Years of the Republic of China 1913

> The entire mouth of Jiaozhou Bay is only a big place. With Wu Peifu's military command ability and the fierce firepower blockade of the Qing* Island Fortress, no matter how fast Ri's high-speed transport ship is, how can it rush in unscathed? Ri himself thought he had found a solution, but in fact, if Wu Peifu hadn't deliberately asked the fortress artillery to let them go a yard, even if Ri's own transport ship drove faster, it would still have to eat a few shells.

Attracting Ri's own attention to the trapped [-]th Division in Jiaodong, so as to take the initiative in the war, Wu Peifu never thought of trapping the [-]th Division to death from the very beginning.If the Fifteenth Division is forced to have nowhere to go, whether it is "jade broken" or surrender, these two results are not good things for the overall battle situation.

Once the Fifteenth Division disappears, the Japanese Second Fleet will have no worries, and the two sides will return to the way they were at the beginning of the war. The Chinese side will stick to the Qingdao Fortress and let the opponent gallop on the sea. Just leave, this is not the situation Wu Peifu wants to see.It is the best policy to firmly hold the [-]th Division, use it as a bargaining chip, and force Yatsushiro Rokuro to continue to use fueling tactics to put troops into Jiaodong.

Out of such considerations, Wu Peifu decided on a strategy to lure the snake out of the hole after a short consideration.Borrowing the [-]th Division as a bait to lead the opponent's nose to carry out this war according to his vision.Even if the opponent's commander Yatsushiro Rokuro didn't do this, Wu Peifu would find a way to make him do it.It's just that Wu Peifu was a little surprised. There seem to be "smart people" among Ri himself, who actually used small and medium-sized fast transport ships to "break through" the Haikou defense line after landing for the second time. Ri himself planned to remind, since Ri himself carried out according to his own ideas, he, the director, did his part to cooperate.

Perhaps Yatsushiro Rokuro, as an admiral, is not familiar with the army's way of warfare.It may also be that the Second Fleet is a little impatient to rescue the [-]th Division, and even has some thoughts of looking down on the Chinese who have been defeated by Japan. Although Wu Peifu's plan is a temporary idea.It's rare to have such an opponent to cooperate with, and now, it can be said that the dominant side has changed its position in the Qing* Island battle.While the Second Fleet was complacent about the successful landing of the transport ship, they had already fallen into a trap unknowingly.

Compared with Wu Peifu, who is smiling and sure to win, Zhang Zuolin of Fengtian is not so relaxed.

The front line of Buyun Mountain has been fighting extremely fiercely since the beginning of the battle in the afternoon. After taking down the first line of defense, it took only one day for Ri himself to push his troops to the Buyun Mountain area, and the [-]th Division of Yamaguchi Katsushita was the main force. Launched a fierce attack on the Buyunshan defense line.

All kinds of cannons bombarded indiscriminately with sharp whistling sounds, blowing up the Buyunshan defense line into a sea of ​​flames, and then, holding rifles, the screaming Japanese soldiers were as excited as chicken blood, Try to take down the entire Buyun Mountain in one go like annihilating the 54th Division.But let them down.The squadron that was ready this time was not as unbearable as the previous day. Although the fierce artillery fire caused losses to the Chinese, the losses were far from "huge".Although the rebuilt line of defense was not impregnable, it was a good place for the soldiers to avoid the artillery fire, plus Sun Liechen's prior reminder and arrangements.Except for dozens of unlucky ones who were directly hit by artillery fire in the trenches without leaving any bones, the Chinese squadron was not injured in the shelling, and the casualties it suffered were far beyond the acceptable range for the entire army. Inside.

When the excited Japanese soldiers rushed to the front of the position with their rifles in their hands, they were dumbfounded. The difference from the first line of defense was that the front of the Buyunshan position was densely packed with barbed wire from nowhere, although some places were bombed by artillery fire. It was a last resort, but the messy barbed wire still lay across their way forward.

"Rush over? This thing seems to hurt when it's stuck on your body... Going back? It's impossible! The Imperial Japanese Army can only go forward and forward! Or ask the engineers behind to come up first. Use pliers to clean up the junk that blocks the road Fall and then charge? Or..."

The Japanese soldiers rushing to the barbed wire slowed down unnaturally, rolling their eyes and thinking about what to do.At this moment, the squadron on the opposite side did not give them time to sit down and think carefully. With an order, the machine gun firepower network that had been arranged a long time ago was shot from all directions like splashing water. The disgraced Chinese soldiers who were shaken by the cannon also poked their heads out from inside with their rifles, and pulled the triggers one by one at the stupid Ri himself.

A burst of gunshots sounded like popping beans, and the Japanese soldiers rushing in the front row immediately fell down in unison.

"Pig Tu! Pig Tu!"

