If history does not go wrong, five years later, this Yamaguchi Suchen, who is already the lieutenant general and division commander of the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army, will lead the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army to China again and capture Yanjing with the other seven countries. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

And what is even more amazing is that because after the Japanese army captured Yanjing, because the discipline was relatively better, there were fewer killings, arson, and looting, and afterwards Yamaguchi Suchen was actually rewarded by Cixi who returned to Beijing.

It became a miracle in the history of world wars.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the first tentative attack of the 3rd Brigade of the Japanese Army officially began.

The three brigades of the fourth wing of the Japanese army dispatched two squadrons to attack and contain Xiluo City, the first brigade of the sixteenth wing mainly attacked the northern wing city, and the three brigades dispatched four squadrons to attack Dongluo City, which Jia Qisheng was stationing.

The Japanese artillery position was to be located on a hillside high two miles east of Madian, but the artillery was not yet in position, so the attack would be carried out by the infantry independently.

"The troops lined up in a skirmish line, kept their distance, and advanced at a uniform pace."

Under the orders of the commanders of the Japanese army, more than 2,400 infantry and three engineering squads began to march towards their respective target positions.

"Here we are."

He Changying stood on the north city wall, looking at the Japanese army line in the distance through the woods, fields, and fields.

Seeing that the distance was almost there, he ordered Luo Huafei, the artillery sentry commander standing beside him: "Immediately bombard them with the red-coated cannons on the city wall." ”

Hearing He Changying's order, Luo Huafei grinned depressedly.

He couldn't figure out why he used these old antiques when there were six Krupp field guns in the city.

When the guns were tested last night, a group of Dagu artillerymen who had been trained by Western instructors didn't know how to put these red-coated cannons at all.

He Changying had to send people to Guancheng and invited a few artillery soldiers from Bai Ji to demonstrate, and these modern artillerymen could understand how to operate these Ming Dynasty cannons from two hundred and fifty years ago.

In a word, it's really complicated!

Since the entry of the Qing Dynasty two hundred and fifty years ago, Shanhaiguan has lost its strategic significance, except for being a checkpoint to collect taxes, and its only role is to prevent bandits.

After two hundred and fifty years, the red-coated cannons built by the Ming Dynasty, which used to be all over the city, were either transferred elsewhere, or deliberately destroyed by the generals, and then smashed and sold.

These red-coated cannons are not like the iron cannons built in the Kangqian period, small bronze cannons, and only weigh four or five hundred catties.

These red-coated cannons supervised by the Ming Dynasty are all bronze cannons weighing more than two tons, with a range of nearly three miles.

Now as the northern flank of the front of the mountains and seas, there are fifteen red-coated cannons in the three cities of East and West, and the rest of the city's fortresses are already bare.

"Gun emplacements, ignition and fire!"

"Boom-"

"Boom-"

As Luo Huafei shouted and gave the bombardment order, the nine red-clothed cannons on the north wall of the north wing of the city, in the roaring explosion, shot nine spherical lead bullets of more than 20 catties at the Japanese infantry two miles ahead.

"Boom!"

These lead bullets streaked through a long trajectory in the air, slammed heavily on the hard frozen soil, and then suddenly cracked, exploding into countless irregular black projectiles, 'booming' in all directions.

"Ahh

The Japanese troops marching around the lead bullet were suddenly put down in pieces, and on the cold and hard frozen soil, blood was drenched and rolled and howled.

Such an effect, not to mention that the Japanese army was stunned, the soldiers in the northern wing city were stunned, and even He Changying's eyes were straight.

It's so awesome!

It feels better than the Japanese army's grenade bombs, but it's not as good as the high-explosive bombs loaded with gunpowder by the Japanese army.

When the frozen ground meets the brittle lead bullets, giving the shrapnel a majestic rebound skill, these Ming sharp weapons, which have been silent for two hundred and fifty years, once again show their terrifying lethality.

"Yaga!"

The commander of the 16th Wing, who was in charge of commanding the attack, saw that at the place where the projectiles of the Qing army landed, within a radius of five or six meters, all the infantry fell to the ground and howled, and couldn't help but shout 'wow' in anger.

"Pay attention to lying down, the skirmish line continues to unfold!"

The captain of the 1st Brigade of the 16th Wing of the Japanese Army, who was responsible for attacking the northern wing city, Ishihara Yingheng Shaozuo, hurriedly shouted and gave the order.

"Adjust the lugs, pour water into the chamber, prepare to fill the gunpowder pack, prepare the lead bullet; Keep banging these bastards! ”

Seeing that the red-clothed cannon was so ferocious, Luo Huafei liked to jump and jump and roar and urge the artillery to continue firing.

"Shhhh

Li Jingfang, who was standing beside He Changying, said in shock: "The power of the red-clothed cannon is so violent, and this effect is far from the imported Krupp field cannon!" ”

"Lead bullet is fragile, now the frozen ground outside the gate is as hard as iron, and the lead bullet bursts and rebounds when it hits, if it is spring and summer, it is far from such a good effect; Now the combat effectiveness of the projectile is somewhat similar to Yu Xiyang's high-explosive bomb. ”

He Changying also figured out the truth at this time, and it was rare to squeeze out a smile these days, and then said with a wry smile: "However, the bulky cannon body, poor accuracy and range, and slow breech loading are destined to have basically no substantive significance in the battle between artillery." ”

"Z-"

The hot chamber of the cannon was quickly cooled by the ice water poured into the muzzle, and the sparks that did not burn out during the launch were also doused by the steaming mist, and the hot water flowed down from the bottom of the cannon.

Then the artilleryman held a long dry mop and reached into the chamber to wipe the moisture inside, and then the artilleryman began to fill the muzzle with gunpowder and projectiles.

"Launch!"

Because of the rustiness, these artillerymen tossed for four or five minutes before they got everything done.

Then the cannon roared and shot the projectile out again.

"Lie down!"

Hearing the sound of cannons and seeing the nine guns on the north wing of the city spitting out raging flames, the Japanese soldiers who attacked in front of the north wing city immediately lay on the ground, waiting for the projectile to come.

"Boom-"

Nine projectiles exploded and burst five or six hundred meters in front of the north wing of the city, although two unlucky Japanese soldiers were too close to the drop point and were shot and killed, and the rest of the Japanese soldiers were unharmed.

"Humph!"

Seeing this scene, Fukushima Yongzhi, who was commanding the battle on a hillside high in the rear, let out a satisfied cold snort from his mouth.

He said disdainfully to the staff officers of several brigades and regiments around him: "The old antiques of hundreds of years ago, even if they can be short-lived, they will eventually be abandoned by the times!" ”

"Ahh

On the north wing of the city, I saw the shelling of this artillery group.

Li Jingfang, Luo Huafei, and the artillery and soldiers on the city wall all sighed.

"Sigh for what? A cannon that has been around for hundreds of years can produce this kind of effect, even if it is a very good result! ”

He Changying shouted to Li Fengrui, the commander of the first battalion not far away: "Pay attention to the Japanese sappers, don't let them get close to the city wall!" ”

Fifty meters away from the north wing of the city, there is a moat that is more than ten meters wide and two meters deep.

This moat connects a tributary stream to the Shihe River in the west, flows three hundred meters east under the northern wall of the Great Wall, then bypasses the city of Xiluo, the city of the north wing, the city of Dongluo, and finally crosses the Great Wall at the foot of the mountain of Huanxiling and reflows into the river of Shihe.

The cold weather, while unexpectedly giving the red-coated cannon terrifying lethality, also froze this moat, giving the Japanese army a convenient passage.