"We don't have a lot of opportunities" When the news of the naval battle off Fukushima reached the Japanese base camp, the bigwigs of the navy, army, and political circles realized that the worst moment was approaching! With the defeat of the Russian fleet, the Beiyang fleet may completely eliminate the Makanov fleet in the next battle, and at that time, all of Japan's ports and sea transportation lines will inevitably be exposed to the blows of the Beiyang naval division, and even because of the disappearance of the maritime threat, the Beiyang Fleet may also organize an attack fleet composed of armed merchant ships to strengthen the blockade of Japan. This will undoubtedly be a desperate situation for the troops fighting on the mainland! By that time, Japan's defeat would be inevitable!

"We can't expect victory now, but we need to at least gain a certain advantage on the battlefield in order to gain as much advantage as possible in future negotiations." At the base camp meeting, Emperor Meiji said. For the emperor's words, whether it is political bigwig Hirobumi Ito, or army chief of staff Kawakami Koroku, they can't help but smile bitterly.

Generally speaking, Japan's battle to occupy Korea and attack the northeast was divided into two fronts, the north and the south, of which the Japanese army fighting on the southern front was organized into the First Army of the Army, which was personally commanded by the general Yama Prefecture Aritomo, and under the command of the first division of the mountain Genji, under the jurisdiction of two brigades and regiments, an artillery wing, and two brigades of cavalry and engineers. and Katsura Taro's 3rd Division, which was similar in size and size to the attack on the Yalu River defensive line. In addition to the two integrated divisions, there was the 12th Mixed Brigade of Hasegawa Yoshimichi, and the 11th Infantry Brigade of Yasumi Odera At the same time, it was also equipped with a heavy artillery unit directly under the old Japanese base camp of Wada. Attack the Beiyang Naval Division's bases on the Liaodong Peninsula in Lushun and Dalian Bay. Its strength and equipment are also the best among the Japanese army.

The other unit was commanded by General Oyama Iwa, and the 2nd Division and the 5th Division of Nozu Michikani were under its command. then launched an attack on the front line of Liaoyang and Fengtian. Its main force was divided into two routes, of which the 2nd Division set out from Kuandian and attacked Lianshanguan after the first battle of Saimaji, while the 5th Division attacked after the two battles of Phoenix City and Tongyuan Fort. It also arrives near Lianshan Pass and Motianling. The Northwest Lian Army stationed here and the Northeast Zhulu Army of Iktanga were forced to fight a decisive battle with the Second Army under the command of Dashanyan in order to keep Liaoyang.

At this time, both sides have reached the point where there is no way to retreat, and Japan knows it. The supply lines behind them were already in jeopardy, and if they could not gain an advantage on the land battlefield in a short period of time, then the Japanese army would eventually lose because they ran out of ammunition and food. And the Qing army has absolutely no way to retreat, behind is Liaoyang, and then behind is Shengjing! The land of Longxing of the entire Manchu people! Whether it's Ronglu or Iktanga, they can't afford to lose it!!

As a result, the 100,000 armies of the two sides launched a decisive battle on the front line of Lianshan Pass and Motianling, although there was a sense of death, but the Eight Banners and the border army had already been corrupted to a certain extent, and most of the troops were temporarily grouped. There is no collaboration between them at all. And at the same time in terms of ordnance. Especially in terms of artillery, there is a lot of difference between it and the two main Japanese divisions, so although this battle caused large casualties to Japan, Motianling still did not hold. Subsequently, Dashanyan began to march towards Liaoyang!

On the other hand, the progress of the First Army, which was personally commanded by Youpeng in Yama County, was much slower. The strength of the entire 2 divisions plus 2 brigades faced the new forces in Beiyang, Liangguang and Taiwan. However, they did not have much superiority in field battles, and this is not to say that the combat effectiveness of the Beiyang Huai army was much higher than that of Japan, but the fundamental reason for this was that the logistical pressure was too great.

UNLIKE THE SECOND ARMY THAT ATTACKED LIAOYANG, IN ORDER TO KNOCK OPEN THE DIFFICULT WALNUT OF LUSHUN FORTRESS, THE JAPANESE ARMY SPECIALLY TRANSFERRED A LARGE NUMBER OF 120 AND 107 HEAVY ARTILLERY AND SOME 280MM HEAVY SIEGE GUNS FROM CHINA. In order to capture the fortress of Arthur, the Japanese not only searched the entire arsenal, but even transferred almost all the horses they could find in the country. So much so that the conscripts who accompanied the First Army were simply not enough. Even a large number of troops were transferred over to help with logistical transportation! …,

The long lines of communication, a large number of unarmed recruits, slow and heavy transport vehicles, and fragile supply lines have obviously become the best targets for the cavalry in Beiyang to strike, and it is quite interesting to say that the formation process of this army is quite interesting. Li Hongzhang before entering Beijing. Xu Jie once stressed the importance of organizing a highly mobile force. In the process of Beijing's game with the imperial court, Li Hongzhang finally asked for a batch of war horses from the miserly Qing Dynasty. And the horses are there, but the riders are not sufficient. Neither the Hunan army nor the Huai army had a large number of cavalry establishments. It is obviously impossible to get a group of people who can only ride horses to charge into battle as cavalry. And the Mongolian horse is also not superior in impact and explosiveness. It's just that adaptability and stamina are better.

