Chapter 109 Blood Painting
There are more than 1,000 Japanese troops in a brigade, which is similar to the strength of Zhangzi Battalion. However, the Japanese army is well trained, fully armed, with sufficient ammunition and equipped with mountain cannons, while nearly two-thirds of Zhangzi Battalion do not have guns or cannons. According to the convention, the Japanese army only needs one squadron to deal with such a Qing army.
However, Shenwei Mitsuchen does not want to underestimate Zhou Charter's strength and ability. To underestimate the ability of his opponent is to underestimate himself!
Shenwei Guangchen led a large group of Japanese troops from Kaicheng, traveled day and night, rushed 400 kilometers in two days, and finally arrived at Hufeiling - he had received a secret report from Lu Wenjun. Under the leadership of Lu Wenjun, the Dongxue religious gathered Zhangzi camp in the valley under Hufeiling.
Three kilometers away from Hufeiling, the troops were attacked by a small group of armed elements of unknown origin. It can be heard from the sound of gunfire that there were about 100 people on the other side. The tactical level was extremely poor and the sound of gunfire was disorderly.
Shenwei Guangchen inferred that the other party may be a North Korean army that refused to surrender, because although the other party had poor tactics, it had an extremely strong will to fight. After being attacked by the Japanese army, he suffered heavy casualties, but he would rather die than retreat. The Qing army did not have such willpower.
Shenwei Guangchen sent a squadron to clean up the North Korean army on the mountain pass, and the others launched on the spot to prepare to attack the valley.
At this time, Lu Wenjun ran back in confusion. His position as the leader was lost, Zhou Charter became the leader, and Yamazaki Jun and his subordinates were unfortunately captured. Dongxuejiao completely turned to Zhou Charter and became an enemy of the Japanese army.
Lu Wenjun failed, and Shenwei Guangchen didn't care much. On the contrary, he felt a little relieved.
It is naturally good for the opponent to be in a desperate situation, but as a samurai of the Great Japanese Empire, Mitsumi Kamio doesn't want the victory to come so easily, especially the creator of this victory is Lu Wenjun, not himself!
Shenwei Guangchen is unwilling to be a winner who takes advantage of people's danger!
A face-to-face duel with a real opponent, that kind of victory is perfect!
He set up the headquarters on the high ground, where he saw the dense Dongxue religious congregation on the cliff under the peak of Hufeiling, and Zhou Charter, the chief officer of Zhangzi Battalion, standing on a low hill.
This is the first time he has seen Zhou Charter. In the photo of Kokura Matsubara, Zhou Charter is just a vague shadow.
In reality, Zhou Charter is younger than he thought. In his early twenties, he had two thick sword eyebrows. Under the sword eyebrows, he had a pair of deep eyes that were extremely disproportionate with his age.
What surprised Shenwei Guangchen more was that Zhou Charter did not have braids!
He actually has an inch like a Japanese officer and soldier.
At that moment, Kamio Mitsumi even thought that he saw a heroic Japanese young officer!
"Mr. Shenwei, can you attack?" Captain Yamada asked.
Before Shenwei Guangchen could answer, the overwhelming cannonballs flew to the dense religious people on the cliff. Under the Tiger Flying Ridge, the smoke rose everywhere, and the Dongxue religious people were killed and injured.
"Who is shooting!" Shenwei Mitsumi shouted angrily.
"I guess the head of the Big Island Brigade is here!" Yamada said, "Judging from the density of artillery fire, he brought at least one wing."
"Eight grids! He should be in Pyongyang, not here!" Shenwei Guangchen gritted his teeth and scolded.
Yamada's right two spread out his hands: "It seems that on the Pyongyang side, there is no need to mix into a brigade, and the Qing army there is vulnerable. In the mind of the commander of the Dadao Brigade, this is the place where he exerts his wisdom.
Shenwei Guangchen smiled bitterly. From the commander of Shan County to every soldier, there seems to have formed such a consensus that there is only one weekly charter in the Qing army that deserves to be taken seriously by the Japanese army.
However, Oshima Yichang personally led a team to Hufeiling, which was really a big problem. No matter how beneficial Zhou Charter is, he is also a person, not a god! He has no three heads and six arms, and his Zhangzi camp is composed of a group of scattered soldiers. There is no need to use the most elite mixed brigade of the Japanese army!
"Are we involved in the attack?" Major Yamada asked.
"Forget it, a joint team and a brigade, nearly 5,000 people, attacking a 1,000-strong Chinese army, we also praise the Zhou Charter too much. Give this credit to Mr. Oshima!"
"At least, we should also cooperate with the commander of the Oshima Brigade to shell the enemy."
"Who will be shelled?" Shenwei Guangchen shook his head: "Yazaki Jun is on the hill, and on both sides of the cliffs are full of civilians! The Imperial Japanese Army is a civilized modern army! It's not the medieval shogunate army!"
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In the southeast of Hufeiling, on a hill called Hare Hill, Major General Yichang Oshima looked at the bloody battlefield and frowned.
Major General Yoshimasa Oshima is nearly 50 years old. The brigade commander of this age is a little older in the vigorous Meiji New Army. Most of the officers of his age have become division commanders or even higher-level officers.
