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readx; On the second line of defense of the Japanese army on the periphery of Liaoyang, the Hainan army and the Japanese army launched an extremely tragic white-knuckle battle. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info [Ran^Text^Library]

Due to the fact that the sea transport lines of the Japanese army were cut off by the Hainan fleet, there was a serious shortage of ammunition. Kodama Gentaro, chief of the general staff of the Japanese Manchurian Army, suggested that the Japanese army in Liaoyang be retreated to Mukden to start a decisive battle with the Hainan army. The supply of the Japanese army could be replenished from this line on the Korean Peninsula.

At first, Nogi Noshinori firmly disagreed with Kodama Gentaro's decision and strongly advocated an offensive strategy. However, taking into account the actual situation of the Japanese army, Commander Oyama Iwa finally agreed to Kodama Gentaro's suggestion and asked the Japanese Third Army to gradually retreat to Liaoyang in a planned manner, and finally retreat to the area of Mukden, where it would make peace with the Second and Third Armies stationed in Mukden, and prepare for the final decisive battle with the Hainan Army in Mukden.

The reason why the Manchurian Army Headquarters Dashan Yan made such an arrangement was actually a decision made by the Japanese army base camp.

Since the Japanese Combined Fleet was annihilated by the Hainan Fleet, the debate in the Japanese base camp was extremely fierce.

The Japanese side, represented by Yamaguchi Aritomo, insisted on continuing to increase troops on the Liaodong Peninsula, believing that in the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese army had won the respect of the world because of its achievements in Liaodong, and Japan should not abandon Liaodong. If Japan withdraws from Liaodong because of this, it will lose face in the international community.

On the other hand, he is an advocate of Japan's core theory on the Korean Peninsula, represented by Hirobumi Ito. They believed that Japan's main purpose in waging the Russo-Japanese War was to gain control of the Korean Peninsula.

Now that the Korean Peninsula is in the hands of the Japanese, there is no need to spend money and money to continue to consume national strength in Liaodong. Moreover, Japan is now in a state of extreme hardship.

Ito Hirobumi believes that if the Japanese army is still fighting such a senseless war of attrition in Liaodong, it is very likely that the fruits of Japan's hands will be buried. Domestic contradictions are growing day by day, and now, the best outcome is to withdraw troops from Liaodong in China and retreat to the Korean Peninsula.

The final result of the argument between the two sides was that the Japanese army fought a final battle with the Hainan army in Mukden, and according to the final result of the war, it was decided whether Japan would abandon the Liaodong Peninsula.

Therefore, the War Department, the base camp of the Japanese army, ordered to adjust the strategy of Liaodong, retreat to Mukden, and withdraw the original Sixth Army from the Liaodong Peninsula. Gather the full strength of the three armies of the Manchurian Army and the 10th Division to fight the final battle of the Hainan army in the Mukden area.

The situation of the battle on the periphery of Liaoyang made the command of the Japanese Manchurian Army determined to withdraw from the battle of Liaoyang.

After receiving the order from the Manchurian Army Headquarters, the Japanese army had no intention of fighting. At this point, the second line of defense of the Japanese army in the Battle of Liaoyang was quickly occupied by the Hainan army.

The towns and important strongholds south of Liaoyang all fell into the hands of the Hainan army. The Japanese forward troops had retreated to the first line of defense south of Liaoyang City, and they were buying time for the transfer of Japanese troops in Liaoyang City.

Liaoyang was an important strategic place during the occupation of the Russian army. They built a large number of fortifications in Liaoyang and its periphery.

At that time, the first line of defense outside Liaoyang City built by the Russian army was from Anshan East Lianfeng Temple, Dadianzi, Gongchangling, Bapanling, Hanpoling to Hongshaling. This is the last line of defense of Liaoyang City.

In order to strengthen the defense, they dug the Liaoyang city wall into 10 tunnels and built many roads outside the city, crisscrossing them.

A large number of bunker groups were built along the road, each with several cannons. Trenches were dug outside the bunkers, wooden stakes were planted all over the trenches, barbed wire fences were erected, wolf traps were dug and mines were laid.

Outside the trenches, barbed wire fences and wolf traps were also erected. Behind the position, there is a tunnel with artillery trucks. Heavy artillery was arranged on the earthen mound on the right bank of the Taizi River to cover the fortress.

After the Hainan army broke through the third and second lines of defense in Liaoyang, it made slight adjustments. Neither side launched an attack that night.

After Chen Zhong learned of the Japanese army's retreat order, he ordered Li Chuang to launch a general attack on the Japanese army in the early morning of the second day.

In view of the fact that the first line of defense outside Liaoyang City was extremely strong, Chen Zhong ordered Li Chuang not to charge infantry for the time being, and still focus on artillery bombardment.

The discharge distance of the entire field artillery was divided into five groups, and the firing distance of each group was precisely adjusted according to the explosion radius of the shell.

He demanded that outside the city of Liaoyang, all the shells be covered in the fortifications of their first line of defense.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, Li Chuang ordered all the artillery to fire at the first line of Japanese fortifications, and this artillery bombardment continued for nearly two hours, and the last line of Japanese fortifications was completely paralyzed.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the Hainan army began to charge, the Japanese army had no intention of fighting, and after more than an hour of fighting, the Japanese army had retreated to Liaoyang City.

After a short pause, the army of Hainan began to officially attack Liaoyang City. The Hainan army took the lead in attacking the forward positions of the Russian army with a company of artillery regiments and 180 pieces of artillery.

Eight infantry regiments attacked from the left flank, and after more than an hour of fierce fighting, the Hainan army occupied the high ground south of Liaoyang City.

The Hainan army launched a fierce attack from the frontal position of the Japanese army with the strength of three regiments, and the frontal army stubbornly resisted, and a squadron of the Japanese army, supported by a machine gun squad, began the most tragic resistance.

The Hainan Army and the covering forces of the Japanese Third Army engaged in fierce battles on the core positions of Liaoyang.

The Japanese troops at the core of Liaoyang's city defense deployed a squadron to defend the city from west to south, and they received orders to cover the retreat of the main force of the Third Army until the last man. Therefore, this Japanese army resisted stubbornly with a desperate determination, and the fierce battles in this area were fought quite hard every year.

In the east and south of Liaoyang City, the Japanese army stayed behind in two squadrons, and these remaining Japanese troops were like magic, completely losing their humanity, and they completely disregarded life and death when fighting in Hainan, almost in waves of charges.

Therefore, the damage of the Hainan army after entering Liaoyang City was also quite serious. So, according to this situation, Li Chuang entered the army in the city, carried out scattered sorties, set up machine guns at various crossings, first opened the road with firepower, and conducted infantry searches.

This move really had a good effect, and the Japanese army was quickly counterbalanced by this fighting system. They are no longer fighting blindly.

In this way, fierce street battles were launched in Liaoyang City. At that time, according to Chen Zhong's requirements, these recruits had to undergo special warfare training after entering the army, so these soldiers were much more clever at dealing with this kind of street fighting than the Japanese army.

The street fighting in Liaoyang City lasted for more than three hours, and finally, all the Japanese troops in Liaoyang City were cleared.

In the Battle of Liaoyang, more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers were killed, and the Hainan army also paid the price of 18,000 people.

Chen Zhong ordered a rest in Liaoyang, and a week later, prepared for a final decisive battle with the Japanese army in Mukden.

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