The soldiers who came out of the reeds came back to report the situation by a reconnaissance group sent to the riverside to observe the movements of the Japanese troops on the opposite side. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The situation brought back by the scouts was that they did not find any movement on the opposite side, but they heard a sound on Giethoorn Island in the center of the river, but because of the sound of reeds and the river, they could not hear what was on Giethoorn Island, but it felt like there were many people walking.

For this situation, including Qin Chuan at the beginning, Luo Peide, Xu Tong, Yu Guangxin, Xin Delin and others were a little puzzled, but Qin Chuan understood it after thinking about it carefully.

This is because although the current in this area is gentle, the river is wide, and if the Japanese troops on the other side directly send their troops to the north bank, the distance of each transportation is too long, and the time to directly send the troops across the river will be very long. In order not to alarm the Qing troops on the north shore, the Japanese army should have begun to quietly transport troops to Giethoorn Island in the first half of the night. Because of the trees on Giethoorn Island, and at night, the Japanese army was not worried that it would be discovered by the Qing troops on the other side.

Qin Chuan looked at the watch on his wrist and saw that the hands were pointing to one o'clock in the morning, estimating that the Japanese army would soon send troops to this side, and looked up at Loped.

"Lao Luo, tell the brothers that no one is allowed to speak without an order, let alone move, so as not to disturb the Japanese army."

Loped nodded, got up and went to the posts to give orders in person.

Qin Chuan looked at Yu Guangxin again: "Guangxi, you go and inform Sun Xianyin, tell him that the Japanese army is about to cross the river, and ask them to calm down, and let the big iron guys we bury first blow up the little devils, and then shoot." ”

Yu Guangxin nodded, turned around and trotted to find Sun Xianyin.

Xu Tong scolded in a low voice: "Grandma's, this little devil is finally here, and he will really find a time, and the bad grandfather has stayed up here for two nights and a day." ”

After a pause, Xu Tong asked Qin Chuan again: "Commander, you said that the little devil crossed the river at this time, did he want to take advantage of the early morning to sneak attack our fort and city gate?" ”

Qin Chuan shook his head: "This is just an option, it is very likely that the sneak attack on our fort will be successful at this time, but if there are fewer people coming over, even if the sneak attack on the fort is successful, these little devils who come over will all die in our hands." After all, it's easy for them to come over, but if they really blow up our artillery, and they want to cross the river from here and run back, it will be difficult. ”

"Therefore, there is another possibility for this sneak attack of the Japanese army, that is, even if they cross the river, they will hide in this reed and hold their troops still, and when the troops on the south bank of the Japanese army attack, it is best to suddenly kill when the battle is fierce, not only is it equally likely to succeed, but it is also easy to cause chaos to our troops on the south bank."

If it was Qin Chuan, he would definitely choose the latter, if the Qing army on the south bank suddenly found that it had been copied when the battle was at its most intense, it would definitely be in turmoil.

Xin Delin on the side sighed and said: "If it weren't for those veterans who didn't want to make progress, we could actually secretly plant an ambush on the opposite bank, and suddenly hit the rear of the little devil when the two sides were fighting fiercely, and the little devil would definitely be caught off guard." ”

Xin Delin's words made Qin Chuan feel a flash in his mind, and he reached out and slapped Xin Delin on the shoulder.

"It's not too late, when we finish cleaning up this little devil who crosses the river, let's also go to the rear of the little devil."

"Yes."

Loped, who turned back at some point, whispered excitedly: "This is called treating others the way of others." ”

Qin Chuan used his jaw to put a little Cindelin: "You also go to Sun Xianyin and ask him if there are any boats near here?" If there is, find someone to prepare, and once we have eliminated this little devil, we will cross the river immediately. ”

"Yes."

Cindelin answered, got up and ran into the darkness.

Qin Chuan felt disgusted from the bottom of his heart for the word "chirp" in response in the Qing army, so in Yantuan, it should be said that in the Sichuan character camp, according to Qin Chuan's requirements, he must always say "yes", not "chirp". Yu Guangxin and Xin Delin have been following them for a long time these days, and they have unconsciously "followed the customs".

