Chapter 151 Tianji

Deputy division commander Luo Mingfang said, "The division commander means to contain the enemy with the peak of the fetus. In this case, there is no need to use a whole regiment, and the third regiment is the best equipped regiment in the Zhang army. I think one battalion is enough.

The equipment of the third regiment was basically complete. Zhang Xun's Yijun equipment was not lost at all, and more than 1,000 people were included in Wei Ruguisheng's army. More than 1,000 guns were originally surrendered by Naha Five, and Zhou Charter ordered Nahawu to return them to Zhang Xun. Therefore, among the four regiments of Zhangjun, the third regiment is the best equipped and is the main regiment.

If the peak of the fetus only plays the role of containing the enemy, it is not worth it to use a main group as a partial teacher and stay on the peak of the fetus. Moreover, according to this tactical idea, the troops stationed in the peak of the fetus are actually going to be sacrificed. Because if the Japanese army wants to relieve their worries, they will definitely pull out the nail of the tire peak with all their strength!

A force destined to be sacrificed, why use a fully equipped force!

"What do you mean?" Zhang Xun roared, "Master, do you want me to... be cannon fodder?"

Zhou Charter scolded: "Zhang Xun, I didn't let you be cannon fodder! I just want you to be cannon fodder. Are you going to do it?

Zhang Xun shrank his neck: "Do it, do it!" Zhang Xun is not afraid of anyone, but Zhou Charter.

Zhou Charter said to Luo Mingfang, "Brother Luo, I mean that the peak in the womb is not a partial division, but the main force of our army! In addition to Zhang Xun's third regiment, please ask Brother Luo to pull your artillery team to the peak of the fetus! At the same time, bring enough food for ten days. Brother Luo went to the fetal peak and commanded the Third Regiment and Artillery as a deputy division commander! In fact, if the peak in the fetus is not narrow, I would like to transfer another group!"

Luo Mingfang sighed, "You are the division commander. Since you have decided, I have nothing to say. However, the artillery team only has five wild guns, and there is a serious shortage of shells, with an average of only ten shells per gun."

"You just need to save some money." Zhou Charter said and stood up: "That's it. Except for the fourth regiment left in Yizhou, the whole army went to Qiaochuan River. The first and second regiments were under the unified command of deputy division commander Nahawu and arrived at the north bank of the Qiaochuan River to build fortifications on the spot. Deputy division commander Luo Mingfang led the third regiment and artillery team across the Qiaochuan River and climbed the peak of the tire!"

Hannagan asked, "Zhou Charter, where are you?"

Zhou Charter said: "Each regiment has made out a thousand guns and replenished them to the battalion directly under the division. Feng Guozhang directly followed me. Mr. Hannagan, the chief of staff, also follows me.

Where to go? What are you doing?" Hannagan asked with blue eyes.

"God said, heaven is not to be revealed!"

Hannagan was confused: "When did God say this?"

"That should have been said by the Jade Emperor!"

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In the early morning of October 15, 1894, Aoki Yuan, the commander of the Japanese brigade, led a mixed brigade and left Anzhou and headed north.

Aokiyuan was the brigade commander of the mixed brigade who succeeded Oshima Yichang, who died in Hufeiling. For this reason, his rank was promoted from lieutenant colonel to colonel.

The continuous autumn rain is still falling, and the road becomes very muddy. North Korea's official roads are all dirt roads and are in disrepair. More than ten days of autumn rain have turned the road into mud ponds.

A mule horse with an iron boat was trapped in a mud pit, which was the bridge force of the Japanese army. This will be the first time that the Japanese army has used an iron boat to build a pontoon bridge in actual combat. Iron boats will be used to cross the Qiaochuan River, but these iron boats will eventually be used to cross the Yalu River.

More than a dozen military men carried their backs and pulled their backs. The heavily burdened mule horse leaned in the mud pit, but did not move, and the soldiers cursed. Seeing Aokiyuan with the rank of colonel on his shoulder, the military men cursed even higher. Aokiyuan knew that it was not mules and horses, but him, the head of the brigade, cursed. He can only laugh at this.

Japanese military regulations do not apply to military personnel. Soldiers are not soldiers. They are just a group of civilians who make money, so the military men do not stand up to salute when they see the officers. They are not afraid of combat officers. Combat officers can't control them. They are afraid of the quartermasters who control their salaries.

In the Battle of Pyongyang, the Japanese army consumed a lot of food and ammunition, and the troops were extremely tired. And the weather is not beautiful. From the end of September to the beginning, the rain has been falling intermittently. The combat materials transported from Japan were transported by sea to Incheon or Wonsan, and the cross-sea transportation was also smooth. However, once they landed in North Korea, the transportation became extremely difficult.

North Korea is dominated by mountains. The so-called three thousand miles of rivers and mountains are actually endless mountains and canyons, and North Korea's official road is a nightmare.

Incheon is the main landing port for Japanese combat materials. Incheon is located in the south of North Korea and is very close to the capital. The Japanese army is fighting near the capital, and the problem of material transportation is not very prominent.

Once entering northern North Korea, the transportation of materials will be difficult. On the rugged and muddy sheep intestine path, large supplies are almost difficult to walk. The first army has occupied Pyongyang for almost a month, but it has always been unable to replenish supplies, and there is an extreme shortage of food and ammunition. And a large amount of supplies have long been transported to Incheon Port and blocked on the mountain road.

To this end, the base camp has opened several ports such as Wonsan and Busan. However, no matter from which direction you enter northern North Korea, the road is the same difficult.

The soldiers who lacked food began to starve. It is impossible to collect grain on the spot. North Koreans are extremely poor and have no food at home. Moreover, the base camp was strictly ordered to enter the Japanese army, not to harass the people, and those who violated the order were sent to the military court.

The soldiers faithfully obeyed the orders of the base camp. But it's hard to say. Those unbred soldiers often get into people's homes, rob food, and even rape. **Women. Just yesterday, Aokiyuan instructed the gendarmerie to take three rounds. The military man who raped the woman was shot on the spot. This incident aroused the anger of the soldiers. They secretly called him a North Korean pig!

What annoys the military men more is that in order to ensure the rations of the combat troops, Aokiyuan ordered to reduce the food rations of the soldiers! Save food for the combat troops. The militarymen endured hunger and had to carry heavy luggage and trekked on the muddy and rugged roads in the rain. Many militarymen fell into the mountains of North Korea because of malnutrition and overwork.

Without food supplies, Aokiyuan had to reduce the rations of the troops, while the rations of the combat troops could not be reduced. There was no way but to reduce the rations of the soldiers.

The mixed brigade received a new offensive order, and he must ensure the combat effectiveness of the combat troops.

Aokiyuan began to suspect that the reason for the smooth battle against the Qing army in the early stage may not be the strong combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, but the long logistics supply line of the Qing army. In the combat operations in southern North Korea, the supply line of the Japanese army was short and the supply line of the Qing army was long. Once they entered northern North Korea, the situation of the two sides was just reversed.

With a fully replenished Qing army, will it still be so vulnerable?

Commander Youpeng of Shan County strictly ordered him to lead a mixed brigade and must occupy Yizhou at the end of October to prepare for the Battle of the Yalu River.

Youpeng of Shanxian was determined to enter Manchuria in 1894.

If it fails to attack Manchuria within the year, the base camp will change the direction of operations, launch the Shandong Campaign, and directly attack the heart of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, the first army of friends in Shanxian County will become a partial division. Moreover, it is likely to be dismembered by the base camp and send a mission to Shandong to reinforce the second army there.

Youpeng in Shanxian County will become a supporting role in the battle of Qingri.

This is absolutely unacceptable to him!