What is the difference between today's Japan and the current 'My Daisei'? No different. Equally, unequal treaties were signed one after another. The reason why many people feel that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is much softer than Japan's knees is simply because Japan has subsequently grown stronger and become one of the world's top powers, leaving China with the most painful damage in the modern century. Many people subconsciously think that Japan is powerful, and they don't know that small Japan and the Manchus are in the same situation at this time.

And Japan, fortunately, with its narrow market and poor country, was not very attractive to the European and American powers. Fortunately, it is next to China, a fat meat that attracts the attention of all the great powers.

Japan has also experienced the shame of the attack of the black ships, the shame of the Anglo-Saxon War, the shame of the Shimonoseki War, and has not won a single victory in the foreign world, but God also loves little Japan, and these are not very large. It simply cannot be compared to the two Opium Wars.

Japan is now in the midst of an indignant effort to become stronger, and the growth of its national strength and the strength of its military are facts that are visible to the naked eye. But whether you can win against foreigners or not, no one dares to pack a ticket. In the original Shimonoseki War, the United States only pursued the Wyoming of the Southern Army attack ship and came to the East, and the naval forces of the Choshu Domain suffered heavy losses, and the retaliation was successful, and the artillery of the Choshu Domain Fort, as well as the energy of the Anglo-Sasa War, the time has just passed ten years, and the memory of the little devil is not so bad.

Liu Xian was a real general who had seen the real chapter with Russia and France, the two first-class European powers, and won the battle under unfavorable conditions, and his reputation was still a bit of a deterrent to the generals of the Japanese army.

"Dashan-kun, don't be presumptuous. Although Liu Xian is prestigious, you are also the best elite of my Imperial Japanese Kingdom. I don't know how our enemies managed to defeat Lu and France. All I know is that he is a traditional general who has never received a modern military education.

And you. Dashanjun, the experience of staying in Europe for four years, your efforts, everyone in the imperial court and the opposition are obvious to all. ”

Akihito Komatsumiya did not deny Liu's record, and he found an excellent breakthrough point. Really. As soon as the words fell, there were exclamations of 'Yo Xi' all around.

Yes, Western-style modern military education. After four years of cultivation, Dashanyan also personally experienced the Franco-Prussian War of hundreds of thousands of people, and he definitely has an advantage over Liu Xian in this regard.

"When the First Brigade of the Einsatzgruppen was established, the first thing that came to everyone's mind as the commander of the brigade was Dashan-kun."

Dashanyan wants to say that the heart is like stopping water at this time, it is nonsense. Akihito Komatsumiya is completely admiring tone, which makes Dashan Yan's heart hot like fire at the moment. Death for a confidant! This meaning can be used to explain the psychology of Dashanyan at this moment.

Hisunao Oshima was standing on the east bank of the Tama River, holding a telescope and looking at the pro-army positions that were faintly visible for miles away.

The Miura Peninsula, which has a smooth road, is not as good as the Boso Peninsula on the other side of Tokyo Bay, and it is true that 90% of the land is plain and half a river. Half a cent hill bag.

The Tama River is also a big river that flows through Kanagawa and other four prefectures [Japan's county system is very large, and Yokohama City belongs to Kanagawa Prefecture], the land on both sides of the river is very flat, and the Japanese army has not formed the concept of in-depth defense, and the front line is just a very thin trench + breastwork + civil fortress, with about 1,000 soldiers. Wing Commander Hisunao Oshima of the 1st Infantry Wing in Jintai, Tokyo, was the commander of this front.

All the Japanese artillery was on the west bank of the Tama River, and there was a boat docked on the shore. This was to prevent the defenders on the east bank from being able to support the opium retreat. A backup for bridges that have been blown up or blocked.

In the afternoon, the forward troops of the Qin army appeared in front of the Japanese position on the east bank of the Heting Stone Bridge. But before that, days of shelling. The bilateral artillery battle is the appetizer of this offensive and defensive battle.

Liu Xian did not know what Beijing's reaction was, whether it had formally agreed to mediation, whether the Qing government had reached a cease-fire agreement with the Japanese envoy to China, and anyway, if the written notice did not reach him in one day, he would be able to let go of his hands and fight hard.

The combined fleet approached the mouth of the Tama River. It was another important defensive area for the Japanese army. Without a heavy garrison, the Qin army's troops could have landed on the west bank by steamer. In this way, it can disperse a lot of Japanese forces, and at the same time, it can also keep an eye on the Japanese navy. The latter is no better than the Combined Fleet. All of them are large ships, even the two smallest ironclad gunboats, and the draft is not something that Tama River can bear.

The Japanese Navy in Tokyo Bay, except for the two ships Yunyang and Fengxiang, but there are also gunboats smaller than the Meng Chun. If the entrance to the Tama River is not strangled, the gunboats rushed into the Tama River at a critical time, although they could not cross the bridge, the threat of artillery was also a big damage to the attacking Qin army.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The shells on both sides were like dumplings, and they roared for more than half an hour without stopping.

