If the simple Mudantai Heights are lost, or if the entire Datongjiang defense line is tightened, it is not enough for Nie Shicheng to immediately prepare to retreat, because even if the Mudantai Heights are missed, the Datongjiang defense line is tight. The Japanese still only quite knocked on the shell of Pyongyang's defensive line. The Mudodai Heights are gone, and the Japanese army can certainly push the artillery to the high ground, but the Qing army's 105MM heavy artillery can still fire at the Japanese army's 75MM artillery on the mountain. THE ENTIRE DEFENSIVE LINE WILL NOT COLLAPSE IMMEDIATELY, AND THE 280MM HOWITZERS THAT THE JAPANESE ARMY IS PROUD OF WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BLOW UP THE CITY OF PYONGYANG AT ALL UNLESS THEY ARE RESET. Although the Datong River defense line is in an emergency, the front is basically stable, and it is still possible to hold out for a while.

And in the end, there was only one reason why Nie Shicheng decided to retreat quickly, and that was Nozu Michikan, who had never had a sense of existence! This poor supporting character was despised because of the unfavorable operation of the Battle of Wolbong Mountain, and the heavy artillery, materials and supplies were first supplied to the Wonsan Group and then to Nozu Michikan, and the lack of strength of Nozu Michikan could only play soy sauce!

However, with the mountainous Yuanzhi, he was beaten by Nie Shicheng in the offensive and defensive battle of Pyongyang. The powerful Wonsan group was trapped under the fortified city, and the soldiers who were replenished with armaments suffered huge losses and made no progress. (Well, actually, both sides were beaten to the head.) However, in the eyes of the Japanese base camp, as long as Nie Shicheng still occupies this Pyongyang city, then the battle evaluation can only be evaluated by the times, giving you enough soldier equipment and supplies, but the result is still not defeated, this is definitely about to challenge the bottom line of the base camp bosses!! ）

As the saying goes, you can't put all your eggs in one basket, so in the recent supply quota, in addition to the 280MM heavy artillery that promised Momoharu Yamagi to provide him with offensive weapons, the supply quota of Nozu Michikani was also increased, and the number of light artillery and mortar guns and ammunition were increased according to the requirements of the counterpart.

This time, Nozu Michikani also learned well. He knew that if he cooperated with the mountain genji to besiege Pyongyang, he could certainly further disperse Nie Shicheng's forces and provide assistance for the mountain genji's attack. But in this way, from the perspective of Nozu Michikan, his own troops are equivalent to making wedding clothes for others, and it is difficult for the first division with more heavy artillery and strength to tear apart the turtle shell of the other party, so what can these troops armed with camp artillery and light artillery be? EVEN IF THE WONSAN GROUP USED 280MM HEAVY ARTILLERY TO BLOW UP THE MUDODAE HEIGHTS AND EVEN THE CITY OF PYONGYANG INTO FLYING ASHES, IT WOULD BE THE CREDIT OF THE FIRST DIVISION, WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH ITSELF?

So after weighing the pros and cons, Nozu Michikan finally found a way to annihilate a large number of enemies without losing too many troops! That is the back road to outflank Nie Shicheng! In fact, Nie Shicheng's layout is not difficult to see through at all. Tens of thousands of Qing troops were trapped in the lonely city, which was definitely a dead end, and it was impossible to retreat north by land. Not to mention that in the field situation, the remaining troops of Beiyang were not at all the hands of the 1st Division of the Mountain Genji. In terms of mobility, if you want to transport a large amount of artillery equipment and supplies back to the Qing country by land for long distances, it is basically impossible.

Therefore, Nie Shicheng's only way to retreat is to take the sea route, so Nozu Daoguan only needs to set up an ambush on the distance from Pyongyang City to the mouth of the Taedong River! How easy is this task? IN THE FIELD, WITHOUT STRONG FORTIFICATIONS, THE 105MM HOWITZERS OF THE QING ARMY COULD NOT BE DEPLOYED AT ANY TIME TO SUPPORT AT ANY TIME. As for those annoying mortars and light machine guns? The light artillery and mortar that my brother specially asked for were to deal with these things! Although the quality is not as good as that of Beiyang, our quantity is still a lot. At the end of the day, the result was that Nie Shicheng, who was forced out of Pyongyang by the mountain Genji with 280 heavy artillery. will be annihilated by themselves on the way from Pyongyang to the sea!

