The current cadre army, whether it is a commander like Yuan Weiting or an ordinary soldier, is no longer out of ammunition.

Fortunately, the grain can hold on for some time.

The situation should be similar for the Japanese and the Kaihua armed forces, but they have a numerical advantage.

The latest attack by the Japanese and the Enlightenment Party was repulsed, again relying on the enormous power of the "conscienceless cannon", but now, the last cluster explosive package has been thrown.

The fact that the enemy has not launched another offensive at present is largely due to the fear of the "unconscionable cannon".

If the Japanese attack again, will they be able to hold it without the "no conscience cannon"?

Yuan Weiting didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Lin Gong! Where the hell is your army?

Yuan Weiting stood up, looked at his subordinates, and couldn't find words to motivate and comfort them for a while, so he could only step forward, pat them on the shoulder, and nodded.

He didn't need to say anything, these subordinates understood his intentions, and although they knew that they were already in trouble, none of them showed any intention of backing down.

Because they know that they have nowhere to retreat.

Their families (many officers and soldiers have married Korean women and have made their homes in Seoul) and their relatives are in this city, and their military savings for many years (Lin Yiqing's salary for them is very high) are also in this city, and they have lived here for many years, and they have taken root here.

If they abandon the city and flee, they will give up everything they have.

"Your Excellency, the army of Lord Lords. It's time to arrive......" When Yuan Weiting came to a young little Huaijun soldier, he hesitated for a while and asked timidly.

Listen to his questioning. The eyes of the people around them all lit up with a spark of hope, and they looked at Yuan Weiting with eager eyes, hoping to get exciting news from his mouth.

Yuan Weiting didn't know what to do, but he heard a man's voice in the darkness say, "Lord Jue's army has arrived. ”

Hearing his words, Yuan Weiting couldn't help but be taken aback, he immediately followed the prestige, and only then did he see a person standing in the foothills. Look at him fixedly.

The man was dressed in black, with a revolver hanging from his waist and a long Japanese-style knife stuck in his back. His face was covered with a black scarf, and he couldn't see his face clearly, except for a pair of eyes that were exposed, shining in the dark night.

Yuan Weiting looked at the other party's outfit. Immediately recognized the identity of the other party. I couldn't help but feel a burst of ecstasy.

This person should be a ninja under Lin Yiqing's command.

He had been with Lin Yiqing for many years, so he was naturally familiar with these elusive ninjas, but out of caution, he did not show the slightest expression on his face.

"Who is Your Excellency? How come I never met you? Yuan Weiting asked coldly.

"Hehe, Lord Yuan hasn't seen me, but I've been following the lord for a long time, and I've seen Lord Yuan more than once." The ninja in black laughed. "Lord Yuan is good at leading troops and governing the army well. can get the death force of soldiers, see it today, sure enough. ”

"Your Excellency has not answered my question." Yuan Weiting deliberately reached for the revolver on his waist that had no bullets and said.

"Lord Yuan is really fine." The black-clothed ninja smiled, stepped forward, took out a small scroll from his arms, and presented it to Yuan Weiting with both hands, "Lord Yuan, if you want to determine my identity, please look at this." ”

Yuan Weiting opened the scroll, and when he looked at the dragon pattern printed on it, he recognized that this was Lin Yiqing's silver medal topbing.

"The lord asked me to send a message to Lord Yuan, the reinforcements have arrived, in order to completely annihilate the Japanese and the rebellious party, please Lord Yuan to defend the Xinghua Gate until dawn, no matter what method is used." The black-clothed ninja said, "Raising soldiers for a thousand days is used for a while, today is the day to serve the country, please Lord Yuan must obey the order." ”

The black-clothed ninja looked at Yuan Weiting, and then said: "The lord also wants me to tell Lord Yuan that if the Xinghua Gate falls after the dawn, it is not the responsibility of Lord Yuan, and Lord Yuan has done his best. He sighed when he said this, "I hope Lord Yuan won't make it difficult for me." ”

Listening to the words of the black-clothed ninja, Yuan Weiting's heart shook violently, and the Huai officers and soldiers around him all gasped.

