At this time, on the west coast of the Korean Peninsula and on the Yellow Sea, 12 warships of the Japanese Combined Fleet, like a pack of hungry wolves, rushed straight to Dadonggou. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Vice Admiral Shikinori Kayama, the commander of the Japanese Navy's command on the bridge of the 'Saikyo Maru', and Admiral Sukehiro Ito, commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet on the bridge of the flagship 'Matsushima', stood under the moonlight, gazing to the north.

What year is it?

On the night of September 14, 1894 in the Western calendar, many people in the Qing and Japanese countries were destined to be sleepless all night.

At this point:

The Japanese army's Shuoning, Wonsan detachment, and Oshima Yoshimasa of the 9th Brigade are all nervously deploying troops and preparing for an attack tomorrow morning.

More than 5,000 troops of the headquarters of the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army are marching north day and night along the Yongshan Avenue on the west bank of the Datong River.

The various training troops in Pyongyang are also busy reinforcing the fortress, and the commanders of the general army have made official wishes to the battalion officers and sentinels of the various battalions and posts under their command.

That night, at three o'clock in the morning, the right flank artillery of the 3rd Brigade Artillery Brigade of the 9th Brigade began to transfer artillery positions.

The artillery on the right flank pushed all the way to the vicinity of the Plantation Courtyard, and then began to build the breastwork, cut down trees, and set up the artillery position at a distance of nearly one mile from the heavy fort of the Qing army's ship bridge on the bank of the Datong River.

The 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Squadrons of the 11th Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army assembled at Zhisongyuan, leaving the 8th Squadron as the artillery position defense unit, and the rest with the 5th Squadron as the front team and the 6th and 7th Squadrons as the rear team, and began to advance to the three Qing army heavy forts on the side of the Jiangzuo Boat Bridge.

"Japanese army, Japanese army!"

The vigilant soldiers who were erected outside the heavy fort of the bridge and in the breastwork of the ring defense immediately spotted the Japanese soldiers who were lined up in a skirmish line under the moonlight, secretly bending down and approaching, shouting and shooting.

"Attack!"

The squadron leader of the 5th Squadron of the Japanese Army, Captain Nakao, roared loudly, and lay behind a pile of rocks and raised his gun to shoot.

"Bang bang bang-"

Gunfire suddenly erupted around the middle fort of the Qing army's boat bridge on the riverbank, and the Qing soldiers in the rear camp of the right army of the Sheng army rushed out of the heavy fort one after another, lying on the low wall of the ring line to return fire.

"Boom, boom—"

In the dark night, the Japanese artillery position of the Soshoin was filled with fire, and shells whistled and fired at the Funahashi Heavy Fort on the riverbank.

At the same time, the Japanese Central Team, with the 2nd and 4th Squadrons of the 21st Wing as the forerunner and the 1st, 3rd, 9th, and 10th Squadrons as the back-up, under the leadership of the Captain of the 1st Brigade, Mori Yujing Shaosa, passed through the earthware shop and Shuiwan Bridge and arrived at the Datong River.

Then he went down the river and began to fiercely attack the heavy fort on the right flank of the riverbank, which was defended by the 1st battalion of the Yi Army.

And the Yi army of the right fort was also undaunted, while blocking the ring defense wall outside the fort, while condescendingly shooting the Japanese soldiers on the high place of the heavy fort.

For a time, the sound of guns and cannons and shouts of the heavy fort on the river bank resounded through the sky, and the Japanese shells fell around the fort from time to time, splashing a large area of rocks and sparks, like a festival blooming flowers.

"Boom, boom—"

On the right bank of the Taedong River under the city of Pyongyang, dazzling flames suddenly rose in the black, and after grinding for a long time, the artillery battalion of the Sheng army finally began to fire back across the river.

"Commander, my vanguard detachment has set up a bunker on Giethoorn Island, and there has been no movement of the Qing army on the other side."

Lieutenant Matsumoto, the leader of the 12th Japanese Squadron, swam back to the left bank from Giethoorn Island and reported to the commander of the Japanese Left Wing Squadron, Yoshiaki Okuyama, who was standing on the shore watching the fierce battle not far away.

"Board the ship!"

Okuyama Yoshisho looked at the swarthy position of the Yi Army on the other side of the Datong River, and resolutely issued the order to cross the river.

Immediately, more than 500 troops of the 11th and 12th squadrons of the 21st Infantry Wing of the Japanese army began to board ships and go to Giethoorn Island in the center of the river, preparing to seize the two gates of Datong and Changqing in Pyongyang.

On the Datong Gate, Ye Zhichao, Wei Rugui, Ma Yukun, and other generals stood in the city tower, looking at the dense guns and fires on the opposite bank.