Therefore, in addition to mobilizing a part of the heavy artillery and infantry to put pressure on the Qing army in Pyongyang from the south, most of the infantry and almost all the cavalry of Nozu Michikan, plus almost all of the light artillery, mortar artillery and camp artillery were used to block the rear road of the Beiyang Army Division. And this is exactly what worries Nie Shicheng. The front can't be blocked, and you can change and retreat, blocking layer by layer. After all, although there are many heavy artillery pieces in the mountainous Yuanzhi, the price is that the mobility is too low. Therefore, once Nie Shicheng decided to retreat, it would be difficult for the heavy artillery of the First Division to play a corresponding role. But the back road is blocked, and it's obviously not fun, leaving the strong city defense to attack the opponent's preset position? The offensive and defensive momentum has completely changed! …,

So before the back road is completely blocked. Nie Shicheng sent the relevant information back. And he began to prepare for a breakthrough. What is the focus of the breakout? Equipped lightly and quickly, all pots and pans will be lost except for the necessary supplies and weapons, not to mention, the distance from Pyongyang City to the western coast is only 30KM. Therefore, in terms of supply, Nie Shicheng tried to compress rations as much as possible and increase the proportion of weapons and ammunition, why? There are still several lines of defense waiting for you in Nozu Michikan. As for the tent or something, you can take it away, and if you can't take it away, you will burn it directly.

Then there is the issue of artillery. Let's be honest. AT PRESENT, THERE ARE BASICALLY NOT MANY 75MM LEVEL GUNS LEFT ON THE FRONT LINE OF THE BEIYANG ARMY, AND LONG-TERM AND HIGH-INTENSITY ARTILLERY FIRE. There are bunkers on both sides, and that is to see who has more artillery and whose artillery is bigger. There are no tricks to tell. Mortars and grenadiers have less losses because they are easy to transfer, and they can be carried with the army without a problem. BUT THE REMAINING 105MM HEAVY HOWITZERS OF THE BEIYANG ARMY ARE A PROBLEM, THIS MULTI-TON GADGET IS NOT EASY TO MOVE, FOR THE LACK OF HORSES IN THE BEIYANG, IT CAN BE SLOWLY TRANSPORTED TO PYONGYANG BACK THEN, BUT NOW IT IS DIFFICULT TO RETREAT.

"Shoot all the shells and blow them up." Looking at the heavy artillery in front of him, Ma Yukun felt that his heart was bleeding. When did the Beiyang Field Force have such a good artillery? Not to mention the great power, the range is still very long, and if it were not for these artillery, the Pyongyang garrison would not be able to hold out today.

"Junmen, can't we dismantle it and transport it away? Definitely not holding back. A squad leader begged.

"Blown up, it's an order." Ma Yukun grimaced. Then he walked to the side of the artillery and pointed to the rifling inside. "For such a long time, the barrel of this cannon is almost useless, go back, there are better equipment and artillery waiting for everyone, I, Ma Yukun, promised. After speaking, Ma Yukun pointed to the sapper sent from the headquarters next to him and said, "After the most difficult shot, the shell will explode!" ”

Just when Ma Yukun was dealing with the aftermath of the artillery, Nie Shicheng finally received Xu Jie's reply. Inside is a letter, a picture. Looking at the picture, Nie Shi has established Ma Le! This is a sketch of Nozu Michiko's defense line. There are no points of fire or troop deployments, but the locations of several main lines of defense along the Nozu Road are marked on the map. Nozu Michikan had a good idea and was extremely correctly arranged. Even the selected position of the defensive line is not bad, and there is enough depth between the defensive line and the defensive line, even if the first line is breached, his own rout still has a chance to regroup. However, Nozu Michikani made one of the most fatal mistakes!

