Twenty kilometers from Pyongyang along the Yuansan Avenue to the west is a crossing of the Taedong River. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Although the terrain to the west of Pyongyang is very gentle, the area is low and hilly, and it is slightly flatter until the banks of the Taedong River.

At the Wonshan Avenue Ferry, there is a hill on each side of the mainland that is only more than seventy or eighty meters high, and it is less than a mile away from the river. The two hills are densely wooded, because it is autumn, and the red mountains are full of red and bright patches, which is very beautiful. If it weren't for the wartime, the scenery here would be very good, even if it was rated as a triple A, it would not be a problem.

Although these two hills of less than 100 meters are not high, standing on the top of the mountain, not only can you see the surface of this section of the Datong River, but you can also hear the sound of the rushing water of the Datong River.

This section of the river is relatively open, more than 500 meters, and under the hot sun at noon, the river water is shining with a lot of sparkling.

On the banks of this section of the river, there are flat pebble beaches, and the ferry port is located on the river beach by the wharf, where there are several reed sheds, one is used by the captains to rest, and there is a tea shed, and the other is slightly larger, which is stationed in a shed of Qing troops guarding the ferry. Business travelers have to pass through a dozen wooden boats at this ferry port by the river.

At this time, there is an endless stream of business travelers waiting to cross the river on the wharf, because the ferry ships are not large, one can only carry more than a dozen people, and more than a dozen captains come and go to support the ferry, and they are very busy. Most of the more than a dozen Qing soldiers in that shed were sitting in the tea shed drinking tea and gambling money, and the remaining few had temporarily set up sentry posts in front of the wharf and were checking the people crossing the river.

said that it was a sentry card, but in fact, it was a temporary tax collection point for the Qing army, and it was these Qing soldiers who wanted to make some extra money for themselves.

Qin Chuan stood beside a thick pine tree on the left hill in the two small hills guarding the Yuanshan Avenue ferry, and was holding a telescope to observe the situation on the opposite bank. In the bushes behind Qin Chuan, there were also Gao Jishan, Luo Peide, Wu Bingwen, Jin Jiu, Xu Tong, Yu Guangxi, Li Guohua, Xin Delin and a young man of twenty-seven or eighteen years old, who was not tall but very sturdy, wearing a renzi coat.

This sturdy young man is a sentry commander of Wu Yuren's pro-army artillery team assigned to Gao Jishan, named Zhou Dawei, who was also rescued by Qin Chuan from the Gao Sheng, and at this moment, several artillery soldiers under Zhou Dawei are in the bushes more than a dozen steps away, holding an artillery mirror to observe the mountain artillery shooting Zhu Yuan.

The so-called firing elements are the parameters of the ruler, height, and direction necessary for artillery bombardment, and only by mastering these parameters can the artillery accurately hit the target.

Qin Chuan led the two battalions of the Renzi Battalion to meet Jin Jiu who was waiting near the ferry.

Jin Jiu followed Qin Chuan's instructions and went to Huajinli to contact Gao Ying. In addition, Qin Chuan also told Jin Jiu that after contacting Gao Ying, he would send someone to cross the river from the Yuanshan Ferry, search all the way along Sandeng, Lingdong, Tianzi Mountain, and Sui'an, and once he found the Japanese army, he would come back and wait for him near the ferry.

At this time, although Korea had always been a vassal state of China, because of its proximity to Japan, while being strongly influenced by Chinese culture, it also had many contacts with Japan, so many Koreans were proficient in Chinese and Japanese, especially among merchants and literati, families, and officials, such as Kim Koo and some of his friends' subordinates.

Because Jin Jiu and the others were proficient in Japanese, after encountering the Japanese army at Tianzi Mountain, they quickly learned that this unit of the Japanese army was the Shuoning detachment commanded by the commander of the 10th Brigade, Limi Shangwen.

The strength of the Shuoning detachment includes, the 1st Brigade of the 12th Wing, which lacks a team, and the captain is Tomita Harugi Shaosa; The 2nd Brigade of the 21st Wing, which lacked the 8th Squadron, was led by Keizo Yamaguchi; two squads of the 3rd Squadron of the 5th Cavalry Brigade; A squadron of the 5th Artillery Wing. The total strength of the army was about 2,400 people.

The Shuoning detachment of the Japanese army came all the way along Xinxi, Sui'an, Tianzi Mountain, and Lingdong. Early yesterday morning, the Japanese Soning Detachment divided into two routes, one with the 8th Squadron of the 21st Wing as the advance force and went straight to Pyongyang along the Xiangwon Avenue. Immediately, Shang Wen personally led the main force of the detachment to advance due north along Sandeng Avenue, crossed the dangerous Luliu River at Sandeng, and reached the opposite bank of the Datong River this evening.

