"Smack!" When the herald of Komoto Kazuki brought the news to Yoshimasa's command post, Yoshimasa Oshima was waiting with the generals for the news of Sato's victory in the night attack with a teacup in his hand.

Unexpectedly, the news of the capture of Maoershan did not wait, but the news that Sato Masasho's men and horses were defeated and the soldiers were defeated, and Oshima Yoshimasa was so angry that he smashed the teacup to pieces.

"Yaga! This garbage is Sato! Having lost the face of the imperial soldiers, more than two thousand people against seven or eight hundred, and also having an artillery squadron, he was defeated so miserably, he should have cut his stomach directly! Yoshimasa Oshima roared angrily.

The failure of the attack is a trivial matter, but in this attack, Sato is taking away one-third of the artillery of his mixed brigade, and all of them were destroyed at the foot of Mao'er Mountain, and the weapons and ammunition were also lost.

"Your Excellency General, originally Sato Masajun launched a night attack and stormed Maoershan, although it was recognized by the Qing army, but it was not a rout, it was completely a small group of Qing troops who suddenly appeared near the artillery position of the rear army, bombarded intensively with grenades, completely destroyed the artillery position, and then quickly attacked the hinterland of our army, causing Sato Masajun to also be seriously injured, and the front of the small Benjun and the former Nanyuan Jun had to withdraw the army to rescue, but the Qing army of Maoershan condescendingly broke the defense line of our army in one fell swoop, because Sato Masajun was unconsciousIt was the fact that the various ministries fought on their own, and it was difficult to organize effectively, which led to this rout......"

"It's the mysterious Qing army again! Yaga! Akiyama! I order that within two days this Qing army must be found out for me, and then encircle and suppress its main force! He is the henchman of our army in the future, and he must not be allowed to grow again! ”

"Hay!" Akiyama Haogu's face was solemn, and he bowed his head and agreed. After listening to the report of the herald, Akiyama Yoshigu also attached great importance to this Qing army in his heart, and even made the base camp of Sato Masato jump with dozens of people, which is really not simple, at least the Japanese army has not been able to find such a unit.

"Order, all subordinate departments immediately prepare and set off, send troops to Maoer Mountain, I want to concentrate all my forces, we must conquer Maoer Mountain! Avenge the Imperial soldiers of Jade Shatter! Oshima Yoshimasa drew his saber and cut the bookcase in front of him in two with one sword, shouting angrily.

Akiyama Yoshiko said, "Your Excellency, I have a suggestion. ”

Oshima Yoshimasa nodded and said, "Akiyama-kun, if you have a good plan, just say it. ”

Akiyama Yoshiko said: "The mysterious army of the Qing Kingdom is elusive, and its whereabouts are difficult to determine, and it is very difficult to find it and annihilate it. I thought, why don't we lead the snake out of the hole. ”

Oshima Yoshimasa's eyes lit up and said, "Lead the snake out of the hole? Tell me about your detailed plan. ”

Akiyama Yoshiko said: "Your Excellency, General, you lead the main force to attack Mao'er Mountain with all your might, so that it will not have time to breathe. Then, organize two baggage teams as bait to lure the mysterious troops to plunder, and then, I personally led the cavalry to surround and annihilate them, as long as they appear, they will definitely not fly out of the palm of the cavalry wing! ”

Oshima Yoshimasa looked up at the sky and smiled, and said: "Okay, Akiyama-kun, according to your words, you must encircle and annihilate this Qing army!" ”

"Hay!" Akiyama was excited in his heart, and hurriedly agreed, retreating and preparing.

At noon, Yoshimasa Oshima led the main force to arrive, Sato Masabe's station, and went straight to his temporary command post, Komoto Kazuki and Qiannanyuan stood silently on both sides, Sato's body was parked on the side, all the soldiers were sluggish, and there was a sad atmosphere in the barracks.

Oshima Yoshimasa's face was like a breath of fire, his teeth were clucking, this battle was too big a blow to the morale of the soldiers, and he was defeated by the Qing army in one fell swoop in the case of taking advantage of it, and the shadow in his heart could not be recovered in a short time.

