Encouraging the Liaodong Army to fight the Japanese army is something that the chief of staff of the Russian army very much agrees with and wants to see. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, the chief of staff did not agree with the heavy reward for the Liaodong Army in order to fight the Japanese and supported the Liaodong Army.

Because, the rapid development of the Liaodong Army in the past two years has made the chief of staff of the Russian army feel very scared.

Without anyone's support, the Liaodong Army was able to develop into this in just over a year.

If the strong support of the Russian army is added, will the overall strength of the Liaodong Army be further inflated because of this, and it will be found that the Russian army cannot control it.

At that time, the Russian troops stationed in the Liaodong Army will face a very embarrassing situation.

As soon as the Japanese army was defeated, a strong enemy, the Liaodong Army would wake up, a local force in Liaodong with strong ambitions......

Thinking of this, the chief of staff immediately expressed his worries in his heart.

Then, looking at the commander motionlessly, waiting for the commander to make a judgment.

At first, when he heard that the chief of staff was worried, the commander of the Russian army also hesitated.

However, it didn't take long for the commander to be relieved.

Facing the chief of staff, he replied confidently and arrogantly: "No, chief of staff, you have neglected something, you have ignored the Achilles heel of the Liaodong Army......"

Speaking of which, what does the chief of staff seem to have in mind? continued: "It's not just you, but our generals who used to encircle and suppress the Liaodong Army have ignored this issue. They didn't find that no matter how strong the Liaodong Army was, it had a very fatal weakness......"

"Achilles' heel...... Why didn't I see it? The chief of staff was stunned for a moment, and then asked rhetorically with a look of incomprehension.

A smile quickly flashed across the commander's face and he replied: "This Achilles' heel is easy to think of...... So, all of us ignored him. If we can find something to think of this, we may not have lost so much in the hands of the Liaodong Army......"

"I'm sure that as long as we get stuck in the Achilles heel of the Liaodong Army, the development of the Liaodong Army will be under our control......"

"After defeating the Japanese army, we can use this Achilles heel to eliminate them at the lowest cost......"

Hearing this, the chief of staff on the side. He asked very urgently: "Your Excellency Commander, what is the Achilles heel of the Liaodong Army?" ”

"Logistical supply...... In particular, the supply of weapons and ammunition ......" the commander blurted out without thinking.

At this time, the chief of staff's face quickly showed an expression of sudden realization. Answered excitedly to the commander.

"I see...... Grain, the Liaodong Army can be replenished in the areas under its own control. ”

"But weapons and ammunition don't...... As long as we blockade the five counties in central Liaozhong controlled by the Liaodong Army, the Liaodong Army can only replenish its endless consumption of weapons and ammunition through battlefield capture! ”

"A force cannot survive for a long time by relying on capture alone......"

Seeing that the chief of staff's face was slowly shrouded in confidence. The commander asked directly: "Do you still think that the Liaodong Army, with the support of our Russian army, will grow to the point where none of us can control it......

"As long as we control the types of weapons and ammunition given to the Liaodong Army, it will be impossible for the Liaodong Army to develop and grow......"

"Another point is that the Liaodong Army was able to destroy a field division of the Japanese army in such a short period of time, which is enough to prove the strong combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army......"

"If we use these weapons and ammunition to arouse the passion of the Liaodong Army to fight the Japanese army, the benefits that the Liaodong Army may bring to us will definitely be beyond our imagination, and even bring us a surprise like the elimination of the second division of the Japanese army."

Although the chief of staff agreed with the commander's suggestion from the bottom of his heart, he was so optimistic about the Liaodong Army for the commander. The chief of staff did not agree.

Therefore, as soon as the commander finished speaking, the chief of staff asked with a suspicious face.

"Your Excellency Commander, you believe in the Liaodong Army so much?"

The commander shook his head and replied: "No, it's not that I believe in the Liaodong Army, but that Liaodong has proved with his strength that he is worthy of our trust......"

"You wait, as long as the Liaodong Army agrees to cooperate with us, the Liaodong Army will definitely create one or two more miracles for us."

The headquarters of the Liaodong Army, which is hundreds of miles away, after a few days of statistics and sorting. The results and losses of the ten consecutive days of fighting were finally sent over by Sun Liechen.

"Commander, the losses of the whole army have been counted."

"Nine regiments, each of which lost more than half. Two of the regiments lost most of their half, and the remaining strength was not even a battalion. ”

"The only thing that makes us happy is that the shooting accuracy of the devil rifle is very good, though. But because the caliber of the bullet is too small, the lethality is not great......"

"Anyone who is hit by a devil's rifle, as long as he misses the vital point, will survive in the end......"

"Among the more than nine and a half thousand people lost. At least 3,000 people were hit by devil rifles and did not die. These people can return to the army in half a month as fast as possible, and they can go back in a month as slow......"

"Another two thousand others are slightly more seriously injured. However, after treatment, at least a thousand people can return to the army......"

"In this way, our direct loss in the destruction of the second division of the Japanese army this time is only 5,000 people...... 1,000 of them were disabled and could not return to the army, and 4,000 were killed in battle......"

After listening to Sun Liechen's introduction, Yang Xingguo breathed a sigh of relief.

Because, according to Sun Liechen, after a month, even if the Liaodong Army does not receive any replenishment, the total strength will reach 10,000 people.

You know, these 10,000 people are veterans who have experienced battles.

In terms of combat effectiveness, these 10,000 veterans are much stronger than the original 15,000.

When the time comes, he only needs to add a few hundred new recruits to each regiment, and the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army will immediately increase to more than twice its original size.

Thinking of this, Yang Xingguo hurriedly ordered: "Chief of Staff, no matter what method you use, I must ensure that these injuries recover as soon as possible and return to the army...... If there are any difficulties, you mention them immediately, in a word, you must ensure that these injuries and illnesses return to the army safely. ”

"There are a lot of problems!" Sun Liechen said immediately.

"The first one is the doctors, and there are too few doctors in the field hospitals. Now we have invited all the Langzhong in the five counties, but it is still not enough......"

"Another is medicine, although we have hoarded a lot of medicines, and there are many minor injuries that are directly replaced with traditional Chinese medicine. But we still have too little Western medicine left. At the current rate of consumption, at most, five days will be the field hospital without medicine......"

Yang Xingguo's brows furrowed, and he continued to ask, "Are there any other questions......

"Yes......" Sun Liechen continued.

"This time, we have a total of 4,000 soldiers who died directly in battle, according to the old rules, a brother who died in battle will be given a hundred taels of silver, all of which add up to more than 400,000 taels of silver. So much silver, is it really all sent, after all, our Liaodong Army does not have a lot of silver......"

"And those soldiers who can't return to the army because they're disabled...... Is it to give them a sum of money directly and let them leave the army without asking, or? If we only give them some silver and send them out of the army, it will definitely have some bad effects on the prestige of our Liaodong army......"

"The last one is what we should do with the large amount of weapons and ammunition captured by the troops from the Japanese army, especially the more than 10,000 rifles. After all, we are using old Maozi rifles, and we can't use them for the time being. (To be continued.) )