Chapter 489: Landing Operations (10)
Just when Zhu Da and Luo Yue led the army to attack the advance guard town camp of the Russian army, the other People's Army also cooperated with the armored troops to attack the forward positions of the Russian army to the south, and notified the People's Army stationed at the nine gates to cooperate with the attack of the 6th unit of Deng, and flank the forward positions of the Russian army on both sides. Bayi?Chinese.com (8)?? .?8?1?
The People's Army troops stationed at the Nine Gates had been waiting for nearly an hour at this time, and after receiving the notice of the attack of the Deng 6 Troops, the 2nd, 5th, and 9th Regiments stationed at the 9th Gate decided to start preparations at 12 o'clock in the evening and send troops at any time, and at the same time sent people to inform the Qing army that they were ready to fight tonight.
However, the KPA soldiers stationed at the nine gates went to bed early, got up at 12 o'clock, and were fully prepared and on standby, just waiting for the notice of the KPA. Nazhi waited until almost 2 o'clock in the morning to receive an order to attack the forward positions of the Russian army. The commander of the garrison at the Nine Gates immediately ordered that only the artillery should be left to guard the camp, and the rest of the troops attacked the forward camp of the Russian army, and sent someone to inform the Qing army at Shanhaiguan that it was ready to fight.
The KPA units of these three regiments had already been fully reassembled, and they were all a little impatient to wait, so after the order was given, the whole people immediately pulled out, and they rushed to the vicinity of the Russian army camp after a while.
Although there was no trace of the Qing army at this time, behind the Russian camp, there was a dense sound of gunfire, and it was obvious that the 6th unit had launched an attack on the forward position of the Russian army.
also decided not to wait for the Qing army, immediately to the camp of the Russian army, anyway, *** never had any hope for the Qing army, and even hoped to fight with the Qing army at all, informing the Qing army that the Qing army is only at present The People's Army still needs to have a good relationship with the Qing army in Shanhaiguan, and it is better for the Qing army not to come, because in the opinion of ***, the Qing army is basically a pig team, not only can not play the role of assisting the people's army in combat, but on the contrary, it will involve the energy of the people's army, so that the people's army can not devote all its energy to the battle.
Originally, the People's Army was a little impatient to wait, but now it finally got the opportunity to fight, and suddenly everyone's fighting spirit was high, and the three regiments rushed to the Russian army's position from three directions.
In the process of the KPA attack, the resistance of the Russian army was very weak, and it seemed that there were not many people, because at this time, most of the Russian army's energy was focused on the back, blocking the KPA's Deng6 troops, and the frontal defense was naturally insufficient. The Three-Way People's Army did not waste much force and broke through into the positions of the Russian army.
It turned out that some of the Russian soldiers who had escaped from the camp in Gaoling Town defected to the forward position and told the news of the loss of the main camp to Major General Obumochaev, the commander of the forward position. After learning the news, Obumochaev didn't believe it at first, but more and more Russian soldiers fled to the forward positions, and the statements were the same, although Obumochaev still couldn't believe that the main camp was actually broken by the overseas Chinese army, but at this time he couldn't help but not believe it, so he hurriedly ordered all the Russian soldiers to be on alert, and strengthen the defense behind them, preparing to meet the overseas Chinese army.
In fact, Obumochaev knew very well in his heart that the loss of the main camp would mean that the Russian army's southward advance plan had failed, so the best choice at this time was to evacuate the camp immediately, and then try to escape back to Jinzhou by a detour, so that maybe the two regiments stationed in the forward positions could be saved. But Obumochaev still has a trace of luck in his heart, maybe there was an accident on the side of the main camp, or although the main camp was lost, the Russian army still retained a large number of troops, and after retreating to the avant-garde town camp, it could regain its strength and support the forward camp.
As a result, after the Russian army made combat arrangements, the Deng6 unit moved like the forward camp of the Russian army. In fact, this is a battle without suspense at all, because the assault of the armored forces is not something that the Russian army can resist, not to mention that there are no fortifications behind the Russian army's position, and at this time, the people's army stationed at the nine gates attacked from the front, and as a result, under the front and rear attacks of the people's army, the Russian army's defense line soon collapsed, and the people's army in front and behind attacked the camp, scattered and fled.
The whole battle lasted only about 4o minutes, and the People's Army basically controlled the forward camp of the Russian army, and at this time, Song Qing and Ma Yukun also led the Qing army and rushed to the battlefield.
Although Song Qing and Ma Yukun said before the war that they would follow the People's Army to fight together, but when they heard that the Russian army sent more than 30,000 troops to attack Shanhaiguan, both of them became nervous, after all, in the previous foreign wars of the Qing court, this was in addition to the First Sino-Japanese War, except for the First Sino-Japanese War, ** For example, the British army in the First Opium War was only more than 15,000 people, and the British and French troops in the Second Opium War were only more than 18,000 people, and when the Eight-Nation Coalition Army attacked Beijing, it was only more than 18,000 people, and it only increased to nearly 30,000 in the later period, and this time the strength of the Russian army reached more than 32,000 people, and the combat strength of the Russian army is recognized as ranking first among all countries.
