Akiyama Yoshiko was not convinced, and wanted to continue to distinguish, but when he saw Oshima Yoshimasa's solemn face, he even said the words of asking for the first credit for him, but he couldn't speak anymore, and fell silent on the side.

Oshima Yoshimasa said: "In this way, I order, Akiyama Yoshiko sent a cavalry brigade to disperse and search for the whereabouts of the mysterious troops of the Qing army, waiting for an opportunity to annihilate; Sato is commanding the main force of the 18th Wing to besiege Maoershan, they are only a few hundred, we have concentrated more than 2,000 troops, within one day, I will see the Japanese military chess inserted into the top of Maoershan! The rest of the troops, keep a close eye on the enemy in Kaesong, if Kaesong wants to rescue, give me a fierce ambush, how many they come out, how many we kill! ”

Oshima Yoshimasa's arrangement is not precise, if Kaesong sent troops to ask for help, the main force of the Japanese army would intercept and kill halfway, wait for work, and surround the point to send reinforcements, which is indeed clever. If Kaesong does not send troops, with the main force of one wing of the 18th Wing, more than 2,000 people can completely defeat the isolated Maoershan in one day, and then with a great victory, concentrate forces to besiege Kaesong, and will definitely be able to succeed in the first battle. The generals at all levels under his command also had to admire Oshima Yoshimasa's cunning.

On Mao'er Mountain, Zhang Yi stood outside the fortifications, looked at the trench fortifications that had just been built, and nodded with satisfaction, the veterans of the Laoshan battalion, although they were unruly, but they were still very rich in combat experience, and they were able to understand the trench fortifications and trench operations in such a short period of time under the guidance of more than a dozen reconnaissance battalion soldiers, and at the same time built powerful fortifications, which can indeed be called the elite division of the Qing Dynasty.

Tang Keqiang stood beside Zhang Yi, nodding his head as he looked at the trench fortifications, and his heart was also full of emotion, and he said in his heart, this Zhang Yi is not in vain Nie Junmen values him so much, it is indeed powerful enough, such a fortification can really be said to be the Great Wall that does not fall, and it is impossible to open it if you are a husband. With it, I have a great grasp in my heart to defend Mao'er Mountain.

When the two of them were inspecting the fortifications, a soldier ran over and said, "Two of you, there is a Japanese army approaching the mountain, I am afraid it is about to attack." ”

Zhang Yi was shocked when he heard this, picked up the telescope and looked down the mountain, only to see a Japanese army approaching rapidly in the distance, but he was afraid that it would not take long to reach the bottom of the mountain and launch an attack.

Zhang Yi shouted: "The order is down, all the personnel will enter the fortifications and enter the combat state!" The soldier bowed and replied, "Yes!" "Say, turn around and go down to give orders.

Zhang Yi said to Tang Keqiang: "Brother Keqiang, when the war comes, it's up to our brothers!" ”

Tang Keqiang smiled slightly: "For the sake of the brothers, listen to the dispatch of the brothers, in this battle, we must show the evil spirit in our chests and give the devil some color!" With that, the two men turned and entered the fortifications.

The brothers of the old mountain camp had not been in position for a long time in the fortifications, and the Japanese army had already arrived at the foot of the mountain. Sato is squinting at Mao'er Mountain, the corners of his mouth are flashing a sneer, clinging to a small hill of hundreds of people, trying to resist his army of more than 2,000 people, it is a fool's dream, no matter which Qing army you are, you will definitely be wiped out!

Sato Zhengjun said: "Artillery, immediately adjust the Zhuyuan, the target - the position of the Qing army in Maoershan, give me full firepower to cover the attack, I want to blow Maoershan to the sky!" ”

Not long after Sato's voice fell, the prepared artillery position was busy, and the attacking elements of mountain artillery and field artillery had already adjusted their positions and opened fire together, and in an instant, the cannon rumbled, soaring into the sky. Mao'er Mountain was suddenly bombed to the ground of rocks, grass and trees were scattered, smoke and dust were billowing out, although the Qing army in the trench fortifications did not have a few casualties, but they were also choked by the smoke of gunpowder and coughed repeatedly.

