"Hey, that heavy artillery is really terrifying! If you take a shot, I'm afraid that even one person will have to be reimbursed. Major General Zhao Xifu, commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, said with a smile.

"Yes! This time, it's time for those little Japan to see how good we are. Do they think they are safe with the protection of the navy's naval guns? Major General Shi Tianchuan, commander of the 4th Infantry Division, was also excited.

"Gentlemen, Krupp's heavy artillery is definitely the finest. You won't regret buying a Krupp heavy artillery. The middle-aged manager from Krupp is still chattering.

"Mr. Klaus, please rest assured that if the Krupp heavy artillery is of excellent performance, we will definitely order more. We have too long a coastline to protect, and it will take a lot of heavy artillery. Major General Zhao Xifu said.

"Haha, Your Excellency General, please rest assured, the Krupp heavy artillery must be the best." Klaus said excitedly. It was as if he had seen a large amount of money beckoning to him. As the top head of Krupp in China, he is responsible for opening up the market for Krupp. However, China's arms market is flooded with weapons from almost all countries in the world. Whether it is rifles or artillery, there are products of various arms companies. Krupp's artillery, although excellent, was also expensive. So, sales have not been large. This time, the Jilin Army ordered 60 heavy guns, which is undoubtedly a great achievement for him! Not to mention, in the future, the Jilin Army will order more large-caliber coastal defense guns. This undoubtedly means a steady stream of profits!

Klaus began to jump up and down, asking the mercenaries from Germany to give full play to their strength and let the Chinese friends know the performance of Krupp's heavy artillery. In this way, they will be able to receive more orders.

After finally completing the preparations, Major General Zhao Tianwei, commander of the 2nd Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Jilin Army, gave the order to open fire.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Orange-red flames shone through the muzzle. With the sound of violent explosions, heavy artillery shells whistled and flew towards the coast. The generals of the Jilin Army who watched these heavy artillery fire covered their ears one by one.

36 heavy rapid-fire 210-mm cannons, which began to fire at the maximum rate of fire. With the help of mercenaries from Germany, the officers and men of the 2nd Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Jilin Army performed very well. Although it did not reach the terrifying rate of fire of three rounds per minute, it did reach a rate of two rounds per minute. That's a shell weighing more than 100 kilograms!

The rate of fire of 18 240-mm heavy cannons and 6 280-mm heavy howitzers was much slower. But. The larger caliber makes the shell heavier, and the more explosives it is filled with, the more powerful it is.

Because the target of the strike was the Japanese troops on the coast, all the artillery fired high-explosive shells. As a result, this directly caused the 5th and 7th Divisions of the Japanese Army to pay heavy losses.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! ”

When the sharp whistle sounded over the coast, the officers and men of the Japanese army raised their heads blankly and looked at the sky.

"What's that?" Some asked, pointing to the small black dots that were rushing at high speed.

"Heavy artillery! The enemy is under heavy artillery attack, hurry up and lie down! ”

Officers of the Japanese army. He began to shout loudly, and immediately fell to the ground. The other Japanese soldiers also hurriedly fell to the ground. However, this did not do much to dodge large-caliber heavy artillery.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Violent explosions rang out over the coast, and huge fireballs rose into the air. The shock wave generated by the explosion of the cannonball spread rapidly in all directions, rolling up the sand and stones on the ground. Swept away. Countless Japanese officers and soldiers felt as if they were caught in a storm. their body. It was easily swept up by the wind. The sand and gravel of the storm blasted through their bodies, tearing them to shreds. Each shell exploded, leaving a large crater in the ground.

The entire coast seemed to become a defense in an instant. The shells that fell from the sky began to slaughter the officers and men of the 5th and 7th Divisions of the Japanese Army on the coast. Regardless of the trenches they dug. Or the built anti-artillery holes, in the face of large-caliber heavy artillery, did not have the slightest effect. The trenches were directly destroyed, the anti-artillery holes were also blown down, and the Japanese officers and soldiers who were hiding inside. They were all buried alive inside.

The 60 heavy guns of the 2nd Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Jilin Army began to reap the lives of these Japanese officers and soldiers.

Countless Japanese officers and soldiers, crying and shouting, scattered and fled like headless flies. In the face of such heavy shelling, their will to fight was destroyed almost instantaneously.

Just a few kilometers from the coastline, the main forces of the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy are cruising in the sea. However, they were also frightened by the heavy shelling.

