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"Chrysanthemum people take a break, I'll repair a book here, you go back to Fuzhou and hand it over to Lord Li, so that Lord Li can arrange it immediately to strictly prevent the invasion of the Japanese army." Lin Yizhe said.

Huang Jianxun nodded and agreed, Lin Yizhe ordered someone to take Huang Jianxun down to rest, returned to the cabin by himself, and wrote a letter to Li Henian and others.

After a short time, the letter was written, and Lin Yizhe called Huang Jianxun and handed the letter to him. Seeing that Lin Yizhe was anxious to set off to find and destroy the Japanese invaders, Huang Jianxun told Lin Yizhe about his combat experience, especially the situation of the "East" ironclad ship.

"My lord, the Japanese army is here, and it is the elite of the sea and land that is dispatched, and the ironclad ships of the Japanese Navy are especially difficult to fight. Huang Jianxun said.

"What do the chrysanthemums think the nineteen (190 mm) Schneider cannons on our 'Fujing' are used for?" After listening to Huang Jianxun, Pei Jinquan joked with a smile on the side in order to relieve the tension before the war.

"Even so, please be careful with Brother Min." Huang Jianxun remembered the scene when the 75-millimeter cannon on his ship hit the armor of the "East" ironclad ship, and said with palpitations, "Although the Japanese ship is old and not as neat and new as our ship, it is an ironclad ship after all, the armor is thick and strong, and it is difficult for ordinary shells to hurt it. ”

"Chrysanthemum's reminder, for the brother should be kept in mind." Listening to Huang Jianxun's solemn words, Pei Jinquan said with a straight face.

After sending Huang Jianxun back to the dinghy, Lin Yizhe ordered to set sail immediately. By the time Huang Jianxun re-boarded the "Feihong," the fleet had already sailed into the distance.

"Wait and see! Wakako! The end of your day has come! Huang Jianxun waved his fist fiercely and gave the order to set sail loudly.

At this moment, the Japanese troops on the coast of Langqiao did not realize that their end was coming. They are now cheering for the arrival of the new force.

Looking at a mountain cannon that had been laboriously transported from the troop carrier to the beach, a smug smile appeared on Saigo's face.

After a brief exchange of greetings with Rear Admiral Akamatsu Norira, the commander of the second echelon who had come ashore, Saigo began to arrange for the resumption of the offensive.

After Saigo added more than 1,000 Japanese troops from the second echelon to the ranks, the total strength of the Japanese army was restored to more than 3,000 (in the battles with the people in the past few days, more than 1,200 Japanese soldiers died, died of disease, and died of injuries). This time, Saigo was divided into three ways from the Daobing. More than 500 Japanese troops on the North Road were led by Gu Gancheng to attack Nangang, more than 2,000 Japanese troops on the Middle Road were personally led by Saigo Congdao to attack Shimen, and more than 500 Japanese troops on the South Road were led by Akamatsu Noriliang to attack Sichongxi.

Unlike the previous offensive operations, which had suffered heavy losses, this time the Japanese attack was much smoother than before, thanks to the mountain artillery brought in reinforcements.

"I suggest, let our artillery continue to fire, and the infantry do not rush forward. We should minimize casualties. Li Xiande held the binoculars and looked in the direction of the woods in front of the stone gate, and after looking at it for a while, he said to Xixiang Congdao.

Saigo nodded from the road, he knew that in this matter, the Japanese army had no choice.

After the arrival of Akamatsu Norira, he told him that the Japanese government was hesitant to send troops, and the reason why he was able to lead the reinforcements to set off was because Okubo Toshitsu and Yamaprefecture Aritomo allowed it privately, and when he set off, Ito Hirobumi was personally going to Tokyo to mediate with Emperor Meiji, and it is difficult to say whether the third team of reinforcements will arrive as planned.

Saigo passed down the order from the province. At this time, the people were launching a counterattack on the left side of the Japanese army. Heavy rifle fire was pouring out of the woods, driving large numbers of Japanese troops out of the woods.

The Japanese mountain artillery began to bombard again, and large clouds of black smoke continued to rise from the forest, and after bombarding for a while, when the Japanese army rushed into the forest again, Fanmin's return fire had become significantly weaker.

The Japanese tried to outflank Fanmin's right flank, and they fired heavily as they went. Fanmin's offensive began to waver. After Li Xiande observed for a while, he thought that Fanmin should have begun to retreat, but the Japanese army did not keep up with the pursuit, and the previous battles had left a shadow in the hearts of the Japanese soldiers, and now they would be uneasy as long as they left the range of the mountain artillery.

It took a full hour and a half for the Japanese to completely repel the Fanmin counterattack and pay only a small price for casualties.

