Hearing Nie Pengcheng's exclamation of speculation, Li Yuanyang, who was lying on his stomach next to him, also changed color suddenly.

Once the Japanese cavalry abandoned the fighting in the central theater and chose to attack either of the two battlefields at the mouth of the two rivers, it could be a terrible surprise attack for the Jinmen brigade.

"Report!"

At this time, Liu Zhiyong, a signal soldier who was out of breath all the way, rushed over with bullets whistling everywhere: "The Japanese cavalry did not attack, but retreated into the ice fog of the bay, and the regiment commander said that the Japanese cavalry may attack the two fronts of Lianghekou. ”

"Confused! In this case, why not directly defeat the Japanese infantry, I don't know the truth of the rapid changes on the battlefield? ”

Nie Pengcheng angrily ordered Liu Zhiyong: "Go back immediately and tell Cao Yitao not to stick to the previous plan, immediately launch an attack and defeat the Japanese infantry in the middle; And then according to the movements of the Japanese cavalry, reinforcements were chosen! ”

Then, Nie Pengcheng quickly ordered Liu Yongjie, the adjutant beside him: "Inform the 1st Battalion, Bian Changsheng's battalion immediately and orderly withdraw from the battle and organize a temporary defensive position here." ”

Li Yuanyang, who was lying next to Nie Pengcheng, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, in his heart, he obviously didn't agree with Nie Pengcheng's decision.

In Li Yuanyang's view, the forces of the two sides of the Tanghekou Front are basically balanced, and the combined forces of the Jinmen Brigade have the lead slightly, maintaining a stable fighting situation.

If the troops suddenly retreated at this time, once the Japanese took the opportunity to attack, it was likely that the allied Tanghekou position would collapse without waiting for the ambiguous Japanese cavalry to arrive.

However, in the military discipline of the anti-Japanese army, the scope of duties of the officers has long been clearly stipulated, and interference beyond their duties is strictly prohibited.

Now in the three beach battlefields, as the deputy brigade commander Nie Pengcheng, his combat order is the highest and final order, and Li Yuanyang, as a military judge, has no right to stop it at all.

"Where are you now, brigade commander, do you know that this battlefield is completely different from what you deduced?"

Li Yuanyang anxiously glanced at the west coast, although the fog was rapidly dissipating in the early morning sun, but the west was still white.

Not a single figure is missing!

"Report to the deputy brigade commander, it's okay for our 1st battalion to do this, General Bian's battalion is likely to collapse; I don't know if we can wait for sure whether the Japanese cavalry will come, and our side will be defeated. ”

Liu Yongjie graduated from the Kaiping Suiying Martial Arts School opened by Nie Shicheng, and then entered Nie Pengcheng's camp, followed from the chief to the sentinel officer for six years, and then followed here from Asan all the way.

As a staff adjutant, Liu Yongjie felt obligated to speak out.

Li Yuanyang glanced at Liu Yongjie with some surprise, he really didn't expect that this black-faced man who didn't smile all day long could have this vision and courage.

Nie Pengcheng listened to the words of his adjutant, and his face couldn't help but show a trace of hesitation.

Once the Tang River Estuary is defeated, the Japanese infantry will definitely immediately attack the middle battlefield, and finally attack the 3rd Battalion at the Shahe Estuary with one blow.

Then the whole 2 regiments were really beaten into a pot of rotten porridge.

But could it be that he just waited for the Japanese cavalry that might appear and did nothing?

"And what do you think?"

Nie Pengcheng had always known that his subordinate was resourceful, otherwise he would not have just transferred him as his personal adjutant.

"The subordinates suggested that the attack intensity should continue to remain unchanged, even if the Japanese cavalry came, the first to attack the eastern front would be, and told Battalion Commander Meng to prepare for the enemy in advance; At the same time, he immediately hurried to the west to report the change in the situation of the battle. ”

Liu Yongjie concluded in a deep voice: "Since the Green cannon has not sounded now, I am sixty percent sure that the Japanese cavalry will attack the 3rd battalion, and thirty percent sure that it will still attack the middle position!" ”

Liu Yongjie's subconscious intention has been obvious, that is, there is only a 10% chance that the Japanese cavalry will be the first to attack here.

