The first was empty, the second was a gun carriage with sandbags and armor, then a tractor, and between the tail car and the tractor, there was another same artillery carriage. www.biquge.info This weapon, called the Iron Train, was born for the first time in this time and space.

The design concept of this weapon comes from Geng Zhangyao, a general of the Shaanxi army. He was a good horseman, but he believed that with the development of firearms, the cavalry would sooner or later be obsolete by firearms. On the contrary, if there is an ironclad chariot covered in armor, whistling and galloping on the battlefield, just like the military chariots of the Warring States period, it will be an invincible ironclad monster.

With the current technology, his idea is destined to be unimplemented, and the weight of the ironclad car alone has no power to drive. But inspired by him, Shandong began to study the feasibility of armouring trains and equipping them with cannons.

The Fusang Army, which thought that it was catching turtles in the urn, found that it had become the prey of the other party, and looking at the roaring ironclad monster, the soldiers didn't know how to start for a while.

The Lu army, which had long been prepared for artillery fire, rushed to attack first. Its vehicle-mounted Armstrong rifled gun is the most advanced Tessie artillery at present, which is rarely seen in China, and the Fuso army is only used as a fortress gun, and the field artillery is not equipped. The heavy artillery loaded on the train was dismantled from the turret of the Qingdao Fortress, because it was too heavy to be used as a field gun. Carried by the train, the problem of load and speed is solved, and the horror of its caliber and firepower has been fully released.

The Armstrong gun was a rifled gun with extremely high firing accuracy, and the first shell hit the Fuso artillery position. The power of the large shrapnel not only caused the Fuso gunners to lose one-third, but what was even worse was that the shells piled up together were killed because they were hit by the shelling, and the entire artillery position was plunged into a sea of fire. As two shells fell in quick succession, Suzuki's artillery squadron was largely paralyzed, and before it could officially open fire, it lost its combat effectiveness.

The Fuso Army, which did not have artillery support, was in a more passive situation, and it was Yuan Baoshan, Zhao Guanhou's henchman, who was responsible for commanding the ironclad train. This new type of weapon only has test data and no actual combat experience. Commanding this car to fight the Fusang people is basically with the determination to send them to death.

Yuan Baoshan was grateful to Zhao Guanhou for his kindness and was ready to kill in revenge. Not wanting the effect of the first round of shelling to be so good, Yuan Baoshan took a sip of wine proudly and ordered:

"Fight well! Tell the brother who fired the cannon to open the boom while there is air. The wives and children at home are settled, today is the day on the road, killing one is enough, slaughtering two to earn one! Since the beginning of the duck war, we have been angry with foreigners for so many years, and it is time for us to have a good time, give me a fight! ”

The huge cannons on the two artillery wagons, after firing four rounds of shrapnel, were instead loaded with grapeslet shells designed to kill infantry. The Fusang army that was attached to the ants began to bombard, and the loading speed of the Lu army's artillery was not inferior to that of Fusang's elite artillery. Immediately after, the iron baffle fell, revealing hundreds of barrels. On the train, in addition to carrying two giant cannons, there are also several flying guns, which are used as auxiliary defense weapons.

This kind of platoon gun can only be fired once, and it takes more than half an hour to clear the chamber again and load and fire, which is destined to be impossible to do on this occasion. But a single shot inflicted heavy damage on the densely charged Fuso infantry.

The ironclad car always kept momentum and could avoid back and forth, and the Fuso army could only adopt the primitive climbing method and try to board the train to seize control. However, the artillery carriage was equipped with an infantry company, and all the Fuso soldiers who were close to them were greeted with bullets and guns, and after several rounds of artillery fire and close combat, another squadron lost its combat capability.

Yuan Baoshan thought that he would definitely die this time, but who knew that the situation had changed in his favor, and hurriedly ordered: "Retreat immediately, it is important to support the commander." ”

Zhao Guanhou's troops had already established two simple fortifications near the railway line at this time. In the face of pursuit, he did not rush to escape, but confronted Suzuki's pursuers. Another column of ironclad artillery trucks led by Yuan Baohe had also arrived at the battlefield as long-range fire support, blasting large shells at the Fusang soldiers.

