Empty, lonely and cold, this is now Stessel finally deeply experienced this taste, since receiving that he was dismissed, and his deputy, General Smirnov, who he has always looked down on, was actually selected to replace him, and the thought of handing over this deputy, Stepel's heart felt inexplicably hopeless. Although he delayed by seizing the telegram, he would be ruined if he was discovered.

However, his despair would not last long, and Stepel, who was excited by the news of the Japanese army's flank attack, actually gave up the correct idea of shrinking and holding on to the whole line, and instead assigned his deputy, General Smirnov, with a reserve force of less than 5,000 people, to be responsible for defending the Arthur defense line, but he himself led several elite Russian infantry regiments of nearly 8,000 people to counterattack with the cooperation of the fortress artillery.

The Japanese army had just eliminated the fourth division of General Fokker of the Russian army, and the back roads were all in a mess, the organization was chaotic, the soldiers were tired, and there was a shortage of food and ammunition. The thin Japanese defense line could not stop the desperate charge of the 8,000 Russian troops at all, and the defense line collapsed in a quarter of an hour, and the flood of gray cattle was killed along the mountain pass. Seeing that the situation was not good, General Obaogong of the Japanese army hurriedly ordered the troops to shrink their defenses, but the Russian army had gone crazy, and even the German army had to retreat against this kind of old man like a steam roller, and the Japanese army, which was already a veteran of the division, could not withstand it, and saw that the retreat was about to turn into a rout, and the defeat was like a mountain, even if it was the standing division of the Japanese army. Although Stepel is a waste snack, he can still seize this kind of opportunity, and command the Russian army to press it with all his might, trying to thwart the Japanese army's spirit in one fell swoop.

"Your Excellency, do we want to temporarily avoid the edge and shrink our defenses?" Seeing this, Major General Toyozaburo Ochiai hurriedly asked General Okuho Gong.

"Heaven is not with me, as it is." Obao Gong sighed, the result of winning first and then losing was really helpless, but if he insisted on not withdrawing, he might bury the two standing divisions, and this crime could not be made up for even by seppuku. "Order the 4th Division to send strong troops to hold on to heights 322 and 214 and stop the Russian army for an hour. The 3rd Division was ordered to move into Jinzhou, make defensive preparations outside Jinzhou City, and the army headquarters and independent detachments were immediately transferred to Jinzhou City. In particular, it was necessary to ensure the safety of the 3rd Wing of Heavy Artillery. ”

"Hayi. Your Excellency, do you want to contact the wing of the Manchurian Volunteers, they have a good record just now, and their firepower is also very strong. Do you want to ask them to help with the defense? "Major General Ochiai Toyozaburo is still very good at the combat effectiveness of the Osaka Division, and he doesn't dare to hand over the back road to these traders to guard. However, the 3rd Division, as the main force of the attack, had already suffered more than 30 percent casualties, and it was obviously unable to bear the rear defense. But this old devil rolled his eyes and thought about it. Ready-made cannon fodder doesn't need to be used in vain, anyway, it was invited at a great price.

"Mr. General, this is the military order of His Excellency General Obaogong, commander of the Third Army of our army." A three-inch Japanese soldier Dazuo was surrounded by several guards and arrived at Wu Luzhen's temporary command post. "Your unit is stationed on the 214 heights, and it belongs to the fourth wing of the fourth division of our army, and the military situation is urgent, please send troops immediately according to the order."

"Oh, didn't you figure it out?" Looking at the strange three-inch Ding Dazuo in front of him, Wu Luzhen couldn't help but laugh, "According to the agreement between the two sides, our army will act independently and will not accept the command of your department." The cooperation between your and our departments should be negotiated between your military-level units and our supreme commanders, and the military orders you mentioned are not easy to use here. Besides, if you hold this kind of ghost drawing on papyrus, who knows what it is, without a seal or a secret mark. ”

"Baga, you Qing slave dare to disobey, you are simply... Belch. As soon as he pulled out half of the command knife, Da Zuo felt a cold wind behind his head, and when he looked back, the muzzles of four or five Mauser pistols* were pointed at his bald scoop. As for the guards, they were pointed at the head by the other party with a pistol, the rifle in the hand was too long, in this kind of narrow space, the disadvantage of the rifle against the pistol was too great, although the six-gun looked small, but the Japanese guards who were pointed at the head did not doubt the lethal effect of this thing, the thigh quickly pulled out the holster and the body of the gun itself was very short and concise, this police revolver of later generations was indeed a quick artifact.

Wu Luzhen didn't seem to notice the embarrassment of the Japanese in the command post at all, and the thing easily flipped through the telegram, sketched on the map casually, and actually started to work on the map. Ota Takayanagi Hotaro, who was left cold by him, was embarrassed, and wanted to continue to shake his majesty, but unfortunately the four Mauser pistols that followed him behind him didn't care that he was the combat staff officer of the Second Army.

"Well, why are you still here, didn't you say that the military situation was urgent? Go through the procedure to discuss with the chief soldier of my family" Wu Luzhen raised her head, as if she had just remembered that there was a three-inch dried tofu. "Ah, don't you still doubt Ben's statement, do you? Okay, I'll show you a photocopy of this agreement. Let me show you, uh, you're literate, right? You don't need to find someone to read it to you, right?"

Wu Luzhen took out a photocopy from the file bag, pretended to hand it to Takayanagi Baodazuo, took it back halfway, handed it to the staff officer next to him, and almost stumbled on Takayanagi. This sentence almost didn't make the people around him laugh, but he is also a graduate of Lu University, is Takayanagi Bao Dasano illiterate? Even the Japanese guards who came with him almost laughed, and quickly covered their mouths with one free hand, Chu didn't know that this made Takayanagi even more embarrassed.