However, Nie Pengcheng and Li Yuanyang, who heard this, suddenly changed their faces.

If the Japanese cavalry attacked the mouth of the Tang River, with the strength of the two battalions of the coalition army, and the reinforcement of the 3rd regiment that could appear at any time, the troops still had the possibility of turning the tables.

And Shahekou only has one battalion of troops, responsible for attacking about two infantry squadrons of the Japanese army, and now facing the sudden rush of cavalry, how should the 3rd battalion deal with it?

Immediately, on the wheat field to the north, one fast horse rushed to the east, while the other accelerated westward.

"Yaga! Could it be that the Qing army still has ambush soldiers, what do these bastards want to do? ”

On the Japanese army's circular blocking position, Watanabe saw from a distance the two fast horses of the anti-Japanese army rushing into the white mist, one east and one west.

Watanabe's fast horse to the east can easily understand, while the one to the west can only illustrate one problem.

The Qing army is in the white fog over there, and there are ambush soldiers!

Watanabe was shocked and angry, but more of a puzzle he didn't understand,—— what are you doing hiding in the fog if you can't get into the army, what kind of damn trick is this?

"Ono, you immediately take a few people to the ice belt to receive the water and wait for the reinforcements of the imperial soldiers, and tell them that there should be an ambush of the Qing army in the white fog in the west!"

Seeing this scene, Watanabe completely gave up his plan to attack the west first and defeat Bian Changsheng's battalion, and chose to continue to honestly shoot at the Qing army surrounded on three sides.

At this time, the 3rd Regiment led by Liu Gangzhi, the new recruits of the military station, with a total of nearly 3,000 troops, had arrived at the seashore of a mile west of the Tang River Estuary, lurking in a large area of dry reeds.

Quietly listen to the fierce gunfire in the east.

At this time, it was already 6:30 in the morning.

The sun in the east is enthusiastically accelerating to dissipate the mist on the coast, and Liu Gangzhi, who is standing in the dense reeds, can already see the embankment on the west bank of the Tang River estuary.

He saw a fast horse wading across the ice of the Tang River and galloping over.

"Damn, if the Japanese army is not stupid, we will probably be exposed; - This Nie Pengcheng! ”

Liu Gangzhi complained in a low voice, and then ordered loudly: "Don't hide, the whole army is ready to march." ”

Then he glanced in the direction of Jianhe Village.

It was still a white expanse, and it was impossible to see the three-story brick and stone fortress built by the landlord of the Zhou family.

Tidal flats, the middle of the Jinmen Brigade attack front.

The battle had already lasted for more than twenty minutes, and the Japanese cavalry, which was supposed to be hidden in the white fog in the south, had been able to broaden their field of vision to a distance of 400 meters as the fog gradually dissipated, but there was no trace of any cavalry.

Cao Yitao's head buzzed, knowing that it was broken.

"All bayonet, stand and assault, and crush them!"

At this time, at least fifteen minutes later than Nie Pengcheng had hoped, Cao Yitao gave the order for a general attack to the 2nd Infantry Battalion and the Guard Company.

Although this order seemed to be too late, Cao Yitao was also helpless.

If it weren't for the fact that the Japanese cavalry had really left, he would not have given this general attack order at all.

Because if the infantry rushed into the Japanese position, and the Japanese infantry opened a close white blade, shooting, and the Japanese cavalry suddenly charged.

Not only have the two Green cannons become ornaments, but the cavalry's ability to quickly surround and kill is much higher than that of the infantry.

"The Qing army wants to assault the position, put on bayonets, and all of them put on bayonets!"

Seeing the anti-Japanese soldiers crawling on the beach opposite, they were all shouting something, and then they all smiled and put bayonets on their rifles.

The commander of the 4th Squadron of the Japanese Army, Shigejiro Yoshimatsu, knew with a trembling heart what these damn Qing soldiers wanted to do.