Chapter 1802: Blocking the Way
More than two hours after the battle, the sky slowly brightened, but the smell of blood in the air did not dissipate with the passage of time, but became more and more intense. As the vision gradually became clearer, the Marines stationed on the docks could finally see the results of last night's brief encounter.
The Qing troops who attacked last night launched an offensive on the Jiang'an pier occupied by the marines on the left and right, but finally stopped outside the pier under the fire of the Haihan army. In fact, the Qing army had formed a breakthrough on the left and right roads, and even broke some of the iron fence barrier that was temporarily laid yesterday, but in the end it was still unable to meet the Haihan army behind the bunker.
The distance between the corpses left by the Qing army and the position of the marines was only about ten meters away, but these overlapping corpses under the noses of the Haihan soldiers also showed that the Qing army's offensive was indeed exhausted, and the remaining short distance of ten meters, it is estimated that it may not be able to fill it with a few hundred people.
On the periphery of the Haihan position, most of the corpses of the Qing troops here were killed by artillery fire, often with broken bodies and arms, and even fewer corpses. The large amount of blood that has flowed to the ground has begun to dry up, which is bound to cause a lot of trouble for the battlefield clean-up work later. There are already crows hovering in the air, and from time to time crows sporadically descend into the distance, and begin to enjoy this freshly baked "feast" on the ground.
Wang Tom was also on the deck with a telescope to observe the results of last night's battle, and the corpses of the Qing soldiers on the ground did not affect his appetite for breakfast. Although he has been in the past for many years, he is still accustomed to eating Western breakfasts such as bread, omelettes, and milk in the morning, and despite being on the battlefield, this special treatment has not been affected. After putting down the binoculars, Tom Wang picked up the sandwich on the plate next to him and took a big bite, as if to show his pride.
Although there were some casualties on his side in the battle last night, judging from the battle process, Wang Tom believed that the performance of the Marine Corps was quite good, and it still maintained an efficient operation in the battle with the enemy at night, and the final battle loss ratio was as high as dozens of times. Wang Tom believed that even if Qian Tiandun's troops came to guard this dock position last night, they should not perform better than his own horses.
As for whether the Qing army will launch another offensive in a similar way during the day, Wang Tom believes that this is extremely unlikely, and the Qing army paid at least hundreds of lives in last night's raid, but this is already the extreme they can do. If it were a daytime battle, that number would have to be multiplied at least several times. The reason is also very simple, the terrain between the dock and Jiulian City is flat and open, and it is easy for Haihan to give full play to the range advantage of weapons, and it will be difficult for the Qing army to reach the sky if they want to shorten the combat distance to within 100 meters, let alone achieve a night attack that is only a few steps away from Haihan's position.
As long as the Qing commanders in Jiulian City did not get dizzy, they probably would not choose to launch a large-scale offensive during the day, which would only repeat their many defeats in Liaodong. The wharf position built by the Combined Fleet on the riverside was like a wedge firmly nailed in the direction of the Qing army's advance, making it impossible for it to smoothly cross the river and go south.
This book was first published in Genesis, and the following will be re-edited later for anti-theft
More than two hours after the battle, the sky slowly brightened, but the smell of blood in the air did not dissipate with the passage of time, but became more and more intense. As the vision gradually became clearer, the Marines stationed on the docks could finally see the results of last night's brief encounter.
The Qing troops who attacked last night launched an offensive on the Jiang'an pier occupied by the marines on the left and right, but finally stopped outside the pier under the fire of the Haihan army. In fact, the Qing army had formed a breakthrough on the left and right roads, and even broke some of the iron fence barrier that was temporarily laid yesterday, but in the end it was still unable to meet the Haihan army behind the bunker.
The distance between the corpses left by the Qing army and the position of the marines was only about ten meters away, but these overlapping corpses under the noses of the Haihan soldiers also showed that the Qing army's offensive was indeed exhausted, and the remaining short distance of ten meters, it is estimated that it may not be able to fill it with a few hundred people.