Sure enough, the Japanese army transferred troops from Giethoorn Island to the north shore, and as scouts continued to come back to report, the situation of the Japanese army gradually became clear.

The Japanese army crossed the river to attack the troops, there were not many personnel, only more than 500 people, according to Qin Chuan's understanding of the Japanese army's troop establishment at this time, this should be the configuration of two squadrons and a brigade headquarters. The Japanese troops did not go ashore in the river bay, but waded ashore in the reeds on the edge of the river bay, hiding in the reeds, and the five fishing boats were also dragged into the reeds. The Japanese army's shelter site was more than 400 meters in front of the ambush place in Qinchuan, and even the sound of Japanese guns colliding could be heard.

Fortunately, the Japanese army thought that they were doing something unaware and did not send people to search nearby, otherwise as long as they walked a few hundred meters back, they would encounter the Renzi battalion led by Qin Chuan in the reeds.

There were more than 1,000 people on both sides, one believing that no one knew about it, while the other deliberately pretended not to know about the other, like two beasts waiting to attack their prey, quietly hiding in the reeds. The difference between the two sides is that one side is waiting to attack the other.

If you use an idiom to describe both sides, the most appropriate one should be "The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch comes last." ”

Of course, the Japanese army is the praying mantis, and the Renzi battalion is undoubtedly the yellow finch.

Yu Guangxin and Xin Delin were very alert, and when the two came back, they did not return the same way, but went around the root of the city wall far behind Qin Chuan before quietly coming back.

At three o'clock in the morning, the three forts on the south bank almost simultaneously rang out the sound of gunfire, the gunfire was a little sparse at first, but it became very dense in an instant, and the "crackling" gunfire was almost indistinguishable, and with the sound of "booming" cannons, the three forts on the south bank of the Qing army suddenly flashed with fire. The artillery position of the Qing army on the north bank, that is, the artillery position of the Jiangyouqing Dynasty, did not fire shells to support the fort on the south bank to resist the Japanese attack.

In this situation, the anxious Loped scratched his ears and cheeks.

Qin Chuan knew that this was the Japanese army's artillery bombardment yesterday, and they had already measured the orientation of the three forts, although they could not be observed in the dark, but as long as they adjusted the shooting elements, they could accurately hit the target. On Jiang Youqing's side, because he could not see the Japanese attacking team clearly, he could not accurately shell the opponent, and if he wanted to open artillery, he could only intercept and shoot in front of the fort at most, but this artillery fire barrier should be as far away from the fort as possible, otherwise it would be easy to accidentally hit the fort and cause self-injury.

The battle between the two sides was fierce, and the sound of gunfire and artillery was mixed with the faint shouts of the Japanese army, but the Japanese army hidden in the reeds was motionless. The anxious Lopet whispered to Qin Chuan several times to ask for his life, to raid this Japanese army from behind. Of course, Loped's demands were all blocked by Qin Chuan.

At this time, if you suddenly attack the Japanese army in the reeds, although it will catch the Japanese army by surprise, and even the sudden outbreak of the Renzi battalion will kill the unprepared Japanese army at the beginning, but the strength of the two sides is almost the same, and the Japanese army, a modern army that has been completely Westernized and well-trained, counterattacks in the dark, it is definitely not something that the Renzi battalion can resist.

Qin Chuan listened attentively, except for the sound of gunfire on the south bank, there was no movement in other directions of Pyongyang, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange.

The Japanese army launched a general attack today, and although the main force of the Fifth Division under the command of Nozu Michikani had not yet reached the west of the city as of yesterday evening, it should have arrived today. Since it is a general attack, why haven't there been any movement in the other directions?

In fact, Qin Chuan did not know that by last night, the troops of the Japanese army in four directions had already established contact, and Nozu Michikan ordered all units to launch a general attack on Pyongyang at 5 o'clock in the morning of the 15th. Because the main force of the Fifth Division led by Nozu Michikan would not arrive to the west of Pyongyang until after 4 a.m. at the earliest, and the Soning detachment suffered heavy losses, Oshima Yoshimasa was very worried that the Pyongyang Qing army would concentrate its forces to attack the direction of the Soning detachment and the Wonsan detachment.

