c_t; This time, the Japanese attack was even more violent, and Nogi Noshinori put five squadrons in one go, put up the original method of concentrated marching, and dispersed the march to avoid being killed by the heavy machine gun fire of the Qing army. Even if there are minefields in front, these minefields must be padded to the employing people, otherwise, the battle formation will not be able to be deployed at all, and it will only be concentrated in a small area, and the Qing army can only be fed guns.

Five squadrons, more than 600 Japanese troops swarmed up, towards the flank of the Qing army, this time the Japanese army due to the dispersion of the formation, the power of the heavy machine guns was also reduced, and the Japanese army could no longer inflict as much damage to the Japanese army as before, and soon the Japanese army marched to the minefield, and the Japanese army continued to advance without stopping.

The mines in the minefield exploded from time to time, swept away the lives of the Japanese soldiers, and the Japanese troops who were not afraid of death still went forward and continued to impact, and in more than half an hour, the Japanese troops paid the price of three or four hundred casualties, and the mines in the minefield were finally cleared out in large areas, and it was difficult to pose a huge threat to the Japanese army.

Seeing that the minefield was "cleared" by the Japanese army little by little, Xu Haifeng had no better way, the Japanese army was too strong, and he directly used human lives to fill the minefield, Xu Haifeng still thought about relying on the mines to deter the Japanese army hundreds of meters away, it seems that hope has been dashed.

At this time, thousands of Japanese troops poured up, and there was only a distance of 200 meters from the front of the Qing army's position, and the five infantry guns on the Japanese position in the rear had also been firing this shell, and the casualties of the Qing army were also increasing.

Xu Haifeng stood at the forefront, barearmed, commanding the Qing army to increase the intensity of shooting, the heavy machine gun had begun to burn badly, and he was still shooting at the Japanese army.

100 meters, 60 meters, 50 meters......

The Japanese army was still slowly approaching the front of the position, and at such a close distance, thousands of Japanese troops formed a huge psychological pressure on the Qing army. The army's heart began to waver a little, which was also what Xu Huaijin estimated before the war.

The Qing army in China has rarely experienced such a large-scale, such a tragic battle, a bloody battlefield, and the most likely to collapse the psychologically fragile Qing army, so every large battalion has the elite of the first battalion, on the one hand, to train the Qing army how to fight more reasonably, and on the other hand, to supervise the war. Those who escaped were summarily executed. No mercy!

Xu Haifeng looked at the Japanese soldiers who had already arrived in front of him, knowing that the last moment had come, and yelled: "Grenades, prepare for grenade attacks!" Beat! ”

This is a batch of grenades intercepted from the Machinery Manufacturing Bureau when Xu Huaijin rushed to Shandong from Tianjin, the number is not much, there are only dozens of boxes, but more than 1,000 pieces, at this critical moment. Finally came in handy.

Nearly 100 grenades exploded and opened fire in the ranks of the Japanese army, and clouds of yellow smoke accompanied by the explosion rose into the air, causing great damage to the Japanese army. The Japanese army did not expect that the Qing army would have such a killer weapon, and they were caught off guard, and the Japanese troops charging in front were blown up in pieces, and broken arms and stumps were everywhere.

The Japanese army was stunned by the huge firepower of the Qing army's sudden killing, what kind of weapon is this, such a great power. You can actually throw it with your hands, and with one explosion, several Japanese soldiers will be blown away, how can you fight this? Damn Qing army, why is there such a big gap!

The frightened Qing army had no choice but to retreat again, and no one wanted to be killed by innocent people.

But Nogi Noshinori in the back saw it clearly, and he knew. This is a new type of weapon, and when I was in the country, I heard news from the DPRK, grenades! A war killer developed by the Chinese tiger of the Qing Dynasty!

Nogi Noshinori shook his head bitterly, the situation was already very clear, his 44th Wing could not take the position on the flank in a short period of time, so he could only find a way to reorganize the attack.

In this way, on the flank position, Xu Haifeng finally temporarily suppressed Nogi Noshinori with a grenade and fell into a short calm.

Today's frontal battlefield, Hei Mu Weizhen commanded the artillery wing and the artillery of the Qing army to communicate with each other, launched a rare artillery battle in the Qing Dynasty, a full four or five hours, the positions of both sides have been blown up by the scorched earth, no longer see a single tree, the explosion caused by the fire and smoke, shrouded the two positions, both sides are a certain amount of damage.

It's just that Kuroki launched two tentative attacks in a row for Zhen, both of which were beaten back by the fierce fire of the Qing army, and the Qing army still did not have any injuries to the muscles and bones, and the combat power still existed.

The battle lasted until the evening, the Japanese still did not take advantage of the slightest advantage, and the Qing army also suffered hundreds of casualties and was exhausted.

Xu Huaijin frowned, looking at the tired Qing soldiers, the quality of these soldiers is far from the Korean army, even if they are carefully selected, they can't do it, from the determination to fight to the death to the morale of the battle, to the combat quality and tactical cooperation, they are not as good as the Japanese army on the opposite side, they can hold on, nothing more than relying on several powerful superior firepower, as well as strong trench fortifications, without these, I am afraid that the collapse of the camp may occur.

But now it seems that this group of soldiers gradually in the battle, the courage has also increased, it turns out that the Japanese army is not as strong as imagined, tens of thousands of Japanese troops just can't get close to the position of Motianling, several attacks are in vain, the morale of the Qing army has also begun to rise.

As the night deepened, Kuroki gathered the most important generals to discuss countermeasures.

Nogi Noshinori said hatefully: "Kurogi-kun, how did the firepower of the Qing army suddenly become so powerful now, I didn't know how the empire's spy system worked before, and such important information was not obtained at all, making our Imperial Japanese Army so passive in combat, these people are simply wasting the money that the empire has worked so hard to save!" ”

Kuroki snorted angrily and said, "Isn't it enough to talk about this now?" The most important thing is to see how to take down the position of the Qing army? ”

Nogi Noshinori replied: "Your Excellency the division commander, I think we should launch a night attack, not to leave a chance for the Qing army to breathe, they together are only two thousand people, after today's one-day battle, it is now estimated that there are less than 1,500 troops, our four infantry wings can attack in turns, fatigue tactics, under great pressure, the Qing army will definitely not last long!" ”

Kuroki Weizhen groaned: "Nogi-kun, although what you said has a certain truth, but you have forgotten that the general of the Qing army on the opposite side is definitely an excellent talent, compared with the excellent generals of my Great Japanese Empire, it is not inferior, and even surpasses, launching a night attack, he has long expected it, he will not give me such an opportunity." ”

The commander of the 47th Infantry Wing, Hushanbian Mu Dazuo, said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, now we have no other good way, only a hard attack, as long as we pass through the Ferris Ridge and take the fort, it is worth the price we pay!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

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