The talents of the two Yuan brothers can only be regarded as middle-class, but they are loyal. Rushing straight to the battlefield with a certain determination to the death, it just happened to contain the offensive of Suzuki United.

Blood and minced flesh, accompanied by screams, sounded in front of the position. Suzuki was not as slumpy as usual, his face was serious, sometimes he looked through a telescope, and sometimes he looked down and calculated something.

"If there is no ironclad train, the situation of the Lu army will be very bad. This weapon...... It's really interesting. Inform our people to get a few train modifications as fast as possible. The use of this weapon, although limited by the railway, is indeed quite powerful. We must learn to learn from our enemies, learn from their strengths, and serve ourselves. ”

Kuroto also put down the binoculars, "The possibility of encircling and eating the other party has become very small, and with the help of this group of monsters, if he wants to break through, we can't stop it at all." Suzuki-kun, are you going to keep fighting? ”

"Of course I want to continue fighting, after all, I have invested so much money, and if I terminate it now, it will be like losing all my money. But knowing that there is no result in a gamble, it is an idiot to continue it. It is the practice of barbarians to exchange human lives for each other, and war is an art, and it should first be pursued in splendor. A battle with no aesthetics to speak of is not what I Suzuki Shouichi wants. Moreover, if the precious army is lost too much in such a senseless battle, it will only benefit the navy. Count him lucky this time and prepare for the truce. ”

The Fuso side sent a representative to solemnly accuse the Lu army of sabotaging the external neutrality of the Gonghe Zhengfu and openly fighting the Fuso army. Zhao Guanhou has never been afraid of pen and ink lawsuits, and immediately fought back

"The Republic Army is neutral from the outside, but the people of the Republic deserve protection as well. I have heard that some lawless bandits pretended to be your army and killed innocent people, and for the sake of the personal and property safety of the people of Shandong and the reputation of your army, it is natural for our army to send troops to suppress bandits and protect the people. On the contrary, your army took the initiative to attack our communist army, which was the first to break the neutrality treaty. Based on this objective fact, the Shandong side reserves the right to lodge a complaint with the ministers of various countries. ”

As a temporary negotiator, an army officer was not a diplomat at all, but Zhao Guanhou bargained with foreigners for indemnities. In the area of the mouth cannon, even if Kamio Mitsuzo was there in person, it was the result of being beaten unilaterally, not to mention an ordinary officer. After a round of negotiations, Fuso's negotiators were almost angry and wanted to draw their knives and cut people.

"Based on humanitarian principles, the two sides can exchange prisoners to take in the wounded and collect the bodies of the war dead." This is the only result of negotiations between the two sides. The negotiator on the Fuso side waited until the matter was decided before sneering:

"I have unfortunate news to convey to your troops, and our army has no prisoners of your army. Due to a misunderstanding, we took the arrested people as Chinese bandits and executed them summarily in accordance with the law, which I deeply regret. ”

"There is nothing to regret about this, my country deals with bandits in the same way. Wenhu! Go out and say something, and cut down all the captives we have captured. Remember, return your head to others, let's talk and count, and don't pay the bill. ”

The negotiator was stunned: "Your Excellency, I hope you will think carefully about your decision, killing prisoners of war is an act that is not acceptable under public international law." In the eyes of our army, this is also hostility to our Fuso Army. ”

"What you said is very right, I am just hostile to you, and I am also hostile to you, so in the next few days, as long as you are still in Shandong, you must be more careful and pay attention to safety." Zhao Guanhou made a throat-slitting gesture, and a scream was already heard outside, apparently the beheading had begun.

Naturally, the two armies would not rekindle the flames of war for such reasons, and when neither of them could achieve their strategic goals, the wise choice was to retreat. The reserves of the common side were relatively sufficient, the wounded soldiers were on stretchers, and the dead were put into body bags.

Suzuki United did not expect such a huge loss from the beginning, and the body bags were poorly prepared, so they could only return the hands of the fallen to the country with boxes. When the work of collecting the corpses was carried out at the same time, the gap between them was undoubtedly revealed, and the soldiers of the Suzuki Wing, whose backs were not as straight as those of Fang Cai, had a three-point decline in momentum.

