Chapter 470: Shanhaiguan Defense Area II
"The advance force of the Japanese army going south this time has a brigade and most of the heavy artillery wing, with about 8,500 troops;"
He Changying smiled and said: "They must be exhausted all the way south, if all the generals lead their troops out of the customs to sneak attack, there is no possibility of a great victory, as long as this advance team is defeated, the battle below will be much easier; And not to mention rifles, even cannons can get them. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
He Changying's words, Xu Bangdao and Lian Shun couldn't help but be eager to try, and they were quite tempted to come to Jia Qisheng.
"The emperor and Liu Duxian have strictly ordered that the army must not go out of the customs to fight, so as not to fall into the tricks of the Japanese; After all, the thirteen,000 military horses of your and my generals are now almost the last elite army of Zhili. ā
Tang Renlian shook his head in disappointment and vetoed He Changying's risky proposal, it was good that the battle was won, in case of defeat, the Japanese soldiers could go straight to Jinmen all the way unimpeded.
Now in addition to Luo Rongguang's 2,000 Dagu defense troops and the 2,000 Jiangnan soldiers brought by Liu Kunyi, there are only nearly 1,000 waste banner soldiers in the city defense battalion.
And those newly recruited group training, most of them are training with long hair in their hands, all of them are a group of rabble, and they obviously have no combat power at all.
Once the Jinmen is lost, the following is the Jingshi.
And now in addition to those flag soldiers who smoke big cigarettes, gamble silver, and drink flowers and wine every day, how can there be a battalion head to fight?
Then, he has really become a sinner of the Qing Dynasty!
Just thinking about it like this, Tang Renlian shuddered, and he said with a forced smile: "Historically, Shanhaiguan has been the first pass in the world; Since the forty-sixth year of Emperor Taizu's Wanli, I sent a text of 'Seven Hatreds', crusaded against the Ming Dynasty, and fought for 27 years until the army entered the customs and entered China. ā
Hearing Tang Renlian say this, including He Changying, he had nothing to say.
The affairs of war are changing rapidly, and who dares to say that it is nine out of ten.
In case the ambush fails and is disabled, then the Japanese army will drive straight in, who will guard Shanhaiguan?
"General He, how do you know the strength of the Uyi going south?"
Bai Ji, the guard of Shanhaiguan, looked at He Changying curiously and asked: "Could it be that your outpost has been probing all the way to Suizhong County, two hundred miles away?" ā
After listening to Bai Ji's question, all the generals also looked at He Changying in surprise.
"It's not Suizhong County, it's Huludao; I had a battalion of soldiers training in the Huludao area, and I met the southward detachment of the Japanese army, and the news had just come back. ā
He Changying's words made everyone in the hall gasp, it is really fearless for the ignorant, and the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers!
"Is it the battalion head of those foreign officers?"
Tang Renlian was immediately impressed by He Changying, this is the real courage!
"Well, they should try to stop the Japanese in their footsteps, but the effect may be limited; After all, the Japanese army is not a stupid pig, and the mountain sniper ability of this battalion is still very weak. ā
He Changying said this, and couldn't help but be a little worried about the safety of the independent battalion.
The reason why He Changying brought back most of the backbone of the reconnaissance company this time, instead of selecting a group of outstanding middle-level officers to accompany him, was because he took a fancy to their reconnaissance ability.
Shanhaiguan is not like Liaonan.
In Jinzhou, Nanguanling, Yingchengzi, and Tumenzi, as long as they strictly guarded the positions of more than ten miles, the Japanese army had no other choice but to attack step by step.
The Great Wall of Shanhaiguan, although the mountains are steep, has countless breakthrough points.
Although these breakthrough points could not be like the Shanhai Pass, where chariots and horses were used to transport artillery, food, and military supplies, there was no problem with the breakthrough of the infantry.
If the Japanese army really can't capture Shanhaiguan, then send one or several infantry to force a breakthrough from the Great Wall elsewhere, and then make a detour to attack the back of Shanhaiguan and jointly flank it.
Or be more violent, and go directly to Jinmen, or even Jingshi, it is not impossible.