Although the People's Army had achieved brilliant results before, firstly, the two of them had only heard about it and had not seen it with their own eyes; secondly, the previous opponents of the People's Army were far inferior to the Russian army this time in terms of strength and combat effectiveness, and now the strength of the People's Army at the Nine Gates is only about 10,000, and the defenders of Shanhaiguan are only more than 25,000 people, so it is reasonable for Song Qing and Ma Yukun to have no bottom in their hearts, and at the same time, they also regret that they should not be quick to talk for a while, and they want to fight with overseas Chinese.
However, the People's Army defeated the Russian army's first attack on the Jiumen Defense Line, which made Song Qing and Ma Yukun's confidence in the People's Army recover a little. Moreover, the terrain of Shanhaiguan is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, if you can continue to hold on, and then defeat the Russian army several times, the Russian army will be easy to fatigue the old soldiers, and then the Qing army and the people's army will launch a counteroffensive against the Russian army, and the chance of defeating the Russian army is still very great.
It's just that Song Qing and Ma Yukun have just been relieved for two days, and they have received a notice from the People's Army that the People's Army will attack the Russian army at night this night and completely defeat the Russian army in one fell swoop. The two couldn't help but be shocked, they didn't expect that overseas Chinese would really dare to attack the Russian army at night, which was very different from what the two of them expected. Although it is said that night raids are indeed the essence of the art of war, how can there be no people in the Russian army who are proficient in the art of war, and if the Russian army presets ambushes, it will be very dangerous. Moreover, the overseas Chinese still want to completely defeat the Russian army in one fell swoop, how can it sound a bit desperate? However, the overseas Chinese do not seem to be the kind of unreliable people, at least so far, the actions of the overseas Chinese are basically reliable.
If we go to war, if we lose, the consequences will be unimaginable, and not only will our entire army be wiped out, but I am afraid that they will not even be able to protect Shanhaiguan; and if they do not go to war, what will happen if the overseas Chinese really defeat the Russian army? It is a trivial matter not to grab military merits, and it will be difficult to do it if they annoy the overseas Chinese; Song Qing and Ma Yukun have also heard some rumors about the overseas Chinese, among which there are some rumors about the overseas Chinese, including that the overseas Chinese are arrogant and arrogant, and they do not even pay attention to the imperial court, and there seems to be a separatist side. The ambition of the king of the ripping earth, so he can't easily offend them. So Song Qing and Ma Yukun were in a dilemma, but they still ordered the Qing army to prepare and sent people to Jiumen to investigate the movements of overseas Chinese.
And after receiving the notice, Song Qing and Ma Yukun came up with a way, this soldier must be out, but don't rush to participate in the war, but wait and see the situation on the battlefield first, if the overseas Chinese have the advantage, they will naturally raise troops to join the battle, but if the overseas Chinese are defeated by the Russian army, they will immediately withdraw to Shanhaiguan and defend the city. Moreover, the Qing army was divided into two groups, with only 1ooo people in the front, close to the battlefield to observe.
However, the Qing army did not prepare as early as the People's Army, after receiving the notice, it still needs a certain amount of preparation time, and Shanhaiguan is far away from the battlefield, so when the front of the Qing Army arrives near the Russian position, the People's Army has already attacked the camp of the Russian army, and it is obvious that it has the upper hand. So the Qing army at the front hurriedly sent people to inform Song Qing and Ma Yukun.
It was only when Song Qing and Ma Yukun rushed to the battlefield that the battle had come to an end, and the People's Army had basically taken control of the Russian army's camp, and also sent two regiments to rush to reinforce the control of Gaoling Town and Qianwei Town. The Qing army actually did not have the opportunity to participate in the war.
And Song Qing and Ma Yukun couldn't help but get nervous again, they didn't expect that the overseas Chinese were so powerful that they really defeated the Russian army in one fell swoop, but they didn't rush to participate in the war at the right time, would it make the overseas Chinese dissatisfied. However, at this time, the two had no other way but to bite the bullet and come to see ***.
However, after meeting with ***, ***'s attitude towards the two has not changed from before, still with a kind attitude and kind language, and he did not ask why the two were late, but asked the two to immediately lead the Qing army and disperse to the four corners to clear the remnants of the Russian soldiers, and said that the Russian soldiers captured and killed were even the achievements of the Qing army. However, the three camps of the Russian army have been occupied by the People's Army, so they will not work to clear the army.
Although the People's Army has successfully captured the three camps of the Russian army, and killed and captured a large number of Russian soldiers, but a considerable number of Russian soldiers fled from the camp and scattered outside, and the People's Army has not many troops after all, and can only control the camp and the surrounding areas, and is quite powerless to clear the remnants of the Russian soldiers outside the four areas, and Song Qing and Ma Yukun have nearly 10,000 people, and they are also familiar with the terrain in this area, so it is most appropriate for this task to be handed over to the Qing army.
After listening to ***'s words, Song Qing and Ma Yukun also breathed a sigh of relief, of course, it was much easier to capture and suppress the stragglers than to engage the Russian army head-on, and the Russian soldiers who were captured and killed were even the achievements of the Qing army.