Chapter 436 Come, give you a chance
Colin is not targeting anyone. Even if the Sakhalin division is entirely composed of Cossacks, Colin will still give the order when the firepower is needed.
The battle was extremely fierce. The Sakhalin Division persisted for five days and suffered more than half of its casualties and had to withdraw from the battle.
The Incheon Division that succeeded the Sa Division fought for three days and suffered more than 60% casualties. Deputy Division Commander Firsov was killed, and Division Commander Tolsky was seriously injured by artillery fire.
The advancing speed of the Goryeo Russian army was measured in meters. After a day of hard work, they finally captured a block. They had no time to stabilize the defense. They were pushed back by the Japanese army overnight that night. The same block changed hands several times within a week. The bodies were There was no time to clean up, one layer after another, the blood and water froze together, and the whole street turned red.
The Japanese army in Busan also suffered heavy casualties. In the newly formed Third Division, 14,000 people were killed starting from the division commander Inada Shuntaro. The 39th Brigade was completely wiped out. The 37th Brigade fought for only one day and suffered more than half of its casualties. The brigade commander Hisaki Nakamura led the The team charged, was hit by a precise shooter, and died on the spot.
Nogi Nogi placed the headquarters in the Busan branch of the Bank of Siberia. This building is made of reinforced concrete and uses a steam elevator. It is extremely strong and can withstand heavy artillery bombardment.
On October 21, after 10 days of bloody battles, the Goryeo Russian army had advanced to Yuriev Square, less than one kilometer away from Nogi Nogi's headquarters. Nogi's chief of staff Yukisuke Ijichi persuaded Nogi to evacuate. Nogi decisively refused.
"The matter has come to this, and in order to repay Your Majesty's favor, I can only die. I will follow the example of Grand Duke Yuriev and never take a step back!"
Nogi Nogi Nogi is not afraid of death, his two Both his sons and an adopted son died in the Russo-Japanese War, and he was hopeless.
"General, for the sake of the empire, please keep yourself useful for the future."
Ichichi Yusuke was born in the Satsuma Domain and studied in Germany. He is considered the star of hope for the future of the Japanese Army.
During the capture of Arthur's Fortress, Ichichi Yusuke began to serve as Nogi Nogi's chief of staff. This man was as stubborn as Nogi, did not know how to adapt, and did not cherish the lives of soldiers at all.
"Gentlemen, if we lose this battle, the empire will have no future -"
Nogi let out a long sigh, his face full of desolation.
The sound of artillery outside the window was getting closer and closer to Nogi's headquarters. This was the grenade launcher of the Goryeo army.
The grenade is an ultra-light mortar that can launch special grenades and standard grenades. When launching standard grenades, propellant is used.
The grenade is mainly used to kill enemies hiding behind fortifications and concealments, or to kill enemy forces at long distances. It has a good killing effect and is easy to operate. It can be carried by an individual soldier to accompany front-line infantry operations. Provide fire support to the infantry.
The 50mm grenade used in the grenade weighs 1,000 grams, has an effective range of 300 meters, and a killing radius of 10 meters. It is particularly lethal to enemies in narrow spaces and plays a huge role in street fighting.
After entering the city, the Japanese army was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of weapons and equipment. Many of the Japanese soldiers who died had all their bullets used up, so they had to launch hand-to-hand combat and compete with the Korean army house by house.
The Goryeo army was furious and attacked frantically regardless of casualties.
When the fighting was the fiercest, the Goryeo army used explosives to blow up all the houses on both sides of the street, forced the Japanese troops from the houses to the street, and then fired machine guns.
The Japanese army also used explosives, laying booby traps on the roadside and igniting them when the Korean soldiers passed by, causing huge damage to the Korean soldiers.
Since Nogi Nogi would rather die than retreat, the Japanese army and the Goryeo army fought fiercely around the Busan branch of the Bank of Siberia.
On December 27, Yankov put the last reserve team into battle, vowing to capture Busan before the New Year.
On the 28th, the Goryeo offensive force was bombarded by the combined fleet.
That night, Peter led the main force of the Siberian fleet to leave Vladivostok and sail toward Busan.
After the commissioning of "Yuryev" and "Romanov", the Siberian Fleet already has 4 battleships, 6 armored cruisers, 16 light cruisers, and 21 submarines.
The fleet led by Peter consisted of a total of 46 warships, including 3 aircraft carriers carrying 4 seaplanes each.
During the sneak attack on Nagasaki Port, seaplanes played a huge role.
On the one hand, Peter wanted to deter the Combined Fleet, and on the other hand, he also had to be wary of attacks by the Combined Fleet. Investigation work was extremely important, so this time Peter brought 12 seaplanes and laid a dragnet.
At three o'clock in the afternoon on the 29th, the Siberian fleet arrived in the waters near Ruichuan. Peter dispatched all 12 seaplanes to conduct reconnaissance in the nearby waters.
The seaplanes were very diligent and flew from Seochuan to Wonsan, but no warships of the combined fleet were found.
Peter did not stop at Ruichuan and ordered the fleet to continue southward at an economic speed of 10 knots.
At five o'clock in the morning on the 31st, the Siberian fleet passed Jiangling and was getting closer and closer to Busan.
Gangneung has been controlled by the Goryeo army, and the Siberian fleet stopped briefly in Gangneung to replenish supplies.