Shandong's military musicians suddenly beat the drums, and the people next to them tacitly blew the trumpet, and the soldiers let go of their throats and sang the military song of the Lu army, "The Three Kingdoms War Generals are brave, Zhao Zilong is the first to be promoted, and the heroes ...... in front of Changsaka Slope." Compared with the neutral Gonghe Zhengfu, it is obvious that this marshal who fought hard with the Fusang people has more appetite for the soldiers, so no one mentioned the national anthem Qingyunge, but this military song became louder and louder, and the momentum became more and more sufficient.

Kurotto said to Suzuki, "If I had known that it was such an enemy, I would definitely not have granted any of your requests. ”

"If I had known it was such an army, I wouldn't have thought about catching fish. It's good to catch big fish, but it's not fun to catch sharks. Do you know how I feel right now? It was not easier to deal with the Lu army than with the Prussian soldiers, who were several times larger in number. Those bastards from the military department are really untrustworthy, and this time, maybe a lot of people will die. I originally thought that only Chinese would die, but now, I am afraid that everyone will die. ”

There was no fear or compassion in his gaze, but a hint of burning: "That's interesting, isn't it?" Since there are more Chinese, then kill him less! Perhaps, this Lu Du is an opponent worthy of my serious attention, and when we meet again, I have to prepare a heavy gift for him. ”

If you look at it purely from the perspective of casualties, in the battle of Pingdu, the casualties of the Lu army were higher than those of Fusang. However, for the Fuso Army, this number of casualties has made the two wings serving as the vanguard unable to move.

Especially in the final stage of the battle, the appearance of ironclad artillery trucks caused the casualties of the Fuso Army to rise sharply, and the artillery of the Suzuki Wing was almost completely wiped out, and the next stage of combat missions was definitely not completed. You can only take the flatness as a foothold and start to make up on the spot.

As a result, another problem has surfaced: the supply of supplies.

Originally, he hoped to obtain supplies in Pingdu, but although he eventually occupied Pingdu, the material income was limited, and the difference from the expected value was too great. You can only send a report to Laiyang to request material assistance.

Laiyang County has become the command center of the Fuso Army. The county office in the city was turned into a temporary headquarters. One order after another was issued, and at the same time, the military situation in various places was also telegraphed and put in front of Kamio Mitsuzo.

"Materiel...... It's supplies again! Damn it! Didn't those damned chaebols say that Shandong has abundant resources and can guarantee troop expenditures by relying on local transfers? If the man who said these things appeared in front of me now, I would have shot him. ”

Kamio Mitsuzo lost his temper angrily, and the staff officer next to him looked at the old man in front of him helplessly. As a soldier who has not graduated from Lu University, being able to go to the position of lieutenant general is by no means a word of luck that can be included. Including in the Lushun Fortress Raider Battle, he also gambled his life to achieve today's achievements.

But it's the same in the army, if you don't have a backer or a faction, you're doomed to suffer. For example, in terms of material dispatch, China has prepared a large number of strategic materials for this operation, but most of these materials are now in the hands of the navy.

The reason why the country gave up this battle exploits to Shenwei is not to see the fact that the navy is stuck in the neck of the army, and in this battle, the biggest enemy is neither the Prussian army nor the Lu army, but the Fuso navy, and the navy is the great enemy.

Since Fuso entered the Warring States period, it has become a tradition to rely on looting to maintain military supplies. Kamio also had no intention of maintaining discipline in the troops, otherwise Aomori would have gone to court-martialed long ago. He killed the heads of Laiyang, the corpses were a sea of blood, and he arrested hundreds of women from good families to serve as military discipline.

Most of these people were merchants or local gentry who had trade dealings with Fuso, and it is not known how many of the country's merchants would be dissatisfied. Even this kind of thing can be covered up, and robbing things is even less of a problem.

The problem now is that you have to find people to grab things. The troops that entered the countryside could not find anyone, let alone food. Although the offensive and defensive battle of Pingdu has come to an end temporarily, Shandong has completed large-scale immigration work during this time. The search force sent from Pingdu advanced for a hundred miles, but could not find a few households, and even if they tried their best, the materials obtained were not enough to meet the expenses.