Oshima Yoshimasa's advance action really caused the Qing army in the city not to dare to move. This also corroborates the conjecture of the Japanese army that the main direction of the Japanese attack is the south and west of the city.

Qin Chuan admired the Japanese army leader who was also hidden in the reeds with him, although the south bank was shaking the earth, and even the city gate had been opened several times, and dozens of Qing troops and North Koreans carried ammunition boxes and ran across the bridge to transport ammunition to the south bank of the fort, but the Japanese officers were unmoved and kept holding back in the reeds.

At first, Lo Peide was standing in a hurry, not sitting, like ants on a hot pot, and then even Xu Tong, Yu Guangxi, and Xin Delin looked impatient, and even Qin Chuan was a little anxious in his heart. Qin Chuan was anxious, not for anything else, he was thinking that if he could eliminate this Japanese army earlier, he might have crossed the river earlier, so that he could wait for the opportunity more calmly, pounce out from the most unexpected time and place of the Japanese army, and bite hard, if the Qing army on the south bank can cooperate in time, it is very likely to inflict heavy damage on Oshima Yoshimasa's Ninth Brigade.

At 5 a.m., the eastern sky was already white, and the roaring artillery rang out in the north of Pyongyang, but there was still no movement in the western part of the city.

The soldiers of the Jianrenzi battalion gradually became a little uneasy because of their nervousness, and Qin Chuan once again strictly ordered, "Everyone should close the safety of the rifles in their hands, and no one should be allowed to speak out without an order, otherwise they will be killed."

As the sky gradually brightened, the scenery on the city gate and city wall, as well as the boat bridge, became clear, and several mountain guns on Jiang Youqing's artillery position also began to shell the south bank.

It's just that if you are careful, you can find the problem. Because, outside Jiang Youqing's artillery position, there was a sentry and a Sheng army armed with rifles on guard. What is particularly special is that this outpost army is not guarding around the position, but everyone is just guarding to the east behind a sandbag bunker piled up facing the east, which can't help but make Qin Chuan cry and laugh.

It stands to reason that the situation of the artillery position will definitely arouse the suspicion of the Japanese army, but for some reason, the Japanese army in the reeds still did not make any moves.

Although the south bank was full of gunfire, cannon roaring, smoke and dust, and even the wind blowing was mixed with gunpowder smoke and blood, the north bank was still very calm, and the river bank on the north bank was white and bright under the rising sun. Because the Great Wall, the bridge and the city gate are all in the west, and the river bay where the Japanese army is hiding is on the east side of the Great Wall, because of the sunshine, it is difficult for the Sheng army hiding in the Great Wall to see the situation in the east. There were even people who were looking out from behind the sandbags on the side of the Great Wall and looking out towards the eastern river.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of guns colliding and Japanese speaking in the reeds in front, and listening to the tone, the Japanese army should be sorting out the queue.

Xu Tong whispered to Qin Chuan: "Commander, the Japanese army is about to make a move." ”

Qin Chuan ignored Xu Tong, but frowned and thought. Qin Chuan was wondering why the Japanese army would attack when it was dark.

Seeing that Qin Chuan was frowning and silent, Lopet couldn't help but step to Qin Chuan's side, Loped's body just blocked the sunlight coming from the east, making Qin Chuan feel dark in front of him.

"My lord, the little devil has made a move, let's attack too, shall we?"

Qin Chuan turned around suddenly, stretched out his hand to pull Lopet away, squinted at the rising sun radiating ten thousand golden lights, and couldn't help but scold.

"Grandma's, this little devil is really cunning, he chose this time to attack, just thinking that because the sun is dazzling, our people can't see them clearly, but they can clearly see our people."

Qin Chuan's words, Loped, Xu Tong, Yu Guangxin, and Xin Delin also understood, but this also made several people more anxious.