During this entire battle, the Japanese artillery team, located on the hillside heights, had been shelling the northern end of the hill occupied by the Fanmin. The purpose of their shelling was to kill and injure as many people as possible, so that the people in the bunker could not raise their heads, and at the same time, it was also to block the road for the people to flee down the western slope. Between the commanding heights occupied by the Japanese and the commanding heights occupied by Fanmin, the Japanese artillery poured a large number of shells into that position, and the Japanese infantry also concentrated their fire on the direction of Fanmin's bunker, although it was basically a waste of bullets.

It may have been that a shell fell behind the Fanmin position and exploded, igniting a forest fire that spread quickly.

Saigo carefully observed the battle situation, but the smoke was getting bigger and bigger, and he couldn't see the battle below at all, because the jungle was too dense.

Li Xiande looked at the map and said to Saigo Congdao, "We should attack due north immediately." ”

Saigo looked at the map and thought it was feasible, so he sent 100 men led by Sakuma Zomata Nakasa to attack from the side by a small path.

Sakuma Zomatjew led his troops to a path indicated by Li Xiande and searched along the path. Suddenly, a small group of people with rifles appeared on the road. Both sides were stunned by this sudden situation! In this stunned moment, the Japanese soldiers preemptively shot and killed two Shengfan and wounded the other two. But Fanmin quickly came to his senses and fired back.

Sakuma Zomathew knew that the gunfire would definitely reveal their position, so he shouted to the troops: "We must start attacking immediately!" Everyone, move fast! ”

The Japanese soldiers began to howl and rushed forward, attacking in a line behind the hill occupied by Ikuban. After a fierce exchange of fire, many people were killed and wounded, and the lightly wounded tried to break through and retreat westward. When the Japanese surrounded them, they hid behind rocks and trees and put up stubborn resistance. Due to their small numbers and the fact that most of them were wounded, the resistance was not very violent.

According to what was observed, Saigo ordered artillery fire from the province to move to both sides of the hill, cutting off the retreat of the enemy troops in both directions.

Soon, the battlefield was littered with severed limbs and severed branches and wood blocks, mixed together, and the air was filled with the smell of blood.

On the front of the hill, the Japanese infantry launched a general assault on Fanmin. The Japanese attacked in a line formation, and the soldiers rushed forward quickly.

Tatsujiro Uezaki, a young soldier who participated in the battle for the first time, was so frightened that he rushed forward with everyone. As soon as he heard the shouts of the people, he was at a loss for what to do, and he ran forward desperately, and soon ran ahead of the others. He saw bullets eject from behind a large tree. He took a few more steps forward, then lay on his stomach and took aim with his gun in hand, ignoring the disdainful gazes of his comrades behind him.

This time he hit accurately, and the bullet flew directly into the tree hole, killing the Fanmin shooter hiding inside. He heard the screams of the other man, and he slowly got to his feet, contented to see the results of his first battle.

The other two jumped out from behind the tree. Squad Leader Anken Sonoda, who had just caught up from behind, shouted, "They're mine!" He fired a bullet first, and the soldiers behind him opened fire, killing two fans.

Sonoda Anxian happily rubbed his hands together and said, "Okay, I'll kill them all." He went up to check, Fanmin had been shot several times, and he was already dead, he was surprised why the other party did not shoot, and when he picked up the other party's rifle that had been loaded with bayonets, he found that there were no bullets in the chamber.

The Japanese continued to advance, and at this moment, the enemy, who had opened heavy fire on them, suddenly stopped firing, because another Japanese unit had outflanked them and launched an attack.

When the Japanese army crushed the resistance of the people and came to the top of the mountain, the whole scene looked shocking, disgusting, and terrifying.

At this time, the Japanese soldiers, whether deployed on both flanks or further behind, or somewhere else, were greatly relieved to see the end of the battle.

Immediately the Japanese artillery began to bombard Shimen Mountain, and as on the previous occasion, enemy bullets rained down on the heads of the attacking Japanese soldiers, causing them to suffer terrible casualties once again, and at the same time making it difficult for them to move forward.

On the hill, Erlan couldn't help but clench his fists when he saw that the Japanese were firing heavily at their front.

"Someone has to knock them out!" After saying that, he rushed forward. But as soon as he rushed out a few steps, a bullet hit his ****, and he fell to the ground with a "plop". When his companions ran up to him and lay down, he was still alive, blood streaming from his mouth and nose.

"Alan! Alan! Companion Willis called his name with tears in his eyes. He saw that Elan's heart was bleeding.

At this time, Erlan kept saying to him: "Don't stay here, you shouldn't be here, you can't help me, Ah Wei." ”

Willis sat there, held him tightly in his arms, and said to him, "It doesn't matter, Alan, you'll be fine!" Although his instincts told him that Erlan was hopeless, he didn't want to make Erlan feel bad.

But after a while, Elan's burly body collapsed, and Willis's heart sank, and he knew that Elan was dead.