Under Xie Xun's order, the Chinese artillerymen who had just entered the fort on Mount Irtis hurriedly entered the various gun emplacements, removed the corpses of the Japanese artillerymen, and began to try to make these German-made cannons.

Xie Xun was commanding his subordinates while staring nervously at the sea, and soon, the figures of one Japanese warship after another appeared on the sea.

Since most of the Chinese artillerymen had only made field artillery, they were not familiar with the cào of coastal artillery, and Xie Xun's palms were full of sweat as he watched a ménmén cannon clumsily move its body and turn to the sea.

The Japanese warships did not seem to feel the slightest fear of the German artillery, and did not stop far away, but drove straight to the front. Xie Xun held the binoculars and looked at the sea, and clearly saw the Japanese warships lined up, slowly moving the turrets in the direction of the battery where he was.

"Hurry up and fire when you aim," Xie Xun shouted anxiously.

Soon, thanks to the efforts of the Chinese gunners, the three-mén wheeled 88-mm field cannon completed the preparations for the shè attack and took the lead in firing at the Japanese ship.

The muzzle of the German-made cannon instantly spewed out a long flame, mixed with a large amount of smoke, like a giant beast roaring in anger. Seeing the cannon fire, Xie Xun's heart felt a little calm.

Several shells flew across the sea like meteors, heading straight for the ranks of the Japanese fleet, and one shell hit a battleship led by a gunshot, and the Chinese gunners on the Mount Irtis battery could not help but cheer in unison when they saw the enemy ship's fire flashing, followed by a huge cloud of smoke.

The Japanese warships seemed to be enraged by the attack of the Chinese artillery, and just as two more mén 88mm guns were added to the array at the Mount Irtis battery, the Japanese fleet began to violently ash the shè.

A loud landslide and tsunami-like sound was heard on the surface of the sea, and the muzzles of Japanese warships erupted tongues of fire, accompanied by black smoke that soared into the sky, and then the piercing whistling sound of shells was heard in the sky.

As if the sky was falling apart, Xie Xun felt that the earth could not help but tremble under his feet, the air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke and scorching heat in an instant, a huge air flow almost knocked him to the ground, he barely stood firm, and then the two subordinates stumbled over, carrying him into a shelter.

Xie Xun looked out from the shelter, and at this time the Japanese fleet began the second round of Qi shè, Xie Xun stared at the steel beasts that were spitting terrible cannon fire, and a pair of fists couldn't help but clench tightly.

Although Xie Xun, who once studied in Germany, was no stranger to the navy's large-caliber naval guns, it was the first time for him to watch the fleet on the opposite shore at such a close distance and see the power of large-caliber naval guns to concentrate fire.

Several shells from the Japanese ship shè hit the parapet wall of the fort, because it was too close to the shelter, the huge shock dàng made Xie Xun almost unable to stand firm, at this time the guns on the battery had stopped firing, and the cannon fire against the Japanese ship was completely silent.

Thinking of the possible fate of those subordinates who insisted on fighting, Xie Xun's heart couldn't help but tighten.

"Why don't we have such a fleet in China?" said an artillery officer hatefully, slamming his fist into the stone wall, oozing blood.

Xie Xun understood the resentment and helplessness in the heart of this subordinate, but at this moment, he had no way to think about it.

Although he is an army artillery officer, he now also deeply feels that he does not have the deep sense of powerlessness brought by the navy.

The artillery bombardment of the Japanese fleet seemed to have been planned for a long time, and the artillery fire of the Japanese ships swept the batteries and fortifications on the shore in an orderly manner, Xie Xun felt that more large-caliber shells from the Japanese ships fell on the batteries he had just occupied, and he seemed to be able to distinguish the sound of some cannons being blown up by Japanese shells, and he was like a knife for a while, and he only hoped that his subordinates would no longer make useless insistences on the gun position, but find a place to avoid the artillery fire and save his life.

"Damn, as long as Lao Tzu escapes this catastrophe, Lao Tzu will have to go to the navy in the future," someone in his subordinates said.

"By the way, we also have a large warship in China, and we will have to double the amount of this cannon in the future today," someone said.

At this time, Xie Xun didn't think like them, he stared closely at the Japanese warship that was still pouring artillery fire on the shore, and an idea suddenly popped up in his mind.

"Hurry up and inform the people of the Heavy Artillery Brigade to see if they can find a way to bring the 18 mm cannon over," Xie Xun ordered with some anxiety. ,

"The Chinese army is no longer good, can the Marines be dispatched now to retake the battery?"

Looking at the Mount Irtis Battery, which was shrouded in smoke and fire, Vice Admiral Mitsutomi Kamio, who had been transferred to the battleship "Shufu", asked Rear Admiral Mitsuyoshi Tsuchiya, acting commander of the Japanese fleet.

