The sound of artillery in Tongyuan Fort reached the front line of Beiweizi, and the sound of artillery stopped the charging army. The Qing army is launching an attack on Tongyuan Fort at this moment, and once Tongyuan Fort falls, the entire Ninth Brigade will have no way to retreat. This is the common idea of all the soldiers.

"Order the troops, stop the attack, immediately restrain the troops, and retreat back!" Almost subconsciously, Yoshimasa Oshima shouted at the staff officer behind him. But it was too late. The 11th and 21st Wings had just withdrawn from the front line and had no time to gather their troops, and the dense artillery batteries of the Qing army were overwhelming.

Hearing the cannon sound of Tongyuan Fort, and seeing the beginning of the retreat, the army retreated. Ouyang Zhenhua gently raised his right hand, and waved it violently as he spoke: "Order." All the artillery of the artillery regiment opened fire, destroying the battle sequence of the army, destroying all the targets of the army that could be seen, and giving me non-stop fire until all the shells were gone! ”

In an instant, the roar of the earth shaking filled the entire valley, and the main artillery group, which had not fired all this time, launched a sudden attack on the formation of the assembled and adjusted troops with a powerful attack force of three salvos per minute.

Boom Boom Boom Boom ...... The dense artillery blasted large craters under the mountain, and countless severed limbs and stumps and entire human bodies were flipped into the air. The overwhelming artillery fire smashed fiercely into the dense columns of the Japanese army, and the stormy shells shrouded the two wings of the Japanese army in the open field, and countless pillars of smoke rose in the ranks of the Japanese army, and every explosion was accompanied by countless flesh and blood being lifted into the air. Before the troops who had just withdrawn from the Qing army's position could react, they were covered by the sudden heavy artillery fire. It was useless to form any formation, only to keep struggling to find a hidden position, and let out hoarse screams......

At this moment, judging from the density of artillery fire of the Qing army, there are at least 40 guns. In the forward command post of the Ninth Brigade of the Chinese Army, all the officers of the Chinese Army were stunned at this moment. More than three times the size of the 9th Brigade. The Ninth Brigade, which is the elite brigade of the Japanese army, has only 12 artillery pieces, and it has not yet reached Tongyuan Fort. Such a heavy artillery fire was thrown on the soldiers of the two wings in the open field, and the artillery of the Qing army was obviously carefully calculated, and the dense artillery fire quickly covered the entire retreat of the 9th Brigade. And behind the 9th Brigade, the 3rd Regiment of the Qing Army has also appeared. The Ninth Brigade is completely finished.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the time has come to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor...... "Yoshimasa Oshima choked and drew his saber. At this moment, Yoshimasa Oshima understood that he had been careful or had been ambushed. This Qing army did not return to Tianzhuangtai, but dug a trap for the Ninth Brigade here. It's just that he doesn't understand why the main force of the Qing army is not ambushing him here.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, it is better to rush forward. There was no artillery in the first regiment of the Qing army in front. A staff officer reminded.

yes, I didn't think of it. Seeing hope, Yoshimasa Oshima immediately ordered: "Everyone charges towards the first regiment of the Qing army, and only by rushing through the defense of the first regiment can they survive." ”

Unfortunately, his orders still did not reach the command. A cannonball accurately hit his command. The 9th Brigade of the Army became even more disorganized after losing its command. All the soldiers knew was to find a place where they could hide.

30 minutes, a full 30 minutes of artillery saturation attack. It is said that all the officers and men of the Ninth Brigade of the Army have lost their fighting spirit, and there is no need to waste it anymore. Ouyang Zhenhua decisively stopped the shelling and ordered the infantry to attack.

The choking smoke in the air was mixed with the strong smell of blood, making it almost impossible to breathe. The soldiers of the Ninth Brigade of the Yue Army, who were lucky enough to escape the shelling, looked at the miserable situation in front of them with dull eyes and despair at this moment, and many people began to vomit and tremble all over their bodies. Not far away, the Qing army approached in a neat queue. But the courage of the soldiers of the 9th Brigade of the Army to pick up a gun has long been gone.

"What are they doing? Who said they were going to be captured. Have they all forgotten Lushun. Tell every soldier that we don't need prisoners. Ouyang Zhenhua looked at the scene of collecting the captives under the mountain, and said dissatisfied.