At this stage, there will not be a shortage of materials for the Laiyang headquarters, but the Prussian troops are gathered in the Qingdao fortress, and it will inevitably be a bitter battle at that time. This kind of fortress offensive and defensive battle may be a long time, and what do you rely on to support the consumption at that time? Counting on the Navy to distribute supplies to themselves? Then it is better to expect Amaterasu to appear, directly descend with a meteorite, and smash the Qingdao fortress open.

"Your Excellency Commander, please leave the problem of supplies to our cavalry wing to solve."

Walking into the command was the commander of the Ota Cavalry Brigade, Ota Toyoshige. During the Fuso Tiele War, he led his cavalry to be active in the battlefield outside the Guanwai, and was famous in the Fuso Army as the captain of the Iron Cavalry. Contrary to his rude appearance, he was actually a delicate and resourceful soldier, known only to high-ranking officers of the Fuso Army, who looked like a cavalry officer with a boss, was actually a rare wise general.

"Ota-kun, what are your tricks?"

"No, this time it's not Qice, it's a positive attack." Ota Toyoshige said: "In the face of a cunning opponent like Lu Jun, Qi Ce is meaningless, we can only use the most orthodox way to crush the past, which is the best way to solve the problem." We must first admit that the work of the intelligence agencies has been a complete failure. I am afraid that there are not many chess pieces they have arranged, and in the future, the only strength we can rely on is ourselves. In Shandong, the easiest way to solve the material problem is to ask the government to provide us with supplies. Just like we did during the previous fist fight. And Zhao Guanhou set up the Jinmen to control the yamen during the boxing chaos, and also actively cooperated with our work, this experience is worth promoting. ”

"You mean? We contacted Zhao Guanhou and asked him to be responsible for providing us with supplies? ”

"It's just one thing, and on the other hand, it's putting some pressure on him. Let him understand that cooperating with Fusang is his only way out. ”

Ota's hand pointed to the map: "Shouguang and Weixian are the silk industry centers of Shandong, and a large number of silk households live here, and a large number of silk factories in Shandong are also concentrated in the Weixian area." The silk industry is one of the pillars of Shandong's economy, and even if he wanted to move factories and materials from the beginning, it would not have been possible for the factories here to move so smoothly. Yuan Zhengfu designated Weixian as the starting point of the neutral zone, also considering the economic reasons here. Now that the Lu army has openly engaged fire with our army, the neutrality agreement has lost its effect. Occupy Weixian with cavalry, cut off its economic lifeline, and are not afraid that Zhao Guanhou will not bow his head. ”

Kamio looked at the map and asked, "Does Ota-kun want to go in person?" ”

"Of course, if I don't go myself, who will suppress that bastard from Aomori? After all, there are a large number of female workers in the silk factories in Shandong, which is a valuable asset, and he cannot be allowed to dispose of it casually. The soldiers of the empire need women, but now we have too few women in our hands, and this battle can solve the problem of needs for our soldiers. I can't be reassured by handing over such an important battle to someone else. ”

The Aomori squadron, which bloodied Laiyang, continued to act as a forward this time and advanced to Weixian first. Due to the Fusang intelligence agency, it was already in a semi-paralyzed state at this time, and the information from Weixian County could not be transmitted. What Aomori and others didn't know was that in the area from Shouguang to Weixian, there were no female silk weavers, and even the machinery and equipment had been transferred.

But this does not mean that this area has become a no-man's land, on the contrary, there are not many women here. It's just that what they hold in their hands is not an embroidery needle, but a bright saber.

In front of these women were a much larger number of male soldiers. All the soldiers wore filial piety and were all dressed in plain clothes. Sun Meiyao stood in front of the army wearing heavy filial piety, and behind her was the cavalry brigade, the ringing horses in the area of Baoqinggu, and even the entire Sun clan in the Mengyin region. Riding a gun on the shoulder, a saber in the hand. Sun Meiyao, who concentrated the main force of the Shandong cavalry, raised a handful of paper money high

"Uncle! Brother Wangzu! Uncles, go all the way! The girl will avenge you! The Fuso people come and kill one by one, and no one wants to live! (To be continued.) )