Chapter 383: Don't Take Prisoners
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Fuzhou Avenue changed from the first main attack to an auxiliary attack, and Jinzhou Avenue became a front for the Japanese army to gather heavy troops and intend to break through.
At 12:20 p.m., the Japanese cavalry arrived at the foot of Dadong Mountain, and the second squadron dismounted and climbed the artillery position of the Qing army on Dadong Mountain, but there was no trace of the Qing army on the mountain, and all the artillery was completely destroyed by the Qing army when they were leaving.
At 12:45, the 2nd Wing of the Japanese Saki Infantry and the Li Bohu Division of Chenjiatun came into contact, and the two sides immediately burst into gunfire and exchanged fire fiercely.
At 1 p.m., the 3rd Infantry Wing of Kimura Tsunnakasa, and the 1st Infantry Wing of Nogi Noshinori made contact with Wu Weiyang's troops in the vicinity of Maqiaozi, and then engaged in a full-scale exchange of fire.
At this time, the battle in Jinzhou City was also coming to an end.
The Saito Brigade exposed an extremely animalistic scene in the city, wantonly killing and plundering innocent civilians, and also caused the military discipline and strong will to resist of this army to decline.
Seeing that the city was besieged by a large number of anti-Japanese infantry and cavalry regiments, except for a few hardliners, many Japanese troops resisted a little and surrendered.
He Changying led a group of staff officers through Yong'an Gate, along the streets and alleys of Jinzhou City, towards the West Gate, where the gunfire was fierce.
Houses along the road were lit with smoke from the aftermath of the fire, and the dead bodies of civilians were everywhere, men, the elderly, and children were stabbed to death, and the women were stripped naked.
Around the corpses of these civilians, there were also lying on the ground with the corpses of Japanese soldiers who had been hacked to death by the anti-Japanese army.
Blood stained everyone's riding boots, walking on the bluestone streets and alleys, like walking on a muddy path after the rain, slipping step by step, the soles of the shoes were wet and sticky to make people's hearts tremble.
The faces of every member of the anti-Japanese army were shocked and saddened, and they walked silently in the streets and alleys, their hearts raging with anger, and their steps were heavy and resolute.
And John, who was taking pictures in the back, had tears streaming down his face, and he scolded in a trembling voice: "These devils, these devils! ”
He Changying's heart was as if it was being held by a giant hand, and it was painful.
In fact, the intensity of the Japanese massacre in Jinzhou City was no weaker than the Lushun Massacre, but there were few people in Jinzhou and there were no Westerners involved in it, so it has been diluted intentionally or unintentionally.
At this time, the corpses, the desperate women who were not dead, and the large patches of dazzling blood, seemed to be silently accusing He Changying.
――Why? You have 8,000 soldiers in your hands, but you are indifferent from outside the city!
Since he came to this world inexplicably, in this era, He Changying has killed people with his own hands and seen too many deaths, but he has always had a cold bystander similar to God's perspective.
For many nights, before he fell asleep, he fantasized about everything in front of him, but it was an ethereal dream.
When he opened his eyes, he was the bright ward, and Luo Yao's pretty face that made him obsessed, and the pair of dimples that he was willing to indulge in forever.
Today, at this time, the blood of these innocent people completely woke He Changying up.
"I can't go back,-"
He Changying walked in front of a woman wrapped in a big red jacket of the Qing army, with a large snow-white patch on her chest and two slender thighs underneath, and stopped.
The woman's hair was scattered, and He Changying stopped to see that she was very young, her bare skin was full of bruises and bloodstains, and the lower legs on the back were blurred because of the violent friction on the stone surface.
This woman's eyes, with angry flames, stared at He Changying.
"Clean up and bandage her."
He Changying somewhat understood this woman's anger, but he was also secretly surprised in his heart.
A woman who can understand these things and dare to express her anger directly to herself should be very rare in China in this era.
"You don't need to pretend, give me a gun!"
The woman's voice was hoarse as if she was on fire, and she stretched out her hand towards He Changying.
"You can shoot?"
He Changying asked curiously, and when she saw the woman staring at her without saying a word, she turned her head to look at the staff officers around her.