The artillery unit of the 9th Brigade of the Chinese Army, which was 10 miles outside Tongyuan Fort, was also attacked by a battalion of the 2nd Regiment. In the face of the superiority of the second regiment's firepower, they finally abandoned all 12 guns and fled backwards.

Victory! Victory! In Beiweizi Village at sunset, the mountains are full of the shouts of the Qing army. This was the first victory won by the Qing army since the beginning of the First Sino-Japanese War, and it was also the first victory in which the Qing army was completely annihilated. During the entire battle starting from Liujiahe, the Qing army used machine guns and trenches, and more than 6,000 people of an elite brigade of the Qing army were completely annihilated under the design of the Qing army. The Qing army paid the price of less than 500 killed. The Qing soldiers waved the rifles in their hands and hugged wildly, jumped and shouted on the position. Victorious, we won, and likewise lost brothers. Celebratory cheers were mixed with whispered sobs. On the top of the mountain, the five-star dragon flag of the Qing army fluttered in the sunset.

Ouyang Zhenhua ordered with a calm face: "Lei Zhenchun, bring ten 37mm mountain guns and as many shells as possible, and bury all the other artillery pieces on the spot." The whole army did not take a break, gave up all the logistical baggage, each person brought enough dry food for 4 days, and advanced lightly, and the whole army pointed directly at Tianzhuang Terrace! ”

On November 22, 1894, except for the artillery company, the strength of the Ninth Brigade of the Ninth Brigade of the Yue Army was wiped out in Beiweizi Village, and there were no prisoners. During the First Sino-Japanese War, Yoshimasa Oshimasa, the commander of the 9th Pioneer Brigade of the Chinese Army, was killed, and his head was finally dumped as garbage in a wilderness in Niuzhuang.

Looking at the Jiping Second Ship that was getting closer and closer, Togo Heihachiro was full of ambition, and this battle was bound to annihilate the Beiyang Fleet.

The four ships of Jiyuan, Pingyuan, Songdao, and Yamato left the main camp of the fleet and began to fight chaotically again. The Jiping Second Ship, which had the advantage of ships, was able to draw because Pingyuan only had one tail gun. The officers and men of the Beiyang Fleet not far away could only watch from the front of the army. On the Dingyuan, the decisive battle flag was raised. Commander Ta Nelang Weili ordered: "There is no way to retreat, you should have the consciousness of sinking with the ship." Leaning in, the ships are ready for a close artillery battle. ”

It is like a close-to-the-air artillery battle of a warship with a cavalry sabre, even if the barrel is flattened, there is no need to aim. The armor of Dingzhen withstood the shelling of the Zhuyue army, but the ship could not withstand the 305-millimeter explosion in Dingzhen. This is the only way Luang Wei Li can think of coming and going at the moment.

But before the two fleets could attack, countless huge pillars of black smoke rose in the distance, and judging from the pillars of smoke, it was a large fleet. However, the report of the mast made Togo Heihachiro a little puzzled: "A small lightning strike ship has been discovered, which is coming at a high speed of 29 knots. ”

That's right, this 29-knots speed is the fast lightning ship cruiser built by Guangxu in Lushun. With a displacement of 900 tons, it was equipped with a power system sufficient to propel the cruiser normally, and it was armed with only a single-barreled 102-mm gun and a torpedo tube in the front and rear. In the era when there were no radio communications, it was too difficult to find a fleet in the middle of nowhere, even if the routes of the Pacific Fleet were known in advance. On the surface of the sea where you can only see the sea and the sky, as long as the course is half a degree up, it is normal to miss more than ten nautical miles. So Guangxu built such a communication ship, which was used to find and guide the route of the Pacific Fleet.

Without waiting for Heihachiro Togo to react, the Mast Lookout reported again in a trembling voice: "A large fleet. ”

Two 10,000-ton ships broke through the waves surrounded by many ships. The huge main formation of two huge ships larger than the Dingyuan ship and two ironclad ships like Dingzhen separated from the flanks.