This situation caused the Japanese soldiers who hadn't expected it to panic immediately. Some subconsciously retreated, some immediately lay down on the ground looking for cover, and some brave guys suddenly turned red and wanted to continue charging forward. The guy who was at a loss stood on the spot, not knowing how to make a decision for a while.At this time, a lower-level battlefield commander saw that the situation was wrong, quickly waved his command knife and shouted loudly, and took the lead with a dozen Japanese soldiers to continue charging forward.

"Half a load!"

The Tenth Division is worthy of being an elite unit of the Japanese Army. Its soldiers are second to none in terms of combat effectiveness. After a short period of panic, the soldiers followed the shouting junior battlefield commanders and turned forward, gritted their teeth and continued to charge. In his eyes, it seemed that the barbed wire blocking the road in front of him was just a small stumbling block. With the invincible bravery of the Japanese soldiers, there was nothing to fear at all.

After all, flesh and blood can't compete with steel. Although this barbed wire is not really steel, it can still be considered iron according to its material.The battlefield commander led the soldiers to rush to the barbed wire, only to find that no matter whether they wanted to move the barbed wire or rush over directly, or kill a bloody road from the inside to reach the other side, it was not so easy.Perhaps, if there is no squadron on the opposite side, it is really possible to rush over if they are given some time, but on the battlefield, this kind of obstacle that usually does not seem to be a big problem makes the Japanese side run into an insurmountable city wall. .

The Japanese soldiers under the blockage and "entanglement" of the barbed wire could not avoid the rain of bullets on their faces, and the heroic lower-level battlefield commander held a command knife to charge the barbed wire fence and was shot by the machine gun after only cutting a few times. God's eyeball waved his hands in the air weakly, and fell straight on the barbed wire like a log.

Nearly a hundred people fell in front of the barbed wire. No matter how fanatical the Japanese soldiers were, they couldn't bear the fate of being a target.I don't know who took the lead first, the charging Japanese soldiers completely lost the courage to move forward, turned around and ran back, even a few sergeants tried to stop them, but they were powerless.

The attacking Japanese army receded like a tide, leaving more than 100 corpses in front of the position.The cheers of the Chinese on the Buyunshan position rang out, and they had been suppressed and beaten since the start of the war. Not only did they lose the first line of defense, even the 54th Division was almost wiped out.But now, a victory has finally been won at the lowest cost. Although this victory is nothing compared to the failure of the 54th Division, for the Chinese side, no matter from the commander or the soldiers at the bottom, they all let them go. I saw the hope of holding the line of defense.

Unlike the cheering squadron, Katsura Yamaguchi, the head of the Tenth Division who failed to attack, immediately went into a rage and wiped out the entire 54th Division. How many people died in his Tenth Division?But now there are so many casualties in just one charge, and he fled back without even rushing in front of the opponent, which made the self-proclaimed fierce general Katsura Yamaguchi furious.

Of course, Katsura Yamaguchi is not only "brave" to be the commander of the lieutenant general, he also has a few brushes. It is the tradition of the Japanese army not to be afraid of death, but it is also necessary for a senior general to figure out the reason for the failure. Quality.With a cold face, he asked about the situation of the opponent's position. Katsura Yamaguchi also felt that the situation was a bit tricky after learning about it, but in his opinion, these difficulties were at most nothing more than a little difficulty. No matter what tricks the Chinese played, they still couldn't stop him. The footsteps of the Tenth Division.

After readjusting, Yamaguchi asked the artillery to continue bombing the Buyunshan defense line, and asked to focus on the front of the position, intending to use artillery to knock down part of the barbed wire blocking the Tenth Division.At the same time, Masaru Yamaguchi summoned the captain of the engineering regiment and whispered a few words in his ear, and the captain of the engineering regiment hurriedly nodded and went down to prepare.After waiting an hour, when the artillery fire had died down, the sappers came to report that they were ready.

"You! Lead a brigade, cooperate with the engineers, and rush up!" Katsura Yamaguchi pointed to a brigade captain and ordered, and the brigade captain who was called stood at attention without hesitation, turned around and set off with the people.

While the shelling weakened, Sun Liechen in the trench immediately knew that Ri himself's second attack was about to begin. He trotted out from the shelter and lay on the side of the trench, raising his binoculars and staring at the front of the position.

"Brother Sun, don't you have a long memory after suffering a big loss?" Beside him, Zhang Zuoxiang also rushed over, also holding up the binoculars to look ahead, and asked Sun Liechen in his mouth.

"I don't know, brother Fuchen, the minds of the Japanese are really hard to figure out these days. Do they think that the barbed wire can be smashed with a few cannonballs? Look, these messy barbed wires are so easy to get over? "Sun Liechen pointed to the front and said.

Zhang Zuoxiang nodded. Although the Japanese fired heavily, the damage to the barbed wire was not serious. Even if it was damaged, the layers could still block the Japanese's footsteps. He didn't believe that the Japanese had any way to come over, unless they could fly.

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