The Qin army had been prepared for a long time, and the Japanese army was at the doorstep, and there was no shortage of shells on both sides.

The artillery battle lasted until half past three in the afternoon, and the shelling lasted for almost an hour and a half. The Qin army did not suffer many casualties, and the zigzag anti-artillery trenches and anti-artillery holes made the Japanese army's 57, 60, 75 or 76 three-inch guns useless. However, the Japanese army suffered a lot of losses in the bombardment of the Qin army, and the two bridgeheads were the focus of the Qin army's attack, and they were completely ploughed and covered with charred mud everywhere.

The fortifications were blown up into the sky one after another, and the civil fortifications were on the verge of withdrawing from the stage in the current war, and the shallow trenches of the Japanese army in a straight line could not completely prevent the flying shells. Of particular importance was the fact that the second bridge on the Tama River, a long brick and wood bridge with a total length of nearly 100 meters, had been completely destroyed by shells on the eastern side of the bridge. Because the bridge is made of stone, it still communicates the two sides of the Tama River steadily.

Oshima Hisuno's face was ugly, and many Japanese soldiers were not killed by shells or shrapnel, but were completely shocked to death, and the bunker collapsed and suffocated. The shells whistled, and he saw with his own eyes that a fortification at the front of the position had been sent into the sky, and Second Lieutenant Sanada inside was shattered along with more than a dozen soldiers with him. Oshima Hisunao didn't know how much damage the Japanese army's own artillery inflicted on the Qin army, he only knew that many Japanese soldiers who were lucky enough not to be killed in the first time after the collapse of the fortifications or were torn to pieces by shrapnel were all holding their heads and running away. And this only delayed their lives for a few seconds, and they would also be blown to pieces in the subsequent rain of shells. Without the shelter of the fortifications, under such intensive shelling, the subsequent shells will completely wipe out the last piece of minced meat they left in this world......

The massive shelling was extremely shocking. Although the scale of the Battle of Tama River was really not large, in the Eastern world, the artillery battle between the two armies with 1560 new breech guns had lost three, four, and five times the amount of firepower compared to the previous wars......

This is a landmark battle.

The school-shot balloon floats high in the air. To the eyes of the lookout above, it was scorched earth mixed with stumps that flew into the sky, then poured like dumped sand into the crater-strewn ground. Suffocating smoke and dust tumbled in the air like boiling water in a boiling pot. A wave has not settled, and another wave has risen. Reflected in the flickering orange light from time to time, it was a complete hellish scene......

At 3:30, a group of 100 Qin soldiers launched a tentative attack on the opposite Japanese front.

Oshima Hisashi was stunned for a moment, then exhaled lightly, and a sneer hung on the corner of his mouth. The Japanese defense line in Hedong was very badly damaged, and Liu Xian did not dare to launch a fierce attack at this time, but the temptation of a small force. It really surprised Hisunao Oshima.

One moment they were ready to retreat at any time, and the next moment they were full of confidence to hold their positions.

At the same time as the Qin soldiers of this squadron launched an attack, a large number of Qin soldiers waved their sapper shovels and began to dig tunnels to the west with all their might. That's a cheerful marmot.

Japanese generals such as Oyama Iwa on the western line of the Tama River also breathed a sigh of relief at this time. Someone even launched a ridicule - are there any immortals in war? Does he want to capture the Tama River without casualties?

In the eyes of the Japanese soldiers, taking advantage of this opportunity to attack regardless of casualties is the most correct choice!

You must know that under heavy shelling, the losses of the Japanese troops on the front line were not small. Even the surviving soldiers trembled and held their heads in their hands......

"Woo Woo ......"

There was no artillery on the battlefield. In the face of an attack of only 100 people, it is as sparse as scattering sesame seeds, and it is a shame and a waste for such an enemy to bombard with artillery groups.

The Japanese are now trying their best to fight the Qin army, but this does not mean that they have countless ammunition to squander.

Japan is still a small, poor country that is not completely self-sufficient in guns and ammunition.

But when the Qin soldiers entered a distance of 200 meters in front of the position, the Japanese began to shoot. It was a very neat and powerful salvo.

"Bang!" As loud as artillery. The white smoke of gunpowder also instantly enveloped the Japanese position.

The soldiers of the Qin army who were striding forward in stride rushed forward in an instant, and one by one they fell to the ground, or half-knelt on the ground. "Xiu Xiu ......" also fired bullets to counterattack the Japanese army.

Completely lying on the ground, the actions of the Qin soldiers made the Japanese army stunned for a moment. In the army of this era, it is really rare to see troops attacking completely on their stomachs.

There were trenches in the defense, which is generally recognized today, more than a decade after the rise of breech guns. But the attacking troops, straightening up, lined up in dense queues, striding towards the opponent's position, this is the mainstream of today's world.

The Japanese army first studied under France, and the victory of Germany in the Franco-Prussian War allowed the Japanese army to change its approach and learn from the German army. The German Army, which is now known as the world's largest army, has never seen such a war fought in Dashanyan. (To be continued) R580