-] o'clock in the morning, the sky was bright and the field of vision was completely clear, and Xia Jun's attack began.

The first battalion is from the west side of the mountain, the second battalion is from the east side of the mountain, and the heavy artillery company is deployed on the south side of the mountain.

The mountain in the south of Incheon City is in the shape of a line from east to west, and the heavy artillery is deployed on the south side, which can hit any corner of the mountain.

Of course Jin Wensheng knew that this mountain was the key to defending the city, so he sent Guo Chengzai to guard it personally.

When spring comes, everything recovers, and the vegetation on the mountain begins to flourish.The North Korean army is hiding in it, intending to use the rugged and complicated terrain for defense.

The attack speed of the first battalion and the second battalion was not very fast, and because of the narrow terrain, it was impossible to put all the troops into battle.

Moreover, in this kind of place, the infantry has no way to form an array, and can only attack and advance in skirmish formation.

"Slow down! Slow down! Find a good cover first, observe clearly before moving forward."

Xu Guodong, the commander of the first battalion and company, kept shouting at the top of his voice, reminding the soldiers not to rush in.

The jungle is dense, and there may be enemies hidden in any corner of the place. In order to reduce sacrifices, it is impossible to be too cautious.

The soldiers of the company all bowed their backs, loaded their bullets, and groped forward towards the mountain.

When the cover was in place, the remaining soldiers began to move up.

But no matter how careful you are, sacrifices are inevitable.

There was a loud bang, and two soldiers were knocked to the ground by the explosion, turning into blood gourds.

Their comrades rushed up immediately and dragged them back.

"There are mines, let the engineers come up."

The soldiers of the Xia army immediately spread out, aiming at any suspicious places.

At this time, three or four groups of heavily guarded soldiers rushed up from the rear, even holding tall shields in their hands.

After they came to the forefront, long iron rods protruded from the gaps in the shields, and they kept rubbing against the ground in front of them.

After a while, explosions sounded one after another, and all the mines planted by the North Korean army were detonated.

In the middle of the rocks above, Guo Chengzai witnessed Xia Jun's fighting methods with his own eyes.

He waved his hand and pointed to the engineers who cleared the mines.Immediately, a skilled archer approached quietly, half of his body was exposed from behind the tree, and the bow in his hand was fully drawn.

He was looking for an opportunity, waiting for the deadly part of the engineer's body to be exposed, and he would immediately shoot his bow and arrow.

boom!
A cloud of white smoke suddenly rose.

Before the archer had time to shoot the arrow in his hand, flowers bloomed on his forehead.

Guo Chengzai was startled, and looked towards the place where the smoke was coming out, but he never thought that there was someone hiding there.

The rest of the North Korean soldiers were also frightened, and stood up one after another, intending to shoot arrows at that place.

But this time they were all exposed, and they were immediately fired upon by Xia Jun's muskets.

In the blink of an eye, more than [-] North Korean soldiers were killed on the spot, and the wounded screamed wildly, which was extremely terrifying in this dark dense forest.

"General, the enemy is coming up."

After being reminded, Guo Chengzai realized that Xia Jun was moving very quickly and had already outflanked their position from both wings.

"Quick retreat, withdraw to a higher place."

The first defensive position of the North Korean army lasted only half an hour before being attacked by the Xia army.

Guo Chengzai retreated while trembling with fear.

He had never seen Xia Jun's fighting style before, and there were too many firearms.

Xia Jun's muskets shot far and accurately, leaving the North Korean army with little room to play even at high places.

No one dared to show their heads.

But if you don't show your head, you can't shoot arrows, throw stones, let alone shoot.

If you don't do this, how can you defend yourself?
Although he has tried his best, he also planted landmines on the way up the mountain.

But this kind of crude landmine has no technical content in Xia Jun's eyes, and it was quickly cracked.

Xia Jun's heavy artillery was finally deployed and began to cover and shoot at the middle of the mountain top.

The power of the heavy artillery is very powerful, and the explosion of each shell can cover a range of [-] to [-] meters.

The fortifications of the North Korean army on the mountain were also temporarily built, very crude, and could not withstand such shelling at all.

Not only that, but the high explosive caused a fire that rendered the highest point of the mountain completely untenable.

Guo Chengzai was filled with grief and indignation.

Obviously, the army in his hands did not suffer too much loss, but this mountain could not be defended.

In desperation, he had to withdraw to the city.

"My lord, Xia Jun is weird. I'm afraid Incheon won't be able to defend it. Why don't we wait until night and let's break through."

Guo Chengzai finally got a little scared and made a suggestion to Jin Wensheng.

It's a pity that Jin Wensheng didn't agree.

"I am the envoy of the Incheon Governor's Office. It is my responsibility to guard the land. How can I leave? General Guo, don't want to damage the morale of the army. Watch carefully. As long as we are united, Incheon will be as solid as gold."

Seeing Jin Wensheng's stubbornness, Guo Chengzai was extremely helpless, leaving only sadness in his heart.

Is everyone going to die here?