"Why don't you just form a cavalry infantry." I don't know who mentioned such a sentence, and the result made the eyes of the army bigwigs shine. I have machine guns and mortars in my hands, so why do I have to get so close to fight with a saber. It's good to use the war horse as a means of transportation. So this maneuvering horseback and dismounted force in battle unleashed a ferocious blow to the fragile supply lines of the Japanese First Army in the vast northeast, carrying out someone's suggestion that "the enemy kill all, and do not take prisoner." "You can grab everything you can't, and burn everything you can't." These two principles. The main transport artery that supplied the Japanese front-line operations was bled everywhere!

But even so, under the multiple blows of the frontal blockade of the Beiyang, the flank detour and the sneak attack from behind, Japan relied on its numerical superiority and finally climbed outside the city of Jinzhou, as long as it could knock Jinzhou down, then the Japanese army was only one step away from its most rear-end target, Weihai. At this moment, almost all Japanese troops saw the dawn of victory. But there are friends and others in Shan County who know what they are about to face, and the so-called dawn of victory is just an illusion! Because they know that behind the Golden State there is something waiting for them.

In Jinzhou and Lushun, there are nearly 70,000 long-resting Beiyang Zhulu troops, strong fortresses and powerful artillery. They could always receive supplies and reinforcements by sea from Tianjin and the south. STRONG CEMENT FORTRESSES AND A COMPLETE TRENCH SYSTEM CONSTITUTED THE PERFECT GROUND DEFENSE SYSTEM OF THAT ERA, AND IN THESE BUNKERS AND FORTIFICATIONS, THERE WERE STILL MANY LARGE-CALIBER LONG-RANGE ARTILLERY LURKING, THE JAPANESE ARMY'S PROUD 280MM ARTILLERY HAD NO ADVANTAGE IN RANGE AT ALL, AND HASTILY BUILT FIELD ARTILLERY BUNKERS WERE NOT ENOUGH TO BLOCK THE ATTACK OF HEAVY ARTILLERY! If you don't have the advantage of heavy artillery, do you still have to take people to fill it?!

And compared with the battlefield situation, what is even more desperate is that Japan has been broken in the overall situation, after the defeat of the United Fleet, almost all the large ports in the Japanese mainland have been hit and blockaded by the Beiyang to varying degrees, as an island country, grain and principles need to be imported from abroad, and the port is blocked, and the transport ship is destroyed, which is tantamount to cutting off a person's blood vessels. And the defeat of Japan after being cut off by the main artery can already be described as just around the corner. And after the defeat of Japan, there was no reparation and no land cession, so what could it use to make up for the wounds of the war? No one can answer this question.

It was once proposed to attack Lushun to force Beiyang, the strongest main battle faction in the Qing state, to make concessions. But now it seems that Li Hongzhang will not give up the war because a fortress is in danger of being attacked, because Li Hongzhang also needs to be compensated from the ruins of Japan's war preparations! On this life-and-death issue, Li Hongzhang will absolutely not give in.

But as a soldier, Shan County has friends who know what to do. In front of him is the gateway to Lushun, Jinzhou, and Shan County Youpeng must capture this fortress at all costs! IN THIS LIFE-AND-DEATH BATTLE, NEITHER SIDE HAD RESERVATIONS, AND THE MOST ELITE NANYANG CHINESE NEW ARMY AND THE TAIWANESE CHINESE NEW ARMY WERE ALMOST ALL PUT INTO ACTION, AND EVEN SOME OF THE 240MM HEAVY COASTAL DEFENSE GUNS IN WEIHAI WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE BATTERIES NEAR JINZHOU. And various obstacles such as barbed wire, minefields, ravines and so on almost traverse the entire line of defense. In the back, a large number of machine-gun and mortar bunkers and trench communication roads connected the entire defense system into a single unit. …,

And the Japanese army, after arriving, did not rush to attack the city. A large number of reconnaissance teams were sent out to reconnoiter the enemy. A large number of troops and sappers worked together to build fortifications and field artillery positions, and a large number of mortars and 75 rows of battalion guns were pushed into concealed positions less than 1,000 meters from the front line. THE 107MM CANNON AND 120MM HEAVY ARTILLERY FORM A HEAVY ARTILLERY GROUP TOGETHER WITH THE 280MM HEAVY ARTILLERY, READY TO ATTACK THE EXPOSED FIRE POINTS AT ANY TIME!

May 23, 1895! The siege of Jinzhou by the First Army of the Japanese Army officially began. In the morning light, the Japanese assault troops moved through the communication trenches to the starting positions, and the heavy guns of various calibers hidden in the field artillery fortifications also poked out the barrels one after another. Under the operation of artillery, slowly aim at the city of Jinzhou in the distance!

"Let's get started, we only have one chance, and the ammunition in stock will definitely not support the next firepower support of this scale. Behind the Golden State, it is Lushun! The base of the Northern Fleet! There is the Beiyang Fleet and the most well-equipped military port in all of Asia! Youpeng of Shanxian looked at Jinzhou City in the distance and said in a deep voice.

"All the officers and men of our Third Division will attack according to the plan after the artillery clears the enemy's outer bunkers and minefields, and my assault team will directly tear through the defense system of the Qing State." Katsura Taro said loudly.

"My 1st Division will cooperate with General Katsura Taro's actions, after the 3rd Division opens the breach. Our division will enter the battlefield from both flanks, consolidate and widen the gap, and provide cover for the 3rd Division. Motoji Yamagi replied with some reluctance that the main attack task should have been undertaken by his own troops, but because his performance outside Pyongyang City disappointed the base camp, he let Katsura Taro snatch the task that should have belonged to the 1st Division.

"Gentlemen, do your best. The rise and fall of the imperial kingdom is here to fight! Shan County Youpeng nodded and said. It's been less than 15 minutes since the attack began!

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