"Commander, do your subordinates propose that the army immediately withdraw south to Yongping Mansion? With more than 3,000 imperial warriors defending the city, in the open area in all directions, if the Qing army came with heavy artillery, they could attack an army to attack their artillery positions and destroy their artillery with explosives. ”

Fukushima Yongzhi and Nakaki Zhizhi specially put down their supervision of the main city of Shanhaiguan and hurriedly ran to Huanxiling, just to persuade Yamaguchi Suchen to immediately order the transportation of military rations and military supplies, and withdraw the troops to Yongping Mansion, twenty miles to the south.

Now when he heard Yamaguchi Suchen's tone with a broken net, Fukushima Yongzhi's face changed slightly and he hurriedly opened his mouth to persuade.

"Yaga! Why retreat; ”

Yamaguchi Suchen angrily rebuked Fukushima Yongzhi: "You are cowardly, what about your courage? ”

"Commander, I am not afraid of the Qing army, and I am not afraid of fighting or even dying, fighting for the empire and being loyal to the emperor, this is the highest honor of a soldier!"

Fukushima Yongzhi stood straight and said loudly with a resolute expression: "The troops retreat south to Yongping Mansion, unless the Qing army is willing to discard all the new artillery and a large amount of military resources, and choose to break through and escape lightly, otherwise they can only pull the artillery into the pass and attack Yongping; And this is exactly the opportunity for the brigade! ”

Hearing Fukushima Yongzhi say this, the color on Yamaguchi Suchen's face was a little more relaxed.

"Commander, now there are eight fractures in the Shanhaiguan defense line, except for the two fractures on both sides of the main city, which are heavily guarded, the rest are only stationed by a small team, which is very easy to be attacked and broken by the Qing army."

Seeing that the brigade commander's face looked better, Nakaki Zhizhi, who was standing on the side, dared to speak: "And the Qing army doesn't even need to raid the break at night, as long as you build a long ladder on a city wall, you can easily cross it." ”

When Nakaki Nokie said this, he didn't speak, quietly waiting for Yamaguchi Sutomi's decision.

"I ask you—"

Yamaguchi Suchen looked at a group of Japanese officers beside him: "Do you think the Imperial fleet will come?" ”

"Will definitely come!"

A group of military assistants yelled with full of anger.

"Seeing the Empire's invincible ship group, what do you think these Qing troops will do?"

"Break your guts and run away!"

The Japanese generals continued to shout,

"That's right——, the empire's ship group will appear at any time, and it is easy to crush these clowns of the Qing army outside the gate into powder! Seeing the arrival of the Imperial ship group, fleeing immediately is the only chance for these clear dogs to survive! ”

Yamaguchi Suchen stared fiercely at the group of officers under him, and asked in a deep voice: "If the brigade retreats to Yongping Mansion now, you tell me, how can you prevent these Qing troops from escaping back to Guannai?" ”

The congregation will be silent.

"In this battle, the brigade fought a complete defeat, and the only chance to turn the tables will come soon, but you want to persuade me to escape? If you don't destroy this army, all of you and I in the 3rd Brigade will be a disgrace to the Imperial Army that can't hold its head up forever! ”

Yamaguchi Suchen shouted loudly: "Order to leave only five squadrons of troops in the main city of Shanhaiguan to defend, and all the remaining squadrons will set up temporary camps along the Great Wall, from Jiaoshan to Laolongtou, and they must block the way of the Qing army's southward return to the south!" ”

"Commander, the Nine Gates are the only way back to the Qing Army besides that, do you have to send troops to guard it?"

Hayashi Fangtaro listened to it with enthusiasm, and felt that his brain was dizzy, and he couldn't help but be confused.

"You're still a staff officer? Pig's braincase! ”

Yamaguchi Suchen scolded: "When the Qing army in the three cities is defeated, can they go to the Nine Gates first, or can we go to Shimen Village first; Which is near and which is far, that road is wide and easy to walk, don't you understand? ”

"Hey!"

Hayashi Fangtaro then figured it out, and his face blushed.

