My Italian Chapter 488

One week after Russia and Italy signed the contract for the purchase of the ship, a large number of Russian naval officers and soldiers arrived in Italy by boat. They will receive fifteen days of training here, and then set off on their own warships.

The Italian naval officers and soldiers who trained them found out after some contact that the quality of these Russian naval officers and soldiers was worrying. Many of them could not even figure out the equipment, and many of them were directly recruited from merchant ships.

Speaking of the number of Russian naval officers and soldiers, the most elite naval officers and soldiers are basically serving in the Far East. I don't know what the Russian government thinks. The quality of the officers and soldiers sent to receive the warships is so poor.

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

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

However, considering that the number of battleships was only five, it felt almost meaningless, so all the honest battleships were also brought along, three armored ships, Osliabia, Navarin, and Sisoi. These three are all 10,000-ton battleships, which were built by Russia in the 1990s, but the speed is worrying and 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 has also found some other battleships after checking its own property. Such as the armored cruiser Admiral Nakhimov, the first-class cruiser Oleg, the first-class cruiser Alfredo (the one that shot the Hermitage), the first-class cruiser Donskoy, the first-class cruiser 28 battleships including the cruiser Monomach, among others. The total tonnage 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 also been selected. Lieutenant General Rozhestvinsky, a 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 the great Tsar's Majesty requested that the reinforcement fleet must depart after a month, so there is not much time left for these naval officers and soldiers.

After all, Russia paid such a high price to buy these warships, so it must play its 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 officers, the Japanese soldiers wearing the turbans of the death of their lives launched a charge towards the 203 Heights.

Highland 203 is located on the west side of Lushun, very close to the city and the port. If the Japanese army captures the highland, it can directly attack the Russian warships in the port. This is a stronghold that cannot be lost in the Russian Fortress of Lushun, so the Japanese army regards it as a stronghold. The key to victory over the Lushun Fortress.

When the Japanese army launched a tide-like offensive, the Russian army stationed on the highland was also on guard. The Mark Qin machine gun, which he regarded as a major defensive weapon, was already in place, waiting for the Japanese army to enter the range to fire. Soon, the Japanese officers and soldiers all over the mountains and plains entered the eyes of the defenders. With the Russian officer's order to fire, the gunfire on the position was loud, and the charging Japanese troops were continuously knocked down.

In particular, the 17 Maxim machine guns placed on 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 Keiden watched the whole process of his subordinates being shot and killed by the Russians. Unlike other officers with rich expressions on his face, he continued to give orders without changing his face. "Let the First Division prepare and continue to attack. At the same time, give orders to the artillery position. The artillery fire must not stop until our soldiers are on the position."

Nogi Nogi's words made the other officers in the Third Army Headquarters look shocked, because it was too dangerous for the attacking soldiers, and the soldiers might be defeated by their own artillery fire.

"Your Excellency Commander, please think carefully."

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

The chief of staff, who once studied in Germany, felt that such an attack would dampen his morale. At present, the Third Army's two consecutive general offensives against Lushun have failed. This made the third officers and soldiers have a little fear of the Lushun fortress. Some people privately called Lushun the gate of ghosts, and attacking Lushun was like breaking through the gates of ghosts. At this time, regardless of the safety of the soldiers, the soldiers were forced to die, which might lead to backlash.

Facing the advice of the chief of staff, Nogi Kedun shook his head and said. "I don't have to think about it, I have made up my mind. I ordered the artillery fire not to stop, unless our army attacked the position, or if the artillery stopped, it will be dealt with in accordance with military law."

In the face of Nogi Nogi's tough attitude, what can other officers in the command say, they can only execute it.

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

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 Nogi, who was watching the battle with the binoculars, finally had a moving expression when he saw the situation on the battlefield. He was looking at the defending 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 exposed. At this time, the casualties must be more than It will be bigger before. But no matter what, it must be the Japanese who suffered more shelling casualties, because they are the attackers, and there will be at least many casualties in one shot.

However, although the Russian army suffered a lot of casualties, the Japanese army suffered even more losses.

When the night falls, both sides lick their wounds. Of course, there are still necessary vigilances, because they also know whether the other party wants to use the night to give him a hard time.

After returning to the headquarters, Nogi Keidian left those staff officers to make plans for tomorrow, and pulled Idizhi Kosuke to another room.

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

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

"I am ashamed. I also understand the commander's mood at the time. I am Meng Lang."

After revealing this little question before, Nogi Nogi said with a sigh. "The fortress of Lushun is too difficult to fight. I hope that the Qing army I will face will be able to win without a fight."

Of course, Idizhi Kosuke knew the meaning of his chief official, and the pressure on him and Nogi Nogi was very high in this tough battle. The government has urged it several times, and the United Fleet has also come to visit Dongxiang. Even at the Manchurian Army Headquarters, the commander, Marshal Da Shanyan, personally asked if he needed help.

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

How can this not put the Third Army under huge pressure? You must know that the Third Army wants people to give people, and things to give. Capture Lushun as soon as possible. It is conceivable how much pressure the two of them are under.

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

Nogi Kidian suddenly came up with such a sentence~www.mtlnovel.com~ In fact, since the battle of Lushun, he has been under tremendous pressure. On the one hand, Lushun has not been conquered for a long time, and on the other hand, the huge casualties caused by the attack. These two mountains have been weighing him down, and when he saw the casualty report today, he had the idea of ​​resigning. In all, the Third Army has already paid 46,000 casualties, but Lushun is still firmly in the hands of the Russians, which is a blow to people's confidence.

And his words shocked Idizhi Kosuke, only to see the chief of staff said quickly. "Your Excellency Commander, this is very inappropriate. It is extremely irresponsible to resign at this time. It will be a blessing to His Majesty, and it will also give His Majesty the notoriety of unknown people. Please think twice."

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

"Then let's continue fighting first, let's not talk about resignation."

After seeing the idea of ​​dismissing the chief officer's resignation, Idizhi Kosuke also breathed a sigh of relief. If Nogi Nogi resigns, it can be said that he is also incompetent as the chief of staff, which is too unacceptable.

Thinking of this, he looked at the Lushun Fortress, which was in the dark. What method should he use to break through the enemy's position?

Chapter end