Oshima Yoshimasa had a gloomy face and said hatefully: "Sato is fighting unfavorably, adding great shame to the empire, although death cannot atone for his sins!" Since he apologized for his own crimes, there is no need to pursue it too much, and the body is transported back to China and properly arranged; Xiaoben Yimu and Qiannanyuan were ineffective in combat, demoted by one level, and stayed in the army on standby; All personnel, immediately reorganized, at four o'clock in the afternoon, on time to launch a full-scale attack on Mao'er Mountain, be sure to take Mao'er Mountain in a short time! ”

On Mao'er Mountain, Zhang Yi and Tang Keqiang had already received the news that Oshima Yoshimasa personally led the army to help, and the main force of the Japanese army of more than 4,000 people gathered in Mao'er Mountain, preparing to storm the high ground and occupy the strategic high point.

Zhang Yi and Tang Keqiang looked solemn, the Japanese army was violent, and the comeback undoubtedly gave Maoershan huge defensive pressure, in the face of a strong enemy several times larger than themselves, it is really difficult to say how long they can support it by sitting on the lonely mountain. In the direction of Kaesong, even if the main force of the Japanese army is all assembled at Maoershan, Nie Shicheng will definitely not dare to rush to send troops to support, if he is ambushed halfway, the consequences will be unimaginable, and it is the best policy to respond to all changes with the same.

Zhang Yi asked in a deep voice: "How is the situation of my armament war?" ”

Tan Feng said on the side: "Boss, after last night's battle, our army has lost more than 160 people, and now there are more than 500 people who can fight, but what we are facing next will be the main force of a mixed brigade on Oshima Yoshimasa, and the difference in strength is huge, even if we rely on trench fortifications, I am afraid that we will not be able to hold out for too long......

Zhang Yi glanced at Tan Feng and said, "Nonsense, don't I know this?" What I asked was the readiness of our army. ”

Tan Feng shrank his neck and said: "Report, boss, now our army's food can still last for four or five days, weapons and ammunition, after the morning capture, and a part of the supplement, we have captured four heavy machine guns, two small-caliber guns, and a 95 mm Krupp field gun, all of which have been arranged on our army's positions, and a total of more than 200 shells and 150,000 bullets have been captured; In addition to our army's ammunition reserves, our army now has a total of 20 artillery pieces of various types, more than 1,100 shells, 350,000 bullets, and no more grenades, only more than 1,000 pieces. ”

Zhang Yi nodded and said: "Three days, three days is a bit reluctant, I don't know if the Zuo Junmen and other departments can rush to Kaecheng, if the reinforcements are delayed, we are indeed a little difficult to say." Ordered all personnel to hurry up and strengthen the fortifications, contact the reconnaissance battalion, let them find opportunities, contain the attention of the Japanese army, and take all actions, let Zhang Yihu be self-controlled, and tell him that it will take seven inches to capture the thief and capture the king, and fight the snake. ”

Tan Feng replied: "Yes, I will send someone to contact them, boss." ”

Zhang Yi waved his hand and said, "Hurry up, it is estimated that it will not be long before the Japanese army should launch a new round of offensive." ”

Turning around, Zhang Yi said to Tang Keqiang: "Brother Keqiang, you guys are standing on this first line of defense, fighting side by side together, and see how the devils can break through the steel defense line I carefully arranged!" ”

Tang Keqiang laughed and said: "Okay, brother, today my brother I will give up my life to accompany the gentleman, and follow you and the little devils to have a good game, this is critical, no one can pretend to be a bear for Lao Tzu." Heralds, order to go down, the banner of the old mountain battalion does not leave cowards who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and who escapes from the battle, which dares to be cowardly, military law is engaged! ”

Time gradually passed the afternoon, the Japanese army has been prepared, the team from the temporary station and re-opened to the foot of Mao'er Mountain, Mao'er Mountain is backed by the lofty mountains, facing the plain, want to attack, can only choose to attack frontally, want to besiege, it is impossible, it takes at least three days to travel, to bypass the mountains in front of you, march to the back of the Qing army, once the troops are divided, then the defenders of Kaesong will definitely send troops to attack, but put the Japanese army and the dangerous ground.

Yoshimasa Oshima is a veteran of the battlefield, and he is indeed an expert in military affairs, so he naturally understands this truth. Oshima Yoshimasa then ordered the remaining artillery brigade to be split in two and launch an artillery attack on the Qing army from two directions. The Japanese army was divided into two teams, focusing on attacking the left and right sides of the Maoershan defense line and carrying out key strikes.

Yoshimasa Oshima put the two reorganized squadrons on the front line in one go, trying to succeed in the first battle.

Oshima Yoshimasa arranged everything and said in a deep voice: "Order, the artillery immediately launch a saturation attack and destroy the enemy's fortifications. Subsequently, the heavy machine guns opened the way, the fire suppression was implemented, and the troops followed the attack! ”