The crushing defeat of the British and French forces made the two countries understand the strength of the Han army, and in order to defeat the Han army, the British (French) army must be equipped with more advanced weapons, the telegram has been sent back to China, the future situation is unknown, the British and French troops have to retreat back into the colonies. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It was said that Ben and Russia knew the sharpness of the Han army before Britain and France, thinking that they had also experienced it and paid a painful price, but the Russians in the deep inland battlefield were difficult to transmit the information quickly, and they deliberately blocked the news, and finally the British and French armies understood all this after paying a painful lesson.

Northwest Theater

On the way from Kobdo to Tangnu Ulianghai, the Russian Western Route Army led by Lieutenant General Kuropatkin numbered less than 15,000 men, and Russian soldiers were constantly left behind, most of them wounded, and then they were captured by the Han cavalry who pursued them.

As long as the injuries of the captives are not too serious, what awaits them will be a long life as coolies, and the seriously injured Russian soldiers, the Han cavalry will only let them go and leave them to fend for themselves in this vast land.

In the face of the relentless pursuit of the Han army, the Russian Western Route Army could only keep fleeing forward, and from time to time Russian soldiers fell behind, but no one cared about it.

Lieutenant General Kuropatkin knew that only by escaping to Uriya Sutai could it be possible to block the Han army behind and escape with a glimmer of life.

Uriya Sutai was the capital of Tangnu Ulianghai during the Manchu Dynasty, and after the Russians occupied this city, it was expanded to become a solid fortress, but Lieutenant General Kuropatkin also had some worries in his heart, worried that Uriya Sutai would not be able to withstand the attack of the Han army, but he had seen the ferocity of the Han army's artillery fire.

China-North Korea battlefield

Just when the British and French armies were marching towards the Han Kingdom, the Japanese army was about to launch a new round of attack on the Han army on the other side of the Yalu River after collecting or manufacturing enough wooden boats.

In that attack on August 1, the Japanese army paid more than 6,000 soldiers' lives, a terrible price that made the Japanese understand the strength of the Han army.

Although the Japanese army equipped with old weapons was vulnerable in front of the Han army, and in this regard, the top brass of the army was also a headache; although in recent years, the army had scavenged a large amount of wealth from Korea, but most of this wealth was used to develop the economy and the navy, and the army only got a small part, and most of it was used to expand the army, and there was no improvement in the weapons equipped by the army soldiers.

In the face of the huge gap in weaponry and equipment, there is no way to solve the problem at the top level of the army, and if we want to replace the army with advanced equipment, I am afraid it will take a long time, not to mention whether the top level of the army agrees to pay for the purchase of advanced weapons and equipment for the army, and even where to purchase weapons and return is also a big problem.

After all, at present, it is said that it is not possible to produce more advanced weapons and equipment in China, and can only buy from foreign countries, and mainly from Europe, and a year is about to pass, and maybe Britain, France, and Russia have already defeated the Han Kingdom, and the Yue Ben, who has no merit, will not be able to gain any benefits from the Han Kingdom.

Fortunately, some people in the army thought of a strategy to deal with the Han army, that is, night fighting.

It is best to quietly cross the Yalu River on a moonless night, touch the position of the Han army, and engage in a white-knuckle battle with the Han army, so that the firepower advantage of the Han army will not be visible, and the Japanese army with numerical superiority can defeat the Han army through white-knives combat and capture the Han army's position.

Even if the Japanese army was discovered by the Han army in the process of action, under the cover of night, the Han army would also not be able to give full play to its firepower advantage, and the casualties of the Japanese army would be greatly reduced, as long as the Japanese army rushed to the Han army's position, the Han army would also be defeated by the Japanese army.

It was said that the army's top brass unanimously adopted the strategy of night warfare and began to make preparations, but the previous attack consumed all the wooden boats in the hands of the Japanese army, and they could only find a way to get boats to cross the river.

When the news came out that the navy of the Han Kingdom had left the dock, the navy of the Han Kingdom was so frightened that they hid at home and did not dare to move, and the resentment of the army towards the navy of the army was a little more.

At one o'clock in the morning on August 19, there was no moon.

More than 40,000 Japanese troops approached the Yalu River, and this time the Japanese army had to cross the river at the same time in five ways to attack the Han army.

I saw that many Japanese soldiers walking in the front worked together to carry "wooden boats", these "wooden boats" looked strange, some could still have the appearance of boats, and some were completely unformed, barely able to launch and carry people, which shows that the Japanese army also went to great lengths to cross the river, not only collecting boats everywhere, but also making them by themselves.

In a corner that the Japanese could not see, the Han scouts with good water characteristics quickly and quietly swam back to the opposite shore after seeing the scene in front of them......

For this night battle, the Japanese army had already issued various orders before the operation, and during the operation, they could not make a loud noise to attract the attention of the Han troops on the other side, and basically the Japanese officers could not speak and command the soldiers.

The Japanese soldiers in front carried the wooden boat to the river, gently put the "wooden boat" into the river, and then the Japanese soldiers pushed the "wooden boat" forward, and when the wooden boat was completely floating in the river, some Japanese soldiers boarded the "wooden boat", picked up the oars and paddled slowly, and those Japanese soldiers who did not board the "wooden boat" pushed the wooden boat behind and continued to move forward until their lower body was submerged by the river, and then turned around and returned to the shore.

In this way, thousands of strange-looking "wooden boats" of the Japanese army on the Fifth Route carried 12,000 Japanese soldiers to the opposite bank, while more than 30,000 Japanese troops on the river bank were still waiting patiently, waiting for the "wooden boats" to return and send them to the other side.

Not long after, the "wooden boats" docked in turn, and the Japanese soldiers disembarked from the boats, did not line up in formation, directly held the rifles that had been loaded with bayonets, and slowly groped their way towards the Han army's position, not daring to make a little noise and disturb the Han army.

Although it was almost half past one o'clock in the morning at this time, the Japanese army guessed that most of the Han army was resting, and only a small part was on alert, and it was impossible for the Japanese army to make a little noise in the process of groping and advancing towards the Han army's position, but there was no reaction from the Han army position on the opposite side, could it be that the Han army on the opposite side really did not find out?

Many Japanese officers were a little apprehensive in their hearts, but they had reached this point and could only continue to move forward.

More than 8,000 Japanese troops were slowly groping their way forward.

Five hundred meters

At 400 meters, there were already wooden boats back to the opposite bank, carrying Japanese soldiers, and heading this way.

Three hundred meters

At 250 meters, a group of more than 8,000 Japanese soldiers disembarked and walked onto the river bank one after another.

Two hundred meters

At this time, the Japanese soldiers, who were walking in the front and had sensitive hearing, heard several strange sounds.

Sou! Sou! Sou!

The next moment, the night that could not be seen was suddenly illuminated by a dazzling light! (To be continued.) )