Zhang Yi said in a deep voice: "Go down the order, everyone pay attention to concealment, and don't be accidentally injured by stray bullets and rubble." Don't be in a hurry to fire first, wait for the devils to enter the rifle range, fire in unison, and catch them off guard! Tell the brethren of the reconnaissance battalion on the artillery position to quickly lock on to the Japanese artillery position, attack intensively, and destroy their powerful firepower points! ”

The herald on the side hurried down to give the order.

The Japanese mountain artillery company carried out more than ten rounds of artillery bombardment, and the artillery fire gradually stopped. A smile flashed across Sato's face, such a large-scale artillery bombardment, a dense attack on a small hill, must have destroyed its fortifications. Sato said coldly: "Order the artillerymen, don't stop firing, continue the shelling, and be sure to destroy the combat effectiveness of the Qing army as much as possible." ”

As soon as Sato's words fell, the retaliatory attack of the mountain artillery on the opposite Maoershan position arrived. Unlike the Japanese artillery bombardment, which did not lock on to a specific target, the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion on the Qing army's position had been strictly trained by Zhang Yi, and at the same time as the Japanese artillery bombardment, they had already carefully observed their artillery positions and locked on the position of the Japanese artillery. Tan Feng gave an order, and more than ten heavy guns brought by the Laoshan battalion opened fire together, all of which pounced on the Japanese mountain artillery and field artillery, and the shells seemed to have eyes, and accurately fell on the Japanese artillery position.

Sato never dreamed that his artillery bombardment would not achieve the desired effect, but instead allowed the Qing army on the opposite side to easily fight a counterattack, and his artillery position was completely exposed to the enemy's artillery fire.

Sato was annoyed and angry, and roared: "Fight back, fight back for me!" Yaga, damn the Chinese pig! "The Japanese Army is worthy of being a well-trained elite soldier, and in a short period of time it calmed down and quickly organized a large-scale counterattack.

With Sato Masashi came an artillery squadron, carrying nearly 30 Krupp guns, which was superior in numbers, and the Japanese artillery technology was also very good, which was not much worse than the dozen or so people in the reconnaissance battalion, after all, the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion, artillery training was not the main subject, and the training time was not long. However, the Qing army won in the advanced equipment, Nie Shicheng allocated to the Laoshan battalion are the latest Krupp retreat steel guns, both the rate of fire, or the firing range are above the Japanese artillery fire, Zhang Yi has long been based on the comparison of the artillery equipment of the two sides, the artillery position is set in the rear of Maoershan, even if the Japanese artillery can hit here, the destructive power is much smaller.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed, and there were injuries on both sides, the Qing army's Krupp steel cannon was destroyed by four, and the artillery only killed and wounded a few people because of the cover of fortifications; More than a dozen Japanese artillery pieces were destroyed, and several were temporarily incapacitated due to damage to the cannons. The casualties were much greater than those of the Qing army.

Sato is split, the army's artillery equipment is not sufficient, in just such a moment, more than a dozen cannons have been lost, how can he have the face to go back to see General Oshima?

Sato couldn't hold back and shouted: "Heavy machine guns suppress fire, infantry attack!" ”

The Japanese army did not wait for the artillery fire to stop, and they poured forward like a tidal wave, and dozens of heavy machine gunners looked for positions one after another to suppress the Maoershan position. The dense heavy machine-gun fire overwhelmed the Qing army and made it impossible to raise its head.

Zhang Yi sneered and shouted: "Listen to my order, everyone wait until the Japanese army enters the area of 100 zhang, fire together, and beat the devil's arrogance to me!" We want to avenge the revenge of Nayasan! ”

All the Qing troops lay behind the bunkers, nervously looking at the devils who pounced on them, watching the Japanese troops enter the 200-meter area, the 200 Qing soldiers on the first line of defense opened fire instantly, and the heavy machine gunners also set up their Green guns and fired fiercely at the exposed Japanese troops.

Suddenly, the Japanese troops who rushed up were swept into a large area without any cover, and the remaining Japanese troops still did not stop, shouting "Long live the emperor" and desperately shooting and charging towards the Qing army's position.

Zhang Yi narrowed his eyes and sneered in his heart, although the training of the Japanese army was excellent, but the tactics were too backward, so they charged forward without fear of death, and how many people had to be explained here. Thinking of this, Zhang Yi shouted angrily: "Everyone in the first line of defense, listen, don't save bullets for Lao Tzu, all of them will be shot out by Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will use the heads of these devils to sacrifice his dead brothers, and give me a hard beating!" ”