On the periphery of the Haihan position, most of the corpses of the Qing troops here were killed by artillery fire, often with broken bodies and arms, and even fewer corpses. The large amount of blood that has flowed to the ground has begun to dry up, which is bound to cause a lot of trouble for the battlefield clean-up work later. There are already crows hovering in the air, and from time to time crows sporadically descend into the distance, and begin to enjoy this freshly baked "feast" on the ground.
Wang Tom was also on the deck with a telescope to observe the results of last night's battle, and the corpses of the Qing soldiers on the ground did not affect his appetite for breakfast. Although he has been in the past for many years, he is still accustomed to eating Western breakfasts such as bread, omelettes, and milk in the morning, and despite being on the battlefield, this special treatment has not been affected. After putting down the binoculars, Tom Wang picked up the sandwich on the plate next to him and took a big bite, as if to show his pride.
Although there were some casualties on his side in the battle last night, judging from the battle process, Wang Tom believed that the performance of the Marine Corps was quite good, and it still maintained an efficient operation in the battle with the enemy at night, and the final battle loss ratio was as high as dozens of times. Wang Tom believed that even if Qian Tiandun's troops came to guard this dock position last night, they should not perform better than his own horses.
As for whether the Qing army will launch another offensive in a similar way during the day, Wang Tom believes that this is extremely unlikely, and the Qing army paid at least hundreds of lives in last night's raid, but this is already the extreme they can do. If it were a daytime battle, that number would have to be multiplied at least several times. The reason is also very simple, the terrain between the dock and Jiulian City is flat and open, and it is easy for Haihan to give full play to the range advantage of weapons, and it will be difficult for the Qing army to reach the sky if they want to shorten the combat distance to within 100 meters, let alone achieve a night attack that is only a few steps away from Haihan's position.
As long as the Qing commanders in Jiulian City did not get dizzy, they probably would not choose to launch a large-scale offensive during the day, which would only repeat their many defeats in Liaodong. The wharf position built by the Combined Fleet on the riverside was like a wedge firmly nailed in the direction of the Qing army's advance, making it impossible for it to smoothly cross the river and go south. More than two hours after the battle, the sky slowly brightened, but the smell of blood in the air did not dissipate with the passage of time, but became more and more intense. As the vision gradually became clearer, the Marines stationed on the docks could finally see the results of last night's brief encounter.
The Qing troops who attacked last night launched an offensive on the Jiang'an pier occupied by the marines on the left and right, but finally stopped outside the pier under the fire of the Haihan army. In fact, the Qing army had formed a breakthrough on the left and right roads, and even broke some of the iron fence barrier that was temporarily laid yesterday, but in the end it was still unable to meet the Haihan army behind the bunker.
The distance between the corpses left by the Qing army and the position of the marines was only about ten meters away, but these overlapping corpses under the noses of the Haihan soldiers also showed that the Qing army's offensive was indeed exhausted, and the remaining short distance of ten meters, it is estimated that it may not be able to fill it with a few hundred people.
On the periphery of the Haihan position, most of the corpses of the Qing troops here were killed by artillery fire, often with broken bodies and arms, and even fewer corpses. The large amount of blood that has flowed to the ground has begun to dry up, which is bound to cause a lot of trouble for the battlefield clean-up work later. There are already crows hovering in the air, and from time to time crows sporadically descend into the distance, and begin to enjoy this freshly baked "feast" on the ground.
Wang Tom was also on the deck with a telescope to observe the results of last night's battle, and the corpses of the Qing soldiers on the ground did not affect his appetite for breakfast. Although he has been in the past for many years, he is still accustomed to eating Western breakfasts such as bread, omelettes, and milk in the morning, and despite being on the battlefield, this special treatment has not been affected. After putting down the binoculars, Tom Wang picked up the sandwich on the plate next to him and took a big bite, as if to show his pride.
Although there were some casualties on his side in the battle last night, judging from the battle process, Wang Tom believed that the performance of the Marine Corps was quite good, and it still maintained an efficient operation in the battle with the enemy at night, and the final battle loss ratio was as high as dozens of times. Wang Tom believed that even if Qian Tiandun's troops came to guard this dock position last night, they should not perform better than his own horses.