Seeing that Qin Chuan had been watching for a long time, Gao Jishan had nothing to do, so he turned his head and asked Jin Jiu.

"Jin Zhuangshi, can you say that the information is accurate? The Japanese army will definitely be able to reach the other side this evening? ”

Jin Jiu nodded affirmatively and said: "We were mixed in with the people, and we heard the Japanese army talking, because they were delayed in crossing the Luliu River, and immediately saw that Shangwen demanded that they must reach the Datong River this evening and control the ferry, and the Japanese army was ready to cross the river overnight." ”

Gao Jishan thought for a while and said to Qin Chuan's back: "My lord, do you think about it again, if we control these ferries now, even if the Japanese army reaches the other side tonight, they won't be able to cross the river without boats." ”

There have always been two opinions among these people on the hill on whether to control the ferry first, or to let the Japanese soldiers go and attack them halfway.

It's not that Qin Chuan didn't think about controlling the ferry. However, he always suspected in his heart that after crossing the river, the Soning detachment moved to the northwest of Pyongyang, and together with the Japanese Wonsan detachment in the southwest, attacked Buksan outside Pyongyang garrisoned by Jiang Zikang and Peonydae garrisoned by Zuogui. He had seen the topography of the Peony Terrace, where the terrain was dangerous, and as long as it was properly arranged, it was difficult to easily capture the Peony Terrace.

The west and south of the city are open and flat, which is very suitable for the main Japanese army to attack.

Although Qin Chuan knew that in the original historical materials, the two directions in which the main force of the Japanese army of more than 9,000 people attacked did not succeed under the persistence of Wei Rugui and Ma Yukun. But Qin Chuan has always believed that the reason why the Japanese army did not succeed in these two directions is probably due to insufficient troops, or that the troops do not have an absolute advantage. If he had taken control of the ferries at this time, the Japanese army would have moved up the river, and whether it was to join up with Nozu Michikani or Oshima Yoshimasa, the forces in these places would have been greatly strengthened. If the Japanese army broke into the city in these two open directions, the losses of the Qing army would definitely be greater, and even some troops would be surrounded and annihilated by the Japanese army before they had time to retreat.

Qin Chuan even believed that the Japanese army's division of troops to besiege Pyongyang on all sides was a major failure, and it was a great failure to see that it was violent, but in fact, the troops did not have an absolute advantage anywhere. For example, in general, the attacking side should have at least twice as many troops as the defending side. Of course, it is also common to win more with less, but that is based on a surprise or when the combat effectiveness of one's own forces is much higher than that of the opponent.

If the Qing army in Pyongyang City had become more combative, or if the generals in command had been more courageous, they could have concentrated their forces first and used the fortified city to defeat them all the way, or even annihilate them all the way. In that case, the Japanese plan to besiege Pyongyang would be completely bankrupt.

Qin Chuan put down the binoculars, turned around and looked at Gao Jishan patiently explaining.

"Cipu, it's easiest to control the ferry now, but have you ever thought about it, if there are no boats crossing the river, the Japanese army will definitely not wait stupidly on the other side, they will either search for the ferry along the river, or join forces with other Japanese troops. According to the current situation, if the Shuoning detachment of the Japanese army could not cross the river here, it would most likely be other units of the Japanese army along the river, most likely the 9th Mixed Brigade of Oshima Yoshimasa from the direction of Huangzhou. According to the direction of Oshima's march, the direction of his troops' attack should be south of Pyongyang, where the terrain is flat and easy to deploy troops, and once Oshima's forces are strengthened, the pressure on Seongnam will increase sharply, and at that time。。。。。。 ”

Without waiting for Qin Chuan to finish speaking, Lopet said: "I still think that we should let the Japanese army go, and then let's take advantage of his unpreparedness to beat him hard, and then speak out of his evil anger first." ”

Qin Chuan nodded and said: "I agree with Lao Luo's idea, if we beat the Japanese Shuoning detachment here hard, it will seriously weaken the strength of the Shuoning detachment, so that even if they go to Pyongyang City, they will not be able to play much role because of the serious weakening of their strength." ”

Wu Bingwen also said: "Yes, let's fight here, this battle is in the dark, the Japanese army is in the open, we have a great chance of winning, if we win a big victory, it will also boost the morale of the army in Pyongyang." ”

Seeing that Qin Chuan, Lopet and Wu Bingwen were all one opinion, Gao Jishan had no choice but to nod and stop talking.