British Far Eastern Fleet? This is the only fleet with such great strength in the Far East at present, but what are they doing here, do they want to mediate the war between the Qing Dynasty? Or has the Qing State surrendered or has the Qing Emperor been captured? Heihachiro Togo was secretly happy in his heart. But what he saw was that the fleet, which had not been flagged all along, had formed a battle line, and the cruiser formation had split up and surrounded it from the outside. At 4,000 meters, a battle flag painted with a dragon that has never been seen before was hung. The gun barrels of the two giant ships led by them flashed, and the first round of salvos was fired at the same time, and the flags were constantly being played.

Matsushima, who was shelled, hurriedly retreated. "Report, the enemy ships waved the flag, saying that they were the Qing Pacific Fleet and were ordered to annihilate us. He also said......"

"Baga, when will the Qing Kingdom still have such a fleet?" Heihachiro Togo was about to explode in anger, and roared angrily: "What else are you talking about? ”

He also said...... He also said that the whole army should be cut immediately so as not to waste their shells! ”

Look at the Matsushima, which is only 4,000 tons under your feet, and look like a child in front of a 12,000-ton ship. Togo Heihachiro's face turned blue, since the other party had opened fire on his own fleet under the banner of the Great Qing Dynasty. Whether it is the hidden fleet of the Qing State, or someone else's impostor. For the Combined Fleet, it can only be the only fate of total annihilation.

Two columns of water rose behind the Matsushima. Span shot, it means that the opponent has completed aiming, and the difference is a direct hit. Heihachiro Togo put down the binoculars with a calm face, turned around and returned to the command cabin and chose to commit suicide by seppuku.

On the Longyin, the flagship of the Pacific Fleet, Wu Deren, the commander of the fleet, finally breathed a sigh of relief: "It's finally time." Inform the Beiyang Fleet with the flag, and ask them to avoid repairs to the open sea, and leave the army to us for results. The destroyer group was ordered to move around the perimeter to prevent the Japanese from escaping, while the fleets attacked with all their might. Summons all ships, don't forget the Gao Sheng. ”

The Combined Fleet, which had been exhausted by the Great Battle with the Beiyang Fleet and was attacked by a sudden attack, finally collapsed completely with the sinking of the Matsushima. The next to be sunk was the Yoshino, which was hit by two consecutive 203mm guns from the Tiger Heavy Cruiser, and the final explosion of the ammunition depot shattered the entire Yoshino. The second was the Naniwa, which broke off from the middle and sank. And Takachiho, who was engulfed in flames, could only circle at sea and wait for the final fate. As soon as the Pacific Fleet made a move, it knocked out the fastest warships in the fleet one after another. Having lost its most important ability to maneuver, the Combined Fleet had no room to turn back, and only the last resistance remained.

Gao Chiho finally sank, and the destroyer Astute, which had been renamed from the former Chilean Pingdu, rushed up and fired two torpedoes at Gao Chiho and sent him completely into the sea. Hashidate, Hiei, and Chiyoda, which were small ships in front of the Pacific Fleet, could be opponents, and after 30 minutes, there was no longer a single warship on the sea.

Only the Yamato escaped far away, and the Agile Horn of the former Chilean Lynch, which was chasing, was in full swing. The rapid-fire firepower of both sides each pulled out several long tongues of fire, and the fight was very lively. Although the Sensitive has the advantage, it can't do anything with the Yamato for a while.

This scene made the corners of Wu Deren's eyes twitch, it was really like no one in the Pacific Fleet! The whole fleet was to be ordered to launch a saturation artillery strike against the Yamato. Fortunately, there was a reminder from Cheng Cheng, chief of staff of the fleet, not to mention that this saturation artillery strike was far from worth the money for shells against such a small ship, but also that before going to sea, Mr. Li conveyed the emperor's decree that as long as possible, he would try to capture a warship.

After the 305-mm heavy gun of the Ryuyin fired a threatening shell at the Yamato, the explosion at close range shook the entire Yamato, and after seeing the signal that the Pacific Fleet would either kill all or surrender, the Yamato finally raised the white flag.

On November 22, 1894, the naval battle of Rongcheng Bay on the Shandong Peninsula was annihilated, except for the surrender of the Yamato. All but one of the 6th Division, which was landing, were killed. Again, there were no prisoners. (To be continued.) )