"The order given to me by the commander of the county is to besiege this Qing army, even if you really want to use the forces of the main city, you can only strengthen the defense of the east, west and north, not attack the city!"

Yamaguchi Suchen said with a blushing face: "When the tens of thousands of troops of the 11th Mixed Brigade arrive tomorrow, the Qing army of these three cities will be a dead end, why do you want to take risks aggressively?" ”

The wind and snow continued, and soon the group of Japanese soldiers on the Great Wall were dyed into snowmen, and the gunshots in the three cities outside the gate always exploded violently in everyone's ears.

"Half an hour passed, but the Qing army only prostrate and fired, but did not launch an attack to break through; Armies, don't you understand? ”

After getting the latest information brought back by Kuaima from the East Camp and the Eastern and Western Defense Lines, Yamaguchi Suchen took out his pocket watch and glanced at the time, and said to the soldiers around him: "Remember! When you think of someone else as a stupid pig, you are actually the stupid pig waiting to be slaughtered! ”

"Hey!"

"These clear dogs are really very cunning and cunning!"

"Commander, you're really eye-catching!"

The Japanese soldiers on the Great Wall praised the wisdom of Yamaguchi Suchen and scolded the shamelessness and despicability of the anti-Japanese army.

Yamaguchi Suchen looked at the heavy snow and issued a new order: "The soldiers have been lying in the snow for so long, and the soldiers of all departments are ordered to start taking turns to rest and eat one after another, and not to attack rashly; The purpose of the battle is to kill and injure the Qing army! ”

"Hey!"

There was a roar above the Great Wall.

The northern wing of the city, the southern wall of the city.

He Changying, Xu Bangdao, Jia Qisheng, Xia Qingyun, Li Jingfang, Tang Shaoyi, a group of civil and military officers of the three cities stood on the city wall, looking at the Shanhaiguan in the wind and snow.

The battle began at six o'clock in the morning and had been fought for more than an hour, but there was still silence in Shanhaiguan amid the sound of gunfire and shouts in the sky.

And the inner city, surrounded by the three cities outside the gate, is also silent.

The 2,000 Jiangnan soldiers were all driven to the top of the 600-meter-long south chest wall, guarding the city gate of the Three Customs.

He Minggao, Chen Guiren got the order that when he saw the Japanese army leaving the Shanhaiguan gate, he would shoot and shoot, and when the Japanese army rushed to the south breastwall, he would immediately withdraw to the northern wing of the city.

This order from the General Staff Department calmed the hearts of the two thousand Jiangnan soldiers a lot, and their worries about the possibility of being regarded as outcasts by the anti-Japanese army were also alleviated a lot.

At this time, they were all honestly lying on the south chest wall, looking at the closed gate of Shanhaiguan.

Nearly 4,000 anti-Japanese infantry, a battalion of cavalry, and 4 Green cannons besieged the three phalanxes on the east, west, and north sides of the inner city, and they were also waiting quietly.

The blizzard obscured the vision, so He Changying took this opportunity to release some bait and set a trap to see if Yamaguchi Suchen could take the bait.

However, the battle had been going on for such a long time, and the army of Yamaguchi Suchen's main city remained still.

Moreover, in the East Camp, the corresponding Japanese camps outside the gap reserved in the east and west breastwork walls also had a large number of Japanese troops stationed, but they were not engaged in the blocking battle.

Obviously, the Japanese army sensed that there was fraud and chose to respond to all changes with the same and not bite the bait in life or death.

In this battle, the anti-Japanese army invested nearly 4,000 troops in the east, west and north directions to participate in the war against Japan.

The Japanese 19th Wing, 16th Wing, 5th Cavalry Brigade, 4th Wing 4 squadrons, nearly 5,000 troops, only invested nearly 3,000 troops on the defensive line to block.

On the nearly ten-mile battle line, more than 7,000 soldiers on both sides, separated by a distance of about 150 meters, shot desperately, but did not launch a brave attack on the opponent's battle line.

"These grandsons are quite shrewd!"

Jia Qisheng looked disappointed.

"How can everything go well in this world? It's just that what should be planned or planned is still planned, and it's not up to us to decide if we don't take the bait. ”

He Changying smiled unexpectedly and said: "Even if we don't take the bait, we will all train the troops, and it can also consume the strength of the Japanese army, why not do it?" ”

"That's right, let's just polish the strength of the Japanese army little by little, and then it's time for our army to counterattack!"

Li Jingfang's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Haha——, well said!"

Xia Qingyun also laughed out loud.

What the generals of the three cities outside the Guanwai, including He Changying, didn't know was that if it weren't for the Japanese Combined Fleet being blocked outside the Bohai Sea by the British Far East Fleet.

This afternoon, more than 10,000 Japanese troops will arrive at Shanhaiguan and land to participate in the capture of the three cities.

Moreover, if necessary, the Japanese army, which had already occupied the peak of Huanxiling, could set up a naval shelling observation point there, and then several large ships would blow through the sea ice and directly sail the warships to the coast of Laolongtou.

Use the ship's main guns to load the violent Shimose gunpowder high-explosive shells, and bomb the three cities outside the gate into ruins.

In the dark, He Changying and his Shanhaiguan legion escaped a catastrophe.

It was also until much later that Qing Riying, as well as all countries in the world, reflected the great significance of Filimant's interception of the Bohai Sea.

Many historians lamented with various emotions: The four obsolete junk warships have changed the power structure of East Asia and even the whole world.

And some radical historians in the East only dare to scold angrily when they hide in a small dark room: "Ito Henyo, you stupid pig, a sinner of the empire for thousands of years!" ”

"Tell the general staff, the soldiers can take turns to rest, and all departments will do a good job of food today, boil ginger soup to ward off the cold; The troops on standby in the inner city were rested in three shifts, except for the Grimm Gun Post. ”

He Changying took out his pocket watch and glanced at it, and then opened his mouth and ordered the adjutant beside him: "Within one day today, the attack on the east, west, and north lines will maintain its strength and not weaken." ”

Five miles north of the three cities outside the Guan, Madian Village.

Heavy snow obscured all vision, and only the fierce gunfire of the three southern cities could be heard in the distance.

Nearly 3,700 soldiers of the Ludong Army, Lu Yong, and the Independent Battalion were all crammed into the village of Madian, which was no more than 300 meters long and wide.

Before the Japanese army arrived at Shanhaiguan, all the people of Madian fled into the pass to avoid the military disaster, and after the Japanese First Army headquarters entered the pass, the village was already empty.

Although the Japanese army took away all the food, the houses were still well preserved, and the Japanese army cut down and stockpiled a large amount of chopping firewood, which was piled up everywhere, just cheap for these Qing allied troops who came all the way.

At this time, it was almost dark, and the tired soldiers took snow and boiled water and cooked rice.

Around a roaring bonfire, bake soaked shoes.

Soon, before the darkness was approaching, the gunfire in the south gradually stopped, and there was only the sound of fine wind and snow in the sky and earth.

Shi Weicheng and Wu Junma shook off the snow on their hats in front of the door, walked into the firewood room, and looked at the generals in the room.

"This snow is really not small, pointing to this posture, it is estimated that it will not be able to stop tomorrow night!"

Shi Weicheng said with a smile: "But it's okay, otherwise the road will be smooth, maybe the main force of the Japanese army will pass through Tangshan and go straight to Beijing." ”

Hearing this, the generals in the room all sank in their hearts and showed panic.

Once the Japanese army breaks through Beijing, it will be a real disaster!

"The affairs of the gate, we are beyond the reach of the whip now; Tell me about the Three Cities? With such a big snowstorm, the orders inside couldn't be passed on at all. ”

Luo Minglei thought to himself, the commander-in-chief's fireworks message was clever enough, but the idea seemed to be too much, he encountered heavy fog when he was in Hushan, and now he encountered a blizzard here.