Qin Chuan turned his head and asked Zhou Dawei with a smile: "Dawei, at night, are your people sure that they will accurately shell the area with the ferry as the center within a radius of one mile?" ”

Zhou Dawei glanced back at the subordinates who were observing, and smiled.

"Lord Qin, since the last time you were in the Beiyang School of Martial Arts, you showed that magic cannon stunt, General Wu went back and trained us hard, since then, our Renzi Battalion has invited German instructors from the Martial Arts Academy to practice hard every day. It's not to blow to you, although we can't compare to you, Lord Qin, now, we don't dare to say that it's worse than that in Beiyang. Besides, this is not a flag, how can we miss such a large place within a radius of one mile, I promise, as long as Lord Qin gives an order, one will be blown up. ”

After Zhou Dawei finished showing off, he asked Qin Chuan again: "Lord Qin, why are you shelling this area centered on the ferry, if we bomb the ferry, then the Japanese won't be able to pass?" ”

Qin Chuan nodded and did not answer Zhou Dawei's question, but looked at everyone and asked.

"You say, if the Japanese army crosses the river overnight and starts to cross the river overnight in the evening, what will they do first after crossing the river?"

Lopet opened his mouth nonchalantly and said: "Then it goes without saying that after the Japanese cross the river, they must guard the ferry and then send out sentinels." ”

Yu Guangxin shook his head and said: "If the Japanese army crosses the river at night, it will be dark when they come, and even if they send sentry agents, they won't find anything." I believe that after the Japanese vanguard crossed the river, they would build fortifications near the ferry to protect the crossing. In addition, it is also necessary to strengthen vigilance to prevent sneak attacks. ”

Qin Chuan was obviously not very satisfied with what the two said: "You have only said part of it, and it is not complete. ”

Qin Chuan looked away and looked at Xu Tong.

In the past two years, although some of the young officers of the Yan Regiment have studied in the Martial Arts Academy, Qin Chuan has clearly given these people military lessons every night to teach modern military knowledge, and under Qin Chuan's careful teaching, these young people of the Yan Regiment have made rapid progress. Qin Chuan believed that, at least in terms of modern military theory alone, the officers of the Yan Regiment were far stronger than those of this era.

Xu Tong said without thinking: "It's not enough for Fang Cai Luo Yingguan and Brother Yu to say this. ”

Xu Tong pointed to the hill at his feet: "If more than 2,000 Japanese troops want to cross the river, the ferry must expand the area as much as possible, otherwise it will be very chaotic if one or two thousand people gather together, and it will not be easy to carry out in case of an attack." We are almost a mile from the ferry, which is beyond the range of our rifles, but if the Japanese occupy the two hills under our feet and on the opposite side, they can keep the attacking opponents far out of the ferry. With a large area behind these two hills, the Japanese could even set up artillery positions there. Better protect the follow-up troops from crossing the river smoothly. Therefore, I think that after the Japanese army crosses the river, it will send troops to control these two hills in the shortest possible time. ”

Qin Chuan nodded approvingly: "Yes, after the vanguard of the Japanese army crosses the river, it will definitely control these two hills first." If we could not quietly defeat the Japanese troops on these two hills, we would not be able to move unnoticed to the vicinity of the ferry, and we would have to rely on artillery fire to bombard the enemy. And to quietly take these two hills is the key to our night attack tonight. ”

"As for why we shelled this area centered on the ferry, the reason is simple. Since the Japanese army crossed the river overnight, when we launched an attack, the Japanese army was constantly transporting troops to this side, which means that reinforcements would continue to be put into the battlefield. If we have enough troops, it will be a good opportunity for us to destroy the Japanese army, but the smashing of the door is insufficient, and it is a night battle, so we have to prevent the follow-up troops of the Japanese army from landing. Also, the Japanese troops who crossed the river overnight would definitely not be too far from the ferry, and they should all be concentrated near the ferry, almost within a radius of one mile from the ferry. ”

Wu Bingwen looked at the surrounding terrain and said to Qin Chuan: "These two hills can't put too many people, it's easy to take them down, but it's difficult not to make a sound." ”

Qin Chuan nodded and said: "Lao Wu is right, each of these two hills can put a team at most, and there are more than sixty people in a squad of the Japanese army, and it is really difficult not to make a noise to alarm the Japanese army at the ferry." Fortunately, we don't need to be completely silent. All we need is to keep our troops from being discovered by the Japanese sentries on these two hills before they have moved to their designated positions. ”

Loped shook his head: "It's not easy, it's not easy, it's not easy for our people to go up the mountain in the dark, and they don't know where the Japanese sentinels are." ”

Qin Chuan smiled and said: "Let's leave people on the mountain, so we don't have to go up the mountain in the dark, so where are the sentinels of the Japanese army, we will see a few of them clearly." ”

Qin Chuan's words couldn't help but make everyone's eyes widen, and Gao Jishan asked Qin Chuan with some disbelief.