Therefore, He Changying used these excellent scouts as the middle-level backbone of the Shanhaiguan Regiment, just to prepare for the ambush of the Japanese army around the front line of the Great Wall.
In the hall, everyone heard He Changying say that the soldiers of that battalion would actually try to attack tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers, and they all had different expressions.
Except for Xu Bangdao and Lian Shun, who knew He Changying's courage and personality, the rest of the generals didn't believe it at all, thinking that He Changying was running with a mouth full of horses and putting gold on his team's face.
"Open the military gate, the governor's yamen telegram."
Liu Yuqiang, a telegraph commissioner of the Shanhaiguan Telegraph Bureau, hurriedly entered the house and knelt to present the telegram.
Tang Renlian took the telegram, read it carefully, motioned for Liu Yuqiang to retreat, and then handed the telegram to Wang Liansan, who was sitting next to him.
"Liu Duxian once again strictly ordered that all departments should not easily go out of the customs and waves, divide their own defense areas, and guard their own duties;"
Speaking of this, Tang Renlian said to He Changying: "General He, it is best for your troops to retreat into the city pass before dark tomorrow night in case of accidents." ā
"Okay."
He Changying saw that Tang Renlian was unwilling to go out to fight, and pointed out that his 2,500 soldiers could not play a decisive role, and if one was blocked by the Japanese army under the Great Wall, it would be a tragedy, so he nodded happily and took the order.
"Next, our brothers will come to discuss and discuss the defense areas of each army."
Tang Renlian asked his soldiers to bring a map of the area around Shanhaiguan, spread it on the coffee table beside him, looked at it and said: "The main city is guarded by the old man's Ting Army, the two battalions of Captain Bai's garrison, and the Wu Yi Army under the command of General Xia; Dongluo City, Muying Building, Linlu Building, Xiluo City, North and South Wing City, Weiyuan City, Jiaoshan Great Wall, Shimen Village, how to divide the troops to guard, do you have any suggestions? ā
After listening to Tang Renlian's words, although everyone in the hall was silent, they were all calculating quickly in their hearts.
The south wing of the city is in the south two miles of Shanhaiguan City, except for the Japanese to break the pass, there is no war at all.
The north wing of the city is two miles north outside the Shanhaiguan city, the city wall is six meters high, and the city is 1,200 meters around the city.
Choosing this place is basically a life of nine deaths.
Dongluo City, Muying Building, Linlu Building, Trinity is in the east of Guancheng outside the city, Xiluo City is outside the Guancheng West of the city, the city wall is more than six meters high, and the city is 1,600 meters around the city.
Although it is only 500 meters away from the main city of Shanhaiguan, it can be imagined that after the Japanese captured the northern wing city, the next step is to take Dongluo City and Xiluo City.
It's basically a place of death!
And Weiyuan City is built on the Great Wall of Huanxiling two miles east of the main city of Shanhaiguan, the city wall is connected to the Great Wall, six meters high, and 614 meters around the city.
This city is located at a critical point, easy to defend and difficult to attack, remote control of the four fields, and the city of Guancheng into a corner.
Unless the Japanese army has to do so, it is obvious that they will not attack this place stupidly.
As for the Jiaoshan Great Wall, it is built on the Jiaoshan Mountain in the west of the main city of Shanhaiguan, and now the ice and snow have not melted in winter, not to mention the horses and cannons of the Japanese people, and the soldiers climbed to the foot of the Great Wall on the mountain, and it is estimated that they are so tired that they only have half a life left.
In the farther west of Jiaoshan, Shimenzhai also has a small city connected to the Great Wall in the low-lying flat area between the mountains.
However, if the Japanese army wants to attack from there, not to mention that the horses and artillery will not be able to be transported at all, and they will have to go around the sheep intestine winding mountain trail for seventy or eighty miles, which obviously outweighs the losses.
It's definitely a safe place to stay out of here.
For a while, the oppressive air in the hall almost froze.
Wang Liansan, Jia Qisheng, He Changying, Xu Bangdao, and Lian Shun were all silent.
Because whether it is human or hell is often between each other's one-thought choices.