However, Yoshimasa Oshima seems to have nothing to complain about. He is the only major general brigade commander in the Japanese army, and the other brigade commanders are colonel.
It should be said that the base camp is very important to Oshima Yichang, and even has some special meanings.
From the capital and Chenghuan to Pyongyang, the mixed brigade has always served as the main force of attack.
Oshima Yichang knew that capturing the capital was like exploring things, and any officer could easily take the capital. However, the base camp gave him this honor.
Since entering the dynasty, from the capital, Chenghuan, to Pyongyang, mixed brigades will defeat the battle and win the place where they pass, sweeping the Qing army like destruction. Therefore, the mixed brigade was known as the victorious army, and Dadao Yichang became famous all over the world. Even his name is enough to destroy the enemy's fighting spirit.
However, Yoshimasa Oshima is very clear that his attack is not smooth sailing.
He met a man named Zhou Charter, which caused him undue losses.
Oshima Yichang doesn't care about the casualties suffered in Anchengdu and Fangzhu Mountain. In his opinion, soldiers have to face death on the battlefield, and the battlefield was originally the glory of soldiers.
However, what he can't tolerate is that Zhou Charter's actions in Incheon forced him to release Ye Zhichao, the leader of the Qing army!
At that time, he had surrounded Ye Zhichao on the hill and eliminated Zhili Admiral Ye Zhichao, which would be the highest honor in his life! Ye Zhichao will be the first Chinese army commander eliminated by the Japanese army since the Ming Dynasty. Ashikaga Yiman has never dreamed of, and Oshima Yichang has done it!
He will make Japanese history!
However, this historical opportunity passed him because of an unknown Qing army commander!
Oshima Yichang is full of resentment.
Because he will no longer have such an opportunity!
Ye Zhichao was still in Pyongyang, but the commander Yamagata Aritomo came, and the division commander Nozu arrived. Yoshimasa Oshima could only participate in the attack on Pyongyang as the headquarters of the Fifth Division of the First Army. Even if Ye Zhichao is destroyed or captured alive, the credit will not fall on Oshima Yichang.
What's more, during this period of competition with Ye Zhichao, Oshima Yichang firmly believes that no matter how powerful the Japanese army is, it is impossible to destroy or capture Ye Zhichao alive.
Because Ye Zhichao has an incredible ability to escape. He can do whatever he can to escape. At the beginning, it was purely God's kindness to surround Ye Zhichao. Now, God will not give the Japanese army a second chance.
Oshima Yichang recorded all this on Zhou Charter!
That's a troublemaker! It seems that he was born to get along with Oshima Yichang.
At the end of August, the navy and army are still arguing in the base camp whether the attack direction should be Manchuria or Shandong first, and whether the base camp is still indifferent.
Youpeng in Shan County couldn't wait to order to attack Pyongyang.
The 3rd Division and the 5th Division departed from Beijing and Kaesong respectively and went hand in hand. As the vanguard of the Fifth Division, the mixed brigade marched towards Pyongyang under the command of the division commander Nozu Daoguan.
In the Shaliyuan, 100 kilometers away from Pyongyang, Oshima Yichang was reported that Zhou Charter led a group of Qing soldiers to appear near Yuanshan.
The name Zhou Charter made him completely lose interest in Pyongyang. He handed over the brigade to the chief of staff and headed for Yuanshan with a team.
In the eyes of Oshima Yichang, the capture of Pyongyang is just a piece of cake. He even predicted that there would be no fierce battle in Pyongyang. The reason is very simple. Ye Zhichao, the commander of the Qing army, had no fighting spirit.
A decent battle should take place near Yuanshan.
Now, he finally saw Zhou Charter, the man who hindered his great achievements, standing on the opposite hill.
In the eyes of Oshima Yichang, Zhou Charter is just a child.
However, more than 1,000 Zhangzi camp bowed to him, and more than 5,000 Dongxue cults worshipped him!
Either, Zhou Charter is a demon, or those who worship are people with IQ problems.
The latter is more likely. Because compared with the sacred Yamato nation, Chinese and Koreans are imbecile.
Since they are imbeciles, they are not qualified to survive in the world.
They are even more ineligible to survive than those ignorant birds and beasts, because birds and beasts are the resources of the Yamato nation, and the Chinese or Koreans will be a burden for the Yamato nation!
"Fire!" Yoshimasa Oshima said coldly.
"Who is the target?" Aokiyuan, the joint captain, asked: "Your Excellency, the commander of the brigade, most of the militants have climbed to the Hufeiling, beyond the firing angle of the mountain cannon, and on the top of Zhou Charter, there are our people. Obviously, they have taken Mr. Yamazaki hostage. As for the others on both sides of the cliff, they are all North Korean civilians!"
Yoshimasa Oshima sneered: "They are not civilians, they are Dongxue believers, or their associates of the Chinese people!"
"I see!" Aoki Gen saluted Yoshimasa Oshima and issued a combat order.
The gunfire covered the cliffs on both sides, and the Dongxue religion flew flesh and blood.
In the gunfire, the green cliffs are gradually changing color, like a bloody ink landscape.
Yichang Oshima stroked his white and thick eight-character beard, looked at the changing cliff with interest, and muttered, "So blood can also be used for painting!"