"Whoa, whoa—"

Twelve mountain artillery shells with a sharp whistling sound rushed towards the two forts of Xilei on the heights of Jingyan Mountain of the Qing army. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Boom—"

Immediately, these shells exploded around the outer fort of the west base and the inner fort of the west base 100 meters away from the right flank, shaking the mountains and sending thousands of birds flying together.

"Let's go!"

The captain of the 1st Brigade of the 18th Wing of the Japanese Army, Ishida Masashi Shaozo, took out the Oriental knife at his waist and shouted in the direction of the west base of the Qing army's Jingyan Mountain Heights.

"Let's go!"

"Let's go!"

The captains of the 2nd Brigade, Monji and Taro Shaosa, and the captain of the 3rd Brigade, Ushijima Mubo Shaosa, also shouted at the same time and ordered the troops to open and attack the Qing army position of Koto Qiaodian on the left flank of Jingyan Mountain.

"Artillery battalion, bombard the artillery positions of the Japanese army for me."

Xu Yusheng, the commander of the infantry battalion of the Jingbian Front Battalion of Mudantai, stood on a headland of the high platform, looked at the flames rising from time to time on the artillery position of the Japanese army in Kanbei Courtyard, two thousand meters away, and loudly ordered the Qing artillery of Mudantai to fire back.

"Boom-"

The sixteen 75-mm Krupp guns of the Mudan Taifeng artillery battalion immediately let out a huge roar and fired at the Japanese artillery position.

"Boom!"

A bomb fell directly in front of Sato and Western military observers, sending up a cloud of smoke.

"Ahh

Six or seven Japanese soldiers who were caught off guard let out a terrified scream, and then they were torn apart by shrapnel and rubble into a large piece of flesh and limbs, and they were lifted into the air.

Sato Masato and the others are all discolored, if this shell extends thirty meters back, all of them will have to be reimbursed!

"Boom—"

"Bang bang bang-"

In the Jingyan Mountain West Base Heavy Fort, Jiangdong Qiaodian Heights, gunshots erupted, and the entire northern line of the mountains reverberated and roared.

The handover of the Japanese Yuanshan detachment and the Qing army's left precious division immediately began.

Due north, the main inkstone camp of the Japanese army.

Hearing the roar of the cannon from the west, he immediately saw Shang Wen glance at the fish belly white in the east again, and gave an order to the soldiers who had been respectfully waiting in front of him: "Cross the river!" ”

"Hey!"

The captain of the 1st Brigade of the 12th Wing of the Japanese Army, Harubi Tomita, and the captain of the 2nd Brigade of the 21st Wing, Keizo Yamaguchi, shouted at the same time.

"Cross the river!"

"Cross the river!"

As the orders were issued one after another, in addition to the Japanese infantry who were in charge of guarding the northern periphery, the remaining more than 1,500 Japanese infantry and the first squadron of artillery began to wade across the merged river.

Marched towards the East Fort and the Middle Fort of the Qing Army's position at Jingyan Mountain.

After crossing the Merge River, the Japanese army went straight south, and soon reached the Xingfudong Heights, which was 500 meters away from the Qing army's East Fort, and the artillery began to cut down the bushes around the heights and arrange artillery columns.

The Japanese infantry, on the other hand, lined up in a skirmish line and continued to advance.

"The Japanese army is coming!"

The new guerrilla Yang Jiansheng stood in the circular chest wall position outside the East Fort, looking at the black oppressive Japanese army in the distance, and couldn't help but be secretly frightened.

It is estimated that there are more than 2,000 Japanese troops, pointing to their more than 400 troops in the East Fort, the Middle Fort, and the four outposts, which is really a tough battle.

Zhou Zhongsheng and Ma Decao stood beside Yang Jiansheng, looking at the mountain artillery position being erected on the heights of Xingfudong, and their hearts were beating faster.

At such a close distance, if this shell smashed into the chest position, it would not be an ordinary pain!

"The East Fort will be handed over to you, and I will go to the Middle Fort to suppress the formation."

In the victory of Dongxian Ridge, the three posts of Yang Jiansheng's battalion were lost, and Zuo Guigui allocated two posts from other battalions to temporarily under the command of Yang Jiansheng to defend the middle fort.