The performance of the seaplanes is still not stable enough. After three days of high-intensity dispatches, 3 of the 12 seaplanes have broken down, and maintenance personnel are making emergency repairs.
The first to receive supplies were the submarines accompanying the fleet.
The submarine force in Vladivostok now also has a dedicated submarine supply ship, and its combat range has been greatly increased.
Daniel took a transport boat and went to the "Yuryev" to attend a pre-war meeting.
The "Yuryev", with a full load displacement of 21,000 tons, is the most powerful warship in the world and the pride of all Siberian Fleet officers and soldiers. Britain's latest "Edward VII" class battleship has a full load displacement of only 17,000 tons, and there is a clear gap between the caliber and number of its main guns and the "Yuryev".
The "Katori" and "Kashima" that Japan hastily ordered have a full load displacement of 16,000 tons and two main guns of 45 times the caliber 305.
Although the range of the 45-caliber main gun is longer than that of the 40-caliber gun, the two main guns are simply unable to compete with the 8 330 guns of "Yuryev".
Daniel climbed up the rope ladder to "Yuryev". In the combat command room, Peter, Chief of Staff Krzhakov, and Fleet Deputy Commander Rakitsky were studying the combat map.
"The Second Fleet of the Combined Fleet is confirmed to be in Busan, and the whereabouts of the First Fleet are unknown. If the Second Fleet leaves overnight, then tomorrow morning, we will encounter the Second Fleet in the waters northeast of Pohang."
Krzako The husband is not sure about the location of the first battle group. If he cannot find the battleship of the combined fleet, then Kzhakov will not even think about falling asleep tonight.
"No need to look for it. The first team and the second team are both in Pohang. If there are no accidents, the battle will start in the early morning of tomorrow."
Peter has more complete information.
“How is it possible?”
Kzhakov was stunned.
This matter also starts with Japan’s Imperial Council on December 10th.
The British knew about the infiltration of Amur, how could George ignore the intelligence work on Japan.
After the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway started, Amur hired a large number of road construction workers from Japan. At its peak, 100,000 Japanese workers worked for Amur every year.
Before East India became George's private territory, Amul would send most of its Japanese workers back to Japan every winter when work went on strike, and they would be picked up before work started in the following spring.
After the Meiji Restoration, Japan was obsessed with "leaving Asia and joining Europe", which has become an obsession of the Japanese people.
So among Japanese workers, it is not easy to instigate some intelligence officers who admire the Russian Empire.
While working in Amur, Japanese workers were under semi-military management. In order to become Russian citizens, many Japanese workers took the initiative to learn, and their language skills and work abilities were greatly improved.
After returning to Japan, some of these Japanese workers who were instigated by Amur joined the Japanese government and some entered the Japanese army to collect intelligence for Amur.
After the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, Japan carried out multiple mobilizations. As a large number of Japanese military personnel went to Kanto to participate in the war, several intelligence officers who were instigated by Amur entered the Japanese base camp to work. One of the combat staff participated in The Combined Fleet's operational planning work against the Siberian Fleet.
George's judgment was correct. Dongxiang really wanted to repeat his old tricks and sneak attack the Siberian fleet.
And the time is still set on December 31st.
December 31st is the last day of the year. As usual, Yuriev Palace will hold a New Year’s celebration dinner. The commanders of the Siberian Fleet will receive invitations from Yuriev Palace to go to Yuriev Palace. Attend a banquet in the palace.
All armies in the Amur Military District will also hold celebrations on this day. If nothing else, this should be the day when the Siberian fleet is least prepared.
Although Japan does not have icebreakers, during this period Vladivostok fishing boats often went to Hokkaido fishing grounds to operate. The ice outside the Vladivostok port is not thick. The warships of the Siberian Fleet can use the channel opened by the Vladivostok fishing boats to enter the Vladivostok military port.
Once the torpedo boats of the Combined Fleet enter the Vladivostok naval port, the tragedy of the Pacific Fleet will happen again.
It must be said that the plan formulated by the combined fleet is perfect.
The only flaw is that George is in Siping and not in Vladivostok at all, so even if there is a New Year's celebration dinner at Yuriev Palace this year, I'm afraid it will be a purely girly party and not a single gentleman will get it.
The gentlemen are all fighting in Guandong and Goryeo.
Peter did not want to wait and wait, so he took the initiative and led the Siberian Fleet to the door, taking the initiative to create an opportunity for the United Fleet to sneak attack the Siberian Fleet.
George was also ready to face the Japanese army in Siping.
According to the plan of the Japanese base camp, when the combined fleet attacks Vladivostok, the Japanese army in Fengtian will also launch an offensive towards Siping.
Da Shanyan has been accumulating strength during this period. The total number of Japanese troops in Fengtian has exceeded 300,000. Once the war breaks out, it will be the largest battle since the Russo-Japanese War.
Although there are only 200,000 troops at George's disposal, relying on the complete defense system, George is confident that he can stop the Japanese army on the other side of the Qinghe River.
On the night of the 31st, Ekaterina and Anne indeed sent invitations to the backbone of all walks of life in Vladivostok to hold a New Year's celebration dinner at Yuriev Palace.
At 12 o'clock at midnight, Yuriev Palace holds a fireworks show as usual to celebrate the arrival of the New Year.
If the fireworks from Yuriev Palace can illuminate the banks of the Qinghe River, then the airships over Siping will easily spot the Japanese troops hiding on the other side of the Qinghe River.
(End of this chapter)