As for whether the Qing army will launch another offensive in a similar way during the day, Wang Tom believes that this is extremely unlikely, and the Qing army paid at least hundreds of lives in last night's raid, but this is already the extreme they can do. If it were a daytime battle, that number would have to be multiplied at least several times. The reason is also very simple, the terrain between the dock and Jiulian City is flat and open, and it is easy for Haihan to give full play to the range advantage of weapons, and it will be difficult for the Qing army to reach the sky if they want to shorten the combat distance to within 100 meters, let alone achieve a night attack that is only a few steps away from Haihan's position.
As long as the Qing commanders in Jiulian City did not get dizzy, they probably would not choose to launch a large-scale offensive during the day, which would only repeat their many defeats in Liaodong. The wharf position built by the Combined Fleet on the riverside was like a wedge firmly nailed in the direction of the Qing army's advance, making it impossible for it to smoothly cross the river and go south. More than two hours after the battle, the sky slowly brightened, but the smell of blood in the air did not dissipate with the passage of time, but became more and more intense. As the vision gradually became clearer, the Marines stationed on the docks could finally see the results of last night's brief encounter.
The Qing troops who attacked last night launched an offensive on the Jiang'an pier occupied by the marines on the left and right, but finally stopped outside the pier under the fire of the Haihan army. In fact, the Qing army had formed a breakthrough on the left and right roads, and even broke some of the iron fence barrier that was temporarily laid yesterday, but in the end it was still unable to meet the Haihan army behind the bunker.
The distance between the corpses left by the Qing army and the position of the marines was only about ten meters away, but these overlapping corpses under the noses of the Haihan soldiers also showed that the Qing army's offensive was indeed exhausted, and the remaining short distance of ten meters, it is estimated that it may not be able to fill it with a few hundred people.
On the periphery of the Haihan position, most of the corpses of the Qing troops here were killed by artillery fire, often with broken bodies and arms, and even fewer corpses. The large amount of blood that has flowed to the ground has begun to dry up, which is bound to cause a lot of trouble for the battlefield clean-up work later. There are already crows hovering in the air, and from time to time crows sporadically descend into the distance, and begin to enjoy this freshly baked "feast" on the ground.
Wang Tom was also on the deck with a telescope to observe the results of last night's battle, and the corpses of the Qing soldiers on the ground did not affect his appetite for breakfast. Although he has been in the past for many years, he is still accustomed to eating Western breakfasts such as bread, omelettes, and milk in the morning, and despite being on the battlefield, this special treatment has not been affected. After putting down the binoculars, Tom Wang picked up the sandwich on the plate next to him and took a big bite, as if to show his pride.
Although there were some casualties on his side in the battle last night, judging from the battle process, Wang Tom believed that the performance of the Marine Corps was quite good, and it still maintained an efficient operation in the battle with the enemy at night, and the final battle loss ratio was as high as dozens of times. Wang Tom believed that even if Qian Tiandun's troops came to guard this dock position last night, they should not perform better than his own horses.
As for whether the Qing army will launch another offensive in a similar way during the day, Wang Tom believes that this is extremely unlikely, and the Qing army paid at least hundreds of lives in last night's raid, but this is already the extreme they can do. If it were a daytime battle, that number would have to be multiplied at least several times. The reason is also very simple, the terrain between the dock and Jiulian City is flat and open, and it is easy for Haihan to give full play to the range advantage of weapons, and it will be difficult for the Qing army to reach the sky if they want to shorten the combat distance to within 100 meters, let alone achieve a night attack that is only a few steps away from Haihan's position.
As long as the Qing commanders in Jiulian City did not get dizzy, they probably would not choose to launch a large-scale offensive during the day, which would only repeat their many defeats in Liaodong. The wharf position built by the Combined Fleet on the riverside was like a wedge firmly nailed in the direction of the Qing army's advance, making it impossible for it to smoothly cross the river and go south.