"So you're here to do this." Yuan Weiting smiled slightly, "Isn't it just one night, please rest assured, Lord Yuan's orders will be obeyed to the end!" Never bother you! ”

"When Lord Yuan said this, I was relieved." The black-clothed ninja laughed and said, "The Lord waits, if Lord Yuan has no resentment or fear, then hand over this letter to Lord Yuan." ”

Seeing that the black-clothed ninja still had a following, Yuan Weiting's face was surprised.

The black-clothed ninja took out a white envelope from his arms and handed it to Yuan Weiting.

The envelope was blank and did not contain the sender's name.

Yuan Weiting was so strange, he took the letter and was about to open it, but he smelled the faint aroma from the envelope, and he couldn't help but feel shocked.

He was all too familiar with the smell of this fragrance......

Yuan Weiting opened the envelope with a trembling hand and pulled out the letterhead inside, when only a corner of the letterhead was exposed, Yuan Weiting recognized the tiger pattern on it, and knew that this was Lin Yuxi's own customized special letterhead, and his heart immediately jumped wildly.

In the days and nights when he came to North Korea, he did not miss her for a moment.

Yuan Weiting took out the letterhead and opened it, to his surprise, there were no words on all four letterheads, but each drew a small picture.

The first picture of a young girl standing with a short young man is raining in the sky, and the little girl is holding an umbrella to the short young man to see him off.

Lin Yuxi's painting skills are very good, although it is a stick figure, but the character is very well drawn, she painted the head of the short young man very big, Yuan Weiting immediately recognized it, the short and big young man is himself, and the little girl with the umbrella is Lin Yuxi.

Looking at this small painting, Yuan Weiting's ears couldn't help but echo Lin Yuxi's soft and naughty singing: "Big head, big head, don't worry about raining." You have an umbrella, I have a big head......"

The corners of Yuan Weiting's eyes couldn't help but get a little wet.

He unfolded the second painting, which depicted an embroidered building. Several beautiful women sat together, talking and laughing, and except for Lin Yuxi, the rest of the women were wearing North Korean costumes. Yuan Weiting understood that Lin Yuxi told him that she had already accepted all the North Korean beauties he sent. And get along well with them, reassuring him.

Yuan Weiting unfolded the third picture, which depicted himself fighting the enemy at the head of the city. Although she had never seen what it was like to fight, she only imagined it, but she also painted it very vividly, especially the painting of herself. Fight the enemy with a rifle with a bayonet. It was very heroic, and he couldn't help but sigh.

He unfolded the last painting, which depicts his triumphant return, riding himself on a tall horse, returning to his hometown, while she and a large group of beautiful women greet him on the side of the road.

After reading these four paintings, Yuan Weiting finally burst into tears.

Her mind is always connected with herself.

Although thousands of miles away. But at this moment, he felt as if she was beside him. Comforting and encouraging myself.

And how to keep it until dawn, she had already given him a hint in the painting just now!

"Lord Yuan? You ......" Seeing Yuan Weiting crying, the black-clothed ninja was stunned and called him.

Yuan Weiting came back to his senses, quickly wiped away the tears on his face with his cuffs, and put the letter in his arms and put it away.

"Your Excellency, please see here how I defend this gate and defeat the Japanese and the rebels." Yuan Weiting said to the black-clothed ninja.

"Now that there is no ammunition, how can Lord Yuan defend it?" The black-clothed ninja asked, apparently aware of the defenders' current situation.

"That's it!" Yuan Weiting roared, pulled the bayonet out of its scabbard, and loaded it neatly on his rifle.

Looking at Yuan Weiting's movements, the Huai officers and soldiers were infected, and they also roared in unison, pulled out their bayonets and loaded them on their rifles, and suddenly they were like a forest.

Hearing the roar coming from the position of the cadre army, Katsuei Hegu couldn't help but fight a cold war.

He was the only one left alive in their seven-person squad.

Four of them died in the assault on Seoul.

Up to now, the Japanese army's attack on the gate of Seoul has been defeated, with heavy casualties, especially the terrible weapons used by the Qianguo people, which have caused unprecedented casualties to the Japanese army.