Peng Qianyan did not hesitate to take out the pistol on his waist and handed it to He Changying.
Seeing the woman holding a pistol and staggering towards Xicheng, where the gunfire was still fierce, He Changying silently said to herself: "He Changying, since you can't go back, let's take this world seriously." ”
In the midst of the gunfire inside and outside the city, He Changying and his entourage arrived at a section of the alley near the west gate.
This street is a wealthy area in Jinzhou, and there are more than a dozen gorgeous courtyards on both sides of the street, and about three or four hundred Japanese soldiers have been compressed into this large mansion, relying on the high walls to resist stubbornly.
"Report,-"
Qu Decheng is not very accustomed to this salute: "About 400 Japanese troops are blocked inside, and I am going to pull down the mountain guns of the city wall, collapse the wall, and then destroy them." ”
"Don't bother, don't they like to set fires?"
He Changying looked at the continuous Japanese soldiers sticking out their heads, hurriedly shot them, and quickly retracted them, and said coldly: "Just use fire to wash away their sins!" ”
"Yes!"
Qu Decheng yelled and shouted: "Brothers, set fire to him!" ”
"All the captives are executed, I don't want prisoners in this battle!"
He Changying saw a soldier passing by with Japanese prisoners in the distance, and said with a gloomy face: "To treat inhumane beasts and be merciful to them is to be cruel to oneself; Execute it now! ”
"Yes!"
Qu Decheng's eyes lit up, and he shouted loudly: "Fighting with the commander-in-chief is just enjoyable!" ”
"Ahh
Soon after, the bedding, rags, thatch, and chopping wood thrown into it by the soldiers of the anti-Japanese army ignited a raging fire.
Some Japanese soldiers finally couldn't bear the burning of the flames, cried and opened the copper plate gate, and escaped with a crawl, and were shot and killed one by one by the soldiers of the anti-Japanese army.
He Changying noticed that the woman who had been blocked by the soldiers before was also holding a pistol, her face full of viciousness, and she shot at the fleeing Japanese soldiers with a 'bang'.
Outside the Golden State.
At 1:35 p.m., more than 700 cavalry from three cavalry squadrons of the Japanese army rushed out of Dadong Mountain and attacked the southern flank of the Korean reinforcement army, but they were blocked by the Korean reinforcement army that had been prepared for a long time.
At this time, the Renzi army, which camped at Da Wei's house last night, finally came late.
Seeing the large number of Qing troops appearing on Fuzhou Avenue, the Japanese troops who had been attacking on Jinzhou Avenue for nearly an hour were suddenly in a commotion, and they lost their conceited confidence that they could fight a battle.
Immediately, the fourth battalion of the Renzi Army, under the leadership of Jiang Zikang, rushed towards the Japanese cavalry in the direction of Maqiaozi.
When the Japanese Tokyo Cavalry Brigade saw the arrival of reinforcements from the Qing army, they did not dare to fight, and the road back to the east was blocked by the reinforcements of the Korean army.
At this time, Qu Decheng solved the Japanese army in the city, and also led the cavalry regiment to open the east gate and roar out.
When the Japanese cavalry was about to fall into a heavy encirclement, Captain Masajiro Kono, the leader of the first cavalry squadron, made a bold decision to lead the cavalry to immediately withdraw from the Maqiaozi battle line, bypass Jinzhou City to the west, and retreat in the direction of Dalian Bay.
This change in direction of the Japanese cavalry obviously exceeded everyone's expectations.
The reinforcement army, the Sheng army, and the Renzi army could only watch as more than 700 Japanese cavalry, leaving more than 30 corpses, from the headland south of Jinzhou City.
Seeing the cavalry moving away, Genji Yamagi was also confused as to what Masajiro Kono wanted to do, but he immediately gave the order to suspend the attack.
He was ready to wait for the troops of Fuzhou Avenue to arrive on the northern flank of Chenjiatun before attacking with all his might.
The battle then slowly stopped, and the Qing and Japanese sides formed a brief stalemate along the Maqiaozi and Chenjiatun lines.