"If you think it's feasible, you can order the Army to land again." Major General Mitsuyoshi Tsuchiya looked at Lieutenant General Mitsutomi Kamio coldly, and said in a stiff tone, "If you think that by doing so, you can retake Qingdao from the hands of the Shina people. ”

Listening to Tsuchiya Mitsuyoshi's words, Kamio Mitsutomi's face turned red and white, and he looked at several transport ships full of army soldiers in the distance in embarrassment, and sighed,

"Since the army occupied Qingdao, it has not done a single thing right." Despite his military rank being one level lower than Mitsutomi Kamio, Mitsuyoshi Tsuchiya at this time seemed to be Mitsutomi Kamio's boss, and he unceremoniously accused Mitsutomi Kamio and the Japanese Army of incompetence.

"The army occupied Qingdao, and did not want to consolidate its defense, but it was bent on entering Beijing, and the current result was not only not able to enter Beijing, but it lost Jinan, lost Qingdao, and was driven into the sea by the Chinese army like tofu scum."

"The Shina army is not tofu scum," Mitsutomi Kamio shouted in exasperation, "They are very strong in combat and have more and more firepower cannons"

"Don't talk nonsense to me, what is the strength of the Chinese army, we have long been clear," Tsuchiya Mitsuyoshi glared and roared, "It is the army that has repeatedly dispersed its forces after entering Shandong, which has caused the terrible consequences now."

"You are slandering the army," Mitsutomi Kamio was furious and ridiculed him, "Your navy is stronger than the navy of China, but why did you lose so many warships at Dagukou?" ”

"That's because the China Navy used submarines despicably" Mitsuyoshi Tsuchiya turned his head viciously and looked at the shore, "They cowards don't dare to face the challenge of the Imperial Navy at all"

Mitsutomi Kamio didn't want to continue the argument and didn't speak again, and Mitsuyoshi Tsuchiya kept his mouth shut in amusement.

After all, up to now, both the Japanese Navy and the Japanese Army have suffered shameful defeats to varying degrees on the land of China, and the Navy can be regarded as "50 steps and 100 steps" for the Army, so it is better to stop talking about anyone.

The Japanese bombardment lasted about forty minutes, and the Iltis fort was completely shrouded in black smoke and deathly silence.

"We should organize the army to land immediately and reoccupy the fort," Mitsuyoshi Tsuchiya, who didn't want to quarrel anymore, said to Mitsutomi Kamio in a calm tone as much as possible, "It is the commanding height of Qingdao City, and the army occupies there, and it can condescendingly threaten the entire city, which is a good foothold." If reinforcements arrive in time, we may be able to retake Qingdao from the Chinese people. ”

"Okay," Mitsutomi Kamio nodded with a gloomy face, "I'll send someone to try it." ”

As for the suggestion put forward by Mitsuyoshi Tsuchiya, who replaced Vice Admiral Kato Dingyoshi who died in battle, as the supreme commander of the Qingdao Fleet in China, Mitsutomi Kamio still agreed with it from the bottom of his heart, but he was no longer able to send many troops capable of fighting.

Just as Tsuchiya Mitsuyoshi accused him before, due to the Japanese Army's contempt for the squadron, at the beginning of this war, the Japanese army in Qingdao continued to go out to attack the squadron, not only vainly trying to occupy the entire Shandong, but even threatening to fight all the way to Beijing, resulting in insufficient Japanese troops defending Qingdao, and when the squadron began to attack Qingdao, only a small number of artillery and infantry were actually stationed in Qingdao, and the vast majority of the rest were non-combat troops transporting baggage (in Kamio Mitsutomi's own words, that is" Those who can fight have gone out to rob them"). Due to the slow movement of domestic reinforcements, the arrival was delayed, which eventually led to the fall of Qingdao.

Now what Kamio Mitsutomi hopes for most is that the main force of the Japanese army surrounded by the highest density of Anqiu can break through and return to Qingdao, as well as the rapid arrival of domestic reinforcements.

Just as Kamio Mitsutomi was about to step down the bridge to arrange for the landing force to leave, a strange sound suddenly came from the shore in the distance, and then Kamio Mitsutomi saw countless white smoke falling from the shore into the sky and in the direction where the Japanese fleet was located.

"What is this......" Before Mitsuyoshi Tsuchiya could finish speaking, with a strange scream, several slender rocket-like things fell from the sky and landed on the surface of the "Zhou Fang" and the surrounding sea.

With a series of explosions, the surface of the "Zhou Fang" was immediately shrouded in a sea of fire.

At this time, Mitsukichi Tsuchiya had not yet realized what was happening, and was still standing on the bridge in shock, and saw a white smoke in the sky coming straight towards the bridge, and Mitsutomi Kamio suddenly threw Mitsuyoshi Tsuchiya aside.

White smoke swept past the bridge and exploded on the sea on the side of the "Zhoufang," and the flying shrapnel swept across the ship's side and hit the armor belt, making a piercing sound.

Mitsuyoshi Tsuchiya straightened up, leaned out of the bridge despite the danger, and looked down, immediately seeing the corpses of Japanese sailors lying on the deck.

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