【1149 Staring the Samurai Army】
The Japanese came over in a mighty manner, with nearly 6,000 troops lined up in five directions, and Xixiang Longsheng was in the middle, while the other four directions were advancing in parallel, pressing over step by step.
Xuan Jianzhang squinted his eyes and looked at the enemy. When the Japanese reached within fifty meters and their bows and arrows could reach the Chinese military positions, he fired a shot, "Take me!"
Bang bang! Bang bang bang!
The president of the Chinese Army, the 1878 rifle, mortar, grenade and many weapons were launched.
The Japanese fought against a large number of casualties and rushed towards the Chinese army's positions. They knew that by fighting for weapons on the front, they could only die more and more. Only by entering a close contact can they win.
After a fierce round of blockade, Takamori Saigo saw that he could not attack and ordered him to stop the attack.
The proactive party is Xixiang Takaho. Xixiang Takaho no longer has the ambition to eat up the Chinese army at all. After fighting several times and experiencing it twice in person, he knew that the Chinese army that was huddled together was just a bunch of iron lumps and he did not have such good teeth.
"Blow the charge, remember, bite, but don't fight them in close combat! They rush back, let's retreat!" Xuan Jianzhang ordered decisively.
"Yes, the division seats all listened to biting each other, but they couldn't fight against them! They rushed back, let's retreat again! Blow the charge!" The Chief of Staff of the Division hurriedly conveyed Xuan Jianzhang's words.
This is the Chinese army. Although it is not a complicated order and the number of people controlled is not large, only about 500 people, but in the real battlefield, it is difficult to make the soldiers fully understand the commander's intentions in such a short period of time.
Diddou!
The Chinese army's charge sounded, and the soldiers shouted and rushed out of the trench.
"Run, kill."
Takamori Saigo used a monocular telescope to watch the Chinese army rushing over, and the retreating Japanese samurai soldiers fell one after another. "The Chinese are so cunning! Go back and fight with them!"
The warrior army was hit by the attack just now and could not attack the trenches of the Chinese army. The morale was a little affected. Now that the Chinese army was chasing and killing them, it even more affected its morale. When he heard the general's order, the horn sounded, and he suddenly waved the samurai sword and rushed back.
The Chinese army retreated while fighting, and while constantly killing the Japanese, they retreated back to the trenches.
Although this is a simple tactical arrangement, it is really not something that an ordinary army can accomplish. Although the First Field Division of the Chinese Army suffered an almost devastating blow in the Battle of Omsk, the officers still exist, and those who are supplemented with the latter are excellent veterans of the Second and Third Divisions.
Therefore, the First Field Division of the Chinese Army has always been the ace force among the Chinese Army.
After three rounds, when the Chinese army completely retreated to the trenches, the Japanese had not even touched the Chinese army's Mao and left more than a thousand corpses in front of the Chinese army's positions.
"Hahaha, please feel free." The Chief of Staff of the Division fired a gun while pointing at Xuan Jianzhang who was leaning against the position smoking.
Xuan Jianzhang laughed, "Just fight like this, they come, they come back to defend their positions, and they go, they chase after them and beat the Japanese, so that they can see the tactical qualities of our Chinese army."
"Okay, division seat." Before the war started, the Chief of Staff was worried that these hundreds of people were not the opponents of the Japanese army of thousands. Now it seems that as long as they resist head-on, no matter how many Japanese people come, they don't have to be afraid.
The President's 1878 rifle, coupled with grenades and mortars, is more than enough to defend his position on the open plains. Who made the Japanese without heavy firearms?
In modern warfare, weapons are supreme. The Chinese army does not have the strong strength to catch the Japanese and kill them one by one, but the Chinese army is more than enough to tease the Japanese in front of them.
After four consecutive meetings and back and forth, the Japanese were stared at by the Chinese army in front of the position.
After all, Takamoto Saigo was a general who was good at fighting. It was not that he had no military talent, but that he was not adapted to the rhythm of modern warfare.
The two sides confronted each other for a day.
"Wait a minute, fight them head-on." Xuan Jianzhang said to the Chief of Staff.
"I didn't expect that the Japanese had learned a lot, and they knew that they were digging trenches opposite us, haha." Chief of Staff smiled, "But, apart from hand-to-hand combat, they have many advantages. When they face each other head-on, they still have to die. We have mortars, aim at them, enough food for them. The teacher seats don't have to fight them, right?"
"It's not that I'm trying hard, I'm afraid that the Japanese reinforcements in Satsumakawa will come over for a long time. If they are attacked on both sides, it will be difficult to deal with. After we have fought for so long, someone must have sent news back." Xuan Jianzhang explained.
The Chief of Staff nodded, "Okay, then when will you attack?"
Xuan Jianzhang looked at his pocket watch, "It's 6:16 now, and the attack is launched on time at 6:30. If you rush harder, we will rush into Yucheng directly. Remember, don't chase their people, so as not to be entangled by them and become a hand-to-hand combat."