According to the strategic deployment of the Japanese army, the capture of Inchon first and then the capture of Seoul was the top priority of the entire military operation. The original plan of the 6th Brigade was to land at Incheon and attack Seoul after capturing the port of Incheon. However, what the Japanese did not expect was that just as the Sixth Brigade had just completed its landing and the troop transport fleet and escort fleet were preparing to return home, the Qianguo fleet suddenly appeared and in only 40 minutes, it crushed the Japanese convoy and sank all the transport ships. As a result, the 6th Brigade's plan to capture Inchon could not be realized, and the Qianguo Fleet cut off the Japanese army's sea lines of communication, so the commander of the 6th Brigade, Nozu Zhenxiong, decided to abandon the plan to attack Inchon after careful consideration, and the whole army accelerated towards Seoul.

After the coup d'état was launched, 5,000 Japanese troops and nearly 10,000 armed men of the Kaihwa Party, who had secretly entered Seoul in various ways, began to attack the cadres and pro-cadres of the Korean troops in various important places in Seoul, but because the cadres had made preparations for a long time, the attack not only failed, but was counterattacked by the cadres, resulting in the robbery of the Korean king and the abortion of the coup. After that, the Japanese army and the "Righteous Army" of the Enlightenment Party launched several more attacks, all of which ended in failure. It was not until the arrival of the Sixth Brigade that the situation improved somewhat, and under the frenzied attack of the Japanese army and the "righteous army" of the Kaihua Party, the cadres and the pro-cadres Korean army, which were inferior in strength, were forced to abandon part of their positions and concentrate on defending several major positions, and Xinghuamen was one of the most important positions of the cadre army.

Under the city of Seoul, the frenzied armies of both armies vowed to defeat their opponents at all costs, and the Japanese saw the gains and losses of Seoul as the key to the success or failure of the whole war, while the cadres who held the city were in a situation of fighting on their backs, so their competition here was fierce from the beginning. Although the cadres and pro-cadres Korean troops were much smaller in numbers than the Japanese army and the Kaihua armed forces, their stubborn resistance with their strong fortifications and advanced weapons inflicted heavy casualties on the attacking Japanese troops and the Kaihua armed forces. In the battle for Cheongjasan Mountain, a position on the outskirts of Seoul, it took the Japanese army and the Kaihwa armed forces a whole day to conquer this small place at the cost of more than 5,200 casualties.

On the surface, under the city of Seoul. There was little difference in strength between the Japanese and Qianqian armies, and the officers and men of both sides were extremely fierce and stubborn this time. The commanders of both sides also have their own strengths, and Nozu Zheno is a famous general of the Japanese army. Experienced in a hundred battles, he has always been known for his fighting bravery. Although Yuan Weiting, the commander of the cadre army who served as the commander of the defense of Seoul, was a civilian official who was pampered and pampered in peacetime, he was strict in governing the army, quite a general, and could win the hearts of the army, and his strength should not be underestimated.

Due to the defeat of the Japanese Navy at Incheon Bay, the vitality was greatly damaged. The combat effectiveness was seriously weakened, the rear route of the Japanese army was cut off, and the supply of food, grass and weapons and equipment was lost. Therefore, there is only a way out by seizing Seoul in one fell swoop. As a result, Nozu Zheno commanded the Japanese army to launch a general attack on Seoul. In the face of one round after another of attacks by Japanese death squads, the cadres relied on the fortifications they had built over the years. Don't give an inch. Condescending and stubbornly resisted, the Japanese offensive was left with only casualties and no progress. The fortifications of the cadres were extremely strong, and the Japanese shells only damaged the surface, but could not destroy it. The rational group structure of the fortifications enabled the firepower of the cadres, especially the firepower of the Gatling guns and the Haggais machine guns, to form a dense network of firepower, and it was difficult for the Japanese to overcome this barrage of steel. In order to reduce casualties. The Japanese army immediately switched to a night attack, but with little success. The number of casualties continues to skyrocket. But the fierceness of the battle did not shake Nozu's fighting spirit in the slightest.

