The Japanese army in Korea was mainly divided into two groups, one was the Nokan Dotsu group and the other was the Wonsan group of the mountain genji. In terms of troops and supplies, the Yuanshan group has a great advantage. Not only did it have the original 1st Division and the 12th Mixed Brigade, but it also won the 4th Brigade of the 2nd Division. and the support of the 2nd Wing of Field Artillery of the 2nd Division.

This is not the end, after the first few tentative attacks, the Japanese army found that the Qing army fortifications that had been stationed in Pyongyang for many days were very strong, and ordinary 75mm guns were difficult to destroy, so the Japanese base camp gritted its teeth and specially transferred a batch of 107mm guns and 120mm guns from the heavy artillery units directly under the base camp to form a temporary artillery factory to support the Wonsan group.

In terms of supply, land and sea supplies were naturally much closer than land routes, although the Japanese Navy also opened a landing ground in Gunsan Bay in accordance with the agreement. But this one is too close to Ri Incheon. The main forces of the Japanese Navy are still being overhauled, and it is not clear what is going on with the main forces of the Beiyang Naval Division.

Therefore, for the sake of safety, the army only transported some less important materials at the Gunsan Bay anchorage, and a large amount of equipment and supplies had to be shipped from Busan. In this way, the supply situation of the Yeguan Daojin Department is worse, and some time ago, he fought with Nie Shicheng's troops in Yuefeng Mountain, and all the departments have certain losses, so their strength is far inferior to that of the Yuanshan Group.

After considering various aspects such as comprehensive troop supply and supply, the Japanese base camp decided to use Nozu Michikan's troops as a partial division to contain the Qing army, and besiege Pyongyang from the north and east with the Wonsan group of the mountainous Genji as the main force. Once the attack is successful, it will move south and wipe out all the Qing troops stationed in Korea.

At the same time, considering that although the land transportation of the Qing army has been cut off, the sea and land transportation is still smooth. (In order to completely cut off the supply of the Qing army.) All warships of the Japanese Combined Fleet will go to the west coast of Korea to take charge of the blockade after the correction is completed. At the same time, in order to cover the convoy in the Korean Strait. The Japanese Navy's minelaying operations need to be strengthened. In order to delay the attack of the Qing Navy without naval cover.

In terms of transportation, in order to be able to provide sufficient materials and soldiers to the Wonshan Group. Japan recruited veterans from other divisions to join Genji Yamachi's troops, and at the same time hired a large number of American and Russian merchant ships to transport supplies for the Japanese army. Historically, both the Qing and Japanese sides hired foreign merchant ships to transport supplies for the army, and at the same time, considering that the attack on Pyongyang would have to cross the Taedong River, the Japanese army also focused on increasing the number of engineers.

Considering that the Japanese army's logistical supply was repeatedly harassed by the Qing army in the Battle of Wolbongsan, and the distance of 280km from Wonsan to Pyongyang City was also a bit long, the Japanese specially dispatched three cavalry brigades. Responsible for the safety of the transport line. These are all outside of the Wonsan Group. It can be said that in order to completely annihilate the Qing army in Korea. In the past 2 months, the Japanese base camp has done its best to prepare.

In the battle of storms, the most critical thing is artillery. In order to be able to knock down the various fortifications in the Pyongyang defense zone little by little. The Japanese army can be described as painstaking. Yoshimasa Oshima and Michikani Nozu had demonstrated that the crowd tactic was largely useless for the Qing army, which was armed with a large number of machine guns and mortars, and that they also had a favorable position. Therefore, the mountain Genji and the generals summed up and decided to use artillery in this way.

The 107mm heavy artillery and 120mm heavy artillery were naturally used to suppress the artillery of the Qing army and attack important strongholds. Meantime. The Japanese also assigned part of the 75mm mountain guns to the various attack groups. It is used to accompany infantry attacks and use direct fire to deal with fire points that appear at any time, while large-caliber mortar guns are used when encountering targets that cannot be hit or destroyed by mountain artillery.

While the Japanese army was in full swing of preparations, the Qing army was also making final preparations. According to intelligence. Nie Shicheng and others already had a certain understanding of the Japanese army's strategy, so when formulating a plan. It was to delay the other side on the Inchon line, and concentrate the main forces near Pyongyang to fight the Japanese army. …,

Taking into account the artillery superiority of the Japanese army. In the construction of fortifications, the dark fort is the main one, and the bright fort is supplemented. Set up a large number of machine guns and mortars to preset positions, and link them with communication trenches. Moreover, behind the main position, a number of defensive lines were also set up, on the one hand, a little breakthrough was placed to collapse the whole line, and on the other hand, tactically, it also played a great role, considering that the Japanese attack was an infantry pig after artillery bombardment. Therefore, in order to reduce the damage of Japanese artillery to the troops, when the Japanese began to attack, only part of the alert troops were left in the main position, and the main force was on standby in the second line, and then after the shelling, they entered the position to fight.

In terms of the armament of light weapons, Shao Yu and others found that without the protection of solid cement fortifications, the heavy machine gun crew was very inconvenient to maneuver because of its heavy weight. Once discovered, eighty percent will be knocked out, so in addition to arranging some heavy machine guns, Nie Shicheng sent the excess heavy machine guns back to Lushun, and equipped more light machine guns with the troops, which greatly improved the survivability of the support firepower.

On the artillery side. The Qing army's 75mm field artillery had some chicken ribs. Not to mention the large weight, and the firing range is inferior to the Japanese 107mm guns and 120mm guns, and the firing angle is not advantageous. So once the artillery is fired, it is easy to be suppressed by the Japanese army. In this case, Nie Shicheng arranged the 75mm gun in two places, one was on a high mountain, and used the height advantage to make up for the lack of artillery range. The other is arranged in reinforced bunkers. These bunkers are all cement fortifications, which are difficult for ordinary artillery to destroy.

At the same time, in order to make up for the density of firepower, Lao Li also specially transported the newly produced 120mm mortar from Italy, which is not a little higher than the original 82mm mortar in terms of range and power, and also takes into account the need for manpower when designing parts, although the weight is very large, but each component is not heavy. These weapons are placed in relatively rear firing positions or in dead spots for howitzer strikes. In later battles there is a very good table xiàn.

And the 105mm howitzer, which was the strongest striking force of the Qing army, was used intensively. Divided into several artillery groups. It is responsible for fire support in key areas and suppressing the opponent's forward long-range artillery.

In terms of overall arrangement, Pyongyang's entire defense system emphasizes that there are multiple layers of defense lines to form a vertical body, and a large number of anti-slope positions are set up, and flank and reverse positions are set up. Extensive placement of minefields. A network of firepower consisting mainly of light machine guns and mortars was formed. At the same time, the setting of multi-layer defense lines makes the entire defense system have enough vertical, effectively preventing a point from being broken through and retreating across the whole line. At the same time, in order to ensure the safety of the rear road and support the front line at any time. Nie Shicheng also left a certain number of reserves.

After two months of preparation, both sides held back their strength. Prepare for a decisive battle around Pyongyang. During the lull before the Great War, the smell of gunpowder could be smelled even in the air. The officers and men of the Beiyang Army strengthened the fortifications and inspected the weapons again and again. Get ready for the bloody battle to come.

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