Chapter 531: Give way
Wang Yaojiang, the commander of the 11th Division, was born in the Taiping Army, and was originally a subordinate of Huang Daping, Guoxing's great enemy. After returning to Guoxing'a, his performance was remarkable, and his combat exploits were quite outstanding, and he was already ranked as a platoon commander in the era of the deserted village in the south of the Yangtze River.
Although he was born in the Taiping Army, Wang Yaojiang did not belong to the Taiping family, because Tan Shaoguang was very unkind to see people who did not hesitate to join Guoxing'a. Even though Tan Shaoguang himself is already the number one general under Guoxing'a, he still has a very deep prejudice against those who easily defect to Guoxing'a. Tan Shaoguang didn't want to see Wang Yaojiang, but the Huaiyang department, who likes to huddle together for warmth, was very enthusiastic about this low-ranking division commander, and Wang Yaojiang naturally became the general of the Huaiyang department.
The Huaiyang Department has no leading figures, so it has always pursued the routine of many people doing things. Although Wang Yaojiang's 11th Division was the lowest ranked division in the main force, it relied on the assistance of other members of the Huaiyang Department to help him, and the 11th Division was not bad at all in terms of equipment and soldiers' military quality, and occasionally took advantage of some small advantages in supplies.
After Tan Shaoguang went north, the number one staff officer beside Guo Xing'a was Xing Cong, another general of the Huaiyang department. Xing Cong naturally has to take great care of his own person Wang Yaojiang, and every time the 11th Division gets a task, it is a good job to eat fat. It's a pity that God doesn't help, Wang Yaojiang's main opponent is the wonderful Rudnev, in the face of this opponent who has no head and no tail, the great merit of annihilating the heavy army group of the Russian army, just like a carrot in front of a donkey, Wang Yaojiang can always see it and can't eat it.
The divisions of various divisions surrounded and suppressed Milyutin, Wang Yaojiang thought that he could finally share some of his military exploits, but the Rudnev came out from behind him again. Wang Yaojiang also left a regimental reserve for the convenience of the elusive Rudnev, but no one expected that Rudnev, who had been looking forward and backward, would throw in all 40,000 troops as soon as he came up as soon as he took the wrong medicine, and launched a decisive charge against the rear position of the 11th Division. Wang Yaojiang, who was in frequent emergencies in the rear, could only inform Goxinga and the surrounding friendly forces of the situation, and then shrink his forces and turn back to deal with Rudnev.
Tens of thousands of horses suddenly shrank and retreated, and no matter how prepared Wang Yaojiang was, it was difficult for him to remain silent. As a result, Milyutin also picked up his unlucky soft persimmon and pinched it, and the main force of the Russian army ignored the onslaught of other divisions and pressed directly towards the 11th Division, and the 11th Division, which was attacked by the enemy on its back, almost did not let the Russian army counter-encircle.
Although the situation was very critical, Wang Yaojiang still commanded the troops to fight very calmly and resolutely blocked the way for Mi Liujing's main force to break through. The troops brought out by the generals from the Taiping Army have always had a tough style, and Wang Yaojiang is even more of a hard-line hardliner. In his early years, he fought with the Taiping Army, killing 300 enemies and losing 2,000 in desperate battles, Wang Yaojiang had fought all, and of course he would not be afraid of the Russian army's two-sided attack. In addition to summoning the troops that had been deployed during the previous attack to return to reinforcement as soon as possible, Wang Yaojiang still made a ruthless move. All the military commanders of the 11th Division from Wang Yaojiang to the front line to supervise the battle, and all the regiment commanders below entered the trenches to personally participate in the battle, and their determination not to retreat was very firm.
"Division, General's Military Order!" It is difficult for Hu Jinde, the political commissar of the division who was born in the guard class, to accept Wang Yaojiang's desperate fighting style, but in the current situation, he has no choice but to rely on Wang Yaojiang. However, just half an hour after the bloody battle, Guo Xing'a sent an urgent telegram, giving Hu Jinde the sword of Shang Fang to stop Wang Yaojiang.
"Call back to tell the general that my 11th Division is below Wang Yaojiang, but there is one person still there, and I will never let Mi Liujing step across our defense line!" Wang Yaojiang could have copied the guy himself, so he didn't read Guoxing's message at all, and in his mind, Guoxing'a was just asking him to defend his position.
"General, order our troops to block the enemy as much as possible, but we need to preserve our combat strength. If the Russian offensive is too ferocious, for the sake of the follow-up war situation, our department can appropriately open the road to ease the Russian offensive, and then annihilate the enemy's living forces with pursuit! Hu Jinde saw that Wang Yaojiang didn't mean to read the telegram at all, so he could only say the general meaning of Guo Xing'a.
"What? How can it be? Wang Yaojiang snatched the telegram and read it carefully.
In the face of the enemy who is in a hurry, it is indeed the best way to chase the enemy after they are released from the predicament, but the current situation is not just like this. As long as the Russian army escapes alive and loses its spirit, it will definitely immediately become a defeated army that has fled, and the Manchurian army will definitely be able to achieve fruitful results if it pursues it behind. However, the scale of the Russian army is so large, and no matter how fruitful the Manchurian Army is, there will definitely be a large number of Russian troops who have slipped through the net, and eighty percent of big fish like Milyutin have slipped through the net. The Russian army, commanded by a high-ranking general, was soon able to gather to rest and then march in the direction of Temple Street. If this is the case, not only is there danger in the rear of Acton, but the strategic concept of Guoxing'a to gather and annihilate the main force of the Russian army and cut off foreign aid from Temple Street will also be completely aborted.
"Die, you must not let go of Lao Maozi!" Wang Yaojiang read the telegram, but still decided to stick to it.
"Shiza, the general has a military order, don't insist on it!" Hu Jinde had to stop Wang Yaojiang and make a scene of disobedience on the battlefield, and his old partner didn't want to be a military commander anymore.
"The general cherishes the soldiers, but once the Russian army is released, the consequences are unimaginable!" Wang Yaojiang's face was wrinkled.
"Master, you think about it, the general has his own considerations. The Russian army is already a frightened bird, and even if it escapes, it is just a group of fish that have slipped through the net, and the role it can play is already very limited. Let's die here, although we can annihilate the Russian army, but the casualties of our 11th Division will definitely not be small, the general doesn't want to cripple our 11th Division for the sake of these remnants of the Russian army! This is not only the general's love for the soldiers, but also your love, you have to understand the general's good intentions! Hu Jinde half-truthfully fooled Wang Yaojiang.
"Let Lao Maozi slip past the position of our 11th Division, how can our 11th Division have a face to see people in the future!" Wang Yaojiang was also shaken.
"Division, it was an accident that Rudnev suddenly appeared, and even the aviation scouts couldn't find them, and there was nothing they could do. The general won't blame you, and the friendly forces will surely understand. And the general sent this military order, isn't he afraid that you will do a battle of will and lose your strength in vain! Hu Jinde persuaded bitterly.
"Alas! …… Let the front line shrink the defensive line, try to delay the Russian army to break through, and give priority to the annihilation of the enemy's living forces. At the same time, all the peripheral departments were ordered to concentrate on the division headquarters and be ready to launch a pursuit of the Russian army at any time! Wang Yaojiang hesitated again and again, and in the end he could only give an order to give up part of his position and let the Russian army have a way to escape.