The fierce battle lasted until the evening of the third day, and Nozu Zhenxiong, who had already beaten his red eyes, decided to make a desperate bet and launch a large-scale attack at night, and used the "****" tactics he flaunted to attack from the front, so the most fierce attack began. Katsuei Kawatani described the scene in his diary: "A torrent of living people rolled towards the enemy's position, as if it were about to submerge the enemy's position in an instant, and our men rushed out of the valley and ravine. Rifles and artillery were fired, searchlights up and down, keeping our soldiers blind. They advance, pounce, jump up and run forward, and fall again. "The front of the dry fortifications was covered with wounded and killed Japanese officers and soldiers and armed men of the Enlightenment Party lying on the ground, and the sound of gunfire and explosions was mixed with the miserable wails of the wounded. And the wave of Japanese attacks was still surging. The Japanese follow-up troops charged into battle with the bodies of their comrades. The fierce battle continued until dawn on the fourth day, and the Japanese suffered casualties, but only occupied two temporary defensive lines on the forward positions, and Xinghuamen remained in the hands of the cadres. In front of the cadre positions, there were piles of Japanese corpses and officers and soldiers on the verge of death.

Just as the Japanese were preparing to attack again, a strange turn of events occurred.

After defeating the Japanese escort fleet and annihilating the transport fleet, the Qianguo Fleet may have been worried that it would meet with desperate resistance from the Japanese when it immediately went ashore to pursue it, so it did not immediately let the army brigade land, but only tightly sealed the harbor and sent a small force to attack and harass it. This allowed Nozu Zhenxiong to gather his forces, quickly break away from the attack range of the coastal dry warship guns, and rush to the city of Seoul, where he joined the Japanese army and the Kaihwa Party forces to attack Seoul. After that, Nozu Zhenxiong was worried that the rear road would be attacked by the cadre brigade, so he arranged troops in advance to prepare for it, but the cadres did not know when to chase after them, and immediately launched an attack on the Japanese army.

According to the reports of the scouts, this cadre army was small in number but very elite, and they did not attack the Japanese army head-on, but broke through the Japanese defense line with infiltration tactics and launched a surprise attack.

In this way, the headquarters of the Sixth Brigade was destroyed by the offensive of the cadres.

Under the sneak attack of the cadres, the headquarters of the Sixth Brigade and more than 500 officers and men of the escort were all "shattered," including the supreme commander, General Nozu Zhenxiong.

As soon as Nozu Zhenyu died, the Japanese army suddenly fell into a state of leaderlessness, and many people were killed in the previous wings, and the commander of the fourth wing, Major General Akitoku Saka, took on the responsibility of command, and continued to issue orders in the name of Nozu Zhenxiong, so that the Japanese army did not collapse immediately.

At present, the Japanese army is also running out of ammunition, and for the current Japanese army, there is no other way to go except to capture Seoul with all its might.

At this moment, in order to seize Seoul, the Japanese could only make a desperate bet. And when news came, the cadres and troops had run out of ammunition and food.

Victory seemed to be at hand, and the news reinvigorated the already low morale of the Japanese army.

When the order to attack came, the Japanese soldiers stood up silently, and many of them handed over their written suicide notes and items to the wounded who could not move, and then silently picked up the rifles with bayonets.

Soon, the position was full of shiny bayonets.

Katsuei Kawatani also picked up the rifle with the bayonet on it and joined the attack.

The cannon roared, and Katsuei Kawaya knew that it was the artillery firing the last few remaining shells. After the shells are gone, they will also join the bayonet charge.

In the darkness of the night, several shells flew away like meteors, fell into the positions of the Qianguo army and exploded, raising one fire after another, but the Qianguo people did not return fire.

It seems that the information is accurate, and the Qianguo people have already run out of shells and bullets.

The trumpets sounded, and with the shouts of the officers, the Japanese soldiers raised their bayonets and dragged forward with heavy steps.

Seeing that the Japanese army launched the final charge, the armed personnel of the Kaihua Party also got up one after another, their firearms were already insufficient, and the ammunition had long been exhausted, at this time, they also threw away their guns, picked up long knives and spears, and joined the ranks of the Japanese army.

These Koreans also knew that if this attack was not successful, they would also die like the Japanese army.

The attacking crowd gradually converged into an unprecedented torrent, slowly moving forward.

Looking at the white-bladed forest in the moonlight in the distance, Yuan Weiting did not have the slightest fear in his heart, he touched Lin Yuxi's letter in his arms, took a deep breath, and picked up the rifle with the bayonet already loaded beside him. (To be continued.) )

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