His line of defense is so close to the sea!! What does this mean? This means that the back lines of defense in the field do not need to be done by Nie Shicheng at all, as long as Xu Jie's fleet arrives and goes down with a random cannon, those few defense lines built in the field will be completely finished! What kind of artillery is an army gun? Can it be compared to naval guns? TAKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE 280MM SIEGE CANNON OF THE MOUNTAIN GENJI. WITH A RANGE OF LESS THAN 8KM, A 217KG SHELL LOOKS MIGHTY, BUT IN REALITY? It is far from the 10-inch main gun of the Garibaldi type battleship, and the 20-degree elevation angle can hit the range of 18KM! (Of course, whether you can be accurate at that distance is another matter.) However, Japan used this kind of gun to carry out ultra-long-range shooting at Lushunkou in those years), the shell is a 227KG shell, and the rate of fire is incomparable.

Even the projection of the 8-inch 40L main gun of the Guiyuan level is quite terrifying in the eyes of the army. As for the many 6-inch or 4.7-inch rapid-fire guns above, these are quite common on battleships, and can only be used as secondary guns in the army, which is a weapon that can only be possessed by divisions and even military levels! And it's rapid-fire, if you don't know the field fortifications within the range of the opponent's artillery, isn't that looking for death? Could it be that Nozu Michikan's head burned?

This is a bit wronged, Nozu Michikan. No matter what you say. As a division commander, he still has the most basic military qualities, and the reason why he made such a tactical arrangement is nothing more than the following reasons. First, there is the question of geography. The straight-line distance from Pyongyang to the sea is only 30KM? If nothing happens, you'll be at the beach in one day. And part of this 30KM is controlled by the Pyongyang garrison. In this way, the distance for Nozu Michikani is 20 KM. Although the Beiyang Army suffered heavy losses, with the support of heavy artillery, tens of thousands of people rushed through the more than 20 kilometers, which was not too difficult at all. Secondly, if Beiyang establishes an anchorage on the beachhead, Beiyang reinforcements will come up to respond. Then the situation became that two Beiyang armies went to flank the Fifth Division. This was not heavy artillery and was flanked from both sides. So what's the fight? …,

Second? This question is more complicated. Nozu Michikani didn't give much thought to the factor of the Beiyang Fleet forming a group to watch at all. Why? This starts with the base camp of the Japanese army. After the complete defeat of the Japanese fleet, there was a discussion about whether or not to inform the front of the naval battle off the Datong River. If you don't say it, it's definitely not okay, such a big thing must be prepared by the soldiers on the front line, but how do you say it? That is, the Japanese Navy ran back with 3 ships almost completely annihilated, and the Beiyang Fleet sank 1? Your own supply lines are dangerous. Let's save some money. If this bulletin is sent, it will be strange that the front line will not be chaotic!

Therefore, after the deliberation of the big guys in the base camp. The battle report reads: "After the naval battle of the Datong River, both the enemy and us suffered heavy losses. Half of the warships of our combined fleet remained, and the Beiyang Fleet also suffered huge losses. There is no ability to fight again for several months. "This kind of war report obviously belongs to the kind of lying and not typing drafts, which is much more clever than saying that repeated defeats are repeated defeats! (Actually.) Japan was able to say that Midway was a great victory during World War II, and its wartime ability to lie can be seen. The base camp thought that the army would not have anything to do with the navy, at most it was a matter of supply, but unexpectedly, Nozu Michikan's plan was exactly equivalent to hitting the gun muzzle of the Beiyang Fleet! Isn't this looking for death?

In short, due to subjective or objective reasons, the seemingly perfect layout of Nozu Michikan was a complete tragedy from the beginning. And what awaits the 5th Division will be a hell of blood and fire!

First of all, I would like to thank Han Jiangjiao, a book friend, for his monthly ticket support. In addition, I woke up and found that the new chapter subscriptions were more than 100 less than usual~~, and the new subscriptions yesterday were 200+ less!! Could it be that the side position can only write about naval battles——! In other words, in order to fully describe a historical period, land warfare is still necessary. However, the author will focus on naval warfare in the future——! I also hope that you will bear with me. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )