Shanhaiguan, three cities outside the customs.

On February 10 of the Western calendar, in the early morning of the 14th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, when the wind and snow in Tangshan, 400 miles southwest of Shanhaiguan, gradually stopped, the area around Shanhaiguan was still raging with heavy snow.

From 6 o'clock in the morning, after the morning exercise and breakfast, the soldiers of the anti-Japanese army first sounded a loud charge horn as usual, and then from the north gate of the north wing of the city, the gap reserved in the east and west breastwork walls, a large number of anti-Japanese troops poured out.

Walking knee-deep in snow, he pounced on the Japanese position.

"Rush!"

"Kill the dogs!"

"Bang, bang, bang—"

Six infantry battalions, nearly 3,000 newly reorganized anti-Japanese soldiers, shouted and pounced on the Japanese defense line, prostrate 150 meters away from the Japanese line, and began to shoot.

On the walls of the three cities, inside the east and west breastwalls, the guard company, reconnaissance company, and engineer company of the anti-Japanese army are singing a song "Song of the Shanhaiguan Regiment of the Anti-Japanese Army" written by He Changyingcai to inspire the comrades-in-arms outside the city.

"Glorious war in the northeast land, blood stained our name.

The lone soldier struggled on the Shanhaiguan Pass and inherited the honor of the martyrs.

Thousands of struggles, wind, snow, hunger and cold.

Thousands of miles to fight, poor mountains camping.

Gain rich experience in struggle and exercise the spirit of hard sacrifice.

For the happiness of the motherland,

For the survival of the nation.

Consistently stick to our struggle!

Athletes from all directions converged into an anti-Japanese iron stream,

Athletes from all directions converged into an anti-Japanese iron stream,

Eastward, eastward! We are an iron anti-Japanese army!

Eastward, eastward! We are an iron anti-Japanese army!

Eastward, eastward! We are an iron anti-Japanese army!

——

The song was impassioned, echoing in the wind and snow, roaring, and gunfire.

"Baga, all on the battlefield!"

"Shoot, shoot!"

"Bang, bang—"

The Japanese officers, who had been somewhat mentally prepared before, also jumped up one after another when they heard the shouts of the anti-Japanese army in the three cities, shouting and ordering the soldiers to go to the battlefield to stop the enemy.

Suddenly, a fierce confrontation broke out in the east, west, and north directions outside the three cities outside the Guanwai.

The Japanese army of nearly 3,000 troops took the eastern camp and the two mounds and heights 300 meters away from the gap in the east and west breastworks of the three cities as strongholds, and reduced their forces for defense.

and the anti-Japanese army that rushed out of the city, shooting fiercely.

He Changying and a group of generals stood in the northeast corner of the city wall of the north wing, looking at the eastern camp and the Japanese battle line in the eastern stronghold.

It's just that the snowflakes are falling and obscuring the vision, and you can only hear the gunshots and roars, but you can't see the specific situation.

Liu Kunyi has been holding back in the house these days, and has abstained from smoking for 6 days in a row.

It wasn't until this morning that he was a little relieved, and while today's smoking addiction hadn't come up for the time being, Liu Kun took the 'Pinhai' cigarette that was peeled from Xia Qingyun's hand in his mouth, and also ran to the wall of the North Wing City to watch the battle.

As a result, when I saw Liu Kunyi's haggard appearance, everyone was taken aback.

"Duxian, what are you?"

Today, He Minggao and Chen Guiren heard that Liu Kunyi came out, and they also came from the south chest wall, and suddenly saw Liu Kunyi's appearance, and they were also frightened.

"Duxian, it's cold, you better go down early and rest."

Although Liu Kunyi is not very good at dealing with Li Hongzhang, but after all, he is a Qing giant at all levels, and he has a lot of dealings with the Li family.

"Alas! Don't mention, don't mention; It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. ”

Liu Kun waved his hand at Li Jingfang with swollen eyes and looked at the gunfire outside the city.

"The sound of this gunshot is strange today, it is no longer a continuous sound, but the force has not weakened, but it is more concentrated?"

