c_t; Zhang Enyuan and Meng Qingyou glanced at each other, and saw solemnity and shock in each other's eyes. The two of them arched their hands together and said, "Don't worry, my lord, let's go down and prepare!" ”

With that, the two of them turned around and were about to go out.

"Wait!" Xu Huaijin shouted: "Lao Meng, this matter will be left to you to do, Enyuan, you stay, lead a few brothers, and rush to Weihaiwei's arms warehouse, check all the weapons and ammunition in it, and see if there are any omissions, these days, Weihaiwei here, there is nothing that makes me worry, it is a group of corpses and vegetarian waste, you have to look carefully, you must ensure the performance of the weapons and ammunition in the arsenal, and then mobilize the most sophisticated weapons inside, ready to send them down to meet the battle1"

Zhang Enyuan bowed and said, "Yes, my lord, my subordinates will go and check!" ”

Xu Huaijin nervously arranged the defense of Weihaiwei Fort, but Rongcheng Bay, dozens of miles away, had already been under fire and had become a hell on earth.

Although Li Bingheng does not know military command and knows nothing about marching and fighting, he is a court official with a loyal heart and will never fall behind when it comes to protecting his family and defending the country.

In Rongcheng Bay, the Qing army had been fighting fiercely with the Japanese army for most of the day, and the Qing army had gradually stabilized from the initial discomfort and began to fight back.

Li Bingheng personally occupied the position and commanded the battle, which also boosted morale to a certain extent.

The artillery fire of the two sides has formed a firepower network composed of countless guns and bullets in front of the position, and the battle between the two sides has reached the most white-hot stage since the engagement.

Although the morale of the Qing army is not low, and the strength of the army is not lagging behind, but in terms of individual ability and team cooperation, the Qing army is far from the Japanese army, far less well-trained than the Japanese army, as for infantry and artillery coordination? There were not many officers in the ranks of the Qing army who had such operational ideas and tactics, and the soldiers of the Qing army had not even heard of them.

As a result, it seems that the Qing army and the Japanese army are evenly matched, and the bullets and shells are fired at the Japanese positions as desperately as the Japanese army, but most of the time, the bullets of the Qing army hit the middle of the sky, and the shells have no crosshairs, and I don't know where they hit. For most of the day, the casualties inflicted on the Japanese were very limited.

On the other hand, the quality of the Japanese Army in small Japan is really not covered. The Fourth Division is one of the six main divisions of the Japanese army, all of which are elite of the Japanese army, and their training level and military quality are far above those of the Qing army.

From close to noon until now, the sky has gradually darkened. In half a day, the casualties of the Qing army have exceeded 3,000 people, there is no way, the Qing army came here, and before they had time to build a position, they were forced to face the battle, without the protection of bunkers, and the military quality of the Qing army was low, and they did not know how to protect themselves, which led to a large number of casualties in the Qing army. （ ）

From the beginning to the present, the Japanese army has not suffered more than 400 casualties, and the ratio of battle losses between the two sides has reached a terrifying 10 to 1.

Li Bingheng also felt tremendous pressure in the army, if he continued to fight like this, his army would not be able to hold out for too long, but he was afraid that it would be defeated, such a large casualty was a huge psychological pressure for the Qing soldiers, once the Qing army could not withstand the pressure brought by death, such a large-scale rout would be difficult to stop.

However, what can be done, Li Bingheng, who has no military experience, can't think of any way, so he can only desperately supervise the battle on the front line to boost morale.

Li Yingnian came to Li Bingheng's approach and said loudly: "Lord Futai, it's not a way to go on like this, the brothers have suffered too many casualties." If the Japanese army did not stop fighting at night, it would be difficult for the brothers to support it in the middle of the night, this Japanese army is too ferocious! ”

Li Bingheng frowned and said, "General Li, do you have any good plan to repel the Japanese attack this time?" ”

Li Yingnian replied: "My lord, now that the Japanese army has just landed on the shore and is not yet fully prepared for combat, if we launch an attack, we may be able to suppress the arrogance of the Japanese army, but it is only a passive defense, then it is difficult to say." ”

"Attack? Now that our morale has gradually declined, how can we launch an attack? ”

Li Yingnian replied: "Lord Futai, my subordinates are willing to lead the cavalry battalion to make a charge, and with the impact of the cavalry, they will definitely be able to impact the Japanese position!" ”

Li Bingheng gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly: "Okay, according to your words, I order you to lead the cavalry battalion to immediately launch a charge and attack the enemy's position!" ”

Li Yingnian bowed his hand and turned around to organize people.

A moment later, the cavalry of the Qing army of six or seven hundred men roared towards the flank position of the Japanese army, and Li Yingnian understood that the frontal vitality of the Japanese position was too fierce, and if he attacked head-on, his own casualties would definitely be very heavy, so he could only launch a flank attack, hoping to make some gains.

Kuroki Weizhen and Fugang Tianyou saw the movement of the Qing cavalry from a distance, and the two of them sneered together.

Fu Gang Tianyou said: "Your Excellency the division commander, please allow my cavalry wing to fight, I will definitely wipe out all the cavalry battalions of the Qing army in the shortest possible time!" ”

Kuroki Weizhen smiled and said: "No, we use a knife to kill chickens, we have landed in the Great Qing Kingdom, and it is difficult to replenish the troops in a short period of time, so everything needs to be preserved by our imperial soldiers, since they use cavalry to charge into battle, then we will give them a big gift!" Order, the squadron of heavy machine guns moved quickly towards the flank, took up position, and opened fire with all their might, I would like to see what way this cavalry can break through our heavy machine gun fire net! ”

Kuroki gave an order, and dozens of Japanese heavy machine guns were transferred to the flank positions and aimed at the cavalry of the Qing army.

The cavalry of the Qing army was now at a faster pace, rapidly approaching the Japanese flank position. At this time, on the flank positions of the Japanese army, dozens of Makqin heavy machine guns suddenly opened fire together. Dozens of tongues of fire erupted from the muzzle of the Makqin heavy machine gun, interweaving a dense network of fire in front of the cavalry battalion, and the dense firepower beat the Qing army to the point that the cavalry of the Qing army could not be attacked at all, and the charge was fruitless, and they retreated in embarrassment.

Li Yingnian's left arm was also drilled by Makqin's machine gun bullet, and the blood flowed, but this bit of blood is nothing, the important thing is the blood in his heart, just a charge, Li Yingnian originally wanted to take advantage of the Japanese army's full strength to attack the Qing army's position and sneak attack from the flank, but he didn't expect the Japanese army to be prepared. This charge down, the Qing cavalry killed and wounded three or four hundred, the position, lying full of the dead bodies of the Qing cavalry, and many wounded rolling and wailing, extremely miserable.

This strange soldier was trained by Li Yingnian, and most of the centaurs were destroyed here.

Li Yingnian had no choice but to order the Qing cavalry to retreat, and if he charged again, he was afraid that there would not be much cavalry left.

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