My Italian: Chapter 488 Battle of Lushun

A week after Russia and Italy signed the ship purchase contract, a large number of Russian naval officers and soldiers rushed to Italy on ships. They will receive fifteen days of training here, and then set off on their own battleships.

The Italian naval officers and soldiers who trained them discovered after some contact that the quality of these Russian naval officers and soldiers was worrying. Many of them couldn't even figure out the equipment, and many of them were directly transferred from merchant ships.

Speaking of which, there are quite a few Russian naval officers and soldiers, but the most elite naval officers and soldiers are basically serving in the Far East. I don't know what the Russian government thinks, but the quality of the officers and soldiers sent to receive the warship is so poor.

In addition to sending officers and soldiers to receive Italian warships, Russia is also preparing for an expedition.

The two launched Borodino-class ships, Borodino and Alexander III must be brought on board.

However, considering that there are only five battleships, it feels almost meaningless, so a bunch of honest battleships are also brought along, three armored ships, the Osliabia, the Navarin, and the Sissoi. These three are all 10,000-ton battleships, built by Russia in the 1990s, but their speed is worrying and they can only run at a speed of 15-16 knots. I don't know why the Russians brought them out.

In addition to these three battleships, the Russian Navy also found some other battleships after checking their own assets. Such as the armored cruiser Admiral Nakhimov, the first-class cruiser Oleg, the first-class cruiser Alfred (the one that bombarded the Winter Palace), the first-class cruiser Donskoy, the first-class cruiser 28 warships including the cruiser Monomacher, among others. The total tonnage has reached 185,000 tons, plus the warships purchased from Italy, this is more than forty and nearly fifty warships, and the total tonnage is as high as 300,000 tons.

And this time the commander of the team has already been selected. Lieutenant General Rozhe Stvensky, the favorite of the tsar, will lead the team to the Far East a month later.

That's right, it's that simple and rude, because His Majesty the Great Tsar requested that the reinforcement fleet must depart in a month, so there is not much time left for them, naval officers and soldiers.

After all, Russia paid such a high price to buy these warships, so they must play their due role, so it is understandable that the Tsar is eager.

When the Russians got the Italian warships and began to form a reinforcement fleet, a new battle was about to begin in front of the Lushun Fortress.

Under the leadership of the officer, the Japanese soldiers wearing the headscarves charged towards the 203 Heights.

Highland 203 is located on the west side of Lushun, very close to the urban area and the port. If the Japanese army captures this highland, it can directly attack the Russian warships in the port. The key to victory in conquering Lushun Fortress.

And when the Japanese army launched a tide-like offensive, the Russian army stationed on the high ground was also ready. The Maxim machine gun, which was regarded as a major defensive weapon, was already in place, waiting for the Japanese army to enter the range to fire. Soon, Japanese officers and soldiers all over the mountains and plains came into view of the defenders. Following the Russian officer's order to fire, gunshots erupted on the ground, and the charging Japanese troops were constantly knocked down.

In particular, the 17 Maxim machine guns arranged in the position formed a rain of bullets, causing the rushing Japanese troops to fall in batches, turning the front of the position into a Shura field.

As the commander of the Third Army, Nogi Nozomi watched the whole process of his subordinates being shot and killed by the Russians. Unlike other officers with rich expressions on their faces, he continued to give orders without changing his expression. "Let the First Division prepare and continue to launch the attack. At the same time, give orders to the artillery positions. Before our soldiers have boarded the positions, the shelling must not stop."

Nogi Xidian's words made the other officers in the Third Army Command look shocked, because it was too dangerous for the attacking soldiers, and the soldiers might be defeated by the shelling of their own people.

"Your Excellency, Commander, please think carefully."

As the chief of staff of the Third Army, Lieutenant General Kosuke Ichitomo, rarely advised his chief officer.

The chief of staff who had studied in Germany felt that such an attack would dampen the morale of his side. At present, the third army's two consecutive general attacks on Lushun have failed. It made the officers and soldiers of the Third Army feel a little afraid of Lushun Fortress. Some people privately called Lushun the gate of hell, and attacking Lushun was like entering the gate of hell. At this time, disregarding the safety of the soldiers and forcing the soldiers to use their lives, it may cause a backlash.