"In this battle, the Qing army has suffered many losses, have you seen it, the East Battalion is still in the hands of the tenacious 19th Wing! What does this mean? ”

Although Yamaguchi Suchen couldn't understand why the Qing army didn't level the Dongdaying Heights in one fell swoop, he just gave him a reason to cheer up his generals: "This shows that the Qing army is actually very weak, and it can only fight by relying on giant artillery, which means that they have no shells in their hands now, so they are helpless against the imperial warriors of Dongdaying!" ”

Yamaguchi Suchen's words made the generals around him refreshed, and they all held binoculars and looked towards the Dongdaying Heights four miles to the north.

I saw that the Qing soldiers were surrounded by Qing soldiers in the distance below the mountain, who were cooking in groups of three or five, and in the dense artillery pits on the top of the mountain, the heads of imperial soldiers were exposed, and rifles were erected.

"Yaga! These shameless clear dogs! ”

Seeing that the imperial soldiers on the mountain were starving, and the Qing troops below the mountain were cooking, a group of Japanese generals were so angry that they all scolded.

However, there is a lot of stability in my heart.

It must be that the cowardly Qing army can't attack, and there are no shells in their hands, so they have to surround and consume!

Suddenly, Okubo Toshisada, Fukushima Yongzhi, Nakaki Noue, Hayashi Yoshitaro -

These generals of the 3rd Brigade of the Japanese Army were all excited, and they were full of confidence that they could hold the Shanhaiguan defense line and wait for the arrival of the combined fleet.

“fù chóu！”

Okubo raised his fist and roared loudly.

“fù chóu！”

The rest of the Japanese generals, including Yamaguchi Sotomi, roared with a hideous face.

What Yamaguchi Suchen didn't know was that the 11th Brigade of the Combined Fleet and the Army, which they had been waiting for, was fighting the Qing army's shore fire artillery battle outside Weihaiwei Harbor.

Never come to Shanhaiguan.

At this time, under the order of Youpeng in Shanxian County, the Japanese army communication team responsible for informing the defenders of Shanhaiguan was a group of 12 people, although they were all speeding up on two horses.

However, it is icy and snowy, and it is expected that it will be difficult to arrive until tomorrow night at the earliest.

Fate is so full of randomness and chance.

If it weren't for He Changying's order to surprise interrogate the Japanese prisoners, I wanted to figure out why the Japanese army, who didn't look too stupid, actually put up such a stupid formation of three strongholds this time.

He wouldn't have known that the Japanese army and tens of thousands of troops would come at any time. ’

Then the anti-Japanese army will have to repair for a day and a half, at least this afternoon, tomorrow day, so as to give the Yamaguchi Suchen Department the opportunity to flee south, or at least retreat twenty miles south, and hold on to Yongping Mansion.

Because of the order of Yama Prefecture Aritomo, Yabuki Shuichi personally twisted the telegraph line, and while Yamaguchi Aritomo became a wild horse, he also sent the Japanese Army's 3rd Brigade, 19th Wing, and 5th Cavalry Brigade to the point of no return.

Three cities outside the gates, joint headquarters.

This great victory made the entire three cities, including Liu Kunyi, show a long-lost smile.

However, a confession made the entire three cities silent again.

"Thankfully, fortunately!"

Xu Bangdao said with palpitations: "If you don't know about this, when the Japanese fleet arrives tomorrow or even tonight, the troop transport ships will release the soldiers on the coast of Guannei, and the big warship will blast through the shore soldiers and shoot closely, we can only abandon the city and go to the nine gates!" ”

"At that time, it was better to go north to the Nine Gates and squat in the mountains and forests to be a savage!"

Mei Dongyi said coldly: "We are flying, and there is no speed as the Japanese blockade of Shimen Village, where it is a dangerous place where a husband and a man cannot be opened!" ”

"Don't talk about all this useless—"

Liu Kunyi drank the two impatiently, looked at He Changying, and said with a solemn expression: "Now, we must completely defeat them before the arrival of the Japanese reinforcements and open the way back to the customs; You say, how to fight? ”

"Hehe, don't be nervous, I can't do anything about the combined fleet and the 11th Brigade of the Japanese army; But—"

After the panic of the first look at the confession, He Changying has now figured out the cause and effect relationship, and said with a smile: "As for the three wings of Shanhaiguan, they will definitely not escape the fate of being wiped out this time!" ”js3v3