The angry Nozu Michikan took the Fifth Division to Songyue Mountain and began to repair the fortifications, Songyue Mountain is not steep, the altitude is only more than 300 meters, the terrain is flat, in fact, it is a large dirt mountain, which is conducive to the Fifth Division to transport artillery and build fortifications at the same time, but also to minimize the geographical advantage of the Fifth Division in the defensive battle.

Nozu Michikan also secretly regretted it in his heart, he was indeed a little impulsive, he wanted to defend against danger, but now looking at the terrain, although it is much higher than the surrounding area, but the terrain is flat, and he has no danger to defend, and it seems that he can only rely on the elite of the Japanese army and the fearless spirit of bushido. I hope that the commander of the county will not let himself down.

Nozu Michikan prayed at Songyue Mountain that Yama County Youpeng would be able to join him as soon as possible, while Yama County Aritomo, who was far away in Wenshan, looked at the steady stream of information sent back by the Japanese army, anxious and angry, and extremely angry! This Nozu Daoguan is also too disagreeable, the main force of the Fifth Division of more than 8,000 people was brought to Songyue Mountain by him privately, that is nearly one-third of his own troops, and he was surrounded by the Qing army at will, the degree of danger can be imagined, not to mention, the Fifth Division has just been attacked by the Qing army, and the loss of ammunition and equipment is not small, so it was rashly killed, once the positional war starts, the ammunition will be exhausted, and the Fifth Division has not been dumpled by the Qing army?

Youpeng in Shanxian looked at the intelligence and military map in front of him, and he was in a hurry, and there was no way. Obviously, Nie Shicheng's Qing army has been deployed, and the troops of each department have been put into the predetermined position without showing the mountains and waters, and the encirclement has been completed, and now the fifth division wants to withdraw, it is difficult, and it can only be divided with the Qing army in Songyue Mountain, and now the advantage of the Japanese army is not obvious, and the Qing army also occupies the initiative on the battlefield, and the attack and defense are in Nie Shicheng's control.

If the Fifth Division is wiped out, then his position as the commander of the First Army will come to an end, and the entire brigade of Shangwen has been sent out to respond to the retreat of the Fifth Division.

Youpeng in Shan County gritted his teeth and shouted: "Send an urgent telegram to the base camp, urge the reinforcements transported by the navy, speed up, and strive to land in the shortest possible time." The order, to which the First Army belongs, is to advance towards Kaesong, and strive to reach Songyue Mountain in the shortest possible time, join the main force of the Fifth Division, and fight a decisive battle with the Qing army at the foot of Songyue Mountain! ”

After the order of the 20,000-strong Japanese army in Seoul was given in Yamasan-san, they quickly got up and running, reorganized their troops, and began to move north.

On Songyue Mountain, the Fifth Division only climbed Songyue Mountain for half a day, and had just arranged the defensive deployment of various troops, placed artillery positions, and the fortifications had not yet been erected, and the inscription battalion led by Zhang Yi and the Huai Army led by Ma Yukun had already arrived at the foot of Songyue Mountain and took the lead in launching an attack on Songyue Mountain.

Zhang Yi personally commanded the artillery battalion of the inscription battalion, launched a fierce artillery bombardment towards Songyue Mountain, and began a siege with Ma Yukun in the north and east.

In an instant, the fire on Songyue Mountain was soaring, and the rudiments of the fortifications that the Japanese army had worked so hard to build were destroyed by waves of shells, and the Japanese troops of the Fifth Division were completely exposed to the artillery fire of the Qing army, with heavy casualties, and the corpses of Japanese soldiers were constantly blown into the air.

Nozu Michikan looked at the Japanese soldiers who were blown away, and his heart suddenly twitched, he didn't expect that the artillery bombardment of the Qing army would come so quickly and violently, and the fortifications of the Fifth Division had not yet been established, so they were easily destroyed.

"Order, artillery wing, launch a return fire on the artillery positions of the Qing army in the north and east, and press down the enemy's artillery fire for me!" The angry Nozu Michikan's eyes were bloodshot and he roared angrily.

The artillery fire of the Japanese artillery wing quickly adjusted the firing of Zhuyuan, launched a fierce counterattack, and the two sides went back and forth and launched an artillery battle.

At the moment when the artillery was full of fire, the Qing troops in the west and south also arrived at the predetermined position successively, and launched artillery bombardment at the same time, the Qing army launched a fierce attack from four directions, and the fifth division became the target of the surrounding Qing artillery, and the Japanese army had eight or nine thousand people, but on the Songyue Mountain, there were no fortifications, and they could not carry out effective defense, and suffered heavy casualties. In just one hour of battle, the Japanese army lost more than 1,000 people, and the artillery of the artillery wing was also destroyed by the artillery battalion commanded by Zhang Yi Six or seven, although Zhang Yi is not particularly good at artillery warfare, but more than 100 years of advanced tactical literacy, completely make up for the weakness in this regard, the inscription battalion is the elite of a hundred battles, resurrected with full blood, and the battle is really not inferior to Nie Shicheng's Lutai training army!

"Artillery, don't be stingy with shells, you must suppress the artillery positions of the Qing army, sappers, build fortifications quickly, don't stay for a moment, even if you die, you will die on the fortifications!" Nozu Michikan knew that without fortifications, the Fifth Division would definitely not be able to support the siege of the Qing army on all sides, and the opponent's firepower was too fierce! As a result, Nozu Michikani issued a death order, and at the expense of exposing the ammunition and artillery positions, the artillery fire of the artillery wing was launched to the extreme, and finally suppressed the artillery offensive of the Qing army, and the sappers and a part of the Japanese army seized the time to build fortifications.

The battle between the two sides lasted until dark, and the Japanese finally built relatively strong fortifications and tunnels after paying a heavy price, and at this time, the artillery fire on both sides finally stopped.

In one day, the Fifth Division fired more than one-third of the artillery shells it carried, and the Japanese suffered nearly 2,000 casualties, and Nozu Daoguan was full of remorse, this Nie Shicheng's combat command was too fast, and he did not wait for a firm foothold in Songyue Mountain, so he attacked sharply, causing heavy losses to himself, although Songyue Mountain did not lose a piece of land, but the price paid was unimaginable, and he could hold out for a few days. Your Excellency, Commander of Shanxian County, the fate of the Fifth Division is entirely in your hands.

At this moment, the main force of the Japanese army in Seoul led by Youpeng in Yama County has also left Seoul and marched towards Kaesong, and Yama Yama Youpeng is anxious and constantly urges all departments to step up the march, however, how can tens of thousands of troops be ready in a short period of time and march at full speed?

Youpeng in Shanxian had no choice but to send cavalry to send an order to Lijian Shangwen to speed up the march, and it was necessary to open the passage from Wenshan to Songyue Mountain and urgently support the Fifth Division. He could only hope that Lijian Shangwen would be able to advance to Songyue Mountain as quickly as possible and tear apart the encirclement of the Qing army.

However, seeing Shangwen immediately, he is now in unprecedented trouble!