"My lord, the Japanese army attacked the four forts on both sides, Kanbei Courtyard, Xingfu Cave, and set up mountain artillery; There are only about 400 people in our east fort and middle fort, and there are only three sentinels in the two forts in the west; If there are no reinforcements, it will not last long. ”

Ma Decao proposed: "It's better to suggest to the military gate that half of the military strength on the Xuanwu Gate and the Seven Star Gate be transferred; The four forts of Jingyan Mountain are the gateway of the Peony Terrace, the Jizi Mausoleum, and the Xuanwu Gate, as long as the four forts are not lost, the Japanese army will have no way to take it. ”

Yang Jiansheng smiled bitterly and looked at Ma Decao, who was known as 'Little Zhuge ', and said: "Defend Dongbao well, the adults' decision is not something you and I can intervene in." ”

"Whoa—"

The Japanese artillery team on the heights of Heungbudong set up a mountain cannon, fired a corrective bomb, flew high above Dongbao, crossed the Peony Terrace, and smashed into Pyongyang City from afar.

"The Japanese are going to shell."

Yang Jiansheng arched his hand towards the two garrison sentries under him: "Treasure! ”

"Your Excellency!"

Zhou Zhongsheng and Ma Decao said solemnly at the same time.

"Whoa—"

"Boom!"

Another corrective bomb hit and smashed into an old tree on the top of Jingyan Mountain, shattering the branches and leaves.

"Boom-"

After the adjustment, the Japanese artillery immediately began to fire fiercely at the Jingyan Mountain Heights.

Suddenly the artillery roared around the East Fort and the Middle Fort position, the dust and smoke rose, and the entire mountain under his feet was trembling slightly.

Northwest, Wonsan detachment.

On the right flank of Jingyan Mountain, the twelve mountain guns of the Wonsan detachment had stopped firing at the positions of the Qing troops in Xipu, Gangdong Qiaodian.

Changed to bombard the Jizi Mausoleum and the Peony Terrace position behind it.

The Fengjun artillery battalion on the Peony Platform was divided into two, firing back at the Kanbei Courtyard of the Yuanshan Detachment and the Xingfudong artillery position of the Shuoning Detachment.

In the rumbling cannonball, nearly 1,000 soldiers of the first brigade of the Japanese Yuanshan detachment bent over and quickly shuttled through the rocky jungle, and soon came to the foot of the West Fort and began to march towards the West Fort on the top of the mountain.

"Hit!"

Liu Guozhu, the outpost officer of the Jingbian Middle Battalion Infantry Brigade of the Feng Army, stood on the top of the Xibao Fort and roared, and suddenly the gunfire on the Xibao position was loud and shot towards the Japanese troops on the mountainside.

"Shoot!"

There was also a loud roar from the Japanese army, and the Japanese soldiers on the mountainside lay down among the rocks and bushes, raising their guns and shooting back at the shooting hole above the west fort and the Qing troops in the position of the chest wall under the fort.

On the west flank, which was less than 500 meters away from Xibao, more than 2,000 troops of two Japanese brigades attacked the Jiangdong Qiaodian Heights defended by the Jinshan Battalion by the Renzi Army guerrilla attack from the west, north, and two directions.

A Japanese artillery squad accompanying the army, with nine 37 mm rapid-fire guns, lined up under the hill and bombarded the Qing troops on the high ground.

In the early morning of September 15, 1894, the entire northern defense line of Pyongyang was filled with gunfire and artillery fire.

The Japanese army relied on superior military strength and artillery to attack, and the Qing army relied on the heavy fort terrain to defend.

The battle on the northern front immediately stuck together.

Kanbei Courtyard West Sanli.

He Changying, Wu Weiyang, Shen Zhaoao and a group of officers of the Korean Aid Army stood on a densely forested mountain ridge and looked at Jingyan Mountain and Jiangdong Qiaodian with binoculars.

"The Japanese army has bet so many troops on the Jiangdong Qiaodian position, and Jiangdong Qiaodian is not a dangerous place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is estimated that it will not be long before it falls."

Shen Zhaoao put down the binoculars and said: "Once the Jiangdong Qiaodian position is lost, the Qing army in the West Fort will not only face direct fire from the Japanese artillery at close range, but also the inner fort in the back will also be placed under the direct fire of the Japanese Jiangdong Qiaodian direction; This battle is not easy to fight. ”

"There is no linkage support between the Feng army and the Renzi army, and even the Feng army and the Renzi army are fighting separately, and they will lose sooner or later! Let's go, since there is no chance, cross the river. ”

He Changying was disappointed to see that even if the war began, the Japanese Yuanshan detachment still had no less than 1,000 vigilant troops, and according to the report of the reconnaissance platoon, the Shuoning detachment also defended its back very tightly.

He Changying finally gave up her last illusion and decided to cross the river.