"Yaga, how can the people of China have so many heavy artillery? This is definitely a heavy artillery with a caliber of more than two hundred millimeters! "On the battleship Mikasa, the flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet, Vice Admiral Goro Ijiin, who was in charge of directing the fleet's operations this time, roared angrily.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General Kigoshi Yasutsuna of the Fifth Division of the Army and Lieutenant General Ueda Arisawa of the Seventh Division have requested that we give them artillery support to suppress the heavy artillery of the Chinese people." A staff officer reported to Lieutenant General Goro Ijiin.

"Can our naval guns reach the artillery positions of the China?" Lieutenant General Goro Ijiin asked.

"General, the artillery position of the Chinese people is more than ten kilometers from the coast, and if we want to suppress the opponent's artillery position, we must be close to the coast. However, the hydrological conditions in this area are very complex, and there are reefs under the surface of the sea, so we can't get too close to the coast. So, if you want to suppress the artillery of the Chinese people, it is impossible. An artillery staff officer said.

At this moment, the Japanese battleships were equipped with 305 mm main guns, although the maximum firing range was as high as more than ten kilometers. However, the effective firing range is less than 10,000 meters. In last year's Battle of Tsushima, the distance between the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy and the Russian Navy was only a few kilometers.

"Damn, what are we going to do? Do you watch the army being ravaged by the heavy artillery of the Chinese people? "Lieutenant General Goro Ijiin was furious. Although, there is a great feud between the Navy and the Navy. However, at this time, it is obviously impossible to see death without saving.

"General, we can only ask the army to concentrate as much as possible on the coastline. The artillery of the Chinese people, under the threat of our naval guns, did not dare to get too close to the coast. A staff officer suggested.

Lieutenant General Goro Ijiin thought about it, and he really didn't have a better way. Therefore, this is the only way to do it. After all, although the main guns of the battleship were powerful, the battleship could not be driven ashore. The artillery of the Jilin Army hid out of the effective range of the Japanese naval guns, so they had no choice.

As a result, the Japanese 5th and 7th Divisions, which were fiercely attacked by the 2nd Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Jilin Army, could only abandon their original positions and approach the coastline in a big way. Tens of thousands of people crowded on the beach, looking very embarrassed.

A heavy artillery attack by the 2nd Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Jilin Army caused less than 2,000 casualties to the Japanese army. However, it caused a great shock to them. This undoubtedly means that the Jilin Army already has a powerful heavy artillery unit capable of confronting the Japanese army. What's more serious is that if Nikko's heavy artillery force turns to attack the Arthur fortress, what will be the consequences?

The commander of the Japanese Manchurian Dispatch Army, Marshal Oyama Iwa, immediately ordered the 1st Division to immediately withdraw from Gaizhou to avoid a more serious blow. At the same time, he also called the country. Diplomatic negotiations are called upon to reach an agreement as soon as possible. Otherwise, the army will pay even greater losses.

At the same time, the 6th Infantry Division of the Jilin Army had crossed the Yalu River and entered the territory of Korea. After the defeat of the Korean army, Japan's military strength in Korea was extremely empty, and it only relied on some police to maintain law and order. The Koreans, who could not bear the oppression of Japan, were also ready to move, and seemed to want to rise up against Japanese colonial rule. The whole of Korea is in a situation of turbulent waves.

After the Jilin Army invaded Korea, it was supported by the Koreans. After all, it has only been more than a decade since the fall of North Korea. There are still countless Koreans who are looking forward to the former suzerainty to save them from the sea of suffering. After the Jilin Army entered Korea, it vigorously supported the Korean anti-Japanese forces and provided them with captured Japanese weapons and equipment, which greatly increased the strength of the Korean anti-Japanese forces.

Korea was Japan's most important colony, and if Korea were to be captured by the Jilin Army, it would be an unacceptable outcome for Japan. In addition, the heavy artillery unit of the Jilin Army once again made Japan realize that it was necessary to end this war as soon as possible.

As a result, Minister Lin Quan, who was in charge of negotiating with the Jilin Army, was under tremendous pressure. Under heavy pressure, he also had to bow his head and had to retract those unrealistic demands.

During the negotiations on the afternoon of 1 October, the Japanese minister to China, Hayashi Quansuke, formally demanded that the Jilin Army withdraw from Korea and return to the situation before the outbreak of the war. As for war reparations, the Japanese also knew that this was unrealistic. So I didn't mention this at all. Compared with the conditions they put forward at the beginning, the current conditions are undoubtedly a lot of concessions.

It's a pity that there is still too much gap between this and Wu Haoxuan's bottom line. Regarding the conditions put forward by the Japanese side, Wu Haoxuan expressed his refusal. He still demanded that Japan give up all its rights and interests in Northeast China and completely withdraw from Northeast China. (To be continued......)

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