Anyway, Takayanagi Bao Dazuo was sent away, and the temporary command headquarters was busy again, and Guan Yue, the chief of staff, came over again, and secretly gave Wu Luzhen a thumbs up and a thumbs up. Then he asked: "Does the boss have an explanation, I think this time the little devil is only afraid that he will suffer a big loss." We can't afford to be a backing for them. ”

"Hmph, these people really can't see what they look like if they don't raise their heads, they are all beaten like bears, and they are dragged one by one like twenty-fifty-eighty thousand." A staff officer muttered.

Wu Luzhen smiled slightly, "How can I be angry about this military matter, I rejected him not because of my attitude, but because the timing was wrong." Now the Russians seem to be in power, but as long as they don't stop in time, it may not be the Japanese who will suffer in the end. This good opportunity to beat the water dogs can't be slipped away in vain, not to mention that there is also the silver of the stalkers, and the sound of the Dongying bamboo pole is sorry for the heroes of Jiawu. ”

"Admire, admire. Zhenzuo, you are becoming more and more like the head seat, a profiteer, oh, it is the demeanor of a Confucian businessman. They are all brothers, are you the same clan of the head office, don't hide it from us. Guan Yue suddenly asked in a low voice, "The town seat has a belly case, you might as well let your subordinates staff it." ”

"Hehe, although the Fourth Division is relatively complete, the veterans of the division are tired at the moment, and the army has no fighting spirit. The most important thing is that their supplies seem to be insufficient, and their firepower has dropped so much that even if they have fortifications to rely on, they can't stop Lao Maozi's desperate counterattack. At this time, we only need to use the firepower advantage to block for a moment or three, even if the little devil owes us adults. But this favor is piled up with money and the lives of his brothers, and he can't easily deal with people for the sake of a momentary mood. The general seat is right, although we seem to be participating in the war in the name of the Manchurian Volunteers, but we are on an equal footing with the little devils, and we are not for them to carry work as long-term workers. This is a fair price. Therefore, on the one hand, the little devil can get more benefits, and on the other hand, it can also delay time and reduce the sharpness of the Russian army. ”

"Come on, town. Then let's make a plan according to the idea of independently garrisoning 214 Heights? As long as we suppress Lao Maozi in firepower, the brothers may not suffer. Is it the price, you will see and do it, and the brothers will believe in you. Guan Yue also understood Wu Luzhen's thoughts, and took the general staff officers to start the map operation according to the terrain of the 214 heights and plan the firepower configuration.

Wu Luzhen continued to observe the battle between the Japanese and Russian armies on the front line in front of the artillery mirror, but she remembered Wu Chenxuan's instructions before dividing the troops: "Everything is based on the whole division, the little devil and the old man are not good, no matter whether they are friends or enemies now, they must not be trusted." In any case, we must retain the independence of the troops, and in addition, the lives of tens of thousands of people in Arthur City are still in the mouths of the two hungry wolves of Japan and Russia, and finding a way to let the Japanese hand over the lives of some people to us is the greatest credit. But if the little devil thinks that we care about the people, they will use this to blackmail our army, but it will ruin the lives of the people of a city, and the proportion in this should be accurately handled by your brother Shouqing, everything is entrusted to your brother, if this battle is won, your brother will make great contributions, if there is a mistake, I Wu Chenxuan should share the responsibility with you. ”

"Boss, I, Wu Shouqing, will never live up to the entrustment of you, thousands of brothers, and tens of thousands of people, don't worry." Silently muttering, Wu Luzhen continued to observe the changes in the situation on the battlefield.

"Nani? They don't agree to send troops? This is the treaty signed by that idiot, are these Qing slaves the master we invited, what do you want them to do if they don't send troops? The Chief of Staff, Major General Ochiai Toyozaburo, looked depressed, but the photocopy he brought back clearly wrote in Japanese, "The Manchurian Volunteer Army is an independent combat force and is not under the command of any level of Japanese troops. The operational strategy is to be resolved through consultation between the supreme commanders of the two sides. ”

"What else did the other commander say?" General Okubo Gong was also depressed, but he could continue to ask Takayanagi Hotaro quietly.

"This"

"Don't mind, just say it straight" Obao Gong saw that he was a little hesitant, knowing that he felt that he had a responsibility, and comforted him.

"What he meant in and out of his words, in addition to independent command, seemed that we had to pay a little price to do it, and he refused to go into battle for us in vain."

"Well, this is very similar to the vendors of the Fourth Division, now I can rest assured, they will cooperate." General Obao Gong said with a smile.

"Then let's put Heights 214 to them, and Heights 322 to the Fourth Wing." The chief of staff, Major General Ochiai Toyozaburo, quickly thought of the crux of the problem, the baggage and artillery are behind the 322 heights, as for the 214 heights, not only the slope is limited, but also the flanks of the 322 heights are behind it, and the importance is far inferior to the 322 heights that directly control the official road, and it is given to the Qing people to defend, whether they win or lose, it has nothing to do with the overall situation, but if they give up directly, the pressure on the 322 heights will be too great.

"Well, I think so. In this way, Takayanagi Hodaisa, you talk to them again, and try to solve this problem within fifty thousand taels of silver, and let them hold out for two hours. Please. ”

"Hayi." What can Takayanagi Bao Daisa say, after all, His Excellency the General has spoken, and this three-inch Ding has no choice but to continue to take a few guards to meet that Lord Wu and complete his duties as a messenger, although neither side will wait to see him.