"My lord, you're not kidding, although there are lush forests here, but it's such a big hill, how can the Japanese not see our people when they come up?"

Qin Chuan smiled slightly, and looked at Xu Tong: "Company Commander Xu, if Lord Gao doesn't believe it, you can show Lord Gao." ”

"Yes."

Xu Tong agreed and turned around and ran to arrange, everyone knew that Xu Tong was going to Tibet, and it was not easy to see, so they turned their eyes to the direction of the ferry, and then discussed the deployment of the Japanese army to attack at night.

Only half an hour later, Xu Tong ran back and reported: "Report to the commander, the reconnaissance company has completed the hidden mission." ”

Everyone looked back, and sure enough, the soldiers of the dozen or so reconnaissance companies that had been standing behind everyone had disappeared.

In such a short time, even if you run down the mountain, you won't disappear so quickly!

Just when everyone was surprised, Qin Chuan said with a smile: "Now, you regard yourself as the vanguard of the Japanese army to control the hill, after the Japanese army goes up the mountain, if it is already dark, let alone it." Now you assume that the Japanese army came up at dawn to see if there are people on the mountain, this must be the first thing to do, so start looking for it now. A few of the Reconnaissance Company's fighters are lurking on this hill, and it will be difficult for you to spot them unless you get close. ”

As soon as they heard that they were going to find someone, Lopet and Yu Guangxi, Li Guohua, and Sindelin had already come to the spirit, and they immediately searched around. Seeing that a few people were looking for something interesting, Wu Bingwen and Zhou Dawei were not only interested, but also looked around on the hillside. Only Gao Jishan didn't move, but a pair of eyes had already looked around.

They searched everywhere in the grass on the hillside, behind the rocks, and under the trees, and they almost climbed up to the trees and checked in the bird's nest, but they did not find a single person for a long time.

Lopet stood on the hillside and glared at Xu Tong and shouted, "Hey, I said kid, didn't your bunnies run to the bottom of the mountain and hide, right?" ”

Xu Tong covered his mouth and said with a smile: "Brother Luo, look at what you said, my subordinates are on this hillside, and they definitely didn't run down the mountain." ”

Seeing that Xu Tong was serious, Lopet also knew that Qin Chuan was there, and Xu Tong didn't dare to lie to them, but looking around, the mountain was still the same mountain, and the trees were still those trees, but why didn't anyone see them?

Looking at Wu Bingwen, Zhou Dawei, Yu Guangxin, Li Guohua, and Xin Delin were also at a loss, and the anxious Lopet couldn't help shouting at Xu Tong at first.

"Hey, boy, let your people out, I'd like to see if they're on the hillside. I still don't believe it, in such a big fart place, your people can hide? Could it be that they have all become mountain spirits and tree ghosts? ”

Xu Tong looked at Qin Chuan, and when he saw Qin Chuan nodding, Xu Tong put his finger to his lips and whistled loudly.

Xu Tong's whistle was not tight, and suddenly on the hillside, more than a dozen soldiers of the reconnaissance company wearing camouflage nets full of grass and fallen leaves stood up, not only wearing camouflage nets that were almost the same as grass and fallen leaves, but also the hats on their heads were also wrapped with branches, and some of them even had a lot of red mountain red on their heads. The most surprising thing is that the faces of these people are still painted with green paint, and it is almost impossible to tell where the ears are and where the nose is. These warriors suddenly appeared around everyone, and the ghost-like appearance of each of them suddenly startled everyone, and they were speechless in surprise.

The most exaggerated thing is still Loped, just in front of him in a pile of dead leaves that do not see anything unusual, a soldier stood up, because his face was painted with oil paint, suddenly appeared in front of him, almost close at hand, and in the surprise and could not distinguish his face for a while, so frightened that Loped jumped back suddenly, his back hit a thick pine trunk with a "bang", and he stretched out his hand and pulled out his waist knife, and pointed the snow knife at the reconnaissance company soldier with a change of face.

The crowd who had just been frightened couldn't help but laugh out loud when they looked at Loped's appearance.

Wu Bingwen covered his stomach and said with a smile: "I said Lao Luo, okay, hurry up and put away the knife." If you were an opponent, you would have died a long time ago, and there would still be a chance to draw a sword. ”

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