Xu Bangdao said in wonder, while holding the binoculars to take a closer look, and suddenly shouted in surprise: "The Japanese army actually shrank its position and did not surround us?" ”

The Japanese position 300 meters away, although it was blurred in the heavy snow, could still vaguely see the layout of the Japanese army, as well as the fierce confrontation line between the anti-Japanese army and the Japanese army.

"Don't say they won't encircle, just this formation——, as long as Shanhaiguan and Dongda Battalion are staring at the south and the north, the Japanese will withdraw the two strongholds in the east and west, and the troops will break through now!"

Liu Kun's face was gloomy, and he said sullenly: "I don't know what the situation is in the gate now?" Hopefully, this heavy snow will stop the Japanese in their tracks. ”

"Duxian, our Jinsheng Battalion of the Qing Dynasty, the Dingwu Army, the Gan Army, the Hubei Army, the Southern Anhui Army, the Miao Army, the Dagu Artillery, the Ruiwu Army, plus the 100,000 forbidden army, a total of 150,000 or 60,000 troops, can you win this only 10,000 or 20,000 tired soldiers who have traveled all the way through the wind and snow?"

Yi Shunding's popularity was made again, and he began to point out the rivers and mountains unashamedly: "A certain view of this mountain and sea is only a few thousand, and there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers in the three cities outside our gates, and we can send troops like a wind and clouds, and wipe out the Japanese soldiers in one fell swoop!" ”

He Changying listened, smiled and said nothing.

- What you say is so reasonable, you can do it, you go!

Seeing He Changying's unbeaten expression, Liu Kunyi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart.

Although he also knew that it was difficult for some strongmen to let He Changying launch a counterattack, he still had some extravagant hopes in his heart.

I hope that He Changying, who can write "The Scream", is a little different from himself, Li Hongzhang, Weng Tongyi, these old guys who only know the same fight for power and profit all day long.

However, as far as it seems now, it is just a wolf-like big lord!

For such He Changying, in the current situation, only by honestly hiding in the three cities is the best strategy to settle down and then wait for the opportunity.

When the battle situation is clear in the future, if the Japanese army in Zhili in the south is defeated, He Changying can launch a counterattack after recuperating his strength.

Defeat the Japanese army in front of you.

When the time comes, it is necessary to be regarded by the imperial court as a model of brave and unyielding fierce generals, and trumpet rewards.

If the Japanese really defeated the Jingshi. - Liu Kunyi's body shook heavily, and he didn't dare to think about it anymore.

At that time, it will not be too late for He Changying, this kid, to lead the whole army to break through.

And the day after tomorrow is a warm day, and the further back it goes, the more beneficial it will be to return to the customs after the breakthrough.

"No wonder this little bastard has been deliberately making trouble with himself before, it turns out that he is trying to prevent his command of the three cities outside the Guanwai; It's a real calculation! ”

Liu Kunyi wore thick woolen gloves, his hands were propped up on the battlements of the city wall, and his eyes squinted at He Changying, who was standing not far away, and he admired and despised him in his heart.

"The commander of the Japanese army is an excellent general!"

If nothing happens in today's battle, it is a quiet training process, so Lieutenant Colonel Angus took the opportunity to leave the war room and also went up to the city wall to watch the battle.

"Seeing the trap, you can rationally restrain your impulsive hook, and according to the changes in the terrain, you can take the initiative to shrink your troops; This guy is not easy to mess with! ”

He Changying looked at the position layout of the Japanese army below, and he also had a headache.

For the army of the three cities, the immediate priority was to completely defeat this Japanese army.

Then integrate the army, quickly enter the pass to fight, don't let the first army of Youpeng in Shanxian County, easily take Yanjing City, and capture the second little emperor and the old witch alive.

It's really to that point, not to mention the Liaodong Peninsula, Taiwan and the Penghu Islands, 300 million taels of silver; It is to double the silver of the entire Northeast, and it is estimated that it will not be a problem.

If it weren't for this heavy snowfall, the artillery could not accurately locate the bombardment, and after He Changying completed the initial integration of the Three Cities Army, yesterday's battle was no longer a simple training.

It's a real showdown!