"Yes, I know, the teacher." Chief of Staff agreed and hurried down to make arrangements.
"General, the Chinese army is just spending time with us here? Is they having any tricks? Reinforcements have come?" A deputy general asked Takamoto Saigo.
Saigo Takamoto shook his head with a frown and said, "How do I know? But don't worry, after fighting for so long, I believe that Satsumakawa should have received the news. Our reinforcements will arrive soon. At that time, they will have hundreds of people on both sides of the Chinese army. I don't believe they can fight ten of them at one."
"Yes." The generals around him nodded, agreeing with Takamoto Saigo's judgment. Persistence would be beneficial to the warrior army and not to the Chinese army.
At half past six, the Chinese army's charge rang out on time.
Diddou!
The Chinese soldiers rushed out of the trenches and launched a fierce attack on the Japanese positions.
The Chinese army dug trenches because the Chinese army had the President's 1878 rifle, grenade, and mortar, which helped to defend. The Japanese were digging trenches, at most they were just dodging bullets and could not pose any threat to the Chinese army.
Bang bang! Bang bang bang!
A fierce artillery fire, accompanied by the fierce gunfire of the Chinese army and the grenade fire, broke out together. Seeing that Takamoto Saigo could not stop it, it was of little significance to defend in the trenches again. I don’t know why the Chinese army suddenly launched an offensive.
"Forget it, retreat to both sides!" Saigo Takashen ordered loudly.
"Yes, General."
The generals under Saigo Takamoto agreed.
That's what Takaho Saigo thought. If the Chinese army wanted to pursue them separately, they would go around the mountains with the Chinese army. At that time, they would find an opportunity to fight against the Chinese army.
The main reason is that it is impossible to judge whether the Chinese army has come to reinforcements. Takaho Saigo made such a decisive decision. If he knew that Xuan Jianzhang was trying to get him a quick battle and he would not make such a decision.
The Chinese army rushed forward and took the Japanese positions. When the Japanese retreated in different directions, they killed another group of samurai troops. Without any losses, the Chinese army killed two or three thousand Japanese people a day and a night. It seemed that when the Japanese met with the Chinese army, they came to give their heads.
"No need to pursue, clean the battlefield immediately, gather troops, and set off quickly to Renji. Taking advantage of Renji's military strength, take down Renji." Xuan Jianzhang ordered.
The guards around him quickly conveyed Xuan Jianzhang's order.
Five minutes later, the troops were assembled, mainly because the Japanese didn't have much to search and suppress, so they assembled so quickly.
The Chinese army took a batch of baggage and set off quickly to Renji.
The battle to win Renji went smoothly, and Xixiang Takaho was no longer in sufficient force. He brought a large group of troops and left only more than 100 people in Renji. Where was the opponent of the fierce firepower of the Chinese army?
With a charge, the Chinese army broke the city.
What Xuan Jianzhang didn't expect was that he picked up a big gift bag this time. Renji is not a small town, but the largest town outside Satsuma. There were actually a large amount of food and grass stored here, all of which were prepared for Xixiang Longsheng to fight against the Chinese army.
"Haha, now it's okay, let alone war, I think, Saigo Takaho and others have problems even during the winter." Xuan Jianzhang looked at the two large warehouses of grain, and was so happy that he couldn't stop talking. "Hurry up and generate electricity to Nagasaki Castle and ask Lord Li Hongzhang to tell His Majesty."
"Yes, the master." The Chief of Staff next to Xuan Jianzhang was also overjoyed. "I didn't expect that the Japanese were so careless. Will we be lucky to guard this person? I think it would be good to ask them to send us some more food and we will fight again."
"After getting such a major town, we naturally have to defend it. In this way, the area north of Tsukiyoshi will belong to our Chinese army. Let's wait until the newly established security regiment arrives and return to Nagasaki Castle. Tsukiyoshi must have a security regiment."
"Okay, I will send a telegram to the Kyushu Island Security Command and make it clear." The Chief of Staff Le went down leisurely.
At this time, Huahuang's special train had arrived in Beijing.
Headed by Xuan Zonglu, Xuan Hongtao, Xuan Hongbo, Xuan Hongyu, the elders of the Xuan family, together with the leaders of various units in Beijing, the leaders of the Chinese central government, and the capital and the surrounding areas of the capital, there were more than 100,000 people who came to welcome the Emperor of China.
The cute president smiled and shook his head, "There are too many people. Didn't I tell them that I don't like this kind of pomp? The formalism of making false heads is meaningless."
"It's different. This is not entirely formalism. The emperor returns to Beijing. This is a major event in China." Princess Katrina Kaif smiled and persuaded.
The cute president smiled and said, "The key is that I will leave in a few days? Every time, I leave, I will send it once, and I will send it once when I come back. Is it troublesome? Forget it this time, I won't be the case."
"Yes, I will say something to Zhao Qingluo." Princess Katrina Kaifu smiled, "I guess it must be organized by Zhao Qingluo. I only told her before returning to Beijing."
Chapter completed!