Facing the chief of staff's advice, Nogi Nozomi shook his head and said. "Don't think about it. I've made up my mind. I ordered the artillery to shoot unstoppable unless our army attacked the position. Otherwise, if the shelling stops, it will be dealt with according to military law."

Faced with Nogi Noki's tough attitude, what other officers in the headquarters can say, they can only implement it.

So under his order, the next batch of attacking Japanese troops rushed up again. These Japanese troops rushed to the enemy's position with grief and indignation against the enemy's firepower and their own shelling.

More people fell to the ground along the way, and the losses were even greater.

"Very good, continue to attack, the artillery must not stop."

Nogi Noki, who was observing the battle with a telescope, finally had a moved expression when he saw the situation on the battlefield. He was looking at the defensive positions. Under this desperate attack, the casualties of the Russian positions were increasing. After all, these Russian officers and soldiers needed to resist the Japanese attack in the positions, so they had to stay and expose themselves. It was bigger before. But no matter what, the Japanese army must have suffered more casualties from the shelling, because they were the offensive side, and they suffered at least a few casualties from one shell when they were unmasked.

However, although the Russian army suffered many casualties, the Japanese army suffered the greater loss.

When the night fell, both sides licked their wounds. Of course, there was still the necessary vigilance, because they also knew whether the other party wanted to take advantage of the night to ruthless themselves.

After returning to the headquarters, Nogi Noki left the staff officers to make plans for tomorrow, and dragged Iji Kosuke to another room.

"Chief of Staff, this time I will refute your opinion in person, don't take it to heart, I must maintain the authority of the chief officer."

Nogi Nozomi who entered the room, this is an apology to Kosuke Ijichi.

"I'm ashamed. I also understand the commander's mood at that time. It's me, Meng Lang."

After uncovering the little problem before, Nogi Nozomi said with a sigh. "Lushun Fortress is too difficult to fight. I hope that the Qing army I am facing can win without fighting."

Of course, Ichiko Kosuke knew what his chief officer meant, and he and Nogi Nozomi were under a lot of pressure until this tough battle. The government has urged it several times, and Dongxiang also came to visit the United Fleet. Even at the headquarters of the Manchurian Army, the commander, Marshal Dashanyan, personally asked if he needed help.

These words only conveyed one meaning inside and out, to take down the strategic point of Lushun Fortress as soon as possible. Especially after learning that Russia had purchased Italian warships, it cared more often.

How can this prevent the Third Army from being under tremendous pressure? You must know that the Third Army wants people to give, and things to give. Capture Lushun as soon as possible. One can imagine how much pressure the two of them had.

"I plan to submit my resignation to Your Majesty if this general attack fails again. I have failed His Majesty's expectations."

Nogi Xidian suddenly said such a sentence. In fact, since the battle of Lushun, he has been under tremendous pressure. On the one hand, Lushun has not conquered it for a long time~www.mtlnovel.com~Secondly, the huge casualties caused by the attack. These two mountains have been oppressing him until he saw the casualty report today, so he had the idea of ​​resigning. It can be calculated that the Third Army has suffered 46,000 casualties so far, but Lushun is still firmly in the hands of the Russians, which is too damaging to people's confidence.

And his words shocked Ichikosuke, and the chief of staff said hastily. "Your Excellency Commander, this is very inappropriate. It is extremely irresponsible to resign at this time. It is a breach of His Majesty's trust, and it will also give His Majesty a bad name of unknown people. Please think twice."

Seeing that his chief of staff never left the emperor, he hesitated again to his loyal Nogi Nozomi. It doesn't matter if you apologize with your own death, but it's not okay to implicate His Majesty the Emperor.

"Then let's continue to make calls first, and let's not talk about resignation."

Kosuke Ichichi also breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that the Chief Officer's idea of ​​resignation was dismissed. If Nogi Nozomi resigns, he can also say that he is incompetent as the chief of staff, which is too unacceptable.

Thinking of this, he looked at the Lushun Fortress in the night, what method should he use to break through the enemy's position?

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