"Sun Fentong, since the Japanese army captured five ferries yesterday, they may use Giethoorn Island as a springboard to cross the river and attack tonight, so you must strengthen your vigilance on the riverbank."

Wei Rugui said arrogantly: "The heavy fort in the bridge cannot be urged, as long as our side continues to receive soldiers and ammunition, the Japanese army wants to break through the bridge is tantamount to a fool's dream!" ”

"Don't worry, Junmen;"

Sun Xianyin, the commander of the left wing of the Sheng army, shouted: "Pointing to the five small ferries of the Japanese army, how many troops can be sent?" Ironclad let them all have no return! ”

The northern front, the Japanese army's main inkstone heights.

At about 4 o'clock in the morning at night, the sound of guns and artillery along the Datong River woke up the Japanese officers and men of the entire Shuoning detachment, and the whole army immediately began to urgently assemble, sorted out the guns, and quietly waited for the order to cross the river.

Immediately saw Sang-moon standing on the hillside, looking in the direction of Pyongyang from afar, but he never gave the order to cross the river.

And the position of the Wonsan detachment in the direction of Kanbei Mountain was also silent.

Hearing the sound of artillery in the direction of Pyongyang, all the soldiers of the reinforcement army woke up in shock and sat up one after another.

"Battalion commander, the fight has started."

Xiao Liuzi, who was sleeping on He Changying's side, exclaimed: "The Japanese army on our side is also going to fight, right?" ”

"The terrain of the northern front is complicated, and it is not suitable for night battles; Sleep, I'm going to hurry up in the morning. ”

He Changying flipped her body, but she couldn't sleep.

This 'Battle of Pyongyang', which is destined to be remembered in the annals of history by China, Japan and South Korea, has finally begun!

In the night, the Qing army and the Japanese army continued to fire fiercely at the middle fort and the right fort on the bridge of the ship, and from time to time soldiers were shot and died.

The Qing army relied on the heavy fort and shot condescendingly in the moonlight, so that the Japanese army could not raise their heads on the ground for a while, let alone attack and seize the heavy fort.

"Sons, kill these widows!"

In the sound of gunfire, Ma Yukun's roar suddenly came from behind the heavy fort, and it turned out that Ma Yukun personally came to the bridge with ammunition.

"It's Ma Junmen here, and the adults are here!"

"Ma Junmen, take a good look!"

Suddenly, the Sheng soldiers in the middle fort cheered and lifted their spirits, and the rifle bullets in their hands poured like rain towards the Japanese troops outside the position.

"Ahh

From time to time, Japanese soldiers were shot, bloodied, rolling on the ground and howling.

The battle intensified.

Time slipped away little by little, and the sound of gunfire and cannon in the bridge was always heard.

It's just that the accuracy of the Japanese artillery fire is too poor, and only one shell smashed into the middle fort for a long time, and a big hole was smashed out in the heavy fort, but the soldiers of the Sheng army quickly used bricks and stones and thick planks to re-block it, and it was still far away to completely collapse the heavy fort.

The sky gradually turned white, and the outline of the entire battlefield gradually became clear.

The Qing army used the bright color to beat the Japanese army to the height of the heavy fort, and soon completely eliminated all the Japanese soldiers lying near the fortress, leaving the corpses in one place.

At this time, the three vanguard squadrons of the Japanese army attacking the middle fort of the Qing army, the right fort, suffered heavy losses and could not advance an inch.

"Boom-"

Suddenly, in the ears of everyone in Jiangzuo, they suddenly heard the roar of a cannon in the north, and both sides of the battle couldn't help but turn their heads to look.

The battle on the Northern Front has finally begun!

Wonsan detachment Kanbuk Courtyard artillery position.

The commander of the detachment, Masadasa Sato, and more than a dozen military observers and war correspondents from Western countries who had been painstakingly invited by the East Ocean all stood on the edge of the artillery position, waiting for the first dawn in the eastern sky.

"It's time to go."

Looking at the slight whiteness of the fish belly on the east line, Sato nodded to a group of military assistants standing in front of him, waiting for orders, and said, "Attack!" ”

"Hey!"

In the midst of the high cheers of the generals, the commander of the third brigade of the third artillery wing, forced the water to return to the artillery position, raised his right hand high and shouted: "Order, all ready-"

The silent artillery position suddenly became busy, and then twelve mountain guns were on standby.

"Launch!"

Forced Water Monday slammed down the arm he had been holding high.

"Wow-"

Second Lieutenant Miyashito, a signal officer, stood on a high spot directly in front of the artillery team and at the same time waved the red flag in his hand.

"Boom-"

Suddenly, 12 Japanese mountain guns of 70 mm caliber roared at the same time, smoke and dust rushed into the sky, and orange-red flames wrapped in projectiles erupted from the muzzles of the guns.